this is bbc news, the headlines the british tv presenter phillip schofield resigns from itv immediately after acknowleging that he had an affair with a younger male colleague at this morning. a medicalfacility in ukraine is destroyed by a russian missile strike, killing at least two people. lenders in the us inch closer to a deal to raise the nation's debt limit as the risk of a first—ever default looms. and turks get ready to head to the polls in a presidential election run—off — we'll take a look at the two contenders more now on that breaking news this hour — that the british television presenter phillip schofield has

resigned from itv after acknowleging that he had an affair with a younger male colleague at this morning. he has stepped down from presenting the british soap awards. in a statement he said he lied about the relationship to these agents, lawyers and family and said the relationship was unwise but not illegal. joining me now is tv and film critic siobhan synnot. thank you forjoining us on the programme. this is a dramatic and to the last few weeks where he had phillip schofield stepping down from his role and in all of this speculation began. fix, his role and in all of this speculation began. his role and in all of this seculation bean. �* . . . . his role and in all of this seculation bean. �* . ., . ., ., speculation began. a dramatic and to a lot of speculation _ speculation began. a dramatic and to a lot of speculation and _ speculation began. a dramatic and to a lot of speculation and to _ speculation began. a dramatic and to a lot of speculation and to phillip - a lot of speculation and to phillip schofield and his time at itv as well. he has associates with the bbc. he began as a children's television presenter but it is his

itv presenter of this morning a very popular morning show that he co—presented which he also shows dancing on ice and other projects. he was a popular figure and it was really with itv that his earnings hit their hides, he was earning around 730,000 by this point, by this year. now he has left itv and i understand there is also talk that his agency have also parted company with phillip schofield. yes. his agency have also parted company with phillip schofield.— with phillip schofield. yes, he was considered king _ with phillip schofield. yes, he was considered king of— with phillip schofield. yes, he was considered king of daytime - considered king of daytime television alongside holly willoughby. they were the golden copy. there was that scandal when the queen passed away in her funeral, butjust walking through to pay respects. there was a scandal around that and then of course the arguments that came into the public

domain between he and holly. it has been almost a very intense sent eight or nine months for them. it’s eight or nine months for them. it's been a eight or nine months for them. it�*s been a turbulent time for phillip schofield, as you said there was hugh gates where he and holly were accused ofjumping a cute, unfairly, they were there for a journalistic purposes and that i did as he jumped in the queue was a false one. there was a conviction of his brother, timothy, for sexual offences last month and he made a statement that he longer no longer had a brother. and most recently we had talk of him and holly willoughby no longer having the on—screen chemistry they once enjoyed and just over a week ago we were talking about whether or not this was the a powerplay or whether or not itv had been given a choice between phillip schofield and holly willoughby and a gun for holy

week with a bit because she was younger and shinier and had a great following and seem to be more popular with the viewers. perhaps there was more to it than that. yes. there was more to it than that. yes, and we haven't _ there was more to it than that. yes, and we haven't heard _ there was more to it than that. yes, and we haven't heard or— there was more to it than that. yes, and we haven't heard or received any kind of statement from itv as yet. we haven't as yet but it does not like he had lost, we know that you stepping down from presenting to the soap awards, which she was shadowed to do, there was talk when he first stood down from this morning of him presenting a peak time show which won't be happy to know. and your question marks over whether he and holly willoughby will continue their partnership on dancing with ice, which also would not continue. he's a who is very much is going to be having a difficult time. there were rumours that the bbc incredible popular dancing show, strictly, would approach him, but that it's

unlikely at the moment. it would approach him, but that it's unlikely at the moment.- would approach him, but that it's unlikely at the moment. it has as ou sa unlikely at the moment. it has as you say been _ unlikely at the moment. it has as you say been a — unlikely at the moment. it has as you say been a turbulent - unlikely at the moment. it has as you say been a turbulent time. i unlikely at the moment. it has as i you say been a turbulent time. just you say been a turbulent time. just for our international audiences, help us understand the power and popularity of phillip schofield. phillip schofield has always been a very capable presenter. he made his mark on children's bbc, where he was presented live, a difficult challenge. he was given the job of co—presenting going live, a flagship show for the bbc for kids tv. he moved to ivt itv and became a popularfigure and had moved to ivt itv and became a popular figure and had associated spin off businesses. he had his own brand of gin, he had various contracts with advertising. the phillip schofield brand was a powerful one and he and holly will

be together look to unbeatable for this morning, a show that many people tuned in for. p0, for decades, seemed unassailable. a popular male figure. i think there were the first signs of some lack of stability to the brand was when he announced that he was gay. not because he was gay but because it was something that viewers hide been aware of. that she had been apparently a happily married man with two children and there was a feeling of trust issues there. that phillip schofield was not quite the man he presented himself to be on television. . ~' , ., man he presented himself to be on television. ., ~ , ., . television. thank you so much siobhan with _ television. thank you so much siobhan with depreciated - television. thank you so much l siobhan with depreciated taking television. thank you so much - siobhan with depreciated taking the time to explain all of that. to the us now. talks on a deal to raise the government debt limit for two years have been under way. negotiations are continuing today — and the us house speaker says there's been progress.

nomia iqbal is in washington. nomia iqbal we are hearing reports that they are nearing a song, and of agreement as that deadline looms. yes, and no confirmation yet on exactly what that deal is but there are reports that there is this two—year deal that has been reached and if it is two years that means this won't be a political issue again until after the 2024 presidential election. exactly what that deal involves we still don't know. i think the deal that is probably going to be taken shape is one that republicans can say to their constituents and boaters that we managed to get the democrats to reduce federal spending and ideal in which democrats can say to their constituents and voters, we are going to keep spending and funding. there won't be huge significant cuts. we are still a long way off and the deadlines the corner. the corner. the fact is that the both

sides need to get more, there are different factions within a party. you have the very progressives in the democratic party and those to the democratic party and those to the very right in the republican party, seen as trompe l�*oeil list. those sites don't want to compromise on anything and i asked the house speaker, kevin mccarthy, last week how he's going to convince the republicans on his side to agree to anything and he said we are going to have to compromise. both sides will have to compromise. both sides will have to compromise somehow. when that compromise happens we don't know. . ~ , ., ., that compromise happens we don't know. . ~ ., , , know. thank you for bringing us up-to-date _ know. thank you for bringing us up-to-date nomia _ know. thank you for bringing us up-to-date nomia iqbal. - let's go back to sudan and the impact the fighting is having on families. this doctor arrived back in the uk but knows many people in sudan who has managed to leave. thank you forjoining us here on the

programme. we earlier saw a horrific story about a grandmother who starved to death inside so that it because help didn't arrive. frankly, thatis because help didn't arrive. frankly, that is the situation notjust of this one going with her and one family but so many in sudan. you're mutes doctor emmett,. i family but so many in sudan. you're mutes doctor emmett,.— family but so many in sudan. you're mutes doctor emmett,. i was going to sa , ou're mutes doctor emmett,. i was going to say, you're absolutely _ mutes doctor emmett,. i was going to say, you're absolutely right. _ mutes doctor emmett,. i was going to say, you're absolutely right. i- say, you're absolutely right. i myself know tonnes of stories similar. i was lucky to be, to get out of there. equally, i've feel quite slight for many people that i know who are, some are here and have family there, some are elderly and stuck and have no help. it is a really bad situation. yes, as you

say, you managed to safely get totes and our liverpool note but tell us about the medical facilities and our liverpool note but tell us about the medicalfacilities in sudan. about the medical facilities in sudan. �* , ., about the medical facilities in sudan. , ., , ._ about the medical facilities in sudan. , ., , ., sudan. because of course many of them have — sudan. because of course many of them have been _ sudan. because of course many of them have been closed _ sudan. because of course many of them have been closed down. - them have been closed down. absolutely, the situation is so bad. it was better when i was there and it's even worse nowjust talking to people. the problem is i would say that more than 80% of the hospitals are not closed but there colonised by the rapid support forces and they're using it as a place for them to state and not their attacks on whatever they're doing. so, unfortunately is not there a danger of being the war zone but simple things like you need to live like immediate health and things like that are actually difficult at the moment. ~ . , ., , that are actually difficult at the moment. ~ . , ., ., moment. we are people going to get hel ? moment. we are people going to get hel? it's moment. we are people going to get help? it's more _ moment. we are people going to get help? it's more or _ moment. we are people going to get help? it's more or less, _ moment. we are people going to get help? it's more or less, no, - moment. we are people going to get help? it's more or less, no, kind - moment. we are people going to get help? it's more or less, no, kind of l help? it's more or less, no, kind of individual efforts. _

help? it's more or less, no, kind of individual efforts. most _ help? it's more or less, no, kind of individual efforts. most of- help? it's more or less, no, kind of individual efforts. most of the - individual efforts. most of the people don't actually get help. what you see in the media ic is less than 10% of the situation. when i was there, i was with my family, my mother is a doctor herself and she was kind of helping people in the neighbourhood. they would have somehow found some simple things like fluids to help with. and she was helping them but the vast majority are getting help. that's a thin , and majority are getting help. that's a thing. and it's— majority are getting help. that's a thing, and it's also _ majority are getting help. that's a thing, and it's also about - majority are getting help. that's a thing, and it's also about suppliesj thing, and it's also about supplies which people don't have supplies, evenif which people don't have supplies, even if they don't have the skills, there's a shortage of supplies. we have also heard reports of looting. i think the true situation that i have seen there and witness is the fact that, you're absolutely right, there a problem with facilities which are close because measures

diminish are there. but also even if you are someone who is capable capable of doing some help like a doctor or someone who can provide some help. it's not even say for you to go outside. the lieutenant, most of the lieutenant, is basically from those people i'm not trying to lean in any side but it's what i've seen in mass. in front of the cameras they will basically show that there helping people but then i know, personally, a few stories from people who got stopped by the militia for their positions. they took their money or their gold. the evening went further to going to people spaces doing things like rape and rubbing things. so, it's absolutely disaster there. thank you

so much free — absolutely disaster there. thank you so much free doctor _ absolutely disaster there. thank you so much free doctor emmett. - around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. at the saint phillips food bank they start queuing to ours before it opens. this is food that is in short supply but high demand. it’s opens. this is food that is in short supply but high demand. it's really bad. this supply but high demand. it's really bad- this is — supply but high demand. it's really bad- this is a _ supply but high demand. it's really bad. this is a warehouse _ supply but high demand. it's really bad. this is a warehouse where - supply but high demand. it's really i bad. this is a warehouse where much ofthe bad. this is a warehouse where much of the food comes _ bad. this is a warehouse where much of the food comes from _ bad. this is a warehouse where much of the food comes from and - bad. this is a warehouse where much of the food comes from and figures i of the food comes from and figures are virtually empty. shelves are bare. �* , ., , are virtually empty. shelves are bare. �*, ._ ,, ., are virtually empty. shelves are bare. �*, ,, ., , bare. it's really desperate. every week we are _ bare. it's really desperate. every week we are thinking _ bare. it's really desperate. every week we are thinking is - bare. it's really desperate. every week we are thinking is this - bare. it's really desperate. every week we are thinking is this the l week we are thinking is this the week we are thinking is this the week we are going to have to shut the doors because we can't keep up with the orders. back the doors because we can't keep up with the orders.— with the orders. back at the saint philli -s with the orders. back at the saint phillips food _ with the orders. back at the saint phillips food bank, _ with the orders. back at the saint phillips food bank, the _ with the orders. back at the saint phillips food bank, the shortage i phillips food bank, the shortage means they have been forced to fight food elsewhere, but that too is proving difficult. we food elsewhere, but that too is proving difficult.— food elsewhere, but that too is proving difficult. we are having to no into proving difficult. we are having to go into shops. — proving difficult. we are having to go into shops, some _ proving difficult. we are having to go into shops, some shops - proving difficult. we are having to go into shops, some shops are i go into shops, some shops are actually saying that we can't buy as

much as we are because we are emptying some of their shelf stock and obviously they want to be able to leave food for other paying customers. so, going in and buying 100 cans of beans in a single raise a few eyebrows. you're live with bbc news now to a major story here in the uk. the parents of a io—month—old baby — finley boden — have been sentenced today for his murder on christmas day in 2020. his mother, shannon marsden, was given a minimum of 27 years and his father, stephen boden, a minimum of 29 years. finley had been taken by social services soon after he was born, but was given back to his parents 39 days before he died. during sentencing, thejudge justice amanda tipples said that medical help in the minutes and hours before the baby's death would have saved his life.

phil mackie reports for the first nine months of his life, finley boden, who had been taken into care shortly after birth, thrived. he was safe and happy. in a statement read out in court, his family called him a happy, chuckling baby. they described his parents, stephen boden and shannon marsden, as monstrous. he died on christmas day 2020, just weeks after being returned to their care. he'd suffered 130 separate injuries. it's absolutely incomprehensible and despicable what they have done. they are truly reprehensible with no consequence for what actions they could've done. and you've covered lots of cases like this. in terms of what you have seen and heard and witnessed... the injuries are the most horrific that i've seen, and the fact that they had the opportunity to seek medical attention for that child and failed to do so simply for their own means is beyond words. the bbc�*s uncovered documents which relate to the decision to return finley to his parents�* care. it shows how they pretended to have

turned their chaotic lives around. it was at the height of the pandemic, which meant they were able to keep people at arm's length. these are the pictures of their home which they presented at a crucial family court hearing. this was the reality. finley died in abject squalor. they wanted people to think that they were a happy family. instead of caring for their son, they cared more about buying cannabis. during their trial they attempted to shift the blame, and even today showed no remorse. having brutally assaulted finley on at least two occasions, you continued to abuse him, and you lied that he had covid so that no one would see him and remove him from your care. in doing so, you subjected your own baby son to unimaginable cruelty. the pair have returned to jail knowing they will spend most — if not all — of the rest of their lives there. a safeguarding review is being carried out to see whether anything could've been done

to save their little boy's life. phil mackie, bbc news, derby. turks will go back to the polls on sunday in a presidential election run—off between their long—time authoritarian leader — recep tayyip erdogan—and his main rival, the secular opposition leader kemal kilicdaroglu. both the president and his rival are chasing support from nationalist voters. from istanbul our senior international correspondent 0rla guerin reports. they chant. "one nation... "..one flag, one motherland," they chant. take a look at the fervent support for turkey's strongman leader. recep tayyip erdogan is facing into sunday's second round in a commanding position. at this cab drivers convention in istanbul, they couldn't get enough of him.

we meet kassem, a fan of the president's nationalist message and track record in office. "what our president did in 21 years would take others 100 years," he says. "that's why we support him. "may god keep him from harm." "erdogan is everything to me," says eisha. "we couldn't get to hospitals before. "now we can get around easily. "we have transportation. "we have everything." and what of the president's rival, kemal kilicdaroglu? from him now, less talk of hope and a much harder tone. "i declare," he says, "as soon as i come to power, i'll send all refugees home."

that includes more than three million syrians. it's a campaign pledge that goes down well here. whoever is turkey's next president, nationalism is already a winner in this election. in kasimpasa, few doubt the outcome. president erdogan grew up on the streets of this working class neighbourhood. at the corner shop opposite his old home, this woman tells us he brought freedom for religious conservatives like her. translation: there are police, teachers and civil servants - in headscarves now. god bless, brother tayyip. we have hot running water and gas in our homes. there's been a great improvement. pride month is coming... bbut for others, there's been just the opposite. mert and zainab are students from the lgbtq+ community.

they are already banned from holding pride marches and fear worse to come. when you think about maybe five more years of president erdogan in charge in turkey, what's your gut feeling? uh, scared. iam scared. we will still do something, and we will still fight. but i don't know how hard they will attack this time, because over these two—three years, our hopes was like, yeah, he will go after these elections. we can select...we still have a chance. but if, like, he still wins, they will attack us more. they will take our rights more. they will ban many more things, i think. mert tells me the community is at growing risk thanks to the president.

"erdogan himself in every speech, at every event has started to portray us as targets," he says. "and the interior minister is talking about us a lot. "day by day, the state is making an enemy out of us." so what's ahead here if president erdogan wins on sunday, as looks likely? supporters say more development and a stronger turkey. critics say more opression and a darkerfuture. 0rla guerin, bbc news, istanbul. more on the breaking news that phillip schofield resigned from his post at itv. in his statements mrs

cofer said he had lied about the relationship to itv as well as agents and lawyers and family. he said the relationship was unwise but not illegal. they speak to a pr and branding consultant marketable custody, thank you forjoining us on the programme. this is not to say dramatic and to the end of his itv career in the last few weeks but in general. this has been quite a turbulent time for him. yes general. this has been quite a turbulent time for him.- general. this has been quite a turbulent time for him. yes it has been a turbulent _ turbulent time for him. yes it has been a turbulent time _ turbulent time for him. yes it has been a turbulent time for- turbulent time for him. yes it has been a turbulent time for some. l turbulent time for him. yes it has i been a turbulent time for some. and i don't think it is over. i think we arejust reacting to i don't think it is over. i think we are just reacting to what has been a crisis position from his pr people, his agents and itv. he has fallen on his agents and itv. he has fallen on his sword. the rumours have been circulating for some time and i have huge amounts of empathy and nephew for his family who must be in the

centre of the storm with them. but this is probably the end of phillip schofield career for the this is probably the end of phillip schofield careerfor the moment. if he has not been truthful with people and is has said he is like to, that's over. you need integrity to present the type of television phillip schofield is no four and itv stood by him even when supported relationship was broken. the question is when a national newspaper has blood in their nostrils, they have been following the story. we can only speak late there might be more of this over the weekend. this is a proactive movement to get his site out with his words before perhaps the story crashes but it's not a good day for that's a people if there's more to this than we are yet to don't. he said in the statement that she's

releasing a statement to the daily mail and there's a specific reason for that. �* , ., mail and there's a specific reason for that. �* , . ., , for that. it's a tried and tested tactic that _ for that. it's a tried and tested tactic that if _ for that. it's a tried and tested tactic that if the _ for that. it's a tried and tested tactic that if the newspaper . for that. it's a tried and tested tactic that if the newspaper is | for that. it's a tried and tested i tactic that if the newspaper is got a buy up of someone who can incorporate some of the rumours, if they will be going this, you obviously go to another publication to get your site out first. it's because striking a blow. i think he's trying to protect everybody. the question, the bigger question, is there more to come up of this? is there more to implicate everybody else? if there is a test elect repercussions for everybody. itv have openly tried to do the right thing for his career and also protect the programme but this has not gone away. these rumours and, i must say, have been circling for many years and i think most people would want to give the benefit of doubt to the sort of people but

being having it add to that his history of his sexuality and the chair for the outing of that woman's was great television but it's been a soap opera but it's really turn into a very dark trauma. yes interestingly _ a very dark trauma. yes interestingly when - a very dark trauma. yes interestingly when he i a very dark trauma. yes interestingly when he step down from his role on this morning there was a lot of speculation about whether this is a probably from within itv. i don't know, i mean look, and the separate the celebrity line at the moment is parfor separate the celebrity line at the moment is par for the agents and resources to employ at representation and there's a whole new degree of the way that celebrities reported. if you have an agency with some other talent that they may use as collateral, this is been a lots of movement before it below the water line and a guess that people might watch a programme and might be interested in this probably don't know the whole

powerplay that is going on behind it. but for the agent to drop them, for him to move away from a itv, this is classic damage limitation. he's trying to be the lightning rod and take all the heat on him and hopefully try and direct indeed, thank you forjoining us mark. a vigil has been held in cardiff for two teenagers, who were killed in road accident on monday evening. the deaths of kyrees sullivan — aged 16 and harvey evans, aged 15, have been marked with a balloon release as a tribute. the original incident sparked a riot that led to nine arrests and 15 officers being injured. a police watchdog has appealed for witnesses who saw the moments before two teenagers were killed in road accident. that's it for me and the team.

hello there. prospects still looking good for the bank holiday weekend. and today was a good day to be out and about in the sunshine. whether you were walking by the river here in 0xfordshire or walking a little higher up in the cumbrian fells. we did see some cloud developing here, but this fine walking weather will continue through the weekend. 0vernight tonight, skies will clear across much of the country, but the cloud will continue to push in on that breeze into the northwest of scotland. so here temperatures will be higher than last night. but last night we got down to one celsius in suffolk and it will be quite chilly overnight where we have those clearer skies in eastern england. but for the bank holiday weekend, a lot of dry weather to come. more sunshine as well, probably turning a bit cooler as the weekend goes on. and we do have that cloud pushing in on that wind across northern ireland and into scotland. there's not much rain really. and later in the northwest there'll be some sunshine. south east scotland, dry and bright and quite warm, some patchy cloud for northern england. sunnier skies further south and not as windy in the south either. it's pointing to a warmer day for england and wales. widely, temperatures

reaching 22 or 23 degrees. should be very pleasant. north western parts of scotland turning cooler. cooler air follows that weather front bringing a few spots of rain. that's out of the way by sunday as high pressure builds back in, cooler air pushes down from the north. so some changes, really, for sunday. we may well start off quite sunny in most places, but the cloud looks like it will tend to increase and spread out versus sunshine hanging on across western areas. and the highest temperatures are getting squeezed down towards the southwest, turning cooler across northern and eastern parts of the uk, a significant drop in temperature for the northeast of england. but high pressure is still around, so it's keeping it fine and dry. but we've got quite a few more isobars on the chart in southern parts of the uk on monday. so it's going to be a windier day, and quite a chilly wind actually coming in from off the north sea. and that east or north easterly wind could bring some cloud for a while. that will then get pushed away. and away from northern scotland looks like it should be quite a sunny day on monday.

but the air is going to be cooler for england and wales, but starting to warm up in scotland and northern ireland. and with those stronger winds, even with some sunshine, it'll feel chillier. in the south, the highest temperatures are likely to be in western parts of scotland.

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