what should we remember holby for?ground, but holby will be remembered for the way it has talked about very difficult subjects, such as assisted dying, while also having a real focus directly after the first wave of the pandemic, focusing on how doctors and nurses across the country are reacting with their mental health to the pandemic and the shoe exhaustion they are facing every single day. it is a sad loss, and i hope the bbc continues... i hope they continue their writing schemes, and production, because those are the opportunities, people who start on these shows behind—the—scenes, writing and acting in some of the biggest dramas, we can't lose that. and bbc elstree, it used to have grange hill, that has gone, it used to have top of the pops, that has gone. eastenders is still there but holby they will be dismantling that wonderful set up stairs with all of the real medical equipment. i went 20 years ago myself, full of the latest medical equipment! the manufacturers used to send this stuff because they were so ke

denied he was responsible for the death of 24—year—old louella fletcher—michie, the daughter of the holby she died at bestival in dorset after taking the drug 2cp. 0ur reporterjames ingham was at winchester crown court. earlier this evening, he gave us more details about the case. yes, this has been a really painful trial, described by louella fletcher—michie's family as really harrowing. her parents and brother and sister had to sit in court and watch the final moments of her life, filmed on a mobile phone by her boyfriend, ceon broughton. after giving her what he described as a bumped up does of the hallucinogenic drug 2cp, ceon broughton filmed and photographed her as a drug took hold over a number of hours. and in woodland in the outskirts of the bestival site she became increasingly agitated, screaming, distress, screeching and repeatedly hitting herself. now, broughton called her parents and they had said in court that she had sounded like a wild animal in the background of that call, and they had immediately got in their car, driven from london to dorset and pleaded with ceon broug

denied he was responsible for the death of 24—year—old louella fletcher—michie, the daughter of the holby in dorset after taking the drug 2—cp. our correspondent james ingham is outside winchester crown court. this is a desperately sad case. this has been painfully sad trial described by louella's family as harrowing. her parents and brother and sister had to sit in court and watch the final moments of her life, filmed on a mobile phone by her boyfriend. he gave her a bumped up deals of a listen annickjug —— hallucinogenic drug. he felt as she took the drugs and she became increasingly agitated, screaming distressed, screeching and hitting herself. ceon broughton called her parents and they said she sounded like a wild animal in the background of that call, and they got on a car and drove to dorset breeding ceon broughton to get medical help for her but he didn't, despite a hospital tent being just a few hundred metres away. after the verdict her dad, a well—known actor in the tv drama called the city, spoke of the pain that has caused his family. regardless of the outcome of this harrowi

hospital drama holby city will come to an end next year after 23 years on screen.al. the bbc said it was proud of the show but it would end in march next year. england's cricketers are playing in front of a home crowd for the first time since 2019, in the first test at lords against new zealand. fan numbers have been capped at a quarter of capacity, meaning 7,500 fans a day are able to watch the opening international of the summer. our sports correspondent, laura scott, has been watching the action. "jerusalem" plays. a fanfare to greet the return of international cricket and the fans. for some, the start of summer is the 1st ofjune, others a trip to the beach or a pub garden, for the 6,500 here, it is a test match. it feels really emotional, actually. just coming off the tube and the trumpeter playing jerusalem, it really brought it home to me. it's the first time england have played at home in front of spectators since 2019. today here at lord's it will be only a quarter full for what promises, on paper, to be a tight game. england are number three in the world w

musician ceon broughton supplied louella fletcher—michie — who's the daughter of holby city actorjohnp. the 24—year—old was found dead near the bestival site last september. 0ur correspondent has been at winchester crown court and gave us this update. a really emotional morning here. the court was silent, and somejury members who had returned for sentencing were clearly upset, some crying. they listened to the family stand up in court to talk about the impact of her death. they questioned why her boyfriend ceon broughton had not done more to get medical help for her after she became seriously ill when he had supplied her with what he called a bumped up dose of the hallucinogenic drug 2cp. he had watched her as the drugs took hold and photographed andedfilms her as she became agitated, irrational and aggressive. he ignored pleas from the family over the phone for him to get her medical help. john michie who is well known as an actor told the court this morning, i wake up every morning to face life starting again without louella, our daughter, our sister, ourfriend, our family now broke

rooms not looking at the colour of our skin, but looking at our talent and i remember when i went for holby inferior, i felt i had something to offer and the role turned from a caucasian girl to a black girl, because our agents made that fight to say, why not? and that breaks chains. that attitude helped launch malachi kirby. his portrayal of kunta kinte in the roots remake has been highly praised by critics. my way of fighting is through my art. by not accepting that there are roles that for one won't be given to me and there's like stories that i want to tell and there are stories that i believe i know how to tell and they're not just defined by what i look like. capitalising on its talent, 60% of identity‘s clients are now working and based in the states. but here, the work continues and john boyega is being honoured for his success. a movement that's nurturing the next hollywood success. colleen harris, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. hello, once again. whatever you have got on your mind this particular weekend, you are going to have to keep a close eye on the weather front, b

other tv credits included doctor hill and holby city.are company and was as prolific in theatre as film. i think you ought to know i'm feeling very depressed. but he was probably best known as the voice of marvin, the paranoid android, the robot who struggles with depression in the hitchhiker‘s guide to the galaxy. i would like to think i was getting you down. don't you worry about that, you just act naturally and everything will be fine. are you sure you don't mind? no, it is all just part of life. at one director said it was stephen moore who made marvin lovable and has paid tribute to him as being one of the sweet, affa ble to him as being one of the sweet, affable man. the actor stephen moore, who has died aged 81. now it's time for a look at the weather with sarah keith lucas good evening. sunday brought a fair amount of cloud and rain which lasted for most of the day but it did clear away for most places during the afternoon. late brightness and this was the picture in hampshire this afternoon. we did end with blue skies, some clea

has beenjailed for 8.5 years for the manslaughter of louella fletcher—michie, the daughter of the holbyn broughton supplied his girlfriend with drugs, then flimed her as she was dying, at the bestival music event in dorset in 2017. her family told winchester crown court they had been torn apart by her death, and their lives have been forever diminished. sarah campbell reports. whee! louella, hours before her death. alongside her, her boyfriend, ceon. today, her mother described how the family's hearts and souls had been ripped out. her father said his daughter's life was cut cruelly short. regardless of the outcome of this harrowing trial, there were never going to be any winners. we began our life sentence on what would have been louella's 25th birthday. ceon's life sentence is knowing that he didn't help louella to live. the couple had travelled to bestival in dorset for her 25th birthday weekend. there, she took the drug 2cp, given to her by broughton, and suffered a fatal reaction to it. as she lay dying in this wooded area, broughton filmed her, and failed to seek help until it was

lot of them, they think that a lot of them, the primers should have legal remarks as racist and the holby quickly. you're live with bbc news. in a sign that the security situation in haiti is continuing to deteriorate, the united nations says it is evacuating non—essential staff. only those who carry out what the un says are "life—saving" activities will remain. but the united nations has also announced that it is setting up an air—bridge from the dominican republic, to deliver aid to haiti. talks are continuing to try to form a new leadership councilfor haiti, after the prime minister, ariel henry, resigned — with violent gangs now seemingly in control of much of the country. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, says he hopes an international peacekeeping operation — which would be led by kenya — could be in place soon. we should be in a place where the mission can go forward, it can, we believe help re—establish security, take back control of the country from the games and meanwhile political transitions moving with this interim council and prime minister, with tracking towards el

in march this year, the bbc gave one of its biggest soaps, holby city, a do not resuscitate order after7 years. but cast your minds back to christmas day, 1986.

other tv credits included dr who and holby city.speare company and was as prolific in theatre as film. i think you ought to know i'm feeling very depressed. but moore was probably best known as the voice of marvin, the paranoid android, the robot who struggles with depression in the hitchhiker‘s guide to the galaxy. i wouldn't like to think i was getting you down. no, don't you worry about that, you just act as comes naturally and everything will be fine. are you sure you don't mind? no, no, it is alljust part of life. life. director dirk maggs has said it was moore who made marvin lovable and has paid tribute to him as the most sweet, charming and affable of men. the actor stephen moore, who has died aged 81. the headlines on bbc news: to the united states is to withdraw all of its remaining troops, up to 1000 soldiers, from northern syria, as turkey's intensive —— offensive against the kurds intensifies. the family of harry dunn, who died in a road collision with an american woman who then fled to the us, arrived in the country ho

in march this year, the bbc gave one of its biggest soaps, holby city, a do not resuscitate order afterr 37 years. but cast your minds back to christmas day, 1986. anyone remember this? this, my sweet, is a letter from my solicitor telling

you can watch that holby city episode tomorrow night at 8 o'clock on bbc one and if you or someone youw is affected by mental health issues, you can get advice from the bbc action line website — the address is on screen now. we will make sure that is on our social media. time now for country file summit derbys. —— summer diaries. this is bbc news. the headlines at 9. food prices are expected to rise in the coming months, as farmers feel the effects of this year's extreme weather. the campaign calling for a new brexit referendum is attempting to change labour party policy on the issue, according to a leaked memo. an official un report accuses myanmar of carrying out genocide against its rohynga population, and blames the country's leader — aung san suu kyi — of failing to prevent the violence. police in florida are working to establish why a gunman opened fire at a video games tournament, killing two people. officials injacksonville say the 24—year—old suspect then turned the gun on himself. and coming up in half an hour on the bbc news channel — weather world. this time, we're in scotl

was responsible for the death of 24—year—old louella fletcher—michie, who was the daughter of the holbyaking the class a drug 2—cp. 27 minutes past five and we will have the headlines in a moment and we will catch up with the sport as well and more on the events in the failed summit between president trump and the north korean leader kimjong—un. in the meantime, let's have the weather. some were in half came and they have had a beautiful week, but it ended today. the folk will return overnight, but the cloud will keep the temperature is up and it will not be as cold as it was. this is the satellite picture at the moment. a lot of cloud around and that stays with us. the temperature should not fall too much overnight, not as cold asa fall too much overnight, not as cold as a recent mornings, but we will have the legacy of fog and mist around tomorrow morning. not a great start to friday. it is looking promising for the 1st of march, at the beginning of the meteorological spring. later in the day the rain returned to northern ireland, but apart from the morning mist and fog it is looking

and the recently axed holby city is up for best continuing drama. lam disappearing., the fellowship will also be presented to sir billy connolly at today's ceremony. lizo mzimba, bbc news. in the past hour or so more big tv news, a new doctorfor in the past hour or so more big tv news, a new doctor for doctor who. we just saw the person in question in that report. he's quite a shrewd choice because he's incredibly popular with younger viewers. 2.5 million instagram followers. it's not quite clear when he is going to be starting in the tardis but for the millions of millions of people out there who can themselves as fans of doctor who, a very exciting day. thank you. that's it — the next news on bbc one is a little earlier than usual at 4.30 this afternoon. bye for now. hello i'm isaac fanin with your latest sports news. only one place to begin, a champion will be crowned in the women's super league today. chelsea and arsenal can both still win the title on the final day. chelsea are in control — emma hayes side looking to defend the trophy they won last season. all t

he ended up moving to the uk, appearing in holby city...era... thank you and welcome to the show. ..and little britain. along the way there was a drink problem and he was arrested after hitting the third of his five wives. but for a certain generation, david soul would always be the blond singing superstar of his '70s heyday. # here i am, a million miles from home...# david soul, who's died at the age of 80. one of the all—time greats of brazilian footballer, mario zagallo, has died at the age of 92. he won two world cups as a player, but is best loved in his homeland for his coaching of the great national team that won the cup in 1970. zagallo played alongside the greats such as pele and garrincha stay with us here on bbc news. i will be back in a couple of minutes with the headlines. plenty more online and do download the bbc news at as well. i'm lewis vaughan jones. bye bye. hello. after such a wet week, i can bring you some better news in the weekend weather forecast because although it will be colder, it is also going to be drier. now,

rooms not looking at the colour of our skin, but looking at our talent and i rememberwhen i went for holbyrom a caucasian girl toa black girl, because our agents made that fight to say, why not? and that breaks chains. that attitude helped launch malachi kirby. his portrayal of kunta kinte in the roots remake has been highly praised by critics. my way of fighting is through my art. by not accepting that there are roles that for one won‘t be given to me and there‘s like stories that i want to tell and there are stories that i believe i know how to tell and they‘re not just defined by what i look like. capitalising on its talent, 60% of identity‘s clients are now working and based in the states. but here the work continues and john boyega is being honoured for his success. it hasn't been easy and we fought for this and now we are here and we are ready to expand through drama schools, other means, expand the opportunity to others and that's what identity's about. a movement that‘s nurturing the next hollywood success. colleen harris, bbc news. airlines are urging british holiday—makers at eur

class—a drug at a music festival. 24—year—old louella fletcher—michie, who was the daughter of the holbyival in dorset after taking the hallucinogenic drug 2—cp. ceon broughton had denied he was responsible for her death. the families that instigated what's become the biggest inquiry into allegations of maternity failure in an nhs trust are considering withdrawing from the process, after a medical college was given a role overseeing the investigation. a review of maternity care at the shropshire trust has now been contacted by more than 200 families, many of whom allege that babies and mothers died avoidably or suffered long—term harm as a result of poor care. 0ur social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports. ten years ago tomorrow, my first daughter kate was born and died within six hours because of a catalogue of horrendous failings. this woman has fought for a decade to uncover maternity failings at the shrewsbury and telford nhs trust. her efforts led in 2017 to the department of health ordering an independent review. the family felt they were making progress until today. sh

class a drug at a music festival. 24—year—old louella fletcher—michie, who was the daughter of the holby the hallucinogenic drug 2c—p. ceon broughton had denied he was responsible for her death. pakistan's prime minister, imran khan, has said the indian fighter pilot seized yesterday would be released tomorrow. he described it as a peace gesture aimed at improving relations pakistan shot down the pilot's jet yesterday, as tensions rose with india over the disputed region of kashmir. imran khan said the release was a peace gesture. the 0scar winning conductor, composer and pianist andre previn has died at the age of 89. the german born musician, who won ten 0scars the german born musician, who won ten oscars and four grammys, turned his back on a career in hollywood to pursue his love ofjazz piano and classical music. daniella relph looks back at his life. he was one of the 20th century's most remarkable and versatile musicians. not just an orchestral conductor but an arranger, an award—winning film composer, and a brilliantjazz pianist. he started in 1940s hollywood, performing and arran

police say a man arrested on suspicion of murdering the daughter of the holby city actor john michietioned on suspicion of supplying a class a drug. the body of 25—year—old louella eve fletcher—michie was found in a wooded area on the edge of the site at lulworth castle in dorset, yesterday. there are now 1,000 british troops helping with the relief effort after hurricane irma left a trail of destruction in the caribbean. it follows earlier criticism that britain had not been quick enough to react to the humanitarian crisis. today the foreign secretary is travelling to some of the british 0verseas territories in the region. 0ur correspondent nick bryant has sent this report from turks and caicos. this church was supposed to protect people from burma — this church was supposed to protect people from irma — a sanctuary through the storm — butjust hours before the hurricane hit, the plan changed. people went elsewhere, and just as well. like many buildings here, it was destroyed. in the turks and caicos islands, low—lying coastal communities were worst—hit, beach—side homes now unlivabl

she is the daughter of holby city and taggart actorjohn michie.rrested on 5u5picion police say the man was arrested on suspicion of murder and supplying class a drug. three men, including two british soldiers, have appeared in court in london charged with terror offences. they are all accused of membership of the banned neo—nazi group national action. the men, aged between 22 and 32, were allegedly all members of a chat group exchanging racist messages, including plans for a white—only britain and a race war. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds reports. alexander deakin. he's 22 and from birmingham. police believe he is a leading member of a neo—nazi group, actively involved in recruiting other members. next to him in the dock at this morning's hearing, two members of the armed forces. lance corporal mikko vehvilainen is 32. he was arrested in paris. —— powys. and private mark barrett, 24, was detained in cyprus, where he is based. as the charges were read to alexander deakin, he said, "i am a prisoner of conscience and i believe i am innoc

jailed for eight—and—a—half years, for the manslaughter of louella fletcher—michie, the daughter of holby supplied his girlfriend with drugs then flimed her as she was dying at the bestival music event in dorset in 2017. her family told winchester crown court they'd been torn apart by her death, and their lives have been forever diminished. sarah campbell reports. whee! louella, hours before her death. alongside her, her boyfriend, ceon. today, her mother described how the family's hearts and souls had been ripped out, her father said his daughter's life was cut cruelly short. regardless of the outcome of this harrowing trial, there were never going to be any winners. we began our life sentence on what would have been louella's 25th birthday. ceon's life sentence is knowing that he didn't help louella to live. the couple had travelled to bestival in dorset for her 25th birthday weekend. there, she took the drug 2cp, given to her by broughton, and suffered a fatal reaction to it. as she lay dying in this wooded area, broughton filmed her and failed to seek help until it was too late, despi

he ended up moving to the uk, appearing in holby city...do. ..jerry springer: the opera... thank you and welcome to the show. ..and little britain. along the way there was a drink problem and he was arrested after hitting the third of his five wives. but for a certain generation, david soul would always be the blonde singing superstar of his �*70s heyday. # here i am, a million miles from home...# david soul, who's died at the age of 80. now, how hard is it currently to get on the housing ladder in the uk? well, not "that difficult" according to the chairman of natwest, sir howard davies. he was speaking on the today programme on bbc radio 4. well, i don't think it's that difficult at the moment, but... to buy a house, in this country? are we living in the same country, or are you reporting from overseas? well, you have to save, and that's the way it always used to be. joining me now is the bbc�*s cost of living correspondent kevin peachey. pople have taken a dim view of this? very much so. the campaign group generation rent says that these

louella michie, the daughter of holby city actorjohn michie, was found dead in woods on the edge of theore poole magistrates‘ court tomorrow. the world health organization has told the bbc it's investigating a number of harassment claims within the agency. dr tedros ghebreyesus says the recent revelations around abuse and harassment within aid agencies are "shocking" but that there should be a "measured response". he's calling for greater transparency and says whistle—blowers should be protected. he's been speaking to our global health correspondent tulip mazumdar at a patient safety summit in central london. we're here the global patient safety summit where health leaders have been meeting to discuss - to cut a deaths due to avoidable deaths due to medical errors all around the world. speaking on this stage where was the relatively new head of the world health organisation tedros adhanom ghebreyesus and i've been speaking to him about the current controversy engulfing the aid sector. i have you phoned these shocking revelations? —— found. phoned these shocking revelations? -- found. it

it took ten minutes for artist to holby sat around and take it for himself.ways give himselfjust enough time. that is ultimately on norrie's side. he isjust enough time. that is ultimately on norrie's side. he is just 22. enough time. that is ultimately on norrie's side. he isjust 22. this time, he was rewarded, taking the third set. the brits had towels on most of my beyer‘s sunbeds, and they roared their man back into this. his opponent was starting to be strained, and the man pounced. the spanish team, massive favourites, tried to rouse bautista agut, but he was not to be encouraged. tried to rouse bautista agut, but he was not to be encouragedlj tried to rouse bautista agut, but he was not to be encouraged. ijust thought i was tougher than the guy, and physically... iwasjust thought i was tougher than the guy, and physically... i was just really pumped with my efforts, and it has given me a lot of confidence, so it was my first match on clay, so i am just stoked. in a season when britain has had to fall back on their back... wales held off a strong second

the bbc halts filming on eastenders, holby city and other big dramas as broadcasters are hit — but lessonshildren stuck at home are among new programme being brought in. and going virtual — the online choirs springing up around the country to try to cheer people up. later in the hour, we will have all of the sport on the bbc news channel, with all the latest reports, results, interviews and features from the bbc sports centre. good evening. all schools in the uk are to close as the death toll from coronavirus climbed from 71 to 104 in the past 2a hours. but the prime minister said he hoped to keep the closures to a minimum. borisjohnson said schools will close their doors by friday. from next week, most children will be at home until further notice — except for children of key workers, like nhs staff, police and delivery workers, as well as the most vulnerable. exams which were due to be taken in may and june will not now take place. the prime minister said pupils would get the qualifications they deserved, but didn't say how. the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the uk hasjumpe

the metro says the holby city actor, john michie, is in mourning, following the suspected murder of hisrike action, if they‘re told to accept a pay cap for an eighth year. the warning comes after reports that the government will sign off rises above 1% for police and prison officers. the daily telegraph claims that bbc radio 4 has won a battle to ease its public service obligations, under plans drawn up by the new regulator, 0fcom. the daily express reveals that britain has paid £374 billion into the eu‘s coffers over the past 43 years. the times claims theresa may has asked president trump to intervene in a trade dispute that threatens thousands ofjobs in belfast amid pressure from the dup. the daily mail leads on reports from its investigations unit on the activities of labour‘s shadow chancellor. 0k. activities of labour‘s shadow chancellor. ok. we are expecting the vote tonight on the great repeal bill. that will come in about an hour or so. we are hoping that will be an hourorso. hour or so. we are hoping that will be an hour or so. anyway, may please with donald trump to help. thi

he ended up moving to the uk, appearing in holby city...e show. ..and little britain. along the way there was a drink problem and he was arrested after hitting the third of his five wives. but for a certain generation, david soul would always be the blond singing superstar of his �*70s heyday. # here i am, a million miles from home...# david soul, who's died at the age of 80. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. after a week of weather that will be remembered for all the wrong reasons, i am remembered for all the wrong reasons, iam hopeful that remembered for all the wrong reasons, i am hopeful that the weekend will be a lot less memorable. the weather is really calming down. it will be drier, thank goodness. cold air with it. you will notice a change in the feel of the weather. not completely dry out there. quite a lot of rain right now across the north of scotland, a bit of snow mixing in ever higher ground. cloud and showery rain over central and eastern england. even further west the shower. clear spells allow temperatures t

city, river city etc will be suspended because of coronavirus, filming on eastenders, doctors, holby and mass gatherings are banned. so far, 114 cases of coronavirus have been detected in russia — and no deaths. even so, urgent work has now begun on a new temporary hospital on the edge of moscow — from where sarah rainsford now reports. just a few days ago this site on the outskirts of moscow was a peaceful, pretty much empty field but now it isa pretty much empty field but now it is a hive of activity at the heart of russia‘s efforts to deal with the coronavirus. because this is the site that has been chosen for a massive new hospital, a temporary facility which is meant to cater for up facility which is meant to cater for up to 500 patients infected with coronavirus. there are truckers here, there is a massive trafficjam on the road outside as diggers and machinery is brought in to build this facility as quickly as possible. workers are being bussed here from all over the country. just down the road here from the building site normal life is going on. the buses are still running he

she is the daughter of holby city and taggart actorjohn michie.nd supplying a class a drug. borisjohnson is boris johnson is on borisjohnson is on his way to the british virgin islands today. more aid supplies are on their way. hurricane irma, the strongest recorded in the atlantic ocean, is now petering out, as it passes over the us state of georgia. a tropical paradise reduced to rubble. this is tortola — the largest of the british virgin islands and the most heavily populated. just imagine trying to live here now. there are 1a other inhabited islands in the bvi just like this. the people here are british citizens and they are looking to the uk for help. and britain is helping. at raf brize norton, giant transport aircraft have been loaded with hundreds of tonnes of aid for the region. they are taking emergency supplies as well as timber and building equipment. there have been eight such flights in the past few days, and the government rejects criticism that its response has been too slow. we responded very quickly. we had a ship there already,

from holby city to casualty to er, for years we've made weekly dates with medics.. let's catch up with the weather. here matt taylor. hello. we are set to experience both sides of spring over the next few days. bit of a chill in the next 36 hours, in northern and eastern areas, warm up on the way for this weekend, feel of late spring by the time we had sunday but lets put numbers under that. in the northerly winds on friday, temperatures for many in single figures, and chill in the north and east, but on sunday we flip the wind direction to the south, most mid to high teens, low 20s. sunny spells across central and eastern areas through the day, more cloud in the west, some sunny moments, chance of a few rain showers now and then. showers turning increasingly wintry over the north of scotland, the strongest winds, fairly blustery day across the country, touching gale force, 68 mile an hour gusts, may even more, feeling sub zero. further south, slightly milder than yesterday, went from the west, colder air will be on its march southwards. through tonight, pushing so

the bbc one drama holby city is to end next year after 23 years.he afternoon, also getting into northern ireland. quite a breezy day out there. and we've also got a lump of low cloud pushing into the east coast of scotland and northeast england, so temperatures here a little suppressed. it's a touch cooler down to the far south—west as these showers have drifted through, but in between, in the best of the sunshine, those temperatures well up into the 20s. and as we head through this evening and tonight, we will continue to take this line of showers and will push it further north, so across northern england, northern ireland. those showers perhaps getting into southern scotland by the end of the night. a lot of cloud filtering in as well. quite murky for some english channel coasts, at least for a time, and a pretty mild and muggy night, 15 or 16 degrees the overnight lows for birmingham, for liverpool. and then into tomorrow, we will see some showery rain drifting out of northern england and up across scotland, although the rain will tend to fizzle

police say a man arrested on suspicion of murdering the daughter of the holby city actor john michiesupplying a class a drug. the body of 25—year—old louella eve fletcher—michie was found in a wooded area on the edge of the site at lulworth castle in dorset, yesterday. the uk plans to keep contributing to eu defence operations, and to agree joint foreign policy positions, after brexit. a government paper makes clear the uk is ready to continue contributing troops, equipment, expertise and money to eu operations, and to align foreign policy with brussels where appropriate. it also promises co—operation in imposing sanctions on other states. the paper is the latest in a series setting out the government's aims for brexit negotiations. joining me now via webcam from tel aviv is colonel richard kemp, former commander of british forces in afghanistan, and member of veterans for britain, who campaigned for the uk to leave the eu. very good of you to join us. very good of you tojoin us. i'm just wondering, in principle, what do you make of this broad direction of this paper today? well, i t

from holby city to casualty to er, for years we've made weekly dates with medics.d and to thank the real stars. john maguire, bbc news. hello, this is bbc news with carrie gracie. the headlines... in spain, a grim landmark as the death toll from coronavirus passes 10,000. another 950 people have died in the past 2a hours. the uk prime minister says coronavirus testing needs to be increased massively after it emerges just 2,000 frontline nhs workers in england have been tested. british airways is expected to suspend 36,000 workers until the coronavirus crisis is over. the world health organization says the the world will reach one million coronavirus cases in the next few days. in the us the death toll exceeds 5,000 as fears grow over a nationwide shortage of protective gear there. almost1 million people apply for the social security payment universal credit in two weeks in the uk as financial concerns around the pandemic grow. syrian refugee camps across the middle east are bracing themselves for this pandemic. millions of people have been displaced by the nine—yea

the bbc has suspended filming on dramas including eastenders, casualty, doctors and holby city untilrus outbreak. the number of eastenders episodes broadcast will be cut from four to two per week in an attempt to make existing recorded episodes last for as long as possible. glastonbury festival's 50th anniversary edition has been postponed from june 2020 until 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, its organisers have said. that has just been put out. last 2020 will have to be cancelled and this will be an enforced fallow year for the festival. clearly this was not a course of action we wanted to ta ke not a course of action we wanted to take but in times of unprecedented certainty this is now our only viable option. the government is being urged to do more for families and workers affected by the coronavirus crisis after it announced £350 billion of help for companies. the business secretary alok sharma said the government is committed to providing support where it is needed. i know this is a very anxious time for lots of people. they are concerned about their livelihoods and i hear

look, i nearly died four times and i - i nearly died four times and i remember watching emmerdale and holbyed because you will not be turned awa from us. , :, :, , , :, away from us. gemma, it has been far stick to talk— away from us. gemma, it has been far stick to talk to — away from us. gemma, it has been far stick to talk to us, _ away from us. gemma, it has been far stick to talk to us, thank _ away from us. gemma, it has been far stick to talk to us, thank you - away from us. gemma, it has been far stick to talk to us, thank you for i stick to talk to us, thank you for sharing that optimism with us. good luck and thank you.— thank you. the headlines on bbc news... the uk government announces its plans to reopen international travel in england. if you want to go on holiday you will have to pay for a coronavirus test. airlines argue the cost is too high. police use water cannon on protesters after coming under attack from petrol bombs and fireworks during another night of violence in belfast. from today, everyone in england will be able to access two free rapid coronavirus tests a week,

you will see talks about the ladies they work with have worked on casual t and holby city and thingsuppliers, it is the right grade, it needs to be a really good make, withstand lots of boil washes, be able to be used over and over again. like you said before, things are having to be turned round, washed, worn again, and people are really short of these scrubs. so our contribution is so vital, which is heartbreaking really, but that's what we're doing is making sure it is really, really good standard, using the skills that all these amazing costume makers across the north west and the north can bring to that. of course, and you are all working from home by definition. what can you run up in a day, i don't mean run up in a pejorative sense at all, because what you do is very skilled, but how much could you produce in a day? talking about the extraordinary amount we need. day is difficult, there is a small group, 36 people in our manchester hub. i can give you some idea of how many we have produced. yes, do. because people at home and they have kids and other commitments, but so far we

louella fletcher—michie, the daughter of holby city actor john michie, died after taking the hallucinogenicd area, 12 are in greater glasgow and clyde, six in lanarkshire, 16 in tayside. we are dealing with known clusters in each of these health board areas andi in each of these health board areas and i will come back to those shortly. i can also confirm it total of 25a patients are in hospital with confirmed covid—19, six more than yesterday i reported. three people in intensive care, same as yesterday. in the past 2a hours, no deaths registered for patients who have tested positive in the previous 28 days, 2a91 deaths. we should remember that the weekly national records of scotland figures which include confirms and presumed deaths, five people died in the preceding seven days who were presumed to have covid—19 or tested more than 28 days prior. these figures will be published tomorrow. that is a stark reminder of the impact of this virus. still potentially very dangerous. and of course my condolences again go to everybody who has suffered loss. as always, i want to thank everyone working

hospital soap holby city will continue into next year after 23 years, a statement from the bbc said itland and north—east england saw temperatures here a little suppressed. it is a touch cooler down to the far south—west as the shower straight through. down to the far south—west as the showerstraight through. in down to the far south—west as the shower straight through. in between, the best of the sunshine, those temperatures are well up into the 20s. as we head through this evening and tonight, we will continue to take this line of showers and push it further north, so across northern england, northern ireland, those showers getting into southern scotland by the end of the night. a lot of cloud filtering in as well, quite murky for some english channel coast, for a time. a mild and muggy night, 15 or 16 degrees the overnight lows for birmingham, liverpool. enterto overnight lows for birmingham, liverpool. enter to tomorrow, some showery and drifting out of northern england and into scotland. even event will tend to fizzle. other spots starting on a largely co—do not come about that cl

and there's also a best continuing drama nomination for the now—axed holby city.rs ago a display of ceramic poppies at the tower of london became one of the defining images of the year which commemorated the start of the great war. this year — flowers will be used to celebrate the queen's platinum jubilee and this time they will be real. by the first ofjune, the moat will have been transformed with sculptures, a soundscape and even a slide to take people down into the planted area. it is called superbloom and sarah campbell was given exclusive access. planting is underway to flood the tower of london moat with colour. over the past few months, 10,000 tonnes of soil have been brought here to make the perfect beds for 20 million flowers. the secret to get it right is the preparation of the ground, the correct sowing technique and then after that we roll it and that helps it to sit on the ground. we don't break it in because that just buries the seeds, it actually we don't rake it in because that just buries the seeds, it actually just needs to sit on and then we hop