mark easton, bbc news, england.ntity across the uk. to see what those who live near you think, go to bbc.co.uk/englishquestion — and type in your postcode. time for a look at the weather... across england, wales, northern ireland and scotland there will be winners and losers this week. parts of scotland, eastern scotland particularly, saw a lot of cloud. further west, there were some spells of sunshine but also some hefty downpours, the shower clouds gathering over north devon. in the radar, the showers were very hit and miss but where they did crop up across parts of southwest got run, parts of south wales, northern ireland, and the channel islands, somewhere heavy, some brought thunder and lightning, and some of those showers will continue into the evening, most will fade away overnight. still some being imported from france towards the channel islands, elsewhere some mist and murk and drizzle on what will be a relatively mild night. so tomorrow will start off on a grey note. but stick with it, watch the map, from

mark easton, bbc news, england.s. talent. —— britain's got talent. the weather has been performing today, with plenty of warm sunshine around. there have been a few showers and storms popping up, not as many as we have seen in recent days. they are fading away now. here is a view of some sunshine essex earlier. many of us some sunshine essex earlier. many of us tomorrow it will be cloudier and cooler as well. a lot of low cloud coming in from the sea overnight. around this area of high pressure to the north of us, a gentle north and north—easterly flow bringing in that cloud during sunday night and into monday. the lowered temperatures will result. by the end of the night many will be cloudy, especially across central and eastern parts, temperatures around 1a degrees. still some breaks in the cloud for western scotland, northern ireland, wales and the south—west. that is where you are most likely to see some sunshine. while most of us will stay dry, within the thicker cloud we could get some drizzle and within the b

mark easton, bbc news, england. and its strength.nglishness, as well as identity across the uk. at questions of englishness, to see what those who live near you think, go to bbc. co. uk/englishquestion and type in your postcode. with all the sport, here's 0llie foster at the bbc sport centre. here's 0llie foster england's cricketers beat pakistan by an innings and 55 runs at headingley, to draw their match series. their first test victory in nine months was wrapped up with two days to spare. months was wrapped up adam wild reports. months was wrapped up for too long there's been a cloud hanging over english test cricket. against pakistan a moment then to step out of those shadows. doing just that, jos buttler, showing everyone what's been missing. buttler, showing everyone his half century up another belligerent buttler blow and england's lead continued to grow. this took it past 180, praise from both sides. england on top, a welcome sight. praise from both sides. the clatter of wickets — there are few more welcome sounds. jimmy ande

mark easton, many thanks again, our home editor with his thoughts. president trump has signed an executive order, designed to keep migrant families together, when they enter the us at the mexican border. his policy of zero tolerance towards illegal immigrants had led to thousands of children being taken from their parents, and then a storm of protest, including from fellow republicans. our north america correspondent nick bryant has more details. a tent encampment close to the mexican border that's become a sweltering detention centre for some of the thousands of children taken from their parents. donald trump's zero—tolerance immigration policy has provoked outrage across america and around the world. we're going to have a lot of happy people. so today from the president that rare thing, a reversal, a climb—down. and all it took to end child separation was the flourish of his pen. so we're going to have strong, very strong borders, but we're going to keep families together. i didn't like the sight or the feeling of families being separated. this was

mark easton, bbc news, england.dlines on bbc news: the grenfell tower inquiry has been told there's evidence that the organisations involved in refurbishing the building did not understand how the new cladding system would behave in a fire. the home secretary, sajid javid, has said the security services must change their approach to fighting terrorism and learn the lessons of last year's attacks in london and manchester. three days of mourning have been declared in guatemala, where at least 25 people have been killed by an erupting volcano. i'm ben bland. in the business news. mothercare could have to backtrack on a proposal to close more than a third of its stores in the uk. it thought last week that it had got enough votes from its creditors to go ahead. but after reviewing the minutes, it found the proposal relating to the children's world part of the business — which has 21 mothercare stores — did not actually get the 75% of votes needed to proceed. mothercare is considering what to do next. rail passengers are

mark easton, bbc news, england. match before they head to russia for the world cup. they faced costa rica in a friendly in leeds, from where natalie pirks reports. for queen and country. england's preparations for russia had a royal presence today. as patron of mental health the duke of cambridge took time to applaud danny rose's decision to speak out about his battle with depression. it is really, really good what he did, he said. well done, you should be pleased. yorkshireman rows returned home tonight as england played their first match in leeds for 16 years. it's all part of gareth southgate's plan to bring the fans closer. but real madrid's keeper couldn't get anywhere near marcus rashford. fabulous for marcus rashford. how is that for staking a claim for both country and club? england had all the possession, costa rica offered little. when the three lions needed to put this to bed, danny welbeck, used his head. the substitute's

mark easton, bbc news, england. that's all from us.ere on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm hugh ferris. the headlines tonight: karius was concussed in kiev. the stunning revelation comes from doctors in the us who have performed tests on the liverpool keeper after his two costly errors in the chapmions league final. no leroy sane for germany. the manchester city winger‘s omission is the big shock as deadline day for the world cup squads comes and goes. a dramatic withdrawal. serena williams pulls out of her french open fourth round match with maria sharapova through injury just moments before it was due to start. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm hugh ferris. hello again. thanks forjoining us. it's emerged liverpool goalkeeper loris karius was concussed during the champions league final. he's had scans at an american hospital since the two mistakes which proved costly against real madrid. and doctors say the concussion could have affected his performance. earlier our reporter austin

mark easton, bbc news, england. it's it‘s been very relaxing watching that.instance, among the ethnic minority people in england, the british identity remains pretty strong, but the english identity much weaker. that is one of the things that the english identity appeals to, people who have a long heritage, family, a ncestry who have a long heritage, family, ancestry in england. those people who have arrived more recently or have an ethnic minority tends not to wa nt to have an ethnic minority tends not to want to call themselves english. 0ne of the things we have noticed.” have two questions, one, do the welsh and scots have a stronger sense of identity? two, where our rosie andjim? sense of identity? two, where our rosie and jim? laughter —— where are. rosie and jim? laughter -- where are. i can't answer the second one but the buzz when i know about! we did surveys in wales and scotland and northern ireland as pa rt of scotland and northern ireland as part of this. we wanted to see how they compared. with the english identity, as we have been discussing, th

our home editor mark easton has been investigating why people love the places they do.mblem of the white rose is still glorified as a symbol of county pride. as the tour de yorkshire cycle race speeds across the east riding, local schoolchildren are taught what it means to hail from yorkshire. there are lessons in welly wanging, pudding races and tug—of—war. the amount of children that have said "what's welly wanging?, what's the tug—of—war?" well, acctually, it's tradition in yorkshire, so it's just to show them that and have a fantastic day. yorkshire, with its own unofficial anthem, has the strongest county identity in england. locals refer to yorkshireness — straight—talking, ha rd—working, friendly and supportive. the yorkshire identity is rich with the values of resilience and community. we all stick together and have each other‘s back. we're nice, kind people. we get on with anybody. good sense of humour. good sense of humour, that's a big part of it. are you proud to be a yorkshireman? yeah. i'd sooner be yorkshire than english. england's urban identities, forge

our home editor mark easton has been exploring people's sense of belonging and local identity.giances and rivalries. support your county! show your colours! in yorkshire, the medieval emblem of the white rose is still glorified as a symbol of county pride. as the tour de yorkshire cycle race speeds across the east riding, local schoolchildren are taught what it means to hail from yorkshire. there are lessons in welly wanging, pudding races and tug—of—war. the amount of children that have said "what's welly wanging? what's the tug—of—war?" well, acctually, it's tradition in yorkshire, so it's just to show them that and have a fantastic day. yorkshire, with its own unofficial anthem, has the strongest county identity in england. locals refer to yorkshireness — straight—talking, ha rd—working, friendly and supportive. the yorkshire identity is rich with the values of resilience and community. we all stick together and have each other‘s back. we're nice, kind people. we get on with anybody. good sense of humour. good sense of humour, that's a big part of it. are you proud to be a y

mark easton, bbc news, england.ty services must change their approach to fighting terrorism and learn the lessons of last year's attacks in london and manchester. downing street says the disruption to rail passengers is "totally unacceptable" as cancellations continue, despite the introduction of temporary timetables designed to halt the disruption. the un estimate that globally we throw away $1 trillion worth of food every year. we throw away $1 trillion a lot of that waste comes from large catering operations, the kind you find in hotels, or cruise ships. but now a smart bin is trying to change that, as dougal shaw reports. this commercial kitchen in central london prepares 1,500 meals a day. it provides catering for a museum and a conference centre. kitchens like these typically throw away 20% of ingredients they buy. some are thrown away as trimmings, even though they are edible, and sometimes food ends up in the bins simply because it is not needed after all. to stop this happening, this kitchen has been using