we've been working with the bbc in salford — we've been working with the bbc in salford and the romanrd and the roman baths. we been able to get to grips with— we been able to get to grips with history and bring it to life — looking back through the roman era where there was the fall of the roof, so through the app we can actually see the roof fall down and cave down in front of you which is really exciting, where you get to see people actually react in front of you, it was lovely. some of this technology is already available in some form, but the question is, what will really take off to become the new normal of travel? well, tech has come to the rescue of many destinations and events over the past year or so as they've moved what they do online, but until we can visit them in real life, here's our latest global guide to the world of online travel. hopes are high that live gigs could return after successful trials in barcelona last month, and now in liverpool, a non—socially distanced festival has just been trialled. the event is being held as part of the government's events research

salford meanwhile have lost seven of their opening eight matches.on had to avoid defeat against dimitry van den burgh, and he did, winning by eight legs to six to set up a showdown with michael van gerwen tomorrow night in milton keynes. in the other semi, portugal'sjose de souza will face nathan aspinall. the winner will take home the 250,000 pounds prize money. and that's all the sport for now. for me and the rest of the team, bye—bye. hello there. we saw plenty of sunshine today, and it felt much warmer across the board than what we've been used to this month so far. there are some subtle changes overnight. we've got a weak weather front pushing into western areas. that's going to bring the thicker cloud to many, but also outbreaks of rain across the west, initially for northern ireland, and then that rain will spill its way eastwards through the night across western scotland in towards western england and also western wales. there'll some mistiness and murkiness around, too. but the further east you are, although there will be more cloud around,

what started out as a salford survival plan against the salford survival plan against the salford model pandemic. one thing your constituents want you to do is fight for them and that is what andy has done. it is what paul dunnett, the salford mayor has done. the results have shown today. andy has advocated in taking our public transport back into public ownership so we can make sure that prices for local commuters are as cheap as possible and we have the best possible and we have the best possible services. he is fighting for greater manchester, andy. people have been very proud of that in the face of what has been a very difficult 12 months for everyone. we were discussing the aftermath of the hartlepool result yesterday which was a bad blow for labour and then former mp peter mandelson joined us, a former mp for the town. he was upset and he said it was a bad result and then he said, this is really the long shadow ofjeremy corbyn, that is what we are dealing with here and that is why this result happened and other results, too. ~ . result happened and other results, too. . . . , resu

a number of years ago now, bbc children's moved to salford, so did bbc sport, so did parts of bbc newses in different parts of the uk. and here's a critical point as well, they also encourage people to join the bbc who will turn into our experts in the future who don't want to come to london to pursue their career. they want to have a career that they can balance their work and family obligations outside london, and at the moment the structures are still too london—centric. you talk about expertise. there are already some very experienced journalists leaving because they cannot relocate, so you're going to lose a lot of this expertise. ourjournalists, like anyone else in any business, have big decisions to take if businesses relocate and those decisions aren'tjust professional decisions. they've got families, children, parents, whatever, and we recognise that and we're working through that with the individuals. we very much hope that the vast majority of our experts on these specialist topics will move with us to cardiff, leeds, glasgow, wherever, but i would also expect some turnover,

they held doncaster, liverpool, salford amongst others.ral seat from the conservatives. reeta chakra barti there. let's go live to westminster and our political editor laura kuenssberg. questions about the union coming to the fore again now?— the fore again now? certainly, there is a fault line — the fore again now? certainly, there is a fault line that _ the fore again now? certainly, there is a fault line that stretches - the fore again now? certainly, there is a fault line that stretches from - is a fault line that stretches from london to edinburgh and back again. borisjohnson and nicola sturgeon are at odds over whether or not they should be another referendum on scottish independence. nicola sturgeon will point to her pro—independence majority in the scottish parliament and is making accusations that borisjohnson is anti—democratic for suggesting it cannot happen. on the unionist side they will point to the fact she did not make the high bar majority on her own. they said it would be once in a generation when it happened seven years

the rhs garden bridgewater in salford is the first of its kind to be created in an urban environment.as been coming here to the wellbeing garden on doctor's orders as part of prescribed therapy, but lockdown has seen them effectively locked out. today, they're back for the first time in more than a year. absolutely amazing. this time last year, it was all covered in mud and then the pandemic hit us... yeah. 0h! it's really transformed. the last time i was her, in fact, working over that side there, i we didn't see any of these flower beds or anything. _ but i tell you, that's looking very nice. i absolutely brilliant, been waiting for this day since shutdown the first time. so... it's... ..awe—inspiring. it's absolutely brilliant. it's absolutely gorgeous, it is. and to be part of it... ..is even better. the 154 acres was once a grand estate owned by lord ellesmere — a wealthy industrialist — but in recent years was neglected and became overgrown. the house, worsley new hall, is long gone. there are formal and walled gardens that reflect the site's heritage, but bridgewater has anothe

salford meanwhile have lost seven of their opening eight matches. aspinall. the winner will take home the 250,000 pounds prize money. and that's all the sport for now. for me and the rest of the team, bye—bye. hello there. original pi pressure will bring much of the country find, subtle day today, a slim chance of a shower here, temperatures reaching 21 degrees in the south of the country, something we haven't seen for quite a while. as we head onto this evening overnight, this new weather front pushing into western areas will bring some cloud and patchy range in northern ireland, then into western parts of england, scotland and wales by the end of the night. are there more than these, it should tend to be dry, but there will be more cloud around generally comes on my other night to come. a bit of a disappointing day for friday because of this weather front, there will be more cloud around generally, patchy rain across some western areas, which will tend to ease down from a misty murky conditions as well, best of sunny spells will be across the nort

wigan warriors narrowly beat salford red devils. warrington thrashed castleford.ens. the hosts are 20—6 up with ten minutes left there. britain's adam peaty has added another gold medal to his extensive collection. the latest one was in the 50 meters breaststroke at the european championships in budapest. peaty had already won gold in the 100 metre version in budapest and managed to make it double gold over the shorter distance. that was his 15th european title. so things are looking good ahead of this summer's olympics in tokyo. an outstanding swim from myself. i don't like to be arrogant, but i could not have executed that any more. that gives me immense confidence in my own strength where the speed is at. it will only get easier knowing these next few months after we have to get back down again, recharge and as fast as little as we can come back into the hole, back into the trenches as we like to call it. we will come out all guns firing for the olympics. now, the monaco grand prix returns this weekend after it was cancelled last year due to the pandemic. and t

in the men's super league, wigan warriors are the new leaders after they narrowly beat salford 17—16 helens at the top — after their unbeaten start came to an end. they were beaten 20—16 by catalans dragons. james maloney scoring 12 points, including this try. warrington beat castleford 38—14 in the day's other game. switching codes to rugby union and toulouse have made history by becoming the first club to win the european cup for a record fifth time — after beating la rochelle 22-17. in a cagey first half, there was one big moment — levani botia becoming the first player to be sent off in a european final for this high tackle. despite the red card, la rochelle led 12—9 — but toulouse scored the first try — juan cruz mallia going over. la rochelle did score a try of their own late on — but it was too late to affect the result. toulouse winning the trophy for the first time since 2010. now, the monaco grand prix returns this weekend after it was cancelled last year due to the pandemic. and the fans have already had plenty to cheer about in the principality. monaco—born charles lecler

that's it from me here in salford — so it's back to olly foster in porto.anting chelsea fans over there echoing down one of the side streets leading into this main square. they actually handed back 800 allocation matches from a manchester city taking their sob. we understand that many more are going to travel without tickets. i've certainly been speaking to a few of the fans today who haven't got a ticket and are looking for one for love or money. and there are a few totes around. much bigger than it was of the rubber league final couple of nights ago. we are not going to get that in which double because it didn't go manchester united's way against villareal in gdansk, but here we are going to have an english champion once again, and that's all english final. let's hear from some of those fans who have made it with a day to spare. one of the most exciting days of my life. one of the most exciting days of my life the _ one of the most exciting days of my life the sun — one of the most exciting days of my life. the sun is out, the champions league _ life. the

"we were stone cold, they were white hot," said the salford head coach. face up to the fact it's part of the job. i understand the press conferences sometimes can be very unpleasant, and it's not something that you enjoy always — especially if you lose a match or something like this. but it is part of the sport and part of your life on the tour, and this is something we have to do otherwise we will get fined. well, the french tennis federation has reacted fiercely. their president said in a statement, "it's a big error. what is happening here is unacceptable in my opinion. it is very damaging to the sport. she is hurting the game, she is harming tennis." the french open starts on sunday. that's all the sport for now. thank you. scientists have created an artificial intelligence screening tool which can detect signs of coronavirus, by the sound of someone's cough. researchers led by the university of essex say the programme was 98 percent accurate in spotting those who had the infection. our science correspondent, richard westcott has more. coughing. one k

we are live at the royal horticultural society's brand—new garden, rhs bridgwater in salford. opening has been delayed by a year because of covid but it opens today and looks blooming marvellous. good morning from the top of the london eye. what a view! on a gin clear view, you can see a0 kilometres in every direction as far as windsor castle. many of us starting dry with some sunshine but through the day, further showers developing some with hail. all the details later in the programme. it's tuesday 18th may. our top story. ministers are stepping up calls for people to book a coronavirus vaccination as soon as they're offered one, amid increasing concern over the indian variant. it's now spread to 86 local councils, with more than 2,000 confirmed cases across the uk. it comes as lockdown restrictions were eased in most of britain yesterday to allow more social mixing. jon donnison reports. # a lovely day... a lovely day, and — for those out on the town indoors in manchester last night — one that's been a long time coming. a chance to get the glad rags on, or maybe just a pint

elsewhere, super league champions st helens scored five tries and kept out salford in a comfortable wins return as courses were allowed to operate at 50% capacity, up to a maximum of a000 people. spectators at redcar lined the home straight to see miss houdini win one of this afternoon's races. spectators have also been allowed in at leicester and windsor. and the first race was at carlisle, where the excitement of having spectators back got a bit much for this runner, stanley snugfit, who got loose in the parade ring and had little desire to be told what to do. staying with horse racing, and the legendaryjockeyjoe mercer has died at the age of 86. mercer won an incredible 2810 races in his career, including eight british classics. one of the greats of flat—racing, he was championjockey in 1979, and his riding career spanned 36 seasons. he won the oaks at epsom, as well as doncaster�*s st legerfour times. this is him winning the gold cup at ascot on le moss in 1980, the same year he was awarded an 0be. and he went on to become a successful trainer. what a night for britain's ax100m rela

well, steve stuttard, who lives in salford quays, realised he had to quack the problem of how to gett get into a flap — he found a solution to fit the bill — and became a social media sensation, as ian haslam reports. this is mrs mallard, who has unwittingly become the most famous star on social media. her time spent nesting on steve suttard's balcony has been seen by millions thanks to an accompanying twitter thread and video from steve's daughter emma. i just wrote a few tweets, wrote the thread, went off and made a cup of tea and came back and the ticker was going. and i was like, 0k, and then it went crazy. and the loveliest thing about this is that there are people all over the world who know how great he is now and adore him too. operation mallard is to begin. what are the odds of this duck nesting on your balcony, what with you being a twitcher and everything? a million to one. i can't believe what has happened over the last 18 months now. it is unbelievable. for an ornithologist like me, a twitcher, it is the perfect scenario. as a former royal navy survival specialist, steve

andy burnham in manchester, in rotherham, liverpool, salford, marvin in bristol, sadiq in london, thecovering a bit and having successes, then they do this. ijust think it's a huge mistake. interesting thatjohn interesting that john mcdonnell offering interesting thatjohn mcdonnell offering some advice on media handling as well as the substance of the move against angela rayner. of course was pretty prominent in the labour party when it went down to a historic defeat in 2019 but he said the difference between him and keir starmer was he owned the defeat and thatis starmer was he owned the defeat and that is what keir starmer should be doing now, taking responsibility for worse than expected election results. it will be interesting is the day goes on to find out who keir starmer will surround himself with at his top table. to be honest reshuffles can be a high wire act if they are done against a backdrop of poor election results, if they look to be reactive. we don't yet know if some of the losers from the reshuffle will go quietly. some insiders are saying it is a serious moment for k

andy burnham in manchester, in rotherham, liverpool, salford, marvin in bristol, sadiq in london, thectually recovering a bit and having successes, then they do this. ijust think it's a huge mistake. it is certainly the case that some of these more positive results for labour that they got yesterday and overnight have been somewhat overshadowed by this row which angela rayner�*s allies say was not of her making, she wanted to be helpful and was preparing for media appearances to date it back so keir starmer and explain why labour had not done as well as it should have donein not done as well as it should have done in its former heartland and traditional seeds. done in its former heartland and traditionalseeds. her done in its former heartland and traditional seeds. her absence from the airwaves, they say, says it all in terms of reaching any kind of agreement. so faralthough in terms of reaching any kind of agreement. so far although we have been told the reshuffle will start today, no single appointment has been announced including the new role for angela rayner. so been announced in

they held doncaster, liverpool, salford amongst others.rge chinese space rocket are due to plunge back through the atmosphere in the next few hours. us and european tracking sites are monitoring the uncontrolled re—entry of the long march rocket, which was used last month to carry into orbit a section of the permanent chinese space station currently being built. the monitors say the chances of damage from a ground impact are low, and the chinese foreign ministry say it expects the debris to burn up during re—entry. earlier, professor joanne irene gabrynowicz, from thejournal of space law, spoke to the bbc. she was asked if it was allowed to just let things uncontrollably fall from space. well, it's not a question of whether it's allowed or not. china is a signatory to what's called the outer space treaty and therefore is responsible, internationally responsible, for its object and any harm it may cause. so, since we know this object was launched by a single nation and since there's no dissension about whether somebody else could be respons

wigan warriors have already beaten salford red devils.s face st helens later, that one starts at 5pm. that's all the sport for now. there's plenty more though on the bbc sport website, including the latest from the third round of golf�*s us pga championship in south carolina. but that's all your sport for now. animal rights protesters have been blockading four mcdonald's distribution centres in the uk to stop deliveries to the fast—food chain's 1,300 uk outlets. animal rebellion said about 50 activists were using trucks and bamboo structures to stop lorries leaving depots in hemel hempstead, basingstoke, coventry and heywood in greater manchester. with more on animal rebellion and why they're carrying out this action, here's our correspondent sima kotecha they believe in protecting the environment. that's what they campaign for and today, they have been protesting, as you rightly say, outside four mcdonald's depots across england, calling on mcdonald's to adopt a plant—based menu. what is their underlying aim? they say that they are a non

andy burnham in manchester, in rotherham, liverpool, salford, marvin in bristol, sadiq in london, they we are actually recovering a bit and having successes, then they do this. ijust think it's a huge mistake. there's been criticism from andy burnham, the mayor of greater manchester, who was one of the real success stories of this set of elections. he said he couldn't support this move. i think what will have to look at later is when the reshuffle comes, what happens and it could give us a indication perhaps of the way keir starmer thinks he needs to move and the way the party needs to move and the way the party needs to move and the way the party needs to change. {lila needs to move and the way the party needs to change.— needs to change. 0k, thank you very much indeed- — needs to change. 0k, thank you very much indeed. we _ needs to change. 0k, thank you very much indeed. we will— needs to change. 0k, thank you very much indeed. we will keep _ needs to change. 0k, thank you very much indeed. we will keep up - needs to change. 0k, thank you very much indeed. we will keep up with i mu

andy burnham in manchester, in rotherham, liverpool, salford, marvin in bristol, sadiq in london, the are actually recovering a bit and having successes, then they do this. ijust think it's a huge mistake. john mcdonnell of course was a leading figure in the labour party during its 2019 defeat, an historic defeat for the party, but he said the difference between him and kier starmer was he owned that defeat himself, owned it personally. the reshuffle perhaps not getting off to the most auspicious of starts but i suppose until we get some names emerging later today we should probably just emerging later today we should probablyjust indulge in some idle speculation. this is what people are talking about in westminster, they are asking whether sir keir starmer as well as promoting rising stars such as wes streeting who seems to perform very well on television, can he attract back some of the big beasts with shadow and actual ministerial experience? people such as yvette cooper and hilary benn for example. and although reshuffles can strengthen party leaders, they can sometimes do the opp

well, steve stuttard, who lives in salford quays, realised he had to quack the problem of how to getthe most famous star on social media. her time spent nesting on steve suttart�*s balcony has been seen by millions thanks to an accompanying twitter thread and video from steve�*s daughter emma. ijust read a few tweets, wrote the thread, went up and made a cup of tea and came back and the ticket was going. and i was like, ok, then it went crazy. the lovely thing about this is that there are people all over the world who know how great he is now and adore him too. 0peration mallard to begin. what are the odds of this duck nesting on your balcony, what with you being a twitcher and everything? a million to one. i can�*t believe what has happened over the last 18 months now. it is unbelievable. for an ornithologist like me, twitcher, a it is the perfect scenario. as a former royal navy survival specialist, steve is adept at looking after people. but ducks are a different proposition. from when i wake up in the morning, i have to tiptoe around the apartment. i check if showers on the nest

salford's mayor said they offered radical policies. mark drakeford they offered radical policies.ds for. people do not andy burnham stands for, they do know what what mark drakeford wales stands for and we do know what he saw mayoral candidates in local authorities. labour has to love you cannot get people to vote for labourjust labour has to love you cannot get people to vote for labour just to stop the tories, that did not work. —— people cannot vote labour to stop the tories. but -- people cannot vote labour to stop the tories. �* :, .., -- people cannot vote labour to stop the tories. �* :, , :, the tories. but how can you extrapolate _ the tories. but how can you extrapolate a _ the tories. but how can you extrapolate a truly - the tories. but how can you extrapolate a truly national| extrapolate a truly national strategy from the kind of big, bold statements that 0wen is talking about, which are very much pinned the individuals and what the labour party needs is a strategy that is going to appeal to enough people across the entire country to get them elected?— across the ent

castleford needed extra time to get past salford.lington, texas, for the super—middleweight unification fight between saul "canelo" alvarez and british fighter billyjoe saunders. it will also be a record for an indoor boxing event in the us. mexico's alvarez is putting two belts on the line against the unbeaten saunders, who holds the wbo title. you're going to see an absolutely boxing masterclass from billyjoe saunders and he will win a unanimous decision over 12 rounds. a lot of gypsy decision over 12 rounds. a lot of gypsy magic in the air, billiejo is on form and is looking in better shape, best i have ever seen him, a real good fight on tomorrow night, cannot wait, so happy to be here in texas with all these great boxing fans, it's going to be really good fight, really looking forward to it. you can follow that on the bbc sport website and of course you can keep up—to—date with all today's football scores and that as well. that's all the sport for now. after saturday's cloud and rain brighter skies around per every chance you wi

elsewhere, super league champions st helens scored five tries and kept out salford in a comfortable wine of this afternoon's races. spectators have also been allowed in at leicester and windsor. and the first race was at carlisle, where the excitement of having spectators back got a bit much for this runner, stanley snugfit, who got loose in the parade ring and had little desire to be told what to do. staying with horse racing, and the legendaryjockeyjoe mercer has died at the age of 86. mercer won an incredible 2810 races in his career, including eight british classics. one of the greats of flat—racing, he was championjockey in 1979, and his riding career spanned 36 seasons. he won the oaks at epsom, as well as doncaster�*s st legerfour times. this is him winning the gold cup at ascot on le moss in 1980, the same year he was awarded an 0be. and he went on to become a successful trainer. what a night for britain's 4x100m relay team as they took gold at the european championships for the first time in 94 years. lucy hope, anna hopkin, abbie wood and freya anderson were able to hold off t

beautiful blazing sunshine as we have seen in salford, others _ sunshine as we have seen in salford,ll hold back temperatures and a lot of dry and sunny— temperatures and a lot of dry and sunny weather. a in the west, hazy sunshine. — sunny weather. a in the west, hazy sunshine, temperatures roughly between — sunshine, temperatures roughly between 20 and 24 degrees. if we reach _ between 20 and 24 degrees. if we reach 245— between 20 and 24 degrees. if we reach 24.5 it will equal the warmest day of— reach 24.5 it will equal the warmest day of this— reach 24.5 it will equal the warmest day of this year so far. higher than that, _ day of this year so far. higher than that. it _ day of this year so far. higher than that. it will— day of this year so far. higher than that, it will be the warmest. where we have _ that, it will be the warmest. where we have the — that, it will be the warmest. where we have the cloud lingering that is where _ we have the cloud lingering that is where the — we have the cloud lingering that is where the temperatures will be lower — where the temperatures will

discuss this all now with two eurovision superfans — will 0'regan and tom chinnery whojoin me now from salfordand your berlin's!— -- i berlin's! have we done enough? -- our berlin's! have we done enough? -- your balloons- _ berlin's! have we done enough? -- your balloons. let's _ berlin's! have we done enough? -- your balloons. let's see _ berlin's! have we done enough? -- your balloons. let's see in - berlin's! have we done enough? -- your balloons. let's see in this - your balloons. let's see in this interview, shall we? you caught the bug early fit eurovision? i interview, shall we? you caught the bug early fit eurovision?— bug early fit eurovision? i did. i u-rou bug early fit eurovision? i did. i a-rou in bug early fit eurovision? i did. i group in ireland _ bug early fit eurovision? i did. i group in ireland as _ bug early fit eurovision? i did. i group in ireland as the - bug early fit eurovision? i did. i group in ireland as the farmer's sun. in ireland we didn't have the bbc so we didn't have all those light entertainment shows but each year eurovision came round and it was the bigges

liverpool city manchester, press preston, salford and wales, we had fantastic results and in liverpoolria. so, we have had some fantastic positive results. 0ver some fantastic positive results. over the last couple of days, as well. and we need to be looking at what went well in those areas, as opposed to why we dismally failed in some of those areas, victoria. hoof some of those areas, victoria. how do ou some of those areas, victoria. how do you react _ some of those areas, victoria. how do you react to _ some of those areas, victoria. how do you react to the _ some of those areas, victoria. how do you react to the fact _ some of those areas, victoria. how do you react to the fact that the conservatives did best across the country in the most deprived areas? well, to say that it shocks me would be an understatement, victoria, because we know that, you know, i! because we know that, you know, 11 years of austerity has had a significant impact on some of those areas. my own city of liverpool, we lost 63% of our funding stop £450 million funding. that had an impact on how we delivered s

lockdown, one man helped a family of ducks that had nested on the balcony of his 9th floor flat in salfordher 11 ducklings. and if you're wondering why he didn't use the lift, it's because he didn't want to break the bond between the ducklings and the mother, which could happen if she couldn't hear them at any point during theirjourney. now it's time for a look at the weather with carole. hello. in some parts of the north of scotland we woke up to a covering of snow. although it will rise through the course of today, tonight it will be back down again. we continue with the showers across scotland, some of those wintry in the hills. showers across northern ireland, wales and south—west england. some of those could also be wintry. showers across eastern england. in between, sunshine with gusty winds and temperatures below par for the time of year. through this evening, and overnight, many showers fade but further wintry showers in scotland, leaving as far south as the borders. a widespread frost to start the day and a bit more cloud coming in across south—west england. some rain will arrive.

well, the mother duck was so happy on steve stuttard's balcony at salford quays that she returned tobreak the bond between the ducklings and the mother, which could happen if she couldn't hear them at any point during theirjourney. you're watching bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with carole. hello again. today we are looking at a mixture of sunshine and showers. some of the showers will be heavy and thundery with hail, and wintry on the tops of the hills and mountains. the low pressure system that brought all of this inclement weather has moved away to the near continent but the wind around it is still coming from a chilly direction, the north or north—west. you can see that quite nicely indicated by all the blues moving across the uk, that snow i was talking about came down to 150 metres in scotland this morning. it will come back down again tonight. we've got further showers across northern ireland, wales, south—west england, moving eastwards through the day. some of those heavy and thundery with hail mixed in and some showers coming in across eastern england. gus

"we were stone cold, they were white hot," said the salford head coach.ou have dedicated to bob willis, your great friend. you shed so many moments, some hilarious. which were the standout favourites for you?_ favourites for you? favourite was when we went — favourites for you? favourite was when we went on _ favourites for you? favourite was when we went on a _ favourites for you? favourite was when we went on a steam - favourites for you? favourite was when we went on a steam train i favourites for you? favourite was i when we went on a steam train and walking _ when we went on a steam train and walking holiday in north wales. we lost him _ walking holiday in north wales. we lost him in — walking holiday in north wales. we lost him in a field of cows. if you work— lost him in a field of cows. if you work with— lost him in a field of cows. if you work with bob goes at such a pace, and i_ work with bob goes at such a pace, and i had _ work with bob goes at such a pace, and i had to— work with bob goes at such a pace, and i had to trot. anyway, he disappea

these are the live pictures from headingley as castleford tigers take on salford red devils.view with me, mark kermode. rounding up the best new movies available for viewing in the home while we look forward to cinemas reopening in the very near future. the mortal kombat video game series first came to the cinema in the mid—�*90s during an early wave of dismal console to big screen adaptations that included the live—action super mario bros starring bob hoskins and the ill—fated street fighter, which teamed jean—claude van damme with kylie minogue for reasons no one could fully understand. by comparison with these stinkers, the original mortal kombat movie, directed by paul ws anderson and starring christopher lambert, wasn't bad. not great, but not terrible either. the same could not be said of the sequel annihilation, a flop which effectively killed the live—action franchise. first learned about this seven years ago on a mission in brazil to capture a wanted fugitive. now, more than two decades later, we have a new mortal kombat movie. produced by insidious and saw co—creato

salford, visually, but... . . . in manchester. salford, visually, but... ., ., ., ., but...gree a long—term funding arrangement. they also believe an information campaign to reassure customers the network is safe is needed. many of the capital's museums, galleries, restaurant's and bars galleries, restaurants and bars will be welcoming people back inside from today as the lockdown eases. london's theatre—land has also gearing up for the return of audiences — three west end productions get under way this week including one with actor shane ritchie. everyone is so excited. we know the show so we're just kind of fine tuning at the moment. and everyone is just happy to be together. but when the curtain finally goes up and you hear the audience coming into the theatre, that's going to be a special moment. the met police are welcoming some new recruits. seven puppies are due to start training soon. they've been named the ratana litter, in tribute to the police officer matt ratana, who was killed while on duty in croydon last year. let's take a look at the travel situation now. on

well, that's what happened to steve stuttard, at his home right here on salford quays.ote the i daughter emma. ijust read a few tweets, wrote the thread, - daughter emma. ijust read a few tweets, wrote the thread, went i daughter emma. ijust read a few| tweets, wrote the thread, went up and made a cup of tea and came back and made a cup of tea and came back and the ticket was going. and i was like, 0k, and the ticket was going. and i was like, ok, then it went crazy. the lovely thing about this is that there are people all over the world who know how great he is now and adore him too.— who know how great he is now and adore him too. operation ballard to beuin. adore him too. operation ballard to begin- what — adore him too. operation ballard to begin. what are _ adore him too. operation ballard to begin. what are the _ adore him too. operation ballard to begin. what are the odds _ adore him too. operation ballard to begin. what are the odds of- adore him too. operation ballard to begin. what are the odds of this i begin. what are the odds of this duck nesting _ begin. w

we've been working in collaboration with the bbc r&d team up in salford and the roman baths and we'vearbon sink in the planet. i remember perfectly my first contact with the posidonia and it was in october of 1992 in this place, and i came here with a sailboat and the first thing i saw is this amazing posidonia seagrass, and i really fell in love, and since then i am completely dedicated to the study, filming and spreading the value of this plant. the water that we see is like this because of the contribution of a plant, a superior plant, posidonia oceanica is not a seaweed, it is not an algae, it is a real plant with roots, leaves, flowers, and this plant that arrived to this place 80,000 years ago conquered completely the underwater bottom around the shore. the posidonia is giving a lot of things to us. it's purifying the water, at the same time it's contributing to the beaches. most of the sand we have on the beaches comes from the skeletons of millions of organic things that live inside the posidonia jungle. formentera is a small island in the middle of the mediterranean, if we ha

well, the mother duck was so happy on steve stuttard's balcony at salford quays that she returned to her 11 ducklings. and if you're wondering why he didn't use the lift, it's because he didn't want to break the bond between the ducklings and the mother, which could happen if she couldn't hear them at any point during theirjourney. well, that has cheered me up, no end. i don't know about you. i don't know about you. now it's time for a look at the weather, with tomasz. another day of showers, and as the word suggests, they can be on and off, fleeting, some of them cold, some of them bringing hail and thunder as well. of course where the hail falls, thunder as well. of course where the hailfalls, it's pretty dramatic, but hailstorms tend to be pretty local. they might be a mile across or so, so further down the road there could be nothing at all. this is the pattern on the satellite picture, you can see the speckled cloud here, that is the current of cold air coming in from the north. these are arctic winds. it is the story of the last few weeks, which is you keep getting these shots

mission to save a family of ducks that had nested on the balcony of his ninth floor flat here in salfordlockdown. they were so happy on steve stuttard's balcony that they returned to raise another family this year. yesterday was hatching day, so operation mallard — the sequel swung into action. with the help of a friend, steve carefully lowered the chicks in a bucket to the ground below. despite howling wind, the mission was successful and mrs mallard was reunited with her 11 ducklings. i wonder if they will come back next year. yean they year. hey probably year. they probably will. he said he had to be careful and quiet while she is on the nest to looking after them. and a bucket ready to rescue them. now the weather with carol. the weather was really something. you did warn us. good morning, how cute were the ducklings. today we are looking at sunshine and showers. some showers will be heavy and thundery and wintry on higher ground and it will feel cold, although the wind will not be as strong as the past couple of days. we start with frost in parts of scotland and northern england. an

ground in 1989, these three men that i have been telling you about have been on trial at the court in salfordcers and an x solicitor over their actions after the hillsborough disaster has collapsed. this news hasjust come in at the bbc. we will bring you more details as we get it. in the meantime, though, we are going to return to the hearing and to westminster and listening to what else dominic cummings has got to say. part of the lack of urgency was the testing data that was wrong, the graphs on the models were wrong because they were to the right, and that massively contributed to the lack of urgency. another critical thing was the reasonable worst scenario planning system. there is a guy who wrote a book and said you should not use words like reasonable, probable and likely because it is confusing. this is a classic example of how this happened. the reasonable worst—case scenario was originally seen at the end of february was basically, this is the worst thing that could happen but it is not going to happen. in the first week of february, sorry, march, i was told there is a 20% chanceit m