the charges they face, arthur collins facing 14 cou nts they face, arthur collins facing 14 counts of seven counts of throwing a corrosive substance with intent to burn. both have been remanded in custody. these charges are in relation to that attack, alleged acid attack at a nightclub a week ago in east london where more than 20 people were injured including two, a man and a women, who have both lost sight in one eye. thank you richard. in afghanistan the defence minister and the army chief of staff have both resigned after the taliban attack on a military base last week which left at least a 140 soldiers dead — though some reports suggest that figure is closer to 200. the attack — on the base near mazar—e—sharif — was the deadliest ever by the taliban on a military base. 0ur correspondentjustin rowlatt was given exclusive access to the camp — from where he sent this report. so we are the firstjournalists to be allowed inside this space. this is one of two ford rangers that the taliban used to get inside. they were dressed as afghan soldiers, they had all the right documents. one of

last night, the metropolitan olice said arthur collins, last night, the metropolitan police said arthurrrested on suspicion of attempted murder. he is the boyfriend of ferne mccann, who appeared in a reality tv show the only way is essex. he was taken into custody at an address in the town of rushton in northamptonshire, following an operation by armed officers from east midlands and the met‘s specialist crime and operations unit. the metropolitan police said a 21—year—old man has been charged with seven counts of grievous bodily harm in relation to the alleged incident. he has been named as andre phoenix, who will appear before thames magistrates tomorrow. keith doyle, bbc news. the mobile phone operator, three, has apologised for technical problems which prevented some of its 9.2 million customers from making calls and sending and receiving texts yesterday. some users took to twitter to complain that their messages had gone to the wrong people. the firm says calls can now be made and it's working to restore a full service. emergency teams have been despatched to contain an oil spill —

arthur collins, who's 25, had been sought by police following an incident at the mangle club in hackneye reports. the emergency services were called to the mangle nightclub in dalston in east london on easter monday, after reports that people had come into contact with a corrosive substance and had suffered burns. a 22—year—old woman and a 24—year—old man were both blinded in one eye. last night, the metropolitan police said arthur collins, who is 25 and from hertfordshire, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. he is the boyfriend of ferne mccann, who appeared in a reality tv show the only way is essex. he was taken into custody at an address in the town of rushton in northamptonshire, following an operation by armed officers from east midlands and the met‘s specialist crime and operations unit. the metropolitan police said a 21—year—old man has been charged with seven counts of grievous bodily harm in relation to the alleged incident. he has been named as andre phoenix, who will appear before thames magistrates tomorrow. keith doyle, bbc news. polling stations across france ha

arthur collins, who's 25, had been sought by police following an incident at the mangle club in hackneyyle reports. emergency services were called to the mangle night club in east london on easter monday after some people were brought in contact with a corrosive substance and suffered burns. a 22—year—old woman and a same—aged man are now blind in one eye. the metropolitan police said arthur collins, 25, from hertfordshire, was arrested on suspicion of murder. he is the boyfriend of ferne mccann, who appeared in the reality tv show, the only way is essex. he was taken into custody at an address in the north following an operation from officers from east midlands and the met specialist crime unit. the met police said a 21—year—old man was charged with seven counts of grievous bodily harm in relation to the alleged incident. he has been named as andrea phoenix, who will appear before the thames magistrate tomorrow. the former tennis player, ilie nastase, has been banned from any further role in the fed cup tie between britain and romania after he verbally abused the british captain, anne

arthur collins is wanted for questioning after a corrosive liquid was sprayed during an argument in theay morning. 20 people were left injured. violence in prisons in england and wales is spiralling out of control according to the european committee for the prevention of torture. members of the committee visited doncaster prison and pentonville prison last spring as part of their inquiry. they said that official figures were under—reporting the actual number of incidents. the ministry ofjustice is yet to respond to the report. more than 250 potential suspects have now been identified by police investigating child sex abuse in football. the national police chiefs council — which is co—ordinating the investigation — said 560 possible victims had come forward. a hotline was set up to report abuse late last year when a number of high profile ex—footballers said they were victims of sexual abuse as youngsters. the former american president, george bush senior, is in hospital for the second time this year. his spokesman said he had a mild case of pneumonia but was in "good spirits" and was go

police name the man they want to question about an acid attack at a london nightclub as arthur collins boyfriend of a reality tv star. and sam warburton of wales is named as captain of the british and irish lions for their tour of new zealand this summer. good afternoon, i'm simon mccoy, live in westminster, where parliament has voted overwhelmingly in favour of a general election, seven weeks‘ tomorrow onjune 8th. eyes to the right 522, nos to the left 13, so the ayes have it, the ayes have it. only 13 mps voted against, well above the required two—thirds majority. theresa may says victory injune would give britain stability during and after brexit. but the labour leaderjeremy corbyn said a snap election would give the british people "the chance to change direction". as the debate began, the former chancellor george osborne said he was quitting politics "for now" to concentrate on his new role as editor of the london evening standard. our political correspondent ian watson reports. the question is that there shall be an early parliamentary general election. the ayes to the right 522,

the metropolitan police have released two pictures of arthur collins.ere an acidic substance was sprayed early on monday morning. 20 people suffered burns. 12 needed hospital treatment. two men, aged 2a and 29, have been transferred to a specialist burns hospital in essex where they remain in a serious but stable condition. mr collins can be seen here with reality tv star ferne mccann, who was not with him at the time of the incident. a spokeswoman for the star, who is best known for her appearances on the only way is essex and i'm a celebrity get me out of here, said in a statement... "ferne wants to know the truth and urges arthur to co—operate fully with the police and attend a police station immediately." isabella fraser, whose injuries can be seen here, was in the club with her sister prue at the time. they are from australia and spoke to a channel there. someonejust ran into me and had acid on theirface. i felt my back, and it felt as if someone had scratched me. it was stinging and i realised my shirt was stuck to my skin. i could not find isabel

arthur collins, who's 25, had been sought by police following an incident at the mangle club in hackneyre called to the mangle night club people were brought in contact with a corrosive substance and suffered burns. a 22—year—old woman and a same—aged man are now blind in one eye. the metropolitan police said arthur collins, 25, from hertfordshire, was arrested on suspicion of murder. he is the boyfriend of ferne mccann, who appeared in the reality tv show, the only way is essex. he was taken into custody at an address in the north following an operation from officers from east midlands and the met specialist crime unit. the met police said a 21—year—old man was charged with seven counts of grievous bodily harm in relation to the alleged incident. he has been named as andre phoenix, who will appear before the thames magistrate tomorrow. police in greater manchester are appealing for witnesses after three people, including a pregnant woman, had bleach thrown in their eyes. the woman was walking with a man when the liquid was thrown at them from a passing car on friday night. shortly afte

arthur collins, who's 25, had been sought by police following an incident at the mangle club in hackneyle nightclub in dalston in east london on easter monday, after reports that people had come into contact with a corrosive substance and had suffered burns. a 22—year—old woman and a 24—year—old man were both blinded in one eye. last night, the metropolitan police said arthur collins, who is 25 and from hertfordshire, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. he is the boyfriend of ferne mccann, who appeared in a reality tv show the only way is essex. he was taken into custody at an address in the town of rushton in northamptonshire, following an operation by armed officers from east midlands and the met‘s specialist crime and operations unit. the metropolitan police said a 21—year—old man has been charged with seven counts of grievous bodily harm in relation to the alleged incident. he has been named as andre phoenix, who will appear before thames magistrates tomorrow. keith doyle, bbc news. police in greater manchester are appealing for witnesses after bleach was thrown into the

arthur collins is the boyfriend of the reality tv star ferne mcann.ers on firearms and cannabis plants when they searched his home. rush—hour commuters on one of the uk's busiest train lines are facing major problems tonight after a track—side fire completely closed euston station in london. there will be no trains going in or out of the station on the west coast main line possibly until tomorrow morning. richard wescott is at euston station now. major problems for travellers tonight? you can probably see behind me the crowds gathering. we've been here for a couple of hours and in that time i have seen literally thousands of people turning up, people have not heard the news and think they're going to make a normal journey home. they arrive and then they see the doors to the station shut. the busiest station in britain. there have been railway staff on hand handing out leaflets, trying to give people alternative routes home. it is one of the busiest train lines in the country and not just commuters busiest train lines in the country and notjust commute

last night, the metropolitan olice said arthur collins, who is 25 and from hertfordshire, was arrestedd in a reality tv show the only way is essex. he was taken into custody at an address in the town of rushton in northamptonshire, following an operation by armed officers from east midlands and the met‘s specialist crime and operations unit. the metropolitan police said a 21—year—old man has been charged with seven counts of grievous bodily harm in relation to the alleged incident. he has been named as andre phoenix, who will appear before thames magistrates tomorrow. keith doyle, bbc news. police in greater manchester are appealing for witnesses after three people, including a pregnant woman, had bleach thrown in their eyes. the woman was walking with a man when the liquid was thrown at them from a passing car on friday night. shortly afterwards, bleach was thrown at a second man on the same road. police say the while the victims suffered "severe discomfort" officers believe they suffered no lasting damage. the mobile operator, three, has apologised for technical problems which preven

arthur collins, who's 25, had been sought by police following an incident at the mangle club in hackney. keith doyle reports. emergency services were wrought to the mangle night club after some people were brought in contact with a corrosive element. the metropolitan police said arthur collins, 25, from hertfordshire, was arrested on suspicion of murder. he is the boyfriend of ferne mccann, who appeared in the reality tv show, the only way is essex. he was taken into custody in north hampshire, following an operation from and officers from east midlands and the met specialist crime unit. the met police federation on the one your old man was charged with seven cou nts old man was charged with seven counts of grievous bodily harm. he has been named as andrea phoenix who will appear before the thames magistrate tomorrow. polling stations across france will openin polling stations across france will open in an hour's time in the first round of the country's presidential election. 11 candidates are running for office, with the race between the top four contenders considered too close to call

arthur collins — former boyfriend of reality tv personality ferne mccann — is charged over the acid attack0 people. and london marathon's most heart—warming moment. the man who sacrificed his own race time to make sure this exhausted runner crossed the finish line. he said it was the perfect ending to his race. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. for the first time, neither the left—wing or right—wing parties has a candidate in the 2nd round of the presidential elections after they were both defeated by two outsiders yesterday. this was a full throated rejection of the old system here in france. the two parties who have ruled since the fifth republic in 1928 swept aside in this new kind of populism in france was out of the ashes of the old system comes emmanuel macron, who has never been elected before. he would be the youngest president since the pole on. there is an appetite within europe for the centre ground. —— since napoleon. marine le pen from le front national who it is promising to free france from the ruling elite. james reynolds with the story of the night. macron's porters

police name the man they want to question about an acid attack at a london nightclub as arthur collins boyfriend of a reality tv star. sam warburton of wales is named as captain of the british and irish lions for their tour of new zealand this summer. good afternoon, i'm simon mccoy, and in the last half hour, parliament has approved the prime minister's call for a snap general election in seven weeks‘ time. there was a short—ish debate but in the end mps voted in favour of a general election onjune 8th with a considerable majority. eyes to the right 522, two miles to the left 13, so the ayes have it, the left 13, so the ayes have it, the ayes have it. —— nose to the left. the motion was passed with 522 members of parliament in favour and 13 against, well above the required two—thirds majority. theresa may says victory injune would strengthen her hand with eu leaders as she begins formal brexit negotiations. but the labour leaderjeremy corbyn questioned why voters should believe her after her u—turn on holding a snap election. our political correspondent ian watson reports. the westmin

arthur collins is wanted for questioning after a corrosive liquid was sprayed during an argument. on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore america first. the us president unveils his plans to change the rules for the controversial hate one big fees. american workers have long called for reforms to end these visa abuses and for the first time their calls are being entered for the first time. and a snap election for the uk. how much nervousness does is add to the market? good morning, asia and hello world. this is wednesday. thank you for joining us. i am rico hizon. by america, higheramerica, joining us. i am rico hizon. by america, higher america, that is the aim of us president donald trump's latest executive order. as we reported just hours ago he signed the order to review a temporary visa programme used to place foreign workers in highly skilled usjobs. mrjohn says he wants to stop abuse of the immigration system. right now, widespread abuse in our immigration system is allowing american workers of all backgrounds to be replaced by workers brought in from o

arthur collins, who's 25 and from hertfordshire, is the boyfriend of a reality tv star, ferne mccann.und firearms and cannabis plants when they searched his home in broxbourne. prince harry says he's been amazed by the response to his comments about his difficulty in dealing with his mother's death. his brother prince william has also opened up about coping with diana's death, saying the shock of losing her is still with him 20 years later. our royal correspondent peter hunt's report contains flash photography from the start. harry and his little helper, melissa, getting the london marathon preparations under way. it's a race which, this year, has a special focus on a princely passion — mental health. prince harry has attracted widespread praise this week for his honesty when he spoke of the anguish and the anxiety he suffered for years after his mother's death. it was only right to share my experiences and to help, to hope to encourage others to come forward and really sort of reduce or smash that stigma. to make it easier for them to talk about their own experiences. so, i wasjust d

one of the accused arthur collins, is the ex—boyfriend of reality tv star fearne mccann. people. two of the victims have been partially blinded. the head of north korea's armed forces has warned that the threat of nuclear war is real. he blamed what he calls "the frantic war drills of the us imperialists". president trump wants the un to impose new sanctions. the status quo in north korea is unacceptable. north korean ballistic missile programmes are a real threat to the world. whether we want to talk about it or not. they are a big world problem and we have to finally solve it. we have put blindfolds on for decades and now its time to solve the problem. and now it's time for newsnight. let the real battle commence. populist nationalism and global liberalism are to fight it out here in france. on the one side, emmanuel macron — who sells himself as a radical outsider, but who aims to reform and preserve the existing order. on the other, marine le pen, the real anti—establishment outsider. but she came in second, and is starting from behind. we ask this front national camp

and police say they want to speak to arthur collins, the boyfriend of the tv personality ferne mccann, about a suspected acid attack at a nightclub in east london. in a moment it'll be time for sportsday, but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. as we've been hearing, theresa may won't take part in a tv leaders debate during the general election. we'll be speaking to party aides on whether that decision might backfire. george osborne is standing down as an mp. we'll hear why in an interview he's done with us. and we'll find out what's on the front pages of tomorrow's newspapers in the papers, tonight with our guests alison little, who's deputy political editor at the daily express, and lucy fisher, senior political correspondent at the times. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday with me, hugh ferris. the headlines tonight: sam warburton is picked to lead his pack of lions to face the mighty all blacks. andy murray back from a wrist injury and winning again. he's through to the third round of t

arthur collins appeared at court here earlier today. ifficulty standing when he was asked by the districtjudge to give his name, address and age. just to recap the charges, collins is facing 1a counts of grievous bodily harm and one count of throwing acid with intent to burn. andre phoenix is facing seven counts of throwing corrosive fluid with intent to burn. both been remanded in custody. these charges are in connection with the alleged acid attack at an east london nightclub a week ago in which more than 20 were hurt, two of them serious. a young woman and a man both of whom have lost the use of one eye, so serious injuries. we have heard from the metropolitan police in the last few minutes, saying they are actively seeking to arrest more people in connection with the acid attack at the nightclub last week. they are actively seeking to arrest more people in connection with the attack. a number of lawyers have appeared before the solictors regulation authority on charges of falsely accusing the british army of murdering, torturing and

arthur collins, former boyfriend of reality tv personality ferne mccann, is appearing in court chargedan acid attack which injured 20 people. and in the next hour: the london marathon‘s most heart—warming moment. the man who sacrificed his own race time to make sure this exhausted runner crossed the finish line. iwas, like, shouting in his ear saying "come on, come on, you can do this!" good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. i'm christian fraser live in paris, where the centrist candidate, a perfect day to begin campaigning for the second round. i'm christian fraser live in paris, where the centrist candidate, emmanuel macron, and the far—right national front leader, marine le pen, have made it through to the second round of the french presidential election. macron, who has never run for political office, told his supporters they had changed the face of french politics, and it was his job to reconcile the country. marine le pen described her victory as historic and said a vote for her was important for the survival of france. it's the first time in nearly 60 years that neither of the

arthur collins, who's 2a and the boyfriend of the reality tv star, ferne mccann, is facing 14 countsve fluid with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. the government will go to the high court to try to delay publishing its strategy for tackling air pollution. today was the deadline for ministers to present their plans, but they claim voting rules mean they can't publish sensitive policies before the general election. campaigners say they're trying to dodge a difficult issue. tougher punishments for the most serious cases of speeding have come into force in england and wales today. drivers can now be fined one and a half times their weekly wage for the worst offences — that means driving over 50 miles an hour in a 30 zone or 100 miles an hour on a motorway. and a 12—year—old who was trying to drive across the entire breadth of australia has been picked up by police. the boy was pulled over already 800 miles into his journey in broken hill in the new south wales outback on saturday after a patrol noticed the car's bumper dragging on the ground. police believe he'd planned to keep goin

arthur collins is the boyfriend of tv personality ferne mccann. now time for the sport.orrespondent katie gornall is in london for us ahead that announcement at midday. as you say, soon months of speculation will come to an end. in around half an hour, the lions‘ tour manager will reveal the 40 names that have made the squad to tour new zealand with warren gatland. here with me to talk all about it is our by with me to talk all about it is our rugby union correspondent, chris jones. we do know one name that is going to be and that squad — sam warburton, the captain. he is injured, that was his participation everin injured, that was his participation ever in doubt? it is only a six week injury, so it is something people see as a positive. it gives them a chance to freshen up before the tour and be ready to go come the first match. if he's not ready for that, he will certainly be ready to build up he will certainly be ready to build up for the next games. either way, over the course of the last few weeks it was always going to become apparent he was warren gatland's man st

the metropolitan police have released two pictures of arthur collins.. 20 people suffered burns. 12 needed hospital treatment. two men, aged 2a and 29, have been transferred to a specialist burns hospital in essex where they remain in a serious but stable condition. mr collins can be seen here with reality tv star ferne mccann, who was not with him at the time of the incident. a spokeswoman for the star, who is best known for her appearances on the only way is essex and i'm a celebrity get me out of here, said in a statement... isabella fraser, whose injuries can be seen here, was in the club with her sister prue at the time. they are from australia and spoke to a channel there. someonejust ran into me and had acid or something all over their face. i felt my back, and i thought someone had scratched me. it was stinging and i realised my shirt was stuck to my skin. i could not find isabella anywhere and i could feel my arm burning. everyone was saying, there is acid that has been thrown... police say they have also visited an address in hertfordshire whe

one of them is arthur collins — the ex—boyfriend of reality tv star fearne mccann.ainst 11l people. two of the victims have been partially blinded. tougher punishments for the most serious speeding offences have come into force in england and wales. under the new guidelines, fines for drivers caught doing 51 miles per hour in a 30 miles per hour zone or 101 miles per hour on a motorway will start from 150% of weekly income. at present it is 100%. the government is going to court to ask for a delay in the publication of its clean air plan. ministers say that the election means they shouldn't unveil a major new policy at this stage. but campaigners and opposition politicians say the government is looking for an excuse to avoid difficult decisions. our science editor david shukman is in central london for us this evening. david, why are environmental campaigners so angry about this? well because streets like this are still so polluted. it was seven yea rs still so polluted. it was seven years ago britain was told it was in breach of european safety limits on pollution,

arthur collins, who's 25, had been sought by police following an incident at the mangle club in hackneys flying scotsman — are giving rail enthusiasts in yorkshire a rare treat this morning as they are travelling side—by—side along the tracks of the east coast mainline in what has been described as a "once in a lifetime event." our correspondent, phil bodmer, is in york for the event which is also celebrating the "past and future" of the railway. what a sight! you can hear the band in the papers here, who havejust struck up on platform five at your station. you can see the intercity 125 and the 265 beside it. you can see the steam of the flying scotsman, which is just about to leave york station. the icon of the railways, built in doncaster works in 1923 and plying its trade along the east coast main line from 192a. we are getting covered in soot and steam. rob mcintosh from network rail, you have been instrumental in getting this going. how logistically difficult has it been to arrange this? difficult to do, but as you can see, it is a must do event, fantastic event and thanks to all t

police are saying that arthur collins, the 25—year—old boyfriend of tv star ferne mccann has been chargedcou nts of attem pts charged with that incident. 1a counts of attempts to do bodily harm and one count of throwing corrosive fluid on a person to cause gbh. that is coming from scotland yard. it happened at the mangle club earlier this month. this is bbc news. the main stories. centrist, emmanuel macron, and the far—right‘s marine le pen will contest the run—off for the french presidency. jeremy corbyn won't commit to renewing the trident weapons system, but labour says it will back the nuclear deterrent. a murder inquiry is under way after a man is run over and killed by his own car as it was being stolen in manchester. sport now, and time for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. james. hello. this season's fa cup final will be between chelsea and arsenal. the gunners beat manchester city 2—1 after extra time. david ornstein reports from wembley. they came en masse with hope renewed, a season that promised so much has so far failed to deliver. but there can be no looking back. f

two men — arthur collins, pictured here, and andre phoenix — have been remanded in custody after beinging have come into force in england and wales. drivers may now be fined 1.5 times their weekly wage for the worst offences, including driving over 50mph in a 30mph—zone, or 100mph on a motorway. james mattis, the us defence secretary, has warned that afghan security forces and the international troops supporting them face "a tough year" because of the threat from the taliban. mr mattis is in kabul, where the afghan defence minister and the army chief of staff have resigned following friday‘s taliban attack on a military base. the assault near mazar—e—sharif killed more than 1a0 people, after militants disguised as soldiers stormed an army base. 0ur correspondentjustin rowlatt has been to the camp, and sent this report. this is the route the taliban attackers took. the guards waved them through, believing they were fellow afghan soldiers. we‘re the firstjournalists invited onto the army base, the first to see the horror unleashed here. a suicide bomber blew himself up in the dining hall

arthur collins, who's 25 and from hertfordshire, is the boyfriend of a reality tv star, ferne mccann.ts when they searched his home in broxbourne. prince harry says he's been amazed by the response to his comments about his difficulty in dealing with his mother's death. his brother, prince william, has also opened up about coping with diana's death, saying the shock of losing her is still with him, 20 years later. our royal correspondent peter hunt's report contains flash photography from the start. harry and his little helper, melissa, getting the london marathon preparations under way. it's a race which this year has a special focus on a princely passion — mental health. prince harry has attracted widespread praise this week for his honesty when he spoke of the anguish and the anxiety he suffered for years after his mother's death. it was only right to share my experiences and to help, and really, sort of, reduce or smash that stigma. to make it easier for them to talk about their own experiences. so, i wasjust doing my bit. and was it liberating? or scary? no. look, i mean, i think

arthur collins is wanted for questioning after a corrosive liquid was sprayed during an argument in the today. this is an image of 2014j0—25. nasa say it will get ‘uncomfortably close' to earth, but it won't make any impact. it's the largest asteroid to come this near us since 2004 — but it'll still be about a million miles away. that's a summary of the latest bbc news — more at 10.00. here's some sport now with will. le i ceste r‘s leicester's incredible champions leaguejourney is over leicester's incredible champions league journey is over after their quarterfinal defeat against atletico madrid last night, trailing 1—0 from the first leg, sounding as head of the first leg, sounding as head of the spaniards in front. jamie vardy —— saul niguez headed the spaniard in front, jamie vardy equalised but they lose 2—1. back to business as usualfor they lose 2—1. back to business as usual for craig shakespeare's site. cristiano ronaldo scored a hat—trick to ta ke cristiano ronaldo scored a hat—trick to take a champions league tally to 100 goals as holders will madrid is past ten man bayern mu

one of them — arthur collins — is the ex—boyfriend of reality tv star fearne mccann.ast, had the potential to cause widespread carnage. the device was found outside holy cross school in the north of the city. nearby homes had to be evacuated, while the army dealt with the bomb. dan stanton reports. children walking into school where just over a day ago this bomb was left beside the school gates. police found the device after they were alerted following suspicious activity in the area late on saturday night. to know that a viable device was outside the school gates shocks and horrifies me to the core. there could have been loss of life here. significant damage to the building. a school should be safe and secure environment for children, to come, and also for parents to know their children are safe and secure. at a news conference, police say they believe the bomb was designed to kill police officers, and that dissident republicans were responsible. a significant device, sizeable. if it had exploded, we believe it would have killed anybody in the immediate area, and mos

police say enquiries are continuing to try and find arthur collins, 25 years old and from hertfordshire a volley of 41 shots was fired by the king's troop royal horse artillery. an hour later, the honourable artillery company fired a 62—gun salute at the tower of london. and at the changing of the guard ceremony at buckingham palace, the band of the irish guards performed happy birthday with thousands of tourists watching the spectacle — and some of them joining in. band plays ‘happy birthday' a very sedate pace that they play it at! lets have a look at the weather now with helen... it is coming, i promise! good evening. it looks like many of us will have a shock to the system next week as winter returns but for the weekend it should be mostly dry and will feel warm in the sunshine, in spite of chilly nights with ground frost around. we've had a bit of sunshine today but on the whole, cloud is building up as the day goes on. this is up in lancashire and the best of the sunshine to end the day has been in the north behind our weatherfront. the hole has filled in the cloud in the south—we

arthur collins, who's 2a and the boyfriend of the reality tv star, ferne mccann, is facing 1a countst of throwing corrosive fluid with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. andre phoenix, who's 21, faces seven counts of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. tougher punishments for the most serious cases of speeding have come into force in england and wales today. drivers can now be fined 1.5 times their weekly wage for the worst offences. that means driving over 50 miles an hour in a 30 zone or 100 miles an hour on a motorway. the government will go to the high court to try to delay publishing its strategy for tackling air pollution. today was the deadline for ministers to present their plans, but they claim voting rules mean they can't publish sensitive policies before the general election. campaigners say they're trying to dodge a difficult issue. 0ur environment analyst, roger harrabin, reports. britain's fill the air was supposed to have been cleaned up by 2010. governments found the task hard and expensive, so policies have crept along. until campaigners at the hig

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the questioning in connection with the questioning in connection with the incident, 25—year—old arthur collins has left with burns and up to 20 people have been taken to hospital with burns and injuries as a result of the noxious acidic spray in the nightclub. the culture secretary karen bradley has strongly defended the conservatives' commitment to foreign aid spending. her comments come as the microsoft founder bill gates urged the uk to retain its pledge to spend 0.7% of gdp on international aid, saying it was proof of its goodwill and humanity. there has been speculation the pledge could be dropped in the tory manifesto, but ms bradley said she was proud of the government's record. the manifesto will be published in due course and we can debate what is in the manifesto at the point. i'm not to speculate on what may or may not be in the manifesto. i voted for the act of parliament that put them up at 0.7% in parliamentary legislation, and am very proud of the record of this government in delivering for those most in need across the world, and britain will always be a leading force in that.