obviously, the bbc news channel's most important role among all the bbc services in the end is to provideive and breaking news coverage. so we do, it's fair to say, clear the schedule when we get a big breaking story and we will suspend normal programming while we are doing it. this was a bank holiday monday so part of the programme we drop when we got news of the royal baby and meghan going into labour was actually recorded programming, documentaries and things that we'd scheduled, a bit like a weekend because it was a bank holiday. so we removed some of those when we had a breaking story. but that is ourjob when there is a breaking story, to work out how long shall we continue with the coverage of a rolling story. we do it partly because we get people tuning in all the time as the story develops and they first learn to hear of it. 0k. so that, if you like, the context in which we will sometimes clear the schedules. right, there is a second part that follows from thatjohn, which is how much new information did you get over the course of those four hours? yes, that was my other main compl

i am absolutely disgusted with the bbc. we put those points to bbc news any spokesperson told us... the treatment of politicians on air, and the frequency of their appearances has been under more than usual scrutiny new build up to the local elections two weeks ago and next thursday's vote for the european parliament. last week's edition of have i got news for you was pulled at the last minute exit features of the acting leader of change uk heidi allen with the bbc saying it was inappropriate to feature political party leaders in an election period as it did not allow for equal representation of viewers. that issue of equal representation is a complex one and some viewers have been questioning how it's being applied. and that reference to nigel farage and the brexit party was echoed byjohn taylor. let's find out more about those rules from the bbc‘s chief political adviser rick bailey. are you in breach of your own rules given the brexit party has never fielded any candidates before? when you approach an election, you look at, when you are thinking about coverage of different partie

please get in touch with your opinions about what you see on bbc tv news online or bbc social media.it newswatch or you can find us on twitter. you can call us as well. and have a look at previous interviews on a website. that is all from us. back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. hello again. we had some big weather contracts across the uk during the day today. it was the far north of england and scotland and northern ireland having the thickest and outbreaks of rain but a particularly wet and western scotland today. you can see how that rain has been pretty slow moving, is beginning to push his way eastwards now. into the south of this, although the day started off on a rather cloudy know, that cloud broke up to the afternoon and come across much of england and wealthy skies got much brighter, later in the day, for example, over here. for england and wales, we will keep those clear skies overnight as well, a few exceptions, the cloud could be thick enough for an hotspot across the late night and over the hills of northwest england, rain clearin

the dilemma was summed up by a tweet from the former head of the bbc newsroom.bbc news how it was approaching its political coverage in the light of those rules and the current political turmoil and they told us... of course, a different set of rules have also been applied during the period leading up to the european elections, requiring deal way to be given to all parties, as we have discussed on this programme over the past few weeks. that can be achieved, the bbc says, across one programme, a series of programmes, all over the course of the election campaign. at some of those tuning into the andrew marr show last sunday had questions about the guest list outlined at the top of the programme. in an extended show this morning, iam programme. in an extended show this morning, i am joined programme. in an extended show this morning, iamjoined by programme. in an extended show this morning, i am joined by a whole range of party leaders, labour's jeremy corbyn, the snp leader nicola sturgeon from glasgow and in the studio, the leader of the liberal democrats, sir v

coming up on bbc news...premier league sides could make another all—english european final, as both chelsea and arsenal aim for a spot in the europa league showpiece. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the government now says it will cover the cost of replacing flammable cladding on 166 privately—owned tower blocks in england. much of the work has been delayed by disputes between leaseholders and freeholders about who should pay to replace cladding on theirflats — similar to that which was used on grenfell tower. ministers acknowledged it was causing stress and worry for residents. sarah campbell reports. expert after expert told the inquiry into the grenfell fire that the aluminium composite cladding which covered the tower block was why the fire spread so quickly and lead to such devastating loss of life. in the aftermath, work was carried out on some buildings, such as these in north london, to remove similar cladding, but the government insisted owners would have to pay the bill for the re

david willis, bbc news, los angeles. the headlines on bbc news...r starmer says to break the brexit impasses, the government should include a public vote in any eu withdrawal agreement. counting is under way in australia's general election, with early results suggesting a good night for prime minister scott morrison's governing liberal—led conservative coalition. prince william opens up over the pain he suffered after the death of his mother, diana, in a bbc documentary about mental health. thousands of women with down's syndrome who are going through the menopause might not be getting the help they need, because health professionals often overlook their symptoms. the down's syndrome association warns that emotional symptoms are sometimes written off as challenging behaviour caused by a learning disability. jayne mccubbin has been to find out more. right, ladies. what do you all know about menopause? it's the change. the change. it's something what men don't have to go through. there's a reason it's been women given to women — because we can cope. s

danny shaw, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news...e bbc broadcaster danny baker is sacked after tweeting a joke about the new royal baby showing a couple holding hands with a chimpanzee. as labour launches its european elections campaign, jeremy corbyn criticises the government's handling of brexit and the cross—party talks. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. and in the the united states this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. david beckham has been banned from driving for six months. appearing at bromley magistrates court, he was given six points for driving his bentley while using a mobile phone in london's west end. the former england captain was charged after a member of the public told police they had seen him driving while on the phone. david lumb gave this update from outside the court. he was wearing a grey suit, white shirt, he was greeted by a large number of press and media keen to ta ke number of press and media keen to take his picture. the court heard thi

this is bbc news. the headlines at eight.nd labour lose hundreds of seats in the local election. go next summer local factors and some were probably disagreeing with both parties on attitudes towards the european union. these were always going to be difficult results, difficult elections for us and nine years into a government. it is the added dimension of the fact that we have not got the brexit deal in line. dimension of the fact that we have not got the brexit deal in linem was a great night for the liberal democrats, the green party in over 500 independent candidates who all gained seats. elsewhere, overa million people have been

his career at the bbc is over. david sillito, bbc news.renfell tower fire, the government is to spend an estimated £200 million on the replacement of dangerous cladding on privately—owned high rise buildings. there had been growing concerns that individual leaseholders would have to pay for the work because some private landlords were not coming up with the money. as our home affairs correspondent tom symonds reports, there are questions about whether the taxpayer should be bailing out the private sector. flats in this block in bromley can cost u p flats in this block in bromley can cost up to £300,000, but it's now a fire risk and that means having someone on fire risk and that means having someone on duty to raise the alarm if the worst happens. hugely expensive, so the flat owners do it themselves. we are on waking watch duty and we have been doing this for a yearand a duty and we have been doing this for a year and a half to keep everybody safe. it will take seven minutes to reach the top, the flames. seven minutes for everyone to get

by the bbc met with the disapproval of some viewers. heather leach e—mailed. ..nd keith russell made this point... spaniards also went to the polls this week, with the country's third general election in four years last sunday. the headline about it on that night's news at ten focused on the high turnout and the bbc‘s expectation that a far right party was expected to perform strongly. later in the programme, that was again the initial focus for huw edwards. our europe editor, katya adler, is in madrid. and katya, let's start by talking about the performance of this far right party. yes, with almost all the votes counted now, huw, it looks like the populist nationalist vox party has performed strongly, winning a bunch of seats in spain's parliament for the very first time. but what we cannot talk about tonight, huw, is a massive swing to the far right in spain. vox looks set to become spain's fifth—largest party, with the centre—left the largest. so given that the vox party was, as katya adler said, set to become only the fifth biggest party, did it really warran

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11:00: syrian government forces attack the provinces of idlib, northern hama, and western aleppo — the last rebel—held areas in the country. translation: aircrafts were bombing that day, at midnight a fighterjet bombed them and killed my son, his wife, his daughter and his son. two years after the grenfell tower fire in west london, the government is to spend £200 million on replacing dangerous cladding on privately—owned high—rise buildings. danny baker, one of the biggest names on bbc radio 5 live, has been sacked after posting a tweet about the royal baby which led to accusations of racism. the alleged serial rapist joseph mccann, who was arrested in congleton in cheshire following a police manhunt, now faces a total of 21 charges. he looks call and focused. it is hazzard. and it's an all—english europa league final as chelsea and arsenal both win their semi—finals tonight. and at 11:30 we'll be taking another look at the papers with the political commentator giles

in a statement the bbc said: "the bbc has specific editorial guidelines that apply during election periodsuld be inappropriate to feature political party leaders on entertainment programmes during this short election period, which does not allow for equal representation to be achieved." in repsonse hat trick productions, which makes the show, said: "we tried everything we could to get the bbc to broadcast it". broadcasting regulator 0fcom's election rules state, among other things, that neither candidates in elections, nor representatives of those candidates, are allowed to "act as news presenters, interviewers or presenters of any type of programme during the election period". and that is the reason. an event aiming to reunite families separated between mexico and the united states has been cancelled after organisers said the american authorities refused to give permission. the gathering, called "hugs not walls", allowed families to meet in an area between frontier crossings near the texas city of el paso. the organisers have blamed president trump for the cancellation. david willis repor

this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at four: in australia, prime minister scott morrison's liberal—led conservative coalition claims a shock victory in the country's general election, after the labor leader, bill shorten concedes. tonight is not about me. it's not about even the liberal party. tonight is about every single australian who depends on the government to put them first. the shadow brexit secretary, labour's sir keir starmer, says to break the brexit impasse, the government should include a public vote in any eu withdrawal agreement. prince william opens up over the pain he suffered after the death of his mother, diana, the princess of wales, in a bbc documentary about mental health. final preparations are underway for the 64th eurovision song contest in tel aviv, with michael rice flying the flag for the uk. manchester city face watford in the fa cup final at wembley —— as they look to become the first english club to complete the domestic treble. and in half an hour, we'll have the highlights

andy moore, bbc news.of that interview with the duke of cambridge in the documentary a royal team talk: tackling mental health. it's broadcast on bbc one tomorrow night at 10:30pm. a man has died after a fight in a street in rochdale last night. he's believed to be in his early twenties. greater manchester police say a woman, who's 25, has been arrested in connection with the murder investigation. counting is under way in australia in one of the most closely fought general elections in years. scott morrison is the third liberal prime minister in four years, after his two predecessors were ousted in party coups. he took the top job in august last year after the party ousted malcolm turnbull. standing against him is bill shorten of the labor party, who's promised higher taxes on the wealthy, and tougher action on climate change. 0ur correspondent hywel griffith is in sydney. it is living up to projections of a very close contest? still far too close to call. the only exit poll had labour ahead, but as the re

this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 103m: the shadow brexit secretary keir starmer says to break the bank imp as the government must include a public vote in any withdrawal agreement. australians wait to find out whether they will get that six new prime minister in as many years. prince william opens up over the pain he suffered after the death of his mother, princess diana, in a bbc documentary about mental health. when you are bereaved at a very young age, any time really, but particularly at a young age, you feel pain like no other pain. final preparations are being made for the 64th eurovision song contest in tel aviv, with michael rice flying the flag for the uk. manchester city face watford in the fa cup final at wembley, as they look to become the first english club to complete the domestic treble. and, the travel show is in the new york with a behind the scenes looks of the new statue of liberty museum. that's in half an hour on bbc news. good morning. labour's brexit spokesman sir keir starmer

amol rajan, bbc news.at least four children in england have been killed in the past five years by an abusive parent after court ordered access. and dozens of parents have revealed their abusive ex—partners were granted unsupervised contact with their child. more than 120 mps have signed an open letter calling for an urgent inquiry. emma ailes reports. when parents separate and they can't agree arrangements for their children, they can end up in the family court. a judge then decides what contact each parent should have. there is a fundamental presumption in law that a child should have contact with both parents, but dozens have told the victoria derbyshire programme the courts have ordered unsupervised contact with a violent ex—partner, and we've learned that at least four children have been killed by a parent in the last five years during access allowed by the court. mary's ex—partner was physically abusive and has numerous convictions for violent and drug offences. i was completely naive about the family

nick parrott, bbc news.ack to the championship after a dramatic last gasp winner against sunderland in the league one play off final at wembley. with the game heading to extra time, patrick bauer struck with virtually the last kick of the game to break sunderland hearts. craig templeton reports. 21 years have passed since charlton and sunderland produced arguably the greatest play—off final ever. eight goals shared, 13 penalties taken, quite a lot to live up to. that can make nerves and mistakes predictable, but this was so unpredictable it even caught the camera by surprise. the second viewing will not make it easierfor the keeper. it can be hard to respond to a moment like that at all, let alone respond with a moment of real quality. that was where the quality ended. but the commitment remained, and it felt like extra time was on the horizon. but with just six seconds left on the clock, the ball fell to a man who had not scored all season. patrick bauer knows how to pick his moments. cue delirium, cue deva

ben hunte, bbc news.ing on the strength of europe's growing populist parties. the polls, across 28 nations, will elect members of the european parliament in brussels, the eu's only directly—elected body. in many countries, populist parties are expected to do well, including in france where president emmanuel macron has staked his presidency on confronting them. our paris correspondent lucy williamson has been testing the mood among voters on france's north—eastern border. if you want to see what freedom of movement in europe looks like, come to the north—east corner of france early on a weekday morning. this is one of 40,000 people from this area to cross the border each day for work. herfather worked in the local steel mines here. she commutes to her hairdressing salon on the 7.38 to luxembourg. is she living the european dream? translation: dream, no. you need to work, that's all. working near where you live is the ideal but salaries and pensions are better in luxembourg. i asked the passenger next to h

rebecca morelle, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news.is mother. a miraculous reunion foran iraqifamily, after 30 years. the pope was shot, the pope will live. that was the essence of the appalling news from rome this afternoon, that, as an italian television commentator put it, terrorism has come to the vatican. the man they called the butcher of lyon, klaus barbie, went on trial today in the french town where he was the gestapo chief in the second world war. winnie mandela never looked like a woman just sentenced to six years injail. the judge told mrs mandela there was no indication she felt even the slightest remorse. the chinese government has called for an all—out effort to help the victims of a powerful earthquake, the worst to hit the country for 30 years. the computer deep blue has tonight triumphed over the world chess champion, garry kasparov. it is the first time a machine has defeated a reigning world champion in a classical chess match. america's first legal same—sex marriages have been taking place in massachusetts. god ble

this is bbc news. the headlines at midday: a warning from the sacked defence secretary gavin williamson to the prime minister that compromising with labour over brexit would be a grave mistake. us—iran tensions: president rouhani warns that his country is facing difficult times ahead because of renewed american sanctions. the national crime agency says organised criminals are killing more british people a year than terrorism, war and natural disasters combined. two bbc dramas go head to head tonight at the bafta tv awards. the biggest prize in domestic football goes to the wire this afternoon — will it be title glory for liverpool or manchester city? and click investigates police deployment of facial recognition. that's in half an hour, here on bbc news. the former defence secretary, gavin williamson, has strongly criticised theresa may's cross—party brexit talks with labour, calling them a "grave mistake". writing in the mail on sunday, mr williamson — who was sacked over a leak from the national secu

andy moore, bbc news.igner who has struggled with his own mental health issues and now helps others who are struggling. a life coach, i suppose, josh? because we all have mental health, it's about how good, or how poor it is. i suppose doing what prince william has done and what you're going to do now, talking about it, isa going to do now, talking about it, is a major step forward in addressing mental health problems? yeah, yeah. ithink addressing mental health problems? yeah, yeah. i think it's great to hear people of that stature talking about their emotions and feelings, the way that these guys are doing. i think it's going to be paramount to breaking down the walls of stigma. certainly for me, it resonates when he talks about losing his mum and the pain it caused. your parents we re the pain it caused. your parents were alcoholics, weren't they, which caused you problems as a child? my dad was an alcoholic and i lost him when i was nine years old. but i thought that as a boy and as a young mani though

tom symonds, bbc news.s in a block of flats in east london with grenfell—style cladding. thank you for coming in. your response to this announcement today? it is quite overwhelming actually, a large number of us gathered together meeting in parliament yesterday evening and representatives from blocks all up and down the country who had come together to speak to ministers and to have other experts like a professor giving their experts on the issue. the wake of this morning, and had this announcement is this morning, and had this announcement is a this morning, and had this announcement is a really, it will overwhelming. we have been fighting for so long and feeling we were not making any progress at all. to have this very significant statement from the government is a very welcome and particularly, in terms of what the house or secretary said on the programme this morning, he is really listening to and and understood the strain and stress this was putting on people. —— housing secretary. we really are glad h

duncan kennedy, bbc news.an watch a special programme on the trial that led to bob higgins‘ conviction at 9.30 tomorrow night on the bbc news channel — and also on the bbc iplayer from today. india's prime minister, narendra modi, has secured another five—year term, after a landslide victory in the general election. results so far show his bjp party, is on course to win more than 300, of the 543 seats in parliament. in all, 900 million voters were eligible to take part, making it the largest election the world has ever seen. there were one million polling stations due to rules that no one should have to travel more than 2 kilometres to vote, and the poll lasted 39 days. 0ur south asia correspondent rajini vaidyanathan, reports from delhi. a warning that there are flashing images in her report. narendra modi, india's strongman, has retained his grip on power. back for a second term, the boy who sold tea has grown into one of the world's most powerful men. beloved too many, his autocratic brand of hindu national

♪cu >> stay rious. ♪ npplause] >> and, "bbc world news." laura: this is "bbc world news america."rting from washingtom laura trevelyan. a key member of the british prime nister's cabinet resigns, casting more doubt on theresa may's brexit plan and how long she can stay in her job. the bipartisan meeting in washington ends abruptly. the president says he won't do business with democrats until stop -- accusation stop flying. pres. trump: instead of walking in happily to a meeting, i walk in to people who said i was doing a cover-up. i don't do coverups. laura: plus, the impact of war a w exhibit explores how the f ghting in vietnam affected american artiststhe era. laura: welcome to our views on public television here in america and around the globe. it was a tumultuous day for britain's embattled prime minister. a key member of her cabine quit, saying she no longer believes mrs. may's approach will deliver brexit. eaaneadsom is the 21st minister to resign over brexit, and shdid so on the eve of european elections. with a backlash among conservative lawmakers, speculation is rife on

bbc news. ♪ jane: an investigation by the bbc's team has foundar crimes in libya being widely sharedthey also identified a group of libyan army fighters who sred the videos. there is a warning that you may find some of the images in the repo disturbing. reporter: this is a special forces commander in the libyan national army. hes about to kill three captured fighters. under international law, this is a war crime. the full unedited video has been on facebook for two years. it has been watched over 10,000 times on youtube, it is still being shared on twitter.nv a bbc arabic iestigation has found nearly 100 images and video on facebook and youtube documenting graphic violence. most are too gruesome to show. >> it is a very serious crime. the prohibition on mutilation of the bodies or soldiers of the enemy goes back hundreds of years. reporter: we have idenfied some of those alleitd to have cod the crimes. all of them are members of the brigade. and lead a special unit under the command of the general, whose army is trying to see control of the capital, tripoli. our investigation also fo

♪ >>tay curious. ♪ [applause] >> and now, "bbc world news." jane: this is "bbc world news america."ng from washington, i'm' jan'brien. unrest in venezuela intensifiest to the oppn leader calls on his supporters ontinue their protest. >> both sides have called for mass mobilization as a way of trying to influence the military. these protesters are targeting an airbase at the heart of caracas. jane: accused of misleading congress and the american people, the attorney general stands by his conclusion that the president did not obstruct justice. >> it is concluded the evidunce developeng the special counsel's investigation is not sufficient to establish the president committed and -- an obstruction of justice offense. jane: c and the soarit of health care is notic making a well. a new book is showing what iswe wrong and how can fix it. ♪ jane: welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe the u.s. secretary of state is -- it says military action in venezuela is possible if the unrest continues. mike pompeo also told russia's foreign minister that interventi

jon: jon kay, bbc news.e full report about the amazing, emotionaleuon, " bbcn to "panorama" on world news" this weekend. mhollywood rning the loss of a legend. doris day has died in california at the age of 97. the singer and actress was one of the biggest box-office stars of the 1950's and 1960's, with hits including "calamity jane" and "pillow talk." she was beloved for her charisma and girl-next-door persona. the bbc looks back at her amazing life. >> ♪ will be home tonight by the light of the silvery moon ♪ reporter: doris day crking that whip in "calamity jane." no one captured better the good-natured 1950's hollywood innocence. her romantic comedies were smart, glamorous box-office hits. "pillow talk" with rock hudson won her an oscar nomination. >> you are not the kind of gal who would break a date. >> no, i am not. guynd i ain't the kind of who would ask you to. doris: i had a great time, and i think that they sensed it. have fun and wear all the gorgeous clothes and work with rock hudson and clark g

join us at 10am, on bbc two, the bbc news channel and online.ning. it's a very wet start to the day. we have some heavy rain moving its way northwards across the uk. it's all linked into an area of low pressure, which you can see really nicely here on the satellite imagery — throwing these weather fronts and a lot of cloud across the uk. the rain will eventually clear from southern areas of england and south wales. there will be brighter skies, a bit of sunshine developing this afternoon. with that though, some heavier, thundery showers developing. the rain, really quite persistent, particularly in north—east england and the east of scotland with a rather strong easterly wind and that's going to make it feel particularly chilly across north—eastern areas. temperatures may be at best, six or seven celsius. elsewhere and certainly towards the south, it won't be quite as cold as that, temperature is about 14 or 15 degrees. as we go through to thursday, there will still be some showers around, particularly in northern areas of the uk and any brightn

james landale, bbc news.: for more on this i was joined earlier by ken cllack, a form analyst who is now at the american enterprise institute. the u.s. says iran's announcement is intentionally ambiguous. what is iran tryg to do here? ken: i think it is time to be -- it is trying to be ambiguous, but i don't think it is necessarily a bad thing. the iranians are trying to signal to the international community and to the russians, the chinese, and the eu that its patience is running out, it is feeling a tremendous amount of pressure from the united b stat, ieves it is acting in accord with the nuclear deal and that the u.s. isn't. and that side for doing the right thing. it is signaling that its patience with the approach will come to an end. laura: if iran does enrich uranium in 60 days time, how will that escalate tenwith the u.s., which are already very high? ken: it will only ratchet things up further. of course, we have got an unpredictable presidt and unpredictable iranian regime. that is the escalatory s

bbc news. laura:u heard, the cyberattack iso thoughtve been carried out using software developed by an israeli company. mpthere are at in israel to stop the firm exporting abroad. maintains theny while it sells the software, it doesn't operate it. middle east correspondent tom bateman has been speaking tola er, who says he was specifically targeted by the cyberattack, and he sent us thit rerom jerusalem. >> as a lawyer, i am used to being a person who defends people's rights, not being the victim myself. tom: this u.k. based lawyer has spent months representing people o claim their phones wer targeted using nso's software. now speaking anonymously, he believes these spyware has been used agast him. >> on sunday i received two whatsapp video calls. i managed to capture the log. tom: these were hacking attempts? a yes. tom: tempts were passed to whatsapp, who started their investigation. nso says its software is to track terrorists, but it is accused of selling it to countries to spy on dissident

sarah campbell, bbc ws.esident trump's 4- trip to japan is drawing to a close, but there have been memorable moments, such as being the first foreign leader to meet the w japanese emperor. away from the pomp and circumstance, there have been serious discussions with japan's prime minister over trade and north korea. from tokyo, rupert wingfield-hayes reports. ♪ rupert: as "the star-spangled banner" rang out over the imperial pace courtyard, the u.s. president and first lady were formally welcomed by japan's new emperor naruhito and empress masako. mr. trump is said to be mightily pleased that he is the ferst foreign le to get this honor. the schoolchildren brought in to wave the flag were a little less happy thanks to the searing 32-degree heat. bnut mr. trump is not just here for the pomp and circumstance. in a summit with prime minister shinzo abe, there was one topic on his mind, trade.e pres. trump:ve an unbelievably large trade imbalance, which has been for many, many years, japan having the big advanta

i'm kasia madera with bbc news. our top story: huawei says it's been caught in the middle of a global trade dispute. the chinese tech firm looks to reassure its customers that there's no security issue with their devices. it's after being added to a list that american companies cannot trade with, without a specific licence. iran increases uranium enrichment while stepping up its war of words with the us president. the iranian foreign minister says donald trump should learn from iran's history and stop with the "genocidal taunts". and no surprise that the series finale of game off thrones is trending on bbc.com. it was watched by a record audience in the us. figures released by broadcaster hbo show that 19.3 million viewers tuned — breaking the previous record of 18.1; million, who watched the penultimate episode a week ago. just not me. thanks for watching. bye. and the top story in the uk: the conservative party has withdrawn the whip from lord heseltine after he said he would vote for the liberal democrats. the pa

andy beatt, bbc news.xt couple of minutes. we will bring that to you shortly. now it's time for a look at the weather with simon king. good morning. we have sunshine again for many parts of the uk this morning, and into this afternoon it will feel quite warm again with temperatures up to 21, 20 two celsius. largely dry but some rain in the forecast mainly affecting northern parts of scotland where it will be quite heavy in the far north. a bit of cloud and rain also for north wales, southern portions of northern england and into the southern parts of the pennines. but even that will tend to clear away and there will be sunshine through here. temperatures in the north, only 12 or 13 in the cloud and rain, but 21, 22 in the south and east. tonight, continuing with rain in the far north—east of scotland with a strong westerly wind. clear spells elsewhere with temperatures at 7—10. 0n elsewhere with temperatures at 7—10. on thursday, more drier weather with sunny spells and highs in the mid to high teens and l

rahultandon, bbc news, india. rahultandon, bbc news, bhubaneswar.come the first british club to win the european cup, has been held in glasgow. thousands of people lined the streets to pay tribute. billy mcneil died last week, at the age, of 79. the south african world and olympic champion, caster semenya, has won what could be her last ever 800 metres what could be her last ever 800 m etres ra ce what could be her last ever 800 metres race at the diamond league meeting in doha. in the past few minutes, she dominated herfellow athletes to a victory which some have suggested is a vindication after losing an appeal against world athletics governing body. the iaaf wa nted athletics governing body. the iaaf wanted her to now take medication to restrict her testosterone levels in the 800 and 1500 metres. there have been numerous tributes to the actor who played chewbacca in the star wars films, peter mayhew, who's died at the age of 7a. at 7 feet 2 inches tall, he appeared in five of the films, with his screen partner han solo, played by harrison ford, t

richard lister, bbc news.e frequent" than expected, the bank of england governor has said. it is currently being held at 0.75%. the market had been expecting just one or two interest rate increases by 2021, but mark carney said, "if brexit is resolved and inflation and growth continue to pick—up, then more increases are likely. increases in the interest rate will affect the 3.5 million people in the uk with variable or tracker mortages. the aerospace firm bombardier is putting its belfast operation up for sale as part of a reorganisation of the business. it's the biggest manufacturing employer in northern ireland, and employs almost 4,000 people. 0ur correspondent chris page is in belfast. what will it mean for jobs for belfast? it is difficult to overstate the importance of this company to the city as well as the huge numbers of people directly employed here, bombardier sustains thousands more jobs in the smaller firms which supply it and also the wider economy. local politicians, trade unions, business peopl

the bbc trophy for the bbc in 1977.ding overseas personality of the year. niki lauda would win the title again, this time with mclaren in 1984 and today his former tea m mclaren in 1984 and today his former team was one of many to pay tribute saying former world champion jenson button said simply and fellow austrian arnold schwarzenegger described niki lauda as an icon, saying later, he would return to austria to run his airline and would go go on to hold managerial roles in f1, notably at mercedes but his influence extended beyond the track. today billy monger revealed how niki lauda helped him after his own horrific crash two years ago. he had so many kind things to say about me and he really, i guess could relate to my situation and the determination to get back to motor sport after having a serious accident. yes, it's super sad, motorsport has lost one of the true legends of the sport. the three—time champion leaves a legacy in his sport like no other. niki lauda lived to inspire. niki lauda who's died aged 70. the

sian lloyd, bbc news.nuously with nuclear armed submarines ina programme currently known as trident. tomorrow, westminster abbey will hold what's been described as a service of thanksgiving for the crews who conduct the patrols. but it's been condemned by the anti—nuclear campaign the campaign for nuclear disarmament. as our defence correspondent jonathan beale reports, the government is already making plans to continue the operation for the next 50 years. flood, flood, flood in the diesel compartment! royal navy submariners are training for another patrol on britain's most expensive... emergency stations, emergency stations. ..and lethal weapon. diving stations, diving stations. these are the crews who man the trident nuclear armed submarines and who carry out the uk's longest unbroken military operation. at the faslane base, one submarine has just returned from patrol somewhere in the atlantic. the four boats are showing their age, but work's under way to replace them at a cost of more than £30 billion.

just after 7pm, ona this evening on bbc news., on a day of huge losses for the two main parties can closer look at the story in a couple of keenly fought areas at opposite ends of england. also tonight, a coroner calls for universities to destigmatize mental health issues after finding destigmatize mental health issues afterfinding a student destigmatize mental health issues after finding a student at the university of bath took his own life. and at 10:a0pm and 11:30pm, tomorrow's papers with our reviewers... some interesting headlines on the papers tomorrow. that's all i had on bbc news. right now, let's catch up with the sport. hello and welcome to sportsday. thanks forjoining us. i'm holly hamilton. coming up: is this the end of the line for caster semenya's professional career? speculation she's run her final race. and she claims gold in doha. i will be looking at what could be a big weekend in premier league. manchester city could be crowned champions by monday night. and it's the old hands against the first timers. we look

tom barton, bbc news.aking place across europe on the last day of elections for the european parliament. more than 400 million are eligible to vote and results will be announced after the polls close at ten o'clock this evening. our europe correspondent, damian grammaticas, joins us from brussels. and damian, people here in the uk will learn how the various parties have performed in an election that wasn't meant to take place if brexit had done to plan? yes, that's right. those uk meps who will be selected will take up their seats at the beginning ofjuly and may only be in them for a matter of weeks, with the uk due to be out of the eu by the end of october. but they could still be influential. the rest of the eu, most countries are voting today. this is belgium. voting here is compulsory. the first thing is going to be the overall composition of the european parliament. the expectation is that the big centre parties, the conservative centre—right, socialist ce ntre—left, conservative centre—right, sociali

you can follow the action on bbc two, the bbc sport website and app.ilbert leads john higgins 13—11. celtic have just scored in their match at aberdeen, so looking likely now to win the title again. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at az10pm. bye for now. hello, you're watching the bbc news channel. palestinian militants in gaza have launched dozens of rockets into neighbouring southern israel. the israeli military say more than 90 missiles were fired, and that it has been hitting back, targeting positions of the hamas organisation in gaza. the gaza health ministry say a 22—year—old palestinian man has been killed by the latest israeli strikes. the exchanges follows a heightening of tension in the area after fighting broke out along the border on friday. 0ur middle east correspondent, tom bateman, is injerusalem. these have been weekly protest that have taken place at the gutter perimeter fence, have taken place at the gutter perimeterfence, largely on fridays, ever since last summer, which

that's in half an hour on bbc news. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. minister is to launch a last—ditch attempt to gain approval for her brexit deal, with what she calls a "bold offer" to labour and conservative critics. writing in the sunday times, theresa may says mps should look at her withdrawal bill, the legislation needed to take britain out of the eu — "with fresh pairs of eyes". but the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, says he does not think the bill will be "fundamentally any different" and therefore his party won't be supporting it. our political correspondent ben wright reports. the ayes to the right, 286, the noes to the left, 344. mps have already rejected theresa may's brexit deal three times, but the prime minister plans a final throw of the dice before she quits number ten. the deal agreed with the eu will not be reopened, but writing in the sunday times, mrs may promises a new bold offer to mps across the house of commons, with an improved package of measures, that she believes can win new support. theresa may's offer to mps so far lacks

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