it isn't like commentary on bbc radio four i played tonight. —— bbc radio four i played tonight. —— bbcight. —— bbc radio five live. old trafford, the weather is almost as pleasant as it was in spain last week when manchester united won 1—0. that and various other things makes them clear favourites to get to the final. what they did against celta vigo, they are very talented with gifted players, whatjose mourinho did was set up a physical, strong side that got in the faces of celta vigo. every ball coming forward, they looked stronger, more competitive. that is what he looked at. he thinks, if you let them play, we're in fora at. he thinks, if you let them play, we're in for a hard at. he thinks, if you let them play, we're in fora hard game. ithink at. he thinks, if you let them play, we're in for a hard game. i think he will do that again. do you think they will see a little bit more from celta vigo tonight?” they will see a little bit more from celta vigo tonight? i have seen them many times this season and they are really gifted. they have a dangerous player or two. one of the playe

and it is almost as much as the entire cost of the national and local bbc radio. in the sunday express , local bbc radio. in the sunday express, the headline is ssh! which leads us on to the sunday mirror, and a little picture of george. poor old george burst into tears and there is a question of what happened. the sunday mirror reveals that george, whether by accident or design, stepped on pippa's train. you couldn't have done it i designed! one way or another he stepped on pippa's train, kate tears him offa stepped on pippa's train, kate tears him off a strip, he burst into tears and you get a wagging finger from kate, with that look on her face saying that is enough now. a p pa re ntly saying that is enough now. apparently he was quite happy later. picture of the year, i think it has to be the express. i think it is fantastic. you have missed out on the picture of the year which would have taken place at this desk. anyway, that's it for the papers. thank you to you both. stay tuned. coming up next on bbc news, it is meet the author. enjoy. a great house with a

ben cooperfrom bbc radio 1.t out that none of the main artists have pulled out from performing, everyone who was booked will be performing. also local people in hull and is george rae here to enjoy bbc radio 1. how are you feeling? excited. where have you come from? grimsby. it is my first one, i've never been to one before and i love radio 1. it is quite significant for hull. definitely. i can't believe it has come to somewhere like hull. you are smiling so you are clearly excited. lam smiling so you are clearly excited. i am excited. i am going to love it because it is such a rare thing to come to. not everybody gets a chance. we are some of the lucky ones. how important is it, the relationship fans yourselves have with musicians. it can be seen as quite intimate at times. intimacy is goodin quite intimate at times. intimacy is good ina quite intimate at times. intimacy is good in a gig but also with big things like this, the bands need it, this is what they come here for, the support and publicity. you guys a

the boss of lloyds bank, he has been grilled on the radio, bbc radio today, it's on oui’ the radio, bbcness live page. it's over there, the interview with him and what he has been saying about. interesting comments about executive pay that he was making. so have a read at that. to look ahead, the ftse100 down slightly. we've got unemployment figures out in the uk, shortly. thoughts? they are expected to bea shortly. thoughts? they are expected to be a low level. the thing about obviously employment in the uk as we have seen is a lot has been self—employed and zero hours contracts. the big question going forward is whether, you know, this level of unemployment actually leads to wage rises that worry the bank of england. and those wage rises are the bit we are all feeling because inflation rising yesterday, we've got less money in our pocket. it's not keeping up with inflation, is it? consumers are feeling squeezed and we're beginning to see that in the retail data now. one for us to watch. those figures out at 9.30am. alix, thank you. still to come, rogue landlords and dodgy digs. why on

the survey is being published as part of bbc radio 5 live's state of mind season.dful network. how did you get involved with this issue? i suffered from mental health issues probably from childhood, so for me it was nothing new living with a mental health condition, in this case depression. it was after a particularly difficult and harrowing episode of depression that i decided i would find a mental health network at work. we had similar networks for other areas like lg bt, at work. we had similar networks for other areas like lgbt, but it felt like there was something missing on mental health, so i set up the network signs that people are fea rful of network signs that people are fearful of admitting to a mental health issue because they are fea rful health issue because they are fearful it could impact on their opportunities. are they right to be worried? absolutely. my situation was that i came out of my mental health condition at work because i knew i had a very supportive environment. i do not think everybody is as lucky as i am so naturally i can see why be b

today we re corbyn has this absolute pilot today were he was being interviewed on woman‘s hour on bbc radio and the pauses were excruciating. he has apologised but he should know the sort of stuff, it is a minor detail in yet again it calls into question whether he is a competent enough and b has the financial knowledge to deliver. labour supporters have reacted on twitter and elsewhere saying at least the proposals the party has costed and saying the tory proposal and costed. which is a fair point. the conservatives had no numbers in their manifesto tall and labour had this detailed list of how it will be paid for but it does you no good unless you remember the numbers when it comes to the natural follow—up where people ask about individual policies. it's pretty sad really because he did pretty well la st really because he did pretty well last night on the debate, he came across competence , last night on the debate, he came across competence, knowing his staff, you could disagree with him but he was a far cry from the stereotype of a guy who knows nothing and crash lands as david sets tod

worth hearing, so after showing you how it looked, now let's play you how it sounded, courtesy of bbc radioards me. it's coming towards me. it's coming into here! it's come to my commentary position and i've got it. wow, wow, wow! yes, indeed, it's a lwa ys wow, wow, wow! yes, indeed, it's always a good idea to pay attention. look up to the sky when you are watching cricket. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are ayesha hazarika, the former labour political adviser and now comedian, and the conservative

conor mcnamara there, who will be providing full match commentary of that match on bbc radio 5 live.y on the bbc sport website. manchester united have confirmed that zlatan ibramhimovic has had successful knee surgery in the united states. ibrahimovic‘s agent believes the swede's injury is not ca reer—threatening and he'll make a full recovery. meanwhile united left—back luke shaw will see a specialist to determine how bad his foot injury is. he has ligament damage and left the field after nine minutes of sunday's draw against swansea at old trafford. the efl has written to huddersfield to "request their observations regarding team selection" for saturday's 2—0 defeat at birmingham city. huddersfield manager david wagner made 10 changes for the trip to st andrew's having already secured a championship play—off place. birmingham are battling it out with nottingham forest and blackburn for survival, and tony mowbray the blackburn boss has questioned wagner's decision. england women's goalkeeper carly telford hasjoined chelsea ladies, following the liquidation of notts county. telford m

but the pm on bbc radio five live sports extra. —— that at 5pm.urnament got under way in spain today. it's a sign that the relatively young sport is continuing to grow. emma jones went along to meet some of the british team at their training base in roehampton before they headed to alicante. it's the same tennis court were all familiar with. but with a few modifications, including markings on the court, eyeshades for some taking part, and a bell in the ball. this is blind tennis, and this is the first british team. created to play in the first ever international tournament. it's a dream come true. i've been thinking about facing the best of the world players, for two and a half years since my first national transition. to get the opportunity to do that is very special. this player became visually impaired in 2008, he took up blind tennis two years ago. but she has high hopes for her first tournament. i hate to lose, and am hoping that i really do bring back some sort of silverware. i really hope so. you've got to go down the lines, roll it in. ten

worth hearing, so after showing you how it looked, now let's play you how it sounded, courtesy of bbc radio nottingham's, dave bracegirdle... bowles, hales hits this towards me. it's coming towards me. it's coming into here! it's come to my commentary position and i've got it. wow, wow, wow! yes, indeed, it's a lwa ys wow, wow, wow! yes, indeed, it's always a good idea to pay attention. look up to the sky when you are watching cricket. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are ayesha hazarika, the former labour political adviser and now comedian, and the conservative commentator, tim montgomerie. tomorrow's front pages, starting with. .. the times leads with the labour pa rty‘s cleat manifesto, the times leads with the labour party's cleat manifesto, saying they are facing a doctor to the guardian ta kes a are facing a doctor to the guardian takes a different angle saying the party is rallying around the proposals. the independent picks up the bank of england's latest forecas

about 100 miles away from manchester, katy perry snapped leaving jfk last night will perform at bbc radione's big concert. >> this kind of attack will not win. >> josh duhamel is married to fergie. she travels around and plays that kind of show. and does it give you pause to think about her going on the road? i did think about it right away. >> we all got to come together and sort of prevent it as best we can, take as many security measures as best we can but i'm gonna stop me of living my life. >>> there's more fallout. the london premiere of "wonder woman" has been cancelled. more on that. movie in just a minute. >>> meanwhile, something a little bit lighter. that was the scene inside beyonce's star-studded push party. the big question now, will those twins arrive? i got an update from beyonce's mother and stepdad. >> can you tell me about the carter push party, how was it? >> yeah, nice and intimate and just a lot of fun. >> tina styled that so everything you saw, she created that. >> that's just her vision and i just help make it come alive. >> beyonce hasn't revealed her due date, bu

and there's full commentary of tonight's match on bbc radio 5live this evening — that's from 19115.hip tonight. an important one for inverness caledonian thistle, they are four points adrift at the bottom and could face automatic relegation tonight, they are at dundee. stjohnstone face hearts. it's third versus second at ibrox. rangers have next to no chance of finishing above aberdeen. rangers manager pedro caixinha has been talking about that as a target but there was a withering response from the don's boss. if he thinks that doing brilliant at rangers and being on the up by finishing ahead of aberdeen, use kular mistaken. his job finishing ahead of aberdeen, use kular mistaken. hisjob as rangers manager is to finish about celtic. —— he is clearly mistaken. he should be more concerned about that challenge. any team that finishes above rangers in the league, with a budget that they have, is doing very well. they should probably be in paris that they have not finished second. —— be embarrassed. former crewe alexandra youth team coach barry bennell, who is awaiting trial for sex off

the double—double is still on you can follow the action on bbc radio 5live and the bbc sport website.s ashton calendricalfor they made the perfect start, chris ashton calendrical for most tries scored in the competition. the french side having a better second half thanks to make a better —— nick abendanon. ten minutes to go there. just 0.051 of a second — that's all that separates lewis hamilton and sebastian vettel on the grid in barcelona tomorrow. yes hamilton claimed pole position for the spanish grand prix by less than a tenth of a second, after a mistake by vettel on the final corner. tom clarkson reports: the formula i circus rolled into barcelona for this week spanish grand prix not knowing who would be fastest. would it be mercedes ferrari? both teams have won two races this year and both teams have bought a host of air upgrades to this race and after qualifying, well it is lewis hamilton with the biggest smile on his face, just, as tim hague reports. the top two in formula i walking onto the battlefield once again. given 13 of the last 16 spanish grands prix have been won fr

he told bbc radio 4 the number of people moving to the uk would vary over time, depending on employmenttment was announced by the party in their manifesto on thursday. wikileaks founderjulian assange remains in the ecuardorian embassy in london this morning, despite sweden dropping a rape investigation against him without charge. mr assange is trying to avoid extradition to the us, where he's wanted over the leaking of military and diplomatic documents. scotland yard also says he will be arrested if he leaves the embassy for failing to attend court in 2012. home ownership among younger families has fallen by nearly two—thirds in some parts of the uk since 1994, according to new research. the resolution foundation, a think tank focussing on living standards, says outer london, the north—west and parts of yorkshire were most affected. our business correspondent joe lynam has the details. it is usually assumed that soaring house prices in central london would have the greatest impact on affordability for a younger households. at the resolution foundation says the north of england and outer

all these questions were put to the chief secretary to the treasury last night on bbc radio 4 and thist have a timetable and we accept that but it should drive our policy in terms of improving skills so we policy in terms of improving skills so we have a stronger domestic workforce. it should drive our policy in terms of improving technology so we can reduce immigration pressures we currently face. so no timetable. in fact, he said it's right there is no deadline as he once the flexibility in this in order to deal with perhaps the economic consequences of the brexit deal and also to insist that it ta kes pla ce deal and also to insist that it takes place because the eu referendum result and the message from that. to balance the economics and the political will to do so. the lib dems have launched an election poster taking a swipe at the prime minister. it says there are similarities between her policies and the former ukip leader, nigel farid. the green party has released its youth manifesto. it pledges to scrap existing debt and tuition fees. party—macro has campaigned in clacton, the

coverage starts at 2pm on bbc radio five live.not a reading supporter then nearly everybody in england, in britain, and maybe in europe supports huddersfield town and likes to bring this fairytale to a happy end. so this looks like the second fairytale in british football in a row after leicester last season and this is what we are feeling and we are feeling that we getting backed from a lot of people all over britain. we need to think about what we need to do now to see to win that game so that's what we're going to be facing. we're not going to be thinking about what it does to the clu b thinking about what it does to the club or to the city if we win. there's also a chance to lose. and after a spectacular crash in the annual indy 500 race, driver scott dixon says he plans to return to racing this week dixon collided with british driverjay howard during the race at 178mph. the crash caused the red flag to come out, which stopped the race. both had a lucky escape and were able to walk away afterwards. that's all sport for now. yo

this show will also be broadcast live on bbc television and bbc radio as well as capital radio and streamednchester police had said they had been working with the management of the singer to ensure the benefit gig could take place. there's nine days to go now until the uk's general election. the supporters of the two main parties have both claimed victories after their leaders appeared on a live televised programme. and it was business as usual today with both candidates back out on the campaign trail trying to build on last night's momentum. theresa may appeared firm when she outlined her brexit plans. you do not negotiate the right brexit dealfor britain you do not negotiate the right brexit deal for britain from a position of weakness but the position of weakness but the position of weakness but the position of strength. with the prime minister 100% committed to the cause and a strong majority government with a clear plan to see it through. and you cannot negotiate the right brexit dealfor britain and you cannot negotiate the right brexit deal for britain if you do not have confidence in

bbc radio 2 feel—good gardens are exploring the five senses. this is chris evans' taste garden. can do within their 23 by 23 foot plot is amazing. that is sort of a testament to what we could do at home. it was an emotional morning for dame judi dench, who had a shropshire apricot rose named after her. caring for nearly 2 million more dead this year, the commonwealth war graves commission is celebrating 100 years. coming to pay his respects and a chance to compare medals, a war hero himself. although we celebrate here today with this garden the past first and second world wars, we cannot forget the present because we're putting our lives on the line for a better tomorrow. the show is smaller this year, but with the royals out in force, it continues to bring the joy of gardening to millions. time for a look at the weather. yeah, glorious weather for chelsea, although there will be a lot of watering needed over the coming weekend. these are buttercups seen in berkshire, where the temperature was about 25 degrees today. it could get even higher later in the week. not quite so warm

we have had confirmation from bbc radio newcastle who have spoken to nissan.ike many organisations, we were subject to ra nsomwa re organisations, we were subject to ransomware attack. our organisations, we were subject to ra nsomwa re attack. our team organisations, we were subject to ransomware attack. our team is working to resolve the issue. it is ongoing. with me isjeremy swinfen green, a cyber security consultant and the author of a book on cyber security the weakest link. it looks like there were an for lots of wea k it looks like there were an for lots of weak links around the place. people may be surprised that commercial companies like that would not be up—to—date and a cyber security. what is going on? i am surprised by nissan but the u nfortu nate surprised by nissan but the unfortunate thing as far as the nhs is concerned is that they are vulnerable to this sort of thing for all sorts of reasons. principally it would seem that this may have crept in because a lot of nhs organisations are not running the latest software, they are running versions o

shortly after the minute's silence at 3pm, our reporter noel phillips spoke to the controller of bbc radioyoung people of hull decided to stop and held a minute's silence for those affected by the tragedy in manchester in the week. it was almost as if someone had switched the sound off. and then, a run of applause, cheering. it was quite a moment. remarkable to see people posing, remembering those who sadly lost their lives. i was wondering, how important was today's event to go ahead? what we have seen today is the young people of hull and the surrounding area coming together and sing, did you know what, we want to reflect the sadness and the anger we feel but we also want to say, we are going to go out as normal and have fun ata going to go out as normal and have fun at a festival. it was right for us fun at a festival. it was right for us to carry on and make sure we got the tone right, the mood right, and make sure it was safe and secure for everyone. before going ahead, you met with senior police officers and carried out a comprehensive review of the security. are you happy with how i

bbc radio 2 feel good gardens are exploring the five senses, this is chris evans' taste garden.gst the show gardens i might get lost because it sounds so big and it is a big deal, the most famous garden show in the world. what they can do within 11 acres, then what every individual exhibitor does within their 23 by 23 plot is amazing, that is a testament to what we could do at home. with her majesty the queen and members of the royal family expected later today, this morning was a chance for television royalty to ta ke chance for television royalty to take the limelight. an apricot rose named after dame judi take the limelight. an apricot rose named after damejudi dench. for the first time in the show‘s 104 year history, visitors will see a garden with an urban landscape focussing on green urban areas and there is no shortage of something that catches the eye, bringing the joy of gardening to millions and hoping to inspire the next generation. the weather couldn't be any better. of course, there's excitement in the air with members of the royal family expected later today, inclu

this morning, ian hopkins, the chief constable of greater manchester please did an interview with bbc radiohey know more about the man who carried out the attack? the chief replied what we do know about salman abedi the terrorist, he was known to police for relatively matters like best and minor assault in 2012. he was not party to what the security services no foot he said many of his staff had to deal with some awful things on the night and were left traumatised by what they saw and had to deal with. it will take a very long time for this city to heal. our top story this lunchtime: jeremy corbyn launches labour's childcare policy, and is unable under repeated questioning to say how much it will cost. theresa may says, with brexit negotiations due to start, days after the election, only she is prepared. and still to come: tiger woods is caught driving under the influence — he says it's all due to prescription drugs. coming up in sport at half—past: gareth southgate says there was no need to speak to captain wayne rooney before leaving him out of the england squad to face scotland and franc

both matches are live across bbc radio 5 live and sports xtra tomorrow. chrisjones. chris, so much to look forward to, but will wasp ‘s star—studded team be too much for leicester? good question and very likely. wasps have been setting the pace all season long in the premiership, cutting new scoring tries, it is as good as it gets. danny cipriani, elliot daly, christian wade, willie larue, the australian kurtley beale. if they get enough of the ball, it is hard to bet against wasps tomorrow. but, you cannot write off leicester, the tigers will relish their underdog status. they have not had a great season, turbulent season, but lost ‘s going on and they are one win away from twickenham. to add to that there will be an emotional angle. theircaptain, there will be an emotional angle. their captain, tom youngs has been going through a tragedy in his personal life, so no doubt his players will be desperate to perform for their skipper. he is a highly respected figure across the game. let's hear from the two bosses, first the leicester head coach who knows how

thank you. 8pm on bbc one and of course you can follow on the radio. we have the change coming in from the west with this band of clout bringing some outbreaks of rain. that weather front will force the rain eastwards overnight. arriving across eastern areas later, it shouldn't be too cold that further west as the skies clear up potentially chilly enough for a pinch of frost. the rain doesn't last long in the morning. the south—westerly breeze brings the mixture of showers. temperatures could hit 20 or so in the south west but some wet and windy weather on the way on monday. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. most of the nhs trusts affected by yesterday's massive cyber attack have managed to repair their systems. the prime minister said the government is working with all organisations concerned to resolve the issue. labour leaderjeremy corbyn has denied that senior members of his party are already admitting defeat in the general election. he was responding to a question about comments made by his deputy, who said the party had a "mountain to climb"

only hurdle thes had on their tour, this week during a bbc radio interview it was interrupted becausebomb scare. everybody was okay. reporting outside philadelphia international airport, annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >> investigators have released newismages of the -- new images of the man they say carried out the bombing in manchester this is salman abedi taken on the the night of the attack. investigators believe the apartment was the place where the bomb was put together. the explosion killed 22 people outside a ariana grande concert. police have rounded up 11 suspects. >> we are getting a greater understanding of the preparation of the bomb. there will be more arrests and searches. >> thanks to the progress in the investigation, uk official have lowered the country's threat level. >>> 6:35 a.m., police are looking for the person who shot and killed a man in the wynnfield section of philadelphia. the action cam was at that scene, the intersection of north will ton and hesston streets at 2:25 a.m., someone fired shots at the mann walking down the the street. the victim wa

he -- hurdles the musicians had on their tour, this week during a bbc endear view there was a -- bbc radionterview there was a bomb scare that interrupted the inter vie. annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >> family and friends at the shore shook off the light rain and found plenty to enjoy. they walked the boards and had pizza and ice cream and appreciated the time they had together. some told "action news" the less than perfect weather gave them a chance to reflect on the sacrifices that memorial day represents. >>> a memorial day event will be held at noon in laurel cemetary in philadelphia paying tribute to general george meade who was involved in the battle at gettysburg. >>> we honor the battleship new jersey. it answered the call to several wars. today you can help out the big j as we look at it through sky6 live hd. >> visitors get a chance to look at the big guns. $10 you can watch at the firing from the deck of the battleship. tamala edwards looks at the ship's memorable history. [taps playing]. >> reporter: a salute remembers those who manned the deck of leadership new jers

parent told bbc radio. >> i just laughed at the wrong time and i think some rice like went down my airwayand laughing at the same time. >> the sushi got stuck while he was laughing at this scene. >> get out. guards. >> oh my god. >> tv anchor discovers a congressman shaving his head to look like had he cancer. if a 50 choking and coughing, he stumbled to the kitchen. >> i think i hit the wall and then hit the kitchen island like a granite top. >> for a second, he was knocked out. next thing he knew, his wife was there. she came running thinking she might have to do the heimlich. >> i had blood everywhere. >> and they ended up going to the emergency room where he got three stitches. reminds us of the time president george w. bush choked on a pretzel while watching football and fainted. check out the bruise. >> always listen to your mother who told me chew your pretzels before you swallow. >> and swallow your sushi before laughing. the starve veep sent parrot exchanged tweets. he praised the show as pure gold and called her your hine necessary. for god sake be careful, she replied. when pre

it will also be broadcast live on the bbc and the bbc radio.ss to say, security will be extraordinarily heavy, shep. >> shepard: where do things stand with the ariana grande tour? >> it's not officially back on. but she has several european dates scheduled. she will honor those. ariana grande says she's doing the benefit show because she promised she would return and released this statement. "our response to violence means we have to come together to love more, sing louder and live more kindly and generously than before." manchester's police chief says the majority of the victims are for the concert. shep? >> shepard: trace gallagher. thanks, sir. police say tiger woods was actually asleep behind the wheel before they arrested him on a driving under the influence charge in florida. but no booze in his system. a live update with more details from the police report and now tiger roads responds. that's next. >> shepard: tiger woods was asleep at the wheel and then slurring his words when cops arrested him on a dui charge in florida. that is accord

national poetry day last year, the prince read one of his poems, called the shipping forecast on bbc radiorrived here at seamus heaney home place an hour ago. well—wishers were here ready to greet them and they took time to walk around and shake a few hands. also local school children met them to perform some musician and then the royal couple went on a tour of the centre here along with members of the late poefs along with members of the late poet's family, including his wife marie and their three children. it's a symbolic day, the fact that there was a personal link between the prince of wales and seamus heaney is something this community are very thankfulfor and something this community are very thankful for and proud of something this community are very thankfulfor and proud of as something this community are very thankful for and proud of as they look to promote the new centre which has only been open a few months. it's the start of a four—day tour of the island of ireland which the prince and the duchess will be taking on. from here, they'll go on to another series of engagements aro

the message from bbc radio one is it is business as usual. there is an updated security presence.ing one coming on site today, there are at least two stages of security. stage one will be at the transport hubs we re one will be at the transport hubs were people arrive on buses and coaches. when they come through the gates of the main entrance, there will be more airport style security there. search number two. the advice is obvious. don't bring big bags, umbrellas, big coats. not that he will needed at the moment because it is sweltering. we were in the city centre yesterday. the atmosphere is still there. people are excited to come. a lot of people were gutted they were working this weekend, or they were working this weekend, or they didn't get tickets, saying —— saying that, a smattering of people have been put off. they have decided to stay away and watch it on television instead. thank you. 25,000 people there today and 25,000 people there tomorrow. of course, it's a big weekend for sport as well. let's speak now to reg walker, a security consultant who advises on safety at la

i've also gotten an interesting bit of information from the bbc, radio manchester. which give us an an idea of the smell we have been hearing. we came out of the arena. we could see people running down the stairs. i grabbed my sisters head and ducked her down into the chairs because i could see hundreds of girls running down the stairs. there was no way out. i ring my boyfriend saying i don't know what to do. he said try to get out as quick as you can. we come to the foyer and there was smoke everywhere and it smelled of dirty gas. i can't describe it. i don't know what it was. when we finally got out of there, there are people lying everywhere. they had bandages on their heads. my 12 year at sister grabbed onto me and said i love you. it was horrible. a smell of fuel and these reports of shrapnel type injuries. this all points to some type of suicide palmer. not officials in great britain but u.s. officials working in coordination with united kingdom counterparts saying they believe this is a suicide bomber. we have the newspaper cover? for those in the control roo

nsta ble of this morning, ian hopkins, chief constable of manchester police, did an interview with bbc radiothe reply was, what we do know about salman abedi is that he was known to police formed relatively minor matters, theft, receiving stolen goods, minor assault in 2012. he was not party to what the security services now. the chief said many staff had to deal with awful things on the night and have been left traumatised by what they saw and dealt with. it will take a long time for this city to heal. shares in the owner of british airways, iag, fell by almost 3% this morning after the computer failure on saturday which disrupted the flights of tens of thousands of passengers around the world. the fall wiped about a00 million pounds off the company's market value. ba says it is operating a full flight schedule today, but warned that it "may take some time" to reunite passengers with their bags. emma simpson reports: no queues, no chaos. this was heathrow terminal 5 this morning. an airport getting back to normal. ——airline getting back to normal. a far cry from the weekend when a power sur

you can hear more on money box from midday on bbc radio 4. is here to tell us what's caught his eye. good morning. i was slightly distracted because i was thinking about what i was going to ask you first. i know you are going to look through the papers in a second. you have talked before about how people are affected by things. i want to give you —— i want a thought from you about what has happened here this week? a thought from you about what has happened here this week7m a thought from you about what has happened here this week? it is difficult for me. when they asked me to come in i thought, it is very emotional. i am a born—again mancunian. i have lived for a0 yea rs. mancunian. i have lived for a0 years. i found myself mancunian. i have lived for a0 years. ifound myself the mancunian. i have lived for a0 years. i found myself the following day going into the city and just wondering around talking to people. i know quite a lot of people. i went to the town hall and everything else. i felt weird. to the town hall and everything else. ifelt

bbc radio 2 feel—good gardens are exploring the five senses. this is chris evans' taste garden. it's such a big deal, it's the biggest most famous garden show in the world. but what they can do within 11 acres, and what every individual exhibit does within their 23 by 23 foot plot is amazing. that is sort of a testament to what we could do at home. with her majesty the queen and members of the royalfamily expected later today, this morning was a chance for television royalty to take the limelight. an apricot rose, named after dame judi dench. for the first time in the show‘s 10a year history, visitors will see a garden with an urban landscape, focusing on greening urban areas. and there's no shortage of something that catches the eye, bringing the joy of gardening to millions and hoping to inspire the next generation. in a moment the weather, but first i want to show you these extraordinary pictures of the moment a young girl was grabbed by a large sea lion in british columbia. the girl was sitting on a dock in richmond near vancouver watching the animal in the water before it g

on national poetry day last year the prince read one of seamus heaney‘s poems on bbc radio 4.k of the poet about an hour ago. some well—wishers were here with union flags ready to greet them and they took sometime to walk around and shake hands. local schoolchildren met them to perform some music and then the royal couple went on a tour of the centre here along with members of the late poefs along with members of the late poet's family including his wife, marie and their three children. so, it's a symbolic day, the fact there was a personal link between the prince of wales and seamus heaney is something that this community are thankful and proud of as they look to promote this new centre which has only been open for a few months and it's the start of a four—day four of the island of ireland which the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall will be taking on. from here, they'll go on to another series of engagements around northern ireland, today and tomorrow, and then they'll cross the border to the republic of ireland and spend the rest of the week there. scientists worki

party, this morning three labour activists we re this morning three labour activists were on the bbc radiobe more likely that he would be beaten, a conservative would be beaten, a conservative would be beaten by backing a candidate not from their own party. they have been expeued from their own party. they have been expelled tonight. not usually surprise in with the polls suggesting the conservatives will win the election that there is talk of strategy like this. but it underlines that it is not without personal and political risk. indeed. thanks. throughout the election campaign, we'll be putting your questions to politicians from all the main parties. and tomorrow at 11:30 we'll be putting your questions to lib dem shadow home secretary lord paddick. you can get in touch via twitter using the hashtag #bbcaskthis, or text your questions to 611211. and you can email us as well at askthis@bbc.co.uk. a 35—year—old man has been charged in connection with a dog attack on a toddler in liverpool yesterday. merseyside police say andrew mcgowan was in charge of four dogs which were dangerously out

later on today and there will be a lot of detail as to what is in it and what it means, on the bbc website and radio what will the doctor ‘s surgery look like in the future? our technology reporter dave lee went for a visit. it isa it is a new take on healthcare stop we tried to be more if when dealing with health. a 3—d infrared model. healthcare in america always comes ata healthcare in america always comes at a cost. it is actually really affordable. 149 per month. we also have human dog does, it is technology combined with our doctors. —— dog. we have some of the best engineers from companies looking after your data. where is the data? looking after your data. where is the data ? we looking after your data. where is the data? we do not comment on infrastructure for security reasons. how do i eat no my data is in good hands? we don't comment on that. -- how do i know. the wall street journal is reporting that ford is planning to cut about 10—per cent of its 200—hundred thousand strong global workforce. the firm had already announced plans to cut costs by 3—billion dollars — as car sales in the us

>> the singer's snexttop, hull, england, where she whaill ve stepped up security at bbc one radio's bigeekend concert. >> and whatever you can do to help, you should. if you can't do anything, that's fine. but what you should do is not let them win. >> also performing, lorde, the chainsmokers and shawn mendes. and "e.t." was behind the scenes this morning when miley cyrus performed on the today show. on tuesday night, she dedicated her victims. he said the attack has prompted her to take more precautions. >> if i my safe and everyone else, it's been an eye opener. for ariana -- i can't wait until i get a second to give her a big hug for sure. >> miley's mom said her daughter cried when the singer heard about the attack, and that it has the family on edge when it comes to miley's safety on tour. >> it's really affected me in a huge way. and the fear of, you know, they're out there performing and you're so there and exposed that -- it's a tough world right now. and so sad. the biggest thing, the only thing i can do is pray for ariana, the crew, the fans, the families. and -- it's just dev

that's over and bbc radio five live. time now for the film review, with mark kermode and jane hill. a chastain called miss sloane. alien: covenant, the latest in the ongoing alien franchise. and jawbone, written by and starring johnny harris. and miss sloane, even looking at the poster i so wanted to like this. it's washington, it's the west wing, already you're in with the intrigue! and it'sjessica chastain and a very fine director, so all the omens look good. so the story isjessica chastain is a lobbyist who gets embroiled in a battle between the people who want controls on gun sales and those who want to sell more guns. early on she is enlisted by a group of people who say, we're trying to make guns seem more popular. we want to get guns to appeal to women. she literally laughs them out of the room. the next thing that happens is she is approached by the other side, who are trying to fight for the restrictions lobby. she decides that she will throw in her lot with them. they want her because of her very powerful and, it has to be said, sometimes cynical way of lobbying. here's a c

bbc radio 2 feel—good gardens are exploring the five senses. this is chris evans' taste garden.rdens, ours might get lost. but what they can do within their 23 by 23 foot plot is amazing. that is sort of a testament to what we could do at home. it was an emotional morning for dame judi dench, who had a shropshire apricot rose named after her. caring for nearly 2 million more dead this year, the commonwealth war graves commission is celebrating 100 years. coming to pay his respects and a chance to compare medals, a war hero himself. although we celebrate here today with this garden, the past first and second world wars, we cannot forget the present because we're putting our lives on the line for a better tomorrow. the show is smaller this year, but with the royals out in force it continues to bring the joy of gardening to millions. a diamond ring bought at a car—boot sale in the 1980s has been valued by auctioneers to be worth around £500,000. -- £350,000. its owner, who paid £10 for it, had thought it was an imitation when she bought it in west london. she wore it while doing th

put a cost on labour's plan for free childcare for 1.3 million youngsters during an interview with bbc radiobeing interviewed by presenter emma barnett. you don't know how much it is going to cost, you are hoarding your ma nifesto ? to cost, you are hoarding your manifesto? can i come back to that? a short time ago, the labour leader was speaking in watford and addressed that interview. was speaking in watford and addressed that interviewlj was speaking in watford and addressed that interview. i don't apologise for what in the manifesto, andi apologise for what in the manifesto, and i will explain exactly what the cost is. it is £4.8 billion, it will cost, by the end of the parliament, and in means thati million children will get free childcare, 30 hours per week, between the ages of two and four. this will mean that all of oui’ and four. this will mean that all of our children will get the chance to go to nursery, to go to preschool and to develop socially with each other. present system of free school allocation is unsatisfactory and often very unfair. sometimes, if you're very poor, you c

he told bbc radio a, the number of people moving to the uk would vary over time, depending on employmentorting hassan rouhani has been re—elected as the country's president. more than 50 percent of the ballots have now been counted, with president rouhani reportedly securing 22.8 million votes — which would be a comfortable victory over his closest rival. polling stations were forced to remain open for longer than planned after a higher than expected turnout of around 70—percent. wikileaks founder, julian assange remains in the ecuardorian embassy in london this morning, despite sweden dropping a rape investigation against him without charge. mr assange is trying to avoid extradition to the us where he's wanted over the leaking of military and diplomatic documents. scotland yard also says he will be arrested if he leaves the embassy, for failing to attend court in 2012. home ownership among younger families has fallen by nearly two—thirds in some parts of the uk since 199a, according to new research. the resolution foundation, a think—tank focussing on living standards, says outer london

here's how it went for bbc radio nottingham's dave bracegirdle.s coming towards me, it's coming! it's coming to our commentary position! i've got it! wow, wow, wow! hang on, hang on. that is amazing! it is coming towards me, it is coming towards me! at least they didn't break the glass. that is the voice you want if there are sharks in the water.m glass. that is the voice you want if there are sharks in the water. it is coming towards me! that's it for fiow. coming towards me! that's it for now. we will be going through the papers ina now. we will be going through the papers in a moment. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. we have been on the back of a long dry spell full, looking at some of the records this morning and in parts of western scotland they have gone 18 days without rain. that is about to change. some have seen rain already in the west of scotland will stay dry again but elsewhere they may find a downpour at some point. sunshine as well and once the sun is out there will feel more humid than it has recently. the wind di

the guys that work in the bbc for the radio, they have this incredible ability to be so expressive inthings where they are that you just listen to them and you see. you can see what they are talking about. you can hear their surroundings, and you know if there is wind, if it is hot, you see it. but ingrid betancourt, in the end, despite the expressive journalism you were able to listen to, you could not know what was happening to your family and i want to know, before we finish, what it has been like getting to know your daughter, melanie, yourson, lorenzo, again, having missed six years of their growing up. i believe, 19, your son — 21, your daughter. what has it been like getting to know them again? it has been a magic blessing. that sounds like, i mean, the opposite, but it's nothing like that. it's magic because it's something that happens like this, and it's a blessing because ijust feel it comes from god. i mean it's like for example i tell you, i was feeling so much that when i would see my mother again, i would see an old woman. and i knew it would break my heart. because when