very different to solihult — of birmingham. very different to solihull. but of birmingham.irmingham. very different to solihull. �* ., , , solihull. but some did actually see a swim solihull. but some did actually see a swing although _ solihull. but some did actually see a swing although andy _ solihull. but some did actually see a swing although andy street - solihull. but some did actually see a swing although andy street has i solihull. but some did actually see| a swing although andy street has a massive majority in a particular area. a 5% swing away from him to the labour party. how much are you reading into that? i the labour party. how much are you reading into that?— reading into that? i don't think the labour party _ reading into that? i don't think the labour party is _ reading into that? i don't think the labour party is ever _ reading into that? i don't think the labour party is ever going - reading into that? i don't think the labour party is ever going to - reading into that? i don't think the | labour party is ever going to target a place _ labour party is e

eight of the mps in _ birmingham, in the birmingham area, are labour— birmingham, in the birmingham areaetary, the shadow— like the justice secretary, the shadowjustice secretary and jess shadow justice secretary and jess phillips— shadowjustice secretary and jess phillips extremely well known to pretty— phillips extremely well known to pretty much everybody these days. this is _ pretty much everybody these days. this is a _ pretty much everybody these days. this is a real heartland for labour but there — this is a real heartland for labour but there is— this is a real heartland for labour but there is a sense, i feel, that the city— but there is a sense, i feel, that the city council is not done particularly well here and the past year or— particularly well here and the past year or so. — particularly well here and the past year or so, it is in financial crisis _ year or so, it is in financial crisis. , ., . crisis. the city council went bankrupt — crisis. the city council went bankrupt and _ crisis. the city council went bankrupt and council - crisis. the city council went bankrupt and

how i was born in birmingham and got a master's from birmingham, southern, a master's from the university of alabama. he worked for three southern newspapers, joined the times in 1978. as of correspondent in atlanta. he then white house correspondent and then became deputy washington correspondent bureau chief to became then london bureau chief, then became washington bureau chief. as you can see, he was moving up the ladder. then he was editor of the editorial for eight years and. finally, in 2000, one was named executive editor, which is the top job at the times. in his spare time. he won the pulitzer prize for his writing and he's managed to find way to write five books in the process of this. some of you may have attended the appearance of his son ben raines, who participated in open book open mind during the pandemic and it was a virtual appearance. we were doing it remotely at that time and he had done a book on his role in the discovery of the last slave ship. go, hilda. so this this is a second appearance for the raines family in conversation with howell as edward ball, who was an

she is in birmingham for us.lso more updates from rajini and our colleague nick eardley on the website, on our app. that is a live shot in the west midlands result, and as you can see, thatis midlands result, and as you can see, that is an empty podium. it won't be empty for long, we are told we will hear more soon. for now, let's move on to the israel gaza war before that. efforts to secure a deal for the release of hostages and a ceasefire in gaza are intensifying. the head of the us�*s cia, william burns, is in cairo to help try to mediate a ceasefire deal between israel and hamas. hamas negotiators have also arrived in egypt for talks. and this is where things stand. foreign mediators have been waiting for a response from the group to an israeli proposal to halt the fighting for 40 days, and to exchange hostages, for palestinian prisoners. unconfirmed reports in us media say israel has given hamas one week to agree to the current proposal, or it will begin its offensive in rafah — an offensive that benjamin n

your are seeing people counting about here in birmingham with the _ counting about here in birmingham waiting — with the state they are we are waiting for accounts elsewhere around — waiting for accounts elsewhere around the region. this is the method — around the region. this is the method by uc power line with the people _ method by uc power line with the people and not with the politician so andy _ people and not with the politician so andy street, the conservative candidate, — so andy street, the conservative candidate, the incumbent mayor arrived _ candidate, the incumbent mayor arrived in — candidate, the incumbent mayor arrived in the last half hour and was asked _ arrived in the last half hour and was asked how he was feeling and said, _ was asked how he was feeling and said. he _ was asked how he was feeling and said, he will find out in a few hours — said, he will find out in a few hours. that is the power, isn't a with— hours. that is the power, isn't a with the — hours. that is the power, isn't a with the power of a regional figurehead seeking the election but by the _ fig

he chose _ from birmingham up to manchester. he chose that— from birmingham up to manchester.se i think a lot of people — fed in today because i think a lot of people thought if he had resigned at that— of people thought if he had resigned at that point, become an independent, perhaps we would be telling _ independent, perhaps we would be telling a _ independent, perhaps we would be telling a different story today, but ithink— telling a different story today, but i think those are the sort of things that people remember andy street four. �* . that people remember andy street four. . ., ., . ., ., ,, four. and what about richard parker, likel now four. and what about richard parker, likely now b. — four. and what about richard parker, likely now b, tell _ four. and what about richard parker, likely now b, tell about _ four. and what about richard parker, likely now b, tell about him? - four. and what about richard parker, likely now b, tell about him? he's i four. and what about richard parker, likely now b, tell about him? he's a l likely now b, tell about him? he's a former p

iwas conservatives was the result in birmingham.t the count yesterday as the results came in. throughout the day, speaking to labour and conservative sources, they said it would be on a knife edge, and that it was going to be incredibly close. 0ne edge, and that it was going to be incredibly close. one thing interesting throughout the campaign, the incumbent former mayor andy street almost distance himself from the national party. he was already an anti—politician, the former head ofjohn lewis. he was well—known locally. he hoped to ride on his personal popularity and brand, brand andy as he called it, to try to win again. but in the end of the labour machine rolled over him, even though it was a close margin. i am in the bbc in the west midlands and saw the new mayor richard parker who said he had signed the documents, already officially the mayor and looking forward to getting on with the job. shortly after the results were announced in birmingham, i got the first interview with him. we can listen to a little bit about his plans.

from birmingham.iting here. and while we wait, iamjoined by a lot of waiting here. and while we wait, i am joined by andrew mitchell, conservative mp, welcome to bbc news. surely this should have been a done deal for andy street and now we are here waiting for that result? �* , ., ., ., , ., ., result? buy a done deal, you mean if it reflected the _ result? buy a done deal, you mean if it reflected the polls, _ result? buy a done deal, you mean if it reflected the polls, andy _ result? buy a done deal, you mean if it reflected the polls, andy street - it reflected the polls, andy street would _ it reflected the polls, andy street would be — it reflected the polls, andy street would be nowhere. so the fact that we are _ would be nowhere. so the fact that we are now — would be nowhere. so the fact that we are now into recount territory means _ we are now into recount territory means a — we are now into recount territory means a that andy street has won or he has _ means a that andy street has won or he

i think the uirls effect birmingham for example.nk the girls effect we _ birmingham for example. i think the girls effect we will— birmingham for example. i think the girls effect we will have _ birmingham for example. i think the girls effect we will have to _ birmingham for example. i think the girls effect we will have to see, - birmingham for example. i think the girls effect we will have to see, i - girls effect we will have to see, i know _ girls effect we will have to see, i know that — girls effect we will have to see, i know that is something that strategists are keeping an eye out for tonight, and they are worried about_ for tonight, and they are worried about that, because labour doesn't want to— about that, because labour doesn't want to be — about that, because labour doesn't want to be losing votes anywhere, really. _ want to be losing votes anywhere, really. but — want to be losing votes anywhere, really. but i — want to be losing votes anywhere, really, but i think overall, labour is pretty— really, but i think overa

that�*s my colleague rajini vaidyanathan in birmingham.. the bbc news live page which has been up and running since thursday is still going strong. the ones we are looking out for our councillors in salford, the salford city council, and then there are two crime and police commissioner elections that we are waiting for in kent and sussex, they are all expected this afternoon. the timings, as you will know if you�*ve been with us the last couple of days, will change when election results are called. but the bbc news live page will have the latest for you and they have got more reaction and more fallout from the results from thursday�*s local elections in england. the family of the 14—year—old boy who was killed in a sword attack in north—east london on tuesday say they are "devastated" by his death. daniel anjorin died in hainault on his way to school. a local church service to remember his life will take place today. simonjones reports. a community in shock. a community that will come together today with a church service to mark daniel�*s

birmingham.'s now take a closer look at all the results — almost all of them are now in — and find out what they tell us about the state of the parties�* fortunes as we approach a general election. here's nick eardley. as you can see, it's a real knife edge. as you can see, it's a real knife edae. , , as you can see, it's a real knife edie,�* , ' i1 i as you can see, it's a real knife edae. , ' :: :: ., , as you can see, it's a real knife edae. m11: ., ,, edge. just 1500 votes between the labour victor _ edge. just 1500 votes between the labour victor and _ edge. just 1500 votes between the labour victor and andy _ edge. just 1500 votes between the labour victor and andy street - edge. just 1500 votes between the labour victor and andy street for l labour victor and andy street for the conservatives, despite the fact that more than half a million votes were cast. in terms of percentages, this is how it shakes out, 37.8 and 37.5. note the 12%, that this is how it shakes out, 37.8 and 37.5. note th

birmingham city centre.arp focus as a result of the local elections. it seems that the stance is harming their vote, particularly amongst muslim communities. this is amongst muslim communities. this is a highly muslim populated area and it is sure to be a key election issue going forwards. and here is the list of the candidates we know about so far standing in birmingham ladywood constituency. last night we reported from boston and skegness in lincolnshire. i mustjust show you this as wel, because we had an incomplete list of the candidates standing, so here are all the candidates we know about so far. the bbc news website will have the complete list when they are all confirmed. and just to say there's a lot to keep up with across this election campaign and to make it easier for you we have just launched this, election 2024: the headlines on iplayer. every evening you'll be able to watch a short but perfectly formed summary of the day's key events. the jury has been sent out to consider their verdict in dona

stallions football team, and you've got pride on the birmingham side. they haven't experienced much of this. >> lowell: no. wade phillips has an opportunity to go to st. louis next weekend, get a win against the battlehawks, which would mean the xfl conference championship game would be in this building. >> tom: yep. you heard -- or you could see him mouthing the words, skip holtz, telling his team, you got to play with class. you got to know how to handle the ups and downs. you're going to win with class, lose with class. they got beat today. >> reporter: birmingham has taken their last time-out. >> lowell: and we very well could be watching the teams that ultimately will meet in the inaugural united football league championship game. >> tom: could very well happen. >> tom: with birmingham, it's so hard to win once, let alone 15 times in a row, especially in professional football, so to have a loss like this at this time, it might not necessarily be a bad thing, e-mac. it might be a press the reset and get refocused and re-ener re-energized. >> eric: i

chris mason, bbc news in birmingham. 0ur correspondent rajini vaidyanathan was also birmingham, and spokeyoral races in england have been seen as the last significant as the public opinion and head of the likely general election, probably to the end of this year. you could argue that there result coming out of here in birmingham for the west midlands mayor was one of the most significant events of the most significant events of the most significant events of the last few days, because the conservative incumbent andy street, who had been there for two consecutive terms, it lost here by the closest of margins. it was about 1500 votes in it. and labour's richard parker is now the mayor elect here in the west midlands. a diverse part of the uk, which takes in the huge city of birmingham. i spoke to richard parker after his victory. this talk about your priorities. your spoken about transport, putting buses into the public sector, for example. butjust talk into the public sector, for example. but just talk about, you know, it is difficult to some everything of that you want to do. but if you h

i colleague in birmingham where she is riaht now. ., colleague in birmingham where she is riaht now.e count of _ right now. i have been watching all day the count of the _ right now. i have been watching all day the count of the mayoral- day the count of the mayoral election in the west midlands, and we are hearing, breaking news, sources in the labour party say that they have won the mayoral election in the west midlands, and i must stress that that is just coming from labour sources. you can see crowds gathered behind me here, and

king's letter from the birmingham jail. thanks to senator cassidy first, casey, lankford, britt, butler who will wrap it up for joining for this annual bipartisan tradition. every year, we bring together three republicans and three democrats to read one of the greatest pieces of writing of the 20th century and reflect on the mission and powerful words ever dr. king. this year, a reading falls right after workers' memorial day, which we marked on sunday, a day when we honor all the workers killed on the job over the past year, workers -- past year, workers injured and killed throughout our history. every year on that date i'm reminded of dr. king's final trip, second trip of the year, his final trip to memphis. he went to stand with black sanitation workers striking for better pay and safer working conditions. they were some of the most exploited workers in the country, unfair wages and unsafe conditions. months earlier, two black workers had been killed in a tragic accident that surely could have been prevented. mr. eshingl

and it's much bigger than birmingham so we will have to see what— than birmingham so we will have tond that is why we might not expect and that is why we might not expect a vote until late in the afternoon here in birmingham for the west midlands mayoral vote. the incumbent andy street is hoping he can pay it off, and after a night when labour had a good run in those council elections, the conservatives are pinning a lot of hopes on a success here. counting continues. studio: thank you. we will keep you up—to—date with all the results from the local council elections. but alongside those, 11 mayors are being elected across england. seven results are due today in london, greater manchester, liverpool city region, south yorkshire, west midlands, west yorkshire, and salford. elections that have been declared — but they couldn't unseat the conservatives�* ben houchen, who held on in tees valley. here's our reporter, richard moss. ben houchen was never going to win as big as he did three years ago. in fact, he said he'd be happy to win by one vote. in the end, though, it was more comforta

birmingham 2:23 now. up to 1500.walkouts today in this row over equal pay. yes. >> this row keeps rumbling on, doesn't it? this includes teaching assistants, catering staff and grounds maintenance. >> well, it's all taking place dunng >> well, it's all taking place during sats exam week. that primary school crucial exam week . and it comes as members of the gmb union voted in favour of strike action. >> yes, they're accusing birmingham city council of delaying the settlement of equal pay delaying the settlement of equal pay claims made by female workers. could it be because the council is a little bit bankrupt? let's find out more. joining us from birmingham is gb news west midlands reporter jack carson . there was quite a big carson. there was quite a big rally earlier, wasn't there? what are their demands then ? what are their demands then? >> well their their demands very very easy, really is that they say equal pay across across of course, the board for their jobs in comparison to the, more male dominated, counci

he is supposed to be running the great birmingham run tomorrow— be running the great birmingham run tomorrowaround the streets of birmingham tomorrow, and i suppose he might— birmingham tomorrow, and i suppose he might put his feet up for a while and consider what to do next. and richard and consider what to do next. jinn. richard parker says and consider what to do next. fific richard parker says this is and consider what to do next. el"ic richard parker says this is the most importantjob he could ever do. it is a huge responsibility. just remind our viewers, because of this have different roles. a lot of that is about transport, for example, it is about transport, for example, it is about transport, for example, it is about being a figurehead for the region, attracting culture and investment, butjust remind our viewers, what is the significance of thejob? it viewers, what is the significance of the 'ob? , ., , .,, viewers, what is the significance of the 'ob? _, , the job? it is a big 'ob, you represent h the job? it is a big 'ob, you represent seven _ the job? it is a big job, you represen

birmingham. if there's a additional need for this fire escape based on that, and not just sprinklered or not sprinklered, but this the extra depth that's created from the fires, the extra depth of, like, a foot and a half is 100% coming from this fire escape. and that was a that was discussed at our last, at our last hearing, the other thing that we talked about was the planning code change that affected this project right before it was issued was, had multiple impacts in the rear yard. it made their rear yard requirement greater. that's why they had to reduce the depth of the main building wall by three feet. but it also got rid of the requirement that the any, the last ten feet that you get extra depth from rear yard averaging has to be limited to 30ft in height. that also went away. and so that allowed the building to pop up a little bit in the rear, where it had had to be reduced a couple of feet, at the far rear in the past. but those issues were kind of raised and addressed and discussed at

birmingham-southern baseball will outlast birmingham-southern itself. >> we ain't done. >> reporter: they'll study next. >> what's it like balancing that with trying to win the world series? >> i've put it on the back burner, honestly, just completely focusing on what we have left. >> what are they playing for? >> for me? one more day. i mean it's just as simple as that, just be able to do it one more day with these guys, be able to wear the jersey one more day. >> reporter: tonight thanks to a group of unflinching athletes their school now rejoicing in extra innings. jesse kirsch, nbc news, east lake, ohio. >>> and that's "nightly news" for this friday. thank you for watching. i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night. have just arrested three people in connection with the murder at pleasant hill park santiagoja

but we will be back in birmingham life shortly.t cloudier, a lot cooler. and for some, that means a drop of about nine degrees celsius between yesterday's warm sun and today's rather grey and cloudy skies. the clouds extensive then for scotland and northern ireland and is also still affecting parts of northern england and north wales. best of the sunshine further southwards today where yesterday it was cloudy and wet, feels a lot warmer in today's sunshine across these more southern regions. an odd shower for south east england, some wet weather continuing to affect northern ireland. with outbreaks of rain on and off. there will be a bit of warmth across the very far north of highland scotland, where we could see temperatures into the low 20s, but otherwise it's going to be really quite a cool afternoon. now, overnight tonight, we're looking at cloud and rain continuing for a time in northern ireland, perhaps a few patches of rain running into scotland and the far north of england. drier weather with clearer skies further southward

let us cross now to birmingham.jini vaidyanathan who is at the count in birmingham. a potential glimmer of hope for rishi sunak in andy street? weill. rishi sunak in andy street? well, the counting _ rishi sunak in andy street? well, the counting here _ rishi sunak in andy street? well, the counting here in _ rishi sunak in andy street? ii the counting here in birmingham has now finished, and on the other regional centres we are waiting for results to come in. we are told we could get the result in the next hour, even, perhaps. this is one of the most anticipated results of this recent election cycle, as you say. you conservative incumbent mayor andy street looking for a third term. in many ways, he has distanced himself in the national conservative party. you barely saw any reference to the party on his campaign literature. he has been all about his personal brand, brand andy, as he puts it. you also have the labour party candidate here, richard parker, really putting on a strong and hoping that they can take the s

let's join chris mason again in birmingham. and rishi sunak with the general election coming down the tracks? it with the general election coming down the tracks?— with the general election coming down the tracks? it leaves them in a bleak spot- — down the tracks? it leaves them in a bleak spot- they _ down the tracks? it leaves them in a bleak spot. they knew _ down the tracks? it leaves them in a bleak spot. they knew that - down the tracks? it leaves them in a bleak spot. they knew that these . bleak spot. they knew that these results in the round were going to be difficult but they pointed in advance to what they hoped would be some rare beams of light in the gloomiest of political seas and one of them they hoped was here. so psychologically this matters even if it was always going to be a tall order given the national trend that andy street should hang on here. and his team take pride that it was as close as it was given those national trends. but given that the tory party had talked up their prospects here, one of those b

birmingham city though can save themselves.ff place. birmingham must win that game and hope plymouth, sheffield wednesday or blackburn, slip up. a win for any of those three sides would secure their safety. a point would be enough for blackburn and wednesday. so for birmingham, there's no room for error, despite their remarkable takeover last summer. this club are now owned by a shareholder group that includes tom brady, the seven—time super bowl winner. these investors have a bold vision for birmingham, but so far their decisions have put them on the brink of league one. gary rowett is their fifth manager of the season, the club have announced plans to build a huge new stadium. so much of theirfuture, though, could now depend on tomorrow. so much in the balance, joe linsky, thank you for that. in the battle to reach the championship, two former premier league sides are trying to get out of league one. barnsley play bolton in tonight's playoff semi final first leg at oakwell. kick—off at 7:30. you can keep across that — and the

. >>> now to a new generation following in the footsteps of the past in birmingham.ed from a church to a park to commemorate the historic children's march. the original took place back in 1963 and marked a turning point in the civil rights movement. 1,000 black students from across birmingham skipped school that day to march into the pages of history. >> my hope is that they felt the energy. they felt the fun, and that allowed them to be open to the truth, to the history, and to feel that they have the capacity to do just as those young people did 61 years ago today. >> the birmingham civil rights institute has spearheaded commemoration marches for seven years now. so the next generation of leaders is ready to fight for that change. and those are their faces right there as we cheer them on. we're cheering on friday, right? thanks for being with us for "early today." i'm frances rivera, have a great weekend and great cinco de mo,ay >>> devastation in the lonestar state. tornados touching down in texas overnight ast overnight ast ran /

i , 50. , so, as we wait for the result in birmingham, we do have the result in this the_ birmingham,do have the result in thi _, , this the solihull count in this ma oral this the solihull count in this mayoral race. _ this the solihull count in this mayoral race. it _ this the solihull count in this mayoral race. it is _ this the solihull count in this mayoral race. it is a - this the solihull count in this l mayoral race. it is a traditional conservative stronghold, the first of those seven council areas to declare its result in this west midlands mayoral race. andy street pulled well ahead of richard parker from the labour party, but significantly there was a bit of a swing, a 5% swing towards labour. some people are talking about her andy street, although he is way ahead on that particular result, has actually dropped his percentage share by about 5%, which labour has picked up. overall, in solihull, andy street picking up something like 62.i% andy street picking up something like 62.1% of vote there, richard parker getting 20.6%, so a 5.35% towards labour. but i think all of thi

in birmingham there is also a large black_ birmingham there is also a large black population as well.tion as well. i think it will be focused generally focused on the people of left of labour and not seen as_ the people of left of labour and not seen as quite as strongly socialist closer_ seen as quite as strongly socialist closer to — seen as quite as strongly socialist closer to the policies of corbin van siarmen _ closer to the policies of corbin van siarmen of— closer to the policies of corbin van starmer. of course people who are aniiracisi _ starmer. of course people who are antiracist will see this unacceptable as the way the events have played out. it is bizarre to see labour _ have played out. it is bizarre to see labour tied themselves in knots on this_ see labour tied themselves in knots on this when they have a perfect opportunity to resolve the situation of diane _ opportunity to resolve the situation of diane abbott when comments were made and _ of diane abbott when comments were made and suggested that she hated black women which were repulsive comments. labour did crit

on loan birmingham city man brandon khela scoring the final goal of the second leg in a 4—0 win.y's place in the premiership for a sixth—successive season. while the men's side fell short yesterday, rangers women have won the scottish cup, lizzie arnot�*s goal helping them beat hearts 2—0 at hampden park to secure a cup double. it's the first time they've won the scottish cup, and may help ease the pain of losing the domestic title on goal difference. it was homecoming to remember for ferrari's charles leclerc who won the monaco grand prix in style earlier. the race was delayed due to a smash just after the start, but the man from monte carlo held his nerve to finish ahead of the chasing pack — including a certain max verstappen. patrick geary reports. 0n marcos exclusive streets the car in front is quite regularly of a robbery. they were hoping local boy on pole charles leclerc could stay there for the first, clean start. behind him chaos for sergio perez it was monte carlo ben bost. spectacularly, remarkably he was unscathed, at his cart might need some patching up though. afte

we have had five so far, including in birmingham.ing because the independent candidate who basically campaigned on a platform of gaza, ended up getting a sizeable 42,000 also votes, which is quite a real coup for him, for someone who is relatively unknown, and not from any of the major parties. and i spoke to jess phillips, the labour mp representing yardley in birmingham and she quit the shadow front bench last year because she said that sir keir starmer the labour party leader of course should have called for an immediate ceasefire right away. the party has changes position on that. she believes that the delay in doing that has cost the party votes not just in this election but in others across the country. if it is really close, people might be looking at that result and saying those 40 do thousand votes could have made a difference but at this point, we really don't know. looking at the tally sunny piece of paper in front of me, so it looks that andy street is ahead by about 20,000 votes. richard parker, the labour candidate, on

well, we are waiting the result here in birmingham, i is it coming?ayoral election. you can see there is a bit of activity on the stage, welcome in front of the stage. it was a while ago now actually that the sign behind me said result incoming but i have to say we have been waiting a while now, at least 20 minutes or so and no result has materialised yet. but this is key because this is the main urban centre in this region, and what happens here could play a big part in our overall result. at the moment you have the incumbent, the moment you have the incumbent, the conservative mayor andy street, hoping for a third term in office. throughout the campaign the polls have looked quite close. the labour candidate richard parker hoping he candidate richard parker hoping he can unseat the tory mayor, speaking to people from both camps of the main parties, the conservatives say it is generally too close to call. a similar sentiment from labour to say it is neck and neck. of course if the labour party were to unseat andy street, who has a real personal appea

it is not 'ust the last coule of birmingham. it is not 'ust the last couple of days. h birmingham.le of days, you got hammered in the local council elections last year as well. you have lost seven by—elections under rishi sunak. if we can show you the roll call, and showed us to our viewers as well, the roll call of councils that you lost. dorset to the lib dems. these are places labour is salivating at the prospect of taking your mp5. you have been losing under rishi sunak time and again. do you need to change something?— change something? they are disappointing _ change something? they are disappointing results. - change something? they are disappointing results. i - change something? they are disappointing results. i was. disappointing results. iwas campaigning with lots of people across the country and it is disappointing to lose hard—working conservatives. disappointing to lose hard-working conservatives.— disappointing to lose hard-working conservatives. doesn't this give you evidence you _ conservatives. doesn't this give you evidence you need _ conservatives. doesn't this g

, the children's crusade when the youth of birmingham marched for justice in that picture, the protesters being sprayed with fire hoses against the walls there. that again in 1963. the caller talking about the 1964 marchs. this is lucas in connect, a line for those 25-65. good morning. caller: good morning. so my first protest was actually in new york as a kid, back in 2003 when they wanted to put a cell phone tower antenna on our school, it was high school for me and my friend collin and me and him and my close friends went to protest and eventually we won and the school board and the people who controlled indian point in new york never put it up. host: why didn't you want a cell phone tower? he caller: because it was hard on radiation we found out from the scientists in westchester county back then. host: what have you protested since then? caller: the protest about honking for peace for the iraq war in the austin library. host: people who drive by? caller: they did in houston during bush's second turn? host: did you feel like it made a difference and what was the result? caller: you kn

there are plenty of political analogies to be drawn here at birmingham wholesale market.mpaign? perhaps the discussion will get as fiery as those chillis there. £8 a box for those, £5 a box for the tomatoes, in case you were wondering. let's find out what the traders here make of the situation. we can speak to gurinder. what is your take on the way things feel economically now? have the cost of living pressures eased? not really. things are too expensive. since covid happened, everything has gone over the sky, obviously. things are expensive, insurance is high, living costs, mortgages, everything has gone up. we need to do something for this, actually. even for the small businesses, things are too expensive at the moment. things are getting tighter. businesses are going down, especially the smaller businesses. 0k, gurinder, thank you very much for sharing your thoughts with us this morning. over here, you are one of the customers here, you run a catering company. what matters most to you in this election? what do you care about? i have been coming here for 43 years, i hav

today i've met fans that travelled from southampton, birmingham and cornwalljust for one birmingham andfor this iconic british sitcom. i loves you with all my heart. five years ago, almost 19 million watched on as nessa put it all on the line. will you marry me? a finale has been rumoured for some time. in february, though, the show�*s writer and cast member ruthjones brushed it off. today, however, in a social media post alongside fellow starjames corden they confirmed that cliffhanger would be resolved. a cult favourite, it's brought viewers to this welsh seaside town. i'm so excited! i'm just excited to find out what's occurrin'. do you think it's a yes? i hope so. and let's hope they have a nice big curry after! the success of the show has been based on not only the main characters gavin and stacey, but the role of the supporting cast, the likes of nessa, smithy and uncle bryn. i wake up in the morning and think, lush, i'm in barry. i'm not going to lie, it has been lush for barry. the slot machines, ice cream parlours and the beaches have become stars in their own right. over the y

if i was a labour mp in bradford, birmingham, leicester or parts of london or manchester, i would berned." what do you say to that? look, i understand why people have got strong feelings about this issue. thousands of people have been killed. there's a great impulse to help people who are in a terrible situation. that's something that we share. this is about keir starmer�*s position that he's taken. lots of people in your party have wanted him to call directly for an immediate ceasefire from the start of this conflict, and many people objected to some of his language at the beginning and are not happy with the leadership�*s approach. what do you say to them? what i would say to them is that the better life that people want for the palestinian people is something the labour leadership shares. if we're fortunate enough to be elected at the general election, it's a very high foreign policy priority for the labour party. two things have guided us all the way through since october 7th. the first was defending israel's right to defend itself after that atrocity, and that remains part of ou

, labour run council in birmingham, they have had to crank up birmingham, they have had to crank up council punished for that. there is also still a smattering of council results to come in and a whole load of police and crime commissioners as well. we heard vicki young analysing what these results could mean longer term, perhaps in a general election, with all of that in mind, what do you think the mood is in the conservative and labour camps tonight? conservative and labour camps toniaht? ., conservative and labour camps toniiht? ., ., , ., conservative and labour camps toniaht? ., ., , ., ., , tonight? for the conservative party, first b this tonight? for the conservative party, first by this was _ tonight? for the conservative party, first by this was always _ tonight? for the conservative party, first by this was always going - tonight? for the conservative party, first by this was always going to - tonight? for the conservative party, first by this was always going to be i first by this was always going to be key for the prime minister, where did it leave the mentality whether mindset

chris mason, bbc news in birmingham.'s now take a closer look at all the results — almost all of them are now in — and find out what they tell us about the state of the parties�* fortunes as we approach a general election. here's nick eardley. as you can see, it's a real knife edge. just 1,500 votes between the labour victor and andy street for the conservatives, despite the fact that more than half a million votes were cast. in terms of percentages, this is how it shakes out, 37.8 and 37.5. note the i2%, that was an independent candidate, critical of labour's policy on the war in gaza, and despite that labour did manage to just make it through. let me show you on the next slide how things have changed. the labour vote is actually down a wee bit. the conservative vote is down so much, ii%, that has allowed labour to take the west midlands, and finally let me just quickly show you the swing that we got there, 4.6 from the conservatives to labour, enough to get them over the line. it wasn't just the west midlands, though.

and they just wandered out to gaza and said, anyone want to go to birmingham university?swift, see you later, boy. >> but the reason why i'm not listening to you, the reason, the reason why they're making this kind of thing, they're causing trouble is they want to cause trouble. they want they want to bother somebody. this is what you do when you're 20 years old. and you. yeah. exactly. yeah, yeah. so it's good that birmingham is doing this. what side we're on. that's the thing . side we're on. that's the thing. or do we side are we want to go to one of these people who are like, we're old people, but we side like with the young people fighting against the man, or do we support the man? no, because we've become the man. they become the man. >> no, we have, we have. >> yeah. so we support the man. so crush those students. yeah. >> i take the side of the university and very much enjoy its magazine. it sends every month, lewis, the sun . bad news. month, lewis, the sun. bad news. thanks to the war in ukraine. basically, if you see someone visiting a cathedral run. >> yeah, w

we don't teach anything but letter from birmingham jail and most public schools. and letter from birmingham jail is terrific. and it's. but. but king had a lot more to say. and books are just not widely distributed, not widely taught. i went to the washington, d.c. they didn't have any of his books for sale. we king's words. and we need to discuss king's life again, not just turn them into a monument and not just celebrate them on the holiday once a year near the conclusion of your book, you at the mass, you spoke about the national monument in washington, d.c. and you surmised, quote, in halloween, as in hallowed be thy and halloween king, we have hallowed, hallowed him made him empty, hallowed what if you better explain that? well, we celebrate, you know, mattress sales, the king's birthday, you know, we we we talk about i have a dream as if it's, you know, just holding hands, as if, you know, black children and white children could play together. that would be enough. king was so complicated. he was so brave. he was asking us to reconsider the very structure of