it was mentioned in mark drakeford's - mentioned in mark drakeford's resignation speech and last first questions on the whole in the senedd when there has been debate it is more of a polite tone possibly than westminster but also a keen stress that it has got out of hand and they don't want that to continue as mentioned by andrew rt davies yesterday that actually on the whole when things have got heated it has always been done with the interest of wales at heart. that was something mark drakeford who also commended as well really. i think that was something to look forward to from vaughan gething but what we have seen happening in some of the by—elections over recent times, some of the messaging he was getting at but also the fact the expectation was if there is a new government in the uk parliament in the nearfuture that government in the uk parliament in the near future that cooperation would be closer than possibly it has been over recent times with the tory government in westminster. more? been over recent times with the tory government in westminster.- government in westminster. n

mark drakeford was stunned that he would not go ahead with it for this reason. that mark drakeford gave of the relationship breaking down and making him frustrated. he said before outlining and describing the turn of events that he had to hold back the anger because he was very angry at the time. we hope for a press conference on the 10th of may where the uk government and boris johnson was going to announce the change from stay at home rule is to stay alert. mark drakeford said i don't want to go with this and i don't want to go with this and i don't understand what stay alert means. stay at home is clear. when you go to the press conference, please make it clear that this is just for england. he was given those assurances, but then the only references that borisjohnson is made to the four nations was at the beginning when he said, as the prime minister of scotland, england, northern ireland and wales... he did not make it clear that the stay alert announcement was just for england. mark drakeford said that was a very bleak moment for him and the moment when th

the path mr drakeford took truly was different. —— the path mr drakeford took clearly was different.ounced a wales—only firebreak lockdown. while he won a reputation for caution, the inquiry will want to know whether at several points he could and should have acted sooner. the questions come just as mr drakeford prepares to leave the political stage. next week, he'll stand down as first minister. today gives him a chance to frame his legacy. hwyel griffith, bbc news, cardiff. let's get the latest on this with our correspondent tomos morgan. tomos, tell us more, then, about the questioning, the exchanges a lot of attention around that relationship between boris johnson attention around that relationship between borisjohnson and the first minister. between boris johnson and the first minister. ., ., , minister. yeah, overwhelmingly, i think today _ minister. yeah, overwhelmingly, i think today that _ minister. yeah, overwhelmingly, i think today that is _ minister. yeah, overwhelmingly, i think today that is where - minister. yeah, overwhelmingly, i think today that is where the - thin

the questions come just as mr drakeford prepares to leave the political stage.nd down as first minister. the inquiry then gives him a last chance to frame his legacy. hywel griffiths, bbc news. let's speak to our wales correspondent, tomos morgan. thank you so much for your time. what more do we know about the concerns that have been raised so far at the first minister will likely have to answer for? i far at the first minister will likely have to answer for? i think man of likely have to answer for? i think many of those — likely have to answer for? i think many of those that _ likely have to answer for? i think many of those that was - likely have to answer for? i think i many of those that was mentioned there, this is his last week in office. his last significant contribution as first minister will be giving evidence here, really. i think three main things he will be quizzed on throughout the course of today. first, one of the things that has been a running theme throughout all of these inquiries is the use of whatsapp. we have seen it in other parts of the i

i think i missed out mark drakeford. i think i missed out mark drakeford. didn't i?idn't i? i did have it, yes. translation:— didn't i? i did have it, yes. translation: ~ ., , ., translation: we will now pause to defer the result _ translation: we will now pause to defer the result of _ translation: we will now pause to defer the result of the _ translation: we will now pause to defer the result of the vote. - you can ask what he will not get. not unless the figures... studio: you are watching live from the welsh senedd, the votes are being counted and confirming what we expect to happen which is vaughan gething will be formally nominated as the new first minister of wales. the two other names you heard being said, one and andrew rt davies and rhun ap iorwerth are the other candidates. the parties nominating the leaders you would expect. the votes you heard reading out who they wanted to be the first minister are now being confirmed by the clerk and we will then expect the formal process of vaughan gething to be nominated officially as first minister. let's listen ag

yeah. _ heard of mark drakeford. vaughan gething? yeah. the _ heard of mark drakeford.ary. gething? yeah. the environment secreta . ~ . gething? yeah. the environment secreta .~ ., ., gething? yeah. the environment secreta . ~ ., ., ~ ., secretary. what do you think of him? i don't secretary. what do you think of him? i don't know- — secretary. what do you think of him? i don't know. the _ secretary. what do you think of him? i don't know. the result _ secretary. what do you think of him? i don't know. the result should - secretary. what do you think of him? i don't know. the result should be i i don't know. the result should be followed next week by a vote in the senate back to formally endorse the next first minister. arguably that is when the hard work really begins. a court in hong kong has sentenced a group of people in connection with the storming of the city's legislative council building in 2019. that took place at the height of anti—government protests. most of the defendants were found guilty of rioting. the longestjail term handed down is six years and ten mo

the outgoing first minister of wales, mark drakeford, is holding his final fmqs.a grand scale to my successor, but i would say that we have created an important platform where wales has a good reputation in the rest of the world and i'm absolutely certain that he will want to build further on that to the benefits of welsh people. 0ur wales correspondent hywel griffith has also been listening to mr drakeford and joins us from our cardiff newsroom. thank you so much for your time is to be hurt and they are saying that wales has a good reputation in the rest of the world. that's what he is offering to his successor. mark drakeford also had a good reputation during the pandemic, it was very popular with voters. what's the picture now that he is resigning? i think the peak of his popularity probably came during the pandemic where his very cautious approach particularly into lifting login restrictions was admired by many but not everyone in wales —— matlock town. certainly people thought he did a good job during the pandemic. since then maybe some of the shine has come

mark drakeford enacted farmers.subsidies from the welsh government, farmers had to give over 10% of their land for environmental causes, so instead of farming on 10% of their land, they had to grow trees. now, i was in cardiff a couple of weeks ago reporting on the farmers protest, and they are very, very angry indeed about this. lots of signs saying things like mark drakeford are sheep don't grow on trees. they're very , very on trees. they're very, very worried that food sustainability in wales will just go off a cliff when this policy comes into full force. those are a couple of the sort of welsh specific problems that gething is facing, and then there are problems that he's facing which are facing being faced by are also facing being faced by the uk. so the main the rest of the uk. so the main one is nhs waiting lists. we know this is a problem in england, and we know that there is a big knock on effect and long nhs waiting lists means lots of waiting for lots of people waiting for operations. many of people ope

being given by mark drakeford. ., ., ., mark drakeford.ibe a call with l days later you describe a call with mr gove on the 8th of april but you are saying there was go commitment from the uk government to hold a cobra meeting. you must have been surprised then to receive a call to attend a cobra the following day. that was chaired by dominic rab. of these minutes. you have said that they accord with your recollection that a, consistent message was required across the four nations to ensure it landed in the clearest way. we can see that on paragraph five, page three. in the welsh government, notes of this meeting, you are recorded as saying, our clear messages that people stay home and restrictions remain in place. we are not throwing away everything we have gained. where you can send at this stage that the uk government might not be on the same page as the welsh government and other devolved administrations and the mayor of london? if i administrations and the mayor of london? ., , administrations and the mayor of london? .,, _, . london?

mark drakeford also had a good reputation during the pandemic, it was very popular with voters. what's the picture now that he is resigning? i think the peak of his popularity probably came during the pandemic where his very cautious approach particularly into lifting login restrictions was admired by many but not everyone in wales —— matlock town. certainly people thought he did a good job during the pandemic. since then maybe some of the shine has come off, certainly the scrutiny put on the pandemic last week in the covid inquiry didn't see every welsh, decision being made very well. slot urgency was the acquisition thrown at mr drakeford's administration. —— slot —like. and also ongoing issues such as the 20 mph speed restriction in wales, not universally popular. we also saw protest on the steps of the senedd a couple of weeks ago with farmers unhappy about the new dell they are being offered post—brexit. so i think a mixed picture photo —— a new deal. when we look at his reputation on leaving. but i think history will look at him as someone who certainly was prominent due t

they ask mark drakeford —— do they ask mark drakeford to be the face of it because he was quite popular? there are big questions here that may come up in the election, such as labour running of the health service in wales, with the economy in wales, with potentially 2000 jobs being lost in port talbot. there are many challenges ahead for vaughan gething. to the middle east now, and gaza's health ministry has just updated the number of people killed in gaza since israel launched its military action there in october to 31,553. most of the dead are women and children. let's cross to anna foster, who is covering for us there.— let's cross to anna foster, who is covering for us there. welcome to east jerusalem. _ covering for us there. welcome to east jerusalem. the _ covering for us there. welcome to east jerusalem. the us _ covering for us there. welcome to east jerusalem. the us and - covering for us there. welcome to east jerusalem. the us and the i eastjerusalem. the us and the united nations have both expressed fresh concern about this proposed israeli ground offensive in rafah, where

mr drakeford's closest advisor gave evidence to the inquiry earlier.r wales correspondent, hywel griffith. what evidence came out this morning? we heard plenty more about the tension that emerged back in 2020 between the welsh government and westminster, and arguably between all four uk governments, not so much going into lockdown, but as they eased restrictions. the first witness to be called this morning was a special adviser to the first minister. she has been in that post for 20 years. a key centralfigure that people would not see on their screens that was always in the room when decisions were made. 0ne screens that was always in the room when decisions were made. one of the areas of questioning was about how those discussions happened and how they happen to sometimes informally. she was quizzed by the inquiry, something that has a map and hearings before, whatsapp, welsh government has policy against using whatsapp on official phones advocates using it on personal phones to discuss personal government business are particularly to make decisions.

the path mr drakeford took truly was different. he won a reputation for caution, the inquiry will want to know whether at several points he could and should have acted sooner. the questions come just as mr drakeford prepares to leave the political stage. next week, he'll stand down as first minister. today gives him a chance to frame his legacy. hwyl griffith, bbc news, cardiff. a new land route has been used to deliver six lorries of food to northern gaza for the first time in three weeks, according to the un. amid fears over a looming famine, a boat carrying 200 tonnes of food left cyprus for the palestinian territory. also overnight there's been more violence in the west bank as our correspondent yolande knell reports. you might find some of the details in this report distressing. shaky video shows a palestinian boy with a lit firework. he was fatally shot. gunfire. rami hamdan al—halhouli was just 12. with tensions running high for ramadan in eastjerusalem, he was killed by an israeli border policeman. and today a far right min

—— backin the same track as mark drakeford —— back in the welsh government.ceptance of a £200,000 donation from a company whose owner was prosecuted for illegally dumping waste. he says that donation was properly declared and that no rules were broken but already a question about hisjudgment in were broken but already a question about his judgment in accepting the donation. but i think, as you saw in that auditorium, this was a friendly race between two —— between chew—mac labour colleagues. —— two labour colours. it's safe to say vaughan is very familiar to all those cabinet colleagues around the table. it will be his choice who brings back to the table, and how he once with him as he decides on the future path for wales. and do so within the welsh labourfight for the wales. and do so within the welsh labour fight for the general election, who he wants with him as the visible face of welsh labour when they start knocking those doors. �* , ., , doors. and in terms of the big olitical doors. and in terms of the big political issues, _ doors. and in terms of th

goodbye mr drakeford.ws headunes . headlines with sophia. >> thanks, tom. it's 130. headlines with sophia. >> thanks, tom. it's130. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom . former us president newsroom. former us president donald trump has hinted he could deport prince harry if he wins the election in an exclusive interview with nigel farage, he said the duke of sussex won't get special privileges if he lied on his visa about drug use. >> if they know something about the drugs and if he lied, i'll have to take appropriate action, appropriate action? >> yeah, which might mean not staying in america. >> you'll have to tell me. you just have to tell me. you would. you would have thought they would have known this long would have known this a long time and you can see that time ago. and you can see that full interview on farage tonight from 7 pm. >> and the first person in england and wales to be convicted of cyberflashing has been jailed. nicolas hawks was sentenced to 66 weeks for sending unsolicited, explici

he narrowly won the welsh labour leadership to succeed mark drakeford.r correspondent. what exactly is going to happen in the next three minutes? ~ ., is going to happen in the next three minutes? ~ . ., , , , is going to happen in the next three minutes? ~ . ., ,, , ., ., minutes? what will happen is an old school process. _ minutes? what will happen is an old school process. usually _ minutes? what will happen is an old school process. usually it _ minutes? what will happen is an old school process. usually it is - school process. usually it is electronic. forthis, school process. usually it is electronic. for this, the first minister is voting in everyone from each party. they shout their name of their nominee. the conservatives and plaid cymru will of course what position will he give to that rival? that will be the forefront of his mind. the key areas will be who looks after because there has been this quiet with farmers in wales and the way that subsidy payment would potentially work in wales. ministers wanted all farm sizes designate 10% of land t

the outgoing first minister, mark drakeford, will step down from the post next week.aughan gething, wales�* economy minister and a former solicitor, was born in zambia. in his acceptance speech, he highlighted the historic nature of his win. today, we turn a page in the book of our nation's history. a history that we write together. notjust because i have the honour of becoming the first black leader in any european country, but because a generational dial has jumped too. like ken and jane, devolution is not something that i have had to get used to, or to adapt to, or to apologise for. devolution, welsh solutions to welsh problems and opportunities, is in my blood. it is what i have always known through my adult political life and that is the same for a growing number of our citizens and i want us to use this moment as a starting point for a more confident march into the future. a march into the future on behalf of a generation that, too often, is being asked to pick up the pieces and the bill for those who came before them. in wales, it often takes the worst times to

mark drakeford has held his last _ pretty scary.ty scary. mark drakeford has| held his last session of questions as the first minister of wales. he told the senedd that he was proud of the welsh assembly for its mature progressive politics. in his resignation speech, he thanked the welsh people and his colleagues for their support during the hardest and saddest year. his wife died suddenly at the beginning of last year, he also said he'd support the new first ministerfrom also said he'd support the new first minister from the back benches. let's have a listen. this minister from the back benches. let's have a listen.— minister from the back benches. let's have a listen. as my time is first measure _ let's have a listen. as my time is first measure comes _ let's have a listen. as my time is first measure comes to _ let's have a listen. as my time is first measure comes to an - let's have a listen. as my time is first measure comes to an end, l first measure comes to an end, i look forward to playing my part in the backbenchers. to su

the outgoing first minister mark drakeford the outgoing first minister mark dra keford full step thepost next week and vaughan gething and born in zambia and wells's first lack leader. he highlighted the historic nature of his win. today we turn a page — historic nature of his win. today we turn a page in _ historic nature of his win. today we turn a page in the _ historic nature of his win. today we turn a page in the book _ historic nature of his win. today we turn a page in the book of - historic nature of his win. today we turn a page in the book of the - turn a page in the book of the nation's history. history we write together. a generational dial has jumped to. like ken and jane, devolution is not something i have had to get used to or adapt to or apologise for. devolution, whilst sioux solutions to welsh problems and opportunities is in my blood. it's what i've always known through my adult political life. and that is the same for a growing number of our citizens. i want us to use this moment as a starting point for a more confident march into the future. a march into the fut

i think at the end of the day it was a race between two disciples of drakeford.e responsible for the longest waiting times in the uk, the worst educational outcomes and the weakest economy of uk nations. that is their record and it doesn't seem like anything will change as a result. plaid cymru are in a co—operation agreement with the labour government here but they reckoned the donation stinks. one way to clear it up would be to pay the money back, because while he says he has done nothing wrong, it doesn't really pass the smell test. vaughan gething insists he's done everything by the book. let's talk about that £200,000 donation — have you spent it all? we have spent a lot of money through the campaign on volunteers, staff, on the work you need to do to run a campaign. is that what swung it for you, huge amounts of money? i think what swung it is the fact we persuaded members that they could believe in me. lots of hard work goes into running a more than three months campaign... and lots of money? it's an indivisible part of modern politics. another striking pa

by the drakeford earlier, the way mark drakeford earlier, he controversial figure.is politics wouldn't agree with his politics at but i thought was at all, but i thought there was rather something rather noble about moving, about him and rather moving, seeing his wife seeing him doing that. his wife died and, you know, seeing him doing that. his wife died off and, you know, seeing him doing that. his wife died off to and, you know, seeing him doing that. his wife died off to marki, you know, seeing him doing that. his wife died off to mark drakeford w, seeing him doing that. his wife died off to mark drakeford as hats off to mark drakeford as he, as he retires from public life, even though some of the things he's done may not be great. >> i think he's a very decent man , actually. yeah. man, actually. yeah. >> and because we did we showed that clip, didn't we, where he was and was getting very emotional. and obviously when obviously you don't hear us when the are running, but the headlines are running, but you in didn't you? you actually came in didn't you? and know

the senate in card officially mark drakeford crossing to the senate in card officially stepk drakefordsenate in card officially stepk draklater will officially step down later today. good >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb news. >> good morning. welcome to your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. bit of rain around this morning first thing, but most of us will have a of brightening up sort of a kind of brightening up sort of day with some bright or sunny spells and not too much spells later and not too much rain by this afternoon. even this morning rain is fairly this morning the rain is fairly well scattered, but some pretty heavy northern heavy showers across northern scotland , with a gusty and scotland, with a gusty wind and a showers over a smattering of showers over parts of england and wales, particularly midlands, particularly the midlands, northeast england. we'll see a few of those through the few more of those through the afternoon, for afternoon, but i'm hopeful for something for something a bit brighter for wales, western s

the outgoing first minister, mark drakeford, will step down from the post next week.s a former solicitor. the result of the leadership election was very close. 0ur political editor chris mason was watching the announcement and sent this report. the two contenders had just been told the results, but the rest of us had to wait. vaughan gething's wife and son on the front row. always good to have a book with you just in case dad's work thing on a saturday drags on a bit. and now we turn to the oscar bit. and the winner is vaughn gethin. mr gething celebrated his 50th yesterday and winning the welsh labour leadership. today we turn a page in the book of our nation's history. a history that we write together. notjust because i have the honour of becoming the first black leader in any european country, but because the generational dial hasjumped too. and i want us to use this moment as a starting point for a more confident march into the future. smiles and applause, yes, but questions, too, about a £200,000 donation vaughan gething accepted from a company run by a man who w

you know, i think mark drakeford, mean he doesn't drakeford, i mean he doesn't look like him.mark drakeford was boring like drakeford was quite boring like he was a bit mundane like. >> and yeah, i know quite >> and yeah, i know that's quite harsh say , but i think, you harsh to say, but i think, you know, it'll be interesting to see gets on. see how it gets on. yeah. >> well if you're watching >> yeah. well if you're watching and in wales, do and listening to us in wales, do let know what you think. let us know what you think. vaiews@gbnews.com. alex. joanna, very joanna, thank you very much indeed. you're with us in the next you very much. next hour. thank you very much. >> guys. right. coming >> thank you guys. right. coming up, be down with up, we'll be sitting down with this greatest briton. you this week's greatest briton. you know part of know it's my favourite part of the show. but up next it's time for world news for the latest in world news with favourite royal with our favourite royal correspondent very dear with our favourite royal corres|of|dent very dear with our

mark drakeford and this a sniff.ord and this new first minister seem to be doing something right. and of course, labour will be confident of electoral success when the election happens, whether it's in october or november. are you living in wales? are you happy with the performance of welsh labour? let me know your thoughts. marco gb news. com but next up have we lost the art of raising children properly? i'll be asking former sun columnist and tv psychologist doctor pam spurr, who's written an anti—woke book especially for children, which aims to teach them resilience and independence. doctor pam is not pulling her punches about the state of modern parenting, and she next. well. big reaction on email to my conversation with neil hamilton about the possibility that rishi sunak could be removed from number 10. to be replaced by penny mordaunt, how about this? says kevin? hi, mark. yes. penny may prove to be a gold sovereign, albeit too late. rishi out now. okay. there you go. well, look. oh and by the way, just one fi

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mark drakeford is stepping down after five years in his job.ing, who's set to become the first black leader of a european country . the leader of the welsh country. the leader of the welsh conservatives, andrew rt davies , conservatives, andrew rt davies, asked him if he had any words of wisdom for successor , what wisdom for his successor, what advice or of the experience that you've had as first minister dunng you've had as first minister during preparation for first minister's questions and taking part in first minister's questions? >> it will take up, i'm afraid, hours and hours of his time, because it's unavoidable that if you come here and you can be asked a question, not simply any question on the brief, you happen to hold, but any question on any part of the welsh government that every single weekend it's a bit like preparing for finals. >> now britain's roads are at breaking point as pothole numbers reach an eight year high, a new report has found that 47% of local road miles were rated as being in good condition, with 36% adequate and

the questions come just as mr drakeford prepares to leave the political stage. down as first minister. the inquiry then gives him a last chance to frame his legacy. hywel griffiths, bbc news. a bbc investigation has found dog attacks across england and wales increased by more than 20% last year, compared to the previous 12 months. experts cite a rise in behavioural problems owed to puppies bought during lockdown, who have been missing out on normal socialising. us presidentjoe biden and his predecessor donald trump have both secured their parties' nominations for november's presidential election — prompting a rematch of the 2020 race. our north america correspondent david willis joins us now. so, here we go again? absolutely. it is deja vu all over again. now these ladies formally said for a repeat of the 2020 american presidential election, trump versus biden. in the last couple of hours both candidates haveissued last couple of hours both candidates have issued a statement saying they are honoured to be there party's nominee. joe biden faced only token opposit

the outgoing first minister, mark drakeford, will step down from the post next week.er, won with 51.7% of the vote. his opponent, the education minister jeremy miles, received 48.3%. our political editor chris mason was watching the announcement and sent this report. the two contenders had just been told the results, but the rest of us had to wait. vaughan gething's white from the front row. was could have a book with you just in case dad's work thing on a saturday drags on a bit. : ., ., h. bit. and now we turn to the oscar bait. and bit. and now we turn to the oscar bait- and the _ bit. and now we turn to the oscar bait. and the winner... _ bit. and now we turn to the oscar bait. and the winner... vaughan i bait. and the winner... vaughan gethina. bait. and the winner... vaughan gething- mr _ bait. and the winner... vaughan gething. mr gething _ bait. and the winner... vaughan gething. mr gething celebrated | bait. and the winner... vaughan i gething. mr gething celebrated his 50th yesterday. — gething. mr gething celebrated his 50th yesterday, winning _ gething. mr

the outgoing first minister, mark drakeford, will step down from the post next week.ghan gething, wales�* economy minister and a former solicitor, was born in zambia and will become wales�* and europe's first black leader. in his acceptance speech after being voted as the new welsh labour leader, he highlighted the historic nature of his win. thank you to the staff, the team, the procedures committee. mark was the right leader at the right time in the epidemic. —— in the pandemic. but too little said about the heart that went into it. the deep and unwavering devotion fairness, two wheels as a community. as a fabric and families. at the hardest of times he made as feel safer, he made us feel proud. and he always made everyone aware that we each have a part to play in our national story. there is no greater legacy than that. thank you, mark, for everything that you have done for everything that you have done for our party, and more importantly, for our party, and more importantly, for our party, and more importantly, for our country. and, jeremy, we have been cabinet co

at the end of his speech, drakeford received a standing ovation. you're live with bbc news.eeping security law passed on tuesday will create a new authoritarian era. the measures, known as article 23, expand on security laws already imposed by china and establish harsher penalties such as life imprisonment for offences such as treason. they also allow for closed—door trials, and give the police rights to detain suspects for up to 16 days without charge. the territory's chief executive, john lee, said the law would help stop "plots and traps set up by foreign intelligence units", and prevent "black—clad violence and colour revolution". the territory's largely pro—beijing legislative council passed the law unanimously. past attempts to enact article 23 met with stiff resistance from pro—democracy activists and lawmakers. this time, though, a month—long public consultation showed 99% support for the bill. the us state department, condemned the law, and said the united states is considering its response. but regina ip, one of the pro—beijing lawmakers, said hong kong's leaders w

the welsh conservatives accused mr drakeford of using the inquiry to attack his political opponents,lled for a whale specific inquiry. andy mcdonald . andy mcdonald. has had the labour whip restored after he was cleared of breaking party rules by using a controversial slogan at a pro—palestine rally. the mp for middlesbrough was suspended in october after he used the river used the phrase from the river to the sea during a speech at a pro—palestine words pro—palestine event. the words refer land between the refer to the land between the river the river jordan and the mediterranean, find mediterranean, which many find offensive to offensive because it appears to refer of israel. a labour refer to all of israel. a labour spokesperson refer to all of israel. a labour spoibeen'son refer to all of israel. a labour spoibeen reminded that elected had been reminded that elected representatives mindful representatives must be mindful of are of how their words are interpreted , and migrants who've interpreted, and migrants who've been refused asylum in britain could be offered thousands of pou

i can tell you mark drakeford. what do ou think can tell you mark drakeford.of him? _ can tell you mark drakeford. what do you think of him? no _ can tell you mark drakeford. what do you think of him? no idea, _ can tell you mark drakeford. what do you think of him? no idea, don't - you think of him? no idea, don't know him. _ you think of him? no idea, don't know him, personally. _ you think of him? no idea, don't know him, personally. i- you think of him? no idea, don't know him, personally. i don't i you think of him? no idea, don't - know him, personally. i don't know. today's result should be followed next week by a vote to to say the next week by a vote to to say the next first minister, in the senedd. arguably, that is when the hard work begins. hywel griffith, bbc news. former us vice president mike pence has said that he will not be endorsing donald trump as his former boss runs for a second term in the white house. mike pence served as vice president for four years under donald trump. pence argued that the trump has walked away from conservative issu

they will replace mark drakeford. the labour party has been in power in wales for more than 20 years and interest in its record in government is ramping up ahead of the general election. 0ur political editor chris mason has been talking to the outgoing first minister, mark drakeford. we are in the very final days. i'm just beginning to get that feeling of things coming to an end. president clinton said to me, the great thing about being retired is you can say what you like — the problem is, nobody wants to listen! are you handing over two stink bombs to your successor? there is the row with farmers and 20mph, they've caused quite the ruckus. ah, well... that stink on the farm — a proposed welsh government subsidy system demanding environmental measures which could cost around one in ten farm workers theirjobs. it's very frightening and very frightening to farmers to think that that could happen to their businesses and to our rural communities. do welsh ministers, do you think, understand the countryside? there seems t

former health minister narrowly won the welsh labour leadership contest by 51.7% to succeed mark drakefordost. he is the only black leader of a national governing in europe. after the vote he set out his vision for wales. i the vote he set out his vision for wales. , . ., , ., ., wales. i believe the wales of today and the future _ wales. i believe the wales of today and the future will _ wales. i believe the wales of today and the future will be _ wales. i believe the wales of today and the future will be owned - wales. i believe the wales of today and the future will be owned by - wales. i believe the wales of today and the future will be owned by all| and the future will be owned by all those decent people who recognise that our parliament and our government should look like our country is people who recognise that our hope and ambition for the future relies on unleashing the talent of all of us. a wales that recognises that we can celebrate our differences and take pride in all those things that draw us together and make us who we are. that is the wales that i want to lead. a wales ful

he is taking overfrom mark drakeford, who has stepped down from the post after more than five years.s morgan has the story. after five years in which covid and brexit dominated his time in charge, mark drakeford gave an emotional farewell yesterday, describing how this past year had been the hardest of his life as wales' first minister. for me personally, the last 12 months has been the hardest and the saddest of my life. i'm grateful to all those people who help. the colleagues here. i'm most grateful of all to the people that we are lucky enough to serve. applause. having already held two of the biggest ministerial portfolios in welsh politics — in health and the economy — this afternoon, vaughan gething will take on his toughest political role yet and, in doing so, becoming the first black man to lead a european nation. his campaign was dominated by the news a £200,000 donation was made to mr gething by a company owned by a man with convictions for dumping illegal waste. but what will be the most burning issues in his in—tray? first thing first, he will be appointing a new cabinet

at the end of his speech, drakeford received a standing ovation.battle with rival, lidl. the german discounter had argued the tesco version took "unfair advantage" of its "reputation for great value". last year, the high court found in favour of lidl and today the court of appeal agreed. tesco said it was "disappointed" with the ruling but lidl said it was "delighted". you're live with bbc news. here in washington, two retired us generals who led the chaotic withdrawal from afghanistan in 2021, testified in front of congress. they placed blame on both the trump and biden administrations for the pull—out that led to the rapid collapse of the afghan government, and allowed the taliban, characterised as a terrorist organization by the us and the uk, to seize control of the country. mark milley, formerjoint chiefs of staff chairman, and kenneth mckenzie, who led the us central command, were speaking to a house foreign affairs committee hearing on the withdrawal from afghanistan on tuesday. it was their first testimony since each of them retired, allowi

that will happen today. >> yeah, and he's replacing mark drakeford. beat jeremy drakeford.at's now go to our political correspondent katherine forster who's there in cardiff in cardiff bay, and she'll tell us more about what to expect today. >> good morning catherine border, eamonn and isabel from cardiff bay. >> hope you like my one word of welsh . so former first minister welsh. so former first minister mark drakeford resigned yesterday and gave a really quite emotional resignation speech. let's just have a little look at that first. >> for me personally , the last >> for me personally, the last 12 months has been the hardest and the saddest of my life and people will not see beyond the chamber. those small acts of kindness that happen every day from people in every part of this chamber that help someone to get through those very , very to get through those very, very difficult times. >> lbc, sky, bbc so the end of an era. >> mark drakeford was first minister here, of course, for five years. through the covid years, wales had the most strict restrictions of any corner of

in cardiff, mark drakeford has wrapped up his final day as welsh first minister. given a standing ovation after an emotional goodbye. the new welsh labour leader replacing him is vaughan gething, and he'll be the first black leader of any country in europe. a new law is being set out that would give more power to football fans. if it passes, there would be an independent regulator, separate from politicians and football authorities, that would keep an eye on the top five divisions of men's football in england. and who's going to play the next james bond? well, the sun newspaper reported that avengers star aaron taylor—johnson has been offered the role, although the bbc asked him as well as the company that makes the bond films, and we haven't heard back. i'll leave you with ten seconds of spring celebrations. yes, over 300,000 people are dancing, shopping, feasting and enjoying family reunions as an ancient persian new year's custom. so happy spring to everyone who's celebrating. and that's you all caught up now. have a good night. hello and welcome to sportsday —

in cardiff, mark drakeford has racked up his final day as the first minister, having the job for five born gay thing, the first black leader of any country in europe. a new law is being set up to give more power to football fans. if it passes, there will be an independent regulator separate to politicians and football authorities. they would keep an eye on the top five divisions on men's football in england. who will play the next james bond? the sun reported that avengers star aaron taylor has been offered the role but the bbc asked him as well as the company who makes the films, but we have not heard back. and we leave you with ten seconds of spring celebrations. 0ver of spring celebrations. over 300,000 people are dancing, shopping, feasting and enjoying family reunions as an ancient persian custom, so happy spring to everyone his celebrating! that is the catch up. have a good night. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm gavin ramjaun. coming up on the programme: english football's new era — as the creation of the first independent regulator for the men's game is introduced by the uk

mark drakeford, stepping down drakeford, who is stepping down after five years in the job, spoke with feeling as he talked about how difficult the last year him after the year had been for him after the sudden of his wife personally. >> the last 12 months has been the hardest and the saddest of my life and people will not see beyond the chamber. those small acts of kindness that happen every day from people in every part of this chamber that help someone to get through those very, very difficult times. >> drakeford bowing out from the senate today for the latest stories. do sign up for gb news alerts. scan that qr code on your screen right now or go to gbnews.com. slash alerts back now to . jacob. now to. jacob. >> good evening. if you were paying >> good evening. if you were paying attention to our previous program, and i expect you were on the very edge of your seat, it was extremely interesting. you would heard in our you would have heard in our world exclusive interview, donald discussing donald trump discussing the misreporting of a speech he gave at a rally in ohio a few days ag