the labour party are confident they will be able to win the east midlands mayoral, but turnout will beelps the conservatives, but it would make the labour party favourites.— would make the labour party favourites. ., ,, , ., ., favourites. thank you peter and dan o'brien, favourites. thank you peter and dan o'brien. thank _ favourites. thank you peter and dan o'brien, thank you. _ you can view the full list of candidates running in the local elections for england and wales on the bbc news website by typing your postcode into this web page about the local elections. you'll also find details on all candidates running for mayor and police and crime commissioner. mps in the uk have been debating whether assisted dying should be legalised for people who are terminally ill. it was triggered after a petition — backed by dame esther rantzen who has terminal lung cancer — secured more than 200,000 signatures, calling for dying people to be able to ask for medical assistance to end their lives. dame esther rantzen, the broadcaster who secured more than 200,000 signatures calling for a change in

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, east anglia , southern midlands, east anglia, southern england as well where it'll feel pleasantlycelsius not feeling pleasantly warm in the northwest with the wind and the rain , and that rain wind and the rain, and that rain tends to topple its way southwards during the evening, but it also tends to fizzle away, so not a great deal of rain reaching the south or parts of wales even, and it will be followed by showers, blustery showers as the wind picks up overnight with the breeze. overnight temperatures will stay up in the mid to high single figures so generally frost free, but it's going to be a blustery start to friday. areas of cloud moving south. some light showers for many places. the most frequent showers will be affecting the far north of scotland. the wind will be feeling cold with that wind strongest along the north sea coast , and strongest along the north sea coast, and there'll be some big waves along the north sea coast as well. showers by the afternoon, confined to the east of england. elsewhere, brighter spells emerging, some sunshine and highs of 14 or 15 degrees.

had heavy rain, we've had damaging gusts of wind that have brought trees down in parts of the east midlandsme snow showers and some hail mixed in there, as well. just a couple of days ago we had the warmest day of the year so far, just over 21 degrees in south—east england, but take a look at south—east england as we go through the week. it's cool, showery and pretty unsettled until we head towards next weekend. more on that in just a moment. but on the whole, low pressure dominates the story at the moment. the rain may be easing away, but the winds will drive in a frequent rash of showers. so we've seen this spell of heavy rain pushing into the south—east, the showers tucking in behind. yes, they will be wintry across the tops of mountains in scotland, across the lake district and north wales. there will continue to be a rash feeding in with the strong north—westerly wind. so sunny spells and scattered sharp showers as we go through the remainder of the day. the wind, quite widespread gusts in excess of 40mph. maybe the lightest winds into the far north of scotland. but factor in the stren

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members of aslef at avanti west coast, crosscountry, east midlands railway, west midlands railway andadhd diagnosis — that's according to new research from the health think tank nuffield trust. let's take a quick look at the latest figures. since 2019, there has been a 400% rise in people waiting to see an autism specialist and a 51% increase in prescriptions for adhd medication. let's speak to professor sir simon wessely. he's a regius professor of psychiatry at king's college london and nonexecutive director on nhs england board. thank you forjoining us. what do thank you for “oining us. what do ou think thank you for “oining us. what do you think is — thank you forjoining us. what do you think is the _ thank you forjoining us. what do you think is the reason _ thank you forjoining us. what do you think is the reason behind i thank you forjoining us. what do i you think is the reason behind this? that's a difficult one. the first thing to be clear about is adhd isn't new, it's been around for as long as i have been a doctorfor 40 or 50 years, long as i have been a doctorfor 40 or50

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after the sentencing hearing, we heard from detective inspector mark parish from the east midlands specialied on his parents for everything he needed and it was their duty to love and protect him. instead, he was let down in the most horrendous ways imaginable due to the amount of injuries ollie suffered. a medical expertise needed to examine those injuries. it has taken more than six years for this investigation to come to court and for ollie's parents to be held accountable for his death. there has already been an interim safeguarding report published into leicester social services, who had a great extensive knowledge of both parents before ollie was born. and it was revealed in that that they had failed to take the necessary assessments, although no one would have suspected that this may have happened. and we had a rather sad statement read out on behalf of katie driver's family straight after you heard from the police there, they described all he is perfect in every way and said that he will be forever in their broken hearts. more of the uk's aid budget is being spent on supporting ref

had heavy rain, we've had damaging gusts of wind that have brought trees down in parts of the east midlands there, as well. just a couple of days ago we had the warmest day of the year so far, just over 21 degrees in south—east england, but take a look at south—east england as we go through the week. it's cool, showery and pretty unsettled until we head towards next weekend. more on that in just a moment. but on the whole, low pressure dominates the story at the moment. the rain may be easing away, but the winds will drive in a frequent rash of showers. so we've seen this spell of heavy rain pushing into the south—east, the showers tucking in behind. yes, they will be wintry across the tops of mountains in scotland, across the lake district and north wales. there will continue to be a rash feeding in with the strong north—westerly wind. so sunny spells and scattered sharp showers as we go through the remainder of the day. the wind, quite widespread gusts in excess of 40mph. maybe the lightest winds into the far north of scotland. but factor in the strength, the direction of the wind and tho

yes, today's strike action is affecting avanti west coast trains, the east midlands railway, west midlands strikes planned for tomorrow and monday. different companies are affected on different days. so, the advice to passengers is to check the national rail website before you travel. there's also more details on the bbc news website. now, they have many many songs that you can't help but sing along to and one of abba's biggest hits is going to be played all over brighton this weekend to mark a special moment in music history. fiona lamdin has more. a very good evening to you. and from me, david vine, welcome to the eurovision song contest of 1974. and welcome to a saturday night out in brighton. 50 years ago, brighton was electric with eurovision fever. waterloo by abba for sweden. watch this one. as they strutted on to the stage in platform heels and satin knickerbockers, these swedish artists were still relatively unknown. # surrender # oh, yeah, # and i have met my destiny in quite a similarway...# even after they'd performed, some of the judges still weren't convinced. i know it sound

tomorrow, further south, that rain pushing northwards across southern england into wales, the midlands. easta. brighterfora into wales, the midlands. east anglia. brighterfor a time in the south. then more rain returns. northern ireland and scotland with a mix of sunny spells and showers, some of those showers to wintry over the highest ground in scotland and temperatures generally between eight and 13 degrees. tomorrow night and into sunday, here comes the centre of that area of low pressure i showed you. outbreaks of rain pivoting northwards across england and wales, into eastern scotland. windy across eastern coast through the day on sunday. brighter in the west and temperatures still no great shakes. but into next week, these various areas of low pressure continue to do a dance across the weather chart really. but we will end up with a feed of winds from continental europe. orange is significantly warmer. we may see temperatures in the south getting up to 19, maybe 20 degrees. but not all good news, there will still be rain at times. thanks, ben. and that's bbc news at six. now it's time

affecting ava nti west coast trains, today's strike action is affecting avanti west coast trains, the east midlandsfurther strikes planned for tomorrow and monday. different countries are reflected on different days. the advice to passengers is due to track the national rail website before you travel, and there is also more details on the bbc news website. . ~ is also more details on the bbc news website. ., ~ , ., , . it's one of those songs you can't help sing along to and it's going to be played all over brighton this weekend to mark a special moment in music history. fiona lamdin has more. we are at brighton museum, celebrating 50 years of abba. we are wearing the clothes, well, not quite there close, but replicas, and the very drunk if that was used on that night all those years ago. jackie was there. she was 15. this is what she was wearing, a bridesmaid dress. her dad with a photographer, taking photos. he got this photo behind—the—scenes of abba, just as they were adjusting their costumes. jackie, tell me, what was it like? it was just surreal. it was amazing. it was just surreal. it was am

north yorkshire and the east midlands are electing mayors for the first time in a fortnight.s, it'sjust yet more politicians? in many places, mayors are only being elected for the second or third time. so it's a relatively new kind of governance we are seeing. i think there is quite a strong case, both from an economic and social point of view, but also from a fairness and democratic point of view for evening of that and completing the map of english devolution. that will be a call for whoever governs after the general election. firstly it is local, mayoral and police and crime commissioner elections in england and wales, a fortnight today. chris mason, bbc news, in walsall. and here we have a list of all six mayoral candidates for the west midlands, in alphabetical order. you can find more details about them, and the candidates for other mayoral elections, on our website, bbc.co.uk/news. team gb hasjust unveiled its new kit for the paris 0lympics today. among those showing it off is the diver tom daley, who will be competing in his fifth 0lympics this summer. his first was i

but it will be northern and central wales, the midlands, east anglia that stay largely dry today. 0vernightat will keep temperatures up around six or seven degrees. but away from that, with the clear skies, again, we're looking at a cold night with a widespread and sharp frost. the weekend will be dominated by this area of low pressure moving up from the south. now, we are looking at some rain developing on saturday across southern counties of england, wales, midlands and east anglia. and as well as the rain, there will be a chilly northeasterly wind developing through the day. maybe as the rain clears, we could see some heavy showers following to southern areas of england. elsewhere for scotland, northern ireland, the far north of england, it's another day of sunny spells and passing showers. after that cold start, wherever you are, temperatures not doing great for the time of year. for sunday, low pressure still with us. outbreaks of rain extensively across england, reaching eastern scotland through the day. it's western areas that will have the best of the day's weather. sunshine, and ag

but it will be northern and central wales, the midlands, east anglia that stay largely dry today.es up around six or seven degrees. but away from that, with the clear skies, again, we're looking at a cold night with a widespread and sharp frost. the weekend will be dominated by this area of low pressure moving up from the south. now, we are looking at some rain developing on saturday across southern counties of england, wales, midlands and east anglia. and as well as the rain, there will be a chilly northeasterly wind developing through the day. maybe as the rain clears, we could see some heavy showers following to southern areas of england. elsewhere for scotland, northern ireland, the far north of england, it's another day of sunny spells and passing showers. after that cold start, wherever you are, temperatures not doing great for the time of year. for sunday, low pressure still with us. outbreaks of rain extensively across england, reaching eastern scotland through the day. it's western areas that will have the best of the day's weather. sunshine, and again, a few sharp shower

we have had trees done in parts of the east midlands and some snow showers and ailments there as wellet to next weekend. 0n the whole, low pressure dominating at the moment. the rain may be easing away but the winds will try again. we have seen this heavy rain pushing into the south—east and the showers tucking in behind. it will be wintry on the top of mountains in scotland, the lake district and north wales. there will continue to be a rash of showers moving in the strong north—west release the wind is quite widespread costing in excess of a0 miles an hour. the lightest winds in the far north of scotland. factoring the far north of scotland. factoring the strength, the direction of the wind and showers and it will feel disappointingly cool out there at nine to 12 degrees at the very best. moving to the evening, a spell of more organised showers pushes its way down into the south—east clearer skies out to the west, still windy with a few scattered showers across the east coast. overnight lows of a-8 c. the east coast. overnight lows of a—8 c. first thing tomorrow morning could be coo

wales, midlands and east anglia and southern counties of england. wherever you are, temperature is below average, about 9—13 , with some parts of eastern england temperatures no higher than seven celsius this afternoon. overnight tonight we will still see a few patches of rain coming and going across southern most areas of england, perhaps south wales, otherwise skies clear particularly across north—western areas of the country with frost developing in the countryside. another cold start to the day on friday. despite those low temperatures that should be quite a bit of sunshine first thing, showers will be quite widespread through the day across northern and eastern scotland, eastern areas of england, still the threat of some patches of rain across the south particularly the south—west. temperature is not really changing too much. it will be another chilly day for the time of year. the average in london in april is 15, we are looking at 13 at best. on into the weekend, low pressure is set to move up from the south and this will be bringing a spell o

bursts through northern ireland, northern england it stays largely dry into scotland and the midlands, easte week, it looks likely to stay unsettled. a ridge of high pressure for a time. another low moves in, bringing gale force gusts of winds, perhaps, to the south—west. and then we've got this high pressure that's sitting across europe — that mightjust keep things a little bit quieter down towards the south by the end of the week. but looking ahead, an unsettled start. showers or longer spells of rain and temperatures back to where they should be, really, for this time of year. take care. this is bbc news. the headlines... the israeli military confirms it's recovered the body of hostage, elad katzir, from khan younis — after he was abducted by hamas. six months since the october 7 attack — protests in tel aviv against the israeli government demanding a dealfor the release of the remaining hostages held by hamas. seven people have been killed in russian drone attacks on ukraine's second—largest city, kharkiv. the city's mayor says residential buildings and a children's nursery were struck.

and the midlands. east anglia, south—east england, largely dry and sunny. of year. few showers in northern england, a scattering containing scotland a scattering continues into scotland and northern ireland, top ten ridgers10—13. top ten ridgers10—13 degrees. in comparison to where you are a few days ago, that is still better. moving out of sunday and into monday, another low pushing in from the south—west. the new working week begins on an unsettled note. still relatively mild. not a cold start on monday. 5—10 degrees first thing. a bright and sunny day to begin with, clouding over from the west, with rain arriving, showery outbreaks across the south—west and wales. heavier bursts through northern ireland and northern england. it says largely dry into scotland, and the midlands, east anglia, south—east england, dry with some sunshine, still relatively warm, 17 degrees overall high. in the middle part of the week, it seems likely to stay unsettled, ridge of high pressure for a time, low moves in, bringing gale force winds to the south—west. high pressure si

north yorkshire, much of the north—east of england and the east midlands are electing mayors for thet with mayors, and what would you say to the person who says, it'sjust yet more politicians? in many places, mayors are only being elected for the second or third time. so it's a relatively new kind of governance that we're seeing. i think there's quite a strong case, both from an economic and social point of view, but also from a fairness and democratic point of view, for evening out that patchwork and completing the map of english devolution. that'll be a call for whoever governs after the general election. firstly it's local, mayoral and police and crime commissioner elections in england and wales, a fortnight today. chris mason, bbc news, in walsall. and here we have a list of all six mayoral candidates for the west midlands, in alphabetical order. you can find more details about them and the candidates for other mayoral elections on our website, bbc.co.uk/news. the global superstar taylor swift releases her latest album tomorrow. it's called the tortured poets department and is ho

anglia and overnight, for the midlands, east anglia andsouth—west overnight, for the midlands, and south—west generally ght, for the midlands, east anglia and south—west generally staying the south—west generally staying dry with more cloud and more breeze . it is going to be breeze. it is going to be a much, much milder night than last night. we started today with a frost in many areas. we'll start tomorrow at 7 or 8 degrees, a little colder in northern scotland, where there will be a really wind will be a really chilly wind blowing. will be a feature blowing. that will be a feature of right across of the weather right across these tomorrow. these eastern areas tomorrow. cold we'll start cold wind elsewhere. we'll start with a lot of clouds, a little bit of rain, but it should brighten through day. brighten up through the day. certainly a much brighter day for ireland and for northern ireland and especially scotland especially western scotland compared to today. still a few showers dotted around through the afternoon and again it is going to feel chilly, particularly in the ea

and the midlands. east anglia, south—east england, largely dry and sunny.ireland, top ten ridgers10—13. in comparison to where you are a few days ago, that is still better. moving out of sunday and into monday, another low pushing in from the south—west. the new working week begins on an unsettled note. still relatively what mild. not a cold start on monday. 5—10 degrees first thing. a bright and sunny day to begin with, clouding over from the west, with rain arriving, showery outbreaks across the south—west and wales. heavier bursts through northern ireland and northern england. it says largely dry into scotland, and the midlands, east anglia, south—east england, driving with some sunshine, still relatively warm, 17 degrees overall high. in the middle part of the week, it seems likely to stay unsettled, ridges of high pressure for a time, low moves in, bringing gale force wind to the south—west. high pressure sits across europe and might keep things a little bit quieter down towards the south by the end of the week. looking ahead, an unsettled start, showe

we're now joined by nana, east midlands. why do i do this? come on.st midlands reporter, will hollis. will hi. are people celebrating their . are people celebrating their. >> good morning. yes. well it is saint george's day here at the old salutation inn or as local people know it, the old sal day. it is saint george's day and there are events happening all over the country, not just here in nottingham, where they are quite proud of having england's biggest england saint george's cross flag on the city council house. i'm joined by bu. cross flag on the city council house. i'm joined by bu . you're house. i'm joined by bu. you're the chairman of the royal society of saint george. why do you do this event every single year? >> well, we do it because basically we love it. we love it. we love being english and we love celebrating it. you know, the more people get involved, then the better. you know, we've had big crowds. we've had smaller crowds depending on what day of the week it is, but it's always a celebration and everyone's welcome. >> in the past i

plenty of sunshine right across northern england , the midlands, east england, the midlands, east angliaand here really will feel quite a bit warmer than it has done for most of april. 16, 1718 degrees easily. it will be cooler where we've got the cloud and the outbreaks of rain further west. quite blustery here too, particularly in the morning thanks to this area of low pressure . now that does peel pressure. now that does peel away, allowing warmer air to move in through the rest of this week, but there will still be some rain around as well. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news. >> a very good afternoon to you and i hope you're having a very happy monday. it's 4 pm. welcome to the martin daubney show on gb news. and we're broadcasting live from the heart of westminster all across the uk. on today's show, what now for scotland? after the resignation of humza yousaf as first minister, was he broke before going woke? who will be the next leader ? we'll get the next leader? we'll get reaction and analysis throughout the remainder of the show, and th

there will be heavy bursts as it pushes its way into wales and the midlands. eastring of showers for scotland and northern ireland, with top temperatures of ten to 13 degrees. in comparison to where you were a few days ago, that is still better. as you move out of sunday into monday, another low starts to push in from the south—west. we start off the new working week on a pretty unsubtle note. still relatively mild, not a cold start to monday. five to 10 degrees first thing. it will be a bright and sunny one to begin with, but clouding over from the west of that rain arriving. showery outbreaks of rain, heavier bursts through northern ireland and northern england. it says largely dry into scotland and the midlands, east anglia, south—east england dry with some sunshine and still relatively warm, 17 degrees the overall high. as we move through the middle part of the week, it's likely to stay unsettled. a ridge of high pressure for a time, another low moving in, bringing gale force gusts of wind is perhaps to the south—west,s perhaps to the south—west, and endless hi

the midlands, east anglia, south—east england dry with sunshine, still relatively warm. 17 degrees thehen we have the high pressure setting across europe. that might keep things quiet towards the south by the end of the week. looking ahead, and unsettled star, showers and longer spells of rain and temperatures back to where they should be them this time of year. take care. goodbye. this is bbc news. the headlines... the israeli military confirms it's recovered the body of hostage elad katzirfrom khan younis — nearly 6 months after being abducted by hamas. president biden is facing growing pressure from within his own party to pause arms sales to israel, following the israeli air strike that killed seven aid workers. 36 democratic members of congress have signed an open letter expressing outrage at the deaths. seven people have been killed in russian drone attacks on ukraine's second—largest city, kharkiv. the city's mayor says residential buildings and a children's nursery were struck. 11 people were injured. and in australia, more than 150 people are rescued from floods around sydney

i'm joined now for an update with our east midlands reporter, will hollis.ll, just to give you an idea of the severity of the injuries inflicted upon four week old ollie davis. >> the judge, who was sentencing today at loughborough magistrates court described them as similar to a victim of a high energy car crash. a broken neck, 23 broken ribs, fractures to his skull and collarbone. really devastating and harrowing details. but today this is ultimately the culmination of a six year investigation by leicestershire police. the sentencing here for murder of ollie davis. >> michael davis, 22 years, a minimum in prison. >> his partner, the mother of ollie davis, kaylee driver, sentenced to seven years. she was found guilty not for murder but for causing or allowing the death of a child . well, today death of a child. well, today here, sitting at loughborough magistrates court, the judge, justice cotter, said to kaylee driver you must have heard ollie's cries after he was assaulted as you were together in the bedroom. this must have woken you up to michael davis,

to trickle south so turn damp over the so it will turn damp over the midlands , lincolnshire, east midlandsng. patchy then spreading patchy rain then spreading across the south—east overnight. much the southwest staying much of the southwest staying dry. the winds notice coming down north but actually down from the north but actually it'll be a much milder night tonight compared to last night because there'll be much more cloud temperatures, because there'll be much more cloud holdingemperatures, because there'll be much more cloud holding uperatures, because there'll be much more cloud holding up atitures, because there'll be much more cloud holding up at 7jres, because there'll be much more cloud holding up at 7 ors, mostly holding up at 7 or 8 celsius, so won't be as chilly first thing tomorrow morning. we'll quite a drab start. we'll be quite a drab start. cloud and rain over wales and southeast england. should southeast england. that should tend to clear away, but lots of showers come in over showers will come in over central eastern parts. a central and eastern parts. a much day weste

a sunny start there across the north east of england, lake district, sunshine too first thing, but then in the south that weather front across wales into the midlandsrning and into the afternoon. but there's another area of rain heading towards the south. temperatures tomorrow, 13 in glasgow, maybe 14 in london, temperatures recovering because the weather is also coming in from the south. so a warmer direction. not that you're going to feel the benefits because sunday is looking overcast with outbreaks of rain, widespread rain across much of england. notice scotland and northern ireland your best bet for sunshine here. but eventually that rain will clear away into the north sea, leaving a legacy of cloud and dampness, i think anyway. so temperatures 13 in belfast typically into double figures with that weather coming in from the south. now on the temperatures, is it going to warm up? yes, it is. in fact, if we look at the temperature of the atmosphere. so the air mass here, the air�*s coming in from the south east and the east, slightly warmer air. so that means the temperatures will steadily climb. we're talking about the mid or high teens. so a g

by the middle of the afternoon, turning cloudier in many places then but staying sunny in the east midlandsuthern england as well, where we'll pleasantly warm 15, perhaps 16 celsius not feeling pleasantly warm in the northwest with the wind and the rain and that rain tends to topple its way southwards during the evening. but it also tends to fizzle away. so not a great deal of rain reaching the south or parts of wales even, and it will be followed by showers, blustery showers as the wind picks up overnight with the breeze. overnight temperatures will stay up in the mid to high single figures so generally frost free, but it's going to be a blustery start to friday. areas of cloud moving south. some light showers for many places. the most frequent showers will be affecting the far north of scotland. the wind will be feeling cold with that wind strongest along the north sea coast , and strongest along the north sea coast, and there'll be some big waves along the north sea coast as well. showers by the afternoon, confined to the east of england. elsewhere, brighter spells emerging, some sunshin

northern and central wales, midlands and east anglia staying dry. 0pen eye, band of rain moves in fromking at a cold night with widespread and sharp frosts. that weekend will be dominated by an area of low pressure moving up from the south. we are looking at rain developing on saturday across southern part of england, wales, midlands and east anglia and there will be a chilly north—easterly when developing through the day, may be as the day, may be as wrinkly as we could see heavy showers following into southern areas of england. elsewhere, scotland, northern ireland, the far north of sunny spells and passing showers after the cold start, wherever you are temperatures not doing great for the time of year. sunday, no pressure, outbreaks of rain extensively across england, reaching eastern scotland, western areas will have the best weather, sunshine and sharp showers. it is another cold day but the last of the cold days we will see for awhile because it whether it had to turn milder. we start to see that change on monday as her whence come from a southerly direction. we will see rain acr

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