on friday because ofa hip season for essex on friday because of a hip injury. season for essex on fridayr essex on friday because of a hip injury. i will be back with more after 4.30pm. a couple who want to take their sick baby son to an american hospital for treatment could give evidence at a high court hearing. specialists at great ormond street hospital in london think it is time to stop providing life support treatment to eight—month—old charlie gard. doctors say charlie, who suffers from a rare genetic condition and has brain damage, should move to a palliative care regime. court order correspondent is at the high court. yes, both of charlie's parents have given evidence to the court this afternoon. his father had one of his son's toys in his top pocket as he gave evidence. he was asked, "are you charlie's father?" he said, "charlie's proud father." he said, "my son is the apple of my eye and i would do anything for him and i want him to be given this chance. he deserves a chance." he was asked whether he thought this treatment might turn his son into a normal little boy and he said

sarah perry, author of the essex serpent, thank you very much. thank you. good evening.from south to north across the uk today. in the south, this was the cue in cornwall today, leaden skies and rain. completely different at the other end of the country. the reason for the contrast is an area of low pressure that has been working its way into the south and west. it has been a breezy day and continues to been a breezy day and continues to be pretty breezy overnight. there is afair bit be pretty breezy overnight. there is a fair bit of rain still to be had over the southern half the uk. north of manchester, it is essentially fine and dry overnight. it will not be particularly cold. for bank holiday monday, the southern half of the uk will see the lion's chair of showers, some of them to be happy with the odd rumble of thunder. for the north, it'll be a dry, bright and breezy day. by the middle of the afternoon still showers around, temperatures at 1213 degrees and some of those showers to be on the heavy side. some spells of sunshine, they say. northern england fine and dr

sarah perry, author of the essex serpent, thank you very much. thank you. now, the weather.from south to north across the uk today. in the south the uk this afternoon, dark skies and rain, but completely different at the other end of the country. lovely sunny spells here on the shores of the moray firth. the reason for the contrast is low—pressure working its way into this south—west. north of lincolnshire and manchester that is essentially fine and dry overnight, but no worries about it being particularly cold. lowest temperatures on the edge of scotland. some places in double figures. bank holiday monday, the southern half of the uk will see the lion's share of the showers, some of those will be heavy with the odd rumble of thunder. some early showers in the north, but for the most part it will be dry, bright and breezy. some showers and cloud around in the afternoon, but temperatures 12 or 13 degrees, with showers on the heavy side and rumbles of thunder. northern england for the most part, fine and dry, but 11 degrees on the north sea coast. 15 to 16 in northern ireland

sarah perry, author of the essex serpent, thank you very much. thank you.as been keeping us on oui’ mother nature has been keeping us on our toes so far this week apart part of the north—east. we have had someone of the north—east. we have had someone to e showers, but in eastern scotla nd someone to e showers, but in eastern scotland it was a glorious day. not so scotland it was a glorious day. not so the case of the midlands, in leicestershi re so the case of the midlands, in leicestershire some threatening clouds here will stop plenty of showers as we ran through the day. you can see the showers and where they sat, mostly across the east. as we go through overnight, most showers will drift south and west. a blanket of cloud across england and wales will prevent the temperatures from falling too low for a frost. the temperatures will hold up quite nicely. the card will be big enough for the odd spot or two of rain first thing in the morning, from this week whether front that will sink south and west. in sheltered eastern areas, dry, southern wearer —— sun

essex say cook's been receiving treatment for the injury for several weeks, but it isn't thought to bes and ben duckett have been named as two of wisden‘s five cricketers of the year. in its prestigious annual list, wisden described woa kes as "an international class all—rounder". duckett also features alongside misbah—ul—haq, younus khan and fellow englishman toby roland jones. the republic of ireland women's team will meet with their governing body tonight, after threatening to go on strike. a group of players have spoken out about the poor treatment and lack of support they've received from the fai, and are fighting for compensation for loss of earnings whilst on international duty. 0ur football reporter david 0rnstein is with me. there's been some quite serious allegations from the players, saying that they've had to change into kit in public toilets en route to matches. now they've got this make or break meeting tonight at 6pm with the fai. how has it got to this point? well, these issues have been building for some years now. the players have complained about a lack of pay on int

cook was due to face international team—mate james anderson on friday, when essex take on lancashire.ut it isn't thought to be serious. the annual par—3 competition is just getting underway at augusta ahead of the masters which starts tomorrow. final practice was suspended earlier because of bad weather. rory mcilroy has put in the hours. the world number two has played more than 99 practice holes, as he aims for his first masters win, which would complete an historic grand slam of major titles. i'm ready. i've played enough golf around here this year. you know, even driving down magnolia lane this morning for the first time this week, it didn't feel... it felt like i've never been away, it didn't feel that special because i've done it so much. it's been nice. i've said in a couple of pieces, the more you can make augusta national feel like your home golf course, the better. you're just comfortable in your surroundings. you can keep up—to—date with all the events at augusta on a website over the weekend. that's bbc.co.uk/sport and i'll have more in sportsday at 6.30pm. thank you very

frost in east anglia and essex and parts of sussex. the hills and west. eventually into northern england. brightening up in eastern scotland. sunniest in central and southern england and wales. feeling quite warm in the sunshine. a short—lived warm spell. working three into the weekend. high pressure nearby. not much rain. this chart suggests some cold air on the weight to be that also affects part of europe. winter has returned. these are the scenes from munich yesterday. good snowfall. some snow in the alps as well. that is how it is looking. back to you. look at that! in case you just turned on your television, it is not it is in munich. thank you very much. running a marathon is a huge physical and mental challenge, and for a group of runners it's being used as a way of helping them cope with their own emotional difficulties. mind 0ver marathon is a new bbc documentary which follows ten people affected by mental health issues, as they train for the big race in london this weekend. mum of three, rhian, lost her baby son george in 20

actually some of us got to see sunshine, that was the scene in essex earlier from one of our weatherers. as you can see, through the rest of the day, northern ireland, southern scotland, northern ireland, southern scotland, northern ireland, southern scotland, northern ireland, parts of wales and the midlands will see some outbreaks of rain. to the north of that a chilly feel for the northern half of scotla nd chilly feel for the northern half of scotland with a mixture of sunshine and showers. towards the south—east seeing some spells of sunshine appearing between the clouds, temperatures maybe up to 16 or 17. cloud and rain continues to sink south across england and wales overnight. across scotland and northern ireland, northern england, the skies will clear. there could be wintry showers across high grounds of scotland, cold enough for a touch of scotland, cold enough for a touch of frost here. tomorrow a chilly day for all of us. a fair amount of dry weather and sunshine, showers, as well, particularly towards the north—east. again these could be wintry over northern parts of sco

a train carrying british goods left essex this morning for a 7,500 mile journey through seven countriesestination — the eastern city of yiwa. the 30 containers are filled with items ranging from medicines and baby products to fizzy drinks and whisky. steph mcgovern watched it leave. this train arrived from china back injanuary, with over 40 containers of cargo. today, it is starting the return journey, from essex, through france, germany, poland, russia, kazakhstan, and then reaching the east coast of china in 17 days' time. the final containers are just being put on the train now. there are 30 in total, with all kinds of different products in, food and drink, pharmaceuticals, baby products, all stuff that has been made here in the uk, and will now start the journey from here all the way over to china. we have these thin steel rails that go 7,500 miles to china, taking trade to and from china. it is an important day. britain imports a lot more than it exports, especially with china. it is hoped this rail link will increase that trade, especially with the weaker pound. but there is compe

essex say cook‘s been receiving treatment for the injury for several weeks, but it isn‘t thought to beure he feels at home once the competition begins. mcilroy has played 99 practice holes so far, and will play a further nine holes today as he aims for his first masters win to complete an historic grand slam of major titles. i‘m ready. i‘ve played enough golf around here this year. you know, even driving down magnolia lane this morning for the first time this week, it didn‘t feel... like i‘ve never been away, it didn‘t feel that special because i‘ve done it so much. it‘s been nice. i‘ve said in a couple of pieces, the more you can make augusta national feel like your home golf course, the better. you‘re just comfortable in your surroundings. that‘s all the sport for now. i‘ll have more in the next hour. more now on the story that the un security council is meeting in an emergency session today to discuss the suspected gas attack on a rebel—held town in syria. there are international correspondentjoins us from brussels where the meeting is taking place. what more can you tell us? world

essex say cook's been receiving treatment for the injury for several weeks, but it isn't thought to beteam will meet with their governing body tonight, after threatening to go on strike. a group of players have spoken out about the poor treatment and lack of support they've received from the fai, and are fighting for compensation for loss of earnings whilst on international duty. 0ur football reporter david 0rnstein has more. these issues have been building for some years. the players have complained about a lack of pay corp. compensate the lack of earnings from their dayjob. also being forced to change in public toilets. last year the players approached their union to help resolve this issue and yesterday morning they gathered in dublin for a press conference to talk publicly about their grievances. the governing body the feido grievances. the governing body the fe i do not want to deal with the union, that is the issue, they want to deal with the players directly, but the players want their union to mediate and that is why we have reached this point of a possible strike that could th

campaigning in essex, mr corbyn said they were focused on serious debate, not name—calling., in case you're wondering, is a mid—19th century word from the algonquian for "great chief". but i think we can assume mrjohnson meant it in its current sense of a person who remains aloof or independent, especially from party politics. exercising newswatch viewers though was the issue of whether bbc news made too much of that personal comment, thus playing into the conservatives‘ agenda and trivialising the campaign. joan campbell thought it was the case of... alistair leavey asked more generally... well, we plan to explore the bbc‘s election coverage with a representative of the news department in the coming weeks. but before we leave the subject for now, let's mention some complaints made about the corporation's social media coverage, a more significant aspect of its output than in any previous election. last thursday, the presenter of radio 4's today programme, nick robinson, posted this on twitter. some wondered whether the former bbc political editor had overstepped the bounds o

clacton at the bottom end of essex is the southernmost point of a swathe of the country that stretchesm the up through east anglia and the fans to south lincolnshire. strong areas in favour of leaving the eu and also areas that have returned ukip councillors. and here i ukip parliamentarian, the only ukip mp so far, douglas carswell, who has now declared himself an independent. you could say they will stand against him here, the message from people here i have been speaking to today is that while brexit is still very much alive issue for them, they're not so sure about ukip. they returned ukip mp last time, this time they're thinking they might vote for the candidate most likely to deliver the brexit that they want. it is all good, it is giving us want. it is all good, it is giving us another chance to voice our opinions. i suppose it has to happen, really. what the government said about it all. but i do not necessarily agree with that. do you think it is a good idea? i do. i think it is a good idea? i do. i think there's too much going on between all of them and it would just settle i

aaron banks admitted he knows nothing about this seaside town in essex, so this is no surprise.one sense, no, he said he had only ever visited clacton once and he knew nothing about the local area. and so today's meeting in clacton was about getting to know the area and getting to know the people, and aaron banks steamed into clacton with a massive media presence following him. he posed for photographs and eight ice cream and he met voters and he told everyone that he thought he would make a very good candidate if he was picked. he also met local members of ukip and they told him that yes, they appreciated his support and his offer to bring finance into the campaign, but they said they didn't have a local candidate already chosen, someone already lined up, who was quite well—known in the area, and this seems have influenced aaron banks decision. he has put out a statement saying he has no intention of standing in the way of hard—working activists who are the heart and soul of the party. so he says he will be campaigning hard in cla cton says he will be campaigning hard in clacto

in a moment: james naughtie talks to best—selling writer sarah perry about her novel the essex serpentuthor. now on bbc news, sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. the main headlines this evening: greatness at goodison as chelsea maintain their title charge with victory at everton. spurs keep up the pressure, beating north london rivals arsenal at white hart lane. heavyweight world champion anthonyjoshua keeps his feet on the ground after his stunning wembley triumph. what next for him? and mercedes driver valteri bottas wins the russian grand prix, but there's no champagne for teammate lewis hamilton. so there's lots in store over the next 15 or so minutes but we start with football. five of the premier league's top six sides were in action, and chelsea maintained their lead at the summit with a 3—0 win over everton at goodison park. hannah lupton watched the action. the title is getting closer for chelsea. and manager antonio conte wants to keep matters in their own hands. goodison park is not an easy place to visit, as everton have won their last eight league games here. calver

only the author, i will be talking to sarah perry, the author of the essex serpent. welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me arejim waterson, political editor at buzzfeed and the ‘fleet street fox', susie boniface, columnist at the mirror. tomorrow's front pages then, starting with the financial times. it leads on warnings that interest—free credit cards are ticking time bombs. the paper says the comments come from leading bankers. the i reports thatjeremy corbyn will invest £3 billion in education, reversing conservative cuts to the budget. plans to make social media firms like facebook and google pay for the cost of policing digital crimes is the lead story for the observer. the daily express focuses on the foreign aid budget. it says £15 million is funding anti—smoking campaigns in some of the world's most corrupt countries . the guardian leads on theresa may's comments on tax. it says the prime minister has signalled a rise in national insurance and income tax, after pledging not to raise vat. so, let's begin! theresa may

sir eric, who's been the mp for brentwood and 0ngar in essex since 1992, says he'll miss the commonsfghan soldiers — have been killed in a taliban attack on an army base in the north of the country. officials said insurgents targeted people leaving friday prayers at a mosque in the base in mazar—e—sharif. the taliban, which has been fighting a prolonged war with the afghan government said its fighters had set off an explosion allowing suicide bombers to reach the base. what do we know about the details, justin? the details of those dead stand at 140. the details of those dead stand at 1110. most the afghan troops, as you said. eyewitnesses have said the figure could be higher. there is a large number of injured. 0ne figure could be higher. there is a large number of injured. one man told the bbc he counted 165 bodies. this is a major attack. it has been described as the biggest attack ever on an afghan military base. very significant. ten taliban fighters appear to have entered the base. two of them plastered their weigh in, two suicide bombers, the others went in dressed in afghan u

the poor people of essex. why should they be so encumbered?ry, the spill—over effect of passengers with two broad standard six? this is a modern problem on planes? apparently it is. people can get squashed. 0ne problem on planes? apparently it is. people can get squashed. one can get squashed in a plane, i have been squashed in a plane, i have been squashed on several occasions. nowadays you just worry about not getting dragged off! the aisles are wider to help them dragged off! george the large rabbit? i was very upset. we always are with animals. that was quite a nice spread of stories, shall we see what we can come up with that 11:30pm? we will see what we can find. that is it. charlie, ruth and john will be back again with another look at the front pages at 11:30pm. we will see you shortly. the weather is next. pretty quiet start to the bank holiday weekend, the next few days looked like getting warmer away from the east coast and the breeze will be picking up which might offset things a little and it would not be the bank holiday weekend

st martin school in essex is a good school but even here it is become increasingly difficult to recruitstage they have a science teacher vacancy for more than a year. but there are also shortages in maths and modern witches. a look at the people that are teaching in those areas and the number of people due to retire over the next ten years and also the number of people that are coming in at art actually specialist in the subject area they are teaching and i think that this is really an issue. teachers gathered for conferences at a time of unprecedented anger over cuts, there have been widespread protests from pa rents cuts, there have been widespread protests from parents and schools who say that without more money, class sizes will go up and teaching post will be cut. the government points out £40 billion is being spent on schools this year, a cash figure ever. but teachers say it hasn't taken into account rising cost like pay, pensions and the running costs of schools. the funding pressure is also beginning to hit parents. something of a concern to the unions. of parents are saying th

cricket captain alastair cook will miss the first county championship match of the new season for essexed players who were cleared to play for their county but will be unavailable to face lancashire because of the injury which isn't thought to be serious. cook resigned the england captaincy earlier this year and wants to prove his worth as a batsman. it's kind of a different phase of my career after being captain. hopefully, i love playing cricket andi hopefully, i love playing cricket and i love playing for england, it isa and i love playing for england, it is a huge honour to walk out in front of lots of people at lord's or ed dickson or wherever, the ashes tour afterwards as well —— or edgbaston. i hope to score enough i’u ns edgbaston. i hope to score enough ru ns to edgbaston. i hope to score enough runs to get on the plane. that's all from sportsday. there'll be more sport here on bbc news throughout the evening. you are watching bbc news, the headlines this evening... president trump says the syrian gas attack on children had a big impact on him, describing it as an affront to hu

to the east, parts of essex, the fringes, you might geta parts of essex, the fringes, you might get a it will be another cold night in the clear skiesin one one or two spots down close to freezing. the risk of maybe a little bit of trust. 3—6 degrees. bright tomorrow. similar sunshine. a gentle north—easterly breeze still. temperatures getting up breeze still. temperatures getting up to what in degrees. not bad in the sun. high—pressure dominates for much of this week, including two thursday and friday. not wall—to—wall sunshine. a bit of cloud developing. a spot of rain as we go through friday. a quiet week of weather. after the sunshine today, we should still see some sunshine through wednesday. more cloud on thursday and friday, and cooler into the weekend. that is it for now. we are back in half an hour. plenty more on the website at the usual address. we will see you soon. the usual address. we will see you soon. goodbye for now. hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. we'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment, but also on breakfast this morni

attract some of the best place to this competition but it does not have universal support, we know essex, they worry about future smaller counties once the competition is in being. what will be the effect on the revenue, will it split dressing rooms with others being left behind so will it create a slippery slope which will be the end of county cricket. existing competitions will continue but the ecb feels the need to make a clean break to appeal to younger audiences. they did some market research and found more schoolchildren recognised the american wrestlerjohn cena to alastair cook. that gives you the rationale behind such a bold controversial move. five—times champion ronnie o'sullivan is out of the world snooker championship, beaten 13 frames to 10 in the quarter—finals by last year's runner—up ding junhui. a fantastic match was settled by a century from ding — after o'sullivan had made a tournament best break of 146 earlier in the session. o'sullivan warmly congratulated ding at the end who now goes on to met mark selby in the last 4 in a repeat of last year's final. he isa he is a

jeremy corbyn speaking in essex.t is rapidly becoming labour‘s counterpoint to the conservatives‘ strong and stable government line, jeremy corbyn repeating that the conservatives would be strong against the weakest and weak against the strong, so the obligatory shot with baby that all politicians like to get, and we will hear much more about campaigning. let‘s find out what voters think aboutjeremy corbyn. so with six weeks to go until the general election, what do voters make of the campaign so far? 0ur west of england political editor paul barltrop is in gloucesterfor us. the biggest reaction we have had this morning from people in glass is one of cynicism, generally about politicians, specifically about politicians, specifically about politicians at election time, the pledges and promises made. 0ne person said they always offer so many things in the run—up to the general election and then do not deliver them. he said he probably wouldn‘t vote. when i asked about jeremy corbyn, quite a lot of cynicism. i spoke to

a pilot ejected to safety before his plane crashes into essex maryland. >>> and what to expect at the newly sold taj mahal casino. >>> but we begin with breaking news from washington. at the white house this hour where abc news is reporting that steve bannon is removed from the senior security council. bannon of course is president trump's chief strategist. the story is breaking and we are working to gather more details. again, chief strategist, steve bannon is removed from the security council. we'll have more on "action news" and online at 6abc.com. >>> developing right now, in maryland, united states air force f-16 crashed several miles outside of joint base andrews. air force officials say that it happened six miles outside of the base in prince george's county and the pilot ejected and was found near the crash site safe and sound. the f-16 was from the 113th fighter wing. homes in the area were evacuated but no other reports of injuries and they have not said if anything was hit on the ground. >>> developing now from new jersey, plans for the new hard rock casino in atlantic city

a train carrying british goods left essex this morning for a 7,500—milejourney through seven countriest this right would make it more affordable for people to sell goods to china. for people to sell goods to china. the 30 containers are filled with items ranging from medicines and baby products, to fizzy drinks and whisky. this train arrived from china back injanuary, with over 40 containers of cargo. today, it is starting the return journey, from essex, through france, germany, poland, russia, kazakhstan, and then reaching the east coast of china in 17 days' time. the final containers are just being put on the train now. there are 30 in total, with all kinds of different products in, food and drink, pharmaceuticals, baby products, all stuff that has been made here in the uk, and will now start the journey from here all the way over to china. we have these thin steel rails that go 7,500 miles to china, taking trade to and from china. it is an important day. britain imports a lot more than it exports, especially with china. it is hoped this rail link will increase that trade, especially

in essex, the worry is a lack of water. parts can be drier than the middle east. more arid conditions are likely. they are already growing plants that come from dry lands, like mexico. year.re is less rain each you put different plants in to compensate. >> we noticed it with the lawn. we are almost cutting the lawn until christmas, then the second week of march. david: our gardens are revealing patterns of change in different parts of the country. if the predictions are right they won't look the same in the decades ahead. go fromt before we english gardens to the deserts of california and beyond, an erslosion of wildflow have bloomed thanks to a rainy winter. a carpet of color. you can see it from space, obviously with the right equipment. a satellite imagery firm has captured this spectacular shot of the color, showing california in a this last time the area so super bloom was 2005. check out pictures on the website. i will see you same time tomorrow. bye-bey. -- i like. bye-bye. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding of this presentation

. >> i am from essex england. >> i'm the serious judge. >> what makes me a good judge is really i try to give constru constructive criticism when i crush someone's dreams. >> the reason i'm a good judge because i know toys like the back of my hand just like i know where i got this scar. a treadmill accident. >> they are funny and super cute. and five passionate amateur inventors have to wow them to get their toy sold exclusively at toys "r" us. he says it is a tough competition and the winning product is actually already in production, though you'll have to watch the show to find out which one they chose. >> i know that mattel is happy and the toy is on trend and the kids got it right. i hope that is not giving anything away. but i ultimately think, when i saw the toy, i was like cool. >> can't wait to see, the kids get help from three celebrity mentors that know something or two about marketing to kids. it airs here on 6 abc. and if you want to know what kids like and want to play with, ask the kids themselves. >> thank you. looking forward to that tonight. quick break and "action ne

this is the scene in essex. north wales, pepping up time this afternoon. but southern and south—east england stays largely dry. further north, scattered heavy showers for scotland and northern ireland. quite windy for scotland and some snowfall over the mountains, soa and some snowfall over the mountains, so a cold night tonight across scotland in particular. once the shower is clear from the south tomorrow, not a bad day to talk it will feel quite fresh but most places looking dry. scattered showers across north—west england, parts of scotland and northern ireland but further south you are more likely to stay dry. things will stay pretty cool through the rest of the easter weekend. some styles of sunshine but a bit of rain around, right through the central slice of the country. this is bbc news. the headlines: the commander of us forces in afghanistan has said no civilians were harmed when the american military dropped its largest non—nuclear bomb onjihadists. this was the right weapon against the right target.

four crime victim advocates representing atlantic essex hunterdon and middlesex counties were chosen.n to show resilience in the face of challenges help sure their community seek justice and pursue healing. >>> religious nonprofits in new jersey have access to a million dollars to help with security. congressman donald norcross and other local leaders held a community meeting today to get word out this afternoon at the katz jewish community center. they can apply for grants of up to $50,000. that money has become available on the heels of a a string of bomb threats targeting area synagogues and jewish community centers. >> high school students danced the day away to help children with cancer. the action cam was in northeast philadelphia for the mini on that at philadelphia academy charter high school. students planned the fundraiser over the past five months and have raised more than $5,000. all of the money goes towards penn state's four diamonds fund. among other things the organization helps families of young cancer patients pay for costs that insurance does not cover. >>> how abou

he is the boyfriend of ferne mccann, who appeared in a reality tv show the only way is essex.an address in the town of rushton in northamptonshire, following an operation by armed officers from east midlands and the met‘s specialist crime and operations unit. the metropolitan police said a 21—year—old man has been charged with seven counts of grievous bodily harm in relation to the alleged incident. he has been named as andre phoenix, who will appear before thames magistrates tomorrow. keith doyle, bbc news. polling stations across france have opened in the last hour for the first round of the country's presidential election. 11 candidates are running for office, with the race between the top four contenders considered too close to call ahead of the vote. 0ur europe reporter gavin lee is in paris for us this morning. 0ne one of the most unpredictable elections in french history. it really is. and in the last hour, the polling stations opened. if you early birds casting therefore this morning. some people have said, given the terrorist attacks, they didn't want to be on the str

he is the boyfriend of ferne mccann, who appeared in the reality tv show, the only way is essex.ken into custody in north hampshire, following an operation from and officers from east midlands and the met specialist crime unit. the met police federation on the one your old man was charged with seven cou nts old man was charged with seven counts of grievous bodily harm. he has been named as andrea phoenix who will appear before the thames magistrate tomorrow. polling stations across france will openin polling stations across france will open in an hour's time in the first round of the country's presidential election. 11 candidates are running for office, with the race between the top four contenders considered too close to call ahead of the vote. two candidates from this round will go through to a run—off vote next month, as james reynolds reports. no—one wants to miss a single second of the big moment. these people are running, not for a vote, but for a football match. on the eve of the election, paris st—germain played a home game. it was a final test of the capital's security b

he is the boyfriend of ferne mccann, who appeared in the reality tv show, the only way is essex. at an address in the north following an operation from officers from east midlands and the met specialist crime unit. the met police said a 21—year—old man was charged with seven counts of grievous bodily harm in relation to the alleged incident. he has been named as andrea phoenix, who will appear before the thames magistrate tomorrow. the former tennis player, ilie nastase, has been banned from any further role in the fed cup tie between britain and romania after he verbally abused the british captain, anne keothavon, and the british number one, johanna konta. play was suspended when konta left the court in tears, but she later came back to beat her opponent in straight sets. alex gulrajani reports. we are used to outpourings of emotion on a tennis court, just not like this. johanna konta was on top against romania's sarana sastaya, but she was not the only challenge. both konta and her captain felt the crowd overstepped the mark. the romanian captain, ilie nastase, got involved. al

a train carrying british goods left essex today for a 7,500 milejourney — through seven countries — alls and whisky. steph mcgovern watched it leave. this train arrived from china back injanuary, with over 40 containers of cargo. today, it is starting the return journey, from essex, through france, germany, poland, russia, kazakhstan, and then reaching the east coast of china in 17 days' time. the final containers are just being put on the train now. there are 30 in total, with all kinds of different products in, food and drink, pharmaceuticals, baby products, all stuff that has been made here in the uk, and will now start the journey from here all the way over to china. we have these thin steel rails that go 7,500 miles to china, taking trade to and from china. it's an important day. britain imports a lot more than it exports, especially with china. it is hoped this rail link will increase that trade, especially with the weaker pound. but there is competition. london is the 15th european city with a direct link to china. it is just one stopping point in the new modern silk road. time f

we‘ve got the potential of a judicial review in essex because of the way the council behaved.ding to support groups who are at higher risk of suicide. if you are feeling emotionally distressed and would like details of organisations which offer advice and support, go online to bbc.co.uk/actionline or you can call for free, at any time to hear recorded information on 0800 066 066. carol was telling us about that beautiful view when she was growing up beautiful view when she was growing up and the view behind you isn‘t bad. the view you‘re viewing is regent‘s street. if you have an allergy to tree pollen, the pollen levels are high. for much of the rest of england and wales and northern ireland, they‘re moderate, but for northern england and scotland, they are low. the weather today, well, it will be mostly dry. there is some cloud around in the forecast, but for many of us, we will see some lengthy spells of sunshine particularly so this morning. so after a chilly start, temperatures picking up nicely. we‘ve got rain this morning across the north and the north—west of scotland,

a spokeswoman for the star, who is best known for her appearances on the only way is essex and i'm ay with the police and attend a police station immediately." isabella fraser, whose injuries can be seen here, was in the club with her sister prue at the time. they are from australia and spoke to a channel there. someonejust ran into me and had acid on theirface. i felt my back, and it felt as if someone had scratched me. it was stinging and i realised my shirt was stuck to my skin. i could not find isabella anywhere and i could feel my arm burning. that is when people said asset had been thrown. police say they have also visited an address in hertfordshire where they arrested a 54—year—old man and 52—year—old woman on suspicion of cultivating cannabis. victims who were enjoying a bank holiday night out say they have been left shaken by the nightclub incident and deeply shocked that so many people have been hurt. let's return to preparations for the 2017 general election campaign and we can speak to the scottish conservative leader ruth davidson. you have been praised for your perform

the day started off like this in essex. that the scene in clacton on sea.hat sunshine, it will be feeling very warm. high pressure is in charge of the scene. it has drifted eastwards allowing a southerly wind to waft across the british isles. warm airto many to waft across the british isles. warm air to many areas. something a little bit cooler to the north—west. most areas through the rest of today are seeing the sunshine. always thicker cloud across shetland, orkney and the western isles. some drizzle here. that is the exception. the aberdeen and edinburgh, sunshine and northern ireland could get to 18 celsius. across the heart of england, sports up to 22 celsius. lots of sunshine. close to the coast, we have a sea breeze and it will feel cooler. it stays fine at aintree. temperature is not far—away from 20 celsius. a lot of sunshine to ta ke from 20 celsius. a lot of sunshine to take us into the first part of this evening. if you are out and about late, it will turn quite chilly under clear skies. cold enough for grass one or two places the countryside.

apartment demands where essex property trust and udr have family holdings. multi-family is strong. the few supply coming online this year, especially in is major cities outpaces demands by a lot. >> practically in every market, you will see softer growth. if you are looking at places where concessions will be up and the rent growth could potentially be negative, they could be urban core locations across the u.s. >> reporter: apartment developers are moving more towards the suburbs where demand outpaces supply and the demand stack is older. they are likely to see a supply of newly-built single family homes lags. >> still ahead, project derailed? what's at stake for one of the busiest train corridors if amtrak doesn't get the money it says it needs? >> remember all those bonds the feds bought the juicy economy. as the economy improves and interest rates rise, investors want to know what the central bank wants do -- plans to do with them. today a prominent official may have hinted at the answer. new york fed president bill dudley says it wouldn't surprise him, if instead of selling th

here in essex, the big worry is a lack of water.more arid conditions are likely. already, they are growing plants that have come from the drylands of countries like mexico, so people realise they need to adjust. there is less rain each year, so we just have to adapt and put different plants in to compensate for it, really. i think we notice it with the lawn as well. we are almost cutting the lawn up until christmas, and then starting to cut it about the second week of march now. the british seasons will always be full of surprises, but our gardens are revealing distinct patterns of change in different parts of the country. so if the predictions are right, they won't look the same in decades ahead. david shukman, bbc news. son but on this on a guest you might just recognise. —— some thoughts on this bomb and guest you might recognise. what you make of this, the view on the gardens of the future? it is a fascinating report and partly came about because when the art hs asked amateur gardeners where they prepared the climate change, did

a spokeswoman for the star, who is best known for her appearances on the only way is essex and i'm a at the time. they are from australia and spoke to a channel there. someonejust ran into me and had acid or something all over their face. i felt my back, and i thought someone had scratched me. it was stinging and i realised my shirt was stuck to my skin. i could not find isabella anywhere and i could feel my arm burning. everyone was saying, there is acid that has been thrown... police say they have also visited an address in hertfordshire where they arrested a 54—year—old man and 52—year—old woman on suspicion of cultivating cannabis. victims who were enjoying a bank holiday night out at the nightclub say they have been left shaken and deeply shocked by the incident and at how many people have been hurt. jane—frances kelly, bbc news. almost two weeks ago president trump announced he was sending an armada towards the korean peninsula, amid rising tensions with north korea. but it's emerged that the aircraft carrier supposedly on it's way and its warships, were actually heading in the

in essex the party lost by a few thousand votes the last time. don't know the name of leader. without ukip we wouldn't have brexit. you think they have a role now. i think they have a major role. but this councillor has quit to join the tories, saying after brexit, ukip lost its way. there was so much fighting, we didn't look like we had a plan to atament. he -- adapt. he disagrees. we want to see cuts to immigration as do most people, we will be the only party to slashing the foreign aid budget to ensure british taxpayers' money is spent on the nhs and we will go in where commitments to raise defence spending and to have more police office rs spending and to have more police officers on the streets. ukip has agreed not to stand against some candidates if they're committed to prebgt. ted to brexit. but me said —— brexit he said they will fight to add a national voice to the debate. it's being described as the biggest fight in british boxing history. tomorrow night, 90,000 people will fill wembley stadium to watch british heavyweight anthonyjoshua

he is the boyfriend of ferne mccann, who appeared in the reality tv show, the only way is essex.ing an operation from officers from east midlands and the met specialist crime unit. the met police said a 21—year—old man was charged with seven counts of grievous bodily harm in relation to the alleged incident. he has been named as andre phoenix, who will appear before the thames magistrate tomorrow. police in greater manchester are appealing for witnesses after three people, including a pregnant woman, had bleach thrown in their eyes. the woman was walking with a man when the liquid was thrown at them from a passing car on friday night. shortly afterwards, bleach was thrown at a second man on the same road. police say that while the victims suffered "severe discomfort" officers believe they suffered no lasting damage. a day of national mourning is being observed in afghanistan for victims of the taliban attack on a military base close to the northern city of mazar—i—sharif. dozens of soldiers were killed when militants — wearing army uniforms — fired on them in a canteen and as the

we've gone from essex debating to find out if that will continue.eady stream of words with the champions. but now inspired by the success of ding junhui there's a new superpower on the rise that threatens to sweep away the old guard. the growth in china in the last ten years as i've been coming is staggering. if we don't professionalise the junior and amateur games in britain we are going to fall way behind. more than 70 million people play cue sports in china every week and this is where the top young snooker players train. in the four years since this academy opened three players have qualified for the main snooker tour, including gambling towel. he beat the world champion mark selby at this you's welsh open. china is doing lots and are streets ahead in terms of development, infrastructure and development. that doesn't make the chinese wrong, it makes them right and it means we have to do something similar if we have the appetite for it. murphy thinks the answer lies in having the feeder to where amateurs could learn their trade before progressing

he is the boyfriend of ferne mccann, who appeared in a reality tv show the only way is essex., following an operation by armed officers from east midlands and the met‘s specialist crime and operations unit. the metropolitan police said a 21—year—old man has been charged with seven counts of grievous bodily harm in relation to the alleged incident. he has been named as andre phoenix, who will appear before thames magistrates tomorrow. keith doyle, bbc news. police in greater manchester are appealing for witnesses after three people, including a pregnant woman, had bleach thrown in their eyes. the woman was walking with a man when the liquid was thrown at them from a passing car on friday night. shortly afterwards, bleach was thrown at a second man on the same road. police say the while the victims suffered "severe discomfort" officers believe they suffered no lasting damage. the mobile operator, three, has apologised for technical problems which prevented some of its 9.2 million customers from making calls and sending and receiving texts yesterday. some users took to twitter to

in a moment we'll take a look through the business pages, but first steph mcgovern is in essex in themorning from london gateway. obviously you can the port behind me where lots of containers are coming in off the ships, but the reason we're here because of this. this train will be the first train to travel from the uk to china carrying lots of different products that have been made in the uk. so it's everything from pharmaceuticals, soft drinks, baby products, all those things that people in china like to buy from us here in the uk. it's interesting when you look at the stats because we have something like £16 billion of worth of products that we sell to china and around £40 billion which we imprort from china so a big difference and the government and the businesses here are hoping that they can reduce that deficit and start getting more of our stuff to china. we keep pushing about that train. it has to keep changing gauges. we keep pushing about that train. it has to keep changing gaugesm we keep pushing about that train. it has to keep changing gauges. it is the same containers th

sir eric, who's been the mp for brentwood and ongar in essex since 1992, says he'll miss the commonsore than 50,000 service personnel and police officers are being deployed across france in preparation for voting in the country's presidential election after the killing of a police officer in paris. terrorism dominated the final day of campaigning after the shooting, and security has been increased before polls in mainland france open tomorrow. watching all the developments is christian fraser. do you get any sense that security concerns are going to put people off going out and voting tomorrow? it remains to be seen but i think most people i have spoken to over the last 2a hours or so are pretty determined that if they were going to vote, they are still going to do that, but it will be tense after what happened on friday. 67,000 polling stations around the country. it is a bit of frustration on a day like this because we want to talk about the election but we are of course bound by the rules in france. i can tell you about the final poll, which is interesting. it was published last n

he is the boyfriend of ferne mccann, who appeared in a reality tv show the only way is essex.own of rushton in northamptonshire, following an operation by armed officers from east midlands and the met‘s specialist crime and operations unit. the metropolitan police said a 21—year—old man has been charged with seven counts of grievous bodily harm in relation to the alleged incident. he has been named as andre phoenix, who will appear before thames magistrates tomorrow. keith doyle, bbc news. the mobile phone operator, three, has apologised for technical problems which prevented some of its 9.2 million customers from making calls and sending and receiving texts yesterday. some users took to twitter to complain that their messages had gone to the wrong people. the firm says calls can now be made and it's working to restore a full service. emergency teams have been despatched to contain an oil spill — on one of the canary islands, after a ferry crashed into a pier. a three—kilometre—long slick is threatening the coast around las palmas, on gran canaria, and telede. sarah corker has

jamie broughton has been from essex to beijing to find out.duce a steady stream of world snooker championship. but now, inspired by the success, there is a new snooker inspired by the success, there is a new snooker power on inspired by the success, there is a new snooker power on the rise that threatens to sweep away the old guard. the growth in china over the last ten yea rs the growth in china over the last ten years has been staggering. if we do not professional eyes the junior and amateur games do not professional eyes the junior and amateurgames in do not professional eyes the junior and amateur games in europe and great britain, we‘re going to fall away. more than 70 million people play cue sports here in china every week, and this is where the top young snooker players train. in the four years since this academy opened, three players have qualified for the main snooker tor. —— tour. this player beat the world champion mark selby at the welsh open this year. china is doing lots and they streets ahead in terms of development conference —