indeed, but are essex better prepared? conditions. indeed, but are essex better prepared ? prepared? they begin the defence of their county championship division one title like yorkshire tomorrow with a new man in charge for stop anthony mcgraw has replaced chris silverwood has left are becoming an's bowling coach. mcgraw is not the only change at the club, as tom williams found out. springtime in england. the ground staff in chelmsford working overtime. april showers kidded damp under threat, but it doesn't stop essex, on a after back—to—back titles. for the new season, a new coach, with chris silverwood joining england, his assistant has stepped up. chris buckler foundations, the environment, which i was part of, andi environment, which i was part of, and i think getting an assistant to come in, i wanted a civil attack of character, someone who would fit in with the lads, and someone who has great experience and tactical knowledge. so it is religious continuing what we have done for the last two years and tweaking and improving little bits along the way to stop his new as

watched by veterans. 0ur correspondent robert hall has been at stow maries great war aerodrome in essex where he's been speaking to people involved in today's celebrations. few better places to be on this milestone day for the raf, because stow maries is the last intact first world war aerodrome in europe. intact because lots of people, many of them volunteers, have worked here for quite a few years to get it back to something resembling what it would have been in 1918.

five people have been treated by paramedics after a car collided with a group of pedestrians in essexthe collision took place in canvey island yesterday afternoon. now on bbc news, it's time for click. old mackelly had a farm, e—i—e—i—o. and on his farm, he had a robot tractor, a flower picker and, oh, it looks like we're taking on a new member of the team! if i'm honest, i'm as comfortable

a 17—year—old boy and an 18—year—old man, both from the area, are being questioned by essex police onous driving. a group of mps, peers, business leaders, and celebrities have launched a campaign to give the public a vote on the final brexit deal. those backing the people‘s vote say it wouldn‘t be a rerun of the referendum, but the public must be given the change to either accept or reject britain‘s deal with the eu. time now for all the sports news in sport today. hello. this is a sport today light from the bbc sport centre. coming up on the programme, manchester city are the english premier league champions. it is their first title under pep guardiola. that is down to manchester united byes surprise defeat to west brom, the loss handing ctb title. and a man also enjoying the sweet taste of success, evenif enjoying the sweet taste of success, even if it is from a shoe, daniel ricciardo wins in china. banks arejoining ricciardo wins in china. banks are joining us today. manchester city are the english premier league champions. they secured their first title under pep guardiola after m

robert. is at stow maries in essex. ben, is at stow maries in essex.ines whose actions convinced politicians that an independent air force was the way forward. it was a hugely significant moment, small wonder that the raf will never forget april the 1st 1918. on the runway at europe's last intact first world war aerodrome, echoes from the day the raf became a reality. this tiny biplane would have been familiar to the men who pioneered military aviation. been familiar to the men we flew like goldfish in a bowl, in all directions, swimming around the sky. in a bowl, in all directions, you were alone, you know, and you fought alone and died alone. today, stow maries airfield has turned back the clock, remembering squadrons who defended london against the zeppelin airships and who helped convince sceptics that air power could survive and expand. sceptics that air power we're very proud to say that of the operational aerodromes, active on operations on the day of formation, we're the only one left. on the day of formation, we're the only one that you can st

down five people have been treated by paramedics after a car collided with a group of pedestrians in essexalso coming up — drama at the commonwealth games. scotland's callum hawkins was taken away in an ambulance after collapsing just over one mile from the end of the marathon. jubilation in the netball as england beat australia to secure the greatest result in their history and win their first commonwealth games gold medal. and our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 9.35am. this morning's reviewers are political commentatorjames millar, and the spectator‘s katy balls. good morning and welcome to bbc news. donald trump has warned the syrian government the us is "locked and loaded" and prepared to strike again if there are any further chemical weapons attacks in the country. britain, france and the united states have called on the un to hold an independent investigation into last week's suspected chemical attack in douma. but that would need the support of russia — which has condemned saturday's air strikes as an ‘aggression‘. our correspondent chris buckler reports from washington.

down five people have been treated by paramedics after a car collided with a group of pedestrians in essex. also coming up, jubilation at the commonwealth games england beat australia in the netball to secure the greatest result in their history and win their first commonwealth gold medal. and, at 12.30, click visits a farm where robots drive tractors, manage a field, and harvest crops. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. donald trump has warned the syrian government the us is "locked and loaded" and prepared to strike again if there are any further chemical weapons attacks in the country. britain, france and the united states have called on the un to hold an independent investigation into last week's suspected chemical attack in douma. but that would need the support of russia — which has condemned saturday's air strikes as an aggression. here — the foreign secretary boris johnson has told the bbc the action was "essential". the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, meanwhile, has called for a commons vote tomorrow. more on the uk political reaction in a moment, but first our correspondent ch

two teenagers have been arrested, following a serious road traffic collision in essex.ralian firefighters, with support

also this morning: a pedestrian fights for their life after a car ploughed into six people in essex.pponents of brexit launch a campaign calling for a ‘people‘s referendum' on the final deal. we have had a thrilling end to the commonwealth games. here on the gold coast, england's netball team has made the final. england have done at! england have done it! they came from behind to beat the home nation here on the gold coast in an absolutely pulsating final. and nick has the weather. good morning. after such a lovely start the weekend, we a step backwards today as a spell of rain spreads north across the uk, call for many of us too but as the week goes on, we are still expecting the warmest weather of the springs so far. i have yourforecast warmest weather of the springs so far. i have your forecast for today and the week ahead coming up. thank you, nick. see you later. good morning. first, our main story. president donald trump has warned syria the us is "locked and loaded" and prepared to strike again if there are any further gas attacks in the country. britain, france and the united

and in essex, two of the world‘s best, husband and wife rob and clare.e in terms of being a world champion, and open titles, so lam keeping world champion, and open titles, so i am keeping quiet and modest until hopefully one day i can top his tally. the sport dates back about 400 yea rs tally. the sport dates back about 400 years to tudor times. henry viii loved it, and filters and facility at hampton court. equipment is not easy to come by. rob has to make his own balls. i choose to use a call centre for —— cork, and then we have the string around it. we then find the string around it. we then find the tight nylon string, keeping around and so nice and hard. and ultimately, we have got a

in a tweet, essex police urged people to avoid the area but so far have not commented on suggestionses that the driver involved was being chased by a patrol car at the time of the crash. the two most seriously hurt victims are now being treated in hospitals in london. so far, no—one has been arrested. ben ando, bbc news. opponents of brexit are launching a campaign to push for a referendum on the final deal. around one thousand campaigners are expected to attend an event in london later today to demand what they call a "people's vote" on the agreement, which the government and the eu hope to reach by october. 65 million people will be affected by brexit and it affects everybody of whatever generation so it is absolutely critical that we get this right and i think people are becoming uneasy and they are becoming worried about the deal because they know, even on the government's own admission, it's not going to be as good, we are not going to be as prosperous, as we currently are in the eu. two men who robbed a travel agent in manchester got their comeuppance when their ill—gotten gain

sarah's at a nature reserve in essex this morning. many, many species of birds as will its different types of wildlife. we have been listening to the dawn chorus. and across the rest of the country, generally dry and fine conditions but it is an east—west split. more cloud moving in from the west. we have got that rangers start of this morning across the west of scotland, and northern ireland but over the ills of scotland, some of that is falling as sleet and snow. the eastern half of scotland, largely dry and cloudy. northern ireland continuing to see a few outbreaks this morning but in improving picture later on in the day. further south across england and wales, a fine day. hazy sunshine. a bit of a southerly breeze. a fine day. as we had through the day, to see the cloud and outbreaks of rain across the north and west of the uk. rain to western scotland and northern ireland. edging into the far west of england and wales but the central and eastern parts of england. fine and eastern parts of england. fine and dry through the day. i

robert hall, bbc news, at stow maries in essex.to effect on friday, aimed at tackling childhood obesity, will come into effect on friday, which is a serious and growing health risk around the world. well, in amsterdam, health officials have come up with an anti—obesity programme that brings together schools, doctors and neighbourhood groups, and so far it's seen a 12% drop in the number of obese and overweight children. a 12% drop in the number jeremy cooke reports for us now from amsterdam. meet tyrell — a typical nine—year—old but struggling with weight, caught up in the global childhood obesity crisis. with one in five of its children overweight, amsterdam is determined to help kids like tyrell. you want to feel fit, and your condition has to be ok, so i try to make him aware already, like just think about your health. the amsterdam initiative means every child is put through their paces — weighed but also tested for strength, endurance and balance — to see who needs help. strength, endurance and balance — for tyrell, that means

two teenagers have been arrested after five people were struck by a car in essex yesterday afternoon. island. a 17—year—old boy and an 18—year—old man, both from the area , are being questioned by essex police this afternoon, on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. police have launched a murder investigation after a man was shot dead in birmingham. officers were called to a shooting in the bordesley area of the city at just after midnight. a 20—year—old man was pronounced dead at the scene. police are appealing for information from the public hundreds of firefighters in australia are tackling a large bush fire on the outer edges of sydney. flames threatened to engulf homes in the city's southern suburbs after unseasonably hot weather in recent days. police say the fire may have been started deliberately. from sydney, phil mercer reports. strong winds have pushed the flames toward suburban streets, about 35 kilometres from the centre of sydney. as the blaze approached, many residents left, while others stayed to join a huge firefighting effort. authorities said the

a number of young people have been injured following a road accident in canvey island in essex. number of emergency crews responded, including three air ambulances. essex police say a serious collision took place in furtherwick road at around four o'clock this afternoon. it's believed six pedestrians were hurt, and were taken to hospital. one is said to have suffered life—threatening injuries. two irish rugby internationals who were cleared of raping a woman in belfast have been sacked by both ulster and ireland. while paddyjackson and stuart olding were cleared of rape after a nine—week trial last month, there had been controversy over social media and text messages they had exchanged after the incident, which sparked a review into whether they should continue to play. the pair have apologised for their behaviour. the funeral‘s taken place in soweto of the south african anti—apartheid leader, winnie madikizela—mandela. tens of thousands of mourners crowded into a stadium, close to her home in soweto, where the campaigner was given a high—level send—off. mrs madikizela—mandela,

two teenagers have been arrested after five people were struck by a car in essex yesterday afternoon.al following the incident in canvey island. a 17—year—old boy and an 18—year—old man, both from the area , are being questioned by essex police this afternoon, on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. the founder and chief executive of the world's largest advertising group wpp, sir martin sorrell, has resigned — less than a fortnight after it announced he was being investigated for misconduct. he leaves wpp after 33 years in the job. sir martin denies any wrongdoing as our business editor simonjack explains. advertisers want you to remember the products they are selling, not the name of the company that made the adverts. many of the biggest advertising agencies, and pr firms, are owned by an even bigger one. it is called wpp and has been run since 1985 by sir martin sorrell. he gobbled up dozens of businesses over the years creating a £15 billion global giant. a big figure on the world business stage... if the eu does not give on that... he was happy to give his opi

to enable the civilians to leave. —— the only way is essex it looks like this violence will end.heir homes. it looks like they want to stay while others will leave. some breaking news coming from the german police, who say they have detained four men, one of whom they suspected of planning knife attacks at today's berlin half marathon. that's according to die welt newspaper online. links with a man who stole a trapped into a disgusting, who ploughed into a crowded marketplace, reports coming from germany, detaining four men, suspected of planning knife attacks at the half marathon in berlin today. and and others with links to an attacker at the berlin marketplace in 2016. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, has stepped up his criticism ofjeremy corbyn, over the poisoning of a former russian spy in salisbury. mrjohnson‘s described the labour leader as "the kremlin‘s useful idiot" for refusing to say unequivocally that russia was responsible. labour said mrjohnson had "made a fool of himself" by misrepresenting what he was told by chemical weapons experts. ministers have rejected

five people have been treated by paramedics after a car collided with a group of pedestrians in essexthe collision took place in canvey island yesterday afternoon. coming up in a few minutes, our sunday morning edition of the papers. this morning's reviewers are political commentatorjames millar, and the spectator‘s katy balls. before the papers — sport. and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's ben croucher. thank you very much. history makers, what a morning on the gold coast! congratulations, well done if you have stayed up late. england's that all those pulled off their biggest win, shocking australia to win the commonwealth title. mike is in australia, what a way to round off the games, and great games. absolutely, what an incredible final day. the netballers heading to the stadium behind me in the distance for the closing ceremony, on a high. but what an incredible final day, first, for scotland in the men's marathon. the pain and the glory, we will hear about that in a moment. but and commonwealth games with a dramatic climax, you could not get more dramatic th

two teenagers have been arrested after five people were struck by a car in essex yesterday afternoon.dent in canvey island. a 17—year—old boy and an 18—year—old man, both from the area, are being questioned by essex police this afternoon, on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. police have launched a murder investigation after a man was shot dead in birmingham. officers were called to a shooting in the bordesley area of the city at just after midnight. a 20—year—old man was pronounced dead at the scene. police are appealing for information from the public. a man has died, and a woman is in a critical condition, after the vehicle they were in collided with a car during a police pursuit on the outskirts of stoke—on—trent. the pair were being followed by officers on the a50, near longton, after their vehicle failed to stop. they collided with a car on the eastbound carriageway at around 6:15 this morning. staffordshire police have referred the incident to the independent office for police conduct, which is routine when somebody dies during an operation. a service is

and in essex, two of the world's best, husband and wife rob and clare. men's world number two, woman's number one. i have bragging rights at the moment, but rob has outnumbered me in terms of being a world champion, and open titles, so lam keeping world champion, and open titles, so i am keeping quiet and modest until hopefully one day i can top his tally. the sport dates back about 400 yea rs tally. the sport dates back about 400 years to tudor times. henry viii loved it, and filters and facility at hampton court. equipment is not easy to come by. rob has to make his own balls. i choose to use a call centre for —— cork, and then we have the string around it. we then find the string around it. we then find the tight nylon string, keeping around and so nice and hard. and ultimately, we have got a needle and thread, so we pop the stitches on, and then finally, we end up with the completed object. each one can take up completed object. each one can take up to an hour. the pair recently cleared up in australia, winning the singles and doubles titles. claire

, and another has potentially life—changing injuries, after a car ploughed into six pedestrians in essexe group had to be air—lifted to hospital after the incident in canvey island. now on bbc news, we've got some of the best of radio i newsbeat‘s documentaries — with a few images you may find distressing. here's nesta mcgregor. coming up in this special programme, two reports from radioi and ixtra's newsbeat team. firstly, what happens when you lose your hair early? it can be caused by genetics, stress or even a poor diet. and it happens to men and women. this is chidera's story. people have always gone bald and they've tried lots of strange ways to hide it or stop it falling out, but some techniques work better than others. my name's chidera, i'm 23, and most people don't know this is a wig. there's a massive bald patch right here and it's pretty much what i've been hiding underneath this the whole time. my hair loss gets to me and it's something that upsets other women and loads of young men too. i'm going to meet others who are losing their hair and some who are going to extreme leng

affected by the weather to some degree especially in leeds where it was a dry between yorkshire and essext a ball being bowled across all four days as the first time that's happened since 1967. they‘ re days as the first time that's happened since 1967. they're in the cou nty happened since 1967. they're in the county championship lets hope its conditions improved as summer kicks in. finally tonight, would be have incorporated bears into their name and changed their club crest to an image of the animal had to mark the return to rugby union premiership next season. the club hopes the name change to bristol bears will attract a whole new generation of support tours the new name will come into effect on the 1st ofjune and that you concede that is the logo there but it's already attracting attention on social media. not all of it come from and three, it's fair to say some say where will the name change and does not put it to run to the possible change in the stadium name as well. suggesting that change could extend to the kit here as well perhaps for the rugby period not particularly happy ab

here was the scene on easter monday in colchester, in essex.round, too. now, through the next few days, things are turning much milder across southern parts of the country. still chilly and wintry in the north, and that unsettled theme continues with sunshine and showers. but what we are seeing is this milder air, the yellow colours pushing northwards across the country. still holding onto the colder air across parts of scotland in particular. so for tuesday morning, your morning commute back to work, it will be snowing still across northern scotland, north of the central belt. towards the southern uplands, it'll be turning back to rain through the course of the morning, but that snow for northern scotland still causing a few problems. it'll ease away through the morning. further south, though, rain showers moving in across england, wales and northern ireland, followed by more sunshine, and actually, in the sunnier spells, by the afternoon, temperatures up to 14 or 15 degrees — will feel quite pleasant in the south. much colder under the snowfa

scotland in particular. lingering, across parts here was the scene on easter monday in colchester, in essex, through the next few days, things are turning much milder across southern parts of the country. still chilly and wintry in the north, and that unsettled theme continues with sunshine and showers. but what we are seeing is this milder air, the yellow colours, pushing north across the country. still holding onto the colder air across parts of scotland in particular. so for tuesday morning, your morning commute back to work, it will be snowing still across northern scotland, north of the central belt. towards the southern uplands, it will be turning back to rain through the course of the morning, but that snow in central scotland still causing problems. it will ease away through the morning. further south, those showers moving in across england, wales and northern ireland, followed by more sunshine, and actually, in the sunny spells across the afternoon, temperatures of 14 and 15 degrees. it will look much colder under the snowfall across parts of scotland. that snowfall will invigorate

our correspondent robert hall reports from essex. world war aerodrome, echoes from the day the raf became a reality. this tiny biplane would have been familiar to the men who pioneered military aviation. today, stow maries airfield has turned back the clock, remembering squadrons who defended london against the zeppelin airships and who helped convince sceptics that air power could survive and expand. we're very proud to say that of the operational aerodromes, active on operations on the day of formation, we're the only one left. we're the only one that you can still fly from, and the only one where you can see these aircraft doing what they did then. in london, serving personnel and veterans gathered for a service which marked the start of the centenary commemorations, the raf family looking back to events which provide inspiration for the future. oh, it's a wonderful service. it's a service of commemoration, but i think also celebration, of what the royal air force has done throughout its history, and what the royal air force is to

essex and kent, the coast. a month's across the south—east. essex and kent, the coast.to low single figures in some places. a chilly start in some areas. but some sunshine. a lovely start to the morning for many of us. for the east of the uk, it will stay like that. the wind strengthens, cloud from the west. rain in scotland by the end of the afternoon. the highest values in the afternoon. the highest values in the south—east, they will feel much better than today. tuesday and in the wednesday, the cloud and rain will gather and moving from the west. some will continue to be quite heavy for a time. a wet start for england and wales. a slow improvement in the afternoon. sunny skies. the wind will become a north—westerly. a fresh feel for the early half of may. 9—12. things are looking promising for the end of the week. high pressure building from the south—west. before that, this frontal system will go into northern ireland and perhaps western scotland. showery outbreaks of rain. some cloud. temperatures peaking at 53 fahrenheit. that is a sign of things more mild. high

here was the scene on easter monday in colchester, in essex.ve had outbreaks of showery rain around, too. now, through the next few days, things are turning much milder across southern parts of the country. still chilly and wintry in the north, and that unsettled theme continues with sunshine and showers. but what we are seeing is this milder air, the yellow colours pushing northwards across the country. still holding onto the colder air across parts of scotland in particular. so for tuesday morning, your morning commute back to work, it will be snowing still across northern scotland, north of the central belt. towards the southern uplands, it'll be turning back to rain through the course of the morning, but that snow for northern scotland still causing a few problems. it'll ease away through the morning. further south, those showers moving in across england, wales and northern ireland, followed by more sunshine, and actually, in the sunnier spells, by the afternoon, temperatures of 11! and 15 degrees — will feel quite pleasant in the south. mu

affected by the weather to some degree, especially in leeds where it was a draw between yorkshire and essexth not a ball being bowled across all four days, the first time since 1967 that that has happened at headingley in the county championship. the chairman of ulster rugby has been speaking for the first time about the decision to terminate the contracts of their players paddy jackson and stuart olding despite both men being cleared in a rape trial last month. ulster and the irfu decided that the men's conduct had fallen short of the games core values and should be sacked. speaking to the bbc‘s mark simpson , shane logan says he can't see the pair playing in ireland again. the decision has just been taken, thatis the decision has just been taken, that is not something that has been envisaged. ever? i repeat, it is not something we are envisaging. do you rule it out they will ever play for ulster again? it has not been contemplated. i know you can't speak for ireland but do you think they still have the door open? it's a joint irish and ulster position. it's not something we are contemplat

five people have been treated by paramedics after a car collided with a group of pedestrians in essexcollision took place in canvey island yesterday afternoon. more than 500 australian firefighters, with support from aircraft, are tackling a huge bushfire threatening homes in the southern suburbs of sydney. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week on the travel show. the australian town taking its tourism up a gear. a fiery dc dish tested by 60 years of political titans. how to fly without leaving the ground. and the african national park fighting back against poachers. i thought it would be this depleted park. in fact, it's just teeming. but first today, i'm in alice springs, the red centre of australia's enormous and sparse northern territory. indigenous populations have lived here for thousands of years, and in the late 19th century, the town became an important stop on australia's telegraph line connecting darwin and adelaide. if you drop the a pin right in the middle of australia, you would probably land not too far from this part right here. north about 1,500 kilometres, you

. >> host: the next golfer max boot comes from nancy in essex, maryland. hi, nancy. >> caller: hi. i wonder, this is a big what-if question but if women had been in clinical power at the time, do you think they would have been more sympathetic of lansdale's views? >> guest: that's an intriguing question. i have to admit i've never thought of it that way. i mean it's possible but i wouldn't stereotype all women and say they would be necessarily sympathetic to lansdale. there've been. tough women leaders in the past like all the mightier or margaret thatcher who were as tough as any man but possibly. i just don't know. >> host: why was edward lansdale ignored? >> guest: that's a great question. in part because he was telling policymakers in washington what they did want to hear. he was telling them the firepower in the conventional combat that they had was not going to be enough to achieve it it. he was his own worst enemy because he was good at influencing foreign leaders and not so good at influencing american leaders. he was a maverick and troublemaker who was north of bureaucracy

robert hall is at stow maries great war aerodrome in essex. such a milestone day for the raf than europe's largest surviving intact first world war aerodrome. during the first world war, squadrons flew from here to protect london from the german zeppelin is, those huge airships that launched bombing raids. it really was in the front line. and then ditch stayed in the front line afterwards. first of all, life aboard these aircraft, for the men, what would it have been like? who do mental and very cold. you can see from the cockpit here is what it would have been like. there are no home comforts in here. when they we re home comforts in here. when they were flying long sorties in these, taking photographs or looking for any action, it would have been a rather uncomfortable ordeal. although men in the trenches for life in the air was wonderful, actually, it was pretty tough going. talk to me a little about, the aircraft looks very fragile. it is fabric, wood and wire, but is that deceiving? it is very deceptive because when you look at the constr

here was the scene on easter monday in colchester, in essex.ery rain around too. now, through the next few days, things are turning much milder across southern parts of the country. still chilly and wintry in the north, and that unsettled theme continues with sunshine and showers. but what we are seeing is this milder air, the yellow colours pushing north across the country. still holding onto the colder air across parts of scotland in particular. so for tuesday morning, your morning commute back to work, it will be snowing still across northern scotland, north of the central belt. towards the southern uplands, it'll be turning back to rain through the course of the morning, but that snow for northern scotland still causing problems. it will ease away through the morning. further south, those showers moving in across england, wales and northern ireland, followed by more sunshine, and actually, in the sunnier spells, by the afternoon, temperatures of 1a and 15 degrees — will feel quite pleasant in the south. it will look much colder under the sn

two teenagers have been arrested following a serious road traffic collision in essex.hree people remain in hospital, but none of the injuries are life threatening. more than 500 firefighters, with support from aircraft, are tackling a huge bushfire, threatening homes in the southern suburbs of sydney. old mackelly had a farm, e—i—e—i—o. and on his farm, he had a robot tractor, a flower picker and, oh, it looks like we're taking on a new member of the team! if i'm honest, i'm as comfortable on a realfarm as a cow would be in a data farm, but i'm here to see a world first. as farming gets more automated, it might not come as a surprise to know that many modern tractors will drive autonomously in a straight line. nearly all of them, though, need a human operator to turn the corners and generally be the brains of the operation. what's interesting is that in this one field in shropshire in the heart of england, every single stage of the farming cycle, from preparing the soil to harvesting crops, is automated. welcome to the hands free hectare. the researchers at harper adam

here was the scene on easter monday in colchester, in essex.d as well. now, through the next few days, things are turning much milder across southern parts of the country. still chilly and wintry in the north, and that unsettled theme continues with sunshine and showers. what we are seeing is this milder air, the yellow colours, pushing north across the country. still holding onto the colder air across parts of scotland in particular. so for tuesday morning, your morning commute back to work, it will be snowing still across northern scotland, north of the central belt. towards the southern upland, it will be turning back to rain across the course of the morning, but that snow in central scotland still causing problems. it will ease away through the morning. further south showers moving in across england, wales and northern ireland, followed by more sunshine, and actually sunny spells across the afternoon. temperatures of 1a and 15 degrees will look much colder under the snowfall across parts of scotland. that snowfall will invigorate once again

but first, to robert hall at stow maries great war aerodrome in essex. robert.etter to be on a day like this, 100 yea rs better to be on a day like this, 100 years to the days since the raf standard was raised. all around me, preparations are being made for a ceremony to take place this afternoon. let's get some context. ian, chief executive of the stow maries trust, give us the background. this is an area which started off as a area of tents in 1916 and by the end of it, it was a thriving airbase at home to the men and women of the raf. creeping behind us, people who are readying themselves to celebrate the anniversary. this is the pilots ready room? anniversary. this is the pilots ready room ? you anniversary. this is the pilots ready room? you have spent a lot of money here. we have basically spent around 18 months completely rebuilding, brick by brick, a number of the buildings. it has cost about £24 million and it takes a lot of money and energy to do that. this one is off the at risk register now and it shows what it was like on the days that fighters went

the skies watched by veterans. 0ur correspondent robert hall has spent the day at stow marr—ies in essexday of commemoration. we're surrounded by reminders of the men and the machines whose actions convince the politicians that an independent air force was the way forward. it was a hugely significant moment. small wonder the raf will never forget april the 1st 1918. 0n the runway at europe's last intact first world war aerodrome, echoes from the day that the raf became a reality. this tiny biplane would have been familiar to the men who pioneered military aviation. archive footage: they flew like goldfish in a bowl, in all directions, around guy... you were alone, you know, and you fought alone and died alone. today stow maries' airfield is turn back the clock, remembering the airships, and those are argued airpower could expand and survive. we are very proud to say that of the operational aerodromes active on operations the day of formation, we are the only one left, the only one you can still fly from. and the only one where you can see these aircraft are doing what they did then. in l

here was the scene on easter monday in colchester, in essex.now, through the next few days, things are turning much milder across southern parts of the country. still chilly and wintry in the north, and that unsettled theme continues with sunshine and showers. but what we are seeing is this milder air, the yellow colours pushing northwards across the country. still holding onto the colder air across parts of scotland in particular. so for tuesday morning, your morning commute back to work, it will be snowing still across northern scotland, north of the central belt. towards the southern uplands, it'll be turning back to rain through the course of the morning, but that snow for northern scotland still causing a few problems. it'll ease away through the morning. further south, those showers moving in across england, wales and northern ireland, followed by more sunshine, and actually, in the sunnier spells, by the afternoon, temperatures 01:14 and 15 degrees — will feel quite pleasant in the south. much colder under the snowfall across parts of sc

five pedestrians have been injured after being hit by a car on canvey island in essex. in london. one is believed to be in a critical condition and another has suffered potentially life changing injuries. three other casualties are also being treated in hospital. police are appealing for information. the funeral‘s taken place in soweto of the south african anti—apartheid leader, winnie madiki—zela—mandela. tens of thousands of mourners crowded into a stadium, close to her home in soweto, where the campaigner was given a high—level send—off. mrs madiki—zela—mandela, former wife of nelson mandela, died earlier this month at the age of 81. with all the sport, here's lizzie greenwood—hughes at the bbc sport centre. a very busy day. thanks very much, kate. good evening. tiger roll won a dramatic grand national in one of the closest finishes in history. ridden by davy russel and trained by gordon elliot, it was a clean sweep for irish horses, as our correspondent andy swiss reports from aintree. would racing's biggest day see one of its biggest stories? much of the focus befo

our correspondent robert hall reports from stow maries in essex. men and machines whose actions convinced politicians that independent air force was the way forward. on the runway at europe's last intact first world war aerodrome, echoes from the day the raf became a reality. this tiny biplane would have been familiar to the men who pioneered military aviation. today, stow maries airfield has turned back the clock, remembering squadrons who defended london against the zeppelin airships and who helped convince sceptics that air power could survive and expand. we're very proud to say that of the operational aerodromes, active on operations on the day of formation, we're the only one left. we're the only one that you can still fly from and the only one where you can see these aircraft doing what they did then. in london, serving personnel and veterans gathered for a service which marked the start of the centenary commemorations, the raf family looking back to events which provide inspiration for the future. oh, it's a wonderful service, it's a service

kent, essex, perhaps east london starting to stick out into some sunshine in the next couple of hours scattering of hefty showers across parts of northern ireland. there could be the flash of lightning and rumble of thunder here. tubic as of 12, 13 and rumble of thunder here. tubic as of 12,13 and 14 degrees, rumble of thunder here. tubic as of 12, 13 and 14 degrees, not too bad for this time of year. —— temperatures of 12... for this time of year. —— temperatures of 12. .. further wes thomas and clear spells, fog likely to develop across coastal parts of northern ireland. south—west scotland, north—west england and maybe into the west midlands, and some of the fog could be quite dense. it could lift as we go through into tomorrow morning. once again in western and northern areas, again in western and northern areas, a fighting chance of seeing some sunshine. again, some hefty showers across parts of northern ireland. all the while staying grey and stamp across the south—east. again, for the vast majority, double digit temperatures. this area of low pressure down to the south will be

two teenagers have been arrested following a serious road traffic collision in essex.ee people remain in hospital, but none of the injuries are life threatening. more than 500 australian firefighters with support from aircraft are tackling a huge bushfire threatening homes in the southern suburbs of sydney. now on bbc news it's time for hardtalk. the outside world tends to view scandinavia as a haven of prosperity, progressive politics and social liberalism, but look closer and you find a powerful strand of right—wing populism fuelled by a suspicion of immigration. my guest is sivjensen, finance minister and the leader of the right—wing progress party, a partner in norway's coalition government for the past five years. how does populism work in a country rated one of the world's richest and happiest? sivjensen, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. labels are inevitable in politics, and just labels are inevitable in politics, and ijust described your party, the progress party in norway, as right wing and populist. do you accept that label? no, it is not a populist

stroke patients in essex could get quicker treatment thanks to a new project which is the first of itsurt, ealing broadway and richmond. on the trains, there's a bus replacament service on london northwestern services between watford junction and st albans abbey due to a faulty train. on the roads, this is the approach to the blackwall tunnel northbound traffic building from the woolwich roadd flyover. in northfleet, there are london—bound delays on the a2 following a collision at the hall road interchange, delays are back towards the m2. in central london, roads around st james's park are closed with disruption southbound on park lane because of the commonwealth heads of government event. let's take a look at the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello. good morning. yesterday we saw highs of 25 degrees celsius, making it the warmest day of the year so far. and today, well, it's going to be even warmer. lots of blue sky and sunshine to come. and it's a bit of a tasty start to the morning. temperatures have not dropped below 15—16 in some spots all night. not a lot going on with the map.