gillian hargreaves, bbc news.tary session — which will cover the next two years. reality check‘s chris morris looks at the scale of the task ahead. it was billed as the brexit election. even though it didn't always feel that way. but now the uk's departure from the eu is set to dominate the next parliament. inevitably the queen's speech, the biggest chunk is of bills relating to brexit, that's the overwhelming issue facing the government and parliament over the next two years. and as the government embarks on the most daunting set of negotiations this country has faced in decades, so to this new parliament, with no strong governing majority, will have to deal with an unprecedented legislative challenge. the main piece of legislation has been named by the government as the great repeal bill. and yes, it will repeal the european communities act and take us out of the eu. but its main purpose is really to transpose thousands and thousands of eu rules and regulations into british law, potentially as many as 20,000 pie

received a 40 pence per hour increase, which they say is inadequate. 0ur education correspondent gillian hargreavesear—old in england will be eligible for up to 30 hours free childcare to help working parents. it was a flagship conservative policy in the 2015 general election and will cost the government an extra billion pounds. however, the national day nurseries association asked 128 local authorities how much they will pay nurseries subsidised hours from september and the average hourly rate will go up from £3 97 bc to £4 37 next year, an increase of 40p. despite a government proposal that no nursery should receive less than £4 per hour, seven authorities are offering less than that. the association says the rise is too low and workcover cost is like heating, lighting and a rise in the national living wage. meaning some nurseries will opt out of extended free childcare. the current funding levels are totally inadequate. and if nurseries opt out of delivering 30 hours free childcare, it will mean 50,000 children which is equal to the child population of manchester are going to miss out on this 30

gillian hargreaves, bbc news. much more coming up. council is going to resign. we will have more on that. we pause for a moment to get the weather. things are looking good for the weekend. things are looking good out there. there is some patchy rain and more coming in from the north sea. it will not be very widespread. eventually it will clear away. temperatures not dropping too much overnight, 14 degrees typical and single figures in the far north. it is looking drier and brighter. especially in england and wales. the rain will not last long and then it will brighten up across england and wales with some light winds. slightly different in scotland and northern ireland. warmer in aberdeen, 20 degrees. it will be dry in most places on sunday. most of us will find it dry and bright. this is bbc news at 5pm. the headlines: the conservative leader of the council has now is that he will resign following the grenfell tower tragedy. it comes after criticism of the council's response to the disaster in which at least 80 people have died. jere

national day nurseries association say the numbers don't add up. 0ur education correspondent gillian hargreavesand will be eligible for up to 30 hours free childcare to help working parents. it was a flagship conservative policy in the 2015 general election, and will cost the government an extra £1 billion. however, the national day nurseries association asked 128 local authorities how much they will pay nurseries for subsidised hours from september. the average hourly rate will go up from £3.97 this year to £4.37 next year, an increase of 40p. despite a government proposal that no nursery should receive less than £4 per hour, seven authorities are offering less than that. the association says the rise is too low, and won't cover costs like heating, lighting and a rise in the national living wage, meaning some nurseries will opt out of extended free childcare. the current funding levels are totally inadequate, and if nurseries opt out of delivering the 30 hours' free childcare, that will mean 50,000 children, which is equal to the entire population of manchester, which is equal to the child pop

gillian hargreaves, bbc news.alising same—sex marriage. parliament passed the measure by a majority of 393 votes to 226. it happened after the german chancellor angela merkel changed her position to allow a free vote on the issue — though she herself, voted against. earlier, our berlin correspondent jenny hill explained why had it had taken germany so long to legalise same—sex marriage, compared to other parts of the eu. i think that's largely due, actually, to angela merkel‘s long—term opposition to same—sex marriage. for a number of years now, the political left have been trying to bring a bill like this before parliament, but mrs merkel has always opposed it. earlier this week, though, in a surprise move during an interview, she signalled she was softening her stance. mrs merkel had said that she had met a lesbian couple in her own constituency who fostered eight children, and they inspired a bit of a change of heart, if you like. mrs merkel said she was now willing to allow her conservative mps to vote with th

gillian hargreaves, bbc news.ran canaria, where she's expected to be set free. menai, an olive ridley turtle, would usually be found in warmer waters close to the equator. 0ur wales correspondent, sian lloyd, reports. taking a step closer to home. menai's arrival at this turtle sanctuary in gran canaria marks a new chapter in her remarkable story. she's defied the odds in getting this far, and will spend the next four weeks here. by her side, marine biologist frankie hobro, who has helped nurse menai back to health. here it is sunny and we saw the second day she was here she was basking quite happily, floating on the surface, relishing the sunlight on her shell. it's thought menai was swept off course, away from the south—western breeding grounds off africa, past the east coast of america and back across the atlantic, all the way to the uk in the gulf stream. when she was found last november, she was just minutes away from the anglesey sea zoo. the team there helped her overcome hypothermia, buoyancy problems and

the teaching excellence framework did not score a ‘gold' rating. 0ur education correspondent gillian hargreaveslity of their teaching and awarded a gold, silver or bronze rating. if they want to charge undergraduates up to £9,250 per year, they are going to have to prove that students get value for money. nottingham trent, which attracts many students from less well—off backgrounds, achieved the highest award. overall, 59 universities gained a gold. 116 were rated silver and 56 achieved bronze. it is measuring how likely the university is going to be in helping you get a good job. measuring whether the university has got systems in place, and they are going to keep you on your course when things get tough. measuring the effectiveness and speed of feedback on your work. looking at the quality of library and other learning resources. but, some prestigious universities have scored less well. liverpool, the london school of economics and southampton are all members of the elite russell group, but only achieved a bronze. experts have warned that students shouldn't use just these rankings to decide w

association say most nurseries can't afford to provide the extra hours. 0ur education correspondent gillian hargreavesber, all three and four—year—olds in england you know the routine, dropping of the kids. the constantjuggling of childcare for working parents. which is why the government's four of 30 hours of free childcare for three and four—year—olds in england looked so and four—year—olds in england looked so good. but this nursery says it can't afford to provide more free hours, because the money they get from the government won't cover their bills. every nursery is totally different, so every nursery is totally different, so the shortfall is huge. the government says it is spending £1 billion on this. that is enough money to make it work. the government say it's free childcare, it's only free if we are prepared to foot the bill and pay for it. u nfortu nately, foot the bill and pay for it. unfortunately, that would mean lowering standards which are not prepared to do. when a national day nurseries association asked 128 local authorities in england how much they will pay nurseries for subsidised

association say most nurseries can't afford to provide the extra hours. 0ur education correspondent, gillian hargreaves nsta nt kids off before you go to work. the constantjuggling for parents. which is why the government's offer of 30 hours of free childcare for three and four—year—olds in england looked so and four—year—olds in england looked so good. but this nursery says it can't afford to provide more free hours, because the money they get from the government won't cover their bills. every nursery is totally different, so the shortfall is huge. the government says it is spending £1 billion on this. that is enough money to make it work. the government say it's free childcare, it's only free if we are prepared to foot the bill and pay for it. unfortunately, that would mean lowering standards which are not prepared to do. when the national day nurseries association asked 128 local authorities in england how much they will pay nurseries for subsidised from september, they found there would be an increase of just 40p. they found there would be an increase ofjust 40p. seven councils are offering less. j

the teaching excellence framework did not score a gold rating. 0ur education correspondent gillian hargreavesing excellence framework, it ra nks teaching excellence framework, it ranks universities gold, silver and bronze, how influential is this and how important is it? it's the first attempt to rank universities according to their teaching standards. there is a very established hierarchy of universities which is largely based on their research prowess. this looks at a different set of measures and it's created a very different looking hierarchy. while you have got institutions like the london school of economics, in the bronze bottom category, you've got institutions like coventry and the montford university in the gold category so it's going to change people's perceptions of what a good university in the uk looks like. people's perceptions of what a good university in the uk looks likem it really going to change perceptions? if you have got a prospective student thinking lse versus coventry, one would imagine they would rather go to lse. it's certainly the case that pelissie remains a very

our education correspondent gillian hargreaves reports.land will bejudged on in future universities in england will be judged on the quality of teaching and be awarded a bronze, silver or gold rating. if they want to charge undergraduates £9,250 per year they have to prove students get value for money. nottingham trent which attracts many students from less well off backgrounds achieved the highest award. over all 59 universities gained a gold. 116 were rated silver and 56 achieved bronze. it is measuring how likely the university is going to be at helping you get a good job. it is measuring whether the university has systems in place to keep you on your course when things are tough. it is measuring the effectiveness and speed of feedback on your work. it is looking at the quality of library and other learning resources. some prestigious universities have scored less well. london school of economics, liverpool and southampton are members of the elite russell group but only achieved bronze. experts have warned students shouldn't just use th