here in glasgow?the scottish conservatives to wrap up the scottish conservatives to wrap up the discussion on local issues in this pro union message that you have been talking about? we made it very clear we will call for growth as well. each candidate has done local issues and had serviced on. however, we know independence is huge. the first minister only announced a few weeks of back. it is a big thing in glasgow. thank you both very much. as the day progresses, lots more wards still to be declared. big things that we will be looking out for, will the snp gained 43 seats? that magic number would mean they have overall control and overall majority of glasgow council, hosting labour control after 40 years. that would be very significant. and we wait to see how well the conservatives do, can they make the sort of games here in glasgow and across scotland that the opinion polls have been suggesting they might do? back to the studio. making the point about a big battle for a labour. one making the point

let's go to glasgow. i think anita is in glasgow.here in glasgow, let me give you a tally. the snp have 24 of those seats, labour 19, conservatives tally. the snp have 24 of those seats, labour19, conservatives six, the scottish green party six. let's analyse what we have so far with our scotla nd analyse what we have so far with our scotland correspondent stephen godden. first of all, can the snp, based on these figures, still win overall control, have overall majority of glasgow city council? put simply, it's theoretically possible but unlikely, it's fair to say that. this is the fun time of the election count where we have to do the arithmetic. 43 is the magic number in glasgow. we need 43 seats to have overall majority. the snp have 23 candidates still in the election at the moment. they would need to return 19 of those. still a lot of work to do. it's typed. it is. we still have that symbolic moment from this morning. it wasn't unexpected. labour losing their majority, losing control of the city council, hugely symbolic for what

a symbol of the party's decline, labour lost control of glasgow city labour lost control of glasgow citys to the snp. they failed to win there outright, but they are the biggest party by far. yet the emerging pattern in scotland, a tory comeback. this is an emphatic victory for the snp. it means we have councillors and council groups across the country able to protect local services. it is also a great launch pad for the general election. in wales, labour lost over 100 seats but held cardiff, and held back some of the worst, with the tories and plaid cymru nibbling away some of their support. defending wales is what plaid cymru are about. labourare in no position to do that. they have had a majority of mps in wales the decades and they failed to put wales on the map. but it was ukip that had the worst crash from their heights, their scorecard nearly zero, brexit seeming to challenge their very reason for being. we have won the war but we have not won the peace. i would say we need ukip to be there, to be strong. ukip is the insurance policy in case brexit doesn't get delivered. yes, this

steven godden is in glasgow.said that here in glasgow, they would weight the labour vote, rather than count it, but those days are gone. we do not know the full picture yet, but we have already had the symbolic moment, labour losing control of the city council, the last bastion of their old power base. traditionally, labour 11 their old power base. traditionally, labour11 in their old power base. traditionally, labour 11 in glasgow. but these are changing times. for decades, they controlled the city chambers. have you lost the majority in the council? no, i think it is you lost the majority in the council? no, ithink it is far you lost the majority in the council? no, i think it is far too early to tell. the confirmation followed. his party had fallen short. all debriefing that has come from the snp is that they were guaranteed to get a majority in glasgow. we are yet to see if that will materialise. if it doesn't, i think that is a severe blow for the snp. in glasgow and beyond, the snp's aim was to turn votes i

lorna gordon, bbc news, glasgow.rrespondent sian lloyd is in cardiff tonight. labour lost seats and control of entire councils. yes, mixed set of results for labour in wales. today it has lost 100 seats. back in 2012 it had a good night. it had gained more than 200 extra counsellors. now it still holds control of some of the big councils. cardiff, swansea and newport. but it has had setbacks, losses in traditional labour heartlands of the south wales valleys, including merthyr tydfil. many of those losses have been two independent candidates. the conservatives have made some games here, they have gained overall control of monmouthshire and came close in the vale of glamorgan and have added to their tally of councillors. plaid cymru had hoped to gain control of cupidity and, in this morn. if the liberal democrats had hoped to stage some sort of comeback, they are disappointed, because they have lost more seats. lets join our political editor laura kuenssberg, who is in westminsterfor us. the general election is only a

sarah smith, bbc news, glasgow.rish sea, has been described as "extremely i5 he was reported missing after he failed to return from surfing at westport beach in argyll. eight rescue teams from these areas were mobilised as part of the search for mr bryce from both scotland and northern ireland. he was eventually spotted by a helicopter after drifting 13 miles from shore. our correspondent, chris buckler, reports. after more than a day drifting in the water, matthew bryce was found by the coastguard, floating miles from land.

even in glasgow, where in some parts the tories went out with the ark.servative party candidate is duly elected as mayor. and in the marginal midlands, a big win. the area's first ever metro mayor, wearing a tory rosette. this is may's day. this is not about who wins and who loses in the local elections. it is about continuing to fight for the best brexit deal for families and businesses across the united kingdom. are you still seriously maintaining, today, that you are not looking at a victory and sweeping back into number ten, potentially with a very large majority? i'm not taking anything for granted. i will be going out for the remaining weeks of this general election campaign to earn the support of the british people. and it is labour that is suffering. red spilled in west dunbartonshire, northumberland, nottinghamshire. seats disappearing in almost every corner. a very bad night for labour? thank you so much for coming. mr corbyn needs a lot more than a brave face. i declare that andy burnham is duly elected as the mayor... 0ld faces, but new mayor

even in glasgow where, in some parts, the tories went out with the ark.onservative party candidate is elected as mayor. and in the marginal midlands, a big win, the area's first ever metro mayor, wearing a tory rosette. this is may's day. this is not about who wins and loses in the local elections. it is about continuing to fight for the best brexit deal for families and businesses across the uk. are you still seriously maintaining today that you are not looking at a victory and sweeping back into number ten, potentially with a very large majority?” back into number ten, potentially with a very large majority? i am not taking anything for granted. i will be going out for the remaining weeks of this general election campaign to earn the support of the british people. and it is labour that is suffering. read spilt in nottinghamshire, sixtus appearing enormous every corner. a bad night for labour. thank you for coming. mr corbyn needs more than a brave face. 0ld faces, but new labour mayors in manchester and of a pool give them something to cheer. 0ne senior

from glasgow, here's our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon.tland slumped. the leader in scotland said the result was disappointing but not particularly a surprise. but perhaps a sign of how far they have fallen as the fact that glasgow city chambers, a labour stronghold for almost a0 years, has gone to the snp. they are calling it a hugely symbolic win. they are now the largest party here in glasgow and across the country they have taken the most seats overall. but they have fallen short of gaining any majorities. another interesting facet of the story in scotland is that there does seem to be a resurgence in the conservative vote. they are now the second party of local government. winning seats in areas which many people would have thought where previously no—go areas for the tories, like ferguson park in paisley, and shettleston in the east end of causal. they campaigned with a message that they are the protectors of the union. —— east end of glasgow. for some voters, that has punched through. it shows people alive than binary nature of poli

to mark glasgow up asa although you have to mark glasgow up as a victory for the snp because they didnd they stand a chance of forming a coalition in glasgow, booting labour out of power where they have been in control for many years. but there could be some disappointment in particular when you look at specific results around the country where the conservatives have done really well in surprising places, places with deprivation like shettleston in glasgow or paisley, and in places where there are close contests between the snp and the conservatives and most particularly probably angus robertson's seat in moray. we heard him saying that tory was a four letter word. perhaps a few years ago more people would agree with him, but now maybe fewer. it is gaining strength in particular in his ward. the local authority elections this week meant the conservatives overtook the snp in terms of percentage of the vote, so angus robertson would be right to be worried about his area and the kind of resources the conservatives might throw into that to take that scalp, the snp‘s leader at westminster,

the tories have taken glasgow? if you had said this to me two we e ks glasgow?d said this to me two weeks ago i'd have told you to have a nice lie down. clearly, minds have a nice lie down. clearly, minds have shifted in scotland and clearly, there is a large number of vote rs clearly, there is a large number of voters who just clearly, there is a large number of voters whojust don't clearly, there is a large number of voters who just don't want another independence referendum. that seems to be the key message that ruth davidson was putting forward. and that the tories put forward in scotland and it's resonating. we don't want any more votes about anything ever. we've got one coming haven't we on the eighth? before that on sunday, the french go to the polls to choose between marine le pen and emmanuel macron. and his party which he only set up a year ago. it's starting to look clear, grow clearer ago. it's starting to look clear, gi’ow clearer 110w. ago. it's starting to look clear, grow clearer now. the first round looked a bit hairy. but opinion polls can be w

maybe she is back to glasgow. you think your daughter may have been trafficked back to glasgow.icked again. we know there are three girls currently missing, who are back in the uk in glasgow. yeah. inside this house, this girl was sold for sham marriage by a family member. the marriage allows the groom, commonly pakistani or indian, to apply for uk residency, as he is now married to an eu citizen. if i ask the questions i really want to ask, the men are going to get very angry? doing his business. this is a transit house where victims are kept before being transported to glasgow for sham marriages. how many girls would have come...? five, ten, 100? more than 100! really? really. i searched scotland's marriage records and found numerous suspicious averages between young eastern european brides and old asian men, the same addresses being used on multiple occasions, yet little trace of any of the couples living there. europol, the eu law enforcement agency, confirmed scotland was being targeted by the trafficking trade. samantha poling, bbc news. and viewers in scotland can see mor

mr corbyn was speaking before an event in glasgow.is election people are facing a fundamental choice. 0nly are facing a fundamental choice. only two parties can win this election. it is between the labour party offering hope, transformation and renewal of our society, and a promise to once again become a society of social justice and greater equality. applause. 0ra tory applause. or a tory party intent on managing the decline of our public services, a tory party that cut support and services to working people whilst cutting taxes for the very rich and the biggest businesses. we can either tax the big corporations and the top 5% a bit more all we can continue to pay the social price, the crisis in our nhs, stagnant wages, and a housing crisis. let's be clear, that is what the conservatives offer. five more years of the many paying the social price of the many paying the social price ofan of the many paying the social price of an economy run for the few. applause. the tories tried to hide it in their frankly dishonest manifesto, but the

‘ the gm uk g the uk l glasgow.s after pink floyd's debut album — the new exhibition at london's victoria and albert museum. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. president trump has defended his decision to sack the head of the fbi without warning, saying he'd lost the confidence of almost everyone in washington. james comey learnt of his fate last night when he was handed a note as he briefed fbi agents in los angeles. mr comey had been leading an investigation into alleged links between mr trump's election campaign last year and russia. but the white house insists he was dismissed for mishandling an inquiry into hillary clinton's emails last year. from washington, here's aleem maqbool. absolutely explosive news out of washington tonight... e b! 53- r»§t*tf~t§e~‘sfi&u§—j~, (raga? em fired by the president of the united states. americans have learned to expect almost anything from their president, but this really was high drama. fbi directorjames comey wasn't even in washing

glasgow and the land of michael foot. liverpool, giving the party some hope that urban areas may save it from meltdown on the 8thjune. ukip changed the country by laying the ground for the brexit vote. but in their success, they may very well have put themselves out of business. on the other side there was little sign of a bounce from aggrieved k rfiieeffieeafl eart'fl ' " " in the un with nicola sturgeon. talk us through the snp‘s fortunes today? do you agree we've reached peak nat in the words of ruth davidson? we possible have. you heard in my report that labour has lost control of glasgow. what is interesting. they might be talking about it in a few decades time today, is the return of the conservative party. 20 years ago they were wiped out in scotland, today they are back and back in unexpected places. there is a conservative councillor now in the paisley, one of the most deprived areas of scotland. ruth davidson, the leader of the scottish conservatives she says that her party is now unquestionably the main party of th

sarah smith, bbc news, glasgow.others, she thanked her father, francis ford festival. among others, she thanked herfather, francis ford coppola, who had taught her writing and directing. many of us are enjoying the warm weather. in belarus, the tractors are celebrating are relehrating the. artivalni- s sqmwm, m a”... ‘ with are relehrating the. artivalni- s e.....n._., ... wm... ‘ with if e display. is festival held by the tractor a festival held by the tractor works, which makes one in ten i211; :j:: ::3 22:5. 25 to traditional iztzizzz zit: ::z zzz. ttz to traditional music, even performed to traditional music, even including swan lake. i thought steve was going to let us hear some of the music, but he let us hear some of the music, but he let us down. let's look at the weather forecast, with phil avery. is much””’ 5; much as i 5; much as you, 2 much as you, hope we get music next time. this is the way that we are looking at things just at the moment. after what was really quite a decent sort of day. it clouded up

this has been a citadel for labour, glasgow council, for the past 37 yea rs.ct to happen tomorrow for the snp?” years. what you expect to happen tomorrow for the snp? i take nothing for granted but this is my own constituency, the south side of glasgow that for years was represented by labour and now has an snp memberof the represented by labour and now has an snp member of the scottish and westminster parliament. so we will be out tomorrow urging people to vote snp for a stronger local services right across the country. in glasgow it is about getting rid of generations of labour mismanagement but about —— it is about childcare, more affordable housing, supporting businesses and devolving power down to local communities across the country. that is our agenda and i hope people will vote for it tomorrow. you will have heard the speech made by theresa may this afternoon launching the formal start of this general election campaign. what is your reaction to her saying that european politicians have been making threats against the uk to try to influence the general

some older snp supporters in glasgow might not believe this result. saw big games. the first minister says the tory wins does not change the argument about the second independence referendum. let's take the tory i admit at face value. they chose to fight the referendum. they had no other that ”5 lost ' " ' ”5 lost the ' issue centrestage. and they lestthe issue sentrestege. and they lestthe leader werein g; ' " tories arch the tories are the largest where the tories are now the largest party in the council. it is only the scottish conservatives that can take the fight to the snp. labour are now the fight to the snp. labour are now the single biggest party on just three councils, but they may play a pa rt three councils, but they may play a part in some coalitions elsewhere. the scottish executive committee of the labour party met today, and we have agreed not to do any deals or coalitions with parties that appeared to pass an austerity to the poorest people. we will carry on investing and opposing a second independence referendum. former lib dem leade

sarah smith, bbc news, glasgow.and there's one thing all the parties seem to agree on — that the uk housing market is in crisis. that the uk housing some believe it's actually broken, with the supply of homes failing to keep up with demand. with the supply of homes failing all the major parties are pledging to help both renters and buyers. as part of our reality check series on the key issues in the run—up to the election, steph mcgovern investigates the state of housing. steph mcgovern investigates having a place to call home is a dream for a lot of people but does it matter if you own it or not? home ownership is now at its lowest level since 1985, whereas private renting is at its highest since the 1980s. that is partly because it is much harder now to save for a deposit. so if you look back at the ‘90s, it would take an average household three years if they were saving 5% of their income every year to get a deposit together. of their income every year now it would take 20 years. of their income every year let's

nowhere near as chilly as the northern half of the uk, 1a degrees to start the day on thursday in glasgowur way. a fair number of isobars associated. tied in with this area of low pressure for iceland. southerly winds bringing in warmerair. in eastern areas in particular. thursday sees temperatures on the rise again. temperatures in the south—east at 25 degrees, 20 degrees widely, decent for most that there's rain in western scotland and northern ireland. into friday, this rain gets into northern england. it affects parts of wales but ahead of that, it will be another warm day, warm enough to spark thunderstorms but again, fresh air behind this weather front, and into the weekend. a weekend of sunny spells and scattered showers. westerly winds bringing a fresh feel to all parts. hello this is breakfast, with dan walker and louise minchin. a man hunt is launched for a prisoner who's escaped his guards armed with a razor blade. michal kisier was being treated at a hospital in salisbury when he went missing. the police say he is dangerous and should not be approached. good morning, it's wedn

our scotland correspondent james shaw is in glasgow this morning.after yesterday's results what can we expect from the parties there? just to reflect briefly on that result. by any measure really an emphatic win for the snp, 431 councillors as compared to 276 to the conservatives and 262 for labour. the liberal democrats and the green party way behind that. but a few local results interesting. there were a lot of games for the conservatives across the board, so really unexpected. east renfrewshire where the conservatives nosed ahead of the snp, that seat is held by the snp at westminster. they will desperately try and hold onto it, but clearly there is a conservative challenge there. perhaps more worrying for the snp, murray, the seat which belongs to the leader of the snp at westminster, angus robertson, again the conservatives we re robertson, again the conservatives were ahead there in the elections this week and will be a very fierce fight between the tories and the snp there and probably about a dozen seats in total across scotland were both pa

one is east renfrewshire to the south of glasgow we re renfrewshire to the south of glasgow were at theent the snp have an mp at westminster, that in the results yesterday it looked as if the tories were ahead in that and that suggests it is a serious challenge for the snp. perhaps even more so challenge for the snp. perhaps even more so in the north east of scotland. in moray it could be a potential issue by the snp and for angus robertson, the leader of the snp at westminster. in these elections the tories pulled ahead and you can bet there will be a very fierce fight in those two seats, a head—to—head fight between the tories and the snp, and probably about ten others around scotland where the conservatives will be trying to prove that what they describe as maximum support for the snp, that that has happened in the past and they would claim that support for the snp is now on a downward trajectory. but all that is to be seen and proved or not in the coming general election. the campaign team of the french presidentialfrontrunner emmanuel macron say they've been the victim of a massive

airport, so with the attack on glasgow airport, so twice before, it has been at this critical level,level, and it will be at critical level, and it will be at critical level for the foreseeable future, at least until that i know more about salman abedi. —— they know. let us bring in alex, that won't have been a decision the prime minister will have taken lightly? well, absolutely not. because this really is quite a significant escalation of the situation, theresa may there would not have wanted, as she said in her own words to unduly alarm anybody so this would have been a considered decision to raise the threat level. so the secretary of state for defence michael fallon approving the military armed pennel at key sites to free up more armed officers on the streets. the reason for this, theresa may and specifically that threat level being raised to critical, is the possibility, she said of a wired network that cannot be ignored, a wider group of terrorists, rather than just an individual, wider group of terrorists, rather thanjust an individual, salman abedi, acting on his own, that h

nowhere near as chilly as the northern half of the uk, 14 degrees to start the day on thursday in glasgowassociated. tied in with this area of low pressure for iceland. —— isobars. southerly winds bringing in warmerair. iceland. —— isobars. southerly winds bringing in warmer air. in eastern areas in particular. thursday sees temperatures on the rise again. temperatures in the south—east at 25 degrees, 20 degrees widely, decent for most that their wrist rain in western scotland and northern ireland. into friday, this rain gets into northern england. it affects parts of wales but ahead of that, it will be another warm day, warm enough to spark thunderstorms but again, fresh air behind this weather front, and into the weekend. a weekend of sunny spells and scattered showers. westerly winds bringing a fresh feel to all parts. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is gavin grey. our top stories: a show of force. america completes its first successful test of a system to shoot down intercontinental missiles. it comes just days after north ko

allan little, bbc news, glasgow. newsnight is coming up on bbc two.corbyn restart the election campaign with attack on foreign policy that he says feels rather than fight terrorism. we will examine that on bbc two. here, on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. no silver lining for hull who have been relegated and lost their highly regarded manager. the motion to relegation from the scottish premiership is in the balance, it is all square at tannadice. practice makes perfect in the principality, formula 1 is gearing up for the monaco grand prix this weekend. football managers have been on the move this week. sam alla rdyce walked out on crystal palace two nights ago after keeping them in the prrmier league. favourite to replace him now, marco silva, who has has confirmed that he is leaving hull city afterfailing to keep them up. the portugese joined in january and though he improved results, and got them out of the relagtion zone in april, they faltered in the final run in and couldn't beat the drop. there was a meeting last night when he act

a day of goodbyes at glasgow too. but not a winning send off for warriors coach gregor townsend. undoubtedly be working with again, got glasgow to within four points of edinburgh. but a late try from glenn bryce helped edinburgh claim a 29—18 win. churchill — the 6—4 favourite — has won the first classic of the season, the 2,000 guineas at newmarket. that's a record eighth win for trainer aidan 0'brien in the classic. it was jockey ryan moore's second win in the race, having ridden 0'brien's previous winner gleneagles in 2015. barney roy was second ahead of third —favourite al wu kair. the son of legendary classic winner frankel, eminent, was unplaced. germany's ingrid klimke leads the badminton horse trial after today's cross—country event. she goes into the final day's show jumping tomorrow with point four of an advantage over the reigning badminton and olympic champion michaeljung, who's on 40 penalties in second. rosalind canter is the highest placed briton in sixth place. no woman has won the overall title in ten years. there's coverage throughout the weekend on the bbc red

he originally comes from clydebank outside glasgow. he was skydiving yesterday. mid—air shortly after hejumped. his parachute was seen to be deployed, but he didn't steer it as he drifted towards the ground. he missed the designated landing spot and landed in the water. thai sky adventures, who run the centre that james was skydiving from, told the bbc that it believed he may have had a heart attack or a stroke after he jumped out of the plane on thursday. now he was quickly pulled out of the water by a rescue team. they say within about five minutes and thai sky adventures are starting their own investigation into this. the centre say that thai authorities are investigating and doing an autopsy. now as you said, his son mark has posted a message on facebook saying that it's with a heavy heart that he say to tell friends that he has passed away. he wanted to let all his skydiving friends know what had happened to him. he says everyone who knew my dad will know he went the way he wanted to and no—one should feel sad. children from disadvantaged backgrounds have th

one of the key battleground is in glasgow.labour, will they now go to the snp? will the snp in power at a national level in power will become in power at local level as well? the conservatives positioning themselves as protectors of the union. they are confident of making gains. the greens are hoping to increase their numbers. labour is possible could be looking at heavy losses. if the snp become the largest party in glasgow, once a labour stronghold, it will be a hugely symbolic win. it is expected labour will suffer losses at local levels. it has the most to lose. cardiff is seen as a key battleground with labour having a majority. the conservatives in the north. we will also be looking at how labour affairs in north wales. if it slides further that will be seen as if it slides further that will be seen as a if it slides further that will be seen as a bad night. the second numberof seen as a bad night. the second number of councillors in wales is here. the big question, how will the conservatives perform in wales? the party

temperatures dropping down to 16 in glasgow.ing north and some fact be quite heavy, especially central, wales. more rain will be pushing through the south—west and southern parts of england, sundry burst, and a warm and muggy feel in the south and south east —— thundery bursts. one area of rain moves north into the first part of the night, the second part, we can see something more significant moving across the south east quadrant of england. some of this could be torrential with thunder and lightning mixed in, spreading its way north with something a bit dry moving across the south later. in terms of temperature, warm and muggy, and a bit cooler for scotland. bank holiday monday, rather cloudy start, outbreaks of rain, moving north to central and southern scotland. some of it could be heavy and thundery, and it looks like the skies will brighten up, with sunshine developing, and with the warm and humid air, that could spark a few showers or thunderstorms. temperature reaching 20 celsius and there will be a fresher feel further

sarah smith, bbc news, glasgow. matthew bryce, a surfer who survived for more than 30 hours clinging to his board in the irish sea, has been described as "extremely is he was reported missing after he failed to return from surfing at westport beach in argyll. eight rescue teams from these areas were mobilised as part of the search for mr bryce from both scotland and northern ireland. he was eventually spotted by a helicopter after drifting 13 miles from shore. our correspondent, chris buckler, reports. after more than a day drifting in the water, matthew bryce was found by the coastguard, floating miles from land. he was still by the surfboard he left the argyll coast on on sunday morning, but when he was finally rescued, on monday evening, he was halfway between northern ireland and scotland, and farfrom the beach near campbeltown where he'd gone for a day's surfing in blustery conditions. this picture, taken that morning, shows how challenging the waves would have been for surfers. he'd been surfing and when he at

hejoins me from our studios in glasgow. welcome.prince philip. that would be prince philip presenting the award for engineering, which is effectively the oscars of engineering for the profession! he has been doing that continuously, not that i saw him on the first occasion, but he's been doing it since 1969. there are organisations here in glasgow which have been awarding a prince philip prize for engineering students for 50 years. it isa engineering students for 50 years. it is a remarkable period of longevity and continuity that you just wouldn't get with politicians, for example. indeed. that might be controversial in some quarters so i will move on! how did prince philip come to be involved in the setting up come to be involved in the setting up ofan come to be involved in the setting up of an academy for engineering? backin up of an academy for engineering? back in the 1960s and early 70s, prince philip spoke about this in terms of seeing britain's economy in need of an injection and britain should be building things. he saw en

about 15 degrees four glasgow and belfast. warming up on the south—eastern corner.ls of sunshine. sunday is the better of the two days. very little in the way of rainfall. and a bit warmer. some places are warmer still towards monday, with the southerly breeze. some wind and rain to the north and west of the uk. further south and east and it should be largely dry and bright for a 22— 23. 50— 16 at the very best in the north and west. in the next few days if you want to keep up—to—date with the details, and to the bbc website. —— had to do. hello. this is bbc news. i am ben bland. how donald trump is reported to have sacked the fbi chief to russian officials. he reportedly said firing him to the pressure off. revelations come as donald trump embarks on his first foreign trip as president. the founder of wikileaks, julian assange, holds as a victory the dropping of the decision to prosecute him by sweden. the dropping of the decision to prosecute him by swedenm the dropping of the decision to prosecute him by sweden. it is not something i can forgive. it is not someth

it's going to be the final game for gregor townsend at glasgow as they face edinburgh.ned the warriors round in his five years in charge. they we re in his five years in charge. they were champions a couple of seasons ago. he's leaving to take on the scotla nd ago. he's leaving to take on the scotland job. gregor townsend took over at warriors in 2012. here he is then setting ambitious targets. we can become one of the leading teams in europe. we want to become the first scottish team to lift the heineken cup. warriors did become winners, though the pro12 was the mcguiness pr012 though the pro12 was the mcguiness pro12 by the time they lifted the trophy. pr012 final would pro12 by the time they lifted the trophy. pr012 finalwould be pro12 by the time they lifted the trophy. pr012 final would be the biggest game. the way the players prepare for that game, how calm they we re prepare for that game, how calm they were in the build up, and the rugby they delivered when it matters was superb. just stood back and watched them go about their work. commentator: he cuts through

labour can wave goodbye to the council in glasgow.lear who will end up in charge of local services. deals between rivals could be tricky this side of the general election. we will be finding out how the election and some of the other stories of the day are covered in tomorrow's newspaper front pages at10:30pm and 11:30 in tomorrow's newspaper front pages at 10:30pm and 11:30 p.m.. joining me the political correspondent at the spectator and nigel nelson, political editor of the sunday mirror, and sunday people. with less than 24 hours to go before voting starts, france's election authority has warned the media against spreading information hacked from the campaign of the centrist candidate, emmanuel macron. it says anyone ignoring the advice could face prosecution. aides to mr macron say the hacking attack was intended to undermine french democracy. james reynolds has sent this report. emmanuel macron arrived last night for his final interview, assuming that his campaign was basically done. but whilst he was speaking, documents stolen

but first, lorna gordon is in glasgow tonight.0ne being contested here in scotland. one of the key battle grounds is here in glasgow. will the city chambers here, for decades dominated by labour, go to the snp? will the snp, a party that has been empowering national level for ten yea rs empowering national level for ten years now become the principal party at the local level as well? the question of an independence referendum has been one of the issues of the campaign. the conservatives, positioning themselves as protectors of the union, are confident they say are making gains. the liberal democrats and greens are hopeful of increasing the number of councillors they have in certain parts of the country. labour, it is possible, could be looking at heavy losses. if the snp becomes largest party here in glasgow, once a labour stronghold, it will be a hugely symbolic win. it is expected that labour will suffer local losses in wales as well. it has the most to lose for the cardiff is seen as a key battle ground. it is one where labour

and in glasgow it will be its brain and in glasgow it will be about 16 degrees, whereas in the south—eastern keep up to date on the website. welcome to bbc news. today at 7:00pm: nhs hospitals in england are hit by a cyber attack, forcing some to turn off computer systems and divert emergency cases to other hospitals. a major incident is declared. some routine appointments have been cancelled. trusts and hospitals between london and cumbria have been affected. nhs england has launched an investigation. the gentleman just inside the door said that all the computers had gone down and we are not sure that the doctors can see you for whatever reason. if it is x—rays, breakages or whatever, they are going to send you home. jeremy corbyn says the war on terror has not worked — military intervention has become "almost routine" and fresh thinking is needed. the philosophy of bomb first, talk later to security has failed. to persist with it as the conservative government has made clear it's determined to do is a recipe for increasing not

it will be the final game for gregor townsend at glasgow as they face edinburgh.lvern hills. i went along to join them. in a field of sheep, three lions going off—road. right, straighten up now... with one of them blindfolded. laughter keep coming forward. you're good there, left hand down. unable to see where he‘s going, it‘s england‘s billy vunipola... keep coming. ..being guided by leigh halfpenny of wales just in front of the bonnet. and being thrown around in the back, ijoined england‘s kicking king, 0wen farrell. we‘re tipping out. we're tipping out, it does feel like it. it does feel a lot worse when you're in here than it does when you're watching on the outside. 0ne slip by billy here and leigh could get hurt. it‘s all about building up trust and friendship between players that are normally rivals. from wales and england, now united as lions teammates. i‘ve never met leigh before and it‘s nice to meet him. he‘s a very humble guy and i‘ve heard they‘re all like that from wales, so... leigh, talk to me, mate. yeah, left more, left more. it is pretty scary f

a beautiful day for glasgow and edinburgh and into dundee as well.h this evening. a lovely sunset. bentonite, a lot of things happen. we have cloud increasing across the west. the weather getting into northern ireland and the west of scotland by the end of the night. elsewhere, it is dry and murky around some of the ghosts first thing in the morning. here the big weather map for thursday. you can see a big blow out in the atlantic, which is bringing the ring into the north west but also scooping up the warmth from france and bringing it in our direction. we have the fresher conditions and the weather going downhill in the north—west with rain for belfast and glasgow, but you have the sunshine and the warmth coming in from the south across the south—east and all the way up into newcastle. 20 celsius expected there tomorrow. this will be a very slow—moving front. it really will dragged its heels. some rain on and off through the day in belfast and glasgow and elsewhere tomorrow. it should be dry. the weather front is still out west of northern areas on

the glasgow city council for the first time from labourfor over 30 years.for over 30 years. we are by farand labour for over 30 years. we are by far and away the leading party in scotland. we have got more councillors and more council control than we have heard notjust before, but more than every other party in scotland. we then have the scrap for second place between the labour party and the conservatives. the conservatives had a good day, but entirely at the expense of labour. for the scottish national party, our responsibility as the leading party in scotland, is to represent the people. we are the largest party in 19 councils. it gives local councils in scotland a massive opportunity to prove former scottish national party administration. in wheels, plaid made some advances. party leader leanne wood said she was pleased. we need deans in many different parts of the country. i got was a landslide for the conservatives in england, here, the only took 15%. as far as we england, here, the only took 15%. as faras we are england, here, the only took 15%. as f

64 cardiff, and around 17 in glasgow.y how much rainfall and how heavy it will be is open to question. but the further north and west you are, the drier weather will be. was the end of the week, there isa be. was the end of the week, there is a pool of cool air sitting across the uk. that means the power of the sun, coolairover us, the uk. that means the power of the sun, cool air over us, that the uk. that means the power of the sun, coolair over us, that is the uk. that means the power of the sun, cool air over us, that is going to generate and showers, so there could be some helen —— hail and thunder towards the end of the week. i'm kasia madera with bbc world news. our top story: the united states has warned north korea that new missile tests are not the way to secure talks with washington. caseinate has reported the north has successfully launched a missile test. security experts said more computers could be affected by a malicious software. they've already started to see new versions of the malware. and this video i

, and afternoon just north of glasgow, and a few more of scenes like this one, in cornwall, sunny skiesressure closer by on sunday to the south—east of the country, still low pressure out in the atlantic, it will extend and influence across northern ireland first thing, cloud, patchy rain, spreading into western parts of scotla nd spreading into western parts of scotland after a bright start through the afternoon. other than that, one or two showers browing up across northern ireland, eastern scotla nd across northern ireland, eastern scotland and eastern england, but these will be lighter than we have seen today, and it will feel warmer as well, temperatures for all of us up as well, temperatures for all of us up on what we saw, maybe up to 21 degrees towards the south—east corner. that is how we finish sunday, low pressure to the west of us, more in the way of rain spreading to ireland, west of scotla nd spreading to ireland, west of scotland into monday as the weather fronts scrape by. there will be wetter prospects here. monday is looking pretty decent with some long spells of sunsh

nowhere near as chilly as the northern half of the uk, 1a degrees to start the day on thursday in glasgower of isobars associated. tied in with this area of low pressure for iceland. southerly winds bringing in warmerair. in eastern areas in particular. thursday sees temperatures on the rise again. temperatures in the south—east at 25 degrees, 20 degrees widely, decent for most that there's rain in western scotland and northern ireland. into friday, this rain gets into northern england. it affects parts of wales but ahead of that, it will be another warm day, warm enough to spark thunderstorms but again, fresh air behind this weather front, and into the weekend. a weekend of sunny spells and scattered showers. westerly winds bringing a fresh feel to all parts. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is gavin grey. 0ur the globe. my name is gavin grey. our top stories: a show of force: america tests its missile defence system over the pacific, as concerns grow over north korea's nuclear ambitions. free speech or die portland. you've got n

nowhere near as chilly as the northern half of the uk, 14 degrees to start the day on thursday in glasgowith this area of low pressure for iceland. southerly winds bringing in warmerair. in eastern areas in particular. thursday sees temperatures on the rise again. temperatures in the south—east at 25 degrees, 20 degrees widely, decent for most that there's rain in western scotland and northern ireland. into friday, this rain gets into northern england. it affects parts of wales but ahead of that, it will be another warm day, warm enough to spark thunderstorms but again, fresh air behind this weather front, and into the weekend. a weekend of sunny spells and scattered showers. westerly winds bringing a fresh feel to all parts. this is bbc news, the headlines: the united states has completed its first successful test of a system to shoot down intercontinental missiles. earlier this week, north korea carried out its ninth ballistic missile test this year. the us military say the operation is a critical milestone. us singer ariana grande has announced she'll return to manchester to hold a ben

glasgow warriors couldn‘t give their departing coach gregor townsend a winning send off. they lost 29—18 to edinburgh. some other rugby union news this evening, england‘s ben youngs has withdrawn from the british and irish lion‘s tour to new zealand next month after the wife of his brother and teammate tom, was diagnosed with terminal cancer. scotland‘s greg laidlaw has been called up. churchill — the 6—4 favourite — has won the first classic of the season, the 2,000 guineas at newmarket. that‘s a record eighth win for trainer aidan 0‘brien in the classic. it was jockey ryan moore‘s second win in the race, having ridden 0‘brien‘s previous winner gleneagles in 2015. barney roy was second ahead of third —favourite al wu kair. the son of legendary classic winner frankel, eminent, was unplaced. germany‘s ingrid klimke leads the badminton horse trials after today‘s cross—country event. she goes into the final day‘s showjumping tomorrow with point 4 of an advantage over the reigning badminton and olympic champion michaeljung who‘s on a0 penalties in second. rosalind canter is t

but look a glasgow. it has been a labour stronghold for a0 years.rvatives took about seven or eight seats in glasgow and the conservatives, on these election results, effectively came second, beating labour into third place. it was not a total slam dunk for the scottish nationalists. nicola sturgeon, however, has described it asa sturgeon, however, has described it as a clear win. the snp vote has held up. 0ur share of the seats have held up and of course we will be the largest party in more councils, perhaps a majority of councils. that is not clear yet. there is no way anyone can spin this as anything other than a clear win for the snp. it puts us in pole position to protect local services the length and breadth of the country and give us and breadth of the country and give usa and breadth of the country and give us a great springboard for the election. liberal democrats in the centre of the political debate in britain, it was not great for them. they are down 28 council seats. not a huge loss but i lost nonetheless. they would like to have done b

tomorrow morning, again, starting on a beautiful note so if you live in glasgow, belfast, cardiff, downice enough in the afternoon but the midlands and eastern counties on the midlands and eastern counties on the cool and cloudy side, 11 degrees in norwich and hull. tomorrow night into wednesday, it will be chilly with a grass frost on the way. wednesday across frost but then really strong sunshine and temperatures shooting back up into the mid—to high teens. decent day on the mid—to high teens. decent day on the way for most of us on wednesday. into thursday, starting to see changes, the atmosphere rearranging itself, shifting a little bit, starting to see cloud streaming in from the south so perhaps thickening cloud and spots of rain in the south but nothing too heavy and still lovely weather across the north of glasgow, 16 degrees. friday, weather fronts moving through and potential downpours with thunder and lightning and it looks as though the outlook in the next week or so is certainly looking more unsettled so the wellies will be out and the puddles are on the way. that's all fro