the police have passed this on to hmrc , yeah, greater manchester hmrc, yeah, greater manchester policeabsolutely draws concerned, that absolutely draws a line under the matter. >> angela had always been clear that she would participate in any investigation or any questions from hmrc or any other organisation. my understanding is the local council has investigated and dropped everything, and i don't believe hmrc are pursuing any further lines of inquiry either. >> okay, i mean there still could be an inquiry by hmrc that remains to be seen. can i talk to you about rachel reeves today? she's been out on the campaign trail talking about labour's plans for business, for the economy. one thing that strikes me is that she's coming across as a bit of an old mother hubbard when she got there, the cupboard was bare. there's no money with the opposite of jeremy corbyn's magic money tree. but is that enough to win votes? people want to be offered tax breaks. they want to be offered incentives , don't they? offered incentives, don't they? rather than just saying we can't spend any money because we

what is interesting is you read some of the statement at the greater manchester police, it concluded oint earlier, every time a shadow cabinet spokesman persson was interviewed they were asked about this. any sense, if this is the end of this, it will be useful in terms of the timeline for the labour party. tt well, and the fact the police are now definitively said they will be now definitively said they will be no police investigation is really helpful, coming at this stage to labour, at this stage in a campaign so early on because it does neutralise some of that attack and neutralises the line that angela rayner herself has said she would stand down if she was found to have committed any criminal offences. that is clearly not the case here, but as i said, it depends what response you get from the council and from the tax authorities, as to whether it has a complete line drawn under it or whether the conservatives will think there is a bit of mileage in this yet. if there is more reaction, we will return to you. is more reaction, we will return to ou. . ~' is more reaction, we will r

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so greater manchester police have concluded their investigation and have decided they'll be.hey'll be taking no further action after the investigation into labour's deputy leader revealed that she's, a close friend of andy burnham who oversees greater manchester police. now, amid that bit up . police. now, amid that bit up. yeah, you know, i don't know if i was being investigated by the police, i'd want that police force to be overseen by my best friend. you know, it can't hurt. >> but i do feel we're lagging behind the americans in the lawfare , kind of scheme, aren't lawfare, kind of scheme, aren't we? >> you know what i mean, steve? there should be the. some of the tourists should be. yeah. this is this sexy? yeah yeah, it's £1,500 worth of tax kind of deals. >> like that. there was never there's no risk anymore, is there? because she'd said if she's found to have done anything criminal, then she'll step down. well it's not going to be criminal anymore. >> she's known to have been a flasher. >> wasn't that criminal? >> wasn't that criminal? >> wasn't that criminal? >> was

news of angela rayner this evening — i think it will come as a relief to labour, we knew greater manchester policesome time over this potential controversy around her living arrangements. ranjit desecrated up to manchester police have said they're not taking that medication forward, but they said they've passed details to both stockport council and hmrc. we've heard since from hmrc, they are not going forward, and a labour source has told us that hmrc will not be going forward either. the conservatives have come onto that saying that potentially leaves the door open for further investigations, but the chances are we will not hear from hmrc, they never comment on the sort of thing. overall, it relief this evening for a labour when it comes to angela rayner�*s position. a labour when it comes to angela rayner's position.— rayner's position. plenty to get our rayner's position. plenty to get your teeth _ rayner's position. plenty to get your teeth into, _ rayner's position. plenty to get your teeth into, you've - rayner's position. plenty to get| your teeth into, you've certainly done that for us. ja

statement following allegations about she said she welcomed the result was angela rayner mp greater manchester policeportionate investigation. we have concluded that no further police action will be taken. so that's how the police did it in in their words. newscast from the bbc. chris, why so breathless? i mean, you're always like an energetic chap. i would say clue in the last week. no, but the real reason is the real reason... you know, the massive reason why... the real reason the specific reason is our esteemed coronavirus newscast colleague, fergus walsh, he wrote a blog way back when this building new broadcasting house opened about the merits of using the stairs. i think basically because he got fed up waiting for the lift, but also that it's good because it's like incidental steps and a bit of cardiovascular exercise. i know i took that to heart. anyway, ijust run up the stairs a bit quick. aren't you a foul runner? i would have thought like, wow, this is not enough of a challenge. my running days are some distance behind me. but yes, never run towards a microphone, they say is the first rule

greater manchester police say no further action will be taken against labour's deputy leader, angelaayner, following allegations that she broke electoral law. the pope apologises for using insulting language when speaking about gay men. and on the beaches of normandy, this 103—year—old woman tells us about her vital role in the d—day landings ahead of the 80th anniversary. and coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news — we'll get the latest from roland garros, in what's been a bad french open for british players so far. can katie boulter reach the second round? good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. israeli tanks have reached the centre of rafah in southern gaza for the first time — the city where hundreds of thousands of displaced people have been sheltering. the hamas—run health authority says at least 21 have been killed today after an explosion in a tented evacuation zone on the outskirts of the city. it comes two days after dozens more were killed when an air strike triggered a blaze on another tent camp near rafah. internationaljournalists are prevented fro

the worst thing, patrick, is the greater manchester police , greater manchester police, basically have. anyone could have said that. he didn't take it. a too much should be investigated for, though. no, no, no no, no one is saying that it was obvious from the very start that this statement makes perfectly clear that so many of these things that she's been accused of are outside the remit of the police that didn't need an investigation to work out. that should have been obvious at the start. oh, this is crime that she's been accused of. that's not our business. what she was accused of , which is she was accused of, which is a false declaration, was actually outside the statute of limitations after a year. and that, again , could have been that, again, could have been established within 10s. it didn't need a police investigation. this was aiding and abetting the conservative party using the police force to attack a political opponent is a complete outrage, and the police need to come forward and explain whether . what exactly. no, i'm sorry. >> she i think she is a massive statement. >>

�* greater around angela rayner greater manchester polices completed a thorough carefully considerednd proportion investigation and concluded that no further police action will be taken. so that is said in the words of the police. why so breathless, chris? the real specific reason is our steam coronavirus newscast colleague wrote a blog way back when this building opened about the merits of using the stairs. i think basically because he got fed up think basically because he got fed up waiting for the lift also that it is good because it is incidental steps in a big part of that school clearly lies and i took that to heart. ijust ran up a bit of flight of stairs quickly. chris. why so breathless? i mean, you're always like an energetic chap. but yes, never run towards a microphone they say is the first rule of broadcasting. and ijust broke it. well, anyway, i've given you a nice little gentle glide, but the election kind of so where were you today? so i have been in dover today because nigel farage has appeared on the campaign trail. there was a bit of a thing, you know, about a week

well, in a statement released this afternoon, greater manchester police clarified that matters involvingax didn't fall under its jurisdiction . fall under its jurisdiction. pope francis has had to apologise for using an offensive word to describe gay men after reports appeared in italian media, two of the country's biggest newspapers reported that he used the slur when suggesting there were too many gay people in the priesthood. he's in the past told bishops to carefully vet priests and reject any suspected homosexuals . the suspected homosexuals. the vatican says the pope didn't intend to use homophobic language , and he apologises to language, and he apologises to anyone who was offended . new anyone who was offended. new research has suggested that a lack of progress on insulating british homes is costing billpayers £3.2 billion every yeah billpayers £3.2 billion every year. analysis by the energy and climate intelligence unit found that upgrading the average british, home to an energy performance rating of c would have saved billpayers around £200 a year, despite rise in energy costs

the deputy labour leader has accused the conservatives of using desperate tactics after greater manchester police it will take no further action in its investigation into electoral irregularities. angela rayner had been closely scrutinised over whether or not she'd paid the right amount of tax on the sale of her council home back in 2015, after there were conflicting stories over whether or not it had been her principal residence . in a statement residence. in a statement released this afternoon, police clarified that matters involving council tax don't fall under its jurisdiction. sir keir starmer reacted this afternoon i never doubted that angela hadn't done anything wrong and now she's been completely cleared by the police and that means that angela can be campaigning with us this is an important moment for the country. >> this is an election that is all about change. turning our back on 14 years of chaos and division . starmer. division. starmer. >> for the latest stories do sign up to gb news and scan the qr code on the screen right now, or go to gb news. com slash alerts . alerts. >> thank

in the statement, greater manchester police said any allegations that she should have paid capital gains not fall under their jurisdiction. that was a matter, they said, for hmrc. they'll not be taking the matter any further. so you've been out in the midlands. i don't know if you got some response from labour to that today. but positive news for angela reiner. that that investigation has gone away. tim, can you hear me? tim: yes, absolutely. this is something i think that labour are going to draw a huge sigh of relief over. it wasn't something raised by mr. sunak today on his visit to lestershire and it will be interesting to know how he reacts to this news in the coming days. and it does reflect the fact that already, and this is from the pre-election period, but already that personality politics is going to be coming to the fore, we know it's coming in the next 5 1/2 weeks or so, that we have left before polling day. christian: a lot of questions over the cting of the two main policies we've had from the conservative party in the last few days. the big question overhanging labor at --

the labour deputy leader, angela rayner, has welcomed a decision from greater manchester police thatad paid the correct tax on the sale of her council home in 2015. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, said ms rayner had been vindicated. let�*s get more now on the conservatives promising to increase the �*tax—free allowance�* for pensions if the party wins the general election. speaking at a bowls club in leicestershire earlier, rishi sunak said pensioners would be better off to the sum of nearly £100 in the next financial year. what i believe is that if you work hard all your life, you should have dignity in retirement. that�*s why we�*ve protected the trip lock, which is going up by £900 this year for pensioners, but what we�*ve announced today is the rrr plus. we will increase the personal allowance for pensioners delivering a tax cut for millions of pensioners, demonstrated our commitment to deliver a secure future. the labour party oppose that policy which means they will be paying tax under a future labour government, not the clear choice on offer at this election. stick with u

greater manchester police says it will not take any further action against labour's deputy leader angelaiving arrangements before she was an mp. she had faced questions as to whether she paid the correct tax on the sale of her council home in 2015, and if she was registered to vote at the correct address. ms rayner welcomed the news, while the labour leader sir keir starmer said he had never doubted that she had done nothing wrong. 0ur correspondentjoe pike reports. it's the tale of two houses which has dogged labour's deputy leader for months. i got that advice that is categoric that i do not owe any capital gains tax on that property. and which, as far as the police is concerned, is now over. i'm obviously pleased they have come to a conclusion. i never doubted that angela hadn't done anything wrong. tonight, angela rayner has welcomed the news, saying conservatives reported her to distract from their record in government. the tories say she still hasn't provided an explanation for the questions around her former living arrangements. the row is about whether she was honest about where

greater manchester police said the four charges of child neglect were not related to the death of genevieveral procession for president ebrahim raisi. president raisi and seven others were killed when a helicopter they were travelling in crashed in a mountainous area of iran on sunday. despite the huge crowds, not all iranians supported the president and many celebrated his death on social media. the parliament ofjersey is debating proposals to allow assisted dying. the measures could go further than those being voted on in the isle of man, where assisted dying is to be restricted to the terminally ill. injersey, politicians could extend it to adults facing unbearable suffering from a physical condition. our medical editor, fergus walsh, reports. among jersey's 100,000 strong population, there are passionately held views for and against assisted dying. lorna is terminally ill with advanced breast cancer. she wants the comfort of knowing she could get help to die if she was in pain. there is no purpose to forcing somebody to endure torture towards the end of their life. you know, i do have t

if the allegation is credible and what we've we've got the greater manchester police themselves sayinglic interest test on on this. and the reason we decided it was in the public interest was because of the volume of coverage and not solely, but in large part because of the volume of coverage we were getting in the press. now, that coverage was all coming from government allies. and i think it's a real problem when you reported it, the bbc reported it. >> bbc, a government ally, bbc reported it. >> well, i disagree on that, but that's a whole other a whole other segment. bbc reported. but the majority of it was coming from sam. >> you can't have it both ways. it was reported by channel 4, the bbc, itv, it was reported generally the deputy leader of the labour party, under pressure over whether she lied about her home arrangements . home arrangements. >> well, i did a little bit of research into this and just looked at the coverage in the, in the, in the different publications. and sure, you get a news report in the bbc. i think there's a news report in the guardian actually, but there'

raynen >> jonathan well, obviously angela is currently being questioned under caution by greater manchester policee lots to say as long as they find, i suppose, which house in order to go and question her at would have been the interesting thing there. but look, angela is also quite ironic with this whole speech because actually there was no plan whatsoever. ironically something labour's favourite thing to do. the fact of the matter is that there's been around a million homes built by the end of this parliament, 250,000 through the affordability of homes scheme . affordability of homes scheme. and if you look at like places like stoke on trent, you're actually building on average 200 homes more per year since we took power in 2010, compared to the disastrous labour legacy that they left our city under the blair and brown, which as we know, when they're busy selling the gold or, going into people's pension pots and raiding it, you know, they are quite the disgrace. >> can i just can i just say you might be a slightly less rosy picture for the tory party on the front of the times, which i'm going to

in the statement, greater manchester police said any allegations that rayner should have paid capitalnot be taking the matter any further. here's our political correspondentjoe pike. i don't know if you got response to that today, but positive news for angela rayner, that that investigation has gone away. tim, can you hear me?— investigation has gone away. tim, can you hear me? yes, absolutely. i mean this is— can you hear me? yes, absolutely. i mean this is something _ can you hear me? yes, absolutely. i mean this is something i _ can you hear me? yes, absolutely. i mean this is something i think- can you hear me? yes, absolutely. i mean this is something i think that l mean this is something i think that labour —— at labour are going to drawa labour —— at labour are going to draw a huge sigh over. it's not something that rishi sunak has raised about, it's interesting to note how he reacts to this news in the coming days and it does reflect the coming days and it does reflect the fact, doesn't it, that already and this is an overlap from the pre—election period, already that kind of

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it has come from greater manchester police. you get it. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's take a look at some of the other stories in the headlines. the new first minister of scotland, john swinney, has appointed kate forbes as his deputy. he'd promised her a significant role when she decided not to stand mr swinney has said his new cabinet will be "anchored" in the "centre left" of scottish politics. the bbc�*s discovered that an agency providing last—minute nursing staff to nhs hospitals in england and wales is routinely charging up to £2,000 per shift. there's been increasing debate about the costs of using freelance health workers. prince harry has attended a service at st paul's cathedral in london during a brief visit to the uk. meanwhile, the king, whose cancer treatment is ongoing, met members of the public at a buckingham palace garden party a little over two miles away. the two are not scheduled to see each other while both are in london. we are told. you're watching bbc news. the us election

the deputy labour leader has accused the conservatives of using desperate tactics after greater manchester policeit's going to be taking no further action in its investigation into the sale of her council house. back in 2015, angela rayner had been closely scrutinised over whether or not she'd paid the right amount of tax on the sale of that house, after there were conflicting stories over whether or not it had been her principal residence . in a statement released this afternoon, police clarified that matters involving council tax don't fall under its jurisdiction . sir keir starmer jurisdiction. sir keir starmer welcomed the announcement . welcomed the announcement. >> i never doubted that angela hadnt >> i never doubted that angela hadn't done anything wrong, and now she's been completely cleared by the police, and that means that , angela can be means that, angela can be campaigning with us. this is an important moment for the country. this is an election thatis country. this is an election that is all about change. turning our back on 14 years of chaos and division . chaos and division. >> t

the deputy labour leader has accused the conservatives of using desperate tactics after greater manchester police it will take no further action in its investigation into electoral irregularities. angela rayner had been closely scrutinised over whether or not she'd paid the right amount of tax on the sale of her council home back in 2015, after there were conflicting stories over whether or not it had been her principal residence . in a statement residence. in a statement released this afternoon, police clarified that matters involving council tax don't fall under its jurisdiction. sir keir starmer reacted this afternoon i never doubted that angela hadn't done anything wrong and now she's been completely cleared by the police and that means that angela can be campaigning with us this is an important moment for the country. >> this is an election that is all about change. turning our back on 14 years of chaos and division . starmer. division. starmer. >> for the latest stories do sign up to gb news and scan the qr code on the screen right now, or go to gb news. com slash alerts . alerts. >> thank

greater manchester police say though they don't believe there is any wider threat to the pubuc is any wider threat to the public linked to tonight's arrests. in other news, a couple who committed serial dine and dash offences racking up large bills for food and drink before leaving without paying, have today admitted five joint charges of fraud. 41 year old bernard mcdonnell and his wife anne, who's 39, avoided bills worth nearly £1,200 during their eating sprees over a period of eight months. the first venue they fled from in swansea , says they fled from in swansea, says it's delighted the justice has finally caught up with the couple after that restaurant lost £300. the pair , from port lost £300. the pair, from port talbot, will be sentenced later this month . lord david cameron this month. lord david cameron says the uk has sent an unequivocal message by expelling a russian defence attache over claims he's a spy. the home office says it's part of a series of sanctions against moscow aimed at dismantling the kremlin's intelligence gathering operations . the russian embassy operati

. >> rebecca, you know, i read that case today from greater manchester police, and i just thought, you know , why did that thought, you know, why did that woman really have to die? she didn't . there was no need for didn't. there was no need for it. i mean, he was an illegal migrant who was refused asylum. this is what the police have said had served a previous conviction for a previous assault against a previous partner. how he was even tagged, i believe as well. which makes me wonder. well, you know, you can't even tag these. it can be overin can't even tag these. it can be over in the blink of an eye. >> i need you to let me finish. so i'm going to start by saying something a little bit controversial, which is that i have been on gb news for two and a half years, and this is the first time i've had any conversation about violence against women or sexual assault towards women. and i think we're talking about it because the people doing this are predominantly muslim . now, predominantly muslim. now, i fully, fully agree that if you do not think that a woman should be allowed to walk d

and in fact, upon investigation, greater manchester police found his semen on her bedsheets.came she was suspended from her job as was suspended from herjob as a teacher and she was on bail whilst under investigation. and whilst under investigation. and whilst all of that was going on, she then struck up a sexual relationship with another boy . relationship with another boy. boy b now we heard in the court that she had exchanged flirtatious messages via snapchat with him, including one on his 16th birthday, when he informed her that he was then of the legal age of consent. now rebecca jones says that it only became sexual once he had reached the age of 16, and once she had been dismissed from her job, so she was no longer in that position of power. however, boy b told the court that the sexual relationship started pnor sexual relationship started prior to this , and in fact she prior to this, and in fact she eventually became pregnant with boy b's child. she told he told the court now i think about it was emotional abuse. she basically mentally abused me. then! basically ment

did also find that there had been a 580% increase in referrals by the local authority and greater manchester policegnificant spike. the council said that this was due to better understanding of the problem of the crisis of cs in the town. but a survivor, sophie, who we've spoken to , sophie, who we've spoken to, said actually this is because more victims have not been looked after and steps have not been taken to really get to gnps been taken to really get to grips with this crisis. so as we understand it this week, council officers will be assigned to start the process for this new independent inquiry into the child sexual exploitation by groups in oldham. the terms of reference, i've been assured, will be as far back as is necessary. and the labour party there, who have resisted some seven votes to push forward this inquiry, now in a minority leadership position, have agreed to let that go forward. quite a significant development in that story . story. >> yes. very significant. let's hope there aren't any other obstacles thrown up. and this happensin obstacles thrown up. and this happens in a now

that the number of referrals for child sexual exploitation being sent by social services or greater manchester police have they rocketed? >> well, the council at the time said that this was due to a greater understanding of csc in the town, with a better training for staff, better awareness . but for staff, better awareness. but local survivors in the town that i've spoken to have said that actually it's because many of the failures that occurred dunng the failures that occurred during the peak of this crisis are ongoing, and lessons haven't actually been learned. and so there are many new victims who just aren't being picked up. 580% rise might just be disgraceful. >> it's disgraceful. it's disgraceful that this around the country, wherever it's been, rotherham or oldham or wherever that people have got away with this. and the thing is, these towns know who these people are and they operate out of coffee shops and they operate out of barbers and they operate out of, i don't know, but there's community areas whereby they have massage parlours and all sorts of things, and people know where this goes o

we've heard from stockport council and police from stockport council and police from greater manchesteruse we have not heard from hmrc. they never comment on these things. but we have been told that hmrc �*s and no tax was owed and the investigation is over. there's a relief.— over. there's a relief. before he let ou over. there's a relief. before he let you go. _ over. there's a relief. before he let you go. just _ over. there's a relief. before he let you go, just summarise i over. there's a relief. before he let you go, just summarise yourj let you go, just summarise your thoughts on the rest it's been another day where the economy is front and centre. it really feels like both conservatives and labour see this as a battle to be seen as the most credible when it comes economy. for the labour party under keir starmer in the shadows sampler rachel rees, they picks himself at a party that has changed. we heard a letter from himself at a party that has changed. we heard a letterfrom more than business leaders saying they are endorsing labour. —— 120 business leaders. she's on what is cal

greater manchester with 63% of the vote. let's listen to some of what he had to say after his victory after his victory was confirmed. i will continue to adopt a policeeater_ approach, which is the foundation of greater manchester's success. this is the _ greater manchester's success. this is the new— greater manchester's success. this is the new politics we are pioneering, and this result is an emphatic— pioneering, and this result is an emphatic endorsement of the change we are _ emphatic endorsement of the change we are bringing. i will take emphatic endorsement of the change we are bringing. iwill take it emphatic endorsement of the change we are bringing. i will take it as an instruction to complete the building — an instruction to complete the building of a public transport system — building of a public transport system that befits a city region of our stature. i will do it within this— our stature. i will do it within this new_ our stature. i will do it within this new mayoral term, uniting bike, bus, train _ this new mayoral term, uniting bike, bus, tram and train in a single integrated _ bus, tram and train in a single integrated system. it

greater manchester. if you live in the east midlands, north east or york and north yorkshire area, you'll get to elect a mayor for the first time. there are 37 policeount. in blackpool south, voters will be choosing a new mp. the by—election there was triggered by the resignation of the former conservative mp scott benton. he was suspended from parliament for 35 days after being involved in a lobbying scandal. when you vote, you'll now have to show photo id. there are 22 acceptable forms of id, including passports, driving licences, some bus passes and a blue parking badge. voting closes at 10pm tomorrow, and results will start to come in overnight into friday and continue throughout the weekend. and finally to a 98—year—old ukrainian woman who walked six miles in her slippers to escape russian shelling in her village. she's been telling her story to our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse. the moment lidia lomikovska was picked up after there's nothing left, she tells her much—needed ride. this is what lidia left behind. the closer russian forces got, the heavier the artillery fire became. she says this is worse than the second world war, which

greater manchester. if you live in the east midlands, north east or york and north yorkshire area you'll get to elect a mayor for the first time. there are 37 policeccount. in blackpool south, voters will be choosing a new mp. the by—election there was triggered by the resignation of the former conservative mp scott benton. he was suspended from parliament for 35 days after being involved in a lobbying scandal. when you vote you'll now have to show photo id. there are 22 acceptable forms of id, including: passports, driving licences, some, bus passes and a blue parking badge. voting closes at 10pm tomorrow and results will start to come in overnight into friday and continue throughout the weekend. thank you. the most powerful telescope in space has captured images of the horsehead nebula, one of the most distinctive objects in our skies. this was the image captured more than a decade ago by the hubble telescope. compare it to this, the latest pictures from nasa's james webb telescope which show red wisps of the horse's mane curling up into space as ultraviolent light evaporates from the dust cloud. into space as ultraviolet light evaporates from t

west midlands, greater manchester, west yorkshire, liverpool city region, south yorkshire and salford will also declare today. we'll also hear results from eight of ten contests for police boris johnson has thanked polling staff who refused to let him vote without id. the former prime minister was turned away from a polling station on thursday after he forgot valid identification. writing in the daily mail, mrjohnson said that three villages were right to stick to the rules. the requirement to provide photo id was introduced by mrjohnson when he occupied number 10. a burst water main has left around 31,000 properties without water in east sussex. southern water says the disruption in saint leonards on sea and parts of hastings will continue into tomorrow. the issue was first reported on thursday , forcing reported on thursday, forcing the company to open water bottle stations, schools , a leisure stations, schools, a leisure centre and a theatre in the area have all been forced to close. three people have been charged after protesters blocked a coach taking asylum seekers to the bibby stockholm barge. the met police arrested 45 people after officers were called on thurs

midlands police and crime commissioner and combine it with andy street present position, or at least his position hitherto, as has happened in certain other places, places like greater manchesterbly somewhat later for the west midlands police and crime commissioner. 0k. the west midlands police and crime commissioner.— the west midlands police and crime commissioner. ., ,, , ., ,., . commissioner. 0k. thank you so much, sirjohn curtice- — commissioner. 0k. thank you so much, sirjohn curtice. we _ commissioner. ok. thank you so much, sirjohn curtice. we will— commissioner. 0k. thank you so much, sirjohn curtice. we will be _ commissioner. 0k. thank you so much, sirjohn curtice. we will be back - sirjohn curtice. we will be back with you through the course of this afternoon. for now, i will leave you with the weather with chris fawkes. but we will be back in birmingham life shortly. hello, there's been a big reversal of weather fortunes. yesterday, scotland and northern ireland had lots of sunshine and warm weather, with temperatures peaking at 23 degrees celsius. not so much today, though. it's a lot cloudier, a lot cooler. and for some, that means a drop of about nine degrees

greater manchester and the west midlands, where the conservatives will be hoping andy street can cling on. and we are also expecting results from a the remaining handful of councils yet to declare, as well as police crime commissioners. let's get some analysis on the results that have come through overnight. our political correspondent, nick eardley, is in the newsroom. it's been a busy few hours. where are we now?— it's been a busy few hours. where are we now? yes, the big story so far this afternoon _ are we now? yes, the big story so far this afternoon is _ are we now? yes, the big story so far this afternoon is from - are we now? yes, the big story so far this afternoon is from the - far this afternoon is from the capital, london, where sadiq khan is in a really good place. let me show you the latest up—to—date numbers, which show that the incumbent is on 560,000 votes, just about. susan hall, the conservative, is on 386,000, that's about half the constituencies having counted. that is a big lead. i should say that the areas we've had in, some of them are very proud labour. but the thing that really matters here, that makes us think it is a slam dunk for sadiq khan is this. the swing that we

greater manchester and the west midlands, where the conservatives will be hoping andy street can cling on. and we are also expecting results from a the remaining handful of councils yet to declare, as well as policeere are we now?

greater manchester and the west midlands where the tories will be hoping andy street can cling on. and, we are also expecting results from a the remaining handful of councils yet to declare, as well as ten police and crime commissioners. one, of course, was linked to south yorkshire. in the past half an hour, steve rotheram was declared the win er of the mayoral contest in liverpool. here he is speaking shortly after his victory was announced about what this result represents. today the people in our area have not only spoken, they have hollered at the top of their voices with two simple and clear messages to the government, enough is enough and, locally, labour is delivering in power. up and down this country, ordinary people are fed up with the chaos, mismanagementand ordinary people are fed up with the chaos, mismanagement and decline the tories have resided over. despite this, though, we are getting on with thejob this, though, we are getting on with the job locally. this this, though, we are getting on with thejob locally. this result this, though, we are getting on with the job locally. this result isn't just a rejection of the tories, voters in our city region are not easily kidded. it