hartlepool is the friendliest, kindest— hartlepool is the friendliest, kindest most— hartlepool is thesit — kindest most generous community you can ever visit it— kindest most generous community you can ever visit it is— kindest most generous community you can ever visit. it is a _ kindest most generous community you can ever visit. it is a real— kindest most generous community you can ever visit. it is a real family- can ever visit. it is a real family place _ can ever visit. it is a real family place where _ can ever visit. it is a real family place where everyone - can ever visit. it is a real family place where everyone helps - can ever visit. it is a real familyj place where everyone helps out everyone — place where everyone helps out everyone else _ place where everyone helps out everyone else. you _ place where everyone helps out everyone else. you are - place where everyone helps out everyone else. you are never. place where everyone helps out. everyone else. you are never short of volunteers _ everyone else. you are never short of volunteers if_ everyone else. you are never sh

she is in hartlepool, she isjust not - hartlepool, she isjust not available to us. woman. can i ask you what you think of the job that sir keir starmer is doing as leader? ~ job that sir keir starmer is doing as leader?— job that sir keir starmer is doing as leader? ~ ,, ., . ., as leader? when keir starmer came in after takin: as leader? when keir starmer came in after taking over _ as leader? when keir starmer came in after taking over from _ as leader? when keir starmer came in after taking over from jeremy - after taking over from jeremy corbvn. — after taking over from jeremy corbvn. my— after taking over from jeremy corbyn, my husband - after taking over from jeremy corbyn, my husband and - after taking over from jeremy corbyn, my husband and i- after taking over from jeremy- corbyn, my husband and i decided that we _ corbyn, my husband and i decided that we would _ corbyn, my husband and i decided that we would give _ corbyn, my husband and i decided that we would give him _ corbyn, my husband and i decided that we would give him a - corbyn, my husband and i

., ., ., hartlepool? hartlepool is a bit of a town but i think _ hartlepool?town but i think over the years it is become neglected from the government. it's been brushed aside under the carpet. there's a lot more that could be done for the town. what other have benefited from also to things that we just getting at the moment and being neglected. i’tre the moment and being neglected. i've heard that word neglected a few times a day. how would you describe hartlepool? it is times a day. how would you describe hartle ool? , ., ., ., hartlepool? it is a town full of fantastic people. _ hartlepool? it is a town full of fantastic people. really - hartlepool? it is a town full of fantastic people. really kind, | fantastic people. really kind, talent — fantastic people. really kind, talent is _ fantastic people. really kind, talent is in crisis, we always try to galvanise together. i think you see that — to galvanise together. i think you see that in — to galvanise together. i think you see that in the spirit of a place. it see that in the spirit of a place. it is _ s

we need would put hartlepool first. every candidate sa s. we that. that is what every candidate says- we will _ that. that is what every candidate says. we will put _ that. that is what every candidate says. we will put hartlepool i that. that is what every candidate says. we will put hartlepool firstl says. we will put hartlepool first and we are offering the real alternative. i and we are offering the real alternative.— and we are offering the real alternative. ~ ., , ., alternative. i know, but we are offerin: alternative. i know, but we are offering policy _ alternative. i know, but we are offering policy that _ alternative. i know, but we are offering policy that will - alternative. i know, but we are offering policy that will help i alternative. i know, but we are | offering policy that will help the least well off. so we want to increase income tax threshold to 20,000. 50 increase income tax threshold to 20,000. ,., increase income tax threshold to 20,000. ., �* 20,000. so you wouldn't pay income tax until you —

gu think you will stay in hartlepool - think you will stay in hartlepool all you want to do?there are quite a few opportunities for - to. there are quite a few opportunities for me - to. there are quite a few opportunities for me in i to. there are quite a few- opportunities for me in hartlepool so i opportunities for me in hartlepool so i will— opportunities for me in hartlepool so i will stay _ opportunities for me in hartlepool so i will stay-— so i will stay. what is it like . rowinu so i will stay. what is it like growing up? _ so i will stay. what is it like growing up? i— so i will stay. what is it like growing up? i enjoyed - so i will stay. what is it like growing up? i enjoyed it i so i will stay. what is it like | growing up? i enjoyed it but so i will stay. what is it like i growing up? i enjoyed it but there growing up? i en'oyed it but there is a stigma — growing up? i enjoyed it but there is a stigma around _ growing up? i enjoyed it but there is a stigma around the _ growing up? i enjoyed it but there is a stigma around the town i growing up? i enjoyed it but

people in hartlepool voted for brexit at — ten people in hartlepool voted for brexit.it party make significant gains, getting more than 10,000 votes. _ gains, getting more than 10,000 votes, which was very successful for them _ votes, which was very successful for them in _ votes, which was very successful for them in terms of a seat where they had never— them in terms of a seat where they had never put a candidate up before. we are _ had never put a candidate up before. we are told — had never put a candidate up before. we are told brexit has been delivered now so the newly reformed party will _ delivered now so the newly reformed party will find it tougher on the doorstep — party will find it tougher on the doorstep to convince people this time _ doorstep to convince people this time around. the themes at this election— time around. the themes at this election i— time around. the themes at this election i suspect will be health care, _ election i suspect will be health care, we — election i suspect will be health care, we have seen labour's paul willemse. — care, we

i was involved in bringing services back to hartlepool hospital.ing to benefits reaped in nearby tory towns, unashamedly saying she would aim for the same. we have seen with other mps in the area, over in darlington, we have the treasury coming north, we have an economic campus coming north, and i want to get those opportunities for people here so they have got sustainable jobs for them and their children going forward. big names have been visiting, a sign of what is at stake. were recent tory wins on labour turf a one—off or permanent shift? does labour leadership have what it takes to win back support? voters here have the power to make waves. and some at this swimming group, a lockdown lifeline, are not afraid of a sea change. i�*m what you would call a classic labour voter, really, but this election, i just cannot bring myself to vote labour. i voted labour, brexit, conservative. but i'm voting conservative this time. i would like to see an mp having the leverage in the houses of parliament to really do something transformational in the town. n

that said, it would be easier, _ hartlepool. that said, it would be easier, i— hartlepool.t every day because you're not necessarily seen as a threat — you're not necessarily seen as a threat. ., ,., ., you're not necessarily seen as a threat. ., ., , threat. hartlepool marina is looking beautiful. it's— threat. hartlepool marina is looking beautiful. it's the _ threat. hartlepool marina is looking beautiful. it's the best _ threat. hartlepool marina is looking beautiful. it's the best of _ threat. hartlepool marina is looking beautiful. it's the best of the - beautiful. it's the best of the town, but this is obviously a place that has challenges as well. what do the politicians need to do here to try and address that? what should they be focusing on? it’s try and address that? what should they be focusing on?— they be focusing on? it's all the same sort _ they be focusing on? it's all the same sort of — they be focusing on? it's all the same sort of things. _ they be focusing on? it's all the l same sort of things. investment, doing _ same sort of things. investment, doing

alex forsyth, bbc news, hartlepool. for a look at the weather. here's nick miller. where yesterday, cloud a little rain to parts of north scotland, it has been sunnier today. frustratingly for gardeners and growers, the cloud produced barely any rain. that is now clearing away with high pressure behind to bring settled weather for the rest of the week and into the weekend. there are at the moment a few showers in south—west england. they are going to fade this evening. you may catch a show in shetland over night. otherwise, it is dry and largely clear but a few mist and fog patches that may develop in the east of england. under clear skies, patches that may develop in the east of england. under clearskies, it's yet another aprilfrost of england. under clearskies, it's yet another april frost on the way, a widespread frost tonight, with the exception of western fringes of england, wales, scotland and for many in northern ireland. after that chilly start tomorrow, temperatures will be heading up in plenty of sunshine with

. . ,, , ., ,., hartlepool as well.your analysis. - we touched on the elections taking place in england there — but let's take a closer look at two of the mayoral contests. in a moment we'll hear from paul barltrop — political editor for bbc west on the race in bristol. but first here's tim donovan, bbc london's political editor on the race in the capital. the race for city hall has inevitably been conducted so far in the shadow of covid—19 and much of the shadow of covid—19 and much of the debate has been focusing on how nontender covers. how you get back on its feet canonically and a lot of talk about what you do about the city. the financial sector which has been absolutely deserted the last few months. it's notjust about getting workers back in. it about getting workers back in. it about getting visitors back to domestic sites in the capital. and then there is the creative sector, arts and theatre, this is the bridge theatre which has been dark for many months. it accounts for one in six jobs in the capital. so, a l

hartlepool by—election? have i missed anything out? i think you've got it.ught he might have forgotten the police and crime commissioners. yeah. they're my favourite! i was just sitting there thinking... i had that chalked up to hold you to account for as well. but mega thursday, super thursday... it hasn't got a name, has it? we don't call it super thursday. i'm waiting for a name to emerge for it. let's start that now. super thursday. yeah. well, when it is super thursday minus one week, the person you want to speak to is professor sirjohn curtice, professor of politics at strathclyde university, the man who has millions of spreadsheets in his head. hello, john. good day to you, adam. before we dive into the individual different kinds of contests, do you just have a sort of big thought that you could just inject into us before we start discussing all of this? well, i guess we can think— about what we think might be a good day for the government and a good day for the labour party, _ so let's sketch it out. a good day for the government will be that the eig

for people who don't know hartlepool, how would you describe | hartlepool, how would you describe thestomers, i think keir starmer has got his work cut out for labour. hartlepool has been labourfor a long time now and i really do think he could lose it. . he could lose at this time, the selection. . he could lose at this time, the selection-— . he could lose at this time, the selection. ~ ., ., , selection. what are people saying that makes _ selection. what are people saying that makes you _ selection. what are people saying that makes you think— selection. what are people saying that makes you think that? - selection. what are people saying that makes you think that? what | selection. what are people saying i that makes you think that? what are labour not doing right? it�*s that makes you think that? what are labour not doing right?— labour not doing right? it's the likes of they — labour not doing right? it's the likes of they have _ labour not doing right? it's the likes of they have nearly - labour not doing right? it's the j likes of they have nearly closed labour not doing righ

alex forsyth, bbc news, hartlepool.ction along with other elections, local and national, that by—election along with other elections, localand national, on the 6th of may. you can find the full list of candidates in the hartlepool parliamentary by—election on our website, bbc.co.uk. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the political commentator and the former conservative party head of communications, giles kenningham, and the political writer and academic maya goodfellow. great to see you both. let's have a look at some of the pages we already have, we are going to start with the metro. it says nearly £4 billion of taxpayers�* money may have been corruptly given out by the government to companies during the ppe crisis at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. the express says full audiences for entertainment venues in england will be given the green light on the 21st ofjune, a

by—election into the hartlepool by—election into the nlik— the hartlepool by—election into the mix asell. and i wonder, john, as far as polling is concerned, as far as national polling — concerned, as far as national polling rather than local or regional— polling rather than local or regional polling, but what the evidence looks like as far as the polls— evidence looks like as far as the polls are concerned as far as there — the polls are concerned as far as there is _ the polls are concerned as far as there is this battle for this— as there is this battle for this territory that for so long was — this territory that for so long was labour and now the conservatives feel they have -ot conservatives feel they have got a — conservatives feel they have got a hit _ conservatives feel they have got a bit of purchase on? 0h, conservatives feel they have got a bit of purchase on? oh, i think the _ got a bit of purchase on? oh, i think the answer _ got a bit of purchase on? oh, i think the answer to _ got a bit of purchase on? oh, i think the answer to you, i got a bit of purchase on? oh, i j

future and hartlepool, the jobs you you when it comes to your future and hartlepool, thejobs you mightike properjobs, propertraining, things like that. like properjobs, proper training, things like that.— like properjobs, proper training, things like that. when you finished at colle u e, things like that. when you finished at college. do _ things like that. when you finished at college, do you _ things like that. when you finished at college, do you feel _ things like that. when you finished at college, do you feel there i things like that. when you finished at college, do you feel there are i at college, do you feel there are plenty ofjobs? ilat at college, do you feel there are plenty ofjobs?— at college, do you feel there are plenty of jobs? plenty of 'obs? not good 'obs. that ou're plenty of jobs? not good 'obs. that you-re going — plenty of jobs? not good 'obs. that you-re going to h plenty of jobs? not good 'obs. that you-re going to be _ plenty of jobs? not good jobs. that you're going to be secure _ plenty of jobs? not good jobs. that you're going to be secure in i plenty of jo

frustrating because we are a week away from a pivotal set up, elections in every part of the country, the hartlepoolections, and of course until relatively recently it was likely good news for the government, the vaccine while i have gone incredibly well and the conservatives were ahead of labour in the polls by 11 points. now remains to be seen whether all of this has an effect on polling day, but is certainly not the build—up that boris johnson but is certainly not the build—up that borisjohnson and his conservative colleagues would've wanted to. i conservative colleagues would've wanted to. , , ., , conservative colleagues would've wantedto. , ., , wanted to. i suppose in many ways the significance _ wanted to. i suppose in many ways the significance about _ wanted to. i suppose in many ways the significance about the - wanted to. i suppose in many ways the significance about the election| the significance about the election commission has done is guaranteed that the story will continue to have legs in a way that downing street probably would've went and george was saying there were not talking a

michelle delves is a junior vicar here at all saints church in hartlepool.'s mixed race, and working class. she's happy now. but when she started out, she says she was shocked by the lack of diversity in the church. it's mainly male and female, middle and upper class. i got there, and i'vejust never felt as black and poor. ifelt like i'd landed on an alien planet. she enrolled at cranmer hall in durham in 2016. it's a bible college that's been training students for more than a century. only one in ten accepted for training into the church of england are from ethnic minority backgrounds. i often had things i wanted to say or to ask and, you know, i would sit with my hand up for a while and then just put it down. there's almost, like, there's a covert... it's a silent threat. growing up in bradford in the 80s, racism was a fact of life for michelle. i've had the most horrible things said to me but, it was very in my face and i could deal with that. the thing that really scares the pants off me about this institutional racism is that you don't know it's happeni

with greensill�*s collapse, thousands ofjobs in rotherham, hartlepool, right across the country have workers and taxpayers across the country deserve answers. the chancellor said he would level with the public — why is he running scared of levelling with them on the greensill scandal? thank you. a business minister defended rishi sunak. the chancellor is right to push officials, as we all have, to make sure that capital — that we can explore all ways of capital getting to businesses large and small, as all members of this house were asking government and demanding government do at that particular point. mr speaker, there remains. serious questions on the roles of greensill while mr cameron was prime minister, _ and who exactly is being i afforded similar influence in the uk government today. it is absolutely galling that, l while some have hoovered up so much government support when millions who don't - happen to have the primel minister's phone number — who don't have ministerial phone numbers get - absolutely nothing at all. a conservative suggested that others were responsible for

hartlepool will choose a new mp on may the 6th, and all 35 police and crime commissioners in england pandemic, some things will feel a bit different. we are being asked to take our own pens and pencils, and there will of course be social distancing. but the big questions about how our towns, cities and countries should be run remain the same. plaid cymru says it will hold an independence referendum in wales within five years if it came to power in may's senedd election. launching the party's manifesto, leader adam price said his proposals would create 60,000 greenjobs, extend free school meals and social care — free at the point of need. it sets out the practical, deliverable, and yes, fully costed policies that we can put to work to bring about that new nation. it speaks of and to a country that has come of age. whose next chapter will be fairer, greener, and more prosperous than the decades of disappointment that came before. an international team of scientists say they have found "strong evidence" for the existence of a new force of nature. they've discovered that sub—atomic parti

hartlepool will choose a new mp on may the 6th, and all 35 police and crime commissioners in englanddemic, some things will feel a bit different. we are being asked to take our own pens and pencils, and there will, of course, be social distancing. but the big questions about how our towns, cities and countries should be run remain the same. that was vicki young, our deputy political editor, looking ahead to the elections in early may. in the first of the government's trials on how to ease covid restrictions, fans will be allowed to attend the snooker world championship this month at sheffield's crucible theatre. the venue will operate at 33% capacity for the first round, reaching 100% for the final. spectators will have to take a covid test before the event and five days later. the scottish government has given approval for 12,000 supporters — 25% of the stadium's capacity — to attend euro 2020 matches at hampden park injune. uefa had given the 12 host cities until wednesday to submit plans for attendance, with the likelihood of some venues being switched if no guarantees could be gi

we already have one in hartlepool in a couple of weeks, next month. interesting given how solid a conservative seat... i5 given how solid a conservative seat... , ., :: :: :: given how solid a conservative seat... , ., 11:11: ., ., , given how solid a conservative seat... , ., i: i: i: ., ., , ., seat... is it a 22,000 ma'ority or something — seat... is it a 22,000 ma'ority or something like i seat... is it a 22,000 ma'ority or something like that? it i seat... is it a 22,000 majority or something like that? it has i seat... is it a 22,000 majority or| something like that? it has been. alwa s something like that? it has been. always measured _ something like that? it has been. always measured in _ something like that? it has been. always measured in the - something like that? it has been. always measured in the sort i something like that? it has been. always measured in the sort of. something like that? it has been. i always measured in the sort of tens of thousands,, even... it was a solid seat when she won it in 1992, an election where the conservat

there was a big brexit—lite in hartlepool last time around. —— a big brexit vote in hartlepool last time8 weeks. plans for a european super league are in tatters as all six english clubs pull out — the preisdent ofjuventas — one of the italian clubs invovled says the super league can't exist without english clubs. a series of texts show boris johnson offered to "fix" the tax rules to encourage businessman sirjames dyson to make ventilators for the nhs. the former prime minister, tony blair, says he s worried that the oxford—astrazeneca covid vaccine is being discredited around the world because of what he calls unjustified anxieties about its safety and efficacy. i spoke to him a little earlier and he called on the uk government to publish more data about the jab to combat vaccine hesitancy. in different parts of the world, you have got different regulators, some saying it should not be used for over 65, some saying it should not be used for under 65 is, we come across several —— several african countries where people are now refusing to take the astrazeneca vaccine and yet when you look

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on the line because of the collapse of greensill, including in the british steel industry, from hartlepoolis essential we get to the bottom of what happened with greensill, but also toughening up the rules so that the £2 billion that have been handed out to friends and donors from the tory party in the last year, when matt hancock's pub landlord get a crucial pandemic contract, and where david cameron can text and have private drinks with serving government ministers to get special deals forfirms that government ministers to get special deals for firms that he was being paid for, where he has sought to exercise share options for tens of millions of pounds, is just not right. it is not the access that other businesses are able to access, using contacts in a sleazy way to access power. is it beyond the realms of possibility that david cameron was lobbying the chancellor because he was concerned that thousands and thousands ofjobs linked to greensill might be lost during the pandemic? that is one interpretation, but another would be that he was sitting on share options with tens of millions o

police and crime commissioner elections and and crime commissioner elections and a by—election in hartlepoolu if any of this is feeding through to you and making any difference to you at all, e—mail me or contact me on twitter. the first shipment of medical aid from the uk has arrived in india to help tackle its growing coronavirus crisis. more than 600 pieces of equipment, including ventilators and oxygen machines, were offloaded from a flight in the early hours of this morning. india has now recorded more than 300,000 new coronavirus cases for a sixth consecutive day — as our correspondent devina gupta reports. a haunting warning. as these funeral pyres burn through the night in the western indian city of nagpur, they indicate how the country is failing to save precious lives. a worsening scenario as hospitals and covid hotspots face acute shortage of beds, oxygen supply and medicine. this public hospital in india's capital delhi is simply unable to cope. this woman came with her mother, who is on oxygen support and needs immediate aid. but, like many others, they are forced to wait for ho

and i will be in hartlepool next week.er league clubs, saying, there is still time for them to back down onjoining saying, there is still time for them to back down on joining the breakaway competition, still time for them to change their minds. the quote is, everyone makes mistakes. the uefa president appealing to those clubs from spain, italy and england, to change their minds on joining that european super league. another bit of breaking news. regarding the lobbying row over david cameron and the lobbying he did with the current chancellor over a company he had shares in. the former prime minister david cameron and the chancellor have both been asked to give evidence to the house of commons at treasury select committee investigating the lobbying efforts made by green cell and those working for it. the chairman of the committee has asked david cameron to provide details of contact he had with the chancellor and any other ministers and officials at the treasury. david cameron has been asked for the full text of messages h

there is a by—election happening in hartlepool.e with you, our fans, because he will always be at the heart of the club. in closing, i would like to recognise that it is your support which makes this club so great, and we thank you for that. best regards, joel glazer. so, one of the glazer family, owners of manchester united, essentially doing what liverpool and john henry has done, and of the owners ofjuventus have done as well, and explaining that, frankly, they messed it up when they attempted to set up the european super league, angering not just fans and uefa, and the world governing body fifa, the premier league, their own leagues around europe and politicians as well. so, that, from joel glazer of the glazer family, the owners of manchester united. a coroner has called for a change in the law, after air pollution led to the death of a 9 year old girl. ella adoo—kissi—debrah, who lived near the south circular road in london, died in 2013. a new report says targets for particulate matter would reduce the number of deaths from

we are a week out from local elections, scottish elections, elections in wales, a by—election in hartlepoolthat they work for the local council or district councillors and has to stick by rules and make sure the is are dotted and the ts are crossed, so it is important to that the prime minister follows the rules. what you think? ~ , ., , think? the prime minister holds the hithest think? the prime minister holds the highest office _ think? the prime minister holds the highest office in _ think? the prime minister holds the highest office in the _ think? the prime minister holds the highest office in the land _ think? the prime minister holds the highest office in the land and - highest office in the land and should be leading on this, sticking to the highest possible standards. if people at the top of the system do not obey the rules, people say, why should i? people are talking about lockdown and the virus, a lot of the control of the fibres depends on people sticking to the rules. there are not enough police officers in the country to make sure we all stick to the rules, we have to take i

from hartlepool to stockbridge, from rotherham to scunthorpe and newport, the steel industry is crucialn bbc parliament. much more on the bbc news channel throughout the afternoon. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren. hello. another chilly day today. not too bad in the sunshine and light winds but we have seen the cloud building up producing a few showers mainly across south wales and the south—west of anger. temperatures 11 or 12 or 13, a south—west of anger. temperatures 11 or12 or13, a bit south—west of anger. temperatures 11 or 12 or 13, a bit cooler around some of the north sea coast. any showers tend to fade away this evening and overnight we will have clearing skies, a few mist and fog patches. more cloud coming in from the southern north sea may be bringing the odd shower to coastal areas of east anglia and kent but another cold night. a touch of frost in many areas. the lowest temperature sooner than england and southern seven. a sunny start from many places. cloud developing but more likely to find some showers in lincolnshire, east angus, the south—east, perha

and we have important elections coming up in may across the country including a by—election in hartlepooll has told us it will be cold. let's _ comes. thanks. carol has told us it will be cold. let's look— comes. thanks. carol has told us it will be cold. let's look outside. i will be cold. let's look outside. this is the scene outside our building. not a nice morning. did i say i was sitting in the sunshine? you may have been sitting in shorts and t—shirt but i do not think you will be doing that today. this is the seed in media city outside the studios and it is repeated across large parts of the country. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm alison earle. as the prime minster prepares to give further details of the road map out of lockdown many restaurants and pubs say they have seen record bookings well into the summer months. but we're being reminded of the importance of honouring them or giving fair notice if we can't make it. so, if you have made plans, if you have made a booking, please stick with it, don't change it. but if

it is for the party opposite to justify two people in redcar place and hartlepool why they want to scrapthe point very well, there are tried and tested procedures and for supposed to make sure that ministers and others in this house behave inappropriately. judgments can be made of course by all of us any democracy. i would say that his reading of the ministerial code this morning may of course be a prelude to him being appointed as a minister in due course, but i cannot for speculate on these matters. thank ou, mr speculate on these matters. thank you. mr speaker- _ speculate on these matters. thank you, mr speaker. contrary - speculate on these matters. thank you, mr speaker. contrary to - speculate on these matters. thank you, mr speaker. contrary to what| you, mr speaker. contrary to what one mount government minister said at the weekend, concerns about the prime minister and ministerial code are not tittle tattle. people care deeply about this, which is why the video on the prime minister's relationship with the truth has been viewed nearly 13 million times on social media. my questi