tonight he kicks off our local election coverage in blue wall hertfordshire new beginnings in ancientld be vulnerable at the next general election. high lib dems hopes for a new parliamentary seat here. blue wall in more affluent areas of southern england. red wall, further north in former labour heartlands. a tory sweep in the blue wall at the last general election. but opposition parties now say it's all to play for. a plague on all their walls from some voters. i don't care if it's pink, purple or orange. doesn't really matter. it's not going to water the plants, is it? a local, visiting from afar. no vote but strong views. i was brought up as a true blue tory. my father was involved in politics, so that's the way i was brought up, but these days i wouldn't be voting for them, i can tell you. same old party. would that be the blue party? it would be, a little bit. do i look that way? no! most people i have spoken to have said that they would vote - for the same, you know? we're a week away from the annual test of the nation's mood. a year ago, it was all about parties in downing st

sergeant david stansbury, who has since moved to hertfordshire police, has been suspended from his work exeter. tell us more about this. this police officer is 42 — tell us more about this. this police officer is 42 years _ tell us more about this. this police officer is 42 years of _ tell us more about this. this police officer is 42 years of age _ tell us more about this. this police officer is 42 years of age and - officer is 42 years of age and from somerset and he only served with the devon and cornwall police force between 2000 and 2011, the point where he transferred to hertfordshire police where he is still serving as a police sergeant. currently he is suspended from duty after allegations were made to this force in 2020, the allegations date back to 2009, that the sergeant when on duty in plymouth raped a woman over the age of 16 and he faces three counts of rape. it is the early stages of the court process but david stansbury is due to appear at plymouth magistrates' court on wednesday morning. he has not even had a chance to plead guilty or otherwise but this is another servi

he is still a current serving officer, though not with this force, with hertfordshire police, and hetives have asked anyone who can give any information to help them with this investigation to come forward. it is the early stages of this investigation. david stansbury is due to make his first appearance at court at plymouth magistrates' on wednesday, but he has another serving officer facing allegations, being charged, it will be appearing in court at a time when there has been so much public concern up and down the country about the conduct, the behaviour and the attitudes of some members of the police. dan, thank you. head the head of the united nations has called for an immediate ceasefire in sudan as fierce fighting continues for a third day. at least 100 people have already died, many of them civilians, and the un says the humanitarian situation is now catastrophic. the fighting was sparked at the weekend by these two men vying for overall control in sudan's military. this is the head of the armed forces, general abdel fattah al—burhan. effectively, he is the country's president

siobhan wallek, a teacher at saint albert the great catholic primary school in hertfordshire, explainedo provide the best education for our children. a lot of schools are struggling to buy glue sticks. we have got lots of children with additional needs in our classroom and we are just not able to provide the support that they need to —— thrive in our classrooms. a lot of it is because of workload. i know teachers work 60 hours plus per week, and it'sjust, it is not maintainable. if things don't mean —— change, the impact on the children will be far greater than missing a day of school because schools cannot continue to run with the finding that they are receiving at the moment. wejust the finding that they are receiving at the moment. we just don't have the resources to be able to provide a better education for our children. teachers are leaving the profession at an alarming rate. this will lead to larger class sizes so children will not get the support

luton town won their hertfordshire derby against watford 2—0 to strengthen their grip on a play—off place remarkable finish in the automatic promotion spots. meanwhile, mick mccarthy's blackpool were beaten 3—1 by neighbours preston in the lancashire derby at deepdale. blackpool stay in the relegation zone with that result, and are running out of games to prevent a return to the third tier. and in the other games, sheffield united keep their momentum up beating play—off chasing norwich. particularly as third placed middlesbrough lost 4—2 to strugglers huddersfield. elsewhere, a big win for bottom side wigan against qpr. and swansea scored in the ninth minute of stoppage time, to win 3—2 at rivals cardiff. those results mean sheffield united have really strengthened their grip on the second automatic promotion place. burnley drew 0—0 with sunderland last night. blackburn's defeat at birmingham means their play—off place is still at risk, but they are still in sixth, with norwich, coventry and west brom trying to catch them. and huddersfield's win coupled with that defeat for cardiff in the

he currently serves with hertfordshire police, but is at the moment suspended from duty.e will appear at plymouth magistrates' court on wednesday. a£111" court on wednesday. our correspondent _ court on wednesday. our correspondent dan - court on wednesday. our correspondent danjohnson court on wednesday. our correspondent dan johnson there. the good friday agreement is a triumph of diplomacy and a testament to democracy, according to the former us secretary of state hillary clinton. she was speaking at a conference at queen's university belfast to mark 25 years of the peace deal. mrs clinton is hosting a ceremony to honour women who've been involved in the northern ireland peace process. our ireland correspondent chris page has been hearing from some of them. as chancellor of queen's university belfast, hillary clinton is hosting world leaders and shifting historical perceptions. find world leaders and shifting historical perceptions. and of course, there _ historical perceptions. and of course, there wouldn't - historical perceptions. and of course, there wouldn't be - h

the family left london almost a decade ago where lucy's husband served as a rabbi in hertfordshire.good morning, welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. our headlines. junior doctors in england begin a four—day strike over pay, described as the most disruptive in nhs history. president biden heads to northern ireland to meet rishi sunak to mark the 25th anniversary of the good friday agreement. spending more, but getting less for it. the latest sales figures are in, showing shoppers are shaving off luxuries, but home entertainment is taking the edge off a damp spring for retail. in sport, how the holywood due of ryan reynolds and rob mcelhenny saw wrexham come out on the right side of a match billed the biggest in non—league history as the pair were handed the freedom of the city. # thank you for being a friend. we hear from the singer tony christie about living with dementia, music therapy, and recording a new song for this year's thank you day. it isa it is a cold but mostly dry start for many with sunshine. that will change. we have wet and windy weather moving in fro

the british online supermarket 0cado is going to stop operations at its warehouse in hatfield in hertfordshirerders fulfilled, saying they will be moved to the company's other facilities around the country. a stepfather who murdered a two—year—old girl while her mother lay asleep upstairs has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 28 years. kyle bevan inflicted "catastrophic" brain injuries on lola james injuly 2020. she died in hospital four days later. her mother, sinead james was sentenced to six years for allowing lola's death. 0ur wales correspondent, tomos morgan, is outside swansea crown court. a tragic case. what was said to? this has been a truly horrific trial and in sentencing today we heard again some of the evidence heard during this trial. 0ne medical expert that saw the body of lola james when it went into hospital said it was one of the most beaten and bruised bodies she had ever witnessed in her career as a medical professional. kyle bevan had moved in with sinead james and her daughter lola james at the start of the pandemic and over a couple of months the young girl had

hertfordshire police say they are working with other police forces to investigate further allegations at the flat in beckton on thursday. five others were injured. families of children with disabilities are missing out on vital respite opportunities after a charity in surrey was forced to reduce services because of funding pressure. guildford —based challengers said the number of hours it can offer has halved. families say the group is crucial for giving a break to caring responsibilities. it's very important that he has somewhere to access like challengers. what do you like coming to challengers for? - to have fun. stay away from my little sister. four years since hammersmith bridge was closed to traffic after fractures were found in the structure. repairs are estimated at 160 million. hammersmith and fulham council want to charge users to help pay for their portion of the bill. that has been opposed by wandsworth council. let's take a look at the tubes. suspensions and part closures here... now the weather with kate. good morning. it's a mild start to bank holiday monday. temperatur

the 42—year—old, who's currently suspended from hertfordshire police, has been given unconditional baildon 30 years ago says the metropolitan police has failed to change and remains institutionally racist. two people were eventuallyjailed for stephen lawrence's murder but others involved have never been brought to justice. in her only tv interview to mark the anniversary of his death, baroness lawrence spoke to reeta charabarti. baroness lawrence, it's been 30 years since your son stephen was murdered. you must look at this anniversary with very mixed emotions. it doesn't seem like 30 years to me, it's like where have all the years gone? i'm always thinking about him all the time and to say it's 30 years is a long, long time. and where would he be now? and those are the sort of things i think about. what would he be doing? would he have children? stuff like that. and i know when stephen died, one of the things i've said is that i wanted his name to be remembered and for him not to be a statistic, but i didn't expect that after all these years it is still quite a live issue for me as wel

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later this year wffn— in hertfordshire later this year wffn bfens— in hertfordshire later this yearrowing his fenny— people see it throwing his family under— people see it throwing his family under a— people see it throwing his family under a bus. . family under a bus. it looks as fbougb— family under a bus. it looks as though he is still perhaps trying to keep his links with england, even though meghan and he have pretty much upped sticks and seemed to be basing their life entirely in california , for life entirely in california, for he wants to draw attention to what he sees as wrongdoing by the tabloids, but think it's also going to be a terrible distraction from what ought to be a joyous occasion . you know, be a joyous occasion. you know, the king's coronation just ten days beforehand . the number of days beforehand. the number of books being read by children in the uk rose by almost a quarter last year. research from what fos— last year. research from what fos ee— last year. research from what kids are reading— research from what kids are reading report found it's kids are rea

and hertfordshire police says thither— and hertfordshire police says further allegations have been moto the former metropolitan police officer , metropolitan police officer, howit— metropolitan police officer, david carrick,_ metropolitan police officer, david carrick, since his conviction— david carrick, since his conviction earlier this year. the— conviction earlier this year. the guardian— conviction earlier this year. the guardian newspaper reports thon— the guardian newspaper reports than ten— the guardian newspaper reports more than ten people have oohtootot— more than ten people have contacted the— more than ten people have contacted the force with accusations— contacted the force with accusations including sexual oooouit— accusations including sexual oooouit .— accusations including sexual oooouit . tho— accusations including sexual assault . the cps is now assault. the cps is now investigating- assault. the cps is now investigating .- assault. the cps is now investigating . the 48 year old investigating. the 48 year old ioiiot— investigating. the 48 year old was jailed for— inv

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sandra in hertfordshire says they should not hertfordshire says they should noi ie— hertfordshire saysman not pay their newsiiasn. — kyiv de—man not pay their newsflash. _ kyiv de—man not pay their newsflash. t“»itg ”iii; newsflash. they're only interested in, you know, it's not right. no, probably not. i don't think so. i hope not. or are women just not funny? nossiniy— are women just not funny? nossiniy noi- — are women just not funny? possibly not. i— are women just not funny? possibly not. i know.- are women just not funny? possibly not. i know. do you know what? no. women are funny. do you know who's one of the funniest women i know? sharon horgan. she starred in qatar atrophy. in the papers atrophy. she's in the papers today follow her on today for all. i follow her on instagram. she cracks up. instagram. she cracks me up. there of female there is a rise of female humour, and i do find it really tickles me. look at the bridesmaids movie. brilliant. does matter if it tickles you does it matter if it tickles you if does it matter if it tickles you ii-noi— does it matter if it tickl

there aren't more people , i have to say, across hertfordshire and bedfordshire, which i have responsibilityng about it. i think there's been a few high profile cases, as i have to say. my profile cases, as i have to say. my experience of going round all sorts of places of work and schools universities and schools and universities and indeedin schools and universities and indeed in the house of lords , indeed in the house of lords, that if engage with people , that if you engage with people, people are not only open but grateful for christians are grateful for what christians are doing. and of course we stand or fall on the service we're giving in our local communities and certainly here in hertfordshire and bedfordshire , it's very and bedfordshire, it's very often groups of christians who are right at the forefront of running food banks, credit unions and all sorts of support groups and counselling groups. so i, i don't think we have to worry too much about that. i think we've simply got to get on with the job of living out the faith day by day. well, bishop than— faith day by day. well, b

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john galloway from hertfordshire, the hertfordshire, so he's in the teat— hertfordshire, so he's in theon at a time honoured tradition which tetan— a time honoured tradition which tetan atnest— a time honoured tradition which began almost two _ a time honoured tradition which began almost two century ago . began almost two century ago. tetay.— began almost two century ago. today, thousands— began almost two century ago. today, thousands will- began almost two century ago. today, thousands will descend on aintree ready for the grand national . aintree ready for the grand national. but as the sun shines down on this historic racetrack once again, could trouble lie ahead. once again, could trouble lie ahead . animal rising is an ahead. animal rising is an activist group set on bringing an end to anything they deem animal exploitation. things like animals in zoos , on farms, in animals in zoos, on farms, in labs or in sport. so we'll be ttsrttttnt— labs or in sport. so we'll be disrupting the— labs or in sport. so we'll be disrupting the grand- 2 so we'll be disrupting the grand national. t

you're there in hertfordshire, oen-i— . you're there in hertfordshire, aren't-jackie?— .l the way from , will be here in nugent, who's come all the way fronstudio , will be here in nugent, who's come all the way fronstudio tell will be here in nugent, who's come all the way fronstudio tell wilhise here in nugent, who's come all the way fronstudio tell wilhis fulle in the studio to tell us his full crow.— the studio to tell us his full erory. bur— the studio to tell us his full story. but before— the studio to tell us his full story. but before that, it's worii— story. but before that, it's worii wew— story. but before that, it's world view. and joining me for inor— world view. and joining me for inor wiii— world view. and joining me for inor wiii be— world view. and joining me for that will be danny armstrong and boob— that will be danny armstrong and noer or— that will be danny armstrong and noer or ine— that will be danny armstrong and host of the politics— host of the politics people boicoei— host of the politics people podcast, duddridge , to podcast, paul duddridge,

it changed to i think it was maybe hertfordshire_ hertfordshire or some somewhere in hertfordshire ort scotland and the north of england, well, here we're just going to see 8 to 12 celsius and a lot of cloud cover , some a lot of cloud cover, some fairly extensive clouds. then on saturday night with outbreak of more persistent rain developing in western parts, drier towards the southeast, a few mist patches for south—east england and another frosty one for the far north scotland. but as we begin sunday, for many it's a cloudy and mild start to the day out . breaks cloudy and mild start to the day out. breaks of rain moving through scotland , first thing through scotland, first thing affecting western england as well as wales and northern ireland. as temperatures rise once again, we'll see showers rather than longer spells of rain. and again, it's northern western parts of england, wales and northern ireland, where we'll see the slow moving thunderstorms in the southeast. 19 to celsius, largely dry 19 to 20 celsius, largely dry with sunny spells, but it's in the south—east where we'll

robin hertfordshire- lots of you getting in touch. real and sergio ramos, the great real madrid player , he always said madrid player, he always said that real madrid start playing around february, march . and it's around february, march. and it's the same with man city because now they're 1011 on the trot that they've won and they're looking so obviously looking fantastic. so obviously the league them and the premier league them and arsenal it's very touch and go they play each other next week so it could a treble for man so it could be a treble for man city. but think i think man city. but i think i think man city. but i think i think man city be certainly if they city would be certainly if they beat madrid because then beat real madrid because then you've the two milan clubs you've got the two milan clubs play you've got the two milan clubs play other the other play each other in the other semi—final, whereas real semi—final, whereas really real madrid would have been the perfect final. just for clarification pyjama clarification s

aren't taking on new adult nhs patients. 0cado is to stop operations at its hatfield centre in hertfordshireatre. he's against belgium's luca brecel. he has lost the first frame and 0'sullivan has just won the second so it is tied i—i. 0'sullivan has just won the second so it is tied 1—1. 13 is the target for victory there. you can watch on bbc two and the iplayer. many people can't get a dentist for love nor money. they can't even get one for money because the waiting list for private dentists are long as well stop they are not taking new planes untiljuly according to one text. not much love about it, it is a business going to the dentist for many people but you need to and you can't at the moment and it is getting more expensive. shawn charlwood is with us, the chair of the british dental association. mark, i promised to come to you. what's going on in there? to mark, i promised to come to you. what's going on in there?- what's going on in there? to be honest, what's going on in there? to be honest. it's _ what's going on in there? to be honest. it's a — what's going on in there? to be hon