what are the different parties concentrating on in hertfordshire and buckinghamshire to try to win over the conservative _ to try to win over voters there? tue: conservative party to try to win over voters there? tte: conservative party chair seem to be pushing more towards highlighting what is police and crime commissioner to have been doing in the last three years in our patch rather than local elections. you can sort of understand that, this year the tories are only defending one council here, whereas they had the three police and crime commissioner is already. sir keir starmer was also more on the police and crime commissioner side of things, stating to me that they focus on anti—social behaviour if their candidates were lucky enough to win that particular role. he also looked at first—time buyers. the lib dems launched their local election campaign on our patch, partly because the party has done very well in our local elections, last year they picked up four councils. this year, the lib dems are targeting a new seat that is available here. i spoke to the co—leader of the greens and

the 64—year—old from hertfordshire was attacked off the north coast of tobago.nd has had surgery to reattach some of his fingers. officials on the island say the man is stable and expected to recover. elon musk�*s social media platform x has defended publishing posts showing a bishop in australia being stabbed during a sermon. the app, formerly known as twitter, rejected a regulator's order to take down the content because of its violent and offensive nature. in a post on friday, x's "global government affairs" account said: first, we believe that these posts should not have been banned in australia at all. the content within the posts does not encourage or provoke violence... it also said, the content can be reasonably considered (ani)as part of public discussion or debate —— under australian law. the order to take down the video has sparked heated public exchanges between mr musk and australian government officials. they claim that police have fears the video is being used to encourage people to join terror groups. dan svantesson is a professor specialising in

for patients like steve, a musician from hertfordshire, the hope is this personalised approach will onerapy and chemotherapy. weeks on from his treatment, he is thinking about his future. ifeel like i have this new lease of life and i'm actually really loving life at the moment, and ijust really hope that what's happening with the trial and the results they get are going to be good news and it's going to go on to do amazing things. the uk arm of this global trial is taking place at this hospital and seven other sites across the country. but this is still very early stage research, with full results not expected before the end of the decade. manchester's new co—op live arena which will be the uk's largest music venue has postponed its opening again, this time to may, because it is still not ready. this comes after the boss of the new arena resigned after a series of problems and delays. gary roden quit his role after comedian peter kay's opening shows were cancelled this week — because the £365 million venue was not ready to open in time. our arts and entertainment reporter, ian youngs,

one in every 278 is in care in hertfordshire , and one in every hertfordshire, and one in every 256 incare. so we have a massive north—south divide in terms of the number of children going into care . the fact that in into care. the fact that in blackpool it's around about 2. clearly it's very, very alarming. now i'll be the first to say this is not a subject about which i know very much, but i'm keen to find out what is happening in the north of england is this a direct result of increased poverty or does it reflect a bigger, scarier societal breakdown? we're joining me first is professor kate pickett , academic director kate pickett, academic director of the of health equality north, kate, i can scarcely believe these numbers. what is going on? >> well, i'm glad you're shocked. and thanks for having me on. and this is something we really need to be talking about. we know that some of this reason is for exactly what you said. it is for exactly what you said. it is due to rising poverty. so 28% of england's children live in the north, but it's 36% of its population of children in care.

steve young, from hertfordshire, was one of the first to get the jab, which uses a technology found in new vaccine almost halved the risk of a recurrence of melanoma, or death, after three years. running was only meant to be a bit of fun, a hobby, to keep rose harvey busy when she lost herjob during lockdown. well, now the 31—year—old from london has just been told she'll represent team gb in the marathon at this summer's paris olympics. turns out she was rather good at her hobby, as sophie raworth explains. rose harvey only started running ten years ago, when she moved to london and joined a running club to get fit and meet people. keep pushing, keep pushing. well done, rose. she never imagined it would lead her to the olympics. i still cannot believe it. i am absolutely buzzing with excitement. itjust feels like two minutes ago that i was still working full—time as a lawyer, and just running forfun. i mean, the last olympics, i wasn't even fast enough to make the trial. for years, rose was a good club runner, completing the london marathon in three hours, but it was lockdown that cha

seriously injured in a shark attack in the caribbean has been named. 64—year—old peter smith from hertfordshirejuries and has had surgery to reattach some of his fingers. officials on the island say the man is stable and expected to recover. seven beaches were closed to allow the coastguard to investigate. thousands of people took to the canals of amsterdam on saturday to celebrate the dutch king's 57th birthday. dressed in orange — the national colour — they packed small boats and made their way down the historic waterways of the capital. king willem—alexander and his family celebrated his special day with a walkabout in the northern city of emmen — where he proved where he proved to be quite popular. translation: all these people came i to your birthday? yes, how about . oh, you want to kiss from the king? yes, exactly. i expect the king to at least kiss my hand. that | is what i came for.— your best birthday present? absolutely, it would make my day. so — a royal fan expecting something rather special to mark the birthday she shares with king willem—alexander. .. and this is what happened wh

for patients like steve, a musician from hertfordshire, the hope is this personalised approach will onetreatments like radiotherapy and chemotherapy. weeks on from his treatment, he is thinking about his future. ifeel like i have this new lease of life and i'm actually really loving life at the moment, and ijust really hope that what's happening with the trial and the results they get are going to be good news and it's going to go on to do amazing things. the uk arm of this global trial is taking place at this hospital and seven other sites across the country. but this is still very early stage research, with full results not expected before the end of the decade. to get a better understanding of how it feels to experience melanoma and just how significant an effective vaccine could be — i spoke to jamie cundy, who has been in and out of hospital for many years with recurring melanoma. he's also a sunguard ambassador for the melanoma fund. he told us about his experience: i have been a professional golfer most of my working life, a golf professional since 18. so i've been actively coach

seriously injured in a shark attack in the caribbean has been named. 64—year—old peter smith from hertfordshirey. he suffered multiple injuries and has had surgery to reattach some of his fingers. officials on the island say the man is stable and expected to recover. seven beaches were closed to allow the coast guard to investigate. now it�*s time for a look at today�*s sport hello from the bbc sport centre liverpool�*s hopes of staying in the premier league title race have suffered another blow after being held to a two—all draw with west ham united. jarred bowen put the hammers ahead just before half time. liverpool roared back in the second half, left back andy robertson equalising soon after the interval an own goalfrom hammers keeper alphonse areola saw the visitors take the lead. but they couldn�*t hold on to it. player of the match bowen picked out michail antonio to earn west ham a point. but it was a result that wasn�*t of much help to either team�*s ambitions. it�*s not a great day for liverpool fc. oh, my god, we were unlucky, obviously, unlucky too often most of the time, maybe we k

peter smith from hertfordshire was attacked off the north coast of tobago.e he recovers. louise pilbeam reports. peter smith was on the beach in front of the starfish hotel in tobago. officials say he was on holiday with his wife and friends and had been due to fly back today before going for a last swim in the sea. witnesses say the man suffered severe injuries to his leg, stomach and arm. i don't think they saw anything — they were casually... they were in about waist—deep to shoulder high water, so they weren't out of their depth. and i think their backs were turned and they were just kind of lounging around and nobody saw the shark coming. and even while the shark was around and doing the attack, the other people in the water were physically trying to fight off the shark. the islands authorities said sharks play a vital role in protecting coral reefs. we will see sharks pop up from time to time. it is part of theirjob, but it is ourjob to ensure we can keep you safe, while at the same time we keep our environment safe. mr smith was taken to hospital and

for patients like steve, a musician from hertfordshire, the hope is this personalised approach will one alongside proven treatments like radiotherapy and chemotherapy. weeks on from his treatment, he is thinking about his future. ifeel like i have this new lease of life and i'm actually really loving life at the moment, and ijust really hope that what's happening with the trial and the results they get are going to be good news and it's going to go on to do amazing things. the uk arm of this global trial is taking place at this hospital and seven other sites across the country. but this is still very early stage research, with full results not expected before the end of the decade. jim joins me now. so no full results for quite a while. how soon might patients benefit more widely? that while. how soon might patients benefit more widely?— while. how soon might patients benefit more widely? that is the key cuestion. benefit more widely? that is the key question- the _ benefit more widely? that is the key question. the vaccine _ benefit more widely? that is the key question. the vaccine we

for patients like steve, a musician from hertfordshire, the hope is this personalised approach will onectually really loving life at the moment, and ijust really hope that what's happening with the trial and the results they get are going to be good news and it's going to go on to do amazing things. the uk arm of this global trial is taking place at this hospital and seven other sites across the country. but this is still very early stage research, with full results not expected before the end of the decade. jim reed, bbc news. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. one thing that's been in quite short supply this month is sunshine. so i'm sure these sunny skies that we have through friday morning would have been welcomed. but it was a cold start for some. cumbria had temperatures down as low as minus six degrees celsius. and through the afternoon, we did see quite a few showers develop, as you can see here on the afternoon radar picture. some of those showers worked into cornwall. you can see quite big thunderclouds here on the horizon of helston. now during this evening and overn

victoria from hertfordshire.he won our spring giveaway what a giveaway giveaway and what a giveaway that was. we called last that was. we called her last week let her know the good week to let her know the good news. here's she reacted. news. here's how she reacted. >> victoria , i've got some >> victoria, i've got some really good news you. you're really good news for you. you're the of the great british giveaway. >> oh god, are you joking? >> oh my god, are you joking? >> oh my god, are you joking? >> you've won £12,345. yeah you've won £500 to spend in the store of your choice. oh my god, you've won a pizza oven, a games console, and you've also won a smart speaker. >> oh my god, this is amazing. >> oh my god, this is amazing. >> what do you think you might spend the money on? >> oh, we're going to disney and it's not paid for yet. so i guess we'll pay for it. thank you. guess we'll pay for it. thank yousee off to disney. you see, >> see off to disney. you see, this is where fairy tales come true, right here o

and i left , hertfordshire, yeah. and i left, hertfordshire, it was, hampshire . yeah. hertfordshire, it was, hampshire . i left it was, hampshire. i left hampshire and i had loads of incredible things, you know, and i go, i can't take it. i can't take all this. i'm in a one bedroom flat in london and all this has got to go. so this is why i took all my things in storage, especially the ones that reminded me of him, a lot of him. so i took the not the most important things, but the things that i really needed to get rid of. yeah, which i did. >> oh, so sad though . can you >> oh, so sad though. can you say how he died? >> how did he pass? he died of a massive heart attack. oh, no. yeah, his sleep. yeah, in his sleep. >> really isn't it ? >> that's really sad, isn't it? that's awful. and course you that's awful. and of course you had deal with all of had to then deal with all of that. do you have children? >> child from >> i have one child from somebody else . well, from an somebody else. well, from an actor called richard johnson . actor called richard johnson. and i ha

it was not a morning, however, for playing golf in st albans, hertfordshire.el quite cool. further west, we'll keep on that sunshine with a few scattered light showers as well. so, here, highs of 13 degrees, but factor in the wind and the rain, only 7, perhaps, in parts of eastern scotland. now, as we move through the night, the low pressure pulls away. the isobars stay with us. it stays quite breezy with another front pushing in from the west. that'll bring outbreaks of rain into northern ireland, scotland and western fringes of england and wales. but ahead of it, some lovely sunshine and with a southerly breeze, some warmth. so anywhere, really, from east yorkshire down towards dorset, south and east of that, a much better day — sunny and pleasantly warm with it. low pressure is going to sit out to the west for a couple of days, but the wind direction continues to change to a southerly and we're going to continue to tap in to this warm air coming off the near continent, so a change to the feel of the weather. and the irony is tuesday is the final day of apri

then it's portsmouth de montford, hertfordshire.and the creative arts university, whatever that is. university of creative arts. but it's they're saying it's not their fault because they're saying it's actually it's the government's policy which allows you to switch visa from your education visa to just asylum seeker, and then suddenly you're an asylum seeker and so that's why you lose a z asylum seeker. >> that's part of a tree's irrigation infrastructure , i irrigation infrastructure, i think. asylum showing up 158 iq again, so asylum seeker. >> well, anyway, that's the point. >> they're blaming the government. the government? well, i don't know if the government is blaming them, but the archewell sort of semi blaming them. and we've got this big problem. people come in for visa. it's a scam just to stay in the country as well as phrase was pretty apt. she said. too many universities are selling immigration, not education. and thatis immigration, not education. and that is correct. >> that is exactly the suspicion, isn't it? and i

peter smith from hertfordshire was attacked off the north coast of tobago. officials on the island sayitnesses say the man suffered severe injuries to his leg, stomach and arm. i don't think they saw anything. they were casually and they went about waist deep to shoulder high water. so they went out of their depth and i think their backs were turned and they were just kind of lounging around and nobody saw it, saw the shark coming, you know. and even while the shark was was around and doing the attack, the other people in the water were physically trying to fight off the shark. the islands authorities said sharks play a vital role in protecting coral reefs. we will see sharks pop up from time to time. it is part of the job, but it is ourjob to ensure we can keep you safe while at the same time we keep our environment safe. mr smith was taken to hospital and officials from the island have told the bbc that he is recovering well. louisa pilbeam, bbc news. a hole in the ozone layer over antarctica — fuelled by smoke from bushfires in australia — is exposing wildlife to protentially damagi

, example, in hertfordshire, they're showing one in every 278.t's a similar story, one in every 256. so a real disparity there between places in the north of england compared to places in the south. now, the author of this report, doctor davara bennett, has talked about how this report shows not only an issue with cuts to prevention, but also that child poverty in england in the north of england is becoming a growing issue , she is becoming a growing issue, she said. our report has exposed the deeply rooted social inequalities reflected in an exacerbated by the child welfare system . local authorities are system. local authorities are trapped in a cycle of ever greater spend on children in care at the expense of investments in effective support for families in need. strong words indeed there. from the author of that report from the university of liverpool. now the a spokesperson from the department of education has said they're pledging £45 million in pilot areas of the uk as they attempt to try and tackle this issue of child social care. they're

. >> now a huge congratulations to victoria from hertfordshire who won our spring giveaway . won oures that mean she got the pizza? >> it does mean she got the pizza and you're very jealous of victoria. >> victoria. >> victoria. >> well, we called her yesterday to let her know this is how she reacted. >> victoria, i've got some really news for you. you're really good news for you. you're the the great british the winner of the great british giveaway. god, are you joking? >> oh my god, are you joking? >> oh my god, are you joking? >> won £12,345. yeah, >> you've won £12,345. yeah, you've won £500 to spend in the store of your choice . oh my god, store of your choice. oh my god, you've won a pizza oven, a games console, and you've also won a smart speaker. >> oh, my god, this is amazing. >> oh, my god, this is amazing. >> what do you think you might spend the money on? >> oh, we're going to disney and it's not paid for yet so this will pay for thank you . will pay for it. thank you. >> that wonderful pizza i >> -- >> he's just too jealous. >> he's just too jealous. >> don't need the pi

at high point in suffolk, the mount in hertfordshire and wayland in norfolk, between 15 and 20% of thosellots this moaning. —— a lot this morning. nina is on a building site in west london this morning, in search of brickies. we need a lot of them, nina. and the have we need a lot of them, nina. and they have found _ we need a lot of them, nina. and they have found one. we are basking in the glorious london sunshine in west london this morning. you cannot see behind the building site but brentford fc are right there, we are on a building site because not enough brickies are hampering the plans for the government to build 300,000 new homes every year. millie, morgan and amelia have been teaching me how to become a bricklayer and i have learned so far, not quite perfect, thank you, amelia, she is really tough! is about the right amount? and then come and have a lot, you put it in the middle, squash it down creating two devil horns as we call them in industry, and then squash down the side, is that all right? better than when we started. i have got the amelia seal of approval for the first

she is around 5 ft 2 and has links to london, hertfordshire and bedfordshire.apologised after a blind woman was told she was unable to book a room with her guide dog. journalist siobhan meade wanted to stay at the hampton by hilton hotel in old street, but it's website stated service animals were not allowed, something which has been illegal since the 2010 equality act. i am pleased to see that, from the action of my social media, they are changing their website. and i hope that all businesses, all companies, all organisations are going to look at their website to make sure that they are compliant with guide and assistance dogs. let's take a look at the tubes now. now on to the weather with kat. hello, there, good morning to you. it's an unsettled start to our tuesday morning — got strong winds out there with largely cloudy skies and spells of rain. that rain's going to be on and off through this morning. there'll be some showers to follow through the second half of the day. i think the best chance of seeing any brightness will be towards the end of the afterno

going into, money or funding going into, those, know, hartford for those, you know, hartford for hertfordshireounties, it tends to be because there is an ageing population and more people that are going to end up using the nhs and medical services and health the long health services in the long term. is a another term. but it's it is a another headune term. but it's it is a another headline that i don't think will be welcome news by the, by the health secretary or the government . government. >> i mean it's a very strange headline. it's as if it's like taken from a labour press release. right i mean, who cares whether whether it's in labour constituencies or tory constituency ? and it's about constituency? and it's about i mean, you're right in real terms , it's labour in percentages, it's tories. but what what is really, really worrying is the levels of sickness in this country. and i mean, i think what the times is saying is this is real. this is not people skiving off, this is people who can't work. and if we look at it, it's particularly the sort of, 45 to 60, it's the is the old older peo