-- and to you, hywel. similarly _ is the picture where you are? -- and to you, hywel. similarly they don't start counting _ to you, hywel. similarly they don't start counting the _ to you, hywel. similarly they don't start counting the votes _ to you, hywel. similarly they don't start counting the votes in - to you, hywel. similarly they don't start counting the votes in wales l start counting the votes in wales until tomorrow morning and it may not be _ until tomorrow morning and it may not be until— until tomorrow morning and it may not be until this time tomorrow we -et not be until this time tomorrow we get a _ not be until this time tomorrow we get a full_ not be until this time tomorrow we get a full set of results. labour will hope their resurgence under mark_ will hope their resurgence under mark drakeford will continue, potentially winning back some of the 100 or— potentially winning back some of the 100 or so _ potentially winning back some of the 100 or so seats they lost this time five years— 100 or so seats they lost this time five years ago. if they have

let's go to barry and hywel griffith. what is at stake in the local authorities?— local authorities? labour has been the dominant _ local authorities? labour has been the dominant force _ local authorities? labour has been the dominant force across - local authorities? labour has been the dominant force across welsh l the dominant force across welsh politics for a century now but in the last local elections in 2017 the tight grip was loosened a little. it lostjust over 100 councillors and ended up with only control of seven of 22 local authorities in wales. lodge can be had one counsel, the conservatives had one but the rest of the political map in wales was shaded in grey, no overall control, coalitions and group of independents have been running those for the last few years. —— plaid cymru had one counsel. this place has changed hands between labour and the conservatives in the past. people will be voting on local issues like schools and the rate of council tax, they will also want to look at national leadership issues

hywel griffith, bbc news, merthyr tydfil.ngland wales and scotland. here's reeta chakrabarti on what the numbers show so far. this is the state of the parties at the end of this election. only two councils left to declare in england and as you can see, labour has gone ahead, picking up councillors. the conservatives have had a poor performance. they have lost several hundred in england. and if you factor in wales and scotland as well, they have lost nearly 500 councillors. it is a different story for the liberal democrats. they have had a very good night. and the greens, too, have done well, picking up many seats. let's take a look at some of the individual councils across the three nations. starting in london, where labour had a very good night at the expense of the conservatives. they gained westminster from the conservatives, that is a borough that had been tory since its inception. they also gained wandsworth and barnet from the tories, psychologically very positive for them. they have also gained seats from the conservat

hywel griffith, bbc news.tiny according to a new report. the uk's information commissioner says that victims are being treated as suspects, with prosecutors collecting large amounts of personal information about victims. our home affairs correspondent june kelly reports. it's known as the digital strip search. many rape complainants have to consent to hand over their phones as part of the criminal investigation. they are also being asked for a whole range of personal information. we've heard from complainants whose cases didn't get to trial and who have waived their right to anonymity to speak out. they got all of my medical records, which, unfortunately, are quite substantial. my social care records and a complete download of my mobile phone. looking back on it, it is such a violation. it felt as though i was the one that was being investigated, i was the one on trial, i was the one that had committed a crime. there are things in my medical records that are just personal, that you don't want, you know, an inv

hywel griffith, bbc news, carmarthenshire.sing inflation, you can go to the bbc news website. there are different sections there, applying to different parts of the uk and the economy. record—breaking heatwaves in north—west india and pakistan are 100 times more likely because of climate change, according to a met office study. temperatures once predicted to happen every 300 years could now be experienced three times a decade. pakistan and india have suffered extremely high temperatures recently, as our south asia correspondent yogita limaye reports. 0utdoors in northern india is like the inside of an oven. this work is never easy, but during a heatwave it can be life—threatening. dozens have died of heat stroke across india, but millions of workers cannot afford to stop. this man has travelled 800 miles from home for thisjob. "we face a lot of problems. "the skin all over our body burns and sometimes we feel "like we might faint," he says. "but we have no choice, we have to work to earn." heatwaves are not uncommon in south a

hywel griffith, bbc news, carmarthenshire. and faisal is here now. it's a pretty big picture.t stepped in and help? of a number as government stepped in and help? of —. numberas high as government stepped in and help? of —. number as high as this creates trade—offs in all directions and for households trying to make their budgets at up, and that particularly affects lower income households that effectively face a higher inflation rate than the average of 9%. for the bank of england, it wants to raise interest rates to try and dampen down inflation but that risks turning a slowdown into a recession if it goes too far. and then the government, who genuinely believe that, if they borrow money to pump tens of billions in to support the economy, they risk entrenching some of these inflationary pressures, but they face so much of the pressure to do more than they have already done, and so there is a dilemma about how to find that, so when full tax is now no longer ruled out by the government, but there is a strategic decision about where to spend such support money. do you spend it

hywel griffith, bbc news, merthyr tydfil. most are now in.the numbers show so far. this is the state of the parties at the end of this election. only two councils left to declare in england and as you can see, labour has gone ahead, picking up councillors. the conservatives have had a poor performance. they have lost several hundred in england. and if you factor in wales and scotland as well, they have lost nearly 500 councillors. it is a different story for the liberal democrats. they have had a very good night. and the greens, too, have done well, picking up many seats. let's take a look at some of the individual councils across the three nations. starting in london, where labour had a very good night at the expense of the conservatives. they gained westminster from the conservatives, that is a borough that had been tory since its inception. they also gained wandsworth and barnet from the tories, psychologically very positive for them. they have also gained seats from the conservatives in the south of england, so they have taken southampton

in a moment we'll hear from james cook in glasgow, hywel griffith in barry and chris page at stormontolitical correspondent, jonathan blake, who's at westminster. and most of the votes cast in england tomorrow will be in towns and cities from parish councils to elected mayors. largely in london local authorities providing local services from libraries to dustbin collection, planning and potholes. but they will also provide the best indication for some time of the national, political picture. so the conservatives will be braced for the voters' verdict on their handling of the cost of living crisis. for many the cost of living crisis. for many the government's response to the war in ukraine at the partygate saga. labour's leader, sir keir starmer, is attempting to talk about his party's plans is attempting to talk about his pa rty�*s plans to tackle is attempting to talk about his party's plans to tackle rising household bills, but he still faces questions over his own conduct during lockdown. the liberal democrats will be looking to take seats from the conservatives in the south, labou

in a moment, we'll hear from vicki young at westminster, james cook in glasgow, and hywel griffith in. elections in northern ireland are often characterised as a battle between those who want to remain part of the uk and those who want to become a united ireland, and this is being called the most important election here for a generation. that's because the polls are indicating that, for the first time indicating that, for the first time in the history of northern ireland, a nationalist party could be set to the most seats. sinn fein are hoping they are on course to beat the democratic unionist party and be entitled to claim the first minister role for the dup has been telling people they are the only party to safeguard the union, that a vote for them is the only way to prevent a border poll, that referendum on a united ireland, that sinn fein ultimately want. sinn fein haven't been talking much about this. instead, they are focusing on issues like the cost of living but, whatever the result, after polling day, we are unlikely to end up with a fully functioning government here because

hywel griffiths, bbc news.show so far. this is the state of the parties in the english council elections with almost all of the councils declared, and it shows what's shaped up to be a bad night for the conservatives and a particularly good night for the liberal democrats. let me show you some of the actual council results as they've come in. these are some of the most notable ones. the two in london, westminster and wandsworth, very totemic councils in the past for the conservatives. they are very notable labour gains. these are two buroughs that have been conservative for decades and decades, so a big psychological boost for labour there in london. labour has also gained worthing in west sussex, and that is a council where they have been making advances at the conservatives expense for several years, it is a labour gain. and labour has also gained blaenau gwent in south wales, that is from independents. the conservatives, as i was saying, a bad night for them, they've lost control of west 0xfordshire, which i

hywel griffith, bbc news, carmarthenshire.authority worker with two children. i wonder if you could just tell me, please, first off, your situation. yeah, like you said, work for the local authority. yeah, like you said, work for the localauthority. i yeah, like you said, work for the local authority. i have worked my way up into middle management. have an 18—year—old and a 12—year—old. a mystical parenting greater manchester. and i have gone from being able to have an income where i can afford a holiday every couple of to know holidays and watching everything that i spend. and how i live my life at home. in everything that i spend. and howl live my life at home.— live my life at home. in terms of our live my life at home. in terms of your bills. _ live my life at home. in terms of your bills, what _ live my life at home. in terms of your bills, what is your- live my life at home. in terms of your bills, what is your biggest l your bills, what is your biggest burden? is it the tax, food, fuel, energy? it burden? is it the tax,

hywel griffith, bbc news.ere connecting to their faith while at sea. the north sea. cold and unforgiving. and the home of warship hms northumberland. this is chaplain louisa pitman. she has come to meet us and take us back to the ship. her role is to look after the welfare of the 190 members of the ship�*s company. this ship has been at sea forfour months. its primary focus has been closely monitoring russian warships and russian submarines. and protecting the uk�*s nuclear deterrent. we were at a heightened state of readiness and we have been for the majority of a period of time over the last four months which is good, but that is what we train for. since the russian invasion of ukraine, the frigate has spent much of its deployment working with nato allies, participating in a long planned exercise. nato is a purely defensive alliance so if we have to operate and if we have to go into action and if we had to take life it is because we are doing so to defend ourselves and our allies. this is the largest scale m