kew gardens are urging londoners to do more to protect themselves against flooding by adding more treeslease a major new report examining global conservation. here in london, there's concern about the popularity of paving over gardens and the impact that has on the environment. paving over it is increasing flood water and increasing the chances of flooding. so, that will reduce run—off at it. the water. let's have a look at the travel situation now. it's all running well on the tube it seems, if you take a look there, a normal service on all of those lines at the moment. however, a signal problem is causing disruption to greater anglia trains between southend victoria and liverpool street. this is how it looks a the blackwall tunnel, normal rush hour delays northbound. it's slow from the woolwich road flyover. to the west of marble arch, bayswater road is still closed between lancaster terrace and clarendon place. there's work taking place on the cycle superhighway. it's slow on the m4, eastbound towards the elevated section atjunction 2 for brentford. and remember the tour series cycle

iam in kew gardens next to the japanese gateway.out it through the morning but if you adjust stepping out it is a chilly start although most of us will have a day of plenty of sunshine, except in the north of scotland where we have some patchy rain. good morning. first our main story. president trump has fired the head of the fbi james comey in a move that has shocked us politics. he'd been leading an investigation into alleged links between the trump administration and russia. the white house says the inquiry has nothing to do with his sudden dismissal. aleem maqbool reports. absolutely explosive news out of washington tonight. this is a fox news alert — fbi director, james comey, has been fired by the president of the united states. americans have learned to expect almost anything from their president but this really was high drama. fbi director, james comey, was not even in washington, he was addressing fbi staff in los angeles, when he learnt he had been sacked. a short while later, a letter arrived at fbi headquarters. "you are

we will start with the may rainfall so far at kew gardens. 36 millimetres, three quarters of the averagensformation has not yet taken place in edinburgh, just nine millimetres in may so far. things are balanced out a little bit compared with april for some, thanks to this weather system clearing away as we go into thursday, but for others we still need some rain. this low pressure close on thursday sitting to the north—west of the uk will produce some showers and a fresher feel to the weather right across the uk. this cool air moves in and it is more notably fresher. where you had all that rain on wednesday it will feel a bit warmer because there will be sunshine in the first half of the day. in northern ireland there will be heavy and thundery showers and a few moved into scotland and some pop up in england and wales. east anglia and south—east england will stay mainly dry. we go from thursday to friday and there is an area of low pressure and there is an area of low pressure and there is still some uncertainty about this. it will produce a splash of rainfor about this. it will produce

this far this month, 5.8 in kew gardens. nothing in edinburgh.ier than yesterday. a chilly start in western scotla nd yesterday. a chilly start in western scotland and western parts of northern ireland. patchy rain and drizzle. we have lost the brisk wind coming in from the north sea. a gentle breeze today. not as cold. all the cloud we have in central and eastern areas. to the west, sunshine. through the day, some of the cloud will be eroded from the west. some of it will hang around. some of us starting with sunshine. 2 differences. the rain and the northern isles, england scotland, and the difference in the field to the weather in the east coast. the temperatures are not different to the past few days. temperatures today, 15— 16 degrees. through the evening and overnight, cloud. it is eroding. patchy rain and drizzle in the northern isles. some getting into the far north of mainland scotland. breezy here. clear sky overnight. these are towns and cities. not as cold. the countryside it will be. frost in the countryside. tomorrow, where we have

the royal botanic gardens at kew has released its annual assessment of the state of the world‘s plantsnts. anything rare that has not been seen before is taken back to be nurtured and studied. from tiny waterlilies to strange, carnivorous plants. plants underpin all aspects of human living, from the air we breathe that to medicine and fuel. all life on earth relies upon plants. we have to take extinction very seriously. we still tend to put plants into the category of looking nice in the garden. we need to think about them as being fundamental to what we are. they are the natural capital of life on earth for humans. almost 2000 species of plant have been discovered in the past year alone. here in kew, there are many of the world‘s most precious plants. some are as endangered as the white rhino. scientists say we have a better picture than ever before the value of the world‘s plants. and we have a duty to protect them. about 20% of the world‘s plants are at risk of extinction. the race is on to stop some being lost for good. in a moment a summary of the business news this hour but first

the royal botanic gardens at kew has released its annual assessment of the state of the world's plantsmore to be done to protect them. they include species used for food, medicine and timber. a member of japan's royal family, princess mako, is to surrender her royal status by marrying a former university classmate. princess mako, who is the eldest granddaughter of emperor akihito, is getting engaged to 25—year—old law firm worker, kei komuro. japan's imperial law requires a princess to leave the royal family after marrying a commoner. the move is expected to re—ignite debate on royal succession, as the 83—year—old emperor is expected to abdicate soon. that's a summary of the latest bbc news — more at 9.30am. do get in touch with us throughout the morning — use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. let's ta ke let's take a look at the sport. will perry is here. i understand what is being called as the most lucrative game in the world, huddersfield beating sheffield wednesday on penalties. we would here it is the most expensive game.

the royal botanic gardens at kew has released its annual assessment of the state of the world's plantscine and fuel. we have to take extinction very seriously. we still tend to put plants into the category of looking nice in the garden. we need to think about them as being fundamental to what we are. they are the natural capital of life on earth for humans. almost 2000 species of plant have been discovered in the past year alone. here in kew, there are many of the world's most precious plants. scientists say we have a better picture than ever before the value some are as an dangers the white rhino. scientists say we have a better picture than ever before the value of the world's plants. and we have a duty protect them. about 20% of the world's plants are at risk of extinction. the race is on to stop some being lost for good. ina in a moment simon mccoy is here with the news at one. but first, the weather. good afternoon the rest of the day will be an extra sunshine and showers, certainly brighter prospect than yesterday which bought this wedge of cloud is heavy rain. it looks like the