the labour mp for lewisham east heidi alexander announced she's standing down from the commons to workiq khan, as the deputy mayor for transport. so labour requested a by—election, and here's how that simple question sounds in commons—speak. i beg to move that mr speaker issue his warrant to the clerk of the crown to make out a new writ for the electing of a member to serve in this present parliament for the borough constituency of lewisham east in the room of heidi alexander. the writ was moved and the by election will take place on ilijune. all in all, it's been a bumpy week for the foreign secretary, and not only because ofjibes about his characterisation of the prime minister's brexit plans. there was also his ultimately fruitless mission to washington to try to persuade the us president not to ditch the iran nuclear deal. his trip included an interview on donald trump's favourite tv show, not something the snp approved of. pleading with the president through fox news rather than through direct intervention, mr deputy speaker, the middle east is in need of stability. meanwhile the

simon cleminson, bbc news, lewisham.ing today could be the warmest early may bank holiday monday on record, with temperatures in the midlands, east anglia and south east potentially climbing to 28 degrees. most of the uk has been basking in a spell of unseasonably warm weather over the weekend, as richard main reports. first we will go to claire who is in brigbury. families have been gathering for this heat wave and temperatures could reach 28 celsius but we are expecting the low 20s in brigbury today. it is a popular beach with water sport lovers as well as families. the sea is reasonably calm so it is ideal for young people to go and enjoy the waves. behind me you can see their island and the causway, which is tied. at about 11am it will be com pletely tied. at about 11am it will be completely covered by the sea and only accessible by boat. harry bennett, you are from the surf school, and your office, if you like, looks out onto this view, and very nice one to have? it is a nice view to have come down in the morning an

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simon cleminson, bbc news, lewisham.hern ireland enjoyed their warmest day of the year so far yesterday. whilst west london was the hottest place in the uk with thermometers near heathrow peaking at 26.3. it was a day for hitting the beach, and perhaps dipping a toe in the sea. the early may bank holiday was introduced in 1978, and since then, the monday temperature has never broken out of the low 20s. but that could be set to change later today with forecasters predicting somewhere in the south—east of london it could hit 28 celsius. so whatever you choose to do with your bank holiday, make the most of it, as temperatures are set to return to more normal levels later this week. richard main, bbc news. we know it‘s a beautiful day, pollen levels are high? i can vouch for that, carol will give us the details later. this is the scene in salford quays, which looks stunning this morning. wherever we‘ve been its looked beautiful, hasn‘t it? morning. wherever we‘ve been its looked beautiful, hasn't it? vote leave beach weather

simon cleminson, bbc news, lewisham.med today is the hottest may day bank holiday after temperatures reached 2a.2 degree celsius in east sussex. and it could get even hotter — with forecasters predicting that temperatures could reach 28 degrees in some parts later in the day. in a moment we'll speak to our correspondent kathryn stanczyszyn in london's regents park — but first let's speak to claire woodling who's in bigbury—on—sea on the south devon coast. this long sandy beach has a very strong gravitational pull as you can imagine. lots of families here. it is idealfor them, notjust because of the sunshine, but also because there are calm seas. very good for beginners enjoying what sports. we have just had high tide. beginners enjoying what sports. we havejust had high tide. you can see the ailing behind me. the spit which separates the two, the tide is just on its way out, that it had been divided by the sea completely. i am joined by a lifeguard. what special preparations had he put on? we will always look at the fore

simon cleminson, bbc news, lewisham.s been sworn in for a fourth term as russian president, at a ceremony in moscow. the lavish inauguration ceremony was held inside the grand kremlin palace before an invited audience. mr putin has been in power, as president or prime minister, for the past 18 years. in the latest vote in march, he won an overwhelming victory after the main opposition leader was barred from standing. more than a thousand people were arrested during demonstrations against his leadership at the weekend. after being sworn in, he pledged to create a "country of possibilities" for all russians. translation: russia should be contemporary, up—to—date and dynamic. it should face challenges of the time to increase its leadership in areas where we are traditionally strong. i am confident that working painstakingly, we will reach better results. the way ahead is never simple. it is always a complex surge. the challenges we face and the decisions we have to take without any exaggerations are historical. they will de

finally, a few days ago the labour mp for lewisham east heidi alexander announced she's standing downq khan, as the deputy mayor for transport. so labour requested a by—election, and here's how that simple question sounds in commons—speak. i beg to move that mr speaker, to issue his warrant to the clark of the crown to make out a new rate for the electing of a member to serve in this present parliament for the borough constituency in the room of heidi alexander. and the writ was duly moved. the by—election will take place on thursday 14th june. and that's all we've got time for. i'll be back on friday at 11pm for a round up of the whole week in parliament. but for now from me, mandy baker, goodbye. hello once again. let's bring you right up—to—date with how we see the next couple of days developing across the british isles and i have to say there is some uncertainty about how the weekend is exactly going to shape up. thursday was a very pleasant day indeed, came to a glorious end and indeed, for the many parts, was a glorious day, plenty of sunshine on offer. i hope you made the most

simon cleminson, bbc news, lewisham.ll be sworn in as president of russia today , 18 years after he was first elected. in the latest vote in march, he won an overwhelming victory after the main opposition leader was barred from standing. over the weekend, demonstrations against mr putin's leadership were staged across russia and more than a thousand people were arrested. our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg reports. he should know the drill by now. later today, for the fourth time, vladimir putin will walk through saint andrews hall of the grand kremlin palace to take the oath of office. in the great hall where russian emperors were crowned , mr putin will once again be declared president of the world's largest country. he's already the longest serving leader here sincejosef stalin, the most powerful, too. but president putin 4.0 faces some tough challenges. after the nerve agent attack in salisbury that britain blames on the russian state, m oscow fa ces international isolation. the war in syria is another potential

if people, for example, in lewisham east want to send a message to the labour party, the thing to dohave voted on it, we've had the highest number of people voting for brexit. but eve you are staying in the customs union, you are showing two fingers to them. look at the mass. every family has lost £900 asa the mass. every family has lost £900 as a result of this. the initial vote was the first step, we are now going through negotiations. we are seeing the economy going down. people deserve a final say on the final deal. i do think that is undemocratic. we will have to leave it there. we could go on about brexit foray long time. we always return to brexit because itjust never goes away. what else is there? norman smith, many thanks. — a look at the weather now. some beautiful weather out there and beautiful here in cornwall. there have been some differences in the weather today. we've had a beautiful sunshine across many west end, seven areas which we have had quite a bit of cloud around across the eastern side of the country but such is the strength of the mason sheng, this is the cl

you of lewisham, damien egan, that resultsjust in. would bring an end to that this week. they thought they could take control. this was one of their top targets and they threw everything at it, but they failed. cheering and the people of wandsworth elected conservative council. you provide excellent services like the weekly bin collection and that is the message of these elections across the country, that conservative councils deliver great services and lower taxes and we have seen other success in london in hillingdon, barnett, westminster and outside of london we have made progress in places like dudley, walsall, we have taken control of places like dudley, walsall, we have ta ken control of basildon peterborough and that all the result of the really hard work of councillors, activists, supporters and our revitalised campaign machine. but we won't take anything for granted. we will continue to work hard for local people and we will build on this success for the future and if i canjust will build on this success for the future and if

there will be a by—election in lewisham east. the metropolitan museum of art's costume institute and attracts fashion designers and stars from around the world. this year's theme of "heavenly bodies: fashion and the catholic imagination" inspired some incredible outfits, as nada tawfik reports. the grand staircase of the met gala was full of divine inspiration, angelic halos, bejewelled crosses, and flowing robes ruled the red carpet. the theme of this year's costume ball was heavenly bodies and the catholic imagination. so the who's who of fashion, hollywood, sports and music dressed in their sunday's best. i thought this theme was actually really playful and extremely meaningful and fun, and there's a lot you could do with such an incredible theme, creatively. rihanna was a show stopper in this jewel encrusted pope outfit. the singer was a co—host of the evening along with donatella versace, and amal clooney, who wore this gown inspired by stained—glass. look after look dazzled the fashion's biggest night. i think one of the mo

tonight a man is in hospital after being found in a lewisham street in south london suffering from gunshot, three teenagers were injured. one, aged 13, is thought to have been an innocent bystander. and on saturday evening 17 year—old rhyhiem ainsworth barton was playing football with his friends when he was shot dead, in the southwark area. in manchester the police are investigating after a teenager suffered serious injuries in a shooting. the victim, who's in his late teens, was with his friends when he was shot in his leg on vale street in the clayton area of the city. he was taken to hospital for treatment and a police cordon remains in place — whilst enquiries continue. and in oxford tonight a street in the city centre has been cordoned off by police following an exchange of gunfire between officers and an armed man. shots were believed to have been fired from a residential property in paradise square. members of the public are being warned to avoid the area. vladimir putin has been sworn in as the president of russia for the fourth time. during an ornate ceremony at the kremlin, he l

there was another shooting on sunday in lewisham. a 22—year—old was injured.red, believed to be an innocent bystander. the police gave this update earlier. it was obviously a terrible and cowardly act, to drive past and commit this offence whilst members of the public are walking on a sunny bank holiday, and a real appalling offence, looking at what has happened to a 13—year—old child, sibley walking past with his pa rents. sibley walking past with his parents. certainly, as a father myself, i can understand how people like steve lee concerned and worried, and we are working with trident and others to make sure the person responsible is brought to justice. london's murder rate has been rising. official statistics released in april showed the number of homicides up 44% in the past year to 157, driven mostly by an increase in stabbings. and so far this year, counting since january 1st, there have been 60 murders. during that time, for a couple of months, more murders took place in london than in new york. that's brought international attention to the city, inclu

her resignation will trigger a by—election in her constituency, lewisham east, where labour has a biggeant accused of trying to kill his wife by tampering with her parachute. emile cilliers denies attempted murder and criminal damage. our correspondent duncan kennedy is following the case at winchester crown court. this is victoria cilliers' fifth day in the witness box. three years after she suffered multiple injuries, she is now able to drive herself to court and stand to give evidence. she'd married her husband emile in 2011. he now stands accused of trying to kill her on two separate occasions. the prosecution say one attempt was here at the netheravon airbase in wiltshire in april 2015. the prosecution filmed this reconstruction of what they say emile cilliers did. they allege that he went into these toilets and sabotaged his wife's parachute. they say he spent a number of minutes here whilst victoria was outside. the prosecution and defence have concentrated on how much time he was in the toilet. in a police interview, victoria said he was in there between five and ten minutes.

so, too was, damien egan who won with 5a% of the votes in lewisham.ty for labour in tower hamlets. and in watford, liberal democrat peter taylor is the new mayor. sheffield city is yet to declare. sinn fein held the seat with a slightly reduced majority. barry mcelduff injanuary. taking a7% of the vote. those are the main election headlines. more later in the hour. now, back to huw at westminster. welcome back to the election studio. labour held on to hastings on the south coast with a majority of 16. south coast with a majority of 16. seats to labour and eight seats to the conservatives. the conservatives. nothing to the lib dems, ukip and the greens. lib dems, ukip and the greens. the bare figures, labour hanging onto hastings. let's go down to hastings. hastings. contest and what we should read into that. that. up with in hastings is no real change. change. both parties are quietly relieved about that. relieved about that. hastings is not really natural territory on the council any more. territory on the council any more. labour have held since 201

still results to come in, including the mayoral election in tower hamlets, and those in hackney, lewishamal, denying arsene wenger the chance to leave his club with one last trophy. and sarah can tell us if we are due a sunny bank holiday weekend. this is central london. hazy sunshine. sarah is going to bring us up—to—date on how the weather is affecting you wherever you wherever you are this morning. first, our main story. labour and the conservatives have lost control of key councils as counting countinues in 150 authorities across england. the tories did well outside of london holding on to key battle grounds. labour increased its vote in the capital but failed to win some specifically targeted seats. the liberal democrats made gains, but it was a night to forget for ukip. 0ur political correspondent, jonathan blake, has the story of the night. cheering. one side think they are winning, but so does the other. a long night in the london borough of wandsworth. once a rock—solid tory council that labour thought it could win. they gained seats, but not enough, and the conservatives held on