here is more with our music correspondent mark savage. # and for a for... already expecting a long album from taylor swift with 16 brand new songs. but, in the small hours of this morning, she had a surprise. the countdown is going down and we think something big is going to happen. something massive... two hours after the record was released, taylor updated it with 15 extra songs. writing online, she explained she'd written so much tortured poetry in the past two years that she felt compelled to share it. many of the songs deal with her breakup from the british actorjoe alwyn. # he said he loved me all his life #. taylor swift says the end of the relationship even overshadowed the eras tour that has turned her into a billionaire. this is so good. it's so good. the emotional weight of the album floored many of her fans. i left all i knew you left me. swift's soul baring lyrics have always been the key to her appeal. she just sits so fondly in the hearts of her fans, and she means she's just been there at different points in their lives, and she still contin

mark savage reports. musician in the world, and she's in the middle of a record—breaking tour that's made her into a billionaire. so fans were surprised when she used the grammy awards this february to announce an album of new material called the tortured poets department. for the last couple of weeks, she's been dropping hints about the lyrics online. then, this happened. why am i seeing people posting leaks to taylor swift's new album on tiktok, just publicly?! what?! the leak, which hasn't been officially confirmed, sent fans into a frenzy, with many pledging to wait for the official release. and that's not cool. just wait 36 more hours. like, we've waited this long. i think most people will want to wait, because part of the fun of being a fan of something is everyone at the same time listening to it and reacting to it at the same time, and sort of getting those first—hand reactions. but i'm sure people will secretly be listening and not telling anyone! # it's me, hi, i'm the problem, it's me...# the l

mark savage has more.t's made her into a billionaire. so, fans were surprised when she used the grammy awards this february to announce an album of new material, called the tortured poets department. for the last couple of weeks, she's been dropping hints about the lyrics online. then, this happened. why am i seeing people posting lea ks to taylor swift's new album on tiktok, just publicly?! what?! the leak, which hasn't been officially confirmed, sent fans into a frenzy with many pledging to wait for the official release. and that's not cool. just wait 36 more hours. like, we've waited this long. i think most people will want to wait because part of the fun of being a fan of something is everyone at the same time listening to it and reacting to it at the same time and sort of getting those first—hand reactions. but i'm sure people will secretly be listening and not telling anyone! # it's me, hi. # i'm the problem, it's me... the leak is undoubtedly an inconvenience for taylor swift, but she won't be losin

mark savage, bbc news.eather let's bring you up—to—date with what we have coming in the next 60 minutes, really busy because we have the latest from the middle east after those israeli strikes on iran, we will be live in washington on the programme and also injerusalem and get the latest from our persian service. that is samir hussein live in delhi waiting to give us the latest on the start of india's huge general election, we will have more on that board story that bbc report from huw pym. —— that is samira hussain live in delhi waiting to give us the latest on the start of india's huge general election, we will have more on that board story that bbc report from huw pym. hello. high pressure is going to be building across the uk this weekend. high pressure normally means dry weather and it will be largely dry. however, it will not always be sunny. often it will be cloudy, quite chilly too. the brightest and warmest weather to be found across the west of the uk. here is our area of high pressure right now,

mark savage, bbc news. follow that, chris fawkes!his is actually an old cold front but it is still significant because behind this feature we actually have some much colder air that's moving in on northerly winds, affecting much of the uk, and we will see temperatures drop overnight, colder night on the cards, but into the weekend, it's not cold everywhere. for the west of scotland and northern ireland, that's where the warmest weather will be. we have northerly winds feeding in colder air overnight. with clearing skies over night, we are looking at a widespread frost, and i suspect there will be patches of frost around across parts of southern england. the lowest temperatures in northern england, southern scotland, minus three celsius also. tomorrow, a chilly wind coming down the north sea,

mark savage has been listening. new music from taylor swift.rs after it was released, taylor added 15 extra songs. writing online, she explained she'd written so much "tortured poetry" in the past two years that she felt compelled to share it. many of the songs deal with her break—up from the british actorjoe alwyn. # he said he'd love me all his life...# taylor swift said the end of the relationship even overshadowed the eras tour that has turned her in a billionaire. this is so good...! the emotional weight of the album took its toll on fans, but critics gave it a clutch of four and five—star reviews. i think it's a really beautiful record. i think it's swift at the height of her songwriting prowess. i think it's also clearly a very intimate album, where she goes into a lot of in—depth detail about what's been going on in her personal life, and for that, i think it's also a very cathartic album. fans at this listening event in london told us why taylor is so important to them. to see someone flourish like taylor has, - it gives hope for the r

mark savage reports. # and for a fortnight, there we were...#.ut in the small hours of this morning she had a surprise. the countdown is going down and we think something big is going to happen. two hours after the record was released, taylor updated it with 15 extra songs. writing online, she explained she had written so much tortured poetry in the past two years that she felt compelled to share it. many of the songs deal with her break—up from the british actorjoe alwyn. # he said he'd loved me all his life#. taylor swift says the end of the relationship even overshadowed the eras tour that has turned her into a billionaire. this is so good. the emotional weight of the album floored many of her fans. # i left all i knew. # you left me at the house#. but taylor swift's soul—bearing lyrics have always been the key to her appeal. she just sits so fondly in the hearts of her. fans and she means... she hasjust been there at different points in their lives, _ and she still continues to be there, which i think is rare that— a celebrity is at the peak

mark savage, bbc news.just a moment i am back of the latest headlines here in just a moment or two. i am back of the latest headlines here injust a moment or two. do not go away. hello. high pressure is going to be building across the uk this weekend. high pressure normally means dry weather and it will be largely dry. however, it will not always be sunny. often it will be cloudy, quite chilly too. the brightest and warmest weather to be found across the west of the uk. here is our area of high pressure right now, sitting just to the west of the uk. the jet stream, the flow of winds high in the atmosphere, is running just to the north of that high and then diving down across continental europe. the jet really meandering across europe this weekend. actually, if anything, it's going to bend back on itself and that will allow colder air in across the eastern half of the uk. through the rest of today, an old weather front is clearing the south. a little bit of rain with that. behind it some sunny spells. quite

mark savage, bbc. let's see if we've got a tortured weather forecast. it's not bad but not great.

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mark savage reports.breaking tour that made her into a billionaire. so fans were surprised when she used the grammy awards this february to announce an album of new material called the tortured poets department. for the last couple of weeks, she's been dropping hints about the lyrics online. then, this happened. why am i seeing people posting leaks to taylor swift's new album on tiktok, just publicly?! what?! the leak, which hasn't been officially confirmed, sent fans into a frenzy, with many pledging to wait for the official release. and that's uncool. just wait 36 more hours. like, we've waited this long. i think most people will want to wait, because part of the fun of being a fan of something is everyone at the same time listening to it and reacting to it at the same time, and sort of getting those first—hand reactions. but i'm sure people will secretly be listening and not telling anyone! # its me, n— # i'm the problem, it's me...# the leak is undoubtedly an inconvenience for taylor swift, but she wo

here's our music correspondent mark savage. new music from taylor swift.all hours of this morning, a surprise. two hours after it was released, taylor added 15 extra songs. they scream. writing online, she explained she'd written so much tortured poetry in the past two years that she felt compelled to share it. many of the songs deal with her break—up from the british actorjoe alwyn. # he said he'd love me all his life...#. this is so good. the emotional weight of the album took its toll on fans. but critics gave it a clutch of four and five—star reviews. i think it's a really beautiful record. i think it's swift at the height of her songwriting prowess. i think it's also clearly a very intimate album where she goes into a lot of in—depth detail about what's been going on in her personal life and for that i think it's also a very cathartic album. fans at this listening event in london told us why taylor is so important to them. to see someone flourish like taylor has, it gives hope for the rest of us. she isjust continually growing. she'sjust such an inspi

more about the pet shop boys new album online in their interview with our music correspondent, mark savage is. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello. there was another chilly start for many of us. a touch of frost here and there. we've been shivering for days. we'd like something a little bit warmer. we'll have to wait until the middle of next week before the temperatures recover. for today, though, we're forecasting sunshine and showers. and yes, it's going to be on the cold side. so here's the forecast for friday, weather front very close to the south west of the uk. that spells thick cloud and outbreaks of rain for cornwall, devon, somerset, perhaps along the southern counties for a time too. i suspect a little bit of damp weather for wales and generally quite cloudy across many southern parts. north of that it's a day of sunny spells with scattered clouds and occasional showers across northern england, but particularly across northern and eastern scotland. temperatures between eight, maybe 12 or 13 in the south now through this evening. if anything, the rain could turn heavier

mark savage, bbc. let's see if we've got a tortured weather forecast. it's not bad but not great. high pressure is heading our way but i need to manage your expectations because, although it's going to be largely dry this weekend it will often be cloudy and quite chilly. the protestant warming conditions likely to be in the western side of the uk. there is the area of high pressure to the west of the uk the top i want to show you the position of the jet stream. the winds are driving weather systems around the world, thejet driving weather systems around the world, the jet stream to the north of us, and then pushing south. if anything, thejet of us, and then pushing south. if anything, the jet stream of us, and then pushing south. if anything, thejet stream is of us, and then pushing south. if anything, the jet stream is spending back on itself through the weekend, which will introduce some colder air across eastern parts especially. through today, a frontal system to clear the south, some rain with that, but we see skies brightening, sunny spells, scattered showers. just 8 degrees

mark savage reports.netflix as the streaming platform sees a bumper— streaming platform sees a bumper crop of subscribers, and we look— bumper crop of subscribers, and we look at — bumper crop of subscribers, and we look at why the united states _ we look at why the united states is looking at a bill that— states is looking at a bill that could ban tech talks. i'm i' m steve i'm steve lines. let's begin in the united states where the earnings season for the technology giant has kicked off and netflix is reporting revenue for the january to march quarter. it beat expectations, partly due to the subscribers it added over the period. technology and media analyst ben barringer broke down the numbers for us. the numbers _ down the numbers for us. the numbers were _ down the numbers for us. tue: numbers were strong, down the numbers for us. tte: numbers were strong, generally across the was up 15%, very strong margin performance, the guide for q2 strong margin performance, the guide for 02 is also pretty strong

you can read mark savage, our music correspondent“s review of the album on the bbc news website.or europe where we have seen record—breaking heat so far this april because of a change in pressure patterns, to the south and east low pressure dominating, quite stormy at times here but to the north and west with us, a rare glimpse of high pressure at last. that means for most we continue with a dry story through today. there is a dry story through today. there is a few isolated showers still can eastern counties of england, cold breeze here as well, figure clouds and drizzle pushing into the north of scotland later and it built up generally speaking, but across the sheltered western area sits on sunny and pleasant in the sunshine, too. 13-15 c at the and pleasant in the sunshine, too. 13—15 c at the high compared to a chilly 7—10 c in the east. 0ne crumb of comfort across the northern and eastern areas is tree pollen levels is low tomorrow but creeping up to high this afternoon across parts of the south—west. into this evening and overnight you“ve the south—west. into this evening a

marks. after that report from danny savage ran on the news channel on tuesday evening, maryam moshiri triedi can feel that you really want me to do an impression of a seagull, so i'm going to give it a go. she imitates seagull. is that 0k? i'm hearing in my ear that i've been sacked. oh, well. c'est la vie, as they say. she wasn't sacked, but it's fair to say ann turner, amongst others, was not impressed with the item, writing... but stephen bonaventure thought... thank you for all your comments this week. if you want to share your opinions about what you see or hear on bbc news, on tv, radio, online and social media, email newswatch at bbc.co.uk or you can find us on x, formerly known as twitter, at newswatch bbc. you can call us on 03700106676. and do you have a look at previous interviews on our website bbc.co. uk/newswatch. that's all from us for now. thank you forjoining us. do think about getting in touch and perhaps even coming on the program. coming on the programme. we'll be back to hear more of your thoughts about how the bbc covers the news next week. goodbye. this is bbc news. w

this on the day that marks exactly six months since the savage hamas terrorist attack against israel. protest over the hostages still being held by hamas in gaza. they are growing for diggs he tens of thousands rallying in tel aviv last night to demand their release. all of this comes as israel is on the high alert after i run is threatened retaliation after last monday's airstrike on tehran's compound and top officials in charge of hamas and hezbollah but they have not credit the attack that killed two top level iranian generals. live team coverage former secretary of state mike pompeo here with his analysis but lucas tomlinson signed by the white house with a reaction to this evolving story. let's begin in israel with trey yingst who is live in tel aviv. >> good afternoon. today marks six months since the october 7 the massacre and the start of the war between israel and hamas. today and i surprised can't announcement it is pulling all troops out of southern gaza. they have just one brigade left in the strip the does continue to watch anywhere. it's an opportunity to give combat for

. >> it's been six months since thomas savage an evil attack that was marked by valleys and remembrances. democratic congressman jamie raskin made clear that the burden falls squarely on hamas and it is a terrorist group that needs to be held accountable. >> we say to hamas, let the hostages go now. we say to all the governments of the world that the freedom, the security and the peace of the hostages in all civilians is the paramount ethical imperative in consideration at this moment. >> get this in dearborn michigan on friday muslim protester shouted death to america and death to israel as they protested the war, they claim that america is to blame. stuart: that is pathetic in my personal opinion. thank you very much. changing the subject. coming up the cdc issued a health alert after confirming a human being was infected with bird flu. we have the story. hours away from the solar eclipse. doctor marc siegel will tell us what to do to watch the clip safely. the doctor is next. ♪ business. it's not a nine-to-five proposition. it's all day and into the night. it's all the things that kee

mark sanford himself. so the bottom line is this. i, um... i've been unfaithful to my wife. i developed, um, a relationship with a dear, dear friend. savageed out he was a man in love. his cover is now blown. mark sanford was not, after all, hiking by himself on the appalachian trail. hiking the appalachian trail, which then instantly entered the lexicon as a euphemism for an affair. he was hiking on the appalachian trail, which is a trail that starts in maine and ends in an argentine woman's vagina. [laughter and applause] it was all over the late night shows. it was every monologue. "hiking the appalachian trail." "where have you been, honey? what's that lipstick?" "i was hiking the appalachian trail." it was just... it was such a huge contribution to the english language. so the guy had an affair and was really sloppy about covering it up. he's hardly the first politician to do that. but there was something about this man dropping off the grid to see his secret international lover that truly shocked people, myself included. full disclosure--i was friendly with mark and jenny sanford. i first met them more than 20 years ago when i was c

jewish advocacy group delivered 180,000 letters to the white house marking 180 days of the israel/hamas war and the hostages that those savagess have. the progressive demand for a cease-fire is growing and the president is feeling the political heat from the far left. the orthodox union represents more than 1,000 synagogues in america, 180 for 180 campaign calls for the release of the hostages in gaza. rabbis are urging the administration to fully support israel until hamas is eliminated. watch this. >> we watch tens of thousands of members of our communities, hundreds of thousands, young and old, teenagers, university students on campuses all across this country, mature adults who have not become fatigued. 180 days has not made them slow down. >> we say enough is enough with 179 days ago. one day was too much. >> we need the president and his administration to do more and that's why more than 180,000 people wrote these letters. >> harris: our friend of the show is back with me now. the executive vice president of the orthodox union. we always keep the hostages in our prayers and thoughts this hour. things are getting complic

savage. >> students at stanford are heading into their second night of a tent encampment. that's right in the middle of campus. ktvu is mark sayer is joining us now live on the stanford campus this afternoon with more on the situation there. mark >> well, heather and alex, compared to what we've seen at some other universities like columbia in new york and usc in los angeles, where police have been called in, things here on the stanford campus have been fairly under control, with no real big issues so far. we're here at white memorial plaza. this is right next to the stanford bookstore, where behind me, you'll see that students set up tents after a protest here on campus on thursday night. now thank you, protesters want stanford to disclose its investments related to corporations profiting from the conflict of gaza. and then they want those those protests, they want to be divested. and this afternoon, students mostly keeping to themselves it was food, food, music and camaraderie. >> the cease fire call is definitely a part of it. right? but like, i think we understand that within our very local context of being stanford un

marks. after that report from danny savage ran on the news channel on tuesday evening, maryam moshiri triedes today... calls for the government to take action to stop carers unwittingly racking up thousands of pounds of debt. british forces could be deployed to help deliver humanitarian aid in gaza. the king says he will visit a cancer centre for his first engagement since his own diagnosis — he'll return to public duties next week. slotting into big shoes to fill at liverpool. arne slot is set to become the club's next manager after a compensation deal was agreed with his current club feyenoord. good morning. it's still fairly unsettled through the weekend. we've got some rain around towards the south, sunny spells and scattered showers in the north. but you'll all notice it's still fairly chilly for the time of year. i'll have all your details here on bbc breakfast. it's saturday 27th april. the government's being urged to take action to stop unpaid carers unwittingly racking up thousands of pounds of debt. carers can receive nearly £82 a week in benefits — but only if they earn less than