matt graveling is in the city for us. 0ver graveling is in the city for us. over to you, matt. just about a mile away from kenilworth road, the home of the hatters. we believe the bus is coming this way and should have been here around 12:15pm. it is come, running late but nobody cares. everyone wants a day with their heroes. you might know better than me because you have the helicopter view to tell you the buses on its way but here the atmosphere is definitely building and when the bust does arrive we are expecting the players to get onto the stage and address the fans. the fans, of course, will clap their team ahead of what is great, going to be an incredible season for them in this time. ., ~ incredible season for them in this time. ., . , ., ,, time. -- town. where 'ust talking about what — time. -- town. where 'ust talking about what may i time. -- town. where just talking about what may change _ time. -- town. where just talking about what may change when i time. -- town. where just talking| about what may change when they time. -- town. where just talking i about what may

matt graveling, bbc news.oli's championship winning manager luciano spalletti has been released from the final year of his contract to take time away from the game. napoli won this season's serie a with five games to spare — their first title since 1990. they also reached the champions league quarterfinals. after their last game next weeeknd, spalletti says he needs a rest, napoli president aurelio de laurentiis says "he's a free man and it's right that he does what he wants". a ceremony has taken place to mark the official closure of the camp nou and the start of construction for barcelona's new stadium, which is set to be completed by 2026. the newly—crowned champions will play at the olympic stadium in the city with a return to the rebuilt camp nou scheduled for november 2024, when the catalan club celebrates its 125th anniversary. barca have secured financing of $1.6 billion us from multiple investors to begin the renovation of europe's largest football stadium. capacity will increase from 99,300 to 105,00

matt graveling joined the crowds, as the team paraded their trophy. the hatters are flying high.ng a one—mile stretch, watching their heroes on the road to the premier league. that's what football is about, innit? community and making everyone happy, putting a smile on their face. you know, these people work hard to come and support us on a saturday. for us to return the favour like this is a really good feeling. today's parade began at kenilworth road, luton town's home for more than a century. but this 10,000 capacity stadium will first have a £12 million update before it welcomes football's elite in august. awaiting the team's arrival, a sea of orange filling st george's square. the stage was set. 15 years ago, these fans almost watch their team go bankrupt. nine years ago, they were playing in the fifth tier of english football. now look at today, what a difference a premier league team makes to a community. i think it's something positive for luton. it's got a story, a proper fairy tale story. you know, we've done it with no money. it means so much to us. honestly, like, we

matt graveling, bbc news.unced that mauricio pochettino will become their new head coach. the argentine will begin his role injuly on a two—year contract, with a club option of a further year. pochettino returns to the premier league after previously managing tottenham hotspur for five years. sheffield wednesday have secured promotion to the championship with a dramatic extra time winner against barnsley, who were down to ten men, at wembley. just moments before the game was due to go to penalties, josh windass scored in last seconds of stoppage time. it's been 50 years since the band sparks first ignited the world of pop — becoming famous for their quirky theatrical style. but rather than exiting the stage into retirement, tonight they play the first of two sold—out nights at the royal albert hall afterjust releasing their 26th album. david sillito has been to meet them. we are sparks... ..dude. please welcome... ..sparks. most pop careers start with a bang, and then it's a slow fade, but not with sparks. rus

matt graveling, bbc news. and that's all we have for you. it is a sporting event that attracts hundreds of people that chase the cheese will down a hail. the game is believed to be about 600 years old and despite safety concerns, there is always someone up for the chance to win the coveted cheese wheel. thus all we have for you now. cheese wheel. thus all we have foryou now. i'm cheese wheel. thus all we have for you now. i'm monica miller, thanks for watching. hello. it was a near—perfect weekend for some of you, and for those on half term this week, there can't be too many complaints for many. skies a little like we saw here on the banks of loch lomond as we went through today. but it could be a busy week for the gardeners and growers — the state of the ground here is very dry in pembrokeshire, for instance, and there is little to no rain in the forecast through the rest of this week. our forecast rainfall chart shows the rainfall amounts totting up across southern europe in the mediterranean — not great for those in half term here — but f

our correspondent matt graveling sent this update from london�*s heathrow airport.k on friday evening which we believe affected all uk airports. it was gatwick that told us on saturday they were expecting around 800 flights which led to some of the queues we have been seen. today i heard from gatwick and heathrow who told me things are operating as normal. one department i have not heard from is from the home office. despite calling them a little bit earlier. last night the home office to tell us that the problem had been resolved but when asking them where it happened they said it is too sensitive to say. a couple of years ago, back in 2021, inspectors went to the home office. there was a catastrophic failure across the uk to which the department replied, well, we think that is unlikely to happen. well, it did happen and unless we find out why there could be lots of worry. travel industry representatives are concerned it could happen again in the busy summer holidays.— could happen again in the busy summer holidays. a new parliament building in delhi has been inaug

here is the latest from matt graveling.tion egates first began between 7pm and 8pm on friday. now, gatwick told us that on saturday they were expecting around 800 flights so it's easy to see without the gates working why queues quickly began to build. now, last night the home office said that the problem had been fixed and today two airports, heathrow and gatwick, told us that things were running as normal. heathrow saying, "as we are currently aware, the egates are functioning as normal." gatwick saying, "the immigration egates are now back in full operation. all support teams have been stood down and we are back to a stable operation. now, the immigration services union says that between 60% and 80% of all people arriving here in the uk will use the e—gates. however, yesterday, there was no threat to national security because of where the gates weren't working. people arriving simply went to a desk manned by an officer, as we used to do before we had the biometric passports. what is interesting is although the gates have

our reporter matt graveling is at heathrow airport this morning. u. obviously, you are outside and not in the passport control area but we understand things have calmed down now but i guess everyone is hoping that will last. , ., ., ., , guess everyone is hoping that will last. h, ., ., , ., guess everyone is hoping that will last. ., , ., , last. good morning. yes, of course, ou saw last. good morning. yes, of course, you saw there _ last. good morning. yes, of course, you saw there in _ last. good morning. yes, of course, you saw there in vincent's _ last. good morning. yes, of course, you saw there in vincent's report . last. good morning. yes, of course, you saw there in vincent's report of| you saw there in vincent's report of the pictures of the queues that yesterday, not a good day for travellers, especially those coming into the country during a busy period, being in half term. rob them started on thursdays at heathrow with british airways having their own technical issues which affect about 20,000 passengers and the next day, we saw the ega

our sports reporter matt graveling is in luton for us this morning. how is preparation going? is preparation going? i cannot wait. i come to kenilworth - how is preparation going? i cannot wait. i come to kenilworth road, l wait. i come to kenilworth road, home _ wait. i come to kenilworth road, home of— wait. i come to kenilworth road, home of the hatters since 1905. i think— home of the hatters since 1905. i think i_ home of the hatters since 1905. i think i speak for the majority of football— think i speak for the majority of football fans when i say i'm very excited — football fans when i say i'm very excited that this stadium will be hosting — excited that this stadium will be hosting premier league football for the first— hosting premier league football for the first time in 35 years. they did in dramatic— the first time in 35 years. they did in dramatic style on the weekend when _ in dramatic style on the weekend when they— in dramatic style on the weekend when they beat coventry city 6—5 in a penalty— when they beat coventry city 6—5 in a penalty shoot—out. rob edwards

matt graveling is at a club in chingford for us this morning. good morning, matt.rk the 80th anniversary of of the battle of the atlantic. welcome aboard hms defender. here in liverpool. why ice cream sellers are in melt—down over flakes that are too crumbly. good morning. if it's fine and dry weather you're looking for this bank holiday weekend, well, i have plenty of that in the forecast. but today there is going to be a bit more cloud and the cooler feel in the north of the uk. all of the details on the way. it's saturday the 27th of may. phillip schofield has resigned from itv after admitting to an affair with a younger male colleague at this morning. in a statement, mr schofield said he had lied about the relationship to the network, as well as to his agents, lawyers and family. he said the relationship was "unwise, but not illegal". itv said it felt deeply disappointed by what it called his admissions of deceit. simonjones reports. welcome back. i'm holding the fort. holly's had to leave a bit early today because she is meeting his majesty the king. in the sp

gravel. then we'll bring in matt gaetz and matt gaetz will then kind of set his terms.terms that mccarthy has to agree to -- >> tucker carlson had terms -- >> had terms, yeah. and we're going to make this whole thing happen on air and save the republican party. fortunately for mccarthy's sake he said no. >> cnn's oliver darcy is joining us at the table. this fox news saga is not just about the media it's about politics. this is a figure in the media who was as much a player on the chess board of american politics as pretty much anybody else. and there you have the proof. >> yeah. and he was probably, arguably the most influential force inside the modern day republican party outside of donald trump. and with donald trump not in office, tucker carlson on his fox news show and that fox news perch was extremely influential. she describes him as a journalist. but i think it's more appropriate to describe him as an extremist. an extremist who pushed the republican party to the extreme, whether it was with casting conspiracies about the covid vaccines, about what happened on j

gravel. then we'll bring in matt gaetz and matt gaetz will then kind of set his terms.cker will set his terms that mccarthy has to agree to. >> tucker carlson had terms for mccarthy. >> had terms, yeah, had terms. >> the challenge is, charlie, tucker believed rightly he controlled the republican party. jd vance, all the rest. they work for fox, right? and fox works for whoever the wildest people in their base are, the craziest. >> this is a key point because what you had here is tucker's hubris, the fact he had this over weaning sense of pride. he believed he was bigger than fox. he believed he was the king maker. he believed that he could go on the air and make united states senators gravel because they would. he thought that he could -- that he could control the speakership of the house of representatives because, maybe he could. he could get the former president to do his bidding. but the problem is that in rupert murdoch's world, if it becomes clear that you, tucker carlson, think you are bigger than rupert murdoch, he's going to have to correct the record here. >>