the turnout in the merseyside contest we we re turnout in the merseyside contest we were just seeinge declared. so labour taking the position on merseyside. more of those posts still to be declared throughout the day. the conservatives have made big gains in the council elections in england and wales, recording their best results since 2008. many of the votes cast yesterday across england, scotland and wales are still to be counted, but labour have suffered losses and ukip have lost all but one seat. the conservatives have been celebrating a series of victories across england and wales. the results so far show the tories taking control of six local councils and winning more council seats than any other party. the tories also celebrated victory in the west of england, where the conservative tim bowles was elected to the newly created position of west of england mayor. but the party is downplaying the significance of their victories saying many votes remain to be counted. i think the early results are encouraging, but they are early results. we've seen less than a quarter of the vote a

there has been in operation in merseyside, in st helens.because the police, we believe, are still looking for the people who may have helped the bomber procure, arm and deploy his bomb which he set off on monday night with such devastating impact. and until they find those people, until this ring of people is ca ptu red people, until this ring of people is captured and is stopped, then there isa captured and is stopped, then there is a real threat of another attack. the armed police, the soldiers we see on our city streets, will still be there. people are waking up this morning and going to work and seeing armed police on trains for the first time in living memory, so there is still a very dangerous and tends situation in the city and in the country more generally. on a wider note, greater manchester police have this morning resumed their cooperation with american intelligence agencies. the passing on of critical intelligence gathered during this case for interpretation by allies, including the americans. that had been stopped yesterday bec

she was megan hurley from merseyside and she was just 15 yea rs from merseyside and she was just 15 yearsinder of how young some of the people where they were caught up in the blast at they were caught up in the blast at the pop concert at half past ten on monday evening. my colleague has bet the day in manchester and has been talking to people about the loss of family and friends. manchester — a city which has been punched and badly winded. yes, it's trying to carry on, but it doesn't feel right. the people of this conurbation just feel so sorry for those directly affected. how do you explain that to your children? someone just come and... done that. ina concert... it's just awful. i'll be holding on to my kids that little bit tighter. it is inconceivable to understand how the families are feeling. especially of the children. it'sjust shocking. you just want to do something. even if you canjust come here and bring flowers, put it down and remember the dead. i've been a coronation street superfan my entire life... 29—year—old martyn hett was one of those murdered on monday night. the flam

in a pizza shop in merseyside and in a barber's in moss side in manchester. ten. a 16—year—old boy has been released, a 3k old woman was raised earlier in the week both without any charges. that leaves eight people in custody aged between 18 and 38. they are all men, one of them salman abedi's older brother. they are felled because they are suspected of terror offences and no one has been charged. taking progress, considerable progress, in this investigation but the terror threat still remains at critical. one senior security source at the bbc has said this is partly because of concerns of copycat attacks. he said there is as much concern about the risk of an attack linked to this incident as other individuals trying to copy what has happened or seeing it as an opportunity to trigger their own strike. there have been clusters of plots and attempted attacks following major incidents in the past. there have been five foiled plot since the westminster attack in march. other developments, the leaks attack in march. other developments, the lea ks into attack in ma

there was another raid in st helens in merseyside, but nobody was arrested there.in custody — they're men aged between 18 and 38, all are being held on suspicion of terrorism, and most appear to be of libyan origin. the flat that salman abedi seems to have rented for the final days before the attack is still being searched. it's thought this is where he did the final assembly of the bomb, but police are worried that there are components for one more bomb that are missing, so the threat level remains at critical, meaning another attack may be imminent. that's why armed police officers are patrolling on trains outside london for the first time, and the army are still very much involved. over this weekend, normal events will take place. the police are engaging with the organisers of the events to ensure that we can get all of the support at the events that people want to have, and we may see additional military presence there. but i hope that they can take comfort from it, be able to feel more secure, because we mustn't let this terrible terrorist incident impact on o

merseyside police believe the dogs managed to get into the garden from a neighbouring terraced house. of having dogs dangerously out of control. we have seized 11 dogs. there were five adults and six puppies in the address next door. we don't know exactly where they were but we know they were either in the house or in the garden of a property nearby to the one where the child was attacked. the girl is said to be serious but stable in hospital, but not in a life—threatening condition. yunus mulla, bbc news, liverpool. now, in a move to tackle childhood obesity, labour says it will bring in a total ban on tv adverts for junk food before the 9pm watershed. the current rules, which the conservatives argue are the strictest in the world, prevent adverts for products high in fat, salt or sugarfrom being run around children's tv programmes. here's our health editor hugh pym. that's healthy, though, isn't it? labour's john ashworth was back at school today, learning with pupils how to prepare healthy food. if the party's elected, he says there will be a new strategy aimed at halving childhood

—— st helens in merseyside.ide. but is not in relation to any specific threat. police have resumed sharing intelligence, we had a continuing row yesterday after the leaking of various elements of the investigation from sources in the united states. a huge amount of political anger around all of that. the security minister ben wallace has been speaking on radio and television this morning. he says that an extra protective shield of resources is now in place. let's hear a bit more about his explanation and his assessment of this continuing investigation. this is not about failure. this is about the challenges, the scale of the challenge we face at the moment. m15 have now clearly said that the number of people they are investigating everyday, huge number of people, we have anywhere between 400 to 500 large cases of investigation. ——live cases of investigation. there are 3000 people within that group, and another 12,000 people that are often flagged as of interest that we have to make the judgment. and 500 active p

there was another raid in saint helen's in merseyside but nobody arrested there.ople in custody, they are men aged between 18 and 38. all held on suspicion of terrorism, and most appear to be of libyan origin. the flat that salman abedi seems to have rented for the final days before the attack is being searched. it is thought this is where he did the final assembly of the bomb but the final assembly of the bomb but the police are worried that there are components for one more bomb that are missing. so the threat level is critical. meaning another attack may be imminent. that's why armed police officers are patrolling on trains outside of london for the first time and the army are still very much involved. over this weekend, normal events will take place. the police are engaging with the organisers of the events to ensure that we can get all of the support at the events that we need to have and we may see additional military presence there. i hope that they can take comfort from it, we must not let this terrible terrorist incident impact on our lives. the bomber, s

investigation overnight, police make another arrest, and carry out searches in the st helens area of merseyside be talking to the security minister about extra measures being put in place at events across the bank holiday weekend. good morning, it is friday 26 may. also this morning: theresa may tells leaders of the g7 countries

it's been confirmed that the moors murderer ian brady has died at ashworth psychiatric hospital on merseysidement the mersey care nhs foundation trust simply said tonight — we can confirm a 79—year—old patient in long term care at ashworth high secure hospital has died after becoming physically unwell. our correspondent richard lister is here. a notorious man. the suggestion is that he has now died. fill us in on the background to what we know this evening as to what has happened? some of the papers were saying this morning that he was very gravely ill, at death ‘s door. this is not entirely unexpected. in fact he has been very ill for some time. we learnt in february that he had been bedridden for probably the last couple of years or so. he was suffering a terminal illness, conjugated by emphysema and back in february his lawyers were clear that he was approaching the end of his life. today we have had the news which the nhs has confirmed in a somewhat roundabout way, they do not asa somewhat roundabout way, they do not as a rule comment directly on individual patients but they have given th

most recently tributes have been paid to 15—year—old megan hurley from merseyside.

the 22nd victim was 15—year—old megan hurley — she was from halewood in merseyside. manchester now on a community grieving for lost family and friends. in central manchester today, people queued to buy flowers in remembrance of strangers. many are at a loss about what's happened — but have to do something. it was inconceivable to try and understand how the families are feeling, especially of the children. it's just shocking. i've been a coronation street superfan my entire life. 29—year—old martyn hett was one of those murdered on monday night. the outgoing coronation street superfan was well—known online. as these possibilities got less and less and less, you still had some hope there would be something. and when you actually got the call that actually confirmed that he had died in this terrible explosion, it's indescribable. your world just collapses, terrible. the final and 22nd victim to be named today was 15—year—old megan hurley. her brother was seriously injured too. a note on the family business only hints as the true enormity of the tragedy. a picture of the

the latest from merseyside police.fell by 0.2% — the first quarterly fall since november 2012. it's blamed a squeeze on household finances, caused by rising inflation. it is almost 4:30pm, time to take a look at the forecast. thomas is waiting for us. iam and waiting for us. i am and the weather is very split across the uk today, it seems to be all or nothing with the sunshine. eastern areas, very little. look at that, cloudy, pretty chilly, clear across the west, beautiful for belfast, cardiff, plymouth, stunning weather in the western isles of scotland. not much change this evening and into tonight. these western areas will keep starry skies whereas if you live further east towards the north—east sea coasts you are stuck under the cloud and there is not much change for tomorrow. north sea coasts feeling on the chilly side, the wind will dropa on the chilly side, the wind will drop a little which is good but central areas will stay pretty cloudy, especially the east midlands. western areas enjoy the best of the weathe

he had been receiving palliative care at ashworth hospital, a secure psychiatric unit on merseyside.d been ill for some time. in a statement the mersey care nhs foundation trust simply said tonight: brady was jailed for the murder of three children, in 1966. he and his partner myra hindley later confessed to another two murders. daniel sandford has this report. what more do we know about the circumstances? we knew he was very ill for some time. he had been bedridden for several years with a heart and lung condition. that emphysema. he was terminally ill. it does not come as a surprise, a fair amount of speculation in the papers. he had been receiving palliative ca re he had been receiving palliative care at ashworth psychiatric hospital and it has been confirmed by the nhs that he has died. it rings to close an appalling chat in british history. myra hindley died earlier and now ian brady is also dead. the parents of the children who he killed did not wear that bodies are buried? for there is were buried at subtle worth more, but one body was never found. buried at subtle worth more,

he was receiving palliative care at a secure psychiatric unit on merseyside. we got this report.dren‘s bodies on saddleworth moor left the public wondering who could commit such dreadful crimes and why. ian brady was a petty criminal who grew up in glasgow, where he is remembered for his cruelty to other children and animals. he later took a job in manchester and, when his company hired a new typist called myra hindley, the couple became lovers. and brady led her a into a world of sadism. outwardly a normal couple, they became serial killers, abducting, sexually assaulting and murdering children. when brady and hindley were arrested, they said nothing. challenging detectives to prove their guilt. they remained silent even when police had found three children‘s body in shallow graves on saddleworth moor. years later, brady told the bbc his remorse for the crimes was painfully deep but he could never explain his motive. until her death, in 2002, his accomplice blamed him but if anything she became the greater hate figure. he, in many ways, escaped some of the disgust the public sho

a dog attack in liverpool yesterday has been described by merseyside police as dangerously out of controlcebook is losing and in newspapers with tips on how to spot fake news in the run to the general election. ina in a moment it will be time for sports day but first, what else is coming up on bbc news. we have the very latest from france as president—elect emmanuel macron works on getting his team together in preparation. we will also talk to a former facebook executive about their plans to stop fake news. and will take you to a beach on ireland that reappeared overnight after vanishing in a storm 30 years ago. now, it's sports day. hello and welcome to sportsday with me, hugh ferris. the headlines tonight. chelsea two wins from the title, middlesbrough one defeat from relegation. contrasting desires meet at stamford bridge tonight. sulley muntari says both fifa and uefa don't care enough about racism. he walked off during a game in italy after receiving abuse from opposition fans. and he's told the bbc he'd do it again. it's not normal but we have to fight it. iam it's not normal but we

aidan mcateer lost control of the stolen car at st helens on merseyside. grandmother who was carrying her at the time suffered serious injuries. greater manchester police say moors murderer ian brady's body shouldn't be cremated in the city or surrounding area where he carried out his crimes out of respect to his victims' families. brady died in prison on monday. voting has finally ended tonight in iran's presidential elections after polling stations had to be kept open much longer than they were meant to be because of an unexpectedly high turnout. long queues formed across the country where the relatively moderate president hassan rouhani is facing a strong challenge from a hardline conservative rival. our middle east editor jeremy bowen's report contains flash photography. people are encouraged to vote in iran because it gives the system legitimacy, but the election, as ever, isn't free, because the candidates have to be approved by the unelected guardian council. it's looking like a close race between the main candidates. at this polling station they we

ill, had been receiving palliative care at ashworth hospital, a high—security psychiatric unit on merseyside the discovery of children's bodies on saddleworth moor shocked and horrified the public. more than 50 yea rs horrified the public. more than 50 years later, the moors murderer, ian brady, has died at ashworth security hospital on merseyside. he had been on hunger strike but force—fed for many years, as he was deemed to be mentally ill. these drawings are from the last time he was seen in public, at a hearing four years ago. he died shortly after 6pm last night. ian brady was a petty criminal who grew night. ian brady was a petty criminalwho grew up night. ian brady was a petty criminal who grew up in glasgow. he met myra hindley in manchester. the couple became lovers and ian brady led her into a world of sadism. 0utwardly normal couple, they became serial killers, abducting, sexually assaulting and murdering children. when ian brady and myra hindley were arrested, they said nothing, challenging detectives to prove their guilt. they remain silent even when police had found three child

the last victim has just been named as 15—year—old megan hurley from merseyside.

most recently tributes have been paid to 15—year—old megan hurley from merseyside.a grande has announced she'll return to the city for a benefit gig telling her fans, "we won't let hate win." good morning. it's saturday 27 may. also ahead, a desperate attempt by world leaders to keep america involved in talks on climate change. and good morning from wembley, where we are settling in for the cup. we have the red sofa and the fa cup. for the two managers here later todayit for the two managers here later today it is double or quits. amid tight security, you have ctone‘s chelsea are trying to lift the cup toa chelsea are trying to lift the cup to a double against arsene wenger‘s arsenal. in scotland, celtic are going for the domestic travel. i will see you again at 730 a.m. . and the age of the great adventurers revealed. we take a look of the rediscovered footage filmed by explorers in the early decades of the 20th century. and darren has the weather for the bank holiday weekend. good morning. many of us have been kept awake by the heat and perhaps the thunderstorms a

labour loyalty runs deep on merseyside, reliable as the mersy ferry. with labour each time. but now some of that support is going adrift, in the city doubts are creeping in. in some places across the river, labour is in danger, for all the faith of those who want jeremy corbyn to steer their party and the country. liverpool is labour. you're labour. isjeremy corbyn good for labour? yes, definitely. he is the change the country needs. we've put up with too many people without integrity, who can be bought, who are false, who only cared about themselves. he does care about people. dead, he's dead. he's got no personality, i'io presence. he's got no — he doesn't look strong. he looks weak, he looks like a wet cod all the time. even though you are agreeing with all he says. i love the guy, i do. i'm honest, iwould like him to win, but he's never going to win, not in a million years. britain is choosing its course beyond the eu, and its captain and who leads britain after brexit is a big issue, for some the decider. so you're a labour man. i was, but i won't

most recently, 15—year—old megan hurley from halewood in merseyside.r death as a huge loss to them all. last night, pink balloons were released in memory of all who lost their lives. and while the threat level remains critical, the message was to go out, enjoy the weekend but remain vigilant. sarah smith, bbc news. catreena renton is in st ann's square in manchester this morning. it isa it is a place that has become the focus of many tributes. we have watched as many people pass by and stopped for a moment? charlie, that is the thing. there are so many people still coming here. you can see the square filling up. what is incredibly striking is how quiet it is. people coming here to lay tributes and have a look at the m essa 9 es tributes and have a look at the messages written to victims. the overall feeling of sadness, anger and defiance. the chief constable of greater manchester police, ian hopkins, came here yesterday evening primarily to reassure people that he is doing everything he can with police drafted in from around the country to keep people

most recently, a 15—year—old megan hurley from halewood in merseyside.al at her school described her death as a huge loss to them all. last night, pink balloons were released in memory of all who lost their lives. and while the threat level remains critical, the threat level remains critical, the message was, go out, enjoy the weekend but remain vigilant. sarah smith, bbc news. catreena renton is in st ann's square in manchester this morning. many people still paying tribute to those who lost their lives and were horrifically wounded and injured after the attack? good morning. you can see the number of people still coming here, a real mixture of emotions. there are armed police here as well. people continue to come here to pay tribute. there is a mixture of emotions. sadness, of course. you can mixture of emotions. sadness, of course. you can see mixture of emotions. sadness, of course. you can see the individual tributes to each of the 22 who lost their lives, and the victims, some of them horrifically wounded. we see there is anger being expressed. peo

merseyside police say andrew mcgowan was in charge of four dogs which were dangerously out of controlplaying with other children in the garden of a relative's home when she was attacked by a number of dogs. she was with two young cousins aged four and six when the dogs attacked. the dogs managed to get into the property from a neighbouring garden. her aunt did her best to save the little girl, fighting off the dog from the two other goals, but the little girl suffered what police described as extensive injuries. today, police have carried out a number of enquiries. 11 dogs from a neighbouring property were seized, six were puppies and five were adult dogs. two adult dogs were humanely destroyed. as pa rt dogs. two adult dogs were humanely destroyed. as part of the enquiry, police arrested a 35—year—old man, andrew mcgowan, who is 35 and has been charged with allowing four dogs,in been charged with allowing four dogs, in particular, who were dangerously out of control. he will appear before liverpool magistrates‘ court tomorrow. a couple from northampton have been jailed after being co

we increased our majority in swansea we had a landslide in greater manchester and merseyside. city regions who do not traditionally vote for the labour party. there are lessons to learn both from the poor results in parts of the country, but also from some of the good results in part of the country. now, we've got a job to do in the next five weeks and i'm fully focused on the other hand making sure that we get that labour message across — that we want to build a britain for the many, not the few, and i'm confident that my colleagues, in the labour party, will be doing their bit to make sure that we return as many labour mps and, hopefully, on the 8th june, a labour government. andrew gwynne, thank you. thank you. the noisy boy band that is ukip fielded 146 councillors for re—election today. they ended the day with just one. so are they suffering second album syndrome? is there anything left for them to do now? david.gmssman has been looking at them. all of them faded away when their principal aims had been secured. indeed, it is hard to read last nights results in any other w

now we can ta ke helens on merseyside. now we can take a look at the weather prospects. day. some sunshine. further to the north—east, we have more cloud, outbreaks of rain. the second picture from nottinghamshire, where we have had cloud at apache rain, pushing to the north now and a slowly improving picture here. —— patchy rain. the showers in the north and west should ease away this evening and overnight. further east, rain pushing in across much of central and eastern scotland overnight tonight. saturday morning, if you have plans, 9am, some showers lingering in parts of northern ireland and for scotland, rain, persistent towards the north—east, brighter skies to the southern and south—western parts. heading south across england and wales, a mix of sunshine and showers. most of the showers across wales and the south of england in the morning. central and eastern parts largely dry to start the day but we will start to see showers bubbling up. there will be sunshine between any showers but like today, some could be heavy across england, wales, northern ireland. some th

victims have now been named, most recently tributes have been paid to 15—year—old megan hurley from merseysideremember the victims. ariana grande has announced she'll return to the city for a benefit gig, telling her fans "we won't let hate win." good morning. it's saturday 27 may. also today, it's cup final day.

having a dangerous dog or dogs out of control. 0ur correspondent yunus mulla sent this update from merseysiderific attack which has left the two—year—old girl with extensive injuries. with me i have superintendent mark wiggins. you are pa rt superintendent mark wiggins. you are part of the investigation team, what is the condition of the girl? the two—year—old girl was attacked by the dogs yesterday underwent extensive surgery yesterday evening and she is now recovering from the extent of her ordeal. she will clearly need further medical intervention as we go forward in the next few weeks and months and at this stage we don't know how much of that will be required. what do we understand happened here? what we know is that yesterday afternoon at herand's know is that yesterday afternoon at her and's address she was playing with two of her young relatives who we re with two of her young relatives who were six and four and somehow we know that from a neighbouring property a number of dogs got into the back garden and whilst the ant was able to get the four in the six—year—old to safety, the two—

merseyside police have described this as a horrific attack which has left a two—year—old girl with extensivethe condition of the girl at the moment? the two—year—old girl who was attacked by the dogs yesterday underwent some extensive surgery at alder hey hospital yesterday. and she is now recovering from the extent of her ordeal. she will clearly need further medical intervention as we go forward in the next few weeks and the next few months. at this stage we don't know how much of that will be required. what do we understand happened here? how did she get those injuries? what we do know is yesterday afternoon at her aunt's address in cockburn street in toxteth she was playing with two of her young relatives who were six and four years of age and somehow we know that from a neighbouring property a number of dogs managed to get into the back garden and whilst the aunt was able to get the four and six—year—old to safety the two—year—old unfortunately was attacked by those dogs, sustaining these horrific injuries. the aunt did manage to separate the dogs from the two—year—old child and bring h

like the people of wearside, voters on merseyside have backed labourfor generations.alisation as a threat but an opportunity. the huge cargo ships busy loading and unloading at the port are a reminder of the days when the city was richer than london. prosperity built on immigration and international trade is central to liverpool's story. unlike labour sunderland, where most people voted to leave the eu, a majority in labour liverpool voted to remain. tell me about this beer. it is not a left—wing beer or right—wing beer, it's about giving the people of liverpool a voice. politics has been very categorised. it's red, it's blue, it's yellow, purple, whatever. but it has broken up. there isn't categories any more. liverpool is a defiant, resilient city and from its grassroots, a new pro—globalisation movement has started to bubble up. we're all global people in this city. we are all daughters of the city, sons of the citybut daughters of immigrants and sons of immigrants. i am immensely proud of being british. i served my country in uniform. but, yes, i do feel like this

like the people of wearside, voters on merseyside have backed labourfor generations, but labour for generationsnt. in this part of liverpool, they do not see globalisation as a threat, but an opportunity. the huge cargo ships, busy loading and unloading at the port are a reminder of the days when the city was richer than london. prosperity built on immigration and international trade was central to liverpool ‘s story. unlike labour, sunderland were most people voted to leave the eu, a majority in liverpool voted to remain. tell me about this beer. it is not left—wing or right wing, it is about given the people of voice. it has been categorised, it is read, it is blue, it is yellow, it is purple, whatever now, but it is broken up now, there are no categories any more. liverpool is a defiant, resilient city and from grassroots, as new pro—globalisation movement has started to bubble up. we are all global people in the city. we are all daughters of the city, daughters of immigrants, sons of immigrants. all daughters of the city, daughters of immigrants, sons of immigrantslj of immigrants, sons of

most recently, 15—year—old megan hurley from halewood in merseyside.al at her school described her death as a huge loss to them all. last night, pink balloons were released in memory of all who lost their lives. and while the threat level remains critical, the message was to go out, enjoy the weekend but remain vigilant. sarah smith, bbc news. our correspondent catriona renton is at st anne's square in manchester city centre. as you will hear, it is so quiet here today but despite that crowds are huge. the black coming here, still paying tribute and bringing flowers. you can see the carpet of flowers. you can see the carpet of flowers that keeps growing as people come here to remember the 22 victims of monday night's atrocity. i am joined by two people who are volunteering to help at the moment. a police support volunteer and a volunteer with the british red cross. there has been nature mendis response from the people of manchester to support each other. what have you been doing? there is quite a lot happening with the emergency services, greater manch

labour loyalty runs deep on merseyside, reliable as the mersey ferry, the city goes with labour eachow some of that support is going adrift. in the city, doubts are creeping in. in some places, labour is in danger, for all the faith of those who want jeremy corbyn to steer the party and their country. liverpool is labour. you are labour. isjeremy corbyn good for labour? definitely. it is the change the country needs. we have put up with too many people without integrity who only care about themselves. he cares about people. he is dead, he has no personality, no presence. he doesn't look strong. he looks weak. even though you agree with what he is saying? i love the guy, i do. but we are never going to win, never in a million years. britain is choosing its course yield the eu, and its captain, and who leads britain after brexit is a big issue, for some, the decider. you are a labour man?|j decider. you are a labour man?” was, but i don't trust them to get us out of europe. i think corbyn would get ripped to bits in the negotiations so i will switch to the tories. jeremy corbyn came he

most recently, 15—year—old megan hurley from halewood in merseyside.ipal at her school described her death as a huge loss to them all. last night, pink balloons were released in memory of all who lost their lives. and while the threat level remains critical, the message was to go out, enjoy the weekend but remain vigilant. sarah smith, bbc news. in a moment, we'll be speaking to our correspondents in manchester to get the very latest — catriona renton, who is at st ann's square in the city centre, and clare fallon, who is at greater manchester police headquarters. but first, with me is reg walker, a security consultant who works at iridium security. it manages, coordinates and advises on security at large scale events. reg will be working at the fa cup final this weekend. good morning. thank you for coming in. what sort of challenge does the fa cup final pose? i think the sheer scale of the event, the interest, the numbers of people, the multiple entry points, i think everyone is confident that the amazing security processes that have been put in place

labour loyalty runs deep on merseyside, reliable as the mersey ferry.ity goes with labour each time. but now some of that support is going adrift, in the city doubts are creeping in. in some places across the river, labour's in danger, for all the faith of those who wantjeremy corbyn to steer their party and the country. liverpool is labour, you're labour, isjeremy corbyn good for labour? yes, definitely. he is the change the country needs. we've put up with too many people without integrity who can be bought, who are false, who only cared about themselves. he does care about people. dead. he's dead. he's got no personality. no presence. he's got no — he doesn't look strong, helooks weak, he looks like a wet cod all the time. even though you are agreeing with all he says. i love the guy, i do, i'm honest, i would like him to win but he's never going to win, never going to win, not in a million years. britain's choosing its course beyond the eu and its captain and who leads britain after brexit is a big issue, for some the decider. so you're a labour man

aidan mcateer lost control of the stolen car at st helens on merseyside.fered serious injuries. greater manchester police say moors murderer ian brady's body shouldn't be cremated in the city or surrounding area where he carried out his crimes out of respect to his victims' families. brady died in prison on monday. it's been a year since the ban on so—called "legal highs" came into effect — but they are still available in many british cities. known as new psycho—active substances, or "spice" — the legal highs were made class b drugs which meant they had to be taken off the shelves on the high street. they may not be visible now — but there are warnings that the sale of spice has been driven underground asjeremy cooke reports. there are new psychoactive substances, nps. not so much a problem, more so an epidemic. known as legal highs, or spice. it's got the kind of psychological addiction you might associate with crack cocaine and the physical addiction and withdrawals that you'd associate with heroin. a year ago they were banned. just because they say it's

the 79 year old is being held at ashworth hospital, a secure psychiatric unit on merseyside.966 and has been at ashworth since 1985. to iraq now and the bbc has been given rare access to coalition troops on the ground — that have become increasingly visible as part of the fight to retake mosul. feras kilani, with cameraman khalid alayash — were the first television team allowed to film at patrol base foundry — and send this report. after eight months, this is not a new sight. the battle to take back mosul from the self—proclaimed islamic state has been raging for close to 1000 days, when they first swept through northern iraq like a plague. what still remains will be some of the most difficult and dangerous fighting for the iraqi forces. they are not alone, however. the us led coalition has been a steady presence, conducting thousands of air strikes and providing intelligence. but they have been increasing their work on the ground with iraqi forces. here at this base us forces have been working directly with the iraqi police to push is out of iraq's second largest city. we ar

and had been receiving palliative care at ashworth hospital, a high security psychiatric unit in merseysided five children in the 1960s, burying their bodies on saddleworth moor in the pennines. hindley died in prison in 2002. public outrage at the crimes was compounded by the couple's refusal to co—operate with detectives or relatives — as our correspondent, judith moritz, reports. his name will always be notorious, his face the image of evil. ian brady, the moors murderer. his crimes are among the most reviled of the 20th century. he took children and tortured them, murdering and dumping their bodies on the moors above manchester. police searched for their remains. 0ne above manchester. police searched for their remains. one child was never found. brady's accomplice was his girlfriend myra hindley. she died 15 years ago. brady's death charge... closes a chapter of criminal history. the pair murdered five children, lesley ann downey, just ten years old. i would not say he was a person. he is not, a monster. he is a monster. he is not human, not human. no. ijust... like all the family, just

the 22nd victim was 15—year—old megan hurley, from halewood in merseyside. a community grieving for lost family and friends. in central manchester today, people queued to buy flowers in remembrance of strangers. many are at a loss about what's happened, but have to do something. it was inconceivable to try and understand how the families are feeling, especially of the children. it's just shocking. i've been a coronation street superfan my entire life. 29—year—old martyn hett was one of those murdered on monday night. the outgoing coronation street superfan was well—known online. as these possibilities got less and less and less, you still had some hope there would be something, and when you actually got the call that actually confirmed that he had died in this terrible explosion, it's, it's indescribable. your world just collapses, terrible. the final and 22nd victim to be named today was 15—year—old megan hurley. her brother was seriously injured too. a note on the family business only hints as the true enormity of the tragedy. a picture of the horror which

they are expecting much better news in a contest for new metro mayors in greater manchester and merseysidewest midlands foot of this is where labour and the conservatives are scrapping of crucial, marginal seats in the general elections. the local elections do not provide as with an exact blueprint for the general election result. the lib dems tend to do much better locally than nationally. the outcome will influence the tactics of the main parties over the next five weeks. thank you all. the two candidates vying to become the next french president were back on the campaign trail today, after clashing in a tv debate last night when centrist candidate emmanuel macron called his far right challenger, marine le pen, the high priestess of fear. she in turn accused him of being soft on terrorism as our correspondent, lucy williamson, reports. borders and barriers aren't really emmanuel macron‘s thing. but when you might be the next president of france, your supporters have to get used to them. and so the european flags that mark his rallies were waved today from behind rows of fencing. france,

suspicion of having a dangerous dog or dogs out of control. 0ur correspondent yunus mulla is at merseysiderden at a terraced property in toxteth when she was attacked by a number of dogs. now, police say that her aunt managed to fight off the dogs with two the children but the little girl suffered extensive injuries and her condition is described as serious. those dogs managed to get into the garden from a neighbouring property. police say they have seized 11 dogs, six puppies and five adult dogs, two of those have been humanely destroyed and they have arrested a 35—year—old man on suspicion of having dangerous dogs out of control. they are carrying out a number of inquiries locally and they say that at present the girl's condition although sirius is not life—threatening. yunus mulla, thank you very much. —— although serious. for the last 33 years achill beach in western ireland has looked like this — after it was washed away. now — it looks like this — after hundreds of thousands of tonnes of sand were dumped back on the coastline during a freak tide. locals hope there will be a return of

he was receiving palliative care in a psychiatric unit on merseyside. murders, back in 1966. daniel sandford has this report. few murders before or since, have caused such revulsion. the discovery of children's bodies on saddleworth moor left the public wondering who could commit such dreadful crimes and why. ian brady was a petty criminal who grew newspaper glasgow, where he's remembered for his cruelty to other children and animals. he later took a job in manchester and when his company hired a new typist called mira hindley, the couple became lovers and brady let her into a world of saidism. outwardly a normal couple they became serial killers, abducting, sexually assaulting and murdering children. when brady and hirned were arrested they said nothing, challenging detectives to prove their guilt. they remained silent even when three children's bodies were found in swallow graves on saddleworth moor. years later brady told the bbc his remorse for the crimes was painfully deep, but he could never explain his motive. until her death in 2002, his accompl

she was from halewood in merseyside. grieving for lost family and friends. in central manchester today, people queued to buy flowers in remembrance of strangers. many are at a loss about what's happened — but have to do something. it was inconceivable to try and understand how the families are feeling, especially of the children. it's just shocking. i've been a coronation street superfan my entire life. 29—year—old martyn hett was one of those murdered on monday night. the outgoing coronation street superfan was well—known online. as these possibilities got less and less and less, you still had some hope there would be something. and when you actually got the call that actually confirmed that he had died in this terrible explosion, it's indescribable. your world just collapses, terrible. the final and 22nd victim to be named today was 15—year—old megan hurley. her brother was seriously injured too. a note on the family business only hints as the true enormity of the tragedy. a picture of the horror which faced the first

woman and two children were found at an address in toxteth in liverpool, that'sjust into us from merseysideo children were found at an address there. now it is time for news knight. welcome to newcastle's borini in the palace of art and exhibition park. tonight, the big divide. half of the audiences over 60 and half is under 30. how different is like for them, and how divided are they over politics and policies? tonight, a special programme on the generation gap, the chance to study without huge debt and the likelihood of owning a home. the kind of country you want to live in. are the older and younger generation is worlds apart and which parties offer the best deal. joining us tonight... 70 people and seven politicians, and our resident fact checker and number checker from the resolution foundation. welcome to newcastle's wylam brewery in the palace of arts in exhibition park. tonight, the big divide. half the audience is over 60 and half is under 30. how different is life for them and how divided are they over politics and policies? tonight, a newsbeat newsnight special on the generation

ian brady was 79 when he died at ashworth psychciatric hospital in merseyside, 51 years after he wasan brennan told of the "grief and torment" he had seen on the faces of her mother and father. these two individuals, myra hindley and ian brady, they murdered five young children, one of whom was, whose family i represented for many years. and when they murdered her, she was only ten years of age. she was lost on the moors and they recorded what they actually did to her. i remember standing with anne west, her mother and father a number of times, and i met them dozens of times, and the grief and torment that i saw in their faces was beyond, probably, many that i've actually met. i've met hundreds of families that have had somebody murdered, and it's always dreadful, there's never a nice way for anyone to be murdered. but to know that your daughter was lost, alone and murdered and then actually her death was recorded, the grief can never, ever be etched from your mind. and those two individuals, myra hindley and ian brady, they didn't just destroy five young children's lives, for their

her family's sandwich—shop business on merseyside is closed as they try to deal with their loss.hat report, going to the gym constable of manchester police. it has been an extremely challenging week. as people now, eight individuals in custody, between 18 and 38. still 12 locations across greater manchester being searched. that activity is going to continue throughout the weekend. the cordon remains in place outside manchester arena. i am asking people to the patient with us asking people to the patient with us as we conduct searches. we have got hundreds of officers working on this investigation, from the counterterrorism network and we have seized many exhibits, being assessed. enormous progress has happened in the investigation but still one of a lot of work to do. —— an awful lot. we have seen the best from people, in manchester, coming together to support each other since those horrific events on monday evening. i have been inspired by the determination, solidarity and characteristics of the diverse city. i want to thank the people and businesses of manchester who have welco

he is being held at ashworth hospital, a psychiatric unit on merseyside.ichard forrest reports. it is not often that a german regional election is considered so important but just look at what this victory means to angela merkel‘s christian democrats. this is a bellwether state, winning here a huge boost to angela merkel‘s hopes of retaining power in september's national elections. translation: voters have made a clear decision today. they want a different political policy for schools and education, for infrastructure and transport, for internal security and in fighting crime, and what has been the politics of the last seven years was bad for the people. the state of north rhine—westphalia is home to one in five german voters, a sprawling industrial region which has been a stronghold for the centre—left social democratic party for decades. early optimism at the polling booths from the spd leader, martin schulz, soon made way for disappointment and the faces of his supporters said it all. translation: this is a difficult day for the spd and a difficult day

merseyside officers had previously arrested three suspects involved in distributing drugs.cia nacional said five plantations have been dismantled and thousands of plants seized. if you have a look at the sunday papers you will find the middleton wedding on the front page of almost eve ryo ne wedding on the front page of almost everyone them yesterday, pippa middleton's wedding. prince harry reportedly made a 100—mile round trip to bring his girlfriend, meghan markle, to the wedding reception of pippa middleton. guests at yesterday's wedding included the duke and duchess of cambridge, alongside their children, prince george and princess charlotte, who were greeted by waiting crowds. a p pa re ntly apparently they had agreed she wasn't going to attend the wedding so as wasn't going to attend the wedding so as not to take the attention away from the bride. it wasn'tjust that she was on the b list and an evening invite only. a bit of a who's who, roger federer and his wife were there. phil will be here with the weather in just about five minutes' time. more now on our top story