are you proud to be from middlesborough? all: yes. else in the country? all: yes. good, because you can! yay! they cheer and applaud steph mcgovern, bbc news, middlesbrough. here in middlesbrough, in the 2016 eu referendum, voters in the brambles and thorntree ward voted 82.5% to leave the eu — the highest leave vote in the country. and it is still an issue which causes a lot of frustration. if we voted to be out, we should be out, and that's it. and who do you blame for us not being out? well, the government. the government had a say in it, they should have done it. we voted for it. that's the end of it, as far as i'm concerned, anyway. and if there was another referendum, what would you do? i'd do the same. for me, the liberal democrats are the best of the lot. do you want to stay in the eu? yes, i voted to stay and, yes, we both did, because it's just a load of, what you call it? they are shouting at each other like babies in the house of commons. the political situation is internal now. the conservatives, the labour party, god kno

are you proud to be from middlesborough? all: yes.od, because you can. yeahhh! steph mcgovern, bbc news, middlesbrough. there'll be lots more from "we are middlesbrough" across bbc news all this week. and if you're in middlesbrough and have a story you want the bbc to cover, there's a pop—up newsroom in the cleveland shopping centre. if you go there this afternoon you might have the pleasure of meeting our very own simon mccoy. don't be afraid, he doesn't actually bite. we are getting a statement from huawei on google, relating to the top story, the decision by google to block some services on its android operating system, to block huawei from some of those services in the future which would make it difficult for apps and security updates. huawei saying, we have made substantial contribution to the growth of android around the world and is one of their key partners we work closely with their open source platform to develop an ecosystem that has benefited both users and the industry. huawei will continue to provide security updates and

are you proud to be from middlesborough? all: yes.as anybody else in the country? yes. good, because you can. yeahhh! steph mcgovern, bbc news, middlesbrough. there'll be lots more from "we are middlesbrough" across bbc news all this week. and if you're in middlesbrough and have a story you want the bbc to cover, there's a pop—up newsroom in the cleveland shopping centre. if you go there this afternoon you might even have the pleasure of meeting our very own simon mccoy. home secretary sajid javid has been speaking this morning about his updated counter—terrorism strategy, which was published last year. our home affairs correspondent danny shaw is at scotland yard where mrjavid was speaking. what has he been saying? he has been setting out the landscape in terms of countering the threat. he said the threat from counter—terrorism was increasing and the tempo was increasing. since march 2017 he said there had been 19 plots foiled, one more than was previously given. 1a we re more than was previously given. 1a were islamist plots and fiv

john pienaar reports from middlesborough. three cheers, everybody! more than just a one—man band?up — and ukip's new themes at their european campaign launch? much like the old ones, exactly what their target audience want to hear. we're here because brexit is being betrayed. if playing the patriotic card guaranteed success, this would be a landslide for gerard batten's party. now, some of our more sensitive mps don't like being called appeasers, collaborators, quislings and traitors. but if the cap fits ,then wear it. ukip had 2a meps. defections, desertions helped reduce them to four. some called their party extremist. mr batten called islam a death cult and took on a hugely controversial adviser. this election isn't about tommy robinson, or anybody else who isn't a member of the party. it is about your identity. this election is about the european elections and whether people want to remain in the european union or leave, and what i've said to the crowd today, and you've heard it all, if they want to leave the european union then ukip is the authentic party of leave. and you fi

hello and welcome to bbc tees for ourfirst ever we our middlesborough.ative side has been more focused on, and in terms of the disadvantage of middlesbrough, rather than reporting from the positive side of it. if you were running bbc news for the day, which frankly you almost will be, what would you like us to be doing? even though the town is classed as a deprived area, it is still a busy place. there are shops closing down, but there are still a lot of shops that are open and doing well, but they are not going to do well if people think that everywhere is closing down. can i bring you in? how has the view of the town changed over time, and over your life of living here? there is more history in middlesbrough than people actually realise. if iron ore had not been found on the moorsjust outside, they wouldn't have been any british steel. it is now the entrepreneurs that are driving middlesbrough. it isjust a shame that some of the older buildings have been demolished. tell us a bit about the middlesbrough town you know, and some of the stories that flow

colin patterson, bbc news, middlesborough. knives and a hammer at a jewellers in north—west london. police were called to the shop in maida vale yesterday afternoon. one of the suspects was arrested after being detained by members of the public. armed police arrested two more a short time later. the duke of cambridge is launching a river safety campaign on the thames today. more than 30 people die on the river each year, with more than 700 incidents in which lives are at risk. a new strategy has been put together by agencies including the port of london authority and the london ambulance service. parents are being encouraged to leave cars at home as part of walk to school week, a campaign to improve health and tackle pollution. research suggests around 70 % of children walked to school on foot a generation ago, while around half do now in london. in hackney some schools close roads during drop off and pick up times which has seen a rise 12% rise injourneys made by foot. london bridge station has been named the capital's buildi

are you proud to be from middlesborough? all: yes.eek, for everyone, of any ability, designed to embrace everyone. we can now speak to like boro founders gavinjasinek—smith and danny lowe. welcome, you're both middlesbrough born and bred, when you decided to set up this group, what was the catalyst, what made you think we can do something? what we wanted to do was be positive and put a positive message out there. i think at the time we set this up, there was a lot of negativity around and we felt this is the time to really talk about people in a positive way. this is the time to really talk about people in a positive waym was the manchester bombing i think that probably... i was in a site cabin at middlesbrough town hall and i was having a conversation a scaffolder and it was a moderate, measured conversation, a lot of his friends came in for bait time and the tone changed and he jumped on that bandwagon. i went to see gav and said we need to do something and show the positive things in this town. what happened then? we talked about d

are you proud to be from middlesborough? yes. got in contact with our menopause coverage. in various high—profile people talking about issues with mental health and depression. body image. fermented talk about things they are finding difficult and the number of people got in contact saying i wish my brother, my son, my dad had seemed that been able to talk about things. it is really incredible. i was watching it earlier this morning. carol is at the chelsea flower show this morning, getting a sneak peak before the gates open to the public tomorrow. this is the d—day 75 garden, celebrating the 75th anniversary of the d—day landings. good morning, gentlemen. joe, good morning. let me start with you, john. tell me a bit abound the gardens and sculptures. bill pendle was a 97—year—old vetera n bill pendle was a 97—year—old veteran and is having a conversation with his younger self. the rest of the troops are spreading out behind them as they land on the beach, is trying to struggle through the waves. probably 16, 17, 18 years old. it

you expect it to be naturally labour territory7m was expected independent major hold on and in middlesborough was a one off in middlesbrough but it was a unique figure. i thought on relative performance is again. so far, if you look at the historical precedents and do not worry about what is going on in westminster, but what the public is making of the parties. it is not the kind of night that labour should be seeing. if we look at the equivalent period and the tony blair election. david cameron's. in opposition, again, hundreds and hundreds of gain on the march. forget the complications of brexit. do you accept this is disappointing? we will get the answer in a second. haha! let's look at the counsellors board... welcome back to the bbc election centre. laura, you have a question. traditionally, the labour party should be gobbling up seeds right around the country if you want to look like you have a credible shot number 10 but that is not what is happening. but the shires and areas where these elections are, traditionally they are not known to gobble up... swindon... we are defending 2400, a