you know, so middlesbrough has... it is all thanks to the people of middlesbrough because they have given usa middlesbrough because they have given us a chance. but it has not a lwa ys given us a chance. but it has not always been positive here. three yea rs always been positive here. three years ago we have reported on the racist graffiti carved on the red front doors of asylum seekers. they know we have foreign nationals, that is why. they paint the door and the windows. they knock the door and swear at us windows. they knock the door and swear at us because windows. they knock the door and swear at us because they know that we are foreign. now things are different. this class helps those who are medical professionals in their home country to get to grips with english. i was a pharmacist, i had my own pharmacy and i worked on it for more than three years. since i have lived here i have been trying to qualify for a certificate to work asa to qualify for a certificate to work as a pharmacist. his charity pays for thos

what is positive about middlesbrough? and isaid, is positive about middlesbrough?gh? and i said, actually, i chose to live in middlesbrough, so it is the difference between being born and bred here. that was my decision, because i saw community spirit here, and people who care about each other, and i think that is a great value to have, and here i am, 16 yea rs value to have, and here i am, 16 years down the line, trying to give something back to the communities that welcomed me. what in ten years' time do you think will be the strengths of this town? we have already heard about the digital enterprise that is under way here, young people getting involved with that sort of industry. given the history of this town, steeped in steel and oil, and now needing to find something new, is the digital future? for sure, that could be one aspect of it, but i think it is important to stay fresh, to look at opportunities. i think what we need to do is to look at businesses who can come in here to invest, because there are many opportunities, not just in the digital sector, but i

so middlesbrough is for the people of middlesbrough to give us a chance. desmond fled here from nigeria. is middlesbrough a good place to live? this is my home now. this is where i live now. this is my home now. anybody that describes me as being from middlesbrough. things are not always positive here. three years ago, we reported on the racist graffiti carved into the front doors of asylum—seekers. in 2019, prospects are more organised. the missing words are... this woman is a syrian refugee. improving her english so she can work in her chosen profession. i was a pharmacist and i now work there for more than three years. since i arrived here, i tried to find a certificate to be able to work as a pharmacist. good afternoon. this charity pays for those classes, but at one local hospital, the results. on boxing day, at 9am, three of the junior doctors here were from the programme. so they were here on our bank holiday looking after patients on teesside. the realities of seeking asylum a long way from home are also being tackled. so many things, as a migrant

so middlesbrough is for the people of middlesbrough to give us a chance.lace to live? this is my home now. this is where i live now. this is my home now. anybody that describes me as being from middlesbrough. things are not always positive here. three years ago, we reported on the racist graffiti carved into the front doors of asylum—seekers. in 2019, prospects are more organised. the missing words are... this woman is a syrian refugee. improving her english so she can work in her chosen profession. i was a pharmacist and i now work there for more than three years. since i arrived here, i tried to find a certificate to be able to work as a pharmacist. good afternoon. this charity pays for those classes, but at one local hospital, the results. on boxing day, at 9am, three of the junior doctors

it is just entrepreneurs that are driving middlesbrough.molished. tell us a bit about the middlesbrough town you know, and some of the stories that flow from that experience. a small town with less than 140,000 people. but we have lots and lots of people who work collaboratively together, and a very passionate about where they live. i want to show that young people in middlesbrough are trying their best, despite all of the problems, despite all the issues they are facing in their day—to—day life. they also achieve quite a lot. is there enough here for keeping people engaged? there are jobs here. they need to be seated to all young people, so a lot of young people are wanting different career paths and there isn't much opportunity. there isa there isn't much opportunity. there is a lot of retail, voluntary work. there are charities, but we are a deprived area, we managed with what we have got. funding is getting cut, so we have got. funding is getting cut, so people think there is nothing here and there won't be any money, we will be unemplo

simon mccoy is in middlesbrough for us now. afternoon, simon.esbrough and they think that outsiders focus on the problems this town faces rather than the solutions and there are solutions being worked on here. in 2016, middlesbrough was named as the worst place for a girl to grow up in england and wales. steph mcgovern has been back to the place where she grew up to find out what is being done to empower young women. this is my home town, middlesbrough, and i know loads of you know this because i bang on about it all the time on the telly. this is my home town, middlesbrough, and i know loads of you know this i'm really proud to be from here. it's given me my accent, a great education and some of my happiest memories. i'm independent and resilient because i grew up here! so, a couple of years ago, when a report came out saying this was the worst place to grow up as a girl in england and wales, i was absolutely raging. and i wasn't the only one. so were liz and krista. to teach girls to believe in themselves, and when they work together, that the

so middlesbrough, it's all thanks to the people of middlesbrough because they give us that chance.ria. so is middlesbrough a good place to live? it's my home now. this is where i live now. you know, i call this my home now. anybody describe me, i'm from middlesbrough. but it hasn't always been positive here. three years ago, we reported on the racist graffiti carved into the front doors of asylum seekers. in 2019, prospects for them have improved, things are more organised. the missing words are, ‘on‘, ‘in‘, ‘who', ‘by‘... this lady is a syrian refugee. improving her english so she can work in her chosen profession. i was a pharmacist. i had my own pharmacy, i worked at it for more than three years. and since i arrived here i'm trying to qualify for my certificate to be able to work as a pharmacist. bin, hi. good to see you again. bin‘s charity pays for those classes, at one local hospital they talk about the results. on boxing day, at 9am in the morning, three of the junior doctors here were from the programme so they were here on our bank holiday looking after patients on teessid

steph mcgovern, bbc news, middlesbrough.ddlesbrough" 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 five from the far right. he said he would be single—minded in using all the powers at his disposal. there are new measures coming in it which would e

steph mcgovern, bbc news, middlesbrough.eek. 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 after sales services to all existing huawei smartphone and tablet products, covering those that have been so that in stock globally, in order to

colin paterson, bbc news, middlesbrough.lesbrough and why the bbc is here this week, go to our website — bbc.co.uk/news. england have named their 15—man squad for the cricket world cup which starts next week and on home soil. the barbados—born fast bowler jofra archer has been included in the team. england are one of the favourites to win the tournament, their campaign opens against south africa next thursday asjoe wilson reports from lord's. sometimes in cricket things move quickly, sometimes. fast bowling is what jofra archer does. in the matches, he is exceptional. he qualified for england in march, he is in the world cup now, and to make way, david willey, an england regular, has been dropped by the selectors. and there is the possibility of tension because of that, isn't there? i don't accept that. we've just seen jofra archer come into the england squad. we'vejust seen england play extremely well with a number of permutations in their white—ball squad over the last few weeks. the england players are getting to know jof

frankie mccamley, bbc news, middlesbrough.book "the tiger who came to tea", has died at the age of 95. it's sold five million copies, and has never been out of print. her publisher has paid tribute, saying she was a "brilliantly talented storyteller". daniela relph looks back at her career. judith kerr was in her 40s when she wrote the tiger who came to tea. a former art teacher and script writer turned full—time mother of two small children. it got really very boring. you'd go for a walk and have tea and then that was it really. we wished somebody would come. so i thought, well, why not have a tiger come? so that is where the story came from, really. she drew the pictures to a story she had previously told her daughter. the tiger was friendly, not fierce. his appearance mildly surprising, not downright surreal. the book was a runaway success. judith kerr had been drawing since childhood in pre—war berlin. her father was a prominent theatre critic and a critic of the nazis. the family was forced to flee when hitler came to pow

so middlesbrough, it's all thanks to the people of middlesbrough because they give us that chance.ive now. you know, i call this my home now. anybody describe me, i'm from middlesbrough. but it hasn't always been positive here. three years ago, we reported on the racist graffiti carved into the front doors of asylum seekers. in 2019, prospects for them have improved, things are more organised. the missing words are, 'on', 'in', 'who', 'by'... this lady is a syrian refugee. improving her english so she can work in her chosen profession. i was a pharmacist. i had my own pharmacy, i worked at it for more than three years. and since i arrived here i'm trying to qualify for my certificate to be able to work as a pharmacist. bin, hi. good to see you again. bin's charity pays for those classes, at one local hospital they talk about the results. on boxing day, at 9am in the morning, three of the junior doctors here were from the programme so they were here on our bank holiday looking after patients on teesside. the realities of seeking asylum a long way from home are also being tackled. th

it is day two of radio one's big weekend middlesbrough.ekend. miley cyrus unexpectedly joined mark ronson on stage and little mix are on tomorrow night. 0ur reporter is in stuart park and hopefully, the weather is going to be kind? good afternoon. so far, so good it is glorious sunshine in stuart park in middlesbrough. day two of radio one's big weekend. thousands of people are expected over the two days. 30,000 expected today and the majority are already inside. injust a today and the majority are already inside. in just a few minutes, mumford and sons will be on the main stage and it will be stormzy on the new music stage getting the party started. a real buzz around town and these tickets are being described as these tickets are being described as the willy wonka golden tickets of music. we have two people, grace and katie, what was the reaction like getting your hands on the so—called golden tickets? it was crazy because i know some of my friends are trying to get them. they were stuck in the queue and couldn't get on. then my friend m

in middlesbrough college, lam learning possible.dlesbrough college, i am learning how to be a chefm isa i am learning how to be a chefm is a great opportunity to come and work with michael and his team. blowing up balloons to make edible shells, the last thing i was expecting to do. using methods of cooking i have never used before. just to try and learn everything i can. he is from the awry live, so he is quite inspirational. can. he is from the awry live, so he is quite inspirationallj can. he is from the awry live, so he is quite inspirational. i want to see them seeing this group of what they can do if theyjust drier little bit harder, try to be a little bit harder, try to be a little bit harder, try to be a little bit more creative. i want them to come out of it and still wa nt them to come out of it and still want to be a chef. my dream is to be a pastry chef. there are not that many pastry restaurants in middlesbrough. i don't feel like where i come from has held me back, in fact, the contrary, it will help me move forward, p

good afternoon and welcome to middlesbrough.igh vizjacket, it's not fashion, it is still technically a construction site! 0ver fashion, it is still technically a construction site! over the next three days, some of the biggest names in music will be on stage including the likes of miley cyrus as you said, rita 0ra, stormzy, sean paul, something for everyone's musical palette. speaking to people in the last 2a hours, there is a real buzz around the town with people saying that things like this just don't happen to middlesbrough. also i have spoken to some vendors andi also i have spoken to some vendors and i have been told i have to try something which is breaded chicken topped with cheese! if the camera adds a few pounds at least i have an excuse! plenty to do apart from the music and food, there is a ferris wheel and a lot of other rides and entertainment. the party starts tonight with a dance me radio1djs annie mac and danny howard are on the bill and it is being headlined by mark ronson. if the weather stays like this, we sho

fans started checking the scores, middlesbrough two up, a nightmare scenario which seemed unlikely butbecome a reality. the goal that could put derby out of the play—offs. frank lampard in his days as a player played his hand. could mason bennett craft a chance? he scored one. just look at what it means. there was even time to seal it from the spot and harry walton did. now they spy a reunion with leeds. here's confirmation of how the championship play—offs are scheduled. the semi—final first legs will both be played on saturday — aston villa host west bromwich albion, and derby will be at home to leeds. in the scottish premiership, rangers have beaten hibs1—0 — despite going down to ten men late on. the winning goal was scored byjermain defoe just before half time — it was a simple finish in the end. the victory wasn't without controversy as rangers keeper allan mcgregor was sent—off for that kick with just minutes remianing. he'll now miss next week's old firm match aagainst celtic. we'll have the latest from world snooker championship final in just a moment but first lets take a loo

looking good for those heading to middlesbrough for those heading to middlesbrough for the start of radionday but it should brighten up and fingers crossed you will not see too much rain. not much rain around on saturday, a few showers in southern counties and later in western scotla nd counties and later in western scotland and northern ireland, patchy light rain and drizzle comes in but most have another dry day with hazy sunshine and temperatures still in the mid to high teens if not low 20s. the big change for the weekend comes on sunday as weather fronts put in off the atlantic being outbreaks of rain in scotland quite widely, and northern ireland. brightening up in southern and western scotland and northern ireland later. cloud and occasional showers push across england and wales on sunday. no guarantee you will see the rain, particularly further south and east, but it will feel a bit fresher. fresher still on bank holiday monday and after a sunny start up a few showers in the north and west. hello, this is bbc news, with annita mcveigh. the headlines: number ten insists the governm

what i would want to showcase would be if the diversity that middlesbrough has. it has one of the highest number of asylum seekers per population so that is a lot of support for people that are fleeing persecution, fleeing violence in their own countries, and i would love to see the support that the town provides for those people. i think we have got a long list of things that we can try and get through and think about which ones we can pick on. i look forward to reflecting on what you have spoken to us about, and giving some coverage to this great area. thank you. and we'll be reporting live from middlesbrough from monday and through the week. and we want to hear from you — what are the stories you think we should be telling about middlesbrough? you can put your questions and suggestions online by going to bbc.co.uk/news and clicking through to an extremely rare roman coin has been found during work to upgrade the a14 between cambridge and huntingdon. it dates from around 269 ad and it was minted for an ill—fated emperor, ulpius cornelius laelianus, who was kill

richard moss, bbc news, in middlesbrough.her, with darren bett. it has been lovely for many parts of the country, warm sunshine, high temperatures of 21—22 in the south—east. this was the sunshine earlier in staffordshire, warm in the sunshine. different story in northern parts of scotland. in inverness, it was largely dry, but a lot of cloud, and that has been the story across many northern parts of scotland. this cloud brought some showers earlier, they are gone, but we will keep some wet weather in the far north of scotland, over the hills and highlands. 0therwise, far north of scotland, over the hills and highlands. otherwise, a dry night, clear skies around before we start to see some cloud coming in from of the atlantic. i had of it, temperatures will be 6—7, not as it was last night in southern scotland. here and across many other parts of england, wales and northern ireland, starting quite sunny, but the cloud will increase across northern ireland, eventually into the wales and the south—west of england, more cloud dr

simon mccoy is in middlesbrough for us now.a we have been here all day and has seen a very we have been here all day and has seen a very much —— we have been here all day and has seen a very much —— scene very we have been here all day and has seen a very much —— scene very much here. it is one of the community, one that is often misunderstood. it has had problems, the steel industry, other big industry switch office, have caused a problem here. there is now a new generation, looking at ways to resolve those, we have been hearing lots of stories on how they're planning to do that. one political issue is overriding all others here, but of course is brexit and this is a brexit town. just down the road, our chief political correspond it, vicki young, is there for us. middlesbrough, in a town that voted 65% in favour of brexit. winning this week, european parliamentary elections, elections that politicians were not expecting to happen this truck, nor many of the people here. three years since a referendum, speaking to labour and co

it's day 2 of radio 1's big weekend in middlesbrough.nd. last night miley cyrus unexpectedly joined mark ronson on stage to perform their hit "nothing breaks like a heart". stormzy and mumford and sons have already been entertaining the crowds today. butjess glynne has announced she won't be singing tonight as she has a sore throat. radio 1 newsbeat reporter nesta mcgregor is at stewart park for us. you will promise to add me, right? welcome to stewart park in middlesbrough for day two of radio 1's big weekend and even when mumford and sons and stormzy are on stage, there's still time to update your instagram feed. radio 1's specifically chose middlesbrough because it aims to get to areas that perhaps don't have large music festivals. certainly when the big acts come to the uk, they might miss out. two people also trying to put the local area on the map are laura and zoe. so, tell me exactly enjoy tees valley, what do you do? enjoyteesvalley. com is basically a website that showcases everything that tees valley has to offer. the tees val

it's day of radio 1's big weekend in middlesbrough.is is the scene live there now. last night miley cyrus unexpectedly joined mark ronson on stage to perform their hit "nothing breaks like a heart". james arthur and jess glynn are singing tonight — little mix are on tomorrow night. radio 1 newsbeat reporter nesta mvgregor is in stewart park for us. it seems like we have been blessed and we have all the ingredients needed for the perfect music festival. we have sunshine, 30,000 excited music fans and some of the biggest stars on the planet. now, just a few minutes, the likes ofjess glynne, anne marie and stormzy are going to be on and today the headline act is us singer miley cyrus. now yesterday, we were lucky enough to be here when miley was sound checking and boy are you in for a treat. she has brought her a game. a few fans were lucky enough to get a sneak peek of miley yesterday. she popped up to perform beside dj mark ronson. it was for a special dance music event which kick—started day one of the festival. now radio 1 purposely c

there'll be lots more from "we are middlesbrough" across bbc news all this week.re 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's amazing. you're talking about bill. he is a special friend of mine. we often shout a lot of things together. for a long time, he never told me why. the last couple of years of

plenty of time to make it to middlesbrough.e will have miley cyrus to come and lewis capaldi. this morning, despite his success he was ina greggs morning, despite his success he was in a greggs bakery serving customers. the dust is settling. you have five minutes away. what is it like having these big weekend here? it is amazing. i live so close. we came last night, we are coming tomorrow, the full weekend. who are you looking forward to seeing? miley cyrus. she came on last night as well. i thought, cyrus. she came on last night as well. ithought, i have seen cyrus. she came on last night as well. i thought, i have seen her once but want to see her again. and also lewis ca paldi once but want to see her again. and also lewis capaldi will be great. twice in two days for miley cyrus! it is amazing. i can't believe how much they have transformed the park. we come here all the time. just to relax but to see it like this with people from all over the country is fantastic. take some clearing up before you can play football or walk t

derby county are there at the moment but only by a point from middlesbrough.s looking very good for derby martyn waghorn has given them the lead against west brom. bristol city and middlesbrough need derby to slip up to have any chance of nicking that 6th place... boro are 1—up against rotherham. city are drawing at hull. so borough fans will be hoping that derby slip up. but derby are winning. which would secure them that sexpot. all the latest scores on the bbc website. there are three matches in the premier league today and it's all about the race for the top four. chelsea, arsenal and manchester united are all playing, united in 6th and face already relegated huddersfield. we were disappointed after the result against chelsea. i think the boys felt there was a chance gone, but then again, we are still in with a chance. we need some help. arsenal, chelsea, they played in europe this week. you never know. we have just got to focus on the next two games. that is my focus... the players‘ focus. live commentary from tpm. arceneaux will be at four. —— live comme

it's day two of radio 1's big weekend in middlesbrough.scene live there now. last night miley cyrus unexpectedly joined mark ronson on stage to perform their hit nothing breaks like a heart. james arthur and jess glynn are singing tonight — little mix are on tomorrow night. radio i newsbeat reporter nesta mcgregor is in stewart park for us. yes, welcome to stewart park in middlesbrough and day two of radio 1's big weekend. sunshine is glorious, on stage today anne—marie, jess glynne and stormzy. 30,000 excited music fans expected through the gates. i am with a few of them who were lucky enough to get tickets. ladies, they are the golden tickets. what was it like getting one? i couldn't believe i got one. it isjust so exciting to be here. so many people didn't get one. who are you looking forward to seeing today? mumford and sons, definitely, i love them. and miley cyrus, she is my favourite. what does it mean having an event like this in your hometown? i know, it isjust crazy having it so close to home. we are here. it is just amazing, can

frank lampard's side just pipping middlesbrough, amid plenty of drama. as james burford reports.r your shoulder, this was it. frank lampard's players started on the front foot. the crisp it of crosses , on the front foot. the crisp it of crosses, the coolest of headers. the man they can count on when time stands still. the pride of pride park clear for stands still. the pride of pride park clearfor all to see, stands still. the pride of pride park clear for all to see, time to tuckin park clear for all to see, time to tuck in and buckle up. these players have been on quite a ride in this roller—coaster of a championship season. roller—coaster of a championship season. fans started checking the scores, middlesbrough two up, a nightmare scenario which seemed unlikely but then threatened to become a reality. the goal that could put derby out of the play—offs. super frank lampard in his days as a player played his hand. could mason bennett craft a chance? he scored one. just look at what it means. there was even time to seal it from the spot and harry walton did. now they spy a reuni

danny savage is at the lackenby plant near middlesbrough. danny, what is the reaction there? 800 people work at the site behind me and a neighbouring one. they will be paid this month but going forward after that there is great uncertainty and there is a feeling of here we go again. is this the final nail in the coffin of steel works on the side? 0nly coffin of steel works on the side? only three years or so down the road from when the last blast furnace in this area close down by the loss of 1700 jobs. people are used to this industry winding down but it will be at the forefront of many people's minds. we are focusing on middlesbrough and the surrounding area this week and many people will be wondering what will happen to the side's oldest industry. tributes have been paid to niki lauda — the veteran motor racing driver, who's died aged 70. a three—time formula one world champion, he made an astonishing recovery from a near fatal crash in 1976 — going on to become a successful businessman. our sports editor dan roan reports. niki lauda will forever be remembered as one of sp

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executive will describe ambitious plans for middlesbrough's future.nd biggest maker of smartphones, after the us government blacklisted the chinese company. the man who died trying to fight off the london bridge attackers with his skateboard. donald trump warns iran it will be destroyed if it picks a fight with the united states. coming up on afternoon live all the sport with azi.

john pienaar, bbc news, middlesbrough.hey face barcelona in the semifinal of the champions league at the nou camp in spain. 0ur sports correspondent andy swiss is there. what a moment for liverpool and theirfans. what a moment for liverpool and their fans. yes, sophie, welcome to barcelona, and what a tantalising prospect we have in store, because liverpool are facing one of the toughest tests in football, barcelona are the favourites for the champions league title, but of course they also have a certain lionel messi, who at the weekend his 46th goal of the season, quite incredible. but liverpool should also have bags of confidence, they are in terrific form, they have won their last ten matches, still tussling it out for the premier league title with manchester city back home. now, the mood here in barcelona has been pretty well mannered, but we did have a few incidents last night of fans being pushed into fountains here, which liverpool have described as totally unacceptable. but otherwise here the fa ns unacceptable. bu

but here in middlesbrough, you don‘t have to go far to see the other side of the story.aisha was excluded from one school and moved to another, which can have an impact on a child‘s mental health. anxieties went through the roof, and i wasn't around my friends. ijust felt i was all by myself in a tiny hole, like, i couldn't get out of. many of the women here have also struggled with confidence. ijust believe in them, give them hope and help them with their aspirations to become a reality. and one of those people who‘s used opportunities is lisa‘s former student, alisha, who ended up in hospital with depression. she‘s now opened her new shop. i didn‘t even want to talk to my parents, and wanted to stay in my room. now i‘m always down talking to them, telling them my ideas. from selling to friends to selling around the world alisha‘s main idea, the sky is the limit. the headlines on bbc news: the former football coach, bob higgins, is found guilty of more than 40 counts of indecent assault against boys. under growing pressure, the government delays publication of theresa m

steph‘s been back to her roots to find out how middlesbrough is defying claims it's the "worst placely one. a rough ride for ryanair.

fans started checking the scores, middlesbrough two up, a nightmare scenario which seemed unlikely butcould mason bennett craft a chance? he scored one. just look at what it means. there was even time to seal it from the spot and harry walton did. now they spy a reunion with leeds. james burford, bbc leeds. here's confirmation of how the championship play—offs are scheduled. the semifinal first legs will both be played on saturday — aston villa host west bromwich albion, and derby will be at home to leeds. in the scottish premiership, rangers have beaten hibs1—0. despite going down to ten men. that winning goal was scored byjermain defoe just before half—time. winning goal was scored byjermain defoejust before half—time. it winning goal was scored byjermain defoe just before half—time. it was a simple finish. the game was not without controversy as rangers goalkeeper allan mcgregor was sent off as just goalkeeper allan mcgregor was sent off asjust a goalkeeper allan mcgregor was sent off as just a few minutes remaining. he will now miss next week's old firm match with celtic. the final

the incident happened in normanby, middlesbrough between 5pm and 6pm.r 405, was taking her 19—month—old grandson for a walk. the suspect is described as aged 20—25 years old, around 6ft tall, with a medium build and short black hair. he was wearing a black tracksuit and gold nike trainers. anyone who might have seen a man matching this description — should contact police. the number of migrants arriving in the uk on small boats this month has reached m0. that's higher than the figure in december, when the home secretary sajid javid declared a major incident. eight migrants — describing themselves as iranian and afghan — were picked up in the channel today by border force officials, and taken to dover for health checks and questioning. the troubled retail giant arcadia is to close twice as many stores as it had said it would earlier this week. the group, which own brands such as topshop, burton and dorothy perkins, said it would close a further 25 sites on top of the 23 already announced as part of a rescue plan. now it's time for a look at the weather w

derby county are there at the moment but only by a point from middlesbrough.f those two slip up. derby are at home to west brom who have already qualified for the playoffs. i don't want to say —— i don't want to sound... this is going to be one of my biggest achievements if we can pull it off. the way it feels at the moment. from the moment of walking in here, the tough nature of being a manager of a club where there is a lot going on. i am not the only manager that will tell you that. i feel great, personally. but can be a big success in the playoffs? i would be delighted if we could get over the line. the world championship snooker final will be betweenjohn higgins and judd trump higgins came through an epic semi—final against david gilbert. the four—time champion fought back from five frames down to win17—16. it's the third year in a row that higgins has made the final, and the eighth time in his career. he'll face trump in a repeat of the 2011 final that higgins won. trump beat qualifier gary wilson by 17 frames to 11. the final is the best of 35 and begin

the incident happened in normanby, middlesbrough, between 5 and 6pm.th—old grandson for a walk. the suspect is described as aged 20—25 years old, around 6ft tall, with a medium build and short black hair. he was wearing a black tracksuit and gold nike trainers. anyone who might have seen a man matching this description should contact police. the number of migrants arriving in the uk on small boats this month has reached 140. that's higher than the figure in december, when the home secretary, sajid javid, declared a major incident. eight migrants, decribing themselves as iranian and afghan, were picked up in the channel today by border force officials and taken to dover for health checks and questioning. investigations are continuing into the suspected murder of two boys, aged 13 and iii, at a house in sheffield. a 37—year—old man and 34—year—old woman are being questioned by police. our correspondent phil bodmer has the latest. south yorkshire police have said that four children rescued from a house in the shiregreen area of sheffield yesterday have no

andrew in middlesbrough asks: each time i want to thank the viewers for sending ina i want to thank thean name, or first cross—section. i will mention the christian name, orfirst name, of the person who has sent their men, and where they are from. that is the format. hopefully we will get through quite a few in the allocated time. andrew in middlesbrough asks: each time you request a wto brexit, you fail to admit their will be a significant number ofjob losses — my manufacturing company is one but the car industry supply chains are another — right across the uk, when will you just acknowledge these job losses? no, absolutely not. under article 2a of the original treaty, we can apply, and the eu have tojoin us in this, to have a two—year period of no tariffs or quotas, during which we can sort out a trade relationship. theoretically, it could be a ten year period. relationship. theoretically, it could be a ten year periodm relationship. theoretically, it could be a ten year period. it could be up to ten, but two would be the standard. what is brexit about? it is about leaving political u

they have lost seats like darlington, middlesbrough, they have beenin darlington, middlesbrough, theypower. they are still a long way behind in terms of winning seats, winning mp5 and these results will not help, they should be a long way ahead of the conservatives. the clear winners are the lib dems with excellent results but from a low base, as we know since the coalition they have been in a terrible state. they have lost hundreds of councillors, so they are clawing their way back and they are obviously pleased with these results but for them as ever the challenge is whether they can translate local results, local councillors running local councils, can they translate that into winning seats at a general election. they have now topped 500 games, 503 for the lib dems and the greens have had a good night as well. just another yardstick which might be useful before we talk to brandon lewis, let's look at what we call the projected national share of the vote. this is the figure we have produced, based on the assumption that yesterday's elections would have taken place across britain. th

john pienaar, bbc news, middlesbrough.e final in a row after losing 3-0 to league final in a row after losing 3—0 to barcelona at the nou camp. andy swiss watched the first leg of the semifinal. # mo salah, rolling down the wing! battling for the premier league back home and now the champions league in europe, for liverpool fans these are special times but they knew here in barcelona they would need a special performance. the nou camp is a footballing fortress, a wall of sound and colour, and led by the magical lionel messi, the hosts emerged as favourites. they were soon proving just why, ahead thanks to a liverpool old boy, no less, luis suarez ghosting in to haunt his former club. you feel he mightjust have enjoyed that one, but barcelona's lead should have been short lived, sadio mane spurning a glorious chance as liverpool trailed at the break. after it, barcelona tightened their grip and itjust had to be messi. after suarez had hit the bar, first he mopped up one of the simplest goals of his career but that was just

tony pulis has left middlesbrough after the championship club announced his contract would not be extendedeventh last season, a place outside the play—offs. charlton have the upper hand going into the second leg england are choosing a there choosing a target of 341. england are chasing a target of 341. they're currently 72 without loss. fantastic catch to remove allie and anglican up to a very good response. jason leading the way but james vince has just jason leading the way but james vince hasjust gone. currently hundred 29 for one after 18 overs. top of the leaderboard, brookes koepka will tee—off this hour for the second day of the us pga championship near new york. he's seven under, but rory mcilroy has struggled in round two, dropping five shots in his first three holes. but he did make a recovery and finished on three over par in better shape though isjordan spieth who only needs this tournament to complete a career greand slam, he's five under, two behind kepka, also going well is world number one dustinjohnson, on four under par. double olympic taekwondo champion jadejones hopes t

batten has launched his party's campaign for the european elections, speaking to supporters in middlesbroughe european union. he said he hoped the elections wouldn't take place, but inisted he was confident of success if they did. ukip doesn't want these elections to ta ke ukip doesn't want these elections to take place at all, but they are, and they offer the 17.4 million levers they offer the 17.4 million levers the chance to leave. and as we sit on the bus, you told them once, tell them again. ukip is the only political party that has a clear policy on how to leave the european union. from today, beavers are a protected species in scotland. they were reintroduced on scotland's waterways a decade ago, but some farmers and landowners fear the beavers will cause damage to agricultural land. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports. for hundreds of years, beavers were absent from scotland's rivers and streams. but now they're back, and it's not hard to spot the signs of where the animals have set up home. they're busy creatures, foraging here, taking down the trees, using it for theirf

but opposition mps from the labour front bench this morning, andy mcdonald, the labour mp for middlesbroughal can be struck, british steel made it clear to him yesterday, he says, the spectre of a no deal crashed out of the eu is hurting them very badly. and so lots of uncertainty. it certainly seems we are getting to the point where there is concern for those jobs and it's worth bearing in mind, british steel producing 2.8 million tonnes of steel every year, a significant amount. it's also network rail 's biggest supplier to make the tracks for our rail network. thank you for that a quick look at what's on the business live web page, severn trent profits rising, that plenty of other stories on the business live page online. your're watching business live — our top story — huawei founder ren zhengfei has remained defiant towards us moves against his company, saying the us "underestimates" its abilities. a temporary licence was issued to allow some american companies to continue to trade with the chinese firm. nowadays in a highly competitive labour market, having a degree is just not suffic

they beat west brom and if they didn't middlesbrough would have taken their spot but they won 3-1 withn their spot but they won 3—1 with frank lampard's side facing leeds in the semifinal. west brom play villa. steven gerrard is frustrated, he says he is running out of ideas when it comes to improving his rangers' players‘ discipline improving his rangers‘ players‘ discipline after their 12th red card of the season. they won the match 1-0, of the season. they won the match i—o,jermain of the season. they won the match i—o, jermain defoe with the only goal of the game before half—time. rangers were already sure of finishing as runners—up to celtic but their keeper, allan mcgregor, was sent off for that. stupid. stupid. sent off for a petulant kick with a couple of minutes remaining, trying to convince the referee it was just a natural follow—through. he will miss next week‘s old firm match against champions celtic and gerrard said he might have to start finding his players who get red cards. england beat pakistan in a one—off t20 in cardiff yesterday and with the world cup starting at t

derby county there at the moment but only by one point from middlesbrough.for the play—offs. you have already qualified for the play-offs. i know this is the play—offs so i don‘t want this to sound over—the—top but it will be one of my biggest achievements because it is in my first year, and i was lucky enough to have them. the work we have done from day one, and the moment of walking in here and the moment of walking in here and the season and the tough nature of being a manager of a club when there isa being a manager of a club when there is a lot going on, i‘m not the only manager telling you that but i think for me it will feel great. it doesn‘t mean the job is done, for me it will feel great. it doesn‘t mean thejob is done, the next thing is to be a success in the play—offs. i will be delighted if we could get over the line in terms of securing. the world snooker final between higgins and trump. foot back from five frames down, won it 17—16. the third year in a row he has reached the final. the eighth time in his career. three years running i have lost.

and derby county have reached the play offs, they beat west brom to pip middlesbrough to the final spotin the final of the world snooker championship, it's a repeat of the 2011 final. joffre archer took his maiden wicket. i'll be back with more on those stories in half an hour. let's get more now on the escalating violence between israel and palestinian militants on the gaza strip. joining me in the studio is fawaz gerges, professor of international relations at the london school of economics. what would you say is behind this? in early april egypt brokered a truce between israel and hamas where the israeli government eased or promised to ease the restrictions on gaza. there are 2.5 million palestinians who live in gaza and the social, economic and humanitarian situation is very desperate. hamas believes israel has not delivered on its promise to ease up not delivered on its promise to ease up the restrictions of the blockade of gaza. the israelis say these restrictions have to be imposed for security reasons? exactly. israel says if we ease the restrictions on gaza hamas will benefit a

the incident happened in normanby, middlesbrough, between 5:00pm and 6:00pm. around 6 feet tall, with a medium build and short black hair. he was wearing a black tracksuit and gold nike trainers. anyone who might have seen a man matching this description should contact police. the number of migrants arriving in the uk on small boats this month has reached 1110. that is higher than the figure in december, when the home secretary, sajid javid, declared a major incident. eight migrants decribing themselves as iranian and afghan were picked up in the channel today by border force officials and taken to dover for health checks and questioning. the troubled retail giant arcadia is to close twice as many stores as it had said it would earlier this week. the group, which own brands such as topshop, burton and dorothy perkins, said it would close a further 25 sites on top of the 23 already announced as part of a rescue plan. let's introduce you now to a puppy named shuck who has become the newest recruit at a thatcher‘s firm in norfolk. hejoins his owner, richard, on r