here at the national badminton centre in milton keynes they are reeling from a decision that threatensint of view, you need that funding to help you get in the best shape possible. to go out there and win a medal in the olympic games, that's what it is about. knowing that you haven't got that support from uk sportjust means that everything is ha rd sportjust means that everything is hard work. everything is an obstacle, everything isjust that hard work. everything is an obstacle, everything is just that it more tough. but with falling ticket sales heating the lottery funding, uk sport says it is —— its resources are being stretched. one has helped transform britain into an olympic and paralympic superpower, for the first time sports with real medal potential are being excluded from funding and rarely before has this winning formula sparked such controversy. the approach that we ta ke controversy. the approach that we take has worked and it will continue to work as long as we aren't deviated from it. —— by a general feeling that there might be in the general public that the resources sh

dan roan, bbc news, milton keynes.nd presenter of radio 14's the media show had movingly documented his final months in a series of radio interviews. the bbc‘s director—general tony hall said steve hewlett had been a trusted voice who embodied the best of public service broadcasting. football, and the dream is over. in united. the non—league club had hoped cause a major upset tonight and secure a place in the quarterfinals of the fa cup. but in what was the biggest match in the club's history, they were beaten 2—0 by arsenal. our sports correspondent natalie pirks was watching. sutton united are not used to seems like this, the arrival of arsenal through gander green lane into temporary chaos. as the premier league stars battled their way towards the dressing room, sat in united's fans dreamt about what might be. we have to be careful because they don't play an artificial grass. —— they have to be careful. it will be harderfor them. we have home advantage as well. we careful. it will be harderfor them. we h. beam ne ad

what a lovely sunrise and milk —— in milton keynes. milk —— in milton keynes. for all of us, it will be a mild day as it was yesterday. we will find some sunshine breaking out in the eastern uk. cloud thickening and loading in some parts. drizzle in west wales and the farce of western and good. fog lifting in the south—east. temperatures listing as well. sunshine for the north developing in the east, west of scotla nd developing in the east, west of scotland and northern ireland not feeling so well. grey, cloudy and dull. hell fog and rain and drizzle cropping up. hill fog developing as cloud laws in parts of england and will as well. maybe across east will so will as well. maybe across east will so well as well. east england and scotla nd so well as well. east england and scotland seeing sunshine but not huge amounts. quite a lot of cloud coming in. it is still a huge amounts. quite a lot of cloud coming in. it is stilla mild huge amounts. quite a lot of cloud coming in. it is still a mild day, temperatures of 11 and 12 celsius. 11 ce

david 0rnstein, bbc news, milton keynes.spite winning a bronze medal in rio, exceeding their target. gail emms won a badminton medal in athens in 2004. uk sport has this pool of lottery money and it is divided up into the different sports but unfortunately in our case, it doesn‘t go on your past performances. so rio gets swept under the carpet, so even though we did make the targets and exceed them with chris and marcus‘ fantastic bronze medal, that means nothing. you have to put your case about predicting what you will get at tokyo 2020. better news for netball today though, they‘ve been given nearly £17 million of sport england funding. netball isn‘t an olympic sport, but it does feature in the commonwealth games. rugby union, table tennis, tennis and athletics also benefit from extra £100 million extra investment. that‘s all from sportsday. there‘ll be more sport here on bbc news throughout the evening. theresa may has held talks with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu in downing street. mrs may outlined her concer

the strike on southern means there's no service between clapham junction and milton keynes central.e roads these are the queues northbound towards the blackwall tunnel. it's the usual queuing traffic for this time of day. and the a2 has queues into town from the eltham tunnel to the kidbrooke interchange. in other news this morning, the mayor is being called on to help fund a scheme that offers veterans from our armed forces emotional support by using dogs. as many as 5,000 ex—soldiers in london are thought to be suffering from post traumatic stress disorder. the assistance dogs provide reassurance in public places. the mayor said he has already committed to a number of programmes to help veterans, but welcomes any new suggestions. 0nce once they formed a bond with their vetera n, once they formed a bond with their veteran, they can do anything from grounding during a panic attack or a flashback. they night terrors, which is particularly important, because these aren'tjust nightmares, these are much worse. let's have a check on the weather now with kate kinsella. good morning. anoth

our sports editor, dan roan, is at the national badminton centre in milton keynes.ly. enthusiasm for there. absolutely. enthusiasm for the sport continues, but they are reeling from losing not summer but all of their £5.7 million of funding, asa all of their £5.7 million of funding, as a result of uk sport's decision. they learn today that their appeal against that decision has failed. the fear here is that there could bejob has failed. the fear here is that there could be job losses and that there could be job losses and that the scale of the olympic programme could be cut back. and more dismay because that is in spite of the fact that they met their 0lympic because that is in spite of the fact that they met their olympic medal target of a bronze in the men's doubles, despite that bad news today. uk sport say they have to prioritise and make some tough decisions, not least because the number of ticket sales in the national lottery, so crucial for sport funding, is on the way down, and that has meant they have had to been ruthless and cut some funding. here is what

in milton keynes we have got a bespoke service which has dramatically increased the number of sentencesnk and drugs. 62% of prisoners who reported using drugs in the four weeks before custody reoffended in the year after release. but in 2015, drugs treatment orders accounted for only 596 treatment orders accounted for only 5% of the treatments attached to community sentences. again, we have these very effective interventions which aren't being used enough. i note again that the centre for justice has called for more compliance in the recovery report. evidence from australia suggest that those who adhere to drug treatment orders are less likely to reoffend. early intervention by our courts is vitally important, in particular in stopping women offenders from ending up stopping women offenders from ending up in prison and we will be announcing our strategy shortly for women later this year. we've already announced a new director for women in custody in the community. i believe is the first time ever that the agency responsible for prisons and probation have a single person responsible for

with gross negligence manslaughter and misconduct over an inmate's death at woodhill prison in milton keynesirst time that a prison officer in england and wales has been charged with manslaughter in relation with the death of an inmate who was in their care. joseph travis will be charged. it hasn't formerly happened, but the crown prosecution service advised thames valley police he should be charged in relation to the death of ryan harvey, a 23—year—old found hanged on 8th may 2015, one of five prisoners to have been found hanged in that one prison, woodhill prison alone in the year 2015, it is the prison with the worst record in england and wales for people being found hanged in their cells and other possible suicides. yeah, joseph travers will be charged with gross negligence and manslaughter and misconduct in public office and he will appear before magistrates on 20th april. clearly, a very interesting case. daniel, thank you very much indeed. average car insurance premiums could increase by up to £75 a year as a result of a government ruling, industry experts have said. a new formula for

a lovely sunrise in milton keynes. we have got different layers of cloud today.e again. for most of us are of mild air once again. for most of us are mild start out there. there will always be more cloud across western areas, the best of the bra kes western areas, the best of the brakes and the sunshine towards the east. sunshine arriving in west wales, the far south—west of england. grey in the south—east but try the sky is already developing further north across east wales, the eastern side of the pennines. not so lucky across northern ireland and western scotland, where we will have a lot of cloud. and that will lower, it will thicken, there will be some hill fog and light rain and drizzle now and again as well. similar conditions will spread the western parts of england and wales but some sunshine arriving across some eastern areas of the country. even with all the cloud it will be quite a mild day, temperatures up to 11 degrees, typically. get some sunshine and we are looking at 13 degrees but wetter weather arriving in the north—west and drizzle likely for

girl is in hospital with life—threatening injuries after a a ceiling collapsed at a school in milton keynesildren. one girl suffered serious injuries. at the time, they thought it was life—threatening. she was taken to thejohn radcliffe life—threatening. she was taken to the john radcliffe hospital life—threatening. she was taken to thejohn radcliffe hospital in oxford. with much relief, they found that today she is going to make a full recovery. she sustained head injuries, including a brokenjaw. another child was treated at the scene and the school is open. this has really shaken up parents. 0ne mother said that her two children we re mother said that her two children were in the hall when it happen and we re were in the hall when it happen and were really upset by what they saw. this morning, they wanted their to come into school to show that the building was safe. that is what the headteacher has been doing this morning. reassuring parents and pupils that this is a safe ways to come. they say that because of the incident is unclear and school is cooperating with police in the investigat

i collared him and said, "come to milton keynes, and we will watch the show."like, how we should keep it very english. so we began the journey literally five years ago. how nice was it to have the children of the man that lost his life see the production tonight? we constantly keep in touch with the calendar girls, they come to the workshops, it's so important. it's a living story, it has been important for us to know that they like the way they are being portrayed. but this was the first time we have seen those guys at the show. they've never come onstage before, it was quite a thing. it's a living story because every performance of the musical earns money for the charity, and they will be out now, there will be people outside collecting with buckets, so in many ways it's a living story for them and for the legacy of their dad. joanna is in the newsroom with a summary of the day's news. most areas of england will see hospital services cut or moved under plans to save money and improve efficiency. analysis by the bbc has also found that about a third of the pro

schoolgirl is in a life—threatening condition we understand after a ceiling at a sports hall in milton keyneswomen were injured, a woman in her 60s when a carport fell on her and a man in victoria station in london. 0n the roads, many drivers had a lucky escape. 0ne driving instructor, in fa ct, escape. 0ne driving instructor, in fact, a tree fell in front of him as he was driving. problems started in scotla nd he was driving. problems started in scotland on the m80 with snow and there was no escape for air travellers too. passengers on a flight travellers too. passengers on a flight in down to manchester had a bumpy landing. and heathrow and aer lingus cancelled flights. 24,000 homes in northern ireland were without power. 40,000 in east anglia. this morning, the problem is forice anglia. this morning, the problem is for ice in northern ireland, scotla nd for ice in northern ireland, scotland and north—west england. thank you very much. it turns out the bee's knees are even better than we thought — it's been discovered bumblebees can teach each other how to score goals with a tiny ball, displ