nikki fox, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with sarah keith—lucas. hello. spring weather over the past couple of days as low pressure has dominated, bringing some heavy rain around, some brisk winds and some big waves around the coast. so this was the picture in hastings, east sussex. in fact, we've seen some flooding problems around the south coast of england, coast of wales, for instance, as well. now, through the rest of today, the wind and the rain are slowly going to be easing away because we've got low pressure still with us, but it's just drifting its way further eastwards. so still really blustery out there for the rest of the afternoon into the evening. heaviest of the rain will be for eastern scotland, northeast england, but there'll be some showers moving in on those blustery winds from the west. bit of brightness for many of us as we end the day, but gusts still up to about 45 miles per hour, even inland could be a touch stronger than that around the coast. so we've still got those big waves with us. not particularly warm out there for the rest

nikki fox, bbc news.st—watched video on the bbc news website and app. a plane full of hundreds of toy giraffes has ta ken to the skies to raise money for great ormond street hospital. we hopped on board to find out more. did at any point you think it was real giraffes that you were going to be...? no! no, luckily the whole connection came about because i noticed they were flying the same cuddly giraffe as i was flying with my daughter, so actually, there was never any doubt that it was cuddly giraffes. i love having these guys with me when we go flying, making everyone smile as they've seen us around the voyage building with all these giraffes. it's nice to lift everyone's spirits and give everyone a nice event to watch. this is definitely the most unusual flight. usually the passengers are asking a lot more questions. they've not asked any yet but we'll see how the night goes. the reason we're flying all these giraffes, it set out from one - giraffe that my daughter, louise, had when she was very _ unwel

nikki fox, bbc news. going to hospital can be a nerve—racking time — especially for children.y and help children through the process, and it's proving popular — as simon marks has been finding out. confusion, anxiety. a trip to hospital can be a frightening time for a child. in 2018, dr chris evans was working as an anaesthetist and realised there was a problem. about 50% of children develop symptoms of bedwetting, nightmares, separation anxiety after a planned elective procedure, and its ongoing in about 7—8% at one year after the procedure. chris realised things could be improved if children were given information in advance and in a language they understand, games. ali is going to have an mri at hospital today. the app works to support children of different age groups through the process of coming in for a procedure. the scanner won't touch ali's body, so it won't hurt. we want to give them that personalised approach. before they visit the hospital, children can explore it in virtual reality. i remember this well. alexander was born in portsmouth, three months prematurely,

nikki fox, bbc news. schools in the uk, warning about the danger to pupils of so called sextortion. that's when criminals trick young people into sharing intimate images of themselves online and then blackmail their victims for cash. police say there's been an alarming increase in the number of cases. angus crawford reports. just 16, murray dowey ended his life. criminals posing as a girl online tricked him into sending compromising pictures. then they blackmailed him. he couldn't bear it. they've totally destroyed our family. murray was a happy, normal teenager. he was driven to take his own life by whatever threats and awful things that the people that were trying to extort money out of him were saying to him. hey. how are you doing? what happened to murray is called sextortion. gangs pose as young men or women, send explicit videos or pictures to targets they identify via social media. they demand the same in return. then... the film will be shared with your friends, yourj family, your workmates... eve

nikki fox, bbc news.en found by police investigating the death of a man after a torso was found at a nature reserve in greater manchester. police say they believe the victim was a man in his 60s from salford and his family have been informed. 0livia richwald reports. more grim discoveries in a murder investigation that has been continuing for more than three weeks. a man's torso was found wrapped in plastic at kersal dale wetlands in salford on the 11th of april. at first, police were unable to identify the victim but, last night, investigators confirmed that two more body parts had been found, including at blackleach reservoir in salford. and, at a press conference, police said they believed they now know the name of the dead man and were supporting his family. from day one, our priority has been to identify the man and his family so that we can give them support and the answers that they need. thanks to meticulous forensic work, we are now confident we have identified the man. formal identification hasn

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nikki fox, bbc news.d parts of north america into darkness for four minutes. as day turned to night, people gathered to watch the phenomenon and our north america reporter nada tawfik was with them. cheering. scenes of awe and wonder all along the eclipse's path of totality. crowds on the beaches of mexico's west coast were the first to experience the astrological phenomenon as the moon passed in front of the sun, completely blocking its light. over the next two and a half hours, cities large and small were plunged into darkness as the great north american eclipse made its way across the united states and canada. in russellville, arkansas, two life—changing moments at once... cheering. ..as these 300 couples tied the knot in a mass wedding. and living life in the fast lane — these spectators captured it from the indianapolis motor speedway. those who viewed the cosmic event from the natural wonder of niagara falls — including this bbc team — had the weather to contend with, but a full day of cloudy skies

. ♪ president biden hoping to appeal to nikki haley voters with a new ad saying donald trump doesn't want you to foxpondent jackie heimlich has a story for us. >> a new foxhole last week spell trouble for the biden campaign especially third-party candidate in the mix. the survey showed the election for happening now, biden would lose to trump 38 to 42% in part because robert f kennedy junior would claim 12% of the vote. 10% of democrats and 8% republicans backed kennedy but this morning biden didn't seem too concerned. >> we have tens of thousands of people contributing five, $10 a pop. one hundred headquarters. i just think people are so tired of negativity obligating, they just want to get engaged and change things. i am optimistic. >> biden's campaign has not been targeting moderates or disillusioned republicans, they see the path to victory through pockets of registered democrats who did not come to vote in 2020 but mobilized midterms to vote against republicans. with support sliding within the democrat base over biden support of israel's war against hamas, the new strategy seems to be a change,

nikki haley supporters back in. it is a general election. -- >> brian: see if they hug it out like two boxers. >> ainsley: fox news alert, u.s. destroying five houthi drones yesterday sitcom saying it was determi determined uav's were a threat. this aksz is taken to protect freedom of navigation and make international waters safer. president joe biden discussing hostage deal with prime minister netanyahu over the phone yest yesterday. officials say the president reiterated clear position on rafah invasion. they assured us they will not go into rafah until we share our concerns with them. we'll see where it goes. if we're able to get the hostage deal in place, we are working on it and hamas has not rejected it. that would give six weeks of peace. >> ainsley: the two discussed humanitarian aid going into gaza. and fani willis skipping a debate yesterday as she tries to get rel-elected in november. willis choosing to co-host annual self-care fair. her opponent taking the opportunity to hammer willis for hiring wade on former president trump's election interference case. >> brian: a man is not a plan. >> ainsley: she did say that

nikki hail lee supporters in reporter: that's right. they went to the easter egg roll and optimism for 2024 and sounded pretty energized but in a new foxances are a little bit dicey especially in the case of third party candidate in the mix. that showed if the election were right now, biden would lose to former president trump 38-43% and in part because robert f kennedy jr. claiming 12% of the vote and 12% of democrats and 8% of republicans back him and this morning the president didn't seem too concerned about that. >> look, we have tens of thousands of people contributing $5, $10 a pop. we've opened up a headquarters and i think people are so tired of negativity that they just want to get engaged and they want to change things. reporter: stuart: do your best battling president biden and congressman saying prepare to see a lot more of president's clinton and obama on the trail. >> showing unity and unity of purpose. to show defense of democracy. that's what's going on here. three former presidents, all three of whom had their challenges, but every one of them stood for what is right in this country and that is to protect this democrac

ridiculing his former rival nikki haley, the president also posting a message to her supporters that there's room for them in his campaign. if the election were today. the latest fox puts trump ahead, but it also shows some voters are in step with independent candidate robert f kennedy junior. >> we just need to convince enough americans that they're done that enough is enough. we don't want it anymore. and we can change it. >> the polling does indicate that rfk jr hurts joe biden far more than he hurts president trump. >> biden's campaign has even dedicated a team to combating kennedy's messaging, and the dnc is challenging his campaign legally, while trump wrote he loves that he's running. but also called him the most radical left candidate in the race. kennedy's team says they've now reached enough signatures to put him on the ballot in north carolina, the fifth state, in their effort to get him on all 50 ballots in washington. rebecca castor ktvu, fox two news. >> news items on donald trump's legal fights first up, the former president posted the $175 million bond in his new york civil fraud case, halting collection of the more than $454 million he owes. >> al

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