we've also been speaking to a local councillor here from northumberland county council.iting... two years ago... she's been trying to get education about improved in local school, education about the fact that the phenomenon called cold water shock. trying to get more physical safety along the river here. there are... and the person who gets... tears happened... there still campaigning here. we haven't yet had the names victims have the certainty of knowing that if there is a change of government. he told the sunday times families had every right to be incredibly angry politicians hadn't acted fast enough. it is reported he is preparing a compensation package of £10 billion. the inquiry report will examine why blood transfusions were given to patients even after warnings they were infected with hiv and hepatitis c. home testing kits are available but bbc news analysis found that more than 1700 patients have the virus because of treatment decades ago and still don't know it. demand for hepatitis c test gets online in england have soared since her story ran. more than 12,8

two men accused of of felling the famous sycamore gap tree near hadrian's wall in northumberland appeared in court. daniel graham of carlisle pleaded not guilty while adam carruthers from wigton entered no plea. the districtjudge said that the case was so serious that it must be dealt with at the crown court. the tree was cut down in september and the men were arrested in october. you're live with bbc news. the french government says an "unprecedented" manhunt continues to find the gang who killed two prison officers in an ambush. a 30—year—old convicted burglar escaped after the van taking him back to jail was rammed yesterday morning at a toll booth in normandy. president macron insisted everything was being done to find them.

andy gill, bbc news, northumberland.ier league for a record breaking fourth consecutive time. they beat west ham 3—1 at the etihad stadium — and our sports editor dan roan has more. city's domination of the english game goes to an entirely new level. never before has a team won four consecutive top division titles, six in seven as well. still, the fa cup final to come next week. it's testament to the quality of these players, the manager, the recruitment as well. and yet despite all that brilliance, the standards that this club has set for the english game, there are questions too — some have concerns about whether or not they're making it too predictable, whether the competitiveness of the premier league is being distorted. of course, the sovereign wealth of the abu dhabi owners of this club has helped in some part to achieve that. now city would say other clubs have lots of money and they haven't spent it as well and also have enjoyed eras of dominance in the past too. but then of course, this is the second title, city

also tonight: two men appear in court in newcastle charged with felling the sycamore gap tree in northumberlandt september. england's overcrowded prisons — from next week some inmates will be released 70 days early. bottled water is handed out and people are urged to boil their tap water after cases of a stomach and diahorrea bug are confirmed in south devon. and, in an exclusive interview, sir eltonjohn and david furnish tell us why they love photography and its importance as a historical record. coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news — this is where celtic can win the scottish premiership title tonight. but they've already lost twice at kilmarnock this season. good evening. slovakia's prime minister, robert fico, is in a life—threatening condition in hospital after being shot a number of times this afternoon. the attack happened in the central slovak town of handlova, where a government meeting had just been held. a man — who's said to be 71 — has been detained by police. the 59—year—old prime minister has been a divisive figure — a leader who is widely viewed as authoritarian a

tell northumberland, so i suspect it is busy there now.— busy there now.storm, the geomagnetic storm, it's a bit unusual. what has caused it is five corona mass ejection is from the sun, pockets that the sun has spat out and they start to hit us today. you can have a big pocket of high—energy particles, and they can interfere with anything is electrical. satellites can experience outages, in particular. this has a major effect on gps and internet communications. on the ground as well, we can experience significant radio outages and the electrical grid can even be affected. i5 electrical grid can even be affected-— electrical grid can even be affected. . , electrical grid can even be affected. ., , affected. is any of that being sold et, from affected. is any of that being sold yet. from the _ affected. is any of that being sold yet, from the information - affected. is any of that being sold yet, from the information you i affected. is any of that being sold i yet, from the information you have? not on the information i have. i wouldn't be surprised if ther

we've also been speaking to a local councillor here from northumberland county council.he river tyne, and since the death of the 13—year—old two years ago, she's been trying to get education about the dangers of water improved in local schools — education about the fact that there are currents, there are rocks underneath, that phenomenon called cold water shock where your limbs can seize up if you go into cold water. she is also trying to get more physical safety along the river here. there are life belts up on the path above the river because it does tend to flood, but she wants some devices called throwbags, which is basically a load of rope in a bag and you throw it in and the person, you hope, gets hold of it. that was two years ago, that that drowning happened. they're still campaigning for water safety here in this latest incident. we haven't yet got the names or the identities of the boy who died or the boy who was injured. as you say, their families are being supported by specialist police officers. next, the latest on the israel gaza war. president biden's natio

alison freeman, bbc news, northumberland.for them. an animal refuge in lincolnshire says, over the past six months, it has seen a 30% increase in the number of exotic pets needing rehoming. our reporter, simon spark, has more. step inside the world of pam mansfield. there�*s a snapping turtle in here. they can bite your fingers off. they can take your fingers, yeah. so, asian forest scorpion. they're aggressive, but it's only like a wasp sting. on herfour acres of land, there are creatures from all over the world. over 300 of them. squawking. that�*s the parrots! her exotic pet refuge has been part of the family for 47 years, still managed by pam with the help of her son darren and animal manager caroline. they�*ve seen different trends of buying exotic animals over the years, but over the last six months, there�*s been a 30% increase in the number of animals they�*re now having to take in. i mean, years ago, it was all the cuddlies, the monkeys and the raccoons and coyotes and things like that. then about probably ten years

last year, northumberland fire service were critical of youths who had ignored requests to come out ofular spot with teenagers when the weather is warm. we have been speaking to a local councillor who herself nearly drowned as a teenager, and she is trying to get more education in schools about the dangers of swimming in the river here. she also wants more physical safety measures. there are life belts up on the path yeah, because the riverfloods, but she wants more safety measures because this is such a dangerous stretch of the river tyne. the congolese army says it has quashed an attempted coup d'etat in the capital, kinshasa and killed its leader. a group of armed men in military fatigues broke into the residence of a close ally of the president at dawn and were later seen within the vicinity of the presidential palace.central and west africa have been hit with eight coups since the year 2020. an inquiry into the uk's biggest health scandal will release its final report next week. more than 30,000 people in the uk were infected with hiv and hepatitis c after being given contaminated

the spot at ovvingham in northumberland is notorious, and known as a dangerous part of the river.it is a rite of passage for young ones to go in the water and go swimming. when i was their age i used to do it. it is something we all do up there on a hot day like that the only way to cool down is to go for a swim in the river. two years ago another 13—year—old boy drowned in this stretch of the river and last year northumberland fire service criticised a group of youths who ignored requests to get out of the water despite being warned about strong currents and hidden dangers such as rocks beneath the surface. local councillor, angie scott, who got into difficulty swimming further up the river as a teenager, said the community was "devastated" at another death. she has been calling for more nearby safety equipment. you're live with bbc news. us national security advisorjake sullivian met with israeli prime minister benjamin netayahu on sunday. the visit comes as israel's military continue operations in rafah. mr sullivian is expected to push the prime minister to avoid a full scale

last year, northumberland fire service were critical of youths who had ignored requests to come out ofular spot with teenagers when the weather is warm. we've been speaking to a local councillor who herself nearly drowned as a teenager, and she is trying to get more education in schools about the dangers of swimming in the river here. she also wants more physical safety measures. there are life belts up on the path yeah, because the river floods, but she wants more safety measures because this is such a dangerous stretch of the river tyne. an inquiry into the uk's biggest health scandal will release its final report on monday. the scale of what happened is almost unprecedented in british medical history. more than 30,000 people in britain were infected with hiv and hepatitis c. after being given contaminated blood products by the national health service in the 1970s, 80s and 90s. many have since died, while some unknowingly passed infections on to partners — who then died. victims and their families have spent decades fighting for compensation. our health editor hugh pym reports. a hom

a river tyne in northumberland.urday afternoon. another boy , who's afternoon. another boy, who's 13, was rescued but he is in a critical condition in hospital. the body of the 14 year old was later found in the water and in sport. the premier league title is on the line on the final day of the season, manchester city will be crowned champions for a fourth time in a row. that's a record. if they beat west ham and they currently lead two nil, with foden scoring twice . but if with foden scoring twice. but if they drop points, arsenal can take the trophy with a win against everton. that's the latest from the newsroom. another update at 5:00. until then, you can sign up to gb news alerts. just scan the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. com slash shirts. now though, it's back to . nana. it's back to. nana. >> thank you sam. right, it's time for our great british giveaway and the biggest cash prize that we've ever given away. that's £20,000 that you could spend wherever you like. it's totally tax free, so you'll b

boy is in a critical condition after getting into difficulty in the river tyne at 0vingham in northumberlandt into the water near to 0vingham bridge yesterday afternoon and multiple emergency service crews were deployed to the scene. the parents of both boys are being supported by specially—trained officers. an inquiry into the uk's biggest health scandal will release its final report next week. more than 30,000 people in the uk were infected with hiv and hepatitis c after being given contaminated blood products by the national health service in the 19705, 80s and 905. in total, 3,000 people died. it's been described as the biggest treatment disaster in the history of the nhs. victims and their families have spent decades fighting for compensation. so how much will that compensation be? 0ur political correspondent tony bonsignore looked ahead to tomorrow's report and possible compensation for victims. the question is, of course, how much and when will people start seeing those final amounts, the final compensation scheme? there has been some payments so far, but there's been huge pressure on

thank you very much indeed, ellie macdonald, joining us from northumberland. so let's take a look at some of the front pages. in the telegraph, voters not in love with keir starmer. the former labour leader neil kinnock being quoted by the daily telegraph. in the times, testing time for private schools as belts tighten. they are talking about admissions falling after fears of labour planning to put vat on private school fees. in the guardian, israel isolated as the un backed palestine membership bid. also a story there about eurovision. we have time for one more. i weekend, the treasury is working on a 2p tory tax giveaway in september. they think they have wind of an attempt perhaps to change the political weather from the conservative party. that's all from us. victoria will be back on monday. from me, goodnight, it's been a pleasure. very significant in its own right. in the series of caveats, the gi is this that the report finds that it is reasonable to assess the weapons supplied by the americans have been used by israeli security forces since october the

two men accused of of felling the famous sycamore gap tree near hadrian's wall in northumberland appeared the districtjudge said that the case was so serious that it must be dealt with at the crown court. the tree was cut down in september and the men were arrested in october. you're live with bbc news. the french government says an "unprecedented" manhunt continues to find the gang who killed two prison officers in an ambush. a 30—year—old convicted burglar escaped after the van taking him back to jail was rammed yesterday morning at a toll booth in normandy. president macron insisted everything was being done to find them. the killings prompted a walkout from staff at many prisons across france today. from the city of rouen, europe correspondent nick beake sent this report. after the initial shock — an anger is now burning in this part of france. prison officers mourning their colleagues murdered in yesterday's ambush today walking out, fearful they could be the next target. the victims have been named. the man on the left, his twins turn 21 tomorrow. the man on the right leaves behind

there are hundreds of groups of individuals as well who do this — in northumberland, in cumbria, lancashirestill persisting when there are greys, because of our determination to make sure the reds survive. but craig does have another plan. he wants to release more of these in north wales — pine martens. they eat some greys and mightjust help hold back the invaders. in the meantime, though, craig will be relying on his traps. justin rowlatt, bbc news, anglesey. a section of the m25 motorway around london is closed this weekend as part of a 300 million pound upgrade. drivers are being warned to follow official diversion routes and expect delays, until the motorway reopens on monday morning.the road will be shut between junctions 9 and 10 in both directions until 6 o'clock on monday morning. grassroots music venues should be supported by a levy on tickets at larger arenas and stadiums, according to mps. a report recommends the industry should arrange the payments and make sure the cost isn't passed on to concert—goers. it suggests if there's no agreement by september, the government should ste

have appeared before magistrates in newcastle accused of chopping down the sycamore gap tree in northumberlandty to criminal damage and adam carruthers, who is 31, entered no plea. both men are due before newcastle crown court next month. people across south devon have been advised to boil their tap water after 22 cases of a diarrhoea and sickness bug were confirmed. a further 70 suspected cases are also being investigated. jenny kumah reports. for days, people in a small area of brixham have been falling ill. social media has been awash with angry people blaming the tap water. but yesterday they were told the water was safe to drink. lisa and her two teenage children have been sick for almost two weeks. it started off with a scratchy throat, then a cough. ijust presumed it was a cold coming on. and then i had diarrhoea for about five, six days. but yesterday they were saying there were no issues, to carry on as normal? yeah, horrendous. they told us it was fine to drink the water. because we're all dehydrated, because of the diarrhoea, we need to drink water. and and i know a lot of people in

there are hundreds of groups, of individuals as well, who do this — in northumberland, in cumbria, lancashires, because of our determination to make sure the reds survive. but craig does have another plan. he wants to release more of these in north wales — pine martens. they eat some greys and mightjust help hold back the invaders. in the meantime, though, craig will be relying on his traps. justin rowlatt, bbc news, anglesey. now, important question— are these guys going to be clear tonight. for those of us that mostly government likes last night, hopefully we will get glimpse tonight. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz. hello, let's start with the spice forecast. there is a very high chance of the sky is being lit up once again by the aurora borealis. perfect condition is what many of us with clear skies, and the advice is to keep watching the sky from late evening onwards. but you need to get your ice as to that dark sky, because the aurora isn't quite as bright as some of those photographs suggest. this is the probability of seeing the aurora. the reds indicate 90-100% se

the sycamore gap tree had stood next to hadrian's wall in northumberland for 200 years before it wasrom the felled tree. just a taste for you now of gloucestershire's famous annual cheese—rolling competition that has taken place today. take a look at this. dozens of competitors ignored warnings about the potential dangers after the event was declared "unsafe". they willingly threw themselves down cooper's hill in a tradition that began two centuries ago. the prize for the winners — a large wheel of double gloucester. here's a taste of one of the races the lucky winner. he's down! and so's the gorilla straight away! who's going to take their lead in this one? it looks like there's a vest, a man in a vest, centre! he's not upright. he's going sideways. oh, why did you wear a white top, sir? and there's a winner in the middle. it was a very close one. very, very close one, with some certain big rugby tackles going in at the bottom to stop them. i don't know who got that. here comes the gorilla. he's lost his head! the gorilla's head has fallen off! did he even start with gorilla's feet?

two men accused of felling the famous sycamore gap tree near hadrian's wall in northumberland appearedm carruthers from wigton entered no plea. the districtjudge said that the case was so serious that it must be dealt with at the crown court. the tree was cut down in september and the men were arrested in october. you're live with bbc news. presidentjoe biden and donald trump will officially go head to head on the debate stage. cnn will host the first debate onjune 27. it will take place in the battleground state of georgia. cnn says there will be no audience in attendance at the june debate. meanwhile, debate number two is set for september 10, hosted by us broadcaster abc news with a location yet to be determined. debates are typically orchestrated by the commission on presidential debates. but biden and trump will break with that tradition as their campaigns will deal directly with broadcasters. my colleague caitriona perry spoke about it with the group's co—chair frabj fahrenkopf. thank you forjoining us. you co—founded the commission in 1986 when you were chair with that then chai

two men accused of of felling the famous sycamore gap tree near hadrian's wall in northumberland appearedy while adam carruthers from wigton entered no plea. the districtjudge said that the case was so serious that it must be dealt with at the crown court. you're live with bbc news. france has declared a state of emergency in its south pacific island territory of new caledonia. at least four people have been killed and hundreds more injured as riots continue over voting reform which may impact the indigenous community. our reporter courtney bembridge has the latest. this is the worst unrest in the french overseas territory since the 1980s and some of the latest footage, you see smoke billowing where rioters have set buildings and cars alight. the protests turned violent on monday with shots fired at security forces, international airport had to be closed along with schools and curfew was imposed. there has been widespread damage you see here with cars that have been bad. know that the french armoury have been courted to try to restore order and sadly one officer has been killed in the cla

there are hundreds of groups of individuals as well who do this — in northumberland, in cumbria, lancashire when there are greys, because of our determination to make sure the reds survive. but craig does have another plan. he wants to release more of these in north wales — pine martens. they eat some greys and mightjust help hold back the invaders. in the meantime, though, craig will be relying on his traps. justin rowlatt, bbc news, anglesey. for more on this, let's speak to dr craig shuttleworth, a research scientist at bangor university in wales. hello, it is a worrying situation on anglesey at the moment. it is very much so because _ anglesey at the moment. it is very much so because grey _ anglesey at the moment. it is very much so because grey squirrels - anglesey at the moment. it is very l much so because grey squirrels carry a virus which doesn't harm them, they don't show any symptoms but if they don't show any symptoms but if they spread it to the reds, it kills them fairly quickly. and also they spread it to one another, it goes through the reds very rapidly. do you have any id

boy is in a critical condition after getting into difficulty in the river tyne at 0vingham in northumberlandwent into the water near to 0vingham bridge yesterday afternoon and multiple emergency service crews were deployed to the scene. police have asked the public to stay away from the area. i want to repeat that brighter news, a 14—year—old boy has died and a 13—year—old is in critical condition after they got into difficulties in the river tyne. we will bring you more updates when we have them. we were talking about the infected blood scandal earlier, and we also heard grant shapps speaking to laura kuenssberg, describing the infected blood scandal is heartbreaking. he also said there was a shared responsibility to put it right. an inquiry into the uk's biggest health scandal will release its final report on monday. the scale of what happened is almost unprecedented in british medical history. more than 30,000 people in britain were infected with hiv and hepatitis c after being given contaminated blood products by the national health service in the 19705, �*80s and �*90s. many have since

eleanor macdonald, an astronomer at northumberland's kielder observatory, says there could be knock—onn experience outages in particular, so this has an effect on gps and internet communications, but on the ground as well you can experience some significant radio outages and the electrical grid can even be affected. that's all from me for now. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. settled and warm again on friday, with plenty of late spring sunshine around and temperatures rising across the four nations into the low 20s in celsius. the warmth is set to last as we head through the weekend. temperatures will remain above the seasonal average, warmest towards the east. and it's still dry for the vast majority of us on saturday. a scattering of showers, with the real breakdown happening on sunday. heavy, thundery showers out towards the western half of the uk. further east should stay largely dry. and here is the area of high pressure that's keeping these dry, settled conditions for the time being. it will eventually push further eastwards into scandinavia. but we've got a bit of an

the sycamore gap tree had stood next to hadrian's wall in northumberland for 200 years, before it was0 seedlings have been bred from the felled tree. bette nash, the world's longest—serving flight attendant, has died aged 88 after nearly 70 years of airborne service. she had never officially retired from her role with american airlines. the airline said she started with them in 1957 and held the guinness world record for longest—serving flight attendant. they said, "bette inspired generations of flight attendants. fly high, bette," just a taste for you now of gloucestershire's famous annual cheese rolling competition. competitors from all over the world ignored warnings about potential dangers for this unofficial event. there were a number of injuries last year, but again today people willingly threw themselves down cooper's hill, in a tradition that began two centuries ago. the prize for the winners? appropriately, a large wheel of double gloucester. i'm buzzing, i'm buzzing. it's like you start and then the adrenaline takes over and then you just go, go, go. you just have to roll, y

the tree — which had stood next to hadrian�*s wall in northumberland for 200 years, attracting millionsd adam carruthers will face newcastle magistrates�* court this afternoon. it is becoming increasingly difficult to rent somewhere to live, according to new figures compiled for the bbc. the amount of time that properties are listed for in britain is getting shorter. before the pandemic, a two—bedroom flat was marketed online for an average of 35 days. last year, that fell to 25 days. in scotland, the listing time is only 15 days. and as demand increases, rents are rising. here�*s our cost—of—living correspondent, kevin peachey. newly—married, and with a newjob, adrian then needed to get into a new flat, but it wasn�*t easy. we ended up finding one or two properties that we really, they looked fantastic, was the perfect fit. and then, you know, we sort of saved it for later, went back a bit later on that day and it had already disappeared. so it was just extremely... aggravating, because, you know, you�*d see a place and one minute, it�*s there, and the next, it�*s gone. before the pand

two men charged with criminal damage after the sycamore gap tree was cut down in northumberland are due and adam carruthers, both from cumbria, will appear before magistrates in newcastle. the much—photographed tree, which stood next to hadrian's wall for 200 years, was chopped down last september. intense competition between tenants is creating a race to rent, according to figures compiled for the bbc. high demand and a lack of available properties being advertised, mean tenants are forced to make an instant decision on whether to apply for a tenancy. 0ur cost—of—living reporter kevin peachey has been looking atjust how difficult it is to find somewhere to live. newly—married, and with a newjob, adrian then needed to get into a new flat. but it wasn't easy. we ended up finding one or two properties that we really — they looked fantastic, was the perfect fit, and then, you know, we sort of saved it for later, went back later on that day and it had already disappeared. so it was just extremely... aggravating because, you know, you'd see a place, and one minute, it's there and the next, i

also tonight: two men appear in court in newcastle charged with felling the sycamore gap tree in northumberlandr cases of a stomach and diahorrea bug are confirmed in south devon. and, in an exclusive interview, sir eltonjohn and david furnish tell us why they love photography and its importance as a historical record.

alison freeman, bbc news, northumberland. uk to rwanda. the migrant was given £3000 to help relocate to kigali and was flown out on a commercial flight. it is separate to the forced deportation policy the government announced two years ago. the scottish government will face a vote of no confidence today. the motion was tabled by labour after humza yousaf scrapped the snp's power—sharing deal with the scottish greens last week. the greens called for it to be withdrawn after mr yousaf resigned as first minister and it's not likely to be passed without their support. the australian airline qantas says it is changing a problem which has allowed people to change other people's details on things like boarding. australian airline qantas says it is investigating a privacy breach on its app that allowed customers to view and amend other people's account details like boarding passes. qanatas says it's fixed the problem but has not commented on the scale of the breach. a final compensation scheme for those affected by the infected blood

a river tyne in northumberland. search involving police, fire crews , paramedics and fire crews, paramedics and mountain rescue teams was launched on saturday afternoon when another boy, who's 13, was rescued. he's in a critical condition in hospital, though the body of the 14 year old was later found in the water. america's first black astronaut has become the oldest person in space, 60 years after he almost was picked for an early nasa mission . at 90 years old, former mission. at 90 years old, former air force pilot ed dwight experienced a few minutes of weightlessness with five other passengers on board a capsule that was operated by amazon billionaire jeff bezos. the brief flight from west texas was blue origin's seventh time taking tourists into space. and finally, in some sports news, manchester city have won their fourth consecutive premier league title . that's a record league title. that's a record after beating west ham three one on the final day of the season tonight. phil foden scored twice in the first

and the uber wealthy people like sort of the dukes of westminster or northumberland or wherever theyut, set up a family trust which they did started doing tens of years ago, you know, in the 50s and the 60s, to get around inheritance tax. so right now it's just taxing the people who often didn't expect to ever be in that bracket because their house price has gone up so much that they're getting hit by this. but you can't actually sell your house. yeah. you know, you have to live in it. the other option that unfortunately a lot of people are avoiding this by leaving the country . this by leaving the country. yes, bloomberg claims that the uk is the third most popular country to leave if you're wealthy, and we're up there with places like china and russia , we places like china and russia, we are. we're the only country that people leave that would be considered a developed western democracy , so it's pretty democracy, so it's pretty embarrassing, really . embarrassing, really. >> catherine, what would you say to those who say, well, it's immoral for anne robinson to do this, right? sh

a14 year old boy has died after getting into difficulty in the river tyne in northumberland .e search involving police, paramedics, fire crew and mountain rescue teams was launched on saturday. another boy, who's 13, was rescued but he's currently in hospital. critically ill. the body of a 14 year old was later found in the water. america's first black astronaut has become the oldest person in space, 60 years after he was almost picked for an early nasa mission at 90 years old, former air force pilot ed dwight experienced a few minutes of weightlessness with five other passengers on board. a capsule operated by amazon billionaire jeff bezos. the brief flight from west texas was blue origin's seventh time taking tourists into space. and finally, if you haven't heard already from the sporting world, manchester city are premier league champions for a record fourth time in a row tonight. they beat west ham three one, with phil foden scoring twice . with phil foden scoring twice. arsenal were in with a chance of winning the title on the last day of the season if city had supped day

the iconic tree , northumberland. wall for 200 years, was chopped down in september last year. the big question is why a new prostate cancer screening initiative is being called a pivotal moment that could save thousands of lives. >> the transform project aims to reduce deaths from the disease by 40, with doctors collating data to help make treatments more effective. prostate cancer kills 12,000 men in britain every year . every year. >> britain's level of immigration is falling , says the immigration is falling, says the home office. figures show a decline in the number of foreign workers and students coming to the uk , visas issued to skilled the uk, visas issued to skilled workers, health and care staff and students have fallen by a quarter compared to last year. certainly in the south east and the london area, very foggy, very misty, this morning has that dispersed? let's go to aidan mcgivern and find out . aidan mcgivern and find out. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar, sponsors of weather on gb news . news. n

operation is continuing this morning after two teenagers got into difficulty in the river tyne in northumberlandvingham bridge yesterday afternoon and multiple emergency service crews were deployed to the scene. police have asked the public to stay away from the area. one of ireland's leading business figures, tony o'reilly, has died at the age of 88. he played international rugby before going on to lead the independent news and media group and becoming chairman of heinz. his family say he will be remembered for his extraordinary achievements and philanthropy. the northern ireland secretary chris heaton—harris has announced he will stand down as an mp at the next general election. more than 100 mp5 have said they won't be seeking re—election — most are conservatives. thousands of people in devon who were having to boil their water due to a parasite outbreak are being told they no longer have to. south west water has now given most homes the all—clear after many people suffered from sickness and diarrhoea. our reporter ben woolvin has the details. days after the 17,000 homes and businesses were f

there are hundreds of groups of individuals as well who do this — in northumberland, in cumbria, lancashires — pine martens. they eat some greys and mightjust help hold back the invaders. in the meantime, though, craig will be relying on his traps. justin rowlatt, bbc news, anglesey. do stay with us here on bbc news, we are going to have more from the eurovision song contest grand final in sweden coming up and you can keep across all of the developments there on the bbc news life page, at 22 slovenia is now performing, we are apparently on the home stretch, not many acts left to go, voting has been well under way for some time so we will keep across what is happening there, entrants from 37 countries across the globe competing throughout the week of course after two semifinals and a surprising disqualification, just down to 25 now. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. well, the show�*s not over yet. we have both a music spectacle on and, of course, a light display in the heavens. and once again, saturday night, a pretty good chance of catching a glimpse of the aurora borealis, or the north

there are hundreds of groups, of individuals as well, who do this — in northumberland, in cumbria, lancashiretrees for life. thank you forjoining us on the programme. i know you are involved in repopulating red squirrels in different parts of the uk. how concerning is it for you that there is a new breeding colony of greys on anglesey? it is is a new breeding colony of greys on analese ? , ., , ., , anglesey? it is really worrying. estimates are _ anglesey? it is really worrying. estimates are that _ anglesey? it is really worrying. estimates are that are - anglesey? it is really worrying. estimates are that are just - anglesey? it is really worrying. | estimates are that are just over anglesey? it is really worrying. - estimates are that are just over the thousand red squirrels left in wales -- 3000. thousand red squirrels left in wales -- 3000, , , , thousand red squirrels left in wales -- 3000. . , , , thousand red squirrels left in wales -- 3000. , , , , thousand red squirrels left in wales --3000. , , , -- 3000. just tell us why it is so deadl , -- 3000. just tell us why it is so deadly.

enjoy that beautiful sunny days in the hills there in northumberland!. talk us through the are toda . ., ., going on. talk us through the are toda . ., ._ ., ., going on. talk us through the are toda . ., ., ., ., today. today we will hear a lot about the _ today. today we will hear a lot about the economy, _ today. today we will hear a lot about the economy, that - today. today we will hear a lot about the economy, that is - today. today we will hear a lot | about the economy, that is how today. today we will hear a lot i about the economy, that is how it started out with the papers this morning. we have had articles from the chancellor, jeremy hunt, indicating that he wants to continue with the sort of tax cuts that we have seen from him previously, national insurance cuts to try to boost the economy. we have had the shadow chancellor in the daily mail making a direct appeal to conservative voters suggesting that the economy would be safe in her hands. she said she would never play fast and loose with your money, as she puts it, and they need to have

due in court today charged with criminal damage, after the sycamore gap tree was cut down in northumberlanders, aged 31, both from cumbria, will appear before newcastle magistrates. the tree stood next to hadrian's wall for 200 years before it was felled last september. manchester's troubled co—op live arena has finally opened its doors to the public, after a series of problems forced it to call off its first events. shows by peter kay, take that and others were cancelled or moved — but elbow have now performed at the venue. our entertainment correspondent colin paterson was there. good evening, manchester! cheering. this was the moment co—op live finally got under way. # i'm the dashboard hula girl of nodding self—deception... elbow in their home town of manchester. afterwards, a chance to get fans to review both the band and the venue. elbow are amazing. and the venue is really good! much better than after all - the trouble and all the concern — it's a fantastic venue. and the venue was really great. yeah, really organised. missing a couple of hooks on the back of the ladies' toilet stall

let's head back to northumberland. delivered since 2019 and what has changed in the region in terms of promises made by westminster? it is the region in terms of promises made by westminster?— by westminster? it is a complicated cuestion. by westminster? it is a complicated question- a — by westminster? it is a complicated question- a lot _ by westminster? it is a complicated question. a lot has _ by westminster? it is a complicated question. a lot has happened - by westminster? it is a complicated question. a lot has happened in - question. a lot has happened in blyth— question. a lot has happened in blyth that people will welcome. there _ blyth that people will welcome. there is— blyth that people will welcome. there is a very new, high—tech training — there is a very new, high—tech training centre for people to get into the — training centre for people to get into the clean energy sector. there is a new _ into the clean energy sector. there is a new cultural hub on the way. but something that people are really disap

in other news, a 14 year old boy has died after getting into difficulty in the river tyne in northumberlande search involving police , huge search involving police, fire crews and mountain rescue teams was launched on saturday. another boy, who's 13, was rescued but he's currently ill in hospital. critically, the body of the 14 year old was later found in the water to the us, where america's first black astronaut has become the oldest person in space. 60s. 60 years after almost being picked for an early nasa mission at 90 years old, former air force pilot ed dwight experienced a few minutes of weightlessness with five other passengers on board. that was on a capsule operated by amazon billionaire jeff bezos. the brief flight from west texas was blue origin's seventh time taking tourists into space. and finally, some sports news manchester city have won their record fourth consecutive premier league title tonight after beating west ham three one on the final day of the season. phil foden scored twice in the first half to help ease nerves at the etihad. nearest challengers for the trophy. ars

in - from cumbria been charged in connection with the felling of the famous sycamore gantry in northumberlandut it. who - see if it was true. i feel very bereft about it. who would l see if it was true. i feel very i bereft about it. who would do see if it was true. i feel very - bereft about it. who would do it, for goodness�* sake? i�*m filling up now. for goodness' sake? i'm filling up now. :, , :, for goodness' sake? i'm filling up now. :, , ., :, . now. northumbria police said the charue now. northumbria police said the charge two _ now. northumbria police said the charge two men _ now. northumbria police said the charge two men from _ now. northumbria police said the charge two men from cumbria i now. northumbria police said the charge two men from cumbria in | charge two men from cumbria in connection with the felling of the tree, as well as causing criminal damage to hadrian�*s wall. daniel graham, 38 and adam carruthers, 31, were first arrested in october last year and are due before newcastle magistrates on may the 15th. northumbria police said it recognised the strength of feeling

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the first seedling from the famous sycamore gap tree, which was felled illegally in northumberland lastdling sprung from seeds and twigs rescued from the tree — and was presented to damejudi by charlotte, a primary school pupil from hexham, not too far from where the tree once stood. it will eventually be grown at the national trust's plant conservation centre in devon. there are all kinds of plans to try and get a big tree back there one day. it will take a long time, but it is wonderful there is some kind of future for that tree. there is a really good question coming up now, are you ready for this? what is your approach to pocket money? difficult, isn't it? do you set a regular weekly amount? clea n clean the chimneys? not any more. money is tight in lots of households so maybe you are one of those parents who only hands it out in exchange for completed chores. nina is taking a look at this issue for us. come on, what do you do, be honest? just hand over every penny i ever earned, that is what it feels like. emotional blackmail. totally. we do it, but it can be taken away, nina. mine

today that a second boy has died after two children got into difficulty in the river tyne in northumberlandave confirmed that the boy died in hospital on tuesday. the 13 year old was in a critical condition after the incident but later died. despite the efforts of medical staff . the efforts of medical staff. his friend david radu died at the scene in ovingham on saturday. the parents of both boys, we understand , are being boys, we understand, are being supported by specially trained officers . the metropolitan officers. the metropolitan police has referred itself to the independent police watchdog after a man who officers were chasing died on the tracks at an underground station in london. police had tried to detain the man at colindale station in the early hours of sunday, after reports there of a fight . he reports there of a fight. he fled but was fatally injured on the rails. british transport police say they are now investigating the circumstances of his death . and finally, some of his death. and finally, some weather news for you. forecasters are warning of heavy rain that could ca

the tree stood in a dramatic dip on hadrian's wall in northumberland for more than 200 years, until itast year, sparking a national outcry and some good news for fans of the classic comedy legally blonde. it is returning to screens in the form of a prequel series. actress reese witherspoon made the announcement on social media, and the character she portrayed in 2001 will be bending and snapping her way back to the small screen in a series titled elle. the 48 year old was the original character in the hit comedy. she will also serve as executive producer of the series, which will premiere on amazon's prime platform . but on amazon's prime platform. but for the latest stories, you can sign up to gb news alerts . scan sign up to gb news alerts. scan the qr code on your screen. our website has more details. now back to andrew and . bev. back to andrew and. bev. >> it's the time is now. 1006 you're listening to britain's newsroom on, gb news with andrew pierce and bev turner. i left the room, lost the remote control. >> i'm sure you can relate. at home, it's sometimes down the back of the

i come from northumberland and we have pitmatic language , which is have pitmatic language, which is, in village to village there are different words, expressions, different tones. words, expressions, different tones . i words, expressions, different tones. i mean, i always get called geordie. i mean, i got called geordie. i mean, i got called geordie. i mean, i got called geordie jemmy when i was in parliament. i mean, that was like, i sound like a geordie. i'm not a geordie, i'm northumbrian. >> geordie. jemmy you are geordie because you're from the nonh geordie because you're from the north east. >> there are so many different languages, so many different, expressions of language and accent in this country that it's important to protect that. and celebrate it. and i think actually saying proper , if we actually saying proper, if we say proper language and proper accent, then what we're saying is that those accents are not proper. >> and let's be let's be frank, though . though. >> let's be frank, though, there are some very thick regional accents that can be quite difficult for pe

indo—pacific , when i'm not indo—pacific, when i'm not being, now a candidate, up here in north northumberlandicult place. we have got to make sure that we have young people who are strong and resilient, who understand why it is that we, are such an amazing country. and that is in large part because we have, incredible freedom of speech, of liberty, all of those things. the rest of the world is in a really rough place at the moment, and we've got to make sure. and that's the work that we do through nato, the incredible leadership that the incredible leadership that the uk shows , why it is that we the uk shows, why it is that we believe these things are important to stand up for, so i'm very surprised by anyone who thinks that those values, defending those values, ensuring our young people are resilient as individuals and as part of a community is something that they would think isn't a good thing . would think isn't a good thing. i find that very disappointing on their part, actually. >> anne—marie, do you do you think a number of your candidates in this election who of course, have not been

financial difficulty, there is a large number of conservative councils like northamptonshire and northumberlandy sealed the deal in terms of enthusiasm for the labour party? i need those low turnout in various areas particularly the blackpool south by—election. i think if you have low turnout and labour are managing to get their voters out in the conservatives and does not necessarily a win for the conservatives or something that should comfort them. i think east midlands mayoralty is going to be interesting and certain of conservative mps that i was speaking to in the run—up to elections because that would show the benefits and strength of conservative feeling that there isn't an incumbent and we're getting that now.— we're getting that now. that's all on bbc two _ we're getting that now. that's all on bbc two and _ we're getting that now. that's all on bbc two and i _ we're getting that now. that's all on bbc two and i would - we're getting that now. that's all on bbc two and i would be i we're getting that now. that's all on bbc two and i would be backl on bbc two and i would be back on bbc