i've been to redcar to chat to voters . think 2019. to chat to voters. think 2019. of optimism in the country. it was fantastic . and country. it was fantastic. and former conservative cabinet minister kit malthouse said, if i was to face, you know one of these awful ends my life, i would want to have some sense control over that , about the control over that, about the timing and the nature and the manner . i mean, the work is a in the north—east of england, it's in the constituency redcar has elected a labour mp throughout his history until 2010, when it went dem labour won it back in 2015 and held it in 20 1718 and then in 2019. for the first time even then in 2019. for the first time ever, it elected its first conservative mp like so many of the red wall. so what's the of the red wall. so what's the of the north—east like say we're going to chat about that with pete trevor michelle , andy and . pete trevor michelle, andy and. harriet pete you buy the voting lot for a lot of years . how many lot for a lot of years. how many is . probably lot for a lot of years. h

i've been to redcar to chat to voters . think 2019. to chat to voters. think 2019. of optimism in the country. it was fantastic . and country. it was fantastic. and former conservative cabinet minister kit malthouse said, if i was to face, you know one of these awful ends my life, i would want to have some sense control over that , about the control over that, about the timing and the nature and the manner . i mean, the work is a in the north—east of england, it's in the constituency redcar has elected a labour mp throughout his history until 2010, when it went dem labour won it back in 2015 and held it in 20 1718 and then in 2019. for the first time even then in 2019. for the first time ever, it elected its first conservative mp like so many of the red wall. so what's the of the red wall. so what's the of the north—east like say we're going to chat about that with pete trevor michelle , andy and . pete trevor michelle, andy and. harriet pete you buy the voting lot for a lot of years . how many lot for a lot of years. how many is . probably lot for a lot of years. h

redcar�*s blast furnace, once one of the largest in europe, another part of the north east's steel—making30 years on site here. end of an era, start of a new one, i think. i made lots and lots of friends there, they are like family. i met my wife there and just two weeks ago it was our 24th wedding anniversary. congratulations! she will certainly be shedding a tear. at its peak, the furnace produced 3.6 million tonnes of iron a year. iron destined for british steel. ships, bridges, and construction sites around the world. more than four decades of british industrial history brought to the ground in just a few seconds. the question is what will fill this newly created gap on the iconic teesside skyline? there had been calls to stop the demolition and preserve the structure as a sculpture or attraction. however the local mayor said that had not been a viable option. the cost to the taxpayer of this site anyway since the closure of the steelworks has been astronomical, more than £200 million of lost money. but ultimately we are very practical people on teeside. we get our hands dirty, we hav

recipients will include libraries in barnsley, blackpool illuminations and a festival of thrift in redcart, david sillito. english national opera, sung in english, based in london and more than one third of its income comes from the arts council. it is now off the funding list. there will be a transitional grant to help it restructure, and me possibly to manchester, but it is heavy work. slightly surprised that the arts council would reduce funding to an organisation that has brought in young people, we get completely free tickets to under 21s, the only 0pera tickets to under 21s, the only opera house tickets to under 21s, the only 0pera housein tickets to under 21s, the only opera house in the world to do that, and about 13% of our audience is people of colour, way ahead of other opera companies. the of colour, way ahead of other opera companies-— of colour, way ahead of other opera comanies. ., ., ., ., , companies. the mayor of london says the caital companies. the mayor of london says the capital is — companies. the mayor of london says the capital is losing _ companies. the mayor of

this is redcar.windy conditions, especially around the coastlines. the other thing as well is behind the rain we are looking at blustery showers. you can see the timing. we have all the rain pushing north and east, eventually arriving in scotland. behind it but you will find it it will brighten up, there will be showers. a lot of them will be blown inland through the course of the day. also in through the english channel and the northern isles with temperatures eight to 12 degrees. as we go through the rush—hour still a lot of showers coming in across england and wales. blown in on that gusty winds. the east potentially missing some of them. we had them in the north west of england, ireland and the north and west of scotland. the remnants of the rain will push up into the northern isles. the early part of the night. with a lot of showers. later on in the night many of them will fade. under clear skies it will be a cool night. temperatures could fall away two all three degrees. still blustery and stil

yes, obviously, the redcar changes the game completely.e second doesn't matter, so... —— red card. i'm not into safely recover we have to go again. quite a task for wales to pick themselves up again after that defeat. england face usa later on today, also in group b. a win for gareth southgate's side would see them through to the knockout stages. i've been speaking to former england internationaljermainejenas who gave me his thoughts on how far they might go in the tournament. i think england, given how well they perform in that first game it is hard for the expectations not to be high. going into the tournament it was a bit doom and gloom in their performances failed to deliver really but it was slow, expansive, open goals and everything the defenders can do on a weekly basis because they show themselves doing a on at club level so it was great seeing them putting it together. i think they may be going to be tough to break down. they're very fit team with a bit of quality here and there, but having watched them against wales, they've got

recipients will include libraries in barnsley, blackpool illuminations and a festival of thrift in redcar a heavy blow. i manchester but it's a heavy blow. i was slightly surprised the arts council would reduce funding to an organisation that has brought in young people and we give completely free tickets to under 21 is and the only opera house in the world to do that. and about 13% of the audience is people of colour, way ahead of other opera companies. the is people of colour, way ahead of other opera companies. the mayor of london says — other opera companies. the mayor of london says the _ other opera companies. the mayor of london says the capital— other opera companies. the mayor of london says the capital is _ other opera companies. the mayor of london says the capital is losing - london says the capital is losing around £50 million in arts funding. shakespeare north a new theatre in prescott near saint helens is one of dozens of organisations about outside of london for receiving funding for the first time. we've invested so _ funding for the first time. we've invested so as _ fun

redcar�*s blast furnace, once one of the largest in europe, another part of the north east's steel—making the closure of the steelworks has been astronomical, more than £200 million of lost money. but ultimately we are very practical people on teeside. we get our hands dirty, we have a proud industrial heritage and we want that opportunity again, we want those manufacturing jobs, we want those industries, those power generationjobs back. because teesside has always done that. we built the world and we want to build it again. the four gas stoves which survived today's blast will be taken down next month when the work really begins to clean up the site and get it ready for its new future. peter ruddick, bbc news. the guitarist wilko johnson, best known for his choppy guitar style and his influence on british punk music has died, aged 75. the musician found fame in the 1970s, as a member of the band dr feelgood, before embarking on a solo career spanning four decades. our enterainment correspondent colin patterson has been speaking to me about wilko's legacy. he emerged in the mid—19 70s fro

well, it has been a fine but still start to the day in redcar, in cleveland, in north—east england.th—east of england, hence that persistent rain. —— that weather front rain. what's of showers across the north—west of the uk. these showers i had become unlikely to be some thunder mixed in with them. in most cases they will last about an hour and then sunshine will come back out. across the south—east of england, east anglia as well, through the day, the rain just continue to accumulate. we are looking at about 20—50 millimetres, i have already driven across some roads completely covered in water, so it seems like these are going to become in print —— increasingly commonplace, risk of localised flooding across eastern areas. i suspect they will be a zone of heavy rain developing across lincolnshire and again, east anglia, later this afternoon, with the rain really reluctant to clear away from these areas. despite the rain, whatever you are, it is a mild day, temperatures between 11 and 14, with winds gusting into the 40s of miles an hour, towards the south—west later today. 0vernight

you move from london to redcar. that is an important part of yourjourney, isn't it?munity, aside from the obvious things like — community, aside from the obvious things like therapy and medication, those _ things like therapy and medication, those pillars, they are major keys in your— those pillars, they are major keys in your toolkit to dealing with mental — in your toolkit to dealing with mental health. invest in your community, have an honest conversation with your family. i needed — conversation with your family. i needed to— conversation with your family. i needed to be back home to be able to do that— needed to be back home to be able to do that bit— needed to be back home to be able to do that bit more. a needed to be back home to be able to do that bit more.— do that bit more. a part of your life is your music, performing l life is your music, performing and there is a real powerful bit in the documentary where you talk about madrid and having a panic attack before you went on stage. tell us about that- _ before you went on stage. tell us about that. that _ b