this is the picket line, from the rmt union. it has been there all morning.make some impact on obama says will be heard, that they will make an impact and racegoers here will see their message but in terms of what are hoping to do, they are, they say, hoping to minimise disruption by putting on a frequent train service, using managers to help. at peak times, running those trains between here and the city centre and the course at aintree every 7.5 minutes. on your normal race day, that is the case, you have a 7.5 minute train interval normally, so they are hoping that will be the same but they are only able to do that for a very short time, over peak times today, so overall, in terms of the numbers, about 70,000 people go to a try on grand national day. a0,000 of those make a grand national day. a0,000 of those makea train grand national day. a0,000 of those make a train journey. merseyrail say one in every three racegoers use merseyrail trains, so the numbers involved here inevitably mean there will be queues, there are queues anyway, but at peak times partic

we have a strong relationship with the rmt and have engaged in previous discussions and would welcomea dispute take place on grand national day, that would not change our stance, but we are willing to negotiate because we want to resolve this for the benefit of customers. new trains are a fantastic opportunity for the region and we should make it happen. andy heath, thank you very much. you can see that the racegoers and passengers are continuing to make their way to aintree behind me. merseyrail, as you heard, putting on services every seven and a half minutes that peak time. riva rail north have advised passengers to look at other operations as well, so make sure if you are planning a journey you consider all options. judith moritz speaking to us earlier. a teenage boy has appeared in court in northern ireland charged with attempting to obtain a machine gun and a hundred rounds of ammunition. the 1a—year—old was arrested at a shopping centre in coleraine in country londonderry on thursday. 0ur correspondentjohn campbell sent us this. the boy was arrested at riverside retail park in

the rmt said it wanted to make the biggest impact possible.and national today, the most famous steeple chase in the world? andy swiss watched all the drama. under sweltering skies the stage was set. 70,000 fans arrived to sunshine at aintree, and that annual dilemma, predicting the winner of one of sport's most unpredictable events. in the end, blaklion set off the marginal favourite, although setting off took some time. two false starts, before eventually, it was third time lucky. that's it, they are off and racing. the 40 runners headed off around the famous fences. inevitably, there were fallers, but for the fifth year running, all horses and jockeys returned home safely. with three fences left, blaklion led but he had company, and as they came over the last, one for arthur, ridden by derek fox edged in front. only last month, fox broke his wrist and collarbone in a fall. he only returned from injury three days ago, but he held off cause of causes and saint are for a thrilling win. scottish flags are flying high. yes, the race's first scott

the rmt said it wanted to make the biggest impact possible.d at the age of 88. his broadcasting career spanned almost 70 years, and for many listeners he will always be synonymous with the programme the sounds of the 60s, which he presented from 1990 until last autumn. let's ta ke let's take a look at the prospects for the weather. very nice today. but what about the next few days? here is darren bett. it really has been a super start to the weekend, temperature is widely at 20 or 21 and for some it could get even warmer. killing off under clear skies, mist and fog later in southern england and cloud towards north—west scotland and northern ireland. we can take some degrees away from those temperatures for the areas but warming up quickly in the sunshine, the fog does not last and lots of sunshine in the morning for england and wales and eastern in scotla nd england and wales and eastern in scotland but a change from the north—west, cloud increasing and some rain coming into scotland and northern ireland, light and patchy, clouding overfor nor

members of the rmt union at merseyrail, northern and southern are striking for 2h hours in a row abouttrains. jon ironmonger reports. picket lines outside liverpool lime street station this morning, the starting point for thousands of racegoers travelling to grand national day. so if you are off to aintree on the train, you can expect some problems. the rmt union says support for strikes on merseyrail and northern is rock solid, with widespread delays, packed or cancelled trains and replacement buses likely across all services. to limit the disruption, merseyrail has laid on a special timetable to and from the course, but other routes could be hit as a result. northern rail says it has moved the times of its last services from lime street to later in the evening. the strikes, about the role of the guard on trains, began on southern rail a year ago, and has spread to companies in the north of england in recent weeks. southern says it expects to operate a near normal service today because more of its trains can run withjust a driver on board. so far, talks to try to resolve the dispute h

members of the rmt union at merseyrail, northern and southern are striking for 2h hours in a row abouter reports. judith moritz is that liverpool's lime street station. it is one of the busiest days here, grand national day, more than 40,000 rail passenger journeys made national day, more than 40,000 rail passengerjourneys made on this day. today the passengers are walking past a picket line manned by the rmt union and the northwest regional organiser is with me. darren, what prompted the strike action? it is not the first time you have been out on strike and you have chosen grand national day. any strike is high profile and there are three companies taking industrial action today, and this day has been chosen because it has come from our membership. they want to strike on the 8th of april, on a weekend, under anti—trade union laws we need to give 14 days it noticed there by the time the committee considered the time the committee considered the decisions, after the last action was taken there were increased notice periods. this dispute has wise and on that —— widened on merseyside and

the rmt said it wanted to make the biggest impact possible.: foreign secretary borisjohnson has called off a visit to moscow, saying the chemical weapons attack in syria has changed the situation "fundamentally". two people have died and 33 others were rescued after a fire at a care home in hertfordshire. swedish police say certain that the uzbek man they've arrested is the one who carried out yesterday's attack in stockholm. a 1a—year—old boy has appeared in court in northern ireland accused of trying to buy as machine gun and 100 rounds of ammunition for the dark web. the boy appeared in the magistrates' court. the schoolboy who cannot be identified because of his age was arrested here at the riverside retail park on thursday. his detention came after several weeks of what was described as a proactive police investigation link to the online dark web. it's alleged the 1a—year—old had used the dark web in an attempt to buy a gun and bullets which were to be used to intimidate a third party. he had gone to the retail park to meet someone gone t

the rmt is more of the conductors.second person at all and who does the safety stuff like closing doors which is a critical safetyjob and there was always a threat this would spread around the country because people buy nutrients, they are more modern, the driver tends to do the 7o modern, the driver tends to do the 70 staff and the unions don't like that. they said we want a second person on board. you say it was a tight result, talks go on, no more imminent strike action. as is the positive. no more imminent strike action from aslef, the drivers. they could and is more strike days if they wanted, they have demanded. they said they would do that, they wa nt they said they would do that, they want more talks. they think they are close to finding something their members likened the company likes. the rmt is a different story they are further away from agreement and thatis are further away from agreement and that is the rmt who are striking in different parts of the country. thank you for the clarification. a charity cla

the rmt union has defended its decision to stage a 24—hour strike involving merseyrail on the day ofrand national horse race at aintree. also in the next hour...honouring young people who've made extraordinary contributions to their communities. the seven winners collect their prize at a ceremony in manchester for the 10th anniversary of the rotary young citizen awards to help children in care. and in half an hour. charting the rise of china's snooker superstar in enter the dragon. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. swedish police say a man arrested in stockholm after yesterday's fatal lorry attack is almost certainly the driver, and a 39—year—old man from uzbekistan. four people were killed and 15 injured when the lorry crashed into the front of a department store. police have also confirmed that a "suspicious device" was found inside the truck. our correpondent, dan johnson, reports. after yesterday's horror there is calm, stillness and sadness in stockholm. people have come to together. time to reflect, a moment to remember. we were walking in the shop yesterday when it happe

the rmt union, the other union involved, their strike action's never stopped. north as well. if you are going to the grand national, they'll put more services on around the time you want to get home but you are going to have to leave before the last races if you wa nt to leave before the last races if you want to go back on a northern train. the last one leaves liverpool at 6. 6. 30, so you need to check that out. aslef the drivers is different. they are not being as militant on this. they are not going on strike in other regions yet and they are not calling for more strikes on southern yet. when the drives go out on strike, that is when you get the devastating stoppages because you can't run a train without drivers. the rmt is more the conductors and it's all about staffing, it's about what the second person on that train does, it's about whether you need a second person at all, it's about the safety stuff like closing the doors, which is a critical safetyjob. there was always a threat it was going to spread around the country. people buy new frains, they are

a strike by rail workers at the rmt union is set to disrupt services to the grand national today.three companies, southern, northern, and merseyrail in a dispute over proposed changes to the role of the on—board train guard. here's our transport correspondent, richard westcott. if you're off to the races at aintree today, expect problems if you're going by trains. workers on both merseyrail and northern are on strike. in an attempt to minimise problems, merseyrail is prioritising services to and from the course, but it's at the expense of its other routes. the last line goes at 630 in the evening, causing some to lose out on the biggest race of the day at 515. both companies anticipate widespread disruption on all services. there will be cancelled trains and replacement buses. the other company involved in the strike, southern, says it will have a near normal service, butjust a driver on board. this dispute began in southern a year ago and spread to the north of london in recent weeks. it is over the role of the guard on trains. talks to resolve the issue keep breaking down. richa

the rmt union has defended its decision to stage a 2k hour strike involving merseyrail on the day of grand national horse race at aintree. also in the next hour... honouring seven young people who've made extraordinary contributions to their communities. we'll speak to 14—year—old abbey booker, who volunteers to help children in care. and coming in half an hour... click looks at whether voice—controlled personal assistants live up to the hype. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. we start this hour with breaking news. we are getting very few reports that two people have died at a fire at a care home in hertfordshire. we believe that to be new grange care home in cheshunt in hertfordshire. these are the pictures we have at the moment. we have reporters finding out exactly what has happened there but you can see from those images that a fierce fire has taken hold it up emergency services are there, the fire brigade at the scene. we have reports at this stage that two people have been killed in that fire at new grange ca re killed in that fire at new grange care home in hertfordshire

members of the rmt at merseyrail, arriva trains north and southern walked out for 2h hours, with furtheruled out. picket lines were mounted outside stations and union members were said to be solidly supporting the action. merseyrail said it transported around 12,000 people to aintree for the grand national, compared with 18,000 last year. a plymouth teenager has been telling the bbc how he stumbled across a missing man who'd been down a hole in the woods for more than a week. izaak egglington watts had shouted into the hole expecting to hear an echo, but got the fright of his life when a man answered back. john ayres has more. it was meant to be a pleasant walk in slimbridge woods for isaac and one of his friends but what happens next to both by surprise. this is the home that me and my friend find when we were walking in the woods. i leaned in and shouted hello, to hear the echo. and that is when i got the response. the moment was captured on a mobile phone. are you all right? do you need some help?” a mobile phone. are you all right? do you need some help? i was terrified to begin with

rmt said it would explain to race—goers.new world record. they took off in the beautiful spring sunshine from dover, landing in the fields of northern france after the three hour, 26—mile crossing. if confirmed by officials, it will comfortably top the current record of 49 set in 2011. yesterday we broadcast from the balloon. the cameraman was in it and we we re balloon. the cameraman was in it and we were filming as it happened. and it worked. for a while. good morning. 49 balloons and 40 horses. if you get definitely red in a sweepstake it's not spelled wrong, that's how it's not spelled wrong, that's how it is registered, without the e. if you are good on your grammar, do not pick it. red rum, 40 years since. but a bit of a shock at the masters, and now danny willett is missing the jacket. the defending champion, danny willett, will not be involved in the final weekend of the masters, after he missed the cut. willett dropped four shots, on the first hole and was one of several, who struggled in their second round. but the

a strike by rail workers at the rmt union is set to disrupt services to the grand national today, asanies walk out in a dispute over staffing. members at southern, northern and merseyrail will strike in an ongoing dispute around the role of conductors. merseyrail said industrial action on the final day of aintree would damage liverpool's reputation, but the rmt said it would explain its reasons to racegoers. despite that rail strike, around 70,000 people are expected at aintree today. this year marks a0 years since the legendary red rum completed his unmatched treble of grand national wins, as andy swiss reports. it remains one of sport's ultimate challenges. this year marks a string of anniversaries at aintree. 50 years since outsider foinavon romped the unlikeliest of wins. it's a tremendous reception. you've never heard one like it at liverpool. a0 years since red rum roared to a third victory. well, the challenge of the national is still like nothing else. these huge fences make it one of sport's most unpredictable events and, as history has proved, anything can happen. so, who w

the rmt union announced the strike after talks failed to break the deadlocked ongoing dispute, which outs across the rail network. it comes as staff on the virgin route between scotland and england voted to walk out for 48 hours, starting on the same day. with easter fast approaching, for some, thoughts are turning to demolishing chocolate eggs. for most people, they don't last more than a few minutes. in some cases, maybe a day or two. but could you leave them untouched for nearly a century? well, someone has, and this weekend they're going on show at york castle museum. let's find out about the untouched eggs. richard saward is the head of visitor experience at york castle museum, and he joins us from there now. good evening. can you hear me, richard? i am afraid there is a deathly hush in europe. we can see a man and we can see some eggs, but it does not appear there is any sound between us and him, so we will have that conversation in a few moments' time if that is possible. a cat that has made herself a home in gloucestershire has caused a new story. it has been adopted by tewke

the other union in the dispute about the role of conductors, the rmt, is due to strike again this saturdaygely disappointing outcome". an american doctor who would carry out experimental treatment on a seven—month old baby from london with a rare genetic condition has told a judge that the case is "uncharted territory". charlie gard is currently being treated by doctors at great 0rmond street hospital — who have started legal action for permission to turn off his life support. his parents have raised more than a million to take him to the united states. that's a summary of the news, newsday is coming up at midnight — now on bbc news it's time for newsnight. tonight: an exclusive interview with john brennan, the head of the cia, until donald trump entered the white house. what does he think of the presidential twitter strategy? i think that there are some things that have been tweeted coming out of washington, where the care was not taken and that was, it was not, the individual who tweeted it was not mindful of the importance that people attach to the words of a president. he warns about t

the rmt union has defended its decision to stage a 2k hour strike involving merseyrail on the day of

a strike by rail workers at the rmt union is set to disrupt services to the grand national today, asute over staffing. members at southern, northern and merseyrail will strike in an ongoing dispute around the role of conductors. despite that rail strike, around 70,000 people are expected at aintree today. this year marks a0 years since the legendary red rum completed his unmatched treble of grand national wins, as andy swiss reports. it remains one of sport's ultimate challenges. this year marks a string of anniversaries at aintree. 50 years since outsider foinavon romped the unlikeliest of wins. it's a tremendous reception. you've never heard one like it at liverpool. a0 years since red rum roared to a third victory. well, the challenge of the national is still like nothing else. these huge fences make it one of sport's most unpredictable events and, as history has proved, anything can happen. so, who will 2017 belong to? well, many are tipping this horse, definitely red, trained in yorkshire, aiming for glory. the pressure's always there anyway, whether you're running the national

members of the rmt at merseyrail, arriva trains north and southern walked out for 2h hours, with furtherng ruled out. merseyrail said it transported around 12,000 people to aintree for the grand national, compared with 18,000 last year. a 14—year—old boy has appeared in court in northern ireland accused of trying to buy a submachine gun and ammunition from the dark web. he arrived at the magistrates court. the schoolboy who can't be identified because of the sage was arrested here at the riverside park on thursday. the detention came after several weeks of what was described as a proactive police investigation linked to the online dark web. it is alleged the 14—year—old had used the dark web in an attempt to buy a gun and bullets which were to be used to intimidate a third party. he had gone to the retail park to meet someone about this, however, his contact turned out to be a police operative and he was arrested. a detective told the court the schoolboy was arrested as part of an investigation into the online dark web. this involved an attempt to buy a submachine gun, and 100 rounds of

the rmt union has defended its decision to stage a 24—hour strike involving merseyrail on the day of

members of the rmt at merseyrail, arriva trains north and southern walked out for 24 hours. people to aintree for the grand national, compared with 18,000 last year. more now on that discovery of a bomb—like device by police in norway. the gronland area of the capital oslo has been cordoned off and a suspect has been detained. there have been reports of a possible controlled explosion. the police are quoted as saying the device has limited potential to cause damage. officers in some norwegian cities are carrying guns in response to the lorry attack in neighbouring sweden. yes, i'm right in the heart of the gronland area, near the central station of oslo. now the police cordon has been lifted. life is going back to normal. i can confirm that there was a controlled the nation. i heard the blast myself, quite a big blast. now behind me you can see a green tarp. behind that, about 20 metres back, is where the bomb or bomb like device was detonated. what sort of an idea might there be for a target round there are? it's obviously not right in the city centre. it is really close to

we have a strong relationship with the rmt and we have engaged in previous discussions and we would welcome clear that should a dispute take place on grand national day it would not change our stance. however we are willing to negotiate because we need to resolve this for the benefit of customers. new trains is a fantastic opportunity for the city region and is something we should all grasp with both hands and make it happen. survey after survey indicates massive support from the public to retain guards on services. we had no issues with racegoers today. they're supportive of the trade union stance. passengers are paying for this level of safety in their ticket prices, so why, as a passenger, would you want to pay even more on your ticket price for less safety solely to benefit the profits of the private train operators? we think, as a trade union, it is unacceptable and passengers deserve a safe railway and a second safety critical conductor on every service. it is quarter past six. the headlines on bbc news: swedish police say a man arrested in stockholm after yesterday's fatal lorry atta

settle a dispute with southern railway, the other union in the dispute about the role of conductors, the rmtrent company of southern rail said it was hugely disappointing outcome. credit card companies have been told to do more to help millions of customers in long—term debt. the financial regulator has published proposals that could mean credit card companies cancelling any interest or charges in extreme cases. figures suggest credit card debt is growing at its fastest rate for more than 11 years. our personal finance correspondent simon gompertzjoins me now. so why is the watchdog calling for this? the financial conduct authority is very concerned about more than 3 million people who have what they call persistent credit ca rd what they call persistent credit card debt. that is where they have gone for 18 months paying high charges and interest but not whittling away at the underlying borrowing. 2 million of those people have gone for three years like that and of course the costs just mount so for each £1 of persistent credit ca rd so for each £1 of persistent credit card debt, typically p

so that is another rail strike announced by the rmt.t to be completed on six of the buildings. fiona walker reports. it was only when nine tonnes of wall came crashing into the playground at box gang ‘s primary lastjanuary that they realised the school hadn't been built properly. the official report into the incident said it was lucky no one was killed. it turned out that all 17 schools built under that private finance contract were found to be potentially dangerous. now the bbc has discovered that 71 more schools in scotland have had similar defects across 15 local authorities, taking the total to 88 40 schools. it is actually frightening to think there are so many schools that potentially have the same problem associated with them. let's not forget that at 0xgangs, someone could have been killed and we would have been thinking about something completely different then. the faults that were found were not down to one or two rogue builders, so the construction industry is looking at how to change. the whole industry has to look at the s

the rmt union said consultation over "widespread on—board changes" has been going on for more than a had implemented the changes from march with no agreement with the union. the largest nursing union is consulting with its members across the uk on whether they should take industrial action in protest at the government's decision to maintain a one—percent cap on their pay. the royal college of nursing claims low wages are contributing to tens of thousands of unfilled posts and unsafe staffing levels in the nhs. but the government says the health service offers competitive pay. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. unprecedented pressure in the nhs means nurses have never worked harder, and for so little, according to their union. the royal college of nursing says due to pay freezes, and then a pay cap, nurses have seen the money they take home cut in real terms by 14% since 2010. it says that's why it has decided to ask staff whether they would be prepared to strike. 270,000 nhs nurses will be able to vote in the online survey over the next few weeks. everybody‘s unhappy

. >>> we have dwefrlg news in the rmt east bay. an 11-year-old boy missing in plesanton. he was last seen before 3. at an elementally school. romeo is 5 feet tall weighless 80 pounds, brown hair brown eyes wearing a red jacket over a black shirt with black jeans and shoes. if you have any information about whereabouts please call the police right away. >>> at this hour the san jose city council in the midst of a public debate about renters rights. as we've been reporting the so-called no cause evictions and rent control has been brewing months. tonight we could have a decision. nbc bay area's robert handa broke the story about the proposal he is outside the meeting with more. robert. >> reporter: well it is a very emotional overflow crowd inside the city council chambers. an audience waited more than three hours before the issue came up. supporters and opponents of the so-called tenant protection ordnance have process steltsed in for a long a fight. >> i'd like to present this certificate of recognition to. >> renters rights active afts started their day statute crashing

we have a strong relationship with the rmt and we have engaged in previous discussions and we would welcomeld a dispute take place on grand national day it would not change our stance. however we are willing to negotiate because we need to resolve this for the benefit of customers. new trains is a fantastic opportunity for the city region and is something we should all grasp with both hands and make it happen. survey shows massacre of respect from the public. —— show support. passengers are paying for this level of safety in the ticket prices so why is the passenger would you want to pay more on your ticket price or less easy? to benefit the profits. we think it is unacceptable and passengers deserve a safer railway and is safe —— a second safety critical person on the train. the chief executive of ford has said he cannot guarantee the company will continue manufacturing in the uk after brexit. mark fields told bbc news it was "really important" for the uk to secure a free trade deal with the european union. he said ford was "going to be in the uk for quite some time", but that "nothing cou

in the last hour, the rmt union has announced that london underground workers will stage a 2a—hour strikee sacking of a colleague. the american billionaire bill gates has used a speech in london to warn theresa may that reducing the government's commitment to foreign aid would cost lives. the prime minister has refused to say whether she will retain a pledge made by david cameron to spend at least 0.7% of national income on overseas development. so what is the money spent on, and how do we compare to other countries? chris morris of reality check reports. loading up. the uk is one of a handful of countries that meets the long—standing international target of spending 0.7% of gross national income on overseas aid. that translates to more than £12 billion a year. and there are those who argue that it's too much. the 0.7% figure was written into law in 2015. theresa may has refused to say whether she intends to keep it. prominent campaigners insist that she should. if you have less aid, you pick the things you're going to spend less money on, like girls education, less one tools of contracep

the rmt union said the industrial action will take place following the failure of talks to resolve ankers have walked out over the row. the us military has begun installing parts of an advanced missile defence system at a site in south korea, amid continuing high tensions with north korea over its missile and nuclear programmes. in washington the entire us senate will get a security briefing on north korea at the white house today in what's a highly unusual move. from south korea, here's stephen evans. just a few miles south of north korea, 2,000 american and south korean troops practise with real ammunition. they attack targets in the hills with fearsome weaponry. a true show of force. and a show of unity between the military of the two nations, all watched from the grandstand by south korean spectators, unfazed by the current war of words between washington and north korea. she says, as we see in these drills, kim jong un will know how strong the south korean military is. and i don't think he'd ever dare to attack us. he says, "i'm certainly more worried than before because of presi

the rmt union said the industrial action will take place following the failure of talks to resolve ane third time workers have walked out over the row. the number of senior bbc managers earning more than £150,000 a year has risen despite assurances that it would fall. the national audit office says the total went up from 89 to 98 during the past four years. but overall the number of managers fell from 540 to 319. next week will be the tenth anniversary of the disappearance of madeleine mccann. detectives say they are still pursuing what they describe as a "critical lead" in the case. the little girl was three when she vanished during a family holiday in portugal. her parents kate and gerry say the tenth anniversary is a "horrible marker of stolen time". and they've promised never to give up looking for their daughter. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds reports. ten years, no answers. a desperate search with the media following every step. what happened here? where is madeleine mccann? this is still a missing persons inquiry. despite 2014's extensive police searches in portugal

>> no, i don't believe so rmt chairman nunes has offered to step aside as the lead republican on thisparticular probe, and i fully support his decision. chairman nunes wants to make sure that this is not a distraction to a very important investigation, so he wants to go clear himself while this investigation continues on without any kinds of distractions. >> well, chairman nunes has been criticized as a pawn, especially since it was reported that top administration officials provided him those intelligence reports to defend the president. he was working for the president. he's supposed to be investigating. now nunes, who conducted frequent press conferences over the last couple weeks, is no longer answering any questions. what him with kasie hunt. >> are you concerned about potentially -- [ inaudible ] >> any concerns at all? >> doing all right? are you doing okay? >> i'm doing well. >> i gave you a statement. >> the white house said today this is an internal matter for the house. the president told "the new york times" just yesterday that, quote, the russia story is a total hoax. i'm

the rmt says it is because talks failed to resolve a dispute over the role of guards.ver using cash? well, a fifth of people in the uk said they rarely use it. that's according to a survey by the dutch bank ing. they spoke to thousands of people across europe and found that actually we are more reluctant than our european neighbours to give up cash completely. i love the feel of cash. you know what you're spending. i like it when you put your hand in your pocket and find a fiver. does that happen a lot? no! but i like it! only 205! thank you very much. we've been hearing this morning what labour says it would do if elected to ease pressure on the nhs and tackle staff shortages in england. so what is the current health secretary's plan for the health service for the next five years? jeremy hunt joins us from our westminster studio. good morning mr hunt. thank you very much for your time this morning. good morning, dan. i'm sure you remember on this programme, a few weeks ago, we were looking at our bbc nhs week and you said, "there we re bbc nhs week and you said, "ther