sadiq khan wins a second term as london mayor in a result much closer than predicted.ope's leaders resist calls by india to waive patents for vaccines, despite the country's worsening covid crisis. and, bits of a chinese space rocket are expected to plunge back to earth in the next few hours, so should we be worried? hello and welcome to bbc news. we start injerusalem. there have been more clashes between palestinians and israeli police, a day after more than 200 people were injured in some of the worst violence in years at the al—aqsa mosque. fighting broke outjust as tens of thousands of muslim worshippers prayed at the compound to mark the most holy night of ramadan. more than 50 people were injured. gareth barlow reports. stun grenades against stones. palestinian protesters and israeli security forces clashing outside the al—aqsa mosque complex injerusalem's old city, one of the most revered sites in islam. it's also the location of the temple mount, the holiest site injudaism. the source of the anger — weeks of rising tensions over the potential eviction of palest

in terms of the numbers, sadiq khan secured...servatives, he managed to get 970,000 votes. the pressure was really on labour to keep this position, because london is very much dominated by labour, in terms of political allegiances, so it would have been a bit of a shock if the result had gone in a different direction, but it was much more closely contested than previously predicted. shaun bailey, the conservative candidate, doing much better than what the polls suggested and at times the lead between both shaun bailey and sadiq khan was fairly narrow. saying that, it is sadiq khan's night. he will be spending the next three years as london mayor. it will be interesting to see how he leads london out of this covid pandemic, because it is about to rebuild funding, getting people back intojobs, seeing how the economy can get back on track, and there some keyissues back on track, and there some key issues at the heart that really matter to londoners — transport, crime and policing, pollution and of course housing — so lots of things t

here in the uk capital, the labour candidate sadiq khan has been re—elected as the mayor of london.pondent, adina campbell, who is at london city hall, where they were announcing the results. a really lovely view of london behind you there. and this result coming through a little bit later than expected. take us through what's been happening in the last couple of hours.— couple of hours. yes, we were expecting _ couple of hours. yes, we were expecting the _ couple of hours. yes, we were expecting the result _ couple of hours. yes, we were expecting the result a - couple of hours. yes, we were expecting the result a couple i couple of hours. yes, we were l expecting the result a couple of hours ago, but a short time ago it was finally announced here at city hall in london, 19 of the 20 candidates stepped into the room to listen to that final declaration, and it was confirmed that sadiq khan has indeed secured a second term as mayor of london. there were cheers as the results were read out by his team, a result that many people were expecting, but not the race that many people had pro

, and sadiq khan burnham, like sadiq khan, and sadiq khahahd_ burnham, like sadiq khan, and sadiq seem to have forgotten which is that they can win _ forgotten which is that they can win its — forgotten which is that they can win. it's not all doom and gloom for them _ win. it's not all doom and gloom for them there — win. it's not all doom and gloom for them. there are seats up for election. _ them. there are seats up for election, labour111 them. there are seats up for election, labour 111 of them, but what _ election, labour 111 of them, but what you — election, labour 111 of them, but what you need a strong personalities, people who are rooted in their— personalities, people who are rooted in their communities and most important _ in their communities and most important of all, most important of all, important of all, most important of all. people — important of all, most important of all, people to talk about the priorities of the voters. that's, you know. _ priorities of the voters. that's, you know, one of the reasons why tracy— you know, one of the reasons why tracv has— y

— sadiq khan? well, there was lots of talk before this _ sadiq khan?ose final results will be. there is pressure on labour tonight to make sure that sadiq khan retains his position because of course london is very much labour heartland and if it were to go any other way, heartland and if it were to go any otherway, it heartland and if it were to go any other way, it would be considered a big failure. so, pressure really on sadiq khan and the rest of his team tonight. we are respecting the final result in the next half hour or so and then we really will be able to see how well the labour party all the conservatives have done. at the moment, looks like the green party is currently sitting in third place followed by the liberal democrats in full. we followed by the liberal democrats in full. ~ , . ~ followed by the liberal democrats in full. ~ , y full. we will be back soon, very much. despite _ full. we will be back soon, very much. despite falling _ full. we will be back soon, very much. despite falling short - full. we will be back soon, very much. des

of course, sadiq khan's opponents will frame this as part of— khan's opponents will frame this as partrt of a war on the motorist. he's obviously— part of a war on the motorist. he's obviously already incurred the wrath of some _ obviously already incurred the wrath of some through the introduction of ultra low— of some through the introduction of ultra low emission zones and low traffic— ultra low emission zones and low traffic neighbourhoods which are planed _ traffic neighbourhoods which are planed for increasing congestion. there _ planed for increasing congestion. there is— planed for increasing congestion. there is not a were on the motorist, so were _ there is not a were on the motorist, so were on— there is not a were on the motorist, so were on the climate crisis. we know— so were on the climate crisis. we know that — so were on the climate crisis. we know that cars obviously produce more _ know that cars obviously produce more carbon emissions per head than public— more carbon emissions per head than public transport and walking. we know _ public transport and walking. we kno

i therefore declare sadiq aman khan elected as the mayor of london.. 55% of the vote and a second term as mayor. labour holding the capital on the heels of conservative wins in former labour heartlands. the results of the elections around the uk show that our country, and even our city, remain deeply divided. the scars of brexit are yet to heal. a crude culture war is pushing us further apart. there's a growing gap between our cities and towns. and economic inequality is getting worse. therefore i declare that andy burnham is duly. elected as the mayor- of the greater manchester combined authority. greater manchester was one of seven more mayors�* offices so far retained by labour. and it won the west of england mayor's job from the tories. cambridgeshire and peterborough too. but in the west midlands labour's challenge failed. conservative cheers here were echoed across england's councils. conservatives have seized control of a dozen local authorities, taking southampton from labour, who also lost overall control of durham for over 100 years. more th

sadiq khan wins a second term as london mayor in a result much closer than predicted.aive patents for vaccines, despite the country's worsening covid crisis. and, bits of a chinese space rocket are expected to plunge back to earth in the next few hours, so should we be worried?

sadiq khan wins a second term as london mayor, in a result much closer than predicted.the country's worsening covid crisis. and bits of a chinese rocket launched last week are expected to plunge back to earth in the next few hours, but should we be worried?

. — burnham, julie driscoll, danjarvis, sadiq khan, what we have hopefully -ot sadiq khan, what we have— got with tracy braverman, is that we speak for the areas that we are from and we _ speak for the areas that we are from and we represent. and we are all labour— and we represent. and we are all labour party people. but we are interested in what the party policies _ interested in what the party policies and principles are. just to sto ou policies and principles are. just to stop you for _ policies and principles are. just to stop you for a _ policies and principles are. just to stop you for a second _ policies and principles are. just to stop you for a second because i policies and principles are. just to j stop you for a second because the west midlands are declaring. children 12,318. —— total. rejected votes, zero. unmarked first preference 981. total rejected 215,618. he isjust total re'ected 215,618. he is 'ust auoin total rejected 215,618. he is 'ust goingthroughi total rejected 215,618. he is 'ust goingthroughai total rejected 215,618. he is 'ust going through a fewi total rejec

sadiq khan is from the left-leaning labour party.a guy who rose to prominent not just here in london, not just nationally but really around the world back in 2017 thanks to his very public spats with then u.s. president donald trump. he won re-election in this city but not by the kind of margins that were initially predicted. some polls were showing him winning an outright majority on the first ballot. that didn't happen. things were much closer than expected. his conservative opponent shawn bailey ran a much better race than i think many had thought he would. so things were closer than expected. he promised to bridge the gap between the classes in this city, acknowledging the sort of culture wars that have been going on, acknowledging the divisions in the country more broadly thanks to brexit. but his lackluster victory is really a sign of a larger trend that we saw across the uk in these local elections where the labor party had really lost a lot of ground to the conservative party. they even managed to lose the one federal seat th

labour's sadiq khan holding a narrow lead over his conservative rival shaun bailey in london.boroughs to declare result over the next few hours, so it is a bit too early to jump to any conclusions but at this stage, looking tighter than many were expecting. looking tighter than many were ex-rectin. . 4, looking tighter than many were ex-rectin. ., ,, i. looking tighter than many were ex-rectin. . ~j ,, ., looking tighter than many were ex-rectin. . ~j ., , expecting. thank you. that contest will probably _ expecting. thank you. that contest will probably declare _ expecting. thank you. that contest will probably declare much - expecting. thank you. that contest will probably declare much later. will probably declare much later this evening. let's return to the contest in scotland. newsnight�*s policy editor lewis goodall is at the touchscreen with a closer look. we've been talking about, can the snp still achieve a majority? i know will be snp supporters screaming at the top item that it is notjust about a majority, and that is true, but there has been an argument through this

he will be hoping _ being done by sadiq khan. he will be hoping to— being done by sadiq khan.number of reasons. london is younger, _ for a number of reasons. london is younger, more graduates that work and live _ younger, more graduates that work and live here and more ethnically diverse — and live here and more ethnically diverse. we have to take into account— diverse. we have to take into account this position of london mayor— account this position of london mayor is — account this position of london mayor is one of the most high profile — mayor is one of the most high profile in— mayor is one of the most high profile in british politics, i really— profile in british politics, i really sought after position. if you think— really sought after position. if you think about the budget, he or she will be _ think about the budget, he or she will be managing over the next three years. _ will be managing over the next three years. £17_ will be managing over the next three years, £17 billion a year and the constituency of more than 6 million voters _ constituency of more than 6 milli

here to speak to us about that is the mayor of london, sadiq khan. thank you forjoining us. it's fantastic, i've already had _ first of all. it's fantastic, i've already had breakfast - first of all. it's fantastic, i've already had breakfast twice l first of all. it's fantastic, i've - already had breakfast twice indoors in restaurants, promoting the brilliant restaurants in our city. we've launched the biggest domestic tourism campaign london has ever seen. encouraging londoners to come back to the west end, but also those across the country who may be crestfallen at not having a holiday overseas to see and taste the best of the world in london.— of the world in london. obviously, the variant — of the world in london. obviously, the variant first _ of the world in london. obviously, the variant first identified - of the world in london. obviously, the variant first identified in - the variant first identified in india is of concern in a number of london boroughs, as it is in other parts of the uk. how worried are you about that and to what extent would you like to see vacc

labour did win a number of the mayoral contests, including sadiq khan installed for a second term asondon's mayor. disruption continues on some of britain's busiest rail lines, after small cracks are found in some high—speed trains. now on bbc news, witness history. divya arya presents eyewitness accounts of moments in india's modern history. we hear about the legacy of partition and how india built a model city in the 1950s. this programme was filmed before the covid pandemic. hello and welcome to a special edition of witness history with me, divya arya, here in delhi as we present remarkable eyewitness accounts of key moments in india's modern history. coming up, we'll hear how india built a modern city in the 1950s... ..the story of goa's struggle for independence... ..plus, we remember the industrial disaster at bhopal in 1984... ..and the pioneers of india's international call centres. but we begin with partition, when in 1947, british—controlled india won its independence and split into two states, india and pakistan. india had a hindu majority, pakistan was predominantly musli

for labour when they likely to confirm real actions for andy burnham in greater manchester and sadiq khanst of england contest. greg dawson, bbc news, westminster. there's been a strong showing for welsh labour in the senedd elections, with mark drakeford expected to remain as first minister. this is the current situation, with mr drakeford's party having won 30 out of 60 seats so far. our correspondent, tomos morgan is in cardiff. mark drakeford mark dra keford was mark drakeford was front and centre of welsh labours campaign this year and it clearly has paid off. they've equalled their best ever tally, just one shy of a majority. the question now for mark drakeford, is how will they rule as a government? will they rule as a minority government or will they seek a less formal coalition such as the confidence and supply deal? will they ask the lib dem member tojoin them in a co—op maybe? forthe dem member tojoin them in a co—op maybe? for the tories, they gain some seats, however they will be disappointed they haven't been able to break the north—eastern red wall, simply dented, just gett

i think sadiq khan has been his own man- i— starmer? i think sadiq khan has been his own man.s a much bigger issue than keir starmer. the fact is that this kind of election, these results show you can't just of election, these results show you can'tjust replace a figure at the top of the tree, that isn't solving the problems. the problems are that for many years, and i think fundamentally i'm not sure people identify with parties in the way we used to think they did. i think people have moved on and i think there was a lot of arrogance about parties assuming that the votes in an area where there is and it was just about getting out the vote. i think we've moved on and people are identifying with parties in different ways, they vote on different ways, they vote on different issues and we had a crazy year, so can we reallyjudge exactly where we are in terms of why people voted? lots of people who voted for brexit were said to have lent their vote to the tories in 2019 and in reality, boris delivered on that so maybe those people feel, he's a man of his word, i'm happy to vote to

sadiq khan wins a second term as london mayor, in a result much closer than predicted.espite the country's worsening covid crisis. and bits of a chinese space rocket are expected to plunge back to earth in the next few hours, so should we be worried?

the papers, let's return to that result announced in city hall in the past hour, where labour's sadiq khanas been re—elected to serve as the mayor of london. here's some of what he had to say after the declaration. i'm a londoner through and through. this city is in my blood. but i'm also a patriotic englishman and a brit who's proud to represent this nation's great capital. the experiences i've had through my life have shaped my belief that we all have a responsibility to do everything we can to build the bridges that bring us together rather than the walls that can only drive us further apart. this virus doesn't care whether you live in london or liverpool, whether you're a brexiteer or a remainer, or what you think it means to be woke. we're only defeating it together and by helping each other. so, now, we must capture and harness that spirit of unity and cooperation to build a better and brighterfuture. and it's in this spirit i promise to lead london over the next three years, building bridges between the different communities in our city, building bridges across cultural, social and

sadiq khan wins a second term as london mayor in a result much closer than predicted. patents for vaccines — despite the country's worsening covid crisis. and bits of a chinese space rocket are expected to plunge back to earth in the next few hours. so, should we be worried?

then we had sadiq khan today saying it is inexcusable.d with metropolitan police and tonight, they are putting on extra patrols tonight and overnight, hi—vis jackets that police are wearing on the street so they can reassure the community. jewish communities have said they are increasingly concerned. they said that since the conflict in gaza and israel, they have been targeted and in fact, there has been a sharp rise in anti—semitic abuse and threats. and the city �*s charity, a charity that supports the jewish the city �*s charity, a charity that supports thejewish community, say there have been threats and verbal abuse and of course on social media. but it must be said that the protest today has been largely peaceful, with only little pockets of conflict. . , with only little pockets of conflict. ., , ., ~ a two—year—old who died in a suspected gas explosion in lancashire in the early hours of this morning has been named as george hinds. four adults were injured when two houses in heysham were destroyed by the blast, with several others

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the re—elected mayor of london, sadiq khan, has given his backing to labour leader, sir keir starmer�ges, angela rayner, the deputy leader, was sacked from her role as party chair on saturday, before being handed more senior roles last night. mr khan said there were a number of issues that had to be addressed for labour to win back the suport of voters. clearly there were mixed results and it is important to reshuffle the team and address the issues so that we can earn back the trust of voters across the country. what are the single things that have to happen so that you start winning elsewhere? people don't think we have changed enough and we need to change more. people are voting for other parties than paper and we have got to ask ourselves why that is and make sure that we address the concerns that people across the country have. they are concerned about what happens after the pandemic is over. it got to stop navel gazing and make sure we address the aspirations and concerns people across the country have. ., ., , ., i. have. your own result, what your result? really _ have. your o

earlier, annita mcveigh spoke to the mayor of london sadiq khan.lds are being invited for a vaccine in glasgow, mr khan was asked if something similar should happen in the capital. yes, i spoke to the health advisor today and over the weekend, but also public health england and the nhs late last week. i am keen to try and persuade the government to have younger people in those parts of london where they are concerned about the rise of this indian variant receiving the vaccine sooner than they would otherwise do so. we know from the early research done by oxford, but also by speaking to colleagues in india, that it does appear that those who receive the vaccine are less likely to catch this virus, the consequences are less serious and this virus spreads less easily. i am hoping the government can be nimble and flexible and allow us, in those parts of london, where concerned, to have younger londoners receiving the vaccine sooner than would otherwise be the case. and if that means other age groups have to wait a little longer, or if those over 50 are

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in london, labour's sadiq khan is seeking a second term as mayor, one of 13 city and regional mayoraltiesgrabs. they will tell us a lot about the political drift of england, with the tories hoping to hold onto the west midlands, labour eyeing up west yorkshire. there are important in national elections in wales, where voters are electing all 60 members of the senedd, with labour chasing another four years in power. and then there's hartlepool in the north—east of england, a parliamentary by—election in a seat held by labour since it was created in 197a. once the party's heartlands, the result will test the pulse of labour's vote in an area that saw a surge in conservative support at the 2019 general election. the result in hartlepool certainly has the potential to reverberate at westminster. holding the seat would be a relief for labour. winning it would be a triumph for the tories. but in the end, it's only a by—election. whereas if the snp wins a majority in the scottish parliament, then nicola sturgeon will push for another referendum on scottish independence, a referendum borisjohnson

mayoral races, such as greater manchester, where andy burnham was re—elected, and london, where sadiq khaned their leader. the responsibility as leader is of course deciding what team you need around you for the next stage of what is a really difficult battle for us and labour, to rebuild trust with the voters. you know, taking tough decisions is what leaders do. who keir starmer decides to keep in his reshuffle and who he sacks may give an indication of where he thinks the party needs to go. does he keep on trying to unify all the different bits or does he, in effect, pick a side? and that might apply to the voters party wants to reconnect with, too. is it about what it has currently got, which is essentially young voters, graduates, social liberals, remainers, or is it still the party of the working class in britain, which is what it would still like to be, but, frankly, at the moment isn't? with its leader in office forjust over a year now, labour's challenge to find a message that chimes with voters looks just as tough as it ever did. let's speak to our political correspondent in westm

in london, labour's sadiq khan is seeking a second term as mayor, one of 13 city and regional mayorselection, the conservatives hoping to hang onto the west midlands, labour eyeing up west yorkshire. those are some of the many, many more results to come from these elections held in the shadow of a pandemic. slowly, across england, a renewed political picture is emerging. jonathan blake, bbc news. and we will of course bring you those results as they come in. let's turn our attention to the travel industry. uk ministers are due to meet later to come up with a �*green list�* of countries that can be visited without the need for quarantine on return. it's part of britain's plan for a gradual reopening of foreign travel, which prime minister borisjohnson has indicated could begin from may 17th. the travel and tourism business has lost an estimated $1.3 trillion in revenue over the past year, with half the worst affected countries in europe. the european commission has recommended opening up to travellers who can show they are fully vaccinated. this is europe's promotional video aimed a p

in london, labour's sadiq khan is seeking another term as mayor, one of 13 upper election.es hoping to hang onto the west midlands, labour eyeing up west yorkshire. those are some of the many, many more results to come on these elections held in the shadow of a pandemic. slowly, across england, a renewed political picture is emerging. jonathan blake, bbc news. wth me is lewis goodall, bbc newsnight�*s policy editor. thanks very much forjoining me. good to see you. now, a concession really to a pretty significant defeat. is this a wow moment for you. it significant defeat. is this a wow moment for you.- significant defeat. is this a wow moment for you. it is a wow moment — wow moment for you. it is a wow moment it _ wow moment for you. it is a wow moment it was _ wow moment for you. it is a wow moment. it was anticipated - wow moment for you. it is a wow moment. it was anticipated that| moment. it was anticipated that it was thought to happen. we should take a step back for a moment. this is a seat that was in labour hands sent was created in 1964. it used to deliver huge la

labour's sadiq khan is on course to be re—elected mayor of london following a closer than expected raceinst conservative candidate shaun bailey. in wales, labour's mark drakeford remains first minister after his party took half of the 60 seats in the senedd. disruption continues on some of the uk's busiest rail lines — passengers are advised not to travel tomorrow after cracks were found on some high—speed trains. a man in his 20s is held in connection with the murder of the police community support officerjulia james in kent. and an undercover investigation — the queen's cousin, prince michael of kent, is secretly filmed talking about taking money from a prospective client for access to the kremlin. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are rachel cunliffe, deputy online editor at the new statesman, and john stevens, deputy political editor at the daily mail. tomorrow's front pages, starting with... the telegraph goes on two big stories from the 2021 elections. nicola sturgeon failing to win a clear majority in the scottish par

disappointing performance in the elections but labour did win a number of the mayoral contests, including sadiq khannstalled for a second term as london's mayor. disruption continues on some of britain's busiest rail lines, after small cracks are found in some high—speed trains. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us today. with me are miatta fahnbulleh at the new economics foundation and david wooding at the sun on sunday. the telegraph goes on two big stories from the 2021 elections. nicola sturgeon failing to win a clear majority in the scottish parliament — and the labour party descending into what the paper calls a civil war following the sacking of party chair angela rayner. on scotland the herald calls the result a landslide, and says a triumphant nicola sturgeon has declared a second independence referendum �*the will of the people.�* the mail on sunday says borisjohnson has thrown down the gauntlet to nicola sturgeon over scottish independence by urging her tojoin a uk—wide council of war to rebuild the nation after covid. the express says the prime m

london's mayor sadiq khan says we should consider exploring the wonders of the capital.a being on the red list. many, many londoners want to go on holiday. i am saying to those londoners and those around the country, in the meantime, come to london. we've got the whole world in london. a murderer who tried to help one of the victims of the london bridge terror attack has been cleared by the parole board to be freed from prison. james ford was on day—release at the time of the attack at fishmonger�*s hall in 2019. he'd been jailed for life in 2004 after admitting the murder of 21—year—old amanda champion, in kent. a steel band that usually plays at the notting hill carnival has been performing to people at a vaccination centre to encourage them to get theirjabs. the nostalgia steel band was asked to play in north kensington — it's an area that's struggled with vaccine hesitancy. and health staff say it seems to be encouraging people to come forward. when we first did the music, we definitely noticed a difference in our patients. it was one of those days where the astrazen

despite significant support for the conservatives in the election — london has re—elected labour's sadiq khanhereby not counted. it's because many people accidentally voted twice in the first preference column for mayor. it would not have changed the result — but there's concern over londoners not having their democratic vote counted. a whale has now been freed after it became stranded on the thames at richmond lock last night. fire crews, the rnli and specialists worked for most of the night to free it — from a concrete slope. it's thought to be a three to four metre long minke whale. for the first time in its 98—year history, wembley stadium, the home of football, hosted the muslim call to prayer to mark the month of ramadan. the football association worked with the ramadan tent project to organise a vitual iftar, or breaking of the daily fast, saying it helped to "break down barriers" and that it actively enhanced diversity and inclusion across football. on the travel news now — and on the trains — gwr passengers are being advised not to travel after cracks were discovered in some high—spe

newly re—elected mayor sadiq khan has pledged a green recovery from the pandemic as he pushes ahead withoctober, ulez will extend to the north and south circulars. campaigners say more londoners will benefit from cleaner air, but critics warn the poorest will be hit hardest by the charges. the met police has taken a day of action to try and tackle violence against women. police officers across the capital spoke to members of the public, raising awareness. they also increased their presence by patrolling in hotspot areas and arresting suspects. we have units in specific places. covert units, that means units in plain clothes and also us in uniform also, who are talking to each other and pointing out specific individuals that may be of interest to us. it's about increasing public confidence. obviously, we want to make sure that the communities that you guys live in are safe. a charity in essex that helps to provide support to young people with mental health problems says they re seeing a huge rise in people suffering from anxiety. kids inspire based in chelmsford says that before the pande

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sadiq khan has warned london could face an increase in violence this summer as lockdown eases and saysor. today he s announcing that a programme to move young people away from crime after they re arrested is being extended across the capital. the met 5 divert scheme sees intervention coaches offering support in police custody suites. the largest tunnelling machine ever used on a uk rail project is starting work under the chiltern hills. named florence, it will dig a ten—mile tunnel for the high speed railway hs2. it'll work non—stop for three years — and is one of 10 boring machines being used for phase 1 of construction between london and the west midlands. let's take a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning safety checks and repairs continue on a number of high speed trains, with no gwr high speed services to and from paddington, and a reduced service across the lner network 0n the roads: traffic on the a13 is building westbound from dagenham into barking. now the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. it's a rather showery pi

coming up later, i'll be speaking to the mayor of london, sadiq khan.out reopening of various parts of the london economy. we'll talk to him about that and some of the dominant politics. let's get a bloomberg business flash. sources tell as at&t is planning to spin off its media business and merge it with discovery. it's a surprise reversal for a company that spent $85 billion to acquire the asset less than three years ago. a deal may be announced this week. with cnn and hbo, it could create a formidable competitor to netflix. 2021 will see a strong summer for travel, that despite concerns in the u.k. and beyond over fast spreading variants of coronavirus. the airline ceo says the rollout should mean most airlines are open for visitors. >> the demand is definitely there. there's a huge pent-up demand for people to come and see family members that haven't been able to meet across the pandemic, as well, so the demand is definitely there. now it's down to unwinding the restrictions to start travel in a safe way. anna: that is your bloomberg business flash.

haidi: london mayor sadiq khan there with bloomberg's hannah edwards.ng ahead with talks to move ahead with a major trade pact that was originally assigned to exclude it. we have the details next. this is bloomberg. ♪ shery: china's pushing ahead with talks to join a major trade deal that originally aimed to exclude beijing and cement u.s. economic power in asia. our team managing editor is on the line. we are talking about the transpacific partnership, which became a new deal after the u.s. left. how serious is china about this? reporter: we knew they were having informal talks about joining the ctppc, but there were not many details. we have spoken to people on either side, and they are saying officials from some of the member countries that have been in the discussions have said they do view china's interest as serious. pointing in part to comments made by president xi jinping back in november, where he said china would view this favorably. the talks are going on -- they are behind the scenes. they are quite technical at this stage. they do suggest c

in london, labour's sadiq khan is seeking a second term. much more counting still to be done, it will be some time before the full picture of results is clear. we'll find out today how international travel will restart for england. the transport secretary grant shapps will give a press conference later to announce how the government will open it up. holidays abroad are currently banned, but a traffic light system of rules will take effect on the 17th of may — travellers to "green" countries will not need to quarantine on their return, but they will need to take a covid test before going and coming back. arrivals from "amber" countries will need to quarantine at home on return to the uk and as well as taking the same tests before departure and return. red—list countries have the strictest rules: only uk and ireland residents will be able to come in from those countries, and travellers will have to quarantine for ten nights in a government approved hotel at their own expense — in addition to the testing regime. and we'll have full coverage of

in london, labour's sadiq khan is seeking a second term as mayor, one of 13 city and regional mayorsvatives hoping to hang onto the west midlands, labour eyeing up west yorkshire. those are some of the many, many more results to come from these elections held in the shadow of a pandemic. slowly, across england, the renewed political picture is emerging. jonathan blake, bbc news. we can take you to the counting hole at the moment where the election results are being received. this is in hartlepool, of course. it has been a labour seat since 1964. we are expecting that result any minute. as soon as that comes in, we will bring it to you. let's speak now to our political correspondent, chris mason, who is in hartlepool for us this morning. chris, labour have all but conceded defeat. the conservatives putting up inflatable borisjohnson is. everybody expecting a big conservative win?- everybody expecting a big conservative win? yeah, good morning- _ conservative win? yeah, good morning. that _ conservative win? yeah, good morning. that is _ conservative win? yeah, good morning. that is ex