samira hussain, live in dennv- _ here in the country. samira hussain, live in denny. have got much more coming up. temperatures are what you expect them to be around this time of year is. it looks like it's going to turn dry later in the week as low pressure loses its grip and high pressure loses its grip and high pressure starts to take over. low pressure starts to take over. low pressure is firmly in charge today with a weather frontjust the north—east and enhancing the showers especially later on in the day. right spells and sunshine and some showers. slow moving showers across the north and north—east of scotland. every other the some hail and later the cloud thickens across cornwall. if you are in such an light breezes, temp is up to 70 degrees will feel quite pleasant. three this evening, savages fit quite quickly. we have got clear skies. it continues raining pushing northward and eastward. underneath the cloud offering, it is going to relatively mild. cooler in the east. this is the weather front. it is all connected to this area of low pressure, although we s

thank you very much, samira hussain in| you very much, samira hussain in delhi.gal action against several major companies. they accuse the social media firm, meta, the maker of the call of duty video games, and a gun manufacturer of promoting dangerous weapons to teens like the attacker. our north america correspondent peter bowes sent this update(tx) this was one of the worst school shootings in us history. and these are wrongful death lawsuits targeting not only the gun manufacturer — daniel defense — the 18—year—old responsible for this shooting had one of their guns, but also in these lawsuits targeting the developers of the video game call of duty and instagram. and the claim being that, in effect, these three organisations collaborated to market assault—style weapons to teenage boys, that these adolescent boys were, in effect, groomed to carry out the violent video game experiences, things that they had watched, but they would carry out those fantasies in real life. that is the claim. and instagram's parent company, meta, are accused of having lax oversight

welcome to newswatch with me, rajini vaidyanathan, standing in for samira this week. coming up, does bbc news provide a wide enough range of views and context about those seeking to move to the uk? and was the line—up on sunday's laura kuenssberg show a fair reflection of the local election results? over the past few years, the subject of migration has never been far from the top of the agenda, politically, socially and journalistically. but it presents challenges for news organisations because of the complexity of the issues involved, the passionately polarised emotions it produces and the way certain terms and images tend to dominate the debate. here are three recent examples of bbc reporters covering the subject. net migration reached record levels in 2022 and 2023. that's the difference between the number of people arriving and leaving. you might have got the impression that it's small boats that have driven a record rise in net migration. they haven't. while the issue's important, in the context of overall immigration, the numbers are tiny. rwanda — is this count

that was samira hussain. more from samira into maro's programme. —— in tomorrow's programme.zza delivery will be sentenced tomorrow. the assault on stephenjenkinson has raised wider concerns about how the delivery industry is regulated. bbc news has discovered that the rider involved, jenniffer rocha, was still working using a deliveroo account a month after pleading guilty to grievous bodily harm. angus crawford reports. look — a delivery rider is trying to get away from angry locals. just leave it where it is! but why? you see where it is. so leave it there. because she's just attacked a customer — bitten his thumb off. my arm dropped, and my brain said, "oh, she's let go." i lifted my arm up and i sprayed her with blood. that's him, stephen, with his hand in the air, wrapped in a towel to stop the bleeding. he had to take months off work, have reconstructive surgery. jenniffer rocha pleaded guilty, but she was classed as self—employed, so the delivery company, deliveroo, wasn't liable. he can't claim any compensation. what do you think of deliveroo? disgusting, as a busine

samira hussain, thank you very much.e commissioners. there's also a by—election in blackpool south, following the resignation of the former conservative, scott benton. polls open at 7:00 and close at 10pm local time. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. senators in the us state of arizona have voted to repeal a 19th century state law banning abortion, unless the mother's life is in danger. it was revived after the us supreme court overturned the constitutional right of women to a termination. arizona's senate voted by 16 to iii votes to repeal the near total abortion ban. police have fired tear gas at thousands of demonstrators outside georgia's parliament where legislation, critics claim could silence dissent, has been provisionally approved. protestors waved georgian and eu flags as they tried to block entrances to the building. they say they're defending free speech. the �*foreign agents' law requires organisations to state whether they are funded from abroad. the disgraced hollywood film producer

welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. coming up — is it time bbc news started calling hamas a terrorist organisation? and information overload — is there just too much going on on the screen here? criticisms of the media's coverage of the war in gaza started almost immediately after the hamas attack on israel on october 7th — and top of the list of objections to the bbc�*s reporting was the corporation's refusal to describe hamas as a "terrorist organisation". the issue was raised again last weekend in the wake of a video released by hamas showing the british israeli hostage nadav popplewell, who the group said had died in gaza. here's the foreign secretary, lord cameron, speaking on sunday with laura kuenssberg. when you see what hamas are prepared to do, you just realise the terrible, dreadful, inhuman people, frankly, that we are dealing with. and maybe it's a moment, actually for the bbc to ask itself again, "should we describe these people as terrorists"? they are terrorists. if you kidnap grandmothers, you kidnap ba

our south asia correspondent samira hussain is in the south—western state of kerala.en really interesting to hear from from all these first—time voters. and we made a point to go to two different states and to speak with first—time voters from two different states. so i'm here in kerala and then we also went to the north in bihar. have a listen to what they had to say. this is really delicious. are you talking with your friends about the election? and what are you guys talking about? decrease in the constitutional rights of indian people. major issue facing in this election is confusion - to which party i need to vote. this is my first thought. so i don't want to waste that vote by giving a corrupted party. - yeah. everything is kind of... everyone is doing that, working for their own benefit. what is something that you want to see changed in your country? due to the lack of a financial structure the wealth distribution is unequal. right to vote is a constitutional right for me. i don't want to waste that right. i need to change caste discrimination from the country.

thank you, samira.k for someone from bbc news to come on the programme to discuss the deployment of london based staff to scotland on monday. but our invitation was refused. instead, we were given this statement. there have been many upsetting and shocking images from the middle east over the past seven months or so and parts of fergal keane's report shown on friday last week on bbc one's news bulletins, certainly fitted into that category. the subject was the death of a baby named sabrine, who had been rescued from her dying mother's womb after an israeli air strike in southern gaza. we were shown pictures of sabrine struggling for life in hospital and later her body being brought home to her community. we won't be showing that footage ourselves, but here's an excerpt from later in the report. today, her uncle rami prayed at sabrin�*s grave and overhead an israeli drone. the loss that changed everything for this family this girl left a mark on everyone�*s heart. she moved the whole world. to me, sabrin

our correspondent in delhi, samira hussain, explained exactly where the votes are taking place, and theues in each region. we're looking at about ten different states that are currently voting. some, as you rightly pointed out, in the south. and then of course there's the territory ofjammu and kashmir that are also voting. and by the time this fourth phase is over, about 70% of the entire country will have finally voted. and we've been looking at the issues right across the country. and according to recent polling and interviews that we've done, on the minds of voters in terms of the most pressing issues, bar none, it has to be the economy. and most importantly is unemployment, that there is a real struggle with unemployment, particularly among young, educated men. and that's a real problem. and also a real difficulty which is something you are seeing right across the world is the fight with inflation, of higherfood prices, and the increased cost of living — that's really putting a lot of pressure on everyday people. let's turn to the middle east. so much focus on rafah and worries abou

mother of five samira al madan has cancer. shee needs the rafah crossing with egypt to open to get the operation she so desperately needs. "i have anxiety from the war and i fear for my children," she says. i'm suffering so much. and president biden has got egypt to start resending aid into gaza through israel's kerem shalom crossing, jericka. but the increasing violence in israel means it's unclear if the aid has reached thoetz who so desperately need it. >> imtiaz tyab reporting in east >> imtiaz tyab reporting in east (♪♪) when life spells heartburn... how do you spell relief? r-o-l-a-i-d-s rolaids' dual-active formula begins to neutralize acid on contact. r-o-l-a-i-d-s spells relief. when it comes to your wellness routine, the details are the difference. dove men body wash, with plant based moisturizers in harmony with our bodies for healthier feeling skin. all these details add up to something greater. new dove men plant powered body wash. feeling sluggish or weighed down? could be a sign that your digestive system isn't

won silver in the javelin throw in the 3000 meter event with hossein kihani in the pole vault and samiradeli in the pole vault. benyamin yousefi also finished fourth in two hundred meters. the fifth round of this competition is being held with the participation of athletes from 13 countries hosted by iraq. but the first division football league reached the 32nd station. in this week's games from 18:30, the secret city of shiraz will be played with daryai babylon damash gilan with oil and gas gek saran arya islamshahr with shahin bandar ameri like babak city with astara municipality like sangun with khosh talai and from 19:30 minutes esteghlal blue posh molasani with khyber khorramabad naft masjid suleiman with saipa chador malawi ardakan with fajr shahid sepasi and south pars will compete with mes kerman in the table of khyber kharma teams. and chaadramella, with 66 points in the first to third categories, is trying to advance to the premier league, and greece's olympiakos won the conference league. in the final match here, which was hosted by athens, last night, fiorentina and olympiako

neizeh samira kurdali won the silver medal arrived.dition of the competition with the participation of athletes from 13 countries is being held in basra, iraq. the 4th round of the international freestyle wrestling tournament of the pahlavan takhti world cup has started this morning. on the first day of these fights , wrestlers weighing 57, 65, 74, 86 and 9. 7 kg went the same distance. on the second day of this competition tomorrow, the wrestlers of the second five weights will go on the mat. in this course, which will be held for two days in the hall of 6,000 people, revolution in zanjan. wrestlers from the teams of armenia, iraq and afghanistan and 13 domestic teams are competing. like the premier league with approaching the final days of the tenor competition in the first division league is hot. the top of the table is trying to get to the premier league and the bottom of the table is trying to survive. the 32nd week of azadegan league is going to be held tonight. three steps to salvation. while safde until the end of the hard and

i'm samira hussain and today we're talking elections.n the southern state of kerala, famous for its network of palm—lined lakes and lagoons. it has one of the best healthcare systems in the country and one of the highest literacy rates. and it's from this picturesque seaside state that we kick off our election coverage. just take a look at this — some 969 million voters are eligible to cast their ballot, which takes place in seven phases in just over six weeks. that is the population of the us, russia, japan, brazil, france and britain. and since we're still a bit short, let's throw in belgium into the mix. nearly 1.5 million polling booths have been set up across the country. 15 million polling officials and security staff will be needed to run them. 5.5 million electronic voting machines will be used to elect the 543 mp5. results will be announced on june 4. in case you haven't had enough of numbers, check this one out. more than 18 million new first—time voters are heading to the polls. so, what are the issues that matter to them? thi

medals respectively in the javelin throw of sadegh khademi in 3000 meters with hossein kihani and samira in the javelin jump. benyamin yousefi was fourth in 200 meters . as in the premier league, with the final days of the tenor competition approaching, the competition in the league is fierce. the top of the table are trying to climb to the premier league and the bottom of the table are also trying to survive . tonight, the 32nd week of the azadegan league is going to be held. three steps to salvation. while 3 weeks until the end of the marathon is hard and breathless. a remnant of excitement in these competitions has reached its peak. the three teams at the top of the table are trying to be in the premier league and the seven teams at the bottom of the table are fighting for survival in the league. in the most sensitive game of the week, chadorremlu will face fajr sepasi shiraz in ardakan , a critical battle between the second and third teams of the table. fajria, which under the guidance of mehdi rajabzadeh , has won the last four games in the league with 67 points, second in the table

samira hussain reports. this is really delicious.ends about the election? and what are you guys talking about? decrease in the constitutional rights of indian people. major issue facing in this election is confusion - to which party i need to vote. this is my first thought. so i don't want to waste that vote by giving a corrupted party. - yeah. everything is kind of... everyone is doing that, working for their own benefit. what is something that you want to see changed in your country? due to the lack of a financial structure the wealth distribution is unequal. right to vote is a constitutional right for me. i don't want to waste that right. i need to change caste discrimination from the country. i feel like this is the age that we start to form - our political opinions. we can actually vote for the first time right now and see how- it's going to unfold. so that is very exciting. what for you is the most important election issue? india lacks infrastructure on a huge ground. there have been times where i was kind of like sexually hara

for more on this, i'm joined from kerala by our south asia correspondent, samira hussain. 0ne one thinge have also been reporting on over the last several months from india is how under the prime minister's leadership or ruling party there have been accusations of the prime minister singling out minorities, especially muslims, for example, at a rally last week, we had the prime minister say if the congress party wins, the opposition party wins, they will redistribute their wealth and give it to muslims. there was a considerable backlash from those comments. it gives you a sense of the kind of divisive language being used in the country. as i found out, that kind of rhetoric doesn't exist everywhere in the country. we were driving around the city and we stopped when we saw this hindu temple. it struck us, why? take a look at what is beside it, a mosque. evening prayers are taking place right now. it doesn't stop just there. you can still see the mosque and temple behind me. if you look over this way, you see there is actually a church as well. it is not uncommon in india to see a mosque,

live now to our south asia correspondent, samira hussain, who's been touring the country and speakingerent voting blocks today. i am at the fishing village in the southern state of carolina and i want to talk about women and the fact that they are not represented in parliament. i went for a run as i usually do in the northern states and a cup with some women to ask them what they wanted from their political leaders. �* ., ~ leaders. i'm running in a park 'ust leaders. i'm running in a park just across — leaders. i'm running in a park just across the street - leaders. i'm running in a park just across the street from i leaders. i'm running in a park| just across the street from the hotel and come with me, i've seen the most incredible thing. this entire enclosure is full of exercise equipment and eight is completely dedicated to women, so i thought what better place than to ask women what issues matter to them in the election. 0bviously, obviously, i went for a run to get that story. you can see that i am next to a fishing village right now but i will not go fishing to get a story from

mother of five samira al madan has cancer. needs the rafah crossing with egypt to open to get the operation she so desperately needs. "i have anxiety from the war and i fear for my children," she says. "i'm suffering so much." and president biden has got egypt to restart sending aid into gaza via israel's kerem shalom crossing, jericka. but the increasing violence means it's unclear if the aid has reached those who so desperately need it. >> imtiaz tyab reporting in east jerusalem. thank you. >>> this memorial day weekend food inflation is making for costly cookouts. a reported 52% of americans are expected to fire up the grill this weekend. cbs's jonathan vigliotti spoke with shopers. . >> reporter: whether it's on the grill or at the grocery store, americans are feeling the pincho of higher food prices this memorial day weekend. >> we spent almost $500 to organize this picnic. >> reporter: the average cost of a holiday cookout for a family is about $30. up 10% from last year. ground beef prices increased 15%. while the cost

voting has become a way for many kashmiris to protest against that move. 0ur south asia correspondent samiraommon in general elections. this one is different. for people in indian—administered kashmir, voting has become a form of protest. garlands and sweets. for 0mar abdullah, a voice for that anger. now clearly there is a huge gap between what they claim and what is the reality on the ground. what you see is not because of what the bjp did, it's in spite of what the bjp did. in 2019, the modi government revoked kashmir�*s autonomy, a guarantee to its own flag, constitution and statehood, saying it would bring development to the region. but a crackdown on any dissent against the move was swift. government forces took over, there was a complete communication blackout for months. hundreds were arrested, including 0mar abdullah. in the shadow of what happened on the 5th of august 2019, i think has given fresh voters, young voters a new impetus to come out and make their voices heard. not voting for just representation, they are voting to protect their identity. translation: we are not voting f

for more on this, i'm joined from kerala by our south asia correspondent, samira hussain.of carolina and another northern state, to get the sense of what the issues are for these voters but also if there are any differences between the two states. —— in kerala. this is really delicious. are you talking with your friends about the election? and what are you guys talking about? decrease in the constitutional rights of indian people. major issue facing this election is confusion to which party- i need to vote. this is my first vote, so i don't want to waste that vote | by giving it to a corrupted party. | if we go to small villages, people have to _ if we go to small villages, people have to travel to get treatment. there _ have to travel to get treatment. there are — have to travel to get treatment. there are some kind of dictatorship going _ there are some kind of dictatorship going around — there are some kind of dictatorship going around in_ there are some kind of dictatorship going around in the _ there are some kind of dictatorship going around in the country. - there a

welcome to newswatch with me, rajini vaidyanathan, standing in for samira this week. to move to the uk? and was the line—up on sunday's laura kuenssberg show a fair reflection of the local election results? over the past few years, the subject of migration has never been far from the top of the agenda, politically, socially and journalistically. but it presents challenges for news organisations because of the complexity of the issues involved,

here's samira hussain. this is really delicious. with your friends about the election? and what are you guys talking about? decrease in the constitutional rights of indian people. major issue facing in this election is confusion to which party i need to vote. this is my first thought. so i don't want to waste that vote by giving a corrupted party. yeah. everything is kind of... everyone is doing that, - working for their own benefit. what is something that you want to see changed in your country? due to the lack of a financial structure, the wealth distribution is unequal. the right to vote is a constitutional right for me. i don't want to waste that right. i need to change caste discrimination from the country. i feel like this is the age that we start to form - our political opinions. we can actually vote for the first time right now and see how- it's going to unfold. so that is very exciting. what, for you, is the most important election issue? india lacks infrastructure on a huge ground. there have been times where i was kind of

our south asia correspondent samira hussain reports from new delhi. chanting.s different. for people in indian—administered kashmir, voting has become a form of protest. garlands and sweets. a voice for that anger. now clearly there is a huge gap between what they claim and what is the reality on the ground. what you see it in spite of what the bjp data. what you see it in spite of what the bjp data. because in 2019, the government revoked kashmir�*s autonomy. a guarantee to its own flag, constitution and statehood, saying it would bring development to the region. but a crackdown on any dissent against the move was swift. government forces took over, there was a complete communication blackout for months. hundreds were arrested, including this man. in the shadow of what happened on the 5th of august 2019, i think has given fresh voters, young voters a new impetus to come out and make their voices heard. not voting for just representation, they are voting to protect their identity. translation: we are not voting for i better electricity, better roads. i the crow

the results are expected onjune 4th. 0ur south asia correspondent samira hussain is following develpoments voting done and dusted there is only one more phase left. until we get the results for india's general election. that final phase, phase number seven, is due to take place onjune the 1st and we should start getting initial exit polls after that point. the overall counting will happen injune the 4th. as we know, prime minister narendra modi is looking to get a third consecutive term in office. the indian national congress party is mounting and opposition and what they have done is they have banded together with several other parties together with several other parties to try and counter narendra modi's continuing and enduring popularity. remember, this last phase has come at a time in which the country is experiencing an enormous heatwave. there are parts of the country that even hit almost 50 celsius. and so we saw actually that both political parties were delivering the same message, which is to encourage people to go out and cast a ballot despite the extreme heat. as a precaution we

live to delhi and to our correspondent, samira hussain. folks are taking place. what are the key issues in the different regions? when looking at about ten different states that are currently voting. some as you rightly pointed out in the south and then of course there is there territory of general kashmir that are also voting. by the time this fourth phase is over, about 70% of the entire country will have finally voted. and we have been looking at the issues right across the country, and according to recent polling and interviews that we have done, in the minds of voters in terms of the most pressing issues, bar none it has to be the economy. most importantly is unemployment, that there is a real struggle with unemployment, particularly among young educated men. that is a real problem. also a real difficulty, which is something that is interesting right across the world, is the fight with inflation and the higher prices and increase cost of living. that has really put a lot of pressure on everyday people. haifa living. that has really pu

our correspondent, samira hussain, is in kerala in southern india. hi, there.ng you stories from very important voter groups in the country but ones that we don�*t often hear from. country but ones that we don�*t often hearfrom. clearly, iam country but ones that we don�*t often hearfrom. clearly, i am at a fishing village in the southern state of carolina and that a story will come a little bit later on today for some —— southern state of kerala. i want to talk about women and as you rightly point out, they only represent 15% of mps in parliament so i went running with a few women to find out what they want from their political leaders. i am speaking to voters and we�*re going to be speaking to different voting blocs throughout the day today. clearly, i�*m at a fishing village in the southern state of kerala, but i want to talk about women and the fact that they�*re not very much represented in parliament. so i went for a run, as i usually do, in the northern state of bihar, and i caught up with some women to ask them what they want from their political leader

welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed.iticisms of the media's coverage of the war in gaza started almost immediately after the hamas attack on israel on october 7th — and top of the list of objections to the bbc�*s reporting was the corporation's refusal to describe hamas as a "terrorist organisation". the issue was raised again last weekend in the wake of a video released by hamas showing the british israeli hostage nadav popplewell, who the group said had died in gaza. here's the foreign secretary, lord cameron, speaking on sunday with laura kuenssberg.

it has many of india's minority groups worried about their future. 0ur south asia correspondent, samiraived quite a bit of backlash from opposition parties and from the muslim community saying those comments were the equivalent of hate speech. it gives you an idea of some of the divisive language that is being used here. but it's not everywhere as i found out on one particular st corner in kerala, that rhetoric is not being used. we corner in kerala, that rhetoric is not being used.— corner in kerala, that rhetoric is not being used. we were driving around the _ not being used. we were driving around the city _ not being used. we were driving around the city and _ not being used. we were driving around the city and we - not being used. we were driving around the city and we stopped | not being used. we were driving - around the city and we stopped when we saw this hindu temple. it struck us, why did it strikers? take a look what is just us, why did it strikers? take a look what isjust beside us, why did it strikers? take a look what is just beside it. a us, why did it strikers? take a l

welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed.because of the local elections in england and wales, but because of the political drama that took place in scotland on monday. that evening's news at six started in slightly comical fashion. hello. good evening. welcome to the bbc news at six live from the holyrood parliament in edinburgh. on a tumultuous day in scottish politics, humza yousaf has announced he is standing down as snp leader and scotland's first minister afterjust 13 months in office.

. >> and this is for one net michigan high school senior, samira staggers was has been accepted into all 11 colleges that she applied to, including five ivy leagues. she is currently her school student body president and selected as valedictorian for the 2024 graduating class. according to some eran, getting into a top college has always been a personal goal of hers. >> but it's not everything that the end of the day, it's not necessarily about what college you go to or what your plan i'm sorry, after high school, no matter what you still have the power and the ability to make a meaningful impact on society after facing the best of chuffed choices this meeting, how many schools want her so many schools, what her to attend their, their sacrifice decided she will attend yale in the fall. >> and right now, she says she wants to study cognitive science or computer science and psychology with plans to head to law school after undergrad. sarah. >> so sweet or it stick around kate, you gotta see this video take a look at this golfers there. you see them running, you see the button pedal to

welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed.an people, frankly, that we are dealing with. and maybe it's a moment, actually for the bbc to ask itself again, "should we describe these people as terrorists"? they are terrorists. if you kidnap grandmothers, you kidnap babies, you rape people, you shoot children in front of their parents — what more do they need to do for the bbc to say, "look, these are terrorists"? they really are. bbc news has instead used a formulation picked up on by a viewer named mark, from aylesbury, who asked... but kate prasher observed recently... well, we'll be exploring that question in a moment — but it's not the only use of terminology in this area which has caused concern among newswatch viewers. the bbc regularly describes the conflict as the israel—gaza war — unlike other organisations such as sky news, who refer to it as the israel—hamas war. anthonyjones asked... another use of language which has proved controversial is the frequent reference to the "hamas—run health ministry" as a source of stat

thank you, samira.g for this family changes nothing in the war. translation: this girl left a mark on everyone's heart. _ she moved the whole world. to me, sabrina was the living legacy of my brother. before the report was shown on the news at six, there was a warning from the presenter about the distressing images to come, but that wasn't enough for this caller to our phone line. hello. my name is christine. i live in devon and i'vejust been watching the 6:00 news on bbc one about the death of a baby. it's way beyond before the watershed. it's far too graphic. it's very, very upsetting. and children could be watching this. i just wanted to express our disgust. thank you. colin gould made a similar point on email. well, we put that to bbc news and they told us we take considered and difficult decisions when it comes to showing graphic images on the news bulletins. that same day, bbc one's lunchtime news showed a report ahead of the 80th anniversary of the d—day landings, the largest seaborne invasion in

welcome to newswatch with me, rajini vaidyanathan, standing in for samira this week.the numbers are tiny. rwanda — is this country in east africa at least part of the solution to the huge pressures of international migration? the government thinks so, but it's been one heck of a journey to try to get asylum—seekers sent there. no ifs, no buts, these flights are going to rwanda. - enough is enough. shouting this was the scene last week as smugglers clashed with police on a french beach. and in the middle of the chaos, one unforgettable image of a small girl perched on her father's shoulders... ..a seven—year—old girl with moments left to live. we now know her name was sarah. andrew harding reporting there, and before him, colleagues chris mason and ros atkins. the coverage of migration often appears in the newswatch inbox. for example, this point made to us byjulia howe... ..she says... meanwhile, stefan badham was more concerned by some of the terminology being used... ..he says... ..says stefan. well, as part of its impartiality plan, the bbc board commissioned a rev

samira's back next week to hear more of your thoughts on how the bbc covers the news.ble in the scottish cup final. i will have your photo bank holiday forecast. watch out for some wet weather at times. it's saturday the 25th of may. our main story: former conservative ministers michael gove and dame andrea leadsom are among more than 100 mps to reveal they won't be contesting their seats at the general election. the announcements came as the parliamentary session was officially closed last night, allowing full—scale campaigning to begin. our political correspondent hannah miller has the latest. through the brexit campaign, borisjohnson's friend, but at times his greatest foe, michael gove wasn't afraid to make enemies, pushing through education reforms and serving under four prime ministers over nearly 20 years in parliament. but he says he's now concluded, "there comes a moment when you know "it's time to leave, that a new generation should lead. "rishi has the plan our country needs," he added, "i will do everything i can to support him." but as rishi sunak toured t