that was paul adams speaking to simon mccoy. time for a look at the weather with ben roach.h crew it has once again been a real struggle to lift the gloom in many places, grey skies persisted overhead for this weather watcher close to leicester, misty and drizzly as well. but very different across the scottish highlands, our weather watcher capturing those guys and some beautiful spring flowers, some or of that to come actually later in this forecast. but for the time being, this evening and tonight, it is all about the cloud, some showery rain and parts of the midlands, northern rain into scotland, some misty and murky condition once again, at least the temperature is not trotting to far. there will be mild under the cloud. fabrics of rain in northern england and scotland, further south something dry but still generally cloudy, to something a bit writer into the far south, a late burst of sunshine along the south coast. still breezy across the north—east of scotland, but the breeze easing a little for the north sea coast of england. temperatures for the likes of hull and no

lunch, the wait was on for the first glimpse of the new arrival, and that well—known royal lover simon mccoyh... after lunch, the wait was on for the first glimpse of the new arrival, and that well—known royal lover simon mccoy was all agog on afternoon live. uh... there's a door, there's a policeman. where is the baby? look, can you see in the mirror in the doorway? look at the photographers and the cameramen that you can't see, hundreds who are waiting outside. audience reaction continued to come in, with michael expressing his views like this... well, the two main participants in that forthcoming royal wedding were conducting more sombre duties on wednesday. here is nicholas witchell. first light at the australia and new zealand war memorials in london on anzac day. a commemoration attended this year by prince harry and meghan markle, in particular remembrance of the thousands of troops

lunch, the wait was on for the first glimpse of the new arrival, and that well—known royal lover simon mccoygog on afternoon live. uh... there's a door, there's a policeman. where is the baby? look, can you see in the mirror in the doorway? look at the photographers and the cameras that you can see, hundreds who are waiting outside. audience reaction continued to come in, with michael expressing his views like this... well, the two main participants in that forthcoming royal wedding were conducting more sombre duties on wednesday. here is nicholas witchell. first light at the australia and new zealand war memorials in london on anzac day. a commemoration attended this year by prince harry and meghan markle, in particular remembrance of the thousands of troops from australia and new zealand who lost their lives in the gallipoli campaign in the first world war 103 years ago. catherine e—mailed her thoughts about the coverage. now, if royal coverage is one regular bugbear of some members of the audience, another is the prominence given on bbc news to stories about football. that objection came

i'm simon mccoy. today at 2.00pm. a new target, which the home secretary does know about. pressure mounts on amber rudd over the windrush scandal. i have never agreed that there should be specific removal targets and i would never support a policy that puts targets the head of people. that gives you no confidence, because they start saying, there aren't targets, then they say that they are fully charge of the situation, then go on to say that they don't know what is going on. violent crime rose by more than 20% in england and wales last year. after 20 years of decline, burglaries and car crime are on the increase. more than a0 companies have signed up to a pact to cut plastic pollution over the next seven years. a new pitch for wembley. it's thought fulham owner shahid khan is offering £800 million for the stadium. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport. with the aid is to hugh. yes, good afternoon, simon. we will have much more on that with a wembley. where will that money go? it could be that gr

i'm simon mccoy.oday at 2:00pm... two shootings in london in the space of an hour have left a 17—year—old girl dead and a boy, 16, critically ill, as the capital's murder rate overtakes new york's. it's not safe any more. it's not. it's appalling. it's not safe to go out. you have to keep locking your doors, or do something. it's terrible. jeremy corbyn is criticised for attending an event organised byjewdas — a left—wing jewish group critical of more mainstream jewish organisations. anti—semitism is a vile and evil thing within our society. at any level, anywhere, any time. and it's got to be eradicated. the french call it "black tuesday" — as strike action begins in protest at president macron‘s labour reforms, there's disruption to trains, energy supplies, and bin collections. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport. a winter to forget ended with yet another test without victory. england's cricketers have now failed to win any of their last 13 overseas test matches as new zealand held out for a

i'm simon mccoy. today at 2: angry exchanges in the commons over the windrush scandal.mber rudd. the current home secretary inherited a failing policy and made it worse. is it not time she took responsibility and resigned? a danish inventor is sentenced to life in prison for the murder ofjournalist kim wall on his submarine. two days after life support was withdrawn from the seriously ill toddler alfie evans, his parents prepare to go back to court over his treatment. two men from rome are arrested after a 53—year—old man was left critically ill following an attack before liverpool's champions league semi—final against roma last night. coming up on afternoon live: all the sport, with hugh. we will be

this is bbc news — i'm simon mccoy.ela, has died. she was 81. she played a significant role in the anti—apartheid movement in south africa during the years when her husband was in prison, but was often at the centre of controversy. she trained as a social worker and met her future husband in the 1950s. they were married for a total of 38 years, although for almost three decades of that time they were separated due to mr mandela's imprisonment. they separated two years after his release, and divorced in 1996. she kept his surname and maintained ties with him. a spokesman for her family said she died "after a long illness, for which she had been in and out of hospital since the start of the year". earlier the politicaljournalist verashni pillay spoke to me about the controversies winnie mandela had faced in her career. inside south africa there was a time when she was unpopular in certain sishs because of controversies that surrounded her, especially towards the latter part of nelson mandela's imprisonment. even outside s

i'm simon mccoy.nd is now no longer critical in hospital. calls for communities to mobilise against knife crime after yet more attacks in london. a sugar tax comes into force, increasing the price of many soft drinks, as part of a government drive to help tackle obesity. coming up on afternoon live: all the sport. with azi and the latest from the commonwealth games. good afternoon, simon. i will be speaking about sibling rivalry at the game, where katie and john archibald have both won muddles in australia's gold coast. tahti won muddles in australia's gold coast. ta hti took won muddles in australia's gold coast. tahti took gold whilst her all the brother took silver in the men's 4000 metre individual pursuit.

hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. today at 2.nce charles to take overfrom her as head of the commonwealth. it is my sincere wish that the commonwealth will continue to offer stability and continuity for future generations and we'll decide that one day the prince of wales will continue the important work started by my father in 19a9. she was speaking at the commonwealth conference — where the uk government announced plans to ban billions of plastic straws, cotton buds and drinks stirrers. how we support our most vulnerable member states as we tackle climate change and improve the health of our oceans, creating a more sustainable commonwealth. i'm ben brown — live at buckingham palace —

i‘m simon mccoy.bility? a danish inventor is sentenced to life in prison for the murder ofjournalist kim wall on his submarine. two days after life support was withdrawn from the seriously ill toddler alfie evans — his parents go back to court over his treatment. two men from rome are arrested after a 53—year—old man was left critically ill following an attack before liverpool‘s champions league semifinal against roma last night. coming up on afternoon live all the sport — with hugh woozencroft. not great news for arsenal fans. no, it isn‘t. but it will not come as much of a surprise to them. arsenal manager arsene wenger and announced his departure after over two decades last week, and today he said that timing was not his decision. we will have more in the next hour. thanks, hugh, and we‘ll bejoining you for a full update just after half—past. louise lear has all the weather. after last week‘s taste of summer, it has reverted back to spring. the clouds are gathering for the rest of the afternoon. th

i'm simon mccoy. today at 2pm: sergei skripal, poisoned alongside his daughter in the salisbury attack, is improving rapidly and is now no longer critical in hospital. calls for communities to mobilise against knife crime after yet more attacks in london. a sugar tax comes into force, increasing the price of many soft drinks, as part of a government drive to help tackle obesity. coming up on afternoon live: all the sport. with azi and the latest from the commonwealth games. good afternoon, simon. i will be speaking about sibling rivalry at the game, where katie and john archibald have both won muddles in australia's gold coast. tahti won muddles in australia's gold coast. ta hti took won muddles in australia's gold coast. tahti took gold whilst her all the brother took silver in the men's 4000 metre individual pursuit. there's plenty of medals to talk about and a two. we'll have the details a little later. thanks, azi. ben rich, it's been lovely, but there's a weekend coming! it's that cliche, a real

i'm simon mccoy.ambassador to the uk again denies his country's involvement in the attack — and points the finger at britain... we have a lot of suspicions about britain, you know. if you take the last, say, ten years, so many russian citizens died here in the uk under very strange circumstances. rising concern about the murder rate in the capital — as two men die in separate attacks in east london. it is unacceptable, is what is going on. is life in my constituency less than in other parts of the country? is that the signal we are sending now? refusing to change his status — mark zuckerberg says he's still the right person to lead facebook — despite the ongoing data sharing row. coming up on afternoon live all the sport with will. and the latest on the commonwealth games. guess, england win six golds on the first day, scotland pick up a gold as well, in england —— yes. the masters teeing off in the next 45 minutes. and hot off the press, uefa have charged liverpool after the manchester city team bus

i'm simon mccoy. today at 2.00pm. a new target, which the home secretary does know about.nd i would never support a policy that puts targets the head of people. that gives you no confidence, because they start saying, there aren't targets, then they say that they are fully charge of the situation, then go on to say that they don't know what is going on. violent crime rose by more than 20% in england and wales last year. after 20 years of decline, burglaries and car crime are on the increase. more than a0 companies have signed up to a pact to cut plastic pollution over the next seven years. a new pitch for wembley. it's thought fulham owner shahid khan is offering £800 million for the stadium. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport.

hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. today at 2:00pm...l's murder rate overtakes new york's. it's not safe any more. it's not. it's appalling. it's not safe to go out. you have to keep locking your doors, or do something. it's terrible. jeremy corbyn is criticised for attending an event organised byjewdas — a left—wing jewish group critical of more mainstream jewish organisations. anti—semitism is a vile and evil thing within our society. at any level, anywhere, any time. and it's got to be eradicated. the french call it "black tuesday" — as strike action begins in protest at president macron's labour reforms, there's disruption to trains, energy supplies, and bin collections. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport.

i'm simon mccoy. anti—apartheid campaigner and second wife of nelson mandela — has died at the age of 81. her grandson says she'll be missed by all of those who knew her. it isa it is a tragic loss to us all. so i send condolences to everyone, to all that loved and supported winnie mandela and the family. doctors warn the nhs is facing a year round crisis — with claims the pressures of winter look set to continue over the summer the director of public prosecutions, alison saunders, will stand down in october when her contract expires — after a series of recent controversies. and in the next hour we'll bring you all of today's sporting action. and we'll have reaction as alan pardew‘s four—month tenure as west brom manager comes to an end. that's in our sports bulletin at half past five

temperatures are on hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. today at 2.ery soon — or not so soon at all." translation: president assad tells syrian television that any action on the country will only destabilise the region. theresa may summons her cabinet to discuss the situation — asjeremy corbyn says she must get backing from parliament. more bombing and more killing and more war will not save life. we will just take more lives and spawn the war elsewhere. the international chemical weapons watchdog backs the british government — confirming sergei and yulia skripal were poisoned in salisbury with a military grade nerve agent. lawyers for sir cliff richard tell the high court the bbc‘s

hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. today at 2.rush migrant scandal a shameful episode. jeremy corbyn demanded to know who decided to destroy landing cards in 2010. did the prime minister, the then home secretary, sign off that decision? no, the decision to destroy the landing cards was taken in 2009 undera destroy the landing cards was taken in 2009 under a labour government. and concerns in brussels about the government's ability to handle millions of eu citizens living in the uk post—brexit. certainly after the windrush scandal, in britain, iwant certainly after the windrush scandal, in britain, i want to be sure that the same isn't happening to our european citizens, and that there is no

i'm simon mccoy. today at 2:00. the prime minister apologises for the windrush immigration row. theresa may tells caribbean leaders she's "genuinely sorry for any anxiety that has been caused". i want to dispel any impression that my government is in some sense clamping down on commonwealth citizens, particularly those from the caribbean who built a life here. when i saw the illegal paper, ijust didn't understand it and i kept it away from my daughter for about two weeks. i wasjust walking around in a daze, thinking why am i illegal? more details of the salisbury nerve agent attack — it was delivered in liquid form, and the decontamination will take months, and cost millions. better news on the economy, new figures suggest the squeeze on wages is showing signs of coming to an end. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport. plenty going on this afternoon. more on the news that two rangers players have been suspended by the club following an altercation with their manager. chelsea's marcos alonso has b

i'm simon mccoy. the headlines: winnie mandela — the south african anti—apartheid campaigner and second wife of nelson mandela — has died at the age of 81. her grandson says she'll be missed by all of those who knew her. it isa it is a tragic loss to us all. so i send condolences to everyone, to all that loved and supported winnie mandela and the family. doctors warn the nhs is facing a year round crisis — with claims the pressures of winter look set to continue over the summer the director of public prosecutions, alison saunders, will stand down in october when her contract expires — after a series of recent controversies. and in the next hour we'll bring you all of today's sporting action. and we'll have reaction as alan pardew‘s four—month tenure as west brom manager comes to an end. that's in our sports bulletin at half past five and on the centenary of the formation of the royal air force, huw edwards mets air chief sir stephen hillier. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. winnie mandela — the

hello, you‘re watching afternoon live — i‘m simon mccoy. today at 2pm.newest member of the british royal family. upping the ante — the prime minister restates her support for leaving any eu customs union — ahead of a series of commons votes on the issue. the founder of consumer website moneysavingexpert gets heavy with facebook — suing them for allegedly carrying fake ads with his name. a runner in yesterday‘s london marathon — matt campbell — who also appeared in masterchef last year — has died. coming up on afternoon live all the sport — azi farni. we are looking at the player of the year.

i'm simon mccoy. today at 2:00.ical weapons, the erosion of that taboo that's been in place for 100 years, has gone too far. no—one with the right to be here will be made to leave: theresa may seeks to reassure caribbean states over the status of the windrush generation, some of whom may face deportation. tv presenter ant mcpartlin arrives at court for his first appearance after being charged with drink driving. "morally unfit to be president", who treats women like "pieces of meat": the damning description of donald trump from the former head of the fbi.

i'm simon mccoy. today at 2:00. explaining her actions to the house: theresa may is to face parliament on why she allowed uk air strikes on syria without a vote of mps. it was the world saying we've had enough, that the use of chemical weapons, the erosion of that taboo that's been in place for 100 years, has gone too far. no—one with the right to be here will be made to leave: theresa may seeks to reassure caribbean states over the status of the windrush generation, some of whom may face deportation. tv presenter ant mcpartlin arrives at court for his first appearance after being charged with drink driving. "morally unfit to be president", who treats women like "pieces of meat": the damning description of donald trump from the former head of the fbi. the person's not fit to be president of the united states on moral grounds. our president must embody respect and adhere to the values that are at the core of this country. the most important being truth. william has the sport. manchester city breaking records. pep gua

hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. today at 2.eeping it in the family — the queen says — when the time comes — she wants prince charles to take overfrom her as head of the commonwealth. it is my sincere wish that the commonwealth will continue to offer stability and continuity for future generations and we'll decide that one day the prince of wales will continue the important work started by my father in 1949. she was speaking at the commonwealth conference — where the uk government announced plans to ban billions of plastic straws, cotton buds and drinks stirrers. how we support our most vulnerable member states as we tackle climate change and improve the health of our oceans, creating a more sustainable commonwealth. i'm ben brown — live at buckingham palace — from where i'll have all the latest from the summit throughout the day. the windrush scandal — calls for an investigation into who authorised thousands of landing cards to be destroyed. left off. — — left off. -- liftoff. to boldly go... on a mission to find thousands of n

i'm simon mccoy.oday at 2. trading blame — labour calls the windrush migrant scandal a shameful episode. jeremy corbyn demanded to know who decided to destroy landing cards in 2010. did the prime minister, the then home secretary, sign off that decision? no, the decision to destroy the landing cards was taken in 2009 undera destroy the landing cards was taken in 2009 under a labour government. and concerns in brussels about the government's ability to handle millions of eu citizens living in the uk post—brexit. certainly after the windrush scandal, in britain, iwant certainly after the windrush scandal, in britain, i want to be sure that the same isn't happening to our european citizens, and that there is no bureaucratic nightmare there. a clandestine meeting — as the cia director travels to pyongyang for secret talks with north korean not on fire but part of it is missing. a plane passenger dies, after being almost sucked out of a window — following a mid—air engine explosion. coming up on afternoon

i'm simon mccoy. attack at the weekend. nice and new and "smart! grilling by senators. facebook‘s share price rose by 5% — adding £3 billion to his net worth. he faces more questions again today. shortly after take—off in algeria. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport... looking very pensive, john. no doubt some news of the commonwealth games. some news of the commonwealth games. big talking points, jack laughter as won gold. more to come. thanks. i don't know what you have to smile about! not much, actually. middle of next week, temperatures are rising. someone than sunshine. i'll tell you all about it in half an hour. thanks, alena. the country's favourite form of fiction, for the first time. hello everyone — this is afternoon live. i'm simon mccoy. chemical attack in the town of douma at the weekend. to take military action. is found to be responsible. immediate access to the area. here's our diplomatic correspondent paul adams. syria yesterday. chemical weapons strike. deadlock in new york. on how to investigate what happened in douma. donald trump's representa

hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. today at 2pm.t's a boy — the duchess of cambridge gives birth at st mary's hospital in london. the prince will be fifth in line to the throne. i'm at the hospital with a few hundred members of the world's is awaiting the first glimpse of the newest member of the british royal family. upping the ante — the prime minister restates her support for leaving any eu customs union — ahead of a series of commons votes on the issue. the founder of consumer website moneysavingexpert gets heavy with facebook — suing them for allegedly carrying fake ads with his name. a runner in yesterday's london marathon — matt campbell — who also appeared in masterchef last year — has died. coming up on afternoon live all the sport — azi farni. we are looking at the player of the year. mohamed salah has won the player's player of the year award, but he has a big match in the champions league coming up so there is no time to celebrate. we look ahead to that next. and darren bett has all the weather. we have some cool and fre

i'm simon mccoy. in salisbury last month, has left hospital.s understood she's been moved to a secure location. and doctors say he too should be discharged ‘in due course'. well‘ to treatment. our correspondent duncan kennedy reports. for yulia skripal it has been a life—changing five weeks. weeks for yulia skripal. came the news that many never expected to happen. we have now discharged yulia from salisbury district hospital. like to get a rate that request. the end of her treatment but marks a significant milestone. her father has also made significant progress. will be able to leave hospital in due course. to have the biggest concentration of nerve agent on it. in salisbury city centre. a month—long diplomatic row. family so well. taken, so it is unlikely they will get immediate access. long—term plans for their futures. gardner is here. being questioned, and whose leader do that? do that? the police and detectives investigating this case. investigating this case. undisclosed the case —— undisclosed location. location. the government has ple

i am simon mccoy. today at four... get down!ment to the enduring friendship that binds our two nations. nothing wrong and no longer holds any facebook data. some quarters as almost some bond villain. the bank that likes to say yes — says sorry... of a computer crisis. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport — with azi farni. first champions league final since 2007. only roma stand on their way. first leg at anfield a little bit later. later. danny has something of a halo by the look of it. i couldn't resist. resist. we have got typical april weather over the next few days. weather over the next few days. sunshine and showers. ago in florida and i will show you those later in the programme. those later in the programme. see you later. thanks, darren. also coming up... is at the ceremony marking the first statue of a woman to be put there. hello, this is afternoon live. i am simon mccoy. of murder. was arrested with no shots being fired. for an investment management firm. as a "tragic and senseless attack". jon donnison reports

i'm simon mccoy.luding russia, must be held to account. —— the regime and its backers. police numbers have contributed to rising levels of violent crime. tackle this so that no parent has to bury their child. if they've had data improperly accessed. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport. latest from the commonwealth games. day five, from the gold coast in australia. coming up. just after half—past. thomas has all the weather. in store, in about a week's time, in an hour. on charges of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman 11! who assaulted 60 women over five decades. hello everyone, this is afternoon live. chemical attack in syria. of people dead, including women and children. circumstances and we must urgently establish what happened on saturday. establish what happened on saturday. backers including russia must be held to account. held to account. long—standing international norms on the use of chemical weapons. the use of chemical weapons. —— the regime and is backers. regime and is backers

i normally leave the pandas to simon mccoy but i‘m his body doubled this afternoon. happening in israel? often in the middle east, we get our rain from showers but when it comes they are intense. this picture behind me were sentenced on wednesday‘s rain, an ongoing issue for the next few days. you can see an inch of rain, torrential, and unfortunately people have lost their lives. i have the forecast for what‘s happening here in the area of low pressure. you have all that heat building inti intense storms, the winds around lifting the dusts, and in continues into the weekend, particularly across northern parts and into the leva nt across northern parts and into the levant region. it doesn‘t look like a good weekend here. and south africa as well as ben death of rain and got it? yes, they had flooding in cape town, not significant but the rain is significant. they have cancelled day zero which was when they were going to enforce lots of restrictions on water. but we have had about a0 millimetres of rain in parts of south africa. this is cape town as you can see, sent

i'm simon mccoy. today at 2. might be "very soon — or not so soon at all. on the country will only destabilise the region. asjeremy corbyn says she must get backing from parliament. more bombing and more killing and more war will not save life. more war will not save life. just take more lives and spawn the war elsewhere. were poisoned in salisbury with a military grade nerve agent. coverage of a raid on his home was a serious invasion of privacy. coming up on afternoon live all the sport. what is on the? impeding another athlete, but he has appealed. appealed. that is looking better in the weather. the weather. temperatures into the low 20s, but we're also talking snow in spain. thanks, alina. outstanding achievement in the video game industry. hello everyone — this is afternoon live. regime was imminent. things aren't so clear. joining any american—led military strike. without pa rliament‘s prior approval. opposition parties are not happy about that. caroline hawley reports. as the us weighs up how