swindon so often follows the nationaltrends. | swindon so often follows the national trends.— swindonr a quick— national trends. i think we have a time for a quick answer— national trends. i think we have a time for a quick answer from - nationaltrends. i think we have a| time for a quick answer from each national trends. i think we have a i time for a quick answer from each of you on the subject of the elections, dan, staying with you, how much are international issues like what is happening in the middle east plane into the local elections? truthfully, it is not being flagged as a particular issue on the labour party— as a particular issue on the labour party side — as a particular issue on the labour party side of things nor from the conservatives, yes we have elements of the _ conservatives, yes we have elements of the labour party who may be a bit upset _ of the labour party who may be a bit upset by _ of the labour party who may be a bit upset by the labour party stance on this but— upset by the labour party stance on this but it _ upset by the labour party stance on this but it

if you go down the word on the m4 to swindon, that is seen _ word on the m4 to swindon, that is seener, and whether swindon goes in the general election is generally where the general election— is generally where the general election goes. tories lost control of time _ election goes. tories lost control of time and labour ticket but i think— of time and labour ticket but i think labour is confident to increase _ think labour is confident to increase their control which will bode _ increase their control which will hode wett— increase their control which will bode well for the general election. 0ne bode well for the general election. one other— bode well for the general election. one other two factors— gloucester has a _ one other two factors— gloucester has a three — one other two factors— gloucester has a three horse race with a councit— has a three horse race with a council run _ has a three horse race with a council run by conservatives for 20 years _ council run by conservatives for 20 years but — council run by conservatives for 20 years but they have openly admitted they expect

in a garage in swindon, there is treasure hidden away.he end of the triassic period. it's what's left of what scientists think was the largest marine reptile on earth. at 25 metres in length — it was as long as two buses. nose to nose. so this piece ofjawbone would have come from an animal around the size of a dolphin. indeed. and this piece ofjawbone is from the giant. the giant, indeed. so you can really see just how big this animal was. holding the cell it was dug, the first piece out of a somerset beach in 2016. and then four years later, with the help of other fossil hunters, he found more. scientists now say it was a giant ichthyosaur living alongside the dinosaurs and probably eating squid. and it may have been bigger than a blue whale, the largest animal ever to have lived. this ichthyosaur lived about 202 million years ago, right at a time where there was a major extinction event. what this major extinction event led to was the eradication, the extinction of these giant ichthyosaurs. after years in paul's garage, it's finally tim

georgina rannard, bbc news, swindon.e. the fire ants are originally from south america but are thought to have entered australia 20 years ago in shipping containers, and can kill people and livestock. phil mercer has the story. sniffer dogs are on the front line in australia's fight against a formidable invader. fire ants attack as a swarm. they are a danger to people, pets, livestock and wildlife. they lock their jaws onto their victims�* skin and inject venom through a spike on their abdomen. their sting causes a burning sensation. the invasive pests were first found in australia in 2001, but had probably been here undetected for years. their name is solenopsis invicta, meaning invincible. so no country that has been invaded by them has ever been able to eradicate them. we can't even have back yard barbecues any more, and kids' sporting fields can be infested. i mean, we are a sporting nation and we have had football clubs complaining about the football fields being infested because some of the mulch is coming with fir

bbc news, swindon. thank you for being with us. see you very soon. good evening.came, they were pretty threatening. quite a dramatic weather watcher picture here sent in from north wales. most of the showers have been out to the west first thing this morning, with these frontal systems sinking steadily south. through this evening, we have a clutch of showers just clinging on to east anglia and south—east england. they fade away, skies clear, temperatures are likely to fall away, and gardeners and growers, take note, we could see a touch of light frost in sheltered western areas with low single figures. further north and west, we keep around a or 5 degrees, and that's because we have cloud and rain spilling in from another system, which will bring some wet weather as we go through the day. into the afternoon, perhaps the best of the sunshine in east anglia, the midlands and southern england, clouding over through north wales, north midlands, up into northern england, to close to the scottish borders, where there will be outbreaks of rain. the rain not too bad in no

tariq will spend 18 years in prison for raping a woman in swindon after he tncked woman in swindon aftera ride in a fake taxi. he was previously jailed in 2012 for a near identical crime . a third of near identical crime. a third of people who have tried to book an appointment with a gp in the last month say they've struggled to speak to someone. major new to speak to someone. a major new survey more than 31% survey found that more than 31% found it difficult or very difficult to contact a gp practice, and among those who eventually did book an appointment, 20% reported having appointment, 20% reported having a poor experience . a teacher who a poor experience. a teacher who described girls from western backgrounds as lunatics has been banned from teaching indefinitely. an investigation found a aqeeb khan, who is from birmingham, told students that those who support feminism would be replaced by muslims . it's be replaced by muslims. it's understood he also sent topless pictures of himself to a messaging group that included students. the teaching regulation agency says mr khan engagedin

in swindon after he tricked her into accepting a ride in a fake taxi. third of people who have tried to book an appointment with a gp in the last month say that they've struggled to speak to someone. a major new survey found more than 31% found it difficult or very difficult to contact a gp practice, and among those who eventually did book an appointment, 20% reported having appointment, 20% reported having a poor experience . that's the a poor experience. that's the latest from the gb newsroom for more, you can sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. carmelites . >> well, it's 236. you're watching and listening to. good afternoon , britain. and a muslim afternoon, britain. and a muslim teacher has been banned for life from teaching. after. after suggesting islam was going to take over. and he claimed westernised girls were lunatics. not all of us are outrageous. >> well, aquib khan taught engush >> well, aquib khan taught english at harborne academy in birmingham and was sacked after a misconduct hearing found

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sir robert, that's sir robert buckland who's the mp for swindon south, former justice secretary.andal and i know he'll be keeping up the pressure. up next we're going to be speaking to the legendary lobbyist piers pottinger, about what on earth has happened to the standard of our mps after mark menzies is the latest one to stand down. how many tory mps do you think have had the whip withdrawn from them since rishi sunak became prime minister barely two years ago, 11 by the way, there are ten labour mps. what's become of the quality of our mps? you're listening to britain's newsroom on gb news with me. well, inevitably. mark menzies. he was the mp for fylde. he still is the mp for fardis now. is he standing now as an mp and quitting the conservative party following claims he misused campaign funds and demanded cash from a party aide? >> at 3:15 am, he said he was tied up on a chair or something. >> yeah, with bad people. yes. he wanted £5,000. he chose to. 6500 pounds. >> oh, i'm so fast, carol. but he isn't the only tory mp that's had a scandal recently. since rishi sunak's been

swindon after he tricked her into accepting a ride in a fake taxi.nd 1 in near identical crime, and 1 in 20 people who tried to book gp appointments over the telephone are told to call back another day . that's according to a are told to call back another day. that's according to a major new survey. it found that a third of people in england who have tried to book an appointment in the last month, say speak say they've struggled to speak to more than 1 in 10 of to someone more than 1 in 10 of those who calls were answered were told they to wait for were told they need to wait for more two weeks. and among more than two weeks. and among those did get an those who eventually did get an appointment, reported having appointment, 20% reported having appointment, 20% reported having a experience . and a a poor experience. and a religious charity is warning the scottish government against banning conversion therapy for lgbt people. the christian institute says the proposal is too broad and risks punishing what it calls harmless behaviour. but the scottish g

lucy vladev is on a farm near swindon to tell us more. it looks like spring. morning.ided it wasn't viable to produce crops on. so, instead, we've decided to allow them to flood and stop draining them — stop physically going out and trying to drain them to produce food and instead creating a habitat. at nearby eric's farm, a different technique is being used to protect his cattle and crops. so we've planted this hedge. it's 2,000 trees. it will help to slow the flow of water off the field. it will also provide a lot of shelter for the cows, and they also like to eat hedges. so there are many, many benefits. and, as well as physical adaptations, eric is also looking at what he grows to be more resilient. so we've got maybe 70 plants that we're growing. i totally understand why most farms will approach this with a "i've got three crops. i know how to sell them. i've got the machinery for them. it makes life simpler," but i think that there's the risk of that going wrong, given climate volatility is too great. it may feel far removed from the food that ends up on our plat

in a garage in swindon, there is treasure hidden away. what am i looking at here?will soon go to its new home on public display at the bristol museum and art gallery. georgina rannard, bbc news, swindon. we are talking about who will hold the giantjawbone? palaeontologist, dr dean lomax is here. just explain if he would what is in the studio and the relativity to the discovery that was made. if i picked this u . , it discovery that was made. if i picked this up. it gives _ discovery that was made. if i picked this up, it gives you _ discovery that was made. if i picked this up, it gives you an _ discovery that was made. if i picked this up, it gives you an idea. - discovery that was made. if i picked this up, it gives you an idea. this i this up, it gives you an idea. this piece ofjaw, it is a typically sized xdsl. the piece that naga is holding wood that about there. this would have been about twice as long. this animal is dulled in size. this animal would have been the size of a blue whale. ., . animal would have been the size of a blue whale. ., , ., animal woul

mary said i don't know which churches you are talking about every about here in swindon.the church was packed to the rafters. i am a rafters. i forgot to say i am a catholic . thanks be to god. pete catholic. thanks be to god. pete says.i catholic. thanks be to god. pete says. i was at church today with over 400 people and margaret says the reason the churches are emptying is because the gospel is not preached or taught properly anymore . the church properly anymore. the church i go to in swinbrook in oxfordshire is packed and it was especially packed today. the gospel is always preached in a way that is absorbing and alive. most churches now have too much babble and not enough bible . babble and not enough bible. okay, keep them coming through with your thoughts. now let's move on to this. let's take a look at some of the excellent stories which have grabbed our attention over this easter weekend . it's a bank holiday. weekend. it's a bank holiday. you've got us do jokes you've got to let us do jokes like that. vets have been warning pet owners to avoid feeding during fe