nataliia, from kyiv, married a man from north wales.hey're raising their young son and daughter here. they started saying, is anybody coming to help us? there was nobody coming. she just wanted to say goodbye. nataliia's mother and stepfather live in eastern ukraine, which is seen amongst the worst bombardments. as things escalated, nataliia begged them to come to wales. thousands were fleeing the region. to do that, they had to leave her elderly grandparents behind. my grandfather looking after my grandmother now. she after my -randmother now. can't take care of hers she can't feed herself. - after my grandmother now. can't get up on her own. i after my grandmother now. it was a very hard decision for my mother to leave him there. very, very hard. not knowing if or when they return, they boarded a train. the train was so full. there were so many people who didn't fit. theyjust closed the doors. i called mum and she said they are all in. half an hour later... half an hour later, they are still here _ she said because people are just goi

will they make it out to the safety of friends in wales? those with loved ones there are desperate to bring them here. they said, "keep trying, keep trying." how many times do i try? as thousands offer their homes, are too many still waiting? it's been a long journey for the roberts family from ukraine to north wales. it's taken weeks and thousands of miles. gareth and wife, natasha, went to rescue her daughter, angelina, and granddaughter, albina, to bring them back to trawsfynydd. now refugees, they know they're amongst the lucky ones. how are you, natasha? indistinct. father, mother, killed. terrible. russia should not kill children. killed. sorry. albina wants to tell her dad, vova, that she's arrived. ukrainian men have been asked to stay behind to help defend the country. suddenly, there'd another siren. siren wails over phone. that's in your home? apartment. also in street. bomb warnings are broadcast on tv to warn of incoming attacks. explosion. it's a far cry from their old life in the country they've left behind. angelina and vova

21. -- i two wales.- more than two wales. by, frog! more than 70% were still waiting for i two wales. by, frog! more than 70% were still waiting for the l 70% were still waiting for the visas. nataliia's mum and stepdad are setting in, but officially, they are still tourist and not yet refugees. without this visa, they cannot work. it's difficult now because they are proud people, they feel like they're a burden. they feel like they're a burden-— they feel like they're a burden. , , . ., burden. until they become refugees. _ burden. until they become refugees, they _ burden. until they become refugees, they face - refugees, they face restrictions of. they can't register- _ restrictions of. they can't register. they _ restrictions of. they can't register. they can't i restrictions of. they can't register. they can't do i register. they can't do anything. in march, 10,000 people across wales were offering to house ukrainian refugees, but with millions of people pouring over the border, by the end of last month, the home office

from ukraine to north wales. it's taken weeks and thousands of miles. gareth and natasha went to rescue her daughter and granddaughter. now refugees, they know they're amongst the lucky ones. how are you, natasha? not well. father, mother, killed. terrible. children, killed. sorry. she wants to tell her dad that she's alive. ukrainian men have been asked to stay behind to help defend the country. suddenly, there'd another siren. siren wails that's in your home? apartment. also in street. bomb warnings are broadcast on tv to warn of incoming attacks. explosion it's a far cry from their old life in the country they've left behind. this couple run their own property business. albina dreamt of becoming a lawyer. life was good until war came. as the russians invaded, they took their dog and a few belongings before leaving and heading for wales. a last kiss from her dad. she doesn't know when she'll hug him again. i said, "please finish the war." millions have headed out of ukraine in search of safety. angelina and albina had to drive across the country and o

the tories lost the only council they were in control of in wales, monmouthshire in south wales.s now in no overall control. the conservatives have also lost west 0xfordshire, that is now hung, where david cameron used to have his seat. and huntingdonshire, where john major used to have his seat. in bridgend in south wales, that is a labour gain from no overall control. but i can tell you that last time those seats were fought, it was the conservatives that went forward and labour that lost so that has essentially been reversed. in scotland, the snp remain pre—eminent and they have gained dundee from no overall control. and as i said, the liberal democrats had a very good night of it, particularly in the south of england and they have gained gosport from the conservatives. if you want to find out what has happened in your area, do go to the bbc news website where you can go to the postcode tracker. enter your postcode there to find out all the information. that is, as i say, on the website or the bbc news app. earlier i spoke to the director of episodes here and tell me what thes

wales, gaining eight seats across wales — the first time they've had so many in local elections. with the picture in wales. that was tomos morgan with the picture in wales. and in west dunbartonshire we heard from our scotland correspondent, alexandra mackenzie. well, there were gains in scotland for the snp, as you heard there, but also for labour, for the liberal democrats and for the greens. a very different story for the scottish conservatives. and in west dunbartonshire we heard from our here, they lost more than 60 councillors across the country. the snp remains the largest party — there was no surprise there. they had their best ever local election after 15 years in government. now, labour has overtaken the scottish conservatives for second place. so big disappointment there for the scottish conservatives. their leader, douglas ross, he said he believed that public anger over partygate had a part to play in that. he also said today that he was determined to win back trust and votes. it was a good day for scottish labour here in west dunbartonshire. they took overall contro

in you seen suspicious betting patterns in wales as well?— in wales as well?es as well? in the last period. to be _ in wales as well? in the last period, to be honest - in wales as well? in the last period, to be honest yes. i in wales as well? in the last| period, to be honest yes. he in wales as well? in the last - period, to be honest yes. he has found two _ period, to be honest yes. he has found two matches _ period, to be honest yes. he has found two matches both - period, to be honest yes. he has| found two matches both involving llanelli town that he thinks should have alerted the authorities. you could argue that the good thing about stronger teams. what does this suggest to you? this betting pattern? looking at these statistics you say this is a very suspicious match? there is no evidence that llanelli town was involved in fixing. the football association of wales told us that sports radar, which monitors betting patterns, didn't find any integrity concerns with the two llanelli matches. but betting irregularities at matches are not proof of fixing on

wales, gaining eight seats across wales — the first time they've had so many in local elections.m our scotland correspondent, alexandra mackenzie. well, there were gains in scotland for the snp, as you heard there, but also for labour, for the liberal democrats and for the greens. a very different story for the scottish conservatives. here, they lost more than 60 councillors across the country. the snp remains the largest party — there was no surprise there. they had their best ever local election after 15 years in government. now, labour has overtaken the scottish conservatives for second place. so big disappointment there for the scottish conservatives. their leader, douglas ross, he said he believed that public anger over partygate had a part to play in that. he also said today that he was determined to win back trust and votes. it was a good day for scottish labour here in west dunbartonshire. they took overall control, but they are still some way behind the snp. if you'd like to find the result in your area, head to the bbc news website or app — and enter your postcode. you'

the tories lost the only council they were in control of in wales, monmouthshire in south wales.in no overall control. the conservatives have also lost west 0xfordshire, that is now hung, where david cameron used to have his seat. and huntingdonshire, where john major used to have his seat. in bridgend in south wales, that is a labour gain from no overall control. but i can tell you that last time those seats were fought, it was the conservatives that went forward and labour that lost so that has essentially been reversed. in scotland, the snp remain pre—eminent and they have gained dundee from no overall control. and as i said, the liberal democrats had a very good night of it, particularly in the south of england and they have gained gosport from the conservatives. if you want to find out what has happened in your area, do go to the bbc news website where you can go to the postcode tracker. enter your postcode there to find out all the information. that is, as i say, on the website or the bbc news app. reeta chakra barti, reeta chakrabarti, there. in ukraine, the united nations

that was the picture in wales.or the scottish conservatives. here they lost more than 60 councillors across the country. the snp remains the largest party. there was no surprise there. they had their best ever local election after 15 years in government. now, labour has overtaken the scottish conservatives for second place. so big disappointment there for the scottish conservatives. their leader douglas ross, he said he believed that public anger over partygate had a part to play in that. he also said today that he was determined to win back trust and votes. it was a good day for scottish labour here in west dunbartonshire. they took overall control but they are still some way behind the snp. alexandra mckenzie there in scotland. let�*s bring you up—to—date with the headlines on bbc news. an historic moment for nationalists in northern ireland, as sinn fein is on course to become the largest party at stormont. across the rest of the uk the conservatives have lost almost 500 seats in the local elections, with labour

a shade fresher across england and wales on tuesday.could be pretty potent and could be accompanied by hail and thunder. you can see they rattle on into tuesday night as well into western scotland. this is probably our biggest forecast question through the week ahead, this little area of low pressure set to come in from the atlantic. our models are pretty keen on developing it now, butjust exactly how quickly it will work its way across the southern uk is one question, and exactly how north or south it may sit. looking at this model run, wednesday is dry for the majority of england and wales, and it looks like the rain will come in overnight wednesday and start to clear eastwards early thursday. but there is also the chance that this low could get slowed down, so it could be wetter than this across england and wales, certainly first thing on thursday. but later on in the day we are fairly confident that low will be away to the east and it should brighten up and there should be some sunny spells. fronts to the north, though, still bringi

after reportedly fleeing bullies in south wales.nd anti—racism plan will be published seen. rahim bailly had surgery after catching his finger on a fence near his school but it couldn't be saved. 11—year—old raheem bailey, recovering at home after a terrifying and life changing ordeal. last tuesday he spent hours undergoing surgery in hospital. raheem told his mum shantal that he had been attacked by a group of children in school and as he tried to escape the police, he caught his finger, injuring it badly. it was so severe it had to be amputated. he was really brave. he was. he was really brave. it is not me just saying it because it is nice, or... he was completely brave. he sat there in utter agony with just gas and air and occasionally having calpol and oramorph, but he sat there in agony. and the whole time telling, "i'm sorry, i'm sorry, mummy. "i just couldn't stay there. why don't no one like me?" there has been a huge response since people started to hear about raheem's story. his mum set up a fundraising page and so far it

it the game back home on sunday which would decide wales.— would decide wales.t could be a draw but most important - would decide wales. it could be a draw but most important game i would decide wales. it could be a draw but most important game isj draw but most important game is sunday. back at the stadium. irate draw but most important game is sunday. back at the stadium. we go to every game _ sunday. back at the stadium. we go to every game and _ sunday. back at the stadium. we go to every game and we _ sunday. back at the stadium. we go to every game and we love - sunday. back at the stadium. we go to every game and we love it - sunday. back at the stadium. we go to every game and we love it and . to every game and we love it and it's a beautiful city. we met with verity— it's a beautiful city. we met with verity booked our flights to qatar. the world — verity booked our flights to qatar. the world finals in qatar remains for gareth bell. fresh from winning his champions league title, he flew from madrid to portugal to be with the rest of the squad and then

some _ question on farmers in mid wales. some of— question on farmers in mid wales.ed to brexit _ moment with paperwork related to brexit. when will that improve? | moment with paperwork related to brexit. when will that improve? i am 'ust brexit. when will that improve? i am just hearing — brexit. when will that improve? i am just hearing other— brexit. when will that improve? i —n just hearing other fantastic agricultural food just hearing other fantastic agriculturalfood business just hearing other fantastic agricultural food business that is doing better and better, and one of the things we want to do of course is to cut their energy costs, and that will i think particularly help fantastic business like this, but if you look at lambing sheds which i rememberfrom when my you look at lambing sheds which i remember from when my family were farming, there are big expenditures in energy, input like fertiliser, thatis in energy, input like fertiliser, that is driven very much by the cost of fuel. get that down, fix the price of energy and you really start to help the a

big losses for the conservatives at council elections in england, wales and scotland.abour win the tory flagship councils of wandsworth, barnet and westminster after decades in conservative hands — but struggle outside london. we've had a tough night in some parts of the country, but on the other hand in other parts of the country you'll still see conservatives going forward and making quite remarkable gains. believe you me, this is a big turning point for us. from the depths of 2019, that general election, back on track. a big night for the liberal democrats as they gain more seats than any other party in england — the greens are also doing well. have you heard from durham police? but labour's gains are marred by the news that sir keir starmer will now be investigated by durham police amid allegations he broke lockdown rules last year. meanwhile all eyes on northern ireland — will the nationalist party sinn fein make history by winning the most votes at stormont? we'll have the full details on results from scotland and wales too. also on the programme. more than 120 y

while some taste success, the picture is still mixed for most of wales.sey was unimpressed with that approach and recorded this video to explain why. i've become convinced that there's a new batch of reporters and producers out there, recently released from university, with a brief to find new and innovative ways of telling old or recurring stories. that's great. i'd encourage that. but, hey, hang on a minute — on the news last week, i saw the picture of a councillor under an umbrella, sheltering from a storm. this was to do with the local electioneering. and at the same time, "vows were being renewed, "voters may have flirted with other parties," alongside a video of a couple getting married. and then there was the barman mixing cocktails, alongside the line, "while some taste success..." come on! innovation is great, but please treat us like adults. politics was centre—stage again on tuesday for the state opening of parliament, with the government's new programme of legislature being read out this time not by the queen, but by prince charles. the pomp a

wales also very interesting. there is the labour party, they have been in office since 1999, had a very strong performance at the 2021 senedd lectures, poor performance in the 2019 general election but the labour party continues to return to form in wales, 67 seats are. you can see what a big proportion of the overall gb wide net labour gains wales has been. they have the british labour party if you like, the westminster labour party, has a lot to thank the welsh labour party to continue their return to form. everyone climb downed a bit but conceptus down 86 seats, they lost over 40% of the seats, they lost over 40% of the seats they were defending. and just having a look at some of those results in detail. there was a good slew of seats the conservatives one of the labour party. six net gains from the labour party. six net gains from the labour party across wales, mainly in north wales, they one of the labour party in the general election. they are looking very vulnerable. most of those seats did not alter the c

doing well in mid wales.een a mirroring of the senedd election, where labour did really well. possibly the way that mark drakeford handled the covid pandemic compare to his compatriot over the border. that is one of the reasons they are saying they did so well here in wales. the ukrainian army says it's recaptured five villages northeast of kharkiv, in a counter—offensive against russian forces who've been shelling the city for weeks. it comes as the united nations and the international red cross continue efforts to rescue more civilians from the besieged city of mariupol. on friday, 50 more people, including children, were evacuated from a huge steel factory complex. these are the latest pictures of some of those who've got out. the azovstal plant is under siege by russian forces. dozens are still trapped inside. the city, in the country's south, has been under constant shelling by the russian military. 0ur correspondentjoe inwood is in lviv for us. yesterday we saw a second round of evacuations. really quit

that was the picture in wales. in west dunbartonshire we heard from our scotland correspondent, alexandra mackenzie. well, there were gains in scotland for the snp, as you heard there, but also for labour, for the liberal democrats and for the greens. a very different story for the scottish conservatives. here, they lost more than 60 councillors across the country. the snp remains the largest party — there was no surprise there. they had their best ever local election after 15 years in government. now, labour has overtaken the scottish conservatives for second place. so, big disappointment there for the scottish conservatives. their leader, douglas ross, he said he believed that public anger over partygate had a part to play in that. he also said today that he was determined to win back trust and votes. it was a good day for scottish labour here in west dunbartonshire. they took overall control, but they are still some way behind the snp. you can find the latest election news on the website and app. to other news,

and this would be for all the seats in wales. lists of. for all the seats in wales.players today. black rod on the right—hand side, that is sarah clarke, who will play a key role later when the mps are summoned. the gentlemanjust facing later when the mps are summoned. the gentleman just facing the camera in the centre is the duke of norfolk. the earl marshall in charge of great state events such as royal funerals and ceremonial of that kind. so he is a key player as well into today's state opening of parliament. outside the palace of westminster, just approaching, is the duke of cambridge who has made his way from his home in kensington palace. national anthem plays a curtailed version of the national anthem for the royal party as they arrive. ., , ., ., ., , the duke of cambridge being escorted in into the palace of westminster, making their way up to the royal gallery, black rod is with them as well and the prince's equerry. and i mentioned the dismounted detachment to the household cavalry, they have been joined to the household cavalry, they have beenjoined on t

so there is a risk of showers a bit more widely across scotland and england and wales.igh pressure to the north—west, should say predominantly dry. but if anything, temperatures down. 13—16 degrees pretty widely. feeling ok with the may sunshine where it comes out, but when it turns cloudier and stays breezy probably feeling a little on the cool side. into monday's forecast, low pressure is going to start to move in from scandinavia. with that area of low pressure, we are dragging in some cool air for the time of year. now, monday is going to be an unsettled day. it's a day of bright spells and widespread showers across northern areas of the country. those showers will be heavy with some hail and thunder mixed in. even further southwards, across parts of england and wales, nowhere's immune from seeing the odd downpour. and temperatures continue to trend a little bit lower. that area of low pressure is a particularly slow—moving beastie, and it will still be on the weather charts into the middle part of the week. now, for tuesday, it is another showery kind of day. if an

the tories did worse in wales than over the border.ay, recording the highest number of councillors ever in a local election. plaid cymru also doing well, oddly down on the number of seats across wales. i think what it reflects is the senedd election last year, where mark drakeford's government exceeded expectations. we have seen the same thing over the last few days. time will tell if that does happen. if you'd like to find the result in your area, head to the bbc news website or app and enter your postcode. you'll also find plenty of election analysis, and the latest reports from our teams around the country. to other news, ukraine says it has recaptured five villages north—east of kharkiv, as it continues a counter—offensive against russian forces. the ukrainian military says they could soon make it impossible for russia to use their artillery on the city. moscow has succeeded in making small advances in the eastern donbas region, although those have been described as costly. the taliban have ordered all women in afghanistan to wear

bethan lewis, bbc wales today.ncourage schools to do more to support pupils who are colour—blind. one in 12 boys and one in 200 girls are affected. it's estimated that 80% of those children leave primary school undiagnosed and unsupported during their education. alastair fee reports. one in 12 boys are colour—blind. in this class it is nathan. the queen was on her way to visit someone very special. at the school in swindon, a special guest, the author and illustrator steve anthony who is also colour—blind. colour—blind children don't necessarily know they are colour—blind and as result could actually fob behind at school could actually fall behind at school because there are so many things that revolve around colours at school. when you explain that to a teacher, they seem to realise. children used to be tested but since 2009 that changed when colour vision screening in schools was removed for the healthy child screening programme. we are at the moment in the middle of planning a session for mp5 to raise awareness

the view there from england, scotland and wales.he uk tends to be very predictable but in this election, there is a significant possibility of a huge shift. for the last five elections to the devolved assembly here at stormont, the democratic unionists have won the most seats and sinn fein has come second. however, polls are suggesting that there could be a surge in support for the cross community alliance party and that sinn fein could emerge as the largest party. that would put the party�*s vice president michelle o�*neill in line to become the first ever irish nationalist to hold the first minister�*s position in northern ireland. now aside from the battle as to who comes out on top, the other issues prominent in this campaign have included the rising cost of living and the health service. northern ireland presently has the longest hospital waiting times in the uk by far. but there�*s serious doubt as to whether a devolved government will be formed at all after this election. under the power—sharing system, both the biggest union

rain into the northwest of england and north wales by the afternoon, cool with the rain.e remnants of the high, should see temperatures of 22—23 degrees. the pollen stays high where we keep the fine weather, but falls to low to moderate levels for scotland and northern ireland after being high through the weekend. we look to tuesday, and the low continues to drift eastwards and send its front south. i say fronts, but actually, across england and wales, we're probably going to see nothing more than some thicker cloud for a time and a few showery bits and pieces of rain — not much integrity left through tuesday. a little cooler behind the fronts in the sunshine. but for western scotland, some heavy showers to contend with through tuesday, some quite high rainfall totals possible here as they rattle on into the small hours of wednesday. then this low is probably the biggest question mark in our forecast for the week ahead. 0ur models are picking it up, it's coming in from the atlantic, but when and how far north and south are subject to the model. at the moment, it looks lik

in wales, labour made gains, while the conservatives suffered significant losses.s show labour has gained 50 seats and now controls six councils. plaid cymru has gained three seats and now oversees two councils. in northern ireland, sinn fein is on course for its best ever result in a northern ireland assembly election after receiving the most first—preference votes. with counting for the 90 stormont seats continuing tonight, the party has won 16 seats so far, well ahead of the alliance on four and the dup and uup on three. if you want to find out the election results in your area, head to the bbc news website or bbc news app and enter your postcode. you'll also find lots of election analysis and the latest reports from our teams around the country. now back to election 2022. many thanks to shaun, and we will be back for more news a little later on. we're going to catch up now with the latest on the state of play in northern ireland, were lots of the results are still to be declared, and they will go through to tomorrow. we had a note from the electoral commission

overnight, it should stay dry for england and wales.rst thing monday, quite chilly across parts of east anglia and the southeast with rural lows of 2 or 3 first thing monday. much milder for scotland and northern ireland, but much wetter and much windier here as we see weatherfronts coming in in association with one of those areas of low pressure approaching us from the atlantic. through the day on monday, high pressure still manages to hang back across much of england and wales, but the fronts will bring some fairly relentless rain to western scotland. it creeps its way eastwards through the day. it's looking quite wet initially for northern ireland, perhaps brighterfor a bit, and then some showers crowding in. rain into the northwest of england and north wales by the afternoon, cool with the rain. england and wales, still with the sunshine under the remnants of the high, should see temperatures of 22—23 degrees. the pollen stays high where we keep the fine weather, but falls to low to moderate levels for scotland and northern ireland

welsh conservative sources_ north wales. welsh conservative sources i— north wales.today— sources i have been speaking to today are — sources i have been speaking to today are far less optimistic, feeling — today are far less optimistic, feeling the tide is against them, hitting _ feeling the tide is against them, hitting voter apathy on the doorstep. they will hope to keep their— doorstep. they will hope to keep their one — doorstep. they will hope to keep their one council in monmouthshire but copped — their one council in monmouthshire but copped talking about acceptable tosses _ but copped talking about acceptable losses and gains being made in places— losses and gains being made in places like the vale of glamorgan seem _ places like the vale of glamorgan seem like — places like the vale of glamorgan seem like a foregone hope. what makes _ seem like a foregone hope. what makes all— seem like a foregone hope. what makes all of the above highly unpredictable particularly in council— unpredictable particularly in council elections in wales isjust how many— council

it is strengthened its position in wales. it is clearly — strengthened its position in wales.it is clearly dominant in london. it did not do quite so in the red ball. it did not do quite so in the red ball. it could _ did not do quite so in the red ball. it could catch up. nonetheless, there _ it could catch up. nonetheless, there still— it could catch up. nonetheless, there still problems. is keir starmer's relationship with the british— starmer's relationship with the british people and his charisma, or lack of— british people and his charisma, or lack of it — british people and his charisma, or lack of it. another is the coalition is quite _ lack of it. another is the coalition is quite fractured. the lib dems are giggly— is quite fractured. the lib dems are giggly have — is quite fractured. the lib dems are giggly have a better night. they gained — giggly have a better night. they gained four times as many council seats— gained four times as many council seats as _ gained four times as many council seats as labour did andy green party. — seats as labour did andy green part

still lots of dry weather across england and wales.shower in the midlands, south wales and south—west. first band of rain clears north and scotland, more rain coming in across the west, showers occasionally in northern ireland, temperatures 10—21 or 22. pollen levels high across much of england and wales today, low or moderate across the rest of the uk. through this evening and overnight clear skies develop, some patchy mist and fog. weatherfront skies develop, some patchy mist and fog. weather front bringing skies develop, some patchy mist and fog. weatherfront bringing in heavier, more persistent rain across scotland and northern ireland, with all this going on not a cold night. into tomorrow, this weather front in scotland and northern ireland continues to sink southwards, if anything the rain to the west of the pennines terms that bit heavier, similarly so into north wales. behind that weather front, return to bright spells, sunshine and showers, ahead of it after a sunny start to cloud to build across southern england. temperature

the odd shower for wales and southwest england to cross wales and england, more cloud in the afternoone east and southeast of england, where it stays dry with some sunny spells, compared with wednesday�*s rain. it is scotland, northern ireland, northern england with some patchy rain on to thursday night, and then, really by friday morning, it�*sjust the northern half of scotland really seeing some rain on what will be a milder start to the day. so on friday, then, it�*s really across northern scotland we will see some further outbreaks of rain for a time. some cloud elsewhere in scotland, northern england, and northern ireland. it�*s wales and the southern half of england that will see the lion�*s share of friday�*s sunshine. and what will be a windy day across scotland, northern ireland and northern england in particular, really quite gusty winds here. and temperatures are edging just a touch higher. now, it is a sign of things to come into the weekend — it will be pleasantly warm, especially when you get to see some sunshine, high pressure is close by. but that�*s not the whole story

of wales, including in - parts of wales, including in denbigh.lection. one of his party colleagues was a little more blunt, confiding in me that they were getting a thrashing in one part of the county where they hope to do well and indeed the results of coming thick and fast and has been borne out. the local tory leader has lost his seat and there have been green councillors elected for the first time to the council, one with a landslide in both at the expense of conservatives but it is labour who have been smiling the most, having one with a landslide in both at the expense of conservatives but it is labour who have been smiling the most, having say they have treated this where they have to do well because of the disappointment at the senadd election last year where they lost a seat, and the general election, where there are aware of what they thought were a clutch of safe labour seat that went to the conservatives and borisjohnson, and similar battles are happening all over wales, in the south, cardiff, the vale of glamorgan, labour and the tor

wales, it parties, but staying at home. in wales, it will be a test for plaid cymru and their popularity northern ireland, where sinn fein could beat the dup into first place for the first time. nick eardley, bbc news. one place outside london where labour won a comfortable majority is in the newly—created authority of cumberland. our north of england correspondent judith mortiz is in carlisle. sir keir starmerjust arrived, judith? sir keir starmer 'ust arrived, judith? , ., , , judith? yes, he has, he is in the hotel behind _ judith? yes, he has, he is in the hotel behind me, _ judith? yes, he has, he is in the hotel behind me, a _ judith? yes, he has, he is in the hotel behind me, a classic- judith? yes, he has, he is in the i hotel behind me, a classic northern welcome of pouring rain and a cup of tea, which is what he is currently having inside. this is the obvious place for him to come in the north, few major labour gains outside london, the newly created unitary authority here replacing the former cumbria county council. there were 43 seats up for grabs here, labour have taken 30 o

england and wales staying predominantly dry.ad of the weather front. 22 or 23 degrees, feeling point warm towards the south—east. we've still got high levels of pollen, tree pollen at this time of year across england and wales but with the cloud, breeze and rain further north, pollen levels are low and moderate. monday evening and overnight into tuesday, the weather fronts slipping further south—east, tending to fizzle out as they do so. a band of cloud, the odd spot of drizzle for central and southern parts of england and wales first thing on tuesday. clearer skies further north but it's going to be a mild and frost free day. a bit of a breeze on tuesday coming from west or south—westerly direction, just pushing the weather front slowly away towards the south—east. it could stay quite murky for much of the day down towards the likes of kent for instance. for the rest of the uk come a day of sunshine and blustery showers. they'll be most frequent in the far north—west. temperatures somewhere 11—20 on tuesday. a bit above average

for england and wales, a fairamount ireland for a time.ith a warm spot just creeping into the low 20s. 0n through thursday evening and night, we will continue to see some outbreaks of rain across northwest scotland, but it becomes heavier and feeds across more of scotland and northern ireland with that breeze as we go into the night and into friday morning where is england and wales stay dry. a milder start to the day. on friday, we take some rain slowly out of scotland and northern ireland, sunny spells, chance of a few showers following him behind, that rain will push into northern england, wales, later the midlands, i had a fact, some sunny spells for a time and northern ireland, sunny spells, chance of a few showers following him behind, that rain will push into northern england, wales, later the midlands, ahead of that, some sunny spells for a time it southern england before it clouds up. some warmth here, and the sunny spells actually behind the rain may not feel too bad into the afternoon. now, we get some rain feeding across very d

our wales correspondent hywel griffith looks at what the queen now represents to people in wales.xth session of the senedd, she was once again giving royal approval. shazad khan had the weight of responsibility of carrying the mace, a symbol of the queen's authority. normally a security guard here, he says her visits bring more than pomp and ceremony. they show what happens here really matters. i can't think of anybody more important than the queen to me, in the whole world, really, in that capacity. she is basically a symbol, i think, personally, of what we all drive to towards, and she is a symbol of hope. when power first was devolved to wales in the 1990s, sovereign support was far from guaranteed. the home office advised against the queen coming to open the first welsh assembly, saying it didn't have the status. but she ignored the advice. this opening today marks a new and significant direction in the way in which wales is governed. there was no stopping her. she made it quite clear to me that she would come. a once radical republican, lord dafydd elis—thomas was the presidi

wales stepped in?n? the speech is a big part of the state opening - wales stepped in? the speech is a big part of the state opening of. wales stepped in? the speech is a | big part of the state opening of the parliament, delivered by the lord chamberlain, now prince charles is stepping _ chamberlain, now prince charles is stepping in. — chamberlain, now prince charles is stepping in, he is a counsellor of state _ stepping in, he is a counsellor of state so — stepping in, he is a counsellor of state so he — stepping in, he is a counsellor of state so he can be delegated monarchical duties. prince william is also _ monarchical duties. prince william is also coming along as a counsellor of state. _ is also coming along as a counsellor of state. we — is also coming along as a counsellor of state, we are in a transition, the last— of state, we are in a transition, the last years of the queen's rain, the last years of the queen's rain, the mobility issues are a result of her advancing age, but seeing prince

conservative support also melted away in wales, with labour profiting.scotland, the snp increased its support again, forcing the tories into retreat. the snp is a party 15 years into government. so it's a big vote of confidence in our leadership of scotland, both nationally and at local level. i don't take it for granted, though. people want to see us deliver now. the reason we keep winning elections is because we work really hard, at elections, between elections, to deliver for scotland. votes are counted and the verdicts are in. it's only a snapshot but for all parties, plenty to chew over. leila nathoo, bbc news. now on bbc news, our world. axie infinity is a hugely popular online game in which players breed, battle and trade fantasy creatures. but for many people, it's now much more than that. around the world, a new type of worker is emerging. they make big profits for companies, but rarely leave home or break into a sweat. they generate millions playing a new breed of online video game. for me, it comes as a blessing. in a virtual world where work

. ., and wales? after macpherson we had community and _ and wales?g and it is good, it also needs to be followed up to see what is the outcome with the officer all that organisation, that units, to see how it is having an impact. not only externally with the public but internally with colleagues. we are finding the police service has an internal and external race problem. so it is notjust bums on seats to do the training, it is what they do with the learning, how they apply it and hopefully how they improve the service delivery and reduce disproportionality around stop and search and other excessive use of force, tasers and so on.— search and other excessive use of force, tasers and so on. thank you force, tasers and so on. thank you for speaking _ force, tasers and so on. thank you for speaking to _ force, tasers and so on. thank you for speaking to us, _ force, tasers and so on. thank you for speaking to us, leroy - force, tasers and so on. thank you for speaking to us, leroy logan. . bp says it believes enough jobs can be created in its alternativ

and in fact, even ahead of it, through wales and south west england, some low cloud, mistiness, somend will stay dry during daylight hours with sunny spells before it gradually clouds over. this is where see the day's higher temperatures, whereas we're going to, of course, be cooler where you have the rain. but notice how it does weaken through friday evening and night. maybe something half—decent into east anglia, but for much of southern england, a splash and no more as it moves on through to leave high pressure building in behind itand a mainly dry start to the weekend. there will be some sunny spells around, but there will also be some cloud building and a few showers breaking out through central and southern scotland, northern, central, eastern and south east england during the day, though very few and far between. for many, it'll feel warm in the sunny spells, though cooler with an onshore breeze around north—eastern coasts before temperatures recover here on sunday. for part two of the weekend, high pressure keeping most places settled, but weather fronts do make some progress

some glorious sunshine, though, across south wales.ext few days, i think we can add at least a few more degrees onto that. as high pressure builds from the south—west, we pick up a south—westerly air stream, all areas are going to become milder. we'll see some fronts pushing towards scotland and northern ireland through thursday. there will be more cloud around here. there will also be some rain. but the milder air will still mean we see temperatures above the figures we've seen in recent days. england and wales, under the influence of the high pressure, could see a few patches of mist and fog first thing, but shaping up for a dry day with bright or sunny spells, temperatures potentially up to 20, maybe even 21 degrees here. further north, for scotland and northern ireland, rain clearing northern ireland. should leave us with 17 degrees as a high through the afternoon, 15—16 for scotland, because there will be more cloud around here and some outbreaks of rain. thursday into friday, a weather front tries to slide south across the uk. ru

and feeling across england and wales and feeling a bit warmer.paris. people were begging, the liverpool fans that were in were begging because they said it just seemed to be like it could be a repeat of hillsborough. that's how bad it was. ukraine's president volodyrmyr zelensky has made a rare trip outside the kyiv region, to visit the city of kharkiv. heavy fighting is continuing in eastern ukraine, where russian forces are trying to capture the city of severodonetsk. the russian ambassador to the uk tells the bbc that moscow will not use tactical nuclear weapons in the battle for ukraine. we have a very strict provision on the issues of the use of tactical nuclear weapon, and it is mainly when the existence of the state is endangered.

some rain on their way at last for england and wales. not everyone's favourites but for gardeners it has been so dry of late. we could relate to do with a good drink for the flowers and plants are just getting started and this low pressure will deliver that into wednesday. at the moment we have a tail end of the weather front across the far east of england but that has not amounted to much rain. that should be quite a lot of sunshine across the whole of the uk this afternoon but some showers into western scotland and scattered ones for northern england. the showers in western scotland get quite intense as we look through the overnight period, could be some heavy rain and then the future you saw on the satellite picture pushing towards the south—west of england by the end of the night. we still have some question marks aboutjust how far north it may push, the more persistent rain but it looks like we could see some into lancashire or parts of yorkshire and briefly through wednesday. it looks like wales and the south—west will start off we

what about the pitch in wales?sh politics in every election for the last century but, in 2017, the last local elections, their grip was weakened a little, losing over 100 council seats and only holding overall control in seven of 22 local authority areas. plaid cymru and the conservatives took one council each but the rest of the political map was likely a grey area, coloured grey to denote all the little coalitions and the strong role of independent councillors. 0n coalitions and the strong role of independent councillors. on friday, when we get the results, look out for those grey areas turning primary colours, potentially this area, the vale of glamorgan. labour and the conservatives have helped this post before, but they will be fighting each other pretty hard and, while it is all about local issues, such as libraries and schools and council tax rates, voters may also look at national leadership, particularly the prominent role of mark drakeford, the welsh first minister from labour, and also borisjohnson cosmi

this weather front is responsible for the rain moving across england and wales.eakening as it runs southwards. any remaining rain and cloud pushes away into the channel. we keep showers going overnight in scotland but otherwise light a winds, clearer skies, a bit chilly at night, temperatures as low as 7—9. looking ahead to tomorrow, we've got one of these heading towards the uk, high pressure, that means dry weather but it's not arriving everywhere. we still got some brisk winds for tomorrow in scotland, heavy showers across northern parts of the country as well and as the cloud increases through the day in southern scotland and northern ireland and northern england there could be one or two showers here as well but head further south across wales, the midlands and southern england, it should stay dry, lots of sunshine here and the winds are lighter so it should feel pleasantly warm. 18 degrees in the midlands and 21 celsius in the south—east of england. the main story over the weekend isjust england. the main story over the weekend is just this cool air that's

england and wales staying predominantly dry.r front. 22 or 23 degrees, feeling point warm towards the south—east. we've still got high levels of pollen, tree pollen at this time of year across england and wales but with the cloud, breeze and rain further north, pollen levels are low and moderate. monday evening and overnight into tuesday, the weather fronts slipping further south—east, tending to fizzle out as they do so. a band of cloud, the odd spot of drizzle for central and southern parts of england and wales first thing on tuesday. clearer skies further north but it's going to be a mild and frost free day. a bit of a breeze on tuesday coming from west or south—westerly direction, just pushing the weather front slowly away towards the south—east. it could stay quite murky for much of the day down towards the likes of kent for instance. for the rest of the uk come a day of sunshine and blustery showers. they'll be most frequent in the far north—west. temperatures somewhere 11—20 on tuesday. a bit above average to the south. t

so too will all of the councils in wales and scotland.will start for all 90 seats for the northern ireland assembly, with polls suggesting sinn fein could become the largest party for the first time. helen catt, bbc news. let's chat to chris curtis, head of political polling at opinium research. are going to be with us for an hour, let's get a snapshot, what is your general takeaway? fix, let's get a snapshot, what is your general takeaway?— let's get a snapshot, what is your general takeaway? a night for the conservatives, _ general takeaway? a night for the conservatives, particularly - general takeaway? a night for the conservatives, particularly in - conservatives, particularly in london, but not a great night across the rest of the country as well. but it is fair to say that labour is struggling to make the kind of games they need to if they were heading for a majority at the next general election, so tories down, labour not convincing the public they are ready for government, and that is pretty much in line with what we have seen in

so itjust figures across england and wales so it just sets a figures across england and wales so itjustles so it just sets a bit of context would be don't think it is the whole reason but it is something thatjust contextualises what we're talking about today. contextualises what we're talking about today-— contextualises what we're talking about toda . ., ~ . ., about today. thank you so much for our about today. thank you so much for your time- — as the small town prepares for the victims funerals, the usjustice department have opened a review of the police responses on the day after officials admitted mistakes were made. the parents of one of the children spoke of their grief in an interview with the bbc. will grant reports now. there is grief and then there is the grief of losing a child. furtherstill, there is the grief of losing a child. further still, the grief of losing a child in these most awful of circumstances. she losing a child in these most awful of circumstances.— of circumstances. she was 'ust loved. she �* of circumstances. she was 'ust loved. she was i of circumstances

i am with the first woman from wales — i am with the first woman from wales.county of powys and so with the — thirds historic county of powys and so with the proposer and now a second — so with the proposer and now a second coming from the undisputed better— second coming from the undisputed better half of the county i wonder how my _ better half of the county i wonder how my honourable friend from montgomeryshire feels this afternoon. knowing he is neither the has-been— afternoon. knowing he is neither the has—been nor the will be. i withdraw that, mr speaker. however. _ i withdraw that, mr speaker. however, the fact i have been asked to give _ however, the fact i have been asked to give this — however, the fact i have been asked to give this beat is a surprise to many — to give this beat is a surprise to many. most of all myself. i was always — many. most of all myself. i was always afraid i had torpedoed my political— always afraid i had torpedoed my political career long before it even began _ political career long before it even began in — political caree