mcdonnell will mentioned, westminster, hillingdon, which john mcdonnell will maybe mentioned, westminsterichjohn mcdonnell will maybe want to talk about, that is of london, kensington and chelsea, sutton, richmond, that list, iam kensington and chelsea, sutton, richmond, that list, i am wondering, pick off for us, let's talk about arnott if you like, firstly, what for you is interesting and what should we look out for? purely anecdotal so far i need to stress, within the last 30 minutes labour officials in touch saying they don't think it is looking that good for them in barnet, or should i say parts of arnott and the code is a row over anti—semitism may have had an impact. not getting very much more than that, on paper, going into these elections, barnet was the one eve ryo ne these elections, barnet was the one everyone kind of assumed, labour side and the conservatives, were going to win it, conservatives only just held on by a seat four years ago, it has since gone into no overall control, now a battle but is going to be much closer, quite clearly. kensington and chelsea, the granite

from the dup is it would be hypocritical for people in westminster to call for people in westminsterer to pass legislation for westminster to pass legislation for abortion on northern ireland and not go the whole way and say that direct rule should be implemented so that all decisions in northern ireland can be taken in westminster. thank you very much. a 15—year—old boy has appeared before magistrates in sheffield charged with murder. it follows the death of 15—year—old sam baker, who was stabbed in the chest in the city on thursday. joining me now from outside court in sheffield is our correspondent, fiona trott. this is one of two fatal stabbing cases in heard in court there today? the first hearing lasted 11 minutes. 15—year—old boy we cannot name legal reasons. charged with the murder of 15—year—old sam baker, he was stabbed in the chest, between sheffield and chesterfield on thursday night. separately, a 22—year—old man also appeared in court today charged with the murder ofa court today charged with the murder of a 19—year—old, who was stabbed at a block of flats in the woodho

i'm annita mcveigh, at westminster. labour and the conservatives experience a night of mixed fortunes in the local elections in england. jeremy corbyn‘s party failed to take control of any london councils from the tories, but the party celebrates a decisive victory over the conservatives in plymouth. obviously, i am disappointed we lost a bit of ground. but if you look at the overall picture, labour gained a lot of seats across the country, we gained a lot of votes in places we have never had those votes before and we had a very effective campaign all across the country. the conservatives win barnet and make gains in councils across england — but lose control of trafford. the liberal democrats have a good night, making gains in many areas — seizing control of richmond—upon—thames. support for ukip collapses. i'm rachel scholfield, with the rest of today's news. the nobel prize for literature is cancelled for the first time in 75 years after a sexual assault scandal. and the breast screening scandal, helplines take 8,000

westminster can 110w should do the same.the brexit bill, but to do so will break decades of constitutional convention and would be unprecedented. it's certainly the first time it's happened but it was something that was envisaged in the devolution settlement, that there might be circumstances where consent wouldn't be given, and that circumstance would permit the westminster government to proceed with legislation on that basis, and thatis with legislation on that basis, and that is what we intend to do, because the bill is already in the system. exactly how the rules are made that regulate the sale and slaughter of the scottish sheep may appear to be slaughter of the scottish sheep may appearto bea slaughter of the scottish sheep may appear to be a relatively minor detail in the wider brexit landscape, but it's also a matter of constitutional principle that presents the uk government with yet one more obstacle on the route out of the eu. ferus mcdonald bbc news, edinburgh. and today, the cabinet agreed to publish a brexit pa

do they go to westminster, do they go to holyrood, 01’ westminster, do they go to holyrood, or is theref the two ? so do we have a constitutional crisis? quite frankly, i don't think we're going that far at the moment but it is possibly better to call it a constitutional clash. theresa may is not having to search for problems with brexit at the moment. and this is another one for her to add to the list that are put into that entry which says "brexit — what a difficult thing to try and sort out". david porter. back at westminster, that eu withdrawal bill finally came to the rather bumpy end of its passage through the lords. peers had defeated it 1a times, and at third reading — the last chance for them to make changes — they had one more arrow to fire, this time over the protection of environmental principles. we were promised a world leading environmental watchdog and enhanced environmental standards after brexit. but this document gives the enironment less protection. and when it was pressed to the vote that amendment was passed by a majority of 50 — chalking up a 15th defeat for the g

the scottish brexit minister warned westminster not to ignore their vote.se legislation on this parliament, would be serious and unprecedented and they would be noted here and across europe. if there is a failure after today's vote to adapt the bill to devolution, it will be the uk that will be breaking trust and breaking the rules, not us. the scottish tories pointed out that the welsh government have agreed to a deal. they think the scottish government should do the same. westminster can now impose the brexit bill but to do so would break decades of constitutional convention and would be unprecedented. it's certainly the first time it's happened but it is something that was envisaged in the devolution settlement, that there might be circumstances where content would be given and that circumstance would permit the westminster government to proceed with legislation on that basis, and that is what we intend to do because the bill is already in the system. exactly how the rules are made that regulate the sale and slaughter of these scottish sheep may appear t

our political correspondent eleanor garnier is in westminster. the government's policy on the abortion law in northern ireland? the government and the prime minister are clear this is an issue for northern ireland and northern ireland alone, and it is not for politicians here in westminster to be dictating policy in northern ireland. they say their focus is on getting the stormont executive backed up and running, but having said that they are are clearly a lot of mps here in westminster who feel passionately that women in northern ireland should have the same rights and the same choices as those in the rest of the uk. and after that historic vote yesterday, i think there will be pressure on parliament here in westminster to listen to those voices, to listen to people who want change in northern ireland, but at the moment there is not a cross party consensus on the right way to get that change. and i think until there is agreement, i think theresa may can avoid having to make a decision about how she's going to handle all this, because when that t

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. some key target seats, like wandsworth and swindon. and aboutsworth and swindon talking to voters... the question now is why? labour did not get over the line. we want to hear from you wherever you are. ao no point in voting at the moment. not everyone turned down all the choices on offer. throughout that period. you voted with your wallet? completely, and why would i want to vote any other way. here's pete in trafford, how did you vote? i voted labour for the first time, based on local issues. i have always been a tory voter, but living here, it put me off. this is, and more so than ever after brexit. have different reasons. local elections, what about you? in the council would bring through their own... compost bins, that is the biggest issue. so that we can reduce waste, it is something other countries do. for the people, the working—class. from morris in manchester,,. forjeremy corbyn and his cronies. is he a plus or a minus? he can be a minus at times, but labour is notjust one person. the messages from around the country showed strong feel

alex forsyth, bbc news, westminster. our assistant political editor norman smith is in westminster.f this, norman? normally after a defeat in the house of lords, ministers brush themselves down and carry on life as usual. not after last night's defeat. fury, because it is seen by some as an attempt to scupper brexit, there are no dire warnings from some brexiteers about whether it could reignite demands for reform of the house of lords, an elected second chamber. the reason is this was not just another defeat in the lords over brexit, it is about who is in control, who has their hands on the steering wheel. today it has been mrs may, she has said pretty firmly she is driving the process, will negotiate a deal and bring back to parliament, there will be a votes and if mps do not like it and vote it down then we will leave the eu anyway. the vote last night mps can say that is not good enough, you had to do better, good enough, you had to do better, go back to the negotiating table and get a better deal. ministers say this is completely politically unrealistic for mrs may to go into t

well, cameron bemoans that we said doctor fox that we said doctor fox was live in westminster.op behind showing houses of parliament and traffic crossing the bridge. well, the answer is that of the guests are there live, in some cases, the backdrop is prerecorded, as was the case on tuesday with elizabeth tower, currently rather unsightly because of scaffolding. question time on thursday came the issue of the cost of housing, with a provocatively phrased question from an audience member. here is david. it's been a welcome to come to question time. from teresa morris please. is homeownership within the reach of younger people if they didn't «as? f? 5234.2 45 237—5522 many viewers complained about younger people being slurred with unfair stereotypes. well, jen also objected to the with this response... finally, what's the connection between town in north wales the answer is to be found in the bc‘s live subtitling service, which we've discussed before, sometimes has problems with the words spoken on television. occasionally to the comic degree. one of the examples we raised a with

at westminster too, there have been calls for the law on abortion to be the same for women across the but the democratic unionists, on whom the prime minister depends for her majority, said northern ireland should not be bullied into what they called "abortion on demand". our ireland correspondent emma vardy reports. chant: we made history! this was a seismic moment, marking a shift away from the country's once strict conservative past. yes, yes, yes! two thirds of irish voters backed repealing the ban on abortion, and the reverberations of this decision are being felt elsewhere. this has very much been a national debate, people the length and breadth of the island have been talking about how we need to support women. our policy is the same from the north through to the bottom of ireland, we need to show care and compassion towards women. ice cream! in belfast today, a sense that the debate now moves here. northern ireland remains the only part of the uk where abortion is illegal unless there's a risk to a woman's life. i would love to see a referendum up here. again, it probably will

there‘s the westminster retable, england‘s oldest surviving altarpiece.fic. they‘re light and they‘re bright, they‘re warm and welcoming, and the objects on display are absolutely fascinating. but they are not the best thing. the best thing, the thing that you‘ll remember forever, is what you can see from here. the poet, john betjeman, called it "the best view in europe," and now you can enjoy it, too. but at a price. entrance to the abbey costs around £20, and then there‘s an additional £5 charge to visit the new galleries. some might consider that good value. others might feel, like the old spiral staircase, it‘s a bit steep. but most would probably agree, as loft conversions go, it‘s not at all bad. will gompertz, bbc news. don‘t forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter — i‘m @duncangolestani hello. good morning. the distribution of downpours will vary from one day to the next, but the general weather pattern remains the same. so, we still have some warm sunshine around but a chance of more storms. tuesday was a day of extrem

there's the westminster retable, england's oldest surviving altarpiece.y iii was building his then—new church. and some wonderful stone carvings. you know, these galleries are terrific. they are light and bright, warm and welcoming and the objects on display are absolutely fascinating. but they are not the best thing. the best thing, the thing that you'll remember forever, is what you can see from here. the poetjohn betjeman called it "the best view in europe," and now you can enjoy it, too. but at a price. entrance to the abbey costs around £20, and then there's an additional £5 charge to visit the new galleries. some might consider that good value. others might feel, like the old spiral staircase, it's a bit steep. but most would probably agree, as loft conversions go, it's not at all bad. will gompertz, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's stav da naos. stav, has looking? thanks. it is looking pretty mixed, actually. good evening to you at home. across the uk here, another warm and sunny day, and here is a picture from leek in staffordshire

in the absence of stormont, campaigners are turning their attention to westminster.the debate. sarah ewart travelled to england to end her pregnancy when doctors said her unborn child couldn't survive outside the womb. it was a terrifying time, more traumatic than it should have been. if stormont was up and running, we would be up there begging for their help, but it's not, so we're now asking theresa may and westminster to help us. we need the help now. activists in dublin were already switching the focus to belfast as the landslide referendum result was becoming clear on saturday. two thirds voted to liberalise abortion laws. several former tory cabinet ministers are among a number of mps who want parliament to pass legislation to allow more access to terminations in northern ireland. but the democratic unionist party, on whom the prime minister relies for her parliamentary majority, are intent on keeping the restrictions. my message for the prime minister is that this is a matter, a sensitive matter, which the people of northern ireland have the right to make a de

our political correspondent eleanor garnier gave me more details about the reaction from westminstere referendum result and its possible impact on northern ireland. downing street's view is that this is an issue for northern ireland in northern ireland only. they say they are focusing on getting the stormont executive up and running again and wa nt executive up and running again and want to avoid any oppression of direct rule. the feeling is this is not time the politician said to be dictating policy there, but what is clear is that there are many westminster m ps clear is that there are many westminster mps who believe passionately that women in northern ireland should have the same rights and choices as women in the rest of the uk and i think there is support for that among labour and liberal democrats mps and significantly among conservative mps, and some senior server to the camp mps as well. —— senior conservative mps. well, my view is that it's not right that women in northern ireland can't be able to access the same rights as women in the rest of the united kingdom. and if an

he said how he always used to send her up for being such a network, which i think in westminster is quiteadge of honour! but what set her apart was that she did it for a good reason, using her social skills to get something done. we have interviewed various people this evening and the warmth of the tributes... we do a lot of obituaries sadly in this job, sometimes you feel people go through the motions but today has been very different. you're right, the striking theme is how few enemies she had, how people literally did not have a bad word to say about her. she was unusual in that respect. she did not have enemies in the party, even though she disagreed with a lot of people, and did not have enemies in other parties either. it meant she was an unusually effective politician. the olympics was one of her triumphs and that was achieved by getting people to work together. sure stud is another thing spoken about. —— sure sta rt. another thing spoken about. —— sure start. the thing going round the dizzying to be what was the best achievement! but there was an interview which surfaced which sai

but a number of mps, including some from within the tory ranks, believe westminster should pass moreegislation for northern ireland. we would ask our politicians to respect democracy and devolution, to give the people of northern ireland a chance to decide on what goes forward, and don't impose anything upon us. but the resounding yes vote in the south means there's growing political pressure from those who now see northern ireland as drastically out of step. emma vardy, bbc news, belfast. let's speak to the bbc‘s nuala mcgovern, who's in dublin. we have seen some of those signs saying the north is next. we had this great sense of momentum in terms of a change in the medical order of things at the moment, you can actually initiate any move? -- but who. good evening, that is a great question for you viewers. it is one that is being debated this evening. as a colleague was telling us evening. as a colleague was telling us in that report, that the devolved government of northern ireland has broken down at the moment, so some are saying perhaps this is a chance for in fact, westminster t

but what is clear is that there are many westminster m ps clear is that there are many westminster mpsately that women in northern ireland should have the same rights, the same choices as women in the rest of the uk. and i think their support for that among labour mps, among liberal democrat mps, but also significantly among conservative mps and some senior conservative mps also like they're williston who is the chair of the health select committee. —— sarah. well, my view is that it's not right that women in northern ireland can't be able to access the same rights as women in the rest of the united kingdom. and if an amendment is allowed by the speaker, during the domestic violence bill that has come to parliament that put that right, i will be supporting it. i think there would be a majority in the house of commons to support all of this if there were going to be a vote on it, and we are not sure if oi’ vote on it, and we are not sure if or when that vote might take place. but until then, i think the pressure will continue to increase on theresa may, who is in it has to be said and e

now back to huw at westminster. and we will be back there later on. back there later on. london results in and they are very important results. important results. outside london as that is interesting as well. interesting as well. let's look at the counsellor picture in london. the counsellor picture in london. before i talk to my colleague tim donovan barnet for us. donovan barnet for us. let's look at these figures. these figures. labour on 683 councillors, gaining a8 in london. councillors, gaining a8 in london. the conservatives on a18, having lost 66. lost 66. the lib dems and 97, gaining 17 and the greens and five. gaining 17 and the greens and five. ukip having lost seven. the residents groupings on 26. residents groupings on 26. england, certainly as far as these elections are concerned. elections are concerned. straight to barnet and tim donovan is there. is there. you were in wandsworth, which had its own story to tell. its own story to tell. through barnet on what has happened there. there. and people ver

well, cameron bemoans that we said doctor fox was live in westminster.owing houses of parliament and traffic crossing the bridge. what's perplexing was the fact that i could really save the lives of the tower and a bit thin. —— clearly see the tower and big ben. if the image was live, surely it should have been covered with scaffolding. we reserve also confident of the past to ask why the backdrop to interviews that of a line from bbc newsroom features the same footage again and again? and if that's the case, what they are being described as alive. —— live. well, the answer is that of the guests are there live, in some cases, the backdrop is prerecorded, as was the case on tuesday with elizabeth tower, currently rather unsightly because of scaffolding. question time on thursday took on the issue of the cost of housing, with a provocatively phrased question from an audience member. here is david. extremely welcome to come to question time. we are looking for lively and is of the audience. i'm going to go onto a would affect a lot of people here from teres

laura: now to westminster abbey and its attic.years the highest point in this ancient building was used for storage, but now it has been renovated and it will display treasures from the abbey's collection. for the first time in 700 years, the general public can see the view once described as the best in europe. will gompertz is there. will: the imposing presence of westminster abbey, which dates back over 1000 years, with the grand exterior untouched for more than 250 years. a brand-new tower and a staircase of 108 steps to take them up and into the queen's diamond jubilee galleries. they are new. the space is not. it has been here for centuries, largely unused and neglected. >> i think there was a plan in the 13th century possibly to create chapels out here. mass needed to be said. but they didn't ever do it. the fashion changed. of course, it was used for coronations. >> this great building in all its magnificence -- will: the bbc used a 16-meter-high vantage point to report on queen elizabeth's coronation in 1953. now this spac

this is the view of westminster.ve one. they are going to be celebrating that one. there really were no big shocks overnight. no big cars, if you like, of shock and surprise. no decisive shifts towards either party. 0verall labour are going to be a bit disappointed and perhaps a bit puzzled. they put and perhaps a bit puzzled. they put a lot of energy and effort into these local elections and they haven‘t seen the significant progress that many of the party had anticipated. it could be that a small part of that problem is down to management expectations. for the conservatives, i think there‘s going to bea conservatives, i think there‘s going to be a massive amount of relief. they‘ve been expecting a difficult set of results and so far generally they have managed to hold up. we are eight years into austerity, eight yea rs into a eight years into austerity, eight years into a conservative party in government either on its own or in coalition, and traditionally governments get a kicking in local elections. we haven‘t se

there's the westminster retable, england's oldest surviving altarpiece. his then—new church. and some wonderful stone carvings. you know, these galleries are terrific. they're light and they're bright, they're warm and welcoming, and the objects on display are absolutely fascinating. but they are not the best thing. the best thing, the thing that you'll remember forever, is what you can see from here. the poet, john betjeman, called it "the best view in europe," and now you can enjoy it, too. but at a price. entrance to the abbey costs around £20, and then there's an additional £5 charge to visit the new galleries. some might consider that good value. others might feel, like the old spiral staircase, it's a bit steep. but most would probably agree, as loft conversions go, it's not at all bad. will gompertz, bbc news. here is a reminder of our top story. american diplomats and north korean officials are continuing preparations for a summit between president trump and north korean leader timjalen less president trump and north korean leader tim jalen less t

running we would be up there begging by the help but it is not so we're asking theresa may and westminster turned their attention to belfast as the last referendum result was becoming clear on saturday. two thirds voting to liberalise the abortion laws. severalformer liberalise the abortion laws. several former tory cabinet ministers are among a number of cross— party m ps ministers are among a number of cross—party mps who want parliament to pass legislation to give women greater access to terminations in northern ireland but the democratic unionist party on whom the prime minister relies for her parliamentary majority are intent on keeping the restrictions. my message for the prime minister is that this isa for the prime minister is that this is a matter, a sensitive matter, which the people of northern ireland have the right to make a decision on under the devolution settlement and she should not just under the devolution settlement and she should notjust because there area siren she should notjust because there are a siren voices from the liberals and the left wing and westminster, she

from deadlock in downing street to good luck in the palace of westminster where the bombs and butter masses of the coughing up rough from the government. housing over top of the government no less than fourteen times on the legislation is this a case of the peals against the people or is in fact the house the logs who have caught the public mood today we look at the government's lamma through the lens of thought island beyond the silent island of ireland because behind to these amazing . inability to solve the irish a big to manage but. with no border in ireland no one who watched a trilogy of programmes on ireland at the start of this year would be told surprised at the government's present and dangerous dilemma the three key figures we interviewed then ports on the u.k. proposals this is what they had to say what david davies lights to mention is the american canadian border. and i don't know why he keeps mentioning that because they always have to do is google this and you'll see the massive queues of traffic . waiting for the checkpoints so that's precisely the example you use th

what is clear is our many conservative and labour and liberal democrat mps at westminster who believeuld have the same rights and the same choices as woman in the rest of the uk and i think there would be a majority in the house of commons who would support that if there was to bea would support that if there was to be a vote. until that time, the pressure will increase on the prime minister, who is in an extremely situation, tricky situation, because she relies on the alliance with the socially conservative dup for her majority here in parliament. she needs them to get brexit legislation through. and they have made it clear in no uncertain terms tonight that they do not want to see the laws on abortion in northern ireland liberalised. eleanor garnier, thank you. flights at stansted airport have been disrupted following thunderstorms last night. a lightning strike disabled the aircraft fuelling system, leading to cancellations. the storms and torrential rain swept across southern britain overnight, with spectacular displays of lightning. so a warning — as you might expect, there are f

ben wright, bbc news, westminster. customs union is central to how the eu handles trade, which is why the issue is so significant. chris morris is here with more. so this is all about trying to ensure that trade remains as easy as possible — frictionless is the government's preferred term — once the uk has left the eu. at the moment, like every other country in the eu, the uk is automatically part of the customs union. that means there are no internal tariffs or taxes on goods going from one country to another, which makes it easier for manufacturers of, for example, car parts or medicines to move stuff around, so it's cheaper to do business. here's another important aspect of the customs union — all the countries involved impose the same level of tax on goods coming into the eu from outside, a common external tariff. again, that makes things easy, but once you have that common external tariff, then you can't do your own separate trade agreements with other countries around the world. that is why the eu negotiates trad

thank norman, from westminster. continues throughout the afternoon on the bbc news channel, and from 3pm on bbc two. and you can find out the result of your own local council by entering your postcode on the bbc news web page and clicking on the links to england local elections 2018. the time is 1.17pm. our main story this lunchtime... a disappointing night for labour in the local elections in england as the party makes limited gains and doesn't win some of its key councils. and coming up... islay remembers the 700 soldiers and sailors who went down with their ships during the great war. coming up on bbc news... all the latest from the world snooker championship semifinals, wherejohn higgins has been up against kyren wilson this morning. mark williams resumes his match with barry hawkins this afternoon. the world's first national review of the number of deaths of people with learning disabilities has found either abuse, neglect, delays in treatment or gaps in care had played a part in one in eight of the cases that

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster.ir strongholds in a number of inner cities including birmingham. but they failed to win some key target seats, like wandsworth and swindon — where our deputy political editorjohn pienaar has been talking to voters. we know how people voted — those that bothered. the question now is why? good morning, this is bbc five live, your call, we are in wandsworth, where labour didn't get over the line. we want to hear from you, wherever you are. i didn't vote, i don't have any faith in uk politics, and i don't think there's any real leaders to vote for, so there's no point in voting at the moment. not everyone turned down all the choices on offer. which way did you go? conservative. why? i've lived here for the last 30 years and enjoyed one of the lowest council taxes in the country, throughout that period. you voted with your wallet? completely, and why would i want to vote any other way? here's pete in trafford, how did you vote? i voted labour for the first time, purely based on local issues

this is a devolved issue, how can you ask westminster to intervene? well, the dup are wrong.t of step with their own electorate, on that. amnesty polls and other opinion polls have clearly shown that the majority of people in northern ireland favour reform, which includes the decriminalisation of abortion. health and justice are indeed devolved matters, but we haven't had a devolved government for 16 months, and even if we did have a devolved government, that will not relieve the uk government who are ultimately responsible to ensure that women's right to abortion is upheld, here. devolution is not now, nor has it ever been, justification for the denial of women's rights, and women in northern ireland are now in the absurd position where soon they may board trains, to the republic of ireland to access abortion services, or planes to the rest of the uk, but still cannot access free, safe abortion in northern ireland. it is unacceptable, and the uk government must bring an end to the denial of our equality. there are criminal penalties that can be imposed in northern ireland fo

our political correspondent eleanor garnier is at westminster.cial spokesman? the usual meeting of the prime minister's spokesman and journalist here in westminster, they were asked about this and said we have seen the alleged remarks and clearly think there are unacceptable. if there is an official complaint made it should be properly investigated. as to the future ofjohn bercow, downing street refused to be drawn on that, seeing the speaker is elected by mps and questions are for parliament. this alleged outburst apparently happened just after prime ministers questions on wednesday. it's been reported in the daily telegraph which had the headline this morning, speaker accused of calling andrea leadsom a stupid woman. there was the allegation thatjohn bercow described andrea leadsom as useless but that was prefaced with a word beginning with f. when we spoke to the speaker's office last night to get reaction, they said he would not comment on private conversations and acknowledge that strong and differing views had been expressed in the chamber

especially now that the republic has moved on. of stormont, campaigners are focusing on westminster.story has made a big impact on the debate. survive outside the womb. it was a terrifying time and more traumatic than it should have been. so we're now asking theresa may and westminster now to help us. we need the help now. as the landslide referendum result was becoming clear on saturday. two thirds voted to liberalise the abortion laws. to allow more access to terminations in northern ireland. the restrictions. to make a decision on, under the devolution settlement. she should not bow to that. shows the need to restore devolution. devolution. this most personal of matters has become highly political. repercussions north of the border and across the irish sea. chris paige, bbc news, belfast. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the highest of high heels. at 1300 metres. to aid famine relief in africa. of queues started forming at 7am. of their area and into the juve ntus enclosure. the belgian police had lost control. the whole world will mourn the tragic death of mr nehru today.

campaigners are turning their attention to westminster.tory has made a big impact on the debate. she traveled to england to enter pregnancy -- end her when doctors said her unborn child could not suive outside the womb. >> it was a terrifying time, more tumatic than it should have been. out there begging. asking theresa may and westminster to help us. we need the help. repoactivists in dublin wiwere alreadyhing the attention to belfast as the referendum results were becoming clear two thirds look to liberalize abortion laws. cabinetformer tory members are among those who want parliament to pass legislation to give women greater access for terminations in northern ireland, but the democratic unionist party, the one where theresa may relies on, are intent on keeping the restrictions. >> this is a matter, a sensitive matter, which the people of northern ireland have the right to make a decision on, under the devolution settlement, and she should not just because there are voices from the liberals and the left wing and westminster she shou not

wandsworth, westminster, they we re out.going to take out barnet and here, here and here. the voters have gone "i don't want that, i don't want you to be using this as an ideological crusade. i wa nt this as an ideological crusade. i want to know who is going 0 deliver my local services at best value for money. " my local services at best value for money." on that point, what i want to do isjoin my colleague money." on that point, what i want to do is join my colleague tim donovan again and tim, are you in a position to give us the latest guidance in wans worth, what is going on? —— wandsworth?m guidance in wans worth, what is going on? -- wandsworth? it don't look as if labour can do it. it has been apparent for some time, and you, we have heard you talking about it, sadiq khan arrived and left here about an hour afterwards and lot of other labour supporters disappeared. there are two wards left and labour, it looks beyond them. the conservatives are currently on 29. they need two more for a majorityt one of the wards is ab

under the eu withdrawal bill, some devolved powers would be temporarily retained by westminster afterith westminster, the scottish government has submitted a motion making clear it does "not consent to the european union bill". the greens, scottish labour and the liberal democrats say they'll back the snp. 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon is in glasgow for us now. another brexit headache for theresa may? yes, and a constitutional headache as well if as expected the scottish parliament this afternoon but to refuse consent to the uk's —— votes to refuse consent to the main piece of the uk's brexit legislation. it is all about devolved powers and what happens in 23 0dyssey areas, in things like agriculture and fishing, to do with the position after brexit. nicola surgeon says this is a power grab by the westminster government on those powers that should return from brussels after brexit. theresa may rejects this saying that in order for regulations to stay the same throughout the united kingdom, they have two first return to london. what we have this afternoon is this vote in the

in the meantime from westminster, thank you for watching and goodbye.emy corbyn's party took plymouth from the conservatives but failed to win any of its target councils in london, and lost nuneaton and bedworth. obviously, i'm disappointed with any places where we lost a bit of ground. but if you look at the overall picture, labour gained a lot of seats across the whole country, we gained a lot of votes in places where we never had those votes before. the conservatives celebrate in london, as the party hold on to theirflagship boroughs, but lose trafford, their only council in greater manchester. theresa may says overall it was a good night. we've made progress in places like dudley and walsall, we've taken control of basildon and peterborough. and that's all the result of the really hard work of

democratic opera horse on the government angry at the lords bragg's it struction let's go live now to westminster to polly boy who's been following developments probably the lords really are getting both barrels right now. yeah and jeremy corbyn the labor leader he said that he's all for scrapping the house of lords his spoke spokespersons has said that the upper chamber of the british parliament is basically a take a listen to what he had to say it's absurd that we still have this undemocratic and the charisma in the twenty first century and when labor is elected we will carry through that pledge yes so jeremy corbyn you see that vowing that if elected he's saying that a labor government would abolish the house of lords entirely and in fact jeremy corbyn says he's now only going to appoint labor pay is if they agree to basically vote themselves out of a job if it ever came down to

laura keunssberg, bbc news, westminster.rom the royal wedding have been released by the duke and duchess of sussex. the newlyweds said they felt "so lucky to have been able to share their day with all those gathered in windsor and those who watched on television across the uk, commonwealth, and around the world." nicholas witchell has been taking a look. relaxing in windsor castle. all the principal players, bride and groom, their close family and the bridesmaids and page boys. standing to the couple's left is meghan‘s mother doria ragland, who made such a deep impression at the wedding with her poise and dignity. the queen and the duke of edinburgh are seated in front of prince charles and the duchess of cornwall. among the bridesmaids and page boys, prince george is smiling, princess charlotte is sitting on her mother's lap. the second picture shows harry and meghan in a more relaxed pose with their young attendants. george has an even bigger smile, charlotte is sitting on the floor holding one of the bouquets. the third p

in london, the conservatives hung on to wandsworth and westminster, and retook barnet, where labour hased an anti—semitism row. let's cross live to wandsworth, and to our chief political correspondent vicki young. this was the first stop for theresa may today as she came here to wandsworth. i wouldn't say it was a celebration, it was more relief for conservative activists. it was pretty close and they came close to losing the council to no overall control. they did actually lose eight seats here and wandsworth as a

we'll have the latest from westminster.

to hear the other side we're going to go outside westminster to speak to the a pm b. sammy wilson the chargers' worst person on bricks and a member of britain's parliamentary committee on exiting the european union the d.p. is the paramilitary linked party keeping drazen main power as british prime minister sami thanks for being on going underground again so how excited are you by your defacto coalition partners to resume his government saying it's going to a publisher white paper on highlands future it's not a white paper on arlin's future it's a white paper which will outline the government's position on a whole range of issues which it has to negotiate with the. i think decision. and just hang a lot more detail and it's quite

richard is in westminster for us now., that's right. —— it has come up before. we had in november when the foreign secretary's comments were taken last time, there was a charge of spreading propaganda against the regime which went to court and got dropped after the foreign secretary's visit. it looked like that has been revived again out of the blue. we saw the first indication on friday when it appeared in hardline newspapers in iran and her persecutors have been saying she is green taken to court again so she phoned beatific in tea rs. again so she phoned beatific in tears. -- phoned me yesterday in tea rs. tears. -- phoned me yesterday in tears. why is this happening?m tears. -- phoned me yesterday in tears. why is this happening? it is clearly political, it is to coincide with the foreign secretary meeting representatives, and there have been other citizens taken in the last few months. there is something that they are persuading the british political system to do and they are using nazanin as part of it. when she cal

let's go to our chief political correspondent vicki young is at westminster.covering all sorts of aspects of brexit but this seems to be an attempt to create some momentum. the eu set out what they want broadly from the future relationship back in march and winning the uk has had a gaping hole about what they want to achieve. so this is to try and fill that hole before it that critical summit as you say injune. there is still a problem of course and that is the deadlock that there is within cabinet over what kind of customs arrangements we are going to have after we leave the eu. that so—called subcommittee met again today for a couple of hours, trying today for a couple of hours, trying to work through options and come to some kind of conclusion but still not managing to do so. they have been divided into groups that they have to do work and all that, downing street say they want that to be completed as soon as possible but i think the idea of a white paper is almost to try to set their own deadline, try to galvanise people and make them think about some kind

from under to westminster. may he rest in peace.he weekend. and that's all we've got time for. so, from me, mandy baker, goodbye. good morning. the day ahead is a "getting better" kind of day. after a particularly wet start for some, some heavy rain around first thing, rain will clear most areas at least through the day, and then we're into a story of sunshine and one or two showers. don't start is called this morning as we did yesterday morning. the best of any brighter breaks. outbreaks of rain elsewhere. heavy in eastern scotland and west wales. the heavy rain will head towards east anglia in the south—east by the time we get late morning and into lunchtime. it will hang around by much of the afternoon. brighter skies develop in its wake, with some sunshine, but a scattering of showers. the showers should not be too long in the breeze. it could be heavy with hail and thunder, across parts of scotland in particular. by and largea parts of scotland in particular. by and large a fairly cool day. temperatures only in the low teens at