danny savage, bbc news, upper wharfedale in north yorkshire.kill beach in western ireland, has looked like this after being washed away.now, it looks like this, following hundreds of thousands of tonnes of sand being dumped back on the coastline,during a freak tide. local people now hope there'll even be a return of hotels, guesthouses and cafes, all forced to shut, after the beach washed away in 1984. keith doyle reports. achill island on the west coast of ireland has many beautiful beaches but for the past 30 years this was not one of them. however, nature has now returned dooagh beach to its former beauty. storms in the 19805 stripped the beach, but over ten days ocean currents have deposited thousands of tonnes of sand to recreate its 300—metre white sandy beach. the most probable reason this beach has reformed is due to two things. it's either a change in sediment supply from further up or down the coast that has brought a fresh amount of sediment to this beach. or it could be due to a change in environmental conditions, either an alterati

danny savage reports from the yorkshire dales.s a lack of water. a dry spring, preceded by low winter rainfall, has left many riverbeds exposed. this wouldn't be an unusual widespread sight in late summer but it's rare in may. when i had a ride around up there on friday, you get a lot of small ponds and wet holes that are usually there all year round. they're all dried out, they're absolutely bone dry, there's nothing at all in the bottom of them. stuart herd has farmed here all his life. the riverbed drying up is not unheard of but he's noticed the hillside springs aren't right. you can tell that it's been a lot drier because we're actually noticing sheep that have come down to parts of the river where the water is still running, noticing sheep standing on the river bank drinking. whereas ordinarily they would be spread about up on these fells and drinking out of little springs and streams and things like that, which suggests there isn't as much water up there as what there has been in other times. southern england has seen the d

danny savage reports from the yorkshire dales. across large parts of britain at the moment there is a lack of water. a dry spring, preceded by low winter rainfall, has left many riverbeds exposed. this wouldn't be an unusual, widespread sight in late summer but it's rare in may. when i had a ride around up there on friday, you get a lot of small ponds and wet holes that are usually there all year round. they're all dried out, they're absolutely bone dry, there's nothing at all in the bottom of them. stuart herd has farmed here all his life. the riverbed drying up is not unheard of but he's noticed the hillside springs aren't right. you can tell that it's been a lot drier because we're actually noticing sheep that have come down to parts of the river where the water is still running, noticing sheep standing on the river bank drinking. whereas ordinarily they would be spread about up on these fells and drinking out of little springs and streams and things like that, which suggests there isn't as much water up there as what there has

three years ago, the tour de yorkshire didn't even exist.watch, from the very young to... well, you get the idea. there was even a home winner for the fans to cheer as 0tley‘s lizzie deignan won the women's race, with grandma on hand to celebrate. serge pauwels from belgium won the men's. organisers say they are now looking at extending an event that they have called a huge success. i think it's important for us and the sustainability of the race going forward to have the fourth day and to do two days for the women's cycling as well. next year? hope so. we are talking to british cycling. we had a conversation with them again today on it. we will have those conversations. there is no reason why that shouldn't happen. police have praised the spectators, with the west yorkshire force saying the atmosphere was fantastic, and it hasn't made a single arrest. the director of the tour de france says it's only a matter of when and not if the world's biggest bike race returns to yorkshire, and that surely is the highest possible praise. time for a loo

danny savage reports from the yorkshire dales.cross large parts of britain at the moment there is a lack of water. a dry spring, preceded by low winter rainfall, has left many riverbeds exposed. this wouldn't be an unusual widespread sight in late summer but it's rare in may. when i had a ride around up there on friday, you get a lot of small ponds and wet holes that are usually there all year round. they're all dried out, they're absolutely bone dry, there's nothing at all in the bottom of them. stuart herd has farmed here all his life. the riverbed drying up is not unheard of but he's noticed the hillside springs aren't right. you can tell that it's been a lot drier because we're actually noticing sheep that have come down to parts of the river where the water is still running, noticing sheep standing on the river bank drinking. whereas ordinarily they would be spread about up on these fells and drinking out of little springs and streams and things like that, which suggests there isn't as much water up there as what there has be

danny savage reports from the yorkshire dales.ritain at the moment there is a lack of water. a dry spring, preceded by low winter rainfall, has left many riverbeds exposed. this wouldn't be an unusual widespread sight in late summer but it's rare in may. when i had a ride around up there on friday, you get a lot of small ponds and wet holes that are usually there all year round. they're all dried out, they're absolutely bone dry, there's nothing at all in the bottom of them. stuart herd has farmed here all his life. the riverbed drying up is not unheard of but he's noticed the hillside springs aren't right. you can tell that it's been a lot drier because we're actually noticing sheep that have come down to parts of the river where the water is still running, noticing sheep standing on the river bank drinking. whereas ordinarily they would be spread about up on these fells and drinking out of little springs and streams and things like that, which suggests there isn't as much water up there as what there has been in other times. sou

danny savage reports from the yorkshire dales.spring, preceded by low winter rainfall, has left many riverbeds exposed. this wouldn't be an unusual widespread sight in late summer but it is rare in may. when i had a walk and ride round up there on friday, you get a lot of small ponds and wet holes that are usually there all the year round. they're all dry now, absolutely bone dry. there's nothing at all in the bottom of them. stuart hird has farmed here all his life. the riverbed drying up isn't unheard of but he's noticed the hillside springs are not right. you can tell that it has been a lot drier because we are actually noticing sheep that actually come down to the parts of the river that are, where water is still running. you are noticing sheep standing on the river bank, drinking, whereas ordinarily, they would be spread about up on the fells and drinking out of little springs and streams and things like that, which suggests that there isn't as much water up there as what there has been in other times. 0ther catchments are pa

yes, that dispute was with south yorkshire police and separately with the bbc.eparately with the bbc. the bbc and sir cliff remain in dispute. the bbc has made no comment on today's developments, but previously a spokesman said that the bbc had reported sir cliff's full denial of allegations at every stage, and they said, we have previously said we are very sorry that sir cliff has suffered distress, but we have a duty to report on matters of public interest, and we stand by our journalism. so he has settled his case with south yorkshire police but is still in dispute with the bbc. more now on the manchester attack. until the tragedy in manchester, the london bombings of 2005 were the worst atrocity by british—born islamist terrorists. 12 years ago, the bombers were led by a gang who grew up in the beeston area of leeds. our religious affairs correspondent martin bashir has been there to gauge the response to what's happened in manchester. what have you been doing since 7/7? why do we have another terrorist attack in the uk after 12 years? this man, ahmed patel,

we've been hearing from chris maguire who is a pharmacist as a gp practice in yorkshire.ld my colleague, ben brown, about the situation facing them there. we've had to turn off oui’ them there. we've had to turn off our computers at about quarter to three. we've had to print out patient summaries on paper notes so we can see patients this afternoon. we are still seeing them and recording everything on paper notes which will be uploaded onto their medical records whenever we have proper access again, whenever that is. have you ever seen a cyber attack like this? no, it's the first time. i've been working in the nhs and its the best time i've seen anything like this. are you seeing on your computer screen this ra nsomwa re demand on your computer screen this ransomware demand on the screen? no, we turned our computers off more as prevention, i guess, we turned our computers off more as prevention, iguess, but we turned our computers off more as prevention, i guess, buti we turned our computers off more as prevention, i guess, but i have seen some gp colleagues sharing on tw

cheering they gathered in yorkshire to cheer him.uld jeremy corbyn use the nhs to rise to victory? on behalf of millions of people, thank you to everyone in the nhs that looks after us all the year round... ..and cope with so many other crises. meet the man who wants to be labour's health secretary in less than four weeks. this election is about the future of the nhs. he says labour would spend £37 billion extra over five years on the nhs in england. that's roughly an extra 7% each year, paid for by higher income tax at the top — but can he be completely precise about how he'd spend it? pay, winter crises, reducing the waiting lists, treating a million more people in a&e, public health budgets will be ring—fenced, the reversal of pharmacy cuts and capital investment in the infrastructure. but that's still a long way off 37 billion. i know, but the nhs is... it does cost money to run the nsh. how much do you expect there to be coming from that new tax on people at the top? the lion's share of the extra investment will come from new pe

we know he settled back case with south yorkshire police. previously, south yorkshire police.nxiety caused by the initial handling and the media interest into the singer. what about his depute with the bbc? that is ongoing. that has not been settled. the bbc has said, we have said throughout that the bbc responsibility is to report news stories that are in the public interest. the statement goes on to say, the police decision to settle the claim against them because of how the hand of the investigation does not change the fundamental principle that journalistic organisations should be able to report on police and police investigations into vigils. a search happened and because it did the bbc reported it, just as any other media organisation would have an dead. you can clearly see the bbc‘s position. that is reading between those lines. thank you very much indeed. it is coming up to have asked for. let's have a look at the weather. —— 4:30pm. glorious weather in the past couple of days. we have again broken yesterday's temperatures. the hottest day of the day so far. we may fin

danny savage reports from the yorkshire dales.ritain at the moment, there's a lack of water. a dry spring, preceded by low winter rainfall, has left many riverbeds exposed. this wouldn't be an unusual widespread ight in late summer but it is rare in may. when i had a walk and ride round up there on friday, you get a lot of small ponds and wet holes that are usually there all the year round. they're all dry now, absolutely bone dry. there's nothing at all in the bottom of them. stuart herd has farmed here all his life. the riverbed drying up isn't unheard of but he's noticed the hillside springs are not right. you can tell that it has been a lot drier because we are actually noticing sheep that actually come down to the parts of the river that are, where water is still running. you are noticing sheep standing on the river bank, drinking, whereas ordinarily, they would be spread about up on the fells and drinking out of little springs and streams and things like that, which suggests that there isn't as much water up there as what th

with miners in yorkshire and south wales. the deindustrialisation of the 1980s and 90s brought down these powerful pillars of britishness in scotland. for much of the 20th century, dundee was a labour fortress. in 2014, it became yes city, voting for independence by the largest margin in the country. so i've been kind of falling out of love with labourfor a long time. that experience pushed many traditional labour voters to the snp. jane phillips was among them, she believes independence is inevitable. the idea is there and it's like trying to unknow something. you can't unknow it, and now that idea is out there, there's the move towards it. it's like, think of all the other countries in the world who've got their independence, think about the british empire. once this notion of independence was out there, it was an inextricable move towards it. you can't unknow that idea of taking control of your own future. does the conservative revival mean that the independence tide has turned? in some ways, the conservative resurgence se

tories in a mill in yorkshire. you couldn't make it up.hink of the tories coming to yorkshire today. it's a disgrace, laura. they are not welcome. in last six years they are running our industry is down. one of the tories' biggest claims is jeremy corbyn wants to take this to the 1970s. they want to take us to the 1870s. it's ridiculous. you are ditching the manifesto that more families and tory voters will have to pay more for elderly care. many families will lose hot meals for children at school. you are pushing back balancing the books again. and your immigration proposals might cost billions to the economy. when you put that all together, wouldn't some voters be quite entitled to conclude that adds up to quite a bleak picture? not at all. what i'm putting forward is a vision for opportunity and prosperity across the whole of the country for the future. i have been clear that there are hard choices that need to be taken. it's making sure we are honest with the public. it's wrapped up as a new kind of sensible conservatism. but is everyo

the case was dropped last year and south yorkshire police has apologised wholeheartedly.. that's a summary of the news, newsday is coming up at midnight — now on bbc news it's time for newsnight. was this the week that changed the election? we talk to the man that invented the swingometer, david butler, who tells me he's never seen anything like it. anything may happen. the movement of opinion recorded in the polls is a bigger movement that has occurred in any previous election. and our panel is back to make sense of an extraordinary seven days. donald trump's time abroad comes to a close. butjust what is awaiting him at home with the russia investigation? it would be a terrible thing if someone who was president of the —— president of the united states knowingly profited of laundering money for criminals. it would be even worse if the president of the united states' business profited of laundering money for the russian state.

but the east midlands, east anglia, into parts of yorkshire, rather cloudy.essentially it's dry. some rain in the northern isles. warm in the sunshine, cool with the cloud. warmer in south—east england. the breeze is less noticeable on the north sea coast. a bit more cloud into scotland as we go on through tuesday night into wednesday morning. but then for wednesday, we will start elsewhere clear and quite chilly. temperatures lower than this away from large cities and town centres. some areas will be close to freezing, as wednesday begins, so gardeners take note of the potential impact on delicate plants of this cold temperature. a sunny start on wednesday especially in england and wales. southern scotland and northern ireland seeing sunny spells. more cloud across the north of scotland, the further north you are in scotland, some outbreaks of rain around. but again, there's some warmth in the sunshine. warmer around the north sea coast compared with recent days. and then on thursday, whilst most places staying dry, variable cloud and sunny spells. cloud bui

while back on these shores, england captainjoe root could only make 21 for yorkshire in the roses matchshire won easily, though — with england spinner adil rashid taking two wickets and the winning catch. former world champion tyson fury is currently without a boxing licence. he has indicated that he would like to fightjoshua. there could also be a rematch with klitschko or you —— a reunification fight. i want to start planning how i am going to improve. in my next fight is, people are going to be watching. cool, i have done my learning now. they can't keep saying, he is still learning. i have got to get better. so i will go back to the gym and find out where my weaknesses are and just improve on them. a first great britain lions rugby league tour in more than a decade could take place in 2019. england, scotland, wales and ireland have played as individual nations since 2007, when the lions played a series against new zealand. nigel wood, chair of the rugby league international federation, has told the bbc there could be a tour to the southern hemisphere scheduled between this year's wo

parts of yorkshire, rather cloudy. maybe the odd spot of drizzle once again. essentially dry.eze is less noticeable on the north sea coast. a bit more cloud into scotland through tuesday night into wednesday morning. wednesday, starting elsewhere clear and quite chilly. temperatures lower than this away from large cities and town centres. gardeners take note of the potential impact on delicate plants of this cold temperature. a sunny start on wednesday especially in england and wales. southern scotland and northern ireland seeing sunny spells. more cloud the further north you are in scotland. some outbreaks of rain around. some warmth in the sunshine again. warmer around the north sea coast compared with recent days. on thursday, most places staying dry. variable cloud and sunny spells. cloud building in the south of the uk. we begin to get showers and outbreaks of rain. that will lift north in friday and saturday. not a washout. as we move from high pressure to low pressure, though, there will be rain in areas that have nothing very much for quite some time. welcome to bbc ne

four of those are here in barnsley and two in nearby west yorkshire.inue their investigations, they are urging any users with any concerns to seek urgent medical attention. a search team examining forest land in northern france for the body of seamus ruddy, a man who "disappeared" during the troubles in northern ireland, has found human remains. mr ruddy was working as a teacher in paris in 1985 when he was abducted, killed and buried by the republican paramilitary group, the inla. since monday, investigators have been searching a remote wooded area near rouen, from where our news correspondent mervyn jess reports. following the discovery this morning, the search area has been locked down by french police and the media cameras are not being allowed in. a team of investigators have been searching this piece of woodland since monday. the area has been searched before but this time they were working with more specific information, passed on by former members of the inla. seamus ruddy was working as a teacher in paris when he was shot dead by the inla and

sophie long has been speaking to people in west yorkshire, where both conservatives and labour choseome flash photography in this report. in this barber shop in leeds, where every vote could count, most people haven't yet registered. have you registered to vote? no. will you register to vote? no. why not? because basically i don't understand it. i never have voted, never voted. bev is assessing the trainee barbers here. i have no real interest in stuff like that. do you think you will bother voting? probably not. why would you not bother voting? i don't really get all the politics and stuff like that. have you registered to vote? i haven't yet, actually. do you know when the deadline is? the 22nd. yes, that's monday. yeah, yeah. young people — that's under 3as — are the least likely to be registered. according to the electoral commission, just under a third aren't. i haven't yet, no, i don't think i'm going to, either. as with so many things, lessons can be learned from those with a little more life experience. are you registered to vote? i am, i always vote, yeah. definitely am, yes

we have andy who is a local businessman, also from the mid—yorkshire chambers of commerce. businessman, also from the in truth we would like to pay more. businessman, also from the it is about sustainability. businessman, also from the if we pay too much, then clearly our costs will be too much and we will become unattractive to our customers. we have to get the balance right. to our customers. that's what buisnesses think. to our customers. thanks very much, andy. to our customers. but what does everyone else out there think about their pay at the moment? else out there think i do think it is really important that people are rewarded fairly for what they do and what they contribute and also that they have got enough to live on, because things are hard for people. got enough to live on, it would be easier if they weren't paying people at the top so much. then they would have money to pay people more wages and expand the business enough to be able to take on extra people. it isjust striking a balance of something that i can live off as well as have some money to put on the side with hav

the yorkshire set crime drama won best series and west actress the yorkshire set crime drama won bestfoy, you have given me the best ten hours under a duvet, that i have ever had. the drama, damilola, 0ur loved boy also won two baftas, including best supporting actress for phoebe waller—bridge. i pray forjustice for damn damn. and a couple of awards for plan the earth's snakes verses iguana chase. the mini series award went to channel 4's national treasure about a comedian accused of historic crimes. the bbc news won the award and joanna lumley received a standing ovation after she was received with bafta's highest accolade, the fellowship and later tonight we'll have a special programme featuring the highlights of the 2017 bafta ceremony. that's at half past midnight here on bbc news. the headlines at 11:15pm: the head of europol warns that more computers could be affected by the unprecedented global cyber attack as the working week begins. seven nhs trusts in england, and 11 boards in scotland are still affected — with patients told to go told otherwise. the new president of france,

danny savage reports from the yorkshire dales.when i had a walk and ride round up there on friday, you get a lot of small ponds and wet holes that are usually there all the year round. they‘re all dry now, absolutely bone dry. there‘s nothing at all in the bottom of them. stuart herd has farmed here all his life. the riverbed drying up isn‘t unheard of but he‘s noticed the hillside springs are not right. you can tell that it has been a lot drier because we are actually noticing sheep that actually come down to the parts of the river that are, where water is still running. you are noticing sheep standing on the river bank, drinking, whereas ordinarily, they would be spread about up on the fells and drinking out of little springs and streams and things like that, which suggests that there isn‘t as much water up there as what there has been in other times. 0ther catchments are parched, too. these pictures were taken around england over the last few days, showing rivers many miles apart in a similar condition. but yorkshire water says

four of those are here in barnsley and two in nearby west yorkshire.which is more than 100 times more potent than street heroin. while police continue their investigations, they are urging any users with any concerns to seek urgent medical attention. at least 29 schoolchildren have died in a bus crash in northern tanzania, in what the country's president has described as a "national tragedy". two teachers and a driver also died in the crash. it's thought the vehicle was going down a steep hill in rainy conditions when it plunged into a ravine near the town of karatu. the pupils, who were aged between 12 and 14, were on their way to sit mock exams ahead of seeking places at secondary school. a texas police officer who shot and killed a black teenager in dallas has been charged with murder. roy 0liver was responding to a call—out about underage drinking at a house party when he fired his rifle into a car, killing 15—year—old jordan edwards. initially the police claimed the teenagers had reversed aggressively in their direction, but later admitted they we

they have settled that with south yorkshire police. little more coming into as at the time. on that injust hope to speak to our correspondent on that in just a moment. south yorkshire police apologising wholeheartedly for the additional anxiety caused by the force's handling of the media interest in its investigation. that has led to some kind of settlement. in the last half hour the us secretary of state rex tillerson, who is on a visit to london, has said his government takes full responsibility for leaks of the british police investigation into monday's bomb attack in manchester. he appeared alongside the foreign secretary, borisjohnson. the information that was released by someone the information that was released by someone from information vital to an ongoing investigation and vital to capturing those who were involved in this keenness crime. we condemn that. the president has been strong in his condemnation and his call for an investigation and prosecution of those who were found to have been responsible for leaking any of this information to the public. we take full

four of those are here in barnsley and two in nearby west yorkshire.d with powerful anaesthetics, one of which is more than 100 times more potent than street heroin. while police continue their investigations, they are urging any users with any concerns to seek urgent medical attention. syrian activists say shelling and gunfire has been heard in rebel—held areas, shortly after an agreement to set up safe zones in parts of syria came into force. the deal was reached on thursday between russia and iran, which both back the syrian government. sarah corker reports. syria's civil war has left more than 300,000 people dead and drawn in global powers. the safe zone is aiming to halt the conflict between government forces and rebels in specific areas and allow food and medicine to get in. in moscow, russia's defence ministry said the deal would come into effect of the early hours of saturday. translation: within the boundaries of the de—escalation zones, the military activities between the government forces and the armed opposition, who have already joined, or

tom says i have a nigerian, italian, yorkshire family so he is offering a roast dinner with some spiceor invitations. still loads more in the programme, stay with us but in the meantime this is how to keep in touch. the business live pages where you can stay ahead with all of the breaking news. we will keep you up—to—date with all the latest details, with insight and analysis from the bbc‘s tea m insight and analysis from the bbc‘s team of editors ride around the world. and we want to hear from you too. get involved on the bbc business live web page. 0n too. get involved on the bbc business live web page. on twitter, we are at bbc business. you can find us on we are at bbc business. you can find us on facebook. richard is back. if icame to us on facebook. richard is back. if i came to your home, what would you cook for dinner? my signature dish would be salmon poached in white wine served with salad. that sounds good. dinner tonight sorted, thank you, richard. let's talk about someone you, richard. let's talk about someone who may not be getting many more dinner invitations. theresa ma

tories in a mill in yorkshire. you couldn't make it up.t's a disgrace, laura. they are not welcome. in last six years they are running our industry is down. one of the tories biggest claims is jeremy corbyn wants to take this to the 19705. they want to take a to the 18705. it's ridiculous. you are sitting on the manifesto that more families and tory voters will have to pay more for elderly care. many families will lose hot meals for children at school. you are pushing back balancing the books again. and your immigration proposals might cost billions to the economy. when you put that all together, wouldn‘t some voters be quite entitled to conclude that adds up to quite a bleak picture? not at all. what i'm putting forward is a vision for opportunity and prosperity across the whole of the country for the future. i have been clear that there are hard choices that need to be taken. it's making sure we are honest with the public. it‘s wrapped up as a new kind of sensible conservatism. but is everyone signed up? the entire cabinet has just filed

but will this part of west yorkshire stick with tradition this time round?eople in need. and jeremy corbyn, i think he could do with a bit more backbone, but i think he's a good man and he needs to be given a chance. definitely not for corbyn. if they get rid of him, then i'll vote for them, but not for corbyn. would you have voted labour before? yes, i've always voted labour. but not this time? not for corbyn i won't, no. i'll still vote labour, yes, definitely. that's how we are in pontrefact. ukip came second in this area in the 2015 general election. its leader paul nuttall says where ukip is strong it will stay strong. so what do voters in pontrefact today think? last time i voted ukip and personally, now, i think things are moving on and i don't think that's the party... do you think ukip are a spent force now? yes. yes, i do. and i personally think that it is only theresa may that can do the job that's been set out. it's notjust a two—party contest, others will of course get votes too. this woman is going to vote for the lib dems. their views, i tend

this weather front in some parts of the uk, but on the tuesday, it is more across yorkshire, wales andouth—west. north of that, winds and heavy showers. south—east england and east anglia are dry with warm and humid air. temperatures likely to be higher than 22 degrees. behind that band of rain, not very cold. on wednesday, this rain is across the south—east of england and east anglia. the wettest day of the week. elsewhere, sunshine, blustery showers in the north—west and temperatures a little lower. this is bbc news, the headlines: emmanuel macron has been sworn in as france's new president. he's promised to restore the confidence of french people in their country's future. the european union's law enforcement agency, europol, has warned of an escalating threat from the cyber attack which struck nhs computer systems on friday. the conservatives have said they'll help local authorities to build thousands of council homes for rent if they win the general election. labour says it would raise billions of pounds for public services with a new tax on financial transactions known as a "robi

in north yorkshire temperatures are just 7 degrees at the moment. chilly in the north—east of scotland and england with that breeze and extra cloud meaning even the odd spot of drizzle. as a general guide here, expect 17 or 80 degrees, some spots even warmer. through this evening and tonight, the cloud will continue to feed in across eastern areas and we that made it feel chilly by day in the east it'll actually pull up the temperatures overnight so not as cold in the east as it will be out west with a touch of frost. tomorrow a decent looking day again with again the best of the sunshine in the west and cloud further east. a similar day as well on tuesday. that is your forecast. this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 2.30pm: labour promise not to raise income tax for those earning less than £80,000 a year, as part of an election "personal tax guarantee." theresa may has announced plans to replace the mental health act in england and wales with a new law tackling discrimination and the unnecessary detention of vulnerable people. the liber

parts of yorkshire, rather cloudy. maybe the odd spot of drizzle once again. essentially dry.reeze is less noticeable on the north sea coast. a bit more cloud into scotland through tuesday night into wednesday morning. wednesday, starting elsewhere clear and quite chilly. temperatures lower than this away from large cities and town centres. gardeners take note of the potential impact on delicate plants of this cold temperature. a sunny start on wednesday especially in england and wales. southern scotland and northern ireland seeing sunny spells. more cloud the further north you are in scotland. some outbreaks of rain around. some warmth in the sunshine again. warmer around the north sea coast compared with recent days. on thursday, most places staying dry. variable cloud and sunny spells. cloud building in the south of the uk. we begin to get showers and outbreaks of rain. that will lift north in friday and saturday. not a washout. as we move from high pressure to low pressure, though, there will be rain in areas that have nothing very much for quite some time. this is bbc new

parts of yorkshire, rather cloudy. maybe the odd spot of drizzle once again. essentially dry.a bit more cloud into scotland through tuesday night into wednesday morning. wednesday, starting elsewhere clear and quite chilly. temperatures lower than this away from large cities and town centres. gardeners take note of the potential impact on delicate plants of this cold temperature. a sunny start on wednesday especially in england and wales. southern scotland and northern ireland seeing sunny spells. more cloud the further north you are in scotland. some outbreaks of rain around. some warmth in the sunshine again. warmer around the north sea coast compared with recent days. on thursday, most places staying dry. variable cloud and sunny spells. cloud building in the south of the uk. we begin to get showers and outbreaks of rain. that will lift north in friday and saturday. not a washout. as we move from high pressure to low pressure, though, there will be rain in areas that have nothing very much for quite some time. this is bbc world news. i'm sarah corker. the headlines: the pol

back on these shores, england test captainjoe root could only make 21 for yorkshire in the roses matchr adil rashid taking two wickets and the winning catch. elsewhere durham beat warwickshire. a first great britain lions rugby league tour in more than a decade could take place in 2019. england, scotland, wales and ireland have played as individual nations since 2007 when the lions played a series against new zealand. nigel wood, chair of the rugby league international federation, has told the bbc, there could be a tour to the southern hemisphere scheduled between this year's world cup in australia and the 2021 tournament in england. britain's rachel atherton has claimed a 14th consecutive downhill mountain bike world cup victory by winning the season opening event in lourdes. the world champion last missed the top of the podium back in 2015 at the french venue and was the clear favourite following her unbeaten season last year. she beat australia's tracey hannah by two and a half seconds, with fellow britons tahnee seagrave third and manon carpenter fifth. coming up at 11.30, we'll ha

i'm sophie long live in west yorkshire. the headlines at 11: theresa may will launch the conservative manifesto here in west yorkshire, where she will promise to address the rising cost of social care in england. the conservatives are also promising new measures to curb immigration, as well as restating their commitment to cut the net figure to the tens of thousands. the tory manifesto also proposes to introduce mea ns—testing for winter fuel payments, taking away payments of up to £300 from wealthier pensioners. we will take you through all of the details... other stories developing at this hour... the us government appoints a former fbi chief as special counsel to investigate alleged russian interference in last year's presidential election. and any ties to trump's campaign. the former tv presenter rolf harris is being released on bail tomorrow. the veteran entertainer is currently on trial accused of indecently assaulting three girls between 1971 and 1983. retail sales rose by 2.3% last month — defying market expectation

in west yorkshire, ownership fell by 52% among families with adults between 25 and 3a, while the fallore families are living in the private rental sector, which is expensive, insecure, and often not a very nice place to live. but it also matters longer term. we've seen in the debate around social care this week that having a home is a key way that many people build up an asset over their lifetime. it really matters when you get old whether you own a house. they also say pledges by labour and the conservatives to build one million new homes lacked the required detail on how that might be achieved within five years. whether it's french champagne or italian prosecco, the uk's love of fizz shows no sign of slowing down. but the technique for making it was first documented not by a frenchman or an italian — but by a 17th century scientist in england. nick higham has more. some call it brit fizz, or simply bubbly. its proper name is english sparkling wine, and it is made like champagne. the french will tell you the method was discovered by a frenchman. a monk called dom perignon in 1967. bu

createjobs in yorkshire. in february. it comes as it com pletes create in february. it comes as it completes its purchase of another steel division for £100 million. online delivery firm just eat says sales rose 46 percent to almost £120 million in the three months to march 31, with uk orders rising 17% to £24m. the company said the figure would have been higher had it not been for an early easter and one day less of trading because of the leap year. housebuilder bovis homes says it's made "clear progress" in addressing customer complaints over the poor quality of its properties. the kent—based firm has been dogged by complaints over homes that were sold unfinished and had electrical and plumbing faults. it's also been subject to two failed takeover bids earlier this year from redrow and galliford try. italy's struggling airline alitalia says it may go into bankruptcy proceedings. let's take a look at the markets now. we mentioned bp. their share price was up almost 3%, it's still up by 2% this is partly to d

but the east midlands, east anglia, into parts of yorkshire, rather cloudy. the sunshine, cool with the cloud. warmer in south—east england. the breeze is less noticeable on the north sea coast. a bit more cloud into scotland as we go on through tuesday night into wednesday morning. but then for wednesday, we will start elsewhere clear and quite chilly. temperatures lower than this away from large cities and town centres. some areas will be close to freezing, as wednesday begins, so gardeners take note of the potential impact on delicate plants of this cold temperature. a sunny start on wednesday especially in england and wales. southern scotland and northern ireland seeing sunny spells. warmer around the north sea coast compared with recent days. and then on thursday, whilst most places staying dry, variable cloud and sunny spells. cloud building in the south of the uk. we begin to get showers and outbreaks of rain. that will lift northwards into friday and saturday. it‘s not going to be a washout. but as we move from high pressure to low pressure, there wil

families such as harrow and croydon are affected, and ownership has fallen 52 to in yorkshire.ot more young families are living in the private rented sector, expensive, insecure and not very nice place to live. it also matters longer term. we have seen from the debate around care means that having a home is a key way to build up an asset over your lifetime, it really matters when you get old whether you own a house. the resolution say that pledges by tories and labour to build houses lacked details on how that would be achieved. whether it's french champagne or italian prosecco, the uk's love of fizz shows no sign of slowing down. but the technique for making it was first documented not by a frenchman or an italian — but by a 17th century scientist in england. some call it "brit fizz," or simply bubbly. its proper name is english sparkling wine, and it is made like champagne. the french will tell you the method was discovered by a frenchman. a monk called dom perignon in 1967. -- in 1697. but here in winchcombe, they know better. on monday, they will put up a plank on his birth

it has been exhilarating from a yorkshire point of view. 1121—7.areer—best him, previously 53, he has closed on 94 not out. a terrific day for yorkshire. essex made 360, carl abbott for hampshire getting five wickets. hampshire getting five wickets. hampshire in this array, losing five wickets, 17 deliveries, adding no runs. 61—7 in reply. in the london derby, a close encounter, sorry all out 313, little sex 239—5. a close game —— middlesex. world number two novak djokovic is through to the semi—finals of the rome masters after beating del potro in straight sets. last year's finalist made light work of his argentinian opponent, taking the first set 6—1. it was a much tighter second set but the serbian showed his skills to advance to the semifinals winning the second 6—4. djokovic will play his semifinal against dominic thiem later this evening. germany's alexander zverev became the youngest player in a decade to reach a masters final after he beatjohn isner in three sets. the 20—year—old claimed the first set 6—4 but the american fought back to tak

this is from a weather watcher in north yorkshire are showing virtually unbroken blue skies.ut for the north west and west of scotland we have more clout around. but all the eastern side of england based in sunshine and the cloud you can see across the northern half of scotland plaguing many parts with even a bit of light rainfor many parts with even a bit of light rain for the many parts with even a bit of light rainforthe far many parts with even a bit of light rain for the far north and in towards the northern isles. any sunshine will come and go for central parts of scotland and northern ireland but feeling quite warm in the sunshine. most of the sunshine across england and wales and generally feeling warmer than yesterday. most noticeable across eastern areas which have been quite grave for the past week or so. top temperatures close to 20 degrees in the south east. this evening and overnight things turned cool again. some frost possible. signs of change across the south, a weather front bringing patchy rain and cloud with increasing humidity. so on thursday it isa incre

in west yorkshire, ownership fell by 52% among families with adults between 25 and 3a, while the fallt year. a lot more families are living in the private rental sector, which is expensive, insecure, and often not a very nice place to live. but it also matters longer term. we've seen in the debate around social care this week that having a home is a key way that many people build up an asset over their lifetime. it really matters when you get old whether you own a house. they also say pledges by labour and the conservatives to build one million new homes lacked the required detail on how that might be achieved within five years. the headlines on bbc news. celebrations in riyadh mark day one of president trump's visit there. $350 billion worth of contracts between the us and saudi arabia have been agreed. the white house describes one defence—related deal as the biggest in us history. there's a disagreement within labour, after the shadow foreign secretary says the party could abandon its support for trident. meanwhile, the tories defend their aim to cut net migration after it's critic

parts of yorkshire, rather cloudy. maybe the odd spot of drizzle once again. essentially dry.d. warmer in south—east england. the breeze is noticeable on the coast. a bit more cloud into scotland through tuesday night into wednesday morning. wednesday, starting elsewhere. clear and quite chilly. gardeners take note of the potential impact on delicate plants of this cold temperature. a sunny start on wednesday. a sunny start on wednesday especially in england and wales. southern scotland and northern ireland seeing sunny spells. more cloud the further north you are in scotland. some outbreaks of rain around. some warmth in the sunshine again. warmer around the north sea coast compared with recent days. on thursday, most places staying dry. variable cloud and sunny spells. cloud building in the south of the uk. we begin to get showers and outbreaks of rain. that will lift north in friday and saturday. not a washout. as we move from high pressure to low pressure, though, there will be rain in areas that have nothing very much in recent days. i'm rico hizon in singapore, the headl