yorkshire has shown that they can put on a really good event with the tour du yorkshire event back in, there is also the so—called sportif — an event for amateur riders, three different distances, for all abilities really, around the same route in the yorkshire dales, and the other good thing about it is it's not a race. hey, wait for me. come on, guys. you've got 5000 people riding on the same course as the pros, soaking up the atmosphere. there'll be people out there to cheer them on, you start and finish in harrogate, it's just going to be the best sporting events in the country this year. 0rganisers are hoping a third of the 5000 amateurs who sign up for the sportif will be women. i think it's about the social side of it, we just like to go out and enjoy our lives and just encourage each other really, and i think that's what it's really all about. whether you are an amateur or pro, the yorkshire dales is what it is all about. this is only the beginning. my legs are burning. my feet slipped off the pedals early on and i got left behind. some sections are at a gradient of 16%, it's

the majority are for parts of yorkshire. our correspondent luxmy gopal is in west yorkshire for us.ble to flooding people here in west yorkshire went to bed last night feeling slightly apprehensive. the flood siren sounded yesterday bringing back memories of the terrible memories of what happened here in 2015 affected more than 3000 properties. this river was completely flooded and ran state was completely submerged flood side and was a prompt for people to their furniture upstairs and bought up their furniture upstairs and bought up their properties. over night fire ci’ews we re up their properties. over night fire crews were sent to various flooded locations in yorkshire to pump water out of the basement of homes and businesses. today fire crews visited a number of properties in tadcaster about another from here that are still flooded. the rail line that had been closed which was between todmorden and rochdale had been closed off but in the last half another northern rail theatres up and running again however in north wales police have said some roads are still impassable and more

yorkshire has shown that they can put on a really good event with the tour du yorkshire event back inrent distances, around the same route in the yorkshire dales, and the other good thing about it is it is not a race. hey, wait for me. come on, guys. you have got 5000 people riding on the same course as the pros, soaking up the atmosphere. there will be people there to cheer them on, you start and finish in harrogate, it is just going to be the best sporting event in the country this year. 0rganisers are hoping a third of all those who sign up for the sportif will be women. we just like to go out and enjoy our lives and just encourage each other really, and i think that is what it's really all about. whether you are an amateur or pro, the yorkshire dales is what it is all about. this is only the beginning. my legs are burning. my feet slipped off the pedals early on and i got left behind. some sections are at a gradient of 16%, far steeper than it looks on camera and in a lot of pain, we needed a message to spur us on. if mike bushell can get those climbs, then anyone can. no excuses.

if you look at west yorkshire and south yorkshire, that target time has been missed by both on thousandslines on bbc news... thousands of people attend vigils across new zealand to remember the victims of the mosque attacks — as the country's prime minister says her office received a message from the suspected killer minutes before the shootings theresa may calls on mps to make an ‘honourable compromise‘ and back her brexit deal — or risk never leaving the eu. police response times to the most urgent calls at two of england‘s biggest forces have become significantly slower in the past five years, according to figures obtained by the bbc. liverpool are winning at fulham 1— nail. the last of the fa cup quarterfinals is under way. millwall are at home to brighton. it is currently goalless. they are just into the second half. celtic are ten points clear in the scottish premiership after a winner at dundee. it finished 1—0. lewis hamilton came second in the grand prix. his team—mate took the chequered flag in melbourne. i will be back with a full update in the next hour. see you then. brexit

the one yorkshire proposal didn't meet our criteria. but my right honorable friend has met yorkshire leaders. discusses are continuing, but the priority remains the implementation of the sheffield deal which will bring $900 billion pounds of investment to it was with profound sadness that i saw our constituency losing oppression person. the public don't want to see politicians throw blades at one another. they want to see them take responsibility for what is in their control, provide resources necessary, and have a total commitment. what action will the prime minister be taking to drive performance on these issues until we get the results the public rightly demands to keep children safe? >> i say to my honorable friend, any death of young person at the hands of violence is a terrible tragedy. that she says the constituency is one of the latest examples of a life cut sort -- cut short early. togetheringing ministers, local government, police, and other agencies. this needs to be a cross society approach. it's not just about catching the

these tracks in west yorkshire are waterlogged.ple who have been watching the rivers rise throughout the day, they will be hoping the worst has now passed. luxmy gopal, bbc news in sowerby bridge. hello, and welcome to the travel show with me, carmen roberts. we're only three months into 2019 and already we've covered plenty of ground, so this week we're going to take a look back at some of our favourite stories so far this year. if you love movies, this street in la is the place to be. my mask started to fill with water and i started to panic, so i was like... they're really affectionate. hey! oh my gosh. i think i'm still recovering from the dragon dance in taiwan. anyway, more of that later on in the show, i think i'm still recovering from the dragon dance in taiwan. anyway, more of that later on in the show, but first let's kick off by heading to paris, where back in february, christa got to see how the years have taken its toll on one of the city's most iconic buildings. notre dame cathedral is the city's most visited monument

hello, 18 degrees in the sunshine in yorkshire on 13th, and the cloud as ministers friday starts.ns but more of us will get to see some sunshine over the weekend. this is how friday starts. cloudy, damp, drizzly in places, misty and murky but very mild. bearing down from northwest scotland and as it moves, we see the win strengthening. this is where we will see the strongest gusts during the day, in excess of a0 miles per hour, in excess of 60 across the northern and western isles. so the rain is moving south across scotland and northern ireland, into parts of north—west england north wales but look behind the weather front. land appears. an indication the sun is coming out, a few blustery showers, wintry on the hills. the head of the weather front, plenty of cloud, a few bright breaks in north—east england in yorkshire and along the south coast but most stay cloudy and mild. behind the front, it is turning cooler. the front continues to move southwards but increasingly light and patchy rain friday evening and night. the south—east of england and night. the south—east of england a

cars were left abandoned in flood waters in cattle, north yorkshire.e people here were not able to leave the village with cars trapped by the water. laura stokes was caught off guard by the weather. we have seen the road flooding, it floats quite a lot because of the low water table and things like that. but i've never seen and things like that. but i've never seen it burst its banks before. so it was quite unnerving, really. we had to get my mum to bring some food m, had to get my mum to bring some food in, which is quite intense, really, to make sure you've got the right amount of food. people here in cattle are used to rising water levels. in this case, even they had to act quickly, with one woman saying she got a call from her family last night telling her to rush home so she was not stranded in floodwaters outside the village. in tadcaster, fire and rescue services went to check on properties isolated by floodwaters. in york, where they are used to preparing for the worse by the river blues, they are waiting for the peak of the rising waters in th

these tracks in west yorkshire are waterlogged. rivers rise throughout the day, they will be hoping the worst has now passed. luxmy gopal, bbc news in sowerby bridge. with all the sport now, here's olly foster at the bbc sport centre. good evening. wales have won the six nations grand slam. they beat last year's champions, ireland, by 25 points to seven in a very one—sided match in cardiff. our sports editor, dan roan, was at the principality stadium. a grandstand finish to the six nations was guaranteed, but all that wales wanted was the grand slam. with both teams involved in a three—way tussle for the title, cardiff was at fever pitch for a fitting and fiery finale. with both also coached by new zealanders, a minute's silence in memory of the tragic events in christchurch to add poignancy. with their first attack, wales showed why they had won their last 13 games. gareth anscombe's dink gathered by hadleigh parkes. wales score after the one minute mark. warren gatland's final six nations match in charge off to the perfect start.

these tracks in west yorkshire are waterlogged.hey will be hoping the worst has now passed. luxmy gopal, bbc news in sowerby bridge. let's look at what the weather is we have seen the worst of the heavy rain but the flooding problem will continue because some rivers are fairly slow to respond to the rain gradually moving eastwards. heavy and persistent across wales, northern and western england. that is where we have the worst of the flooding. you can see the extent of the flooding in leeds. lots of flood warnings. it is not only heavy rain, we have also had strong gale force winds and some snow showers over the high ground. a deep area of low pressure clearing the east and we should start seeing things improve through the day on sunday quite a cold icy and we are expecting more showers. not great news the areas experiencing that flooding. for the rest of the night, we have clear spells, showers, sleet and snow over the high ground of northern england, northern ireland and scotland. temperatures are freezing. some icy stretches to

cars were left abandoned in flood waters in cattal, north yorkshire. the water. laura stokes was caught off guard by the weather. we've seen the road flooding, it floods quite a lot because of the low water table and things like that. but i've never seen it burst its banks before. so it was quite unnerving, really. we had to get my mum to bring some food in, which is quite intense, really, to make sure you've got the right amount of food. people here in cattal are used to rising water levels. in this case, even they had to act quickly, with one woman saying she got a call from herfamily last night telling her to rush home so she was not stranded in floodwaters outside the village. in tadcaster, fire and rescue services went to check on properties isolated by floodwaters. in york, where they are used to preparing for the worst by the river 0use, they are waiting for the peak of the rising waters in the early hours of tomorrow morning. parts of wales have seen a month's worth of rain falling in 2a hours. police in north wales today warned that some roads

but if we look at both west yorkshire and south yorkshire, that 15 minute target time for urban areasouth yorkshire on thousands of occasions and it's getting worse. dr lynnette kelly, the assistant police and crime commissioner for the west midlands, said that she believed cuts in police numbers had had an effect on response times. we are concerned about it. i have to say, if you are going to cut police funds year after yea r, after yea r, if you are going to make us lose 2000 officers, which is what has happened in the west midlands, at the same time as crime is going up, then the natural thing to happen is response times will increase. so why hasn't that happened everywhere? the west midlands has been hit far harder by cuts than most other police forces. are you saying proportionately orjust saying an amount? because you are a bigger force, so if you have a bigger cut necessarily translate in terms of the impact they can have. you could be a smaller frce with a smaller cut. force with a smaller cut. yes, but if you look at the level of funding per head for the west midlands, we are

that will best serve the people of yorkshire?roposals did not meet our pretorious devolution but my right honourable friend, the communities secretary, has met yorkshire leaders and discussions are continuing. the priority remains the implementation of the sheffield city deal which will bring £900 million of investment to the local area, which iam sure investment to the local area, which i am sure he will welcome. mr speaker, it was with profound sadness i saw my constituencyjoin the long list of areas across the country to have lost their precious young person to knife crime this week. the public do not want to see politicians throw blame at one another for these stolen lives, they wa nt to another for these stolen lives, they want to see them take responsibility, provide resources when resources are necessary and demonstrated a relentless and total commitment to snuffing out violent crime. i welcome the announcement of an emergency summit. but what action will be prime minister be taking after that constantly to drive performan

the team from yorkshire need to get these creatures down to the humber as quickly as possible.d there are enough of them that we can take some and bring them back to the site on the humber to re—establish them. six hours and 200 miles later, they've arrived on the humber and are ready for their new home. i think it's fantastic. it's really innovative and has not been done before. 0ysters are amazing and they improve water quality. it'll create an ecosystem that we do not have. placed in sacks and attached to metal frames, they'll be covered by the tide in a few hours and begin to feed again. over the last 100 years or so, the humber estuary has become heavily industrialised. and although that's brought with it economic benefits, there's also been an environmental impact. this scheme is part of a bigger plan to give nature in this area more of a chance. this underwater robotic camera will eventually be used to monitor the sea bed in the hope that the oysters have encouraged other marine life into the area. a single adult oyster will filter 100 litres of water a day. so if you ha

ahead of the weather front, clouds and sunny breaks, north—east england, yorkshire, along south coasty evening and night, becoming increasingly light and patchy. the front slows to a grinding halt across southern england into east anglia and by the end of saturday night, it keeps the temperature up, maybe that of light rain and drizzle. elsewhere, clearerskies, a touch of frost. further blustery showers, wintry nature. this weather front, and this is the picture at the start of the weekend, it's had quite an impact. it will have cleared things up, cooler, fresh around. but the front is lingering close to south—east england on saturday. it could keep a good deal of cloud and maybe some drizzle but elsewhere, good sunny spells, lastly, wintry showers. one or two across northern ireland. i is mostly in the range of 9— 12 degrees. a greater chance of frost into saturday night and sunday morning, some or prolonged downpours. later reaching parts of northern england. the rest of england and wales staying mainly dry and brighter across southern england as well. still very blustery across nor

the analysis this afternoon, shows that the cuts from funding for councils covering yorkshire towns justtwo years alone, far outweighs any investment that our towns are likely to get from the funds that he announced and does he not accept, unless we get investment and we get a fair deal on transport rather than rubbish one we get at the moment, we still would not be getting a fair dealfor our towns? well, it's for other reasons than the honourable lady set out i would think she would welcome the allocation to yorkshire of £197 million that set out to the announcement today to allow for towns to be able to bid into that to oversee in the fund was welcomed by english conservative mps. mps from outside england wanted assurances their area would get a share of the cash under the population linked barnett formula. we were promised a wells would not lose a penny if we left the eu. but the grubby money offered to the uk must deprived areas is petty in comparison to the 2 billion wales currently receives from the eu over the 2014 cycle. if this is the pork—barrel future of uk politics, wales is

ahead of the weather front, plenty of cloud, a few bright breaks in north—east england in yorkshire and cloudy and mild. behind the front, it is turning cooler. the front continues to move southwards but increasingly light and patchy rain friday evening and night. the south—east of england and into east anglia where it stays mild for another night. a little damp and places elsewhere in the clearest skies. the cooler night. a touch of frost and parts of northern england, northern ireland and scotland. quite a change this weather front is bringing. cooler conditions in time for the weekend. but the front lingers close to south—east england at least on saturday and that means there will be a lot of cloud lingering here and maybe some light rain or drizzle. elsewhere, good sunny spells, showers and a brisk wind pushing to scotland. wintry, maybe not, just on hills with a few showers into northern ireland as well the temperatures for most areas, around 9— 12 degrees so down compared to recent days and more widespread frosts going into sunday morning. brightening up across southern parts of e

following on from the very constructive meeting that took place in north yorkshire with the community with the secretary and on friday. and to reach the agreement or interest of the people of yorkshire. >> he is a living example of the evolution of powers from this to the areas this early. on the issue of that, we recognize the discussion and debate on this issue. the one yorkshire proposal, my right honorable from the community secretary met discussions that are continuing but the priority remains the implementation of the show field city region which will bring 900 million pounds of investment to the local area which i'm sure he will welcome. >> it was with profound sadness i saw my constituency join the list of areas across the country compared to a purchase young person to knife crime. i don't want to see politicians throw blaming one another for the stolen lives, they want to see them take recent ability, and the resources necessary to demonstrate a relentless and hopeful commitment to snuffing out violent crime, welcoming the announcement of an emergency summit. what action will

half an hour, we'll bring you the highlights of a special week of coverage from bradford in west yorkshirefeaturing the stories that matter most to the people of the city. good evening and welcome to bbc news. 0rganisers of a march in london today to demand another eu referendum claim more than a million people have taken part. it comes after eu leaders in brussels agreed to delay brexit, and theresa may wrote to mps, hinting she may abandon her plan to put her brexit deal to a third vote in the house of commons. 0ur political correspondent iain watson reports. brexit is at a crossroads. no support yet for theresa may's deal but no agreed alternative. the organisers claim that a million people took to london's streets to call for a new referendum. the people's vote campaign says this will bring the country together but their opponents believe it will only deepen divisions. i think the government needs to listen and give people a chance to vote now they know what is actually happening. some people are worried it will be very divisive given the state of the country? and it is not now? what,

stay with us. 18 degrees in the sunshine in yorkshire on thursday but for much of the uk, it may havecloud is with us as it begins. there are changes on the way. as this weather front moves southwards, it will bring cooler conditions but more of us will get to see some sunshine over the weekend. ahead of that weather front, this is how friday starts. cloudy, damp, drizzly in places, misty and murky but very mild. there is the rain from the weather front, winds strengthening, across northern england, northern ireland, scotland. the strongest gusts in excess of a0 miles per hour. more than 60 across the isles. here is the rain from that front moving across scotland and northern ireland. later towards north—west england and north wales. behind the front, land appears. look how it clears up behind the front. some sunshine appearing, blustery showers, increasingly wintry but maybe notjust on hills as we go into friday night. ahead of the weather front, clouds and sunny breaks, north—east england, yorkshire, along south coast, still mild. the front moves south on friday evening and night, b

ahead of the weather front, clouds and sunny breaks, north—east england, yorkshire, along south coast light and patchy. the front slows to a grinding halt across southern england into east anglia and by the end of saturday night, it keeps the temperature up, maybe a bit of light rain and drizzle. elsewhere, clearer skies, a touch of frost. further blustery showers, wintry nature. this weather front, and this is the picture at the start of the weekend, it's had quite an impact. it will have cleared things up, cooler, fresh air around. but the front is lingering close to south—east england on saturday. it could keep a good deal of cloud and maybe some drizzle but elsewhere, good sunny spells, lastly, wintry showers. one or two across northern ireland. temperatures mostly in the range of 9—12 degrees. a greater chance of frost into saturday night and sunday morning, some more prolonged downpours. later reaching parts of northern england. the rest of england and wales staying mainly dry and brighter across southern england as well. still very blustery across northern scotland in particula

half an hour we'll bring you the highlights of a special week of coverage from bradford in west yorkshireing the stories that matter most to the people of the city. senior conservatives say they've told theresa may that her brexit deal is more likely to be approved in a fresh commons vote — if she promises to step down. the prime minister is trying to win support for the agreement, which has twice been rejected. but she's already admitted a third vote won't be held if the backing doesn't appear to be there. so with the timeline of events in the house of commons this week uncertain — let's take a look at the dates that have been agreed. the uk was due to leave the eu at the end of this week — friday the 29th of march. but at an eu summit in brussels on thursday eu leaders agreed to give the uk an extension. under a new timetable, brexit will be delayed until may the 22nd, but only if theresa may gets her withdrawal agreement passed by mps next week, something that still seems unlikely. so if the deal fails again, or the prime minster decides against another vote, then the uk has until the

ahead of the weather front, clouds and sunny breaks, north—east england, yorkshire, along south coastt, becoming increasingly light and patchy. the front slows to a grinding halt across southern england into east anglia and by the end of saturday night, it keeps the temperature up, maybe a bit of light rain and drizzle. elsewhere, clearer skies, a touch of frost. further blustery showers, wintry nature. this weather front, and this is the picture at the start of the weekend, it's had quite an impact. it will have cleared things up, cooler, fresh around. but the front is lingering close to south—east england on saturday. it could keep a good deal of cloud and maybe some drizzle but elsewhere, good sunny spells, lastly, wintry showers. one or two across northern ireland. temperatures mostly in the range of 9—12 degrees. a greater chance of frost into saturday night and sunday morning, some more prolonged downpours. later reaching parts of northern england. the rest of england and wales staying mainly dry and brighter across southern england as well. still very blustery across northern s

scientists in yorkshire have come up with a creative way to tackle problems with water quality in theife trust has re—located hundreds of oysters from a loch in scotland in the hope that it will introduce more marine life into the area. a huge bronze sculpture, believed to be the largest in the uk, has arrived outside the theatre royal in plymouth. the 10—tonne sculpture of an actor rehearsing at the theatre is called "messenger" and was designed by the artistjoseph hillier. john maguire has more. surfing into plymouth on the morning tide. messenger as she is known struck an incongruous and imposing figure. seven metres tall and nine metres wide, messenger rotate residency outside the theatre royal in the city of plymouth. she is the uk's largest bronze sculpture, she represents a young actor, the dynamism, the energy, the message that an actor gets across when they are on stage. the statue has been created using both ancient and modern techniques. she is assembled from cast bronze segments formed using robots and computer—aided design. her stance is based on an actor rehearsing for t

while in west yorkshire, the railway was wet and silent.ms, as unusual as they come, were caused by a lot of rain falling in a short space of time. while there is likely to be less rain today, showers could hit anywhere and be heavy at times. and there are ice warnings for northern ireland, parts of wales, northern england and some areas of scotland. some will be holding on for any sign of warm and dry weather to come. simon climison, bbc news. the former vice president of the united states, joe biden, has given his strongest hint yet that he may run for president. if he enters the race, the 76—year—old would join a packed field of more than a dozen democratic candidates hoping to challenge donald trump next year. speaking at a rally in deleware last night, mr biden gave the impression his campaign is already under way, though he says he misspoke. i'll get criticised and told i'll be criticised by the new left. i have the most progressive record of anybody running for the... ..anybody who would run... cheering and applause. ididn‘t mean...

half an hour we'll bring you the highlights of a special week of coverage from bradford in west yorkshireuring the stories that matter most to the people of the city. theresa may has spent the day meeting senior ministers in downing st — as she battles to get support for her brexit plans after yesterday's eu summit. the uk was originally meant to leave the eu in a week's time — on march 29th. but after two failed attempts by theresa may to get her withdrawal agreement through the commons, the eu last night agreed to an extension. it means if she gets her deal through parliament next week, brexit will happen on 22nd may — to give mps time to pass the necessary legislation. but if the deal fails again, the uk has to propose another way forward to the eu by 12th april and there are no new proposals, we could leave without a deal. and this evening, in a letter to mps informing them of the outcome of her talks in brussels, she has hinted that she might not bring forward a third meaningful vote on her deal next as previously thought, if it appears there isn't enough support from mps. with me no

while in west yorkshire, the railway was wet and silent. suspended yesterday. the problems, as unusual as they come, were caused by a lot of rain falling in a short space of time. while there is likely to be less rain today, showers could hit anywhere and be heavy at times. and there are ice warnings for northern ireland, parts of wales, northern england and some areas of scotland. some will be holding on for any sign of warm and dry weather to come. new powers to help police better protect people being stalked by strangers have become law. the crime survey for england and wales says more than one in five women and nearly one in ten men have been victims of stalking. the new law will allow officers to intervene sooner. anisa kadri explains. in many cases, people find they‘re being stalked by an ex or current partner, but campaigners say if they‘re targeted by a stranger, there hasn‘t been the same ability to protect the victim before the stalker‘s prosecuted. stalking isn‘t how it used to be perceived which is kind of somebody following you

hello, 18 degrees in the sunshine in yorkshire on thursday, but for much of the uk, it may have beens. but there are changes on the way. as this weather front moves south during friday and early saturday, behind it, it will bring cooler conditions, but more of us will get to see some sunshine over the weekend. but ahead of that weather front, this is all the cloud we have to start on friday. cloudy, damp, drizzly in places, misty and murky but very mild. here's a weather front with rain bearing down from north—west scotland, and as it moves through, we see the wind strengthening. this is where we'll see the strongest gusts during the day, in excess of a0 mph, in excess of 60 mph across the northern and the western isles. so the rain is moving south across scotland and northern ireland, into parts of north—west england and north wales. but look behind the weather front — the land appears, an indication that the sun is coming out. a few blustery showers, wintry on the hills, though, coming into north—west scotland. ahead of the weather front, plenty of cloud, a few brighter breaks in n

while in west yorkshire, the railway was wet and silent.re suspended yesterday. the problems, as unusual as they come, were caused by a lot of rain falling in a short space of time. while there is likely to be less rain today, showers could hit anywhere and be heavy at times. and there are ice warnings for northern ireland, parts of wales, northern england and some areas of scotland. some will be holding on for any sign of warm and dry weather to come. theresa may has made a fresh appeal to mps, to unite as "democrats and patriots" and support her brexit deal. writing in the sunday telegraph she warns the alternative would be a lengthy delay to leaving the eu that would be a "potent symbol of parliament‘s collective political failure". the eu withdrawal agreement is due to be put before mps in the commons again this week, after previously suffering two crushing defeats. with me is our political correspondent jonathan blake. this is an ultimatum to conservative mps at the start of yet another crucial week for the brexit process, and her mess

on the east yorkshire coast, hundreds of these huge wind turbine blades are stacked up like dominoes.ome the world's biggest wind farm in the north sea. they are made in our blade facility to the right, so these are made in hull. this is one of only two factories in britain that makes these blades. and today's offshore wind deal between the government and the industry is set to accelerate this green revolution. it's the coming of age of renewable energy, it will become the backbone of the uk energy supply so i think it's a huge step from government signalling what they want do with energy policy and the industry getting ready to provide it. at the moment offshore wind provides around 7% of british power but that is due to increase to more than 30% by 2030, tripling the number of green collarjobs to 27,000. and the industry will invest £250 million in a growth fund. we are high above the humber estuary here and coastal communities in yorkshire and lincolnshire have greatly benefitted from the rapid growth of wind power and now the industry is expected to double in size by 2020. the dan

there is the latest live update from bbc weather of the day that sort 18 celsius in east yorkshire inly saturday, clearer conditions following on behind. more places will see the sunshine that it will be cooler. the cloud is still with us. rain across shetland, dampened drizzly across western parts of the uk, christian mackey in some spots. a lot of cloud as friday begins. here is the rain from that weather front. wet and increasingly windy as well. the strongest wind gusts, northern ireland and scotland. notice how clears behind that sunshine coming out. wintry on hills, especially going into friday night. some rain edging into northwest england. much of england and wales, north—east england, yorkshire, along the south coast, mild but cooler behind the weather front. further wintry showers into scotland, still with strong winds on friday night. the front moving south across england and wales, barely any ram in it. a little light rain in places, lingering towards the south—east, temperatures up into saturday morning. elsewhere, a cold night. this weather front is making quite a differ

in north yorkshire, there was a challenge and a half.west yorkshire, the railway was wet and silent. northern said several routes we re silent. northern said several routes were suspended yesterday. the problem is as unusual as they come we re problem is as unusual as they come were caused by a lot of rain falling ina were caused by a lot of rain falling in a short space of time. while there is likely to be less rain today, showers could hit anywhere and be heavy at times. and there are ice warnings for northern ireland, parts of england and some areas of scotland. some areas will be holding on for any sign of warm and dry weather to come. and there could be a reprieve but matt has some more details coming up a bit later. theresa may has made a fresh appeal to mp5, to unite as "democrats and patriots" and support her brexit deal. writing in the sunday telegraph she warns the alternative is a lengthy delay to leaving the eu. let's get more on this with our political correspondent jonathan blake, who's in our london newsroom. it is another

don't forget you can get in touch with me on twitter. 18 degrees in the sunshine in yorkshire on thursdayof the uk may be mild but it was cloudy again. that cloud is still with us as friday starts but there are changes on the way. this weather front are changes on the way. this weather fro nt m oves are changes on the way. this weather front moves south into early saturday and behind it may be cooler but there are clear conditions and that tomorrow we see sunshine over the weekend. head of that, we have this cloud to start friday. damp and drizzly in places, misty, murky but very mild. this bears down on north—east scotland and as it moves through we will see wind strengthening across northern england, northern ireland and scotla nd england, northern ireland and scotland where we will see strongest during the day. in excess of 60 miles an hour across the northern and western isles. the rain moves south reaching into parts of north—west england and north wales but behind that weather front land appears. an indication that the sun is emerging. blustery showers and wintry on hills. ahead of

auryn of corundum -- yorkshire word for someone who is not from yorkshire. which is what i am.am forjoining us. you are one in the west country. i think i am gone native. they now where daps and things like that. let us know this morning. we would love to hear from you. get in touch in the usual ways. if there is a word you use that you did not realise was used by other people into you moved to another pa rt of people into you moved to another part of the country and started talking about daps and then thought, oh, gosh, let us dialect was. we would love to hear from you. it is 7:30 a.m.. headlines coming up. hello, this is breakfast, withjon kay and naga munchetty. good morning. here is a summary of today's main stories from bbc news: for the first time in eight years, an american rocket capable of carrying astronauts is preparing to blast off from the kennedy space centre in florida. the spacex falcon is due to launch at around 7:50am this morning for an unmanned test—flight to the international space station. nasa says it is a critical mission, and if successful, could be a

it was piloted at hmp lindholm in south yorkshire to check the identity of visitors.g repeat visits, bringing contra band in for different prisoners. some visitors at humber turned back in case they were caught. they have come in, they have seen the new system, they have seen that it is all photographs and face watch and they have just walked away and not gone through the booking. although the vast majority of prison visits are genuine, intelligence work has identified it as a key route for bringing in drugs, and ministers say that biometric systems they have piloted could be the solution. they are working in terms of identifying people who shouldn‘t be visiting prisons. they are also acting as a deterrent to those who shouldn‘t be visiting prisons. so the evidence does point to that, and if that continues to be the case as we go on, then i think that is something that we will see more widely used. technology has also been used to verify id documents, but penal reformers say it may miss the point. they say highly trained staff and purposeful prisons are the best way t

, west yorkshire, and of course london.able to solve the problem. we think that needs to be done, setting up cobra with a senior minister, holding people to account, because it is notjust about policing, it is all the other agencies and organisations that have an important part to play. sara thornton there. sajid javid, the home secretary, is a piece in the daily telegraph this morning, where he says that knife crime is a disease, he says he has listened to the concerns of senior police officers about the number of officers about the number of officers on the streets and cuts to police funding, but he says that police funding, but he says that police funding, but he says that police funding is at a record high. and mikejon, thank you very much, we will cover that story for you on the bbc news channel. we are also talking to business mr greg clark about tarot cards, but also knife crime, that is about five minutes away. —— business minister. the government is reportedly set to cut tariff charges, on up to 90% of imports, in

the team from yorkshire need to get these creatures down to the humber as quickly as possible.st places in the uk where you can actually get natural oysters and there are enough on them that we can take some and bring them back to this site to establish them. six hours and 200 miles later they arrive on the humberand miles later they arrive on the humber and they have out a new home. i think it is fantastic. it is innovative and has not been done before. oysters are amazing and they improve water quality, it will create an ecosystem that we do not have. placed in facts and attached a metalframes have. placed in facts and attached a metal frames they will be covered by the tide in a few hours and begin to feed again. it will be many months before scientists can assess the full impact of this project on the surrounding environment. it is hoped that the creature that once existed in huge numbers here has now begun its comeback. this is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines. as new zealand mourns the christchurch attacks — the prime ministerjacinda ardern has pledged gun

we had the highest temperatures here in sheffield and south yorkshire, 19 degrees today.e those gentle but warmer south—westerly breezes with something much colder, this is colder air that will sweep down across the whole of the country this weekend. now the colder air arrives to bring temperatures on sunday to typically ten degrees or so sunday to typically ten degrees or so in the afternoon. some places warmer than that, others colder, there is the colder air to the north of that band of cloud. that band of cloud is running its way slowly southwards, in across scotland. eventually arriving later in the night to northern ireland. it is bringing a bit of rain and drizzle early on. south of that we will have clearer sky afters the sunshine, it will turn chilly, there will be mist and fog as well especially to the west cou ntry and fog as well especially to the west country and temperatures in rural areas may get just west country and temperatures in rural areas may getjust below freezing again. head into the morning then, a chilly start but warming up quickfully the sunshi

the new team's launch will take place at the tour de yorkshire on the 2nd of may.editor dan roanjoins us now. great that the team has found a backer, but there appears to be certain controversy surrounding this deal — why? who is the head to the company and what do they do? the team will now be called team ineos after the company founded by britain's richest man, sirjim ratcliffe. ineos irie petrochemical giants, and this will come as some relief to the staff of tea m come as some relief to the staff of team sky here and theirfans, who, over the last few years, have seen this era of unprecedented success — the team have won the tour de france many times and have contributed to the upsurge in popularity here in britain — andi britain — and i think fans will be delighted that the likes of chris froome are to stay as part of this revamped team. however, there is also controversy. over recent years, the tea m controversy. over recent years, the team has been forced to deny allegations they have cheated. only allegations they have cheated. only a year ago, a group of mp

this was the scene as the scene set in west yorkshire early on.pressure in charge of the weather city across the near continent. we have a cold front moving in from the northwest bring in cloud and wind or ——... it's going to be a cold night. tempers only a few degrees above freezing. cold on the countryside with mist and willow —— dense fog patches. plenty of sunshine in the east from the word go. any mist clears away quickly and then there is a bulk of england and wales... we have some for northern ireland and scotland, temperatures up to ten, 14 degrees. 18 down towards the southeast. looking at the weekend, still a lot of dry weather but gradually, things will be turning colder as the cold front makes its way slowly further south. during the day on saturday we still have the amount of air hanging on across much of central and southern england. this cold front moving its way south into the country. cold air into scotland and northern ireland. we had this band of clouds, it's bringing an odd spot of clouds, it's bringing an odd spot of light. su

for the pbs newshour, i'm malcolm brabant in yorkshire. >> woodruff: we close now with some good news comes from ger rosenblatt. he was a long-time essayist for the newshour and tonight offers his humble opinion on how aca communitcome together for a common cause. >> amid the usual, the too usual-- the tethorist attacks, wanton shootings, the racist politicians, the bullies ofn, wohe predators-- in the middle of all that, there is news of this: a neighborhood in ldwton, massachusetts rallies round a two-year-oeaf girl. feeling deserted and alone, she thcannot communicate with e world around her. so the world around her hires a teacher and learns sign language. now ery morning, the people her street speak in signs, and greet theilittle neighbor, who laughs and calls them "friend." the shock of tenrness. out of the blue. the shock of human tenrness. no less amazing than the stories of death, destruction, savagy and crime but why are we surprised at our surprise? have we grown so accustomed to think the worst of experience constitutes our lives that evidence of the best of experience see

i had an odd experience when i arrived from yorkshire to yorkshire.t what they thought about the scottish. my friends they have in american, english muffins. jonathan, says a role in the south, gamble and the midlands. twerton is between streets instead of alleyways. we use the word snipped when you have upset someone. the word snipped when you have upset someone. when we had school, this goes back to your original point we had dinner ladies not lunch ladies. give us a why you love. thank you for coming to join us. freya is causing problems. one word to describe the weather later on this weekend, graham. we've got a storm freya on the way. even before then. this is disorganised area of cloud that will become storm freya. this will bring the wet and windy weather today, that area of cloud has already what's rain and its brightening up across the eastern side of the uk, sunshine coming through but already turning wet in northern ireland, windy here. that wind and rain pushing further into scotla nd wind and rain pushing further into scotland over the ir

now on bbc news, the highlights of a special week of coverage from bradford in west yorkshire, featuringhat matter most to the people of the city. this is we are bradford. we are bradford. doesn't it look fantastic, and over the next half an hour we are going to be exploring the issues that really matter to the folk who live here. the people of bradford are driving the new agenda and they are helping us make a decision about what we cover. and the stories reflecting all of the city's life, being broadcasted across the bbc, on tv, on radio, online and on social media. already we have received hundreds of stories and i promise you this — every single one of them will be looked at but how did we get here in the first place? david sillito can explain. can i ask you a quick question? can you say hello to the camera? hello. hello, i am from the bbc. will has been making a little film and bradford. that is brilliant, thank you very much. and he has had all sorts of responses. hello. ciao. that is lovely. brilliant, thank you very much. one more time for me please? one think he had to do was rea

areas that feel left behind. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg reports from stainforth in south yorkshireok at it, there is nothing. we've got nothing in this town. we've got this feeling that we're unimportant anymore, it's not a gold mine, it's just a dead town, now. keith allsop wants his home to feel like something to him again. hatfield main pitch shut for good, four years ago. there is a plan for a heritage centre, to create new work where it's gone, if there is the cash. i'm not sure whether it's a piecrust promise. that could be broken at any time. once the vote's gone the way theresa may wanted it to go, if you like. why do you say that? history. there will be 1.6 billion up for grabs in places like this, in england, but spread over seven years. and there's no question things are tight already. what was the library is now a centre for volunteers. well, ithink, generally speaking, all they worry about is major cities. we are absolutely desperate for that kind of money. this is the only public building in stainforth now. there used to be seven or eight, but the government cutbacks

the change, funded by britain's richest man, takes effect from the start of the tour de yorkshire atdson 0doi is one of the new faces who've had their first training session with england today. they're preparing for a euro qualifying double header. and a joint bid from north and south korea are among a record nine expressions of interest to host the women's world cup in 2023. a decision will be made by fifa next march. i'll be back with more on those stories a little later. new zealand's prime minister has told her country's parliament that she will never utter the name of the man accused of killing 50 people at mosques five days ago. jacinda ardern condemned the gunman as a terrorist, a criminal and an extremist. she also called on social media companies to do more to prevent the sharing of videos, such as the recorded live—stream of the christchurch gunman. rupert wingfield—hayes has sent this report. in the new zealand capital, wellington, today, parliament opened with a muslim prayer. man chants prayer. then prime ministerjacinda ardern got up to speak. al—salaam alaikum. peace b