but where would all those horses and british racing be without lester piggott? richard conway, bbc news, newmarket. that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. snp leader nicola sturgeon is joining the snp‘s new council group in glasgow this morning. the party has replaced labour as the largest party in the city, although it fell short of winning a majority. the deputy leader of the snp, angus robertson, says the general election in scotland will be a fight between the snp and the conservatives. tory is still a four—letter word in scotland and most people do not want to see a return of the conservatives. that's why we're going to be working very hard the length and breadth of the country to make sure that the snp returns victorious in those seats, because we need to protect scotland at westminster. we see that the tories are running rampant south of the border. there is not a snowball‘s chance in hell of the labour party winning the general election. so if we're wanting the strongest voices to stand up for scottish interests and against the

but where would all those horses and british racing be without lester piggott? richard conway, bbc news, newmarket. that‘s all sport for now. now the weather with louis lear. hello. mixed fortunes for many of us today. the best of the sunshine further north and west. look at this weather watchers picture from the la ke weather watchers picture from the lake district. blue sky and sunshine, certainly the best place to be. there is rain and the forecast, so a day of contrasts with the southwest. 0r forecast, so a day of contrasts with the southwest. or not, the isles of scilly and channel islands seeing heavy and persistent rain. welcome rain, we are desperate for somewhere to weather but it is only going to be at the extreme south—west. some showers ahead of it brushing with devon and somerset. thicker cloud across south of england. hopefully that will thin and break from time to time and if that does happen then temperatures will respond. certainly the western half of scotland through the western half of scotland through the highlands will see highs of 19 ce

and you are talking about lester piggott a moment ago on the programme andi lester piggott a moment ago on the programme and i remember talking to ap mccoy after the grand national and tony was saying his life now is so and tony was saying his life now is so different. the adrenaline, the drive, everything you train for and live for and trying to replace that drive is something that is very difficult. television punditry does not necessarily always do it. we have time for one more. shall we go for this one? can you see this picture? can you tell what this is? does anyone know the date? is it april the 1st? it is a chicken crossing the road, but...? it has got a high vision jacket on. it is in scotland and a care home has brought in hands and chickens for residents and this one likes crossing the road so much. how do they help the residents? it helps them in terms of therapy and it is pet therapy. they need a new sign with a small chicken on it. that is a very good idea. that could be a business opportunity. you will be backin business opportunity. you will be back in the next hour. we w

but where would all those horses and british racing be without lester piggott? richard conway, bbc news, newmarket. and he looks remarkable. he looks really well when you consider the amount he has had to put his body through to be a champion jockey. good to see him. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. time now for a look at the newspapers. broadcaster rob mcloughlin is here to tell us what's caught his eye. good morning. where are you kicking ass off? let's start with the times and there is always a moment when god enters the general election. when previously the church of england intervened in the 2015th election, they were criticised because they were told it was a criticism of the conservative party. this is a 1200 word letter which is going to 16,000 parishes tomorrow in whichjustin going to 16,000 parishes tomorrow in which justin welby, going to 16,000 parishes tomorrow in whichjustin welby, the archbishop of canterbury, and the archbishop of york, john sentamu, are basically calling on christians and the church of england to think very carefully abo