that bbc coverage of the new baby was excessive and sycophantic. and did bbc news give too much currency to the tweet sent by danny baker which resulted in his being sacked by radio five live? this time there were no cameras waiting for days outside a hospital, as there had been for the birth of the duke and duchess of cambridges‘ three children. by the time the media were reporting that the duchess of sussex had gone into labour early on monday afternoon, her much anticipated child was already a few hours old and it was his father who broke the news live on television. i'm very excited to announce that meghan and myself had a baby boy early this morning. a very healthy boy. mother and baby are doing incredibly well. it's been the most amazing experience i could ever have possibly imagined. bbc news caught up quickly, devoting much of its output on monday afternoon to the new arrival. david buckton turned on the news channel at 6:00pm. the lead item, lasting, i think about 35 minutes was a report on the birth of a royal baby. and the next item wa

this is bbc news. the headlines: ministers identified more than 150 buildings which still need to be made safe following the fire at g re nfell tower made safe following the fire at grenfell tower in west london two yea rs grenfell tower in west london two years ago. what‘s been driving me is

rahultandon, bbc news, india. rahultandon, bbc news, bhubaneswar. the funeral of the footballer billy mcneill, who led celtic to become the first british club to win the european cup, has been held in glasgow. thousands of people lined the streets to pay tribute. billy mcneil died last week, at the age, of 79. the south african world and olympic champion, caster semenya, has won what could be her last ever 800 metres what could be her last ever 800 m etres ra ce what could be her last ever 800 metres race at the diamond league meeting in doha. in the past few minutes, she dominated herfellow athletes to a victory which some have suggested is a vindication after losing an appeal against world athletics governing body. the iaaf wa nted athletics governing body. the iaaf wanted her to now take medication to restrict her testosterone levels in the 800 and 1500 metres. there have been numerous tributes to the actor who played chewbacca in the star wars films, peter mayhew, who's died at the age of 7a. at 7 feet 2 inches tall, he appeared in five of the f

this is bbc news. the headlines at eight. voters sent a clear message to westminster as the conservatives and labour lose hundreds of seats in the local election. go next summer local factors and some were probably disagreeing with both parties on attitudes towards the european union. these were always going to be difficult results, difficult elections for us and nine years into a government. it is the added dimension of the fact that we have not got the brexit deal in line. dimension of the fact that we have not got the brexit deal in linem was a great night for the liberal democrats, the green party in over 500 independent candidates who all gained seats. elsewhere, overa million people have been

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11:00: syrian government forces attack the provinces of idlib, northern hama, and western aleppo — the last rebel—held areas in the country. translation: aircrafts were bombing that day, at midnight a fighterjet bombed them and killed my son, his wife, his daughter and his son. two years after the grenfell tower fire in west london, the government is to spend £200 million on replacing dangerous cladding on privately—owned high—rise buildings. danny baker, one of the biggest names on bbc radio 5 live, has been sacked after posting a tweet about the royal baby which led to accusations of racism. the alleged serial rapist joseph mccann, who was arrested in congleton in cheshire following a police manhunt, now faces a total of 21 charges. he looks call and focused. it is hazzard. and it's an all—english europa league final as chelsea and arsenal both win their semi—finals tonight. and at 11:30 we'll be taking another look at the papers with the political comm

hugh pym, bbc news. seven people have died and 21 people are still missing after a tour boat capsized in the hungarian capital, budapest, last night. new cctv footage released by police appears to show the moment that the mermaid collided with a much larger vessel. dozens of south korean tourists were on board. rescuers say there is little chance of finding any more survivors. the proportion of workers on low pay in britain has fallen to its lowest levels since 1980, according to a new report. 17% of the workforce was on low pay last year. the chancellor philip hammond says he wants to end low pay altogether and is "naturally attracted" to setting the main minimum wage at two—thirds of average earnings. here's our personal finance correspondent simon gompertz. at the moment, i've £13 in the bank... this is minimum wage britain — craig in lancashire works unpredictable hours in a supermarket. even with the national living wage, the minimum for over—255, he struggles to pay his bills. i'm averaging

this is bbc news. i'm vicki young at downing street. the headlines at 8pm. it's over. in two weeks' time theresa may will step down as leader of the conservative party — but she'll remain in downing street until a new leader is elected. it is and will always remain a matter of deep regret to me that i have not been able to deliver brexit. it will be for my successor to seek a way forward that honours the result of the referendum. her voice cracking with emotion as she said she left with no ill will and enormous gratitude. i will shortly leave the job that it has been the honour of my life to hold.

this is bbc news. our main headline: us officials announce 17 new charges against wikileaks founder, us officials announce 17 new charges against wikileaks founder, julian assange, as he continues to fight extradition. let's stay with this now. bradley moss is a lawyer who specialises in national security cases, in washington dc. he's been critical of mr assange in the past but is concerned about the implications of the latest charges for freedom of the press. explained to us whyjournalists, news organisations be concerned about this? let me be very clear i am nota about this? let me be very clear i am not a fan ofjulian assange, i despise the individual but the charges under the espionage act passed in 1917, is based on the receipt and publication of leaked classified material, something that every single media outlet, no matter how large or small, do this. they encourage a source to how large or small, do this. they encourage a source to leak information and then publish it. that is the basis of inve

this is bbc news, i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: the us and china promise to carry on talking, but president trump begins the process of raising tariffs on remaining chinese imports — worth about $300 billion. at least 65 migrants drown trying to reach europe from libya, when their boat capsized off the coast of tunisia. killed by rabies — the norwegian holiday maker bitten by a puppy in the philippines. and what happened when vladimir putin tried to wow the crowds and ice hockey game?

lyse doucet, bbc news. the united states says it's ready to defend its forces and interests in the gulf as tensions with iran escalate. the pentagon is sending an extra navy vessel and a patriot air defence missile system to the region, but said it was not seeking conflict with tehran. two men have appeared in court charged with rioting offences in londonderry on the night that journalist lyra mckee was killed. the men are accused of riot, petrol bomb offences and arson of a hijacked vehicle. ms mckee was shot dead while watching disturbances in londonderry last month. 0ur reporter louise cullen is in belfast and has this update. two men appeared in court in londonderry magistrates‘ court. they were 51—year—old paul mcintyre from ballymagowan park in the creggan area of londonderry. and 38—year—old christopher gillen, who is from balbane pass in the city. both men are charged with riot and petrol bomb offences. paul mcintyre is also charged with arson of a hijacked vehicle, while christopher gille

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11:00: families of the eight victims from all over the world who were killed in the london bridge attacks two years ago pay tribute to their loved ones as the inquest into their deaths opens. you are broken forever. there's horrendous, the pain that you feel. and we can't make her come home. and ijust want and we can't make her come home. and i just want to stop other people having this horrific grief. as brexit talks resume with labour, the government concedes the uk will now have to take part in the elections for the european parliament in two weeks time. reunited with their families — two reuters journalists jailed in myanmar 18 months ago after reporting on a massacre of rohingya muslims are released. six. and he spotted it. ! an extraordinary comeback for liverpool, as they beat barcelona in a four goal thriller to reach the champions league final. prince william welcomes his brother to the world of parenthood and says he looks forward to meeting his new nephew

rebecca morelle, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the war orphan who met his mother. a miraculous reunion foran iraqifamily, after 30 years. the pope was shot, the pope will live. that was the essence of the appalling news from rome this afternoon, that, as an italian television commentator put it, terrorism has come to the vatican. the man they called the butcher of lyon, klaus barbie, went on trial today in the french town where he was the gestapo chief in the second world war. winnie mandela never looked like a woman just sentenced to six years injail. the judge told mrs mandela there was no indication she felt even the slightest remorse. the chinese government has called for an all—out effort to help the victims of a powerful earthquake, the worst to hit the country for 30 years. the computer deep blue has tonight triumphed over the world chess champion, garry kasparov. it is the first time a machine has defeated a reigning world champion in a classical chess match. america's first legal same—sex marriages have

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: us officials announce 17 new charges against wikileaks founder, julian assange, as he continues to fight extradition. india's prime minster, narendra modi, wins another five—year term in a landslide victory for his hindu nationalist party. the man nicknamed the american taliban has been released from a federal prison in indiana. john walker lindh served 17 years of a 20—year sentence, following his capture by us forces in afghanistan in 2001. lindh was let out early for good behaviour, but not everyone thinks he's done his time. donald trump has said it shouldn't have happened and the us secretary of state mike pompeo called the release unconscionable. the bbc‘s nick bryant has more. john walker lindh was dubbed the american taliban following his capture in afghanistan in the aftermath of the september the 11th attacks. in december 2001, the fact that there then 20—year—old who'd been raised in san francisco fought alongside caliban fighters shocked and

amol rajan, bbc news. the cricket world cup starts this week, and hosts england are the hot favourites. that's despite hosting the tournament four times before and never lifting the trophy. so, what's changed? our sports editor, dan roan, has been looking at their chances, and the importance of the tournament to the future of the sport. it's cricket's moment in the sun. the world cup has forged some of the game's most cherished memories and featured its biggest stars. and now, for the first time in 20 years, england is playing host to the sport's showpiece. sri lankan legend kumar sangakkara played in four world cups and told me these are historic times for the game here. this is probably the most significant year in terms of cricket for england. you have a world cup, then you have one of the oldest rivalries in terms of the ashes. what more can the mcc, lord's, spectators or world cricket and english cricket ask for? it's such an exciting time. the ten teams play each other in a round—robin format befor

nicholas witchell, bbc news. as we heard there, it's thought the baby was born at the royal couple's home, frogmore cottage in windsor, and crowds gathered in the town this afternoon to celebrate, as helena wilkinson reports. it's a boy, and the bubbles are flowing in the streets around windsor castle, a grey afternoon here transformed into a celebration, almost a year after harry and meghan‘s wedding. the newest addition to the royal family may only be seventh in line to the throne, but try telling them that. we have got champagne! can i borrow your champagne? we have got champagne, we have had one bottle already. we are very happy. we were here on the day of their wedding, and we came here to celebrate. here we are with the really good news. are you excited? iam. i hope they name him after me, matthew is a good name. the atmosphere in windsor is electric, windsor is the place to be. if you have a message to give to the couple, what would it be? lots of love and good luck. getting up the middle of the night, n

welcome to bbc news. google, one of the world's biggest tech companies, is blocking the chinese firm huawei, from using some of its mobile software. google took the decision, after the trump administration decided to put huawei on a trade blacklist. it means new versions of smartphones made by the company, will lose access to google apps and services, like youtube and gmail. huawei is the world's second largest smartphone maker, producing more than 200 million a year, with three million being shipped to the uk, in 2018. all this comes amid an increasingly bitter trade war, between the us and china, though huawei insists, it operates independently from the government in beijing. here's our business editor simonjack. a global trade war is coming to a phone near you. google has barred the chinese smartphone maker huawei from some updates to the android operating system. the ban means that future huawei phones won't be able to access popular apps such as youtube and google maps. existing phones will have acce

this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at four: in australia, prime minister scott morrison's liberal—led conservative coalition claims a shock victory in the country's general election, after the labor leader, bill shorten concedes. tonight is not about me. it's not about even the liberal party. tonight is about every single australian who depends on the government to put them first. the shadow brexit secretary, labour's sir keir starmer, says to break the brexit impasse, the government should include a public vote in any eu withdrawal agreement. prince william opens up over the pain he suffered after the death of his mother, diana, the princess of wales, in a bbc documentary about mental health. final preparations are underway for the 64th eurovision song contest in tel aviv, with michael rice flying the flag for the uk. manchester city face watford in the fa cup final at wembley —— as they look to become the first english club to complete the domestic treble. and in half an hour, we'll have the highl

and coming up on bbc news... one of the biggest stars in world rugby — australia's israel folau — has been officially sacked for posting homophobic comments on social media. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. cross—party talks to try to find a compromise on brexit have collapsed without agreement. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, said the negotiations — which have lasted six weeks — had gone as far as they could. he blamed what he called "the increasing weakness and instability" of the government. theresa may said labour hadn't been clear on whether it wanted another referendum. it comes after the prime minister promised to set a timetable for leaving downing street. here's our political correspondent, chris mason. election events are usually full of whoops and cheers, but can you even see many smiles in this room? no, me neither. next thursday we will be holding european elections. the conservative party didn't want to be fighting these. we wanted to be out of the eu. in fact, if parli

tim allman, bbc news. stay with bbc news. much more and oui’ stay with bbc news. much more and our top stories on our website including the implication for brexit with the resignation of the british prime minister. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @regedahmadbbc. hello there. well, as you've probably already heard, it's not going to be a heatwave this bank holiday weekend. it's turning cooler and there is some rain in the forecast, but it's not going to be a washout by any means. there will be some sunshine around. most of the rain is likely to be across more northern and western parts of the uk, but by sunday night it's a bank holiday monday it will be turning cooler for all, with north—westerly winds setting in. this is the pressure chart for this morning. we've got this weak weather front gradually easing into the north—west corner of the country as the day wears on. that will produce thick outbreaks of rain in northern ireland and much of scotland as the day wears on. further south, the best of the sunshine. staying dry for many places, skies turning ha

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: america's secretary of state visits iraq, following warnings iran may try to attack us forces in the region. venezuela's supreme court opens a criminal investigation against six leading opposition lawmakers, accusing them of treason. it's been confirmed that the uk will take part in european parliament elections, on the 23rd of may. the british government had hoped a brexit deal would be done before then. but the cabinet office minister david lidington, who deputises for prime minister theresa may, says time has run out to avoid the elections. given how little time varies it is reg retta bly given how little time varies it is regrettably not going to be possible to finish that process before the date due for the european parliamentary elections. we hope to have everything sorted and the treaty concluded so those elections did not have to take place but legally they do have to take place u nless legally they do have to take place unless our withdrawal has been in

stay with bbc news. and the top story in the uk: pa rents parents relax the welfare of guests on reality tv programmes is to be scrutinised — ollowing the death of a man who appeared on thejeremy kyle show. now on bbc news live to singapore for asia business report. the us declares a national emergency over telecommunications equipment. the move paves the way to china's huawei being banned from the world's biggest economy. pushing up the price of pork, finding out how china is trying to stop a deadly disease threatening one of its most important sources of food. it's thursday, everyone. good morning, asia. hello, world. glad you could join us for asia business report. we start off with the us and president trump has taken the widely anticipated move of banning telecoms equipped mint that it deems a national security threat, in particular china's huawei being singled out for restrictions. the us has said huawei in particular is helping beijing to spy on washington and its allies but that is something hu

stay with bbc news. you can reach me on good news story. stay with bbc news. you can reach me on twitter, don't forget. hello there. well, as you've probably already heard, it's not going to be a heatwave this bank holiday weekend. it's turning cooler and there is some rain in the forecast, but it's not going to be a washout by any means. there will be some sunshine around. most of the rain is likely to be across more northern and western parts of the uk, but by sunday night it's a bank holiday monday it will be turning cooler for all, with north—westerly winds setting in. this is the pressure chart for this morning. we've got this weak weather front gradually easing into the north—west corner of the country as the day wears on. that will produce thick outbreaks of rain in northern ireland and much of scotland as the day wears on. further south, the best of the sunshine. staying dry for many places, skies turning hazy across the south—west as the cloud begins to build. temperatures reaching maybe 23 degrees in the south—east. a little bit cooler across

duncan kennedy, bbc news, in gosport. now on bbc news sport today. hello, i'm gavin ramjaun, and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on the programme: it is advantage ajax in the first leg of their champions league semi—final against tottenham. they take a one—goal lead, back to the netherlands for next week's second leg. we will be at the crucible with the latest from the quarter—finals of the world snooker championships. and, as part of our eye on india series, we travel to bellary, where olympic medals are on the agenda at the inspire sports institute. welcome to the programme. first to the champions league, and it is ajax who will take a one—goal advantage back to amsterdam, after beating tottenham1—0 in london. it is the second defeat in a row for spurs at their new stadium, after losing in the premier league this weekend. the result will leave the dutch league leaders feeling confident of making their first european top—tier final since 1996 when the sides meet again next wednesday. our sports corresponden

bbc news. s laura:u heard, the cyberattack iso thoughtve been carried out using software developed by an israeli company. mpthere are at in israel to stop the firm exporting abroad. maintains theny while it sells the software, it doesn't operate it. middle east correspondent tom bateman has been speaking tola er, who says he was specifically targeted by the cyberattack, and he sent us thit rerom jerusalem. >> as a lawyer, i am used to being a person who defends people's rights, not being the victim myself. tom: this u.k. based lawyer has spent months representing people o claim their phones wer targeted using nso's software. now speaking anonymously, he believes these spyware has been used agast him. >> on sunday i received two whatsapp video calls. i managed to capture the log. tom: these were hacking attempts? a yes. tom: tempts were passed to whatsapp, who started their investigation. nso says its software is to track terrorists, but it is accused of selling it to countries to spy on disside

i'm kasia madera with bbc news. our top story: huawei says it's been caught in the middle of a global trade dispute. the chinese tech firm looks to reassure its customers that there's no security issue with their devices. it's after being added to a list that american companies cannot trade with, without a specific licence. iran increases uranium enrichment while stepping up its war of words with the us president. the iranian foreign minister says donald trump should learn from iran's history and stop with the "genocidal taunts". and no surprise that the series finale of game off thrones is trending on bbc.com. it was watched by a record audience in the us. figures released by broadcaster hbo show that 19.3 million viewers tuned — breaking the previous record of 18.1; million, who watched the penultimate episode a week ago. just not me. thanks for watching. bye. and the top story in the uk: the conservative party has withdrawn the whip from lord heseltine after he said he would vote for the liberal democrats. the

fergus walsh, bbc news. the inquests into the eight people who died in the london bridge attacks in 2017 have heard how a young nurse was killed after rushing to the aid of one of the victims. kirsty boden, who was 28 and from australia, had told herfriends, "i'm a nurse, i have to help." she was stabbed to death as she tried to save a waiter, who also died. new figures show that 100 people have been fatally stabbed so far this year, amid a rise in serious knife crime in england and wales over the last five years. 83 of the victims were men and 17 were women. police have brought charges in 85 of the 100 cases, 30 of which were in london. but knife injuries are actually down in the capital by 10% on last year. in the west midlands, there have been eight deaths due to knives since january, and the police and crime commissioner has now declared an emergency, as our home affairs correspondent tom symonds reports from birmingham. this is what a knife can do to a child's arm in a second. jack, he's14, was robbed a

natalie pirks, bbc news, madrid. that's what football does to you, it can send you completely round the bend! while clearly from that piece some of those fans have had an eventful journey trying to some of those fans have had an eventfuljourney trying to get here, what about the teams in question, totte n ha m what about the teams in question, tottenham and liverpool and those momentous semifinals where they similarly, well, in fact they did come back from the dead? how have the been preparing for this pinnacle of european club football? it is our sports editor dan roan. —— here is oui’ sports editor dan roan. —— here is our sports editor. no city has been home to the champions of europe more often than madrid. but here in the spanish sunshine, an english team is about to bask in such glory. runners—up in last year's competition, runners—up in this year's premier league, liverpool trained here this evening desperate to cap progress with the game's prestigious prize. that's the obvious thing, the silverw

this is bbc news. i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: voting is under way in australia — bill shorten casts in vote describing it as the peoples a day in what is expected to be a close contest. the us and canada agree to drop tariffs on steel and aluminium imports, after lengthy negotiations opening the way for a new trade deal. building a "peaceful agenda" — venezuela's president nicolas maduro sends his envoy to norway to explore dialogue with the opposition. in an interview with the bbc, britain's prince william reveals the immense pain he felt following the death of his mother, diana, princess of wales. when you are bereaved in a very young age you feel pain like no other pain. gearing up for eurovision — hot favourites sweden and switzerland rehearse for the 64th song contest in tel aviv. polls have opened in australia in a general election to choose potentially the country's sixth prime minister, in as many years. a tight race is predicted in the fierce political battleground of its federal politics — with

duncan kennedy, bbc news. you can watch a special programme on the trial that led to bob higgins‘ conviction at 9.30 tomorrow night on the bbc news channel — and also on the bbc iplayer from today. india's prime minister, narendra modi, has secured another five—year term, after a landslide victory in the general election. results so far show his bjp party, is on course to win more than 300, of the 543 seats in parliament. in all, 900 million voters were eligible to take part, making it the largest election the world has ever seen. there were one million polling stations due to rules that no one should have to travel more than 2 kilometres to vote, and the poll lasted 39 days. 0ur south asia correspondent rajini vaidyanathan, reports from delhi. a warning that there are flashing images in her report. narendra modi, india's strongman, has retained his grip on power. back for a second term, the boy who sold tea has grown into one of the world's most powerful men. beloved too many, his autocratic brand of hi

james gallagher, bbc news. the uk's first 5g mobile phone network, offering much faster download speeds, launches today. ee has switched on the network in london, cardiff, belfast, edinburgh, birmingham and manchester, but customers will need new handsets. here's our technology correspondent rory cellan—jones. the first new masts have been fitted out, the network has been switched on. now 5g can make the mobile internet reach everyone and everything a lot faster — at least, that's the promise. you'll be able to enjoy much faster speeds. that means you can download things like box sets in seconds rather than minutes. it means you'll be able to do multiplayer gaming in augmented reality. at first, ee is just switching on the network in six cities across the uk, and even there coverage will be patchy. for now, speeds will be roughly five times as fast as ag, but eventually the new network should connect millions of things as well as phones to the network, everything from driverless cars to dustbins. the very f

well, we asked bbc news for their response to those points, and they told us... do let us know your thoughts on any of the subjects we're covering this week, or on any aspect of bbc news. details of how to contact us at the end of the programme. last week, we discussed whether bbc news was now giving the subject of climate change the priority it warranted — if it's the urgent, serious problem which most scientists think it is. thursday provided something of a test of the bbc‘s commitment — as on that day, parliament approved a motion to declare an environment and climate emergency. els sixma thought it failed that test, writing... one aspect of bbc‘s output relating to the climate that we didn't mention last week is the bit that comes at the end of news bulletins — the weather. here's helen willetts telling us what to expect outside on tuesday's news at one. i have some good news and i have some bad news. today, tale of two halves. so you may have woken up rather misty and rather grey, as it was here in york, but the sun has come out. however, further w

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this is bbc news. the headlines at 11:00pm: theresa may agrees to set a timetable for her departure from downing street after the next vote on her brexit plans early next month. she andi she and i will meet to agree a timetable for the election of a new leader of the conservative party. meanwhile, the former foreign secretary borisjohnson says of course he will run for the conservative leadership. four people including three britons have died in a plane crash three miles south of dubai international airport, in the united arab emirates. dramatic evidence from a nurse at the inquests into the london bridge attacks. helen kennett tried to save the life of this man and was stabbed herself. the government abandons its controversial pa rt—privatisation of the probation service. and at 11:30pm, we will be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers, deputy political editor of the daily mirror ben glaze and deputy political editor of the daily express sam lister. stay with us for that. theres

stay with us here on bbc news. much of this week has been gloriously sunny, dry and reasonably warm. things turned a bit cloudier and cooler later on friday. this was a picture taken by one of our weather watchers in mepham in kent. a bit of sunshine across scotland. through the course of the weekend the sunshine will be in shorter supply. quite an unsettled showery story. some sunny spells, especially across parts of the uk. scotland will see the bulk of the rain on saturday morning because we have got this frontal system, fairly weak front coming and which is introducing a lot of low cloud, mist and fog as well. outbreaks of rain across parts of scotland. a soggy start to saturday here. patchy rain affecting parts of northern ireland. a few showers popping up for northern england. further south, dry weather through the morning, but you'll notice too, one or two of those showers just bubbling up in the afternoon. nowhere immune to catching a passing shower. in the afternoon. it will be hit and miss, some sunshine

jo currie, bbc news.

this is bbc news. the headlines: australia's governing centre—right coalition is close to a surprise outright victory in the general election. with a few seats yet to declare, scott morrison's liberal national party are just two short of the 76 needed to control parliament. the leader of the opposition labour party, bill shorten, has admitted defeat. austria will have a snap election. in a national tv address, the country's chancellor, sebastian kurz, said the latest corruption allegations against the leader of the far—right freedom party had been the last straw. he was caught on video allegedly making promises to a russian investor in return for political support. leaders of nationalist and far—right parties from across europe have promised to reshape the continent after the eu parliamentary election later this month. the italian deputy prime minister, matteo salvini, addressed the crowd, along with the leader of the french national rally,

alison holt, bbc news. so, how much are local authorities spending on social care and why is the picture worse in england than elsewhere in the uk? our home editor mark easton has been looking at the numbers. how we look after our elderly is the wicked issue we keep ignoring. the good news is we're generally living longer. the bad news is that our adult social care needs are increasing and becoming more complex as the costs of care go up and the money to pay for it all has simply not kept pace. there have been a number of short—term ring—fenced funding schemes for social care in england, but local councils reckon there's still a £1 billion funding gap this year, rising to £3.6 billion by 2025. and that's why councils are cutting services, by limiting the numbers eligible for smaller care packages and reducing the prices that they pay to providers of social care. the human cost is all too clear, particularly in england, where spending on social care is much lower on average than elsewhere in the uk. sc

danny shaw, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... tory leadership candidate jeremy hunt warns a no—deal brexit will be political suicide for his party. two people — including a 12—year—old girl — have died in a knife attack on a group of schoolchildren at a bus stop injapan. a us climber has died on everest — the 11th death on the mountain this season, amid reports of overcrowding. here are your sports headlines. aston villa are back in the premier league, it has been three years but their return —— they will return to their return —— they will return to the top flight after beating derby in the initial play—off final. jason roy helped england get to their target of 161 in no time. bad light stopped play with kyle edmund deep into a decider in his french open legend match against jeremy chardy, they will resume later. i will have more on those stories later. one of the world's longestjob selection processes starts today, as european leaders meet in brussels to discuss filling the eu's top posts. thejobs in quest

danny aeberhard, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come, the end of an american tradition. wild this will be the last memorial weekend when these bikers roll into washington. —— why this will be. in the biggest international sporting spectacle ever seen, up to 30 million people have taken part in sponsored athletic events to aid famine relief in africa. the first of what the makers of star wars hope will be thousands of queues started forming at 7:00am. taunting which led to scuffles, scuffles to fighting, fighting to full—scale riot, as the liverpool fans broke out of their area and into the juve ntus enclosure. the belgian police had lost control. the whole world will mourn the tragic death of mr nehru today. he was the father of the indian people from the day of independence. the oprah winfrey show comes to an end after 25 years and more than 11,500 episodes. the chat show has made her one of the richest people on the planet. geri haliwell, otherwise known as ginger spice, has announced she has left the spice girls.

nick parrott, bbc news. charlton have won promotion back to the championship after a dramatic last gasp winner against sunderland in the league one play off final at wembley. with the game heading to extra time, patrick bauer struck with virtually the last kick of the game to break sunderland hearts. craig templeton reports. 21 years have passed since charlton and sunderland produced arguably the greatest play—off final ever. eight goals shared, 13 penalties taken, quite a lot to live up to. that can make nerves and mistakes predictable, but this was so unpredictable it even caught the camera by surprise. the second viewing will not make it easierfor the keeper. it can be hard to respond to a moment like that at all, let alone respond with a moment of real quality. that was where the quality ended. but the commitment remained, and it felt like extra time was on the horizon. but with just six seconds left on the clock, the ball fell to a man who had not scored all season. patrick bauer knows how to pick his

this is bbc news. the headlines: president trump has outlined plans to toughen border security and refocus the us immigration system. he said younger, well educated, english—speaking workers who already have job offers should make up more than half of all legal immigrants. his plans look unlikely to make it through congress with the current political balance. china is threatening retaliation against the latest american sanctions, which effectively block companies in the united states from using products made by the chinese tech giant huawei. the white house says the order is to protect national security. taiwan is expected to become the first place in asia to legalise same—sex marriage. the declaration was actually made in may 2017. parliament was given two years to enact the changes. legislators are voting on three draft bills, each with quite a different view of what equality looks like. now on bbc news, panorama. his story was broadcast around the world. the little boy almost fatally burned by s

mark easton, bbc news. our top story this evening: theresa may promises to prepare the way for the end of premiership. and still to come: you can see my blood in it. that's gross. what happened when our intrepid reporter had a close encounter with a bed bug. coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news: we'll have the very latest from golf‘s second major of the year, the us pga championship, as defending champion brooks koepka loses his way on the back nine. big advances in how cancer is treated could be on the horizon. scientists say they hope that, within the next decade, drugs will be available that will stop cancer cells becoming resistant to treatment. it would mean that tens of thousands of people would live much longer as cancer became a chronic rather than fatal disease. the institute of cancer research is about to launch a new centre to develop such drugs. our medical correspondent fergus walsh reports. it has been called the survival of the nastiest. it takes just a few rogue cancer

coming up on bbc news... two more premier league sides could make another all—english european final, as both chelsea and arsenal aim for a spot in the europa league showpiece. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the government now says it will cover the cost of replacing flammable cladding on 166 privately—owned tower blocks in england. much of the work has been delayed by disputes between leaseholders and freeholders about who should pay to replace cladding on theirflats — similar to that which was used on grenfell tower. ministers acknowledged it was causing stress and worry for residents. sarah campbell reports. expert after expert told the inquiry into the grenfell fire that the aluminium composite cladding which covered the tower block was why the fire spread so quickly and lead to such devastating loss of life. in the aftermath, work was carried out on some buildings, such as these in north london, to remove similar cladding, but the government insisted owners would have to pay the

this is bbc news. i'm rebecca jones. the headlines at 11:00: theresa may now under pressure to name the precise date of her departure. she'll meet the leader of backbench conservative mps tomorrow amid calls for a leadership contest within weeks. a former youth football coach, bob higgins, is found guilty of indecently assaulting numerous boys over more than 20 years. the indian prime minster narendra modi wins another 5—year term in a landslide victory for his nationalist party and policies. a minister condemns as ‘appalling' the abuse of vulnerable patients, uncovered by the bbc, at a hospital in county durham. and tributes tojudith kerr, the author who created one of the best—loved children's books of all time. and at 11:30, we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers jack blanchard, editor of politico's london playbook and the evening standard columnist ayesha hazarika. stay with us for that. good evening. theresa may is under pressure to announce a specific date for her departure. the p

jane: "bbc world news america tha is "bbc world news amer ." reporting -- this is "bbc world ws america." from washington, i'm jane o'brien. in an emotional just to reza may announce she is going to step down june 7. with minister may: i do so no ill will, but with enormous gratitude to have had the opportunity to serve the country i love. is next for brexit? there's no shortage of who want the job. it took the british astronomer to bring albert einstein'sdeas to life. ♪ welcomur viewers on public around the globe. toia reza made made it off she is stepping down. depart as britain's prime minister. in emoti that she did her best to deliver brexit and regretted not being able to achieve it. the contest to replace or is expected to be settled after july. we have political coverage from larea canonsburg. porter: it was time. time to go to work. time to go to work. the confidence to choreograph the et rather than plan the there, plan to confront truth. a broken government, a broken leader. time to forget distractions. , thenn in suits walkoutle e

this is bbc news. our main headline: donald trump lashes out at robert mueller a day after the former special counsel refused to clear the president of obstructing justice. let's stay with that story now. live now to washington dc and to jacqueline thomsen, courts reporter for the american political website the hill. thank you for speaking to us. thank you very much for your time. you are, in so many ways does make you have said, mr drum has redefined what is acceptable, appropriate, what's dignified —— trump, but he does now sound genuinely rattled. what you make of the situation? he's frustrated. he did get a heads up that mueller would be making remarks, but i don't think you knew the extent of what special counsel would be saying, once again that he would be saying, once again that he would refuse to exonerate the president from having committed any crimes. the president has taken it asa crimes. the president has taken it as a personal insult saying that he w011 as a personal insult saying that

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11. baby sussex has a name — archie harrison mountbatten windsor. proud parents meghan and harry chose windsor castle for their newborn son's first photo call. it is magic. it is pretty amazing andi it is magic. it is pretty amazing and i have the two best guys in the world so i'm really happy. we're just so thrilled to have our own little bundle of joy just so thrilled to have our own little bundle ofjoy and we hope to spend some special time with him as he slowly starts to grow up. it's getting tougher to get an appointment with a gp. for the first time in 50 years there's been a sustained fall in the number of family doctors. we tried to recruit a new gp but there were zero applicants. the pioneering treatment that saved isabelle's life. antibiotics didn't work so doctors used a virus cocktail to attack the infection. a new proposal to protect people with food allergies — all ingredients in ready—made products would have to be listed. it's tottenham's time for a comeback as they

jonathan head, bbc news bangkok. jonathan head, bbc news bangkok. the met gala in new york is one of the biggest fashion events of the year — known for its exclusive guest list, its expensive tickets and — most of all — its extravagant outfits. this year's theme was "camp", and as neda tawfik reports, the costumes didn't disappoint. and a warning, her report contains flashing images. the met gala always delivers over the top looks. but this year's theme — a celebration of the camp aesthetic — inspired some of the most extravaga nt fla m boya nt styles yet. lady gaga stole the spotlight early on. she took her time unveiling a total of four different outfits. on the met‘s steps, she gave a theatrical performance. well, lady gaga was the first to arrive. she's a co—chair of this year's met gala, and this theme is arguably made for her. she set the bar very high. some understood camp better than others. katy perry wore a 40lb chandelier. and bill porter dazzled in golden wings. camp is the art of being extra. i love that the term is gettin

danny shaw, bbc news. one of horse racing's most successful jockeys, ruby walsh, has announced he's retiring from the sport. the 39—year—old has ridden over 2,500 winners in a career spanning a quarter of a century. he's gone out in style, riding kemboy to victory in the punchestown gold cup. racing legend ap mccoy has described ruby walsh as the greatest jump jockey of all time, and compared him to lionel messi on a horse, saying what he had was uncoachable and unteachable. princess charlotte's fourth birthday has been marked with the release of three photographs taken by her mother. charlotte, who is fourth in line to the throne, was captured by the duchess of cambridge at kensington