will gompertz, bbc news, venice. just before we go, a huge waterspout surprised singapore residents on saturday. videos were posted on social media showing the waterspout swirling off singapore's southern shore with witnesses saying it lasted for around 20 minutes. the local environment agency say waterspouts usually happen up to three times a year. they form when strong winds occur over water. hello there, good morning. sunday still looks like being the best day of the weekend. quite a few showers around on saturday, a good day for chasing rainbows. mind you, here in yorkshire, some of the showers earlier on were heavy and thundery. pretty much everywhere is dry now mind you and as we head towards the morning, we may well have a frost in scotland. won't be too far away from freezing elsewhere across the uk and a cold night for east anglia and the south—east and given the earlier showers there may be one or two mist and fog patches. high pressure is building in right the way across the uk limiting the chance of cat

will gompertz, bbc news, venice. now with the sport, here's lizzie greenwood—hughes, at the bbc sport centre. thanks very much, clive. good evening. saracens are european champions for the third time in four years. they beat last year's winners, leinster, 20—10 in a close champions cup final in newcastle. patrick gearey reports from st james' park. in rugby, the final stretch can be the hardest. yet something keeps dragging saracens and leinster back to this stage. a meeting of the game's biggest beasts. the toughest of all, the toughest to call. i feel that is too close. a match of even matches. they are unbeaten in this competition all season, they won this trophy two years in a row when leinster took it off them. these are the two dominant forces in european rugby. when two such forces collide, much sound and fury follows, but initially more bruises than points. it took until morrow tucci in the sin binfor it took until morrow tucci in the sin bin for leinster to battle a way through to the final furlong. the

will gompertz, bbc news, venice. just before we go, a huge waterspout surprised singapore residents on saturday morning. videos were posted on social media showing the waterspout swirling off singapore's southern shore — with witnesses saying it lasted for around 20 minutes. the local environment agency say there are generally three waterspout occu rances each year. they form when strong winds occur over water. very impressive and appropriately, the weather now with darren bett. a few showers around on saturday. a good day for chasing rainbows. pretty much everywhere is dry now, mind you. as we head out towards the morning, a frost in scotland won't be too far away from freezing. elsewhere across the uk and a cold night for east anglia and the south—east. you might see mist and fog patches. high—pressure building and right around the uk, fog patches. high—pressure building and rightaround the uk, limiting the chance of seeing a shower. the shunt —— sunshine might turn hazy at times. a good deal of sunshin

will gompertz, bbc news, venice. just before we go..a huge waterspout surprised singapore residents on saturday morning. videos were posted on social media showing the waterspout swirling off singapore's southern shore — with witnesses saying it lasted for around 20 minutes. the local environment agency say there are generally three waterspout occu rances each year. they form when strong winds occur over water. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @sipusey. don't forget you can see more news on our website. thank you for watching. sunday still looks like being the best day of the weekend, quite a few showers around on saturday, a good day for chasing rainbows. mind you, here in yorkshire, some of the showers earlier on were heavy and thundery. pretty much everywhere is dry now. there may be first in scotland, elsewhere across the uk a colder night. that weather front approaching the far north—west may turn the sunshine a little bit hazy at times — western parts of northern ireland, later in the north—west of scotland. but a good deal of sunshine, as you can see. limited amount o

he's been speaking to our arts editor, will gompertz. i'd wanted to offer my daughter a taste of the glacier, a sense of the world being pinned in place by a diamond—like cold at each pole, but i open my hand and there's nothing to pass on, nothing to hold. simon armitage reading of the present, his poem about climate change, a subject close to his heart on top of his poet laureate ma nifesto. on top of his poet laureate manifesto. i definitely want to initiate something around the idea of climate change. i think it is absolutely essential that the poetry responds to that issue and i would like there to be some kind of platform or competition or award that recognises writing around those themes and topics. simon armitage. the new poet laureate wanted to be a rock star and now he is treated like one. from the very beginning, he believed in taking poetry to the people. time in the brain cells sweating like a nail bomb, trouble with a heart beat, cut to the chase, pick up the pace, no such thing as a walkabout fun run, shoot glance in the

will gompertz, bbc news, venice. and we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers nigel nelson, political editor of the sunday mirror, and sunday people, and political commentator, jo phillips. that's coming up just after the headlines at 11:30. a huge waterspout surprised singapore residents this morning. videos were posted on social media showing the waterspout swirling in the southern shore of the island. witnesses say it was seen for around 20 minutes. the local environment agency says there are generally three waterspout occu rances each year. a waterspout is a rapidly rotating column of air over water, underneath the base of a shower cloud. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren. we are expecting more sunshine more widely across the uk for the second half of the weekend, a better day than saturday, certainly here in hastings and east sussex where we had a few showers, some pandemics then as well, a lot of showers around earlier on but we head into sunday with skies, light win

will gompertz, bbc news, venice. if you go to the hairdressers for a trim, you'd expect to be sitting in front of a mirror — if nothing else to ensure they don't chop too much off the top. in one london salon that's not an option. instead they offer a different experience — they want customers to engage with modern art. dougal shaw reports. this hairdressers in south london may look pretty normal but step inside and you will realise there is actually something a bit different about it. customers are getting their haircut without any mirrors in front of them you can't see the progress of your haircut. however, there is a good reason for this. customers are expected to contemplate modern art and design exhibitions instead because this place is plant —— part has salon, pa rt place is plant —— part has salon, part art gallery. led by a curator, they hold regular meetings to agree themes to talk about with customers. your first experience of getting your haircut is the wettest thing in the world. i was so anxi

our arts editor will gompertz has taken a look. these are frank bowling‘s early paintings, made when he was clearly influenced by francis bacon‘s expressionism and swinging 60s pop culture. he was part of the scene, a young london—based artist who had trained alongside david hockney. both were highly rated, both left for america. hockney went to la and became a star. bowling went to new york and became a teacher. spray adhesive on the stencil... and directly on the canvas. he continued to paint, of course, but to no great acclaim. recognition had been a long time coming. how do you feel about the tate exhibition? er, well, i waited for such a long time for it to happen, that when it was announced that it was going to happen, i was told that the exhibition would be an exhibition that i wanted, and i quickly found out that once more, the language between myself and people like the tate, i hear one thing and they think they‘ve said something else. well, it turned out that it‘s going to be the tate‘s show, not mine. he want

he‘s been speaking to our arts editor, will gompertz. simon armitage reading of the present, his poem about climate change, a subject close to his heart and top of his poet laureate manifesto. i definitely want to initiate something around the idea of climate change. i think it is absolutely essential that poetry responds to that issue and i would like there to be some kind of platform or competition or award that recognises writing around those themes and topics. simon armitage. the new poet laureate wanted to be a rock star and now he is treated like one. from the very beginning, he believed in taking poetry to the people. time in the brain cells sweating like a nail—bomb, trouble with a heart beat, cut to the chase, pick up the pace, no such thing as a walkabout fun run, shoot glance in the crime and day room, don‘t hang about, you‘re running out of space. what do you think the role of poetry is in 2019 in contemporary society? my feeling is that it is more valuable and more relevant than it has ever been in this world that we l

our arts editor, will gompertz, met him at his studio. these are frank bowling's early paintings, made when he was clearly influenced by francis bacon's expressionism and swinging 60s pop culture. he was part of the scene, a young london—based artist who had trained alongside david hockney. both were highly rated, both left for america. hockney went to la and became a star. bowling went to new york and became a teacher. spray adhesive on the stencil... and directly on the canvas. he continued to paint, of course, but to no great acclaim. recognition had been a long time coming. how do you feel about the tate exhibition? er, well, i waited for such a long time for it to happen, that when it was announced that it was going to happen, i was told that the exhibition would be an exhibition that i wanted, and i quickly found out that once more, the language between myself and people like the tate, i hear one thing and they think they've said something else. well, it turned out that it's going to be the tate's show, not mine. he wanted the sho

will gompertz, bbc news, venice. don't forget you can keep up to date all with the latest news, business and sport on our website. there is reaction and analysis from around the globe, including updated live pages and reports from our correspondents in more than 80 locations. you can reach me on twitter. i'm @regedahmadbbc. hello there, good morning. sunday still looks like the best day of the weekend. quite a few showers around on saturday. a good day for chasing rainbows. mind you, here in yorkshire, some of the showers earlier on were heavy and thundery. pretty much everywhere is dry now, mind you. and as we head towards the morning, we may well have a frost in scotland, won't be too far away from freezing elsewhere across the uk, and a colder night for east anglia and the south—east. given the earlier showers, there may be one or two mist and fog patches. but high pressure is building in right the way across the uk, limiting the chance of catching a shower on sunday. that weather front approaching the far north

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our arts editor, will gompertz has taken a look. these are frank bowling's early paintings, made when he was clearly influenced by francis bacon's expressionism and swinging 60s pop culture. he was part of the scene, a young london—based artist who had trained alongside david hockney. both were highly rated, both left for america. hockney went to la and became a star. bowling went to new york and became a teacher. spray adhesive on the stencil... and directly on the canvas. he continued to paint, of course, but to no great acclaim. recognition had been a long time coming. how do you feel about the tate exhibition? er, well, i waited for such a long time for it to happen, that when it was announced that it was going to happen, i was told that the exhibition would be an exhibition that i wanted, and i quickly found out that once more, the language between myself and people like the tate, i hear one thing and they think they've said something else. well, it turns out that it's going to be the tate‘s show, not mine. he wanted the sh

he has been speaking to our arts editor, will gompertz. simon armitage reading the present, his poem about climate change, a subject close to his heart and at the top of his poet laureateship manifesto. i definitely want to initiate something around the idea of climate change. i think it's absolutely essential that poetry responds to that issue and i'd like there to be some kind of platform or competition or award that recognises writing around those themes, those topics. simon armitage. cheering and applause. the new poet laureate wanted to be a rock star, now he's treated like one. from the very beginning, he believed in taking poetry to the people. time in the brain cells sweating like a nail—bomb, trouble with the heartbeat spitting like a sten gun, cut to the chase, pick up the pace; no such thing as a walkabout fun—run, shoot yourself a glance in the chrome in the day—room, don't hang about, your running out of space, son. what, simon, do you think the role of poetry is in 2019, contemporary society? my feeling is that it is mo

will gompertz, bbc news, venice. the annual list of the richest people in britain is out this morning, and it reveals that there's now, a record, 151 billionaires in the country. together they hold a combined wealth of £525 billion, and london is home to more billionaires than any other city in the world. that's according to the sunday times. john mcmanus reports. if you woke up this morning to find that once again you haven't made it onto the sunday times rich list, well, don't be too envious. the very well—heeled can afford large yachts but life is not all plain sailing for the captains of industry. one of the most famous names, philip green who fell out with the british establishment over the collapse of his high street chain and harassment claims that he strongly denies. it is notjust his reputation that plummeted. the sunday times says he lost over £1 billion and is now merely a multimillionaire. the top dogs of the list for the third time are the hinduja brothers who made their 22 billion pound fortune in e

our art editor will gompertz has been checking them out. if a city could ever be called a work of art, surely it is venice. that man—made masterpiece rising out of a salty lagoon, with its magnificent palazzos, shimmering canals and napoleonic gardens — at the end of which is the british pavilion — a neoclassical building that plays host to a disturbing and, at times, brutal installation by the artist, cathy wilkes, whose display of eerie mannequins and household objects is representing britain at the 2019 venice art biennale. she trained in belfast, as did the sculptor eva rothschild, who has filled the irish pavilion with an array of materials and shapes that create a sort of landscape of art to wander through — and to climb on. to talk about the biennale's founding idea, dating back over 100 years, an artist representing a country. is there an argument against it? that it's an anachronism? i think there could be, if it happened everywhere. i think it's the fact that it is anachronistic and it is the only thing. i mean, if every m

will gompertz, bbc news, venice. will we have as much to admire in the weather today? it look nice driving in today. just as he lightened the dawn came up you could see some blue sky. we will all see some good sky, good morning. very chilly heading towards the middle of may. this is a bit of frost in shropshire. it won't last very long but just to show you, we shropshire. it won't last very long butjust to show you, we are under chillier, temperature is below average in the last couple of days we are also seeing a bit of morning mist and fog but that's been in the forecast for the last couple of days. there will be, as roger hinted, some sunshine today for most of us. the clouds are towards the west being captured day by high pressure. putting a bit of a lead on the atmosphere and stopping the growth of the showers were seen in recent days. some intense downpours yesterday but it's cold this sunday morning. got frost, temperatures, _3’ morning. got frost, temperatures, -3, -4. it will morning. got frost, temperatures, —3, “11. it will be a bit chilly. a couple of

here's our arts editor, will gompertz. i had wanted to offer my daughter a taste of the glacier... simon armitage reading the present, his poem about climate change. i think it's absolutely essential that poetry responds to that issue and i'd like there to be some kind of platform or competition or award that recognises writing around those themes, those topics. time in the brain cells sweating like a nail—bomb, trouble with the heartbeat spitting like a sten gun, cut to the chase, pick up the pace; no such thing as a walkabout what, simon, do you think the role of poetry is in contemporary society? it is more valuable and more relevant than it has ever been in this world that we live in, which is a very confused and confusing place — over—information, over—communication — that poetry is time out from that. did it cross your mind even for a moment when you were offered the post to say, actually, i don't think this is one at this stage, for a white male? maybe somebody from a different point of view or background would be better for this role at this moment? i come from a

here's our arts editor, will gompertz. simon armitage reading the present, his poem about climate change, a subject close to his heart and at the top of his poet laureateship manifesto. i think it's absolutely essential that poetry responds to that issue and i'd like there to be some kind of platform or competition or award that recognises writing around those themes, those topics. time in the brain cells sweating like a nail—bomb, trouble with the heartbeat spitting like a sten gun, cut to the chase, pick up the pace; no such thing as a walkabout what, simon, do you think the role of poetry is in 2019, contemporary society? it is more valuable and more relevant than it is more valuable and more relevant than it has ever been in this world that we live in, which is a very confused and confusing place — over—information, over—communication — that poetry is time out from that. did it cross your mind even for a moment when you were offered the post to say, actually, i don't think this is one at this stage, for a whi

here's our arts editor, will gompertz. i had wanted to offer my daughter a taste of the glazier, a sense of the world being... simon armitage reading the present, his poem about climate change, a subject close to his heart. i think it's absolutely essential that poetry responds to that issue and i'd like there to be some kind of platform or competition or award that recognises writing around those themes, those topics. time in the brain cells sweating like a nail—bomb, trouble with the heartbeat spitting like a sten gun, cut to the chase, pick up the pace; no such thing as a walkabout what, simon, do you think the role of poetry is in 2019, contemporary society? it is more valuable and more relevant than it has ever been in this world that we live in, which is a very confused and confusing place — over—information, over—communication — that poetry is time out from that. did it cross your mind even for a moment when you were offered the post to say, actually, i don't think this is one at this stage, for a white ma

here's our arts editor, will gompertz. i wanted to offer my daughter a taste of the glazier, a sense of the world being pinned in place by a diamond like cold. simon armitage reading the present, his opponent about climate change. reading the present, his opponent about climate changelj reading the present, his opponent about climate change. i think it is absolutely essential that poetry responds to that issue and i'd like there to be some kind of platform or competition or award that recognises those themes and topics. time in the brain cells sweating like a nail—bomb, trouble with the heartbeat spitting like a sten gun, cut to the chase, pick up the pace; no such thing as a walkabout fun—run, what, simon, do you think the role of poetry is in 2019, contemporary society? my feeling is that it is more valuable and more relevant than it has ever been in this world that we live in, which is a very confused and confusing place — over—information, over—communication — that poetry is time out from that. did it cross

simon gompertz, bbc news. now on bbc news it's time for our world — which this week travels to iraq and syria to discover the disturbing story of the yazidis‘ secret children. the yazidis... an ancient religious minority and the victims of one of the islamic state's most ritual attacks. but they are a minority now hiding a secret. many yazidi women were forced into sexual slavery, and some have had children fathered by their islamic state captors. children who were often their only solace through years of torture. translation: i was in prison for four years, but i've been able to put it all behind me now because of this child. but women like rojin are being forced to choose between their children and returning to the yazidi community. children born of rape are not welcome. translation: i want to ask you, are we wrong to miss our children? i mean women like us, are we wrong? over the past year, i've travelled across northern iraq and syria to find the women being forced to make this agonising choice, and to

simon gompertz, bbc news. 0ur our top story this evening... university tuition fees in england should be cut to £7100 a year, says a long—awaited review. coming up: we speak to liverpool defender virgil van dijk ahead of this weekend's champions league final. coming up on sportsday on bbc news... we'll let you know how england got on in the opening match of the 2019 cricket world cup against south africa — we'll be live at the 0val. thousands of disabled children and theirfamilies have been protesting across england calling for the government to end what they call a national crisis in special needs funding. the organisers say the rallies in 28 towns and cities are part of a national action to highlight how funding is failing to keep pace with demand. but the government says extra money has been provided. here's our education correspondent frankie mccamley. need to make sure it all stands out, don't we? get our message across. harry's mental age is like a three—year—old. has to know what's happening, and if things change then harry has

simon gompertz, bbc news. coming up at 6am on breakfast, dan walker and louise minchin will have all the day's news, business and sport. this is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines: as iran's supreme leader rules out going to war with the united states, the pentagon raises its threat level assesment. 10 downing street says mps will have to decide what happens to the brexit deal in another round of votes injune. now it's time to look at the stories that are making the headlines in the media across the world. we begin with the guardian, and theresa may who has pledged to give mps another opportunity to vote on brexit early next month, with or without labour's backing, afterjeremy corbyn raised concerns about her ability to deliver on a cross—party deal. the independent says despite uk unemployment hovering at its lowest rate since 1974, around four million people are now working while living in poverty thanks to slow wage growth and cutsto in—work benefits. and cuts to in—work benefits. the so

simon gompertz, bbc news. the delicate process of moving a mural by banksy from its previous home on the side of a garage in port talbot, to a new museum in the town, has got underway. the artwork has been cut out of a wall, after being bought by an art dealer from essex. tomos morgan watched the move. as christmas descended on port talbot last year, so did banksy. visitors flocked to view season‘s greetings. thank you so much! and security measures were put in place to thwart the threat from vandals. it was bought for a six—figure sum, and today the piece is finally being moved and rehoused. a process that‘s caused quite a headache. the nerves are going to be this afternoon when we unwrap it, because anything could have happened and we don‘t know because it‘s covered up. i don‘t think anything has happened, but now it will be moved by a lorry at a snails pace, into town. it‘s been a slow process as a crane slowly moved the garage corner onto a flatbed, before being transported through the centre