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and here we have a list of all six mayoral candidates for the west midlands, in alphabetical order. you can find more details about them and the candidates for other mayoral elections on our website, bbc.co.uk/news. the global superstar taylor swift releases her latest album tomorrow. it's called the tortured poets department and is hotly anticipated by her legions of fans, so much so that it seems to have been leaked online early. mark savage reports. taylor swift is the biggest—selling musician in the world, and she is in the middle of a record—breaking tour that made her into a billionaire. so fans were surprised when she used the grammy awards this february to announce an album of new material called the tortured poets department. for the last couple of weeks, she's been dropping hints about the lyrics online. then, this happened. why am i seeing people posting leaks to taylor swift's new album on tiktok, just publicly?! what?! the leak, which hasn't been officially confirmed, sent fans into a frenzy, with many pledging to wait for the official release. and that's uncool. ju
and here we have a list of all six mayoral candidates for the west midlands, in alphabetical order. you can find more details about them and the candidates for other mayoral elections on our website, bbc.co.uk/news. the global superstar taylor swift releases her latest album tomorrow. it's called the tortured poets department and is hotly anticipated by her legions of fans, so much so that it seems to have been leaked online early. mark savage reports. taylor swift is the biggest—selling...
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midlands. our reporter ben sidwell can tell us more. music. i don't think we were a political party, we were a pop group, but we had this political message. what i thought was odd at the time was if somebody could have a record out in that period and not mention what was going on outside in the street. # i bought my baby a red radio. # he played it all day, go—go a—go—go. i've always felt very, very strongly that the two—tone movement was bigger than all of us. that's why it survives. it was that moment in time, at the time nobody saw. - but it was unique. coventry, 1979. a backdrop of rising unemployment, social unrest and racial tension that gave birth to a genre of music that seemed to sum up the feel of the city and the country — two—tone. it was the only reason i wanted to write songs was the enormities that were going on. we were only singing about what was being talked about in every pub and at every bus stop. it wasn't just about the music, but that was the backdrop to our l
midlands. our reporter ben sidwell can tell us more. music. i don't think we were a political party, we were a pop group, but we had this political message. what i thought was odd at the time was if somebody could have a record out in that period and not mention what was going on outside in the street. # i bought my baby a red radio. # he played it all day, go—go a—go—go. i've always felt very, very strongly that the two—tone movement was bigger than all of us. that's why it survives....
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i am in the west midlands. i am in birmingham. oh, because there�*s a mayoral contest there fairly soon. yeah, i thought i would spend the day examining the structures of government of england. why not? because, you know, we�*ve got these local and police and crime commissioner elections in england and wales in a fortnight and also mayoral contests too. and these mayors are relatively new, aren�*t they? you go back to 2000 for london, much more recently for the west midlands and plenty of other places beside. keen contest here.
i am in the west midlands. i am in birmingham. oh, because there�*s a mayoral contest there fairly soon. yeah, i thought i would spend the day examining the structures of government of england. why not? because, you know, we�*ve got these local and police and crime commissioner elections in england and wales in a fortnight and also mayoral contests too. and these mayors are relatively new, aren�*t they? you go back to 2000 for london, much more recently for the west midlands and plenty of...
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the majority of the west midlands. the majority of the afternoon showers were found on this band of cloud from north—west england the south—east, an old cold front, and that cold front pushing southwards introduces cooler air across the majority of the uk, but not for everyone, we have milder air in western scotland and northern ireland, where we will see the highest temperatures this weekend. right now that is pushing southwards, skies are clear for the vast majority, just the odd shower pushing into central and southern england, but out of the way before long. temperatures into low single figures in towns and cities, but a widespread frost in the countryside, evenin widespread frost in the countryside, even in parts of southern england. despite a chilly start, a lovely start to the day, blue and sunshine, a little bit more in the way of cloud developing across eastern areas, but staying dry and bright, splashes of rain for the fat north of scotland. highest temperatures, up of scotland. highest temperatures, up t
the majority of the west midlands. the majority of the afternoon showers were found on this band of cloud from north—west england the south—east, an old cold front, and that cold front pushing southwards introduces cooler air across the majority of the uk, but not for everyone, we have milder air in western scotland and northern ireland, where we will see the highest temperatures this weekend. right now that is pushing southwards, skies are clear for the vast majority, just the odd shower...
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i am in the west midlands. i am in birmingham. 0h, because there's a mayoral contest there fairly soon. yeah, i thought i would spend the day examining the structures of government of england. why not? because, you know, we've got these local and police and crime commissioner elections in england and wales in a fortnight and also mayoral contests too. and these mayors are relatively new, aren't they? you go back to 2000 for london, much more recently for the west midlands and plenty of other places beside. keen contest here. so a day in walsall and birmingham and zipping about this part of the country, which has been fun. well, your treat after a hard day's is work later on in this episode of newscast, we're going to chat to comedian and podcaster extraordinaire josh widdicombe, who has actually been trying his hand, again, at being a local newspaper journalist. oh, and also, chris, i mean, will you be getting up early on friday to listen to taylor swift's new album? 0h, absolutely. i've set the alarm. can't wa
i am in the west midlands. i am in birmingham. 0h, because there's a mayoral contest there fairly soon. yeah, i thought i would spend the day examining the structures of government of england. why not? because, you know, we've got these local and police and crime commissioner elections in england and wales in a fortnight and also mayoral contests too. and these mayors are relatively new, aren't they? you go back to 2000 for london, much more recently for the west midlands and plenty of other...
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newsnight will be in the west midlands next week, but first, here's nick's report from tees valley. an icon of a vibrant industrial past, now out of action, symbolising an area struggling to find its feet. tees valley, an infant hercules in its days as a world capital of iron and steelmaking, is now clearing sites of past glories and looking for new ventures. a painful process with economic decline alongside pockets of affluence. that has placed this area on the national political map and now a mayoral contest with high stakes for the two main parties. a rumbustious conservative mayor became the first poster boy of the red wall after his narrow win here in 2017. re—elected in a landslide in 2021, ben houchen is now hoping to buck the national trend. a local labour stalwart hopes to win back what was once a heartland for his party. a win for chris mcewen would ease keir starmer�*s path nationally. and the lib dem outsider placing the fight against child poverty at the heart of his campaign. over the past decade or so, tees valley felt neglected by the party that thought it was th
newsnight will be in the west midlands next week, but first, here's nick's report from tees valley. an icon of a vibrant industrial past, now out of action, symbolising an area struggling to find its feet. tees valley, an infant hercules in its days as a world capital of iron and steelmaking, is now clearing sites of past glories and looking for new ventures. a painful process with economic decline alongside pockets of affluence. that has placed this area on the national political map and now a...
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five train operators, including avanti, crosscountry and west midlands railway , say and west midlands railway, say they're not running any services. a ban on overtime at 16 companies is also continuing into tomorrow . so for the latest into tomorrow. so for the latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code. it's on your screen right now or go to gb news .com/ alerts. now back to leo and . bev. back to leo and. bev. >> ben, leo and bev turner this morning. >> people do that all the time on emails and tweets . hi, leo. on emails and tweets. hi, leo. thanks, leo, it's ben. i also do it with tom harwood. they seem to think i'm tom harwood sometimes as well. so if tom's been expressing some some trans views one and i comment on views one week and i comment on it the next, they say, oh, tom's changed his views in a week, isn't ? isn't he? >> be clear, this morning, >> so to be clear, this morning, emails bev and yes, emails to bev and ben. yes, please. right. this is britain's newsroom on gb news conservative mp he now mp william wragg. he has now admitted to being the p
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so avanti west coast, east midlands railway, west midlands trains, london northwestern railway and cross country , all five of those cross country, all five of those companies are on complete strike today, so there are absolutely no services whatsoever . so if no services whatsoever. so if people are planning on travelling from here in manchester piccadilly down to say, birmingham new street or london euston, that essentially will not be possible. now we're entering the 20th month of these rail strikes. many people starting to show the frustrations as train drivers ask for better pay and better working conditions. we've been asking people here at manchester piccadilly today what they make of these strikes as we enter that 20th month, and this is what they had to tell me. what are your thoughts on them? do you think just need to get you think we just need to get a deal now, sorted out or got to get sorted? get something sorted? >> going on for over >> it's going on for over 18 months trains missing months now, trains missing today, trains missing tomorrow. and you've the usual and then yo
so avanti west coast, east midlands railway, west midlands trains, london northwestern railway and cross country , all five of those cross country, all five of those companies are on complete strike today, so there are absolutely no services whatsoever . so if no services whatsoever. so if people are planning on travelling from here in manchester piccadilly down to say, birmingham new street or london euston, that essentially will not be possible. now we're entering the 20th month of these rail...
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yes, today's strike action is affecting avanti west coast trains, the east midlands railway, west midlands trains and crosscountry trains, but there are further strikes planned for tomorrow and monday. different companies are affected on different days. so, the advice to passengers is to check the national rail website before you travel. there's also more details on the bbc news website. now, they have many many songs that you can't help but sing along to and one of abba's biggest hits is going to be played all over brighton this weekend to mark a special moment in music history. fiona lamdin has more. a very good evening to you. and from me, david vine, welcome to the eurovision song contest of 1974. and welcome to a saturday night out in brighton. 50 years ago, brighton was electric with eurovision fever. waterloo by abba for sweden. watch this one. as they strutted on to the stage in platform heels and satin knickerbockers, these swedish artists were still relatively unknown. # surrender # oh, yeah, # and i have met my destiny in quite a similarway...# even after they'd performed, some
yes, today's strike action is affecting avanti west coast trains, the east midlands railway, west midlands trains and crosscountry trains, but there are further strikes planned for tomorrow and monday. different companies are affected on different days. so, the advice to passengers is to check the national rail website before you travel. there's also more details on the bbc news website. now, they have many many songs that you can't help but sing along to and one of abba's biggest hits is going...
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west midlands reporter jack carson is outside birmingham crown court. jack, welcome to the show. a case that moved the nafion the show. a case that moved the nation and today justice has been served . been served. >> well, exactly right martin. we've heard just from the victim impact statements in the sentencing today. just how much of a tragedy, of course, the murder of 23 year old semi—professional footballer and pe teacher cody fisher was known only to his family, but to his girlfriend well . his killers girlfriend as well. his killers remy gordon and cammy carson carpenter, both sentenced to life today. remy gordon , given a life today. remy gordon, given a sentence of a minimum tum of 26 years. but of course that will be reviewed within license. the same for cammy carpenter, who was given 25 years as a minimum sentence . both, of course, will sentence. both, of course, will serve life imprisonment because of their crimes. but here is the story . first, this is the moment story. first, this is the moment remy gordon was arrested by police just tw
west midlands reporter jack carson is outside birmingham crown court. jack, welcome to the show. a case that moved the nafion the show. a case that moved the nation and today justice has been served . been served. >> well, exactly right martin. we've heard just from the victim impact statements in the sentencing today. just how much of a tragedy, of course, the murder of 23 year old semi—professional footballer and pe teacher cody fisher was known only to his family, but to his...
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trains, today's strike action is affecting avanti west coast trains, the east midlands railway, west midlands trains and crosscountry trains. there are further strikes planned for tomorrow and monday. different countries are reflected on different days. the advice to passengers is due to track the national rail website before you travel, and there is also more details on the bbc news website. . ~ is also more details on the bbc news website. ., ~ , ., , . it's one of those songs you can't help sing along to and it's going to be played all over brighton this weekend to mark a special moment in music history. fiona lamdin has more. we are at brighton museum, celebrating 50 years of abba. we are wearing the clothes, well, not quite there close, but replicas, and the very drunk if that was used on that night all those years ago. jackie was there. she was 15. this is what she was wearing, a bridesmaid dress. her dad with a photographer, taking photos. he got this photo behind—the—scenes of abba, just as they were adjusting their costumes. jackie, tell me, what was it like? it was just
trains, today's strike action is affecting avanti west coast trains, the east midlands railway, west midlands trains and crosscountry trains. there are further strikes planned for tomorrow and monday. different countries are reflected on different days. the advice to passengers is due to track the national rail website before you travel, and there is also more details on the bbc news website. . ~ is also more details on the bbc news website. ., ~ , ., , . it's one of those songs you can't help...
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the four men are all from the west midlands area and were arrested in aylesbury and buckinghamshire, i should say aylesbury, buckinghamshire. we are following that story closely on bbc news. we will bring you more when we have it. now let's go to our main story again and we are getting more news of explosions in ukraine. the latest report we had was a strike on a southern ukrainian city on thursday which killed two people and wounded four. with more on all of those developments let's speak to our correspondent from london. what has been happening in the country today? it has been happening in the country toda ? , ., ., ., today? it is not a good morning in ukraine today. _ today? it is not a good morning in ukraine today. another _ today? it is not a good morning in ukraine today. another massive i today? it is not a good morning in - ukraine today. another massive wave of russian missile attacks targeting cities across all of ukraine basically. one of the key targets was a major power station outside of kyiv. it has been completely destroyed it was the main source of electricity for
the four men are all from the west midlands area and were arrested in aylesbury and buckinghamshire, i should say aylesbury, buckinghamshire. we are following that story closely on bbc news. we will bring you more when we have it. now let's go to our main story again and we are getting more news of explosions in ukraine. the latest report we had was a strike on a southern ukrainian city on thursday which killed two people and wounded four. with more on all of those developments let's speak to...
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four other men aged in their 20s from the west midlands were also arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, and remain in police custody. habibur masum will next appear at bradford crown court tomorrow. it has emerged that the metropolitan police first knew that suspected scammers were targeting westminster as early as october last year. an investigation was launched and house of commons security officials were informed, but mps, politicians and political journalists were not specifically told to avoid messages from two suspicious phone numbers. many of those targeted in the alleged "honeytrap" scandal did not realise others had also been receiving messages until media reports in the past week. the polish parliament is starting a debate on liberalising the country's abortion laws, which are some of the strictest in the european union. abortion is only allowed when the pregnancy endangers the mother's health, or when it is a result of rape or incest. our correspondent adam easton is in warsaw with more on the debate. a debate that has been described by the government's family an
four other men aged in their 20s from the west midlands were also arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, and remain in police custody. habibur masum will next appear at bradford crown court tomorrow. it has emerged that the metropolitan police first knew that suspected scammers were targeting westminster as early as october last year. an investigation was launched and house of commons security officials were informed, but mps, politicians and political journalists were not specifically...
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the crooked house — near dudley in the west midlands — had to be demolished following a suspected arson attack last year. its owners are proposing rebuilding it in a busier area nearby. sunset boulevard was the big winner at sunday's 0livier awards in london, equalling the record for the most prizes for a musical at the ceremony. its seven wins included best musical revival and acting awards for its star nicole scherzinger. the event — which recognises the best of uk theatre — took place at london's albert hall. our culture correspondent charlotte gallagher was there. star power on full display at the 0livier awards. this year's nominations were full of household names like andrew scott, sarah snook and nicole scherzinger. the green carpet has been rolled out for the biggest night in british theatre, with some of the biggest names in show business. all of them, they're wanting to get their hands on an 0livier. nicole scherzinger was one of the winners, after wowing critics and audiences in sunset boulevard. she took home best actress in a musical. it is a really complete phenomenon.
the crooked house — near dudley in the west midlands — had to be demolished following a suspected arson attack last year. its owners are proposing rebuilding it in a busier area nearby. sunset boulevard was the big winner at sunday's 0livier awards in london, equalling the record for the most prizes for a musical at the ceremony. its seven wins included best musical revival and acting awards for its star nicole scherzinger. the event — which recognises the best of uk theatre — took...
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michael's church of england high school in the west midlands, by a 12—year—old pupil last october. freddie had asked the prince to come and find out about the school's matrix project — set up to shine a spotlight on male mental health. at the time, the prince responded with a message commending the school on its work but apologised for being unable to make it. six months on, the prince met the school's student voice committee to learn about its various initiatives. the initiative was launched in 2012 and consists of up to 100 students who meet at lunchtimes and after school. working on their mental health, well done them. do stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. there were two different types of weather across the country for thursday, neither being warm. across england and wales, there was a lot of cloud around with some patches of rain and these grey skies, the rain, was all tied in with an area of low pressure out in the north sea. you can see the extent of the cloud here. further north, though, we had much brighter weather in scotland with some lengthy spells of sunshin
michael's church of england high school in the west midlands, by a 12—year—old pupil last october. freddie had asked the prince to come and find out about the school's matrix project — set up to shine a spotlight on male mental health. at the time, the prince responded with a message commending the school on its work but apologised for being unable to make it. six months on, the prince met the school's student voice committee to learn about its various initiatives. the initiative was...
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he also faces charges up to 1981, some relating to his time as a scoutmaster in the west midlands. in 1997, the pensioner denied all of the alleged offences. today, he was told he'll appear in court again injune and will be asked to re—enter his pleas. he was led away to be taken back into custody again. judith moritz, bbc news, chester. yesterday, the authorjk rowling challenged scottish police to arrest her under a controversial new hate crime law. today, police scotland resisted that challenge, saying they won't be taking action over a series of social media posts byjk rowling about transgender people as they are not criminal. 0ur scotland correspondent alexandra mackenzie has more. jk rowling why does the author of harry potter but the edinburgh based writer has long been a critic of some trans activism. so there was no surprise when she expressed her views against scotland's new hate crime law on social media. there were several posts about transgender people, including... she went on to challenge police scotland. the prime minister, on a nursery visit, echoed her comments.
he also faces charges up to 1981, some relating to his time as a scoutmaster in the west midlands. in 1997, the pensioner denied all of the alleged offences. today, he was told he'll appear in court again injune and will be asked to re—enter his pleas. he was led away to be taken back into custody again. judith moritz, bbc news, chester. yesterday, the authorjk rowling challenged scottish police to arrest her under a controversial new hate crime law. today, police scotland resisted that...
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next, prince william is out and about in the west midlands today, supporting mental health and homelessness charities. our man, cameron walker went along for the ride and the itv boss has blasted the bbc for outbidding them for the meghan markle drama. skins is spending millions of pounds on a yank tv drama a right royal waste of licence payers money and that's all coming up between now and 6:00. welcome to the show. always an absolute delight to have your company. show. always an absolute delight to have your company . please get to have your company. please get in touch. there's a new way to do so. you can do that by sending your views, views or posting your comments by visiting gbnews.com/yoursay. you will not believe a story we've got coming up in the show today. it turns out an a gb news exclusive that spies at mi5 and m16 exclusive that spies at mi5 and mi6 are being told not to shake hands with muslims in case it offends them to use gender neutral toilets to recommend each other for diversity awards. what next? pronouns are forever that's going up in the show. but first, it's time fo
next, prince william is out and about in the west midlands today, supporting mental health and homelessness charities. our man, cameron walker went along for the ride and the itv boss has blasted the bbc for outbidding them for the meghan markle drama. skins is spending millions of pounds on a yank tv drama a right royal waste of licence payers money and that's all coming up between now and 6:00. welcome to the show. always an absolute delight to have your company. show. always an absolute...
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four other men, aged in their 20s and from the west midlands, were also arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender and remain in police custody. habibur masum will next appear at bradford crown court tomorrow. the family of kulsuma akter have described her as polite and humble and someone who loved to make those around her laugh. herfamily in bangladesh are said to be understandably extremely distraught by what has happened to her. both greater manchester and west yorkshire police forces have referred themselves to the police watchdog, the iopc, because both of them had contact with kulsuma akter before the attack happened. studio: allison freeman, thank you. waiting lists for routine hospital treatment in england have fallen for the fifth consecutive month, according to new figures. the prime minister has said the figures show the government's plan for the nhs is working. he's been talking to our health editor hugh pym, who's with me. but there are some uncomfortable details as well in these figures. explain. details as well in these figures. exlain. . �* , details as well in these
four other men, aged in their 20s and from the west midlands, were also arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender and remain in police custody. habibur masum will next appear at bradford crown court tomorrow. the family of kulsuma akter have described her as polite and humble and someone who loved to make those around her laugh. herfamily in bangladesh are said to be understandably extremely distraught by what has happened to her. both greater manchester and west yorkshire police forces...
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midlands, but malaysia and singapore have said no after victoria, and the last six occasions of the games five of those have been by countries in the uk or austria. so there is a narrowing list of countries who are able to and interested in hosting these games. it's a huge multisport event and brings lots of athletes who care about winning gold medals at the commonwealth games, particularly british athletes who get to compete in it an arena and events they don't normally get to do, so there are personal stories and significant moments of history that the commonwealth games can call upon, but whether it is a financial and logistical necessity now for the countries making a decision about hosting,. with two years ago, it's an open question. you hosting,. with two years ago, it's an open question.— hosting,. with two years ago, it's an open question. you need a host, thank ou an open question. you need a host, thank you for— an open question. you need a host, thank you for staying _ an open question. you need a host, thank you for staying on _ an open question. you need a host, tha
midlands, but malaysia and singapore have said no after victoria, and the last six occasions of the games five of those have been by countries in the uk or austria. so there is a narrowing list of countries who are able to and interested in hosting these games. it's a huge multisport event and brings lots of athletes who care about winning gold medals at the commonwealth games, particularly british athletes who get to compete in it an arena and events they don't normally get to do, so there are...
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he also faces charges of up to 1981, some related to his time as a scoutmaster in the west midlands. in 1997, the pensioner denied all the alleged offences. today he was told he'll appear in court injune and will be asked to re—enter his pleas. he was led away to be taken back into custody. judith moretz, bbc news, chester. stay with us, i'm back in a few minutes' time on the world today. hello there. there was some sunshine here and there today. this was rural essex earlier on. but we are seeing more cloud and some more rain arriving as well. you can see how the cloud has been racing across the atlantic and then pushing up from the southwest. and these areas of cloud are areas of low pressure and their weather fronts which are bringing the rain up. and we're seeing rain at the moment moving up from the southwest across england and wales. and these outbreaks of rain will continue to affect england and wales for the next few hours and then head northwards into northern ireland and across scotland, where it's going to turn increasingly wet here. now, we do have some colder air across
he also faces charges of up to 1981, some related to his time as a scoutmaster in the west midlands. in 1997, the pensioner denied all the alleged offences. today he was told he'll appear in court injune and will be asked to re—enter his pleas. he was led away to be taken back into custody. judith moretz, bbc news, chester. stay with us, i'm back in a few minutes' time on the world today. hello there. there was some sunshine here and there today. this was rural essex earlier on. but we are...
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he also faces charges of up to 1981, some related to his time as a scoutmaster in the west midlands. in 1997, the pensioner denied all the alleged offences. today he was told he'll appear in court in june today he was told he'll appear in court injune and will be asked to re—enter his pleas. he was led away to be taken back into custody. police scotland say no action will be taken over a series of social media posts byjk rowling about transgender people. ms rowling, who lives in edinburgh, had invited the force to arrest her if they believed she had committed an offence under scotland's new hate crime law, which came into force yesterday. our scotland correspondent, alexandra mackenzie, is outside police headquarters in glasgow. tell us more about this. welcome as ou sa , tell us more about this. welcome as you say. the — tell us more about this. welcome as you say. the bill— tell us more about this. welcome as you say, the bill came _ tell us more about this. welcome as you say, the bill came into _ tell us more about this. welcome as you say, the bill came into law- you say,
he also faces charges of up to 1981, some related to his time as a scoutmaster in the west midlands. in 1997, the pensioner denied all the alleged offences. today he was told he'll appear in court in june today he was told he'll appear in court injune and will be asked to re—enter his pleas. he was led away to be taken back into custody. police scotland say no action will be taken over a series of social media posts byjk rowling about transgender people. ms rowling, who lives in edinburgh,...
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four other men aged in their 20s from the west midlands were also arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, and remain in police custody. habibur masum will next appear at bradford crown court tomorrow. today, a group of women turned up here to pay their respects to ms akter. they place more flowers at the spot where she was attacked. it was a very emotional moment. some of them were crying, some angry, saying they wanted women to feel safe on they wanted women to feel safe on the streets of bradford. both greater manchester and west yorkshire police have referred themselves to the ipoc, the police watchdog, because they had had previous contact with ms akter before the attack happened. alison, thank you. more than £34,000 of taxpayers' money has been used to cover the cost of legal fees for the science secretary michelle donelan after she falsely accused an academic of extremism. it's more than double the amount the government had previously said was being paid out. they have defended using public money to pay the bill, claiming her comments had been made "in the course of he
four other men aged in their 20s from the west midlands were also arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, and remain in police custody. habibur masum will next appear at bradford crown court tomorrow. today, a group of women turned up here to pay their respects to ms akter. they place more flowers at the spot where she was attacked. it was a very emotional moment. some of them were crying, some angry, saying they wanted women to feel safe on they wanted women to feel safe on the streets...
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reporterjack >> west midlands reporter jack carson with this one. so this man is now he's now history. he's been thrown out of the school. tell us why jack . school. tell us why jack. >> well, this was an investigation and a decision by a panel from the teaching regulation agency, aqib khan, who is the 30 year old man, a former teacher here at harborne academy teaching english. he was found after an internal investigation was handed to the agency for investigation . there agency for investigation. there were complaints against the from a fellow member of staff about concerns around mr khan's conduct with students that was put forward onto the school's safeguarding portal. then, after an internal investigation found and including, you know, the interviews of several pupils , as interviews of several pupils, as it was noted that there was a suggestion of inappropriate religious views and harmful comments about dating and relationships . it was passed relationships. it was passed forward to the teaching regulation agency, who, after that investigation,
reporterjack >> west midlands reporter jack carson with this one. so this man is now he's now history. he's been thrown out of the school. tell us why jack . school. tell us why jack. >> well, this was an investigation and a decision by a panel from the teaching regulation agency, aqib khan, who is the 30 year old man, a former teacher here at harborne academy teaching english. he was found after an internal investigation was handed to the agency for investigation . there agency for...
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well, our west midlands reporterjack mutual respect. well, our west midlands reporter jack carson mutual respect. well, our west midlands reporterjack carson is midlands reporter jack carson is outside mr khan's former school, harborne academy, the teaching regulation agency , has found regulation agency, has found that he committed unacceptable professional conduct. >> conduct which including calling westernised girls lunatics and also sharing a topless photo to a group chat which included students . now, which included students. now, the panel did consider the workload and stress of his life as a teacher, but found his actions to be calculated and motivated . he can appeal the motivated. he can appeal the order to the high from order to the high court from march 2026, and the king will open balmoral castle to the pubuc open balmoral castle to the public this summer , giving public this summer, giving cunous public this summer, giving curious visitors a rare glimpse inside the royal estate. >> it's the first time the pubuc >> it's the
well, our west midlands reporterjack mutual respect. well, our west midlands reporter jack carson mutual respect. well, our west midlands reporterjack carson is midlands reporter jack carson is outside mr khan's former school, harborne academy, the teaching regulation agency , has found regulation agency, has found that he committed unacceptable professional conduct. >> conduct which including calling westernised girls lunatics and also sharing a topless photo to a group chat which...
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eight hour west respect. eight hour west midlands reporterjack respect. eight hour west midlands reporter jack carson has been outside mr khan's former school, harborne academy. >> the teaching regulation agency has found that he committed unacceptable professional conduct conduct which including calling westernised girls lunatics and also sharing a topless photo to also sharing a topless photo to a group chat which included students. now, the panel did consider and stress consider the workload and stress of his life as a teacher, but found his actions to be calculated and motivated. he can appeal the order the high appeal the order to the high court from march 2026. >> well, we've heard today that royal mail is pushing the postal regulator ofcom, to speed up reforms, including cutting back on second class deliveries to just three days a week. the postal service says those urgent reforms are needed to cut costs following a major drop in demand, falling from some 20 billion letters a year to just 7 billion. the plan , set to save billion. the plan, set to
eight hour west respect. eight hour west midlands reporterjack respect. eight hour west midlands reporter jack carson has been outside mr khan's former school, harborne academy. >> the teaching regulation agency has found that he committed unacceptable professional conduct conduct which including calling westernised girls lunatics and also sharing a topless photo to also sharing a topless photo to a group chat which included students. now, the panel did consider and stress consider the...
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our west midlands reporterjack desertion or cowardice. our west midlands reporter jack carson has this report . has this report. >> in world war i, 309 soldiers from britain and the commonwealth were shot at dawn, the majority killed for the likes of desertion , cowardice likes of desertion, cowardice and sleeping at post. appearing at their court martial with no real opportunity for defence, these men were told they had brought shame on their country and would be held in the highest disregard to discourage anyone else from the same. today, else from doing the same. today, it's recognised that many it's widely recognised that many of the soldiers were likely suffering from post—traumatic stress disorder. in 2001, the shot at dawn memorial was unveiled at the national memorial arboretum as a way to remember the hundreds who had been killed. now, more than 20 years on, the arboretum has launched a fundraising campaign to preservation of to ensure the preservation of the site. mark ellis is the national memorial arboretum lead. >> it's a r
our west midlands reporterjack desertion or cowardice. our west midlands reporter jack carson has this report . has this report. >> in world war i, 309 soldiers from britain and the commonwealth were shot at dawn, the majority killed for the likes of desertion , cowardice likes of desertion, cowardice and sleeping at post. appearing at their court martial with no real opportunity for defence, these men were told they had brought shame on their country and would be held in the highest...
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with some bretof the west midlands this ng out of the west midlands this afternoon, been afternoon, that a woman has been arrested after a retired vet was allegedly mauled to death by dogsin allegedly mauled to death by dogs in his garden in warwickshire . we understand that warwickshire. we understand that anthony harrington harrington, who was 77, was found unconscious with severe bite injuries. seven dogs were seized since that incident, including one that was believed to be mr harrington's pet, leading to the arrest of another 75 year old woman in warwickshire. police have said they are continuing to investigate what they have described as that tragic incident . in other news, the incident. in other news, the prime minister says that britain could pull out of the european convention on human rights if it obstructs the government's rwanda plan. rishi sunak says controlling illegal migration is more important than membership in the echr, and he would not let what he called the foreign court interfere in sovereign matters. labour has accused the prime minister of trying to appease
with some bretof the west midlands this ng out of the west midlands this afternoon, been afternoon, that a woman has been arrested after a retired vet was allegedly mauled to death by dogsin allegedly mauled to death by dogs in his garden in warwickshire . we understand that warwickshire. we understand that anthony harrington harrington, who was 77, was found unconscious with severe bite injuries. seven dogs were seized since that incident, including one that was believed to be mr harrington's...
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we were right in the centre of the country, the west midlands, soaking up country, the west midlands, soaking up all these ideas from everywhere else. and of course along came the guy that created it all, jerry, he was the man who galvanised the whole movement. if it wasn't forjerry, he had an idea of what he wanted to do. first of all he wanted to meld the idea of reggae with the power of punk. they never really worked until they spend the whole thing up to ska and punk and the rest is history, they created this great genre, a subdivision of reggae. that was the start of all this once that happened. but it was gerry who was the man. we were talking about this recently. he tried to get into leeds university, that was his first choice at the time, he ended up in coventry. we always wonder if it could have happened in leeds. with that have been the same? but it certainly happened in coventry. tt certainly happened in coventry. it was as much about ska driving it and those genres coming together but also what was happening socially in coventry as well. we look at the footage of the speci
we were right in the centre of the country, the west midlands, soaking up country, the west midlands, soaking up all these ideas from everywhere else. and of course along came the guy that created it all, jerry, he was the man who galvanised the whole movement. if it wasn't forjerry, he had an idea of what he wanted to do. first of all he wanted to meld the idea of reggae with the power of punk. they never really worked until they spend the whole thing up to ska and punk and the rest is...
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now, earlier i mentioned the west midlands mayoral contest and here are the candidates for that election. i just have to name them all in accordance with ofcom rules. siobhan harper nunes, who's the greens? richard parker is for labour and the co—operative party. andy street is the conservative candidate. sunny virk is liberal democrat and virk is the liberal democrat and elaine ruth williams is for reform. there's also a list reform. and there's also a list of candidates are available of candidates that are available for the tees valley mayoral election. hawkins fighting election. ben hawkins fighting it the conservatives. chris it for the conservatives. chris mcewan labour, simon thorley mcewan for labour, simon thorley for the liberal democrats. so there you have it. i'll be back next with julie bindel. don't go morning and welcome back to the camilla tominey show. i'm joined now by feminist author and journalist julie bindel. julie, you were going to be in the studio with me. but i understand you've been caught up in storm kathleen, so i hope you're safe, dry and well . i kathleen,
now, earlier i mentioned the west midlands mayoral contest and here are the candidates for that election. i just have to name them all in accordance with ofcom rules. siobhan harper nunes, who's the greens? richard parker is for labour and the co—operative party. andy street is the conservative candidate. sunny virk is liberal democrat and virk is the liberal democrat and elaine ruth williams is for reform. there's also a list reform. and there's also a list of candidates are available of...
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so, so the mood sake who has been living in nothing and in england's east midland since 2004 that was born in the southern part of cynical political cause the most a town close, you get a show. so a girl, david, my grandfather, my mom's father, who's my mental so age of 7. my grandfather told me how to build my 1st instrument age of 14, that spot to learn that up at twice. i'm practicing those songs that dated back in century with a story behind the age of 18 and i left the family. the cora originated in west africa, likely in the 13th or the 14th century. it's made of a calabash gord covered with an animal skin with a long wooden neck attached. it's played using only the thumbs and index fingers. so that's the best and the middle. one of the 2 from the fingers out for you to play. to improvise i mentioned that that is the. ready ready ready ready ready what makes a fusion of cora and classical, especially tricky, is that while music is written down on paper in europe sake who learned his craft by ear. when i was young ask is my uncle who said, i want to learn how to read and write mu
so, so the mood sake who has been living in nothing and in england's east midland since 2004 that was born in the southern part of cynical political cause the most a town close, you get a show. so a girl, david, my grandfather, my mom's father, who's my mental so age of 7. my grandfather told me how to build my 1st instrument age of 14, that spot to learn that up at twice. i'm practicing those songs that dated back in century with a story behind the age of 18 and i left the family. the cora...
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but many places will be dry and across the north midlands, north—west england and northern ireland, it's going to be warm. and in western scotland, temperatures could reach 20 degrees. still on the cooler side for eastern scotland where we see a few showers on friday. and then we've got a bit more rain developing across england and wales, pushing northwards, bringing the risk of some storms in northern england that will drop the temperatures here. we should get some sunshine in southern england. the highest temperatures will be in western scotland, 20 degrees just for one more day because the weather is going to change here, because that weather front is going to work its way northwards and take some outbreaks of rain, particularly into northern ireland but also parts of scotland on saturday. and to the south, the weekend is starting off on a more promising note with some sunshine in most places, dry looks like the rain now steering into france on saturday rather than further north. so temperatures a pleasant 16 or 17 degrees. now, as we head further into the bank holiday weekend, it's g
but many places will be dry and across the north midlands, north—west england and northern ireland, it's going to be warm. and in western scotland, temperatures could reach 20 degrees. still on the cooler side for eastern scotland where we see a few showers on friday. and then we've got a bit more rain developing across england and wales, pushing northwards, bringing the risk of some storms in northern england that will drop the temperatures here. we should get some sunshine in southern...
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the crooked house near dudley in the west midlands had been demolished following a suspected arson attack last year. its owners are proposing rebuilding it in a busier area nearby. the stage show sunset boulevard had a good night at the olivier awards, picking up a record seven prizes including best musical revival. another went to its leading lady nicole scherzinger, who won best actress for her role as norma desmond, a former silent movie star who lives in her own fantasy world. it is a really complete phenomenon. i never expected it, you know, ifeel like i've... it's like norma says, i've come home at last, but i didn't know it would be with this show. and that's jamie lloyd, the way that his brain works. so i'm just really grateful. well done to her and all of the other winners as well. and finally, some cracking news for bird lovers this morning! loch arkaig in the highlands has welcomed its first osprey egg of the season. the woodland trust in scotland say one of their birds of prey, called dorcha, began chirping yesterday morning and treated live stream viewers to a glimpse of the
the crooked house near dudley in the west midlands had been demolished following a suspected arson attack last year. its owners are proposing rebuilding it in a busier area nearby. the stage show sunset boulevard had a good night at the olivier awards, picking up a record seven prizes including best musical revival. another went to its leading lady nicole scherzinger, who won best actress for her role as norma desmond, a former silent movie star who lives in her own fantasy world. it is a...
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our west midlands reporter jack carson has the story. >> in world war i, 309 soldiers from britain and the commonwealth were shot at dawn, the majority killed for the likes of desertion, cowardice and sleeping at post, appearing at their court martial with no real opportunity for defence, these men were told they had brought shame on their country and would be held in the highest disregard discourage anyone disregard to discourage anyone else from doing the same. today it's widely recognised that many of the soldiers were likely suffering from post—traumatic stress disorder. in 2001, the shot at dawn memorial was unveiled at the national memorial arboretum as a way to remember the hundreds who had been killed. now, more than 20 years on, the arboretum has launched fundraising campaign launched a fundraising campaign to ensure the preservation of the site. mark ellis is the national memorial arboretum lead. >> it's a really important memorial here at the arboretum, a must see for very many of our visitors. so millions of pairs of feet of have walked round it and looked at it, but it's
our west midlands reporter jack carson has the story. >> in world war i, 309 soldiers from britain and the commonwealth were shot at dawn, the majority killed for the likes of desertion, cowardice and sleeping at post, appearing at their court martial with no real opportunity for defence, these men were told they had brought shame on their country and would be held in the highest disregard discourage anyone disregard to discourage anyone else from doing the same. today it's widely...
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the south—west. the could be a few spots of rain moving down across scotland before northern areas see the sunshine return in the afternoon but there will not be as much sunshine in northern ireland, it will not be as warm on monday. may make 16 degrees in glasgow but it will be particularly chilly with the midlands and eastern parts of england. that area of i pressure continues to just get pushed away in these weather fronts move southwards overnight with clear skies following into scotland early frost around here. most of the cloud will be affecting eastern parts of england heading to the south—east under northerly wind follows and not light show north sea coast. cloud will build up and sunny skies for western scotland and northern ireland and wales. temperatures will be 13 or 1a degrees here but again, colderfurther will be 13 or 1a degrees here but again, colder further east and generally over the next few days west is going to be best. high pressure is no longer with us on wednesday but we are
the south—west. the could be a few spots of rain moving down across scotland before northern areas see the sunshine return in the afternoon but there will not be as much sunshine in northern ireland, it will not be as warm on monday. may make 16 degrees in glasgow but it will be particularly chilly with the midlands and eastern parts of england. that area of i pressure continues to just get pushed away in these weather fronts move southwards overnight with clear skies following into scotland...
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andy street is absolutely delivering for the west midlands. unlike the labour mayor in london he has delivered on all of his housing targets, in fact. has delivered on all of his housing targets, infact. it has delivered on all of his housing targets, in fact. it is a labour run council in birmingham imposing on her constituents and others are 21% council tax rise. what are they getting in exchange for that? 600 job losses, cuts to services and on some streets they are even turning off the lights stop what labour have done to birmingham, the conservatives will never let them do it to britain. flan conservatives will never let them do it to lmain-— it to britain. can i 'ust ask the prime minister _ it to britain. can i 'ust ask the prime minister to _ it to britain. can i just ask the prime minister to thank - it to britain. can i just ask the prime minister to thank his i it to britain. can i just ask the i prime minister to thank his right honourable friend the secretary of state for transport for further meetings with hitachi this morning,
andy street is absolutely delivering for the west midlands. unlike the labour mayor in london he has delivered on all of his housing targets, in fact. has delivered on all of his housing targets, infact. it has delivered on all of his housing targets, in fact. it is a labour run council in birmingham imposing on her constituents and others are 21% council tax rise. what are they getting in exchange for that? 600 job losses, cuts to services and on some streets they are even turning off the...
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most frequent showers across the north—west of scotland and running up through south—west england across wales, stretching up into the midlands and lincolnshire. one or two heavier ones. maybe the odd rumble of thunder and still, accompanied by gusts of winds in excess of 40—50 mph in the land, stronger still in the far north of scotland. here, highs of 10—13. not quite as warm in the south—east as yesterday, but nevertheless, 17 degrees is still pretty good for this time of year. as we move into monday, there is another deepening area of low pressure that is going to be pushing in from the south—west. it stays pretty unsettled for the next few days, i am afraid. the heaviest of the rain first thing on monday morning, channel islands, isles of scilly, cornwall, stretching up across the west coast of wales. there will be some sharper showers ahead of it as well, but quite a lot of cloud, not rain all of the time for much of central and eastern england. still highs in the middle of the afternoon of 17 degrees. the heaviest of the rain moving up through the irish sea, effecting the
most frequent showers across the north—west of scotland and running up through south—west england across wales, stretching up into the midlands and lincolnshire. one or two heavier ones. maybe the odd rumble of thunder and still, accompanied by gusts of winds in excess of 40—50 mph in the land, stronger still in the far north of scotland. here, highs of 10—13. not quite as warm in the south—east as yesterday, but nevertheless, 17 degrees is still pretty good for this time of year. as...
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people you want to call the lies as the glands or, or in prison in big good prisons as they did in the west bank and the gaza strip chance. i think there's also an historical structure here and probably also more immediate reasons and i'm sure we'll talk about them in midland. we will then we won't pick say, since we go along hopefully quite deeply. i just want you to run me curry about this because the impact of such an assassination, however, you want to describe it, assassination, talk to the killing. it, it has an impact, it surprises and it shocks, that's what is right. these ones, it's what the reaction might be from the palestinians in the short time of the long term to this. as well as he is rarely have shown clearly since the priest items are in those days, really the last century. they're very good. a chilling palestinians and they're very good, an ethnic cleansing expanding colonial settlement and controlling western ontario power. so helping them set up their shuttle and calling them apart. i'd say they're not very good understanding the realities of how people in palestine are.
people you want to call the lies as the glands or, or in prison in big good prisons as they did in the west bank and the gaza strip chance. i think there's also an historical structure here and probably also more immediate reasons and i'm sure we'll talk about them in midland. we will then we won't pick say, since we go along hopefully quite deeply. i just want you to run me curry about this because the impact of such an assassination, however, you want to describe it, assassination, talk to...
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, and later into the south—west of england. the best of the dry weather and sunshine probably through east anglia and the south—east of england, but it's going to be a windy day. the strongest of the winds likely to be in the far north—west of scotland, over 60 mph. temperatures are going to be lower than they were on saturday, but a pleasant 16 or 17 in the south—east and across east anglia in the sunshine. now, storm kathleen weakens by monday to the north of scotland. we're going to find our next area of low pressure moving in from the south, and this one is going to bring with it some cloud and some outbreaks of rain. that's mainly going to run northwards to the western side of the uk, but we will see some rain for northern england and southern scotland. northern scotland likely to be dry. the winds becoming lighter, and we'll get some sunshine and dry weather for awhile through the midlands and across eastern parts of england. again, temperatures 16 or 17 degrees. by the end of the day it's not going to be as windy,
, and later into the south—west of england. the best of the dry weather and sunshine probably through east anglia and the south—east of england, but it's going to be a windy day. the strongest of the winds likely to be in the far north—west of scotland, over 60 mph. temperatures are going to be lower than they were on saturday, but a pleasant 16 or 17 in the south—east and across east anglia in the sunshine. now, storm kathleen weakens by monday to the north of scotland. we're going to...
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our west midlands reporter jack carson has the story. >> in world war i, 309 soldiers from britain and the commonwealth were shot at dawn. the majority killed for the likes of desertion, cowardice and sleeping at post. appearing at their court martial with no real opportunity for defence, these men were told they had brought shame on their country and would be held in the highest disregard . to discourage anyone disregard. to discourage anyone else from doing the same today , else from doing the same today, it's widely recognised that many of the soldiers were likely suffering from post—traumatic stress disorder. in 2001, the shot at dawn memorial was unveiled at the national memorial arboretum as a way to remember the hundreds who had been killed. now more than 20 years on, the arboretum has launched a fundraising campaign to the preservation of to ensure the preservation of the site. mark ellis is the national memorial arboretum lead. >> it's a really important memorial here at the arboretum, a must see for very many of our visitors. so millions of pairs of feet of have walked arou
our west midlands reporter jack carson has the story. >> in world war i, 309 soldiers from britain and the commonwealth were shot at dawn. the majority killed for the likes of desertion, cowardice and sleeping at post. appearing at their court martial with no real opportunity for defence, these men were told they had brought shame on their country and would be held in the highest disregard . to discourage anyone disregard. to discourage anyone else from doing the same today , else from...
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the midlands, east anglia, south—east england dry with sunshine, still relatively warm. 17 degrees the overall height. now, moving into the middle part of the week, likely to remain unsettled. a ridge of high pressure for a time, another low moving in and bringing gale force wind to the south—west. then we have the high pressure setting across europe. that might keep things quiet towards the south by the end of the week. looking ahead, and unsettled star, showers and longer spells of rain and temperatures back to where they should be them this time of year. take care. goodbye. this is bbc news. the headlines... the israeli military confirms it's recovered the body of hostage elad katzirfrom khan younis — nearly 6 months after being abducted by hamas. president biden is facing growing pressure from within his own party to pause arms sales to israel, following the israeli air strike that killed seven aid workers. 36 democratic members of congress have signed an open letter expressing outrage at the deaths. seven people have been killed in russian drone attacks on ukraine's second—l
the midlands, east anglia, south—east england dry with sunshine, still relatively warm. 17 degrees the overall height. now, moving into the middle part of the week, likely to remain unsettled. a ridge of high pressure for a time, another low moving in and bringing gale force wind to the south—west. then we have the high pressure setting across europe. that might keep things quiet towards the south by the end of the week. looking ahead, and unsettled star, showers and longer spells of rain...
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ready and probably also more immediate reasons, and i'm sure we'll talk about them in midland, if we will, then we will pick face as we go along, hopefully quite deeply. i just don't get to run mccurry about this because the impact of such an assassination. however, you want to describe it, assassination, talk to the killing, it, it has an impact, it surprises and it shocks us. what is right, these ones, it's what the reaction might be from the palestinians in the short time of the long term to this. as well as the, as whatever is shown. clearly since the priest sides are in those days, really the last century, they're very good. a chilling powers to enhance their very good, an ethnic cleansing, expanding colonial settlement and controlling western imperial power. so helping them set up their shuttle and calling them apart. i'd say they're not very good understanding the realities of how people in palestine are. countries actually behave as human beings. and they've actually exactly the same as jewish on his rarely behave. that if you're subjugated or tortured, or a deported or humil
ready and probably also more immediate reasons, and i'm sure we'll talk about them in midland, if we will, then we will pick face as we go along, hopefully quite deeply. i just don't get to run mccurry about this because the impact of such an assassination. however, you want to describe it, assassination, talk to the killing, it, it has an impact, it surprises and it shocks us. what is right, these ones, it's what the reaction might be from the palestinians in the short time of the long term to...
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we've seen a report from our west midlands correspondent saying that there's a saint george's society that's had to close down. not enough interest in emily, you had idea. in this. emily, you had an idea. >> i did public holiday. public houday >> i did public holiday. public holiday saint george's holiday for saint george's day. why earth not? why on earth not? >> because jeremy corbyn proposed it in his 2017 manifesto, and he was right to do so. you know it was wrong. it's another another day off. it would cost £4.3 billion to the economy. no idea how much it would have an alternative . would have an alternative. >> i've put that in his inflation calculator and thinks it's gospel. >> i have an alternative plan. we a terrible situation in we have a terrible situation in terms of bank holidays at the moment. suggest it's lopsided . moment. i suggest it's lopsided. we have bank holidays in we have two bank holidays in may. rid of of them. may. get rid of one of them. i suggested that i suggested that, i suggested suggested, i suggested that i suggested, and you jumped board. and then y
we've seen a report from our west midlands correspondent saying that there's a saint george's society that's had to close down. not enough interest in emily, you had idea. in this. emily, you had an idea. >> i did public holiday. public houday >> i did public holiday. public holiday saint george's holiday for saint george's day. why earth not? why on earth not? >> because jeremy corbyn proposed it in his 2017 manifesto, and he was right to do so. you know it was wrong. it's...
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most frequent showers across the north—west of scotland and running up through south—west england across wales, stretching up into the midlands and lincolnshire. one or two heavier ones. maybe the odd rumble of thunder and still, accompanied by gusts of winds in excess of 40—50 mph in the land, stronger still in the far north of scotland. here, highs of 10—13. not quite as warm in the south—east as yesterday, but nevertheless, 17 celsius is still pretty good for this time of year. as we move into monday, there is another deepening area of low pressure that is going to be pushing in from the south—west. it stays pretty unsettled for the next few days, i am afraid. the heaviest of the rain first thing on monday morning, channel islands, isles of scilly, cornwall, stretching up across the west coast of wales. there will be some sharper showers ahead of it as well, but quite a lot of cloud, not rain all of the time for much of central and eastern england. still highs in the middle of the afternoon of 17 celsius. the heaviest of the rain moving up through the irish sea, effecting the
most frequent showers across the north—west of scotland and running up through south—west england across wales, stretching up into the midlands and lincolnshire. one or two heavier ones. maybe the odd rumble of thunder and still, accompanied by gusts of winds in excess of 40—50 mph in the land, stronger still in the far north of scotland. here, highs of 10—13. not quite as warm in the south—east as yesterday, but nevertheless, 17 celsius is still pretty good for this time of year. as...
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and south—west england later. following on behind a lot of showers for scotland and northern ireland, some of them heavy and sundry with some hail. a blast of warmth and some sunshine still across east anglia and the south—east, temperatures of 20 degrees here. but elsewhere those temperatures are going to be several degrees lower on saturday. we are replacing that woman south—westerly wind with something much cooler, a westerly wind which will bring in more showers on sunday. we will see showers particularly in scotland and northern ireland, just for a while there could be some wintriness over there could be some wintriness over the mountain tops. they will be a few showers coming in over the agassi into north—west england and north wales but further sound and east it may well be dry but it is certainly going to be cooler. we've got to put us back down to 15 degrees, which is near—normalfor this time of year but struggling to ten or 11 across much of scotland and northern ireland. here we will find a lot
and south—west england later. following on behind a lot of showers for scotland and northern ireland, some of them heavy and sundry with some hail. a blast of warmth and some sunshine still across east anglia and the south—east, temperatures of 20 degrees here. but elsewhere those temperatures are going to be several degrees lower on saturday. we are replacing that woman south—westerly wind with something much cooler, a westerly wind which will bring in more showers on sunday. we will see...
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those services are avanti west coast, east midlands railway, west midlands trains, london northwestern railway and cross country. all five of those will be providing no services today , and rail passengers are today, and rail passengers are being urged to check before they travel anywhere. now. aslef union members voted last month to continue this strike action and in response to that, their general secretary, mick whelan, had to say those votes show yet again a clear rejection by train drivers of the ridiculous offer put to us in april last year by the rail delivery group , which the rail delivery group, which knew that the offer would be rejected because a land grab for all the terms and conditions we have negotiated over the years would never be accepted by our members . now would never be accepted by our members. now he would never be accepted by our members . now he refers there to members. now he refers there to a ridiculous offer , which a ridiculous offer, which actually is a pay rise of 8, which a representative from the department of transport has said would mean the average
those services are avanti west coast, east midlands railway, west midlands trains, london northwestern railway and cross country. all five of those will be providing no services today , and rail passengers are today, and rail passengers are being urged to check before they travel anywhere. now. aslef union members voted last month to continue this strike action and in response to that, their general secretary, mick whelan, had to say those votes show yet again a clear rejection by train drivers...
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most frequent showers across the north—west of scotland and running up through south—west england across wales, stretching up into the midlands and lincolnshire. one or two heavier ones. maybe the odd rumble of thunder and still, accompanied by gusts of winds in excess of 40—50 mph inland, stronger still in the far north of scotland. here, highs of 10—13. not quite as warm in the south—east as yesterday, but nevertheless, 17 degrees is still pretty good for this time of year. as we move into monday, there is another deepening area of low pressure that is going to be pushing in from the south—west. it stays pretty unsettled for the next few days, i am afraid. the heaviest of the rain first thing on monday morning, channel islands, isles of scilly, cornwall, stretching up across the west coast of wales. there will be some sharper showers ahead of it as well, but quite a lot of cloud, not rain all of the time for much of central and eastern england. still highs in the middle of the afternoon of 17 degrees. the heaviest of the rain moving up through the irish sea, effecting the isle
most frequent showers across the north—west of scotland and running up through south—west england across wales, stretching up into the midlands and lincolnshire. one or two heavier ones. maybe the odd rumble of thunder and still, accompanied by gusts of winds in excess of 40—50 mph inland, stronger still in the far north of scotland. here, highs of 10—13. not quite as warm in the south—east as yesterday, but nevertheless, 17 degrees is still pretty good for this time of year. as we...