Rishi sunak� s plans have not yet come to fruition. Our Political Correspondent, hannah miller, has this report. Labour won mayors, councils, and police and crime commissioners. Rishi sunak left clinging on to just one mayor in the tees valley. Even his majority diminished. This morning, the former home secretary, and one of the Prime Ministers biggest critics, warned of a total wipe out for the conservatives. I despair at these terrible results. There is no spinning these results, there is no disguising the fact that these have been terrible Election Results for the conservatives, and they suggest that we are heading to a labour government. Her prescription for the pm. He needs to actually lower taxes in a way that people will feel, not tweaking round the edges. If he is serious about migration, he needs to put a cap on illegal migration, he needs to take us out of the European Convention on human rights. In defeat, the now former conservative mayor of the West Midlands, andy street, said the opposite, urging his party to stick to the centre ground. This morning, ministers were insisting they are already on the right track. We have a plan and the plan is working. But voters are telling you they dont like it. But were not all the way through yet. You have got to actually see. I think people want to see delivery, right . So they want to see inflation continued to come down, they want to see the boats stopped, they want to see, for example, nhs Waiting Lists continue to fall. We have made a lot of progress on that, but we are not all of the way there yet. Despite a terrible set of results for rishi sunak, his mps are not about to turf him out of number 10, but they know that unless he is able to turn the partys fortunes around, it will be keir starmer walking through that door when the General Election does come around. Labour, though, faces pressure in some areas where there is concern about its stance on the war in gaza. I do acknowledge that in some parts of the country that is the case, and there will be some people who maybe voted labour in the past that havent in the local elections because of this issue. And where that the case, we will work to get peoples support back, but overall i do have to stress these were tremendous local Election Results, a tremendous by election, and a set of Mayoral Elections that went beyond the expectations that we had. Until he decides to call a General Election, rishi sunak appears safe in here, but he is under real pressure to deliver and there are others waiting to get in. Hannah miller, bbc news. For more on all of the results lets speak to our Political Correspondent in the newsroom, helen catt. After this set of results will there be crisis talks happening within the Conservative Party . There is certainly an interesting read here, and you can see various people coming out trying to give their prescription for how they should be fixed, because this was undeniably a very bad set of results for the conservatives. In terms of crisis talks, in terms of rishi sunak� s position, at first glance, it appears that she is actually safe from a leadership challenge. That is because friday, those mps who have been talking up about potentially challenging him for the leadership have said that they were not going to do so. I think the fact that they did to retain their mayoralty entities valley did help him there. It looks like to listen to concerted push to move him as leader. Does that mean its all plain sailing for him . Very much not. You heard Suella Braverman in that package talking about what she thinks is wrong with the party, that they shouldnt change leaders but the need to change leaders but the need to Change Course. There is going to be no shortage of back seat drivers over the coming days, suggesting how they think mr sunak should go about trying to fix us, and her prescription that you help is very different from that of andy street, the defeated mayor of the West Midlands, who suggested that because it was pretty close to should be continuing, are looking toward some sort of moderate position. There are certainly going to be a lot of discussion about what is happening next. What does this all mean in terms of when there will be a General Election . It is less likely well see those in the coming weeks because of the scale of defeat, that suggests that rishi sunak is less likely to call one shortly. But that is entirely in the gift of rishi sunak, and ultimately, theyre going to call it when they feel it is going to be best suited to do that. There have been suggestions that some Autumn Election is more likely, because it make of time for further fiscal measures are to be taken. It make of time. You heard Suella Braverman talking about more tax cuts, and it is something the Prime Minister and chancellor have signalled they would like to do. The discussion is where they might fall and how they may come, because of ready made to consonantal insurance, and you heard Suella Braverman talking about that been tweaking around the edges are not being felt. Well they do something completely differently . Will they try to give more time to run down to the autumn to try to do that . We dont know, but it would seem less likely that you will get a summer General Election off the back of quite such a difficult set of results here. Results here. There are many commentators results here. There are many commentators think results here. There are many commentators think there i results here. There are many commentators think there is | results here. There are many i commentators think there is results here. There are many commentators think there is it is commentators think there is it is a done deal that labour will win. Its anything the conservatives can do to bring back voters . Its anything the conservatives can do to bring back voters . There will bet inc. Do to bring back voters . There will be trying in do to bring back voters . There will be trying. In terms do to bring back voters . There will be trying. In terms of do to bring back voters . There will be trying. In terms of labour, do to bring back voters . There will be trying. In terms of labour, that | be trying. In terms of labour, that are truly interesting, that we had from the National Campaign coordinator today saying that they are taking a sense of belief that they can win, but theyre very, very nervous about stepping into complacency, looking like they think it is a done deal. They will sink in fact, pat mcfadden was saying that this is notjob done, pointing out that no votes have been cast for the General Election. Evolves officer had his actual votes that have been cuts in local elections, which are being torn apart are analysed and all of the space. We have had the Opinion Polls which is so liberal with a very big need for quite some time now, but labour very clean and not to be seen that they have got this on the back. Very keen to be going for each vote and not to be seen to be complacent. The israeli Prime Minister and the hamas leader, have blamed each other for the failure so far to achieve a breakthrough in talks in cairo on a ceasefire in gaza and the release of israeli hostages. Talks in cairo to secure a ceasefire and release some of the hostages today have now ended. With all the latest from jerusalem, heres frank gardner. In israel, the protests are getting louder. Last night, thousands turned out to demand a Ceasefire Deal to secure the release of scores of hostages still held in gaza. People are hostages to the right wing government, and the people of gaza are hostages to hamas, and basically there has to be a way to overcome that. They are protesting because the last five months of Military Assaults on gaza have failed to release those israeli hostages. Not everybody in israel wants this Ceasefire Deal. There are some, especially hardliners in the coalition government, who want to see instead an immediate Military Operation against hamas in rafah. Meanwhile, the Israeli Government has voted unanimously to close the operations in israel of the qatar based tv channel aljazeera. A tweet from the israeli Prime Ministers office called it the incitement channel. In cairo, Ceasefire Talks are still in play. Hamas has sent a delegation, but they have been locked in talks with mediators. The Sticking Point appears to be they want a permanent end to the fighting, notjust a pause, and israel isnt ready to give that commitment. In gaza, the war continues. The Hamas Run Health Ministry puts the latest death toll at over 3a,000. The World Food Programme warns of famine, something israel denies. God willing, says this woman in rafah, my big hope is that this ceasefire happens and we can all return to our homes. Gazans are desperate for this war to end. So are many israelis, but others in israel see this as unfinished business. They want this war pursued until hamas is utterly destroyed. Frank gardner, bbc news, jerusalem. The United Nations has warned against an Israeli Attack on rafah in the gaza strip, saying it risks causing many more deaths. Israel has said that even if there is a Ceasefire Agreement it will be temporary, and that it plans a Military Assault on rafah to destroy hamas. Around 1. 4 Million People are sheltering in rafah many of them have been displaced from other parts of gaza. Our special correspondent fergal keane reports now on the crisis facing rafa h. The story of desperate need to hold on single line. Stretching on the road to rafah. This is the key on the egyptian side of the border. Rafah is both at the hub through which most of gazas eight passes, and no home to nearly 1. 5 Million People, five times its original population. Aid. It was more hospitals have become refugee camps. When not living space is wasted. The wards where families cook, where the children roam the corridors of a place that is, for now, sir. 11 year olds you seem as, according to his mother, surviving on painkillers. Here, the brutal truth of the war is urged on the faces of its young victims. The fear is that this is what awaits rafah if an invasion is ordered. In the coalition government, the far right Finance Minister opposes any deal that would spur rafah in return for israeli hostages. Translation that there is no half, israeli hostages. Translation twat there is no half, absolute destruction. There is no half, absolute destruction. ,. , destruction. There is really say there are destruction. 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Without it, there is only for boarding. There is only for boarding. There is only for boarding. The dread of what comes next. And a short time ago, frank sent in this update from jerusalem on those peace talks. Both sides want a deal. The problem is that they want it in slightly different ways on different terms. Israel has gone about as far as i think its prepared to go. It reduced the minimum number of hostages that it wanted out in the first tranche. It reduced its figure from a0 down to 33. Thats out of a figure of roughly 90 to 100 israeli and other nationality hostages thought to be still alive in gaza. Theyve also agreed to allow the return of displaced palestinians from rafah in the south, where theyre currently concentrated, to their homes in the north. But the Sticking Point, as you mentioned there in the cue, is how does this end . And hamas are very reluctant, very unwilling to sign up to a deal to give up their key bargaining chip, the hostages, only to find themselves coming under full scale assault. And the Israeli Government has made no secret of the fact that it wants to continue this war once it gets its hostages back. So thats not a very attractive. Not a very, you know, not much of an incentive for hamas there. So the mediators, thats primarily egypt and qatar, but also with us cia chief William Burns in cairo, theyre trying to kind of find a way around this to try and close this gap between the two sides. But theres an enormous amount of mistrust. Israelis, even those on the left, more moderate israelis, still fear that if hamas is left intact in any form, its going to make good on its promise to carry out another October 7th Massacre in the way that it did seven months ago once its rebuilt its fortunes, its armoury, probably with help from iran. And hamas fears, of course, being wiped out. And meanwhile, the us has said its very unhappy. It disapproves of an israeli plan to attack rafah because it doesnt yet think that that plan includes a way to protect all the 1. 4 million palestinians whove been displaced and are gathered there. So its a bit of an impasse at the moment, frankly, and its hard to see a way through this. Israeli police have raided the Jerusalem Office of aljazeera, after the government decided to shut down the News Networks operations inside israel. A statement accused aljazeera of acting as a mouthpiece for hamas. The qatar based broadcaster said the ban was aimed at concealing the truth of the war in gaza. We can discuss the action taken to shut down aljazeeras operations with tim dawson, the deputy general secretary of the International Federation ofjournalists tim, are you surrpsied by this decsion . It is something that the Israeli Government has talked about before, and clearly there has been a Long Campaign to distract reporting about this war from the very outset. Foreign correspondence were banned from gaza immediately after the 7th of october, and despite a large number of them being camped out at the Rafah Project and petitioning the Rafah Project and petitioning the Israeli Government, they havent been allowed in. There have been attacks on domestic press within israel, and the government have been tried in the grass on this. Nevertheless, it is a terrible thing to do. Closing down News Platforms is really from the playbook of repressive regimes who have something to hide. I hope that the Israeli Government changes its mind very quickly about this. For Israeli Government changes its mind very quickly about this. Very quickly about this. For people in israel, what very quickly about this. For people in israel, what you very quickly about this. 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I think there are plenty of people in israel who recognise that the conduct of this war has at the very least stretch the bounds of international law, and that there are people within the government who i think mr netanyahu is trying to satisfy her really are very, very dangerous indeed. They have very little concern for human life, in particular for the local journalist. And i think this attack on hamas is simply an attempt to try to prevent use of that kind of contact getting out of gaza. It use of that kind of contact getting out of gaza out of gaza. It is one thing that benamin out of gaza. It is one thing that Benjamin Netanyahu out of gaza. It is one thing that Benjamin Netanyahu has out of gaza. It is one thing that Benjamin Netanyahu has said l out of gaza. It is one thing that i Benjamin Netanyahu has said that hamas is a mouthpiece for hamas. Aljazeera as a mouthpiece for hamas. You think could be a backlash for people in israel . I hamas. You think could be a backlash for people in israel . For people in israel . I wouldnt be at all surprised. For people in israel . I wouldnt be at all surprised. There for people in israel . I wouldnt be at all surprised. There have for people in israel . I wouldnt be at all surprised. There have been | at all surprised. There have been lots of protests in israel, lots of people who feel that the city should be prioritised, and people are concerned about the way in which the war is being conducted. And i will be honest, there are many aspects of this war which i think, there are lots of people, i understand, you have an instinctive affinity for israel, who feel they are not supporters, but the more actions of this came to see, i think they are and less using the filling. As is that the Israel Government early on it so much of the International Community that it has an impact on the country for many years to come. Under seenjust in the the country for many years to come. Under seen just in the past couple of hours that the government very, very quick to act here and raided the offices of it hamas. Of al jazeera. So, this plants very quickly put in place. Jazeera. So, this plants very quickly put in place. Yes, im afraid to quickly put in place. Yes, im afraid to say quickly put in place. Yes, im afraid to say that quickly put in place. Yes, im afraid to say that the quickly put in place. Yes, im afraid to say that the israeli i afraid to say that the Israeli Government has a track record of being very quick with plants of the skin. To give you another example, when the un published a report not long into this dispute about the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh in which it was quite clear she had been shot by Israeli Soldiers in circumstances where there had been no firefights, the day after that was published, the israeli army turned up and completely bulldozed the jordan turned up and completely bulldozed thejordan forged turned up and completely bulldozed the jordan forged a turned up and completely bulldozed thejordan forged a modeste trying to have had grown up. Told us that in which a modest shrine had turned up. Ifeel that they that in which a modest shrine had turned up. I feel that they will have a long time to repent on these actions taken at quick speed. Chinas leader, xijinping, has arrived in france. It is his first visit to europe in five years. Global conflicts are expected to figure highly when mr xi meets president macron and Ursula Von Der Leyen on monday. France would like china to pressure russia to end its war against ukraine, a Scenario Analysts view as highly unlikely. Conditions continue to deteriorate in Southern Brazilfollowing massive flooding and landslides with 70,000 residents forced from their homes. The government says at least 66 people have died and another 101 are missing. Further rainfall is expected. Brazils president , lula da silva, is paying his second visit to the Southern State of Rio Grande Do Sul in recent days, to witness first hand the devastating week long flooding and landslide. Jon donnison reports. Much of brazils most Southerly State is under water. Roads turned into rivers and more than 25,000 people forced to flee their homes. Translation now, when im being rescued, i feel relieved, | but its terrifying because we saw the water rise in an absurd way. It rose at a very high speed. After a week of storms and heavy rain, at least 500,000 people are without power and clean water. Translation i need a lot of help, a lot. I we have nowhere to sleep and nothing to eat. We have nothing. And the very young are being impacted, too. This tiny baby had to be winched to safety by helicopter. Many of those who died were killed by landslides. And at least two people lost their lives when the floods caused an explosion at a Petrol Station in porto alegre. Brazils military has been brought in to help with the rescue effort and to distribute aid. The extreme weather has been caused by a rare combination of hotter than average temperatures, high humidity, and strong winds, and forecasters say its not over yet. Jon donnison, bbc news. I spoke to my colleague from bbc brazil, paula adamo idoeta, who told us more about the rescue operations. Rescue operations are still under way. There are many people trapped inside their homes or villages that have been completely surrounded by water. They cant get in or out. And also flying over these areas has been very difficult. These are the largest ever floods in this area in Southern Brazil due to a combination of temporary Weather Conditions with el nino and of course, the effects of Climate Change. And the local river in porto alegre is now overfive meters high. The citys Defense Systems are struggling to cope with such a massive amount of water, which explains why its been very hard to rescue people in these conditions. And we know that more than 60 people have been killed and at least 100 are still missing. Are there fears that that those numbers of victims could increase . Absolutely. There are fears that these numbers could go higher. Around 70 people have been displaced. Many people are still, you know, their whereabouts are unknown. And we have been connecting with people on the ground. And they say theyre desperately trying to connect with friends and family and know their whereabouts, know if theyre safe. And less than a year ago, the same area faced floods as well, but not with such intensity and volume, which for brazilians is a stark reminder of the effects of global warming. Also, local environmentalists we have been interviewing are also blaming politicians and congressmen for loosening environmental controls and rules on deforestation in the past few decades. And we know the president is visiting for a second time, clearly taking this very seriously. What kind of message is he hoping that sends . Well, theres been a message of hope. Were trying to find people, but also of the alarming effects of how the weather has been very hard to cope with in the past few years. And with the climate getting warmer, its also a reminder that things could could potentially continue like this. This years Eurovision Song Contest hopefuls have assembled, showing off their style on the turquoise not red carpet. Olly alexander will be representing the uk in the final next saturday, and today kicks off a huge week for host city malmo as artists and superfans head to sweden. The contest has attracted attention after calls for a boycott from pro palestine activists over israels entry in the contest. Large demonstrations are planned and extra Security Forces have been drafted in from across scandinavia. Police and organisers say theyre well prepared and are hoping for a joyful event. To france next, and a group of bakers will try to make the worlds longest baguette in paris today. These pictures show the last time the Current Record was set, in como in italy, nearly five years ago. The french stick must exceed 132. 6 meters if they are to break the record. If successful, the baguette would be long enough to reach beyond the second floor of the eiffel tower. The bakers will be following the traditional french recipe, using only flour, water, yeast and salt with the dough expected to take around eight hours to cook as it passes in stages through the oven. Stay with us here on bbc news. Hello there. Weve got some pretty big contrasts in weather to take you through the rest of this afternoon. For parts of the country, it will stay cloudy with a threat of rain for example, here in southwest england. Other places, though, quite a contrast. Well have bright skies, plenty of sunshine, and it will become warm, particularly in parts of the midlands. The Satellite Picture tells the story quite nicely, with a beautiful curl of cloud down towards the southwest. Thats an area of low pressure. Band of rain working into southwest england. Showers running ahead of that. Then we get a slice of sunshine. Weve got cloudy skies with us again, affecting scotland, Northern Ireland and the far north of england. There will be showers, too. The showers quite frequent this afternoon for east scotland. Weve got more general rain for parts of cornwall, devon and probably dorset. Showers running into Southern Wales and central southern england. Now, where it stays cloudy, temperatures on the cool side 12 15 degrees nothing special about that. But where the sunshine comes out across parts of wales, the midlands, east anglia, even south east england, temperatures reaching the high teens, perhaps even the low 20s. And that will feel warm. Overnight tonight it stays cloudy for Northern Areas of the country with a few more patches of rain around. Temperatures 8 10 degrees for the most part. But in the coolest parts of the countryside, wales, midlands, northern england, could see temperatures as low as four. Tomorrow, well, broadly speaking, were looking at a showery day. Those showers really building into the afternoon, and this time, the shower is going to be quite a bit more widespread, but itll also be a lot heavier. Yeah, there is a chance of seeing some thunderstorms as we go through monday afternoon, with hefty downpours. Probably the best of the sunshine, again affecting parts of the midlands, east anglia and northern england. Otherwise a fair bit of cloud knocking around. We start to see something of a change in the weather pattern though, through tuesday and wednesday, as an area of High Pressure builds in. Not the strongest high there will be Weather Systems coming around the top side of that, but nevertheless it will do. And for tuesday, should be more in the way of dry weather. Some spells of sunshine around, just a few showers across Western Areas. A bit of high cloud in the sky will make the Sunshine Hazy at times. But those temperatures starting to come up a little bit. 16 for belfast. England and wales high teens to low 20s in more areas. And that trend of warming weather continues really through the rest of the week ahead. There will be a lot of dry weather. The exception, scotland, where there could be a bit of rain at times, but even here, it should start live from london. This is bbc news. After heavy losses in the local elections in england, the former home secretary, Suella Braverman, tells the bbc rishi sunak needs to Change Course if the Conservative Party is to avoid a political wipe out. Hopes for a ceasefire in gaza appear slim, with the two sides still unable to agree the exact terms of a truce. Lengthy negotiations have so far failed to yield any breakthrough. Negotiators are expected to return to cairo for a fresh round of talks on tuesday. Israeli police have raided the offices of the Aljazeera Television network, after the cabinet decided to close down the operations of the broadcaster. Aljazeera called claims it was a threat to Israeli Security a dangerous and ridiculous lie. Chinas leader, xijinping, has arrived in france. Hes expected to meet french president Emmanuel Macron tomorrow, along with the president of the european commission, Ursula Von Der Leyen. Hello, im kylie pentelow. Welcome to bbc news. More now on the fallout from the local elections in england. The Conservative Party suffered significant losses in what was one of the partys worst ever performances in englands local elections culminating with defeat in the West Midlands, losing the Mayoral Election to labour. Senior politicians have been reacting to those results. The former home secretary, Suella Braverman, has warned that her party could suffer a political wipeout if the Prime Minister doesnt Change Course. She added she regretted backing rishi sunak when he took part in a leadership contest. The plans not working and i despair at these terrible results. There is no spinning these results, there is no disguising the fact that these have been terrible Election Results for the conservatives, and they suggest that we are heading to a labour to a labour government. And that fills me with horror. I love my country, i care about my party and i want us to win. And im urging the Prime Minister to Change Course, to, with humility, reflect on what the voters are telling us and change the plan and the way that he is communicating and leading us. If its that dire, why not change the leader . Listen, i just dont think thats a feasible prospect right now. We do not have enough time and its impossible for anyone new to come and change our fortunes, to be honest. Theres no superman or superwoman out there who can do it. Rishi sunak has been leading us for about 18 months. Hes been making these decisions. These are the consequences of those decisions. He needs to own this, and therefore he needs to fix it. Former home secretary, Suella Braverman, talking to laura kuenssberg. Well, labours National Campaign co ordinator, pat mcfadden, also appeared on the programme. He said the good results had given the party a sense of belief in themselves. What the results have given us this weekend is a sense of belief that sometimes the labour party hasnt had in recent years, because we have become used to losing. And i think even some of our voters have thought, well, well, ill vote labour but they never win. Because we didnt win in 2010 or 15 or 17 or 19 four General Elections in a row. So theres a sense of belief there. But that sense of belief should never be confused with any sense that the job is done. Not a single vote has been cast in the General Election that is to come. I think theres a mood of change in the country and we have to meet it. And when people look at the labour party now, they can see a changed party compared to a few years ago. A labour party that is passing the essential tests of trust that the voters look for. Can you be trusted with public money . With National Security . We were not passing those tests a few years ago. We are passing them today. And we are determined, after this weekend, to keep going and keep working to earn peopletrust as we approach the General Election. Labours National Campaign co ordinator, pat mcfadden there. Also speaking to the programme, the transport secretary, mark harper, said he was disappointed his party had lost more than 500 councillors in england, but the General Election look, im not going to pretend that the Election Results over the last few days werent disappointing. Its disappointing to lose hardworking local councillors. I was particularly disappointed by the nail biting, narrow result yesterday in the West Midlands. As transport secretary, ive worked very closely with andy street. You cancelled his leg of hs2, which he didnt want you to do. Hes a fantastic mayor. No, look, that illustrates, i think, something really important about the Prime Minister. Hes interested in taking difficult decisions that might not be popular with everyone, but that are in the long term interests of the country. They werent in the long term interests of andy street. And are the right decision. Well, i disagree. Every single penny of the money we save from cancelling the second phase of hs2 is being reinvested in transport. And i was in the West Midlands just a few weeks ago with andy street for the launch of a £1. 75 billion Midlands Rail hub, improving the connectivity of birmingham. But the point here, secretary of state, is that its notjust about what happened in the last couple of days, which, in many places for you, is dire. You got hammered in the local Council Elections last year as well. Youve lost seven by elections under rishi sunak. And if we can show you the roll call, and show this to our viewers as well, the roll call of councils that you lost, basildon, dorset to the lib dems, north east lincolnshire, nuneaton, redditch. These are places where labour is salivating at the prospect of taking your mps. Youve been losing under rishi sunak Time And Again. Dont you think you need to change something . Look, im not going to pretend they werent disappointing results, always disappointing. I was out campaigning with lots of people across the country and its always disappointing when you lose hardworking conservatives. But the point here is, doesnt this give you evidence that you need to do something differently . And if you dont do anything differently and you just say, stick to the plan, stick to the plan, arent you sticking your fingers in your ears when the electorate is telling you Time And Again they are not impressed . No, look, i think the message youve covered it on your piece there the message from the election success in the tees valley was about having a plan, delivering on the plan. And i think at the moment weve made a lot of progress on those priorities i was talking about. You know, inflation is down tojust over 3 from the 11 . But the point there is ben houchen in tees valley seems to have been able to communicate to his voters that hes able to achieve things. Rishi sunak does not seem able to communicate to voters that hes achieving the things you claim. Well. I want to put these to you. These are comments from some of your own Council Leaders whove lost. Andrewjefferies former Council Leader of thurrock council. He said people were unhappy with the government. They didnt like the message that was coming out, the plan. So thats one of your own side who lost this week. Hes saying they dont like the national plan. Another, andrew baggott, who was leader of basildon council, he said theres a real immense dissatisfaction with people on the ground. What do you say to them . Yourejust not going to change anything . What i would say is the plan is about delivering. The plan is working, but we havent got all the way to the end of it yet. So, take inflation. It was 11 when the Prime Minister became Prime Minister. Its now down to 3. 1. Its not all the way down to the bank of englands target of two when theyll start being able to cut interest rates, which will make a huge difference to hardworking families. Weve done part of the plan on dealing with illegal migration. Its down by 30 , year on year, at a time the number of Illegal Migrants coming to the European Union was up. But we havent completed that plan yet. Weve got the rwanda legislation through parliament, opposed every step of the way by the labour party and the liberal democrats, who voted against it hundreds of times. Now we have it on the books. We can now get the flights going to rwanda, a steady rhythm of flights, that will change the incentives there. It will have a deterrent effect. And well continue delivering on that policy. So, after these results, mark harper, and people will know and appreciate that youre a loyal minister, but after these results, youre not going to change anything . Youre just going to stick to the plan, to use your phrase . Well, we have a plan and the plan is working. But voters are telling you they dont like it. But were not all the way through yet. Youve got to actually see. I think people want to see delivery, right . So they want to see inflation continue to come down. They want to see the boats stopped. They want to see, for example, nhs Waiting Lists continue to fall. Weve made a lot of progress on that, but were not all of the way there yet. And i think people need to see the delivery of that plan. Mark harper theyre to laura kuenssberg. In london, labours sadiq khan is to serve a record third term as mayor of the capital. The results gave mr khan 275,000 more votes than his conservative opponent susan hall. The smaller parties were squeezed with the first past the post system turning the contest into a two horse race. Bbc londons karl mercer looks back at contest to run one of the worlds most important cities. The smile of the winner for the third time. I therefore declare that sadiq khan has been duly elected as mayor of london. Sadiq khan will be londons mayor for another four years. Thank you from The Bottom Of My Heart thank you from The Bottom Of My Heart. Thank you, london. It is the honour heart. Thank you, london. It is the honour of heart. Thank you, london. It is the honour of my heart. Thank you, london. It is the honour of my life to serve the city that i honour of my life to serve the city that i love hints of the bitterness of the campaign remained, though. The body languauge between the two clear to see on stage and clear to hear in their speeches. I have esops patronising people like me who i have esops patronising people like me who care i have esops patronising people like me who care inte i have esops patronising people like me who care i have esops patronising people like me who care. We face a campaign of nonstop negativity, me who care. We face a campaign of nonstop negativity, but me who care. We face a campaign of nonstop negativity, but i me who care. We face a campaign of nonstop negativity, but i could me who care. We face a campaign of nonstop negativity, but i could not i nonstop negativity, but i could not be nonstop negativity, but i could not he more nonstop negativity, but i could not be more proud that we answered Fear Mongering be more proud that we answered Fear Mongering with facts, hate with hope and attempts to divide with efforts to unite and attempts to divide with efforts to unite. 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We should have been on the stage making a positive vision and a positive explanation about why you want a conservative mayor. About why you want a conservative ma or. it about why you want a conservative mayor it had about why you want a conservative mayor. It had been i about why you want a conservative | mayor. It had been clear mayor. 54,400. It had been clear from mayor. 54,400. It had been clear from around mayor. 54,400. It had been clear from around lunchtime mayor. 54,400. It had been clear from around lunchtime yesterday i mayor. 54,400. It had been clear i from around lunchtime yesterday that sadiq khan was on course for victory. In the end, there was a swing away from conservatives to labour, the mayor beating his opponent by 11 points. This is the first time any mayor has learned a third time and increased his majority. Third time and increased his maori. ,. ,. , majority. That shows that people were coming majority. That shows that people were coming out majority. That shows that people were coming out and majority. That shows that people were coming out and positively l were coming out and positively voting for sadiq khans very positive campaign. I know from speaking to voters, people did not like the conservative candidate or the conservative campaign. The lib dems managed the conservative campaign. The lib dems managed third the conservative campaign. The lib dems managed third place, the conservative campaign. The lib| dems managed third place, jumping ahead of the greens byjust 70 votes. Ahead of the greens by ust 70 votes. � ,. , ahead of the greens by ust 70 votes. � , votes. Also disappointed in the conservative votes. Also disappointed in the conservative government. I votes. Also disappointed in the conservative government. And| votes. Also disappointed in the i conservative government. And so votes. Also disappointed in the conservative government. And so they are open conservative government. 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Voters also elected members hope he listens to that. Voters also elected members of hope he listens to that. Voters also elected members of the hope he listens to that. Voters also elected members of the london i elected members of the london assembly. They were signing on at city hall today. Among them, gareth roberts, The First Lib Dems to ever win a constituency seat. Taste roberts, The First Lib Dems to ever win a constituency seat. Win a constituency seat. We have been trying win a constituency seat. We have been trying to win a constituency seat. We have been trying to get win a constituency seat. We have been trying to get an win a constituency seat. We have been trying to get an seat i win a constituency seat. We have been trying to get an seat since i win a constituency seat. We have i been trying to get an seat since the assembly been trying to get an seat since the assembly was formed. For a third Party Assembly was formed. For a third party to assembly was formed. 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I think i represent a strand of politics that is growing in this country, that we are calling for change, we want to shake things up and we want to get things done. 1150 and we want to get things done. Also at ci hall and we want to get things done. Also at city hall this and we want to get things done. Also at city hall this afternoon, the losing conservative mayoral candidate, susan hall. Still retaining her seat on the assembly. As for the man who beat her, what are his future plans . Is this going to be the last term in london . You seak to to be the last term in london . You speak to mo to be the last term in london . Gm. Speak to mo salah. Once he scores a hat trick at the enjoys the hat trick. Lets wait and see. Meanwhile, another contest to be mayor was on a knife edge that of mayor of the West Midlands. Labours Richard Parker elected in dramatic fashion on saturday night, beating the Conservative Partys Andy Street Byjust over Fifteen Hundred votes. Bbc midlands today correspondent Lindsay Doyle looks back at the contest and a warning, there are Flashing Images in her report from the start. The new mayor of the West Midlands. What a way to end the local elections in 2024, General Election year~ elections in 2024, General Election ear. , elections in 2024, General Election ear. , 12i~ elections in 2024, General Election ear. , ~. ,. , year. Just 1508 votes in it, Richard Parker beat year. Just 1508 votes in it, Richard Parker beat incumbent year. Just 1508 votes in it, Richard Parker beat incumbent andy i year. Just 1508 votes in it, richard | parker beat incumbent andy street year. Just 1508 votes in it, Richard I Parker beat incumbent andy street in what is a huge blow to the conservatives, who suffered losses across the region. Conservatives, who suffered losses across the region. People here voted for the across the region. People here voted forthe person across the region. People here voted for the person and across the region. People here voted for the person and the across the region. People here voted for the person and the party. Across the region. People here voted for the person and the party. They i for the person and the party. They recognise that a labour mayor can make a positive difference in this region. Make a positive difference in this reuion. ,. ,. , region. Tensions were high last niuht. Region. Tensions were high last night the region. Tensions were high last night. The result region. Tensions were high last night. The result delayed i region. Tensions were high last night. The result delayed after| region. Tensions were high last| night. The result delayed after a recount in coventry, it was a defeat for andy street. I recount in coventry, it was a defeat for andy street. Recount in coventry, it was a defeat for andy street. I genuinely thought that the mayoralty, for andy street. I genuinely thought that the mayoralty, the for andy street. I genuinely thought that the mayoralty, the combined i that the mayoralty, the Combined Authority that the mayoralty, the Combined Authority was doing good things for the Region Authority was doing good things for the region and the region was coming stronger the region and the region was coming stronger through it. Mr the region and the region was coming stronger through it. Stronger through it. Mr parker represents stronger through it. Mr parker represents a stronger through it. Mr parker represents a massive stronger through it. Mr parker represents a massive area, i stronger through it. Mr parker i represents a massive area, including birmingham, coventry and the black country, and expectations are high. 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Now voters look to mr parker to deliver on his pledges. Lindsay doyle, bbc midlands today, birmingham. With just under 24 hours to go until nominations close to replace humza yousaf as leader for the Scottish National party there are suggestions of a late entry to the race. At the moment, john swinney, the former Deputy First Minister and party leader, is the only person officially in the running, but veteran Party Activist Graeme Mccormack says he believes he can garner enough nominations by tomorrows deadline. Our reporter in glasgow ben philip explains how serious of a challenge this could be. It was very unexpected. It was widely expected that john sweeney would be unopposed in the contest to replace humza yousaf, who resigned on monday. Technically, the deadline for Leadership Nominations is tomorrow at midday, and as the only current contender, it was expected Thatjohn Swinney would become the next snp leader and seventh First Minister of scotland. But there are now reports that Graeme Mccormack, a veteran activist, believes he will have enough nominations before then. Hes someone whos previously been openly critical of the snp scottish government, including about its independence strategy. Now, its important to note that if mr mccormack wants to win a contest, he could only become party leader. He cant become the First Minister of scotland because he isnt an msp. Now, john swinney was asked about this potential challenge today. He said he would respect any democratic process, but did argue that a contest could potentially delay the party from rebuilding. But in terms of whats next, if a contest does happen, it will trigger a leadership battle, which could go on until the end of may. The 27th of may is the cutoff for the snp to choose its next leader. But if there isnt a contest, john swinney could be in the top job in the coming days. More that 30,000 properties in east sussex are still without water after a pipe burst in Remote Woodland On thursday. Southern water has apologised for the leak, but said its hopeful the water supply could start to return to nearly 23,000 customers by this evening, with the remainder reconnected by tomorrow morning. Bottled water stations are reopening for affected customers. A huge free concert by madonna has taken place in rio dejaneiro, with a crowd of over 1. 5 million believed to have attended. I should warn you there are some Flashing Images in the pictures we are about to show you. The brazilian show had been billed as a thank you to her fans for decades of support, and marks the end of her Celebration World tour, which began in london in october last year. Organisers say Copacabana Beach transformed into the Worlds Largest dance floor as madonna performed a string of hits from her 40 year career. Lets speak to vincent paterson, who was madonnas Dance Choreographer in the 1980s. What you make of the fact that moderna decided to do this how huge Shout Forfree on moderna decided to do this how huge shout for free on Copacabana Beach . I think it is fantastic. I saw the show in los angeles and it is an incredible collection and example of her career for the last 40 years. Just phenomenal. The fact that she gaveit just phenomenal. The fact that she gave it to the brazilian citizens for free, gave it to the brazilian citizens forfree, ijust think gave it to the brazilian citizens for free, i just think this is gave it to the brazilian citizens forfree, ijust think this is part of the generosity of who moderna is. You worked with her for some time. You worked with her for some time. You can tell us. What was she like to work with . You can tell us. What was she like to work with . 0h, she was a dream. She works so ha rd hard and she wants to outdo herself. You cannot ask for more than that as an artist. She was incredible to work with. Wonderful. The many, many experiences we had. You work with. Wonderful. The many, many experiences we had. Experiences we had. You worked on some of the experiences we had. You worked on some of the great experiences we had. You worked on some of the great choreography. I i some of the great choreography. I remember the Express Yourself video was a particular favourite of mine, and the blonde ambition tour, too. But she very involved in it i was just a case of you delivering the choreography to her . H0. Just a case of you delivering the choreography to her . Just a case of you delivering the choreography to her . No, you know, i directed and choreography to her . No, you know, i directed and choreographed, choreography to her . No, you know, i directed and choreographed, She I Choreography to her . No, you know, i directed and choreographed, she had| directed and choreographed, she had problems on someone she brought on earlier they did not work out. She called me at the last minute. I had 20 days to choreograph 80 numbers and redo the whole set list with her. It was very collaborative. We always Work Together that way. It was neverjust me creating the movement and saying, here it is, moderna. Movement and saying, here it is, moderna movement and saying, here it is, moderna. ,. ~. , moderna. There is talk that she has 65, is this the moderna. There is talk that she has 65, is this the very moderna. There is talk that she has 65, is this the very last moderna. There is talk that she has 65, is this the very last show moderna. There is talk that she has 65, is this the very last show that i 65, is this the very last show that she will do . It did feel like that in a way, that this thank you to people for all of those decades that she has been performing. Do you think this is it for her . I she has been performing. Do you think this is it for her . Think this is it for her . I doubt it. I ust think this is it for her . I doubt it. I just cannot think this is it for her . I doubt it. I just cannot see think this is it for her . I doubt it. Ijust cannot see her think this is it for her . I doubt. It. Ijust cannot see her stopping. She has such energy and she loves fans and she loves to appear and she loves to perform. I know that she is saying that this is the last tour, but so many celebrities have said that and then change their mind after a few years. I hope she does. She keeps us on our toes. What after a few years. I hope she does. She keeps us on our toes. After a few years. I hope she does. She keeps us on our toes. What is it about moderna, she keeps us on our toes. What is it about moderna, she she keeps us on our toes. What is it about moderna, she has she keeps us on our toes. What is it about moderna, she has all she keeps us on our toes. What is it about moderna, she has all of she keeps us on our toes. What is it about moderna, she has all of these fans of all ages, she still manages to put on this great show. Fans of all ages, she still manages to put on this great show. Well, she is brave, to put on this great show. Well, she is brave. She to put on this great show. Well, she is brave, she is to put on this great show. Well, she is brave, she is fearless, to put on this great show. Well, she is brave, she is fearless, she to put on this great show. Well, she is brave, she is fearless, she has i is brave, she is fearless, she has set the stage for so many people and so many of the performers that we have today are here and able to do what they do because of her. And not only the performers who are singers, but the dance world. She and Michael Jackson together brought men into the dance world and completely changed the landscape of the dance. Ijust changed the landscape of the dance. I just hope she changed the landscape of the dance. Ijust hope she continues forever. We never want to see her leave. Absolutely. Lovely to speak with you. Thank you very much. Its been a staple of Breakfast Tables and cafes across france for generations we are talking about the humble croissant. Now bakers in paris are challenging tradition and addressing Climate Change by making the pastry without using butter. 0ur paris correspondent Andrew Harding has the story. The french, as we know, take their food and all its traditions seriously. Almost like a religion. So what to make of this . In a paris bakery, something close to sacrilege. Cest bon. Its a croissant made entirely without butter. Like Everything Else on sale here. The baker responsible says his vegan business is booming. Fla ky . Yes. One small portion of a much bigger struggle to shake up French Food Culture, and to address Climate Change. We have to adapt a little bit french food. But it must be a Steep Mountain to climb in a country like france . A lot, a lot. Very difficult . Yes, but it is changing. But that change is messy. Dairy farmer sophie has spent many of the past few months on huge protest marches, leaving her pampered dairy herd to demonstrate against cheap foreign imports and against new eu rules to tackle Climate Change. As you can imagine, she is a big fan of butter in her croissant. But she is worried about the future. She says, i have grandchildren, so i want whats best for the planet, but you cantjust blame everything on farmers. In her view, people need to eat local produce, to cut out the big multinational firms taking the profits. Transforming French Food Culture is going to take a long time, but there are plenty of people leading the way. In bakeries, on farms, and in high end restaurants like this one. In her kitchen, chef manon fleury has already made waves for hiring almost only women, challenging a still male dominated industry, but she is also trying to nudge her customers away from meat, tackling another culinary tradition head on. French tradition is quite heavy, so we need to. Sometimes we need to have some radical ideas to change. A little revolution . Yes, kind of. But these parisians are not yet ready for another revolution. Theyve come to judge the citys croissants every pastry rich with dairy butter. All that Buttery Flavour going into it thats what makes it wonderful and dreamy. The vegan version not even under consideration. Andrew harding, bbc news, paris. Finally this half hour, three hobbits and an elf walk into a bar. No, this isnt the start of a joke they really did. Lord of the rings stars elijah wood, orlando bloom, billy boyd, and Dominic Monaghan dropped into a liverpool bistro for a drink and catch up, while in the city for a comic con event. It must have left a precious memory for the staff. If you have watched the trilogy, you will absolutely know what i meant there. There is plenty more on all of those stories on our website. For now, as with us on bbc news. Hello there. Weve got some pretty big contrasts in weather to take you through the rest of this afternoon. For parts of the country, it will stay cloudy they were missed spots in cambridge is up to 20 degrees. And again we kept a lot of clout in scotland and Northern Ireland. Some quite heavy showers in eastern scotland. At the moment, and as we go through this evening and overnight, there will be some further patches of rain coming and going, particularly in east scotland. Elsewhere, a lot of cloud around, a few showers for Southern Wales, pushing into the midlands. And you bank holiday monday, we do start the day with quite extensive cloud cover, and it is another day where showers will develop through the afternoon. The showers are going to be much more widespread and they will be heavy than we have seen over the last couple of days, with some sub thunderstorms around. Probably the brightest weather in the midlands, may be parts of east anglia once again, but the south east could have more persistent rain, particularly towards the south coast. Tuesday, press rising from the west, this is the first sign of our weather becoming a bit more settled. Just in time as we go back to work, of course. If you showers around across Western Areas but not as many as we have seen over recent days, and many parts of the country will have a drier day on tuesday with some hazy spells of sunshine. Starting to see this temperatures more widely reach the upper teens to low 20s for england and wales. Warming up, too, in Northern Ireland. High pressure builds up on wednesday but is not Strong Enough to keep this Weather System at bay. They will be some rain into scotland, moving into the hebrides and islands, drier day on wednesday with hazy spells of sunshine. A trend toward slightly warmer weather. 2a in london and i9 warmer weather. 2a in london and 19 for cardiff. And looking at the forecast through much of the rest of the week ahead, dry weather with some sunshine, temperatures more widely reaching the upper teens to low 20s. Live from london, this is bbc news. Israeli police raid the offices of aljazeera after netanyahus government moves to stop the news Network Operating in the country. As 1. 4 Million People shelter in gaza, our special correspondent, fergal keane, looks at the ongoing crisis for food. Despite a crushing election defeat, Prime Minister rishi sunak vows to stick to his plan in government but some in his party voice serious concerns. We are, at this rate, we will be lucky to have any conservative mps at the next election. And brazils president lula surveys the damage left by deadly floods, as thousands are forced to evacuate. We start in israel, where the offices of the Aljazeera News Network have been raided by police after the Israeli Government ordered it to cease operations in the country. Ministers have accused aljazeera of acting as a mountpiece for hamas. The network called the ban a criminal act. Meanwhile, talks between israel and hamas in cairo on a ceasefire in gaza and the release of israeli hostages ended without an agreement, with leaders on both sides blaming each other for the lack of progress. With all the latest from jerusalem, heres frank gardner. At the Kerem Shalom Crossing Point into gaza this afternoon, a sudden attack by hamas