not great at the moment. details on that. there will be an extended bank holiday weekend. the full forecast to take you through here on breakfast. it s friday, the 5th of may. our main story. the first results are in from the local elections in england, with labour and the liberal democrats both taking council seats from the conservatives. more than 8,000 councillors will be chosen, in a vote which is seen as the first big test of rishi sunak s electoral popularity since becoming prime minister. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake has the latest. cheering. celebration in stoke on trent. a key victory for labour overnight. they took control of the city council of debaters here and across england gave their verdict. ballots are being counted in some
and tillis working on extending 42. i don t think it s going to go anywhere. it doesn t have the votes. i think at this time we have to prepare for what s to come next week. i am concerned but i m glad that the biden administration is surging resources to the border and at the same time setting up these different processing centers throughout latin america to deal with asylum seekers and safer places so that they don t have to resort to smugglers taking them to the border. i mean, you know, we are in the 5th of may, 11th of may is just around the corner and they are talking about these centers, et cetera. today colombia announced it would not be allowing repatriation flights into colombia from folks deported from the united states. i m wondering, congressman, is there anything you think that could be done to focus on the men, women and children who are trying to ask for asylum? there s no real way for them to do it without reverting to the
staying power. the netherlands will do everything it can to ensure that justice is done for ukraine, however long it takes, and however difficult it may be. as you know, your visitor than evans couldn t have come at a more symbolic moment. every year on the 4th of may we remember the dutch victims of the second world war and all the soldiers who have given their lives since them for peace and freedom worldwide. tomorrow on the 5th of may, liberation day, we are fortunate that we can celebrate that we have been a free country since 1945. and after so many years, it is easy to take peace and freedom for granted. but every day, the brutal russian aggression against ukraine reminds us that the rule of law is not a given. it needs protecting when threatened in offending when attacked. so believe me when i say that ukraine will remain in our hearts and our minds, not only today
consultations, won t be able to do those, which is where you see this big gap in operations that might be delayed or cancelled this week. elsewhere in the uk, so we have been talking a lot about england today. this strike is england s only bet other parts of the uk are affected. in scotland, junior doctors there are being asked for their opinion on whether to take industrial action. that ballot will close on the 5th of may. in wales, the welsh government has made a commitment to pay restoration, to restore paid to that 2008 level. doctors in wales would like to see a further commitment and have not ruled out strike action. in northern ireland, doctors there say they are also watching the situation closely, complicated in northern ireland by at the moment there is no functioning executive. so today, this week, this strike is very much england only but other parts of the uk could very well be affected in the future. back to you. as far as negotiations are concerned, they don t appear to
close on the 5th of may. and while some of the bus government has made a commitment to pay restoration to the store paid to that 2008 level. doctors and whales would like to see a firm commitment to certainly haven t drilled abstract action. in northern ireland, doctors there say they are watching the situation closely. complicating in northern ireland by at the moment there is no functioning government or executive, thatis functioning government or executive, that is one reason that this is situation is completed. today, this week of the strike is very much england only, but other parts of the uk could very well be affected in the future. jane reed going to the numbers and background there. the french president has called for a fundamental shift in the way european nations run their economies. speaking to her estate vision didn t make a visit to the netherlands, the chinese and us governments are intervening to boost production in the areas they consider strategic and some european co