it was the favourite who won the day. corach rambler proved a bargain for his owners a scottish syndicate who bought him forjust £17,000. the largest military parade in 70 years more than 6,000 members of britain s armed services will take part in next month s coronation. and the weather, a lot more cart around today compared to yesterday, patchy rain in the west but it will fill wall. all the details and outlook coming up after breakfast. just as she will feel warm. it s sunday, 16th april. our main story: motoring groups have welcomed the government s decision to cancel the construction of new smart motorways, but insisted the announcement does not go far enough. existing stretches of smart motorway in england will remain, but more emergency stopping places will be put in place. the aa has called for the hard shoulder to return on all roads. aru na iyengar reports. it is not quite the end of smart motorways. plans for m will be scrapped, including 11 that had already b
high. iwill average monthly payment hit a record high. i will be looking at why and whether there is an end inside to rising housing gusts. newcastle are edging closer to the champions league with a win at goodison park. that leaves everton deep in relegation trouble. good morning. a bit of a grey and drizzly start. the weather will brighten up today and it will be warmer than recent days. all the details for today and the bank holiday weekend throughout the programme. good morning. it s friday, the 28th of april. our main story. head teachers in england will be balloted for strike action, in a move which could see further disruption for schools and parents. the union last held a strike vote injanuary, which supported taking action but did not reach the required 50% turnout. ministers say the pay deal is fair and reasonable. our reporter frances read has the latest. empty hallways, empty desks, children at home, because the teachers say they aren t getting paid what they need
declared dead. and the medical breakthrough that could help stroke victims regain control of parts of their body. president biden has arrived in poland after an extraordinary visit, to an active war zone on monday. joe biden s unannounced and surprise trip to kyiv was short on time, but long on symbolism, ahead of the first anniversary of the russian invasion of ukraine. he said america would stand with ukraine for as long as it takes and pledged another $500 million of military aid. speaking while air raid sirens were going off, president biden added that vladimir putin s war of conquest was failing. our international editor, jeremy bowen has this report. (air-raid siren wails) the air raid alarm, as the two presidents arrived at st michael s church, where ukraine commemorates its war dead, felt too well timed to be a coincidence. with unprecedented security in kyiv, the americans had warned the kremlin that joe biden was coming. he had just arrived from a long trainjourney
is working on a plan. leaders from the uk, us and australia will meet for talks on defence, including the plan for australia to get us nuclear submarines. and the countdown to the oscars begins but who will be smiling at the end of hollywood s biggest event of the year? the impact of bbc sports presenter gary lineker s removal from match of the day is continuing to affect the bbc s sports output today. the controversy over the broadcaster and his tweets criticising the uk government s policy on asylum seekers shows no sign of abating. on saturday, it led to widespread disruption of the corporation s football coverage as fellow presenters and commentators pulled out in support of the former england international. he d been told by the bbc to step back from presenting its flagship football show match of the day. there will be reduced coverage on the live broadcast of the women s super league clash between chelsea and manchester united on sunday. simon jones has more. no
annexed the area. russia s defence ministry admits its troops have withdrawn to avoid being encircled. it isjust troops have withdrawn to avoid being encircled. it is just 2a hours after donetsk was formally annexed by moscow. as conservatives gather in birmingham for their annual conference, prime minister liz truss admits there has been disruption in the uk economy following the mini budget. a man held in iran for nearly five years on spying charges before being released alongside nazanin zaghari ratcliffe says he s dedicating his london marathon run to the people of iran and its prisoners. more than 50,000 rail workers are taking industrial action today, causing the biggest strike disruption on the railways this year. 0nly around 11% of the usual saturday timetable will be able to run. members of four unions are taking part in the strike in a long running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. some parts of the country are still seeing trains, and others none at all. 0ur