Few weeks, weve seen the campus of Columbia University in new york becoming the epicentre of the battle. Well be chatting to sarah elliott. Shes the spokeswoman of the republicans overseas uk, and shes going to discuss all of that with me. And of course, it wouldnt be sunday if we didnt have our arts editor of the express, Stefan Kyriazis. Hes, of course, coming in to talk to us about his latest theatrical adventures. But before all of that , were adventures. But before all of that, were going to have our headunes that, were going to have our headlines with ray allison. Headlines with ray allison. Good morning. 11 01, our top stories. The Prime Minister is stories. The Prime Minister is promising to take the fight to labour despite suffering Mayoral Election losses in englands two biggest cities, labours Richard Parker seized the West Midlands from outgoing conservative mayor andy street and london mayor sadiq khan secured a historic third term in office. Former home secretary Suella B
Morning. Were doomed. It says lame duck pm loses tory stronghold this is obviously in reference to andy street losing the West Midlands , do you think the West Midlands, do you think rishi sunaks in jeopardy at the moment . Because im not sensing moment . Because im not sensing an appetite to depose him. I was speaking to one mp yesterday who said they want to get rid of him, frankly, but his colleagues lack the guts to do so and i think thats where were at. I think the stomach has really gone out of a lot of conservative mps right now. Youve got to remember theres 350 of them. About 100 are standing down. Theyre not particularly invested in a struggle. They want to see that. And i think theres actually, you know, personally, a lot of the tory mps quite like rishi sunak. And hes quite an inoffensive type compared to, say, Boris Johnson got a few colleagues backs up, but theyre obviously thinking its not about the leader necessarily, its about the party and the partys brand, as weve see
The body part was found wrapped in plastic at castle downs. The victims believed to have been dead for a number of days. Dna tests are ongoing to identify him. Climate activist greta him. Climate activist Greta Thunberg has been detained by dutch police during a demonstration in the hague. Timberg was put in a large bus by officers, along with other protesters, who tried to block a major highway into the administrative capital of the netherlands. The 21 year old netherlands. The 21 year old activist was protesting against the dutch governments fossil fuel subsidies. The dutch governments fossil fuel subsidies. And workers fuel subsidies. And workers across the country have today been granted the legal right to request Flexible Working from the day they start a new job. Previously it only applied if someone had worked for their employer for 26 weeks or more. Flexible working is defined as a way that suits an employees needs for example, having Flexible Working timings or working from ho
In her Christmas Day message, shell say the cities powerful identities had shone through in the face of appalling attacks. And im on the queens sandringham estate in norfolk, where the royal family have gathered to celebrate christmas. And this year, that includes prince harrys fiance, meghan markle. Good morning. Merry christmas its monday the 25th of december. Also ahead. The pope urges the world not to ignore the plight of migrants forced to leave their countries because of violence. Christmas isnt all about presents and turkey dinners. Overi Million People will be working today. Well catch up with some of them. I have no idea what im singing louise is worried. She wasnt the only one six breakfast presenters and i,000 strong audience. What could possibly go wrong . find out how we got on in our big singing challenge. Hes the ultimate Christmas Jumper. Eddie the eagle edwards has come out of retirement. Hell be right here on the sofa to tell us why. And phil avery has the weather. Me
A team at Harper Adams University In Shropshire Attempt A World First by using solely robots and drones to grow and harvest a field of barley. Good morning. Its thursday 4th of may. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The past hour Buckingham Palace has announced that the Duke Of Edinburgh has decided to stop carrying out public engagements from the autumn. Prince philip who is 95, is said to have the full support of the queen in taking his decision, she will continue with all her duties. The duke is the longest Serving Consort in British History. Our royal correspondent Sarah Campbell is at Buckingham Palace. Sarah, he is 95,96 sarah, he is 95, 96 next month. Nonetheless it seems strange that the Duke Of Edinburgh would be pulling back from these sort of duty, we are so used to seeing him out and about. That is right. And i have to say that the worlds media, i have Australian Television next to me, there is new zealand, american networks, the crowds outside Buckingham Pal