london underground drivers are to strike on the day of the budget in a dispute over pay and working conditions. 99% of aslef members voted to strike on a turnout of 77% in a ballot. ted lasso star hannah waddingham will co host this year s eurovision song contest, alongside alesha dixon and ukrainian singerjulia sanina. the presenting trio will front the two semi finals, with graham nortonjoining them for the grand final on saturday, 13 may. for hundreds of years, church bells have rung out to proclaim special events as well as to call people to worship. but new recruits to bell ringing are in decline and with just over ten weeks to go until the coronation of king charles, a campaign is underway to fill the vacancies. jo black has been speaking to those who ll be responsible for showing newcomers the ropes.
but with a shortage of ringers and teachers, is bell ringing seen, perhaps unfairly, as a bit old fashioned? no, it s super cool. it s absolutely super cool. and no one would ever believe that it wasn t. there is still enough time to learn before coronation day, and these new members know they will be part of something historic, and they hope to keep on ringing for many more years to come. jo black, bbc news in ipswich. time for a look at the weather. here s chris fawkes. quite appealing! as far as the weather goes we are bringing in the changes with more in the way of sunshine heading towards the weekend. today across eastern areas a lot of cloud around and patches of rain. west a tiny bit brighter that
confirmed a little girl had died. it s believed the incident happened in the back garden and no one else was injured. for people who knew the family, there is disbelief and sadness. it is so hard to hear this. it is someone i really know, i see her every day going to school and coming back so it is so hard and i wish to mother the best. i know that god will get through because it is not easy. today, the local church just across the road will be open for local people who may wish to reflect. 0ur heart goes out to the parents and community and also those police and community and also those police and first responders who had to encounter something that no one wants to encounter. a vigil will be held later this evening. the family are being supported by specialist officers and police have asked people not to speculate about what happened here on social media. jo black, bbc news in milton keynes. a green comet, not seen for 50,000
years in prison for the murder of a pensioner, committed out of greed. helen wilkinson, bbc news, at the old bailey. police say a four year old girl has died in a dog attack in milton keynes. officers were called to the back garden of a house yesterday afternoon, in what s described as a tragic incident . no arrests have been made, and the dog has been humanely destroyed. here s jo black. outside the house on the netherfield estate, tributes for a four year old little girl continue to be placed. the police presence will remain here for some time while investigations continue into exactly what happened and why a small child lost her life. we know that officers were called to the propertyjust after we know that officers were called to the property just after five we know that officers were called to the propertyjust after five o clock yesterday evening. people living nearby told us of a big emergency response including armed police. sadly a short time later it was
and i can t be more grateful to les and to all other people who open their hearts and homes for us, because this christmas, maybe have no christmas this year, if not for these people. my aim is really to try and make it as normal as it possibly can be. i so we re going to have everybody at home on christmas day, - 17 people around the table. so that would be very nice, i think. at this special time of year, these families are putting on a brave face. they are glad they are safe, but also hopeful that they ll soon be reunited with the people they love. jo black, bbc news, ely. that is it from me for now. plenty more on all of our stories on the bbc news website. you can also contact me on twitter. have a lovely day. bye bye.