Concern on labour benches over their newest recruit, Natalie Elphicke. As its alleged that she lobbied a formerjustice lobbied a former justice secretary over her ex husbands sex abuse trial. Sex abuse trial. And harry and meghan continue their not so royal tour of nigeria. Its a couple open up on their family life and glorious weather returns to the country today with the hottest day of the year expected. But for how long can we expect the sunshine belem . For most of us, the fine and sunny weather will continue today, but there will be a scattering of thunderstorms developing. Find out where with developing. Find out where with me in a little bit. Good morning. It was a huge day at the bottom of the premier league as Nottingham Forest all but confirmed their survival at the expense of luton and burnley at the other end , manchester at the other end, Manchester City edged closer to retain their title, as did celtic north of the border with their win over rangers. Meanwhile, englands l
Kirsty s back on monday. Till then, have a great weekend. Breaking news from Around The World 24 Breaking News from Around The World 2a hours a day. This is bbc news. This grainy Security Camera footage is from the moment when the floods hit and derna was changed forever. Two dams, meant to protect the city, were broken apart by the force of the water. The deluge carried everything away with it. This wave of death and destruction sealed the fate of thousands. And glimpses of the horror are still emerging. Here in derna, people began to pray for gods mercy. When the torrent passed, some were able to escape. As the rain continued to fall, they headed to the rooftops, with few understanding the scale of the unfolding catastrophe. Down below, the force of the water swept away everything in its wake. Those who could sought safety on higher ground. It is things like this that really show you the explosive power of the water that cascaded through this city. Things like cars that have been pic
Does that mean we can stop worrying about the deficit . The parties are not saying much about money at the moment. But taxes, spending and borrowing are what governments do. Tonight, well ask if election promises on tax and spending can really be painlessly paid for. Also tonight, the 15 year old Anorexia Sufferer who took her own life after being discharged from Mental Health care against her parents wishes. Well hear from the writer emma woolf, who suffered from the illness for ten years. What can be done about anorexia . And Cornelia Parker has been appointed the official Election Artist. Whats caught her cultured eye so far . You do like a dimpled seat. I hope i am not fixated on bottoms. Hello. However hard the parties may try to control election campaigns, they are inevitably punctuated by unpredictable events. Those prescott punch moments. Weve not had anything quite like that yet, but labour today had its most awkward moment of the campaign so far. By far. A big announcement on
Also in the programme a Scrappage Scheme for diesel cars could be on the way as the Government Strategy to tackle Air Pollution is due to be published later. Ill be looking at what that might mean for car owners. And a lifetime of service, we will hear your memories as the duke of edinburgh retires. And in sport, Manchester United reign in spain, where Marcus Rashford makes his mark, to help his team, take a big step towards the Europa League final. And Sarah Keith Lucas has the weather. I will have a full forecast in about 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. There has been a substantial swing from labour to the conservatives in early results from yesterdays local elections. The tories have made significant gains in england and wales. Counting doesnt start in scotland until later. All the councils in wales and scotland were up for grabs and a third of those in england. The conservatives have gained 115 seats and labour have lost 113. Heres our Political Correspondent chris
And the radicals. This was recorded in 2011 and its about an hour, 10 minutes. I would like to mention a couple of Upcoming Events before i introduce professor ferling. We continue a series next week, next wednesday, here at the Central Library that we started and much of our foundation is funded and this was a great idea. Kansas city cradle of interviewers. Over time we will be doing history of flowership. We are having conversations with ur snures. D next wednesday, john macdonald, the brewing pioneer, the finest beer in america, i hesitate to say that with sam you ell adams. But i will be interviewing john and how he created the greatest americas brewery. And terry macdonald, his sister is one of our employees and she has pictures and bail bond receipts. This is a historyloving audience. We have terry on august 11 talking about one of the most important battles of the civil war, our part of the country, battle of wilsons creek. Part of an ongoing series. Part of the the series that