It is once again going to feel pretty warm. I will have all of the details very shortly. Its sunday the fifth of may. Good morning to you. Our main story the conservatives have suffered a significant defeat in the West Midlands after losing the regions Mayoral Election to labour. In the closely fought race, andy street, who was seeking a third term in office, lost out to Richard Parker, by a margin ofjust over 1500 votes. The result had been seen as pivotal for Rishi Sunakfollowing One of his partys worst ever performances in this weeks local elections. Our Political Correspondent Damian Grammaticas reports. Parker, richard labour and co operative party, 225590. It was a result that will send a shudder through conservatives. Street, andrew, the Conservative Party candidate, 224082. Labour victorious in the west midland mayoral race by 1508 votes a tiny margin in a region of 2 Million People. One of the conservatives high profile metro mayors andy street toppled. The Labour Leader was t
Your trust in me, and this region. Thank you. You have put yourtrust in me, and i this region. Thank you. You have put your trust in me, and i will repay that trust. I will deliver for you and your family. That trust. I will deliver for you and yourfamily. I promise you that trust. I will deliver for you and your family. I promise you that i will deliverjobs. We will fix our public transport system. We will build the homes you need. And we will give this region the fresh start it richly deserves. Andy street, whod been hoping to hold on as conservative mayor, says his loss is no surprise. It caps off a bleak set of results for the tories. Ultimately we didnt persuade enough people ultimately we didnt persuade enough people to ultimately we didnt persuade enough people to go out and put their cross in the people to go out and put their cross in the right people to go out and put their cross in the right box on thursday, and im not in the right box on thursday, and im not going to be slo
Erling haaland scores four, as arsenal cruised past bournemouth to go to the top of the Premier League table. Kyren wilson is into his second snooker World Championship final, but who will he play . And it was a frantic finish to a brutal opening day at the giro ditalia, with favourite Tadej Pogacar beaten on the line. Welcome to the programme. It went right down to the final day of the championship to find out who would join leicester in being promoted to the Premier League. Ipswich s 2 0 win over huddersfield means they will play in the top tier next season for the first time in 22 years sparking incredible scenes at portman road. Ben croucher reports. Blue army Out Of The Blue ipswich sjourney this far has confounded expectation and perceived footballing wisdom. Now, after one long season, the final hurdle. Nervous . You wouldnt know it. All they had to do was avoid defeat against relegated huddersfield. Over to you, wes burns. That is the moment that Portland Road craved they were
For Palestinian Prisoners. Unconfirmed reports in us media say israel has given hamas a week to agree to the current proposal or it will begin its long threatened offensive in rafah. But there has been Widespread International concern over the fate of the more than one million palestinians sheltering there. Our correspondent, anna foster is injerusalem. I asked her about the increasing pressure on hamas to reach a deal. Yeah. Were at the same stage samantha where an israeli deal has been put on the table. It was described at the start of the week by the us secretary of state, antony blinken, as extraordinarily generous. And it seems to be that in this latest iteration of the deal, there had been some movement in terms of potentially agreeing to talk about a permanent ceasefire. Now, from israels point of view, of course, its priority at the moment is trying to ensure the release of all the remaining hostages that are being held in gaza. One of hamas s key priorities is to try and get s
Arsenal cruise past bournemouth to go four points clear at the top of the Premier League for now, at least. Kyren wilson is into his second snooker World Championship final, but who will he face . And it was a frantic finish to a brutal opening day at the giro ditalia, with favourite Tadej Pogacar beaten on the line. Hello. Welcome to the programme. It went right down to the final day of the championship to find out who would join leicester in being promoted to the Premier League. Ipswich s 2 0 win over huddersfield means they will play in the top tier next season for the first time in 22 years, sparking incredible scenes at portman road. Ben croucher reports. Blue army blue army Out Of The Blue ipswich sjourney this far has confounded expectation and perceived footballing wisdom. Now, after one long season, the final hurdle. Nervous . You wouldnt know it. All they had to do was avoid defeat against relegated huddersfield. Over to you, wes burns. That is the moment that Portland Road c