welcome back, sports day is coming up in a moment. but first a look at some of the other stories making the headlines this hour. gordon brown has described his former minister, glenys kinnock, who s died aged 79, as one of the great women of her generation. baroness kinnock was married for 56 years to the former labour leader, neil kinnock. she spent fifteen years as a member of the european parliament, before eventuallyjoining gordon brown s government. the uk foreign secretary, lord cameron, will travel to washington dc next week to discuss the war in ukraine. he says he wants to reassure us leaders that the united kingdom will stay the course, and galvanise allies, too . uk train drivers continue their strike action as part of a long running dispute over pay. the avanti west coast, chiltern, great northern, thameslink, and wmt train companies were affected on sunday. the aslef union has also imposed an overtime ban over the strike period. the government of peru has announ
gordon brown has described his former minister, glenys kinnock, who s died aged 79, as one of the great women of her generation. baroness kinnock was married for 56 years to the former labour leader, neil kinnock. she spent fifteen years as a member of the european parliament, before eventuallyjoining gordon brown s government. the foreign secretary, lord cameron, will travel to washington dc next week to discuss the war in ukraine. he says he wants to reassure us leaders that the united kingdom will stay the course, and galvanise allies, too . train drivers continue their strike action as part of a long running dispute over pay. the avanti west coast, chiltern, great northern, thameslink, and wmt train companies were affected on sunday. the aslef union has also imposed an overtime ban over the strike period. the government of peru has announced it s increasing the number of tourists allowed at the fifteenth century inca citadel, machu picchu, its most famous historical site
hamas health officials say more than 10,500 people have been killed since the conflict began in gaza nearly half of them children. israel has repeatedly warned palestinians to head south to greater safety, despite also bombarding that region. israel says 50,000 people left gaza city today as israeli troops tighten their grip on the area. the israeli army released video showing a long line of people on foot, many of them waving white flags, some holding their hands in the air. the us secretary of state has outlined what should happen when the fighting stops. antony blinken said gaza and the west bank should both be governed by the palestinian authority. he told a meeting of g 7 foreign ministers that there should be no israeli occupation of gaza. the deputy leader of lebanon s hezbollah group, which is backed by iran, has praised last month s attack by hamas which sparked the fighting. hezbollah s deputy chief told the bbc the killings were an act of resistance. more on that
we start in paris, where novak djokovic has begun his french open title defence with a rather solid straight sets victory over france s pierre becker. having not yet reached a final in 2024, there have been question marks around djokovic s form, but he did what he does best on the clay courts of the french capital, powering to a 6 4, 7 6, 6 4 win over his wild card opponents. the 24 time grand slam champion will take sole ownership of the record of most major titles with a fourth victory in paris. next up for him, spain s world number 63, roberto carbis. a two time french open finalist, kasper, who moved into the second round with a routine 636463 win over brazil s philippe amelie. jenni alves the norwegian is a two time beaten finalist in paris, so we ll be looking to make that final step. arena. sabalenka, meanwhile, dropped just three games against teenager erika andreeva to start her french open campaign in emphatic style. the second seed never truly troubled in a 61 62 w
youngsters are actually some of the most economically active in the developed world. waving goodbye to the french open for what is likely to be the last time. the record 1a time champion in paris rafael nadal is knocked out in the opening round. good morning. rain is coming in from the south west pushing north east through the day. behind it we see a return to sunshine but some scattered showers. all of the details later. it s tuesday, the 28th of may. the conservatives have promised to raise the tax free pension allowance if they win the general election. they say the proposal would be worth £275 a year to each pensioner by 2030. under the plans, the state pension would always remain below the tax free threshold. rishi sunak says the scheme shows the conservatives are on the side of pensioners but labour have called it desperate . 0ur political correspondent, ben wright, has the details. what do you love about it? there s one particular reason politicians like to present t