i am on the conservative campaign bus which had its launch event today and previously viewers have seen us aboard what we have been calling campaign buses and they may not have actually been the properly branded bus but we are now on that after it was unveiled in redcar earlier today and we are now heading back down south towards the capital and earlier the prime minister, rishi sunak, did get on the bus for it s kind of inauguraljourney as the campaign coach but he is not on it now so it is basically just reporters and journalists who have been tracking the prime minister and the conservative campaign over recent days and we have gone to a variety of places, sort of middle to late in the week, including buckinghamshire, and as i say, we went to redcar and we were in the north west yesterday as well and there have been a variety of announcements over those days and the one we had today, as you mentioned a moment ago, was this idea of kind of extending the levelling up fund to
Make Funding Pledges to tackle Cash Shortages in schools in england. The boss of barclays will be facing pressure today over his pay and also his handling of a controversy surrounding recruitment in the bank. Ill have the details shortly. In sport, the french opens a fortnight away and andy murray says he still needs to get better but hes through to the third round in madrid. Our build up to this years Eurovision Song Contest starts here the bbcs Steve Rosenberg is in kiev with all the tunes and all the facts you need to enjoy the worlds biggest singing competition. And carol has the weather. Good morning. Thank you. Iam in kew gardens next to the Japanese Gateway. I will tell you more about it through the morning but if you adjust stepping out it is a chilly start although most of us will have a day of plenty of sunshine, except in the north of scotland where we have some patchy rain. Good morning. First our main story. President trump has fired the head of the fbi james comey in a mo
Carpet for tonights Bafta Television awards. Michael mcintyre has won for best entertainment performance, and the bbc show happy valley has won best drama. Hello and welcome to sportsday, im hugh woozencroft. The main headlines this evening. Commiserations for hull city as they relegated from the Premier League but celebrations for Crystal Palace who are staying up fond farewells at spurs as Tottenham Say Goodbye to White Hart Lane after 118 years. And congratulations for Lewis Hamilton as he takes the victory at the Spanish Grand Prix. It was a day of contrasts at Selhurst Park a 4 0 defeat for hull city confirmed their relegation from the Premier League, but there were celebrations for Crystal Palace as the win meant they are safe in the top flight for next season. For hull though its real disappointment and a case of what might have been as nick parrott reports. Had the season started when marco silva took charge charge of hull city, they would have been tenth heading into their mat
Carpet for tonights Bafta Television awards. Michael mcintyre has won for best entertainment performance, and the bbc show happy valley has won best drama. Hello and welcome to sportsday, im hugh woozencroft. The main headlines this evening. Commiserations for hull city as they relegated from the Premier League but celebrations for Crystal Palace who are staying up fond farewells at spurs as Tottenham Say Goodbye to White Hart Lane after 118 years. And congratulations for Lewis Hamilton as he takes the victory at the Spanish Grand Prix. It was a day of contrasts at Selhurst Park a 4 0 defeat for hull city confirmed their relegation from the Premier League, but there were celebrations for Crystal Palace as the win meant they are safe in the top flight for next season. For hull though its real disappointment and a case of what might have been as nick parrott reports. Had the season started when marco silva took charge charge of hull city, they would have been tenth heading into their mat
Down. A shakeup in the republican party. Mike me hack has mike mibach has more. You heard me when i asked eric swallwell, he was on the floor. He said hes leaving to spare the turmoil of his party of a leadership fight. He said he woke up, said his prayers and made his decision. It comes as et as he faces a defor the tea party. He wants a decision for planned parenthood. Boehner said hes at peace with miss decision his decision. I dont want my members to go through this. I dont want the institution to go through this especially when i knew i was of this thinking about walking out the door anyway. Its the right time to do it. The announcement comes one day after what was one of the saddest fine days of 25 years in congress after two failed attempts over the years. Boehner convinced a pope to come to washington and april dris congress, a dream fulfilled. Now democrats say he leaves that congress in disarray. The American People are even now more closely watching what happens here because