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
In around 15 minutes time. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11. Were going to talk about black friday later, which as you may know, is no longerjust a day but more like several days. Christmas retailers are doing their utmost to lure you in. Despite it only being the 21st of november, where i live, some houses already have their Christmas Lights out the front. Fairy lights are on the front of their homes. Why, is my question. It is the 21st of november. Ru one of those households. Please tell me you have done this. You are definitely in danger of beating too soon. You can send me photographs, too. Use the hashtag victorialive and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. A little later in the programme, well hear from the british explorer Benedict Allen, whos back in the uk after being rescued from thejungle in Papua New Guinea where he was trying to reach a little known tribe. Watch his first tv interview after 10am. Our top story today. The bbc un
Im taking a look at how to improve that. In sport, could mike ashleys days at newcastle be numbered following a formal bid for the Football Club . And its only november, but could getting in the festive mood early but help improve your winter wellbeing . Its like celebrating joy. Like, i was so its like celebrating joy. Like, i was so excited to come to the Christmas Markets this evening. Christmas markets this evening. Christmas trees up at ridiculous times. Everyone is waiting to put pictures of Christmas Trees on facebook. And carol has the weather. You can see the lights of Regent Street behind me. It is mild around london, mile across many parts of the uk. Some rain in the north and the uk. Some rain in the north and the west so that further east you are, the dry conditions are here but more details on 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. Theresa may looks set to offer the eu a bigger divorce bill payment in return for starting trade talks next month. The bbc understan
In sport, phil neville faces the worlds media today for the First Time Since becoming the new head coach of the england womens football team. Hes already had to apologise for sexist tweets. And could the race to grab a sunbed be a thing of the past . Holidaymakers will be able to pre book their favourite spot in the sun, but youll have to pay. And the weather. Good morning. A cold front today will bring some cloud and some outbreaks of rain, clearing to the south and leaving us all with more sunshine come this afternoon but things will turn colder too. I will bring you a full forecast in around 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story a man has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving in connection with a crash which killed three teenagers in west london. A second man is being questioned after he handed himself in after a police appeal. Our correspondentjohn mcmanus is at the site of the crash in hayes. John, what more details do we know . Good morning. What more can
Charismatic leaders, president ron. He is in texas President Trump. He is in texas President Trump. He is in texas President Trump. He is being credited with handling the crisis pretty well so far. Hes very keen in making sure that this is not his George W Bush katrina comparison and he wants to look like he has a handle on the situation, dealing with it. He hopes he comes across statesman like, but that is betrayed by what he has put out on twitter. He almost has a childlike excitement when the storm was coming in, peppered with exclamation marks, and he used the word wow which seems and he used the word wow which seems a bit wrong in tone. Is he now getting the tone right now that he has gone there and looked at the damage . He did not want to get in the wake of the rescue effort, he said. In the way. Hes getting a handle on things . Im not sure on that, if you look at the comments on his press conference, he says they will congratulate themselves when it is over, but he said they wa