Celebrate victory on derby day, but theres no shaking off the holders Manchester City, who remain hot on their heels. Good morning. Some heavy rain in Northern Ireland this morning. That will push north and east during the course of the day. It is the south east that will hang on to the driest and silliest conditions for longest. All of the details later on in the programme. Driest and sunniest. Its monday, the 29th of april. The Irish Government says it will pass Emergency Legislation to return rising numbers of Asylum Seekers arriving from Northern Ireland, because theyre fearful of being sent to rwanda. Irish ministers estimate that 80 of recent arrivals have come to the country via Northern Ireland but the uk government says it wont accept any Asylum Returns from the eu via ireland. Our Political Correspondent helen catt reports. The border between the republic of ireland and Northern Ireland is designed to be easy to cross. But the Irish Government says its recently seen an influx
Armed officers have stepped back from arncommanders now crisis commanders are now in crisis meetings with the military on standby any standby to respond to any serious capital. Serious incident in the capital. Well be live from Scotland Yard. E also e e e also live from the and were also live from the island lampedusa, where island of lampedusa, where more than 11,000 migrants have arrived africa in arrived from north africa in just days. This just the past ten days. This week, secretary week, home secretary Suella Braverman western braverman will urge western leaders to come together to help combat global migrant crisis. Rishi . Rishi continues and rishi sunak continues to face a tory backlash over plans to former to scrap hsz with former chancellor move would act to scrap hsz with former ch huge lor move would act to scrap hsz with former ch huge economicvould act to scrap hsz with former ch huge economic self harm. Act of huge economic self harm. Well have all the latest reaction we
Oh dear. Is anything sacred. Oh dear. Is anything sacred. And as always, please do let us know what you think about those talking points, banning those talking points, banning those phrases is andrew stupid, stupid. Stupid. Me having a third vodka and tonic getting vodka and soda vodka and soda. But yes. Get in touch. But yes. Get in touch. Vaiews gbnews. Uk com. But first, lets get the news with. First, lets get the news with. Aaron very good morning to you. It is 931. Aaron armstrong here in the gb newsroom in the last few minutes. Rishi sunak has insisted he is committed to levelling up but has refused to address speculation. The northern leg of hs2 is to be scrapped. The Prime Minister wouldnt guarantee the birmingham to manchester leg will be completed. He will discuss it though with the chancellor this week with a decision expected before the Tory Party Conference in manchester next week. The planned line to east midlands parkway may also be under threat i this 5mm this kind of s
Of dry weather around as well. And still seeing the northerly breeze, it will be cool, temperatures in the countryside cooler than we are seeing here. As we move into the weekend, High Pressure begins to build into the picture, and will continue to see a feed of northerly air, so cool over the weekend as well. It will be a fresh start to the day on saturday, a few showers on the coast, but as we go through the day and tempered as one, cloud bubbling up and showers get going, a few less showers and today, but heavy across england and wales, High Pressure starting to push into scotland, settling things down, again feeling cool, temperatures in the mid teens. As High Pressure pushes in overnight, we see the wind easing and fewer showers. Rula, temperatures close to freezing in sheltered spots. Some of us waking up sheltered spots. Some of us waking up to seems like this on sunday morning, a touch of gros frost not out of the question. 20 of brightness around. And they looking like the bet
Scrape what is a relatively small station at the peak of the london rush hour. Despite the fact there we re rush hour. Despite the fact there were no deaths, the political establishment here in downing street are not taking this attack any less seriously than others. There was an emergency meeting of the Cobra Committee called earlier today. The Prime Ministers statement, we will bring you that shortly, but first lets hear from my bring you that shortly, but first lets hearfrom my colleague bring you that shortly, but first lets hear from my colleague tom symons, who rounds up what happened here, and what the people who were on the train experienced. 8 20am this morning and a commuter captures this on camera through the window of a tube train. That bag is on fire. It is still alight, the remains of a makeshift bomb left amongst the passengers. Lets move away and get right down the platform. Seconds before, a flash of flame caused panic and serious burns. I heard a large bang from the d