From westminster and cardiff, and will be talking to three now former parliamentarians, with more than 80 years of experience between them. The other main stories on bbc news at 5. The Climate Campaign group, Extinction Rebellion, wins a legal challenge against the metropolitan polices ban, on their protests in london. And the two time olympic champion, nicola adams, retires from boxing because of fears she could lose her sight. Its five oclock. Our main story is the official start of the Election Campaign, with the dissolution of parliament and the imminent launch of the conservative campaign this evening in the West Midlands with borisjohnson. But the day started badly for the Prime Minister, with the news that his cabinet colleague the welsh secretary alun cairns had resigned, following claims he knew about the role of a former aide, ross england, in the collapse of a rape trial. Mr cairns had claimed originally that he knew nothing about the matter. Mr england was subsequently sele
In a new report into the it meltdown which left nearly 2 Million People without online services. Coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with ben croucher. A big night coming up for wales as they bid to qualify for the european championships. They know victory in cardiff over hungary tonight will see them into next years tournament automatically, hoping their big guns like gareth bale and aaron ramsey will be fit. Good afternoon, it was a cold and frosty start for many this morning, slowly they will be a milder air coming in from the south west with the chance of rain, and late in the programme we have a look at how wet it has been so far this month. Good afternoon, welcome to Southampton Solent University where we are coming from during today on bbc news. Boris johnson and Jeremy Corbyn will go head to head in theirfirst general election tv debate tonight. The liberal democrats and snp wont be taking part in the show on itv, after they lost a last minute legal bid to be included. T
Coming up we will have a big discussion about the manifesto of the green party. A leaked report on failings at the shrewsbury and telford nhs trust has said a toxic culture, linked to the deaths of at least 42 babies over four decades, has still not been properly addressed. An investigation that initially began looking at 23 cases in 2017 is now looking at more than 270, from 1979 to present day. Its interim findings include unexplained deaths, sub standard care that left babies brain damaged and disabled, and parents who were left in the dark. The trust has apologised. 0ur Health Editor hugh pym reports. I held her and said goodbye. And went home empty handed. And then he said that there was no heartbeat. That midwife come in crying, saying, oh, im so sorry, im so sorry too late. Distressing stories from parents told to bbc news during coverage of an unfolding scandal, which could yet turn into the worst ever in the history of nhs maternity care. Now a leaked report from an official i
Ridge of High Pressure trying to topple them. So some of this showery rain clear increasing amounts of dry right wow bar. Temperatures still struggling. Into monday, it could be another cold start with mist and fog around, fine weather, sunshine, likely to see a frontal system pushing in late in the day. Into the middle part of next week, first glance, big weather, dips in jetstrea m, glance, big weather, dips in jetstream, troughs digging down but yesterday, you might remember a trough settling just to the south east of the British Isles spinning upa south east of the British Isles spinning up a slow moving area of low pressure which would throw rain from the eastern brisk winds but it now looks more likely the pattern as changed, shifted northwards so we will bring rain in from the north west instead. That means where we will see the wettest weather and down towards the south is a chance that we could see dry weather. There will be spells of wind and rain at times but exactly where t
The party to deliver brexit well have full analysis of the election pledges made today. Also on the programme Jacob Rees Mogg apologises after saying People Living in Grenfell Tower should have ignored fire brigade advice and fled the fire that killed 72 people. Could a home testing kit revolutionise screening for Cervical Cancer . Scientists say trial results are promising, and could increase the take up of smear tests and we get a sneak preview of the new series of the crown with Olivia Colman stepping into the queens robes. And coming up on bbc news, Premiership Rugby champions saracens are docked 35 points and fined over £5 million after being found guilty of breaching salary cap rules. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The liberal democrats have launched their campaign for next months general election, saying it is the only Party Standing up to stop brexit and that doing so would bring the country a 50 billion pound remain bonus over 5 years, which could be spent