today, the show averages between 4 and 6 million per episode, much of it through iplayer. so do soaps matter any more? what s their place in the cultural landscape? are we going through a messy den and angie divorce with them? or is it still enduring love, like scott and charlene? i m joined by sir phil redmond, creator of three of the biggest british soaps of all time grange hill, brookside and hollyoa ks. daniel kilkenny is soaps editor for entertainment news website digital spy. tv critic and soap fan emma bullimore is here, and charles collingwood, who s been farming, flirting and digging into his wife s venison pie for a whopping 47 years as brian in the archers. welcome to you all and thanks for coming on the show. phil, if we start with you, all the big soaps eastenders, coronation street, emmerdale have seen huge drops in audience numbers in recent years. you ve criticised soaps for not tackling big social issues like they used to. do you think it s the end of t
travel disruption businesses are racing to recruit more staff and get them ready to work. i ll be looking at what s being done. bans for the breakaway golfers. after teeing off in the controversial saudi arabia backed golf series in hertfordshire, all 17 rebel players including the likes of phil mickleson are suspended by the pga tour. after 37 years and nearly 9,000 episodes, residents of ramsey street past and present get together for the final time today as filming of neighbours comes to an end. proud to have been part of that and it launched my career and i m very excited to be part of the final episode. good morning. they will be a day of sunshine and showers, most in the north and west, heavy and thundery, but here we will have the strongest wind. the rest of us, fewer showers, sunshine and blustery, but high or very high pollen levels across england and wales. all of the details throughout the programme. it s friday the 10th ofjune. our main story. the foreign secretar
charities and campaigners go to the high court to challenge the government s plan to send asylum seekers to rwanda. the number of child cruelty and neglect offences in england jump by 25% in a year, according to police figures. britney spears does it again she s married for the third time but a previous husband tries to gate crash the event # neighbours # everybody needs good neighbours.# after 37 years and nearly 9,000 episodes, residents of ramsey street past and present get together for the final time as filming of neighbours comes to an end. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the uk foreign secretary liz truss is to speak to her ukrainian counterpart this morning about the case of two british men who have been sentenced to death after being captured by russian forces while fighting in ukraine. she s already publicly deplored the judgment against aiden aslin and shaun pinner, who along with another man from morocco, were found guilt
final in paris has severely damaged france s image a government report says. discovered off the coast of norfolk a ship that sank three centuries ago while carrying the future king of england. # neighbours # everybody needs good neighbours.# and that s a wrap after 37 years and nearly 9,000 episodes, it s the last day of filming on neighbours, the iconic australian soap. coming up in sport on the bbc news channel. can england seal a series win? new zealand are put into bat on the opening day of the second test at trent bridge. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. donald trump has been accused of trying to mount a coup to stay in power, after he lost the us presidential election. a congressional inquiry into last year s riot at the capitol building says mr trump summoned the mob and lit the flame for the attack as part of a conspiracy to cling to office. the inquiry has been holding the first in a series of primetime televised hearings into the storming of th