across england and wales and warmer than yesterday. in scotland and northern ireland it was the warmest day of the year so far yesterday, todayis day of the year so far yesterday, today is cooler with much more cloud. not much rain left over and i think the cloud will thin and break so we should see sunshine. some cloud pushing into the far north of england, the rest of england and wales enjoying blue skies and strong sunshine, temperatures higher than yesterday, 2&25, i7 sunshine, temperatures higher than yesterday, 2&25, 17 or 18 sunshine, temperatures higher than yesterday, 21125, 17 or 18 scotland and northern ireland where we have the cloud. some patchy cloud overnight tonight in scotland and northern ireland, the bulk of england and wales dry, clear, no wind, temperature is probably more evenly spread overnight, 11 or 12 degrees, may be warmer in northern ireland with more cloud. i hope we should break through that cloud tomorrow more readily across northern ireland add
after the floods the struggle to reach millions of people affected by the rising waters in bangladesh and northeast india. and after meeting president zelensky on a brief trip to ukraine, the hollywood actor ben stiller praises the spirit of the ukrainian people. these does people like you and i who have been caught and ate circumstance totally beyond their control. and nobody wants to flee their home. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello, and welcome to the programme. three us republican state officials have been describing the direct pressure they were put under by donald trump and his team to overturn the 2020 presidential election result. in an at times emotional testimony to the congressional committee, they described threats of violence directed at them from trump supporters when they refused to bow to the pressure. we have various groups come by, and they have had video panel trucks with videos of me, proclaiming me to be a paedoph
on the baltic coast. after the floods, the struggle to reach millions of people affected by the rising waters in bangladesh and north east india. and, after meeting preisdent zelensky in ukraine, the hollywood actor ben stiller tells the bbc he praises the spirit of the people. these are just people like you and i who have been caught in a circumstance totally beyond their control of. nobody wants to flee from their home. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. three us republican state officials have been describing the direct pressure they were put under by donald trump and his team to overturn the 2020 presidential election result. in an, at times, emotional testimony to the congressional committee, they described threats of violence directed at them from trump supporters when they refused to bow to the pressure. we have various groups come by, and they have had video panel trucks with videos of me, proclaiming
You are this morning. This is the current beach outside the studio in sa lfo rd. Current beach outside the studio in salford. A lovely picture. Good morning. After a chilly start, it will be dry with a fair bit of sunshine around. For the rest of england and wales, a bit more clouds, a few showers, a breeze picking up, and chilly on the east coast. I will have all the details inis coast. I will have all the details in 15 minutes. Thank you. Good morning. First, our main story. Theresa may will visit Buckingham Palace today, for an audience with the queen, to mark the Dissolution Of Parliament. It signals the official start of the general Election Campaign and just after midnight all seats in the House Of Commons became vacant. Attention turns to the local elections tomorrow, with crucial votes for 3h english councils, all scottish and Welsh Councils, as well as a number of local authority mayors. The deadline to register to vote in the General Election is may 22nd and polls open onjune
In the hour on bbc news. A vote of confidence, mark sampson names his england squad for the euros, three and half months before the start of the tournament. A very good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. An explosion on the Underground System in St Petersburg is reported to have killed ten people and injured as many as 50 more. The explosion happened in the early afternoon local time, and hit a train that was travelling between two stations. Russias National Anti terrorist Committee Said an explosive device at a third station was later found and made safe. The russian Prime Minister called the metro blast an Act Of Terror, and President Putin said all scenarios were being investigated. Heres our correspondent sarah rainsford. Are there any children, a woman shouts, as passengers rushed to the wreckage of a train. The blast was just down the line. This is the immediate scene of panic. Mobile phone footage from another passing train shows victims still lying on the platform. It