Hello there, good afternoon. Its cloudier and its breezier generally than it was yesterday. Weve still got that muggy, humid feeling air, lots of moisture in it, and that, of course, has led to some more Mist And Murk for western facing coasts and hills in particular. Some more rainjust moving along southern counties. Still some sunshine, the best of that to the east of high ground, including across north east scotland. But we will see some showers a bit later on this afternoon, just pushing in from the west. Later on through the afternoon. Some breaks in The Cloud. The best of those possibly later on through the day across the midlands and parts of lincolnshire. The temperature is reacting to that sunshine. 23 celsius perhaps here. Overnight tonight, some changes. We begin to see the Cool Air Changing from the north west. Showers fading away. The sky is clear. The caller feeling start to the day tomorrow. Feeling much less humid. Some of the temperatures back into the high single figu
lost the west midlands. another reaction you could have is to say frankly, with the labour party 20 points ahead in the opinion polls and given that the west midlands is pretty marginal territory, of course the labour party should be winning pretty much any political contest in that region because if they can win the contest in that region, we might ask questions can t win. it is a testament to andy street s personal popularity that albeit he may have lost narrowly, the fact that he has run labour so close i think he can take quite some considerable credit for because as we know, the parallel police and commissioner election the conservatives were quite a long way behind. i conservatives were quite a long way behind. ., ., ., . ~ conservatives were quite a long way behind. ., ., ., ., behind. i want to go back to the messaue behind. i want to go back to the message from behind. i want to go back to the message from ellie behind. i want to go back to the message from el
and then and wisdom as he takes on this role. and then of and wisdom as he takes on this role. and then of course, the third thanks is to my and then of course, the third thanks is to my conservative team across the region is to my conservative team across the region. it has been my honour to lead you the region. it has been my honour to lead you for the region. it has been my honour to lead you for the last seven years. i m sony lead you for the last seven years. i m sorry we lead you for the last seven years. i m sorry we couldn t make it that hat-trick, i m sorry we couldn t make it that hat trick, but mark my words, you will be hat trick, but mark my words, you will be back hat trick, but mark my words, you will be back for that, i m sure. and then will be back for that, i m sure. and then nrost will be back for that, i m sure. and then most importantly, my thanks of course then most importantly, my thanks of course go then most importantly, my than
how, why, can someone wielding a sword run amok in a north east london suburb, killing a 14 year old reportedly on his way to school? we ll talk to this mum, whose16 year old son was killed by teenagers who bought swords and a machete on the internet. she s campaigning for a ban on the online sale of them. also tonight: who will win the battle for the west midlands mayoralty? polls suggest it s soooo close between the conservatives and labour. how will the outcome affect the fortunes of the prime minister and labour leader over the coming months? on newsnight tonight, we have polling guru professor sirjohn curtice, claire ainslie, who was keir starmer s policy director, and ben riley smith from the telegraph, who knows about the plotting going on in the tory party. plus, rememberthis from two years ago? the brexit opportuities minister explaining why he had delayed bringing in post brexit checks here in the uk. this would have been an act of self harm if we had gone ahead wit