Now on Bbc News, newscast. Newscast. Newscast from the bbc. Newscast. Newscast from the bbc. Hello, its patty in the studio. And its laura in the newsroom in lovely liverpool. Why are you there, he asks . I am here because the Labour Party Conference isjust getting going, which should be for the Labour Party, newly into government after 1a years in the wilderness, a massive Victory Lap with lots of Hugging And Cheering and being genuinely delighted about being in government. However, they have had a very, very difficult week and there are lots of people really worried and wondering what, my goodness, is going on. Could we say that there wasnt really a honeymoon and that actually theyre gathering in conference with the main message being distracted from by some unforced errors . We can absolutely say that without doubt. We can say that labour has ended up with a messy problem about donations to them. About donations to them of freebies of clothes, of Football Tickets, of all sorts of ot
with the price of allotments shooting up even faster than these spring greens, thousands of plot holders across the country think they might have to give up their plots. i will find out why costs are going up so much on what people feel about it. de bruyne s brilliance at the bernabeu. this stunning strike keeps city s european dream alive ahead of the champions league semifinal second leg with real in manchester next week. the first eurovision semifinal hits the stage in liverpool. favourites sweden go through, but ireland are out. good morning. yesterday, ireland and the uk had over 8000 lightning strikes. today we are looking at a similar day, showery, some sunshine, but also thunder and lightning and some hail. all of the details later in the programme. it s wednesday the 10th of may. a jury in new york has found former president donald trump sexually abused a magazine columnist in the 19905 and then defamed her by calling her a liar. the civil trial rejected ejean carrol
It is once again going to feel pretty warm. I will have all of the details very shortly. Its sunday the fifth of may. Good morning to you. Our main story the conservatives have suffered a significant defeat in the West Midlands after losing the regions Mayoral Election to labour. In the closely fought race, andy street, who was seeking a third term in office, lost out to Richard Parker, by a margin ofjust over 1500 votes. The result had been seen as pivotal for Rishi Sunakfollowing One of his partys worst ever performances in this weeks local elections. Our Political Correspondent Damian Grammaticas reports. Parker, richard labour and co operative party, 225590. It was a result that will send a shudder through conservatives. Street, andrew, the Conservative Party candidate, 224082. Labour victorious in the west midland mayoral race by 1508 votes a tiny margin in a region of 2 Million People. One of the conservatives high profile metro mayors andy street toppled. The Labour Leader was t
He praised them for Running Towards Danger to protect others, and goes on to say that from the bottom of his heart. We have also heard from the local mp and the labour leader, keir starmer, saying all four news coming from hainault, thoughts are with the victims, thankful for the First Responders on scene. Awful news coming from hainault. You can see the police filling that quiet street, it is now a lot quieter. These are the pictures, the latest pictures from the police helicopter, but we have had lots of vision throughout the morning coming in from members of the public who woke to these terrifying scenes. The Police Commissioner has acknowledged the terror people would have felt looking at this scene first thing in the morning and how terrifying that would have been. So ijust want to run through some of the latest things we know in case you are just joining us. Five people had been taken to hospital, there were multiple ambulances sent to the scene and all five people who were treat
Sam shepard dies at the age of 73. And one of french cinemas biggest stars, jeanne moreau, has passed away at her home in paris at the age of 89. White House Communications director Anthony Scaramucci who was appointed just ten days ago by President Trump, has been fired, according to us media. The former financier took the job last friday, replacing Spokesman Sean Spicer who left his post. The New York Times is reporting that scaramucci was fired at the request of new Chief Of Staffjohn kelly, who was sworn in today. Lets try and get some clarity on this. We can speak to our american reporter in washington. I think these reports first appeared in the New York Times. The New York Times and politico, all reporting the same thing, that anthony s cara mcshane was effectively forced out by president donald trump. This was also at the request ofjohn kerry, the new Chief Of Staff who was sworn in this Morning Scaramucci came in about ten days ago, Sean Spicer Resort and shortly after he was