and one of britain s most successful cyclists, mark cavendish, announces he s to retire. 0n bbc london: warnings over mobile phone fraud how criminals are getting smarter at targeting victims in the capital to gain access to banking apps. good evening. police investigating the disappearance of madeleine mccann are to carry out searches in a reservoir in portugal, according to local media reports. a large site is believed to have been sealed off, around 30 miles from where the toddler went missing in 2007. the search is expected to begin tomorrow. it s not the first time the reservoir has been searched. three year old madeleine was on holiday with her family in praia da luz in the algarve when she went missing and there has been a uk police investigation into her disappearance ever since. ellie price reports on the latest developments. 16 years after madeleine mccann disappeared, a new hunt for answers. local media reported this area was sealed off ahead of the search, expec
Mitchell reports, House Republican leader Kevin Mccarthy 24 hours from the biggest moment of his political career and still no closer to securing the votes he needs to become the next speaker of the house. Also this hour, i will speak to dr. Zeke emanuel about a tough holiday flu season along with new concerns about a new strain of covid19 in the u. S. And we will have a live report from rome as catholics travel to the vatican to Pope Emeritus Benedict during the three days he will lie in state ahead of thursdays funeral mass. Good day, im andrea in mitchell. Happy new year, everyone. Well, the pressure is on republican leader in this in you year, Kevin Mccarthy has to win over the hard line House Conservatives that he needs to become the next speaker of the house. Tomorrow the new Congress Returns to washington with the speaker vote as the top item on the agenda. But at this hour no one knows how long its going to take for republicans to secure the Majority Vote needed to appoint a le
high. iwill average monthly payment hit a record high. i will be looking at why and whether there is an end inside to rising housing gusts. newcastle are edging closer to the champions league with a win at goodison park. that leaves everton deep in relegation trouble. good morning. a bit of a grey and drizzly start. the weather will brighten up today and it will be warmer than recent days. all the details for today and the bank holiday weekend throughout the programme. good morning. it s friday, the 28th of april. our main story. head teachers in england will be balloted for strike action, in a move which could see further disruption for schools and parents. the union last held a strike vote injanuary, which supported taking action but did not reach the required 50% turnout. ministers say the pay deal is fair and reasonable. our reporter frances read has the latest. empty hallways, empty desks, children at home, because the teachers say they aren t getting paid what they need
the prime minister had asked his ethics adviser to investigate. sir laurie magnus reported back this morning. his findings were highly critical. in a letter to rishi sunak he said from april 2021 nadhim zahawi should have understood that he was under investigation by hmrc. he went on to say that nadhim zahawi failed to disclose relevant information, in this case the nature of the investigation and it outcome of a penalty. he concluded that his admissions amounted to a serious failure to meet the high standards set out in the ministerial code. in a one page letter, the prime minister sealed nadhim zahawi s fate. he said it was clear there had been a serious breach of the ministerial code and that he was sacked from the government. the ethics adviser was also critical of what he labelled an untrue statement from nadhim zahawi, that he echoed in an interview last july. i was clearly being smeared. i was being told that the serious fraud office, that hmrc are looking into me. i m
a bus has crashed into a ravine in pakistan, killing at least forty of the forty eight people aboard. in a separate incident, at least ten children have died in a boat accident in tanda dam lake in the north west of the country. scotland s prison service has announced an urgent review of all transgender cases in its prisons. it says it will pause the movement of all transgender inmates until the review is completed. coming up in a few minutes it s the travel show, but first it s sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday i m gavin ramjaun. drama in the fa cup holders liverpool are knocked out by a stoppage time winner at brighton. drama in the fa cup holders liverpool are knocked out by a stoppage time winner at brighton. and we ll have the latest from non league wrexham. in their attempts to progress. england s cricketers lose their one day series in south africa as the hosts seal the winning runs in style to win the second one dayer. and djokovic is imperious at th