all four teaching units in england say they will coordinate strikes if members vote for industrial action. the mood could the move could lead to widespread school closures. this is bbc news. now on bbc news, it is time the sports day. for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. grand slam champions again. the red roses seal the six nations title in front of a record crowd. seven goals at selhurst park, palace should be safe but the hammers are still looking over their shoulders. it got feisty at formula one s first sprint race of the season in azerbaijan as world champion max verstappen clashed with britain s george russell. also coming up on sportsday. the blitz on the blaze, the biggest comeback in crucible history. luca brecel is through to his first world final. it isa it is a really busy one today, let s start with the rugby. england s women are six nations grand slam champions once again, lifting the trophy in front of a world record crowd at twickenham. the re
fleet. all four teaching unions in england say they will coordinate strikes if members vote for industrial action. this is bbc news. now on bbc news, it is time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m olly foster. grand slam champions again. england s red roses seal the six nations title in front of a record crowd. seven goals at selhurst park, crystal palace should be safe but defeat for west ham means they still looking over their shoulders. it got feisty at formula one s first sprint race of the season in azerbaijan as world champion max verstappen clashed with britain s george russell. also coming up on sportsday. the blitz on the baize from the belgian bullet the biggest comeback in crucible history. luca brecel is through to his first world championship final. good evening. it was a really busy saturday, let s start with the rugby. england s women are six nations grand slam champions once again, lifting the trophy in front of a world record crowd at twicken
it is once again going to feel pretty warm. i will have all of the details very shortly. it s 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 region s 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 party s worst ever performances in this week s 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
erling haaland scores four, as arsenal cruised past bournemouth to go to the top of the premier league table. kyren wilson is into his second snooker world championship final, but who will he play? and it was a frantic finish to a brutal opening day at the giro d italia, with favourite tadej pogacar beaten on the line. welcome to the programme. it went right down to the final day of the championship to find out who would join leicester in being promoted to the premier league. ipswich s 2 0 win over huddersfield means they will play in the top tier next season for the first time in 22 years sparking incredible scenes at portman road. ben croucher reports. blue army! out of the blue ipswich sjourney this far has confounded expectation and perceived footballing wisdom. now, after one long season, the final hurdle. nervous? you wouldn t know it. all they had to do was avoid defeat against relegated huddersfield. over to you, wes burns. that is the moment that portland road
scotland, temperatures in towns and cities down to five or 6 degrees, but it will be colder than that in the countryside. through the day, it s looking largely dry in london. there s just a chance of a light passing shower, but it s likely to stay dry. elsewhere, plenty of sunshine on offer. but things are going to turn much colder into the new working week. and it into tuesday, wintry showers and a return to night time frost. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines. theresa may says the conservatives are a ‘low tax party‘ as she addresses labour claims that she s planning a ‘tax bombshell‘. tight security across france as the country prepares for the first round of the presidential election. more than a hundred afghan soldiers are killed or wounded in one the tories are handing 70 billion backin the tories are handing 70 billion back in taxes to big business incorporation. we will do that, we will reverse the tax cuts. tight security across france as the country pre