Shortly. Sunshine. All the details very shortl. , its saturday 4 may. Our main story rishi sunak has insisted the conservatives have Everything To Fight For, despite the party losing nearly half the seats contested in local elections in england. With results expected in several mayoral races today, the tories will be hoping that andy street can cling on as mayor in the West Midlands. Having already won key councils and a decisive by election, labours expected to hold on to most of the regional mayors up for grabs. Our Political Correspondent, harry farley, has the story. Not many smiles around for the conservatives. The party is that for its worst local elections result in years. One result did bring some cheerfor rishi sunak. X t aur cheer for rishi sunak. Your reelected cheer for rishi sunak. Your reelected mayor cheer for rishi sunak. Your reelected mayor of cheer for rishi sunak. Your i reelected mayor of teesside cheer for rishi sunak. Your reelected mayor of Teesside Ben Houchen
A number of viewers contacted us, concerned not by that brief and unscheduled appearance from chris mason at the start there, but by what the bbc s Political Editor and Presenterjane Hill were doing in edinburgh in the first place. Theres already a Scotland Editor for bbc news, james cook, and he was on the spot and reporting on the story too, and joining chris and jane in a discussion about the implications of humza yousef s resignation. Amanda thomas was one of those asking this question was it really asking this question. Well, Mary Jane Wright also got in touch with us and we can now speak to her. Hello, mary jane. Thank you for coming on newswatch. What did you object to about the bbc s coverage of this story . Well, mainly was what your correspondents have just said. Is that what it really necessary to send chris mason and jane hill there . The bbc in scotland have excellent reporters. They know the area extremely well and they live there. Chris mason and jane hill are very good.
Told shes off to the olympics. And coming up on bbc news, its winner takes all this weekend as england women travel to bordeaux to take on france for france for the six nations title decider. Reading. Hello, good evening. Its just been announced that the king is to return to some public facing duties his first since it was revealed that hed been diagnosed with cancer. Buckingham palace says the kings treatment isnt over, but that doctors are encouraged by his progress. This photo of the king and queen had been released tonight, taking the day after their 19th wedding anniversary. The first engagement will be a joint visit with Queen Camilla to a Cancer Treatment centre, next week. Charlotte gallagher reports. The king and queen together in the gardens of Buckingham Palace. A positive sign about the kings l. The photo was taken earlier this month but has just been released. The photo was taken earlier this month but hasjust been released. Makings hell. The palace says the king is making
Broke free and galloped through Central London . Horses. Welcome to The World Today an hour of International News from the bbc. The uns human rights chief has said he is horrified by the destruction of gazas nasser and Al Shifa Hospitals and the reports of mass graves being found at the sites after israeli raids. Volker turk has called for independent investigations into the deaths. Lets look at the locations here. The Hamas Run Health Ministry say they have exhumed the bodies of almost 300 people. The Israel Defence forces described reports that they buried bodies as baseless and unfounded. So whats the truth . A warning some viewers might find images in Fergal Keanes reports distressing. Blasted into brokenness, a world of rubble and death. Khan younis today, from above. And on the ground, and below the ground. The searching of the graves. Forfour days, this woman has moved through the overpowering stench of the mass graves at al nasser hospital. She is the mother of 21 year old ahme