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
Also in the programme a Scrappage Scheme for diesel cars could be on the way as the Government Strategy to tackle Air Pollution is due to be published later. Ill be looking at what that might mean for car owners. And a lifetime of service, we will hear your memories as the duke of edinburgh retires. And in sport, Manchester United reign in spain, where Marcus Rashford makes his mark, to help his team, take a big step towards the Europa League final. And Sarah Keith Lucas has the weather. I will have a full forecast in about 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. There has been a substantial swing from labour to the conservatives in early results from yesterdays local elections. The tories have made significant gains in england and wales. Counting doesnt start in scotland until later. All the councils in wales and scotland were up for grabs and a third of those in england. The conservatives have gained 115 seats and labour have lost 113. Heres our Political Correspondent chris
It is a date to celebrate the pride of being Mexican that has spread throughout all the cities of the United States. Do you know its origin and the reason why we celebrate it?
in chelsea it is an excuse to get wasted and then call in sick the next day jie. and wake a sombrero and moraccas. what does it mean anyway? the fifth of may. thank you. thank you so much. i jumped right on that one. andy, as the only mexican on the panel, what did you make of the school s decision. not bueno. not bueno, greg. i understand the court s decision. the court didn t say that safety is more important than freedom. the court said the school had the right to do that which it sort of actually does constitutionally. if you will limit kids rights , you should limit the rights of the students making the threats. it was the kids wearing the flag shirts and a bunch didn t come to school the next day because they got threatened. so you are limiting their rights because somebody threatened them. it seems to me to be the other