with them, a verdict. for decades, labour has counted on this seat as one of its safest, but now after taking so much of the party s territory in the general election two years ago, the conservatives are confident this too could be theirs. careful counting and socially distanced democracy in action has made for a long night but, in the early hours, labour all but conceded defeat. we haven t got over the line tonight, which is clearly disappointing. i think we had a good candidate, we had a solid campaign, one that had integrity and a good plan for hartlepool behind it but, ultimately, on the day, i just don t think we were able to get the numbers. across england, there are council elections at almost every layer of local government. counties, boroughs, districts and more. almost 5,000 seats being contested. in the north east, the conservatives gained seats on sunderland city council, eroding labour s once rocksolid hold. i think what we ve seen is that a lot of the ukip votes
season in charge. and a group of people living in mumbai tell bbc life stories about their hope and dreams. that s in india s millennials. in halfan in half an hour on bbc news. good morning and welcome to bbc news. routine appointments and operations at some hospitals remain cancelled this morning after nhs organisations across england and scotland were disrupted by a global cyber attack. some doctors have been unable to access patient records, while a number of hospitals are asking patients not to attend unless it s urgent. there s no evidence that patient data has been stolen. the first indication that something was wrong was mid afternoon yesterday, when some hospital trusts and gp surgeries reported being locked out of their computers. vital information such as patient records and appointment schedules, were inaccessible. it meant operations were cancelled, patients were sent home and ambulances were diverted. the home secretary, amber rudd, says that around 45 trusts an
really looking forward to our chat. first of all, tomorrow s front pages. starting with the telegraph, i believe. theresa may writes in the the sunday telegraph that she ll tell brussels that money paid in the past by the uk must be taken into account in the final divorce bill. the sunday times reports a tory wobble in the opinion polls, as cuts for elderly people slash theresa may s lead. it puts the tories on 44%, with labour on 35%. the observer reports that theresa may s school meals plan to hit 900,000 poor children , and there are concerns it could punish tory party target voters. the dementia tax backlash is the mail on sunday s headline, as the paper reports a survation poll suggesting the tories‘ lead has slipped by 5% after its pledge to make elederly people pay for care but they re still 12% ahead of labour. shh! mummy kate takes charge on pippa s big day , the picture headline on the sunday express, is about duchess of cambridge‘s sister s wedding. i
and the conservatives can t be trusted. we have not rewritten the manifesto, the principles upon which it is written remain the same, we need to ensure that we have long term sustainability and social care, we need to be able to ensure that we can fund social care for the future, we are doing the honest thing in putting a proposal to the british people. how is it honest to reject a cap in your manifesto and four days later say, we are going to have a cap, what is honest about that?! what we set out in the manifesto was a series of principles, to say to people, first of all, this is a big issue, we need to address it and we are being honest that we must fix it, and that is what i want to do, i am not going to play politics with it, very my head in the sand, that is whatjeremy corbyn does with it. no, you arejust going to change or mind on it, apparently. this woman is already doing another u turn! she decided it wasn t parliament that decided it wasn t parliament that decided
and leave empty chairs. gracing us with their presence, caroline wheeler of the sunday express and jack blanchard from the mirror. hello and first of all, let s bring you up to date with the latest developments on the campaign trail and today everyone seems keen to focus on brexit. theresa may insists only she can bring back a good dealfrom those crucial talks in brussels. iam i am confident that we can fulfil the promise of brexit together, and build a briton that is stronger, fairer, and even more prosperous thanit fairer, and even more prosperous than it is today. no, no, says jeremy no, no, sasteremy corbyn, accusing the conservatives of fostering what he calls a toxic climate ahead of those talks. we will confirm to the other member states that britain is leaving the european union, that issueis leaving the european union, that issue is not in doubt. but instead of posturing and pumped up animosity labour government under my leadership will set out a plan for brexit ba