hello, this is breakfast with ben thompson and nina warhurst. and an eventful day at aintree racecourse. and an eventful day at aintree racecourse- and an eventful day at aintree racecourse. when we talk about athletes, racecourse. when we talk about athletes. we racecourse. when we talk about athletes, we talk racecourse. when we talk about athletes, we talk about - racecourse. when we talk about athletes, we talk about the - racecourse. when we talk about. athletes, we talk about the families and it s also about the connections and it s also about the connections and the owners. the connections are and the owners. the connections are a syndicate in scotland who own this horse and paid £17,000 and one of them is a 21 year old student called cameron strong, putting down £3500 and he will make £50,000! haw cameron strong, putting down £3500 and he will make £50,000! cameron strong, putting down £3500 and he will make £50,000! how did a student have and he will m
it was the favourite who won the day. corach rambler proved a bargain for his owners a scottish syndicate who bought him forjust £17,000. the largest military parade in 70 years more than 6,000 members of britain s armed services will take part in next month s coronation. and the weather, a lot more cart around today compared to yesterday, patchy rain in the west but it will fill wall. all the details and outlook coming up after breakfast. just as she will feel warm. it s sunday, 16th april. our main story: motoring groups have welcomed the government s decision to cancel the construction of new smart motorways, but insisted the announcement does not go far enough. existing stretches of smart motorway in england will remain, but more emergency stopping places will be put in place. the aa has called for the hard shoulder to return on all roads. aru na iyengar reports. it is not quite the end of smart motorways. plans for m will be scrapped, including 11 that had already b
nations reduce their dependence on fossil fuels. good afternoon. police say the firebombing of a migrant processing centre in dover last sunday was motivated by an extreme right wing terrorist ideology. 66 year old andrew leak from buckinghamshire threw up to three devices at the site. he is believed to have later taken his own life. the government has been facing widespread criticism for its handling of overcrowding at an immigration centre nearby. joining me now is our correspondentjon donnison. we correspondentjon donnison. are hearing more det what we are hearing more details about what happened in dover. what we are hearing more details about what happened in dover. what have the olice what happened in dover. what have the police said? what happened in dover. what have the police said? this what happened in dover. what have the police said? this was what happened in dover. what have the police said? this was an - what happened in dover. what have the police said? t
who sentenced two british volunteer fighters to death is reportedly shot and badly injured in what appears to have been an assassination attempt. the us climate envoy, john kerry, is calling on richer countries to step up to help developing nations reduce their dependence on fossil fuels good afternoon. police say the firebombing of a migrant processing centre in dover last sunday was motivated by an extreme right wing terrorist ideology. 66 year old andrew leak from buckinghamshire threw up to three devices at the site. he is believed to have later taken his own life. the government has been facing widespread criticism for its handling of overcrowding at an immigration centre nearby. our correspondentjon donnison has been following the developments. a reminder this was an attack on a processing centre right on the quayside at dover, it is where migrants are first taken when they arrive on small boats. this attack on sunday morning, at least, possibly three petrol bombs thr
three british men accused of being mercenaries in ukraine are expected to stand trial in a russian proxy court. nurseries in england are shutting at short notice due to financial pressures and staff shortages, according to industry body the early years alliance. researchers at the university of cambridge say they ve successfully altered the blood type of three donor kidneys, which could give more hope to people waiting for a transplant. and a sad end to the story of freya the walrus who became a tourist sensation in norway as she is put down. good morning. the labour leader sir keir starmer has set out how he would fund his party s plan to freeze the energy price cap for six months, and stop household gas and electricity bills rising over the winter in england, scotland and wales. the energy price cap the maximum amount suppliers can charge for average use is forecast to hit more than £3,500 in october and more than £4,200 injanuary. labour said it would freeze the pr