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drakeford s labour government exceeded expectations, really, did much better. and i think we basically mirrored that, really, here in wales with the local elections. what we didn t expect, potentially, was such a big downfall for the tories here in wales. they ve done worse, losing all over the gains they made in 2017, losing the majority and the only councils they controlled, monmouthshire in wales. and, actually, now in monmouthshire, for the first time, labour is now the biggest party. that s the first time for labour there. labour, they took back control of two of the councils they lost last time around. they were unable to take the third. and they did actually lose one as well, due to a local issue in neath port talbot. some of the other stories of the day yesterday were plaid they ve gone from one council to controlling four. however, their overall vote share is down and they ve lost six seats. so i think the question for them will be, if they can t take seats a ....
northern half of the uk, very strong winds especially across parts of scotland, where there is an amber warning for gusts as high as 90 miles an hour. more disruption likely tonight into tomorrow morning and i will bring you all of the details, coming up shortly. good morning, in sport, will it be history for nuttall rafa nadal awkward medvedev upset a party? they meet in the australian open final. upset the party. hello good morning, it is sunday the 30th of january and our main story, boris johnson and the chancellor rishi sunak have pledged to push ahead with a rise to national insurance, tax rise in april, despite growing conservative backbench pressure to delay or abandon it. they have written a joint article in the sunday times and say every penny raised will go towards boosting the nhs and also to social care, jonathan blake reports. a show of unity from borisjohnson and rishi sunak over a policy that is becoming increasingly tricky for a party that prides ....
whether you re a player. so we ve all been exposed to pressurised situations and i think you learn it s never comfortable but you learn to deal with it. a big factor in getting to major tournaments has been down to this man. commentator: bale, for wales in. but wales s record goal scorer is now retired, and the responsibility of delivering when it really matters falls to others. life after the lord s means it s a good opportunity for others to step up. and i think i think we ve seen that in this campaign with some young players coming into the team and players taking on that responsibility of, you know, chipping in with those goals, playing in big games, turning up for us in big moments. wales are aiming to reach their fourth major tournament in less than a decade, but the players know there won t be any consolation prizes tomorrow night. they simply must beat finland to reach the play off final next week. speaking to the bbc s feast of football programme, the ret ....
in a video address, mr netanyahu said he told joe biden in their latest phone call that it is impossible to complete the victory without the idf entering rafah. the bbc s mark lowen has more from jerusalem. once again, israel s prime minister benjamin netanyahu has declared his intention and determination to send the israeli army into rafah in southern gaza, where some 1.5 million people are thought to be sheltering. it is a plan that has drawn international condemnation and warnings of atrocities that could take place there. he has said that he has approved the operational plan for rafah and that he will soon approve the evacuation of civilians, but added that it would take time for the incursion to begin. now, it doesn t spell much hope really for the continuing ceasefire talks that are ongoing in the qatari capital, doha. and a senior hamas official has said that israel s response to the latest proposals there seemed negative and constituted a step backwards. now, ....
to major tournaments has been down to this man. but wales s record goal scorer is now retired, and the responsibility of delivering when it really matters falls to others. life after the lord s means it s a good opportunity for others to step up. and i think i think we ve seen that in this campaign with some some young players coming into the team and players taking on that responsibility of, you know, chipping in with those goals, playing in big games, turning up for us in big moments. wales are aiming to reach their fourth major tournament in less than a decade, but the players know there won t be any consolation prizes tomorrow night. they simply must beat finland to reach the play off final next week. speaking to the bbc s feast of football programme, the returning aaron ramsey says the sell out home crowd at the cardiff city stadium can spur them on once again. that s something that we work really hard on. it s coming together, engage in the crowd again and making ....