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it s the richest bout in british boxing history. the countdown is on for tonight s world heavyweight showdown, as anthonyjoshua meets former champion wladimir klitschko. and it s one of britain s oldest sports. assigned to fielding that will make her the pride of the school. rah rah! i ve been finding out why stool ball is making a comeback. and sarah has the weather. there will be some sunshine around, but some others will see some rain tomorrow. i will have the full forecast in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. there are growing calls for a public inquiry following the conviction of a breast surgeon who carried out a series of needless operations. ian paterson was found guilty of intentionally wounding his patients at two private hospitals in the west midlands. now solicitors working on the case say the true number of his victims could be in the hundreds or even thousands. simon clemison reports. patients are meant to be able to trust their doctor, bu ....
also ahead. negotiating brexit. eu leaders meet in brussels to discuss how to tackle future talks. another north korean missile test. but the us military says the ballistic rocket blew up seconds after take off. as he marks 100 days in office, donald trump becomes the first us president for more than three decades to address the american gun lobby. no longer will federal agencies be coming after law abiding gun owners. in sport, it s the richest bout in british boxing history. the countdown is on for tonight s world heavyweight showdown, as anthonyjoshua meets former champion wladimir klitshcko. and more than a0,000,000 records sold. the cranberries will be here to tell us why they have decided to put a new twist on their greatest hits. and sarah has the weather. it isa it is a largely dry day today with some sunshine around, too. some will see some rain tomorrow. i will have the full forecast in about 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. there are growing c ....
they flew right over. i thought they d missed me. and then they turned round and they saved my life. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. buckingham palace has announced that the duke of edinburgh will stop carrying out public engagements this autumn. prince philip, who will be 96 next month, made the decision himself with the full support of the queen. the palace says the queen will continue to carry out a full programme of official engagements. the duke of edinburgh is the longest serving consort in british history the prime minister said she offered him the country s deepest gratitude and good wishes. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell‘s report contains some flash photography. arriving at st james‘s palace a short time ago, side by side, as we are accustomed to seeing them, the queen and the duke of edinburgh. but this, come the autumn, will be the exception. the duke has decided, finally, just a few weeks short of hi ....
lessons! as the director of the national theatre, what is it about alan bennett plays that seem to make them absolutely bullet proof when it comes to success? don t say that! well, the way alan talks through his characters is the way large audiences wanted to be talked to. they trusted what he had to say, they trusted the way he said it. there s a kind of bond that alan creates in the way he writes, which i can always depend upon. put the van in your drive? that never occurred to me. such as the lady in the van, a play which they subsequently turned into a film about an eccentric old lady who inveigles her way into alan bennett s life. you re not doing me a favour, you know. i have got other fish to fry. is it true that you write about the outsider, principally? well, i suppose it is true. but not consciously. i don t go casting about for people who aren t in the charmed circle, as it were. have you ever had a situation, alan, where you ve taken a play to nick, he w ....
it s saturday the 6th of may. also ahead, the campaign of the french presidential candidate, emmanuel macron, says it s suffered a massive hacking attack before france goes to the polls. the teenage british racing driver who lost both legs in a formula 4 crash says he ll get back behind the wheel. definitely want to take the positives i definitely want to take the positives out of this and make sure i use it in positives out of this and make sure iuse itina positives out of this and make sure i use it in a positive way for the rest of my life now. still got a few yea rs left in rest of my life now. still got a few years left in me, for sure. in sport, chelsea are on the brink of the premier league title. as their closest challengers tottenham, are beaten by west ham at the london stadium. these bakers are just some of the people taking part in the first festival of makers. we will be live to find out what it is all about. good to find out what it is all about. morning. ....