The government rejected the claims about the health secretary, whilst borisjohnson also defended his record after cummings described him as unfit for thejob. We, with every step, tried to minimise loss of life, to save lives and protect the nhs, and we followed the best scientific advice that we can. We look at what lessons i have been learned. The aftermath of the hillsborough disaster. The families anger after three men are acquitted of altering police statements. Police arrest five as they investigate the shooting of the black lives matter activist sasha johnson. Our special reports on forced adoptions. We hear from those who ve lived their whole lives in shadow of shame. What would you have wished for? to. To have stayed with my mum. To have been kept by the lady, the woman, that gave birth to me. And amazon agrees to buy one of hollywood s most famous studios, mgm, for almost $8. 5 billion. Good evening, and welcome to the bbc news. Once they were the closest of political allies,
Good afternoon. It is a little bit cooler than the last few days for many of us this afternoon and we stick with that slightly cooler feel for the next few days. But it will still be mostly dry and there will still be mostly dry and there will still be mostly dry and there will still be some sunshine and there is beautiful sunshine out there today, particularly on the aberdeenshire coast from one of our weather watchers where it has been great and murky. Much brighter today. You can see some areas of cloud on the satellite picture and these lumps of clay are pushing up from the south could introduce showers into southern counties of england, certainly for the channel islands this afternoon. The odd shower in parts of northern england, western scotland, elsewhere cloud braking to give spells of sunshine. Breezy in western areas and the far north east of scotland. Highest temperatures in eastern england today. Not doing too badly in north east scotland with highs of 22 or 23. This evenin
manchester united are on the brink of the europe league final of the europa league final after hitting roma for six at old trafford but no such joy for arsenal in their semi final. once again today and this weekend, big billowing clouds, hit ms rain showers but if you are after some rain, a better chance coming upjust in time for bank holiday monday. a full forecast coming up here. it s friday the 30th of april. our top story. at least 44 people have been killed in a stampede at a religious festival in israel. emergency services say they are also dealing with multiple casualties following the crush at mount meron, near the sea of galilee. prime minister benjamin netanyahu described it as a heavy disaster . courtney bembridge reports. videos uploaded to social media show the chaotic scenes. tens of thousands of people crushed together at the foot of mount meron. it was supposed to be a celebration, a night of prayer, singing and dancing. translation: iwas there, inside. it wa
hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. a cross party group of more than 70 mps have warned about the introduction of vaccine passports in england. the uk government is reported to be considering a trial of the scheme which means people would have to show proof of having a covid vaccine before being allowed into some venues, including pubs and concerts. in other developments today campaigners representing care home residents in england have started a legal challenge against the government over guidance which has banned people over 65 leaving their homes for visits outside. care providers have warned these trips may risk the spread of the virus. in scotland, the easing of lockdown continues. after three months, the stay at home order has been lifted for millions of people. the scottish government has advised people to stay local and to not travel outside of their area. and, ahead of the next easing of the restrictions in england in ten days tim