in a mosque in pakistan, at least 59 people have died and more than 150 have been injured in a suspected bomb attack. three years to the week when the uk left the european union, is it now possible to measure the economic impact of brexit? # well, i heard it through the grapevine.# and we remember barrett strong, the man behind much of the motown magic. and coming up on the bbc news channel. jarrod bowen on target for west ham against derby county in the fa cup with the winner taking on manchester united in the fifth round. good evening. for the first time in 20 years, firefighters and control room staff in england, scotland, wales and northern ireland have voted to go on strike. the main dispute is over pay, and the result of the ballot was overwhelming. the fire brigades union said while the mandate was very clear, it would not announce any dates for strike action until it had held talks with fire service employers in all parts of the uk. it s the latest in a series of pay
we are not giving patients the care we want to give them. i go in to work, i see a ten hour wait, i see so many patients waiting to be treated by us but there s only so much we can do. this woman waiting for treatment on her knee is one of many we have had operations and appointments cancelled this week. every body s suffering, every body has got problems with money. but if they were in the pain i m in, i think they might go in to work tomorrow and get their fingers out. also on the programme. gary lineker will be back on air this weekend after reaching an agreement with the bbc. the mother of the tv star caroline flack who took her own life three years ago tells us why she has rejected an apology from the metropolitan police over the way they handled her case. and the sci fi film everything everywhere all at once scoops up almost everything at the oscars. and on bbc london. on sports they later on the bbc news channel. a big night for british players at indian wells. and
those weather seems tomorrow. this feature running in off the near continent will be the fly in the ointment because most of the country will have another dry and sunny day, with fresh breezes again. there is the cloud, outbreaks of rain getting in to east anglia and the south east through the afternoon period. a bit of a disappointment for part two of the day. the wind is quite gusty for many areas, especially southern and eastern parts of england. it will be cooler along north sea coasts. temperatures, nine, ten, maybe 11. elsewhere, the low to mid teens with western scotland faring best, high teens are 20 degrees or so. with the dry and sunny weather this time of year, tree pollen will be high or very high, particularfor england and wales. high pressure holds on for the north of the uk for friday but then we start to see these weather fronts get going friday at the weekend. low pressure starts to move in, so it will turn more unsettled with outbreaks of rain and as that lo
the tees valley mayoral win for the conservatives appears to buy time for the prime minister with his own party. but is he running out of time with the country? we ll have in depth analysis of the votes. good evening. two very different moods tonight in the conservative and labour camps after the local and mayoral elections. rishi sunak says it s disappointing to lose good, hardworking councillors , after what s been a painful set of results so far for his party some of the worst tory losses in england for decades. on the other side, labour arejubilant, cock a whoop at their gains across the country, including in the blackpool south by election, overturning a conservative majority with a colossal 26% swing. well, this the latest state of play, with the conservatives having lost a36 councillors, and labour gaining 169 so far. we ll dig deep into the numbers and look at what the results could mean for the coming general election. as ever, to guide us through it all, chris ma
of high pressure will be nosing its way in from the west. now, some big areas of cloud moving around the highs. so it s not going to be completely sunny, but it will be largely dry. and, actually, across northern areas, particularly parts of scotland, it is going to turn very warm indeed, with temperatures by sunday of 22 or 23 degrees. hello, i m christian fraser. you re watching the context on bbc news. a full blown freak out at democratic party headquarters according to politico asjoe biden continues to struggle in the polls. welcome back. right now, president zelensky is on a whirlwind european tour, trying to secure crucial military aid for ukraine. and he needs it quickly. russian forces are making considerable progress towards the eastern ukrainian city of kharkiv. and with air defences running low, ukraine s second largest city is all but defenceless against the air attacks. those still there, soldiers and civilians alike, are sitting ducks. on the latest leg