to an end last night. gareth bale s deflected strike was enough to give them the win over ukraine and a reason for wild celebrations on and off the pitch. to do what we ve done for this nation, put them on the world stage, the world map. everything we do for the world map. everything we do for the fans, and that is what we have tried to do for them. a perfect storm for renters. there s been a big rise in rents and a drop in the number of properties available we ll take a look at what s going on. hello from the british normandy memorial were today commemorations will take place to mark 78 years since d day. and for the first time, veterans will be able to come here on this day to remember their fallen comrades. good morning. we have a wet start to the day across central and eastern england, that will then clear and for most of us it will be cloudy with some showers. the exception for thatis with some showers. the exception for that is scotland, where once again it will be su
we will bring you more from our correspondent outside a hospital in a moment. a leading think tank, the institute for fiscal studies, has accused the main political parties of a conspiracy of silence over the economic reality behind plans set out in their election manifestos. the ifs analysed how the policies could impact the public finances and what that could mean for household incomes, public services and taxation. in its scathing assessment it said the parties were ducking the issues, by relying on faster growth to deliver more tax, which it said was far from guaranteed. it also warned the next government faced having to find new ways to raise taxes, or leave some public services exposed to billions of pounds worth of cuts. this a flavour of what the director of the ifs, pauljohnson, had to say. low growth, high debt, high interest payments mean we need to do something quite rare over the next few years just to stop debt spiralling ever upwards we need to run primar
yes, sadly, this is a statement that has come in from buckingham palace within the past hour on this incident, as they put it, yesterday evening at the home of princess anne, the princess royal. it reads: the princess royal has sustained minor injuries and concussion following an incident on the gatcombe park estate yesterday evening. her royal highness remains in southmead hospital in bristol as a precautionary measure for observation and is expected to make a full and swift recovery. the king, of course, her elder brother, has been kept closely informed and joins the whole royal family and sending his fondest love and well wishes to the princess for a speedy recovery. we understand the princess was walking on the perimeter of her gatcombe park estate yesterday evening when she came into some kind of contact with some horses on the estate. it is understood that that contact, perhaps from a horses head or legs, caused minor head injuries and concussion. she had her husband wi
Tranport for london is warning of severe disruption today. so let s have a look at the tube board. as you can see most lines are suspended, but there is a skeleton service on the central, jubilee and northern lines, and the elizabeth is running 0k. well, we want to know how these tube strikes are affecting you. get in touch with us at hellobbclondon@bbc.co.uk and send us your photos and videos the address is on your screen now. or get in touch on our social media. a man who was rescued from the river thames after police used a taser to try to restrain him has died. the met police said it was called just after 9am on saturday to reports of a man shouting on chelsea bridge road armed with a screwdriver. he was rescued from the water but died in hospital that night. the police watchdog is investiagting what happened. on to the weather now with kate kinsella. good morning. it s a rather damp start
Will teach the former inmates important skills, like design, marketing and understanding social media. the pop up store will be open untl the end of the month. a queen s garden will be created at the tower of london this summer as part of the platinum jubilee celebrations. the garden is inspired by the queen s1953 coronation gown, which was designed by sir norman hartnell. a lawned area currently known as the tower s bowling green will be transformed by meadow flowers, topiary, bulbs and grasses. well, if you re heading out on public transport this morning, this is how tfl services are looking right now. on the tubes this morning, most lines re running 0k, but there are severe delays on the metropolitan line. onto the weather now with kate kinsella. good morning. some sunshine to start the day but it is still feeling chilly out