and we hear from the woman who made history, the first female winner of the grand national. i think it d take some time to properly sink in, but i got a better night s sleep last night than i did the night before, anyway. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. it s a big step back to normality for much of the uk today, with the high street reopening in england and wales and some restrictions also relaxed in scotland and northern ireland. so, from today, non essential shops are open again in england, along with pubs and restaurants which can now serve customers outside. hairdressers, gyms, and swimming pools are also back in business. in wales, shops and some high street services are open, and the ban on travelling to and from england has ended. northern ireland s stay at home order is lifted, replaced by guidance to stay local . and in scotland, pupils in six council areas have returned to school full time. well, as many restrictions are eased, the prime minister is warni
are going to lose a lot of fans because of this. in the hole, takes dead aim brian: so this is what is confusing. that s a rock song looking at a country city singing about country music. i hate when we confuse america around the world but montana, he will be on a little bit later. it s somewhat disconcerting. steve: mark, can you dropped locater that shows that it s nashville? can you take that out, because that is the batman building. the so-called batman building in nashville and what town is that? it s in gotham city, right? batman, gotham city? we are in gotham, so even though we are looking at nashville we are talking about gotham with a batman building. brian you opened a can of worms. ainsley: there is no state tax in tennessee so a lot of people from new york are moving down there. steve always tells us the weather, right? whenever we put up a picture of a city. steve: could be 82. ainsley: 84 is the high. i knew you were going to say it. steve: there you go. brian
queen, his family and his country. after that bombshell interview, what we ve now learned about whether prince harry and meghan will attend the funeral. back home, the severe weather outbreak. deadly storms in the south. at least two people killed. multiple tornadoes reported. large hail and powerful winds causing damage in several states. the system ready to move its way up the east coast. rob marciano timing it out. embattled congressman matt gaetz defiantly speaking out against allegations of sexual misconduct and sex trafficking, facing calls to resign. gaetz telling a conservative women s group he s not going anywhere. newly obtained video of a police confrontation in virginia. an army lieutenant suing officers who pulled their guns and pepper sprayed him during a traffic stop. new images of the volcano erupting on the caribbean island of st. vincent. mass evacuations under way. thousands forced from their homes. cruise ships ready to take them to safety. and
hours clinging to his board, describes the moment a helicopter crew spotted him. in the end they saved my life. i can t thank them enough. president trump celebrates at the white house, after republicans help him take the first step towards scrapping barack obama s flagship health plan. this is a repeal and a replace of obamacare, make no mistake about it. we never had rows. and national treasures alan bennett and nicholas hytner tell us how theirfriendship has fuelled theatrical success. and coming up in sportsday on bbc news. could manchester united finally find a way past the celta vigo goalkeeper in the first leg of their europa league semifinal in spain? good evening. after nearly 70 years in the public eye, the duke of edinburgh has decided to retire from royal duties from august. buckingham palace said that prince philip, who ll be 96 next month, has the full support of the queen. she will continue with all her engagements. the announcement has prompted tributes fr
also in the programme: a scrappage scheme for diesel cars could be on the way as the government strategy to tackle air pollution is due to be published later. i ll be looking at what that might mean for car owners. and a lifetime of service, we will hear your memories as the duke of edinburgh retires. and in sport, manchester united reign in spain, where marcus rashford makes his mark, to help his team, take a big step towards the europa league final. and sarah keith lucas has the weather. i will have a full forecast in about 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. there has been a substantial swing from labour to the conservatives in early results from yesterday s local elections. the tories have made significant gains in england and wales. counting doesn t start in scotland until later. all the councils in wales and scotland were up for grabs and a third of those in england. the conservatives have gained 115 seats and labour have lost 113. here s our political corr