it s the first time the event s taken place in three years due to the covid pandemic. thousands took part in what is the highlight of a week long celebration. it began as a simple religious ritual but it now involves lanterns being hung from streets, temples and shopping centres. hello. well, april as a whole was a very dry month, but in its final day, we actually got a decent dose of rain, particularly in north western areas of the country. and indeed, on sunday 1st may, we will have some rain elsewhere, but it s going to be quite overcast wherever you are on sunday. and you can see the weather systems streaming in off the atlantic here. that s the low pressure that brought the rain to north western parts to northern ireland and western parts of scotland. now it s a weak area of low pressure on sunday, meaning that the rain is starting to fizzle out and, if anything, it is going to be mostly an area of cloud spread across the uk. so this is what it looks like early in the mornin
hello. well, april as a whole was a very dry month, but in its final day, we actually got a decent dose of rain, particularly in north western areas of the country. and indeed, on sunday 1st may, we will have some rain elsewhere, but it s going to be quite overcast wherever you are on sunday. and you can see the weather systems streaming in off the atlantic here. that s the low pressure that brought the rain to north western parts to northern ireland and western parts of scotland. now it s a weak area of low pressure on sunday, meaning that the rain is starting to fizzle out and, if anything, it is going to be mostly an area of cloud spread across the uk. so this is what it looks like early in the morning, some dribs and drabs of rain around the irish sea and wales.
and the lib dems. can they make a comeback? i think those kinds of dynamics will be interesting. it is notjust the national or local, it is down to the personal. that is all we have time for this week. thank you to our panelists, mina, marc and simon. thank you for watching. do join us again next week. goodbye. hello. well, april as a whole was a very dry month, but in its final day, we actually got a decent dose of rain, particularly in north western areas of the country. and indeed, on sunday 1st may, we will have some rain elsewhere, but it s going to be quite overcast wherever you are on sunday. and you can see the weather systems streaming in off the atlantic here.
with outbreaks of rain. all the details from me coming up shortly. it s sunday, 1st may. our main story: the speaker of the house of commons says radical action is needed to overhaul the working culture of parliament. sir lindsay hoyle s comments in an article he s written for the observer come a day after the resignation of the conservative mp neil parish, who admitted watching pornography twice in the house of commons. our political correspondent ben wright has the details. it s a bleak moment for parliament s reputation. claims of sexism and harassment have put a harsh spotlight on this place, and one mp caught up in sleaze has now decided to quit. neil parish had hoped to tough it out, wait for a parliamentary investigation to do its work. but yesterday the tory mp admitted to watching pornography twice while in the house of commons.
we won t see another total solar eclipse until 2023. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. well, april as a whole was a very dry month, but in its final day, we actually got a decent dose of rain, particularly in north western areas of the country. and indeed, on sunday 1st may, we will have some rain elsewhere, but it s going to be quite overcast wherever you are on sunday. and you can see the weather systems streaming in off the atlantic here. that s the low pressure that brought the rain to north western parts to northern ireland and western parts of scotland. now it s a weak area of low pressure on sunday, meaning that the rain is starting to fizzle out and, if anything, it is going to be mostly an area of cloud spread across the uk. so this is what it looks like early in the morning, some dribs and drabs of rain