It is once again going to feel pretty warm. I will have all of the details very shortly. Its sunday the fifth of may. Good morning to you. Our main story the conservatives have suffered a significant defeat in the West Midlands after losing the regions Mayoral Election to labour. In the closely fought race, andy street, who was seeking a third term in office, lost out to Richard Parker, by a margin ofjust over 1500 votes. The result had been seen as pivotal for Rishi Sunakfollowing One of his partys worst ever performances in this weeks local elections. Our Political Correspondent Damian Grammaticas reports. Parker, richard labour and co operative party, 225590. It was a result that will send a shudder through conservatives. Street, andrew, the Conservative Party candidate, 224082. Labour victorious in the west midland mayoral race by 1508 votes a tiny margin in a region of 2 Million People. One of the conservatives high profile metro mayors andy street toppled. The Labour Leader was t
Around the world and for those joining us in the uk. It is 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 1am in brussels where a suspected terrorist has been shot dead after an attempted attack in the Central Station of brussels. People heard him shout allahu akbar before that was a small explosion. Brussels Central Station evacuated shortly after police say a man triggered a small explosion. Eyewitnesses say they heard gunfire and multiple explosions. Minutes later smoke. Outside, people gathered together, making their way to safety. Translation i went down the desert to go back to the platform where i had to go and they are heard someone shouting and at one point he shouted Allahu Akbar Allahu akbar and blew up the suitcase. I tried to evacuate as many people as possible. He wasjust behind me, two metres behind me and he still had the belt on. The country is already on high alert. Units were within the scene within minutes and shot dead the suspect. This is being treated as a Terrorist At
Around the world and for those joining us in the uk. It is 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 1am in brussels where a suspected terrorist has been shot dead after an attempted attack in the Central Station of brussels. People heard him shout allahu akbar before that was a small explosion. Brussels Central Station evacuated shortly after police say a man triggered a small explosion. Eyewitnesses say they heard gunfire and multiple explosions. Minutes later smoke. Outside, people gathered together, making their way to safety. Translation i went down the desert to go back to the platform where i had to go and they are heard someone shouting and at one point he shouted Allahu Akbar Allahu akbar and blew up the suitcase. I tried to evacuate as many people as possible. He wasjust behind me, two metres behind me and he still had the belt on. The country is already on high alert. Units were within the scene within minutes and shot dead the suspect. This is being treated as a Terrorist At
But what comes next once the iraqi city is reclaimed . And new jerseys governor is feeling the heat. Its bad enough to close a beach on a Holiday Weekend its another thing to then show up relaxing in the sand. Welcome to 100 days . Im katty kay in washington, Christian Fraser is in london. Emmanuel macron is either a self styled napoleon whos far too regal for the french republic or hes a political genius whos going to restore both dignity and prosperity to the country. Take your pick. After a grand state of the Union Session at versailles, the new french president has been called both. In a break with tradition, the president summoned the joint Houses Of Parliament to versaille, to hear a 90 minute address. In the speech, he said the European Union had lost its way, and the State Of Emergency will be lifted this autumn. He also told the lawmakers he wants to slash their numbers by one third. Translation so far, too often, we have taken the wrong path. We have preferred procedures to r
With the backing of borisjohnson, his rain is coming to an end this month. He can look back with salix satisfaction. But his job month. He can look back with salix satisfaction. But hisjob is month. He can look back with salix satisfaction. But his job is and boiled in controversy, different operations criticised. There has been a growing sense expressed by theresa may herself that policing is not quite it all should be. We will talk about the state of policing first first this report. Sir Bernard Hogan howe was by pointed at a bad time for the police. Urban riots started across england in connection with the London Police shooting. The Political Climate has not been easy for the thin blue line. In the last few years, for the thin blue line. In the last few yea rs, we for the thin blue line. In the last few years, we have seen the levenson enquiry, the appalling conclusions of the hillsborough independent panel, the death of Ian Tomlinson and the sacking of the pc. And so on and so on.