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The full picture. So far it looks like the conservatives are having a tough time. They have lost half the councils they were defending, similar to how they performed in 1995, and two years after that, they were crushed at the General Election. Labour, the greens and the Liberal Democrats all made gains. And labour are celebrating a victory in the Blackpool South by election, with a huge swing from the conservatives. With the story of the night, heres our Political Correspondent damian grammatica...

Some gray and good morning. We have got some pretty wet and windy weather at times some pretty wet and windy weather at times. Much of england and scotland as welt times. Much of england and scotland as well. Sunshine working in from the west as well. Sunshine working in from the west i as well. Sunshine working in from the west. I will bring you all the details the west. I will bring you all the details coming up shortly. Its sunday 28th april. Our main story. Rishi sunak has insisted hes deliv...

Hello, im lewies vaughanjones. Welcome to the programme. Ukraines president zelensky has renewed his appeal for allies to provide his country with more air defences, after another night of russian bombardment caused serious damage to energy infrastructure. In kharkiv ukraines second city officials said a missile narrowly missed a hospital with a thousand people inside, leaving a huge crater in the grounds, blowing out windows and injuring one person. There were also attacks in the dnipro region ...

In finding common ground. In the last few hours, its also been announced that americas top diplomat Anthony Blinken will visit saudi arabia this week. Meanwhile, hamas has posted a new video which shows two of the hostages captured during its october attack. Keith siegel and omri miran, both identify themselves. While the video is not dated, there is a reference to the recent passover holiday. Its the second such video that hamas considered a terror group by the uk and Us Governments has publish...

For Central Suffolk and North Ipswich since the 2010 election. He combines his political career with Practising Medicine as an nhs Hospital Doctor on a part time basis. He confirmed he was defecting to labour in an interview with Laura Kuenssberg take a listen. And it increasingly difficult to look my patients, nhs colleagues and constituents in the eye. I feel the ifeel the nhs i feel the nhs deserves ifeel the nhs deserves better i feel the nhs deserves better in the terms of how it is governe...

Progress in finding common ground. In the last few hours, its also been announced that americas top diplomat Antony Blinken will visit saudi arabia this week. Meanwhile, hamas has posted a new video, which shows two of the hostages captured during its october attack. Keith siegel, and omri miran, both identify themselves. While the video is not dated, there is a reference to the recent passover holiday. Its the second such video that hamas considered a terror group by the uk and Us Governments h...

With Practising Medicine as an nhs Hospital Doctor on a part time basis. He confirmed he was defecting to labour in an interview with Laura Kuenssberg take a listen. I found it increasingly difficult to look my nhs colleagues in the eye, my patients in the eye, and my constituents in the eye with good conscience. And ifeel that the nhs deserves better than it has at the moment in terms of how it is run and governed. The party i was elected into valued public services. It valued. It had a compass...

His way to the opening day of his criminal trial. First, his usual claims that this is a politically motivated witch hunt orchestrated by president biden. These are all biden trials. This is done as election interference. Everybody knows it. Im here instead of being able to be in pennsylvania and georgia and lots of other places campaigning, and its very unfair. Inside the court, we see a man accustomed to being in charge now not in control. Forced to sit and listen to the prosecutions allegatio...

Eastern areas, cloud, Light Rain In The South East and a cool wind along the south east and a cool wind along the north sea coast. More later. Its tuesday the 23rd of april. Asylum seekers who enter the uk illegally could be sent to rwanda after a Government Bill finally made it through parliament in the early hours, after months of delays. It declared the african country to be safe. The bill will become law within the next few days and the Prime Minister has said the first flights will leave th...

To be removed from the uk rose from nearly 1,800 injuly last year to more than 50,000 a week ago. 0ur political correspondent, ben wright, reports. As everybody expected, they entering the tower, accepting that the elected House Of Commons will its way and the governments safety of rwanda bill will now get royal assent and become law undertakes the government a huge step closer to seeing planes take off for rwanda at some point in the next 10 12 weeks and the first Asylum Seekers will be sent to...