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Across the uk, landmarks including the blackpool tower, Wembley Stadium and the london eye illuminate in his honour. This morning well have reaction and tributes from those he loved, helped and inspired. And the World Of Sport, that captain sir tom loved so much, has been paying tribute. The former Olympic Champion Jessica Ennis hill said he will forever be a hero to many people. She presented him with a special award in december. And scientists discover the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine is 76 effe...

the energy company, shell, has reported another quarter of huge profits. injust three months it made more than £8 billion — the second—largest report in its history. and we head to a village near gateshead on the hunt for an unusual visitor which is becoming a social media star. politicians in northern ireland have until midnight tonight to restore the power sharing executive — or face new elections. members of the northern ireland assembly will hold a special sitting aimed at a...

showers drifting east across england and wales with more packing in from the west. some clear spells in between but too breezy for most of us to see a frost. tomorrow sunshine and showers, the showers most plentiful where you are exposed to this brisk wind. further north and east with some shelter from the wind it should be a bit drier. the wind gusting to 40, 50 miles it should be a bit drier. the wind gusting to 40,50 miles an hour around some southern coasts and it will feel just a ...

good afternoon. the g7 group of nations, including the us and the uk, are calling for humanitarian pauses in the fighting in gaza, to allow more aid in and more civilians to leave. the united states has also said israel should not re—occupy gaza after the war is over. on the ground, israel says its troops are now in the heart of gaza city, fighting hamas — which is classified as a terrorist group by the uk government and which killed more than 1,400 people in israel a month ago. th...