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the weekend, the temperatures fall away a little bit, and as we head into sunday this is where we have the drier weather and there will be more in the way of sunshine. for saturday, still a lot of cloud coming in. some rain, especially across northern ireland, wales and southern england. this cloud coming in from the north sea could have drizzle in there and it will be called in eastern scotland and the north of england with temperatures north of england with temperatures no higher tha...

the chairman of the bbc richard sharp has announced hes resigning after admitting he breached the british governments code for public appointments. the report found that mr sharp failed to properly disclose his involvement in facilitating a loan of £800,000 for the uks former prime minister borisjohnson. this morning, mr sharp released this statement. the morning, mr sharp released this statement-— morning, mr sharp released this statement. , statement. the view is while i did reach...

our other main news this lunchtime... intense security as the man convicted of murdering liverpool schoolgirl olivia pratt korbel arrives at court for sentencing. a 26—year—old woman is detained after the killing of a military blogger who supported russias war in ukraine. and remembering mobile phones the size of bricks — its 50 years today since the first call was made on one. coming up on the bbc news channel: sacking season in full flow. chesley and leicesters search for a new...

lets get more on that unexpected interview the bbc conducted with elon musk. it came about after the bbc objected to a new tag describing it as "government funded media" on its main twitter account. in the interview, the billionaire agreed to change this to publicy—funded. he also defended the sites policing of hate speech and the mass sackings of staff — and described taking over the social media firm as painful. im joined now by social media commentator and ceo of communication c...

a record low. and in the australian open, andy murray beats italian matteo berrettini in a thrilling five—set first round match. hello and welcome to the programme. social media bosses could face jail if they repeatedly fail to protect children from online harm, under new changes to the online safety bill. the prime minister rishi sunak agreed to calls for tougher punishments as part of the legislation after his own backbench mps prepared to vote against the bill. the new legislation...

aggressive direction and it follows the opening of the ruling party congress in beijing where he addressed the issue of taiwan, which china claims as part of its territory. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are rachel cunliffe whos the senior associate editor at the new statesman, and eleanor langford, the political reporter for politics home. tomorrows front pages, starting with... all of tomorrows papers focus on the biggest ...

after the queue was closed temporarily, it has now reopened, but the waiting time is more than 2a hours. among the mourners was the former international football star david beckham, who had queued all night to pay his respects. later this evening, the queens four children will hold vigil around the coffin in westminster hall. also on the programme: ukraine says hundreds of graves have been found outside izyum, a city that was recently recaptured from russian forces. as retail sales in ...

vladimir putin of sending russian conscripts to their death in ukraine by forcing them to fight in the war. a british man freed after being held by russian—backed forces in ukraine describes how he was stabbed by a russian officer and thought he was going to die in captivity. hello and welcome to bbc news. voting is under way in italys general election. polling stations opened two hours ago. 0pinion polls taken during the campain suggest the country will get its first—ever female p...

six days have passed since the death of her majesty the queen — and as london prepares to host the first state funeral in nearly 60 years — another important event in the period of national mourning is about to take place this afternoon. overnight — in the bow room of buckingham palace — it isa it is a grand room overlooking the gardens of buckingham palace. the late queens coffin has been lying at rest ready for todays state procession to westminster hall — and the lying—i...

the newspapers are in. with me are the political commentatorjo phillips, and nigel nelson, whos political editor of the sunday mirror and sunday people. lets have a quick look at a few of the pages. the sunday express leads with conservative leadership candidate rishi sunak vowing to jail child groomers for life. former labour prime minister gordon brown tells the observer that both tory leadership hopefuls should should agree to hold an emergency budget to help with the cost of living...