Sunshine but on sunday things start to break down, the increasing chance of some thundery showers. This is what is going on right now, for most of us you can see not a lot of cloud out there. Some cloud across the north of scotland giving some bits and pieces of rain but even here it is largely dry. Further south, patchy cloud, good spells of sunshine, perhaps turning a little bit murky for some eastern coasts of england but the temperature is easily 22 24, may be up to 25 degrees. This evening, if you are heading out and about, it will be fine, sunny skies giving weird clear skies overnight and if the skies are clear you may get a glimpse of the aurora borealis, a lot of solar activity. In fact a solar storm heading our way so dont be surprised if you get a glimpse of the northern lights, particularly in the northern lights, particularly in the north of the uk, may be further south, perhaps not across the central and eastern parts of england where cloud will be rolling in and it may t
Coming up on bbc news, aston villa fall short of the first european final in 42 years, but they are beaten by a team who have never been in one up until now, olympiakos. Hello. The uk is officially out of recession, with economic output up by 0. 6 in the first three months of the year. Thats better than expected, and marks a modest return to growth after the mild recession, of late last year. Rishi sunak says its proof the economy is turning a corner, but hes told the bbc itll take time for people to really feel better. Dharshini david, is here with all the details. Dharshini. Finally, some news we really can use the sun is not only shining across the country today, the economy also hit a brighter spot at the start of the year according to these initial estimates, beating expectations. With stronger Consumer Spending in shops, hotels and restaurants, the Service Sector perked up, and while a rebound in trade kept manufacturers busy, the heavy rain did dampen construction activity. But
We spend the day with prince harry as he makes a surprise visit to a Charity Event for bereaved military children. Aston villas European Dream is over. Disappointment in athens as theyre knocked out in the semi finals of the Europa Conference League by olympiakos. Good morning from the blue peter garden, which is going to be fine in todays lovely weather once again. Is it going to last of the weekend . Join me throughout the programme. Its friday 10th may. Officalfigures released in an hour are expected to show the economy is no longer in recession, after growing in the first three months of this year. The uk entered recession after output fell during two consecutive quarters at the end of last year. Our Economics Correspondent andy verity reports. At this butcher on the Gloucester Road in bristol, business is ticking along, but hardly roaring away. After the soaring price rises ofjust over a year ago some customers are now seeing wages rise faster than prices, and the price of meat or
In european football history. Speechless, again, that we were able to score, to come back, to show this character and not to lose the game. The boys, they kept having the confidence that we were in the right way, especially after you can have a few doubts, you can try to change the way you are playing but we kept doing the right thing and it was important but it was totally deserved. And at the end, again, we scored an equaliser. Leverkusen will play atalanta in the final in dublin later this month. Its the italian clubs first in europe. They beat marseille 3 0 in their second leg for a 4 1 overall victory and are trying to win just a second major trophy in their history. Translation i think this will reall be translation i think this will really be an translation i think this will really be an historic, translation i think this will really be an historic, fantastic| really be an historic, fantastic moment in atalantas history. And if you will allow me, also for a club like ours that d
Trophies this season but theyve decided to mark the one theyve already claimed in a unique way. The german club have offered its fans free tattoos to celebrate their first bundesliga title, as well as the new european Football Record of 49 matches unbeaten in all competitions. That was sealed on thursday as leverkusen reached the final of the Europa League with an Aggregate Win over roma. Their achievements this season under manager xabi alonso have gone some distance beyond expectations, and they could win whats being called the invicible treble if they pick up the Europa League in the final against atalanta, and then the german cup without losing again this season. I think it alonso has a clear idea of the football he wants his team to play in terms of possession and how to structure a build up plays, all these things. They are of course may be drawn on a tactics board, but they have also been talk to these players quite well. I think shabby alonso is kind of the leading hand in this