the b2/b3 mixed pairs bowls. and later in the hour. brad pitt is back, in bullet train. does his new film hit the mark? find out in the film review at 5.45pm. hello, a very good afternoon. a series of hosepipe bans has come into force in parts of southern england as a lack of rainfall continues to put pressure on water supplies. this means that using hosepipes to water gardens, clean cars, fill ornamental ponds and swimming pools will not be allowed, following the driestjuly in england since 1935. today s ban has just come into force at 5.00pm and affects customers of southern water in hampshire and the isle of wight. people who break the rules could receive a warning or in extreme cases, a fine of up to £1,000. abouti million south east water customers in kent and sussex will face measures from next friday 12th august. companies in other parts of the country are planning similar moves in the coming weeks. 0ur correspondent, zoe conway, has the latest. i ve actually used t
and a brit becomes the oldest commonwealth games bulbs medallist in history at the tender age of 75. some of the uk s best known commentators dread me to discuss the lady returned and the lady who did not. dateline london in half an hour s time on bbc news. hello and if you have justjoined us, welcome to bbc news. we begin this hour with the first of a series of hosepipe bans which come into force today. ..following the driestjuly in england since 1935. in the areas affected, people won t be allowed to use hosepipes to water plants and lawns, to clean cars or to fill paddling pools. it follows the driestjuly in england since 1935. today s ban affects customers of southern water in hampshire and the isle of wight. people who break the rules could receive a warning or in extreme cases a fine of up to £1,000. about1 million south east water customers in kent and sussex will face measures from next friday. companies in other parts of the country are planning similar moves in t
Sir ed davey vowed to remove the tories from power across the country. People are crying out for change and this election is the chance to make that happen. In chance to make that happen. In so many parts of the country, its the liberal democrats who can beat the conservatives, who have taken people for granted. Have taken people for granted. In other news, uk inflation has fallen to the lowest level in nearly three years in april, dnven in nearly three years in april, driven by lower gas and electricity prices. The latest figures show. Inflation dropped figures show. Inflation dropped to 2. 3 last month, but people in birmingham say theyre still struggling to make ends meet and one person has died in a mudslide on the edge of the nonh mudslide on the edge of the North Yorkshire moors. As rain continues to batter the uk. It happened at carlton in cleveland at around 130 this afternoon. Nonh at around 130 this afternoon. North Yorkshire Police have asked the public to avoid the area. Fo
Will bring you that live from central london. Thats all coming up after the latest headunes coming up after the latest headlines with sophia wenzler. Tom. Thank you. Good evening. Im sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom and as youve been hearing, the Prime Minister has announced a 4th of july general election. In a statement outside downing street, rishi sunak said he had met with the king to request the dissolution of parliament. The royal family has postponed engagements which may appear to divert attention or distract from the Election Campaign. Mr sunak made the surprise announcement after a day of speculation and urged the nafion day of speculation and urged the nation to stick with him over sir keir starmer. And we will have a general election on the 4th of july. This election will take place at a time. When the world is more a time. When the world is more dangerous than it has been since the end of the cold war. Meanwhile, the labour leader, keir starmer, responded to the announce
Experts , psephologists and those experts, psephologists and those that know perhaps what might happen tomorrow. All that to come after your News Headlines with sam francis. With sam francis. Tom, thank you. And a very good evening to you from the newsroom. Itsjust good evening to you from the newsroom. Its just gone 7 00 and leading the news tonight. Sir keir starmer claims that labours gains in englands local elections are, he says, a direct message to the Prime Minister as he renewed demands for rishi sunak to call a general election. So far general election. So far labours gained more than 140 seats and taken control of seven more councils in england. The labour leader is also hailing what he calls a truly historic moment, as his party won the mayoral race in york and North Yorkshire. In the Prime Ministers own constituency. Meanwhile, the Prime Minister has insisted hes focusing on the job at hand after those disappointing local Election Results. The conservatives have lost a numb