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after cracks were found in some of the high speed trains. it s thought 180 trains made by hitachi had to be taken out of service. great western railway and london north eastern railway have advised passengers not to travel on sunday, and they ve warned that disruption could continue through the week. katy austin s report contains flashing images. these high speed hitachi 800 series trains weren t running this morning. they needed to be kept back for inspections after thin cracks were found in some, as the boss of hitachi rail told me. it s actually on the metal against the body where the passengers sit, with the underside of the train, which is what it actually runs on. and so, that area s critical for the operation of the train. and so, just to make sure that we are very safe, we took that decision to withdraw the trains while we just made sure that we fully understood the situation and that it is actually safe for the trains to operate with passengers riding on them. ....
i cringed here. it s enough to scare the pants off anyone, this. now it s time for a look at the weather with ben rich. good afternoon. a burst of spring warmth for many today. temperatures across eastern england already up to 21 degrees. not as warm further west but still warmer than it has been. certainly not sunny everywhere, we have areas of cloud around, showers for northern ireland especially and tonight we will see heavy downpours and thunderstorms drifting across the south east, east anglia and perhaps north england by the end of the night. it will be frost free for just about all of us, 12 degrees, the overnight low in norwich. tomorrow, it is sunshine and showers with persistent rain in north east scotland but elsewhere showers get going through the day, some will be heavy and thundery but there will be dry and sunny interludes in between. not as warm as today but warmer than it has been, 14 to 70 degrees. through the week ahead we will see heavy downpours, dr ....
but only to a limited number of destinations. let us know your thoughts on those restrictions easing. are you planning to meet up inside or keen to wait a little longer? you can contact me on twitter @annita mcveigh and use #bbcyourquestions. as fighting between israel and the palestinians enters its second week, palestinian officials say yesterday was the deadliest day in gaza while hamas militants have continued firing rockets into israel. police have arrested four men in connection with a video which showed anti semitic abuse being shouted from a car in north london. and in football, liverpool win in spectacular style with an incredible late goal from goalkeeper allison. good morning and welcome to bbc news. borisjohnson has urged people to exercise a heavy dose of caution as many covid restrictions are lifted across england, wales and much of scotland. while it s the biggest relaxation of measures so far, a rise in cases of the indian variant remains a concern. ....
angela rayner, as campaigns chief. that s what you do in leadership can you take responsibility. you don t scapegoat goat and blame others, you take it on the chin. they are hard calls, but it is for him to choose the team he wants and get people in the positions he wants us in. some good news for labour though, as tracy brabin is elected as the first mayor of west yorkshire. but she ll have to resign her westminster seat, triggering a by election in batley and spen. scotland s first minister, nicola sturgeon, warns it would be completely outrageous for the westminster government to block a second independence referendum. the government is expected to end the advice against hugging each other, as part of the relaxation of lockdown rules in england. the government is calling on the rail industry to fix disruption on some of britain s busiest rail lines, after small cracks were found in some high speed trains. now on bbc news, the travel show. ade adepitan takes a look ....
supply chains and us, the customers, who have missed them. these beautiful creatures have been unseen by the public for six months, but today that will all change as indoor attractions open again. devastation for chelsea s women as they lose heavily in the champions league final against barcelona. good morning. if you are waiting for settled weather you will have to wait another week. this week remains unsettled with heavy thunder downpours, some sunshine in between, and something even wetter and windier by the end of the week. all the details coming up. it s monday 17th may. our top story. the prime minister has urged people to exercise a heavy dose of caution , as lockdown restrictions are eased across much of britain today. after months of strict measures, the rules have been relaxed across england, wales and most of scotland. our political correspondent chris mason has this report. anyone for popcorn? the odeon cinema in lincoln s getting it ready. i m so excited, very, ....