election means — for politics, for brexit and for britain. mark easton, bbc news, leeds. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon says the early election can reinforce the call for a second independence referendum. ms sturgeon accused theresa may of pursuing a ‘narrow, divisive right—wing agenda' and said the voters of scotland had an opportunity to make their voice heard. 0ur scotland editor sarah smith reports on the reaction to today's announcement. as voters across scotland are asked to decide who they want to represent them in westminster, the argument will be dominated by the question of whether westminster should continue to govern scotland. the issue of independence, and whether scotland should have another vote on that, will be central to this election. nicola sturgeon says she's ready for the fight. i think the prime minister has called this election for selfish, narrow, party political interests, but she has called it and, therefore, i relish the prospect of getting out there, standing up for scotland's interests and values, standing up for scotland's voice being hea

defeat the conservatives, as he takes his campaign to scotland. tributes have been paid to the former royal naval officer, run down by his own car as it was being stolen. police in manchester are questioning a man over the killing. and on newsnight, in the aftermath of the french preisdential elections, peter mandelson talks about what hope he thinks emmanuel macron gives the left in france and here and talks about his new cross—party movement to defeat pro—brexit mps at the election. good evening and welcome to bbc news. french voters face a clear choice in the next two weeks. the run—off in the presidential race will be between two political outsiders, who've left mainstream parties on the sidelines. emmanuel macron‘s en marche party, which is barely a year old, won the most votes, in the first round of the election.. he'll face marine le pen of the front nastionale. it's more than twenty years since they reached the second round of the electoral process. a victory for either of them could have profound implications for the eu — and for brexit. our europe editor kat

and the reaction to today's announcement from westminster and around the united kingdom. in scotland, the first minister says the vote can strengthen the demands for a second independence referendum. it is very clear the prime minister's announcement today is one all about the narrow interests of her own party, not the interests of the country overall. this will be the third uk—wide vote in the space of two years, we'll be asking voters how keen they are. not another one? oh, for god's sake. i can't stand this. there's too much politics going on at the moment. why does she need to do it? also on tonight's programme. on the ground with iraqi troops in mosul, in a now painstaking battle to retake the city from so—called islamic state. this battle has been raging for more than two hours and it's over a matter of streets they're fighting. prince william follows his brother prince harry in speaking of his mother's death and the impact it's had. and, leicester give atletico madrid a scare but it wasn't we will look at how tomorrow morning's front pages are covering the call for a snap

look at the overnight lows we had. this morning, —6 in scotland. temperatures across the nation just below freezing. at this time of the year, add some sunshine and temperatures do recover. where we have got clear skies by day, we're going to see those temperatures falling away overnight. tuesday night across england and wales is glad to be another cold, potentially frosty one. put another way, take a look at yesterday's satellite picture. more clout in england and wales. clear skies through scotland and northern ireland. cloud cover is the issue. more in the north—west. with clear skies across england and wales, it will fall quite chilly. let's enjoy the sunshine while we can. for the rest of the afternoon, quite pleasant. ii to 13 degrees quite pleasant. 11 to 13 degrees with a light breeze. perhaps a nagging breeze making it feel chilly with some isolated showers. a good slice of sunshine into eastern scotland. clouding over through northern ireland and into north—west scotland. a week weather front will produce outbreaks of rain by the end of the afternoon. but that blanket o

became queens of england, scotland and france and we re of england, scotland and france and were condemned to rivalry, family conflict and a bloody battle for succession. a novel doesn't have to invent that story, it was the real story of the early 16th century after catherine of aragon arrived as after catherine of aragon arrived as a chewed or bride. philippa gregory has spun the story in a string of bestselling novels and this is the latest subject, three sisters, three queens. welcome. even by the 16th century standards it's a great story. how well do you think this bit of the saga is understood and remembered? in a way it's really classic of fiction and history put together, the story of three sisters, three queens is constructed. but what we are actually talking about is the history of katherine of arik on in the relative early years of her marriage with henry viii and the quite separate history of her sisters. —— catherine of aragon. but asa sisters. —— catherine of aragon. but as a novelist i come to this story and say they are actually sisters, they know each oth

government it would be a better tomorrow. theresa may will campaign in scotland today for the first time since calling the general election. the conservatives currently hold one scottish seat at westminster, but opinion polls suggest support for the party in scotland is growing. she will say that a vote for her party is a vote for the union. meanwhile, the ukip leader, paul nuttall, has confirmed that he will run to be mp for boston and skegness. he said it was a great honour and privilege, and he would be campaigning on he called the "betrayal of our fishing industry" by successive governments. european union leaders are meeting in brussels to formally agree their negotiating stance for brexit. the president of the european council, donald tusk, has said the eu won't discuss its trading relationship with the uk until it's happy that enough progress has been made on settling the costs of britain's departure. the so—called "divorce bill" is the amount the eu says the uk must pay as part of existing financial commitments. my colleague ben brown is in brussels. thank you very much. i

the uk election, and in scotland they look at what this means for the hopes of some in scotland for another referendum of independence in the near future. to what extent will other issues be a part of this election, such as the nhs? to what extent will that be a part of the conversation, do you think?m extent will that be a part of the conversation, do you think? it is going to be fascinating to find out. as you said, the brexit papers, this is going to be a brexit election. labour do not want that, partly because they are all over the place on the matter. the lib dems would be happy for it to be a brexit election, because they would see themselves as the remain party. but it is moving the argument onto other arenas such as the nhs and the education system... as ever, the westminster press is kind of ignoring completely, but beginning to wa ke ignoring completely, but beginning to wake up to the fact that in scotland, it is notjust a brexit referendum, it is going to be an independence referendum. nicola sturgeon was another referendum. it is going to be incredibly difficult to tell

vote on independence in scotland but nicola sturgeon will. this is the biggest u—turn in recent political history. it is very clear that the prime minister's announcement today is one of about the narrow interests of her own party and not the interests of the country overall. on the road already, as planned. the lib dems see opportunity to come back from rock bottom. it is an opportunity for the people of this country to change the direction of this country, to decide that they do not wa nt country, to decide that they do not want a hard brexit, they want to keep britain in the single market andindeed keep britain in the single market and indeed it is an opportunity for us and indeed it is an opportunity for us to have a decent, strong opposition in this country that we desperately need. and though the tories start the selection having gone back on their promise not to hold one... many people in this country will think, theresa may told me she would not do this and now she is. cani me she would not do this and now she is. can i trust? why should i? when the facts change, you cha

removed from them and it is the expectation of the government that the administration in scotland, wales and northern ireland will see a significant increase in their decisionmaking power as a result of this process. we want to maintain the common travel area with the republic of ireland with no return to the borders of the past, we will control immigration so we continue to attract the best and brightest to work or study and manage the process properly so the immigration system serves the international interest, we seek the rights of eu citizens while living in britain and the rights of british nationals in other member states as early as we can. that is set out very clearly in the letter as an early priority to the talks i had. we will ensure workers rights are fully protected and maintained. under my leadership not only will the government protect the rights of workers but we will build on them which a bold and ambitious free trade agreement with the european union that allows the freest possible trade in goods and services between britain and eu member states, gives british companies

strong ties to scotland but he is poles apart from scotland's first minister. ata time at a time when mr trump is profiting to put america first, she is in california launching a defence. the first minister of scotland on the global stage where she hopes one day to stride as the leader of an independent nation. saint scottish voters rejected independence in 2014, the world has changed and with the uk now preparing to leave the eu, nicola sturgeon has another chance —— since. eu, nicola sturgeon has another chance -- since. the uk is notjust leaving the eu, there's a real danger developing that it will leave the eu in the most damaging way possible. it is totally counter—productive for the uk as a whole to prioritise control of immigration over other outcome for brexit, but it is especially damaging for a country like scotland. yesterday nicola sturgeon met california's democratic governor jerry brown, they signed a pledge to work together to combat climate change, in contrast to the republican white house, which is prioritise in economic growth over cutting emissions. miss

in scotland free of charge, to protect them from infection, puts pressure on the nhs in england to roll out the drug too. the express also leads with a medical story, and the new pump that helps patients recover from severe disease without the need of a transplant. the mirror carries tributes to pc keith palmer, following his funeral today. thousands of police officers lined the streets of london to pay tribute. and finally, the metro covers the funeral of pc keith palmer. we are going to cross the water to the atlantic, over the atlantic to america. donald trump's son, eric has given an interview to the telegraph where he says putin won't bully us. more alarmingly it seems from this conversation the main point of sending of those missiles was to make sure he and his father could defuse the threat posed to trump by the russia scandal. one of eric tram's statement is if there is anything syria did, it was to validate the fact there is no russia. so his main take on this event is that my father will now no longer be under suspicion for his links with russia. and putin won't bully us.

across northern parts of scotland through the early hours of sunday. perhaps one or two showers across south—west england. at the time we get to dawn on sunday, temperatures below freezing for parts of wales, northern ireland and scotla nd parts of wales, northern ireland and scotland particularly in the sunshine —— countryside. in the afternoon, temperatures and 131a degrees for the marathon on. quite a lot of cloud, not bad running conditions. best of the sunshine will be further north. this is 9am, across wales, north midlands, into much of northern england as well though a decent morning to come. acting northern ireland and western scotla nd acting northern ireland and western scotland will be fairly cloudy through the morning with one of two showers and plenty of showers continuing through the northern isles of scotland where it will be breezy. elsewhere, are largely dry picture with sunshine, particularly through the central part of england. through the south of that, cloudy conditions but it is most likely to stay dry in london, just a chance of a small passing shower. tem

was very busy in shropshire. and the farm outlook was clear blue skies across much of scotland today. we have seen some cloud lingering in the far north of scotland, up towards the northern isles, otherwise clear skies. this cloud could push back to north west scotland and northern ireland later on in the night, otherwise it is as you are but we will see mist and fog forming across southern counties of england and it will be chilly after the warmth of today. looking at these temperatures in towns and cities, you can knock off a few degrees for rural areas but warming up quickly, the fog soon clears away, sunshine for england and wales, eastern scotland also and here is the change. cloud and rain from the north west and eventually into western parts of england and wales. clouding over across the whole of scotland for the afternoon. not much rain for eastern scotland, this rain will be very light and patchy but cloud will soon arrive in the day across northern ireland and then this rain in the afternoon. not very much rain but temperatures lower than today and it will cool down quite a

week ahead. we will start to see some wintry showers. sleet and snow across parts of scotland and a return to some frosty nights. gardeners take note. things will feel much colder over the next few days will stop down to the fact we have a couple of cold fronts bringing cloud and rain to scotland. behind those fronts much colder air bringing sleet and snow showers to some places. not all of us will see sleet and snow. cold across a sheltered glens of scotland. milder further south, about eight, nine the overnight lows. take a look at monday morning. by eight in the morning it is a trite and bright start the day across southern counties. further north about the cloudy picture through the midlands and into wales. much of northern end will see quite a bit of cloud with a few spots of drizzle. rain sinking south through the course of day. clearer conditions following later in northern ireland. in scotland we are in the cold airfrom the in northern ireland. in scotland we are in the cold air from the word in northern ireland. in scotland we are in the cold airfrom the word go for that yo

of eu citizens is a top priority. theresa may says she will work to ensure that scotland and the uk "flourish together" in herfirst trip there since calling the general election. in glasgow, snp leader nicola sturgeon tells supporters the party "will not let the tories drag scotland backwards". labour's jeremy corbyn defends his leadership style — saying other leaders give in to powerful vested interests. this programme contains scenes of repetitive flashing images. one of the men arrested in a counter terrorism operation in north london had been suspected of attempting to travel to syria to join so—called islamic state. also this hour — the heavyweights head to wembley in british boxing's richest ever bout. around 90,000 people will pack into the stadium asjoshua and klitschko go head to head — join sports day in half an hour with all of today's action. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the 27 remaining european union countries have unanimously adopted guidelines for negotiating britain's withdrawal. the president of the european council donald tusk said the summit in b

hands and charging a different relationship for scotland both within britain and within europe. but if you do lose seats and the selection is focused on a second independence referendum, that will give you pause for thought on having that referendum 7 give you pause for thought on having that referendum? five parties are contesting the election in scotland but i think it will be a battle between the snp and separatists. a battle between two alternative futures for scotland. whether they wa nt to futures for scotland. whether they want to have their aspirations overridden in a uk whether voice is not respected or whether they want a different relationship within the uk and to take power in their own hands. when those choices are put before people i'm confident we will before people i'm confident we will be the tories in every seat was standing. soi be the tories in every seat was standing. so i look forward to the contest standing. so i look forward to the co ntest a nd standing. so i look forward to the contest and to having that argument and winning it. i believe the matter what, the

for you. let's look at this election from the perspective of scotland, wales and northern ireland. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, has been keen to remind theresa may of all of her previous comments on the idea of an early election. all statements that theresa may must surely now be regretting. well, the prime minister says she is not regretting that, she has taken the decision reluctantly, recently, and she says in the national interest. here, though, is more of nicola sturgeon‘s alternative analysis. the question of what kind of country we wa nt the question of what kind of country we want to be is at stake in this election campaign, and whether we wa nt election campaign, and whether we want that to be a country the future of which is steered and directed by a tory party moving ever more to the right, or whether we want the people of scotla nd right, or whether we want the people of scotland to be in charge. this is an opportunity to make scotland's voice heard and make sure we have mps from scotland who will be fighting scotland's corner. the scottish national pa

eastern scotland. this was a weather watcher pictures sent in from edinburgh with lovely blue skies. look at the picture in birmingham and blue skies are more difficult to find. it's a grey picture. we could see a little sunshine but maybe one or two showers. most of the cloud is quite thin today. we've got this area of thick cloud from the west country up towards the wash reducing a few drizzly showers. most places will have a dry afternoon and evening as well. we will see more cloud across the south—west of england and south wales, running up gci’oss england and south wales, running up across the home counties of east anglia. even under the cloud temperatures are 14—15. brightening up temperatures are 14—15. brightening up through the midlands, best of the sunshine to the east of the pennines. rather cloudy skies but in north—east england we've already seen temperatures of 18 degrees. there is a bit of rain in the north of scotla nd there is a bit of rain in the north of scotland which will move south overnight becoming more extensive overnight becoming more extensive ov

anything? we'll get the view from europe. and scotland's first minister describes it as a huge political miscalculation — will this affect her independence bid? we'll be live in edinburgh. i'm jon sopel in washington. our other headlines: a legal battle is underway in arkansas, where authorities are trying to carry out a series of executions before one of the drugs required expires. and president trump's team is on the move. while he focuses on america first, his top cabinet members are in some of the world's hot spots. the prime minister was adamant — there would be no general election until 2020. the country needs stability, she said, through the brexit negotiation. that was the position before the easter recess. but while on a walking holiday in wales last week, theresa may had time to reflect and she changed her mind. an unelected prime minister needs a mandate. in the polls, here's just one of them from yougov, theresa may and the conservatives have a commanding lead. her allies were telling her there was no better time to go to the country. so, if this parliament here

, sitting across the irish sea, towards the isle of man and into northern ireland and parts of scotland. eastern scotland should keep some brightness through most of the day but not quite as warm here, 10—13 the overall high. whether france drawing a blanket of crowd and showreel outbreaks of rain from the west gradually drifting eastward through the night. tuesday morning will certainly be not quite as cold but it will be cloudy with outbreaks of nuisance rain into the south—east corner. not amounting to very much at all, not enough to whet the gardens but some cloud and the odd spot of showery rain clearing away from the south—east. behind, brightening up with sunny spells again coming through but a bit fresher. as we move out of tuesday into wednesday, high pressure building from the west, and the wind will change direction, coming more from the north west but it means there will be a good deal of settled weather, not much significant rain and temperatures are little down on where they have been. take care. hello. this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's p

today, she made a clear pitch for the anti—conservative vote in scotland. only the snp stands between scotland and an increasingly hardline tory government. it is a vote to end austerity and for investment in our public services. the watchword in politics recently has been expect the unexpected. in 50 days, we will know if theresa may has successfully strengthened her hand or shot herself in the foot. ian watson, bbc news, westminster. our correspondent eleanor garnier is in the central lobby of the houses of parliament. they are off, basically. yes, the starting gun has been fired. there was no surprise this boat has passed with such a huge majority as well, 522 votes for an early general election, just 13 against, and i suspect they will be labour mps. we haven't got the full details through yet. but as you say they are now. we have one more week of parliament sitting where legislation currently being processed will need to be tied up, and decisions made about what happens to which bill going forward. then we think parliament will be dissolved on the 3rd of may. after that we will g

people in scotland to fight for the party of progress, and not the vicious tory party. tributes to the former royal naval officer run down by his own car. manchester police have arrested a man. memories of the good times. the alzheimer's society says dementia ll be the biggest killer of the 21st century. when sport is about more than about winning. the men who embodied the marathon spirit. maybe i was a bit overzealous in my support. it was wonderful. it was needed, needed to kind of hit home as well. yes. coming up in the sport on bbc news... 11 months on, can rafa and newcastle return to the premier league? a win against preston tonight in the championship and they'll be back at the first time of asking. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. french voters face a clear choice in the next two weeks. the run—off in the presidential race will be between two political outsiders who have left mainstream parties on the sidelines. emmanuel macron‘s en marche party — which is barely a year old — won the most votes. he'll face marine le pen. it's more than 20 years since

the rest of the day, northern ireland, southern scotland, northern ireland, southern scotland, northern ireland, southern scotland, northern ireland, parts of wales and the midlands will see some outbreaks of rain. to the north of that a chilly feel for the northern half of scotla nd chilly feel for the northern half of scotland with a mixture of sunshine and showers. towards the south—east seeing some spells of sunshine appearing between the clouds, temperatures maybe up to 16 or 17. cloud and rain continues to sink south across england and wales overnight. across scotland and northern ireland, northern england, the skies will clear. there could be wintry showers across high grounds of scotland, cold enough for a touch of scotland, cold enough for a touch of frost here. tomorrow a chilly day for all of us. a fair amount of dry weather and sunshine, showers, as well, particularly towards the north—east. again these could be wintry over northern parts of scotland. it stays cool through the rest of the weekend but the weather not looking too bad, sunny spells and a little ra

minister in june is walks through this door as prime minister injune is in your hands. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, has said labour is ‘unelectable' under jeremy corbyn‘s leadership. speaking during first minister's questions, she said voting snp was the only way to protect scotland from the conservatives: because of the unelectability of labour, scotland faces the prospect of an unfettered, out—of—control tory government, and we know the damage that can do to scotland. to our budget, to the vulnerable, to pensions, to our economy. so that's the choice for scotland. vote snp to make sure that scotland's voice is heard, and that scotland has protection against the tories. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon has been following today's events in holyrood. she said each party was effectively practicing their pitch for the election campaign ahead. rehearsing the argument we will hear again and again, i think, over the next seven weeks. there is a protest outside parliament this afternoon over reforms to child tax credit. that was one of the main issues at the start

r m: its. quite as cold. for scotland and not quite as cold. take care. you are watching bbc news. in a surprise political u—turn, theresa may said she had recently and reluctantly come to the decision, to see the uk through brexit and beyond. at this moment of enormous national significant there should be unity here in westminster, but instead there is division. the country is coming together, but westminster is not. the general election would need parliamentary approval — mps will vote tomorrow. labour say they will back it. we are going out there to put the case. to put the case about how this country could be run, how it could be different, how we could have a much fairer society that works for all, for everyone in our community, that's the case i'm putting and i'm looking forward to doing it. scotland's first minister says the prime minister is trying to move the uk to the right and force through a hard brexit. the liberal democrat leader, tim farron, said it was an opportunity for people to change the direction of their country and avoid a disastrous hard brexit. on the

—westerly airflow. particularly chilly first thing in eastern scotland and eastern england, with the cloud more broken. temperatures in the countryside briefly not far from freezing. at least we have early sunshine through lincolnshire, east anglia and the south—east. the tendency through the day is to increase the cloud from the west. that's already happening in south—west england, across wales and in the north—west cloud is thick enough for some light rain or drizzle, chiefly over the hills. again, fine to the east of the pennines. as it will be in eastern scotland, with sunshine. western scotland a bit dull and damp. not much sunshine for northern ireland too. through the day it clouds over across the eastern side of england and scotland. at the same time in the afternoon we open up a gap in the cloud across south wales, south—west england and that should push into the south—east. here we have the best of the sunshine in the afternoon and the highest temperatures, but still only 13—111. further north, a lot of cloud, a lot of places dry. around the western hills primarily we

women who became queens of england, scotland and france and who were condemned to rivalry, family conflict and a bloody struggle for succession. a novelist doesn't have to invent that story, it was the real story of the early 16th century after catherine of aragon arrived as a tudor bride. philippa gregory has spun the story of that period into a string of bestselling novels and this is her latest subject — three sisters, three queens. welcome. even by 16th century standards it is a great story. how well do you think this bit of the whole saga is understood and remembered? in a way, it's a really classic example of fiction and history put together, that this story of three sisters, three queens is a construct. what we're actually talking about is the history of catherine of aragon in the relatively early years of her marriage with henry viii and the quite separate histories of his two sisters. but, then, as a novelist, i come to these histories and go, like, but they actually are sisters, they know of each other and as it happens, the rise and fall of their success in their live

because we have rain affecting scotland with a strong wind. it will bea mild scotland with a strong wind. it will be a mild start for much of the uk and where we would like rain for england, wales, into the channel islands that have been very dry, it is looking really dry as the day begins with variable cloud, and bright or so the break. from the thickest cloud in wales, more especially north—west england, northern ireland and south—west scotland, it is damp and drizzly in places, especially on the coast and hills, but more persistent rain across northern scotland. clearing away from the northern isles at this stage, so we have a cold and showery, quite windy, so the showers might have a wintry flavour. through the day we take take that band of rain in scotland. plenty of cloud in northern england and wales, the odd spot of rain or drizzle. keeping sunny spells east of the pennines, east midlands, east anglia, southern england, often cloudy but some bright or sunny spells and some warmth in the sunshine when it makes an appearance. 18 or even 19 celsius. 0n through friday evenin

chilly first thing in eastern scotland and eastern england, but with the cloud more broken in the countryside, temperatures briefly not far from freezing. at least we have early sunshine through lincolnshire, east anglia and the south—east. the tendency through the day is to increase the cloud from the west. that's already happening in south—west england, across wales and in the north—west cloud is thick enough for some light rain or drizzle, mainly over the hills. again, fine to the east of the pennines. as it will be in eastern scotland, with sunshine. western scotland is dull and damp. sunshine for northern ireland too. through the day it clouds over across the eastern side of england and scotland. at the same time in the afternoon we open up a gap in the cloud across south wales, south—west england and that should push into the south—east. here we have the best of the sunshine in the afternoon and the highest temperatures still only 13—14. furthermore north, a lot of places dry. around the western hills primarily we get the damp weather. over the easter weekend tem

saturday. sunshine northern england opted to scotland. another lovely day across england and wales. after a chilly start, those temperatures will rise sharply. probably peaking towards the south—east, 20 or 2! degrees. it one day the northern england and was on friday. so too in northern ireland and most of scotland. during the evening and overnight, light winds, no wind at all and clear skies. measures will fall away. some mist and fog. it will start to cloud over in the north west of scotland and much of northern ireland. clearer skies in the countryside, it will be chilly there. perhaps not as cold as it was on saturday. warm air on the southerly wind, but it is meeting this weather front here silly clashes taking place on sunday. apart from eastern scotland, which does not look too bad for the most of the day, northern scotland does not look so good. this band of rain coming down. for england and wales there is a lot of sunshine. maybe a bit more cloud filling in across the irish sea. 131a degrees where it is cloudy, but temperatures are set to peak at 22 degrees north of lon

minister to show some respect. if she remains intransigent, and if she denies scotland a choice in our future, she will make scottish independence inevitable. the journey towards triggering article 50 began nine months ago. 52% of voters in the eu referendum put a cross next to the box that said leave the european union. those 7.4 million people unleashed a huge political upheaval. david cameron resigned the next day, prompting a lively fight to replace him as conservative leader. one by one the candidates fell by the wayside, allowing theresa may to be installed at number ten in july. theresa may had taken on one of the toughestjobs in british politics in decades. to start with, her aim to invoke article 50 without approval from parliament was subject to a legal battle. gina miller's successful high court challenge, backed later by the supreme court, led to a ruling that parliament must give permission before the government can trigger article 50. legislation was produced, giving parliament the right to authorise the start of the brexit process. the eu notification of withdrawal bill

. that's the case we're putting and i'm looking forward to doing it. scotland's first minister says the prime minister is trying to force through a hard brexit and urges voters to stand up for scotland. on the markets, the pound fell ahead of mrs may's statement, then rose during her speech. the eu says the call for an election will not change plans for britain's exit from the european union. we will have more reaction to the prime minister's plans for a snap general election on june the prime minister's plans for a snap general election onjune the 8th throughout the day here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the prime minister has announced plans to call a snap general election onjune the 8th. theresa may said britain needed certainty, stability and strong leadership following the eu referendum. explaining the decision, mrs may said she had reluctantly come to the conclusion that a vote was necessary, adding "the country is coming together but westminster is not." she will need parliamentary approval to formally call the election with a vote being held

scotla nd quiet. not too quiet in northern scotland is friday begins, because there will be some weight and windy weather around. in the south, many areas would appreciate the rain. it is dry across a large part of england and wales and the channel islands. a mild start. figure cloud in wales, especially in north—west england, northern ireland, and south scotland. a bit dampened drizzly at times, the declara nt scotland. a bit dampened drizzly at times, the declarant coasts and hills, but more consistent rain and wind will be in scotland. the northern aisle, with the showery hamas behind this system, this could turn wintry. —— showery air mass. north—west england, wales, the west hfiiezessflcnfllgnigglg:“127525 there will stay mainly cloudy. i these - the cloud 22.—sinew the . -- z’ mmfi m lithe evenin - to m lithe evenin on; as we go to the evening on saturday, a little bit of rain, moving south. north and especially scotland, as saturday begins, it will turn cold enough touch of frost. that takes us on the weekend. the weekend is looking pretty quiet, still. a

campaign as marine le pen jeremy corbyn takes his election campaign to scotland; he tells trade union members that they're part of labour's dna. a delay in plans to tackle air pollution until after the election; ministers are accused of ‘pure political expediency‘. a special report from the is stronghold of dabiq where the militants are losing ground. is were right about one thing though. this is a place of reckoning but it's a place of their defeat, they are being driven 100 kilometres from here. and, one of the enduring images of this year's london marathon — we speak to the runners who made their own headlines. good evening. france has now entered a period of intense political campaigning between emmanuel macron and marine le pen the two remaining candidates for the presidency. it's a race that's already transformed the old patterns of french politics with potentially significant consequences for the future of france and the eu. the final voting figures for the first round released today gave the centrist mr macron 24%. his rival marine le pen of the national front took 21.3%

, includes 16 players from england, 12 from wales, 11 from ireland and two from scotland. wales flanker sam warburton has been named as captain for the second time. there are had been months of speculation but one man seemed sure of the spotlight. 0nce speculation but one man seemed sure of the spotlight. once again sam warburton will lead the captain alliance against the world's best new zealand. it is going to be the toughest thing i have done but definitely it is the biggest honour that i have had as well and to captain the lines for the second time against new zealand ranks as the pinnacle of my career. 41 players were chosen by warren gatland and as predicted england dominate the squad —— lions. wales have four players while ireland, who beat the all blacks in november, have 11. scotland, only two. half of the squad are making their lions debut including carl sinclair, who is yet to start a test match for england. people look to sam warburton for leadership, who was given the armband despite longer captaining wales. this is the second time sam warburton has stood in front of th

, almost as bad as us scots. -- korea. when is the next referendum with scotland ? us scots. -- korea. when is the next referendum with scotland? the next timei referendum with scotland? the next time i am here we will talk about hadrian's wall. tax cuts. there was a lot of hope with nafta. donald trump wants to make these cuts but they have to get through. this is his very childlike desire. it sounds great, getting these tax cuts and having a multiplier effect across the economy. it would be fantastic. but it is not going to happen, of course. because even the sensible pa rt course. because even the sensible part of the republican party is saying that is going to create a huge deficit. the issue with donald trump as we come up to 100 days, is, what was he saying, i am here to clear the swamp the pity is up to his eyeballs in alligators. he discovered, we are discovering, the problem is not donald trump, it is the republican party. the democrats are saying let them make another mistake. is it a big problem? is just the way democracy in america works? you end up with different points?

sturgeon tells supporters the party "will not let the tories drag scotland backwards". labour's jeremy corbyn defends his leadership style — saying other leaders give in to powerful vested interests. it's emerged that a man arrested by counter terrorism officers in north london had once been suspected of trying to travel to syria to join so—called islamic state. also this hour — the heavyweights head to wembley in british boxing's richest ever bout. anthonyjoshua prepares to go head to head with wladimir klitschko — we will have a full round up of all of today's sport in half an hour. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the president of the european commission has warned that many people in britain are underestimating the difficulties of brexit. jean claude yuncker was speaking after eu leaders, meeting in brussels, unanimously agreed their negotiating position on britain's departure from the union. they've said the rights of eu citizens and a financial settlement by the uk must come before any talks on trade. from brussels damian grammaticas reports. at the heart of eu 27 eu

will campaign in scotland today for the first time since calling the general election. ukip leader paul nuttall is to stand in boston and skegness in lincolnshire in june's general election. north korea test fires another ballistic missile. donald trump says it shows "disrespect" to china. also in the next hour... the heavyweights head for wembley — around 90,000 people will pack into the stadium tonight as anthonyjoshua faces wladimir klitschko in the richest bout in british boxing history. and at 12:30, click investigates a company claiming to offer "absolute security" and discovers all is not what it seems. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. european union leaders have demonstrated a united front as they arrived for a meeting in brussels to formally agree their negotiating stance for brexit. italy's prime minister said it was an opportunity to re—launch the eu, while the french president francois hollande, said britain should not be punished for leaving the eu but it was inevitable it would be worse off outside. my colleague ben brown is in brussels. thank you very much

has been quite an kuldeep for western scotland and northern ireland and it is moving ever eastward. that process continues overnight. some rain across england and wales. northern ireland will dry up, as with scotland. a little chilly, 25 6 degrees in major towns and cities by the end of the night. i'll cover in wales. the bridge is not much lower than eight or 9 degrees. it will be a dull affair across wales and the south—west into the morning. not much room left over but a lot of low cloud. pretty grey further east with the high chance of rain in the south—east and some parts of east anglia. further north, not much rain and cloud around. pretty great year. it will brighten up pretty great year. it will brighten up into southern and eastern scotland, northern ireland sing some morning sunshine. sunny spells and showers in the west and north of scotland. george wilton in honest if trees. it will blow a keel in the northern alliance. wilson the south—west of england will brighten up south—west of england will brighten up but it stays great for east anglia and the south—east

going to start pushing to north—west scotla nd going to start pushing to north—west scotland and northern ireland. 80 degrees of those numbers for rural areas. it will quickly warm up. lots of sunshine in the money for england, wales, eastern scotland. change from the north—west where we have more cars coming into scotland and northern ireland to bring some rain and the cloud will filter into western parts of england and wales in the afternoon. here it will cool down quite a bit during the afternoon but we will keep the sunshine and the heat across central and eastern england well we did the temperatures of 2a or even 25 celsius. all change on monday. north—westerly wind this time. there will be some censure iran, a few showers, maybe a touch wintry over the hills of scotland and it will feel significantly cooler. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, has cancelled a planned trip to moscow on monday, in the wake of this week's chemical weapons attack in syria. he said the uk deplored russia's continued defence of the assad regime. russia

scotland, northern england, the midlands and across eastern england. rain will continue to spill northwards. in the sunny spots it will be quite warm with top temperatures of 17 or 18 degrees. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines at 2:30pm. european union leaders meeting in brussels have unanimously adopted guidelines for negotiating britain's withdrawal from the eu. labour leaderjeremy corbyn urges young people to "claim their future" by voting labour in the general election. theresa may is campaigning in scotland for the first time since calling the election. one of the men arrested in a counter—terrorism operation in north london had been suspected of attempting to travel to syria tojoin is. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week, celebrating gha na's 60th birthday. i'm drinking to the country's independence. sparring with the locals. boxing is massive, they love it here. and meeting some of its cutest residents. i am amazed how much banana a little monkey like that can eat. busy, bustly, noisy and lots of fun. i could be in any of the big, lively west african capitals, but i've

. this is bloomberg. ♪ david: scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon is visiting the abouthis week, to talk trade and investment. she spoke to bloomberg's and edward. >> scotland is a great place to do business. we did not choose to be in the position of the u.k. leaving the european union. it's important in light of fat that scotland works even harder to speak to companies across the world for business. in a meetingw stash americans tech company -- are already doing cutting-edge work. that's a great photo of confidence in scotland. , i wantd off to america to encourage more american businesses to look to scotland for opportunities for scottish companies. >> some potential investors might look at scotland and say, the investment case is more uncertain than the rest of the u.k.. you might are might not be in the eu, in the u.k., using the pound. so many uncertainties. scotland of course wants to remain within europe so we can remain within the single market able to trade with these -- in addition to across the u.k.. there's an american company that sees the investment of investing i

same way as scotland, wales and ireland. 0ne would argue that if gibraltar was treated differently, there would be an argument for scotland to say they wa nt to an argument for scotland to say they want to be treated differently as well from the rest of the uk. we think the british government needs to stand first, they need to be the ones not to blink first in the face of spanish bullying and opposition. spain hasa of spanish bullying and opposition. spain has a lot to lose in relation to the trading relations they have with the united kingdom. thank you very much for coming on. only 5% of prison staff will receive new pay alounges of up to £5,000, bbc news has learnt. the ministry ofjustice said thousands of prison officers would receive the pay boost but an internal briefing note seen by the bbc reveals the number benefitting immediately is more than 1600 prison officers out of more than 30,000 staff working in the public sector prisons. when the announcement of the new allowances was made, the ministry ofjustice said it would apply to band three frontline prison officers in 31

here and there, particularly in the west end in northern parts of scotland. for many it will be a dry day particularly in the west, and in northern parts of scotland. nice enough temperatures when the sun is out but when you lose this and it is chilly. the scottish mountains tomorrow, it might feel nice in the valleys but they will be gale force winds and subzero temperatures leading to severe wind—chill, and some snow in the showers. cloudy weather again by sunday as the weather front pushes off the atlantic. outbreaks of rain for northern ireland, northern england and north wales. part of east anglia and north wales. part of east anglia and the south—east might see rain later. the south—west will stay dry and bright, a good deal of sunshine across parts of scotland. back to the sunshine for most of you on monday. sunny spells in the west, some showers in the east but most of you will have a predominantly dry day. chilly in the breeze but nice enoughin day. chilly in the breeze but nice enough in the sunshine. more weather in the next half—hour weather world. hello, this is b

after beating hearts 5—0. here's our scotland football reporter chris mclaughlin. celtic started their league campaign here last summer, and they have wrapped it up and wrapped it up in some style. it was a 5—0 when. this is pretty much a sign of that whole season. is pretty much a sign of that whole season. they have been hungry under and writers. there will be talk about a lack of competition is gobbled —— in scottish football. a massive gap between them and aberdeen in second place and they have finished this with eight games to spare. now, in terms of their ambitions between now and the end of this season, they have two particular ambitions. the scottish cup would complete the domestic travel, and they could have the chance to go on and be unbeaten. —— scottish cup. today and this season, you would not bet against it. now to cricket and ahmed shehzad guided pakistan to a series—clinching seven—wicket victory over the west indies in port of spain on sunday in the fourth and final match of their twenty20 international series. pakistan won the toss and elected to f

got rain affecting parts of scotland with a stronger wind. it'll be a mild start for much of the uk and where we'd like some rain across those parts of england, wales, into the channel islands that have been so very dry, it is looking mainly dry as the day begins. variable cloud, a few bright or sunny breaks. now, from the thickest cloud in wales, more especially north—west england, northern ireland and south—west scotland, a bit damp and drizzly in places, especially coasts and hills. some more persistent rain with the stronger wind across the northern half of scotland. that's cleared away from the northern isles at this stage, so we're left in a colder, showery air mass throughout the day. quite windy, some of those showers might have a wintry flavour. through the day we take outbreaks of rain southwards across scotland, eventually reaching into parts of northern ireland. we'll keep plenty of cloud, north—west england and wales, into the west midlands, maybe the odd spot of light rain or drizzle. we'll keep some sunny spells, though, east of the pennines, east midlands, east

sunshine to begin the day across southern and eastern scotland, but we will see to discover the north—west, and that will bring rain into scotland and northern ireland, and eventually some cloud to the western parts of england and wales. a different look to the weather for scotland and northern ireland tomorrow. cooler than today. the cloud arrives in the rain becomes lighter as it has at least was. not much rental northern ireland, but more cloud. most of england and wales, dry and sunny. cloud late on in north—west england and west wales. a little sooner perhaps in the day across the far south—west of england. but the most of england and wales in the afternoon, it is warm and sunny. temperatures higher than today. 25. further north, for sunderland, it will be warm and sunny. tebbutt is not as high here. calling down on merseyside as the cloud arrives towards the end of the day. this is the last of the warmun, though. cold aircoming in behind the last of the warmun, though. cold air coming in behind this weather front with a north—westerly wind instead of the southerly that w

scotland and north east england where it could be quite chilly but generally we are at about 7 degrees. we have this slow—moving area of high pressure which brings in some cloud and it should be cloudy again on thursday. at the top of that area there was more wind which will bring differences in scotla nd which will bring differences in scotland with western scotland likely to be cloudy with some drizzle and a better chance of some brea ks drizzle and a better chance of some breaks in eastern scotland with some sunshine, also in the north east of england. northern ireland could be cloudy with a bit of sunshine, likewise in inward and wales where the cloud could be quite thin —— in england and wales. some sunshine and the temperatures will be up to around 13 or 1a degrees. on friday we have more cloudy skies, the best isn't up in eastern scotland and north east england. heading into the weekend, the high pressure will get drawn into central europe and we might see these weather front arriving late in the weekend in north—western parts but for england and wales we will draw up fo