on bbc london, the met police commissioner has met the mayor coming up on bbc news — following their defeat to everton, nottingham forest have requested the recorded audio between officials is released after they publicly criticised var. good evening. huw edwards has resigned from the bbc saying he was leaving on the basis of medical advice from his doctors. the bbc has confirmed that he has not received a pay—off as part of his departure. he worked at the bbc for a0 years, the highest profile and highest paid news presenter who also fronted major national events — most recently the king's coronation. but he has been off air since last july after newpaper reports emerged claiming that he had paid a young person for sexually explicit images. our culture editor katie razzall reports.

a very good evening from edinburgh... this is the last time huw edwards appeared on air back in july last year. huw edwards appeared on air back in july last year-— july last year. tonight at ten, no breakthrough — july last year. tonight at ten, no breakthrough yet... _ july last year. tonight at ten, no breakthrough yet... he - july last year. tonight at ten, no breakthrough yet... he had - july last year. tonight at ten, no | breakthrough yet... he had been july last year. tonight at ten, no i breakthrough yet... he had been at the helm of — breakthrough yet... he had been at the helm of the _ breakthrough yet... he had been at the helm of the bbc's _ breakthrough yet... he had been at the helm of the bbc's flagship - breakthrough yet... he had been at| the helm of the bbc's flagship news the helm of the bbc�*s flagship news at ten for more than two decades will stop today the presenter resigned and left the bbc nine months after allegations about his private life made headlines. tonight at ten, one private life made headlines. tonight at ten. one of— private life made headlines. tonight at ten, one of the _ private life made headlines. tonight at ten, one of the biggest _ private life made headlines. tonight at ten, one of the biggest military i at ten, one of the biggest military operations... the at ten, one of the biggest military operations- - -_ at ten, one of the biggest military operations... the bbc said after 40 ears of operations... the bbc said after 40 years of service. — operations... the bbc said after 40 years of service, he _ operations... the bbc said after 40 years of service, he has _ operations... the bbc said after 40 years of service, he has explained i years of service, he has explained that his decision was made on the basis of medical advice from his doctors. the bbc has accepted his resignation which it believes will allow all parties to move forward. the moment of crowning has arrived. huw edwards was more than just a regular presenter. he has been the face of the bbc through some of the nation's landmark moments. for the fourth time — nation's landmark moments. for the fourth time in _ nation's landmark moments. for the fourth time in the _ nation's landmark moments. for the fourth time in the space _ nation's landmark moments. for the fourth time in the space of— nation's landmark moments. for the fourth time in the space of five - fourth time in the space of five years of... he fourth time in the space of five years of- - -_ fourth time in the space of five earsof... , , . ., , years of... he presented elections and held years of. .. he presented elections and held our—

years of... he presented elections and held our hands _ years of... he presented elections and held our hands through - years of... he presented elections and held our hands through royall years of... he presented elections i and held our hands through royal and state occasions. even announcing the death of queen elizabeth. the state occasions. even announcing the death of queen elizabeth.— death of queen elizabeth. the palace has 'ust death of queen elizabeth. the palace has just issued _ death of queen elizabeth. the palace has just issued this _ death of queen elizabeth. the palace hasjust issued this statement. - death of queen elizabeth. the palace hasjust issued this statement. but . has 'ust issued this statement. but a hasjust issued this statement. but a newspaper headline changed everything. last summer the sun newspaper published a series of articles alleging that an unnamed bbc presenter had paid a young person to send what the paper described as sordid images. within days lawyers representing that person said it was totally wrong and there was no truth in it. but speculation about who the unnamed bbc presenter was ended when huw edwards' wife issued a statement revealing his name. he said he was suffering severe mental health issues. police said there was no evidence anything illegal had taken place but huw edwards remained suspended and the bbc said its internal investigation into the presenter�*s behaviour would continue. presenter's behaviour would continue-— presenter's behaviour would continue. . ~:: ~ , continue. there are 650 mps. .. resolving _ continue. there are 650 mps. .. resolving the — continue. there are 650 mps. .. resolving the issue _ continue. there are 650 mps. .. resolving the issue of- continue. there are 650 mps. .. resolving the issue of whether | continue. there are 650 mps. .. i resolving the issue of whether he would return to the screen has taken months, during which it's believed

huw edwards, the bbc�*s highest paid news presenter continue to receive his salary, around £440,000 a year. today, his 40 year career at the bbc is over. from a young reporting on politics for bbc wales to his prestigious role in bringing the news to the nation, this is now the end of an era. and katie is here. you mentioned an internal review which it's understood is going on. what happens to that?— which it's understood is going on. what happens to that? there have been several _ what happens to that? there have been several reviews _ what happens to that? there have been several reviews as _ what happens to that? there have been several reviews as i - what happens to that? there have i been several reviews as i understand it. there was one public facing one, the procedural review after the parents of young person involved complained and said their complaint was ignored. that review was published on the bbc has beefed up its processes to make sure that doesn't happen again. i also mentioned an internal review which the bbc has never confirmed what an internal review into the presenter of�*s behaviour. it was never confirmed what is going on with that. that's because it is a human

resources issue and my sense is that now huw edwards is no longer an employee, that falls away on that matter is now closed. the bbc has confirmed that as of the resignation today they have not made any payment today they have not made any payment to huw edwards to leave the bbc. that would be a standard situation in any resignation, you don't usually get a payout. but he has continued to be paid up until now, which is standard bbc policy when someone is expended. what it means for the bbc more broadly as some form of closure, it can proceed with its plans, who will present election coverage coming up fairly soon, who will lead the presenting team on the news at ten. the statement they put out talked about both parties moving forward, and we do not know what that means on huw edwards' part. katie razzall, thank you. the prime minister has insisted that his flagship bill to send migrants to rwanda to deter them from crossing the channel in small boats will pass through parliament tonight, no matter what. the bill is currently going back

and forth between the house of commons and the house of lords and is being voted on tonight. "stopping the boats" has been one of the prime minister's key election pledges, and he says that flights to rwanda will leave in 10—12 weeks' time — so, byjuly — with an airfield on standby and charter planes booked. the home office released new figures showing the backlog of people waiting to be removed from the uk from last summer rose from almost 1,800 injuly to just under 52,000 a week ago. let's go to westminster now and get the latest from our political editor, chris mason. hello. those figures you mentioned there give a sense of the scale of there give a sense of the scale of the issue. they underline the argument the government makes, saying it has to look for a novel, eye—catching idea to try to put off people getting in small boats over the channel. but this idea, for two years now, has been bogged down in legal and parliamentary problems. the latest being that the house of

lords repeatedly tried to change it, wanting independent monitoring to prove rwanda is safe and wanting exemptions for those who have worked for the uk abroad, for instance in afghanistan. the government is now leaning in to try and get this sorted at least as far as a new law is concerned, tonight, and they are preparing for rather a long night. rwanda, is this country in east africa at least part of the solution to the huge pressures of international migration? the government thinks so but it has been one heck of a journey to try to get asylum seekers sent there. ihla one heck of a journey to try to get asylum seekers sent there. no ifs, no buts, asylum seekers sent there. no ifs, no buts. these _ asylum seekers sent there. no ifs, no buts, these flights _ asylum seekers sent there. no ifs, no buts, these flights are - asylum seekers sent there. no ifs, no buts, these flights are going . asylum seekers sent there. no ifs, no buts, these flights are going to| no buts, these flights are going to rwanda. enough is enough. no more prevarication, no more delay. parliament will sit there tonight and vote no matter how late it goes. and he said once they are a is law they are ready. me and he said once they are a is law they are ready-—

they are ready. we have creased detention spaces _ they are ready. we have creased detention spaces to _ they are ready. we have creased detention spaces to 1200 - they are ready. we have creased detention spaces to 1200 to - they are ready. we have creased i detention spaces to 1200 to quickly process claims, we have 200 trained workers ready and waiting for stop to deal with any legal cases quickly and decisively the judiciary have made available 25 courtrooms. but hanu on, made available 25 courtrooms. but hang on, there are some parliamentary shenanigans first. when a planned new law is very nearly there here at westminster, but there is a disagreement between the house of commons and the house of lords, we enter something known here as ping—pong, when the idea things and poems between the commons and the lords, potentially over and over again until they agree. and thatis over again until they agree. and that is what is happening tonight. first up, then, the house of commons. first up, then, the house of commons-— first up, then, the house of commons. , , ., , commons. ministers have been deliberately _ commons. ministers have been deliberately stringing _ commons. ministers have been deliberately stringing this - commons. ministers have been deliberately stringing this out l commons. ministers have been. deliberately stringing this out for two reasons for stop firstly because they thought that they could make some _ they thought that they could make some grubby political capital from the delay. and secondly because they have been_ the delay. and secondly because they have been scrambling to get a flight organised _ have been scrambling to get a flight organised and all the other

logistics that are not in place. and it's not just _ logistics that are not in place. and it's notjust labour _ logistics that are not in place. fific it's notjust labour who are critical. i it's not 'ust labour who are critical. , , ., critical. i wish indeed the bill had never been _ critical. i wish indeed the bill had never been brought _ critical. i wish indeed the bill had never been brought to _ critical. i wish indeed the bill had never been brought to this - critical. i wish indeed the bill hadj never been brought to this house critical. i wish indeed the bill had i never been brought to this house in the first_ never been brought to this house in the first place — never been brought to this house in the first place and _ never been brought to this house in the first place and we _ never been brought to this house in the first place and we wouldn't - never been brought to this house in| the first place and we wouldn't have to debate _ the first place and we wouldn't have to debate this — the first place and we wouldn't have to debate this bill. _ the first place and we wouldn't have to debate this bill. i— the first place and we wouldn't have to debate this bill. iwish— the first place and we wouldn't have to debate this bill. i wish it - the first place and we wouldn't have to debate this bill. i wish it had - to debate this bill. iwish it had never— to debate this bill. i wish it had never seen _ to debate this bill. i wish it had never seen the _ to debate this bill. i wish it had never seen the light _ to debate this bill. iwish it had never seen the light of- to debate this bill. i wish it had never seen the light of day. - to debate this bill. i wish it hadl never seen the light of day. the outra . e never seen the light of day. the outrage from — never seen the light of day. the outrage from my _ never seen the light of day. outrage from my constituents never seen the light of day.- outrage from my constituents also goes to the knowledge of what could be done with the money that has been spent on this nonsense scheme so far. �* ., ., , ., far. but the government has a ma'ori far. but the government has a majority in — far. but the government has a majority in the _ far. but the government has a majority in the commons. - far. but the government has a majority in the commons. the far. but the government has a - majority in the commons. the ayes have it. it majority in the commons. the ayes have it- it is — majority in the commons. the ayes have it. it is rejecting _ majority in the commons. the ayes have it. it is rejecting opposition i have it. it is re'ecting opposition here and for— have it. it is rejecting opposition here and for those _ have it. it is rejecting opposition here and for those changing - have it. it is rejecting opposition here and for those changing the| here and for those changing the plans and house of lords, which means it heads back to the lords tonight, and some there are not willing to give up. i tonight, and some there are not willing to give up.— tonight, and some there are not willing to give up. i don't want the government _ willing to give up. i don't want the government to — willing to give up. i don't want the government to be _ willing to give up. i don't want the government to be allowed - willing to give up. i don't want the government to be allowed to tell. willing to give up. i don't want the i government to be allowed to tell the world a life. the lie is that rwanda is a safe country. in one particular respect the supreme court has ruled rwanda is not a safe country. what rwanda is not a safe country. what ou sa to rwanda is not a safe country. what you say to those — rwanda is not a safe country. what you say to those who _ rwanda is not a safe country. what you say to those who say _ rwanda is not a safe country. what you say to those who say this is the unelected house of lords blocking what the elected government wants to do? , , . ., , ., do? this is the unelected house of lords doing _ do? this is the unelected house of

lords doing exactly _ do? this is the unelected house of lords doing exactly what _ do? this is the unelected house of lords doing exactly what it - do? this is the unelected house of lords doing exactly what it has - do? this is the unelected house of. lords doing exactly what it has been appointed to do. in lords doing exactly what it has been appointed to do-_ appointed to do. in other words, to scrutinise. — appointed to do. in other words, to scrutinise. to _ appointed to do. in other words, to scrutinise, to change. _ appointed to do. in other words, to scrutinise, to change. but - appointed to do. in other words, to scrutinise, to change. but it - appointed to do. in other words, to scrutinise, to change. but it looks i scrutinise, to change. but it looks like ping—pong will soon be done, and then comes the only question that really matters. can you be certain that by the time of the general election you will be able to prove that this policy is a deterrent?— able to prove that this policy is a deterrent? , , �* , ., ., deterrent? this isn't 'ust about one fli . ht. deterrent? this isn't 'ust about one night. could _ deterrent? this isn't 'ust about one flight. could you — deterrent? this isn'tjust about one flight. could you rush _ deterrent? this isn'tjust about one flight. could you rush and - deterrent? this isn'tjust about one flight. could you rush and get - deterrent? this isn'tjust about one flight. could you rush and get one i flight. could you rush and get one flight. could you rush and get one flight off, maybe you could. but that's not the priority here. the priority is being able to deliver at regular rhythm a drumbeat of multiple flights a month over the summer and beyond, because that's how you build a systematic deterrent and that's how you will stop the boats. ., , ., boats. that is the ultimate, the onl , boats. that is the ultimate, the only. test _ boats. that is the ultimate, the only. test of— boats. that is the ultimate, the only, test of success _ boats. that is the ultimate, the only, test of success for - boats. that is the ultimate, the only, test of success for this . only, test of success for this policy. does it put people off getting in small boats and crossing the channel? and yes, in the last half an hour the commons has squashed again those two proposed changes by the house of lords, so it goes back to the house

of lords this evening. do they decide to glue those changes back on again? they may well do and if they do it goes back to the commons and thenit do it goes back to the commons and then it goes back to the house of lords, and so that could continue. so prepare for the potentialfor a splash of it midnight oil to be burned. assuming it does pass at some point tonight or in the early hours of the morning, then that big challenge, the government trying to make it work and prove that it works in putting people off getting in small boats, or at least by the time of the election saying that it would if they had more chance to deliver it. labourare if they had more chance to deliver it. labour are saying if they win the election they would be in the scheme entirely. studio: chris mason, thank you, and more from you at ten o'clock. donald trump has returned to court in new york to hear the opening statements in his criminal trial over the alleged cover—up of a hush money payment to the porn star stormy daniels. prosecutors told the jury the case was about a criminal conspiracy and a cover—up. but the defence said trump was not personally involved.

from new york, sarah smith reports. how is he feeling? uncharacteristically nervous, you would imagine, as he makes his way to the opening day of his criminal trial. first, his usual claims that this is a politically motivated witch hunt orchestrated by president biden. , ., ., �* witch hunt orchestrated by president biden. , . . �* ., , biden. these are all biden trials was that this _ biden. these are all biden trials was that this is _ biden. these are all biden trials was that this is done _ biden. these are all biden trials was that this is done as - biden. these are all biden trials was that this is done as election interference. everybody knows it. i'm here instead of being able to be in pennsylvania, georgia and lots of other places campaigning. and it's very unfair. other places campaigning. and it's very unfair-— other places campaigning. and it's ve unfair. , , very unfair. inside the court we see a man accustomed _ very unfair. inside the court we see a man accustomed to _ very unfair. inside the court we see a man accustomed to being - very unfair. inside the court we see a man accustomed to being in - very unfair. inside the court we see i a man accustomed to being in charge now not in control. forced to sit and listen to the prosecution must make allegation is whether he likes it or not, with the jury carefully watching his reactions. the story of the porn star stormy daniels is central to the case. the prosecution said that paying her $130,000 in

hush money was election fraud, pure and simple, orchestrated by donald trump. the court will hear evidence from trumpet�*s for my fixer, now sworn enemy, michael cohen. he will describe making that payment on mr trump's instructions. the defence will grant him, an admitted liar and convicted criminal, who is now obsessed with his former boss. michael cohen was earlier involved in paying off a playboy model, karen mcdougal, who also said she had an affair with donald trump. he even recorded a conversation with mr trump about the deal which the prosecution will use to show a pattern of behaviour. the first witness ros david peckerfrom the national enquirer magazine. he bought miss mcdougal�*s story not so he could publish it but so he could suppress it in order to help donald trump's political campaign. mr trump is innocent until proven guilty, his lawyer reminded the jury, saying is innocent until proven guilty, his lawyer reminded thejury, saying his behaviour is not criminal, there is nothing wrong with trying to influence an election, it is called democracy. donald trump will be back in court tomorrow. this case is

expected to last 6—8 weeks. the court has wrapped up for the i already even notice only lunch time here because one of the jurors has an emergency dental appointment so there is no more evidence today. on his way out donald trump stopped and talked to reporters as he so often does and once again he was claiming he was only prosecuted because he is running for president. this is a biden witchhunt to keep me off the campaign trail. so far it's not working, because my poll numbers are higher than they've ever been because the public understands that it's a witchhunt. now, it's possibly because of outbursts like that that donald trump's defence team reminded the jury trump's defence team reminded the jury they have been picked because they said they could be impartial and they were to listen to the evidence in court and put aside any perceptions they had of donald trump and his public persona. that is what the defence will be hoping they can

do and we will be back here again tomorrow. studio: sarah smith, thank you. two men have been charged with spying for china after an investigation by counterterrorism officers. the metropolitan police said christopher berry from oxfordshire and christopher cash from east london are both accused under the official secrets act. our security correspondent gordon corera is at scotland yard. yes, christopher barry and christopher cash are both to be charged with offences under section one of the 1911 official secrets act. specifically obtaining a passing on documents or information which could be useful to an enemy, and the rather old—fashioned and the rather old —fashioned language and the rather old—fashioned language of that 1911 act, but specifically here we are talking about china. the head of the counterterrorism command at metropolitan police has said this was a complex investigation into very serious allegations. the men were arrested more than a year ago last march and news are that only

emerged last september, and at that time it also emerged that christopher cash was working in parliament as a parliamentary researcher for something of the china research group set up by conservative mps to provoke debate about china. through a solicitor he maintained he was innocent and today also the chinese embassy has also reiterated statement from september saying any allegations of intelligence gathering were, in its word, malicious slander. but the two men will appear at westminster magistrates court this friday. the time is 6:16. our top story this evening: huw edwards resigns from the bbc on medical advice after a 40—year career at the corporation. coming up — how this london pub shot to internationalfame with a little help from taylor swift. coming up on bbc news — england's shaun murphy is through to the last 16 of the world snooker championships after a convincing win over lyu haotian. we'll have the latest

from the crucible. the metropolitan police has apologised to the mother of the murdered teenager stephen lawrence for breaking its promise to answer questions raised by a bbc investigation into his killing. stephen was 18 when he was stabbed to death in a racist attack in south london — 31 years ago today. last year the bbc�*s daniel de simone named matthew white as the sixth suspect in the case. here's daniel's latest report. the racist murder of stephen lawrence took place 31 years ago today at a south london bus stop. two of the original five prime suspects were convicted almost 20 years after the murder. but the met�*s disastrous handling of the case means no—one else has been brought to justice. last year, the bbc publicly

identified a sixth suspect, matthew white, who died in 2021 and revealed multiple failures by the met to properly investigate him. now, stephen's mother, baroness doreen lawrence, gives her first interview about the new evidence and the met�*s response. we knew there was five, possibly six, and now we know that there was six, and the one that's just passed away, he's probably the key one who probably caused stephen's murder. and they did nothing about it. we showed not everything possible was done before the murder investigation was closed four years ago. baroness lawrence now has a personal message for the met commissioner, sir mark rowley. there's still lines of inquiries for them to follow up on. there's still three suspects out there, and i'm sure there's witnesses that probably could help them, if they�* re interested. so i think that's what i'd like to see him do, is to instruct his team to follow up

on that information, whatever is out there. because if you don't go and look, you're never going to find anything. the officer now responsible for the case, deputy assistant commissioner matt ward, promised baroness lawrence answers last year about the met�*s handling of the sixth suspect, but failed to provide them. he wrote to her injanuary to say he's ashamed and regretful, and then went silent. last week her lawyer wrote to the met commissioner himself to complain. now, in a statement to the bbc, sir mark says: she says she won't settle for the met�*s failures. i don't think any mother would want to do that. and i'm no different.

i think all mothers would want to make sure that they're there to support their child if something happened. it's to hold those accountable for what happened to that person. reporter: from the bbc. bleep. three prime suspects, including brothers neil and jamie acourt, remain free. they've always denied murder. were you there when stephen lawrence was attacked? so would you like to see the investigation reopened? definitely so. she says the outstanding suspects are cheating justice. they're living their lives. they don't have to worry because the police have no intention of following up and seeking to investigate them. and they continue to get away with murder. daniel de simone, bbc news. lucy letby, the nurse found guilty of the murder and attempted murder of babies in her care, is applying for permission to appeal against her convictions. the 34—year—old was told last year she'd spend the rest of her life injail, after she was found guilty of murdering seven babies

and attempting to kill a further six at the countess of chester hospital between 2015 and 2016. her application is being considered by a panel ofjudges at the court of appeal in london. five mortgage lenders have announced they are increasing rates, and more are expected to follow. barclays, hsbc, natwest, accord and leeds building society have made the announcement following increasing expectation that the bank of england will not lower interest rates until august. our economics editor faisal islam is here. what is driving this? there has been a big picture — what is driving this? there has been a big picture change _ what is driving this? there has been a big picture change in _ what is driving this? there has been a big picture change in world - a big picture change in world markets, where at the beginning of the year there have been expectation of a few to several rate cuts in america and here in the uk, starting around now. that is now dwindling, being pushed out the nearer the end of the year, particularly in america but that is rubbing off on markets for the uk too. what we're saying is

that it's affected the rates which governments are over two in five years, at which banks borrow are now it is feeding through into mortgage rates. big banks like barclays, natwest, hsbc, ring up some of their mortgage rate is fractionally, but that's part of a trend we've seen since these rates had a trough at the beginning of the year and they have started to go back up. other markets doing quite well, we've seen a record in the ftse 100 markets doing quite well, we've seen a record in the ftse100 but in terms of the interest rates, it is feared that inflation is giving a bit more sticky in the us and a little bit in the uk but also some uncertainty about the decision—making, the splits in the committees that decide these interest rates. thousands of social media posts offering to sell new super—strength street drugs have been removed from major platforms following a bbc investigation. the powerful synthetic opioids — known as nitazenes — have been linked to more than 100 uk deaths since lastjune. you can watch the investigation —

called the new drug threat — in full on bbc iplayer. the main tv tower in ukraine's second biggest city kharkiv has been hit by a russian missile. the local military says the signal has been cut to surrounding areas. footage shows the top collapsing. it's the first time such a mast has been hit since kyiv�*s major antennae was struck in the early weeks of the full—scale invasion. there are no reported casualties. the train drivers�* union aslef has announced another wave of rolling strikes and an overtime ban. disruption is expected from monday sixth may to saturday 11 may. the dispute has been deadlocked since aslef this month rejected the latest pay offer. technology that's supposed to keep drivers safe on england's so—called smart motorways frequently stops working — that's what a bbc investigation has found. panorama has revealed that in the last two years, equipment was hit by hundreds of power cuts, some putting safety

equipment out of action for days at a time. some smart motorways have a hard shoulder. most don't. national highways says smart motorways are our safest roads. richard bilton reports. break down on a smart motorway and you could be in trouble. there are emergency lay—bys — the government is building more — but if you can't make it, you're trapped in a live lane. what's supposed to keep you safe is technology, cameras, radar and signals. but it can't help you if it's not working. we found that on a regular basis much of the safety equipmentjust doesn't work. either no power or the kit itself is broken. so, no vehicle detection, no cameras. that means the motorway is not smart any more and you're on your own. we put in a freedom of information request and found that between june 2022 and february this year, power was lost on the smart

motorway network 392 times. well, if we've got to the point where we can't necessarily rely on the cameras to be in the right position, we can't necessarily rely on the radar or the signs themselves or the power outages, you know, what exactly are we left with to rely on as motorists when we're in quite a high—risk situation on a smart motorway in the first place? some of the details are staggering. lastjuly, there were no safety devices working for nearly five days on a section of the m6. in february, there were no signals, signs, sensors or cameras on one stretch of the m27 for more than a day. also in february, at junction 14 on the m4, which has a hard shoulder, there were no sensors or warning signs for 11 days. we spoke to someone inside national highways. he works on smart motorways and he says he no longer trusts the kit. happens all the time, happens all the time.

sometimes it's faulty. sometimes it's repairing something and they'll turn it off. do you trust the radar? no. why? because i've seen it fail too many times. national highways says safety is its highest priority and there are well—rehearsed contingency plans to deal with power outages. our data shows they are needed. a network with hundreds of dangerous failures. richard bilton, bbc news. panorama's smart motorways: when technology fails is on bbc iplayer now and on bbc one at 8pm tonight. taylor swift's new album, the tortured poets department, was released on friday and has already been streamed hundreds of millions of times. it has also sparked huge interest from her fans in a certain pub in london. "i watch as you walk into some bar called the black dog," she sings on one track.

the pub in vauxhall has been mobbed by swifties. the pub's manager is naturally delighted. it's been pretty crazy, but amazing. like, so overwhelmingly positive. everybody�*s been so lovely, the swifties have been amazing. endless photos, lots of questions about which ex attends frequently. i don't think we can speak too much on it, so i'll leave it a mystery. it's a hundred years this month since the first bbc schools broadcast was aired, with the idea of educating and entertaining children. and during that time it has brought programmes like playschool to our screen — remember humpty, jemima and their friends? our reporter ricky boleto looks back in time. a house with a door. windows... for many, this is the sound of their childhood. ready to play? what's the day? it's monday!

we found your very first appearance on playschool. it's even got the old clapperboard there at the front. oh, my goodness me. have a look at that. and this is floella. hello. one of playschool�*s best loved presenters, baroness floella benjamin, first appeared in 1976. don't you look smart, big ted? education should be fun. education should be fulfilling. education should be exciting. and that's what we used to do for the children — make them feel excited about learning. but in the early days, it was quite different. in 1957, bbc television for schools began. the first of this afternoon's - programmes for schools and colleges follows in one minute. and remember this voice? hello, word watchers! ha—ha! i'm wordy. i'm mr watchword, the word watcher.

i think after a very short space of time, we realised that wordy was extremely popular with the children because of the feedback from the teachers and all the schools. but not only were they being entertained, but they were learning. the way that young people and children get their educational content from the bbc has definitely evolved with the times. as we race into the �*90s, technology transforms bbc education. bitesize, the online learning portal for young people, is launched. we've got a little page here. here we are. gcse bitesize revision... becoming even more relevant during the covid—19 pandemic as schools across the uk closed. this is the bbc light programme. from gathering around the wireless to live lessons streaming on smart boards. and it's time for us to go now. until tomorrow, bye—bye. ricky boleto, bbc news. i remember watching far too much of that. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes.

we have had quite a lot of cloud with damp weather particularly affecting parts of england, not the most inspiring of whether to head out in. it's also been really cold, you've probably noticed that. temperatures in fylingdales 6 sources, the average for april is a living. if you thought it felt more like winter you were not too far off the mark. it's all down to a ridge of high pressure in thejet the mark. it's all down to a ridge of high pressure in the jet stream in the atlantic. we have a trough over europe and that combination sends cold air spiralling across the uk from a northerly direction. and there is little change over the next few days, it will stay cold. cold and damp overnight tonight across england and wales, some further patches of rain, clearing skies moving across scotland, getting to northern ireland and pushing into the far north of england as we head through the night with one or two patches of frost. tomorrow we have cold wind pushing in from the north

sea affecting east anglia, you will notice that for sure. still the remnants of our wish list —— my weather system from today bringing cloud and damp weather. the best of the sunshine for scotland and northern ireland and more sunny skies pushing on across northern england for a time. temperatures not too bad for belfast and cardiff, 14 here about 9 or 10 some of the north sea coasts. factor in the chilly wind and it will be a cold day. more of the same for the middle of the week, this time probably with more cloud coming in, may be some patches of light rain or drizzle. best of the sunshine across the north west. but temperatures will continue for most areas to be well below average and to be honest, it's going to stay quite chilly so much of the rest of this week. into the weekend we swapped the cold weather for more unsettled weather, so you probably have to wait until next month until we get something a bit nicer. thanks, chris. and that's bbc news at six. now it's time to join our colleagues for the news where you are. goodbye.