to agree the exact terms of a truce. an israeli minister has told us his government has no option but to continue the war until hamas is eliminated. officials in brazil say more than 10,000 people have been rescued in the southern state of rio grande do sul as floodwaters continue to rise. entire communities have been ordered to evacuate the state capital. the pop superstar madonna has given her biggest ever concert to an audience of more than a million fans on copacabana beach in rio. among those who joined her on stage was her 13—year—old daughter. let's begin with the fall—out from thursday's elections. the conservatives suffered a significant defeat in the west midlands, losing the mayoral election to labour. it comes after one of the party's worst ever performances in england's local elections. 0ur correspondent nick eardley has been crunching the numbers. let's start off with that result that came in late last night, the west midlands mayor race. here it is.

a fascinatingly close result. richard parkerfor labour, 225,000, andy street for the conservatives, 224,000. the majority, despite there being more than half a million votes, wasjust 1508, that's reflected in the percentages. 37.8 for labour, 37.5 for the conservatives. one interesting thing to point out is independents — 12%, that was a candidate critical of labour's policy on gaza. still didn't stop them winning, just. have a look at how the rates have changed. the conservative vote went right down. labour's vote went down as well but the fact the conservative vote went down by so much was what got labour over the line. there is the swing. conservative to labour, 4.6%.

that was the big result from last night but there was another really important result yesterday in the capital, london. here it is. sadiq khan comfortably beating the conservative susan hall, 275,000 votes in it this time, a lot more. this is what the swing looked like and is why labour won. a 3.2% swing from the conservatives to labour. the tories were hoping they could claw back more ground in london to run it close. that didn't happen. it was pretty comfortable for sadiq khan in the end. so the big picture across england for local councils, there's only one left to declare. this is pretty much the finished picture, and it is a similar picture. labour doing well, up 185, the conservatives doing terribly, down 473, losing just under half of all the seats they were defending in thursday's local elections. you will notice the lib dems are above the conservatives in that, they put in 104. worth just pointing out quickly as well, the greens had a really

good set of results, they are up 7a. but the parties, when they are studying what this might mean for a general election, will be looking at this. conservatives down 12%, a really bad result, one that will make a lot of tory mps really nervous about what is going to happen in their constituencies at the general election. labour up 3%, not a huge amount actually but when you speak to people in the labour party, they are delighted about where that 3% is. they say it is the areas they need to win in if they going to win the general election. as you can see, the lib dems and the greens up a bit as well. well, following on from those poor results for the conservatives, the former home secretary suella braverman has warned that her party could suffer a political wipe—out if the prime minister doesn't change course. speaking to the bbc�*s laura kuenssberg, she said she regretted backing rishi sunak. the plan is not working. and i despair at these terrible results.

there's no spinning these results. there's no disguising the fact that these have been terrible election results for the conservatives, and they suggest that we are heading to a labour government and that fills me with horror. i love my country, i care about my party and i want us to win. and i'm urging the prime minister to change course, to, with humility, reflect on what the voters are telling us and change the plan and the way that he's communicating and leading us. if it's that dire, why not change the leader? listen, i just don't think that's a feasible prospect right now. we don't have enough time, and it's impossible for anyone new to come and change our fortunes. to be honest, there's no superman or superwoman out there who can do it. rishi sunak has been leading us for about 18 months. he's been making these decisions. these are the consequences of those decisions. he needs to own this

and therefore he needs to fix it. what does he need to do differently then? you say he must change course, but what would that look like? i think the problem is that our voters are on strike. they're not coming out to support us. we've seen that with the turnouts and we've seen that by losing conservative strongholds. when i was knocking on doors in the midlands, in london, in the south coast, conservative voters were saying to me very often, "we're lifelong "voters of your party, but you're not a conservative party any more "and we can't vote for you." so what does the prime minister need to do? i think he needs to show people that he really cares about some of the things that he's talked about. he needs to actually lower taxes in a way that people will feel, not tweaking around the edges. if he's serious about migration, he needs to put a cap on legal migration. he needs to take us out of the european convention on human rights. that's how you actually send the message that he's serious about stopping the boats. but where's your evidence that those kinds of changes would make any difference?

because rishi sunak has cut taxes in the last few months. he has hardened the laws on migration. he has, by some people in your party, moved too far to the right. so where's your evidence that a further move would get your votes back? the evidence is that people are not voting for what he's doing because they don't believe that we are serious about some of these issues. they don't believe that we're serious about some of these issues because they don't feel the benefits. 0n tax cuts, if he made a bold and big offer on cutting income tax or raising the personal thresholds, people would actually feel the benefits of those tax cuts. because we're tweaking and we're just tightening some of the nuts and bolts in a complex system rather than actually making a meaningful offer to people. people are not convinced by what we're saying. but where the conservative party's put up a candidate who appeared to many people to be on the right, in london, she lost. listen, in london, we lost because of the national party's mismanagement of the process. they botched the selection

process a year ago. and then, really speaking, they didn't run a good campaign. the candidate was unsupported and that's why we lost. are there ministers in government who share your view? yes, of course. i talk to many of my colleagues who are privately demoralised and incredibly concerned about the prospects — at this rate, you know, we'll be lucky to have any conservative mps at the next election. and we need to fight and i'm not willing to give up. you know, it does me no favours to come here and say how it is and to set out the difficult situation that we're in. but i owe that honesty to my colleagues. i owe that to you and the british people who are crying out for a conservative party to vote for. except i think some of our viewers might feel this morning and some others in your party might feel, actually its people who have been criticising the prime minister in public, people who have been playing political games and thinking about their own futures that are part of the problem here. i reject that. listen, i'm not in government. i'm not making the decisions on our policies. i'm not there putting forward legislation to ban smoking

and to vote on pedicabs. we voted more on pedicabs and on banning smoking... i voted against it. ..than we've voted on meaningful health care reform or fixing social care or improving mental health care. we are not delivering for the people. we're not delivering the policies that people want. and it's a disgrace that we are trailing up against labour, led by keir starmer, who has the charisma of a peanut, who is overseeing a party which is a rabble of hard left maniacs, who would undo brexit, who would open our borders, and who would indoctrinate our institutions and our schools with politically correct madness. we shouldn't be trailing to the degree that we are against this labour party. given all the turmoil you've had, all the changes of leader, all the noises of all the civil war, all the bellyaching, do you believe, though, that there will be viewers thinking, actually, it's the conservatives who are a rabble?

and can you tell us, was there a plot being discussed to get rid of rishi sunak this week if everything was bad? is it over? what i would say is that there's no point blaming those of us who are telling the truth for the problems that we're facing. as i said, i'm not in charge. i'm not in government. these decisions on policy and communication and campaigns are being made by rishi sunak and his team. was there a plot? i don't... you tell me. i read what you read in the papers. the papers and journalists seem to like the subject about plotting and plotters. well, it's important because it's about who's going to be the prime minister of our country. do you regret backing rishi sunak? honestly, yes, i do, because i had assurances from rishi sunak that he was going to put a cap on legal migration, that he was going to do something about the european convention on human rights, that he was going to fix this transgender ideology in our schools. he hasn't done that. i want our party to win. i want us to beat this feeble labour party. and i want to save our country from keir starmer. i'm not going to give up. i'm still going to fight.

even if it makes me unpopular, i'm going to speak the truth because that's what the 400 councillors who we lost this week deserve. that's what the authorities that we lost this week deserve. we are not going to fix this problem unless we're honest about it and we change course in reflection, with some humility, to what the voters are telling us. you can get reaction to that interview and the others that laura conducted this morning on our special live page that is continuing to run on the bbc news website. the family of the 14—year—old boy who was killed in a sword attack in north east london on tuesday say they are "devastated" by his death. daniel anjorin died in hainault on his way to school. a local church service to remember his life will take place this morning. simonjones reports. a community in shock.

a community that will come together today with a church service to mark daniel's life — a boy described by his family as loving, amazing, precious. in a statement, they said: his favourite football team, arsenal, paid tribute to him in the 14th minute of their match against bournemouth. commentator: 14-year-old - daniel anjorin, big arsenal fan who, sadly, lost his life in hainault. two police officers and two members of the public were also injured in the sword attack last tuesday. daniel's family said they would like to send their best wishes to them following what they called this unthinkable incident. they also thanked the local community for their support. marcus monzo has been charged with murdering daniel. he's also been charged with two counts of attempted murder and two counts of causing grievous bodily harm. he will next appear

in court on tuesday. simon jones, bbc news. the british medical association has told the government that it's exceedingly concerned after hundreds of medical students were told there weren't any placements available for theirjunior doctor training. emails went out last month informing students where they would be going, but hundreds were told that there were not yetjobs available. the nhs said it was aware of the issue, but confident that extra roles will be created. 32,500 properties in east sussex are still without water this morning after a pipe burst in remote woodland on thursday. southern water has apologised for the leak, but said it's hopeful the water supply could start to return today. bottled water stations are reopening for affected customers. a support group for survivors of the manchester arena bomb attack is calling for the co—op live arena to postpone gigs until they can ensure the venue is ready. a spokesperson for the venue said it "couldn't and wouldn't

operate any show or event without all necessary approvals". our culture reporter noor nanji has more. fans arriving last night to see the american rapper a boogie wit da hoodie. they did this already on wednesday at the co—op live venue, but that gig was called off at the last minute due to technical reasons. the concert was then moved to rival a0 arena. we booked hotels and everything and, now, we have to come here, so it's a bit annoying, like. iwas fuming! so, we got a taxi, we got out of the taxi and it said cancelled. we met people who travelled . from wales, liverpool and it was like a major inconvenience. but you're here now, so are you excited? super excited, yeah. the uk's largest arena has been hit with setbacks which its owners, oak view group, have blamed on defects with part of its ventilation system. it has said it is taking a short pause to fully ensure the safety and security of fans and artists visiting the venue.

this venue should be up and running already with the us pop star 0livia rodrigo originally due to perform this weekend. but her events were among those that were called off and, now, there's barely a soul around. members of the manchester arena support network, a group which helps people affected by the terror attack in may 2017, say they have concerns. for safety reasons, they need to postpone the opening until they're ready. as members of the group, having the uncertainty of safety within the building is just not good. in may, our anxiety is raised because as soon as the 1st of may hits, we know what's coming — the 22nd of may — and everybody has this higher level of anxiety as it is. oak view says it will welcome members of the public to the arena from the 14th of may. noor nanji, bbc news, in manchester.

pop music superstar madonna has given a free concert on copacabana beach in rio before an estimated audience of 1.5 million fans. the brazilian show had been billed as a thank you to her fans for decades of support, and marks the end of her "celebration" world tour, which began in london in october last year. 0rganisers say copacabana beach transformed into the "world's largest dance floor" as madonna performed a string of hits from her 40—year career. with fans having travelled from far and wide, city officials said they expect the concert to pump around $60 dollars into the local economy. tom ashe is founder of the favela brass project in rio — a free music school for underpivileged children. his students have been playing music in celebrations of madonna before the concert. i'm very pleased to say he joins us

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and do three shows like this on the beach for free, it's fantastic. the authorities _ beach for free, it's fantastic. the authorities saying they hoped it would bring lots of money into rio as well. , ., ., ., ., would bring lots of money into rio aswell. , ., ., ., ., , as well. yes, that amount of people, it must. as well. yes, that amount of people, it must- the — as well. yes, that amount of people, it must. the authorities _ as well. yes, that amount of people, it must. the authorities got - it must. the authorities got sponsorship for it as well, so i think the city will be really well out of it. ., ~' , think the city will be really well out of it. ., ~ , ., , ,, out of it. your kids are behind you and i can out of it. your kids are behind you and i can see _ out of it. your kids are behind you and i can see they _ out of it. your kids are behind you and i can see they have _ out of it. your kids are behind you and i can see they have all - out of it. your kids are behind you and i can see they have all got - and i can see they have all got their instruments out ready to go and i know you are going to give us and i know you are going to give us a little performance, so which song are they going to do? yes. a little performance, so which song are they going to do?— a little performance, so which song are they going to do? yes. hung up. we will give — are they going to do? yes. hung up. we will give you _ are they going to do? yes. hung up. we will give you a _ are they going to do? yes. hung up. we will give you a three, _ are they going to do? yes. hung up. we will give you a three, two, - are they going to do? yes. hung up. we will give you a three, two, one i we will give you a three, two, one to go. thank you forjoining us. we appreciate your time and will enjoy the kids' performance. take it away.

they play hung up by madonna i think we are having a bandwidth problem of the internet connection. we caught a little bit but let's see if we can hear a little more than. i don't think we can. such a disappointment that we cannot hear them on that internet connection, but doesn't it look amazing, that view there in rio? that is the

favela brass project in rio, founded by tom, who operate a free music school for underprivileged children. we can see his students have been playing a lot of music in celebration of madonna's visit to rio, she performed to over 1.5 million fans on the beach in rio and it looked amazing. thank you to those children there for performing for us. it's been a staple of breakfast tables and cafes across france for generations — the humble croissant is synonymous with the country. now parisian bakers are challenging tradition, and addressing climate change, by making the pastry without using butter. 0ur paris correspondent andrew harding has the story. the french, as we know, take their food and all its traditions seriously. almost like a religion. so what to make of this?

in a paris bakery, something close to sacrilege. c'est bon. it is a croissant made entirely without butter. like everything else on sale here. the baker responsible says his vegan business is booming. fla ky? yes. one small portion of a much bigger struggle to shake up french food culture, and to address climate change. we have to adapt a little bit french food. but it must be a steep mountain to climb in a country like france. a lot, a lot. very difficult? yes, but it is changing. but that change is messy. dairy farmer sophie has spent many of the past few months on huge protest marches,

leaving her pampered dairy herd to demonstrate against cheap foreign imports and against new eu rules to tackle climate change. as you can imagine, she is a big fan of butter in her croissant. but she is worried about the future. she says, "i have grandchildren, so i want what's best for the planet, but you can'tjust blame everything on farmers." in her view, people need to eat local produce, to cut out the big multinational firms taking the profits. transforming french food culture is going to take a long time, but there are plenty of people leading the way. in bakeries, on farms, and in high—end restaurants like this one. in her kitchen, chef manan fleury has already made waves for hiring almost only women, challenging a still male dominated industry, but she is also trying to nudge her customers away from meat,

tackling another culinary tradition head—on. french tradition is quite heavy, so we need to, sometimes we need to have some radical ideas to change. a little revolution? yes, kind of. but these parisians are not yet ready for another revolution. they have come to judge the city's croissants, every pastry rich with dairy butter. all that buttery flavour going into it and that's what makes it wonderful and dreamy. the vegan version not even under consideration. andrew harding, bbc news, paris. three hobbits and an elf walk into a bar. no, this isn't the start of a joke — they really did. lord of the rings stars elijah wood,

orlando bloom, billy boyd, and dominic monaghan dropped into a liverpool bistro for a drink and catch up while in the city for a comic con event. it must have left a precious memory for the staff. now it's time for a look at the weather with simon king. hello there. it has been a fine start this sunday morning, especially crossing and and wales where we have had sunny spells. it will stay largely dry with sunshine into the afternoon but in parts of west sussex, while sunny this morning, we will see cloud increasing with this swell of cloud that has been moving into the south—west of england through the morning and that will will head

north and east. there's showers could be hungry later in the far south—west. sunny spells for north wales, midlands and the small chance of a shower here. under a showers in the north—east of scotland and maximum temperatures 15—18 degrees. the best of the sunshine in midlands and this is where we will have the highest pollen levels. bear that in mind if you have hay fever. tonight, showers across eastern scotland, drifting away, plan crossing in wales, so it won't be quite as cold as last night. —— cloud crossing in england and wales. this area of low pressure into the low countries and that will clip the south—east of england. we will keep a close eye on that because that will bring heavy

and potentially thundery showers on monday. elsewhere, perhaps the odd shower developing but mostly dry for england and wales with sunshine. more card further north into central and southern scotland, showers as well, and sunnier skies to the farm for scotland. temperatures down by a degree, but still warm where there are sunny spells. 17—18 trees. for the rest of the week. —— 17—18 . fine conditions for many of us, one ought to weather fronts over—the—top, and that will generally bring more cloud, perhaps outbreaks of rain through the week. temperatures 15, 19 degrees, but england and wales, plenty of dry and sunny weather. 20, 201 degrees. goodbye. —— 21 degrees.

live from london, this is bbc news. despite a crushing defeat for the conservatives, prime minister rishi sunak vows to stick to his plan — but some party members voice concerns over the heavy losses in england's local and mayoral elections. we are, at this rate, you know, we'll be lucky to have any conservative mps at the next election! and we need to fight. and i'm not willing to give up. attempts to secure a ceasefire in gaza will continue for another day in cairo.

entire communities are ordered to evacuate after devastating deadly floods hit brazil with waters continuing to rise. # love is all we need...# and madonna has staged her biggest—ever concert to an audience of more than a million fans on copacabana beach in rio. hello. we start this hour with the fall out from the local elections in england. the former home secretary, suella braverman has told the bbc the conservatives will be lucky to have any mps left at the next general election if rishi sunak doesn't change course. the tories are reeling after one of their worst performances in a local election in decades. labour have been celebrating a key win in the west midlands mayoral race after its candidate,

richard parker, narrowly beat the conservative's andy street — who had served two terms