07/05/2016 BBC Weekend News

Sadiq Khan's sworn in as Mayor of London, the first Muslim leader

The former Labour minister has promised to represent every

The Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn did not attend the ceremony; he went

to Bristol, where another labour candidate was elected mayor.

For the Conservatives, there's new criticism from senior

party members about the tone of their London

Arlene Foster remains as Northern Ireland's First Minister

with the make-up of the Northern Ireland Assembly now complete.

Junior doctors agree to restart talks with the Government

In Canada, new warnings of the major threat posed

And, we're the 5000-1 champions; Leicester City

finally get their hands on the Premier League trophy.

Sadiq Khan has been sworn in as Mayor of London,

the first muslim to hold such a post in a European Union capital.

Following a bitter campaign in which the Conservatives

repeatedly suggested the Labour MP had links to extremists,

Mr Khan said he was disappointed by the smears but insisted

he would put them aside and work with David Cameron

Our political correspondent Alex Forsyth reports.

In the splendor of Southwark cathedral, a standing ovation

Sadiq Khan's team deliberately chose a venue and invited an audience

That was what the new mayor promised to do when we he out

To represent every single community and every single part of our city

In the sea of faces, some famous, one was notably absent.

The Labour Leader, Jeremy Corbyn didn't attend.

The party's former leader was in the front row.

Jeremy was obviously supporting Sadiq and that is important,

I know how important that is to be supporting your candidates.

I think this is a victory for Sadiq and the Labour Party.

Jeremy Corbyn was celebrating another Labour victory with the

newly elected Bristol Mayor. I'm here supporting Marvin, I'm with

Sadiq, no problem about that, we are getting on just fine. Back in

London, Sadiq Khan chose to focus on what he called a victory for unity.

Was ate vote for calm or for Corbyn? I think it was a vote for London.

What the vote on Thursday showed is, we are far better together than

people trying to divide us. The vote on Thursday showed that London is

proud of the son of a bus driver, a child of immigrants being in charge

of our city. It's undoubtedly a British Airwayses for Labour in an

otherwise disappointing set of election results. The fact the new

London Mayor's distanced himself from Jeremy Corbyn means there's a

limit to the credit the Labour Leader can take for this victory.

For the defeated Tory candidate, recriminations about a campaign

called divisive and damaging. Zac Goldsmith suggested his opponent had

links with Islamic extriem dreamists, prompting criticism from

his own party. Today, the chairman of the Conservative Muslim forum

wrote: This morning, Mr Goldsmith was tight

lipped. REPORTER: Did you write a negative

campaign... Leaving others to defend his tactics. In an election for one

of the most important elective offices in Britain, it's right that

people are scrutinised as candidates, their past associations

and policy positions. But he answered them and that's over now.

The ceremony is over, but left behind for the Tories, questions or

tactics to win people's votes and, while this is a big achievement for

Labour, it hasn't solved all their problems.

In the Northern Ireland Assembly election, all 108 seats

have now been filled, as the Democratic Unionists

and Sinn Fein retain their position as the major parties

in the power-sharing coalition administration.

The Democratic Unionist Party has 38 seats, Sinn Fein 28

Our Ireland correspondent Chris Buckler's report contains

Arlene Foster has emerged from this election is the face of Unionism.

She has only been the DUP leader for six months,

but has made her mark by leading the Democratic Unionists to a clear

I go in determined to make devolution work for all of

the people of Northern Ireland and, above all, I am proud,

very proud, to be the First Minister of this great, wee country.

There will be new voices in the Assembly.

The anti-austerity party The People Before Profit

Taking votes from Sinn Fein, including in the party's

But Sinn Fein secured its position as Stormont's second largest party.

Now the challenge for both Republicans and Unionists

I do think the public needs convincing that politicians

I think I am known as a politician who has reached out right,

left and centre and we need to continue to do that.

It was only last autumn the future of the Assembly looked in jeopardy

Now they have been given two weeks to put their differences aside

to agree a programme for government, and in its own way it is another

The British Medical Association has agreed to re-enter talks

with the Government over a controversial new contract

They've agreed to suspend temporarily further

industrial action as they try to reach a compromise.

Our Health Editor Hugh Pym is outside the BMA.

Hugh, what happens next, will talks now get under way?

Kate, it looks now as if the talks will go ahead on Monday. The Junior

Doctors Committee of the British Medical Association meeting all day

here today came out with a statement this evening saying they were

prepared to talk to the Government about the issues which ministers

wanted to talk about, Saturday pay and unsocial hours but other issues

as well, including the way the contract discriminates against

women. This follows a proposal put forward on Thursday that both sides

set aside their difference force five days to get back into talks.

The Government said it was willing but wanted to limit the range of

issues. The BMA has said all right let's extend it a bit in. The last

hour hour, the Department of Health has said, we can agree on the issues

we need to talk about, let's get back to talks. After months of no

talks at all, several strikes in hospitals, the two sides were as far

apart as ever, a way has been found to get them back to the negotiating

table, but only five days, with still a lot of work to do.

Thousands more people are being moved to safety from areas

threatened by ferocious wildfires in the Canadian province of Alberta.

The blaze currently extends over 250,000 acres but officials say it

Many evacuees are still stranded to the north of the city

of Fort McMurray, but most have fled south towards Edmonton,

The fire engulfed this family home just minutes after they fled.

They could only watch this security camera

footage on their phone as

flames consumed everything they had left behind.

The wildfire has become a monster that crews cannot

They are exhausted and many have had to be replaced.

The air is so thick with ash and smoke they can

hardly even see what they're fighting.

The wind has changed again, who knows, it is just too

It is a dangerous, and unpredictable, an absolutely

This is how the community has responded.

Dozens of makeshift centres with donations have spread up across

Alberta. Chantelle is one evacuee grateful for help. I'm amazed, I'm

overwhelmed to see how much help we have. I cannot be depressed, I have

to stand up and have hope. She found out this morning her house has been

destroyed. The Canadian flag is the only thing left standing. She also

showed me a video of her escape. You can see me panicking. That cloud, it

was like hell. The scale of this fire can even be seen from space.

British astronaut Tim Peake took this photos from the International

Space Station. There are still people trying to get away with

shifting winds and soaring temperatures this fire could burn

for days, even weeks. Amid a display of mass

unity and obedience, North Korea is holding

a Workers Party Congress, The Congress is the country's

highest political gathering and the young leader, Kim Jong-un,

is thought to be using it North Koreans are allowed

mobile phones nowadays. It's just they can't connect

to the Internet. This is a country that has defied

history under a government that There is of course a message behind

this party congress. Kim Jong Un, like his father

and grandfather before And, like them, he will

expect to be worshipped. At a shrine to the ruling family,

I find myself in a bit of trouble. So as you can see, the guides

at the museum have taken great offence to my having taken a photo

of this picture of Kim Il Sung and I think they are objecting

to the fact that the photo I took has cut off a small portion of

the face of the young Kim Jong-Il. We do get to see some real

North Korean life, a surprise kick Conversation though takes place

under the watchful eye TRANSLATION: We follow only

Martial Kim Jong Un. In most countries, politics

is about changing the system. With all the sport, here's

John Watson at the BBC Sport Centre. It was the crowning moment

in their remarkable season as Leicester City lifted the Premier

league trophy today. Match of the Day follows the news

so if you don't want to know what happened in their game

with Everton, you might From the King Power Stadium,

Olly Foster reports. Leicester City are the Premier

League champions. The final match of the season at the King Power

stadium, all power to Leicester and the Coronation of the most unlikely

Kings. Who'd have ever thought this would have happened four years ago?

Honestly, it's mental, but the hard work that's gone into it and having

the team-mates round me that I've got, it's unbelievable. The world

famous Boccelli was the warm-up act together, given a Guard of Honour by

Everton, this Leicester title was clinched five days ago, the result

didn't really matter but everything about today was just about perfect.

It's a good one! Vardy's finish is an excellent one. Jamie Vardy and

Andy King first half goal scorers. Vardy score add penalty after the

break, missed one too and they conceded but victory was never in

doubt. In my lifetime I'm never going to see what happened, it's a

miracle. Can you actually believe Leicester has won the Premier

League? Can you believe this? All week it's been a party, it's been

amazing. Leicester have one more match to play next week at Chelsea,

the champions they deposed, then there'll be a victory parade around

the city. A title defence, European football, there's so much to look

forward to next season, but they are determined to make this most out of

this one while it lasts. Elsewhere there were wins

for Manchester United, and Sunderland who climb out

of the relegation zone. Middlesbrough secured promotion

to the Premier League next season after they beat Brighton in one

of the most financially lucrative On the banks of the Riverside,

it was clear what this meant. In terms of money, ?170 million,

in terms of glory, a place To get there, Middlesbrough only

needed to draw, but they decided caution doesn't win promotion,

this can't have been simpler for Stuani, a tap-in

that turns a Uruguayan Minutes later he might

have been made Mayor. It took Goldson's leg

to keep Brighton in it. Still they needed to score two

against a team that have conceded Ten minutes into the second half,

Stephens got them half way there. Three minutes later,

adrenaline still pumping, His challenge on Ramirez

reckless enough for a red. The club in a region without much

good news of late will now enter For Brighton, it's the play-offs,

for Boro the pay off. In Scotland the Premiership title

could be decided tomorrow as Celtic Today Kilmarnock's loss

to Partick and Hamilton's victory over Dundee means

Kilmarnock will play Andy Murray is through to the final

of the Madrid Masters after beating Rafael Nadal in straight

sets in the semi final. And in the Sixth Round of

Rugby League's Challenge Cup Castleford Tigers twice came

from behind to defeat fellow Super Warrington were the

day's other winners. Tomorrow morning the Andrew Marr

Show will be speaking to Prince Harry about the Invictus

Games. Good evening. We got to 25 Celsius

across East Anglia today and tomorrow we could be warmer still.

It wasn't all about the sunshine today. We saw some clouds bubbling

up. This photograph