:00:08. > :00:09.Labour says EU citizens could still come to Britain after Brexit
:00:10. > :00:15.The Shadow Brexit Secretary laid out his party's pledges if it wins the
:00:16. > :00:21.election, saying Labour would also protect the rights of EU citizens
:00:22. > :00:31.On day one of a Labour Government we'd immediately guarantee all EU
:00:32. > :00:36.nationals currently living the in the UK will see no change in their
:00:37. > :00:40.legal status as a result of Brexit. Day one, big commitment.
:00:41. > :00:42.The Prime Minister Theresa May will be out campaigning
:00:43. > :00:46.We'll have the latest on the day's campaigning.
:00:47. > :00:51.The two rivals in the French presidential election
:00:52. > :00:56.attend a ceremony to remember the police officer murdered last week
:00:57. > :01:00.Sir Elton John cancels a series of concerts
:01:01. > :01:06.after contracting a potentially deadly bacterial infection
:01:07. > :01:12.President Trump's daughter Ivanka takes the stage
:01:13. > :01:15.alongside Angela Merkel in her first overseas trip as an official adviser
:01:16. > :01:23.alongside Angela Merkel in her first overseas trip as an official adviser
:01:24. > :01:26.researchers say regular moderate exercise is the best way to keep
:01:27. > :01:31.And coming up in sport on BBC News...
:01:32. > :01:33.England announce their 15-man squad for the Champions Trophy in June.
:01:34. > :01:57.And bowler Mark Wood is back from injury.
:01:58. > :02:06.Good afternoon, and welcome to the BBC News at One.
:02:07. > :02:10.Labour says it will guarantee the rights of EU nationals
:02:11. > :02:13.living in the UK after Brexit, if it wins the general election.
:02:14. > :02:15.Setting out Labour's proposals for negotiating Britain's exit from the
:02:16. > :02:17.European Union, the Shadow Brexit Secretary Sir Keir Starmer,
:02:18. > :02:19.said Labour would also prioritise jobs.
:02:20. > :02:21.He said he accepted that free movement of workers couldn't
:02:22. > :02:25.continue after Brexit - but suggested EU nationals
:02:26. > :02:30.could still come to the UK if they have a guaranteed job offer.
:02:31. > :02:39.Our political correspondent, Alex Forsyth reports.
:02:40. > :02:47.On an issue so key, Labour has struggled to make its message clear.
:02:48. > :02:52.Today, it set out its vision for Brexit and promised it was different
:02:53. > :02:58.to the Prime Minister's. We do not accept that Brexit has to mean
:02:59. > :03:04.whatever Theresa May says it means. We do not accept that there has to
:03:05. > :03:08.be a reckless Tory Brexit. Specifically, the party said a
:03:09. > :03:12.Labour Government would guarantee the rights of EU citizens living in
:03:13. > :03:16.the UK. It would Liberal Democrat slate to keep things like employment
:03:17. > :03:20.rights and protections for consumers and the environment. And it would
:03:21. > :03:25.scrap the current negotiating strategy and instead focus on
:03:26. > :03:32.retaining the benefits of the single market and the customs union. The
:03:33. > :03:38.party said its focus would be on protecting jobs and the economy.
:03:39. > :03:41.Immigration should not be 9 only red line or overaveraging priority.
:03:42. > :03:45.Freedom of movement has to go. It will have to change. But we must
:03:46. > :03:49.have immigration that works for our communities and our economy. That
:03:50. > :03:53.means there has to be movement of people to come and work in this
:03:54. > :03:58.country. How that's managed will have to be resolved. The last thing
:03:59. > :04:02.we want is for our businesses to go bankrupt. Labour says the current
:04:03. > :04:07.membership of the single market which comes with the condition of
:04:08. > :04:12.free movement of people must end but suggests there could be a reformed
:04:13. > :04:17.membership of that and the customs Euanen says the Tories were wrong to
:04:18. > :04:22.rule out options so early in the negotiations. But the Conservatives
:04:23. > :04:26.appear unconcerned saying their rivals' Brexit message is still
:04:27. > :04:32.confused, chaotic and on trade, indistinct from theirs. We want to
:04:33. > :04:37.get access to the rest of the world's markets but maintain as much
:04:38. > :04:43.as possible, passably all, of the current markets we have. They are
:04:44. > :04:46.trying to rebrand our argument of the last nine months. Theresa May
:04:47. > :04:52.continues to campaign in Labour seats. Later today in Wales.
:04:53. > :04:55.Confident her message, a clear commitment to Brexit and strong
:04:56. > :04:59.leadership, can win over Brexiteers and Labour voters.
:05:00. > :05:04.Our Assistant Political Editor Norman Smith is in Westminster.
:05:05. > :05:12.There's some striking comments from Keir Starmer, Norman. Is this a much
:05:13. > :05:17.clearer idea for everyone for what Labour sees here post-Brexit? We got
:05:18. > :05:21.some clarity on Brexit. There are still a lot of awkward questions for
:05:22. > :05:26.Labour's political opponents to pick away at. We've clarity in so far as
:05:27. > :05:30.Labour say they accept we are leaving the EU. There's no going
:05:31. > :05:35.back. There's not going to be a second referendum. But there's much
:05:36. > :05:42.less clarity on key issues such as freedom of moment. Keir Starmer said
:05:43. > :05:48.they'd end it but not for those EU migrants coming here who have a job
:05:49. > :05:53.lined up or students coming here to university or college. Similarly on
:05:54. > :05:58.the timetable, sir Keir Starmer said Labour would avoid a cliff edge
:05:59. > :06:03.departure from the EU by putting in transitional arrangements. That
:06:04. > :06:07.might mean don't leave until 2022, perhaps much later than many people
:06:08. > :06:11.expected. He suggested Parliament could block any final Brexit deal
:06:12. > :06:16.leaving open the question, what happens if Parliament keeps on
:06:17. > :06:21.voting down that final deal? But, in a way, those questions are not
:06:22. > :06:26.Labour's real difficulty. The real difficulty is it is extraordinarily
:06:27. > :06:30.late in the day to be trying to clarify your position on Brexit just
:06:31. > :06:35.weeks away from a general election when the referendum happened a year
:06:36. > :06:41.ago and when Theresa May's putting forward a very simple line on
:06:42. > :06:45.Brexit. No to the single market, no to free movement of people. No to
:06:46. > :06:52.the European Court of Justice. But Labour know they have to try to draw
:06:53. > :06:57.a line on Brexit. To clear the decks of Brexit so it is no longer a
:06:58. > :07:01.critical issue. If they can't, it will be very hard to get a hearing
:07:02. > :07:06.on other policies they want to focus this election on. Thank you. Theresa
:07:07. > :07:11.May is on the campaign trail in Wales as she tries to take territory
:07:12. > :07:16.off Labour. Let's talk to our Political Correspondent Vicki Young.
:07:17. > :07:23.What do we read into Theresa May choosing to visit South Wales? I
:07:24. > :07:28.think she's sending out the signal clearly there are no no-go areas for
:07:29. > :07:31.the Tories. While coming to Labour Heartlands in the South of Wales.
:07:32. > :07:36.The Tories are confident, partly because of Brexit. She says she
:07:37. > :07:41.wants a strong mandate to make sure Brexit happens and Wales is a
:07:42. > :07:46.country that voted to Leave. There is a sizeable Ukip vote here in
:07:47. > :07:51.Wales. They polled around 15%-15% last time round. They are hoping to
:07:52. > :07:56.bring across many of those people. It will be interesting to see
:07:57. > :08:03.whether Theresa May broadens her argument to talk about social
:08:04. > :08:07.mobility, to talk about helping people on lower incomes. Her message
:08:08. > :08:11.here today is that Labour has taken voters in Wales for granted. She
:08:12. > :08:15.says they haven't delivered when it comes to schools and hospitals.
:08:16. > :08:19.She's urging people here to turn their back on tribal politics. Time
:08:20. > :08:23.to look for fresh ideas is what she's going to say. We'll see how
:08:24. > :08:27.that goes down here. If the Tories were to win the most seats here in
:08:28. > :08:31.Wales, more than Labour, it would be the first time since the 1850s.
:08:32. > :08:37.She's aiming very high. The leader of the Labour here in Wales, car
:08:38. > :08:40.when Jones, admits the party has a mountain to climb but they feel
:08:41. > :08:42.confident that tradition of voting Labour will help them in this
:08:43. > :08:44.contest. Plaid Cymru launched its general
:08:45. > :08:47.election campaign in Bangor today. Its leader, Leanne Wood, said her
:08:48. > :08:49.priority was to protect the nation The party currently holds three of
:08:50. > :09:05.the 40 Westminster seats in Wales. In her launch speed, she said the
:09:06. > :09:08.snap election hasn't taken her party by surprise.
:09:09. > :09:14.And while there's talk of polls and voting intentions,
:09:15. > :09:23.it's the local elections on May 4th that will be the real poll.
:09:24. > :09:28.And you keep up to date on the latest on the election campaign
:09:29. > :09:44.The French presidential candidate, Marine Le Pen, has temporarily stood
:09:45. > :09:47.down as leader of the far-right National Front to try to broaden her
:09:48. > :09:51.support in the run up to the final round of voting on May 7th.
:09:52. > :09:53.She told French television that she needs to be above party politics.
:09:54. > :09:57.This morning, Ms Le Pen and her rival Emmanuel Macron attended a
:09:58. > :10:04.the police officer shot dead on the Champs Elysees last week.
:10:05. > :10:11.They were just faces among many others, because this was not
:10:12. > :10:17.Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen were there as national figures
:10:18. > :10:24.to take part in the nation's tribute to police officer Xavier Jugele.
:10:25. > :10:27.After the coffin was brought into the courtyard of police
:10:28. > :10:30.headquarters, it was the officer's civil partner, Etienne
:10:31. > :10:35.TRANSLATION: When the news came out that something serious had happened
:10:36. > :10:37.on the Champs-Elysees, and that a police officer
:10:38. > :10:41.had lost their life, a little voice told me it was you.
:10:42. > :10:46.And it reminded me of that wise quote, you will not have my hate.
:10:47. > :10:50.For President Hollande, this is not his first ceremony
:10:51. > :10:53.to remember police officers killed by terrorism.
:10:54. > :10:56.The level of violence which police and gendarme had
:10:57. > :10:59.to face kept getting worse, he said.
:11:00. > :11:02.In Xavier Jugele, France had lost one of the bravest
:11:03. > :11:09.This morning's ceremony for Xavier Jugele and this
:11:10. > :11:12.small makeshift memorial on the Champs-Elysees on the spot
:11:13. > :11:16.where he died are a reminder of how terrorism and security are a central
:11:17. > :11:20.Marine Le Pen in particular is telling the country that
:11:21. > :11:25.with her tougher line on deportations, and sentencing,
:11:26. > :11:28.on immigration, that attacks like this would be much harder
:11:29. > :11:35.She's the outsider in the race, so Marine Le Pen is coming out
:11:36. > :11:37.fighting, accusing Emmanuel Macron of not having the guts
:11:38. > :11:57.I'm no longer president of the front national. I'm the candidate for the
:11:58. > :11:58.presidency. I want to be the vision of hope,
:11:59. > :12:04.Emmanuel Macron is biding his time, but he knows that he can't
:12:05. > :12:08.leave his rival to make the running alone on so vital an issue
:12:09. > :12:14.Sir Elton John has cancelled a series of shows in the US
:12:15. > :12:16.after falling ill with what's been described as a potentially deadly
:12:17. > :12:20.The singer, who's 70, spent two nights in intensive care
:12:21. > :12:23.after contracting the illness while on tour in Chile earlier this month.
:12:24. > :12:25.His management team says he is now recovering at home.
:12:26. > :12:30.Our entertainment correspondent Lizo Mzimba reports.
:12:31. > :12:31.The 70-year-old is one of music's hardest-working acts,
:12:32. > :12:34.touring all over the world, and still giving energetic
:12:35. > :12:43.performances at what for many would be retirement age.
:12:44. > :12:46.During the recent series of concerts in South America,
:12:47. > :12:50.he contracted what his medical team has called a potentially deadly
:12:51. > :12:55.bacterial infection, becoming ill on his way back
:12:56. > :13:20.In a statement, Sir Elton's management said...
:13:21. > :13:39.The illness has meant that Sir Elton has had to cancel planned concerts
:13:40. > :13:44.in April and May in California and Las Vegas.
:13:45. > :13:48.He is expected to return to the concert stage in June in London.
:13:49. > :13:57.Tensions have increased on the Korean peninsula, as the North
:13:58. > :14:02.carried out a massive artillery exercise to mark the anniversary
:14:03. > :14:07.In the South, a US submarine has docked,
:14:08. > :14:09.adding to the build-up of forces there.
:14:10. > :14:12.Envoys from South Korea, the US and Japan are holding talks in Tokyo.
:14:13. > :14:19.Our correspondent Wyre Davies has the latest.
:14:20. > :14:21.An American nuclear powered submarine glides quietly into the
:14:22. > :14:39.As tensions rise in the Korean peninsular, it is being joined by a
:14:40. > :14:44.much larger group of warships. Led by an aircraft carrier. It is the
:14:45. > :14:49.latest in a series of developments that shows how seriously Washington
:14:50. > :14:53.is taking North Korea's expanding nuclear programme. This is Donald
:14:54. > :14:58.Trump's toughest foreign policy challenge by far. His predecessors
:14:59. > :15:04.strategic patience with Pyongyang is over. Donald Trump is demanding
:15:05. > :15:10.tough action or house. The council must be prepared to impose
:15:11. > :15:13.additional sanctions on North Korean nuclear and ballistic missile
:15:14. > :15:20.programmes. This is a real threat to the world, whether we want to talk
:15:21. > :15:24.about it or not. He has also summoned all 100 members of the
:15:25. > :15:30.Senate for a special White House briefing on Korea. What comes next?
:15:31. > :15:35.As it marks the 85th anniversary of the founding of its army, the North
:15:36. > :15:40.Korean regime has reacted with fury as words, if not yet actions to be
:15:41. > :15:44.US's naval manoeuvres and a special Security Council meeting on the
:15:45. > :15:50.region. The Foreign Ministry's response was almost bloodcurdling.
:15:51. > :15:56.Now the US has pulled out its sword to kill us, we will pull up our
:15:57. > :16:00.grand sword of justice and killed the US imperialists with our strong
:16:01. > :16:07.and Revolutionary Guard. Our nuclear forces stand at the core. --
:16:08. > :16:13.Revolutionary Guard power. The rhetoric is alarming. Observers in
:16:14. > :16:18.the South say no unusual developments have been detected.
:16:19. > :16:23.China, the North's only major ally, has urged the US not to act without
:16:24. > :16:27.UN approval and called on both sides to show restraint. Trying to
:16:28. > :16:32.second-guess two very different but unpredictable leaders in Kim Jong-un
:16:33. > :16:37.and Donald Trump is not proving easy.
:16:38. > :16:39.The founder of Wikipedia is launching an online news service
:16:40. > :16:45.Jimmy Wales says that Wikitribune will use both professional
:16:46. > :16:47.journalists and what he's described as community contributors
:16:48. > :16:55.but will accept donations from supporters.
:16:56. > :17:04.Whether deliberate distortions dressed up as real news
:17:05. > :17:08.or clandestine political advertising that targets you on social media,
:17:09. > :17:13.voters in America, Germany and France have been hit.
:17:14. > :17:16.The question now is - could this new form of campaigning
:17:17. > :17:19.online be coming to Britain ahead of the general election?
:17:20. > :17:21.If political messages are broadcast during an election campaign,
:17:22. > :17:26.But what about messages that are published online?
:17:27. > :17:29.They said to try the Electoral Commission.
:17:30. > :17:40.They said, "That certainly would not be us."
:17:41. > :17:43.I rang the Advertising Standards Agency and Ofcom too.
:17:44. > :17:45.They both said it falls outside of their remit.
:17:46. > :17:47.The question remains - who polices this stuff?
:17:48. > :17:50.Wikitribune is a new site with a new model for the news...
:17:51. > :17:54.Wikitribune will ask for monthly subscriptions from a community
:17:55. > :17:58.of users who help to verify and shape online news themselves.
:17:59. > :18:01.It was launched this morning by the founder
:18:02. > :18:08.He argues that we need a sharp press at all layers of society.
:18:09. > :18:11.The rise of hateful politics, I think, is a direct result of this
:18:12. > :18:19.lack of quality in terms of giving people facts.
:18:20. > :18:21.If big internet companies won't take responsibility for what appears
:18:22. > :18:26.on their platforms and regulation has not kept pace with technology,
:18:27. > :18:28.it may fall to us to police fake news ourselves.
:18:29. > :18:41.Labour says EU citizens could still come to Britain after Brexit
:18:42. > :18:53.Training the brain. Can exercise help people over the age of 50 keep
:18:54. > :18:57.their minds in good working order? The quarterfinals
:18:58. > :19:00.of the World Snooker Championship are under way
:19:01. > :19:04.as five-time champion Ronnie O'Sullivan recovers
:19:05. > :19:14.from three frames down. It's nearly 30 years
:19:15. > :19:16.since Tracy Edwards and her crew made history by becoming the first
:19:17. > :19:20.all-female team to complete The 12-strong crew crossed
:19:21. > :19:27.the world's oceans in a yacht called Maiden,
:19:28. > :19:29.but after the race, the boat was sold and ultimately
:19:30. > :19:47.abandoned overseas - After nine months at sea, Tracy
:19:48. > :19:52.Edwards leads the crew back home and into the record books. The first all
:19:53. > :19:59.field team in the Whitbread Round the World Race and finished second
:20:00. > :20:03.overall -- all female. 27 years on, Tracy and many of the original crew
:20:04. > :20:08.are back, reunited with the yacht, Maiden. Why? I heard she was
:20:09. > :20:13.abandoned in the Seychelles about four years ago. It was at a time in
:20:14. > :20:18.my life I was looking for something to do, I thought, this beautiful
:20:19. > :20:28.boat that did so much and so famous, it cannot rot away. We started
:20:29. > :20:32.fundraising, we did crowd funding. We are going to do a three-year
:20:33. > :20:37.world tour promoting the rights of girls to have an education. Back in
:20:38. > :20:41.British waters today after being rescued from the Seychelles, she is
:20:42. > :20:47.a long way from being seaworthy. Down below deck, this would have
:20:48. > :20:51.been home for the 12 woman crew on the nine-month voyage around the
:20:52. > :20:55.world. As you can tell, it has not fared so well over the past 27
:20:56. > :20:59.years. These are some of the old sales. There are problems at the
:21:00. > :21:10.front of the boat. Even a hole in the hull. There is work to be done
:21:11. > :21:15.to get the Maiden seaworthy. They want to set sail by summer next year
:21:16. > :21:21.when Tracy and the crew first set off around the world, they faced
:21:22. > :21:23.incredible personal physical and natural challenges. Mountains to
:21:24. > :21:29.climb made from the Globe's toughest seas. But returning Maiden to the
:21:30. > :21:39.oceans and educating girls around the world could prove to be the most
:21:40. > :21:43.ambitious and rewarding voyage yet. John Maguire, BBC News, Southampton.
:21:44. > :21:46.MPs are urging the Government to do more to ensure that
:21:47. > :21:48.all new-build homes are suitable for people with disabilities.
:21:49. > :21:50.The Commons Women and Equalities Committee says more than 90%
:21:51. > :21:54.of homes in England are inaccessible to someone who has a disability -
:21:55. > :21:56.often because of stairs, narrow doorways or lack
:21:57. > :22:03.Our disability affairs correspondent, Nikki Fox, reports.
:22:04. > :22:16.Karlene has never lived in a house that's fully accessible.
:22:17. > :22:18.And even after I've negotiated this door,
:22:19. > :22:22.Born with cerebral palsy, she is able to live independently
:22:23. > :22:26.I'd love to cook my own meals and use my oven, but I can't.
:22:27. > :22:28.But some of the features in her home make it impossible
:22:29. > :22:32.The biggest issue is my kitchen, that is completely
:22:33. > :22:41.And I have to rely on support, external support.
:22:42. > :22:51.And I've been on the accessible housing register for ten years.
:22:52. > :22:54.And as to this day, I've still not seen a fully accessible property.
:22:55. > :22:57.The report states that only 7% of all homes in England have a basic
:22:58. > :23:04.It looks at other challenges disabled people face,
:23:05. > :23:07.and calls for an investigation into how the Equality Act
:23:08. > :23:11.is being used from the early stages of any development.
:23:12. > :23:16.When it comes to planning our offices, our homes
:23:17. > :23:22.and our built environment, disability still seems to be
:23:23. > :23:25.an add-on - not critical and not part of the planning mechanisms.
:23:26. > :23:32.The Goverment's current policy states that it is up to councils
:23:33. > :23:34.to decide how many homes should be built with higher
:23:35. > :23:37.But with an estimated 300,000 disabled people in unsuitable homes,
:23:38. > :23:41.the committee is calling for better legislation on a national level.
:23:42. > :23:46.President Trump's daughter, Ivanka, is meeting the German chancellor,
:23:47. > :23:49.Angela Merkel, in Berlin this lunchtime, on her first
:23:50. > :23:50.international trip since being given an official position
:23:51. > :23:56.Ivanka is an influential adviser to her father,
:23:57. > :24:00.but there's been criticism in the US about the nature of her role
:24:01. > :24:14.Ivanka Trump, on the left, taking the stage in Berlin for a women's
:24:15. > :24:18.Summit. Alongside her, global figures including the German
:24:19. > :24:22.Chancellor, Angela Merkel. For the daughter of the US President, these
:24:23. > :24:27.are unprecedented steps. Unofficial foreign visit and this is before the
:24:28. > :24:33.president himself has made his first trip abroad -- and official. She is
:24:34. > :24:39.openly pushing the policy agenda back home. Sadly the US is one of
:24:40. > :24:42.the only countries in the world, the only developed country, that does
:24:43. > :24:49.not have a paid leave policy for the benefit of families. First daughter
:24:50. > :24:53.Ivanka Trump takes to the world stage, making her first big
:24:54. > :24:59.international trip... Back in the US, all of this is headline news.
:25:00. > :25:03.Already an influential adviser to her father with her own office in
:25:04. > :25:06.the White House, Ivanka Trump now and seems to be working to improve
:25:07. > :25:12.relations between the US and Germany. When Donald Trump that the
:25:13. > :25:18.German leader Angela Merkel in Washington last month, it did not
:25:19. > :25:22.appear to go well. But at one of the meetings, Ivanka Trump was placed
:25:23. > :25:28.next to the Chancellor, they seemed to strike up a relationship, leading
:25:29. > :25:32.to the invitation to attend the summit in Berlin. I definitely think
:25:33. > :25:39.that for Angela Merkel, it is a diplomatic move tee move, very
:25:40. > :25:42.strategic. -- it is a diplomatic move. Going via Ivanka Trump to
:25:43. > :25:49.improve relationships with the US. While that benefits Angela Merkel,
:25:50. > :25:52.it also pushes Ivanka Trump even more into the limelight, raising
:25:53. > :26:01.further questions about the role of the President's family in the White
:26:02. > :26:08.House. Richard Galpin, ABC News. -- BBC News.
:26:09. > :26:11.Taking moderate exercise several times a week is the best way
:26:12. > :26:13.for people over the age of 50 to keep their brain
:26:14. > :26:16.That's according to a new report, which says a combination
:26:17. > :26:18.of aerobic activity, such as swimming, cycling
:26:19. > :26:20.or jogging, with muscle strengthening exercise
:26:21. > :26:26.Tuesday lunchtime, and it's the over-50s dance class
:26:27. > :26:32.But it's not just their feet that are being exercised.
:26:33. > :26:34.Researchers say their mental powers are also being stretched,
:26:35. > :26:36.by getting more blood pumping to the brain.
:26:37. > :26:51.I used to do rock 'n roll and then I stopped,
:26:52. > :27:00.Does it keep you sharp, do you think?
:27:01. > :27:03.I'm very good at quizzes, I'll tell you!
:27:04. > :27:06.We've known for a long time that exercise is good
:27:07. > :27:10.for both our physical and mental health as we get older.
:27:11. > :27:15.But this research pulls together 39 international reports
:27:16. > :27:17.and says aerobic activity improves our ability to think,
:27:18. > :27:23.Physical exercise can really help your brain function,
:27:24. > :27:31.And that's really a very important motivator for people.
:27:32. > :27:35.Because everybody cares about how well they age from the point of view
:27:36. > :27:38.The research found that just half-an-hour of moderate exercise
:27:39. > :27:49.But the more exercise you have beyond was even better.
:27:50. > :27:50.Of course, physical exercise isn't the only way
:27:51. > :27:56.And mental health charities say other factors, such
:27:57. > :27:59.as what we eat and drink, and keeping our brains stimulated,
:28:00. > :28:08.Newcastle are back in the Premier League after beating
:28:09. > :28:14.The victory sealed the final automatic promotion spot,
:28:15. > :28:22.Our sports correspondent, Katie Gornall, reports.
:28:23. > :28:27.It won't rank as his greatest achievement, but Rafa Benitez,
:28:28. > :28:32.a Champions League winning manager, has done what was expected of him
:28:33. > :28:36.and taken Newcastle back to where they feel they belong.
:28:37. > :28:40.As with much of United's season, last night was not
:28:41. > :28:42.A Preston equaliser in the first half threatened
:28:43. > :28:46.But this time, Newcastle held their nerve with Atsu's
:28:47. > :28:53.composed finish setting them on their way to a crushing victory.
:28:54. > :28:55.But no sooner had promotion been secured, the manager was unclear
:28:56. > :29:04.But I am really pleased here, very happy and very proud
:29:05. > :29:15.Hopefully, we can put the base in to do something that will be
:29:16. > :29:19.Newcastle United have had no shortage of heroes to worship
:29:20. > :29:22.over the years and now they have another one in Rafa Benitez.
:29:23. > :29:25.Although whether or not he is the man to finally wake this
:29:26. > :29:27.sleeping giant of a football club could depend on what
:29:28. > :29:33.This was a squad put together to get out of the Championship.
:29:34. > :29:35.To give them credit, they have done that.
:29:36. > :29:36.Whether they would compete in the Premier League,
:29:37. > :29:40.I think there's a lot of questions there.
:29:41. > :29:42.The manager knows just what needs doing, and ideally,
:29:43. > :29:45.listening to the fans, I think they want six or seven
:29:46. > :29:47.players to go straight into the Premier League starting
:29:48. > :29:50.line-up and hopefully the manager is given the opportunity to do that.
:29:51. > :29:53.Now Rafa Benitez must persuade the club's notoriously
:29:54. > :29:56.challenging owner, Mike Ashley, to back him in the transfer market.
:29:57. > :30:00.A year after they were relegated, the biggest test could lie ahead.
:30:01. > :30:17.The Olympic cycling champions Jason and Laura Kenny have been to
:30:18. > :30:23.Buckingham Palace to receive CBEs. Jason Kenny won six Olympic titles,
:30:24. > :30:30.Laura Kenny has won four. They have both been named in the latest squad
:30:31. > :30:34.for the Tokyo Olympics in 2020. Earlier in the year Laura announced
:30:35. > :30:38.she was pregnant with their first child. Congratulations to them.
:30:39. > :30:50.Second day of winter weather. This is coming from the Highlands. It is
:30:51. > :30:55.a Highland cow. I will move out of the way! Gorgeous face. Fine weather
:30:56. > :31:03.around as well. Plenty of sunshine. So many of us woke up to a crystal
:31:04. > :31:08.clear blue skies across the UK. The wintry showers will now make their
:31:09. > :31:13.way down. Folks in the south. To feel the chill with the Arctic air
:31:14. > :31:18.setting in. Overall today will be the coldest looking at the country
:31:19. > :31:22.as far as temperatures go and the chance of catching showers. Showers
:31:23. > :31:25.reaching the South coast. Most will be of rain but there will be sweet
:31:26. > :31:35.on high ground. Flashes of lightning. -- sleet. Most frequent
:31:36. > :31:39.and with some snow across the upland areas certainly in Scotland, the
:31:40. > :31:42.north-east of England and the North York Moors and even in the
:31:43. > :31:47.south-west. They will continue this evening and overnight. Eastern areas
:31:48. > :31:53.catching the wintry showers. The West, lighter winds, clearer skies,
:31:54. > :31:59.a touch of frost. This morning was really nippy. Many areas were below
:32:00. > :32:05.freezing. Tomorrow as well, frost around. A bit of an East - West
:32:06. > :32:13.split tomorrow. Still under the influence of the colder air. Western
:32:14. > :32:18.areas, fewer showers around and sunshine. Still showers mostly of
:32:19. > :32:22.rain in Northern Ireland and north-western parts of Scotland.
:32:23. > :32:25.This is the jet stream for Thursday, still coming from the North, the jet
:32:26. > :32:31.stream carries the weather, so clearly the weather coming in just
:32:32. > :32:35.about from the north. It will not be warming up in a hurry on Thursday
:32:36. > :32:39.but you will start to feel a bit of a difference because we are getting
:32:40. > :32:43.more of an Atlantic influence. Temperatures back into double
:32:44. > :32:47.figures. The jet stream pushes out towards the east and weakens. This
:32:48. > :32:53.jet stream pushes the weather from the south-west and that is much
:32:54. > :32:58.milder. On Friday, we will start to feel things warming up with sunshine
:32:59. > :33:03.and temperatures could be back into mid teens. It will feel almost
:33:04. > :33:08.tropical that today. The bank led a weekend is not far away, looks as
:33:09. > :33:13.though Saturday will be bright, dry. -- the bank holiday weekend. If you
:33:14. > :33:15.live in the south-west, possible rain on Sunday. The good news,
:33:16. > :33:17.turning milder. A reminder of our main
:33:18. > :33:26.story this lunchtime. Labour says EU citizens could still
:33:27. > :33:29.come to Britain after Brexit if they have a guaranteed job offer.
:33:30. > :33:33.That's all from the BBC News at One, so it's goodbye from me.