Good evening. Richard Sharp has resigned as BBC chairman after he conceded an official report found he had breached the rules for public appointments. We also have the latest from Ukraine, after a Russian missile hit an apartment block.
Sick children at risk during nursing strikes, Great Ormond Street claims
The safety of sick children is at risk during the upcoming strikes, Great Ormond Street Hospital has warned as it pleaded with nurses to exempt its services.
Members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) will walk out on strike from Sunday night at 8pm until midnight Monday. In an escalation of its strike action, the union has not agreed to any exemptions, meaning cancer, emergency and children’s services will all be affected.
Lizzie Roberts has more details on one of the starkest warnings yet about the strikes.
Richard Sharp resigns as BBC chairman
Richard Sharp has resigned as BBC chairman after being found to have broken rules on public appointments by failing to disclose his involvement in facilitating an £800,000 loan to Boris Johnson.
Dominic Penna has a piece looking at the runners and riders to replace him - which include a modern art expert accused of having a "woke agenda".
Nick Gutteridge reports that the Prime Minister is expected to appoint a woman as the next head of the BBC, after the report which prompted his resignation criticised the lack of diversity in the previous shortlist.
You can follow all the latest news from Westminster on our Politics live blog.
Rishi Sunak avoids Ron DeSantis on his UK visit
Rishi Sunak will not meet the US presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis on his visit to the UK, reports Daniel Martin.
On Friday, Mr DeSantis met James Cleverly, the Foreign Secretary and Kemi Badenoch, the Business Secretary. Formally, the meetings are in his role as governor of Florida, the third most populous US state.
Our Deputy Political Editor explains why the Prime Minister will not meet Mr DeSantis. Meanwhile, Mr Sunak has insisted he and “most people” will continue to use the name Brecon Beacons after it was scrapped by the national park.
Evening Briefing: Today's essential headlines
Online Safety Bill | Wikipedia could be shut down for UK internet users under the Online Safety Bill, a charity that helps run the internet encyclopaedia has claimed.
- Alphawave | Shares suspended after warning over tech champion's accounts
- Koh-i-Noor | Diamond being used by India as a ‘political gimmick’
- South Africa | Putin will be arrested if he visits, says opposition leader
- Eva Green | Actress hails $1 million victory over 'bully-boy' film bosses
- Elly Schlein | Italy’s AOC labelled a ‘champagne socialist’ after Vogue interview
Comment and analysis
- Ross Clark | Social democratic Britain is drowning in red tape
- Kate Andrews | Forget the ‘sick man of Europe’ – Britain is simply a sick country
- Judith Woods | Why is penny-pinching Charles depriving us of the spectacle we all crave?
- Oliver Brown | Manchester City are frightening, and Pep Guardiola's coaching is the reason
- Telegraph readers | 'If Americans vote for Joe Biden in 2024, then they deserve everything they get'
World news: Russian missile hits apartment block
A Russian missile which struck an apartment building in the Ukrainian town of Uman has killed at least 19 people, including two children. Genevieve Holl-Allen has more details on the strike in our Ukraine live blog.
Interview of the day
Neil Gaiman: ‘You have the absolute right to say things that I find dangerous’
The best-selling author on his unlikely reinvention as a pop star, Trump's Capitol speech, and why Terry Pratchett lives on
Business news: Lloyds staff furious at being told to spend two days a week in the office
Lloyds Banking Group has been accused of inflicting “unnecessary disruption” on the lives of its employees after telling them to return to the office for just two days a week. Simon Foy has more details on the angry response from employees to the plan.
Editor's choice
Travel | Britain’s ‘worst’ seaside town: is it really all that bad?
Food | ‘I dunked biscuits in a laboratory setting – and the Jaffa Cake was not a winner’
Katie Morley Investigates | ‘We’re expecting a baby, but are homeless because Admiral was too slow to fix a leak’
Sport news: A warning to Emma Raducanu, from Eugenie Bouchard
Tennis has always loved a teenage wunderkind. But stunning early success can store up problems down the track, as the former Canadian prodigy Eugenie Bouchard is well-placed to confirm. Simon Briggs has a piece on her warning to Raducanu.
Three things for you
- TV | Unreported World, Channel 4, 7.30pm
- Review | Peter Pan & Wendy is the most beautiful, moving children’s film of the year
- Coffee | The best coffee pods ranked – from Nespresso to Waitrose, Lavazza and beyond
And finally... for this evening's downtime
It's a bank holiday bonanza – here's how to make the most of it | Use the extra day off to get your garden summer-ready, cook a favourite dish, spring clean… or just kick back and relax
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