hello, i m lucy hockings. finland is set to officiallyjoin nato on tuesday tomorrow. the country applied to join the military alliance in the wake of vladimir putin s invasion of ukraine the finnish border with russia is over 1300km long, and nato leaders are hoping finland s accession will improve the overall security provided by the alliance. turkey was the last of nato s members to accept finland s application last month, clearing path for the blue cross on a white background to join 30 otherflags outside nato headquarters in brussels. this is a historic week. tomorrow, we will welcome finland as the 31st member of nato, making finland safer and our alliance stronger. we will raise the finnish flag, for the first time, here at the nato headquarters. it will be a good day for finland s security, for nordic security and for nato as a whole. a defence correspondentjonathan beale has more on the significance of this. it is beale has more on the significance of this. it is
in russia, the pro war blogger killed by a bomb concealed in a statuette handed to him during a meeting in a st petersburg cafe. ladies and gentlemen, your artemis ii crew! and the four astronauts taking humankind on a mission around and coming upon the bbc news channel. what next for chelsea and their hunt for a new boss as graham potter becomes the 13th premier league manager sacked this season. good evening. the murder of nine year old olivia pratt korbel in her own home in liverpool last year by a gunman who was chasing a fellow drug dealer shocked the entire country. today, her killer thomas cashman was sentenced to a minimum of 42 years in prison, meaning he will be in his mid 70s before he can be considered for early release. cashman refused to appear in the dock for the sentencing but the judge told the court in manchester that olivia s future had been cruelly snatched away and that cashman s actions were chilling. our north of england correspondent judith moritz re
on bbc one as now it s time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. goodnight. coming up on bbc london. good evening and welcome to sportsday this monday night with me chetan pathak, coming up on tonight s programme: the premier league sackings continue potter and rodgers are out what next for chelsea and leicester? tottenham need a new boss too life after conte begins at everton this evening on a big night at both ends of the table and could wearing bodycams be the answer as hundreds of amateur referees tell us they fear for their safety on the pitch also coming up on the programme before 7: why england netball wants to get more girls and women talking about female health in sport: there s a range of research sent to us and we need to support gross with their bodies at every stage. with two months of the premier league season to go, over half the clubs no longer have the manager they started the season with. a record 13 hav
appearance tomorrow. he is clearly defiant and ready to protest his innocence. we ll have the latest from sarah smith in new york where the secret service has been conducting security assessments outside the court building. also tonight. the conservative politician nigel lawson who served as margaret thatcher s chancellor in the 19805 has died at the age of 91. the drug dealer who shot dead nine year old olivia pratt korbel in liverpool is sentenced to a minimum of 42 years in prison. members of england s biggest teaching union will strike for a further two days after voting to reject the latest pay offer. ladies and and in sport, relegation and champions league places both at stake as everton host tottenham in the premier league. at ruslip rugby club. at ruslip rugby club. good evening. a short while ago donald trump landed in new york, where, for the first time in the history of the united states, a former president will be charged with a criminal offence. mr trump is t
west, more cloud and a few spots of rain in the morning and that could be more persistent into northern ireland on the western isles in the afternoon. not as cool as it has been close to the east coast, we are tending to lose the breeze. through into the middle of the week for the front tracks its way gradually southwards and eastwards. it will bring a spell of wet weather for many others. on wednesday, quite a lot of cloud moving on, rain putting in as well and the breeze picking up. down towards east anglia and the south east you are more likely to stay dry and bright to a good part of the day and around ten to 13 degrees. look ahead towards easter, a few showers on the map and things looking dry for most of us easter sunday. thanks, sarah. and that s bbc news at ten on monday the 3rd of april there s more analysis of the days main stories on newsnight with kirsty wark, which isjust getting under way on bbc two. the news continues here on bbc one, as now it s time to join