and children were part of a cult 200 bodies have been discovered. he can finish it here, can he? yes, he can! west ham, glory, glory. and celebrations for west ham, who make it through to their first major european final for 47 years. on bbc london and the row over ulez as more data suggests more car owners could be affected by the expansion, but the mayor of london rejects the figures. good evening. in testimony at manchester crown court a nurse accused of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder ten others accused four doctors of conspiring against her. lucy letby, who worked in a neonatal unit, said blame was put on her to cover up failings at the countess of chester hospital, where she worked. in court today were some of the parents of babies she is accused of killing. she denies all charges against her. our north of england correspondent judith moritz was one of the few journalists in the courtroom. for the last seven months, prosecutor nickjohnson kc has be
how a genetic test could reduce the chances of people having a recurring stroke. west ham have done it they beat az alkmaar, to celebrate reaching their first major european final since 1976. and whilst it s a fine friday for many, in parts of england and wales they could be some thundery showers later. your full forecast coming up. good morning. it s friday, the 19th of may. our main story. it s friday, the 19th of may. the uk has announced a new raft of sanctions against russia, which will include a ban on importing diamonds, copper, aluminium and nickel. prime minister rishi sunak, who is injapan for the g7 summit of world leaders, said vladimir putin must be shown that his violence and coercion towards ukraine do not reap rewards. our political editor chris mason sent this report from the japanese city of hiroshima. a tranquil if rather damp setting for our interview with the prime minister, a traditional japanese tea house, carp in the pond outside. world leaders have
we start off in islamabad, where pakistan s former prime minister, imran khan, is at the high court defending himself against corruption charges. he attends the hearing as a free man, after the country s supreme court ruled his arrest on related charges as illegal. he has called for all charges to be dropped but has told the bbc he expects to be arrested again. this was the scene as mr khan arrived at court he s in the middle of this scrum wearing sunglasses, surrounded by what are thought to be a mix of his supporters, and security officials in uniform. as you can see, the situation is rather chaotic. you will remember that this week, at least ten people died in protests sparked by his detention on tuesday. the pakistani government has said it will have him rearrested. bring us up to speed with what has happened in the last hour, hour and a half. i happened in the last hour, hour and a half. , ., ., happened in the last hour, hour and a half. y., ., , happened in the last
president, volodymyr zelensky. speaking in rome, ms meloni said her country would back ukraine for as long as was necessary, calling russia s invastion brutal and unjust. later on, president zelensky will meet the pope in the vatican, before visiting germany. let s cross to the newsroom now and talk to our europe regional editor correspondent paul moss. hi, paul. president zelensky is initially and what is he trying to achieve there? initially and what is he trying to achieve there? he s done a tour of lots of european achieve there? he s done a tour of lots of european countries - achieve there? he s done a tour of lots of european countries this - achieve there? he s done a tour of| lots of european countries this year to try and shore up support from politicians and the public. he needs their political support and also very keen to keep that aid flowing which is so necessary for ukraine s resistance of russia s invasion. italy is a special case and we have heard from