intercepted. and british prime minister rishi sunak says he s disappointed at the european broadcasting union s zelenskyy from making an address at the eurovision song contest. we start with the breaking news in the last couple of hours. a convicted child abuser has been found guilty of brutally murdering a seven year old girl in the north east of england more than 30 years after the killing took place. nikki allan was repeatedly hit about the head and stabbed dozens of times in sunderland in october 1992. prosecutors told newcastle crown court she was then dumped like rubbish in a derelict building near her home. david boyd, 55, from stockton on tees, was convicted after a three week trial. he will be sentenced on 23 may. our news correspondent, danny savage was at newcastle crown court and explains why this prosecution has taken so long. it was a complex and challenging case for northumbria police but they spent many years going off down the wrong avenue thinking that a
values and freedoms that president zelensky and the people of ukraine were fighting for were not political but fundamental. apologies to lose the sound. i only talking about the various political elements to that story. let s return to the main buildup. not long to wait now aside from all that politics. we now know that the final ten acts. 0ur political correspondent explains what s going on. live now to liverpool, with maryam moshiri. you can see there, matthew the view from where i m standing. that s a museum of liverpool. that s where the bbc team is based. through that huge window we can see all across the fan zone. it s an absolutely beautiful view. the fan zone. it s an absolutely beautifulview. it s the fan zone. it s an absolutely beautiful view. it s a beautiful evening, the sun is out and thousands of people have arrived in