that tune will be in your head all afternoon! time for a look at the weather. we need it to be fine over birmingham. yes, it s not going to be bathed in sunshine for the opening ceremony of the commonwealth games but it is looking dry and timbers easing down from 20 degrees during the course of the ceremony. where we are seeing sunshine today is to the north and north west of scotland. very limited elsewhere. whilst there is a lot of dry weather around, we have also seen some heavy rain so far today, impacting parts of northern england, into southern scotland, thundery rain through the isle of man for a time and it is edging further north. we have high pressure close by so overall, a lot of dry weather and also a weather disturbance has been brought into that wiltshire will continue to feed these outbreaks of rain, slowly a little further north in scotland but still holding the sunny spells in the north and north west. a few patches of rain or showers in wales and south west
died at the age of 93. legal history will be made later today as broadcasters will air judges sentencing remarks from crown courts in england and wales for the first time time following a change in the law. # everybody needs good neighbours.# and farewell to neighbours after four decades teary eyed fans in australia prepare to watch the show s final episode. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the opening ceremony of the 22nd commonwealth games takes place in birmingham tonight. prince charles will represent the queen and 30,000 people will be inside the alexander stadium, with millions more watching around the world. the show will include performances from local music and dance groups, emphasising the city s diversity. more than 5,000 athletes are set to compete over a packed 11 days. they will be representing 72 nations and territories. the queen s baton will also be a key part of that ceremony, after being carried for 294 days through com
bumper profits for the owner of british gas centrica more than a billion pounds this year as household bills keep rising. right on time! and from the railway children to the wombles and doctor who bernard cribbins has died at the age of 93. and coming up on the bbc news channel, we ll be in birmingham ahead of the commonwealth games and we ll look at what threat germany pose to england in the final of the women s euros. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. you the commonwealth games 2022 opens here at the alexander stadium in birmingham injust two hours time. this huge space seats 30,000 people, and although we don t entirely know the themes of the opening ceremony you do get hints of how they want to celebrate birmingham, with a mock canal and brickwork heralding its industrial past, and graffiti and skateboard ramps celebrating its gritty present. and we ve also been told to watch out for exactly how the royal guests arrive. 0rganisers say it s the bigges
during saturday, petering out. some patchy rain in the morning, scotland and northern ireland and then brightening up, not much rain for england and wales, mainly west and wales and north west england, brightness and sunshine ahead of that and very warm once again, 2627 celsius, low 20s in scotland and northern ireland. of uncertainty about sunday. this slice of cloud and rain across the middle third of the country, dry out to the to the north. the rain could be further south and it could be heavier. at the moment southern areas dry and still very warm in the sunshine in the south east. sophie. thanks, stav. and that s bbc news at six, from the six team it s goodbye. the news continues here on bbc one, as now it s time to join our welcome to sportsday. i m jane dougall, and we are live from birmingham as the city prepares to host the biggest sporting programme in commonwealth games history. the countdown is on to the opening ceremony at alexander stadium, where 72 nations an