relations lawyer. also this afternoon. there were more excess deaths than usual in the uk last year. the highest number outside the covid pandemic in half a century. some shops open at midnight to meet demand for prince harry s heavily trailed autobiography, which is now on sale. and a setback, not a roadblock. the team behind a uk space mission which failed to launch say they will keep on trying. and this picture has been causing something of a stir on social media today, because someone or something is missing. we will be revealing all. good afternoon. in the last few minutes, the government has been introducing draft legislation to limit future industrial action in the public sector. the bill would cover health, fire and railway workers. ministers say it would introduce a minimum level of service. unions have reacted angrily to the proposals, which they say potentially are undemocratic and unworkable, and would limit the right to strike. the business secretary grant shapps
rory cellan jones and his wife, diane having been rescued from the streets of romania. she made her home behind the couple s sofa, only emerging briefly for treats of steak and cheese. and her story has gone viral on twitter, with thousands of people regularly tuning in to see how she s progressing. yesterday, there was a bit of a breakthrough, as sophie was coaxed out from her safe space for the first time for a quick cuddle. we ll have more on her story on tonight s six o clock news. time for a look at the weather. here s chris fawkes. follow that! today, a good deal brighter with sunny spells and showers. but there are still concerns about flooding. look at this, the river severn coming out the flood low lying ground. and flood warnings in force, 82 across england, the majority of these four stretches of the river severn, and more heavy rainjust around the corner. on the satellite picture, this area of developing cloud and low pressure is going to bring a return of heavy
lisa marie presley the musician and only child of elvis presley has died after being taken to hospital in los angeles suffering cardiac arrest. she was 5a. her mother, priscilla, announcing her death, described her as the most passionate, strong and loving woman she d known. from los angeles, peter bowes reports. this was lisa marie presleyjust two days ago at the golden globe awards. her death was sudden. the 54 year old was rushed to hospital after falling ill at her home in the los angeles suburb of cala basas. hours later, priscilla presley issued this statement. born in memphis, lisa marie inherited herfather s graceland estate at the age of nine following his sudden death. she followed him into the music industry, becoming a singer songwriter. she released three albums during a career that embraced the legacy of elvis. you know, it would have definitely been easier for me to take up nursing or planting or truck driving, even. but music has been important for me, and
be a few inches. falling on saturated ground. this will exacerbate any flooding issues. we can see the extent of the rain moving east. the northern half of scotland staying cold with a few wintry showers. mild further south where we have the wind and rain. very blustery, wet morning for saturday. that rain should slowly clear away and the brighter skies across the north and west will eventually wind out. then showers, wintry on the hills across scotland. increasingly turning colder in the north and west. we just hold on to the dregs of the milder air in the south west but we can see the cold air went out for part two of the weekend. northerly winds, these fronts enhancing shower activity. one frontier bringing showers to northern ireland and wales, perhaps into central south western parts of the country. wintry showers affecting the north of scotland exposing the northerly wind. quite a bit of sunshine abound on sunday but the temperatures you will notice, 3-8. the temperatur
and with western weapons continuing to arrive in ukraine the country s defence minister tells the bbc his country has become a de facto member of nato. tributes are paid to lisa marie presley, the only child of elvis, who s died at the age of 5a. royal mail customers still can t send letters and parcels overseas after a cyber attack on the company. good afternoon. the manchester city footballer, benjamin mendy, has been found not guilty of six counts of rape, and one count of sexual assault. jurors were unable to reach a verdict on one count of rape and one of sexual assault. it follows a six month trial at chester crown court. our north of england correspondent, danny savage is there, explain more about what happened today is. explain more about what happened toda is. , , ., ., explain more about what happened toda is. , , . ., ., explain more about what happened toda is. , ., ., , ., today is. this is a trial that began today is. this is a trial that began to be heard t