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
social media star. and coming up on the bbc news channel. it s bumper weekend of football with one of the highlights being the manchester derby in the premier league with plenty at stake for both united and city. good evening. the manchester city footballer benjamin mendy has been found not guilty of six counts of rape and one count of sexual assault, after a six month trial at chester crown court. jurors failed to reach verdicts on two other cases, meaning he will now face a re trial later this year. another man was also found not guilty of three counts of rape relating to two teenagers. our north of england correspondent, danny savage, reports. and it came to mendy! oh, what a clearance. he was the millionaire footballer who had the world at his feet. but what now for benjamin mendy? it s a brilliant strike from mendy. cleared of the majority of charges against him, but facing a retrial on two others a jury couldn t decide upon. so, come to the darkness. mendy lived
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