15 year old sebastian kalinowski who died after months of torture at the hands of his mother and her partner they ve been found guilty of his murder. cheering and a legacy flame to mark ten years since the london olympic games just as the commonwealth games are due to start in birmingham next week. and coming up on the bbc news channel it s sweden against belgium in the euros tonight, with a place against the hosts england in the semi finals at stake. good evening. getting away for the summer holidays should be one of the highlights of the year but huge tailbacks stretching for several miles from the ferry terminal at dover have meant misery and frustration for travellers. some of whom have had to endure delays of up to six hours. it s the start of one of the busiest weekends of the year for over but the port has declared a critical incident and told passengers to arrive at least five hours before their departure time to clear all security checks. the authorities there
the governor issues a state of emergency in six counties and warns hundreds of people will lose their homes. the end of the so called wagatha christie trial rebecca vardy and colleen rooney will find out today which of them has won their high court libel case. # everybody needs good neighbours. and it s farewell to neighbours after four decades as fans here in the uk prepare for tonight s final episode. birmingham put on a spectacular show last night for the opening ceremony of the commonwealth games. 30,000 people gathered at the alexander stadium, while millions more watched around the world. the show kicks off 11 days of sporting action, with more than 5000 athletes from 72 nations and territories across the commonwealth all taking part across 280 medal events. competition has already started, with lawn bowls the first sport to get under way. today will also see commonwealth games debuts for women s t20 cricket, basketball and wheelchair basketball. but it all started la
on in gymnastics, swimming and cycling down at the london velodrome. but as the tunes continue to pump out at the victoria square, thanks to zoe ball, i will hand back to you, chris. it looks fantastic, much more on the bbc website as well. around 40,000 bt workers are striking today as well as those from the exam board aqa. bt workers are holding their first national strike against real terms pay cuts. the next strike is on monday. and up to 180 unison members working for aqa are also taking industrial action over pay. as a result, pupils and students waiting for exam results in england, wales and northern ireland could face delays. well, someone who was at a picket line with striking bt and 0penreach workers is the labour mp sam tarry was who sacked as transport minister by sir keir starmer during the rail strike. the labour leader said he was removed for doing interviews without permission and making up