rain. sunny skies on saturday. saturday will be the best day of the weekend, so mother nature has it right. come sunday, the rain will reach liverpool. so we just about get away with it. but it will be a nice day. back to the here and now. right now, we have high pressure building across scotland and ireland. to the east of the country, though, we have a breeze off the north sea. there is thick cloud. we have had some rain in the south and south east from a weak weather front crossing us. this is where the cooler conditions are, ten, 12, 1a degrees further east. at the moment, temperatures are in the high teens and will probably hit 20 degrees for western scotland, northern ireland, wales and in the south west as well. tonight, we will have thick cloud across eastern and southern and central parts of england. in the north and west, as well as northern ireland, clearer skies, and where we have clear skies overnight, sunshine will greet us first thing on saturday morning. so a
like lifetime experience, but it s exceeded my expectations. also on the programme: a man has been found guilty of the murder of seven year old nikki allan in sunderland, following a police inquiry lasting 30 years. yet more misery for rail passengers, as train drivers begin a fresh round of strikes over pay. and, why the legend of zelda: tears of the kingdom is tipped to become one of the best selling titles on the nintendo switch. and coming up on bbc news. we look ahead to the women s fa cup final when chelsea and manchester united meet for what could be one of two trophies decided between them this season. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six live from the liverpool waterfront on the eve of the eurovision song contest. the final acts are decided for the city s biggest ever party in fact, a party has been going on for days, and there s been live music all day here in the fanzone behind me. the uk is of course hosting on behalf of last year s winners, ukraine.
we start off in islamabad, where pakistan s former prime minister, imran khan, is at the high court defending himself against corruption charges. he attends the hearing as a free man, after the country s supreme court ruled his arrest on related charges as illegal. he has called for all charges to be dropped but has told the bbc he expects to be arrested again. this was the scene as mr khan arrived at court he s in the middle of this scrum wearing sunglasses, surrounded by what are thought to be a mix of his supporters, and security officials in uniform. as you can see, the situation is rather chaotic. you will remember that this week, at least ten people died in protests sparked by his detention on tuesday. the pakistani government has said it will have him rearrested. bring us up to speed with what has happened in the last hour, hour and a half. i happened in the last hour, hour and a half. , ., ., happened in the last hour, hour and a half. y., ., , happened in the last
aimed at improving relations. and another colourful night at the eurovision song contest as the last ten acts head into the grand final. hello. i m victoria valentine. let s start with breaking news, and a controversial immigration policy in the us has just expired, and officials are warning about a potential surge in migrants at the border. this is the us mexico border. officials have said that when title 42 is no longer in effect, tens of thousands of people could try to cross over. let s remind ourselves what the policy is. the temporary law introduced by donald trump, known as title 42, meant illegal migrants could be removed quickly, and it expired at midnight washington time. the policy made it easier for the us to send people back to mexico using the coronavirus pandemic as justification. the winding down of covid measures means the policy no longer has any public health justification, and it prompted officials to announce it would end on may 11, the same day as the of
told the bbc his country will not be totally free as long as king charles iii remains head of state. dr terrance drew said he would welcome an apology from the monarchy for its historic role in the slave trade. there are 1a commonwealth realms or countries where the king remains head of state. eight are in the caribbean, where questions linger over the crown s role in the slave trade, and whether or not to become republics. our correspondent celestina olulode reports. the shifting tides of constitutional change. this tiny island is reconsidering its relationship with the crown. the prime minister of st kitts and nevis says he wants to give people a say on who their head of state should be. the head of state still resides in the monarchy of england. and so that aspect of it is telling us that we are not totally free yet. that consultation or discussion will start sometime during my leadership. the prime minister is also calling for an apology for the monarchy s historic rol