imran khan was released on protected bail, meaning he can not be re arrested for at least two weeks. what you can see now was the scene as mr khan arrived at court he s in the middle of this crowd, wearing sunglasses at the centre of the crowd. earlier, he told the bbc he believed he would be detained again immediately after his release. nearly 2,000 people have been arrested for violence since his detention on tuesday and at least eight have been killed. we are still waiting to see his departure. this is the scene hours later, you can see the assembled security forces around that court building and numerous press and media waiting to hear from the former prime minister. it has been a dramatic 2a hours with the intervention of the supreme court and before that the extraordinary arrest on tuesday that the supreme court deemed it illegal that sparked so much unrest in many parts of pakistan. we are continuing to watch the pictures and haven t seen or heard from imran khan sin
intercepted. and british prime minister rishi sunak says he s disappointed at the european broadcasting union s zelenskyy from making an address at the eurovision song contest. we start with the breaking news in the last couple of hours. a convicted child abuser has been found guilty of brutally murdering a seven year old girl in the north east of england more than 30 years after the killing took place. nikki allan was repeatedly hit about the head and stabbed dozens of times in sunderland in october 1992. prosecutors told newcastle crown court she was then dumped like rubbish in a derelict building near her home. david boyd, 55, from stockton on tees, was convicted after a three week trial. he will be sentenced on 23 may. our news correspondent, danny savage was at newcastle crown court and explains why this prosecution has taken so long. it was a complex and challenging case for northumbria police but they spent many years going off down the wrong avenue thinking that a
week. hello and welcome. the high court in his lab is bad has ordered the release of pakistan s president imran khan. this follows his dramatic arrest of charges. there was a heavy presence of media and security. he is expected to speak to supporters after a wave of violence and unrest. this is the scene inside court earlier as mr khan was released on bail. he is unwilling to leave that courthouse until the details of that bail are provided to him. let s take you live to our correspondent. just bring us up to date, we had been waiting for these pictures and expecting to see him leave court. we are told he is waiting for the paperwork to be handed to him. waiting for the paperwork to be handed to him. , , handed to him. yes, exactly. right now he is waiting handed to him. yes, exactly. right now he is waiting for handed to him. yes, exactly. right now he is waiting for the handed to him. yes, exactly. right now he is waiting for the court - now he is waiting for the cou
a fraud victim has won a £153,000 refund after the bbc s money box programme contacted his bank about him being targeted. and it s the final day of the mens six nations rugby ireland are hoping for the grand slam when they play england in dublin this afternoon. we start in pakistan where police have fired tear gas at supporters of former prime minister imran khan as his motorcade arrived at the high court in the capital islamabad. he left his home in lahore on saturday morning after a court lifted the arrest warrant issued against him. he s charged with corruption while in office, charges which he says are politically motivated. his convoy to islamabad was accompanied by dozens of supporters. they had earlier prevented police from trying to arrest him at his home. 0ur pakistan correspondent caroline davies is following mr khan s convoy, and she sent us this update as he set off. this is the start of the journey for imran khan from his home to the court in islamabad. this
and israel election officials confirm benjamin netanyahu and his far right allies as the winners in tuesday s vote he s set to return for a record sixth term as prime minister. the bank of england has warned that the uk is facing its longest recession since records began, as it raised interest rates by the most in 33 years. the 0.75% point rise the eighth consecutive hike takes uk rates to 3%, meaning higher mortgage bills for many homeowners. the bank of england s move matches the us federal reserve s rate hike on wednesday, as central banks around the world battle to combat inflation. here s the bank of england governor. these are big changes. they have a real impact on people s lives. so why are we doing it and why are we doing it now when so many people are struggling with higher energy and food prices and other bills? we are increasing bank rate because inflation is too high. it is the bank sjob to bring it inflation is too high. it is the bank s job to bring it do