hello and welcome. we start the programme with breaking news, a man in the uk has been found guilty of murdering a seven year old girl more than thirty years ago. the body of nikki allen was found in sunderland in 1992. david boyd denied being responsible but refused to give evidence at his trial. live now to danny savage outside newcastle crown court. danny, tell us more. this is one of the most notorious danny, tell us more. this is one of the most notorious crimes - danny, tell us more. this is one of the most notorious crimes of - danny, tell us more. this is one of the most notorious crimes of this i the most notorious crimes of this part of the uk which has remained unsolved for more than three decades. today, that terrible weight that her family have had for 30 years finally came to an end. he was 25 years old at the time when she went missing back in 1992 in sunderland. in the last few minutes, he has been convicted at newcastle crown court. this can be described as
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.
about excitement and nerves. i feel like you can never be 100% prepared for eurovision, you know? ifeel like it s a one in a million, 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. former pakistan prime minister imran khan is boiled over corruption allegations. khan is boiled over corruption allegations- allegations. and a new chief executive allegations. and a new chief executive at allegations. and a new chief executive at twitter, - allegations. and a new chief executive at twitter, but. allegations. and a new chief| executive at twitter, but can allegations. and a new chief - executive at twitter, but can linda yaccarino do what on newsnight at 10:30pm with the us government really run out of money in less than three weeks? plus, the leadership of the world famous christie cancer hospital in mancheste
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
him in court. when that guilty verdict was said in court this afternoon after less than two hours of deliberation by the jury, there was uproar in the courtroom. back in 1993 the uproar was because the family hadn t got a guilty verdict. the uproar today was because the family finally got a guilty verdict and knew who killed her. the police came to the courts to calm things down and as for david boyd, he will be sentenced at a later date in a few weeks time. he will undoubtedly go to prison for a long time because he thought he got away with it for three decades but when the police came knocking in 2018, they had the evidence against him and now he has been convicted. in terms of hearing from the in terms of hearing from the family, in terms of hearing from the family, in terms of hearing from the family, i assume we haven t had a statement. what have they said over the years? to be fair to sharon, she has never given up, she visited the graveside. she couldn t go into the b