the actor stephen tompkinson tells a court it would be career suicide for him to assault someone as he denies inflicting grievous bodily harm. # instead i wrote a song. and they re off heading to liverpool for the first eurovision semifinal tonight before saturday s big showdown. and coming up in bbc news. manchester city fans are building up to their champions league semifinal with real madrid in spain. it is a repeat of last year when the spanish side put them out. good evening. the head of the metropolitan police has insisted they had serious and reliable intelligence that protesters had planned to disrupt the coronation on saturday. sir mark rowley says they had intelligence that rape alarms and loud hailers were going to be used which would have frightened horses during the procession. he spoke out to defend officers who arrested and detained six anti monarchy demonstrators, the first arrests to be made under the sweeping public order act. but scotland yard now say
chaotic scenes in pakistan as paramilitary forces arrest the country s former prime minister imran khan during a court appearance. a helping hand for generation rent a new mortgage on offer where you don t need a deposit or a guarantee from family orfriends. a # instead i wrote a song at # instead i wrote a song at # about how you did me wrong. # and growing excitement in liverpool ahead of the eurovision song contest this weekend tonight it s the first of the semifinals. and coming up on bbc news: another frustrating injury blow for england bowlerjofra archer, who s returned home early from the ipljust five weeks before the ashes gets under way. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the russian leader vladimir putin has said civilisation is at a turning point because of the war in ukraine. in a speech in moscow marking the anniversary of soviet victory over the nazis in the second world war, he claimed russia is once again facing an existential threat
in portsmouth and the surrounding areas here they say they are short of gps by around 50%. back in 2016 and 2019 in england to the government set targets to increase gp numbers, but it s notjust on track to miss those two targets, gp numbers have actually fallen even further. are you 0k? are you being served? yes today the government promised to improve gp services under new plans. 616 million will be spent over two years to allow pharmacists to prescribe antibiotics for conditions including earache, sore throats and urinary tract infections. and they ll double the number of blood pressure checks they carry out. patients will be able to book physiotherapy and podiatry services without going through a doctor. and new phone systems will be offered to some gps and training for receptionists to direct calls to a range of services, including physios and nurses.
back in 2016 and 2019 in england, the government set targets to increase gp numbers. it s notjust on track to miss those two targets gp numbers have actually fallen even further. i would like the government to be honest with the public and have an honest conversation with them around what they can really expect from a gp service where we have now so few gps. and doctors are warning about the impact on the patients. driving up access comes at a cost and the cost is you affect the quality of care and that ultimately affects their life expectancy and their health. but government plans for more gps are still unclear. its long awaited workforce strategy is not expected for another few months. sophie hutchinson, bbc news. our top story this evening.