the grand slam in dublin against england on st patrick s day weekend. good morning, this weekend is shaping up to be a tale of two halves, today a case of sunny spells and scattered sharp showers but mild for all, tomorrow will be a little bit quieterforjust that for all, tomorrow will be a little bit quieter forjust that little bit cooler, all the details coming up shortly. it s saturday march 18th. our top story president biden has said vladimir putin has clearly committed war crimes after the international criminal court issued an arrest warrant for the russian president. the icc alleges he is responsible for criminal acts, and failing to use his presidential powers to stop children being deported from ukraine to russia. our correspondent helena wilkinson reports. it helena wilkinson reports. is a war that he ordered that it is a war that he ordered, a war that brought death and devastation, a war that sent millions fleeing for their lives. but it s one that has now le
donald trump calls for the immediate release of the warrant that allowed fbi agents to search his florida home earlier this week. the shortlist is announced for hosting next year s eurovision song contest 7 uk cities are in the running. and coming up later in the hour doesjordan peele get a yes from the critics for his new film nope? find out in the film review at 5.45. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news channel. a drought has been declared across more than half of england, after the driestjuly on record in some areas of the country. it means water companies can impose stricter measures over how we use water at home and at work. a drought is defined by a lack of water due to extreme weather that has been built up over time. the four stages are normal , prolonged dry weather , will drought and severe drought . eight areas have been moved to the third stage including devon and cornwall, solent and south downs, kent and south london, herts and north london.
i don t mean to be rude but can you sing? how dare you. i have the voice of an angel. graham norton heading a spoof judging panel to find the next eurovision star, including a dalek. let me sing! i think we have a winner here. ..bono. # wedding bells, wishing wells, early morning dew. ..bucks fizz. # making your mind up. # awful recorder playing. gordon ramsay, and miranda hart. # and then a hero comes along, with the strength to carry on. next. hello children. next, baldric reading a bedtime story. he had a coming revelation. one day, he stuck a half eaten tomato on his nose and did a little dance which made people laugh. who knew it was the blackadder star
the uk has a long history of hosting the contest. edinburgh, harrogate, birmingham, all over. the question is where next? there are seven cities on the shortlist. the shortlist was announced on radio 2. birmingham, glasgow, leeds, manchester, newcastle, sheffield and liverpool. that s it! that was really tense. they were more than pleased, especially one local eurovision star who came close to winning in 1993. i am over the moon! my fingers are so crossed that it comes to liverpool. we tick all the boxes. we have the arena, the beautiful city, everything s on the doorstep. we are going to have the biggest party ever. liverpool does has a musical heritage. there is romance to their bid. but the winner will be determined by practicalities. these days, eurovision is huge.