Scotland and yet another band of rain making its way southwards. Some uncertainty as to exactly where that is going to sit but whether wherever it falls, salt and saturated ground. It looks like temperatures are going to rise well above the average as we go towards the middle part of the week. Perhaps speaking on thursday, 16 and 17 if we see some sunshine but as you can see from the chart behind me, it is going to stay quite saturated and unsettled. Thanks, helen. And thats bbc news at six. You can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website. Now its time to join our colleagues for the news where you are, goodbye. Hello and welcome to sportsday. Coming up shortly the 6th round draw for rugby leagues Challenge Cup. Featherstone came through the weekend and the mud to take their place in the last 16. Also in the draw are the first winners of that famous trophy, Batley Bulldogs and well be live with the holders leigh leopards. A with the holders leigh leopards. Great weekend
so you can go ahead, good evening. the prime minister has said he takes extremely seriously the allegations against the former conservative peer, baroness mone. he said the government was taking legal action against the company run by her husband ppe medpro. in an interview with the bbc, michelle mone admitted lying about her links to the medical clothing company and confirmed she and her family stand to benefit from the £60 million profit made during the pandemic. the couple apologised for denying their role in the deal for more than three years. and today baroness mone has hit back at rishi sunak, saying she was honest with the government over the contracts. 0ur poltical editor chris mason is in westminster this evening. it was an extraordinary interview. you can watch or listen to yourself on the iplayer or bbc sounds. it was the story of an emergency. human foibles, taxpayers money, making money, truth and lying. a pandemic strikes. suddenly, gowns and masks, pers
hello and welcome to bbc news. dmytro kuleba, ukraine s foreign minister, has warned that countries which mistreated ukraine during the darkest moment of its history will be held to account after the war ends. in an interview with the bbc, he also warned western allies that delaying the delivery of weapons will cost the lives of ukrainian soldiers. he has spoken to our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. the battle for bakhmut is now the longest of the war. more than half a year of bloody fighting for control of what is little more than rubble. but ukraine s foreign minister told me holding the city was vital, and notjust for the damage it s causing to russia s army. defending bakhmut is emotionally very challenging, because people find it hard emotionally to take, carry the burden of this death, loss of human life and destruction. it s a struggle to save those who are behind bakhmut from that same destiny as bakhmut is now suffering from. he said what ukraine needs
as paris becomes the latest city to ban them after safety concerns, what will it mean for their future here in the uk? ready to roar rory mcilroy says he believes this will be the year he completes a career grand slam by winning the masters. good morning. it isa it is a mild start to the day. we have got some rain putting steadily eased. it will clear over the far north east of scotland. behind it, bright spells, sunshine and heavy showers. details throughout the programme. good morning. it s thursday, the 6th april. our top story. the metropolitan police commissioner, sir mark rowley, has said there are hundreds of officers serving in the force who should not be there. it comes after an update on a review, which was launched following the murder of sarah everard by a serving officer, and the jailing of former officer david carrick, for a series of offences against women. helena wilkinson reports. david carrick, the serving police officer who committed violent and degrading
in the morning as well, south west england and south east wales, the midlands especially, one to spot lingering until lunchtime and then plenty of sunshine. a bit more cloud for a time in the middle part of the day from the odd shower and more cloud in western scotland and northern ireland put it more of a breeze here but notice the temperatures, 13 16. if you re in the west tomorrow, it can be an interesting sunset saharan dust pushes northwards ahead of this weather front which will work its way eastwards overnight into wednesday morning and it brings a bit of a wet start to wednesday in northern ireland, western scotland and a bit breezy. brightening up through the day but the rain spread through the day but the rain spread through scotland and north west eglin and wales, fizzles out as it pushes into yorkshire and the midlands. east anglia and the south east stay dry on wednesday, not quite as mild as tomorrow fresh in the north and west with showers later. on thursday, s