the uk s largest force, the metropolitan police, has been put in special measures over concerns about a series of failures in high profile cases including that murder or server abroad. the population of england and wales has soared to a new high in the past decade and it s getting older. and rafa nadal begins his quest at wimbledon to win his 23rd grand slam title we ll be there live. coming up on sportsday, it s the end of an era in english cricket as their inspirational white ball captain eoin morgan retires from the international game. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. should scotland be an independent country? that is the question the first minister nicola sturgeon wants to put again to the people of scotland in an independence referendum next year. it s exactly the same question that people were asked in 2014. downing street says the prime minister thinks now is not the time to be talking about a referendum but the government will look carefully at the
places. and the wind could be slow moving. for many temperatures in the high teens but further east we could get to 23 degrees. pollen levels moderate to high across england and wales, low to moderate across scotland and northern ireland. there may be an odd shower across the south east of england which could affect play at wimbledon at times but there will be a lot of sunshine and a top temperature of around 23 degrees. showers around western areas as we move towards friday and the start of the weekend and then high pressure settle things down with plenty of sunshine for many. and that s bbc news at six, you can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website. from the six team it s goodbye. the news continues here on bbc one, as now it s time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are, goodnight. hello and welcome to sportsday. coming up in the programming, candy king of clay reclaim his crown on grass? rough in adults being mad
time for a look at the weather. here s louise lear. look at this weather watcher picture from glastonbury. thank you very much. bright skies but clouding over a little and there could be showery rain later. highland scotland, glorious here at the moment. doesn t that beach look very inviting chris make the best of the sunshine has been to eastern scotland, eastern england as well. thicker cloud, rain starting to push into cornwall and into south wales, eventually towards glastonbury as well. ahead of that, some heat and humidity. to the east of the pennines, we could see sharp, thundery downpours being triggered this afternoon. if you get those, they could be torrential at times. that s worth bearing in mind. that is where the highest temperatures are likely to be, 2526 celsius. cooler and fresher out of the west. it is that fresher air that will spread steadily north, bringing showers through the night tonight, but clearer skies, so temperatures will hold up into double figu
manchester city chairman khaldoon al mubarak says the club want to be judged by the facts and not by claims and counter claims, after allegations of breaching financial regulations. hello and welcome to the bbc news at 0ne. the king and queen, and the prince of wales havejoined second world war veterans at an event in portsmouth to mark the 80th anniversary of d day. the normandy landings were the largest seaborne invasion in history, with the 191m battle laying the foundation for an allied victory. the special ceremony was narrated by dame helen mirren and included a flypast by the red arrows. jon kay is at the commemorations on southsea common. good afternoon from portsmouth where in brilliant sunshine a crowd of thousands has just been treated to a spectacular, noisy and deeply poignant event to honour those who served on d day. part commemoration part celebration. yes, there was a vip box where members of the royalfamily sat alongside political leaders and mil
are recreating the original parachute jump to commemorate the airborne invasion. our correspondent hugh schofield joins us now. it sounds like another spectacular moment. it it sounds like another spectacular moment. . it sounds like another spectacular moment. , ., , moment. it is indeed. in the last few minutes moment. it is indeed. in the last few minutes here moment. it is indeed. in the last few minutes here in moment. it is indeed. in the last few minutes here in the - moment. it is indeed. in the last few minutes here in the field i moment. it is indeed. in the last few minutes here in the field in i few minutes here in the field in centerville some way from the beaches we have been treated to a glorious spectacle of members of the 16 air assault brigade dropping into the field behind me here now on account of tribute, a re enactment, to their forebears from sixth airborne division who landed here in their hundreds and thousands on the night of jana their hundreds and thou