uk port authorities apologise and say there ll be a review of plans ahead of the easter weekend. hello and welcome. i m ben thompson. we begin in eastern ukraine, where russia s mercenary wagner group claims it s in control of the fiercely contested town of bakhmut. the head of the group unfurled a russian flag at bakhmut s city hall and declared this. translation: this is the private military company s translation: this is the private military company s flag, - translation: this is the private military company s flag, in - translation: this is the private military company s flag, in the i military company s flag, in the legal sense, military company s flag, in the legalsense, it military company s flag, in the legal sense, it is ours. it remains. the commanders who captured the building in the district will carry on and put these flags up. that s a claim disputed by kyiv, which says its forces still hold the town. the wagner chief also paid tribute to the leading russian m
good morning. withjust one month to go until liverpool host the eurovision song contest, i am here to find out about the economic benefits it will bring, and as organisers take over the venue, we have got some other special access. a special trip for rob and lindsay burrow to the coronation street cobbles, as the rugby league legend helps the soap with its storyline on motor neurone disease. good morning. a cold and frosty start for but for many it will be dry with lengthy spells of sunshine, variable cloud, especially in the north west where it will be breezy. the man who shot and killed nine year old schoolgirl olivia pratt korbel in liverpool last year will be sentenced for her murder later today. thomas cashman fired shots into olivia s family home on the 22nd august, during what prosecutors described as a ruthless pursuit to execute another man. her death stunned not only merseyside but the entire country and sparked a six week manhunt, as police appealed for informati
figures, further south ii to 14 degrees but by sunday this area of low pressure will move in and again we will see wet weather pushing in with strong winds. thanks, simon. and that s it from us. newsnight is just getting under way on bbc two, with victoria derbyshire. on bbc one, time for the news where you are. goodnight. on bbc london, a ulez camera has been blown up in south east london. is the home office confirmed the night at the cost of the rwanda scheme has doubled to 290 million tones of not one salesperson centre, rishi sunak tries to sell his own legislation to mps today. is he yet another conservative prime minister doubled to £290 million, with not one person sent there. mr sunak is trying to save his rwanda plan and his premiership. can he get enough votes to get his latest legislation through? we ll talk to two conservatives one who supports it, one who doesn t. also tonight, as an inquest rules an ofsted inspection contributed to the death of headteach
through the door through her mother s hand and shot olivia. the judge will decide today how long he will serve before he will be considered for parole. a very important day for olivia and her family. and this story will be updated throughout the day on the bbc. ., ~ updated throughout the day on the sac. . 11 y ., after a weekend of disruption, delays at the port of dover have eased but there are concerns over how the border will cope over the easter weekend. some people had reported waiting 17 hours with officials blaming the congestion on slow border processing and bad weather. our reporter, louisa pilbeam has more. tired and hungry, these youngsters finally made it to their ski trip in france in the early hours of this morning. stjoseph s high school, from wrexham, one of hundreds of coaches stuck in these barely moving queues at the port of dover