weather can t make its mind up. we will eventually get something drier and warmer with more sunshine, but the chance of rain in liverpool before then. that sums it up for the whole uk over the next couple of days, a mixture of sunshine and showers developing more widely and the met office has issued a yellow warning for thunderstorms this afternoon and into the evening in this area where we will get the really heavy downpours, hail, thunder and light rain, 20 or 30 millimetres of rain in that area too. thunder and lightning. downpours hedging from the midlands to the south east, turning drier in north west scotland, north west england and eventually northern wales, heavy showers elsewhere, temperatures peaking at 17 or 18. downpours arriving widely over the next few hours, continuing in the evening in the south east and east anglia, they will fade away but there is more cloud from the atlantic into northern ireland and western scotland bringing more showers, clearer skies
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
stun brighton 5 1 to move out of the bottom three, but it was a grim day for leicester and southampton. with the first eurovision semifinal tonight, we look at how liverpool has embraced the joy. good morning. the next few days, we are looking at the forecast of sunshine and showers, some will be heavy and thundery and some will be slow moving. by friday, things will be more settled. it s tuesday the 9th of may. the metropolitan police has expressed regret for arresting six anti monarchy protestors before the king s coronation on saturday. the six, who included the head of the campaign group republic, were held on suspicion of planning to disrupt the event but released without charge when the arresting officers failed to provide sufficient evidence. the met police insists it did not intend to prevent protests, as aruna iyengar reports. not my king! the coronation pleased many but not everyone. graham smith, the leader of anti monarchy group republic, seen on the ground here
fighting on the russian side in ukraine. and from the private military company wagner, which was not named by putin. all of the speech was dedicated, almost all his speech was dedicated, almost all his speech was dedicated to the war in ukraine. , , ,., speech was dedicated to the war in ukraine. , , ,., ., , ukraine. there s been some words cominu ukraine. there s been some words coming from ukraine. there s been some words coming from the ukraine. there s been some words coming from the wagner ukraine. there s been some words coming from the wagner chief - ukraine. there s been some words. coming from the wagner chief today saying that the russian army leaders are trying to deceive putin. these words came straight after that military parade and there s been a lot of comments from the leader of the wagner group recently calling, saying he wasn t getting enough supplies in bakhmut and threatening to pull out. it s interesting to see this powerplay going on so publicl
mother bought me a tractor. yeah. let s just say it s a song open to interpretation. eurovision, you see, has a no politics rule. so let 3 are keeping it subtle. the whole point is to spread the message in a subtle way, not directly, never. hi, there. but there s one political message eurovision is happy to embrace, something which has brought sweden s loreen, who won in 2012, back to the show. the community. i call a community, like this, i mean, if you look at it, you re accepted regardless of where you re from, what your sexual preferences is, your religion, whatever you come with, as long as you come with love and respect. you re welcome. 0h! and with that, i thought i d show loreen what the choir had been doing