you have blood on your hands. if you had just done yourjob properly, there's a very good chance my beautiful boy would be alive today. this man has made a mockery of the system, and he has got away with murder. we'll be asking what should have been done to stop valdo calocane, who was well known to authorities. also tonight: the covid inquiry hears about nicola sturgeon's expletive—laden messages criticising the then prime minister boris johnson. in the last hour, hospital consultants in england have rejected the latest government pay offer — they must now decide whether to stage more strikes. what lies beneath? the ancient human remains in an irish peat bog. you weren't brought up to be sneaky. yeah, i'm sneaky. and turrets, treachery and a taste for deception — the latest primetime ratings winner.

in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news: england's cricketers are caught in a spin. it has been a difficult start to their test series against india. good evening, welcome to the bbc news at six. the families of three people stabbed to death in nottingham last summer have expressed their fury at the way police and prosecutors have handled the case, saying "true justice has not been served". the relatives of 65—year—old ian coates and students grace o'malley—kumar and barnaby webber, who were both 19, were speaking after the sentencing of their killer, valdo calocane, a paranoid schizophrenic. he will be detained indefinitely in a high—security hospital after pleading guilty to three

counts of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. barnaby webber�*s mother, emma, said calocane should have been charged with murder, and accused one senior officer of having blood on his hands because the force had failed to arrest calocane for a previous offence. our midlands correspondent navtej johal is at nottingham crown court: jane, it's been a day of high emotion both inside and outside the court. the overriding feeling from the families of the victims has been one of anger. they are angry that valdo calocane wasn't stopped before he committed these acts. they are angry that he hasn't faced a murder trial, and they are angry because they don't believe justice has been served after the terrible events of the 13th ofjune last year.

stay where you are! this was the moment valdo calocane, a killer who caused carnage on the streets of nottingham, was caught. an hour and a half earlier, at four in the morning, cctv footage shows his first two victims, barnaby webber and grace o'malley—kumar, 19—year—old students, walking back from a night out, unaware that they will never make it home. he emerged from the alleyway _ will never make it home. he emerged from the alleyway and, _ will never make it home. he emerged from the alleyway and, without - will never make it home. he emerged from the alleyway and, without any i from the alleyway and, without any sort of warning whatsoever, he launched an attack on barnaby to begin with. incredible bravery that grace showed. she tried to intervene, try to help herfriend, she tried to help barnaby. and the defendant then turned on her and began stabbing at her.— began stabbing at her. barnaby webber, from _ began stabbing at her. barnaby webber, from somerset, - began stabbing at her. barnaby webber, from somerset, was l began stabbing at her. barnabyj webber, from somerset, was a began stabbing at her. barnaby - webber, from somerset, was a keen cricketer, studying history at the university of nottingham. grace o'malley—kumar from university of nottingham. grace o'malley—kumarfrom london university of nottingham. grace o'malley—kumar from london wanted to follow in her parents' footsteps and become a doctor. after killing them,

calocane walks across the city. meanwhile, 65—year—old school caretaker ian coates is in his van on his way to work. the defendant causes ian — on his way to work. the defendant causes ian to _ on his way to work. the defendant causes ian to stop _ on his way to work. the defendant causes ian to stop in _ on his way to work. the defendant causes ian to stop in his _ on his way to work. the defendant causes ian to stop in his van - on his way to work. the defendant causes ian to stop in his van and, | causes ian to stop in his van and, again, seemingly without any sort of warning or conversation, he attacks ian and he launches an equally ferocious attack on him. ian ian and he launches an equally ferocious attack on him. ian was a father of three, _ ferocious attack on him. ian was a father of three, a _ ferocious attack on him. ian was a father of three, a grandfather - ferocious attack on him. ian was a father of three, a grandfather of l father of three, a grandfather of eight, and wasjust father of three, a grandfather of eight, and was just five father of three, a grandfather of eight, and wasjust five months father of three, a grandfather of eight, and was just five months away from retirement. calocane then dries ian's than towards the city centre and hits three pedestrians. they were when burkett and sharon miller. they were all injured, but survived stop minutes later, the van is tracked down and the killer is arrested. calocane pleaded guilty to three counts of manslaughter on the basis of diminished responsibility and guilty to three counts of attempted murder. the court heard he has had a history of mental illness,

was in and out of hospital since 2020 and has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. he was also known to mental health services in nottingham and had been sectioned four times. a psychiatrist who assessed him told the court that calocane said the voices in his head told him that if you didn't carry out the attacks, they would kill his family. nottinghamshire police admitted yesterday that more should have been done to arrest calocane prior to the stabbings after a warrant had been issued for his arrest nine months earlier. but after the sentencing, the families of the victims were clear in their angen of the victims were clear in their anger. to of the victims were clear in their men ., , of the victims were clear in their men .,, , ., anger. to be assistant chief constable. _ anger. to be assistant chief constable, rob _ anger. to be assistant chief constable, rob griffin, - anger. to be assistant chief constable, rob griffin, who| anger. to be assistant chief- constable, rob griffin, who finally releases information public yesterday, i say this. you have blood on your hands. if you had just done yourjob properly, there is a very good chance my beautiful boy would be alive today. there is so much more to say and clearly serious questions regarding this case and events leading up to this monster being out in society. the

events leading up to this monster being out in society.— events leading up to this monster being out in society. the sales from the police. — being out in society. the sales from the police. the _ being out in society. the sales from the police, the cps _ being out in society. the sales from the police, the cps and _ being out in society. the sales from the police, the cps and health - the police, the cps and health service — the police, the cps and health service have resulted in the murder of my— service have resulted in the murder of my father and these two innocent students _ of my father and these two innocent students. the nhs mental health trust have to be held accountable for their— trust have to be held accountable for their failures, along with the police — for their failures, along with the olice. ~ . ., ., , police. we will never come to terms with the loss — police. we will never come to terms with the loss of _ police. we will never come to terms with the loss of our _ police. we will never come to terms with the loss of our beloved - with the loss of our beloved daughter— with the loss of our beloved daughter grace, _ with the loss of our beloved daughter grace, and - with the loss of our beloved daughter grace, and how. with the loss of our beloved i daughter grace, and how she with the loss of our beloved - daughter grace, and how she lost her life. daughter grace, and how she lost her life her_ daughter grace, and how she lost her life her heroic— daughter grace, and how she lost her life. her heroic actions, _ daughter grace, and how she lost her life. her heroic actions, she - daughter grace, and how she lost her life. her heroic actions, she was - daughter grace, and how she lost her life. her heroic actions, she was a - life. her heroic actions, she was a .ift life. her heroic actions, she was a gift to _ life. her heroic actions, she was a gift to us — life. her heroic actions, she was a gift to us and _ life. her heroic actions, she was a gift to us and she _ life. her heroic actions, she was a gift to us and she was _ life. her heroic actions, she was a gift to us and she was a _ life. her heroic actions, she was a gift to us and she was a gift - life. her heroic actions, she was a gift to us and she was a gift to - life. her heroic actions, she was a j gift to us and she was a gift to the country _ gift to us and she was a gift to the country we — gift to us and she was a gift to the country. we will— gift to us and she was a gift to the country. we will look— gift to us and she was a gift to the country. we will look for- gift to us and she was a gift to the country. we will look for answers i country. we will look for answers regarding — country. we will look for answers regarding missed _ country. we will look for answers regarding missed opportunity- country. we will look for answers regarding missed opportunity to i regarding missed opportunity to intervene — regarding missed opportunity to intervene and _ regarding missed opportunity to intervene and prevent _ regarding missed opportunity to intervene and prevent this - intervene and prevent this horrendous _ intervene and prevent this horrendous crime. - intervene and prevent this horrendous crime. thank. intervene and prevent this - horrendous crime. thank you. intervene and prevent this horrendous crime. thank you. navte' johal horrendous crime. thank you. navte' johal, bbc news. d as we've heard, the case raises questions for a number of authorities in nottingham. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds has been looking at what went wrong and why. there are three organisations at the heart of this case. so did they fail?

first, the crown prosecution service. facing murder charges, calocane admitted the killings, but said he was suffering from diminished responsibility due to his mental health condition. if true, the charge has to be reduced to manslaughter. so three psychiatrists' reports were done and, when he pleaded guilty, a fourth. that s unusual. the doctors all agreed, and the judge concluded that calocane s violence was "closely linked to psychotic symptoms at the time". we reached the conclusion that there was no longer a realistic prospect of conviction for murder, but there was for manslaughter and attempted murder. that is why we accepted the please. —— pleas. as to the sentence — murder, manslaughter, the outcome is likely to have been the same.

a high security mental health facility — the judge said it s likely he ll never be released. but could his dangerous mental state have been detected by the nhs? he was repeatedly detained under the mental health act. in may 2020 he damaged a door, but was assessed as low risk. injuly 2020, he was taken to hospital after trying to force his way into a flat. he seemed to have stopped taking his medication. injanuary 2022 and an altercation with a flatmate, another medical assessment concluded he should be treated in the community. even in may last year, he allegedly attacked co—workers. for many people living with schizophrenia, as long as the condition is well—managed, and they have the right kind of medication and ongoing support, a normal life is perfectly possible. 0bviously for those who have the most extreme version of the illness, ongoing support, good clinical support and perhaps, when necessary, if people do need to be detained, that is when the system needs to work well.

and the police knew about him too. they have to back up the health service. in september 2021, a crucial moment. they were taking calocane to hospital when he assaulted an officer and was charged. but when he failed to turn up for court, police failed to arrest him. nine months later he stabbed grace 0'malley—kumar, barnaby webber and ian coates. nottinghamshire police admit we should have done more to arrest him , but it s unlikely the charges would have been enough to lock him up, unlikely he would have cooperated with mental health workers. this is a killer who seems to have slipped through the gaps in mental health care and policing. there will no doubt be lessons to learn. tom symonds, thank you. now we will look at the rest of the day's news. scotland's first minister humza yousaf has apologised for his government's failings in handing over messages to the covid inquiry. the hearing, which is currently sitting in edinburgh, also heard that the former first minister, nicola sturgeon,

sent expletive laden whatsapp messages during the pandemic about the then prime minister borisjohnson. 0ur scotland editorjames cook reports from the inquiry: for years, liz lloyd was either at nicola sturgeon's side or one step behind. as chief of staff, the inquiry heard, she was one of the former first minister's closest confidants, but this morning it was ms lloyd who took centre stage, alone. ., ., . ,, ., ,., alone. can we go back to your whatsapped _ alone. can we go back to your whatsapped messages? - alone. can we go back to your whatsapped messages? this| alone. can we go back to your - whatsapped messages? this time, my lady, i wanted to give a warning that there will be some bad language. that there will be some bad language-— that there will be some bad lanaauae. , . ., , language. the inquiry saw exchanges between the — language. the inquiry saw exchanges between the two _ language. the inquiry saw exchanges between the two women. _ language. the inquiry saw exchanges between the two women. in - language. the inquiry saw exchanges l between the two women. in messages relating to the uk government's announcement of a second lockdown in england, nicola sturgeon wrote, this is bleep excruciating, accusing borisjohnson of is bleep excruciating, accusing boris johnson of are is bleep excruciating, accusing borisjohnson of are incompetence. the prime minister, she concluded, is a bleep clown.— is a bleep clown. it was evident in his exchanges _

is a bleep clown. it was evident in his exchanges with _ is a bleep clown. it was evident in his exchanges with the _ is a bleep clown. it was evident in his exchanges with the scottish . his exchanges with the scottish government, and the other first ministers because we would be on the same core, that he didn't want to be on those calls. he wasn't necessarily well briefed on those calls and he wasn't listening to the points we were making on those calls. so i think engagement with him came to be seen as slightly pointless during this period. m5 pointless during this period. ms llo d pointless during this period. ms lloyd was then questioned about her whatsapp messages and why those from the first six months of the pandemic were missing. for the first six months of the pandemic were missing-— were missing. for the record, i recret were missing. for the record, i regret not _ were missing. for the record, i regret not being _ were missing. for the record, i regret not being able _ were missing. for the record, i regret not being able to - were missing. for the record, i regret not being able to give i were missing. for the record, i l regret not being able to give the inquiry those messages. i thought i had them. i have sourced them and done everything i am able to do as far as i can, done everything i am able to do as faras i can, to done everything i am able to do as far as i can, to find them. i thought faras i can, to find them. i thoughti far as i can, to find them. i thought i had retained them, and they are not there.— they are not there. questions for they are not there. questions for the scottish _ they are not there. questions for the scottish government - they are not there. questions for the scottish government at - they are not there. questions for the scottish government at this i the scottish government at this inquiry revolve around notjust the decisions that were taken, but the record or otherwise of those decisions. humza yousaf can expect to be asked about both in the next few minutes. i

to be asked about both in the next few minutes-— few minutes. i swear by almighty god. minutes _ few minutes. i swear by almighty god. minutes earlier, _ few minutes. i swear by almighty god. minutes earlier, the - few minutes. i swear by almighty god. minutes earlier, the first i god. minutes earlier, the first minister had _ god. minutes earlier, the first minister had announced i god. minutes earlier, the first minister had announced an i god. minutes earlier, the first i minister had announced an external review of the scottish government's use of mobile messaging apps. let me unreservedly — use of mobile messaging apps. let me unreservedly apologise _ use of mobile messaging apps. let me unreservedly apologise to _ use of mobile messaging apps. let me unreservedly apologise to this - unreservedly apologise to this inquiry, but also to those who are mourning the loss of a loved one, that was bereaved by covid, for the government frankly poor handling of the request in relation to informal messages. there is no excuse for it. we should have done better. 0utside, relatives of some of those bereaved in the pandemic were unimpressed. they want more detailed answers from nicola sturgeon when she appears here next week. james cook, bbc news, edinburgh. in the last hour, consultants in england with the bma union have announced they've narrowly rejected the government's latest pay offer. 0ur health editor hugh pym is here. so is strike action back on the table? well, jane, that is certainly

possible. in the government, there had been a slight feeling that this is a done deal. they felt an existing 6% pay award to consultants, topped up by another 4.9% on the table and reform of the whole pay system would be enough to sway the vote. but a very narrow majority, 51%, voted against. the british medical association, the doctors' union, is not talking at this stage about industrial action, but he was what they had to say. the best thin to sit was what they had to say. the best thing to sit down _ was what they had to say. the best thing to sit down and _ was what they had to say. the best thing to sit down and discuss i was what they had to say. the best thing to sit down and discuss the i thing to sit down and discuss the offer— thing to sit down and discuss the offer and — thing to sit down and discuss the offer and see _ thing to sit down and discuss the offer and see if— thing to sit down and discuss the offer and see if we _ thing to sit down and discuss the offer and see if we can _ thing to sit down and discuss the offer and see if we can make i thing to sit down and discuss the i offer and see if we can make things acceptable — offer and see if we can make things acceptable our— offer and see if we can make things acceptable our members. _ offer and see if we can make things acceptable our members. the- acceptable our members. the government _ acceptable our members. government reaction is that acceptable our members.- government reaction is that they acceptable our members— government reaction is that they are disappointed and that they are considering their next steps, so no promise of talks at this stage. but certainly, health leaders across england will be concerned about the uncertainty now and the possibility of further disruption. we have already seen more than a million appointments and operations cancelled, amanda pritchard, head of nhs england, gave her view of what

might happen earlier today. any ongoing industrial action really does present significant challenges to the nhs. but more importantly, it presents some real challenges to patients. so we would be keen to see a resolution to industrial action as soon as possible. that still leaves the junior doctors, you will remember that they were on strike for six days earlier this month in england, and there have been no talks since then between them and the government. last night, they said they wanted to have a vote on extending their mandate for possible strike action, so all that remains unresolved as well. . ~ so all that remains unresolved as well. ., ,, , ., a baby girl would still be alive, were it not for the "reckless, selfish, and grossly negligent" behaviour of her parents. that's what the old bailey has been told at the start of the trial of constance marten and mark gordon, charged with the manslaughter of their newborn daughter, victoria. they deny all the charges against them. daniel sandford was in court. and to warn you, his report contains

some distressing details. 0n the 1st of march last year, in a disused shed on this allotment in brighton, police found the significantly decomposed body of a baby girl in a lidl shopping bag hidden under some rubbish. the girl's mother constance marten was wealthy and had called her baby victoria. the father was mark gordon, and the prosecution said victoria would be alive had it not been for their cruel and grossly negligent conduct. the mother of constance marten came to court to see her daughter to go on trial for manslaughter. but constance marten herself is not in the dock. mark gordon sat alone. days after the baby was born, the prosecution say, the couple had walked up the road in new haven and onto the south downs where they camped for weeks in freezing temperatures with hardly any clothes and insufficient equipment. thejury any clothes and insufficient

equipment. the jury were told the couple had bought a buggy, but they dumped it soon afterwards. after that, the baby girl was carried in a red bag for life from the supermarket lidl. the same bag in which her body was later found under some rubbish in a disused shed. the jury some rubbish in a disused shed. the jury heard that the dead baby was the couple's for the child and that their previous four children had all been taken into care. before the birth of one of those children, they had been camping in a wooded area in wales and when they went to hospital, constance marten gave a false name and put on a fake irish accent. the prosecution say they concealed the birth of their fifth child to stop her being taken into care, too. when their car caught fire, they set off to camp on the south downs injanuary in a tent from argos. daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey. the time is 18:17. our top story this evening: the families of three people stabbed to death in nottingham say there are questions for mental health services and police, after a man is sentenced

to indefinite detention in a high—security hospital. and coming up... why apple users in the eu will soon have access to new apps. and in sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news: grand slam revenge for aryna sabalenka over coco gauff. the defending champion is back in the australian open final. more than 2a hours after a russian military plane crashed in the belgorod region, there are still a lot of unknowns, including what caused it to come down. it crashed in russian territory, not farfrom the ukrainian border. the bbc has verified this video from the site, showing puncture holes along the side of the aircraft. two experts have told bbc verify

that they believe this damage is consistent with it being shot down by a surface—to—air missile. they say the holes on the fuselage visible in the footage are likely to be the result of a warhead exploding. but the exact type of missile used remains unclear. earlier today, russian media reported that possible missile debris had been found at the crash site, but the bbc hasn't been able to independently verify this from available footage. 0ur correspondent sarah rainsford is in kharkiv, in ukraine, tonight. what are the ukrainian authorities saying? well, it is very difficult to be clear about anything at all at the moment with this story, apart from the fact that that military plane did come down in belgorod. that is pretty much the one thing both sides agree on. apart from that, i have been speaking to ukrainian military intelligence and i asked them first, was there a possibility that ukraine might have shot down this russian

plane. to that, i was told, we do not confirm that information. but the representative when i pushed him, he did not exclude it either. he said there were ukrainian drones that day over belgorod, he said russian air defence zone were working. he also said belgorod is potentially within the range of ukraine's own air defence systems. the second question i asked him was, is it possible there were ukrainian prisoners of war on board that plane? again, he said, we cannot confirm that. but he did say we cannot exclude that. i should say the context in which all this is happening is regular missile strikes from belgorod region here to kharkiv and ukraine has said again tonight it has every right to defend ukrainian cities like kharkiv to keep them safe and it will continue to target russian targets including military planes, which it says are being used to supply russian troops with the ammunition and missiles that are then fired at ukraine.

sarah, thank you. sarah rainsford. well—preserved ancient human remains found in a bog in county londonderry are believed to be up to 2,500 years old, after being carbon—dated by experts. the remains were found last year in bellaghy. 0ur correspondent sara girvin reports. in october last year, this bogland revealed a secret it had been keeping for more than 2,000 years. a bone protruding through soil launched a police investigation. the remains discovered as a result have been carbon—dated to around 500 bc. the remains were very well preserved. there was bone, skin, fingernails, toenails and a kidney were located. we were able to determine that the age of the remains would have been between about 13 and 17 years at the time of death, and possibly a male. for somebody from northern ireland to be part of this find,

for all of our communities, is incredibly interesting. it took three days of painstaking work to recover the remains in the bogland behind me. it's so unstable that this is as close as we can be for safety reasons. much more work is now needed to find out more about the boy and how he got here — more than 2,000 years ago. the low—oxygen, acidic soil of bogs is known to preserve bodies remarkably well. these remains have been described as a "unique archaeological discovery" for northern ireland. this is the first bog body from this area. so we've got a young person, naked, in peatland, 0k? it wouldn't have looked like this, it would have been tree—covered. it's only the third recorded in northern ireland, and the other three, there's questionable preservation. so slap—bang in the iron age, which is the same as the other bog bodies. the young person's remains were found without a head, but experts say that may not relate to the cause of death and could be

due to the time spent in the ground. they've also named the remains. all the bog bodies worldwide — germany, denmark, ireland — are all given names, partly on the location, partly out of respect. i give my own alliterative name, which is bellaghy boy, because of where we're near, but i believe the locals might have some idea of a name they want to give him. the remains will now pass to a museum for scientific study, and it's possible that one day, the so—called bellaghy boy will find himself on public display. sara girvin, bbc news, bellaghy. now, iphone users in the eu will soon be able to download apps that don't come directly from apple's own store. the change will be a world—first, and it's a major u—turn for the tech giant. our technology editor zoe kleinman can explain. joining us from glasgow. what is going on here? you

joining us from glasgow. what is going on here?— joining us from glasgow. what is going on here? joining us from glasgow. what is auoin on here? ., ., ., going on here? you could almost hear the critted going on here? you could almost hear the gritted teeth _ going on here? you could almost hear the gritted teeth today _ going on here? you could almost hear the gritted teeth today when - going on here? you could almost hear the gritted teeth today when apple i the gritted teeth today when apple made this announcement because these are big changes and it has fought against them for a long time. the way the system currently works is if you are an apple?, you can only get your apps from the apple app store and make payment using its own systems. apple says this makes its products more secure and it is true you tend to get less malware on them. but developers have to jump through lots of peeps to get apple's approval to get on the store and some of them have to pay big commissioning phase. the customers, there is no choice, if the app they want is not in this place, they cannot have it. since 2020, you have not been able to get the app for the hit game fortnight because its creator epic says this is unfair. the eu hopes opening up the apple ecosystem will make it easier for both customers and businesses to find more choices. but apple is warning that it will also come with increased security risks. there is no chance of this happening here in the uk at the moment, although we do

have proposals for similar legislation to the eu going through parliament right now. bill legislation to the eu going through parliament right now.— parliament right now. all right, thanks. zoe kleinman. england's men's cricket team have begun the hardest task in test match cricket — to try to win in india. 0n home soil, india have won the last 16 series, and they began this one strongly, as our sports correspondent joe wilson reports. they may be the instigators of a whole new brand of test match cricket, but could england do it on a warm thursday in hyderabad? against india's fast bowlers, they played with familiar conviction. bowled him! axar patel dismissing jonny bairstow with the kind of delivery that's always inspired india on home soil. decent crowd, in a big stadium. now, ben stokes was patient. there's a time and a place to attack. he chose wisely... this is a wonderful shot and he gets through his 50. ..untiljasprit bumrah. 0h, he gets the wicket! england, 246, all out. but now india were batting —

tom hartley's very first delivery in test cricket. young yashasvi jaiswal made batting look easy. india, 119 at the close. just rohit sharma gone. england's captain will always believe the game can turn. i wonder if india's skipperfeels the same! joe wilson, bbc news. now, you may be aware that tomorrow is the series finale of the traitors, which has seen millions of viewers watch the mind games and intrigue among 22 contestants in a castle in the highlands. so why has it proved such a hit? 0ur media correspondent david sillito has been talking to the producer behind it — butjust a warning that if you're still catching up with the series on iplayer, you may find a few spoilers coming up. it's been very strange because, obviously, you're walking down the road and people recognise you.

it has, for ash bibi, been a life—changing moment. when you got in, what were your feelings? i was ecstatic. i couldn't actually believe it at first, actually, when i got that phone call. if you've been watching, you'll know all about her time as a traitor, and her nemesis, paul. i voted for you, ash. er, i think you're behaving like a traitor. iam... of course, she knew what she was letting herself in for, but not the scale of it. ..a traitor. gasping in the past, reality tv was a cheap way of filling airtime. this has a budget closer to prestige drama, with all its attention to detail. how many people are involved? how big is the crew? the crew is really big. i think it's over 200... 200+ people on location up there. everything is thought about, isn't it, to create a mood? yes. we always make sure that the log fires are burning in the castle, because it generates that sort of smoky, murder—mystery smell within it.

when the players enter the round table, we always play the same piece of music to them. it sort of gets them in the mood and sets the tone. and the company behind it, studio lambert, who brought us channel 4's hit gogglebox... 0h! ..and bbc two's race across the world, all shows with an eye on what media buyers and analysts want in 2024 — buzz. the water—cooler moments, the social media conversations, content that captures the imagination and gets people talking. it's worth betting big on those types of shows. traitors is a perfect example. take another studio lambert show, squid game: the challenge. it has a56 contestants. this is a new era of prestige reality. do you think this is a moment where perceptions of reality tv have changed? i think reality tv really has grown up.

i think people thought of it as something cheap and cheerful, and now, the best reality tv shows sit happily against the best dramas. i'm a traitor. cheering like mr bates vs the post office or i'm a celebrity, when it comes to creating something that gets talked about, old—school broadcast isn't dead yet. i love this game. david sillito, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's sarah keith—lucas. it has been really mild today. quite a grey day, limited sunshine for most of us. but this was the picture earlier on in cornwall, the rule —— the warmest spot, where temperatures reach a0 the average is seven. mild air with us, tomorrow will feel fresher than today, more sunshine around. one ortwo fresher than today, more sunshine around. one or two showers as well and it will be breezy. but at least

there will be more blue sky and the way. before that, a couple of weather fronts making their way eastwards across the uk bringing overnight rain for many. we have already got some rain. the heaviest pushing into northern ireland and scotland over the next few hours. by the early hours of friday, that rain sits across the far south east of england. so a damp start. a frost—free night for most of us. it could be a bit frosty and icy across parts of scotland. wintry showers around here. medically over the higher ground. the early rain clears from the south east of england so most of us are dry with sunshine. breezy in the north west of scotland where we could see gales. top temperatures between 79 degrees in the middle of the afternoon. so as we enter friday and head towards the weekend, this is the air mass. we have the breeze from the sale so you can see the orange on the map. really mild air mass once again by the time we get to sunday. saturday, most of us dry and there could be early mist in fog. windy again

across parts of scotland with rain in the north and perhaps rain moving into northern ireland later in the afternoon. forthe into northern ireland later in the afternoon. for the rest of the uk, that sunshine, we are looking at double figures. sunday is going to be a bit warmer still. again, mostly dry with rain later in the north and west. brisk southerly winds and we could see top temperatures, a mild 13 degrees. thank you. and that's bbc news at six. hello and welcome to sportsday with me, 0lly foster. englands cricketer�*s are caught in a spin, it's a difficult start to their test series against india. grand slam revenge for revenge for aryna sabalenka over coco gauff the defending champion is back in the australian open final. the fans look happy but afcon hosts ivory coast scrape into the last—16 and face defending champions senegal next and they're without a manager.