today's report shows a decades—long moral failure at the heart of our national life. a lack of openness, hiding the truth, downright deception, some of the extraordinary praises used in this office report. perhaps the most damning indictment of uk public authorities in living memory. the chief prosecutor at the international criminal court seeks the arrests of the leaders of israel and hamas, for crimes against humanity. here in israel there has been outrage across the political spectrum at being accused alongside hamas. a nursery nurse who left a baby face down strapped to a bean bag for more than a hour and a half has been convicted of manslaughter. and by royal appointment — the king and queen pay a visit to the chelsea flower show.

later, we will have sports day on the bbc news sports channel and bring you the latest action in discussing the biggest talking points all from the bbc sport centre. good evening. the infected blood scandal, known as the biggest treatment disaster in the history of the nhs, could and should have been largely avoided. that's the finding of the public inquiry into the tragedy that destroyed so many lives. more than 30,000 people were infected with diseases like hiv and hepatitis c, in a scandal spanning more than two decades from the early 19705 to the 19905. around 3,000 people have already died, while others are still living with ongoing side effects.

these are some of their faces, and today victims and campaigners say those involved in the cover—up over what happened should hang their heads in shame. in a moment, we'll hear from chris mason on political reaction to the inquiry�*s findings, with the prime minister in the last few minutes describing the scandal as "a decades—long failure at the heart of our national life." but first, hugh pym reports on the conclusions of a landmark hearing. 0n on day one of the inquiry perry supported by family gave evidence. there is a huge impact on family, because they carry you and... he didn't survive long enough to see today's report. he was infected with hiv and hepatitis c through his haemophilia treatment. his memorial

service was this month. today his wife heather and son isaac were here in his memory. it is wife heather and son isaac were here in his memory-— in his memory. it is still very raw. in not in his memory. it is still very raw. in not being _ in his memory. it is still very raw. in not being here. _ in his memory. it is still very raw. in not being here. it was - in his memory. it is still very raw. in not being here. it was five - in his memory. it is still very raw. i in not being here. it was five weeks a-o in not being here. it was five weeks ago to— in not being here. it was five weeks ago to the _ in not being here. it was five weeks ago to the day to day, so he so almost — ago to the day to day, so he so almost made it the result and have closure _ almost made it the result and have closure from what happened to him. the minute — closure from what happened to him. the minute i made the first recommendation _ the minute i made the first recommendation which - the minute i made the firsti recommendation which was compensation _ recommendation which was compensation and - recommendation which was compensation and a - recommendation which was compensation and a second recommendation _ compensation and a second recommendation was - compensation and a second - recommendation was apologise i thought— recommendation was apologise i thought thank— recommendation was apologise i thought thank goodness, - recommendation was apologise i thought thank goodness, we - recommendation was apologise i- thought thank goodness, we have been heard _ thought thank goodness, we have been heard. , . .., thought thank goodness, we have been heard. , ., ., ., heard. they had called for truth and 'ustice for heard. they had called for truth and justice for decades _ heard. they had called for truth and justice for decades and _ heard. they had called for truth and justice for decades and today - justice for decades and today campaigners hoped to find it as a final inquiry report was published at westminster. the findings are devastating indictment of health leaders and successive governments. the report says the scandal could largely though not entirely have been avoided, and that hiding the truth included not only deliberate concealment but also a lack of candour, the retelling of half—truths. and of patients harms already done to them compounded by a

refusal to accept responsibility and accountability. how shocked were you buy what you found? hahn accountability. how shocked were you buy what you found?— accountability. how shocked were you buy what you found? how could anyone not be moved — buy what you found? how could anyone not be moved by _ buy what you found? how could anyone not be moved by the _ buy what you found? how could anyone not be moved by the story, _ buy what you found? how could anyone not be moved by the story, a _ buy what you found? how could anyone not be moved by the story, a story - not be moved by the story, a story which begins with 30,000 people? one person is a tragedy. 30,000 is 30,000 tragedies. size shouldn't exclude the horror, it should multiply it. exclude the horror, it should multiply it— exclude the horror, it should multil it. ., ., ~~ �*, multiply it. diana and mike's son stewart died _ multiply it. diana and mike's son stewart died at _ multiply it. diana and mike's son stewart died at the _ multiply it. diana and mike's son stewart died at the age - multiply it. diana and mike's son stewart died at the age of- multiply it. diana and mike's son stewart died at the age of 27 - multiply it. diana and mike's sonl stewart died at the age of 27 after being infected with hiv via blood products that treated his haemophilia. today they were at the inquiry with their daughter laura. source i'm concerned this isjust the beginning, not the end. if we don't get some form ofjustice, somebody being taken to task from this then this could happen again.

they played with people's lives. they— they played with people's lives. they are — they played with people's lives. they are human beings, real people that have _ they are human beings, real people that have died.— they are human beings, real people that have died. there were emotional hu~s, that have died. there were emotional hugs. seeing — that have died. there were emotional hugs. seeing a _ that have died. there were emotional hugs, seeing a childhood _ that have died. there were emotional hugs, seeing a childhood friend - that have died. there were emotional hugs, seeing a childhood friend of. hugs, seeing a childhood friend of stuart, clive, who was now ahead of the haemophilia society. government, civil servants — the haemophilia society. government, civil servants and _ the haemophilia society. government, civil servants and health _ the haemophilia society. government, civil servants and health care - civil servants and health care professionals for many years have thought they know best. today the community knows best and i think one of the overwhelming emotions today will be one of vindication. catlin; will be one of vindication. cathy married neal— will be one of vindication. cathy married neal in _ will be one of vindication. cathy married neal in 1999 _ will be one of vindication. cathy married neal in 1999 just - will be one of vindication. cathy married neal in 1999 just two i will be one of vindication. cathy married neal in 1999 just two years later he died. he had contracted hepatitis c after a single blood transfusion a decade earlier. at the inquiry today cathy said, you carry grief forever. mt; inquiry today cathy said, you carry grief forever-— grief forever. my husband died potentially _ grief forever. my husband died potentially unnecessarily - grief forever. my husband died potentially unnecessarily and l grief forever. my husband died l potentially unnecessarily and my future could have been very different and life could have been very different. different and life could have been very different-— very different. from the prime minister there _ very different. from the prime minister there was _ very different. from the prime minister there was an - very different. from the prime minister there was an apology| very different. from the prime i minister there was an apology in very different. from the prime - minister there was an apology in the commons. it minister there was an apology in the commons. ., ., ., , , commons. it did not have to be this wa . it commons. it did not have to be this way- it should _ commons. it did not have to be this way. it should never _ commons. it did not have to be this way. it should never have _ commons. it did not have to be this way. it should never have been - commons. it did not have to be this way. it should never have been this| way. it should never have been this way _ way. it should never have been this way and _ way. it should never have been this way and on — way. it should never have been this way. and on behalf of this and every

government— way. and on behalf of this and every government stretching back to the i970s, _ government stretching back to the i970s, i_ government stretching back to the 19705, i am truly sorry. the government stretching back to the 1970s, i am truly sorry. the apology was noted. — 1970s, i am truly sorry. the apology was noted. but _ 1970s, i am truly sorry. the apology was noted, but today _ 1970s, i am truly sorry. the apology was noted, but today was _ 1970s, i am truly sorry. the apology was noted, but today was all- 1970s, i am truly sorry. the apology was noted, but today was all about | was noted, but today was all about the victims and those present remembering lives lost. tomorrow they will want to hear plans for compensation. the inquiry chairman it talked about the horror of all of this. the victims, they say thank goodness, we have been heard. the apology came from the prime minister, but also some kind of timetable for compensation and that is critical here.— is critical here. yes, i was in this area in september— is critical here. yes, i was in this area in september 2018 - is critical here. yes, i was in this area in september 2018 at - is critical here. yes, i was in this l area in september 2018 at another westminster location when the inquiry started and i remember meeting campaigners then, the infected and affected, we were just relieved and could hardly believe that at long last there was going to be a uk public inquiry after so many

years of being ignored and fobbed off, and failing to get any such inquiry set up. in other countries that dealt with the blood scandal years ago, either paying out compensation or in some cases taking criminal action. compensation or in some cases taking criminalaction. so compensation or in some cases taking criminal action. so that was the first day. meeting some of those campaigners again today, it is really quite an experience. they are very brave and it is a momentous day for them. they feel sir bryan's report has absolutely delivered for them all the things they suspected all along, them all the things they suspected allalong, because them all the things they suspected all along, because it is so condemnatory of the conduct of health leaders, doctors and indeed governments. 0ne health leaders, doctors and indeed governments. one of the most difficult bits of it is the conclusions of sir brian that this was avoidable and to hear that when you have lost a loved one is difficult but broadly speaking i think there is a feeling of vindication. the important thing about sir brian's report is he says this is notjust with hindsight, he is looking back to the conduct of

doctors wing experiments on children without telling them or their parents, giving people blood products or transfusions infected with viruses, that was just unacceptable at the time and there's absolutely no defence in his view. tomorrow we move onto this big issue of how will the organise compensation and how long will it take and how much money will it involve? , . ., take and how much money will it involve? , ., ~ , ., �* , involve? hugh pym, thank you. let's to to involve? hugh pym, thank you. let's go to westminster _ involve? hugh pym, thank you. let's go to westminster with _ involve? hugh pym, thank you. let's go to westminster with chris - involve? hugh pym, thank you. let's go to westminster with chris mason. i go to westminster with chris mason. i don't think i have seen rishi sunak at the dispatch box, rarely i think in his premiership, as serious and frankly as downbeat in his analysis of what had been going on here. i analysis of what had been going on here. ., . analysis of what had been going on here. ~ ., , ., here. i think that is right. that was an apology _ here. i think that is right. that was an apology from - here. i think that is right. that was an apology from the - here. i think that is right. that| was an apology from the prime minister without caveats or any sense of wriggle room, seeking to front up on behalf of the british

state for this failure spelt out the report today, decade after decade from one government to the next, labour and conservative, a sense that collectively the state conspired notjust to denyjustice, but to deny truth. listening to the prime minister and indeed the reflections of the other party leaders, sir keir starmer from reflections of the other party leaders, sir keir starmerfrom the labour party acknowledged this was an issue and an injustice that spanned across governments and he offered his own apology, it reminded me of a day here in the house of commons 1a years ago when david cameron the event prime minister apologised on behalf of the british state for the events on bloody sunday in northern ireland in 1972. and since then we have seen just to pick two examples, all the arguments and anger and sense of injustice for the victims of the hillsborough disaster, and also the post office

inquiry, and it throws up a troubling truth tonight. that is about the failures of the state and institutions attached to it to perform their most basic of duties. chris mason, thank you, our political editor at westminster. the chief prosecutor of the international criminal court has applied for arrest warrants for israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, and the leader of hamas in gaza, yahya sinwar. he says there are reasonable grounds to believe both men bear responsibility for war crimes, and crimes against humanity. in the last few minutes, president biden has described the application for arrest warrants against israeli leaders as "out rageous" lucy williamson is injerusalem. 0ne one can imagine the sense of outrage where you are. one can imagine the sense of outrage where you are-— where you are. there has been a strong reaction today from - where you are. there has been a strong reaction today from both | strong reaction today from both hamas and from israel at being

accused side by side in this application. i spoke to one israeli mp this afternoon who said it was as if winston churchill had been accused of war crimes alongside adolf hitler in the second world war. hamas said it was equating victim and executioner. but the international criminal court chief prosecutor said international law applied to all. prosecutor said international law applied to all-— applied to all. today israel and hamas found _ applied to all. today israel and hamas found themselves - applied to all. today israel and - hamas found themselves attacking the same target. their leaders are listed side by side at the international criminal court. international criminal court. international law and the laws of armed conflict apply to everyone. no foot soldier, no commander, no civilian leader, no one can act with impunity. nothing on earth can justify wilfully depriving human beings, including women and children, babies, the old and young,

of the basic necessities required for life. nothing. nothing on earth. nothing canjustify for life. nothing. nothing on earth. nothing can justify hostagetaking for life. nothing. nothing on earth. nothing canjustify hostagetaking or the targeting and killing of civilians. . ., , , civilians. prosecutors accused israel of civilians. prosecutors accused israel of a _ civilians. prosecutors accused israel of a state _ civilians. prosecutors accused israel of a state sanctioned i civilians. prosecutors accused - israel of a state sanctioned attack against gaza because mike civilian population, including extermination and using starvation as a weapon of war. and hamas of crimes including extermination, hostagetaking, torture and sexual violence, including rape. hamas denounced what it said was an attempt to equate the victim with the executioner, and that the palestinian people, like all those under occupation, had the right to resist. in israel the response from across the political spectrum has been outrage. israel's president said it was scandalous to

equate the two sides. 0ne opposition leader called it moral blindness. those in mr netanyahu's own party that it would only galvanise support. that it would only galvanise su ort. , ., , support. the israelis when we feel the are support. the israelis when we feel they are under _ support. the israelis when we feel they are under attack, _ support. the israelis when we feel they are under attack, they - support. the israelis when we feel. they are under attack, they thought they are under attack, they thought the premise was being attacked, the idf soldiers, the citizens of israel, people who care about democracy and who have moral clarity under attack, so if you are talking about politically it will support the premise at.— about politically it will support the premise at. about politically it will support the remise at. ., ., , ., the premise at. throughout this war israel has insisted _ the premise at. throughout this war israel has insisted it _ the premise at. throughout this war israel has insisted it is _ the premise at. throughout this war israel has insisted it is a _ israel has insisted it is a democratic country with the moral army and a right to self—defence. seeing its leaders named alongside those of hamas has sparked widespread outrage here. but the prosecutor is clear there are reasonable grounds to accused both sides of war crimes, including crimes against humanity. outside this today, netanyahu's had gathered to protest his handling of the war. for a prime ministerfacing such

criticism at home, criticism from the international court might actually help. lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. a nursery nurse who left a baby girl face down strapped to a bean bag bed for more than a hour and a half has been convicted of her manslaughter. manchester crown court was told that kate roughley placed nine—month—old genevieve meehan in "mortal danger," as a punishment. she died of asphyxiation. let's join nick garnett, live in manchester. the trust, the family of genevieve that i put in the care of kate roughly, cruelly betrayed. —— roughley. roughly, cruelly betrayed. -- roughley-— roughly, cruelly betrayed. -- rou:hle .~ , ., , ., roughley. we send our babies to nursery to _ roughley. we send our babies to nursery to be _ roughley. we send our babies to nursery to be cared _ roughley. we send our babies to nursery to be cared for _ roughley. we send our babies to nursery to be cared for and - roughley. we send our babies to nursery to be cared for and to - roughley. we send our babies to nursery to be cared for and to be| nursery to be cared for and to be looked after, and in most cases that is exactly what happened. but in this instance kate roughley, a nursery nurse, abused that trust, killing a defenceless little girl. just a word of warning, you might find some of the details distressing.

we grieve for her every day. we long desperately to see her smile, to hear her laugh, and to feel her warm embrace. genevieve meehan was nine months old and had just started nursery when her mother and father got a phone call to say their daughter was being rushed to hospital. every pa rent�*s nightmare. we will never accept the cruelty of her life being taken away. she had her whole life to live and was loved so dearly by herfamily. her life was full of promise and wonder, and it was taken. she was supposed to be being cared for by a nursery nurse, kate roughley, seen here leaving court earlier in the trial. she was the deputy manager at the tiny toes nursery and claimed she'd put genevieve down to sleep and had checked her constantly. but she was lying. cctv footage shown to the jury shows roughley swaddling her tightly and then strapping her down, face—down, to try to go to sleep.

she ignores her cries for help, and then when the baby became exhausted, she's suffocated. the jury was told the beanbag bed like this one was so soft, genevieve's face sank into it. genevieve was so young when her life was so cruelly taken from her at the hands of the callous and negligent individual. genevieve should have gone home to her family that day, and it was down to the actions of kate roughley that she did not. the prosecution said the nursery nurse had persecuted the baby for occupying too much of her time, telling her whingeing" and "go home". knowing she could have taken responsibility and saved our family from enduring the horror of this trial. however, such a basic act of decency was beyond her. as the verdict was read out, there was no response from roughley. she stared straight ahead, emotionless. she's been told she faces a lengthy custodial sentence, when she's brought to court on wednesday.

nick garnett, bbc news, manchester. iran has declared five days of mourning, after its president, ebrahim raisi, died in a helicopter crash yesterday. he'd been travelling with the foreign minister through thick fog and rain, in a remote area near the border with azerbaijan. iran's supreme leader, ali khamenei, says the vice president will take over, until elections. here's lyse doucet. in the fog at first light on this forbidding terrain, the crash site was finally reached and the bodies pulled from this wreckage, including president raisi and his foreign minister, abdollahian. a journalist from iran's state tv reporting from this scene, the blue—and—white tailfin behind him. no—one survived when this helicopter came down in the mountains of north—west iran, killing eight people on board. they had flown in a convoy of three choppers, close to the border with azerbaijan. president raisi

inaugurating a new dam. the azeri president, ilham aliyev, says he bid him a friendly farewell. in tehran today, a sad goodbye — the grief of his faithful flock. and on social media, scenes of sorrow, but also, celebration. the bbc�*s persian service, which can't report inside iran, has been monitoring the messages. they see him, they call him, he is the president of the poor people. but the reality is, if you look at the mass majority of iranians, we know what we are hearing from inside iran and those people who dare to come on social media and express their opinions, we see there are huge numbers of people are expressing their excitement...his death. chanting on president raisi's watch, iran cracked down on unprecedented protests. a new generation lashing out against strict islamic rules, restricting their freedoms.

his sudden demise won't change iran's direction. it's a big mistake that western governments, they rely very much on people hostile towards iran for their analysis and for their information, and that's what makes them pursue mistaken policies that only backfire. in the islamic republic, the 85—year—old supreme leader, ayatollah khamenei, is the ultimate authority. raisi was seen as his possible successor. the hardliners control all the levers of power. as they start the process to select a new president, continuity is their top priority. yes, that that is the big question now, what happens? the coming days will be critical in this new chapter for iran. it is clear that the

fellow conservative clerics of ebrahim raisi are organising a significant sendoff. funeral processions in a number of cities over a number of days. they will want to see notjust over a number of days. they will want to see not just an over a number of days. they will want to see notjust an outpouring of sorrow, but also a show of strength. secondly, the preparations are already under way for early presidential elections. if they are the same as the 2021 bowls which brought raisi to the presidency, they will exclude any of the reform candidates or moderate rivals to the conservatives. but there will be, we understand, jostling for permission among the different camps within the conservative groups. and thirdly, the process which hangs over all this. who will eventually succeed the real power in iran, the 85—year—old supreme leader ayatollah khamenei? ebrahim raisi was seen as a possible successor. it is a very opaque process. but that is the transition which matters, in an effort to show that it will continue to be business as usual in the

islamic republic.— to be business as usual in the islamic republic. to be business as usual in the islamic reublic. ., ~ islamic republic. indeed. thank you. l se islamic republic. indeed. thank you. lyse doucet- — the time is 18:21. our top story this evening: the infected blood inquiry has concluded there was an appalling cover up — more than 30,000 more than 30,000 people were affected. the opening day of the chelsea flower show where the king and queen are being shown around, in a year where children acted as the judges of the gardens for the very first time. and later, at 6:30pm: the weather for enjoying green spaces, but how primrose hill is taking permanent action to prevent anti—social behaviour. plus, crawley celebrate promotion, after their historic game at wembley. donald trump's former lawyer and fixer, michael cohen, has told the former president's hush

money trial, that he stole funds from the trump organisation. mr cohen is testifying about allegations mr trump falsified business records, to cover up payments to the pawn star, stormy daniels, to keep her quiet over an alleged affair ahead of the 2016 presidential election. sarah smith is at the courthouse in new york. what else did mr cohen have to say? well, he admitted to stealing this money from the trump organization and that could be crucial because he is absolutely the key witness for the prosecution. he is the man who handed over the $130,000 in hush money to stormy daniels. he is also the only witness who has testified that donald trump personally knew that donald trump personally knew that there was a fraudulent scheme to cover up the reimbursements to mr cohen as legal expenses. the jury already know that he has served jail sentence in part for lying to congress, and his credibility whether or not they believe him could be absolutely critical. and today, he admitted to having stolen money from the trump organization. he was supposed to pay out $50,000

to a tech firm and he actually only gave them 20,000. he did ask donald trump to reimburse him the full 50 grams, just keeping $30,000 for himself. that is left and could damage his credibility with the jury —— grand. he also admitted he had wrapped that into the lump sum donald trump was reimbursing him and thatis donald trump was reimbursing him and that is at the heart of this case, whether or not those repayments were disguised falsely as business expenses, legal expenses. if the jury expenses, legal expenses. if the jury believes that, they will have to find donald trump guilty. {lilia to find donald trump guilty. ok, sarah, to find donald trump guilty. ok, sarah. thank _ to find donald trump guilty. ok, sarah, thank you. _ to find donald trump guilty. 0k, sarah, thank you. our north america editor sarah smith in new york. it's 100 days before opening ceremony at the paris olympics, but a french disability charity says it's "absolutely scandalous" that more hasn't been done to improve accessibility on the metro network. campaigners say the lack of progress could tarnish the city's paralympic legacy,

as nikki fox reports. horns blare the packed streets of this european capital are going to get even busier this summer, when the olympic and paralympic games come to paris. but for social media star arthur, getting around the city isn't easy. it's my dream to take the metro. i think it's a little bit shame that there is only one line of metro fully accessible. i think in an international city like paris, it's not normal. and according to one leading disability charity, it's profoundly disappointing. translation: the legacy - is extremely, extremely weak. and so, here at apf france handicap, we are hoping for the success of an inclusive games to trigger an electroshock effect, to make people understand that the daily life of disabled people is absolutely not the same as other citizens.

nicolas loves a night out in paris. but getting to this boat party on the seine wasn't a quickjourney. bonjour! bonjour, bonjour! because he can't use the metro, his journey is longer, and it starts by getting this train. it's accessible, so it's doable in his wheelchair, although he told us he can't always count on the same kind of support he's had while we've been filming. do you think things might change after the paralympics? yeah, i hope so. oui. it's not guaranteed, but i definitely hope so. yeah. in 2012, when you had your olympics in london... yes. ..it was a bit better. yes. so i hope the same will happen in france. the french government has invested 125 million euros to make paris more accessible. the international paralympic committee was hoping the games would make more of a mark on the city's transport system. we wanted to have an impact

on the metro system in paris, but there is a legislation issue that didn't allow that to happen. it's a big city, it's a huge city, so to cross the city is already a challenge. and if the metro system is not accessible, it does have a huge impact. one of the companies that operates public transport in the city is ratp. it says it's made a number of improvements, ahead of the games. but if nicolas wants another night out in paris, he's going to have to do this kind ofjourney all over again. if he could use the metro, it would take him half the time. it's not going to stop him enjoying his life, though. we cannot give up. if you give up, it's over. you have to fight for your rights all the time. all the time. nikki fox, bbc news. here, this summer, there's a warning about these, asian hornets, which pose a risk to honey bees and pollinating insects. there were numerous sightings mainly in kent last year. look out for their dark bodies, with a distinctive wide orange stripe, and yellow legs.

the king and queen have visited the chelsea flower show, meeting some of the designers taking part. their own garden at highgrove is also exhibiting for the first time, and daniela relph is in chelsea for us now. a first visit to the most famous of flower shows in his new role as patron of the royal horticultural society. the king, the keenest of gardeners himself, will cast an expert eye over this year's crop of show gardens and exhibits. what he'll see this evening is a focus on the next generation of gardeners. for the first time, children will be judges at chelsea — 72, in all — selecting the children's choice garden. we're going around gardens and judging them to see if we like them or not and, like, the meanings behind it and stuff. to be honest, the best garden so far has been this one. it's like... it has everything a really good garden needs. a place to feel calm and, like, a place to really think.

the power of gardening to transform lives also features. nettie served five years in prison, where she did a horticultural qualification. on release, it gave her a job offering training and support to women prisoners. this year, the glasshouse is exhibiting at chelsea. knowing that, you know, there's more adventures for me with these plants, knowing that people respect me now, knowing that people believe in me, it'sjust amazing. as ever, there is a certain glamour to the opening day of the flower show, with celebrities sharing their gardening triumphs and disasters. well, not my wisteria. seven years in and there's still no flowers. so i'm hoping to get some tips today on how to get those flowers to bloom! i've just been updating my vegetable patch. . i'm now tackling - cucumbers, courgettes. i've also got tomatoes - in and lettuces, and i've always been scared of lettuces because of the slugs. l so i think it's going to be a busy year, with going out after dark, |

trying to pick them off. i have to say, it's coming from the wilderness, which is my garden, into thought—out, careful, beautifully planned, colourful. my garden, i love with all my heart, but it had to get away from me this year because i've been away so much. a new addition that will please the king this year is a green medal for sustainability — a reward for gardens judged to have the lowest carbon footprint. the king and the queen spent about one hour on—site here touring some of the gardens, getting a flavour of what is on offer this year. and after a warm and wet winter, what they have seen as a welder, more natural looking flower show. and over the past couple of days, the very best in show has also been selected and the winners of those sought—after chelsea medals will be announced tomorrow. clive. thank you, daniela relph in chelsea. lovely weather out there. how long is that going to last? we did have some china chelsea, but

there might be showers over the next few days. for most of us, a dry day with blue sky and sunshine, this was shops earlier. a few sharp showers around towards the west. this evening and tonight, the odd shower around, not completely dry, but low cloud, some mist and fog, so it turns meike into the early hours of tomorrow. showers fading away from western areas, but our attention turns to the east with low cloud and showery rain in east anglia moving into the midlands. mild for most, but we could see lows of 3 or 4 across eastern scotland. that is how we start the day tomorrow, a lot of low cloud around parts of eastern scotland, eastern england and that will linger for some through the day. elsewhere, a cloudy and cool ear day with more showers cropping up, so they could be heavy and thundery for the south west of england towards northern ireland as well —— cooler day. showery rain further east, but it is

hit—and—miss. you may keep the low cloud and sea fog