at 6pm... ukraine's abandoned children, displaced by the war — an investigation finds some of the most vulnerable have been left behind in institutions. a special report from a facility in south—west ukraine where disabled children have been taken by carers and then just left behind. because of their disabilities, they are not treated as human beings. they are only kept alive here. as russia targets power stations in western ukraine, the european union sets out plans to maximise the pressure, with more sanctions on russia, including a complete ban on oil imports. political parties take part in a final day of campaigning for local elections in england, scotland and wales, and the elections for the northern ireland assembly. could this be chelsea's new owner?

britain's richest man, sirjim ratcliffe, talks to the bbc about his bid for the club — it's been rejected, but he says he's not giving up. and a memorial is unveiled to all of those who served on hms sheffield, hit by an argentine missile during the falklands war, a0 years ago. and coming up on the bbc news channel... can manchester cityjoin liverpool in the champions league final? pep guardiola's men are in the spanish capital to take on 13—time winners real madrid. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. thousands of disabled children in ukraine have been abandoned in institutions that can't look after them — that's according to a human rights organisation. an investigation carried out

by the group disability rights international found children with severe disabilities tied to beds in children's homes that are unable to cope. many have been moved away from the fighting near institutions where they lived and then just left at other, unsuitable facilities, further away from the war. 0ur correspondent danjohnson reports from an institution in the relative safety of south—west ukraine, where disabled children from the east have been left by their carers, who then fled to neighbouring countries. just to warn you — you may find his report distressing. it is the sound of the war you haven't heard yet. anna's teeth grinding anxiety hints at the hidden ukraine's disabled children. the conflict�*s most vulnerable and least visible victims. there are nervous, disorientated and distressed. the?

disorientated and distressed. they are not treated _ disorientated and distressed. they are not treated as _ disorientated and distressed. tie: are not treated as human disorientated and distressed. tte: are not treated as human beings. they are only kept alive here. they've been dumped in a place they can barely cope. are you certain you can barely cope. are you certain you can give these children the care they need?— can give these children the care they need?- the - can give these children the care they need?- the directorl they need? yeah. the director couldn't believe _ they need? yeah. the director couldn't believe how _ they need? yeah. the director couldn't believe how their - they need? yeah. the director l couldn't believe how their carers fled and left the children behind. translation:— fled and left the children behind. translation: , ., ., , ., , ., , translation: they run out as fast as the could translation: they run out as fast as they could put — translation: they run out as fast as they could put up _ translation: they run out as fast as they could put up i _ translation: they run out as fast as they could put up i thought _ translation: they run out as fast as they could put up i thought they - they could put up i thought they were come here and tell us who had epilepsy, was incontinent and so on, but then they left. i don't like criticising my colleagues but this is not the way it's done.- is not the way it's done. victoria is not the way it's done. victoria is one of 22 _ is not the way it's done. victoria is one of 22 children _ is not the way it's done. victoria is one of 22 children moved - is not the way it's done. victoria | is one of 22 children moved here from an orphanage in donetsk, left behind when the lists disabled children were taken to germany for she is put in restraints at night. victoria is iath stop these are all teenage girls. the nurse tells me she isn't used to dealing with this

level of disability and she believes the children are not able to understand their situation. she asks what intellect can you see here? mt; what intellect can you see here? my heart what intellect can you see here? “my heart breaks, as a mother of two children. , , , , , , children. disability rights experts are documenting _ children. disability rights experts are documenting the _ children. disability rights experts are documenting the conditions. | are documenting the conditions. although there nsa place their state will deteriorate because they are not getting any stimulation, any rehabilitation and, to me, this is further disabling them.— rehabilitation and, to me, this is further disabling them. these were confined lives _ further disabling them. these were confined lives of _ further disabling them. these were confined lives of institutionalised . confined lives of institutionalised dependents long before the war and there is no future beyond these. these homes are relics of an outdated system. the boss insists a resident sings for us. staff shortages mean all the residents help care for these children and those in from the east have much greater needs than this place can handle. the disability rights investigators build up three more nearby institutions, struggling with fragile young arrivals. the?

nearby institutions, struggling with fragile young arrivals.— fragile young arrivals. they barely had time to _ fragile young arrivals. they barely had time to give _ fragile young arrivals. they barely had time to give them _ fragile young arrivals. they barely had time to give them individual. had time to give them individual attention before the war and now they are left lying in crips, lying in beds, tied down,. it's very dangerous. these children with disabilities are paying the price for the wall.— disabilities are paying the price for the wall. , , .,. for the wall. this flies in the face of any kind _ for the wall. this flies in the face of any kind of— for the wall. this flies in the face of any kind of international - for the wall. this flies in the face of any kind of international good | of any kind of international good practice in terms of the care these goals should be receiving but then, on the other hand, this is people trying to do their best in the tougher circumstances. we were told 0ksana couldn't speak because of severe learning difficulties but helene makes a connection. she says, in a full sentence, _ helene makes a connection. she says, in a full sentence, that _ helene makes a connection. she says, in a full sentence, that her— helene makes a connection. she says, in a full sentence, that her toe - in a full sentence, that her toe hurts. �* ~ , ., ., in a full sentence, that her toe hurts. �* ., , , hurts. and 0ksana spots are microphone. _ hurts. and 0ksana spots are microphone. there - hurts. and 0ksana spots are microphone. there is - hurts. and 0ksana spots are microphone. there is a - hurts. and 0ksana spots are. microphone. there is a flicker of the potential that could be unlocked. are you taking myjob? there is a call for these children to get more international support or the love and care of a family. when

sony ukrainians are running from war, it looks like thousands will still face lives of loss and waste, unseen and unheard. —— when so many ukrainians. the european union has announced plans for a total ban on oil imports from russia by the end of the year. around 3.5 million barrels of russian oil are imported into the eu every day. in return, russia is being paid up to half a billion dollars a day for it. the proposed ban on russian oil is one of a number of tough new measures being put forward by the european commission, to intensify the pressure on russia. in ukraine, russian strikes have hit three power stations in the western city of lviv. in the besieged port city of mariupol, the mayor says he has lost contact with the last remaining forces resisting russian troops at the steelworks, as heavy fighting continues there. 0ur eastern europe correspondent, sarah rainsford, reports from kyiv.

it's been ten weeks of war and russia is still attacking ukraine from east to west. this was a power station in lviv after a missile strike. moscow is boasting of its success, filming as it fires on its neighbour. it says it is targeting supply routes for weapons from the us and europe, but it's hitting far more than that. so the european commission wants to ramp up the pressure on moscow. is proposing that eu countries and russian oil imports, though not gas. the commissioner said vladimir putin should pay a high price for his brutal aggression.— should pay a high price for his brutal aggression. today, we are addressing _ brutal aggression. today, we are addressing our _ brutal aggression. today, we are addressing our dependency - brutal aggression. today, we are addressing our dependency on i brutal aggression. today, we are - addressing our dependency on russian oiland, let's addressing our dependency on russian oil and, let's be clear, it will not be easy because some member states are strongly dependent on russian oil. but we simply have to do it.

so, today, we will propose to ban all russian oilfrom so, today, we will propose to ban all russian oil from europe. so, today, we will propose to ban all russian oilfrom europe. this will be... applause but the sanctions need unanimous support and, while europe argues, these women's relatives are under fire. the last ukrainian fighters in mariupol. they are encircled by russian forces at a joint steelworks. mariupol�*s mayor believes there are up to 30 children among the civilians still with them. and, across the donbas region, the fighting is relentless. the local governor says no city here is now safe. around kyiv, they know exactly how that feels. stop at this hospital near ukraine's capital talk of operating underfire, saving hospital near ukraine's capital talk of operating under fire, saving the lives of wounded civilians but in

terrible danger themselves. were these the missiles that hit the hospital? i ask the director what she thinks about western sanctions. translation: helene i think some countries don't understand what is happening, she says perhaps they don't believe it, but they should. hungary has already said it will veto the ban on oil imports. the wreckage of war all around, many ukrainians struggle to understand why the west would even hesitate about sanctioning russia, because the point here time and again is that every dollar spent on russian oil and gas is funding the military thatis oil and gas is funding the military that is doing all this. ukraine did defend its capital, but russia's war has shifted focus now. it hasn't stopped. and our global trade correspondent, dharshini david, is here now. what impact will a ban on oil imports have?

if this happens, this would be the biggest financial blow dealt to russia since the conflict started and, for the russian government, it has seen a massive windfall recently because of the soaring russian energy prices and it could make enough without embargoes to fund the majority of its spending plans simply from selling oil abroad. guess what, half of that money comes from europe. that's fuelling cars and heating homes. the eu spends hundreds of millions of pounds every day on buying russian oil, money, as we are hearing, that is basically going towards funding the war on its doorstep. without that cash, russia could struggle. it could struggle to replace that money because its next biggest customer, china, only buys a fifth of its exports. 0n the flip side, experts warn we could see more volatility in oil prices as the eu around for alternative supplies, and that means higher prices. that could benefit the kremlin in terms of the

money it gets per barrel of oil to the flip side it could mean higher prices for consumers, be that drivers of businesses across the world, including in the uk. it's the final full day of campaigning, ahead of elections across the uk tomorrow. voters in england, wales, and scotland will choose who they want to run services that affect their everyday lives. people in northern ireland will choose their representatives at stormont. in england, ballots are being held for ia6 councils, mainly in towns and cities. there are also some mayoral elections. in scotland, every local authority — that's 32 in total — is being contested. all of the seats in 22 local councils across wales are up for election. in northern ireland, voters will elect all of the 90 members of the legislative assembly. in a moment, we'll hear from vicki young at westminster, james cook in glasgow, and hywel griffith in barry. but first to emma vardy,

who's at stormont. elections in northern ireland are often characterised as a battle between those who want to remain part of the uk and those who want to become a united ireland, and this is being called the most important election here for a generation. that's because the polls are indicating that, for the first time indicating that, for the first time in the history of northern ireland, a nationalist party could be set to the most seats. sinn fein are hoping they are on course to beat the democratic unionist party and be entitled to claim the first minister role for the dup has been telling people they are the only party to safeguard the union, that a vote for them is the only way to prevent a border poll, that referendum on a united ireland, that sinn fein ultimately want. sinn fein haven't been talking much about this. instead, they are focusing on issues like the cost of living but, whatever the result, after polling day, we are unlikely to end up with a fully functioning government here

because the dup as woody said it's not back into the power—sharing executive unless it gets changes to the practical arrangements, that i receive order it dislike so much. finally, in what is sometimes seen as either buy the place, elections in recent years have shown us increasing numbers of are voting for middle ground, cross community parties, and how will those parties do this time will also tell us a lot about what is happening here. what about what is happening here. what about scotland? james cook is in glasgow. yes, the political landscape has changed dramatically in scotland over the past generation. 25 years ago, this week, tony blair came to power at westminster with new labour, and 15 years ago this week, the scottish national party took charge of the devolved administration in edinburgh. historically, what is striking is how short the gap was between those

two events, and things have continued to change since. the snp have strengthened their position, at the expense of the labour party, including in glasgow, in many ways the heartland of the labour movement, where the snp now run the council. what is going to happen this time, and that's up to the voters, and they will be choosing more than 1200 councillors and 32 councils around the country. they will be considering many things, including local issues, such as bean collection and libraries and schools and so on, but there will be questions that might be answered on a national level, how much support is therefore independence? have the conservatives been damaged by the parties which were held at westminster, whitehall and in downing street itself, particularly given the scottish conservative party, douglas ross, at one point called for the prime minister to resign and then changed his position and withdrew that coal was to about labour? are there any positive signs for sir keir starmer and his labour

party of a revival? those are some of the questions we might point out. they only count during the day in these elections, but we might have some answers by friday evening. what about the pitch in wales? the labour party has been the dominant force in welsh politics in every election for the last century but, in 2017, the last local elections, their grip was weakened a little, losing over 100 council seats and only holding overall control in seven of 22 local authority areas. plaid cymru and the conservatives took one council each but the rest of the political map was likely a grey area, coloured grey to denote all the little coalitions and the strong role of independent councillors. 0n coalitions and the strong role of independent councillors. on friday, when we get the results, look out for those grey areas turning primary colours, potentially this area, the vale of glamorgan. labour and the conservatives have helped this post

before, but they will be fighting each other pretty hard and, while it is all about local issues, such as libraries and schools and council tax rates, voters may also look at national leadership, particularly the prominent role of mark drakeford, the welsh first minister from labour, and also borisjohnson cosmic reputation for the conservatives. 0ne cosmic reputation for the conservatives. one other factor in wales, 16 and 17—year—olds have a vote. the county will not begin until friday morning and we could have the first early results in the afternoon. and vicki young in westminster? the focus is on urban areas. almost half of the seats up for grabs are in london. the local elections tell us very little about what might happen in a general election because for few people vote and in large swathes of the country, there are no elections at all. but it is possible to detect patterns and there is a

lot of management expectation going on. the conservatives already saying they don't expect to do too well, predicting they may lose hundreds of seats. labourand predicting they may lose hundreds of seats. labour and the greens are hoping for gains and the liberal democrats are keen to show they are the main challenger to the tories in the main challenger to the tories in the south and the south—west. of course, it can also affect the national mood of politics, particularly for the leaders. boris johnson, has been under pressure and his mps will be looking to see if he is still a winner. for labour, their mps looking to sir keir starmer to see if he is looking like he's putting them back on the path to power. with a look at the results coming in overnight thursday into friday. vicki young and all correspondence across the united kingdom, thank you. for more information on the latest developments and to find out what's happening in your area, visit bbc.co.uk/news or the bbc news app. our top story this evening...

an investigation says thousands of disabled children in ukraine have been left behind in institutions. and coming up... t been left behind in institutions. and coming up...— been left behind in institutions. and coming up... i am in madrid where real— and coming up... i am in madrid where real stand _ and coming up... i am in madrid - where real stand between manchester city and their dream of a second successive champions league final, and all english affair against liverpool. coming up in sportsday on the bbc news channel... the women's super league title could be decided tonight, but arsenal can ensure the race against chelsea goes to the final day, if they get at least a draw against their north london rivals, tottenham. a0 years ago today the royal navy destroyer, hms sheffield was sunk after it was hit by an argentinian jet during the falklands war. it was the first british warship to sink in enemy action since world war ii. 20 crewmen died and the ship was fatally damaged. today, a memorial in honour of those who served on the ship, has been unveiled at the national memorial arboretum in staffordshire.

phil mackie has this report. it was the moment the realities of the falklands war struck home. hms sheffield was the first british ship to be sung in action since the first world war.— first world war. hms sheffield, a -e a2 first world war. hms sheffield, a type 42 destroyer _ first world war. hms sheffield, a type a2 destroyer was _ first world war. hms sheffield, a type a2 destroyer was attacked i type a2 destroyer was attacked and hit late this afternoon by an argentine missile. zf} hit late this afternoon by an argentine missile.— hit late this afternoon by an argentine missile. 20 lives were lost, their— argentine missile. 20 lives were lost, their names _ argentine missile. 20 lives were lost, their names etched - argentine missile. 20 lives were lost, their names etched onto i lost, their names etched onto the armed forces memorial. dave harrington suffered 20% burns. he was a stoke and in the engine room when the missile struck.— was a stoke and in the engine room when the missile struck. there was a thum -. when the missile struck. there was a thump- that — when the missile struck. there was a thump- that is— when the missile struck. there was a thump. that is all— when the missile struck. there was a thump. that is all i _ when the missile struck. there was a thump. that is all i can _ when the missile struck. there was a thump. that is all i can describe - when the missile struck. there was a thump. that is all i can describe it i thump. that is all i can describe it as and about two seconds later, a fireball totally covered me. one of my nightmares regularly now is i can still see myself with my hands up to

my face, screaming and seeing my reflection in the flames. it was quite harrowing, shall we say. you still have nightmares to this day? god, yes, regular. we rememberthe 20 men _ god, yes, regular. we rememberthe 20 men who— god, yes, regular. we rememberthe 20 men who perished... god, yes, regular. we remember the 20 men who perished...— 20 men who perished... despite the drivin: 20 men who perished... despite the driving rain. — 20 men who perished. .. despite the driving rain, survivors— 20 men who perished... despite the driving rain, survivors gathered - 20 men who perished... despite the driving rain, survivors gathered to i driving rain, survivors gathered to remember theirfriends driving rain, survivors gathered to remember their friends who didn't make it. this is what will stand as a tribute to those who died. fittingly, it is made out of sheffield steel. it wasn'tjust sheffield steel. it wasn't just a memorial service today, a lot of the people here have not seen each other for a0 years. it was a great chance for a0 years. it was a great chance for them to have a reunion and remember what happened. it is sometimes difficult to remember. this was a day old comrades will never forget. this was a day old comrades will neverforget. phil maggie, bbc news, the national memorial arboretum. a man who shot, stabbed

and smothered his young son to death has been found guilty of murder. lukasz czapla killed two—year—old julius at his home in november 2020 after splitting up with the boy's mother. czapla was given a life sentence and the judge said he would serve at least 23 years before being eligible to apply for parole. the buy—now—pay—later service, klarna, will start telling credit agencies which of their customers pays on time and who falls behind. from june, banks and credit card firms will be able to see people's klarna habits when making credit checks. the firm believes the move will help improve affordability assessments. the man who murdered everard and the man and woman who killed the man who murdered sarah everard and the man and woman who killed six—year—old arthur labinjo—hughes are among five people appearing in court to appeal against the punishments handed down for their crimes. seniorjudges are reviewing the sentences, which include two whole—life terms and their findings could affect how whole—life orders are imposed in future. our legal correspondent, dominic casciani is following the proceedings at the court

of appeal in london. sophie, this is an important, super appeal in london involving these very important cases. for 20 years judges have had the power to impose how life orders, which effectively means locking somebody up and throwing away the key. they have been more inclined to use the power than the politicians who had the power before then. what has been clear in recent years, there is a grey area as to which types of very serious murders should possibly qualify for a whole life in order, hence this appeal today to try and wrestle through this to come up with some clearer guidelines for coat around the country. the most headlining case is wayne couzens, who murdered sarah everard. in this case, he is appealing against his whole life order imposed last autumn. his lawyers told the court today that he should be in jail for decades to come, but short of a whole life order, because he had shown remorse once he was in court,

but the crown's lawyers are disputing that saying his crime was of the serious nature because it undermines trust in the police, his permanent incarceration was a just punishment. the other end of the spectrum we have the case of emma from solihull who murdered her stepson. she was given a minimum term of 29 years. the attorney general wants it raised saying she should have been considered for a whole life order when she was jail. her lawyers dispute that. judges are wrestling with this and when they come back, whatever they come back with the lee mack with —— whatever they come backward with define sentences for years to come. the american comedian dave chappelle has been attacked during a performance at the hollywood bowl in los angeles. videos shared on social media showed someone running into chappelle. in other clips the comic seemed to be unharmed after returning to the stage

at the netflix is ajoke festival. chappelle faced criticism and protests last year when a programme he made for the streaming service was accused of being transphobic. britain's richest man, sirjim ratcliffe, says he's had positive conversations with the government over his offer to buy chelsea football club. he's the founder and co—owner of the chemical group ineos, which has invested heavily in other sports including formula one, cycling and sailing. their bid for chelsea came weeks after the march deadline and was rejected. but he has been telling our sports editor dan roan that he's not giving up. he is already a serial investor in sport and now he has his sights set on one of the well�*s biggest football clubs. the tycoon has made a last gasp £a billion bid for chelsea. and in his first interview, he told me why he wants to take over at stamford bridge. lode he told me why he wants to take over at stamford bridge.— at stamford bridge. we are not interested _ at stamford bridge. we are not interested in _ at stamford bridge. we are not interested in making _ at stamford bridge. we are not interested in making money i interested in making money of chelsea. the investment in chelsea is a long—term thing. it is just

whether we can run the club really, really well and turn it into one of the finest clubs in europe? that is our ambition. we make lots of money in chemicals, we don't need to make money out of them.— in chemicals, we don't need to make money out of them. chelsea was part u . money out of them. chelsea was part u- for sale money out of them. chelsea was part up for sale in — money out of them. chelsea was part up for sale in march _ money out of them. chelsea was part up for sale in march before _ money out of them. chelsea was part up for sale in march before owner- up for sale in march before owner roman abramovich or sanctioned for alleged links to vladimir putin following the invasion of ukraine. a group headed up by us investor todd burley has emerged. ratcliffe missed two deadlines, so is he out of the running? two deadlines, so is he out of the runnina ? �* two deadlines, so is he out of the runninu? �* ,_, ., two deadlines, so is he out of the runninu? �* ., running? don't discount our offer, we are very _ running? don't discount our offer, we are very british _ running? don't discount our offer, we are very british and _ running? don't discount our offer, we are very british and we - running? don't discount our offer, we are very british and we have i we are very british and we have great intentions for chelsea football club. we have had positive conversations with the government. there has been a lot of angst about chelsea finishing up in the hands of people who don't have a long—term vision for it. he people who don't have a long-term vision for it— people who don't have a long-term vision for it._ that i vision for it. he where late? that is our fault. _ vision for it. he where late? that is our fault, it _ vision for it. he where late? that is our fault, it is _ vision for it. he where late? that is our fault, it is our— vision for it. he where late? that is our fault, it is our fault. - vision for it. he where late? that is our fault, it is our fault. why i is our fault, it is our fault. why regulate. _ is our fault, it is our fault. why regulate. out _ is our fault, it is our fault. why regulate, out of _ is our fault, it is our fault. why

regulate, out of interest? it i is our fault, it is our fault. why regulate, out of interest? it is| is our fault, it is our fault. why | regulate, out of interest? it is a big decision _ regulate, out of interest? it is a big decision to _ regulate, out of interest? it is a big decision to buy _ regulate, out of interest? it is a big decision to buy a _ regulate, out of interest? it is a big decision to buy a national i regulate, out of interest? it is a i big decision to buy a national asset with importance like a club like chelsea. we are therefore the long term and that is quite a commitment. it is quite a lot of responsibility to take on and it takes time to reach a decision where you feel fully committed to that. you are a manchester _ fully committed to that. you are a manchester united _ fully committed to that. you are a manchester united fan? _ fully committed to that. you are a manchester united fan? i - fully committed to that. you are a manchester united fan? i have i fully committed to that. you are a i manchester united fan? i have split alleviance, manchester united fan? i have split allegiance, effectively. _ manchester united fan? i have split allegiance, effectively. when - manchester united fan? i have split allegiance, effectively. when i - manchester united fan? i have split allegiance, effectively. when i was| allegiance, effectively. when i was in london for many years, chelsea, i could go and watch.— could go and watch. some should an ue ou could go and watch. some should argue you are _ could go and watch. some should argue you are trying _ could go and watch. some should argue you are trying to _ could go and watch. some should argue you are trying to buy - could go and watch. some should argue you are trying to buy the i could go and watch. some should l argue you are trying to buy the club he grew up supporting? yes. argue you are trying to buy the club he grew up supporting?— he grew up supporting? yes, i can understand _ he grew up supporting? yes, i can understand that, _ he grew up supporting? yes, i can understand that, but _ he grew up supporting? yes, i can understand that, but manchester. understand that, but manchester united is not for sale.— united is not for sale. there are concerns a _ united is not for sale. there are concerns a takeover _ united is not for sale. there are concerns a takeover of - united is not for sale. there are concerns a takeover of the - concerns a takeover of the european champions could bejeopardised if roman abramovich reconsiders a pledge more than £1 billion is owed ljy pledge more than £1 billion is owed by the club. ministers are warning the club is on borrowed time. i can't imagine for a moment chelsea would go out of business, but i think they could suffer next season if they are not fully active in the

transfer market. in football, it is an important part, because you cannot win tournaments if you don't have good players. cannot win tournaments if you don't have good players— cannot win tournaments if you don't have good players. whether he takes over or not. — have good players. whether he takes over or not, chelsea's _ have good players. whether he takes over or not, chelsea's proposed - have good players. whether he takes over or not, chelsea's proposed deal| over or not, chelsea's proposed deal is set to become the most expensive in sporting history. for now, the cler�*s future remains uncertain. the shirt worn by the argentine footballing legend, diego maradona, in the quarter finals of the 1986 world cup against england — has sold in an online auction for £7.1 million. that's a world record sum for a piece of sports memorabilia. in the match, maradona scored two legendary goals — one became known as "the hand of god". the former england midfielder steve hodge swapped shirts with his rival after the game and has owned it ever since. manchester city are about to face real madrid in the second leg of their champions league semifinal. the prospect of an all english final against liverpool beckons if they make through.

they are currently a—3 from the first leg. our sports correspendent natalie pirksjoins us from the bernabeu stadium in madrid the mission is clear, avoid defeat and make your second successive champions league final. last week's first leg was one of the greatest matches. manchester city were dominant but they conceded three goals and gave real madrid more than a sniff here tonight. they will be very aggressive and this will be a tough game for manchester city. over the weekend, madrid won the spanish daily—macro spanish title in carlo ancelotti became the first spanish manager to win the title in all of europe's biggest five leagues. the 13 times winner of this cup, wearing these colours, they believe they can do anything. the champions league is the big prize that city's owners cover. this is the one that has eluded them so far and until they were in this, there questions about how good they really are will

remain. they lost 1—0 last year in the final to chelsea. and this is pep guardiola, it is his ninth semifinal. i think all neutrals watching tonight would really love to see manchester city reach the final. because it would be against liverpool and they are the two sides that have pushed each other so close all season. a big night ahead, natalie pirks in madrid, thank you. time for a look at the weather. here's nick millar we are hoping you will warm things up we are hoping you will warm things up a bit? keep an eye on the forecast for next week. today there has been rain heavy enough to be bouncing off the ground in eastern areas. thundery showers and a funnel cloud captured by one of our viewers in lincolnshire. that is a tornado trying to form, but thankfully not touching the ground. the rainfall picture today shows how lively the downpours have become this afternoon from eastern scotland and down the eastern side of england. gradually clearing away over the next few

hours. it is useful rain in some areas that have been so very dry. for england and wales it will be mainly dry overnight in some areas of mist and fog around. for northern ireland and scotland the cloud thickens again and they will be patchy rain are moving in. it is a and started the day tomorrow. high—pressure nudging in a cross england and wales tomorrow for a subtle day. in scotland and northern ireland, you are closer to where the front so it is a damp start to the day. through the day further outbreaks of rain in author scotland, elsewhere a lot of cloud and it will try to brighten up a bit, more especially in northern ireland. for england and wales the high pressure is close by. none of those heavy downpours we have seen today just the odd those heavy downpours we have seen todayjust the odd shower. what you are more likely to stay dry. a few shut the lee mack are sunny spells and warmer in wales, midlands and southern england creeping into the low 20s. 0n southern england creeping into the low 20s. on thursday evening, the rain turns heavier in north—west scotland and it moves overnight to friday morning across scotland and

northern ireland and clearing on friday to sunny spells and showers.