this is bbc news. the headlines at four. the government says it's "very concerned" over upsetting scenes at the champions league final — as fans were tear gassed in paris. people were begging, the liverpool fans that were in were begging because they said it just seemed to be like it could be a repeat of hillsborough. that's how bad it was. ukraine's president volodyrmyr zelensky has made a rare trip outside the kyiv region, to visit the city of kharkiv. heavy fighting is continuing in eastern ukraine, where russian forces are trying to capture the city of severodonetsk. the russian ambassador to the uk tells the bbc that moscow will not use tactical nuclear weapons in the battle for ukraine. we have a very strict provision on the issues of the use of tactical nuclear weapon,

and it is mainly when the existence of the state is endangered. president biden will arrive in the texan city of uvalde within the next hour, after a teenage gunman killed 19 children and two teachers. one of the greatestjockeys of all time, lester piggott, who won the derby nine times, has died at the age of 86. welcome to the programme. liverpool football club has called for an investigation into what it describes as "unacceptable issues" faced by fans trying to get into the stadium in paris last night to watch the champions league final. the match was delayed by more than half an hour after liverpool

fans were held outside the stadium and police used pepper spray and tear gas. some merseyside police officers at the game described it as the worst european match they'd experienced. dan johnson reports. these are scenes any football fan will find uncomfortable, and not what you'd expect to see at the biggest european final in 2022. thousands of supporters frustrated and angry after the french police reached quickly for the tear gas as they struggled to get everyone to their seats on time. chaotic scenes, and fans saying they feared for their safety, despite having queued for hours. i've got really bad asthma and i've been tear—gassed twice. i'm really, really struggling. thousands and thousands of fans out there getting tear—gassed, with tickets. they're treating them like animals. uefa blamed thousands of liverpool fans with fake tickets blocking the turnstiles, but supporters said organisation

wasn't good enough. tom was there with his disabled son harry. uefa and the police was an absolute disgrace today, indiscriminately - pepper—spraying people queueing up, . with tickets, to get in the ground, l who arrived two and a half hours | before kick—off at the stadium, | and then getting charged by riot police with shields. _ again, having to shield my son out of the way. away from the stadium, the afternoon was full of joyful positivity and confidence in the crowd at the liverpool fan park. but concern over the delay gave way to the tension of the match, and ultimately the disappointment of the final whistle. it has been a tense, nervy game, and they never really got going. there is a stunned silence here and there is heartbreak.

crying: congratulations to real madrid... - they're really playing better football. not the result we wanted at all, but it is what it is. we'll go again next year. the atmosphere was fantastic but it's just a shame - to come away with a loss. if we'd have won this it would be bouncing here, wouldn't it? - and there was more tear gas in the streets as they left. well, within two minutes of the final whistle they tear—gassed everybody. that's why all the fans went that way. this is where liverpool's season ends, but this club and its supporters always somehow show their hope never dies. danjohnson, bbc news, paris. peter harris is atjohn lennon airport in liverpool.

fans have been arriving back here throughout the day in liverpool and there is considerable anger at the way they feel they were treated last night and also at the speed with which the authorities, they feel, sought to blame fans for the bottlenecks that appeared outside the stadium. a message had gone up on the big screen at the stade de france suggesting that kick—off was delayed because of fans arriving late. liverpool fans say that is simply not the case. the bottlenecks outside were caused, they say, by the stewarding, by the policing, and ultimately, as you mentioned, some of those fans were subjected to pepper spray and tear gas. we have been speaking to some of the liverpool fans who were in paris last night and this is their account of what happened. the queue we were in... people who were sat with us in the ground were gassed, you know, a young lad who i know, who's 12. his dad's posted a message. they were gassed. m 12. — and this is not fans rioting. this is people with tickets queuing legitimately, just trying to get in to watch

a football match. l it's pretty frightening, actually, i got squashed because they weren't organising the ticketing properly and things like that. _ and so, yeah, that was scary. and then the police didn't really seem to be that. bothered about us either, to be honest. _ it sounds like a bit of a kind of scary atmosphere at times. yeah, it was a bit. obviously we were alljust trying to keep together. but there was nothing we could do. and then we were getting pushed . in and then they were trying to push us back, like the police . and authorities and stuff, but we couldn't control it. they were squashed up against the fences all down the side. people were crying. there was children on parents' shoulders. we were in tears. just what we witnessed, it was just horrific. it really was horrific. and nobody seemed to know what was happening. there was a language barrier. so there was english people there from liverpool who were helping, but they said there's a barrier between them and the french, so nobody understood what was going on. so they were just, just locked out, just like animals.

and people were begging. the liverpool fans that were in were begging because, you know, they were saying itjust seemed to be like it could be a repeat of hillsborough. that's how bad it was. it wasn't good, was it? no. yes, clearly a very unpleasant experience for many of the fans who were there on what should have been obviously a great night for liverpool fans. now, the french police are sticking to their line. they say there were fans with fake tickets who attempted to get into the ground. they are blaming those people, they say, for the problems that occurred last night. as for the liverpool fans' group, the spirit of shankly, they say the scenes last night were shambolic and dangerous. indeed, the bbc has spoken to some people who were there who say it is lucky really that we're not talking about a far worse outcome than we actually are as a result of that bottleneck that formed outside the ground. and liverpool football club itself says it wants uefa to carry out an investigation into what it says were unacceptable issues faced by liverpool fans

in paris last night. peter harris, there. i am pleased to say we can speak to the mayor of liverpool now, joanne anderson. thank you for coming on the programme. thank you for coming on the programme-— thank you for coming on the rouramme. . ~ i. ., ., programme. thank you for having me. what are your — programme. thank you for having me. what are your thoughts _ programme. thank you for having me. what are your thoughts and _ programme. thank you for having me. what are your thoughts and feelings . what are your thoughts and feelings about what happened last night? i agree with everything that has just been said, really, it was shambolic and badly organised. i think the police were really brutal in terms of their treatment of fans. i think in terms of event management, people having fake tickets, i am sure that is true of any event, but i don't think it is an excuse for people to be treated badly, to attend a european game. i think everyone has a right to go and attend the game and feel safe, particularly at the hands of the police. i’m and feel safe, particularly at the hands of the police.— and feel safe, particularly at the hands of the police. i'm going to cuickl hands of the police. i'm going to quickly explain _ hands of the police. i'm going to quickly explain for _ hands of the police. i'm going to quickly explain for people - hands of the police. i'm going to quickly explain for people who . hands of the police. i'm going to i quickly explain for people who have not been following, the noise and the crowds is because we are expecting a celebration, the crowd behind you in liverpool, there,

celebrating other liverpool football club successes along with the women's team as well, just so people know that is why it is a bit loud where you are. what do you want to see happen now? i where you are. what do you want to see happen now?— where you are. what do you want to see happen now? i want action to be taken. we have _ see happen now? i want action to be taken. we have lots _ see happen now? i want action to be taken. we have lots of _ see happen now? i want action to be taken. we have lots of events - see happen now? i want action to be taken. we have lots of events in - see happen now? i want action to be taken. we have lots of events in the | taken. we have lots of events in the city, lots of football events and events like the grand national and lots of other cultural events. you want people to feel safe in your city and i think the mistreatment of fans has been awful. whoever said, you know, we are lucky it is not worse is absolutely right. people want to be able to go to a football match and feel safe and the police should be there to support and help them do that. i would like action taken against the police for their behaviour. find taken against the police for their behaviour. �* ., ., , ., ., behaviour. and what do you say to some of the _ behaviour. and what do you say to some of the reports _ behaviour. and what do you say to some of the reports that - behaviour. and what do you say to some of the reports that came - behaviour. and what do you say to some of the reports that came out early on? we have seen pictures of people climbing over fences and the idea that the police had to respond with something and they responded in the best way they've thought at the time. ~ ., , the best way they've thought at the time. ~ . , ., ., , , time. well, i am sure that happened that lots of different _ time. well, i am sure that happened that lots of different events. - time. well, i am sure that happened that lots of different events. i - that lots of different events. i

think tear gas is a bit extreme. i think tear gas is a bit extreme. i think we can see that it was all fans, it happens, and the police and the organiser should make sure they take precautions to prevent that kind of thing from happening. but tear gas is a bit of an extreme response and everybody else was affected by that, notjust the people climbing the walls. [30 affected by that, notjust the people climbing the walls. do you think anything _ people climbing the walls. do you think anything will— people climbing the walls. do you think anything will change - people climbing the walls. do you think anything will change after. think anything will change after this? i think anything will change after this? ., think anything will change after this? . ., , , ~ this? i am not sure but i think we need to demand _ this? i am not sure but i think we need to demand some _ this? i am not sure but i think we need to demand some answers. | this? i am not sure but i think we - need to demand some answers. lessons need to demand some answers. lessons need to demand some answers. lessons need to be learned. we have got fans from all over the world who want to come and attend matches wherever they are in the world and i think it is our responsibility as authorities to look after them properly. what to look after them properly. what about the idea _ to look after them properly. what about the idea that _ to look after them properly. what about the idea that people should have been aware of the plans specifically for the liverpool fans entering beforehand, that none of this should have been a surprise? 20,000 people was the number known about and there would have been a clear plan in place, you would have thought, that would have been shared with people arriving and people

helping out. was there not any question beforehand about the arrangements?— question beforehand about the arrangements? well, exactly, you know, we arrangements? well, exactly, you know. we had _ arrangements? well, exactly, you know, we had 60,000 _ arrangements? well, exactly, you know, we had 60,000 fans - arrangements? well, exactly, you know, we had 60,000 fans in - arrangements? well, exactly, you know, we had 60,000 fans in the | arrangements? well, exactly, you - know, we had 60,000 fans in the city last night, we don't know whether we will get 200,000 people today or a million but that is what you do in your event management plans. 0ur your event management plans. our culture team and local police do a very good job in making sure there is as much safety as possible for people who want to participate in events. you know, those are the lessons that need to be learned from this event. , ~ ,., lessons that need to be learned from this event. , �* ,., ~._ ., this event. joanne anderson, mayor of liverpool. — this event. joanne anderson, mayor of liverpool, thank _ this event. joanne anderson, mayor of liverpool, thank you _ this event. joanne anderson, mayor of liverpool, thank you for - this event. joanne anderson, mayor of liverpool, thank you forjoining . of liverpool, thank you forjoining us. of liverpool, thank you for “oining us. . ~' of liverpool, thank you for “oining us. . ~ , ., i mentioned the loud noise behind and you could see some of the pictures, and in the background, lots of fans coming out into the streets. ., ,., lots of fans coming out into the streets. ., , ., , , ., streets. the reason is there is an 0 en to streets. the reason is there is an open top bus _ streets. the reason is there is an open top bus parade, _ streets. the reason is there is an open top bus parade, we - streets. the reason is there is an open top bus parade, we can - streets. the reason is there is an | open top bus parade, we can see, streets. the reason is there is an i open top bus parade, we can see, it is getting under way now. it could have been celebrating the champions league final win but it is not,

liverpool losing by a single goal, and it could have been celebrating a premier league victory but they lost to manchester city by a single point so you may ask, why are they having the parade? well, there is plenty to celebrate. they won the fa cup and the league cup and the women's team won the women's championship so they decided that the tour should go ahead, the open top bus tour is going ahead, heading towards liverpool city centre and you can see that is on its way there and it looks relatively calm and well—organised at this point but you could see the scenes behind mayor earlier, where there are plenty more people and it is a bit louder and a bit more rowdy, to be honest. lots of people out on the street celebrating liverpool's achievements this season. we will go back and continue following the bus tour through liverpool. now to the us.

joe biden and the first lady are due to arrive in uvalde in texas shortly. they'll be meeting the families of 19 children and two teachers killed in a school shooting there last week. the us president has called for action to prevent future massacres in a country where efforts to tighten firearms regulations have repeatedly failed. 0ur correspondentjane 0'brien is in uvalde for us now. what is happening there today? joe what is happening there today? jre: biden has what is happening there today? jr2 biden hasjust touched down in texas, so he will be making his way to the town of uvalde where he will go straight to the school which is just a short distance from where i am now in the centre of the town. he will be visiting the makeshift memorial there. will be visiting the makeshift memorialthere. he will be visiting the makeshift memorial there. he will pay his respects to the victims. then he will make his way to the sacred heart catholic church where he will be attending mass. the realfocus heart catholic church where he will be attending mass. the real focus of his day and he is spending a long time here today, an unusually long time, will be the families, the

families of the victims and the survivors. he will be meeting with them at a local community centre and sharing their grief. i mean, there is not much more he can do in this visit, but he wants to let them know that he is there and he empathises with them and he is no stranger to this himself. this is the second mass shooting that he and first lady jill biden have attended, if that is the right word, in the last two weeks. he was in buffalojust two weeks. he was in buffalojust two weeks ago in new york, consoling and counselling the victims, the families and survivors of the victims of ten people who were gunned down there. this will be his second visit to the site of a mass shooting in two weeks.— second visit to the site of a mass shooting in two weeks. given that deserate shooting in two weeks. given that desperate history _ shooting in two weeks. given that desperate history of _ shooting in two weeks. given that desperate history of mass - shooting in two weeks. given that i desperate history of mass shootings, talk always turns to how to prevent the next one. is there any realistic chance of anything actually changing?— chance of anything actually

chanauin? , ., , changing? very little incongruous. this has been _ changing? very little incongruous. this has been an _ changing? very little incongruous. this has been an ongoing - changing? very little incongruous. this has been an ongoing issue, . changing? very little incongruous. | this has been an ongoing issue, as we all know, for years. —— in congress. the tally of shootings and the growing tally of shootings in schools does not seem to have shifted the political will change one little bit. here in uvalde, it is a very nuanced conversation because this is a south texas community where guns are knitted into the very fabric, pretty much everybody here owns a gun and they teach their children how to use guns. guns are part of the community. it was described to me as family, god add guns, in that order. —— and guns. the focus of the debate here seems to be more on what pushed a troubled 18—year—olds to shoot his grandmother and then enter an elementary school and shoot i9 elementary school and shoot 19 children and two teachers. they say there is no help for these kind of teenagers, that they are increasingly isolated, that mental health services are just not there.

and there's also a lot of discussion about social need and the role that place. you know, there is the debate but it is not as obvious as it is at the national level, where it is very much between those who support gun rights and those who want gun controls. 2, ~ rights and those who want gun controls. ., ~ , ., ., ., , controls. thank you for “oining us. we will controls. thank you for “oining us. we will be — controls. thank you for “oining us. we will be back i controls. thank you for “oining us. we will be back with i controls. thank you forjoining us. we will be back with you - controls. thank you forjoining us. we will be back with you across i controls. thank you forjoining us. | we will be back with you across the afternoon as joe we will be back with you across the afternoon asjoe biden conducts his visit. the headlines on bbc news... the government says it's "very concerned" over upsetting scenes at the champions league final — as fans were tear gassed in paris. heavy fighting is continuing in eastern ukraine, where russian forces are trying to capture the city of severodonetsk. the russian ambassador to the uk tells the bbc that moscow will not use tactical nuclear weapons in the battle for ukraine. president biden will arrive in the texan city of uvalde later today after a teenage gunman killed

19 children and two teachers. sport and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's isaac. good afternoon. while the authorities will be looking into the ticketing fiasco that marred liverpool's champions league final defeat last night, fans will get a chance to honour the team. a parade is being held in the city to mark was has been a long and at times very happy season. chetan parthak is there for us. chetan, even with the disappointment from last night, what's the mood like there? it looks like people are getting excited. , _, , it looks like people are getting excited. , , ., ., excited. yes, coming up on the train earlier today. _ excited. yes, coming up on the train earlier today, many _ excited. yes, coming up on the train earlier today, many of _ excited. yes, coming up on the train earlier today, many of the _ excited. yes, coming up on the train earlier today, many of the people i excited. yes, coming up on the trainj earlier today, many of the people on that train were in paris last night, dealing with the disappointment and the unsavoury scenes we saw in paris, ultimately ending in that champions league defeat. it was uncertainty on what the mood would be like here but in the sun in liverpool, the fans have taken to

the streets in their thousands. we are right by the strand which is where the parade will end up. we are expecting it will take 90 minutes or a couple of hours or so and you can see that thousands of people here, particularly on the road that takes you up to james street station, if you up to james street station, if you know liverpool, you will know this area well. we are standing on the historic cunard building, just a few yards from albert dock, on the other side of the building, it is also packed with liverpool supporters, for what is half of the quadruple they were dreaming of, all four trophies. quadruple they were dreaming of, all fourtrophies. last quadruple they were dreaming of, all four trophies. last weekend, they fell short agonising by a point in the premier league and then the disappointment of what happened in paris last night. jurgen klopp called it a disappointing end to the season but not a disappointing season but not a disappointing season itself and the parade has set off, about eight miles of this city will be covered by this liverpool parade. we can show you some of the helicopter pictures at the moment

with the parade setting off at lipm, on time, it started at allerton maze in the south of the city, travelling northbound on queens drive towards the five ways roundabout and then onto the rocket flyover which people will know well. then it is going along queens drive, millbank, westlb road, islington and leeds street and then back at the strand, they held a famous parade here in liverpool in 2019 when they celebrated champions league success and they missed out in 2021 having won the premier league during the pandemic, there was no parade ad jurgen klopp's dream was to show off four trophies or three trophies this time around but that wasn't to be but they have two, the league cup and the fa cup, the two domestic successes against chelsea is what the liverpool fans will get to celebrate with the team today and jurgen klopp said, other fans and teams may wonder why they are parading the trophies but they are parading the trophies but they are doing it for the fans and they want to celebrate their success which for him of course individually

capped off all of the major trophies now, the two remaining once, having won the premier league and the champions league and the club world cup and the super cup and, he said, liverpool will go again. last time they lost the champions league final, they won it the following season. the women are getting to celebrate their trophy, having won the championship title and they are backin the championship title and they are back in the wsl having had a tough time of late, relegated a couple of seasons ago but they are back in the big time, the wsl, and alongside the men, they will be showing off their trophy and here in the strand, the fans are gearing up with the excitement and hopefully the bus will arrive in the next 90 minutes or so. j will arrive in the next 90 minutes or so. 2. 2, will arrive in the next 90 minutes or so. . ., , or so. i can imagine the atmosphere is auoin to or so. i can imagine the atmosphere is going to be _ or so. i can imagine the atmosphere is going to be amazing. _ or so. i can imagine the atmosphere is going to be amazing. thank i or so. i can imagine the atmosphere is going to be amazing. thank you . is going to be amazing. thank you forjoining us. the championship play—off final kicks off at 11.30. huddersfield town are taking on nottingham forest at wembley for a place in the premier league and the riches that go with that.

trying to get into the football league for the first time are solihull moors. they beat chesterfield in the national league play—off semifinal, coming from behind to win 3—1. callum howe's header from a corner sealed it for the west midlands club, who were created 15 years ago when solihull borough merged with moor green. they'll play grimsby in the final next sunday. australia's jai hindley has won the giro d'italia, after safely finishing stage 21 in verona. over 2000 miles and three weeks of racing ended with an 11—mile individual time trial. hindley started with a lead of one minute 25 seconds after taking the pinkjersey yesterday and never looked in any trouble. he's become the first australian to win the race. that's all the sport for now. the monaco grand prix has been badly affected by rain, delayed and stopped and restarted. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport.

more for you later. thank you, speak to you later. ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky has made a rare trip outside the capital by visiting the eastern city kharkiv, from where russian troops have withdrawn in recent weeks. mr zelensky was seen in a bullet—proof vest, handing out medals and thanking troops for defending the country. he was also given a tour of some destroyed buildigs in kharkiv and its surroundings. his visit comes as heavy fighting continues in the luhansk region, also in eastern ukraine, where russian forces are trying to capture the city of severodonetsk. moscow says it has taken the town of lyman, a key railway hub. mr zelensky says russia is trying to "squeeze out some result for itself" in the region. here, russia's ambassador to the uk — in an inteview with the bbc — has described alleged war crimes by russia in ukraine as a "fabrication". 0ur diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley reports. with heavy artillery, russian forces are continuing to pound ukrainian positions in a war that is taking

more lives every day. with all this firepower, moscow is now making steady advances in the east. president zelensky has admitted the situation is difficult. nowhere has preident putin's war been harder than in the port city of mariupol. these pictures show it before the war. this is what it looks like now. but in a bbc interview, moscow's emissary here defended the conduct of russian forces. these are residential areas. these are not legitimate military targets. we have a lot of registered cases... this is over a widespread area. ..where ukraine's artillery was shelling residential areas. i do accept mariupol is destroyed by fighting. but you won't accept it is the result of russian forces?

fighting, it cannot... it can be both because this is a fight. so there is a possibility in your mind russia is responsible... russians... that is a possibility? as i have said, russians are targeting military infrastructure. collateral damage is possible. the town of bucha has become synonymous with atrocities but the ambassador dismissed allegations of war crimes here as a fabrication. and what of an incident caught on cctv in which these two soldiers are about to kill two unarmed ukrainians? these men, sir, are walking away from the soldiers. you can see it there. they are shot and they are killed. is this how russia is conducting this war? i cannot tell whether they are russian soldiers. you are showing me something, probably a piece of a film, or a game, or a joke or whatever. it is a computer game. it is cctv... let's see what it is. it's cctv, 0k, great.

it's cctv footage from a building, and it has been corroborated. and ukrainians know only too well what to expect from russian forces, and so here in the east, they are preparing to flee their advances. caroline hawley, bbc news. and you can watch clive myrie's interview with the russian ambassador in full on bbc iplayer. lester piggott, one of the greatest jockeys of all time, has died. he was 86. his family said he died peacefully in switzerland, where he lived. the nine—times winner of the derby rode his first winner in 19118 — when he was just 12 years old. here's our sports correspondent andy swiss. lester has it in the bag! when it came to the art of winning, few could match lester piggott. his statistics are staggering. nearly 5,000 victories across a career spanning almost half a century. he rode his first winner back in 19118 at the age ofjust12.

it was a feat that made the headlines, and plenty more would follow. in 1954, while still a teenager, he won the derby, the first of a record nine victories in the race. the youngest jockey to win the derby in modern times. but for all the adulation, piggott remained a shy, softly spoken man. how hard do you have to work, in fact? well, it's pretty hard work. you know, all day long, i and at night sometimes. at five foot eight, he was tall for a jockey, hence his nickname the long fellow. here comes lester piggott on nijinsky. but his much imitated style in the saddle earned him the champion jockey�*s title some 11 times. the success, though, was followed by scandal. good evening. the headlines at six o'clock... lester piggott has been sent to jail for three years. - in 1987, piggott was jailed for tax evasion and stripped of his 0be, and while he made a comeback to some success, in 1995, at the age of 59

he finally retired from the saddle. despite his personal controversy, his sporting ability beyond dispute. one of the greatestjockeys that racing has ever seen. lester piggott, who's died at the age of 86. there's more travel disruption today. in dover, passengers have complained of waits of up to six hours to get on ferries. the delays are being blamed on a lack of staff at french passport control. and people flying abroad from some airports, including gatwick, bristol and manchester, have expressed frustration after airlines cancelled hundreds of flights over the next few days. joining me now is our news correspondent simonjones. so shall we start with dover, what is happening there? 2s, so shall we start with dover, what is happening there?— is happening there? a third day of disruption. _ is happening there? a third day of disruption, passengers _ is happening there? a third day of disruption, passengers have i is happening there? a third day of disruption, passengers have been| disruption, passengers have been telling me they have been waiting may be five or six hours to get on

board a ferry. lots of frustrated people. similar issues to the ones we were seeing yesterday. we have got a big influx of tourists wanting to get away for the school half term. 0n to get away for the school half term. on top of this, dover is still running at reduced capacity because p and 0 is only using two of its four ferries after sucking 800 staff earlier this month. also there are now brexit checks —— sucking 800 staff. the brexit checks are adding to the time taken to get through. but adding into the equation today are problems at french passport control which is in dover. at the start of the day, only two of the booths were open to deal with thousands of vehicles trying to get through. i am told that was due to a computer issue, an it issue, which has now been fixed. but they have now opened some more booths but that has caused problems. the dover mp natalie elphick says she is totally fed up and says dover is becoming almost as famous for its traffic problems as the white cliff.

frustrating for everyone in dover. what about everywhere else in the rest of the country? $1150 what about everywhere else in the rest of the country?— rest of the country? also some issues at _ rest of the country? also some issues at airports _ rest of the country? also some issues at airports but _ rest of the country? also some issues at airports but most i rest of the country? also some issues at airports but most of l rest of the country? also some i issues at airports but most of the airports we have been looking at, if you go into the airport, they seem pretty calm, despite the number of people getting away for the holidays. i think that is because airlines are cancelling flights but trying to do it in advance. if your flight has been cancelled, presumably you won't turn up at the airport because you will have been informed in advance. so we are not seeing huge queues at airports but we are hearing there are some problems with ground staff, who deal with things like baggage, reuniting people with suitcases and luggage and we are being told that some people are facing lengthy waits to get back their luggage at the end of their flight. get back their luggage at the end of their fliuht. , ., ., ., their flight. frustration out there for so many _ their flight. frustration out there for so many people. _ their flight. frustration out there for so many people. thank i their flight. frustration out there for so many people. thank you, | for so many people. thank you, simon. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello again. through the afternoon, we have seen quite a number of showers pop up,

particularly across northern scotland, eastern areas of england, and a line of heavier showers across parts of wales and south—west england. one or two thunderstorms mixed in there. looking at the weather picture to take us through this evening and overnight, those showers in the south—west will tend to fade away but we have got more showers that are going to move in across scotland and northern england overnight. another chilly night for the time of year as well with temperatures for a number of you down to about 5—7 celsius. tomorrow is another showery day and because there is not much wind around, the showers are going to be slow—moving in nature, and there will be some heavy ones, particularly across south—west england and central southern england and the south midlands as well. temperatures about 11—15 celsius. there will be more showers to come on tuesday. if anything, they will be heavier, with more in the way of hail and thunder. but the showers will start to become less widespread and the weather tries to settle down a little bit more as we head towards the middle part of the week.

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