this is bbc news, i'mjane hill. the headlines. the footballer benjamin mendy is found not guilty of 6 counts of rape and 1 of sexual assault. the man city star faces a retrial on two further counts where the jurors could not reach verdicts. the uk economy grew unexpectedly in november — boosted by the football world cup. it went up 0.1%. a man has appeared in court charged with murdering 26 year old ellie edwards, who was shot in merseyside on christmas eve. russia claims to have captured all of soledar — the salt—mining town in eastern ukraine that's been the focus of intense fighting. ukraine says its forces are still fighting in the town.

and with western weapons continuing to arrive in ukraine the country's defence minister tells the bbc his country has become a de facto member of nato. tributes are paid to lisa marie presley, the only child of elvis, who's died at the age of 5a. royal mail customers still can't send letters and parcels overseas — after a cyber attack on the company. good afternoon. the manchester city footballer, benjamin mendy, has been found not guilty of six counts of rape, and one count of sexual assault. jurors were unable to reach a verdict on one count of rape and one of sexual assault.

it follows a six—month trial at chester crown court. our north of england correspondent, danny savage is there, explain more about what happened today is. explain more about what happened toda is. , , ., ., explain more about what happened toda is. , , . ., ., explain more about what happened toda is. , ., ., , ., today is. this is a trial that began today is. this is a trial that began to be heard _ today is. this is a trial that began to be heard back— today is. this is a trial that began to be heard back in august - today is. this is a trial that began to be heard back in august last i to be heard back in august last year, so the jury have heard to be heard back in august last year, so thejury have heard months of it. they retired to begin considering their verdicts before christmas. i came back for two weeks after christmas and returned unanimous verdicts on some of the charges, and that makes things complicated, really. the majority of charges that benjamin monday, the manchester city football are faced, the jury decided he was not guilty of and a majority of those, they couldn't decide on two of them. it now means that he has to return to court later this year for a retrial on the two charges that the jury couldn't decide upon at the moment.

there will effectively be a shorter trial later this year when his private life will be poured over again. thejudge private life will be poured over again. the judge asked the jury if they could come up with a majority verdict, but because they were already down to ii jurors after starting with 12, one of them dropped out last month, they had to have a majority of ten to one, and that jury have a majority of ten to one, and thatjury indicates today that have a majority of ten to one, and that jury indicates today that they couldn't reach that majority on the remaining charges they were considering. this is a very high—profile trial. benjamin mindy, manchester city defender, the most expensive transfer at the time, he joined the club a few years ago, he's got a world cup winners met —— mendy. but for him, this now goes on. he's obviously relieved and elated that he's been cleared of these charges. he now starts to go through the process again, but they come out later this year on those two remaining charges.— come out later this year on those two remaining charges. danny, thank ou for two remaining charges. danny, thank you for nova — danny savage has been following the trial. we have had a statement

through from benjamin's's solicitor. jenny wiltshire, who says that her client would like to thank the members of the jury for their dedication and commitment and says he thanks everyone who supported him. she goes on to mention that mr mendy is delighted that he's been unanimously acquitted of eight of the 10 charges he faced and that he looks forward to clearing his name in relation to the other two charges. our other main straight here tonight, the uk's economy grew unexpectedly in november — boosted by the football world cup. the latest official figures were better than expected, with increased spending in pubs and bars. let's take a look at the numbers in more detail. gross domestic product — that's the measure of all activity by businesses, government and people in the uk — rose by 0.1%, better than anticipated, despite households being squeezed by the rising cost of living. but today's figures marked a slowdown since october — which showed an increase of 0.5%.

and there are concerns that soaring costs could still tip the uk into recession — the figures show uk economic output as a whole shrank by 0.3% betweenjuly and september. our business correspondent ben king has this report. a world cup full of surprises has produced another unexpected result. football fans spend more money in november celebrating in pubs or at home, helping the economy to grow by no .i% and not shrink as many economists expected. but there was not much to celebrate for many other companies. this company saw strong sales about black friday but things have been slowing as consumers tighten their belts. people are finding things difficult. they are worried about their basic costs of heating and fuel and the worries of inflation. so we can very much tell that there is a little bit of tension in consumers

and we feel it ourselves. higher interest rates are pushing up mortgage payments and on the streets of worcester people have felt the rising energy prices. we certainly have not had the heating on. i am very, very frugal with my heating and hot water, believe you me. we've not got the heating - at the moment and stuff like that just because we can't afford it. how do you keep warm? blankets, jumpers, scarves. yeah. it hasn't really affected me because obviously interest rates are going in the right direction for me, personally. but i just worry about everybody else who has got mortgages. october and november were both positive, meaning unless the figure for december is quite a long way down, 0.6% or more, the figure for the three months as a whole will still be positive, meaning the economy avoided falling into recession last year, but this year may be different.

i don't think we have avoided a recession, we will avoid a recession, in 2023. the uk faces a significant number of challenges. cost of living pressures remain substantial, we have seen a lot of rate hikes from the bank of england and we will be seeing tax hikes in the uk too, it is a lot for an economy to cope with. the uk still has not recovered to levels seen before the pandemic unlike germany, the us at the other g7 major economies. prime minister rishi sunak pledged this month to get the economy growing again and today's figure is encouraging, but the uk faces a tough road ahead that there may be more surprises in store. a man has appeared in court charged with murdering 26—year—old ellie edwards in merseyside. she was shot in the head at a pub in wallasey on christmas eve. connor chapman, who's 22, was remanded in custody.

here's our north of england correspondent, judith moritz. ellie edwards was seeing in christmas day with friends when she was shot before midnight. a gunman had opened fire at the lighthouse inn on the wirral which was busy with drinkers enjoying the festivities. despite efforts to save her, ellie died of her injuries. she had been shot in the head. her relatives said christmas and the family would never be the same again. last night 22—year—old connor chapman was charged with her murder. he spoke in court today to confirm his name and that he has no fixed address. he appeared before magistrates in birkenhead this morning charged with a total of nine offences including two counts of attempted murder, three of grievous bodily harm, possession of a firearm and ammunition and using a stolen car. the court heard that a converted scorpion submachine gun was used in the attack. connor chapman was not asked to enter any pleas and he was remanded in custody

until his next court appearance. the hearing here at wirral magistrates�* court only lasted for three minutes and connor chapman stood throughout in the glass dock of courtroom number six answering as his name was put to him but giving no other details. he was wearing a grey tracksuit, long hair and a beard and he stared straight ahead with his head held high as the charges against him were read out. those charges cannot be dealt with ultimately by magistrates so this case has been committed to crown court and he will next appear before liverpool crown court on monday. four other people have previously been arrested in connection with the shooting. of those, three have been released on bail while further inquiries are carried out and the fourth has been recalled to prison on licence. russia says its forces have captured the town of soledar — a salt—mining area in eastern ukraine that's been the focus of intense fighting. the defence ministry in moscow said

this would allow russian troops to cut off ukrainian forces in bakhmut, which they've been attacking for months. ukrainian authorities say their troops are still fighting in the town. from kyiv, our correspondentjames waterhouse gave us this update. it could well be that russia ultimately does take control of the town of soledar. but the benefits for it in doing so are questionable. the human cost of its quest is not. this is somewhere where we have seen some of the bloodiest fighting. on wednesday we had a claim from the wagner mercenary group which has been spearheading russia's assault on the town claiming it controlled soledar. today we have a claim from the kremlin that it in fact now controls it through its regular army, highlighting a growing division in moscow. we have spoken to ukraine's military in the east and it has told us it is not true and we are continuing

to hold the line and fighting is carrying on in what is left of the town. we are in a phase at the moment we are russia is throwing everything for a very short—term gain, a gain that can be used for propaganda purposes. we are seeing soledar being talked up in russia as some kind of victory. president zelensky has talked about taking the right steps in the coming days and i wouldn't be surprised if we saw a tactical retreat as they try to inflict maximum casualties. ukraine's defence minister says his country has become a "de—facto member" of the nato military alliance, as western nations continue to supply weapons for the war against russia. speaking to the bbc�*s hugo bachega, oleksii reznikov said there had been a change among some allies once concerned that the military assistance could be seen as escalation by russia. this is what he said.

we have a lot of modern nato standard weaponry. it means that ukraine is a country and the armed forces of ukraine and our sector of security and defence became a member of nato de facto. we have weaponry, we have the understanding how to use it, we have this level of communication with our partners and i am sure that in the future we will become a member of nato. ukraine's defence minister talking to the bbc�*s correspondent. a woman in her 20s has died after a dog attack in surrey. the woman was pronounced dead at the scene in caterham yesterday afternoon. another woman suffered dog bites

and was taken to hospital with non life—threatening injuries. surrey police said armed officers went to the scene and seized eight dogs. yesterday afternoon at around 2:45pm officers were called to caterham to reports of dogs attacking members of the public. sadly, despite the best efforts of paramedics, a 28—year—old woman from london was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. the woman is believed to have been walking a number of dogs at the time of the incident. her next of kin have been informed and we will be supporting them with the specialist officers. a second woman who received treatment the dog bites has since been discharged from hospital. a total of eight dogs were detained by officers and they remain in the custody of police. the owners of these dogs have been identified and are being kept informed as the investigation continues. a police coding will remain in place

today whilst forensic work is carried out. no arrests have been made at this time. this is a tragic incident where a young woman sadly lost her life. our thoughts are with her family and friends. i know that these events will be of real concern to the local community and i would like to reassure residents that we are confident that all the dogs involved are in the custody of police whilst we continue to investigate the circumstances of what has happened. officers will remain in the area today whilst our inquiries continue and we would urge anyone with information to contact us. that is the latest from surrey police on the dog attacked there

yesterday afternoon. the headlines on bbc news... the footballer benjamin mendy is found not guilty of six counts of rape and one of sexual assault. the man city star faces a retrial on two further counts where the jurors could not reach verdicts. the uk economy grew unexpectedly in november — boosted by the football world cup. it went up 0.1%. a man has appeared in court charged with murdering 26—year—old ellie edwards, who was shot in merseyside on christmas eve. the oscar winning actor kevin spacey has pleaded not guilty to seven sexual offences against one man. he's appearing at southwark crown court in london, via video link, for a plea and trial preparation hearing. the charges include indecent assault and sexual assault. the offences are alleged to have

taken place between 2001 and 2005. our correspondent helena wilkinson was at southwark crown court. it was a pretty brief hearing. the hearing took place today here at southwark crown court, it's called a plea and trial preparation hearing. kevin spacey said he didn't appear in person for that hearing, he appeared via video link. we don't know where he was or when he was appearing on that link, but he did appear under his full name, kevin spacey fowler. now, the seven new charges, sexual offences that mr spacey is facing, those were formally put to him during the brief hearing that lasted about 20 minutes or so, and each of those charges, as they were read to him in court, he replied on the video link not guilty to all seven of them. as you mentioned there, of those seven charges, three of them are counts of indecent assault, three of sexual assault and also one of causing a person to engage in sexual

activity without consent. the hollywood actor, you may remember last year, he pleaded not guilty to five other sexual offences against three men — that was that the old bailey at a hearing there. so, in total, mr spacey is now facing 12 sexual offences against four men. the trial itself is due to get under way onjune the 6th. it will be a four—week trial, but mr spacey is due to appear at a pretrial hearing in april. but the next time that he will appear is in april for that pretrial hearing, but that four—week trial is expected to start injune, and mr spacey denies all 12 charges against him. children in the town ——

children in the town where arthur labinyo—hughes lived before his death are experiencing "significant harm" because of delayed responses by council services, according to a new report. six—year—old arthur's father and stepmother were jailed for his killing injune 2020. an ofsted inspection of solihull council's children's services has rated it inadequate. the council said it accepted the findings of the report. a 75—year—old man has beenjailed for life for raping and murdering a girl almost 50 years ago, in the oldest double jeopardy case in england and wales. dennis mcgrory was 28 when he sexually assaulted, stabbed and strangled 15—year—old jacqui montgomery in islington, north london, in 1975. he was tried on circumstantial evidence in 1976 but was cleared of murder. mcgrory was tried again after swabs from ms montgomery's body proved to be a one—in—a—billion dna

match to him. a 41—year—old man from sussex, mark brown, has beenjailed for the murder of two women. brown was found guilty of murdering 34—year—old leah ware, and 33—year—old alexandra morgan last month. the builder was given two life sentences, to be served concurrently, and told he would spend a minimum of 49 years in prison. his mother said he would bake brown if necessary to get her to tell her where that batters remains r. duncan kennedy has this report. when i first heard that she was murdered, i couldn't believe it. but if he would've been there today... rebecca martin is tormented by her don't make the death of her daughter. leah was killed six months before alex morgan, two young where there mother

is by some in the judge called depraved. he was mark brown, today told he will spend at least 49 years in prison, a man leah's mother cannot forgive. i in prison, a man leah's mother cannot forgive.— in prison, a man leah's mother cannot forgive. i find it very, very hard because _ cannot forgive. i find it very, very hard because i'm _ cannot forgive. i find it very, very hard because i'm a _ cannot forgive. i find it very, very hard because i'm a christian - cannot forgive. i find it very, very hard because i'm a christian andl hard because i'm a christian and forgiveness is everything, but this has been the hardest thing, taking my girl. taking away the children's mum. �* ., ., ., ~ ., mum. brown murdered leah and alex at this remote farm _ mum. brown murdered leah and alex at this remote farm in _ mum. brown murdered leah and alex at this remote farm in hastings _ mum. brown murdered leah and alex at this remote farm in hastings in - this remote farm in hastings in 2021. he admitted burning alex's body but has never revealed what he did with leah's. something that haunts her mother. he’s did with leah's. something that haunts her mother.— did with leah's. something that haunts her mother. he's got to tell us. and i haunts her mother. he's got to tell us- and i will— haunts her mother. he's got to tell us. and i will do _ haunts her mother. he's got to tell us. and i will do whatever- haunts her mother. he's got to tell us. and i will do whatever i have i

haunts her mother. he's got to tellj us. and i will do whatever i have to do to get him to tell me. if i have to go and see him face to will do it, iwill to go and see him face to will do it, i will plead with him, i will beg him. and i'm a proud woman. i would get on my knees and beg him. to tell us where she is. sorry. the 'udue to tell us where she is. sorry. the judge said — to tell us where she is. sorry. the judge said mark brown was controlling and manipulative, obsessed with violent pornography. barely a's mother commits a moment of profound sadness for the daughter taken and now unseen. i’ue of profound sadness for the daughter taken and now unseen.— taken and now unseen. i've had to ut all of taken and now unseen. i've had to put all of it— taken and now unseen. i've had to put all of it into _ taken and now unseen. i've had to put all of it into words, _ taken and now unseen. i've had to put all of it into words, really. - put all of it into words, really. she was my angel. and she always will be. . . �* she was my angel. and she always will be. . . ~ ., , will be. leah and alex, two lives shortened _ will be. leah and alex, two lives shortened by _ will be. leah and alex, two lives shortened by a _ will be. leah and alex, two lives shortened by a man _ will be. leah and alex, two lives shortened by a man who - will be. leah and alex, two lives shortened by a man who today l will be. leah and alex, two lives i shortened by a man who today face

justice. the prime minister has rejected criticism from scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, that uk plans to limit the impact of this public service traits risk inflaming industrial disputes, speaking to bbc�*s scotland political pediment editor, rishi sunak said it was right and responsible to change the lot to guarantee a basic level of service in areas like health and education. service in areas like health and education-— service in areas like health and education. the right thing when it comes to pay _ education. the right thing when it comes to pay is — education. the right thing when it comes to pay is to _ education. the right thing when it comes to pay is to follow, - education. the right thing when it comes to pay is to follow, as - education. the right thing when it comes to pay is to follow, as we i comes to pay is to follow, as we have done, the recommendations of an independent pay review body process, thatis independent pay review body process, that is what has been long established them in the government accepts those recommendations. talks are on going. the talks are clearly meant to have an open door, and honest to a dialogue about some of the things that we are all seeing, and it is important that pay

settlements are reasonable and responsible for the country in that they are affordable.— they are affordable. aren't you riskin: they are affordable. aren't you risking poisoning _ they are affordable. aren't you risking poisoning relations- they are affordable. aren't you risking poisoning relations by l risking poisoning relations by bringing forward legislation to limit the impact of strikes? ida. bringing forward legislation to limit the impact of strikes? no, i don't believe _ limit the impact of strikes? no, i don't believe that's _ limit the impact of strikes? no, i don't believe that's right. - limit the impact of strikes? no, i don't believe that's right. i - limit the impact of strikes? no, i don't believe that's right. i think| don't believe that's right. i think it's entirely reasonable for people to think that when even if there are strikes, when it comes to life—saving emergency treatment, whether that's ambulances or fire, for example, that you can rely in a basic level of that emergency service still being provided. rishi sunak on his _ service still being provided. rishi sunak on his first _ service still being provided. rishi sunak on his first tour _ service still being provided. rishi sunak on his first tour of scotland as prime minister. our scotland correspondent has been telling us more about the talks that he has been having with the first minister. two things to look out for in these talks, _ two things to look out for in these talks, one — two things to look out for in these talks, one is— two things to look out for in these talks, one is the symbolism of the talks_ talks, one is the symbolism of the talks and — talks, one is the symbolism of the talks and the second is, you know, the actuai— talks and the second is, you know, the actual substance of issues being discussed _ the actual substance of issues being discussed. i think there was an attempt — discussed. i think there was an attempt with these private discussions to lower the temperature

of the _ discussions to lower the temperature of the debate between the two governments, often there is a symbolic— governments, often there is a symbolic moment in public where the two shake _ symbolic moment in public where the two shake hands on the doorstep of, say, butte _ two shake hands on the doorstep of, say, butte house and they go inside and have _ say, butte house and they go inside and have their talks, but this is very— and have their talks, but this is very much— and have their talks, but this is very much private, very much away from _ very much private, very much away from the _ very much private, very much away from the public views and photos released — from the public views and photos released afterwards joined them shaking — released afterwards joined them shaking hands and smiling. outside said there _ shaking hands and smiling. outside said there was a cordial exchange of views, _ said there was a cordial exchange of views, areas— said there was a cordial exchange of views, areas that united the two leaders — views, areas that united the two leaders come in at least the announcements, the joint announcements, the joint announcement of this free party in scotland _ announcement of this free party in scotland the other on the firth of fourth _ scotland the other on the firth of fourth. there were other areas perhaps— fourth. there were other areas perhaps for a big political differences remain, when, of course, is the _ differences remain, when, of course, is the issue _ differences remain, when, of course, is the issue of— differences remain, when, of course, is the issue of a second independence referendum for scotland, holyrood government wants that to _ scotland, holyrood government wants that to happen, westminster does not. another potential area of conflict — not. another potential area of conflict is _ not. another potential area of conflict is on that legislation passed — conflict is on that legislation passed at how they were just before christmas _ passed at how they were just before christmas making it easier for people — christmas making it easier for

people to _ christmas making it easier for people to change their gender. rishi sunak— people to change their gender. rishi sunak said _ people to change their gender. rishi sunak said that he had potential concerns— sunak said that he had potential concerns about this potential impact of this— concerns about this potential impact of this law— concerns about this potential impact of this law on the rest of the uk and that— of this law on the rest of the uk and that it — of this law on the rest of the uk and that it was right and sensible to look— and that it was right and sensible to look at— and that it was right and sensible to look at how this line might impact — to look at how this line might impact elsewhere.— to look at how this line might impact elsewhere. to look at how this line might imact elsewhere. ~ . ., ., impact elsewhere. what we are doing is standard practice, _ impact elsewhere. what we are doing is standard practice, whenever - impact elsewhere. what we are doing is standard practice, whenever a - impact elsewhere. what we are doing is standard practice, whenever a lot l is standard practice, whenever a lot is standard practice, whenever a lot is passed, the uk government as it is passed, the uk government as it is completely normal is considering the impacts of that line across the entire united kingdom.— the impacts of that line across the entire united kingdom. blocking the lock on the basis... _ entire united kingdom. blocking the lock on the basis. .. if— entire united kingdom. blocking the lock on the basis... if i _ entire united kingdom. blocking the lock on the basis... if i could - entire united kingdom. blocking the lock on the basis... if i could just . lock on the basis... if i could 'ust finish — lock on the basis... if i could 'ust finish our questions. i lock on the basis... if i could 'ust finish our questions. the i lock on the basis... if i could just i finish our questions. the processes established. _ finish our questions. the processes established, which _ finish our questions. the processes established, which means - finish our questions. the processes established, which means that - finish our questions. the processes established, which means that thatj established, which means that that happens all the time, that it is looked at, so if the new law is passed that does impact the rest of the united kingdom, it's important that the uk government receives advice on that. this

that the uk government receives advice on that.— that the uk government receives advice on that. as rishi sunak said, the will advice on that. as rishi sunak said, they will look _ advice on that. as rishi sunak said, they will look at _ advice on that. as rishi sunak said, they will look at laws _ advice on that. as rishi sunak said, they will look at laws passed - advice on that. as rishi sunak said, they will look at laws passed in - they will look at laws passed in scotland, they will look at that all the time, but what's called that section 35 order has never been used before. if the uk government decides to trigger that next week, it would block this lot getting royal assent. it would be a big move. it could lead to big political arguments. i don't think the decision, if we listen to what rishi sunak said they are carefully, has not been completely made yet, they are looking at the advice that's been given very closely but they do have a time limit in which to make that decision if they are going to block the law changing, the recognition or changing the laws when people want to change their gender. they have to do it by the middle of next weekend, it would be a big move and would perhaps raise the temperature again between the two governments should they decide to do so. our scotland

correspondent there. the labour leader has urged rishi sunak to do a deal and post—brexit trading arrangements for northern ireland saying that he would promise to support him if he does. speaking at queen's university belfast, secure starmer said the prime minister should stand up to the conservative mps in the european research group and unlike the stalemate that the northern ireland protocol has caused at stormont. people are still unable to send letters and parcels overseas after the firm was hit by a cyber attack on wednesday. it's believed that royal mail is being held to ransom by criminals with suspected links to russia. our cyber reporter joe tate he has more details. this is the ransom note that greeted staff trying to log into the computers at royal mail. your files and data are encrypted, it says that links to the cyber criminals to the darknet website. a short and matter—of—fact message that belies the cast caused inside royal mail's

international starting offices. since wednesday, the company has said it can send packages or letters abroad. the company hasn't commented on the ransom question saying only that it on the ransom question saying only thatitis on the ransom question saying only that it is a cyber incident. a source close to the investigation has confirmed they are being held to ransom by cyber criminals. ransom where attacks are sadly a persistent problem with organisations getting hacked into paying up to cyber criminals almost daily. what's happening here is especially serious. royal mail is deemed as uk 's critical national infrastructure and staff here tell me it's chaos inside. , .., , and staff here tell me it's chaos inside. , , ., . , inside. this can be an excise substantial _ inside. this can be an excise substantial threat _ inside. this can be an excise substantial threat for - inside. this can be an excise substantial threat for an - substantial threat for an organisation. it can literally close the doors and put them out of business. now, in the case of rail mail, i don't want to panic anyone, that's extremely unlikely to happen because only certain systems have been locked out and rail mail have already indicated that they have some workarounds that they are working on, but for organisations generally can be a very, very good

one customers life not knowing what to do their post. i’zre one customers life not knowing what to do their post.— to do their post. i've got family in america, to do their post. i've got family in america. i— to do their post. i've got family in america, i tried _ to do their post. i've got family in america, i tried to _ to do their post. i've got family in america, i tried to send _ to do their post. i've got family in america, i tried to send them - america, i tried to send them some stuff _ america, i tried to send them some stuff. couldn't stand it. this america, i tried to send them some stuff. couldn't stand it.— stuff. couldn't stand it. this is one of the _ stuff. couldn't stand it. this is one of the most _ stuff. couldn't stand it. this is one of the most prolific - stuff. couldn't stand it. this is one of the most prolific cyber| stuff. couldn't stand it. this is - one of the most prolific cyber crime groups in a row, operating in russian hacking forms, thought to be rated in the country which has long been accused of harbouring these groups. the fbi estimates that they have extorted tens of millions of pounds since 2020. royal mail now joins the list of more than 1000 organisations to fall victim to these ruthless hackers. much more to come in the next half—hour. right now, it is time for the weather. joins me. hi,jane. hi, jane. we've not seen as much rain today, a dryer and sunny a kind of day, but despite that, still concerns of flooding. if you take a look at this weather watcher picture, you can see conceive flooded fields here, low—lying

ground enjoying the river severn. indeed, it is across the river severn that the majority of these flood warnings are in for across england. there are lots and lots of them around. more trouble, heavy rip rain pushing and with as much as 70 mm in the forecast of high ground and wales and probably self—esteem then as well. that is likely to lead to further problems. over recent days, we have seen disruption on the roads and railways as well, you might see some of that disruption first thing. the rest of the rink is out of the way, brightest eyes followed tomorrow, but we will see some rain coming back into northern ireland, the northwest abingdon in parts of scotland where it will be windy for these areas with gale force gusts of wind. turning colder force gusts of wind. turning colder for many across northern areas but still mild across east anglia in the south with highs of up to 12. that is your latest. hello, this is bbc news with me, jane hill. the headlines...

the footballer benjamin mendy is found not guilty of six counts of rape and one of sexual assault. the man city star faces a retrial on two further counts where the jurors could not reach verdicts. the uk economy grew unexpectedly in november, boosted by the football world cup. it went up 0.1%. a man has appeared in court charged with murdering 26—year—old ellie edwards, who was shot in merseyside on christmas eve. russia claims to have captured all of soledar, the salt—mining town in eastern ukraine that's been the focus of intense fighting. ukraine says its forces are still fighting in the town. tributes are paid to lisa marie presley, the only child of elvis, who's died at the age of 5a. royal mail customers still can't send letters and parcels overseas after a cyber—attack on the company.

more to come on those stories, among other things here tonight, but right now we will catch up with all the latest sports news from shu ferris. the russian anti doping agency have decided not to punish teenage figure skater kamila valieva after their investigation found she was not guilty of any doping offence... of any doping offence. but wada say they're 'concerned' by the ruling. valieva was 15 at the time of last year's beijing winter olympics, when she helped the russian team to gold. it was then revealed she'd failed a drugs test the previous december, but rusada said she bore 'no fault or negligence' for it.

the world anti doping agency had wanted a four—year ban and have said they will not hesitate to exercise its right to appeal to the court of arbitration for sport. judd trump has beaten barry hawkins 6—5 in the masters quarter fin this mismatch was crucial. trump went on to construct a break that he needed that lead to a 6—5 victory in the 2019 champion goes through either stuart bingham or sean murphy. newcastle boss eddie howe sez he could drop forward joelinton for drink driving. the brazilian, who has helped his team to third in the table, was stopped by police during the early hours of yesterday morning and later charged with driving whilst above the prescribed limit for alcohol. he'll appear before magistrates in the city later this month.

i'm going to have to make in addition —— a decision closer to the game in consultation with him. i'm not 100% sure. i think he knows the seriousness of the situation. i can't go into too much detail out of respect for the case, but i think he understands his responsibilities and we're now in a position where we're supporting him, and we also understand it's a football club and it's a serious situation. the premier league weekend starts tonight at villa park with two teams in the bottom half of the table who had a dramatic end to their third—round fa cup ties. leeds salvaged a late draw at cardiff, while aston villa lost at home to league two stevenage. despite that defeat, manager unai emery insists there have been improvements since he took over. we are doing some things, i think, so quickly— we are doing some things, i think, so quickly very well. but we have to

progress _ so quickly very well. but we have to progress as — so quickly very well. but we have to progress as well, changing a little bit of— progress as well, changing a little bit of vitality, ambition, but realistic— bit of vitality, ambition, but realistic ambition. i think the players — realistic ambition. i think the players are so open to work, they arem _ players are so open to work, they are... committed to work. everything we are _ are... committed to work. everything we are trying — are... committed to work. everything we are trying to do. what's been the most difficult is to jump-start— what's been the most difficult is to jump—start development _ what's been the most difficult is to jump—start development as - what's been the most difficult is to jump—start development as a - what's been the most difficult is to. jump—start development as a group. what's been the most difficult is to i jump—start development as a group. i think there's — jump—start development as a group. i think there's a — jump—start development as a group. i think there's a lot _ jump—start development as a group. i think there's a lot of— jump—start development as a group. i think there's a lot of individuals - think there's a lot of individuals that have — think there's a lot of individuals that have grown _ think there's a lot of individuals that have grown a _ think there's a lot of individuals that have grown a lot _ think there's a lot of individuals. that have grown a lot throughout think there's a lot of individuals - that have grown a lot throughout the process, _ that have grown a lot throughout the process, but— that have grown a lot throughout the process, but as — that have grown a lot throughout the process, but as a group, _ that have grown a lot throughout the process, but as a group, it _ that have grown a lot throughout the process, but as a group, it still- process, but as a group, it still hasn't — process, but as a group, it still hasn't come _ process, but as a group, it still hasn't come together- process, but as a group, it still hasn't come together the - process, but as a group, it still hasn't come together the way. process, but as a group, it still hasn't come together the way i process, but as a group, it still- hasn't come together the way i would like and _ hasn't come together the way i would like and the _ hasn't come together the way i would like and the lack— hasn't come together the way i would like and the lack of _ hasn't come together the way i would like and the lack of consistency - like and the lack of consistency from _ like and the lack of consistency from match— like and the lack of consistency from match to _ like and the lack of consistency from match to match. - like and the lack of consistency from match to match. in- like and the lack of consistencyl from match to match. in match, like and the lack of consistency - from match to match. in match, what a first— from match to match. in match, what a first and _ from match to match. in match, what a first and second _ from match to match. in match, what a first and second half _ from match to match. in match, what a first and second half can _ from match to match. in match, what a first and second half can look- a first and second half can look like. _ a first and second half can look like. it— a first and second half can look like, it means _ a first and second half can look like, it means that _ a first and second half can look like, it means that we're - a first and second half can look like, it means that we're not. a first and second half can look. like, it means that we're not able to really— like, it means that we're not able to really push _ like, it means that we're not able to really push this _ like, it means that we're not able to really push this the _ like, it means that we're not able to really push this the way - like, it means that we're not able to really push this the way that. like, it means that we're not able to really push this the way that ii to really push this the way that i would _ to really push this the way that i would want so _ to really push this the way that i would want so that _ to really push this the way that i would want so that we _ to really push this the way that ii would want so that we don't have to really push this the way that i- would want so that we don't have to talk about the — would want so that we don't have to talk about the table. _ manchester united midfielder

donny van de beek will miss the rest of the season after picking up a knee injury. the dutchman last played on january 3rd, when he left the game near the end of the first half. united manager erik ten hag said he's looking "really good" in the long term, though, and will be back for pre—season. england wheelchair rugby league world cup winnerjames simpson has announced his retirement after tne years in the sport. simpson took up the game after he lost both legs in an explosion whilst serving with the army in afghanistan. he led leeds to super league and challenge cup success, and was, last year, part of england's world cup—winning side. he'll remain with leeds as a coach. sportsday coming up at 6:30 p:m.. that's all your sport for now. thanks very much. before we move for our next story, just a line coming through on the reuters new agency —— news agency. we're hearing orders is reporting news of an explosion in a

gas pipeline connecting lithuania and latvia. not that many details, to be honest, but reuters is saying a gas pipeline connecting the two countries was hit by an explosion today. this is being reported by lithuania's main gas transmission operator, so the main company there has told reuters this news. that has just come through in the last few moments. no further details in terms of impact, either human or otherwise, but we will keep an eye on that. that's just coming through. a new study claims that the oil and gas giant, exxonmobil, successfully forecast the impact of fossil fuels on the climate — decades before it publicly acknowledged the risks. the researchers say exxon's work, some of it from the late 1970s, proved "startlingly accurate" at predicting how much warming would occur. exxon denies the allegations.

our climate editor, justin rowlatt, explained more. essentially, what these researchers did was mark exxon's homework. they said "let's look at all the studies you did and see how good you were at predicting how temperatures would rise," and they find that not only were they good, they were exceptionally good, so they were much better, for example, than probably one of the most world—renowned climate scientists, james hansen of nasa. they were outperforming his models really by a considerable margin. so, when we look at the kind of things they did, they very accurately predicted the decadal temperature rise — 0.2 degrees centigrade a decade — they predicted that way back when. back in the '70s and '80s, people, you may remember, talked of a coming ice age, and they said, "that's not going to happen, "we've kicked out of the cycles of glaciations as a result "of fossil fuel emissions." they accurately predicted what the carbon budget would be, how much carbon we could emit into the atmosphere before we hit these dangerous levels of warming 2

degrees above pre—industrial levels. the problem for exxon is all the while, publicly, they were saying, "listen, climate change isn't something "we need to act urgently on, climate modelling isn't "really that accurate, it's not something people should rely on." so, what the researchers say they were actively muddying the waters, calling into question the validity of climate science while, in house, they were actually doing climate science better perhaps than almost anyone else on the planet. exxon denies the allegations, but where does this leave them? crosstalk they say, "look, this claim that we knew, they knew, has come up a number

of times in recent years." they say, "every time, we answer the same thing, people who claim that we knew, they are wrong." so they're absolutely adamant they're wrong and they point to a case in america where the judge supported their position on that. and the other thing they say is quite interesting. they say, "we're not guilty of wrongdoing, but looking to "the future, we recognise and acknowledge now that climate change "is a real problem, but we want to be part of the solution." so, a big kind of turnaround from the position that they were taking on the climate issue back in the '70s, '80s, '90s, 2000s, when these researchers were looking at it. but what's interesting here is what questions it raises about the future. you probably remember the tobacco companies, and tobacco companies similarly when asked, do cigarettes cause cancer, they said, "we don't think it does, we don't think there's a health risk," and then it subsequently turned out they had internal documents that suggested they knew there was a link with cancer. similarly, will there be successful class actions on climate saying, "look, you knew about this stuff, but you didn't warn the public or moderate the use of fossil fuels." so, that's the interesting question for the future. just to be clear, though, exxon are saying no wrongdoing, "we're part of the solution now, we recognise there

is an issue with climate change." our climate editor, justin rowlatt, talking just a little earlier to rebecca jones. three years ago, a high—flying international businesswoman — drjo wilson — was diagnosed with alzheimers at the age ofjust 66. for the past six months, we have been following her story as her husband bill battled to get enough help and care for her as her disease progressed. it's proved incredibly difficult. bill has had to do much of the caring himself, and he has been left utterly exhausted. jeremy cooke has been to see bill and jo in newcastle to find out how they are coping. i'm back in news about —— newcastle. bad news from bill. i’m i'm back in news about -- newcastle. bad news from bill.— bad news from bill. i'm 'ust beyond everything. — bad news from bill. i'm 'ust beyond everything. i— bad news from bill. i'm 'ust beyond everything. i don't h bad news from bill. i'mjust beyond

everything. i don't know _ bad news from bill. i'mjust beyond everything. i don't know what's - everything. i don't know what's coming or going. stand up. last ear, we coming or going. stand up. last year. we saw — coming or going. stand up. last year, we saw how— coming or going. stand up. last year, we saw how bill— coming or going. stand up. last year, we saw how bill is devoted. stand up. but year, we saw how bill is devoted. stand u -. �* ., . stand up. but now, the cruel group of alzheimer's _ stand up. but now, the cruel group of alzheimer's is _ stand up. but now, the cruel group of alzheimer's is tightening - stand up. but now, the cruel group of alzheimer's is tightening as - stand up. but now, the cruel group of alzheimer's is tightening as the | of alzheimer's is tightening as the days and weeks go by. today, joe's childhood friend christine is here to help. childhood friend christine is here to hel-. . .. . childhood friend christine is here to hel.. ., , , childhood friend christine is here to help-_ its - childhood friend christine is here to help._ it's come childhood friend christine is here i to help._ it's come to to help. take a we sip. it's come to this. to help. take a we sip. it's come to this- izeill's — to help. take a we sip. it's come to this. bill's always _ to help. take a we sip. it's come to this. bill's always wanted _ to help. take a we sip. it's come to this. bill's always wanted to - to help. take a we sip. it's come to this. bill's always wanted to keep l this. bill's always wanted to keep joe at home, but months ago, he had to admit it's become too much. i thought i was beyond exhausted the last time we saw each other! that was a walk in the park compared to where i am now. you was a walk in the park compared to where i am now.— was a walk in the park compared to where i am now. you might remember bev. you where i am now. you might remember bev- you look — where i am now. you might remember bev. you look well _ where i am now. you might remember bev. you look well this _ where i am now. you might remember bev. you look well this morning! - bev. you look well this morning! she's the boss _ bev. you look well this morning! she's the boss of _ bev. you look well this morning! she's the boss of dementia - bev. you look well this morning! - she's the boss of dementia matters. i've been really worried aboutjo.

shesus _ i've been really worried aboutjo. shesus struggled _ i've been really worried aboutjo. shesus struggled since _ i've been really worried about jo. i shesus struggled since christmas. here, _ shesus struggled since christmas. here, they— shesus struggled since christmas. here, they have _ shesus struggled since christmas. here, they have a _ shesus struggled since christmas. here, they have a room _ shesus struggled since christmas. here, they have a room forjo, - shesus struggled since christmas. i here, they have a room forjo, ready to move into full—time. but bev says she often finds red tape and regulation delays things from happening. for now, this room remains empty. it’s happening. for now, this room remains empty-— remains empty. it's been frustrating, _ remains empty. it's been frustrating, challenging, | remains empty. it's been i frustrating, challenging, but remains empty. it's been - frustrating, challenging, but we can't _ frustrating, challenging, but we can't flip— frustrating, challenging, but we can't flip the _ frustrating, challenging, but we can't flip the beds _ frustrating, challenging, but we can't flip the beds as _ frustrating, challenging, but we can't flip the beds as easily - frustrating, challenging, but we can't flip the beds as easily as l frustrating, challenging, but we i can't flip the beds as easily as we would _ can't flip the beds as easily as we would like — can't flip the beds as easily as we would like-— would like. and i have a little listen to your _ would like. and i have a little listen to your chest? - would like. and i have a little listen to your chest? back . would like. and i have a little listen to your chest? back at | would like. and i have a little - listen to your chest? back at home, jo's not so — listen to your chest? back at home, jo's not so well- _ listen to your chest? back at home, jo's not so well. bill _ listen to your chest? back at home, jo's not so well. bill called - listen to your chest? back at home, jo's not so well. bill called the - jo's not so well. bill called the surgery and caroline is here to help. surgery and caroline is here to hel-. ., �* . , surgery and caroline is here to hel-. ., �* ., , ., surgery and caroline is here to hel-. ., �* . y ., with help. you're really doing good. with no residential— help. you're really doing good. with no residential care _ help. you're really doing good. with no residential care place, _ help. you're really doing good. with no residential care place, and - no residential care place, and admission could be on the cards. it's a wee bit... ibiiiii admission could be on the cards. it's a wee bit. . ._ it's a wee bit... bill thinks that's a bed idea _ it's a wee bit... bill thinks that's a bed idea -- — it's a wee bit... bill thinks that's a bed idea -- bad _ it's a wee bit... bill thinks that's a bed idea -- bad idea. - it's a wee bit... bill thinks that's a bed idea -- bad idea. i'm - it's a wee bit... bill thinks that's| a bed idea -- bad idea. i'm going it's a wee bit... bill thinks that's - a bed idea -- bad idea. i'm going to sa no. it a bed idea -- bad idea. i'm going to say no- it feels _ a bed idea -- bad idea. i'm going to say no. it feels like _ a bed idea -- bad idea. i'm going to say no. it feels like an _ a bed idea -- bad idea. i'm going to say no. it feels like an impasse, - say no. it feels like an impasse, but then there's _ say no. it feels like an impasse, but then there's a _ say no. it feels like an impasse, but then there's a call. -

say no. it feels like an impasse, but then there's a call. it's - say no. it feels like an impasse, but then there's a call. it's from j but then there's a call. it's from bev. �* but then there's a call. it's from bev-- you're _ but then there's a call. it's from bev.- you're on - bev. hi, bill! you're on speakerphone. - bev. hi, bill! you're on - speakerphone. confirmation that bev. hi, bill! you're on _ speakerphone. confirmation that the room for jo speakerphone. confirmation that the room forjo canal _ speakerphone. confirmation that the room forjo canal be _ speakerphone. confirmation that the room forjo canal be used. _ speakerphone. confirmation that the room forjo canal be used. it - speakerphone. confirmation that the room forjo canal be used. it will. room forjo canal be used. it will be ready when — room forjo canal be used. it will be ready when you're _ room forjo canal be used. it will be ready when you're ready. - room forjo canal be used. it will be ready when you're ready. is i room forjo canal be used. it will. be ready when you're ready. is this a ireen be ready when you're ready. is this a green light _ be ready when you're ready. is this a green light now? _ be ready when you're ready. is this a green light now? yes. _ be ready when you're ready. is this a green light now? yes. so - be ready when you're ready. is this a green light now? yes. so jo - be ready when you're ready. is this a green light now? yes. so jo can i a green light now? yes. so jo can move into — a green light now? yes. so jo can move into that _ a green light now? yes. sojo can move into that room? a green light now? yes. so jo can move into that room? yes. - a green light now? yes. so jo can i move into that room? yes. brilliant. it's a move into that room? yes. brilliant. it's a game — move into that room? yes. brilliant. it's a game changer. _ move into that room? yes. brilliant. it's a game changer. a huge relief, heartbreak, too. i've kind of built up this moment, but when someone says it out loud, it’s up this moment, but when someone says it out loud.— says it out loud, it's devastating. because it's _ says it out loud, it's devastating. because it's real? _ says it out loud, it's devastating. because it's real? yeah. - says it out loud, it's devastating. because it's real? yeah. you - says it out loud, it's devastating. i because it's real? yeah. you and... i don't because it's real? yeah. you and... i don't know— because it's real? yeah. you and... i don't know what _ because it's real? yeah. you and... i don't know what to _ because it's real? yeah. you and... i don't know what to do. _ because it's real? yeah. you and... i don't know what to do. i _ because it's real? yeah. you and... i don't know what to do. i know i because it's real? yeah. you and... l i don't know what to do. i know what i have to do, but i don't have a choice. but... it's so hard. it's so hard. g ., ., , choice. but... it's so hard. it's so hard. ., ,, �*, hard. moving jo here means she's

less likely to _ hard. moving jo here means she's less likely to need _ hard. moving jo here means she's less likely to need a _ hard. moving jo here means she's less likely to need a priceless i less likely to need a priceless hospital bed, and bev says she's ready to do more to relieve pressure on the nhs. ready to do more to relieve pressure on the nhs-_ on the nhs. we've got capacity here to o hen u- on the nhs. we've got capacity here to open up more _ on the nhs. we've got capacity here to open up more beds, _ on the nhs. we've got capacity here to open up more beds, we _ on the nhs. we've got capacity here to open up more beds, we could i to open up more beds, we could extend _ to open up more beds, we could extend and _ to open up more beds, we could extend and increase _ to open up more beds, we could extend and increase our- to open up more beds, we could extend and increase our day- extend and increase our day services by opening _ extend and increase our day services by opening over— extend and increase our day services by opening over the _ extend and increase our day services by opening over the weekend. - extend and increase our day services by opening over the weekend. if- by opening over the weekend. people are here, for the most by opening over the weekend.“ people are here, for the most part, they're not in hospital?— they're not in hospital? exactly. and that frees _ they're not in hospital? exactly. and that frees up _ they're not in hospital? exactly. and that frees up the _ they're not in hospital? exactly. and that frees up the hospital. | and that frees up the hospital. exactly. and that frees up the hospital. exactl . , ., ., ,, , and that frees up the hospital. exactl. , ., .,~ , . and that frees up the hospital. exactl. , ., . ., exactly. dementia takes so much from so man . exactly. dementia takes so much from so many- for — exactly. dementia takes so much from so many- for ifill— exactly. dementia takes so much from so many. for bill and _ exactly. dementia takes so much from so many. for bill and jo, _ exactly. dementia takes so much from so many. for bill and jo, it _ exactly. dementia takes so much from so many. for bill and jo, it means i so many. for bill and jo, it means this weekend will be their last days at home under one roof after 47 years together. jeremy cooke, bbc news. these are tonight's headlines. the footballer benjamin mendy is found not guilty of six counts of rape and one of sexual assault. the man city star faces a retrial on two further counts where the jurors could not reach verdicts.

the uk economy grew unexpectedly in november, boosted by the football world cup. it went up 0.1%. a man has appeared in court charged with murdering 26—year—old ellie edwards, who was shot in merseyside on christmas eve. the beast is learnt that officials from nhs england are to brief the health secretary about allegations of a toxic culture that one of england's artist trust. a bbc newsnight investigation, broadcast last year, reported widespread allegations of bullying and intimidation of staff at university hospitals birmingham. here's david grossman. every doctor must be registered here with the general medical council. if a doctor's accused of a lapse of professional standards, it's the gmc who investigate, the ultimate sanction it's the gmc who investigate.

the ultimate sanction — being struck off the register. the allegation that this organisation, that's essentially here to ensure that doctors behave both ethically and safely, is being used to intimidate doctors is a serious one. a newsnight investigation reveals a culture of fear in one of england's biggest hospital trusts. late last year, we reported that of 26 doctors referred to the gmc by the university hospitals birmingham trust, not one had any action taken against them, and we've now learned that regulators were warned about the culture at uhb a year ago. you could see that people were being bullied, you know, by the threat of referrals to the gmc about whistle—blowing. the unison trade union says it was contacted by dozens of uhb staff, most of them medics and not unison members. initially, we just thought it wasjust, like, one or two,

and then it got quite worrying, the number of people and the sorts of things that they were saying. so numerous and serious were the concerns the union was hearing that they put together a confidential report, which they sent to the care quality commission. it was really clear that people were being discouraged from reporting incidents, because the trust management wanted to say they ran an exemplary hospital and they didn't have any problems. then when you started digging in further, you could see that, you know, the use of disciplinary procedures against senior medics to try and stop them from being whistle—blowers. the cqc say they considered the unison report when they conducted their most recent assessment of uhb, which ranked the trust as "requires improvement". uhb told us they hadn't received or seen a copy of the unison report, and so couldn't fairly comment. they denied that staff were bullied or intimidated by management. since our initial investigation, the local health board has announced three separate reviews looking into the allegations we raised. the trust told us these are now well under way. david grossman, bbc news.

coming up to 11 minutes to six. tom hanks and john travolta are among the celebrities who've paid tribute to lisa marie presley, the only child of elvis presley, who's died at the age of 5a. she was taken to hospital in los angeles after reportedly suffering a heart attack. colin paterson looks back at her life. there is some flash photography in colin's report. lisa marie presley on the red carpet of the golden globes on tuesday evening, two days before she died. that night, austin butler won a best actor globe for playing her father elvis in baz luhrmann's biopic. the film deals with the tragic end to elvis�*s life. now, there is yet another terrible chapter to the family's saga. on thursday, lisa marie presley was found unresponsive at her home in calabasas, california and rushed to hospital.

the us media said that she'd had a heart attack. this comes just three years after her son, ben keough, took his own life, after having spoken about the pressures of being a presley. she was elvis�*s only child, born exactly nine months to the day after his wedding to priscilla. lisa marie was nine when elvis died, making her thejoint heir to the estate and inhabiting the lot at 25. they were four marriages. 20 days after the first ended, she wed michaeljackson, uniting two of the most famous names in music, even appearing in his video for you are not alone. they were together for little more than a year. her marriage to oscar—winning actor nicolas cage was even shorter — 108 days.

in 2003, lisa marie presley launched her own music career, making the uk top 20 with lights out. a big music lover, had a huge impact on the whole life, i didn't do it to become a pop whatever. it's not a pop record, but i needed to do my own thing. she also recorded duets with her dead father for charity. with her late father for charity. tom hanks, who stars the elvis film, was one of the 30 pay tribute, describing himself as absolutely broken. while nicolas cage said... fans have begun to turn up at graceland to pay tribute, at graceland to pay tribute. once again, a presley is being mourned.

lisa marie presley, who's died aged 5a. let's talk now with andrew trendell, news editor at music magazine nme, who has reported extensively on the presleys as well baz luhrmann's 2022 film, elvis. evening two. your thoughts on lisa marie presley as a musician in her own right? marie presley as a musician in her own riiht? ., marie presley as a musician in her own right?— marie presley as a musician in her own riiht? ., �* , ., own right? you can't underestimate the im act own right? you can't underestimate the impact she _ own right? you can't underestimate the impact she had. _ own right? you can't underestimate the impact she had. people - own right? you can't underestimate the impact she had. people will i own right? you can't underestimate the impact she had. people will say| the impact she had. people will say she was so much more than elvis�*s daughter. she released three acclaimed albums and her influence has been fairly original. she's been known to be an inspiration to lana delray and artists like that, and if you look at the shadow she would have cast over the ongoing legacy of elvis in his music, she would've had her hand in the imagery of him.

also, hard to emphasise how extraordinarily difficult it would be to go into that industry with that surname. really striking that she kept the surname, she didn't try to do differently, she just had to own it. that's incredibly hard. she was very own it. that's incredibly hard. she was ve j ., own it. that's incredibly hard. she wasve j ., was very good at spotlighting elvis's ongoing _ was very good at spotlighting elvis's ongoing influence, i was very good at spotlighting j elvis's ongoing influence, but was very good at spotlighting - elvis's ongoing influence, but never being a slave to it or ever being part of the presley furniture. she had her own successful career as a musician. she worked with artists like lana del rey and rich... and produced some children as well. she carried it with a lot of grace under pressure i would say. mas carried it with a lot of grace under pressure i would say.— carried it with a lot of grace under

pressure i would say. was she still workini pressure i would say. was she still working on — pressure i would say. was she still working on music? _ pressure i would say. was she still working on music? wasn't - pressure i would say. was she still i working on music? wasn't something she was passionate about? she working on music? wasn't something she was passionate about?— she was passionate about? she was still very much _ she was passionate about? she was still very much involved. _ she was passionate about? she was still very much involved. if - she was passionate about? she was still very much involved. if you - still very much involved. if you look at a lot of the attributes that came in like shirley manson and billy corgan, they talk about her talent primarily and her spirit and generosity and vulnerability. she was part of the fabric of music. her father lived and breathed music, and that was the same. you father lived and breathed music, and that was the same.— father lived and breathed music, and that was the same. you mentioned the film elvis, so — that was the same. you mentioned the film elvis, so much _ that was the same. you mentioned the film elvis, so much focus _ that was the same. you mentioned the film elvis, so much focus on _ that was the same. you mentioned the film elvis, so much focus on it - film elvis, so much focus on it in the moment, because we're getting into award season. strange that her mother was with her at the golden globes a couple days ago. does that say that they very much support of the film, but i felt it was fair representation —— that they felt? she tweeted herself congratulations

to austin butler about his portrayal. reese wilson tweeted about how open and generous everybody was, especially lisa marie presley. and they did a really good job in presenting the energy of elvis that goes on to continue to inspire. it's a new generation of young people. people like... there was at one point harry styles was mentioned in being in the running to play elvis, which shows what a relevant character he remains. she would have been at the heart of that. �* ., . ., that. andrew, thanks so much for our that. andrew, thanks so much for your time- _ that. andrew, thanks so much for your time. much _ that. andrew, thanks so much for your time. much more _ that. andrew, thanks so much for your time. much more coming i that. andrew, thanks so much for your time. much more coming up| that. andrew, thanks so much for i your time. much more coming up on all the day's news in the six o'clock news. right now, it is time

for the weather prospects. chris fawkes is back. hi, chris. hi,jane. hi, jane. there's been more sunshine out and about. however, that hasn't stopped the concerns with flooding across parts of the uk. we've got flooded fields joining the river severn. 80 flood warnings in england and a majority of these are actually for stretches of the river severn. we've got more rain to come from this area of cloud. it's just beginning to threaten rain. during this evening and overnight, it is going to bring heavy rain across particularly wales and southwest england where over the hills, we're looking to 70 mm of rain. that is likely to make that flooding worse for some communities and over recent days, we've seen some disruption to roads and railways across this part of the world. we will probably see more as we head into saturday

morning. brighter skies follow, that rain band works into northern ireland, accompanied by strong winds. the weather will be turning cooler for many tomorrow, although still mild across east anglia and southern england. for the second half, we do have much colder air expected to spread its way in. you'll notice of chilly feeling to things. showers turning wintry, a weak weather front tingling across northern ireland, parts of wales, parts of northern england and the midlands, bringing a few spots of rain here. temperatures 3 or 4 degrees into scotland. it is going to be colder. snow showers come all the way down to low elevations.

sunday night, snow showers for scotland, a few wintry showers across england and wales, but another model creates a much deeper area of low pressure, which could bring a zone of much heavier snow across parts of england and wales. this could bring disruptive weather to some parts of the country as we head into monday. before the cold and snow, the main concern is we could see some flooding issues. that's the latest.

and in manchester. but he faces a real trial after the jury but he faces a real trial after the jury failed to reach a verdict on two other counts of attempted rape and rape. —— retrial. also on the programme: how the world cup gave an unexpected boost the uk's economy in november. lisa marie presley — the only child of elvis — has died suddenly at the age of 5a. a landowner wins his battle to ban wild campers from dartmoor — the last place in england and wales where you could pitch a tent without permission. and meet sophie from romania — the rescue dog who has

become a rather reluctant social media star.