the biggest rocket in history. spacex's starship explodes on its maiden flight. the rocket with no crew on board blasted off from texas, despite the explosion spacex says it was a success. , l, , , explosion spacex says it was a success. ,, ., , , , , . success. starship “ust experienced what we can — success. starship “ust experienced what we can a — success. starshipjust experienced what we call a rapid, _ success. starshipjust experienced what we call a rapid, unscheduled | what we call a rapid, unscheduled this assembly.— what we call a rapid, unscheduled this assembly. we will show you all ofthe this assembly. we will show you all of the drama _ this assembly. we will show you all of the drama and _ this assembly. we will show you all of the drama and explain _ this assembly. we will show you all of the drama and explain why - this assembly. we will show you all of the drama and explain why it is l of the drama and explain why it is still such a success. also... the deputy prime minister's political future in the balance as a prime minister is handed a report on bullying allegations involving dominic raab at the end of a five—month investigation. westminster is waiting. plenty here have been told that we would not know the outcome by now, but we

don't. the prime minister has a big decision to make. the british citizens trapped under fire in the sudanese capital khartoum as food and water run out. buildings have been obliterated and pounded continuously. hundreds of people line the streets of kent for the funeral of the entertainer paul o'grady. and coming up on bbc news: two own goals in the quarterfinal first leg. can manchester united turn their fortunes around against sevilla in the second leg of the europa league? good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the biggest and most powerful space rocket ever launched has blown up on its maiden flight. spacex's starship exploded just

minutes after lift—off from texas. there was no one on board. elon musk, the man behind it, declared the test flight a success. he is trying to develop a reusable space vehicle that will eventually be able to carry up to 100 people on interplanetary flights as well as allowing travel to anywhere in the world in one hour or less. rebecca morelle reports on the extraordinary test flight. a tense wait in the final seconds... ignition. two, one... ..as the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built gets ready to fly. we have lift—off. starship slowly pushed up into the sky. so far, so good. a few minutes into the flight, it was time for the bottom part of the rocket to separate. but starship started tumbling, and then this happened... applause. starship just experienced a rapid,

unscheduled disassembly. now, this was a development test. this is the first test flight of starship. and the goal was to gather the data, and as we said, clear the pad and get ready to go again. despite the explosion, they were still celebrating at spacex hq. elon musk, the company's ceo, set expectations low. just getting the rocket off the ground was a major milestone. he tweeted. .. "congrats, spacex team, on an exciting test launch of starship. learned a lot for the next test launch in a few months." starship has been in development for years, and the plan is for it to take people to the moon and eventually mars. it's radically different from other rockets. this is the starship launch system. it stands 120 metres tall — that's nearly 400 feet. it has two main parts. at the bottom is the superheavy booster, which has a huge number of engines — 33 of them. above this is the starship spacecraft.

this can carry cargo or crew. spacex says up to 100 people. what's unique is both components will be fully reusable. explosions at spacex aren't unusual. they say it's all part of the learning process. there's been a lot of develop and fly. design and fly. that's been costly in terms of hardware failures. spacex has said it's been extremely valuable in terms of what spacex has learned. there have been concerns about the environmental impacts of starship lunches and damage to the local fragile ecosystem. the us authorities say it passes all of their cheques. it's not yet clear exactly what went wrong, but what's certain is spacex will try again. they've got more rockets waiting that are ready to fly. rebecca morelle, bbc news.

the future of dominic raab hangs in the balance after a report on bullying allegations about him was given to the prime minister. rishi sunak has heard the findings of a senior lawyer's investigation this morning but has yet to be made publicly available. however, number 10 has said this afternoon it will not make a decision on mr raab's political future today. 0ur political editor chris mason reflects on the decisions facing mr sunak this evening. after months of investigation and weeks of speculation that the report was imminent, we learned last night that yes, it was. it was complete, it arrived on the prime minister's desk this morning. downing street have been telling us for some time that the verdict, the decision of the prime ministerfor it lies that the verdict, the decision of the prime minister for it lies with the prime minister for it lies with the prime minister to decide what to do, would come pretty quickly. but it is not coming today. so tonight, we face a huge moment ofjeopardy for the deputy prime minister. but a big moment ofjeopardy for the prime

minister, too, and hisjudgment. tonight, the prime minister is asking himself that very question. and deciding whether to sack him, after testimony like this... he would after testimony like this... he: would frequently humiliate members of his private office. for would frequently humiliate members of his private office.— of his private office. for five months. _ of his private office. for five months. a _ of his private office. for five months, a leading _ of his private office. for five months, a leading lawyer. of his private office. for five l months, a leading lawyer has of his private office. for five - months, a leading lawyer has been hearing from those who worked for him. ,, :, hearing from those who worked for him, ,, :, ., hearing from those who worked for him, ., , ,:, 4' hearing from those who worked for him. ., , ,:, ~ :, hearing from those who worked for him. ., , :, , him. some have spoken to us. i observed _ him. some have spoken to us. i observed him _ him. some have spoken to us. i observed him make _ him. some have spoken to us. i observed him make a _ him. some have spoken to us. i observed him make a member. him. some have spoken to us. i l observed him make a member of staff cry because he was not happy with their work. , cry because he was not happy with their work-— cry because he was not happy with their work. the lengthy report was handed to rishi _ their work. the lengthy report was handed to rishi sunak _ their work. the lengthy report was i handed to rishi sunak this morning, leaving him with a big judgment call. if leaving him with a big 'udgment call. :, , :, ,, ., call. if a member of his staff had delivered some _ call. if a member of his staff had delivered some work _ call. if a member of his staff had delivered some work which - call. if a member of his staff had delivered some work which he i call. if a member of his staff had | delivered some work which he did call. if a member of his staff had - delivered some work which he did not think was at the standard it should have been, he would tear it apart. what is acceptable behaviour at work? mr raab has always denied bullying. work? mr raab has always denied bull inc. . work? mr raab has always denied bull in. . ,., work? mr raab has always denied bull inc. . , ., ., bullying. dominic is a friend of mine and _ bullying. dominic is a friend of mine and i— bullying. dominic is a friend of mine and i have _ bullying. dominic is a friend of mine and i have the _ bullying. dominic is a friend of mine and i have the highest i bullying. dominic is a friend of- mine and i have the highest regard for him and his professionalism. i

know this report has been handed to the prime minister and i know the prime minister will be reading it, reflecting on it, and we will have a decision later.— reflecting on it, and we will have a decision later. now we know later it means not today. _ decision later. now we know later it means not today. inside _ decision later. now we know later it means not today. inside number i decision later. now we know later it l means not today. inside number10, i means not today. inside number 10, i am told the prime minister is carefully considering the findings of what those who have seen it described as a detailed report. before coming to judgment. plenty at westminster are astonished, having been told this morning we would know the outcome by now. what do you make of this? it the outcome by now. what do you make of this? , :, :, : , the outcome by now. what do you make of this? , :, :, . , , of this? it is a farce, it is 'ust extraordinary. i of this? it is a farce, it is 'ust extraordinary. can i of this? it is a farce, it is 'ust extraordinary. can you i of this? it is a farce, it isjust l extraordinary. can you imagine of this? it is a farce, it isjust - extraordinary. can you imagine being one of the civil servants in the ministry ofjustice today, waiting to find out the outcome of the complaints you have made against the deputy prime minister of the country, to then be told you will have to wait another day. it is 'ust a have to wait another day. it is 'ust e eemptete — have to wait another day. it is 'ust a complete farce i have to wait another day. it is 'ust a complete farce of i have to wait another day. it is 'ust a complete farce of a i have to wait another day. it is 'ust a complete farce of a system. h a complete farce of a system. dominic raab has been a cabinet minister or much of the last five years. he faced eight formal complaints about his behaviour involving at least 2a people. dozens

more gave evidence to the inquiry as witnesses. there were complaints from his time asjustice secretary, brexit secretary and foreign secretary. brexit secretary and foreign secretary-— brexit secretary and foreign secreta . :, :, , secretary. one of our viewers has e-mailed to _ secretary. one of our viewers has e-mailed to us, _ secretary. one of our viewers has e-mailed to us, is _ secretary. one of our viewers has e-mailed to us, is dominic- secretary. one of our viewers has e-mailed to us, is dominic raab i secretary. one of our viewers has| e-mailed to us, is dominic raab a e—mailed to us, is dominic raab a bully? are you with blue no. you are confident? , ., , :, ., ., confident? yes. can you imagine a situation for _ confident? yes. can you imagine a situation for any _ confident? yes. can you imagine a situation for any of _ confident? yes. can you imagine a situation for any of the _ confident? yes. can you imagine a situation for any of the officials - situation for any of the officials you have — situation for any of the officials you have worked with might have gone home _ you have worked with might have gone home at— you have worked with might have gone home at the _ you have worked with might have gone home at the end of the day and felt your behaviour was unacceptable? i hope not _ your behaviour was unacceptable? i hope not. last month bbc breakfast rishi sunak was asked how he would handle _ rishi sunak was asked how he would handle this— rishi sunak was asked how he would handle this moment... if he rishi sunak was asked how he would handle this moment. . .— handle this moment... if he has behaved badly, _ handle this moment... if he has behaved badly, would _ handle this moment... if he has behaved badly, would you - handle this moment... if he has behaved badly, would you sack| handle this moment... if he has - behaved badly, would you sack him? people canjudge me by my actions. in people canjudge me by my actions. in the _ people canjudge me by my actions. in the past— people canjudge me by my actions. in the past when there have been issues _ in the past when there have been issues like — in the past when there have been issues like this i have made sure they— issues like this i have made sure they were — issues like this i have made sure they were investigated properly. will dominic raab still be here in government much longer? he faced excruciating questions standing in for the prime minister a few weeks

ago. for the prime minister a few weeks ato. , , , ~ , for the prime minister a few weeks ato. ~, ago. the deputy prime minister knows first-hand the — ago. the deputy prime minister knows first-hand the misery _ ago. the deputy prime minister knows first-hand the misery caused - ago. the deputy prime minister knows first-hand the misery caused by - first—hand the misery caused by thugs and intimidating behaviour. creating a culture of fear and maybe even, i don't know, throwing things out so can i ask him... under his new anti—social behaviour, does he think more bullies will be brought tojustice? the think more bullies will be brought to 'ustice? , , , to justice? the deputy prime minister's — to justice? the deputy prime minister's future _ to justice? the deputy prime minister's future hangs - to justice? the deputy prime minister's future hangs in - to justice? the deputy prime| minister's future hangs in the balance tonight. as the prime minister works out what to do. chris, not today, maybe tomorrow, the prime minister is taking his time. : , . , :, , ., time. a big decision. it is a huge decision that _ time. a big decision. it is a huge decision that will _ time. a big decision. it is a huge decision that will reflect - time. a big decision. it is a huge decision that will reflect on - time. a big decision. it is a huge decision that will reflect on his l decision that will reflect on his judgment and have consequences whatever he decides to do. i am told this is a detailed report, the prime minister is known for liking to read every word rather than coming over the summary and has spent considerable time doing that. but he

is doing other government business as well. what a shift from his diary. i can tell you that dominic raab has not spoken to the prime minister today. and he has seen the full report. his friends describe him as being in relatively upbeat mood. he has always denied any allegation of bullying and will hope that he is able to demonstrate in the conclusions of this report that he has not broken the ministerial code, the rule book that will govern the decision that the prime minister has to take. so the waiting goes on, as we heard from the union leader in my report, there are civil servants in dominic raab's department, the ministry ofjustice, who have complained about his behaviour, who fear the prospect of him continuing as their political boss, your in limbo, waiting fora prime ministerial decision. so a huge test for rishi sunak. how does he decide

to act? does he remove his loyal deputy, stood by him throughout the summer leadership race, when it looked increasingly likely that mr sunak would lose to liz truss? then appointed him when he became accidentally at the prime minister in the autumn. does he lose him, causing a reshuffle at the top of government, and questions about his judgment? 0r government, and questions about his judgment? or does he retain him, putting huge questions about the staffing of the ministry ofjustice? huge questions as well potentially about the civil service and standards in the workplace and behaviour in the workplace and what people should expect to tolerate. could you see the resignation of civil servants or those demanding to be moved away from working from him? it is going to be an intriguing few days. as we await the prime minister'sjudgment.- days. as we await the prime minister'sjudgment. chris mason at westminster. _ minister'sjudgment. chris mason at westminster, thank _ minister'sjudgment. chris mason at westminster, thank you. _

in sudan, nearly a week of fighting between rival military factions has left at least 330 people dead. some civilians have fled the capital, khartoum, but others, including a number of british citizens, are trapped there and are running low on food and water. the intense fighting erupted last saturday with explosions, airstrikes and gunfire hitting densly packed neighbourhoods. the united nations has called repeatedly for a ceasefire, saying the humanitarian situation is now catastrophic. but so far those calls have been ignored. 0ur africa correpsondent, andrew harding, who's injohannesburg, has been talking to one man from cheshire who moved to sudan for work earlier this year and is now trapped. another sunrise over khartoum, but still no sign of the promised ceasefire in sudan's shell—shocked capital. across this vast country, hospitals are increasingly overwhelmed. these the victims of a power struggle between two rival armies, a war that's being waged in crowded

cities with no regard for civilian life. doctors can't even reach many of the wounded. 0ur volunteers didn't feel safe to go and to provide service apart from hospitals very close to their home area so far. but we are waiting for a situation to allow us to go there to provide service to all needy people, including wounded people. many families are trying to escape from khartoum, but the airport remains closed and there are growing reports of marauding soldiers, of looting. here, two army helicopters fly low over the river nile. these images filmed by a british businessman still trapped in the city center. the buildings have been obliterated and pounded continuously. how far away?

just metres away. yeah. and is that ongoing? because we hear talk of a ceasefire or attempts to get a humanitarian ceasefire. there is no ceasefire. it's talk, it's all talk. 0n the edges of khartoum, the occasional hint of normal life. for years, people here have been hoping and pushing for democracy. instead, two generals staged a coup, then turned on each other, and now they risk plunging a huge and unstable corner of africa into deeper turmoil. andrew harding, bbc news. there's growing pressure on the government to begin serious negotiations with junior doctors in england to try to avert any more strike action. almost 200,000 operations and appointments had to be cancelled last week during a four—day strike. now a senior conservative mp has called for ministers and unions

to take a leap of faith to try to resolve the situation. 0ur health editor hugh pym is here. is there likely to be a leap of faith? ,, ., :, , ., , faith? seen a doctor is really hope so. a faith? seen a doctor is really hope so- a group _ faith? seen a doctor is really hope so- a group of _ faith? seen a doctor is really hope so. a group of heads _ faith? seen a doctor is really hope so. a group of heads of _ faith? seen a doctor is really hope so. a group of heads of royal - so. a group of heads of royal colleges came together today to urge both sides to get to the table and if necessary bring in an independent body like a cath to broker some sort to that's because they say they were so concerned about the impact of further strikes, so concerned about the impact of furtherstrikes, if so concerned about the impact of further strikes, if they happened, one patient and the nhs. later on in the day, steve brine, a senior conservative mp who is chair of the commons health select committee, is that there is a window of opportunity for that to happen, because there is no further strike planned the bma. he said ministers and unions should take the leap of faith and get the table and start talking. so the pressure is there, but the government line remains they have no plans to bring in a third party forced up the royal college of

nursing, which plans a 48 hour strike at the end of the month, starting on april 30, has been challenged by nhs employers, who say the second day of that planned strike not covered by the law, because the mandate for the rcn after their vote runs out on may the 1st. union says it is consulting lawyers but thinks has a strong case. 0ur our top story, the world but biggest and most powerful rocket exploded minutes after liftoff its maiden voyage but it still hailed as a success by elon musk, the man behind the spacex starship. and more amazing pictures of a rare solar eclipse over western australia. coming up on bbc news: robert milkins produced one of the great world snooker championship comebacks, fighting from 7—2 down to beatjoe perry 10—9 at the crucible. that puts them through to the second round in sheffield.

it's the london marathon on sunday — the first time it has been staged in april since before the pandemic. today the environmental protest group extinction rebellion, which is staging a four—day protest in westminster near the finish line, have vowed to help the race run smoothly. britain's sir mo farah, who will be running it for the last time, has urged people not to disrupt the race and remember the broader value of the marathon. here'sjoe wilson. these are the images that say business as usual at the london marathon. it's back in its spring weekend. sir mo farah returns for his final marathon. he confirmed that today. it should be a celebration of his career. well, this month, a lot of the sports news has involved protests, the grand national delayed, world snooker championship disrupted byjust stop 0il. the marathon might offer another opportunity. well, here's the mo forrest perspective.

london marathon is huge. yeah, you get to see the elite like myself, but we're just a small portion. so with all that going on, would you say to people, please don't disrupt it? i think the key thing is just knowing what is the london marathon doing is there's people going out there running for loved ones. so for charities. for charities and making it different and making changes. the london marathon will finish here on the mall on sunday. extinction rebellion will be holding a big eventjust half a mile away. now they've promised marathon organizers they won't disrupt the race. extinction rebellion says there's a unity agreement not to disrupt involving 200 groups, including just stop 0il. their spokesperson says they'll continue to target events and wouldn't say if that included the marathon. these marathon runners deserve better than running past the houses of parliament, knowing that everything they know and love is being jeopardised by the decision of their government. you take the point though, indigo,

surely that so much money is going to be raised for such good causes during the marathon. and why would anybody seek to stop that? it's amazing that so many people are getting out on the streets in the name of so many wonderful causes, and i hope that they understand that the demands ofjust stop oil will protect all of those things that they know and value. some 45,000 will compete on sunday, raising around £60 million for charities, including causes tackling climate change. the organisers believe in the right to protest and also the right to run and the ability of both things to exist in harmony. joe wilson, bbc news, in central london. our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, is at the metropolitan police headquarters at new scotland yard. an awful lot going on in the capital this weekend for the police. yes. an awful lot going on in the capital this weekend for the police. yes, a ve bus this weekend for the police. yes, a very busy weekend _ this weekend for the police. yes, a very busy weekend for _ this weekend for the police. yes, a very busy weekend for the - this weekend for the police. yes, a very busy weekend for the police, l very busy weekend for the police, because you've got a semifinal, an fa cup semifinal on each of the two days of the weekend and then the london marathon on sunday morning, and those three things haven't come together since before the pandemic and then, on top of that, these four

days of extinction rebellion demonstrations to those supposed to be nondisruptive demonstrations. be nondisru ptive demonstrations. extinction be nondisruptive demonstrations. extinction rebellion is in theory still on a nondisruptive pause. demonstrations are designed to draw attention to their concerns about climate change and not to disrupt, and clearly that promise not to disrupt the rest will come as a huge relief to race organisers and the police, so expect you will probably see colourful demonstrations and large banners but no disruption, but that relief is not tempered by this concern thatjust stop 0il don't seem to have necessarily signed up to that promise not to disrupt and there is still a residual concern that there could be a protest that does disrupt the race byjust stop 0il, because they have promised not to. now a look at some other stories making the news today. the business group the cbi says it has handed over additional information about what it describes as a serious criminal offence to the police. the bbc understands that the "additional information" relates to a new allegation. the city of london police

are already investigating claims a woman was raped at a cbi summer party in 2019. at least 78 people have been killed in a crush at a school in yemen's rebel—held capital, sanaa, during a charity event for ramadan. reports say the guards fired shots, causing people to panic and rush for the exit. a senior detective shot by distant gunmen in northern ireland in fabric has been discharged to finish his recovery at home. john cole 12 was critically ill for some time and has been left with life changing injuries after the attack to sports centre in 0magh. thousands of disabled children and young people are at risk of losing millions of pounds of savings in their child trust funds. the bbc has learned that there could be more than 80,000 accounts, worth up to £210 million that can only be accessed through a lengthy and often costly court process. all those born between 2002 and 2011 were given

the savings account, but families with children who lack the capacity to make financial decisions have to go through the court of protection to withdraw the money. 0ur disability news correspondent, nikki fox, reports. two brothers. both have savings accounts. when thomas turns 18, he'll be able to access his money pretty much straight away. but harry won't. yay! well done! ramandeep opened a child trust fund for harry because it gave young people a starting pot of between £250 and £500, which the family topped up over time. i did the same for all three of my boys, but harry doesn't have the mental capacity to understand what he's signing for. hence, he will now not be able to access his money unless i go to court. that's the court of protection — a long legal process involving a whole load of paperwork.

but it's the only way she'll be able to access harry's £7,000 in savings. it's a very rigid process. and if you make any mistakes at any point, you have to stop and start again. itjust feels really unfair and just another obstacle being placed in front of parents and carers. these families have a lot on their plates to start with. they don't need this added complication. every year, thousands of families contact philip's law firm, often stressed and confused. the mental capacity act is brilliant. it safeguards loads of people. but in this particular case, it's not needed. these families have been managing their own money for quite some time via the dwp benefits scheme. so please, government — introduce a simplified process to enable these families to access money that they've actively saved for themselves. so this is copies of the court of protection. the original application.

it took nearly a year and cost around £1,000, but michelle now has access to the £7,500 saved in her daughter alanna's trust fund. keep going, a bit more. but with that comes a problem she wasn't expecting. michelle has now become what's known as a deputy, which means she has a lifelong legal duty to report how she spends alanna's savings and benefits. there's so much paperwork here. where do you find the time? it's difficult to have the time when you've got a child like alanna. we have very little respite. what would you say to other families that might contact you? if you can leave the money where it is, and hopefully things will change one day, i would do that. because otherwise it's a long, bureaucratic and expensive process that you'll probably wish you'd never started. wow. i'm so torn because ultimately

i want harry to have access to his money and spend it on what is important to him. the ministry ofjustice says it's simplifying the process and that court fees are now being waived on a case—by—case basis. but after a consultation process that lasted just over a year, it would not be changing any legislation. this is what harry wants to spend his savings on. so if you could do anything in the whole world for the rest of your life, it would be... bollywood? yes. yeah. it's harry's money. let him spend it. let him enjoy what he's got, just like his siblings are able to do. nikki fox, bbc news. dogs havejoined hundreds of mourners lining the streets in kent to pay their respects to the tv presenter paul 0'grady at his funeral this afternoon. the 67—year—old died

suddenly last month. the tv star was famous for his love of dogs and there was a dog guard of honour as his coffin arrived. 0ur arts correspondent, colin paterson, was there. clapping, tears and a lot of dogs. paul 0'grady�*s horse—drawn hearse making its way through the village of aldington, which he called home for more than 20 years for the his husband, andre portasio, sat at the front, holding their pet dog. through the rear window, a tribute to paul 0'grady but a much loved companion, stir, and suitably a dog had one of the best vantage points. this is betty, one of our chihuahuas. she came to us and read. she was a favourite pool. majorjust relax. she was a favourite pool. ma'or 'ust relax. :, �* , ., , she was a favourite pool. ma'or 'ust relax. :, h. , , she was a favourite pool. ma'or 'ust relax. :, , , :, :, relax. paul o'grady became one of the most famous _ relax. paul o'grady became one of the most famous supporters - relax. paul o'grady became one of the most famous supporters of- the most famous supporters of battersea dogs and cats comb and

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people have flocked to remote parts of australia to watch a rare type of solar eclipse. it's called a hybrid eclipse. this was the sky in exmouth in western australia, which turned dark for about 60 seconds as the moon passed in front of the sun at 11:30am. but, depending on where people stood, others saw an annular eclipse, with this ring of fire around the blacked—out area. people had travelled from all across the world to see the hybrid eclipse, which only happens a handful of times every century. time for a look at the weather. here's louise lear. i think we know what the weather is like in westminster, having seen chris mason getting wet. he didn't ring me and ask if you need his polyp stop for most of us, today has seen blue sky and sunshine, absolutely glorious, but again its been the far north—west with the lion's share of the sunshine and probably the one. look at this lovely picture of the highlands earlier. the cloud arrives

later this afternoon is mostly across eastern england and south—east england. you can see how widespread the sunshine has been today the dip that cloud is producing some rain, some heavier bursts, but it will stop to wycombe for a time, then returning through the night. quite a lot of cloud will impact the feel of the weather first thing tomorrow morning. clearer skies continuing further at north and east and there will be a touch of frost in grampian scotland, perhaps miners through the wet in eastern england. two areas of brain first thing, one in east anglia, east midlands, into wales, and another push across the channel and following on behind some sharp showers through the rest of the day. driven along once again by that brisk easterly wind. that will have an impact on the feel of the weather on exposed coasts. again, the best of the sunshine particularly through scotland and northern ireland. temperatures ten to 12 along the east coast, 16 or 17 perhaps further

north and west. as we move out on friday it was saturday, it starts to get messier. this weather front could have an impact in the south—west, and this weather front will bring more cloud in northern ireland, northern england and gradually into southern scotland, with outbreaks of rain. we will see some shower experts of rain in the south—west and perhaps the channel coast. sandwiched in between the two, a lot of cloud but some sunny spells. the best of the sun try again in scotland, but a noticeably fresher field saturday, again in scotland, but a noticeably fresherfield saturday, and that starts the trent for something that could end up a shock to the system flip sunday and monday, below average temperatures, rain returned and it feels disappointingly for the end of april. thanks, louise. and that's bbc news at six on thursday 20th april. you can keep up with all the latest developments on the bbc website. the news continues here on bbc one, as now it's time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the