at six, britain's most senior police officer defends the arrests of six anti—monarchy protestors at the coronation on saturday under controversial new legislation. sir mark rowley says the force had reliable intelligence that demonstrators planned to disrupt the coronation procession on saturday. one said he should not be held. the idea that one said he should not be held. lie: idea that people one said he should not be held. tue: idea that people are suffering discomfort to ensure the greater good, despite the action of no illegality, i don't want this precedent set. also on the programme... president putin tells russians they're in a battle for their existence at the annual victory parade in moscow.

the actor stephen tompkinson tells a court it would be "career suicide" for him to assault someone as he denies inflicting grievous bodily harm. # instead i wrote a song... and they're off — heading to liverpool for the first eurovision semifinal tonight before saturday's big showdown. and coming up in bbc news. manchester city fans are building up to their champions league semifinal with real madrid in spain. it is a repeat of last year when the spanish side put them out. good evening. the head of the metropolitan police has insisted they had "serious and reliable intelligence" that protesters had planned to disrupt the coronation on saturday. sir mark rowley says they had intelligence that rape alarms and loud hailers were going to be used which would have frightened

horses during the procession. he spoke out to defend officers who arrested and detained six anti—monarchy demonstrators, the first arrests to be made under the sweeping public order act. but scotland yard now says they'll face no charges. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. this was the moment on saturday when we found a matt turnbull, an organiserfor we found a matt turnbull, an organiser for the anti—monarchy group, republic, underarrest by police four hours before the coronation. officers thought luggage straps found in their vans might be used for locking themselves on in a disruptive protest. the police now accept they can't prove that, and although matt turnbull was detained for16 although matt turnbull was detained for 16 hours, although matt turnbull was detained for16 hours, he although matt turnbull was detained for 16 hours, he and five others have now been released without charge. i last saw matt turnbull in handcuffs on saturday. today he told me he was shocked to have spent many hours in a police cell for something he never intended to do. ht is hours in a police cell for something he never intended to do.— he never intended to do. it is a concern in _ he never intended to do. it is a concern in time _ he never intended to do. it is a concern in time for _ he never intended to do. it is a concern in time for everyone i he never intended to do. it is a| concern in time for everyone for he never intended to do. it is a - concern in time for everyone for the police to be able to tell you that you may be allowed to commit a crime when there is no evidence of that. that is something people should be

concerned about no matter where they fall on the political spectrum. tn concerned about no matter where they fall on the political spectrum. nm £4 fall on the political spectrum. in a statement the _ fall on the political spectrum. in a statement the metropolitan police commissioner defended his officers perform actions saying, while it was unfortunate that the six people affected by this were unable to join the hundreds of peaceful protesters i support the officers' actions in this unique, fast—moving operational context. a noisy protest at go—ahead near the coronation procession without the organisers. police had effectively prevented them from taking part, using a new law that came into force on wednesday. saturday was the very first time please use this new law relating to making it a criminal offence to go equipped for looking on, and the way it was used met a group of peaceful protesters were unable to attend the demonstration that was very

chris mason is at westminster. any

chance that what happens next? there is a debate in the commons about it this afternoon. the government remaining committed to this new ad, plenty of opposition mps saying it is a draconian and unduly disruptive law on those who want to protest. the home affairs select committee, which is a cross—party committee, it is going to meet tomorrow. its labour

chair is hoping to persuade fellow committee members to invite in the police, protesters and lawyers in round about a week's time to discuss this further. round about a week's time to discuss this further-— the old bailey heard 17—year—old marcus walker stabbed someone repeatedly in the chest with a machete in croydon. he is the first juvenile offender to have a sentencing televised. this is marcus walker, holding the machete he used to murderjermaine cole, stabbing him seven times. the 14—year—old tried to avoid the blows by rolling around on the pavement, but he couldn't escape. he later died in hospital. today his killer was jailed for 19 years. at 17 he is the firstjuvenile to have his sentencing televised. this is yet

another case — sentencing televised. this is yet another case involving - sentencing televised. this is yet another case involving the - sentencing televised. this is yet - another case involving the senseless murder of a young teenager, committed for reasons that no mature aduu committed for reasons that no mature adult can fathom. jermaine coles was only 1a when you killed him. he was the youngest victim of fatal knife crime in london in 2021.- crime in london in 2021. outside court, jermaine's _ crime in london in 2021. outside court, jermaine's father - crime in london in 2021. outside court, jermaine's father said - crime in london in 2021. outside court, jermaine's father said the | court, jermaine's father said the sentence was not long enough. this bo killed sentence was not long enough. this boy killed my _ sentence was not long enough. this boy killed my son and he has got 19 years— boy killed my son and he has got 19 years and _ boy killed my son and he has got 19 years and after a couple of years he will he _ years and after a couple of years he will be out — years and after a couple of years he will be out-— will be out. walker's sentencing today also _ will be out. walker's sentencing today also included _ will be out. walker's sentencing today also included an - will be out. walker's sentencing today also included an incident l will be out. walker's sentencing l today also included an incident of gbh with intent, carried out on another inmate while at hmp feltham injuly last year. he now another inmate while at hmp feltham in july last year. he now faces the injuly last year. he now faces the beginning of his adult life in prison whilejermaine's family prison while jermaine's family continue prison whilejermaine's family continue to grieve the prison while jermaine's family continue to grieve the loss of their youngest son.

vladimir putin has told moscow's victory day parade that the world is at a turning point with a "real war" being waged against russia. the annual celebrations held to mark the defeat of hitler's forces were scaled back because of the conflict in ukraine. president putin said his forces were fighting against a "cult of nazis" who wanted to destroy his country. our russia editor, steve rosenberg, reports. cheering. it is the day russia likes to project power and invincibility. despite security concerns, the annual victory day parade went ahead on red square to commemorate the defeat of nazi germany. but the war in ukraine made this feel a very different 9th of may.

the 80—year—old t34, the only tank on display here. modern tanks are normally a feature of the victory day parade, not this year. there was no military fly—past, it was cancelled. and there were fewer soldiers here than normal.

today in court he described how the drunken behaviour of the man he's accused of assaulting was "disgraceful", saying he was concerned he and his friend posed a danger to themselves. he told newcastle crown court that on the morning of the 31st of may 2021, he had heard laughing and groaning in the street outside his home in whitley bay and saw two men repeatedly drinking from a bottle and falling to the ground. one of those men was karl poole, who mr tompkinson is accused of inflicting grievous bodily harm on. it is alleged the actor punched him, causing him to fall and hit his head, fracturing his skull and leaving him with a brain injury. mr tompkinson denies the charge. mr tompkinson told the court that when he first approached the man, the atmosphere had beenjovial, but when he told them he had called the police, it changed and became frightening.

he said he put his hand out to stop mr poole approaching him and the impact would not have caused a sober man to fall over. he also said he wouldn't have been able to throw a punch with his other hand because he was holding his phone. mr tompkinson, who starred in tv shows like ballykissangel, also told the court that he had not been able to take on any acting work since he had been charged with gbh, and that assaulting a member of the public would be "career suicide". the case continues. alison freeman, bbc news, newcastle crown court. pakistan's former prime minister imran khan has been arrested by the military outside the high court in islamabad. he was detained as he arrived at court to face corruption charges. his arrest has caused many demonstrations. pakistan has faced months of political and economic turmoil, during which time imran khan's

relationship with the powerful military has deteriorated. our pakistan correspondent caroline davies reports. this was the moment imran khan was arrested. awaiting trial paramilitary troops shattered glass. batons, camera phones and confusion. march to a waiting car in a sea of riot police after two failed attempt to arrest the prime minister, the authorities were taking no chances. the government says the arrest was in line with the law and on the grounds of corruption. the anger was already palpable in some parts of the country. this is one of the main roads out of islamabad and is islamabad. the protesters here have come out in their hundreds to show how angry they are at the arrest of imran khan. today's arrest left some without hope for pakistan's political system. h without hope for pakistan's political system.— without hope for pakistan's political system. without hope for pakistan's oliticals stem. ., �* ~ ., political system. i don't know, let there be anarchy, _ political system. i don't know, let there be anarchy, let _ political system. i don't know, let there be anarchy, let there - political system. i don't know, let there be anarchy, let there be - there be anarchy, let there be chaos, if there is no imran khan,

there is nothing left in pakistan. other protests were directed that one group, pakistan's powerful military. imran khan has repeatedly criticised its leadership. in lahore they broke into the city was my highest official residence. in rawalpindi they broached the case of the military headquarters. pakistan has not seen such open attacks on its military in decades. imran khan's party tonight said they would challenge the arrest in court and try to distance themselves from any act of violence, but they intend protests to continue. pakistan is due to hold a national election this year. the country is already caught in a deeply divisive, political power struggle. caroline davies, in a deeply divisive, political powerstruggle. caroline davies, bbc news, islamabad. people in england will be able to receive prescriptions from pharmacies. chemists will also be able to offer blood pressure checks and oral contraception as already

happens in scotland and wales. but doctors' leaders say services are stretched because there are not enough gps. you could be waiting weeks and weeks and weeks just for an appointment. it's quite disheartening, really. it is, it's disappointing i think, is the word. i it's our nhs, that's- supposed to be so good. portsmouth, one of the worst places to get a gp appointment. here, the number of patients for each doctor is the second highest in england and like many areas, services are on their knees. it feels like a tsunami of need that's coming through to us and it feels quite demoralising, that we are not managing to meet that need. the government in england is planning to spend £645 million to allow pharmacists to prescribe medicines for conditions such as shingles and sore throats.

the patients will be able to self refer for physiotherapy and some surgeries will be offered new phone systems with receptionists trained to direct calls to a range of services including physios and nurses. it's about primary care, expanding access to services that people can get from their pharmacy but also investing in general practices and surgeries to and the 8am scramble. the new measures are expected to free up 15 million gp appointments over the next two years, that's just 2% of the total. in terms of the extra work for pharmacists, here in birmingham they say they're under too much pressure already. just ring around the pharmacies and check if they've got any. pharmacies have undergone severe funding cuts since 2016. many pharmacists are running at a loss, dispensing at a loss and they're actually running on bare—bones skeletons at the moment. we are on our knees as a sector. so the concern we have, and we are cautiously optimistic about the service but the concern we have is delivering the service successfully. in portsmouth and the surrounding areas here, they say they are short of gps by around 50%.

back in 2016 and 2019 in england, the government set targets to increase gp numbers. it's notjust on track to miss those two targets — gp numbers have actually fallen even further. i would like the government to be honest with the public and have an honest conversation with them around what they can really expect from a gp service where we have now so few gps. and doctors are warning about the impact on the patients. driving up access comes at a cost and the cost is you affect the quality of care and that ultimately affects their life expectancy and their health. but government plans for more gps are still unclear. its long—awaited workforce strategy is not expected for another few months. sophie hutchinson, bbc news. our top story this evening...

britain's most senior police officer defends the arrests of six anti—monarchy protesters at the coronation on saturday who are held on a controversial new legislation. coming up —100% mortgage offers for renters trying to buy their own home. and on bbc london: coming up on bbc news. the man who supplied performance—enhancing drugs to banned athlete, blessing okagbare, faces ten years in prison. eric lira pleaded guilty and will be the first defendant to be charged under a new us law. fighting in the deserts of libya and egypt, tunisia, morocco and algeria went on for nearly three years. it was a turning point in the second world war which made the invasion of southern europe possible. our special correspondent, allan little, has met one former soldier, aged 103, who was a veteran of the campaign.

are you in this? yes, yes. that's you there? yes. peter royle was a captain in the royal artillery. 80 years on, he watches this younger version of himself at the victory parade after the capture of tunis. peter's role as a forward spotter in that campaign had put him on the front line of the advance on german defences. you were shot at, shelled, bombed, mortared, everything, and you got that dreadful feeling, of sickness in your tummy. "oh god, it is going to be the last time." i was lucky. victory in the desert turned the course of the war. it prepared the way for the liberation of southern europe. when you have a shell bursting three feet away from you, about where you are now, you don't expect to live. it happened to me in my first battle

and i should have been killed then. i think i should have been killed five or six times. i don't think i should be talking to you now. peter was from a well—off family and had planned to become a country solicitor. but combat brought him into close friendships across pre—war class divides, and especially with the four men he fought alongside, month after month. they were working class men, you had a bond with those four. it couldn't be taken away from you. you and the other four had gone to the brink of death and come back. peter had already fought in france — he was at dunkirk — and after north africa, he fought again in italy. awful, isn't it? i mean, i've killed... i've killed my fellow man. i'm not proud of that. it is awful. but war is awful.

terrible. in italy, he was injured for a second time. from his hospital bed, he sent a telegram to his parents. i said, "wounded. bullets, left arm, left leg. not serious, should survive." i thought that might amuse them. it did. that's great. thank you very much. righto. any more? no, that's it. that's it. good. well, thank you very much indeed. no — thank you. thank you. he sadly died after he did that interview. he was 103 years old. the information commissioner's office says it will not take any action against lancashire police over the force's decision to disclose sensitive information

about nicola bulley after she went missing in st michael's on wyre injanuary. ms bulley, who was 45 years old, was found dead more than three weeks later. people renting accomodation who don't have savings but want to get on the property ladder are being offered zero—deposit mortgages. the skipton building society's new so—called track record mortgage is for people who have a strong history of paying their rent but have been unable to put money aside. our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith explains. at 31, nikki has a town centre flat and like so many people she's had to cover a rent increase over the last few months. i don't really know anyone who owns a house or is even thinking about owning a house. they're all renting. most of her wages now go straight to the landlord. in terms of savings, don't really have any, to be honest. everything is going back into living life.

plenty of her colleagues at this event tech company are in same boat. once i've paid my rent i was left withjust over £300, which is, you know, quite a small amount of money to stretch for four weeks until the next payslip. that was to live on? yep. renters are facing an unprecedented squeeze at the moment. the amount of private tenants pay in rent in the uk has increased by almost 5% over the last year. with renters forking out on average £1,126 a month in payments. but to buy a first home, an average deposit was £62,470 last year, which is up 8% over 12 months. over the last decade or so the help to buy scheme has been a key way of people getting a foot onto the housing ladder. that scheme is now closed so the government are under pressure to do something else, as well as ensure there are enough affordable homes coming onto the market in the first place.

basing a mortgage on the level of rent payments won't help everyone. the scheme works better in lower value housing markets because in high value housing markets, particularly in the south of england, rents are much, much higher, which means... and your debt will be bigger. john's worried in case house prices fall in the years ahead. i'm excited by the idea but it's something which i want to look into a bit more to be able to feel comfortable that it's a good idea rather than potentially exposing us to a lot more risk. zero—deposit mortgages bring back memories of problems at the heart of the 2008 financial crash. this is about being really responsible with lending. and so we wanted to really support those people that have got proven capability of running a household, paying associated bills, paying the equivalent mortgage payment. the interest rate is higher than the average five year fixed right now but it's a new option for many renters who feel that home

ownership is an impossibility. coletta smith, bbc news, in knowsley. manchester city will face real madrid in the champions league tonight in the first leg of the semifinal. city have not yet won the champions league competition, though they did make it to the final two years ago. our sports correspondent natalie pirks reports from madrid. to madrid once more, where last year, city were seconds from semifinal glory. 1—0, manchester city lead. they are on their way to the final. but real reigned supreme in the champions league, and in the dying minutes, they had caused footballing chaos. carvalhal with the cross, it's a good one... oh, it's in! and real madrid lead by two goals to one. they went on to win the trophy for a record 14th time. singing this time, city fans feel different. tonight is about

redemption, not revenge. what's happened in the past is in the past, we are not here for revenge. it's just now an opportunity... as much we are here, one day we will get it. one day we will reach the final and we will win it. city's players talk about a hunger and ambition in this competition, but could that also be described as an obsession? for all theirfortune and all their success, this is the one trophy that has eluded them so far. absolutely, for the club and the owners and for the team and for pep, we would love to win this trophy, i think. the run that we are on, the confidence that we've got, i think we'll do it, i think we'll be in istanbul. erling haaland is on fire and city are still fighting on three fronts. make theirs a treble! natalie pirks, bbc news, madrid. after months of planning, the first semifinal of the eurovision song contest will take place tonight. 15 countries will compete for ten places

in saturday night's grand final. our arts correspondent david sillito took the train up to liverpool earlier today, joining fans descending on the city. he sent this report. this is the 11113 eurovision special. welcome to the 11113 from london euston to liverpool lime street — and this is the quiet carriage. and this one... cheering if glitter, flags and nonstop finnish techno isn't your thing, be grateful you didn't book a seat in coaches d and e today. what's going on, here? only the biggest train eurovision party ever! this means something to you, this?

very much so. as soon as i heard they were going to be organising a eurovision train, i did everything i could to be put on this train. for british fans, it's been 25 years since they have had a chance to party eurovision style in the uk. and they were making the most of it. 1998 birmingham, too young for harrogate, this is another 25 years, iwill— harrogate, this is another 25 years, i will he _ harrogate, this is another 25 years, i will he 72! — harrogate, this is another 25 years, i will be 72! this is my year. are ou on i will be 72! this is my year. are you on the _ i will be 72! this is my year. are you on the right _ i will be 72! this is my year. fife: you on the right train, do you think? , , , ., ., think? yes, this is the one for the football, isn't _ think? yes, this is the one for the football, isn't it? _ think? yes, this is the one for the football, isn't it? eurovision - think? yes, this is the one for the football, isn't it? eurovision is - football, isn't it? eurovision is the best festival _ football, isn't it? eurovision is the best festival ever. - football, isn't it? eurovision is the best festival ever. music l football, isn't it? eurovision is - the best festival ever. music from across_ the best festival ever. music from across europe, so much fun, so many great _ across europe, so much fun, so many great songs — across europe, so much fun, so many great songs i— across europe, so much fun, so many great songs. i absolutely love it.

are you — great songs. i absolutely love it. are you enjoying yourself? i am are you en'oying yourself? i am havin: are you enjoying yourself? i am having such _ are you enjoying yourself? i am having such an _ are you enjoying yourself? i am having such an amazing - are you enjoying yourself? t —.n having such an amazing time. if anything i'm worried i'm peaking too soon. how often do we get this not often. i'mjust soon. how often do we get this not often. i'm just as happy running. that is a good point. the warnings of impending industrial action haven't the courage to arrive early. —— met the carriage had to arrive. but what on arrival it was. the party has well and truly started. time for a look at the weather. here's susan powell. from the glorious brightness of eurovision to this. yes, it is the severn bridge about an hour or so ago. the cloud is down, the rain is hammering and for many this afternoon has looked a bit like it is turning into light, thunderstorms have brewed across england and wales. in monmouthshire nearly 30

millimetres in the space ofjust one hour. forwales, millimetres in the space ofjust one hour. for wales, there are in no but across the whole of southern england into the midlands and east anglia they will rumble on this evening. if you're heading out onto the roads, bearin you're heading out onto the roads, bear in mind they can drop a lot of rain ina bear in mind they can drop a lot of rain in a short space of time. that warning ends at around 10pm and we will be left with a showers. another band of rain approaching the north—west later on. showers to go into early wednesday, western scotland, northern ireland. as the day plays out very much like today, out comes the sun had up go the temperatures. opcode the thunder clouds and down welcome the rain in many areas. it should peel fairly warm, quite humid, highs of 18. the storms if anything more focused on eastern areas. thursday, the low pressure that is driving the whole thing sinks further south across the uk, turning quite flabby, that means not very much wind to drive the showers around so somewhere as well

seed showers linger for quite a long time so we could see