live from london, this is bbc news. pakistan's former leader is back home after being freed on bail. he's due in court on monday to face allegations of corruption. a new migration policy is in operation along the southern border of the united states following the expiry of title a2. officials say so far they haven't seen a "substantial increase" in crossings. we speak to the swiss villagers given 2a hours to leave after heavy rain threatens to bring tonnes of rocks crashing down on their homes. and the fans are out in liverpool as excitement builds over the eurovision song contest final.

hello, i'm gareth barlow. thank you so much forjoining us. pakistan's former prime minister imran khan has been welcomed by cheering supporters as he arrived back in his home city of lahore after the high court granted him bail. his arrest over corruption allegations sparked violent protests. our pakistan correspondent caroline davies sent this update. "defiant" probably sums up imran khan's attitude today. when he arrived at court, he was met by some of his supporters who were chanting slogans. also, there were journalists and his lawyers there too and, of course, the paramilitaries were there to protect him in riot kit, as well as police officers. now, this was quite an unruly crowd as it made its way through the court complex, occasionally even knocking people off their feet. when he arrived in court, he then, during the times that the court was not in session, allowed journalists to come have a conversation with him. so, i was speaking to him and

asked him whether he condoned the behaviour that we've seen in the course of the last few days — the violence that we have seen in some parts of pakistan. now, he said that he had always promoted peaceful protest but that he could not be held responsible for what had happened during the course of the last few days because he was in police custody. now, that is not the view that is taken by the pakistan government here, who do put this chaos that's happened in the last few days, they put that down to mr khan's responsibility. now, this evening, mr khan is on his way back home to lahore. we're expecting to see him appear in court again on monday when his bail runs out, but i think one of the most significant things is the fact that imran khan has politically survived the course of this week and there were points during the course of this week where it wasn't certain what would happen to the pti, his political party, that movement, how that was going to be affected by mr khan being in police custody. but the fact that he has come through to this weekend

is being celebrated by his supporters and will presumably make mr khan feel even stronger. caroline davies. mexico says it will limit the number of deportees it accepts from the united states after the us brought in new rules for migrants trying to cross its southern border. a law known as title 42, introduced during the pandemic, expired on friday. american officials said on friday they "did not see "a substantial increase" in migrant crossings but many have pointed out that this is only the start of a new reality at the border, not the end. mexico's government is trying to deter migrants from making the treacherous journey and has ordered the closure of more than 30 temporary processing centres for migrants. our north america correspondent sophie long sent this update from the texas border city of el paso. we have not yet got any

official numbers but homeland security say they have not seen the surge of people that was anticipated and that's been reflected on the streets of el paso, i am on the streets of downtown el paso near a church, where many have congregated over the months, and usually many migrants will be sleeping here on the streets but as you can see it's relatively quiet. the mayor of el paso have said the transition from one set of restrictions to the next so far gone smoothly but he urged caution, and said many of the people who have crossed since the change will still be in processing centres and detention centres. but the fact remains there are still tens of thousands of people on the mexican side of the border waiting to come through. the biden administration's new rules are aimed to encourage people to come here lawfully. if they don't do that, if they come here not through a legitimate route, it would be assumed that they don't have a proper case to seek asylum here, but they are calling a credible case. if it is found

they don't, they will not only be deported but they will be banned from re—entering the united states for a minimum of five years and that is part of the rules that is already the subject of challenges in the courts here.— our correspondent will grant is covering this story from mexico city. he's been discussing the regional reaction to this policy change. i think ithinka i think a lot of governments are going to be hesitant to sort of take on the biden administration by outwardly criticising their immigration policy at this stage, and it is, of course, just the first few hours or the first few days that we are moving into after title 42 has been lifted and the new biden administration version of title eight will replace it but we've seen almost unit —— almost universal condemnation from ngos, large international ones like save the children through to much smaller organisations that deal with for example haitian or venezuelan migrants or here in

mexico. all of them seem to be saying the same thing, that the new rules system under the biden administration simply denies them there inherent right to be able to apply for asylum at, as they enter or in one is in the united states and it is, of course, very difficult, and the migrants are finding it very difficult to use the new technique which is an app called cbp one which often does not work and leave them basically stuck, basically unable to do the things that the biden administration says they must do, otherwise they will not be allowed to come in or stay and they will be banned from entering for five years —— cbp one. live now to the immigration policy reporter at the los angeles times, hamed aleaziz. thank you so much forjoining us here. thank you so much for “oining us here. ., �* , ,, ., ~ us here. you've been speaking to officials _ us here. you've been speaking to officials in _ us here. you've been speaking to officials in the _ us here. you've been speaking to officials in the us. - us here. you've been speaking to officials in the us. what - to officials in the us. what have they been saying about the last few hours and the number of migrants crossing the southern border? figs of migrants crossing the southern border? �* ,

southern border? as the report exlained southern border? as the report explained earlier, _ southern border? as the report explained earlier, as _ southern border? as the report explained earlier, as of - southern border? as the report explained earlier, as of early i explained earlier, as of early friday morning, they have not seen the mass a massive influx orany seen the mass a massive influx or any type of significant increase in migration across the border as some had feared and had been anxious about. we've been talking lots about title 42, the laws that were brought in during the trump administration during the coronavirus and me, it's been replaced by title eight under the biden administration so it was about the differences with these two laws and what migrants were now trying to cross into the us are facing. the biggest difference is that under title 42, migrants could cross repeatedly and not be penalised. in addition, migrants did not really have access to the asylum system. under title eight, migrants can have some form of access to the asylum system but as the report explained earlier bear a new rules limiting that and is well

if they tried to cross after being deported, there is a re—entry ban of five years and if they do try to cross, there could be criminal prosecution. talking about criminal prosecution and legal avenues here, both sides of the political debate in the us are targeting title eight and also title 42. targeting title eight and also title a2. there are legal challenges facing the biden illustration. what is the situation?— illustration. what is the situation? �* . , situation? the aclu, which sued the trump _ situation? the aclu, which sued the trump administration - situation? the aclu, which sued the trump administration little | the trump administration little italy over its immigration policy sued biden last night and said his new policy limiting asylum at the border was unlawful and really had followed the steps of the trump administration set before on limiting asylum as well and on the other side in florida the attorney general successfully blocked a biden administration effort to release migrants from border custody without court notices but telling them to checkin notices but telling them to check in with immigration officers. this was a key way

for them to relieve overcrowding in border custody which has seen thousands upon thousands enter in recent days and weeks. thousands enter in recent days and week-— and weeks. just briefly, give us a sense — and weeks. just briefly, give us a sense of— and weeks. just briefly, give us a sense of context. - and weeks. just briefly, give | us a sense of context. you've been following the story for years now. how does 2022—23 compared to previous years? it is much higher. you are seeing record encounters and a lot of this, there are theories obviously, there has been governments that have been in difficult situations like venezuela, is a spirit a lot of the migration. cuba. right now the migration. cuba. right now the biden administration is dealing with immigration not only from countries like mexico and central america that we have historically seen levels of that other countries like venezuela, haiti, cuba, nicaragua, and this is an incredibly difficult situation for this administration, you're seeing 9000, 10,000 encounters every day. it’s

seeing 9000, 10,000 encounters eve da. 3 . seeing 9000, 10,000 encounters eve da. �*, ., ., seeing 9000, 10,000 encounters eve da. ., every day. it's a tough spot. joinin: every day. it's a tough spot. joining us — every day. it's a tough spot. joining us from _ every day. it's a tough spot. joining us from santa - every day. it's a tough spot. joining us from santa rosa i every day. it's a tough spot. | joining us from santa rosa in california, hamed aleaziz, thank you so much. let's go to the frontline in ukraine, where the military said it has recaptured some ground in bakhmut. kyiv said its forces advanced two kilometres in a week a rare —— in a week of rare advance after months of heavy fighting. earlier, russia's defence ministry said russian troops in one bakhmut area had changed their position for strategic reasons, but russia's wagner mercenary group disputed that claim. our ukraine correspondent hugo bachega has more. if any production, the leader of the weideman group who have been leading the russian efforts to seize bakhmut described the situation as a rout and said that russian forces had abandoned positions in large numbers. we haven't had independent confirmation of the latest developments and is not clear if these ukrainian

attacks are part of a larger campaign —— yevgeny prigozhin. we know ukrainian is a preparing a counteroffensive to take back territory that is now under occupation and earlier this week president zelensky told me that the ukrainians still needed more time before they could launch this counteroffensive. let's get some of the day's other news now. thousands of people have blocked a major road in the serbian capital belgrade as part of a demonstration against two mass shootings last week. they've called for the resignation of two government ministers and they also want two television stations to lose their licences, saying their output encouraged a culture of violence. 17 people died in the shootings. the candidates in turkey's presidential election have been appealing to voters in the final hours before sunday's vote. current president recep tayyip erdogan has been in charge of the country for more than 20 years but faces opposition from a political alliance, headed by kemal kilicdaroglu. the election hinges upon key issues such as immigration and economic policy.

thousands of people in bangladesh are moving to higher ground ahead of the arrival of cyclone mocha. the storm is predicted to make landfall on sunday near the bangladesh—myanmar border. it's expected to bring winds of up to 200km/h and a storm surge of at least 2 metres in coastal areas. us regulators have demanded that a parts supplier recall 67 million car air bag inflators. they're concerned they might explode and even project shrapnel. the supplier, arc automotive, has refused, paving the way for a court battle. a large proportion of the almost 300 million cars registered in the united states would be affected by a recall. there's been more fighting in sudan, despite the country's rival military factions signing a "humanitarian" deal, aimed at protecting civilians. fighter aircraft have again been in action over the capital khartoum with reports of loud explosions. our correspondent barbara plett

usher has the latest. for nearly a month, sudan's warring generals have been battling for control of khartoum. a brutal power struggle between the army and paramilitary troops. both of them think they can win, but the conflict has trapped civilians in desperate conditions. you're in constant worry that you be laying in bed and a bomb will fall into you and break your building or bomb your house. so, every time you hear an aeroplane, every time you hear a bomb, you'll be on edge on your toes. —— you hear a bomb, you'll be on edge, on your toes. despite a week of intense talks, the two sides are still far apart, but they have reached an agreement. they promised to protect civilians and allow delivery of aid. now, they have to secure a truce so that can actually happen. they can't even look at each other. in the streets of khartoum, it's a battle for survival. there's a constant hunt

for dwindling supplies. this is one of the few shops still open. the dead are piling up. the fighting's forced some to dig graves in their gardens. the red cross has been able to collect a few bodies. a truce would allow more to be buried. that's something this lady is thinking about. her grandparents got stuck in the heat of the fighting. her grandfather, a british citizen, was shot, leaving her disabled grandmother alone at home. weeks of frantic phone calls failed to get help. three days ago, she heard she was dead. it's quite painful to think that she was alone with no electricity in the midst of — it's really hot in sudan right now, in the midst of a heatwave. bombs — waking up to bombs, sounds of ammunition. the british embassy was across the road but she says they didn't

respond to her pleas, and the evacuation point was at an airfield her grandparents couldn't reach. if the british embassy is able to bring in cars, evacuate their staff that are stuck inside, surely they can drop off water at least. or surely, they can come pick up — it's literallyjust picking up one of your citizens. the fighting still hasn't stopped and at night, power cuts blanket the capital with blackness. unless this deal is serious, things will get worse quite quickly. barbara plett usher, bbc news, nairobi. pope francis has called on italian politicians to create the right conditions to reverse the country's declining birth—rate. he's warned that pets were replacing children in many households. our rome correspondent sofia bettiza has the details. the pope said that the declining birthrate in italy signals a lack of hope in the future. italy has one of the

lowest fertility rates in the european union. last year births dropped below a00,000, a new low. pope francis also warned about the fact that new low. pope francis also warned about the fact that many households in italy are replacing children with pats and he told the story of how two weeks ago a woman asked him to bless her baby and opened her bag, but it wasn't a baby but a small dog. the pope said he lost his patience and told her. he said there are many children who are struggling and hungry. this is not the first time that pope francis criticises people who choose to have pets instead of babies. he said that the whole thing is very selfish. of course, the issue of falling birth rates is not a problem just in italy. it is happening injapan, south korea, puerto rico and lots of other countries. but a shrinking population in italy is a major concern here at the

moment. the country could lose a fifth of its population by 2050. this is often dubbed the" country of empty cribs". even along meese —— even elon musk tweeted about this last month, saying italy is disappearing. after months of preparation and build up, liverpool will host the final of the eurovision song contest tonight. more than 100 million people across the continent are expected to watch. sweden and finland are among the favourites to win. our media and arts correspondent david sillito has been soaking up the atmosphere ahead of the long—awaited grand finale. liverpool has become a carnival. i've eurovision. everywhere you look there is a reminder ofjust what has arrived. the city is awash with glitter and there is only one word for it — rampe. just look

at the queue for the eurovision village. and this isjust the buildup. the main event is going to be even busier and among it all today was one very excited fan, josh.— excited fan, josh. well. well, well, excited fan, josh. well. well, well. well- — excited fan, josh. well. well, well, well. are _ excited fan, josh. well. well, well, well. are we _ excited fan, josh. well. well, well, well. are we going - excited fan, josh. well. well, well, well. are we going in i well, well. are we going in there? oh my god.- well, well. are we going in there? oh my god. when tickets went on sale _ there? oh my god. when tickets went on sale in _ there? oh my god. when tickets went on sale in march _ there? oh my god. when tickets went on sale in march we - there? oh my god. when tickets went on sale in march we were l went on sale in march we were with him when he thought he had managed to get into the final. i have the vip package! oh my god, i'm going to have a heart attack. �* . , . , attack. and was crushed when it didn't no attack. and was crushed when it didn't go through. _ attack. and was crushed when it didn't go through. tickets - attack. and was crushed when it didn't go through. tickets for i didn't go through. tickets for the grand _ didn't go through. tickets for the grand final _ didn't go through. tickets for the grand final sold - didn't go through. tickets for the grand final sold out - didn't go through. tickets for the grand final sold out it - the grand final sold out it says. what can you do? but perseverance _ says. what can you do? but perseverance pays - says. what can you do? but perseverance pays off. something might happen. he and his mother finally _ something might happen. he and his mother finally got _ something might happen. he and his mother finally got tickets. - his mother finally got tickets. it was a bad day for you, wasn't it?— wasn't it? yes, i was devastated, - wasn't it? yes, i was devastated, but - wasn't it? yes, i was devastated, but i'ml wasn't it? yes, i was. devastated, but i'm now wasn't it? yes, i was- devastated, but i'm now going to the final. twice. twice. tries? to make the vip in the

morning, hospitality, to the preview, then the live final in evening. perseverance! it is what dreams _ evening. perseverance! it is what dreams are _ evening. perseverance! it is what dreams are made - evening. perseverance! it 3 what dreams are made of. evening. perseverance! it is. what dreams are made of. the performers — what dreams are made of. the performers have _ what dreams are made of. the performers have also been out and about. here, finland. did you have to be convinced to wear this? i you have to be convinced to wear this?— you have to be convinced to wear this? i love to the first time i wear this? i love to the first time i saw _ wear this? i love to the first time i saw it. _ wear this? i love to the first time i saw it. because - wear this? i love to the first time i saw it. because when wear this? i love to the first | time i saw it. because when i put it on i felt like a superhero.- put it on i felt like a superhero. put it on i felt like a suerhero. ., superhero. so the fans are here in force and _ superhero. so the fans are here in force and the _ superhero. so the fans are here| in force and the blue-and-white in force and the blue—and—white of ukraine is everywhere. and there will be a lot of attention on how the countries represented at tonight �*s show. eurovision's no politics rule means there will be no video dress from volodymyr zelensky, but rehearsals are being watched closely to see how far a contest staged in the uk can

reflect ukraine. david cilento, bbc news. —— sillito. live now to michael polh, host of the joy eurovision podcast and radio show who joins us from melbourne. thank you for doing so. pleasure.— thank you for doing so. pleasure. �*, ., ,, ., pleasure. let's talk about eurovision _ pleasure. let's talk about eurovision because - pleasure. let's talk about eurovision because a - pleasure. let's talk about eurovision because a lot l eurovision because a lot is going on. i want to know your highlight so far. we have had to semifinals. what has caught your ayad attention? b, to semifinals. what has caught your ayad attention?— your ayad attention? a few thins. your ayad attention? a few things. from _ your ayad attention? a few things. from the _ your ayad attention? a few things. from the shows, i your ayad attention? a few. things. from the shows, the songs themselves, sweden and has been taking the show away. as you would have seen in the package, kaarija has been a showstopper. and australia's voyager. the drag spectacular in semifinal two was one of my highlights. so i am very

pleased to have seen a bit of drag, proper drag, on the eurovision stage.- drag, proper drag, on the eurovision stage. and a shout out to the _ eurovision stage. and a shout out to the swiss _ eurovision stage. and a shout out to the swiss 21-year-old i out to the swiss 21—year—old who has a fantastic voice. we need to talk about australia because you have bucked the trend this year, getting on with a guitar song, let's be honest. it with a guitar song, let's be honest. , ., , , honest. it is our very first band, which _ honest. it is our very first band, which for— honest. it is our very first band, which for us - honest. it is our very first band, which for us is - honest. it is our very first i band, which for us is huge, honest. it is our very first - band, which for us is huge, but it is also this progressive metal rock thing which is even more huge for us. and we are pleased about it. a guitar, a keytar goes well with pyrotechnics. a huge rock band from perth this year. we are delighted to see them. now, you mentioned _ delighted to see them. now, you mentioned the _ delighted to see them. now, you mentioned the winner _ delighted to see them. now, you mentioned the winner back- delighted to see them. now, you mentioned the winner back in - mentioned the winner back in 2012. she is back in 2023. and the hot favourite, let's be honest? i the hot favourite, let's be honest?— the hot favourite, let's be honest? ~' , ., honest? i think there is no oint

honest? i think there is no point in — honest? i think there is no point in putting _ honest? i think there is no point in putting any - honest? i think there is noj point in putting any money anywhere at the moment, because loreen has a 50% chance of winning. considering there are 26 songs in the mix, it is a very good chance of doing well. so unless something crazy happens, and it is eurovision, and europe does interesting things, we may see a swedish winter night.— winter night. and 'ust remind eo - le winter night. and 'ust remind people why. h winter night. and 'ust remind people why. in _ winter night. and just remind people why, in eurovision, i winter night. and just remind i people why, in eurovision, and the clue is in the name, there, that australia is in it in the first place?— that australia is in it in the first lace? ., ., , first place? there are a couple of reasons- — first place? there are a couple of reasons. this _ first place? there are a couple of reasons. this is _ first place? there are a couple of reasons. this is the - first place? there are a couple of reasons. this is the 40th i of reasons. this is the a0th year that sbs, one of our national broadcasters, is televising eurovision. so we have been showing it for longer than some european countries, plus there is a whole lot of us who are europeans, myself included, who have been watching it for pretty much nearly all a0 years and before our families got to australia. so there are a couple of really good connections and it is always nice. we love good music and a good performance, we love

and a good performance, we love a good tv show and i think eurovision digs all those boxes for every australian. it certainly does. we will watch closely to see who wins. thank you forjoining us, michael pth you for “oining us, michael pohl. . ., you for “oining us, michael pohl. ., ,, , ., the tiny swiss village of brienz is now empty after its residents were ordered to evacuate by friday evening because of the risk of an imminent rockslide. they'd been given just a8 hours to abandon their homes following warnings by geologists that days of heavy rain could bring two million cubic metres of loosened rock crashing down the mountainside onto the village. louisa pilbeam reports. packing up and leaving a life behind. this woman is one of the villages in brienz in switzerland getting out before the mountain comes down. "you have to save your life, she says" "it will come down one day. boulders have fallen into

people's gardens. just was this video of rocks rolling off the mountain. one after the other, they are heading towards this vigorous village below in the swiss alps. 2 million cubic metres of rock could break loose within days and could destroy the homes and farms below. this is why the entire population of brienz, 8a residents and their livestock, have been evacuated, and authorities have barricaded off the bridge. —— the village. translation: we the bridge. -- the village. translation:— the bridge. -- the village. translation: ~ ., ., translation: we cannot rule out the possibility _ translation: we cannot rule out the possibility of— translation: we cannot rule out the possibility of a _ translation: we cannot rule out the possibility of a large _ the possibility of a large landslide which is less likely but still possible. it would then break off almost certainly in a very fast process and we would have a very large range. and it would also drive into the village here and cause great damage.— the village here and cause great damage. just look at the church spire. _ great damage. just look at the church spire. the _ great damage. just look at the church spire. the subsiding - church spire. the subsiding land has caused it to lean. cracks have appeared in buildings four years with heavy

rainfall linked to global warming. villagers are taking what they can and most will stay in a neighbouring village awaiting for the invitation to someday return. experts say that could be weeks or months. the question is how much of this beautiful village will be left when they return. louisa pilbeam, bbc news. let's stick with the weather for a few moments now, because for the last few months we have been telling you about the above average temperatures and drought in spain, which have been causing havoc for its agriculture industry and causing changes for business practices. this is la raya in northern spain which saw a freak may snow storm. the mountainous area of asturias saw the unexpected

covering of snow. and other areas in spain were affected by storms which saw catalonia and valencia battered by hail stones and torrential downpours after months without a drop of rain. have a look at the coronation photo on our website. it is online at bbc.com/news. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. we had big contrasts in weather on friday. west was best in terms of sunshine, so blue skies like these were pretty widespread. and in cardiff we had the warmest weather in the uk with temperatures reaching 20 degrees. but east scotland and most of england were stuck under this area of cloud, a blanket of cloud, if you like. not that it was much of a blanket around the north york moors in fylingdales, temperatures only got to eight degrees. and with the northeaster, i'm sure that felt more like wintertime. now where we did see those temperatures struggle across eastern areas, eventually over the weekend, we should see some sunshine break out and that will lift temperatures quite widely into the high teens to low 20s. so, eventually it will get warmer. before we get there, though, we have this pesky low cloud with us again.

most of england, east wales, eastern areas of scotland thick enough for an odd spit of rain. and these are the kind of temperatures, perhaps, if you're up early in the day. now, high pressure is in charge of the weather on saturday. so, we are looking at dry weather conditions. the best of the early morning sunshine is likely to be across west scotland, northern ireland, wales and western england. cloudy elsewhere, but that cloud will get munched away by the may sunshine. eventually, there could be one or two areas that keep the cloud across eastern areas of england, around the east coast. same for eastern scotland. but for the majority it's dry, it's sunny and it's getting warmer. temperatures high teens to low 20s, perhaps reaching 22 in northern ireland. if that happens, it would be the warmest day of the year so far, not that 22 is that impressive. by this stage of the year, more often than not, we've already had warm spells with temperatures into the mid to even high 20s. so, 22 this stage of may. bah! now the second half of the weekend, we do have a cold front that's going to be dropping rain and dropping the temperatures across northwestern areas. so a cooler day for scotland and northern ireland with rain here. and the rain eventually

will reach northwest england and across wales as well. to the east of that, well, i can't rule out an odd shower, but there will be hazy spells of sunshine and it could stay quite warm with temperatures again, high teens to low 20s. cooler, though, in the northwest. that's our weather this weekend. but i want to tell you about a serious cyclone that's heading towards the bangladesh/myanmar border region. this is home to many hundreds of thousands of rohingya refugees. and the weather looks horrendous, damaging winds, huge falls of rain and a storm surge. this could have potentially devastating impacts.

this is bbc news. the headlines — pakistan's former prime minister imran khan is back at home after being granted bail by a court in islamabad. he's due to appear in court on monday to face allegations of corruption. in ukraine, the military says it's recaptured ground in bakhmut after soldiers advanced 2km in a week. earlier, russia's defence ministry said their troops in the area had changed position for strategic reasons. a new migration policy is in operation along the southern border of the united states following the expiry of title a2. officials say so far they haven't seen a "substantial increase" in crossings. the excitement is building in liverpool as last—minute preparations are made

for the eurovision song contest final. the uk's entry, mae muller, will be the last of the 26 acts to perform.