today at 6:00pm, 3 man is charged with three counts of murder and three of attempted murder in connection with the deaths of three people in nottingham. barnaby webber and grace o'malley—kumar, who were 19, and ian coates, who was 65, died on tuesday in the attacks. earlier today the police named the man they have been questioning as 31—year—old valdo calocane. he will appear before magistrates tomorrow morning. the appear before magistrates tomorrow morninu. , , , . appear before magistrates tomorrow morninu. , ,, . , appear before magistrates tomorrow mornin. , ,, . appear before magistrates tomorrow morninu. , ,_ ., morning. the suspect is also charged with three counts _ morning. the suspect is also charged with three counts of _ morning. the suspect is also charged with three counts of attempted - with three counts of attempted murder. also on the programme... the moment a survivor is reunited with his brother after the sinking of a migrant boat in the mediterranean. questions remain over greece's handling of the tragedy. a hosepipe ban is on the way for parts of kent and sussex after

record levels of demand for drinking water in the hot weather. and joe root leads england's charge with a century on the opening day of the ashes. coming up on bbc news. attempting to keep the 100% record in european championship qualifying while wales and northern ireland also play tonight. hello. police in nottingham have charged a man with three counts of murder, and three counts of attempted murder, following this week's knife and van attacks in the city. valdo calocane, who's 31, graduated last year from the university of nottingham. barnaby webber and grace o'malley—kumar who were 19,

and ian coates who was 65, were stabbed in the early hours of tuesday morning. our midlands correspondent navtej johal has the very latest and is in nottingham. barnaby webber, grace o'malley—kumar and ian coates, three victims whose deaths have left behind grieving families and a city in mourning. for the last few days police have been investigating their fatal stabbing is on the streets of nottingham in the early hours of tuesday morning. and today they have charged 31—year—old valdo calocane with their murder. he's also been charged with attempted murder after three people were injured when they were hit by a van. valdo calocane, a graduate from the university of nottingham, used to live here in haverfordwest in wales. this man first met him when he was a teenager. first met him when he was a teenager-— first met him when he was a teenaaer. ~ , ., , teenager. we used to play football in the car park— teenager. we used to play football in the car park up _ teenager. we used to play football in the car park up there. _ teenager. we used to play football in the car park up there. only - in the car park up there. only played once or twice with him but i remember him coming over to ask if

he could play with us. his family live there for a while. used to go to the church at the top of the road. always dressed smart, always polite and very helpful if you spoke to him or anything like that. the attacks have _ to him or anything like that. the attacks have caused a ripple of grief around the country. at the start of the ashes cricket series in birmingham a moment's silence to remember the victims. in nottingham, barnaby�*s friends and families visited the scene where he died. they said they chose to come to this dreadful space because they owed it to him and grace. in the city centre, the site of an emotional video the evening before, the floral tributes continue to grow. as this city tries to come to terms with what has happened. valdo calocane will appear before magistrates here in nottingham tomorrow morning. we've also learned today that two of those injured in

the city centre after being hit by a van are now in a stable condition in hospital while a third victim has now been discharged. in the city today in some ways after that emotional, cathartic vigil last night, it feels as though things are maybe starting to return to normal. there is a market here tonight, music. perhaps after the shock of the last few days the city can start thinking about healing. studio: navtej thinking about healing. studio: navteonhal thinking about healing. studio: navtej johal live thinking about healing. studio: navteonhal live in nottingham, navtej johal live in nottingham, thank navteonhal live in nottingham, thank you. greek officials are denying reports suggesting one of the worst migrant boat disasters in the mediterranean in recent years was caused when coastguards tried to attach a rope to the vessel. 79 people are confirmed dead, but hundreds more are missing, including as many as 100 children, after an overloaded fishing boat travelling from libya to italy sank on wednesday. nine suspected people smugglers have been detained. from the southern port of kalamata, our europe correspondent nick beake has more.

in the middle of such overwhelming loss, a reunion between brothers. mohammed, on the right, tracked down his little brother fahdi, who had survived against all odds. just over 100 people were rescued from the shipwreck and have been looked after here in the port of kalamata, but hundreds are feared dead, among them dozens of women and children. translation: there are no women here. | all the women died, drowned, with their children in their arms. it is a tragedy, it is unbelievable. and questions continue about the response to the disaster. here one survivor tells the opposition leader, alexis tsipras, that the vessel sank after the greek coastguard tried to tow it. another man rescued gave a similar story. so what do we now know about what really happened? at 11am on tuesday the greek

authorities first made contact with the fishing vessel and say those on board didn't want their help. but a few hours later, according to this e—mail we've obtained, the coastguard are warned by an unofficial hotline for migrants in trouble that 750 people including women and children are on board and that they are urgently asking for help. originally the coastguard said that tuesday evening it did travel towards the migrant boat, remained at a distance and discreetly observed there was no problem in its navigation. but fast forward to today and a government spokesperson confirms that coastguards had in fact tried to get on the boat. they used a rope to get closer and see if the people wanted any help. the spokesman denied any attempt had been made to tow the ship and that the coastguard didn't cause the boat to sink. all this is significant because for the past two days the greek authorities have been fighting accusations they didn't do enough to save those on board.

they've been arguing that the migrants didn't want their help and that their boat was not in peril. but this new information we've gathered suggests they were given a stark warning about the danger faced and by their own admission the coastguard now says it went and had a close look at what was happening and yet didn't launch a rescue effort. but that has prompted anger. demonstrations in the street in a number of greek cities. but the government's tougher position on migrant crossings in the past few years, often condemned abroad, seems to have been popular at home. this disaster, though, has shaken many deeply. so as three days of national mourning come to an end, soul—searching is only beginning about how greece and europe should react to the thousands who will risk everything to try to reach their shores.

the united nations said today that including this disaster more than 1500 people have lost their lives trying to cross the mediterranean sea this year. in the past decade they estimate it to be more than 22,000 people. in terms of what's been happening here, another day of extensive search and rescue as well as yesterday but no survivors have been found, no bodies have been found and the grim reality for the loved ones of the hundreds still missing, they may never know what happened to their family members and their bodies may never be recovered. studio: nick beake in kalamata, greece, thank you. more than 25,000 russian soldiers who've died in the war in ukraine have been identified by the bbc. these are some of the men we've confirmed have lost their lives. since the start of the war, we've been verifying the deaths of individual russian soldiers, documenting photographs of graves and matching them with evidence

from their families and friends. the most recent official figures on casualties from moscow date from as far back as last september, and claim just under 6,000 russian troops have been killed. it's illegal to report anything other than the officialfigure in russia. the 25,000 deaths verified by the bbc is at the lower end of the scale — the actual number is likely to be much higher, with the uk government for instance in february, estimating that up to 60,000 russian fighters had been killed, and many more injured. our correspondent olga ivshina has our special report. these are the war graves russia doesn't want to talk about. since december, the bbc has located seven new cemeteries dotted across russia and occupied ukraine. they are filled with the graves of poorly trained fighters. many were prisoners, recruited by the notorious

wagner mercenary group. and the cemeteries are growing rapidly. this one is about 20 times bigger than it was six months ago. since the start of the war, we have been verifying photos of graves and social media posts with the independent russian website mediazona and volunteers inside the country. so far, we have identified 25,000 names. this is four times more than russia has acknowledged. it is illegal to report anything but the official death toll inside russia. so we have come to kyrgyzstan to speak to the families of fighters who have died. hundreds of people from countries like this, that were once part of the soviet union, have signed up to join putin's forces. filming tiktoks on the way to war, this 21—year—old paratrooper is typical of those who died at the start of the conflict. a young, highly trained professional soldier in the russian army. translation: he always wanted to be the first. i

i think that is why he decided tojoin the military. and there he was also given the choice, apparently. he chose to be there. go to war, you mean? yes, yes. as a professional soldier, he was buried with full military honours after he was killed in action in may 2022. but six months later, in a nearby village, there was no military funeral for another fighter, even though he also died on the front line. that is because he wasn't a professional soldier but a prisoner serving a seven—year sentence for assault. he had signed up to fight for the mercenary group wagner, hoping to win his freedom in return for a six—month contract. translation: a man called| and told me that my son died fighting in ukraine. i was shocked. i asked, "how come my son is even at the war?" did my son die for nothing? am i going to cry until the end of my life?

the deaths of these men show how russia's war has changed. in the first three months of the conflict, it lost large numbers of professional soldiers. but in the past three months, it's nonprofessional fighters who have recentlyjoined the russian forces that are dying in greater numbers. the shift in demographics in russian losses reflects not only the fact that the russians lost a large number of their professional troops early in the war but also the fact that they have shifted their tactics. they now see their professional soldiers as a resource that is to be held in reserve and only used when the conditions are right. now they are letting the brunt of that reconnaissance offensive activity being led by mobilised troops that they treat in quite a disposable way. only publicly reported deaths are captured by our count. estimates from britain's ministry of defence suggest the true figure is likely to be at least twice as high. the bbc contacted the russian government for comment, but it has not responded. and every day the messages

and photos of graves keep coming. olga ivshina, bbc news, jalal—abad, kyrgyzstan. vladimir putin has been addressing an economics forum in st petersburg and gave his perspective on the conflict. our russia editor, steve rosenberg, is live in moscow for us. what did we learn? vladimir putin came across _ what did we learn? vladimir putin came across as _ what did we learn? vladimir putin came across as someone - what did we learn? vladimir putin came across as someone who - what did we learn? vladimir putin - came across as someone who remains supremely confident in public at least, despite all the problems russia has been experiencing since he ordered a full—scale invasion of ukraine last year. first he gave her big speech about the economy and how well he said it was doing despite sanctions. that was aimed at a domestic audience, i think. then there was a q and a session afterwards and he talked about the war. again he was very upbeat, he claimed ukraine was running out of its own military equipment and is now fully reliant on arms from

abroad and he said you cannot fight for long like that. then the sabre rattling and he said any f—16 american fighterjets given to ukraine will end burning without a doubt, like he said western tanks are burning to stop then he went on to say, if the f—16s are deployed at air bases outside ukraine's borders but used in combat operations, we would have to consider how to hit them, and that's a message directed at the west. steve rosenberg in mosocw, thank you. the covid inquiry, investigating the uk's preparedness for the pandemic, has been hearing from health experts, who said the country had depleted public services, and the health of the poorest in society was in decline. it's the fourth day of public hearings, and a senior civil servant was also pressed to explain the uk's emergency plans before covid struck. with more, here's our health editor, hugh pym. the inquiry is looking first at how

well prepared or not the uk was for a pandemic. today experts said population health was getting worse with widening inequalities and that there hadn't been any analysis of which groups might be vulnerable, including ethnic minorities. the im act of including ethnic minorities. the impact of the — including ethnic minorities. the impact of the pandemic is very much influenced _ impact of the pandemic is very much influenced by inequality pre—existing, inequalities in society _ pre—existing, inequalities in society. including inequalities in health — society. including inequalities in health. so action, it's notjust specific— health. so action, it's notjust specific pandemic planning, it's not 'ust specific pandemic planning, it's not just whether there is a report somewhere in government about planning — somewhere in government about planning for a pandemic, you've got to plan— planning for a pandemic, you've got to plan for— planning for a pandemic, you've got to plan for better health and narrow health _ to plan for better health and narrow health inequalities.— health inequalities. there were . uestions health inequalities. there were questions raised _ health inequalities. there were questions raised today - health inequalities. there were questions raised today on - health inequalities. there were questions raised today on uk i questions raised today on uk government contingency plans before 2020. a former senior civil servant acknowledged there had been no planning for a national lockdown or long term school closures and she was challenged by the inquiry lawyer

on why flu was seen as the main risk. ~ ., , ., ., risk. would you agree with the preposition — risk. would you agree with the proposition that _ risk. would you agree with the proposition that on _ risk. would you agree with the proposition that on a - risk. would you agree with the proposition that on a general | risk. would you agree with the - proposition that on a general level we were _ proposition that on a general level we were blindsided _ proposition that on a general level we were blindsided by— proposition that on a general level we were blindsided by the - proposition that on a general level- we were blindsided by the appearance of coronavirus? _ we were blindsided by the appearance of coronavirus? [— we were blindsided by the appearance of coronavirus?_ of coronavirus? i don't think blindsided — of coronavirus? i don't think blindsided is _ of coronavirus? i don't think blindsided is the _ of coronavirus? i don't think blindsided is the word - of coronavirus? i don't think blindsided is the word i - of coronavirus? i don't think i blindsided is the word i would of coronavirus? i don't think - blindsided is the word i would use. it blindsided is the word i would use. it certainly — blindsided is the word i would use. it certainly the pandemic that happened in 2020 was different from the reasonable worst—case scenario produced _ the reasonable worst—case scenario produced by experts which focused on flue pandemics. sill produced by experts which focused on flue pandemics— flue pandemics. all this is preparing _ flue pandemics. all this is preparing the _ flue pandemics. all this is preparing the ground - flue pandemics. all this is preparing the ground for. flue pandemics. all this is i preparing the ground for the appearance of david cameron, george osborne and otherformer appearance of david cameron, george osborne and other former political leaders next week. they will be pressed on their spending policies and what steps they took to plan for and what steps they took to plan for a pandemic. and what steps they took to plan for a pandemic-— the commons is expected to approve

the privilege's committee's recommendation, a committee that vets ex—minister�*s appoints say borisjohnson has broken the ministerial code but not seeking am professional for a ministerial code but not seeking am professionalfor a new ministerial code but not seeking am professional for a new role of writing column fors the daily mail. our political correspondent is live at westminster for us. jonathan, take us through all this today. well, borisjohnson and his supporters were indignant at the finding he deliberately misled parliament, others uncomfortable with the severity of the punish. on monday, some had planned to vote against it, but borisjohnson has today told his supporters he doesn't want them to put up a fight. in the words of one i spoke to who had spoken to mrjohnson today, the world needs to move on. and it means it could all be nodded through in the common, while a formal vote would have shown up exactly how much, perhaps how little support

borisjohnson has left among his conservative parliamentary colleague, it is also probably more convenient for rishi sunak, downing street wouldn't say today whether and how the prime minister plans to vote on the findings against his predecessor. borisjohnson himself is of course has left parliament but he still plans on making himself heard round here with that new weekly newspaper column but in taking that up, he has broken different rule, the advisory body which looks into minister's taking up which looks into minister's taking up newjobs has said that he only told them about it half an hour before it was publicly announced which amounted they said to a clear breach of the ministerial code. thank you. the time is 6.18. our top story this evening. a man is charged with murder in connection— a man is charged with murder in connection with three people stabbed in nottingham spotify ends its multi—million dollar collaboration

with emphatically answers the question of whether or not england will take the new attacking style and the ashes. the day one of the first test as they goal against australia. kent and sussex will impliment a hosepipe and sprinkler ban, after demand for drinking water reached record levels injune. the current spell of hot weather means some people have been without water since monday, because of supply issues. duncan kennedy has more from, east sussex. in wad hurst people are asking where is the water? giee in wad hurst people are asking where is the water?— in wad hurst people are asking where is the water?_ david - is the water? give it a try. david hasn't had _ is the water? give it a try. david hasn't had mains _ is the water? give it a try. david hasn't had mains since - is the water? give it a try. david hasn't had mains since monday. | hasn't had mains since monday. nothing. hasn't had mains since monday. nothina. , , hasn't had mains since monday. nothinu, , ~ hasn't had mains since monday. nothina. , ~ ., ,, hasn't had mains since monday. nothina. , ~ ., , nothing. just like thousandses of others, in this _ nothing. just like thousandses of others, in this east _ nothing. just like thousandses of others, in this east sussex - nothing. just like thousandses of others, in this east sussex town. j others, in this east sussex town. nothing for five days.— nothing for five days. disgusted reall .

nothing for five days. disgusted really- you _ nothing for five days. disgusted really. you are _ nothing for five days. disgusted really. you are paying _ nothing for five days. disgusted really. you are paying for- nothing for five days. disgusted really. you are paying for a - nothing for five days. disgusted i really. you are paying for a service you are _ really. you are paying for a service you are not getting. we really. you are paying for a service you are not getting.— you are not getting. we have to modify what _ you are not getting. we have to modify what we _ you are not getting. we have to modify what we do _ you are not getting. we have to modify what we do so _ you are not getting. we have to modify what we do so we - you are not getting. we have to modify what we do so we can i you are not getting. we have to - modify what we do so we can cope. so we have had to change what we do in our lives because of this. at the local primary school, they have had to close classes for the early years, leaving parents angry and frustrated. it early years, leaving parents angry and frustrated.— and frustrated. it feels crazy that in this century — and frustrated. it feels crazy that in this century we _ and frustrated. it feels crazy that in this century we have _ and frustrated. it feels crazy that in this century we have no - and frustrated. it feels crazy that in this century we have no water| in this century we have no water from our taps or in our toilets. ladle from our taps or in our toilets. we have having to share water from any source, _ have having to share water from any source, the — have having to share water from any source, the children have been off school _ source, the children have been off school has — source, the children have been off school. has been working from home, covid _ school. has been working from home, covid style _ school. has been working from home, covid style teachling our children at home — covid style teachling our children at home again. it has been horrific actually~ _ at home again. it has been horrific actuall . �* ., ,. , ., actually. another school neesham has also been without _ actually. another school neesham has also been without water _ actually. another school neesham has also been without water for _ actually. another school neesham has also been without water for days. - actually. another school neesham has also been without water for days. it i also been without water for days. lit has been extremely frustrating and it is difficult for everyone, the children have had to go back to home learning, parents have had to cancel work plans, to support the children with the learning. but work plans, to support the children with the learning.— with the learning. but this isn't 'ust a with the learning. but this isn't just a problem _ with the learning. but this isn't just a problem for— with the learning. but this isn't just a problem for one - with the learning. but this isn't just a problem for one town. i with the learning. but this isn't - just a problem for one town. south east water, the supplier involved, has today announced a hosepipe and

sprinkler ban for all customers across sussex and kent. the company says there is no drought but it is simply a case of massive early summer demand, they cannot meet. it summer demand, they cannot meet. lit is important to note a ban is not because we don't have raw water stock, we have enough raw water, this is a demand driven issue so i cannot produce any more water than i am, every source i have is running at maximum and we cannot keep up with demand. at maximum and we cannot keep up with demand-— at maximum and we cannot keep up with demand. house pipe bans rarely start this early _ with demand. house pipe bans rarely start this early in _ with demand. house pipe bans rarely start this early in summer, _ with demand. house pipe bans rarely start this early in summer, but - start this early in summer, but places like this now being supplied with bottled water may see more of this as demand battles supply for this as demand battles supply for this precious resource. today some homes here have been reconnected but they tell us that the pressure is often very weak, south east water says they can't guarantee getting everybody back on, until sunday, they tell us that this ban across sussex, across kent, will

be in place for as long as necessary, and they tell us that anybody who flutes that ban, clive, could face a fine of up to £1,000. duncan, thank you. duncan kennedy live in spotify has ended its lucrative deal with the duke and duchess of sussex for the couple to produce podcasts. the deal thought to be worth around $20 million was announced after they stepped down from royal duties and moved to california. a joint statement from harry and meghan's company and the streaming giant said they had "mutually agreed to part ways". our royal correspondent nicholas witchell has more people should expect the real me in this, and probably the me... it was supposed to be meghan. meghan minus the distortions of the mass media — the real meghan. ok, it's me, i'm just excited to be myself and talk and be unfiltered. all right, so here we are, it's my first podcast. it was a deal to produce podcasts for spotify called

archetypes, meghan talking to high achieving women. good, i need to be part of the first. the first, of course. let's make magic. but the magic seems to have evaporated. afterjust 12 episodes, the multi—million dollar deal between the sussexes' production company and spotify has ended. the news was given in a short statement. so, what went wrong? respool to the sussexes' move to north america, and media companies were desperate to sign them up. their story was fresh. there were netflix documentaries, harry's memoir, meghan's podcasts. now the market has changed. clearly the podcasting operation has not delivered the revenues that spotify anticipated, and therefore, it's about cutting costs as quickly as can possibly be done.

here, you know, we are a bit bored with it, and we've heard it all before, and i suspect that's seeping outside of that. i mean, it's, it's difficult being meghan and harry, because the lens is on them all the time, whatever they do make news, and any failure is going to be seized on as a news agenda and social medias at the moment. but they need these deals. they certainly do. the sussexes' is lifestyle isn't a cheap one. they have a large home and expensive private security. further media projects must be expected. nicholas witchell, bbc news. rhun ap iorwerth has been elected as the new leader of plaid cymru. it comes just a month after the resignation of the party's former leader adam price. the new leader was the only candidate for the vacancy and said he was "committed to earning lessons" after a "difficult period". hywel griffith reports>

hywel griffith reports. stepping up to steady the ship. plaid cymru's new leader takes charge, knowing he needs to get to grips with problems which plague his party. in may, a review found it had failed to deal with allegations of bullying and sexism for years. years when rhun ap iorwerth was one of its deputy leaders. are you as culpable as anyone else in the party for those failures? what will you do differently? i think everybody in the party at a junction like this has to take a step back and say ok, what did we do wrong? what did we say or not say? what did we do or not do? that includes me, it includes everyone within the party, because if we don't deal with that, we find it difficult to move forward. the ultimate destination for plaid cymru remains welsh independence, but the demand for a referendum within a decade seems to have been dropped, to court the more indy curious. for decades the political landscape in wales has been dominated by labour.

for plaid cymru to challenge them, it needs to lay claim to places like this, caerphilly, in the south wales valleys. so are people here persuaded by plaid's new leader? are they interested in independence? no, i think we should be together. i don't think — no, i don't think that would be the best thing for us. you couldn't be persuaded? no, definitely not. we need the people in wales telling us what is best for us, and we should have our own — we should be completely devolved and independent. plaid are desperate to make the case for change and show they have changed too. hywel griffith, bbc news, caerphilly. a brand new dinosaur species has been found on the isle of wight, the first discovery of its kind in more than 140 years. the remains belonged to a group known as ankylosaurs, fossils of which were found in rocks dating back between 66—145 million years ago. with blade—like armour, they looked scary, but only ate plants.

raise now, england and australia have produced an absorbing day of cricket on the first day of the new ashes series withjoe root scoring a century. ashes series with joe root scoring a centu . ., ., ., ashes series with joe root scoring a century-— the - ashes series with joe root scoring a century._ the fuel| century. come on england. the fuel that makes— century. come on england. the fuel that makes the _ century. come on england. the fuel that makes the ashes. _ century. come on england. the fuel that makes the ashes. one - century. come on england. the fuel that makes the ashes. one of - century. come on england. the fuel| that makes the ashes. one of sports fiercest rivalries has its own energy, edgbaston especially. those the weather might seem familiar for the weather might seem familiar for the aussies here, everything else will make them feel a long way from home. what welcome will they get today? home. what welcome will they get toda ? ., ., , ., home. what welcome will they get toda ? ., ., ., today? from me hostile. i am not sure about _ today? from me hostile. i am not sure about everything _ today? from me hostile. i am not sure about everything else, - today? from me hostile. i am not sure about everything else, we i today? from me hostile. i am notl sure about everything else, we will pump them 5—0. i sure about everything else, we will pump them 5-0-— pump them 5-0. i think the series will be close _ pump them 5-0. i think the series will be close as, _ pump them 5-0. i think the series will be close as, i _ pump them 5-0. i think the series will be close as, i thirsk_ pump them 5-0. i think the series will be close as, i thirsk i - pump them 5-0. i think the series will be close as, i thirsk i reckon l will be close as, i thirsk i reckon england — will be close as, ithirsk i reckon england is— will be close as, i thirsk i reckon england is too cocky to be honest. this is— england is too cocky to be honest. this is what— england is too cocky to be honest. this is what they have been arguing overfor this is what they have been arguing over for all these years and the first victory was england's they won the toss and chose to bat. so deep breath, first ball, cummins to

crawley. that is how england play now, see it, hit it, cricket it is exciting. but it means embracing risk and that comes with consequence, exit duckett, followed by pope. crawley didn't reach lunch. the aussies thought they had him and the spike ended his story. fortune stecher sehrted them. harry brook tried to leave this, where was it going? betrayed by a ricochet, how is your luck. stokes, out 176—5. it fell to two yorkshire men to turn things round, the inventivejoe root and the imposing johnny bairstow who first played together adds under 12s, rebuilding england's innings, butjust as they 12s, rebuilding england's innings, but just as they were on 12s, rebuilding england's innings, butjust as they were on the charge bairstow out foxed by lyon. and so to mo. moeen ali playing in the

ashes in his home city, when last week he thought he had retired from test cricket. he burned brightly, but briefly. still, joe rooted endured. england's best batter their saviour, going through to his sent on a kay of —— day of missed opportunity, a brilliant what an innings that was from joe root. his 30th test match. to hold things together and they have made a typically attacking move, declaring on 393—to have a go with the aussies with the ball tonight. another twist to this mesmerising opening day of a hugely anticipated thank you patrick. a lovely day for the sound of leather on willow. very nice. not looking so perfect as wed head into the weekend, could see disruptions

to the cricket, with thunderstorms and showers, moving in from the south. we have already seen plenty of thunderstorms and showers of across south—west scotland, through this evening, as well, some torrential downpours round the glasgow area, some localised flooding there, that is the theme as we head through the weekend, showers, thunderstorms the continue, could see very heavy rainfall on sunday into monday. all because of this area of low pressure, it is winding itself up in the atlantic, heading closer to our shores so lots of showers through the evening, overnight, south—west england, wales, northern ireland the thunderstorms clearing for a while from western scotland where we could see more showers pushing in to the south—west by the end of the night but further east it will be dry, with clear spell, a bit of low cloud and mist at times for the northeast of scotland, into the northern i'll of scotland, into the northern i'll o saturday then, a lovely day, central and eastern area, cloud tenning to build up, most of the showers is around thunderstorms will be out west, a few getting into

central area, temperatures