david sillito, bbc news. chanting: sam, sam, sam! now on bbc news, the travel show.ek, on the show... meeting mummies in chile. wow, there are so many mummies here, vivien. ..grannies in austria... this is the open kitchen where our grandmas and grandpas bake their lovely cakes. ..and cabbies in england. oh, wow, look at this! this is amazing, john. in the chilean region of arica, on the northern fringes of the country's atacama desert, you'll find clues that something significant lies beneath the ground. hidden in the sand are some of the oldest mummified bodies in the world, evidence of an overlooked culture that once lived and thrived here on the western coast of south america. it's amazing how close these skeletons are to the surface and, apparently, there is layer after layer after layer of bodies going down as low as 2m underground. this is crazy. ifeel quite strange walking on the dead here. between 7000 and 1500 bc, the hunter—gatherer chinchorro people called this area home and developed complex mummification practices which have astounded 21st—century resea

david sillito, bbc news, turin.ian show close to her windsor castle home. the 96—year—old monarch missed the state opening of parliament on wednesday, on the advice of doctors due to her continued mobility problems. but, despite concerns about her health, she appeared well and spent almost an hour at the parade ring. how brave are you? take a look at skybridge 721, the longest suspension bridge in the world. it opened on friday in the czech republic. it is 721 metres long, 95 metres above ground and collects two mountain ridges — and it took nearly two years to build. it's about 200 km from prague and the project cost nearly £7 million. officials hope it will attract tourists to the area, which is definitely not for the faint—hearted. i'm out, definitely not one for me i'm afraid. see you soon, bye—bye. hello there. we had some contrasting weather conditions on friday across the country. it was rather cool and breezy at times across scotland and northeast england, as depicted by this weather watcher in moray. in fac

david sillito, bbc news. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news.n thursday, during friday, we're going to see some wetter weather slowly moving southwards across the uk. before you rub your hands with glee if you're in an area that's been very dry of late, the further south you are, the system will be weakening and there won't be much rain left for you by the time we get into friday night. here's the weather system, though. here it is moving southwards out of scotland and northern ireland during the day, but this is where we will begin with the rain, a stiff breeze and a very mild start to the day. it will slowly move away from scotland, northern ireland, and with brighter skies and a few showers following on behind as the rain heads into northern england and wales. and in fact, even ahead of it, through wales and south west england, some low cloud, mistiness, some drizzle, especially around coasts and hills. much of eastern and south east england will stay dry during daylight hours with sunny spells before it gradually clouds over. this is where s

david sillito, bbc news, fairfax, virginia.y tributes that will be served at thousands ofjubilee street parties across the uk next weekend, to mark the queen's 70 year reign. our royal correspondent sarah campbell has been speaking to a group of women from across the generations about what the queen means to them. are you a fan of lemon puddings? oh, yes. an afternoon tea fit for a queen. different generations, but in the background of all their lives, one woman. she's constant, she's stoic, she's loyal. she's done a lot for everyone, holding the country together. she is not a person that throws up her hands _ and says "oh, - i can't cope with it." i think she gets on with it. newsreel: from the farthest corners of the world, - they've come to see the first lady of our nation journey in rich majesty to her crowning. i was in the front row with my flag, waiting anxiously for this gold coach to come by. it was like a fairy princess, you know, when you're that age, when you're that young, it was just awe—inspiring. 25 years later,

here's david sillito. would you please state your full name for the record? kate moss. heard. and the reason? to address a rumour mentioned by amber heard that kate moss had been pushed down some stairs during a holiday injamaica, when she and johnny depp were a couple. what if anything happened when you were injamaica with mr depp? we were leaving the room, and johnny left the room before i did, and there had been a rainstorm and as i left the room i slid down the stairs| and as i left the room i slid down the stairs and i hurt my back. did mr depp push you in any way down the stairs? no. during the course of the relationship did he ever push you down any stairs? no. he never pushed me, kicked me, or threw me down any stairs. johnny depp returned to the witness stand to himself address amber heard's allegations. one of the questions about his alleged drug use. have you ever consumed eight to ten and mdma pills at once? no i have not. and why is that? because i'd be dead, i'm pretty sure i'd be dead. final arguments are scheduled for friday. david sillito, bbc news, fai

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david sillito, bbc news, fairfax, virginia.els in the gulf of iranian forces accusing tehran of piracy after using helicopters to land my personnel on the vessels, which were later escorted into arabian waters. the move appears to be in response to the temporary seizure by greece of a ship carrying iranian oil off the greek coast in april. coast guard its barrels of oil have been confiscated by authorities. platinum puddings, coronation chicken sandwiches, victoria sponges. they will be some of the many tributes that will be served, at thousands ofjubilee street parties here in britain next weekend to mark the queen's 70—year reign. 0ur royal correspondent, sarah campbell, has been speaking to a group of women from across the generations about what the queen means to them. are you a fan of lemon puddings? oh, yes. an afternoon tea, fit for a queen. different generations, but in the background, of all their lives, one woman. she's constant, she's historic, she's loyal. she's done a lot for everyone, holding the country together.

david sillito, bbc news.he emily show podcast who has been following the case. amber heard took the stand today really starting to tell about her childhood and i thought we would see much more testimony on that but they moved very quickly to her meeting johnny depp on the rum diaries and then into her allegations of abuse, rings we hadn't heard before, but as we have not yet seen before in court and there were moments of her testimony that rank is very authentic. there were some moments of a testimony that were very dramatic and i'm not sure how those will play to the jewellery. she was looking right at them for most of her testimony, very different testimony, very different testimony than what we saw johnny depp give. i testimony than what we saw johnny depp give-— testimony than what we saw johnny depp give. i think it's fair to say — johnny depp give. i think it's fair to say that _ johnny depp give. i think it's fair to say that it's _ johnny depp give. i think it's fair to say that it's one - johnny depp

david sillito, bbc news. anousha sakoui is an entertainment reporter at the la times.have responded to the latest events in court. this is week four of a 5—week trial and this is the first time that amber heard has been on the stand herself. we had four days ofjohnny depp last week after quite a lot of witnesses to bolster his case. this week we've seen the first witnesses for the defence and, you know, it's obviously early days, we've got another week estimated of this trial, next week, and the week after and so far, the public perception has largely been behind johnny depp. there's been reports of the throngs of fans of his that have been outside the courtroom in virginia. we've also seen on social media a lot of bolstering of his case and his side of things, so we'll have to see, like, today, as your report showed, there were some quite detailed and explicit accounts of her, the physical abuse she has alleged against her, and it was quite graphic and obviously she was in tears a lot of the time. we will have to see notjust how the public that the jury she was speaki

david sillito, bbc news, turin. let's see what happens.. for watching bbc news. hello there. we had some contrasting weather conditions on friday across the country. it was rather cool and breezy at times across scotland and north—east england, as depicted by this weather watcher in moray. in fact, in one or two spots, temperature struggled to climb into double figures. but it was a different story after a rather grey start across england and wales. the cloud broke up and we saw temperatures peaking in the london area by the middle of the afternoon of 21 celsius. now, clear skies will continue to dominate the weather story to start off our weekend. we will see a little more in the way of cloud, producing a few scattered showers into the far northwest of the great glen, but elsewhere, it's a relatively mild start to the day, and, yes, there will be some early morning sunshine for many. out to the west, there will be a little bit of early morning patchy mist and low fog. that's because we've got high—pressure building, winds falling light. b

david sillitoe, bbc news, fairfax, virginia.ef in the us. but in addition to vigils there've been tributes to the victims happening around the globe. this is the scene at a vigil being held in northern india, at the punjabi city of amritsar, honoring the victims in texas. students at this secondary school created signs and lit candles in rememberance of those who'd died. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. hello again. i think it's fair to say eastern england had the best of wednesday's weather. durham was the sunniest place, eight hours of sunshine. and the warmest spot was holbeach in lincolnshire with 20 c. it was a lovely end to the day meanwhile in worchestershire. right now, the weather is quite quiet, a few showers for the northwest of scotland but thickening cloud moving into northern ireland starting to bring outbreaks of rain. it's mild for the most part, but quite chilly air with us in scotland today, and if we look at where the air is coming from, although across the uk we will all have westerly winds. in

david sillito, bbc news, turin. there is a 16 hours until it gets going. bridge 721 — it's the longest suspension bridge in the world and it opened on friday in the czech republic. it's 721 metres long, 95 metres above the ground and connects two mountain ridges. it took nearly two years to build the bridge which is about 200 kilometres from prague and the project cost nearly $7 million. officials hope it will attract tourists to the area but it's definitely not for the faint hearted! the us, eu and un have led international condemnation of is really police for their use of force at the funeral of a journalist, shireen abu aqla, who was shot dead when covering the rate of israeli forces at the rate of israeli forces at the west bank. see more on the story and others we have been covering on a website at bbc news. thanks very much for watching. hello there. we had some contrasting weather conditions on friday across the country. it was rather cool and breezy at times across scotland and north—east england, as depicted by this weather watcher in moray. in fa

david sillito, bbc news, fairfax, virginia. just before we go, take a look at this.aybe? a bedbug? actually, it's a tiny robot. it is about the size of a fully that can twist, turn and jumbled up it is only half and jumbled up it is only half a millimetre in diameter. it is a millimetre in diameter. it is a radio controlled robotic crab deck and form tasks in tiny spaces. it was built using a spencer shall heat sensitive ally that takes different shapes depending on how laser is affected. it is developed by a university in illinois and hoped it could be used for surgery in the future. that is it from us, by bite from now. hello, again. i think it's fair to say eastern england had the best of wednesday's weather. durham was the sunniest place, eight hours of sunshine. and the warmest spot was holbeach, in lincolnshire with 20 degrees celsius. it was a lovely end to the day meanwhile in worcestershire. right now, the weather is quite quiet. we've got a few showers for the northwest of scotland, but thickening cloud moving into northern ireland starting to bring outbrea

david sillito, bbc news. chanting: sam, sam, sam! that's it.what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are lord digbyjones, who's a former uk trade minister, and the broadcaster, henry bonsu. welcome to both of you. the metro leads with teenage footballerjake daniels, who has become the first male professional to come out as gay since 1990. the i has the same story — and reports the huge wave of support jake daniels has received, calling it a "chorus of approval". the financial times features the warning by bank of england governor andrew bailey, that he's unable to stop inflation hitting 10% this year. the guardian also picks up on the governor's concerns. he's issued what he calls an "apocalyptic", warning about food price rises, driven by the war in ukraine. that story leads the telegraph, as well — they report the pressure andrew bailey is under from some tory mps, who believe he should have acted sooner to curb inflation. the sun has the latest revelations in the wagatha christie libel case,

david sillito, bbc news, fairfax, virginia.nty court well, i think because you have practised there is a divorce lawyer, but not in this case. you must have been watching this as so many other have. extraordinary levels of fascination, but a bit of unease about how this whole process is being conducted in the glare of the possible city —— publicity. i the glare of the possible city -- ublici . , . ., ., ., publicity. i practice in fairfax a ton: publicity. i practice in fairfax a long time _ publicity. i practice in fairfax a long time and _ publicity. i practice in fairfax a long time and i _ publicity. i practice in fairfax a long time and i said _ publicity. i practice in fairfax a long time and i said that - publicity. i practice in fairfax a long time and i said that ash l long time and i said that ash can say we've never seen anything like that. we are now, the public that lines up to get inside the fort room for six weeks, some people showing up for six weeks, some people showing up 2a hours in advance to get a glimpse o

bad results for the uk, but ukraine is hotly tipped to win the contest. 0ur arts correspondent david sillitohere. everyone knows you. have you got used to all of this, what eurovision has done to you? are you used to this fame? oh, you know, for me it�*s always a new thing, you know, because the emotion is always the same, so...yeah. in the past, many looked upon eurovision as a graveyard for careers. but things have changed. for anyone who wonders what eurovision is all about, this is what it�*s all about. for mahmood, it�*s made him a star. and it�*s also done the same for last year�*s winners — maneskin. well, we�*ve basically been touring nonstop, making new music. yeah. — going all around the world. so it�*s been like basically all we dreamt of. music: stefania by kalush 0rchestra. and while the favourites for tonight are ukraine�*s kalush 0rchestra, there�*ve also been quite a few bets on a country that�*s rather struggled in recent years — the uk. # i'm up in space, man... sam ryder and space man has won many admirers. i�*ll be completely honest, it�*s quite strange walking around as

david sillito, bbc news, fairfax, virginia.aturday night, and it should be a cracking match. around 60,000 liverpool fans are expected to descend on the french capital to watch their team take on real madrid. the spanish team has won the league 13 times and liverpool has won it 6 times, but with both teams at the top of their game, it's impossible to predict who will take home the trophy. platinum puddings, coronation chicken sandwiches, victoria sponges — they will be some of the many tributes that will be served at thousands ofjubilee street parties across the uk next weekend, to mark the queen's 70 year reign. our royal correspondent sarah campbell has been speaking to a group of women from across the generations about what the queen means to them. are you a fan of lemon puddings? oh, yes. an afternoon tea fit for a queen. different generations, but in the background of all their lives, one woman. she's constant, she's stoic, she's loyal. she's done a lot for everyone, holding the country together. she is not a person that t

david sillitoe, bbc news, fairfax, virginia.named after her. the ao—year—old host of the podcast revealed earlier this month she is receiving end—of—life care after being diagnosed with bowel cancer back in 2016. more than £6 million has now been raised for her bowel babe fund. mohammed salah, the premier league's joint top scorer and one of the world's biggest football stars, has announced he will play for liverpool next season. the striker gave his club the timely boost as they prepare to face real madrid in paris on saturday, looking to win a second champions' league trophy in four years. here's what he had to say. i'm just focused with the team, i want the champions league again, i want see hendo have the trophy again in his hands... hopefully he'll give it to me after! i'm just focused with the team, really, i don't want to talk about the contract now because we have a long time... i'm staying next season, for sure. more on the main story tonight — the publication of the official report into lockdown parties in downing stre

david sillito, bbc news, turin. how will it play out? 0ur reporter, mark lobel, is here.um in 2006. thejury grand final, the other block of people, fibre music professionals from each but is evading country, on the arcs so they've seen those. from those inside the stadium, the book is' favourites have done well and some outsiders like serbia, and some outsiders like serbia, a son about well being, asking what the secret is behind meghan markle pozner care. who meghan markle pozner care. who knows. meghan markle pozner care. who knows- maybe — meghan markle pozner care. who knows. maybe it'll— meghan markle pozner care. who knows. maybe it'll all be revealed. who should we be watching?— revealed. who should we be watchin: ? _, ., watching? david cover the main contenders. _ watching? david cover the main contenders, the _ watching? david cover the main contenders, the ukraine, - watching? david cover the main contenders, the ukraine, uk, i contenders, the ukraine, uk, italy, but others look out for spain's chanel, her song, slow mo, she was shortlisted in west side story,

david sillito, bbc news, turin. now, how brave are you really? take a look at sky bridge 721.e czech republic. it's 721 metres long — 95 metres above the ground and connects two mountain ridges. it took nearly two years to build the bridge which is about 200 kilometres from prague and the project cost nearly $7 million. officials hope it will attract tourists to the area — but its definitely not for the faint hearted! and before we go, let's take a look at a bear sanctuary in austria with an unusual resident. gjon is a lion, and he was rescued after being caged in a restaurant for the amusement of customers in kosovo. the ngo four paws convinced local authorities to rescue the lion after months of legal battles. now, gjon will be transported to the netherlands, and if his health permits, to a sanctuary in south africa where he will live out his days bathing under the african sun. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @bbcnuala. hello there. we had some contrasting weather conditions on friday across the country. it was rather cool and breezy at times across scotland and north—east

david sillito was there, and his report contains flashing images.g in the crowd? the blue and yellow of ukraine. he had to cheer along the hot favourites, that kalush orchestra. strangers bonded by a moment. irate kalush orchestra. strangers bonded by a moment. we met like ten minutes— bonded by a moment. we met like ten minutes ago. _ bonded by a moment. we met like ten minutes ago. we _ bonded by a moment. we met like ten minutes ago. we don't - bonded by a moment. we met like ten minutes ago. we don't know. ten minutes ago. we don't know each other. we are just selling it plugs and supporting each other. it it plugs and supporting each other. , ,., . it plugs and supporting each other. , . ,, other. it is so much sadness also. it other. it is so much sadness else it is — other. it is so much sadness else it is a _ other. it is so much sadness also. it is a big _ other. it is so much sadness also. it is a big unity - other. it is so much sadness also. it is a big unity of - other. it is so much sadness also. it is a big unity of the l also. it is

our arts correspondent david sillito has spent the day meeting some of the contestants. and this is italy's hopeful, mahmood, and it's his second contest. you have fans here and everywhere. everyone knows you. have you got used to all of this, what eurovision has done to you? are you used to this fame? oh, you know, for me it's always a new thing, you know, because the emotion is always the same, so...yeah. in the past, many looked upon eurovision as a graveyard for careers. but things have changed. for anyone who wonders what eurovision is all about, this is what it's all about. for mahmood, it's made him a star. and it's also done the same for last year's winners — maneskin. well, we've basically been touring nonstop, making new music. yeah. going all around the world. so it's been like basically all we dreamt of. music: stefania by kalush orchestra. and while the favourites for tonight are ukraine's kalush orchestra, there've also been quite a few bets on a country that's rather struggled in recent years — the uk. # i'm up in space, man...# sam ryder and space man has

david sillito, bbc news.s. is being watched by millions this is being watched by millions of people around the world. we've heard from johnny depp. amber heard has sacked a public relations team in the last 24—48 hours. how do people think she has been performing on the stand now?— on the stand now? well, like ou on the stand now? well, like you said. _ on the stand now? well, like you said, this _ on the stand now? well, like you said, this is _ on the stand now? well, like you said, this is weak - on the stand now? well, like you said, this is weak for - on the stand now? well, like you said, this is weak for a l on the stand now? well, like| you said, this is weak for a 5- you said, this is weakfor a 5— week trial and this is the first time that amber heard has been on the stand herself. we had four days ofjohnny depp last week after quite a lot of witnesses to bolster his case. this week we've seen the first witnesses for the defence and, you know, it's obviously early days, we got another week estimated

david sillito, bbc news, turin. 0ur reporter, mark lobel, is here.contest is still under way? the grand final is in today but _ under way? the grand final is in today but we've _ under way? the grand final is in today but we've had - under way? the grand final is in today but we've had the i under way? the grand final is l in today but we've had the jury final, half of all those that i voted for by fibre music professionals from each of the countries participating. those of the votes presenters read out first before you get the votes of the public have sent in. that's happened. we will get the votes on the day night at the same time as the other boats but we have had some word on social media from people inside the stadium about how a remedy did and every body is on track with many of the top down like the uk, sweden, italy and poland it well. they were worried about the ukrainians because kalush 0rchestra doesn't have many live vocals and in the competition you have to sing live but you have to play pre—recorded music and that's to save costs. but m

david sillito, bbc news, turin. time for a look at the weather. here's louise lear. wales and this was kentjust a little earlier. slightly different story further north and west, more of a breeze, cooler and showery as well. northumberland has those threatening skies and this shows what we are likely to see this weekend. certainly saturday is the better of the two days, dry and warm, but there will be more showers becoming more frequent as the weekend continues. that is because we have high pressure building at the moment, the isobars opening up and the wind is falling light and so very pleasant indeed with lots of dry weather around but we need to point out this cloud of blue, that is a showers at will arrive later on saturday. saturday is a quiet day, a few isolated showers north—west but generally speaking plain sailing, high teens like me through scotland and northern ireland, may be low 20s

david sillito, bbc news.te one of the greatest comebacks in champions league history to reach this season's final. i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby swear to be faithful to the republic of south africa. after six years of construction and numerous delays, the channel tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterrand. but the tunnel is still not yet ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and i islam struggled for supremacy. now, the pope's visit - symbolises their willingness to coexist. roger bannister became the first man in the world to run a mile in underfour minutes. memories of victory as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this night is dedicated to everyone who believes in a future of peace and freedom. this is bbc news. the latest headlines — a bbc investigation finds some of ukraine's most vulnerable children have been left behind in institutions, after being displaced by the war. ukrainian officials say russia has launched a majo

david sillito, bbc news.ern ireland are choosing who will sit in the next stormont assembly. all councils in scotland and wales are being contested. in england, there are some mayoral elections, and more than 4,000 seats in 146 local authorities are up for grabs. you can watch the results overnight on bbc one with huw edwards. the royal garden party season is about to get under way for the first time since the pandemic, but the queen won't be attending. instead, she will be represented by other members of the royal family. it comes as she prepares to celebrate her platinum jubilee injune to mark 70 years on the throne. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. garden parties are a major fixed point in the palace's summer programme, almost always attended by the queen, a way of recognising achievements by thousands of people across the united kingdom. of course, there haven't been any garden parties for three years because of covid. and now the palace has confirmed that the queen will not be attending

david sillito reports from this year's host city of turin. turin.inal. there were many blue and yellow flags at the many gatherings across the city. this was a moment when eurovision becomes something more than just a song contest. it's a very emotional moment. but it's so much sad also. so it's really like a big family in europe and ukraine feels part of it. and this is really like celebration of this european union and all the values are european values. so it means a lot. but while they are the odds—on favourites, it's not over yet. turin has sprung a surprise in the betting. there could be, on saturday night, a few unionjacks flying along these famous streets. and if you are a film fan you might just recognise this location. you know, plucky brits carrying out a daring heist. and if you look at the betting, there is a feeling that maybe, just maybe, this year there could be a 2022 uk italianjob! sam ryder, space man, is this year a real contender. he comes out of the darkness and he brings the light, literally. because he is in a kind of crystal

there are flashing images in this report from david sillito.a — fun, serious and silly. this is norway. their song, give that wolf a banana. and latvia's eat your salad. making, they say, veganism sexy through the medium of eurovision. the excitement is mounting here in turin and there is already a runaway favourite for the final on saturday. it is about more than just the song because the country we are talking about is ukraine. ukraine's kalush orchestra has been travelling europe, and we spoke to band leader oleh during a brief lull in their pre—eurovision tour. you made it through! how does it feel to have got this far? translation: it's just another aspect of us i being useful for the country, and we consider this to be the biggest, the highest use that we can be for the whole country. they've been given special permission to leave ukraine, however one member has been left behind and is now serving with the ukrainian military. for the rest of the band, eurovision is part of something much bigger. what does being in song contest at a moment

david sillito, turin. time for a look at the weather.

david sillito, bbc news, turin. the song is stuck in my head!eric notes, will they match stratospheric notes, will they match stratospheric points for the uk, possibly the first win in 25 years for the uk? it's high in the odds, a bookies favourite, but so are several other songs, ukraine benefiting from the music but also the political support, the solidarity, serbia could do well with a lovely song, a performance art type song in which the first line is the singer asking about meghan markle's shiny hair. italy could do well for a second year running, norway, the dark horses, possibly, singing give that wolf a banana, classic eurovision. let me give you a sense of the scene. there is a sea of different flags, the swedish flag, the portuguese club, the israelis, spaniards, germans. it's really a festival of european fun and music. there is politics this year, with ukraine the favourite and russia kicked out, but really it is the music and the fun and the solidarity that's on everybody�*s minds. i'm joined by two megaphones, daniel from portugala

david sillito sent this report from turin.calformula, welcome to turin. as this strange, joyful musical formula, fun, welcome to turin. as this strange, joyful musicalformula, fun, serious and silly. this is norway. and latvia eat your salud making, they say vegan is a six seat through the medium of eurovision. the excitement is mounting here in turin and there is mounting here in turin and there is already a runaway favourite for the final on saturday. it is a bit more than just the song because the country we are talking about is ukraine. —— about more thanjust country we are talking about is ukraine. —— about more than just the song. the ukrainian orchestra has been travelling in europe and we spoke to the band leader during a brief stop in their tour. nice to see you. translation: hell out, things are going well and we're getting ready for our univision performance in turin. how does it feel to have made it this far? it’s feel to have made it this far? it's 'ust feel to have made it this far? it's just another _ feel to ha

david sillito, bbc news, turin.s holly hamilton at the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. it's fa cup final day, and it could be the first trophy of the season for chelsea, as they face a liverpool side still in the running for the quadruple, after winning the league cup against chelsea earlier this season. our sports correspondent, nesta mcgregor, is there for us today. i'm veryjealous. there are a few hours before kick—off and i imagine it will be a sea of red and blue behind you shortly. it’s it will be a sea of red and blue behind you shortly.— it will be a sea of red and blue behind you shortly. it's a glorious da and behind you shortly. it's a glorious day and naturally _ behind you shortly. it's a glorious day and naturally wembley - behind you shortly. it's a glorious i day and naturally wembley stadium look and sound a lot different in a few hours. close to 90,000 people are expected. at stake, liverpool could win a trophy number two. they chasing four this season. chelsea are looking to spoil the party. the

david sillito, bbc news, fairfax, virginia.lost her mind" and shook 13—month—old leiland—james corkill at her home in barrow in cumbria injanuary last year. mohammed salah, the premier league's joint top goal scorer this campaign, says he will play for liverpool next season. the talismanic striker gave his club the timely boost as they prepare to face real madrid in paris on saturday, looking to win a second champions league trophy in three years. here's our sports editor, dan roan. salah! he's the talisman spearheading liverpool's quest for a historic cup treble. with more than 30 goals this season, mohamed salah has reaffirmed his status as one of the world's best players. but having just missed out on the premier league title, the egyptian superstar was back training today, preparing to help his club become champions of europe again in paris this weekend. after what happened on sunday, everybody�*s motivated to win the champions league, because this is like an unbelievable trophy for us, and i think every season we fight for

david sillito, bbc news.r allowing the death of her 17—month—old son peter in 2007, following months of abuse. royal garden party season is about to get under way for the first time since the pandemic, but the queen won't be attending any events. buckingham palace has confirmed other members of the royal family will stand in at the events, which sees more than 30,000 guests invited to holyrood palace in edinburgh and buckingham palace. the announcement comes as she prepares to celebrate her platinum jubilee next month. rangers will play in their first european final for 1h years after beating rb leipzig 3—1 at ibrox tonight. they'll meet eintract frankfurt in the europa league final on may the 18th. the german side beat west ham 1—0 in the other semi. leicester city have also been in european action, and joe wilson was watching. fireworks in frankfurt, british teams everywhere, three european semifinals, two different competitions. one deep breath. right, first to glasgow, to rangers... they began this match

david sillito, bbc news, turin.too.— taste of it too. they are preparing her for the _ taste of it too. they are preparing her for the jury — taste of it too. they are preparing her for the jury final, _ taste of it too. they are preparing her for the jury final, as _ taste of it too. they are preparing her for the jury final, as it - taste of it too. they are preparing her for the jury final, as it is - herfor thejury final, as it is known. some people buy tickets and see sets of the dress result, but it is what the jury watch and they base their points, which will be revealed tomorrow night onto night's show, so they are the one who decide the points. that is the show tonight, a kind of dress result in a sense for tomorrow night, and then tomorrow night is the big show, and do we dare to dream from the uk? quite possibly. you heard there in david's piece, sam ryder is riding high in the odds. he is a lovely guy. he walks past me in the venue today of the great venue, great outfits and great song — he could do very

david sillito, bbc news.oosing who will sit in the next stormont assembly; all councils in scotland and wales are being contested; in england, there are some mayoral elections and more than four thousand seats in 146 local authorities are up for grabs. you can watch the results overnight on bbc one with huw edwards. now it's time for a look at the weather good evening. there's been more strong sunshine on offer today, so it's been warmer more widely. still the odd shower to clear away through this evening, and we do have our weather front up towards the north and west gathering strength, as you can see. so some wetter weather to come overnight for scotland, for northern ireland. and, of course, that will mean a mild night, but it'll be mild further south, generally with some bits of drizzle and mist around the coast in the west and the odd bit of mist inland, which will clear quite quickly. so a different day — firstly for northern ireland, much wetter through the morning, and for northern england then a wett

david sillito, bbc news.e to that conclusion because the great tit birds that live in whytam woods near oxford are laying their eggs earlier than ever. victoria gill reports. more than 500 plant species, 800 types of butterflies and moths, and in one woodland site of about a square mile, there are 1,200 specially built nest boxes. because wytham woods near oxford is a very special site of scientific interest. is this officially the most studied woodland in the world, do you think? i mean, it certainly must be one of them. we've published more than 350 papers just from the wytham tit project alone. oh, wow, that is impressive. this year marks the 75th anniversary of the wytham great tit project. scientists have systematically monitored every chick hatched in their nest boxes here since i9a7. and we are about to meet the newest generation. wow, how many are there? eight. that's a very standard size for a great tit. eight seems a lot. eight very hungry babies to feed. you can actually see most of their digestive

a warning there's some strong language in this report by our correspondent david sillito.te your name? it is amber laura heard. amber heard. over the last three and a half weeks she has sat in court each day and listened as a series of witnesses and her ex—husband have described her as violent, emotionally unstable and a liar. this was finally her chance to give her side of the story. why are you here? i am here because my ex—husband is suing me for an op ed i wrote. how do you feel about that? i struggle to have the words. i struggle to find the words to describe how painful this is. this is horrible. this has been, this is the most painful and difficult thing i've ever gone through. this, the beginning of her story of a marriage she said left her injured and traumatised, and. and sitting just feet away in front of her, the man she says assaulted and abused her, johnny depp. do you remember the first time he physically hit you? yes. please tell the jury about it. she said johnny depp had been taking cocaine and it was a comment about one of his tattoos that lead to abusiv

david sillito, turin. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz schafernaker.hat is otherwise known as cow parsley, i don't know anything about it, so let's move on to the forecast! the weekend, i deal with odds and chances, i would say a chance of thunder across the south of the country, something i do know. the weather is starting to stabilise across the uk with high pressure building from the south. but to the north, we still have low pressure close by, a stream of clouds sweeping across the uk. it is a very blustery day in scotland, some of this cloud has been bringing rain, bits and pieces here in the western scotland and northern scotland, 12 degrees in stornoway. across the bulk of the country, the mid and high teens and in the south, the low 20s. that is the high pressure building in from the southern climes, so sinking air slowly squeezing out the cloud. that is what high pressure is. through the night, it is dry. in the north, it still remains blustery, close to low pressure, close to air rising, close to those shower clouds in western parts of scotla

david sillito was there as they qualified for the grand final. turin. eurovision.very emotional moments, but it's so much sad also. so it's a big unity— of the european family, so... i so it's really like a big family. in europe, and ukraine feels part of it, and this is reallyj like celebration of this european union and all the values, all the european values. _ so it means a lot. and if they win, a hope that maybe, in the future, families divided by war will one day be able to share this moment in their home country. my daughter, she is five years old and she asked me, so i hope that my grandfather and grandmother, they are safe, but it will be really better to see this contest together with them in ukraine. tonight was all about ukraine, and they remain the hot favourites to win on saturday. and what happens to the band if they do win? well, they go straight back to ukraine — and the agenda isn't music. i spoke to the band's leader, oleh, before last night's show and, whatever happens on saturday, on sunday, it's back to work. translation: we have a volunteer o

there are flashing images in this report from david sillito.. making, they say, veganism sexy through the medium of eurovision. the excitement is mounting here in turin and there is already a runaway favourite for the final on saturday. it is about more than just the song because the country we are talking about is ukraine. ukraine's kalush orchestra has been travelling europe, and we spoke to band leader oleh during a brief lull in their pre—eurovision tour. you made it through! how does it feel to have got this far? translation: it's just another aspect of us i being useful for the country, and we consider this to be the biggest, the highest use that we can be for the whole country. they've been given special permission to leave ukraine, however one member has been left behind. he's now serving with the ukrainian military. and for the rest of the band, eurovision is part of something much bigger. what does being in a song contest at a moment like this mean for you personally? translation: for our country, it is so important to have - victorie

favourites to win, but the odds are also in favour of the uk's entry, sam ryder. 0ur arts correspondent david sillitohmood, lovely to meet you. let's go for a walk. sure. some fans have already gathered. i do not know what this is going to be like. meet mahmood. he is italy's eurovision hopeful. and it is the second time he has appeared. and my plan for a quiet stroll and a chat, but within seconds we began to attract a crowd. fans everywhere. everyone knows you. have you got used to all of this? what eurovision has done to you? are you used to this fame? you know, for me it is always a new thing, you know, because the emotion is always the same. does it matter whether you win or lose on a saturday? no. for me, the most important thing about all this competition is just to do a great performance. a minute or two later, we accepted the inevitable. for anyone who wonders what eurovision is all about, this is what it is all about. for mahmood, it has made him a star. how mahmood then ended up on a segway is a bit of a mystery, but it is an indication that eurovision might be about more than just a brief