the crime was committed _ merseyside police. the crime was committed on _ merseyside police.stmas - merseyside police. the crime was committed on christmas eve - merseyside police. the crime was committed on christmas eve and| committed on christmas eve and within_ committed on christmas eve and within 25— committed on christmas eve and within 2.5 weeks, connor chapman was arrested~ _ within 2.5 weeks, connor chapman was arrested~ he _ within 2.5 weeks, connor chapman was arrested. he had gone to wales and was arrested i think at a supermarket in newtown in wales, is a very— supermarket in newtown in wales, is a very good _ supermarket in newtown in wales, is a very good work by the police are to track_ a very good work by the police are to track him — a very good work by the police are to track him down. then the case obviously— to track him down. then the case obviously progressed through their surcharges, magistrates courts to the crown — surcharges, magistrates courts to the crown court. i think what was very striking was this a trial took 3.5 very striking was this a tri

stronger merseyside.. we have seen some really — stronger merseyside. we have seen some really tragic _ stronger merseyside. we have seen some really tragic incidents - stronger merseyside. we have seen some really tragic incidents over - some really tragic incidents over the last year, and while i think we have got a positive story to tell about the numbers that are reduced to the lowest in 20 years, clearly this incident that we have seen how sugar communities, and rightly highlighted that there is more work we need to do. i am very grateful to the community all spoke out very clearly that this is not something that we welcome on merseyside. violence has no place on merseyside. 0n the support they have given to the investigation in order to get this guilty verdict today has been very welcome. this guilty verdict today has been very welcome-— very welcome. elle, an innocent bystander. _ very welcome. elle, an innocent bystander, the _ very welcome. elle, an innocent bystander, the victim _ very welcome.

police who were involved in merseyside police who were involved in this— merseyside police who weret, dedication and hard work has been _ commitment, dedication and hard work has been key to the investigation and has — has been key to the investigation and has allowed us to successfully prosecute — and has allowed us to successfully prosecute chapman and waring and get the justice _ prosecute chapman and waring and get the justice for elle's family. thank ou. i the justice for elle's family. thank you- i would _ the justice for elle's family. thank you. i would like _ the justice for elle's family. thank you. i would like to _ the justice for elle's family. thank you. i would like to echo - the justice for elle's family. thank you. i would like to echo what - the justice for elle's family. thank| you. i would like to echo what paul has said, really. the amount of people involved in this investigation from day one from the minute has happened has been remarkable and they did not give up. they were relentless in achieving the goal, which was to getjustice for elle and catch the killer

in the merseyside, in the wirral? what more can you tell us? the merseyside, in the wirral?ly set up a _ can you tell us? the matrix was actually set up a number - can you tell us? the matrix was actually set up a number of - can you tell us? the matrix was i actually set up a number of years ago and does notjust operate on the wirral, but across the whole merseyside area, five of the local authority boroughs. initially, it originated from what was called a support unit and that is pretty much what has probably been its foundations and its group in so much it can support areas or divisions, as we used to call them, where there were specific policing problems that basically needed some extra numbers. its role has certainly emerged into a lot more specialist areas now particularly with the development of the likes of gun crime so some of the likes of gun crime so some of the officers within that unit are very skilled in the area of searching and all those sorts of things. the armed response units can be part and parcel of that if necessary. they can be deployed where necessary

weill. gang activity in merseyside? well, there is a big _ gang activity in merseyside?w, many of those are not— in the merseyside area. now, many of those are not huge gangs, not the cg is, those are not huge gangs, not the cg is. the _ those are not huge gangs, not the cg is, the organised crime groups that you may— is, the organised crime groups that you may have heard about in a programme like line of duty? —— 0cgs~ _ programme like line of duty? —— ocgs. these are small things referred — ocgs. these are small things referred to as urban street gangs and basically hooligans which she refused _ and basically hooligans which she refused to go up and into their 20s. connor— refused to go up and into their 20s. connor chapman acted like a teenager. started getting in trouble when he _ teenager. started getting in trouble when he was in his teenage years and every— when he was in his teenage years and every time _ when he was in his teenage years and every time he turned he was in trouble — every time he turned he was in trouble with police whether stealing cars, dealing

merseyside.we saw the tragic killing of olivia pratt—korbel . killing of olivia pratt—korbel. earlier this year, thomas cashman went to prison, found guilty of her murder after shooting her through their front d00h shooting her through their front door. now now, just just months after that incident , we saw after that incident, we saw ellie edwards shot and killed outside a pub. there's been many , many well—publicised shooting incidents in the merseyside region just in the last 12 months alone. so this is a real issue that the region is facing. we know merseyside police are really trying to crack down on this issue that's become so prevalent on the streets of merseyside . you mentioned there merseyside. you mentioned there ellie edwards dad . he responded ellie edwards dad. he responded to the verdict yesterday. he called connor chapman a coward. he said he'll never utter his name again. and he says he hopes that connor chapman and his co—defendant, thomas waring, never see another christmas eve

merseyside, wallasey, new brighton, the woodchurch estate, the beechwood estate.se are areas where you've brought up your kids, where your kids are bringing up their grandchild. yeah. what is your message to the people in those areas? the most powerful thing we have is the sense of community. it's still there in these places. i think a lot of people maybe are afraid because they're intimidated by these gangs who are hanging around. but if they were to stick together, then they're going to win every time. and that's all it is — you've got to stick together. i know it's easier said than done. i really do realise that. but if we start making it happen in a small way and it'll only get bigger, then it's going to benefit your community where you live. for now, we need to be doing something now. my problem is to stop another elle edwards, another ashley dale, another olivia pratt—korbell. and if i can be part of something that helps stop these kids doing these horrendous crimes, then i'm all for it. i'll do what i can. as we heard tim edwards say, his mission is now to

it exceeds the minimum term imposed on thomas cashman, convicted of the murder of olivia in merseyside a 42 year minimum term, so it is an exceptionally long sentence, reflecting the gravity of what he did, the premeditation, the choice of location and weapon used, it was fired 12 times, the efforts he made to destroy evidence, and also the fact that against all this is a background of drugs dealing and he was on an injunction, he should not even be living where he was living at the time, the only thing that gave him a bit of credit was the fact that he was 22 at the time of the offence and relatively young. the judge, the offence and relatively young. thejudge, mrjustice goose, did say there was no significant mitigation in this case for him to consider? that's right. the only factor that he could take into account was that he could take into account was that he is a young man, he is 22, we know from scientific evidence that the brains of young people carry on developing until 25. and judges do take that into consideration in sentencing but it's only a small amount, given the exceptio

with around 100 organised crime gangs in merseyside, tackling them is an uphill battle, according toroblem. — liverpool has always had a drugs problem, and it always will have, because — problem, and it always will have, because we are a port, and that has allowed _ because we are a port, and that has allowed in _ because we are a port, and that has allowed in some respects organised crime _ allowed in some respects organised crime groups to take old, almost to continue _ crime groups to take old, almost to continue that particular trade. -- take hold- _ continue that particular trade. -- take hold. elle's was the fifth fatal shooting in merseyside in as many months, a cycle of violence which her father says many months, a cycle of violence which herfather says must be many months, a cycle of violence which her father says must be ended. and bbc breakfast has been following elle's father tim through the trial. you can see the special report tomorrow morning. the cabinet office has lost a legal challenge to block the handover of borisjohnson's unredacted whatsapp messages, notebooks a

and as we float in the med, a text arrives from merseyside police.ever be asked _ footage of elle's murder. you should never be asked to _ footage of elle's murder. you should never be asked to do _ footage of elle's murder. you should never be asked to do that. _ footage of elle's murder. you should never be asked to do that. you've i never be asked to do that. you've been putting _ never be asked to do that. you've been putting off? _ never be asked to do that. you've been putting off? yeah. - never be asked to do that. you've been putting off? yeah. who i never be asked to do that. you've i been putting off? yeah. who wants to watch a video — been putting off? yeah. who wants to watch a video of— been putting off? yeah. who wants to watch a video of your _ been putting off? yeah. who wants to watch a video of your daughter - watch a video of your daughter getting murdered? 0nce watch a video of your daughter getting murdered? once you have seen it, you can never un—see it, how do you deal with that? it comes in waves, grief. itjust hits you. it ha

and as we float in the med, a text arrives from merseyside police.otage of elle's murder. should never ask to do that. who wants to watch the video of your daughter getting murdered? once you've seen it, you're never going to unsee it, are you? how do you deal with that? the grieving process, what i'm learning, is that it comes in waves, and it... itjust hits you. it can come to the point where it will break most people. but it won't break me. today, tim told the court they all now faced a life sentence, their only crime, loving an amazing person. you would give her a little bit of your love and you'd get two or three times back off her. and i'll miss that. jayne mccubbin, bbc news. almost all goods and cargo traded around the world travels by ship. but global shipping emits huge amounts of carbon dioxide each year. to give you an idea, it's as much as germany emits annually. well, now, 175 countries have agreed to make the global shipping industry net zero in carbon emissions "by or around 2050". our climate editorjustin rowlatt has the story. man s

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with around 100 organised crime gangs in merseyside, tackling them is an uphill battle, according toe we're a port, and that has allowed in some respects - and that has allowed - in some respects in some respects organised crime groups to take hold, almost to - continue that particular trade. elle's was the fifth fatal shooting in merseyside in as many months — a cycle of violence which her father says must be ended. nick garnets, bbc news, liverpool. nick garnett, bbc news, liverpool. wa nt to ta ke want to take you live to the czech republic. we are expecting the arrival of volodymyr zelensky, presumably in one of those vehicles there. he is on a tour, he is due to meet the president of the czech republic. this hasn't been his first stop of this trip. he has also been in socio— bulgaria, meeting the prime minister, as well as other government officials. —— sophia. the main focus of our talks is, he said, is the security of our country and defence support and operations. so, that's part of the message on this tour. we are, as the fanfare plays, expecting him. let's take a look liste

and as we float in the med, a text arrives from merseyside police. watch the cctv footage of ellie's murder. should never have to do that. you want to watch the video of your daughter getting murdered? once you've seen it, you're never going to unsee. how do you deal with her grieving process? well, i'm learning is that it comes in waves, and it'sjust. yeah, it can become to the point where it will break most people. you won't believe me. today, tim told the court they all now faced a life sentence — their only crime loving an amazing person. you give a little bit of your love mate and you got to three mate and you got two, three times back offer. and omas that. jay mccubbin, bbc news. the white house announced its sending cluster munitions. we can now cross over to the pentagon and a news briefing. over to the pentagon and a news briefinu. ~ ., ., . ., briefing. with the announcement of this 42nd presidential— briefing. with the announcement of this 42nd presidential draw - briefing. with the announcement of this 42nd presidential draw it - briefing

elle's father, tim, has said his mission is now to stop gun violence on merseyside. elle? god... god love her. elle's great. she's lovely, very kind, very giving. she's always looking out for other people, especially her family. and, you know, she was she was going ahead, flying. working hard? yeah. working hard. she was a good example to people. she set her own goals and she was achieving them and she was flying and she did it with a smile on her face. what was it like running up to christmas, last year? elle's great. she's lovely, very kind, very giving. she's always looking out for other people, especially her family. and, you know, she was she was going ahead, flying. working hard? yeah. working hard. she was a good example to people. she set her own goals and she was achieving them and she was flying and she did it with a smile on her face.

you'll remember the murder of ellie edwards — the 26—year—old who was shot dead outside a pub on merseysideistmas eve. last week the man who killed her was sentenced to 48 years in jail. now for the first time since the trial, ellie s family has spoken about her death, and the devastating impact of gun crime for a new documentary made by bbc breakfast which tells the story of the killing. the message to those people, and it goes across the whole country, really, is the most powerful thing we have is the sense of community. there's i think a lot of people may be afraid to step out of the door to make that still happen, because they're intimidated by these gangs. but if they were to stick together, then they're going to win every time. they're going to stick together. no one had a laugh like elle. it was elle's special laugh. it was family time over everything. elle's family was her life. i met elle in high school and we just instantly clicked. that's how i met her brother connor. and then we had roman, who's four now, and she absolutely adored him. she loved him so much. and he talks about h

this was in my home region of merseyside. waiting lists, the effects of the covid pandemic and falling staff morale are steady from the government's state office says more than half of people are satisfied with the healthcare system. some are concerned it won't reach its 100th birthday without reforms in spending to tackle ageing population's healthcare needs. some other stories now. train companies want to close hundreds of ticket offices across england over the next three years. the busiest stations but being criticised by disabled people who say it is going to be harder to get the help they need to travel. sex ed should be compulsory in six forms and colleges, mps say. they want teacher training to tackle distorted ideas of masculinity, sexual harassment and gender violence. and forest green made footballing history after naming the first woman to manage a uk's men's professional football team. hannah dingley is the new caretaker boss. time now to leave you with 10 seconds of fireworks. these spectacular sparklers were use

region is the _ because the wider merseyside region is the education is the key way to tackle _ is the 4294966103:13:29,429 off of the — tackle this. we can do this stuff off of the pitch, we can go with young — off of the pitch, we can go with young people across schools community organisations in our sessions — community organisations in our sessions and i guess we can only do what _ sessions and i guess we can only do what we _ sessions and i guess we can only do what we can— sessions and i guess we can only do what we can with young people involved — what we can with young people involved and we can try our best to educate _ involved and we can try our best to educate his— involved and we can try our best to educate his those who we work with. football— educate his those who we work with. football trying to clean up its act, the people saying the measures do not go far off in what is a hefty fine to a millionaire. football above with the english football season starting will be able to see how these work in practical terms shortly. let's have a quick look at some of the other stori

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and i'd like to thank again merseyside police, the whole family behind me. and had to go through this. something that we'll never forget . but it that we'll never forget. but it was all done for ali and we achieved that today. thank you . achieved that today. thank you. >> okay. well, that was a statement from elle edwards father, tim, and a legal representative as well. what he did was initially start by thanking the police for all of their efforts in trying to snare ali's killer, who was today sentenced to a minimum of 48 years in prison. he went on to say tim edwards, ali's father, that he will do his best to make sure that he never gets out of prison. he hopes that he doesn't ever see another christmas again. he then got very emotional, said that things need to change. just recap, the to change. just to recap, the that ali's murderer , connor that ali's murderer, connor chapman, was sentenced earlier on to a minimum of 48 years, which would make him 71 years old when he gets out of prison. the judge, of course, stopped short of a full life term . in shor

underway, the liverpool trace in arabian football plans to leave the new baked coaches of the merseysidersie fowler turned mentor. al-ka disi and steven gerrard, officially appointed by the club al-iti fak liverpool legend has already taken up the study of the arabic mahabba. she is steven gert. she held some time ago, the transfer of frenchman karim benzema from real madrid was the second major deal in the history of arabian football after the transfer of cristiano ronaldo, the owner of the golden ball connected to the reigning champion al-itihad and will receive 200 million euros per season, for three years this is a new challenge for me and new life and i can't wait to start training. i will do my best to win trophies, score goals, demonstrate my abilities and please the fans. this is a good league with a lot of strong players. also, my choice fell on saudi arabia, because it is a muslim country. as a muslim, i have long wanted to live in such a place. for me, it is an honor to represent my new club, his one strawberry became another frenchman , too, by the way, a muslim content special

you can just see that these storms will continue throughout this afternoon, particularly around merseysides well. away from that, there will still be some lengthy dry spells and some sunshine. the threat of showers to ventures —— mac diminishes into the afternoon and at one end and it should be fine with some sunshine. at headingley for the ashes cricket, there is a chance of showers pretty much all day, so the risk of some downpours giving some interruptions to play at headingley. this area of low pressure is still with us into sunday, and that is the cold front bringing the heavy showers today and it will move eastwards so by sunday morning, still the threat of heavy downpours in east anglia and the south—east of england, and as we go into the afternoon just a rash of showers developing which will again be heavy and thundery in places during sunday afternoon. temperatures down a touch again. it will feel fresher on sunday with those temperatures 21 — 23 celsius. into next week, this area of low pressure moves north and east, and when you see low pressure you've got when you see low press

a man has been found guilty of murdering ellie edwards outside a pub in merseyside. was an innocent bystander when chaan open fire with a submachine gun, taking aim at two men involved in a gang viewed. the labor leader has set out plans to reform the education system, promising to smash what he called the class ceiling. the speech was briefly interrupted today by protesters. keir starmer said primary schools would be funded to improve communication skills and he promised to tackle the snobbery that in his view is surrounding vocational training. you are live with bbc news. two rockets were fired today from southern lebanon towards israel, prompting a strike by the military. 15 shells from israel landed in the outskirts of two villages close to the border. it comes in the wake of the military operation israel had been carrying out this week in the palestinian refugee camp. hundreds of troops went in there on monday morning. israeli drones targeted the camp. 12 palestinians and one israeli soldier were killed. the operation is now over but there thousands of palace ti

this group of rural childminders in merseyside gather together every week.ll pre—school children of working parents has made some here consider their future. this is where the children play during the day. nikki griffiths, who runs the group, is worried. it becomes overwhelming, some more may leave because they're thinking, oh, this funding isjust not going to be compatible or viable for me financially anymore. so if it's not addressed, they will, they will leave because even myself will question next year, is it going to be financially viable for me to continue? one charity is predicting that in the next decade, the number of childminders will drop to below 1,000, leaving parents with little choice. those children that will flourish and grow, and have that wonderful early education and start in life in a childminder setting will no longer have that. and that's an awful shame. and we'll look back in 20, 30 years and see the damage that caused. overall, the number of early years workers are falling. there is a big one! these children are on a mission to find

see that these storms will continue going throughout this afternoon, particularly around parts of merseysidel be some dry, lengthy dry spells and some sunshine. and the threat of showers diminishes as you go through the afternoon at wimbledon. certainly by this evening, it should be fine with that sunshine. but at headingley, for the ashes cricket, there's a chance of showers pretty much all day. so the risk of some downpours giving some interruptions to play at headingley. now, this area of low pressure is still with us on into sunday. and that's the cold front bringing the heavy showers today. it had moved its way eastward. so by sunday morning, still the threat of some heavy downpours down towards east anglia and the south east of england. and then as we go into the afternoon, just to get a rash of showers developing, which will again be heavy and thundery in places during sunday afternoon. temperatures down a touch again. it will feel fresher on sunday with those temperatures about 21 to 23 degrees. on into next week then, this area of low pressure moves its way north and east. and then

den is an a&e consultant from merseyside.ell behind inflation and the 6% award simply isn't enough. compared to much of the rest of the population, consultants are pretty well paid. is it right to strike over pay? i accept that consultants are highly paid compared to a lot of people across the uk. there's no denying that. the truth of the matter is that there is currently an open market for doctors across the world. if we want to be leaders, if we want to have an nhs which, you know, is a world—leading health service, we need to keep doctors here. and at the moment, they're leaving. 0ne consultant said he wasn't striking because of the impact on the patients. they're waiting for clinical appointments, waiting for operations, waiting for investigations and that's having a real impact both on their quality of life and sometimes on their health. i didn't feel in good conscience that i could join a strike that would contribute to that. but i recognise the good intentions of all of those who are striking. as consultant members of

den is an a&e consultant from merseyside.mply isn't enough. compared to much of the rest of the population, consultants are pretty well paid. is it right to strike over pay? i accept that consultants are highly paid compared to a lot of people across the uk. there's no denying that. the truth of the matter is that there is currently an open market for doctors across the world. if we want to be leaders, if we want to have an nhs which, you know, is a world leading health service, we need to keep doctors here. and at the moment, they're leaving. 0ne consultant said he wasn't striking because of the impact on the patients. they're waiting for clinical appointments, waiting for operations, waiting for investigations and that's having a real impact both on their quality of life and sometimes on their health. i didn't feel in good conscience that i could join a strike that would contribute to that. but i recognise the good intentions of those who are striking. as consultant members of the british medical association formed picket l

our correspondent, josh parry, has more from merseyside in liverpool.inians, marched through liverpool's streets as the city played host to kyiv pride. we understand that people are kind of tired of the war, but you cannot be tired because people are dying on the front line, our friends and loved ones, queer people, are dying on the front line to protect freedom. liverpool and ukraine already have a special relationship after the city stepped in to host eurovision back in may. organisers see this march as a chance to continue that legacy. those marching carried messages of support for those on the front line back home. like combat medics boris and alina. are you looking forward to the day that you can both march together? yes, because it will mean the war is over and we can return to some sort of normality in our lives. why was it important that liverpool played host to kyiv pride this year? i think when we stepped in to do eurovision we found that the reception that we got from the country about hosting it on behalf of ukraine was really positive. so p

they're one of 3,000 ukrainians who found safety in merseyside since the war began.he amazing queer couple who took me and made me feel like home for the first time. singing. this year, liverpool stepped in to host eurovision on behalf of winners ukraine. and now that legacy will continue as the city plays host to kyiv pride — a chance to celebrate the community, but for ukrainians like maria, first and foremost, it's a protest. i've been to all the kyiv parades. i feel lots of like empowerment probably, and kind of embodying of strength. hopefully it will happen to gain some inspiration. thousands of lgbt people and their allies will march through these streets in solidarity with ukraine. while eurovision may have united them in music, pride will unite them in protest. right now it is the time to fight. and we fight for our freedom and our survival. and we all have to fight for lgbtq rights. the ukrainian constitution only accepts marriages between men and women, meaning partners of lgbt soldiers have no legal recognition, something edward is hoping pride will help

see that these storms will continue going throughout the afternoon particularly around parts of merseyside land the dry spells and some sunshine. under threat of showers diminishes as you go to the afternoon at wimbledon. certainly by the evening it should be fine with that sunshine but at headingley, for the ashes cricket, there is the chance of showers pretty much all day so the risk of some downpours and interruptions to play at headingley. this area of low pressure is still with us into sunday and this is the cold front bringing the heavy showers today. moving eastward so by sunday morning there is still a threat of heavy downpours down towards east anglia and the south—east of england. as we go into the afternoon, just to get a rush of showers developing which will be heavy and thundery in places during sunday afternoon. temperatures down a touch again. it will feel fresher on sunday but those temperatures will be 21—23 . enter next week, this area of low pressure moves north and east and when you see low pressure you've got when you see low pressure you�*ve got to when you see low pr

see that these storms will continue going throughout this afternoon, particularly around parts of merseysidet away from that, there will still be some dry, lengthy dry spells and some sunshine. and the threat of showers diminishes as you go through the afternoon at wimbledon. certainly by this evening, it should be fine with that sunshine. but at headingley, for the ashes cricket, there's a chance of showers pretty much all day. so the risk of some downpours giving some interruptions to play at headingley. now, this area of low pressure is still with us on into sunday. and that's the cold front bringing the heavy showers today. it had moved its way eastward. so by sunday morning, still the threat of some heavy downpours down towards east anglia and the south east of england. and then as we go into the afternoon, just to get a rash of showers developing, which will again be heavy and thundery in places during sunday afternoon. temperatures down a touch again. it will feel fresher on sunday with those temperatures about 21 to 23 degrees. 0n into next week then, this area of low pressure moves

you can see the storms will continue going this afternoon, especially around merseyside, north—east waless through the afternoon at wimbledon. certainly by the evening it should be fine with the sunshine but at headingley for the ashes cricket, there is a chance of showers pretty much all day so the risk of downpours and interruptions to play at headingley. this area of low pressure is with us until sunday. that is the cold front bringing the heavy showers today, heading eastwards so by sunday morning still a threat of heavy downpours in east anglia and the east of england but into the afternoon, a rush of showers developing which will be heavy and thundery in places during sunday afternoon. temperatures down, it will feel fresher on sunday with temperatures around 21—23 c. into next week, this area of low pressure moves north and east and when you see low pressure, you think of unsettled weather so a north—westerly wind will bring a fresh feel two things next week but the threat of showers are longer spells of rain for most of the week and maximum temperatures of 16—22 c. watch out for t

merseyside police it to meals and females arrested on suspicion to the damage and cause public nuisanceltics meeting in monaco this eveningbritish sprinters daryll neita and dina asher—smith take on the jamaican world champion shericka jackson in the 200m . the field events are already under way at the diamond league meeting. it's live on bbc three from seven o'clock and the bbc sport website. that 200 metre race is at 20 past eight. that's followed shortly after by laura muirfacing kenya's 1500m world record holder faith kipyegon over a mile. big weekend coming up in the rugby league challenge cup, the men's and women's semi—finals take place with two double headers. they are in warrington tomorrow, where leigh leopards take on st helens in the mens competition. leigh have had a brilliant season on their return to the top division, second in super league and eyeing a first challenge cup final since 1971 when they won it we address some personal goals at the start of the year and what we wanted to do as a team. what we said as if we checked was off along the way and work hard good thing

see that these storms will continue going throughout this afternoon, particularly around parts of merseysideome towards eastern areas of england as well. but away from that, there will still be some dry, lengthy dry spells and some sunshine. and the threat of showers diminishes as you go through the afternoon at wimbledon. certainly by this evening, it should be fine with that sunshine. but at headingley, for the ashes cricket, there's a chance of showers pretty much all day. so the risk of some downpours giving some interruptions to play at headingley. now, this area of low pressure is still with us on into sunday. and that's the cold front bringing the heavy showers today. it had moved its way eastward. so by sunday morning, still the threat of some heavy downpours down towards east anglia and the south east of england. and then as we go into the afternoon, just to get a rash of showers developing, which will again be heavy and thundery in places during sunday afternoon. temperatures down a touch again. it will feel fresher on sunday with those temperatures about 21 to 23 degrees. 0n into

our correspondent, josh parry has more from merseyside in liverpool.cluding hundreds of ukrainians, marched through liverpool street as the city played host to kia pride. we liverpool street as the city played host to kia pride.— host to kia pride. we understand that people _ host to kia pride. we understand that people are _ host to kia pride. we understand that people are kind _ host to kia pride. we understand that people are kind of _ host to kia pride. we understand that people are kind of tired - host to kia pride. we understand that people are kind of tired of. host to kia pride. we understand i that people are kind of tired of the war, but you cannot be tired because people are dying on the front line, our friends and loved people are dying on the front line, ourfriends and loved ones, queer people are dying on the front line to protect freedom.— people are dying on the front line to protect freedom. liverpool and ukraine already _ to protect freedom. liverpool and ukraine already have _ to protect freedom. liverpool and ukraine already have a

playing his home open on merseyside, fleetwood's on five under.n see a couple of the green stuff this morning. they have no concerns about the weather. they say this course is going to play absolutely fine. but it is going to do is make the rough very terrific. we have seen a couple of players hacking out this morning. the greens are going to be tricky, trying to get the pace of those puts write. for the likes of rory michael rai and tommy fleetwood, this could play into their hands as a couple of the longer hitters in the game. brian hammond has never won a major before, he has had a good season though, and he has had to sleep on this lead. it is a joint lead in many ways. the pressure is very much on his shoulders. it is many ways. the pressure is very much on his shoulders.— on his shoulders. it is going to be fascinating _ on his shoulders. it is going to be fascinating to _ on his shoulders. it is going to be fascinating to see _ on his shoulders. it is going to be fascinating to see how _ on his shoulders. it is going to be fascinating to se

and as we float in the med, a text arrives from merseyside police.rder. you should never have to do that. you've been putting it off. yeah. who wants to watch the video of your daughter getting murdered? once you've seen it, you never gonna unsee it, are you? how do you deal with that? the grieving process, what i'm still learning is that it comes in waves and itjust hits you. it can become to the point where it will break most people. but it won't break me. tim edwards, the father of elle edwards. a bbc investigation has found that muscle building supplements which can cause serious side effects are being sold to gym—goers across the uk. the products have become popular with people who want bigger muscles while losing fat, but they can cause health issues including liver problems and aren't approved for sale, but the bbc has found them widely available in shops and online. kashjones has been investigating. you don't understand how many people are on these things, man. it's crazy. for gym—goers searching for quick gains, substances like these are the

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just to say as well, merseyside police have made four arrests after protesters got onto the cause at dropped orange powder. play was barely delayed at the time, but we still hope we don't see any more over the weekend. fix, we still hope we don't see any more over the weekend.— over the weekend. a blustery ben. that is all your _ over the weekend. a blustery ben. that is all your support. _ over the weekend. a blustery ben. that is all your support. goodbye. | let's return to the tribute to tony bennett, the legendary singer has died at the age of 96. described as the best in the business by frank sinatra — his career spanned decades. he grew up in new york and released his first album in 1952 when he was in his mid—20s. song, i left my heart in san francisco. let's talk to a saxophonist and former radio dj. thank you for being with me. how do you remember tony bennett? , , bennett? there is the musical lea , bennett? there is the musical legacy. he _ bennett? there is the musical legacy. he was _ bennett? there is the musical legacy, he was the _ bennett? there is the musical legacy,

psycho emotional impact on russian forces as a gunman who killed a beautician outside a pub in merseyside on christmas eve has been sentenced to life and will serve a minimum of 48 years for her murder. the 26 year old elle edwards was killed by connor chapman outside the lighthouse pub in the wirral last year. the 23 year old fired 12 shots from a submachine gun, injuring several others before fleeing the scene. chapman was found guilty after a three and a half week trial at liverpool crown court . a man who killed a crown court. a man who killed a mother and her two young daughters by setting fire to their flat in nottingham has been jailed for life and will serve a minimum term of 44 years. 31 year old jamie barrow was found guilty of murdering his neighbour fatoumata haidara and her daughters, fatima and nima in clifton last year. the court heard that he poured petrol through their letterbox before setting it alight and watching the fire take hold. abu bakr drama . the husband of bakr drama. the husband of fatoumata , spoke after fatoumata, spoke after sentencing . sentencing. >> toda

wouldn't disparage those bids, they were very strong, from the north east of england but also from merseyside are adding to those today with two of clusters including one in aberdeenshire. again, that will be great for scottish jobs and help us transition to net—zero. straight to westminster. 0ur political correspondent, peter saull, is there for us. the prime minister saying this is about energy security, referencing russia in ukraine, cynics and critics might say this is about an upcoming general election next year. where is the balance here? he denied these announcements were for political purposes.— these announcements were for political purposes. there are two elements of _ political purposes. there are two elements of this _ political purposes. there are two elements of this announcement l political purposes. there are two - elements of this announcement today. on the one hand you have got new gas 0n the one hand you have got new gas and oil licenses. yes, environmental activists might argue that that is the wrong priority. 0n the other hand you have investment in carbon capture and sto