medal is going to go to ire! medal is going to go to laura trott. britain's most successful female olympian, dame laura kenny, is to retire, from cycling. targetting the houthis in the red sea. we're onboard a us battle ship. all this us firepower still hasn't been able to deter them, let alone defeat them. and some new street art in north london. is it a banksy? coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, nottingham forest have dropped into the relegation zone after being deducted four points for breaking the premier league's spending rules.

hello. fresh from an election victory, that critics say was rigged, vladimir putin has been addressing supporters in moscow's red square. he has another six—year term in office, having already led russia longer than any ruler since stalin. the kremlin says he won more than 87% of the vote. but there was no real opposition, with his main critics either injail, in exile, or dead. so, with such an iron grip on power, why bother with elections at all? it's about claiming legitimacy, say his opponents, for his war in ukraine. steve rosenberg has the latest, from moscow. vladimir putin! after the landslide came the love. vladimir putin portrayed by the kremlin as a national hero. at a concert marking ten years since russia annexed crimea. "long live russia," he cried. cue the national anthem and some

kremlin choreography to make it look as if putin is russia and russia is putin. earlier we saw the crowds pouring towards red square. thousands of russians had been given free tickets for the putin event. after all, a president who claims to have won 87% of the vote needs a decent audience. western leaders have dismissed russia's presidential vote as neitherfree norfair, a stage—managed election. but the kremlin couldn't care less what the west thinks. it paints a picture of a president who enjoys the overwhelming support of his people. down at the russian election commission, they'd counted all the votes and they presented all their figures. so it's six more years of president putin. but what does that mean for russia and for the world? it doesn't mean anything good

for russia, for ukraine, for the world, because putin will continue this permanent war. putin will continue to suppress civil society inside his country. and in that sense, he becomes a full—blooded autocrat dictator. and yet the direction of travel for russia under vladimir putin is already clear. more confrontation abroad and repression at home. few here seem to believe that this election will bring a significant change. if it's the same president, katya says that "i don't think anything will be different." in a country that's been ruled by the same man for a quarter of a century, russians are starting to forget what change looks like. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. and there's continuing coverage and reaction to the elections

in russia on the bbc iplayer. a senior member of rishi sunak�*s cabinet says conservative mps should stop speculating about ousting the prime minister. the business secretary, kemi badenoch, was speaking after a whirlwind of reports that some mps want the leader of the commons, penny mordaunt, to take over before the election. chris is at westrminster. there is no prospect, is there, of a move, determined moving is a prime minister before the election? there is a blast of — minister before the election? there is a blast of the _ minister before the election? there is a blast of the coy _ minister before the election? there is a blast of the coy wobbles - minister before the election? ii” is a blast of the coy wobbles again. there reason. a growing number of conservative mps are scared of losing but they are scared of being stopped at the general election also. on top of that they fret that every time rishi sunak attempts to crank lever politically to improve things nothing really changes as far as their prospects. take the budget and the tax cuts, they stare at the

opinion polls and think nothing has changed and when i look at the prospect of what they might see as good news, managing to get some asylum seekers to rwanda could have been relatively soon, a full on inflation could happen relatively soon, they find themselves asking is anyone listening any more? then tory mps will tell me that downing street keeps messing things up, they think about the row about alleged racism, there are marks from a donor last week and how long the view of some tory mps took rishi sunak to describe it as racist, or throwing lee anderson out of the parliamentary party and he went on to defect to reform uk. they worry sunak isn't very good at politics. the premise has been out and about today and commentary saying things are improving economically, trying to dismiss all of this talk about his future. and plenty of tory mps will say to me the idea of another leader, that is totally bonkers. but a growing numberare leader, that is totally bonkers. but a growing number are of the view that contemplating debunkers isn't

as bonkers as it was.— as bonkers as it was. thank you, chris mason. _ britain's most successful female olympian, dame laura kenny, has decided to retire from cycling. she won five olympic golds and seven world championship titles in an extraordinary career, and had been targeting a fourth olympics in paris this summer. but she's now changed her mind after the birth of her second child. our sports editor dan roan has more details. no british woman in history has saved as much to olympic success as laura kenny. it saved as much to olympic success as laura kenny-— laura kenny. it went down to the wire and i — laura kenny. it went down to the wire and i can't _ laura kenny. it went down to the wire and i can't believe _ laura kenny. it went down to the wire and i can't believe it. - laura kenny. it went down to the wire and i can't believe it. one i laura kenny. it went down to thei wire and i can't believe it. one of the faces of— wire and i can't believe it. one of the faces of london _ wire and i can't believe it. one of the faces of london 2012, - wire and i can't believe it. one of the faces of london 2012, she - wire and i can't believe it. one of. the faces of london 2012, she won two golds in herfirst games but they were just the start of the right. more than a decade at the top of track cycling road kenny three more olympic titles, but now she says she has crossed the line for the final time. i says she has crossed the line for the final time.— says she has crossed the line for the final time. i have decided i am auoin to the final time. i have decided i am going to retire _ the final time. i have decided i am going to retire from _ the final time. i have decided i am going to retire from professional l going to retire from professional cycling. i always knew deep down that i would know when was the right

time. and you will never have a perfect time to do it but i can sit here today on site now is the right time for me, i havejust had an absolute blast. but now is the time for me, to hang that bike up. fine for me, to hang that bike up. one half of british _ for me, to hang that bike up. one half of british sport was my golden couple, laura married team—mate jason kenny, now the country's most decorated libyan. they became parents in 2017 but she came back to win at the tokyo games, keen to show that athletes could struggle the demands of elite sport and motherhood.— demands of elite sport and motherhood. ., w ., motherhood. dominated the race from start to finish- — motherhood. dominated the race from start to finish. since _ motherhood. dominated the race from start to finish. since then _ motherhood. dominated the race from start to finish. since then kenny - start to finish. since then kenny has faced personal _ start to finish. since then kenny has faced personal traumas - start to finish. since then kenny - has faced personal traumas speaking openly about miscarriage and an ectopic pregnancy. last year she had her second son and was just a slim chance of reaching the paris olympics she decided to put family first. , , olympics she decided to put family first. , . , olympics she decided to put family first. , . first. just the sacrifices of leavin: first. just the sacrifices of leaving your _ first. just the sacrifices of leaving your children - first. just the sacrifices of leaving your children and | first. just the sacrifices of - leaving your children and family at home is really quite big and the more people as comedic what races i was doing and what training camps i was doing and what training camps i was going on, i didn't want to go. once i said to jason, i don't think

i want to ride a bike any more, i started to feel relieved then to totally honest.— totally honest. since arriving here at the national _ totally honest. since arriving here at the national velodrome - totally honest. since arriving here at the national velodrome in - at the national velodrome in manchester as a young rider some iii years ago, laura kenny has firmly established herself as a true british sporting legend. but by speaking openly about the pain that she has endured away from cycling, she has endured away from cycling, she has endured away from cycling, she has ensured that her legacy extends well beyond her achievements here on the track. but those achievements are formidable. alongside herfive achievements are formidable. alongside her five olympic golds over three games kenny retires having amassed seven world championship titles, iii european titles and two commonwealth golds. today another british olympic legend paid this tribute. she today another british olympic legend paid this tribute.— paid this tribute. she has never chanced, paid this tribute. she has never changed. she — paid this tribute. she has never changed, she has _ paid this tribute. she has never changed, she has always - paid this tribute. she has never changed, she has always beenl paid this tribute. she has never i changed, she has always been fun paid this tribute. she has never - changed, she has always been fun and had an— changed, she has always been fun and had an incredibly down—to—earth attitude — had an incredibly down—to—earth attitude about it, really made it feel this — attitude about it, really made it feel this is something that other people _ feel this is something that other people could aspire to do and aspire to he _ people could aspire to do and aspire to he and _ people could aspire to do and aspire to he and i_ people could aspire to do and aspire to be and i think she has been so influentiat— to be and i think she has been so influential and so inspirational for mothers — influential and so inspirational for mothers who have come back who still

want to _ mothers who have come back who still want to he _ mothers who have come back who still want to he in_ mothers who have come back who still want to be in sport by having children— want to be in sport by having children and having a family and he has managed to balance so. kenny's achievements _ has managed to balance so. kenny's achievements are _ has managed to balance so. kenny's achievements are all— has managed to balance so. kenny's achievements are all the _ has managed to balance so. kenny's achievements are all the more - achievements are all the more remarkable given she was born six weeks premature with a collapsed lung. her determination driving her to the very pinnacle of cycling and a place in british sporting history. dan roan, bbc news. eight men have been sentenced for their part in disturbances last year, outside a hotel in merseyside housing asylum seekers. a protest at the suites hotel in kirkby last february, descended into acts of violence, criminal damage, and disorder, as fireworks, rocks and paving slabs were thrown at the police. rowan bridge has that story. violence on the streets of merseyside. the yellow circle shows one of the men sentenced today for his part in the attack on police in a hotel housing asylum—seekers. it was sparked by a video appearing to show an asylum seeker asking a teenage girl for a kiss. what started as a peaceful protest descended into hours of trouble. as police try to control the

situation, the crowd turns on one of theirfans. officers were pelted with petrol bombs, rocks and fireworks. and these are some of the men responsible. today, they were sentenced for their parts in the disorder. judge anthony watson described the events of the night as "sustained and extremely hostile mob violence" which had brought shame on the town of kirkby, the borough of knowsley and merseyside more generally. three officers were injured, one treated in hospital. more than £83,000 of damage was caused on the night. it was a really complex and lengthy investigation. there was over 150 hours of footage from the body warm footage, private cctv that had to berate per. footage, private cctv that had to berate per-— berate per. despite the asylum seekers having _ berate per. despite the asylum seekers having been _ berate per. despite the asylum seekers having been moved . berate per. despite the asylum l seekers having been moved from knowsley, today's sentencing highlights broader tensions that haven't gone away. how to deal with asylum seekers continues to be a contentious political issue.

the media regulator ofcom has ruled that the tv channel gb news broke rules on impartiality by using sitting conservative mps as news presenters. sirjacob rees—mogg, esther mcvey and philip davies all fronted shows in 2023. ofcom said using politicans in such a way meant the news programmes were not presented with "due impartiality". nottingham forest have been docked four points for breaching premier league profit and sustainability rules. the sanction is immediate and means they drop below luton town into the bottom three relegation zone. laura scott is with me. what is the background to this? the premier what is the background to this? tue: premier league brought what is the background to this? tt2 premier league brought in profit and sustainability rules to try to stop overspending by clubs and encourage financial sustainability. what they found or the independent commission found or the independent commission found in this case was that nottingham forest reached the threshold of losses by £3115 million

and i have been docked and immediate four points. the new rules are meant to mean that transgressions are dealt with in the same season, so we should now the outcome when the final ball is kicked of where this season's stands, who goes up and down but there isn't a guarantee of that. this does have a very real impact on relegation because nottingham forest have moved into the relegation zone. we have also seen everton docked six points already this season. they are awaiting the outcome of further charges related to these rules. we have spoken to fans of nottingham forest today who say this is incredibly harsh and unfair, means they can't compete with the bigger clubs. this does leave lots of questions unanswered and a very messy situation heading into the end of the season. the premier league's case in a 50 pagejudgment from of the season. the premier league's case in a 50 page judgment from the independent commission was that sporting sanctions are the only way to meaningfully dis— incentivise overspending but you have a situation where a team's fate could

be decided by the performance of lawyers in a boardroom and not by players on a pitch. lawyers in a boardroom and not by players on a pitch-— players on a pitch. laura scott, thank yon _ a man has been arrested and charged with attempted murder after two people were shot with a crossbow earlier this month. the woman and a man were attacked in shoreditch in east london, ten days apart. here's greg mackenzie. a community still coming to terms with two crossbow attacks on this estate in east london. well, as you can imagine, people have been incredibly stressed and traumatised by what's been happening ever since the first incident occurred, which was, i think on the lith of march. yeah. and then when a second incident occurred, obviously a complete state of shock for the whole estate. this is the bench where the second attack took place last thursday. a 20—year—old who was shot in the neck. last night, a 47—year—old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. officers have been searching his

property for most of the day. he is currently in custody at an east london police station. detectives say the arrest was a significant development in their investigation. both victims have since been discharged from hospital. greg mackenzie, bbc news. the time is 6:15. our top story this evening... vladimir putin addresses supporters in moscow, after a landslide presidential election win his critics say was rigged. and coming up — we visit the new banksy mural that has appeared in north london. coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news, a possible step towards peace in world golf — top players on the pga tour are having talks with the saudi backers behind the breakaway liv series.

there's been more targeting of merchant shipping in the red sea over the weekend by gunmen from the houthi movement out of yemen. the flow of trade through vital sea lanes has been seriously disrupted since houthi drone and missile attacks began last year following israels assault on gaza. america and britain have sent warships to protect merchant fleets, with the uss dwight d eisenhower conducting strikes against houthi targets for the last four months, and jonathan beale is on board. a us carrier. a potent symbol of american military power. now being used against houthi rebels, the uss dwight eisenhower operating in the red sea, trying to protect merchant ships and themselves from houthi attacks.

we are the first british media on board since it began this mission, flying scores of sorties round the clock. and it's been relentless. yes. yeah. this is probably the most flying i've done on a deployment. it's the most intense so far. oh, yes, absolutely. absolutely. it's it's every day we're, we're flying a tonne. so shuttle cat three is now over. daylight tells the story of what they've been doing. the bombs and missiles fired at houthi targets on land and the drones they destroyed from the air. on this one carrier alone they've already used hundreds of munitions. but the houthis, too, are developing more sophisticated attacks, posing the greatest threat to the us navy in recent history. this is deadly stuff.

the most intense? oh, we very much so. you know, ballistic missiles, anti—ship cruise missiles, uav. now uavs or underwater vessels, uvs and the game that's all out there. and we've been doing this for almost four months now. houthi attacks on merchant shipping began soon after israel's assault on gaza. us and uk military intervention since has tried to stop them to protect this key trade route. these us jets have been flying missions to target the houthis every single day for months now, and yet all this us firepower still hasn't been able to deter them, let alone defeat them. and america believes the houthis are not acting alone. but there are political concerns about widening this conflict. we know iran is in some way backing the houthis. and like i said, they're doing it via intelligence support, providing targeting. they're also providing a resupply of weapons and they're providing

them expertise as well. well, you're getting at the wrong people, you should be going after iran. well, that's a policy decision. but the root of this does start with iran. the question is how long can the us maintain this military presence? jonathan beale, bbc news. on board the uss dwight eisenhower. the eu's foreign policy chief, josep borrell, says israel is provoking and using starvation as a weapon of war. a new un—backed report has warned that 1.1 million people in gaza, around half the population, are experiencing "catastrophic" shortages of food. israel denies its hampering the delivery of aid. in the last hour, the foreign secretary, david cameron, has said urgent action is needed to avoid a famine. meanwhile, overnight, israel's troops raided the largest hospital in gaza, al—shifa, for the fourth time, as orla guerin, our senior international correspondent, now reports.

sheer desperation in gaza city today and a tiny window of hope. this crush is to get a few kilograms of flour. most don't manage it. "there is nothing to eat or drink," says om—omar. "children are dying. there are massacres when planes drop aid and people die." the eu says israel is provoking famine and has turned gaza into a killing ground. gaza was before the war the greatest open—air prison. today it is the greatest open—air graveyard. a graveyard for tens of thousands of people and also a graveyard for many of the most important principles of humanitarian law. gunshots.

in another district of gaza city the sounds of battle. this is the area around al—shifa, gaza's largest hospital. inside their own homes nearby, civilians at risk from israel's fourth raid on the hospital. here is the army's heavily edited video of the assault. it appears to show troops coming under fire as they approach the hospital complex. they shoot their way in. doctors told the bbc three patients died because the electricity was cut. the idf is conducting a high precision operation in limited areas of shifa hospital. we know that senior hamas terrorists have regrouped inside the shifa hospital and are using it to command attacks against israel.

once again, families have been forced to flee the area. war weary and now with fresh trauma. this young boy says, "we were sleeping when they started bombing. they shelled our home and there was shooting. afterwards they let us out. they undressed the man and took them to the tanks." for gazans no escape from the danger. if they don't die of israel's bombardment, they may soon die of hunger. orla guerin, bbc news, jerusalem. detectives have marked the 15th anniversary of the disappearance of claudia lawrence with a plea for anyone with information to break their silence. the chef was reported missing after failing to report for work at york university in march 2009.

police have carried out two investigations and questioned nine people but no charges have ever been brought. the public spending watchdog has warned that a low uptake of heat pumps is slowing progress on cutting emissions. the national audit office says sales will have to increase eleven—fold if the government is to achieve its targets. ministers want to install 600,000 low—carbon heat pumps each year by 2028. councils in england say they're now spending an average of two thirds of their budget on vital services for adults and children. a bbc panorama investigation has found that the costs per head of children s services alone has risen by 77% in a decade. councils say they want an honest discussion with the government about future funding, but ministers say additional money has been given. here s alison holt. several times a dayjonelle struggles up and down the stairs to the hotel room

where she and her small children have lived for seven months. they lost their home in a no—fault eviction. her local council, havering and greater london, placed them here. at this moment, i'm just in autopilot. every day it's just a set of different challenges. but i am trying to keep strong because there's nothing else. it's either this or being on the street. homelessness has become a major financial pressure for havering, one of the reasons the council has been fighting against going bust. it's had to house 500 families in hotels like this in the past year. five years ago, there were none. let's have a look around the room. you've got a double bed, a single bed and a bathroom. yes, and some closet space there. 0k. forfive months, bbc panorama has followed havering as it struggled to balance the needs of people like jonelle against the council's deep financial problems. kathy freeman, the chief financial officer, has been searching for cuts and savings, but they have a budget

overspend of more than £50 million over 12 months. the council leader is ray morgon of the residents' association. it just shows the scale of the problem. it's the most challenging budget that i've seen. but at the end of the day, we do have to consider all of these really difficult decisions. the problem is, many people think, well, obviously council tax primarily went to pay for cleaning their streets, repairing their roads, providing libraries and making sure their parks were in good order, trees were maintained. but, no, it's not. on average, councils in england now spend two thirds of their budgets on children's services and adult social care... can we just start with what your relationship is to the child? with analysis showing per head spending on children's services alone up by 77% in a decade. can ijust discuss this one? like many authorities, havering's population has grown whilst money from central government has reduced. we've been cutting back council

services for the last decade or more now. the position is unsustainable, it's untenable. so we're not sticking our heads in the sand, we want people to listen. this is my letter to the minister. in early march, the government told havering it could borrow up to £54 million to avoid going bust. it says it's given local authorities extra funding and they're responsible for their own finances. jonelle was moved to a hostel last week, but the pressures remain and councils argue a rethink of how services are paid for is vital. alison holt, bbc news. now, is isn't it? after much speculation, the elusive street artist banksy has confirmed this mural that suddenly appeared on the side of a building in finsbury park in north london is his latest creation. here's ellie price. it's not that impressive close—up, but it all makes sense

when you see it with the tree. when banksy comes to town so does everyone else. a treat for the locals who just happened to be passing. i think it's amazing, honestly. i've always known about banksy�*s artwork and i didn't actually know there was going to be one so close to home so, yeah, really nice to see. i think it's incredible. we were just out on a little morning walk and just happened to stumble across it and i think it's wonderful. i came inside the house and i started calling - the children, "wake up, - something is going on out there." even by this morning the artwork had already attracted international interest. they had heard about it watching telly in the hotel. so we just took the bus, we are living two hours, but we just came here to see it. locals told us that the wall got its makeover in the early hours of yesterday morning and here is another thing they noticed. the green of the leaves is the same colour as islington council's signage. experts reckon banksy�*s message is an obvious environmental one.

this is a particularly big thing because of its scale and because of the clarity of the message and the fact that it exists in this built environment in a really clever and smart way. also pleased it exists here is the local mp who came to see it as soon as he heard. already it has put us on the map. finsbury park has got a banksy. the wall clearly needed repainting anyway so banksy is just helping out. banksy kept fans waiting for more than a day before claiming this work. confirmation it is the real deal will only attract more visitors to finsbury park's greenest tree. the local mp likes it, what happens to it now? ~ ., the local mp likes it, what happens to it now? ., ., , the local mp likes it, what happens toitnow? ., .,, ., , to it now? what does happen to these thins? to it now? what does happen to these things? you — to it now? what does happen to these things? you may _ to it now? what does happen to these things? you may remember— to it now? what does happen to these things? you may remember the - to it now? what does happen to these things? you may remember the last. things? you may remember the last one was found in south london and that lasted just an hour before someone took it down in broad daylight. also in broad daylight in front of a packed auction house was this iconic painting which shredded

itself in its frame shortly after it was sold. and then ten years ago there was a slave labour, and that was chipped off a building and the owners thought it was a good idea to sell that option but it didn't go down terribly well with the local population who didn't want it sold. i have been to see the green tree and seen it in real life and it is there with a 30 foot wall and a great victory in front of it and i suspect it is there to stay. time for a look at the weather, here's ben. it is not quite a banksy but a nice picture from one of our weather watchers in south wales with hazy sunshine overhead, not too far away from barry island. temperatures in cardiff got up to 16 celsius. a mild start to the week but by the end of the week it will feel much colder as northerly winds develop and along the way we will see some wind and some rain. this is the rain we are

expecting to accumulate this week. the wettest weather is in the north and west, the part of western scotland easily seeing more than 15 millimetres of rain. with the ground so wet that could bring further flooding impacts. rain pushes an overnight tonight into the east and really blustery and thundery showers in scotland, wind gusts of more than 50 miles an hour on the far north. but really mad at eight to 10 degrees. i'll start tomorrow morning and cloud at first with bits and pieces of rain. increasing amounts of sunshine developing through the day. one or two showers as well and later on we will see cloud and rain pushing into the south—west of england. but it will be another mild day for this time of year, 12 to 16, may be 17 celsius. tomorrow evening we will see this rain pushing its way northwards and eastwards and thatis way northwards and eastwards and that is another burst of rain through tuesday night into wednesday. behind me there are more

weather fronts pushing wednesday. behind me there are more weatherfronts pushing into the atlantic to bring wet and windy weather through the day on thursday. as all of these different weather fronts move through, by the end of the week look at the wins, they come down from the north and introduce something significantly colder. there will be a significant wind chill as we head through the week and into the weekend. temperatures drop away and there are signs that over high ground in the north of the uk there could be some wintry showers. i hope you have not put your warm weather clothes away just yet. some people don't mind the rain, and i ain't one of them. that's it. i'll be back at ten, but you can keep up with all the latest developments, on the bbc website. now let's join our colleagues for the news where you are. bye for now. good evening. coming up on tonight's programme... london's labour mayor launches his campaign for a third term, alongside his party leader sir keir starmer. hello and welcome to sportsday. nottingham forest drop into the bottom three after. time to hang up the bike, dame laura kenny, the most

successful woman in olympic cycling, says the time is right to retire.