and in business today, a big drop in the rate of inflation in the uk is expected, so will this mean interest rates are cut injune? hello. i'm sally bundock. we start at singapore's changi airport, where many of the passengers and crew who were on board singapore airlines flight 321 have been able to complete theirjourney — following an episode of severe turbulence, in which one person died and many more were injured. a relief flight took 143 passengers and crew to singapore, but 85 other people remained in bangkok, where the plane was forced to make an emergency landing.

many are receiving medical attention. the fatality was 73—year—old geoffrey kitchen, from gloucestershire in the uk. he's believed to have suffered a heart attack. more than 30 people were injured, seven critically. there were 229 people on board the flight from london to singapore when it hit turbulence over myanmar, and experienced a rapid drop in altitude. the pilot had to make an emergency diversion and landed in bangkok. it was there that medical teams entered the plane, establishing that geoffrey kitchen had died and offering medical treatment to those who were injured. here's one of the people who was helped by thai medical staff, explaining what had happened. things were going very smoothly at first. i'd just been to the loo, came back, sat down. bit of turbulence and suddenly the

plane plunged — i don't know how far but it was, they said, 6,000 feet. it didn't seem like 6,000 feet. it didn't seem like 6,000 feet, but it was a long way. and so sudden, there was no warning at all. and i ended up no warning at all. and i ended up hitting my head on the ceiling. my wife did. some poor people who were walking aroundnded up doing somersaults. it was absolutely terrible. and then suddenly it stopped and it was calm again. and the staff did their best to tend to the injured people. there were a lot of them. and some of the staff were injured themselves so they did a sterling job. and eventually they told us we'd divert to bangkok, which was a huge relief. but when we got there, swarms of medical teams, and they took the worst patients off first, and then eventually let the people like me with only minor injuries off. i ended up in the hospital and, obviously, because of the situation, it was fairly

chaotic. lots of injured people. they say 30. it seemed more than 30 to me. in the last few hours, the ceo of singapore airlines posted a statement on social media. on behalf of singapore airlines, i would like to express my deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of the deceased. we are very sorry for the traumatic experience that everyone on board so32i went through. our priority is to render all possible assistance to our passengers and crew members. live to my colleague in singapore, suranjana tewari. suranjana, i'm just seeing now that the prime minister of singapore is promising a thorough investigation into what's happened?- thorough investigation into what's happened? that's right, sall . i what's happened? that's right, sally- i mean — what's happened? that's right, sally. i mean singapore - sally. i mean singapore airlines, of course, is regarded as one of the best and

safest airlines in the world and staff are being complimented in how they handled the situation when that extreme turbulence struck. of course, many of them were not wearing their seat belts and we're getting accounts, pictures and videos, slowly coming in and they really paint a picture of sheer terror, one passenger saying anyone not wearing a seat belts was launched into the ceiling, another saying there were so many injured people, including some with head wounds. so you can just some with head wounds. so you canjust imagine some with head wounds. so you can just imagine what it must have been like on a long—haul flight like that, 1.5 hours before landing. they were already in thai aerospace and breakfast was being served and without warning, this turbulence. many of the crew, who were injured themselves, had to then go and help those other passengers who were badly injured as well. singapore, of course, take safety very seriously. there will be a thorough investigation into what happened. but what experts

are saying are that pilots would have had little to no warning of this air pocket, if indeed it was that. and the message coming through is that passengers should wear their seat belt whenever they're seated on the plane, notjust when that light is on. seated on the plane, not 'ust when that light is omfi when that light is on. also, i know we've _ when that light is on. also, i know we've got _ when that light is on. also, i know we've got colleagues l when that light is on. also, i | know we've got colleagues at changi airport and we're hearing it was a very swift and well—organised operation there when some of the passengers arrived today?— arrived today? that's right. all of the — arrived today? that's right. all of the passengers - - arrived today? that's right. i all of the passengers - more all of the passengers — more than 140 passengers, rather, are now back in singapore, theirfinal are now back in singapore, their final destination. and we did hear that it was a very smooth operation. singapore is known for being very efficient and for dealing with crises very well. they have this all planned out. they go through practices. so, in that respect, things were smooth, and we're also learning about the man who, unfortunately, lost his life. you mentioned him some people who knew him said he was

always a gentleman with the utmost honesty and integrity — that from a local theatre group that from a local theatre group that he helped run. they said that he helped run. they said that in tribute. and we know a little bit more about the nationalities of the people that were on the plane. many australians, many brits and, of course, many singaporeans who were coming home. changi airport, the airport here in singapore, where the plane was destined, is a hub, so there is a real mix of people on that flight. thank you very much indeed for the latest on that. on bbc online, we have a live page which is updating all the time with the latest information on what is happening and later on bbc news, we'll be live to changi airport as well. so do stay with us for that. america says it believes russia has launched a satellite into low—earth orbit, which is capable of inspecting and attacking other satellites. at a briefing at the pentagon, the us outlined how it believed a counter—space weapon

was launched last week, and is now tracking a us government satellite. here's spokesperson, general pat ryder. russia launched a satellite into low—earth orbit, that we assessis into low—earth orbit, that we assess is likely a counter—space weapon, presumably capable of attacking other satellites in low—earth orbit. russia deployed this new counter—space weapon into the same orbit as a us government satellite. we'll continue to balance the need to protect our interests interests in space with our desire to preserve a stable and sustainable space environment. russia hasn't responded to this latest claim, but it has previously accused the us of wanting to use space weapons for military confrontation. live to washington and our correspondent carl nasman. carl, what more can you tell us about this?— about this? it's a really interesting _ about this? it's a really interesting story - about this? it's a really interesting story and i about this? it's a really i interesting story and you about this? it's a really - interesting story and you heard there that term "counter—space weapon". that's not something weapon". that's not something we say every day. it sounds a

bit scifi, doesn't it? but this is essentially a satellite or some kind of orbiting weapon that's capable of examining another satellite, maybe disabling it, or even potentially attacking it. and that's obviously why the united states is so concerned about this. we don't have confirmation from russia, obviously, or the us. confirmation from russia, obviously, orthe us. but confirmation from russia, obviously, or the us. but the us has accused russia of launching similar weapons in the past, back in 2022 and back in 2019. now, we believe that this particular satellite was launched last week on may 16 and, as we heard there, it's already believed to be orbiting or trailing a us spy satellite. so if that is, indeed, the case, then this could potentially have an impact on us capabilities in space and that's why we're hearing now officials saying that they believe russia is capable of this and that they might be tracking a us satellite and have the capability of taking it down. �* ., ,

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on prosecutors here. and thejudge will instruct thejury not to hold it against donald trump. now donald trump said he thought his team presented a great case. he wasjoined in court by a large entourage of republican politicians and his eldest son, donjr. outside of court, donjr was asked why his father didn't testify — he said that he wouldn't subject himself to it, that there was absolutely no reason and no justification for him to, slamming the case as a scam and a farce — repeating very much his father's talking points throughout this entire trial. well, both sides will now have the long weekend to prepare for their closing arguments next tuesday after the long holiday weekend. they spent tuesday afternoon debating how the instructions to the jury would be formulated with the judge. so the judge, after closing arguments, will instruct

thejury, and then, it'll be down to those 12 new yorkers to look at the evidence and decide, is donald trump guilty or not guilty of falsifying business records? the white house has condemned a video posted on donald trump's social media page, after it emerged that it showed an image referring to a "unified reich". this is the video, which shows a series of headlines, outlining what's next for america, if mr trump becomes president again. the phrase "unified reich" — which is associated with the far right and nazis — is just visible beneath the headline. mrtrump's campaign said it was created by a random account and reposted by a staffer before being deleted. also on tuesday, donald trump's former lawyer rudy giuliani appeared via video link at a court in arizona, where he's facing nine felony charges

linked to allegations he was part of a conspiracy to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election. he pleaded not guilty. the trial is expected to start in october. let's get some of the day's other news now. ministers have earmarked a site in north wales for a new nuclear power plant. the site in wylfa in anglesey could provide powerfor six million homes for 60 years. the former chief executive of the post office, paula vennells, will give evidence later at the public inquiry into the horizon it scandal. it's the first time in nearly a decade that ms vennells will speak publicly about her role in the scandal. a former royal marine who was due to appear at the old bailey this week accused of spying for hong kong has died in what's been described as "unexplained circumstances". matthew trickett, who was 37,

was found in a park in maidenhead on sunday. police say his death is being treated as unexplained. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

a tornado has killed at least one person in a small town in the us state of iowa. the tornado ripped through the town of greenfield, which is home to around 12,000 people. it destroyed buildings and even toppled several large wind turbines. a number of people were injured. a woman in adams county has been listed as a storm—related fatality. but the local police force said multiple people had died. iowa's governor, kim reynolds, has declared a disaster emergency for 15 counties. rogue paxton, who lives in greenfield, says the community

has been devastated. it got super, super loud and my mum dragged me to the corner to make sure we were fine and then it got really, really loud, and we thought we lost our house, but we were lucky. but, like, everyone else is not so much. like, my brother, cody, his housejust like, my brother, cody, his house just got wiped and his girlfriend got stuck, but she's 0k girlfriend got stuck, but she's ok now. but it was really bad, but then you see all these people out here helping each other, it's community. everything's going to be fine because we have each other but it's just going to be really, really rough. it is a mess. to iran now, where the main official ceremonies of mourning will take place today for the former president ebrahim raisi and seven other people who died in a helicopter crash on sunday. mr raisi's coffin was taken to tehran on tuesday, after ceremonies were held in tabriz, near to where the helicopter came down. large crowds of mourners are expected, and iran's supreme leader, ayatollah khamenei, will lead prayers

for those who died. we've got live pictures we're seeing now this morning. the day ahead, as we've explained, is where iran's supreme leader with lead congregational funeral prayers in the capital. let's speak to our bbc persian reporter bahman kalbassi in new york. bahman, good to talk to you again. talk us through tuesday and the day that took place ahead of today's events. well, it seems to — ahead of today's events. well, it seems to be _ ahead of today's events. well, it seems to be an _ ahead of today's events. well, it seems to be an attempt - it seems to be an attempt by the government to show that mr raisi had brought support —— broad support, taking his coffin to four different cities, eventually to mashhad in the north—east of the country, where he will be buried. and each of these cities will provide an opportunity for government

sympathisers, for his supporters, to come out and create these large scenes and pictures as proof that the government and mr raisi had popular support. government and mr raisi had popularsupport. of government and mr raisi had popular support. of course, the reality is very different. he is... was one of the... the least... got the least amount of votes when he got elected, only 30% of the eligible voters, and his past and also the last three years has been intertwined with very brutal oppression of any dissent, mass murder of political prisoners, crackdown on women's freedom protests. therefore it is very important for the government to say and play a different —— say and display a different picture of the reality of those numbers. so that is what's happening here. it's an attempt to give the world a different picture of what the reality is. ok. bahman, thank you again for

bringing us the very latest. let's speak to seyed khoshcheshm, an iranian policy analyst based in tehran. good to have you on bbc news. give us your perspective on how these official proceedings are taking place this week. are you able to hear us? seyed, i think you might be on mute. there you are, we can hear you. millions of people are taken out to take part in the mourning. yes, i can hearyou. all right. let'sjust mourning. yes, i can hearyou. all right. let's just ask you about today and... $5 all right. let'sjust ask you about today and. . .- all right. let'sjust ask you about today and... as i was tellin: about today and... as i was telling you. _ about today and... as i was telling you, millions - about today and... as i was telling you, millions of - about today and... as i was i telling you, millions of people are taking part in the first session. there were so many

people in the city. in session. there were so many people in the city.— people in the city. in tehran toda , people in the city. in tehran today. of— people in the city. in tehran today, of course, _ people in the city. in tehran today, of course, the - people in the city. in tehran i today, of course, the supreme leader is going to oversee the congregational funeral. leader is going to oversee the congregationalfuneral. what are you expecting? figs congregationalfuneral. what are you expecting? $5 i congregational funeral. what are you expecting? as i said... (no audio) _ (no audio) seyed, we're having difficulty hearing you at the moment. we'll try and re—establish the link and maybe speak to you a little later in this programme. apologies to our viewers if you were unable to hear that. we're back to bahman now in new york. bahman, obviously we're struggling to talk to the analyst there. butjust struggling to talk to the analyst there. but just to get analyst there. but just to get a sense of the fact that the... obviously the leadership in iran are at pains to show unity and continuity now, and presumably they will achieve that, will they, despite, as you say, the many, many people who were not at all behind this

president?— who were not at all behind this resident? ~ . , ., president? well, what they want to disla president? well, what they want to disulay is. _ president? well, what they want to display is. as _ president? well, what they want to display is, as you _ president? well, what they want to display is, as you said, - to display is, as you said, some sort of a coming together and support for this president, but the part that doesn't have much of a problem is that the wheels will continue to turn in terms of the running of the day—to—day affairs of the country. there's a vice—president now in place and then there will be an election on 28june, and most analysts would look at this and assume that election would be as limited and as far away from anything free and fair that it was the one that brought mr raisi to power. so that will probably go smoothly for them too without a big turnout once again. we will have a very low turnout and probably a very low number of people voting for whoever is the winner.

that will continue. the problem, however, remains for them that despite these pictures, there is overwhelming angen pictures, there is overwhelming anger, dissatisfaction, and, in fact, happiness at the death of mr raisi. so that is what this government wants to show — that that reality is not what the world needs to see. the world needs to see this crowd. and they have extensive experience with bringing out their base, bringing out their supporters and sympathisers and putting these rallies together for pictures to compense aidate for the lack of real numbers when it comes to turnout in elections, when it comes to every indicator to show that the irani public is overwhelmingly against this government.— overwhelmingly against this covernment. ~ . ., ~ government. again, thank you for bringing — government. again, thank you for bringing us _ government. again, thank you for bringing us the _ government. again, thank you for bringing us the latest - government. again, thank you for bringing us the latest on i for bringing us the latest on what's happening in iran. a big day ahead as mourning

continues, following the death of the president. we'll be dipping into what's happening in iran throughout the day today here on bbc news. these are live pictures we're receiving now where you can see the crowds are gathering. the conservative mp craig mackinlay will return to parliament in london later today, after losing his hands and feet to sepsis. he was given just a 5% chance of survival when he was rushed to hospital last september, and put into an induced coma as his organs began to fail. now back home and using prosthetic limbs, he's been speaking to helen catt, and a warning — her report features images of mr mackinlay while gravely ill in hospital. what do you think, darling, have they been clever? craig mackinlay and his family have had to adjust to a lot of change in the last eight months. over the course of 14 hours in september, he went from feeling slightly unwell to finding

himself in hospital. within about half—an—hour, i went this very strange blue from top to bottom, ears, everything, blue. it's when you're having a very severe sort of septic event. they knew what it was and they pretty much immediately put me into an induced coma. and the next 16 days, i was in dreamland, really. my wife was told within a few hours, he is one of the illest people we have seen in this hospital, and prepare for the worst. but surviving was just the start. i can remember coming to, and all this discussion was happening about these arms and legs, because by then, they had turned black. they were like a plastic. you could almost knock them, and just looked dead. i probably shouldn't have survived this far. i've never seen anything like it in my life, but they say frostbite is a bit like that. but you get frostbite in a few fingers. i had frostbite

that was effectively up to elbow and just below my knee. craig's hands and feet were amputated on the first of december. this year brought more surgery and learning to use his prosthetic legs. craig only got these hands this week and he had to go outside the nhs to get them this quickly. he plans to campaign for faster access to similar prosthetics for others and to raise awareness of sepsis. if i can get at least one person to recognise that and not end up like this, i would say that is a job that's well done. but also, having been now a multiple limb loss person, of which there are not many, no more than half a dozen a year around the country, the nhs hasn't really been properly geared up to look after people with multiple limb loss, particularly on the prosthetic front. can you open them? i can, and close them. i want to be the bionic mp. so i've got a unique position and i want my voice to be heard.

he's in parliament today, which is quite incredible. i'll be back with business today. inflation figures are out this morning. i'll be back injust a moment. hello, thanks forjoining me. we had wet weather today but wednesday will be a wash—out for some of us. persistent and heavier rain at times and it's starting this evening. now, here's the forecast. it's already been quite wet in east anglia and the southeast. the rain will spread into the midlands through the night. it will nudge into the peak district and then spread into northern england by the early hours of wednesday morning. could reach eastern parts of wales, too.

but scotland and northern ireland, apart from a few showers here and there, actually looking generally dry. so tomorrow's forecast then. this is the morning — a widespread area of rain. we'll zoom in and see what's happening around three or four in the afternoon. by that stage, the heaviest of the rain will have cleared east anglia, the southeast and along the southern counties, blustery winds and occasional showers. so here's that persistent rain from the midlands, wales, the north of england, pretty much almost everywhere. that rain isjust nudging into southern scotland. more showery, though, across the highlands. look at northern ireland — escapes most of the rain. if anything, that rain should reach you later in the afternoon. probablyjust into the east of northern ireland. now, this is an area of low pressure that's parked itself in the north sea and that weather front will just spiral around the centre of the low. so in some areas, the rain will keep falling in the same place for a couple of days, so really a substantial amount of rainfall is possible. now, by thursday, the rain will be not quite as heavy

and it will be more patchy, but i think a lot of cloud and at least a chance of encountering some rain on thursday. best of the weather in the south and the southeast of east anglia. in norwich, london, portsmouth and plymouth, it could be cool. it could end up being a fairly bright and sunny day, but cool. now, how much rain are we going to get? well, a lot. the teal colours in the pennines and northern england could indicate 40—50mm of rain. but the met office is suggesting in extreme case, we could have as much as 100mm of rain or more, and that would lead to some flooding. here's the good news as we head towards the end of the week and the weekend. the weather will slowly settle down and there are indications as we go into the weekend in bank holiday monday, we are going to have primarily dry and bright weather with just a scattering of showers. some good news for you there. bye— bye.

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tech transforming sports. live from london this, is business today. i'm sally bundock. we start in the uk, where, injust underan hour and a half's time, we'll be getting the latest reading on the rate of price rises. the consumer price index figure for april is expected to show a significant drop in inflation, which has been heading in the right direction for the last few months, easing the pressure on the cost of living, and heading towards the bank of england's targets. let's take a look at the numbers. in february, inflation was running at 3.4% — it then came down to a two—and—a—half—year low of 3.2% in march, and now analysts are predicting inflation could come down to the bank of england's target rate of 2% for april. but households and businesses may not feel any better off

in the short term, as ben king reports.