this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines at three. the ultimate protest vote? a cabinet minister thinks so, and says the european elections will be "difficult" for the conservatives. three people have been rescued from a light aircraft after it crash landed on a dual carriageway in south wales us—iran tensions: president rouhani warns his country of difficult times ahead because of renewed american sanctions. the national crime agency says more people are killed by organised crime gangs than by war, terrorism and natural disasters combined. will manchester city or liverpool be crowned premier league winners? both their matches have just kicked off — as the title race goes right down to the wire. two bbc dramas go head to head tonight at the bafta tv awards.

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0ur political correspondent jessica parker reports. the sun shining as theresa may left church this morning, but the prime minister knows there are plenty of political storm clouds about. as the european elections approach, this conservative said the party has a challenging contest. they will be difficult elections for us, that have been clear. for some this is the ultimate protest vote opprounity. turnout tends to be low in european elections. but they've been very important politically. for some people it is a free vote and that is even truer now. this is in a sense for some people the second referendum. cross party talks with labour in search of a brexit deal have been going on for weeks and this path will be walked along again tomorrow as discussions resume. the government's eager to see its efforts bloom, warning brexit may not be delivered

at all, if parliament does not soon support a deal. does labour think a compromise can come? what we are trying to do is say, we want a brexit deal along a permanent customs union basis, something that secures rights for workers and environmental protections and a single market relationship. that is what we have been negotiating. we're not getting very far. if we can't get that and we have a tory deal that we don't believe is in the interests of the country or no deal, which is not in the interests of country, then we would support a referendum. released today, a couple of favourable polls for nigel farage's new brexit party. in a tense interview he said he was confident of his cause. you can accept from the point of view of the referendum in 2016, there is no mandate for a no—deal brexit. i couldn't disagree more. we voted to leave. we didn't vote for a deal.

we voted to leave once in the referendum. the year after that the labour and conservative parties promised in their manifestos that they would honour the result of the referendum and here we are, nearly three years later, brexit has not been delivered and given this government and parliament, there is no prospect of these parties delivering a clean break brexit. what of parties who want a further referendum, whatever happens, like the greens and the liberal democrat and the snp and change uk? we are answering we should stop brexit and have a people's vote on the deal, and keep the benefits we have for our economy and public services and for opportunities forfuture generations. a former labour prime minister says he will stick with his tribe, but urged other to opt, above all, for any proremain party. if we tumble out of eu with a no—deal brexit of the sort farage and boris johnson want, you are going to get a silent revolution in this country as well.

there are going to be people who are going to feel so strongly about this and i say this to both parties, they will sweep them away. the battle lines are being drawn but it is an unusual picture. these european elections are unlike anything we've seen before. jessica parker, bbc news. and with the campaign for the european parliament elections under way we're going to be speaking to all the main uk parties here on the bbc news channel over the next few weeks. and we want you to send us your questions. on tuesday at 5.30 we'll have nigel farage of the brexit party, then the next day at the same time chuka umunna on change uk. a light aircraft has crash landed on a dual carriageway in south wales. emergency services were called

to the scene on the a40 between raglan and abergavenny, at around 11 this morning. these are the latest pictures. police says three of the aircraft's occupants were treated by paramedics at the scene. their injuries are not life—threatening. joel snarr was there when the plane crashed and told me more about what he saw. myself, my wife and our dog were returning from friends. we were driving down the a40 and about 150 metres in front of us, out of nowhere, a plane, a light aircraft, almost as deep as you can, hit the central reservation, burst into flames. it was a miracle no one else was on the road at the time. we put the handbrake on and jumped over the central reservation and sprinted towards the plane. so, when you got there, what did you find? i got about 30 metres

from the plane. another gentleman, i don't know his name, he's come from the other side of the road in his car, and was on his back trying to kick out one of the windows. then i realised there were people still in the plane. i got to the plane and the young lad had managed to crawl out through the broken window as i got there, and the woman was crawling out the window. i grabbed her and dragged her clear. the pilot has got his hands out, i grabbed both of them and pulled him out. stood him up and asked if anyone else was on the plane. he was happy there was just the three of them. the other gentleman who kicked open the window went back to his car, so i never spoke to him or thanked him. i just took the other three away from the plane, which was now completely ablaze, and got far away and waited for the emergency services.

0rganised crime kills more british people a year than terrorism, war and natural disasters, and more money is needed to tackle it. that's according to the national crime agency, which called it a "chronic and corrosive" threat to the uk. the government says it has invested in the right tools to fight organised crime. police in north yorkshire are appealing for information following the death of a 15—year—old girl. she collapsed in a car park in northallerton yesterday evening and later died in hospital. it's believed she'd taken mdma. police are urging anyone who's using it ken the drug to seek medical assiatance if they feel unwell. president rouhani of iran has warned his country that it is facing difficult times ahead because of renewed us sanctions. addressing a meeting of political actvists, he said iran could be facing even greater economic problems than in the 1980s when it was subject to international trade restrictions during the war with iraq.

andy beatt reports. american military might en route to the gulf. warships, bombers and missiles, intended to send a clear message to tehran. but it's notjust about fire power. tough new us sanctions are raising temperatures further. iran's president is feeling the heat. his rallying cry comes amid growing anger at a slump in the economy caused by sanctions and sustained pressure from washington over the country's nuclear program. translation: we are here today to defend our right to nuclear technology.

this is a right of all nations and the islamic republic has used this right, but they have intensified sanctions and made life very hard for the iranian people. protesters here back president rouhani's recent threat to restart nuclear activities, but that risks killing the landmark nuclear deal that america pulled out of a year ago, a decision robustly defended on saturday by the us secretary of state. we struck a terrible agreement with the islamic republic of iran that put the regime's campaigns of terrorism and proxy wars on steroids. as its military build—up continues, the pentagon claims iran was preparing to stage attacks against us forces or interests. that is dismissed as fake intelligence by tehran. it says whatever the pressure it will not be intimidated by psychological warfare.

the un secretary—general has warned that politicians are not doing enough to tackle climate change. speaking in new zealand ahead of a tour of the pacific islands, antonio guterres warned that the world was "not on track" to limiting global temperature rises. sunita jaswal reports. it was a warm welcome to new zealand for antonio guterres, but his message was direct. the world is facing a climate emergency. there's also another reason why he's there. he's coincided his three—day visit to meet leaders and show solidarity during the muslim holy month of ramadan, just less than two months after 50 muslims were killed in a terror attack on two mosques in christchurch. the visit will include travelling to the islands in the pacific region, low—lying countries that could disappear completely because of the rise in sea levels. they are really in the front line of the dramatic impact of climate change. we absolutely must be able to stop

these dramatic trends, to reverse these dramatic trends. we cannot allow for a runaway climate change. we need to protect the lives of our people and we need to protect our planet. speaking about the recent floods in mozambique he said the world is feeling the effects of climate change faster than the human efforts to tackle it. while the paris agreement on climate change aims to try to limit global temperatures to 1.5 celsius, antonio guterres says politicians aren't doing enough. and the paradox is that as things are getting worse on the ground, political will seems to be fading. however, he praised new zealand, saying all other countries should follow its lead after it introduced a zero carbon bill earlier this week. climate change is not just about humans. it's also about wildlife. take polar bears, for example. global warming means there's less

sea ice for them to hunt seals on, limiting their access to food, and threatening their survival. then you have african elephants. they need to drink 225 litres of water a day. so changing weather patterns means risking their lives to travel further into unprotected areas to rehydrate. the ramping up of diplomacy will lead to a climate action summit at the un in september, an event that's been billed as a last chance to prevent irreversible climate change. more than a0 states in the us have filed a lawsuit against 20 pharmaceutical companies. they are accusing them of price—fixing and conspiring to reduce competition. this follows a five—year investigation into why prices have sometimes suddenly increased and in some cases by over a thousand percent. 0ur washington correspondent chris buckler explained more. according to that investigation, at times they seem to be doubling, tripling or rising by more than 1000%, sometimes with no explanation whatsoever. that's why the states have been looking into this and have

brought the lawsuit. they're suggesting 20 of these companies, along with 15 individuals, have been involved in some kind of conspiracy, essentially to try and manipulate and inflate prices and also to try and restrict competition. extremely serious charges. they say they want to bring this suit to try to force change, but also to claim damages and ensure drug prices remain lower. there are 20 companies and 15 individuals and there has not been a response from all of them, but it seems that the majority of them, if not all, will fight this suit. if you listen to any politicians here, including president trump, they say time and time again americans are paying more than people in other parts of the world for their medications and they cannot understand the reason for that. it is one of the rare issues in the us at the moment that unites republicans and democrats, and they both want something done

about it although they can't agree on what that should be. so far we have not had any proposals for legislation that would address this issue properly. i suspect it will be talked about a lot leading up to the 2020 presidential campaign. the broadcaster and former labour mp, brian walden, has died at the age of 86. he represented the birmingham constituency of all saints for a decade from 1964 and later became the mp for birmingham ladywood. he made impassioned speeches, not least calling for the abolition of capital punishment. he became a broadcast journalist, capital punishment. he became a broadcastjournalist, very successful. that interview with margaret thatcher where he quoted a backbencher as saying she had gone off her trolley, which she didn't ta ke off her trolley, which she didn't take kindly to. robust interviews.

although he had been a labour mp he became a fan and became disillusioned with the labour party. his widow, hazel, announcing his death from guernsey, to where he retired some years ago, saying he had become an enthusiastic supporter of brexit and will be dismayed not to see the uk leaving. brian walden, the labour career who in —— labour mp who enjoyed a successful third career, after teaching, as a broadcaster. the headlines on bbc news. a cabinet minister describes the european elections as the ultimate protest vote and predicts they will be "difficult" for the conservatives. three people have been rescued from a light aircraft after it crash landed on a dual carriageway in south wales. as america flexes its military might

and renews sanctions against iran its president issues a stark warning about difficult times ahead to his country. in sport, the day has finally come, the finale of this year's incredible premier league season. manchester city will be crowned champions if they win at brighton. fans have packed into the city centre to watch the game on a big screen. it is 0—0. just as nervous at anfield where liverpool are playing wolves. if city slip up and they beat wolves, liverpool will win the title, their first in nearly 30 years. and manny has just scored, it is 1—0 liverpool. —— sadio mane. with less than half the race to go, in the spanish grand prix. we'll have more in an hour. at least three gay rights campaigners have been detained at a march in the cuban capital,

havana. it's after the island's annual gay pride event was cancelled without a clear explanation by the authorities. the state announced the usual march would not be held, citing "foreign interference". it prompted a number of activists to organise another march via social media, in direct conflict with the government. from havana, our cuba correspondent, will grant, reports.(tx havana's gay pride is normally much bigger than this, an annual celebration of the island's gay and lesbian community, and their decades—long struggle to be recognised. but this was an improvised event, with word spread by social media, after the cuban government cancelled this year's march at the last minute. this particular gay pride march might not look very big, but what it represents is really quite significant in cuba. after being told they weren't allowed to hold the march, many have simply turned up anyway. the organisers said they had always wanted to hold their normal event,

and only decided to put this one together instead as they were never given a coherent reason for the cancellation. translation: they obliged us to hold this event. we had every intention of participating in the government—organised event, the usual gay pride march. but what we still don't understand is why the march was cancelled. we know the excuses they have given us are not the reasons, because they lack any real foundation. in essence, the decision to go ahead with a smaller march, in defiance of the authorities, put the participants in conflict with the government—approved gay rights body, cenesex, and its head, mariela castro, seen here at a gay pride march a few years ago, the daughter of the former president raul castro and the niece of fidel. once the improvised march began, the event was held in a festival atmosphere, walking down one of the main boulevards of old havana. however, at their destination,

the marchers came up against a large number of police and state security. at least three people were arrested, some of them violently detained. the image of peaceful gay and lesbian marchers being dragged away was exactly the kind of scene in which the island's lgbtq community hoped was finally behind them. gay pride has been held in havana peacefully in previous years, and the fact that this one ended in some confrontation is a reflection of the fact that the authorities aim to control anything that hasn't been government sanctioned. however, the organisers say the entire situation could have been avoided if they had been allowed to hold their original march in the first place. a legendary mexican wrestler who gained international fame in a hollywood film has collapsed and died in the ring during a bout in london. "silver king" as he was known, was 51 and is reported to have suffered a heart attack at the sell out show in camden. in 2005 he starred alongsidejack black in the comedy nacho libre.

europe goes to the polls in less than two weeks to elect a new parliament in brussels. increasingly, the contest is being framed as a fight between mainstream parties and insurgent populists. nowhere more so than in france, where president macron‘s party is being targeted by the hard right led by marine le pen. caroline rigby reports. under the banner of project renaissance, nathalie loiseau, the head of emmanuel macron‘s party candidates, warned the future of the european project is under threat from the rise of populists. translation: we do not want a world in which the european construction of the founding fathers, monnet, schuman, adenauer, gasperi, spaak is destroyed. i don't want it for myself or my children. i won't let us take that risk. we will not be europe's sleepwalkers. but since launching her campaign, she has faced criticism for a series of blunders,

and with en marche, the last of the major french political parties to announce its candidates, many believe the french president is counting on himself as much as anyone else to ensure success. at a rally on friday, far right leader marine le pen suggested mr macron‘s engagement in the race put his future in the hands of the voters. she has urged him to leave if he fails. yellow vest protesters in recent months serve as evidence of the power of the people. and the far right is expected to perform strongly in a country where those in charge have come under increasing scrutiny but this picture is not confined to france. across the continent, people are closely monitoring the potential impact of populist movements. translation:

right—wing extremism and populism are the major challenges in this campaign. we take seriously the worries behind them, like economic decline, unregulated migration. we'll be clear in our fight against right—wing extremism. i will not allow it europe, as we have created it, a europe, of freedom and solidarity, to be undone by nationalists. polls suggest the centre—right european people's party, which manfred weber belongs to, is likely to remain strong, but with widespread predictions of historic gains for populists and nationalists the stakes remain high for establishment parties. you can find out more about who is running in the european elections and how the voting system works on the bbc news website. the elections will be held in this

country on thursday week. the declaration is on the following sunday, to bring us into line with the other european countries. here, the annual list of the richest people in britain is out, and it reveals that there's now a record 151 billionaires in the country. together they hold a combined wealth of £525 billion, and london is home to more billionaires than any other city in the world. that's according to the sunday times. john mcmanus reports. if you woke up this morning to find that once again you haven't made it onto the sunday times rich list, well, don't be too envious. the very well—heeled can afford the largest yachts but life is not all plain sailing for the captains of industry. one of the most famous names, sir philip green, fell out with the british establishment over

the collapse of the high street chain bhs and harassment claims, which he strongly denies. it is notjust his reputation that has plummeted. the sunday times says he lost over £1 billion and is now merely a multimillionaire. the top dogs of the list for the third time are the hinduja brothers, who made their £22 billion fortune in energy, property and finance. we've been much better off and richer as a nation. at numberfive is sirjames dyson, under some flak for deciding to move his head office from the uk to singapore. he hoovered up an extra £3 billion, bringing him a tidy sum of 12.6 billion. it is stormzy here. 25—year—old grime artist stormzy is a new entrant to the list. worth £16 million. he uses some of his money to support two scholarships for black students at cambridge. fellow musician ed sheeran has doubled his net worth which is now £180 million. and if you do find some spare gold bars down the back of the sofa, the equality trust says it is asking

the rich list members to support higher taxes on their wealth to solve inequality. the stars of the small screen will gather in london tonight, for the top awards in british tv, the baftas. killing eve — which is up for six gongs — will go head—to—head with bodyguard. there is some controversy over whether it is eligible because it wasn't aired first on the british tv. after decided that killing eve is in. are you all right? killing eve was one of the most talked about shows of 2018. it leads the way with six nominations including one for best drama and two in the best actress category for its two leads, sandra oh, who plays an m15 officer, and jodie comer, who plays a charismatic assassin. this ds budd. there are three nominations for the year's most watched show,

bodyguard, including best drama and best actress for keeley hawes. it is time for me to say hello to our audience. ant mcpartlin did not take part in the final episode of saturday night takeaway, following his drink—driving arrest and subsequent conviction. he and his co—star dec are nominated for best entertainment performance, however, and the itv show for best entertainment programme, where it will be up against the bbc‘s strictly come dancing. did you love him? good god! there are also four nominations for a very english scandal, the mini—series about the jeremy thorpe scandal, including a best actor nomination for hugh grant and best actress for ruth wilson, who played her own grandmother in the drama mrs wilson. this year, the highest accolade, the bafta fellowship, goes to the journalist and broadcaster joan ba kewell, recognising her huge contribution to tv. now it's time for a look

at the weather with helen willetts. it is pretty much good news, with chris fawkes. a dry and sunny day for most parts of the uk, we've lost the showers and replaced it with sunny skies. some fair with a cloud in worcester. that's repeated around the country. sunshine and even this cloud in northern ireland was high, so we had some sunshine through that. 0vernight, the clown thickening in northern scotland, so not as cold as it has been. maybe some rain in the northern ireland. 0therwise dry. clear skies elsewhere, and a cold night —— some rain in the northern ireland —— northern isles. tomorrow afternoon, fine with light wind. warm across—the—board. across western and northern parts of the country we will have the highest temperatures.

19 in edinburgh. hello this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines... a cabinet minister describes the european elections as the ultimate protest vote and predicts they will be "difficult" for the conservatives. a light aircraft has crashed on a dual carriageway between raglan and abergavenny in south east wales. three people were helped

from the plane before it burst into flames. as the usa flexes its military might and renews sanctions against iran its president issues a stark warning about difficult times ahead to his country. the national crime agency says organised criminals are killing more british people a year than terrorism, war and natural disasters combined. it wants more money to tackle the problem. and now on bbc news, victoria derbyshire takes a look back at some of the highlights from her programme this week. hello, welcome to our programme. over the next half—hour, we will bring you some of the exclusive and original stories we have broadcast over the last week. this week, the labour mp jess phillips revealed to us she estimates she has had more than 10,000 messages of abuse directed at her over social media.