this is bbc news. the headlines. 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. have manchester city done enough to retain the premier league title? at the moment they're leading 2—1 at brighton. two bbc dramas go head to head tonight at the bafta tv awards. and behind bars with lula da silva: an interview with the former brazilian president. that's in half an hour,

here on bbc news. good afternoon. the education secretary damian hinds has said that some voters will treat the european parliament elections as "the ultimate protest vote". he admitted they'll be difficult for the conservatives. the uk's due to take part in eu parliamentary elections after brexit was again delayed until the end of october. our 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 coming. 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. they have been important politically. some people use them for a free vote. 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 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 arguing 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 aao between raglan and abergavenny, at around 11 this morning. these are the latest pictures we've had in. police says three of the aircraft's occupants were treated by paramedics at the scene. their injuries are not life—threatening. we can speak now to daniel nicholson, who helped to rescue the people inside the plane. . thanks forjoining us. pari the last thing you thought you'd been doing when you set out this morning.

yes, a surreal experience. i was driving down the aao with my son, i just picked him up. out of the blue, a light aircraft came in from the right—hand side and crashed into the central reservation. it burst into fla mes central reservation. it burst into flames all of a sudden. it was 50 yards in front of us, quite close. you went up to the plane but did you have any reservation about approaching it? no, at the time i was just approaching it? no, at the time i wasjust thinking approaching it? no, at the time i was just thinking about seeing if there's anyone on board who is hurt and trying to get them out. i didn't think, to be honest, just instinct. instinct took over. you left your son in the car and close the door and went to see what happened. what did you find? the plane was upside down. i saw two people, one in the front and one in the back and they we re

front and one in the back and they were screaming, because they could see the fire, which was on the other side of the plane. i could access them from the side. then i tried to kick the windows in, but they are made of strong perspex and it was very difficult. the back window had a crack in it and luckily we managed to make an opening so we could escape through the back. once we'd opened it up, i pulled through a girl, abouti9, 20 years opened it up, i pulled through a girl, about 19, 20 years old, opened it up, i pulled through a girl, abouti9, 20 years old, and then a boy of similar age. what sort of state were they in? they were obviously pretty distressed when they were stuck inside. when you started to get them out, what kind of state were they in? terrified. it was quite a difficult experience. they were in fear of their lives, obviously. we managed to make the opening in the back window and lucky

enoughifs opening in the back window and lucky enough it's big enough for them to fit through. there was another guy, i believe his name isjol, who helped me with the rescue. without his help i public wouldn't have been able to do it. he said much the same about you actually when he was talking to us a couple of hours ago. he said he didn't get a chance to speak to you, so perhaps you will in the future. you took part in a remarkable experience and the passengers must be grateful. how long were you waiting before the ambulance arrived ? long were you waiting before the ambulance arrived? about five minutes and then the ambulance came. by minutes and then the ambulance came. by that time the plane was fully engulfed in flames. there was a lot of explosions and all sorts of action. a really terrifying thing. you could see it was on fire, but then the fuel erupted ? you could see it was on fire, but then the fuel erupted? yeah, we realised we had to move back a little bit further and get the cars

back! to get out of harm's way. the third man on board was an older man? yes, he must have been the pilot. i could see the fear in his eyes, bless him. we got the youngsters out first and then he came through. i wouldn't have got him out without joel wouldn't have got him out without joel. he said he is ex military, so maybe that helped. is he? when you got them out, they were physically all right as far as you could see? as far as all right as far as you could see? as farasi all right as far as you could see? as far as i could say, yeah. we had to get away from the plane as quickly as possible because it was going up quickly. out of stock they've managed to get on their feet and they walked the other way and i walked back to my car, so i didn't see them afterwards and i don't know how they were. the good news, the police say that none of them have life—threatening injuries and that is down to you and joel because if

you hadn't got them out, i dread to think what would have happened. so you did your bit, you stayed and handed over to the paramedics. must have been a slightly strange journey home. what did your son say to you? he kept calling me a hero, saying well done, dad. it was... 0h, he kept calling me a hero, saying well done, dad. it was... oh, there you are again. i think your son has got it light. you know what they say from the mouths of babes. he must be very proud of you. i think so, yeah. he can't stop talking about it! you know, he saw it from afar. at the time it was a bit of a blur. he was scared for you. how old was he? 14. old enough to understand what he was seeing but he has a heck of a story for when he goes back to school tomorrow. thanks for talking to us, congratulations and thank you for getting involved. we heard earlier

from joel snarr about that crashed on the a40. we'll tell you more if we hear more about the condition of the people on the plane. one of those dramatic stories ending with good news. 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. we are seeing everywhere a clear demonstration that we are not on track to achieve the objectives defined in the paris agreement. 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 its zero carbon bill earlier this week. the country has set a target to reduce all greenhouse gases, with the exception of biogenic methane, to zero, by 2050. 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.

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 programme. 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 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. still playing in the matters that may decide the premier league. lizzie is at the sports centre.

you've been watching but you have to talk to us! difficult to watch two matches at once. not an afternoon for anyone with high blood pressure. as it stands manchester city will be champions. that's because they're currently 2—1 up at brighton 15 minutes into the second half. liverpool were actually the first to score on 17 minutes against wolves. ten minutes later brighton took the lead over city midway through the first half, so liverpool were going to be champions, but then only a minute later city equalised and then another ten minutes later, they scored again. that is how it has stayed, they are heading for their second premier league title in consecutive years but it is ever—changing. this was the reaction to the second goal for city at the etihad. fans who couldn't make the game in brighton have gathered to watch the match on big screens. there is a full fixture list if you want to know about the other premier league matches on the

bbc sport website. well of course it's also play—off time in the other league and in league one — charlton have the advantage over doncaster, after the first leg of their semifinal. charlton won 2—1 today, scoring twice in the space of two first—half minutes, through lyle taylor and joe aribo. doncaster did pull a goal backjust before full time but charlton are at home for the second leg on friday. rangers have secured back—to—back home wins over celtic for the first time in seven years. they got the ideal start, with james tavernier scoring from a free kick within two minutes. and midway through the second half, scott arfield made it 2—0. that was rangers' sixth win in a row and takes them to within six points of their city rivals, but with the title already returning to celtic park, this was a real signal of intent ahead of next season. dundee managerjim mcintyre has left the club after their relegation from the scottish premiership. it comes a day after dundee ended a run of 10 consecutive defeats

with a 1—0 win away to livingston. warrington wolves have beaten wigan warriors in a really tight match, to reach the quarterfinals of rugby league's challenge cup. warrington were leading 18—12 at the break, before zak hardaker went over to level the scores and with it still level at 24—24, man—of—the match stefan ratchford's penalty goal gave warrington the narrowest of victories. 26—24, the final score. lewis hamilton has won the spanish grand prix to retake the lead in the drivers‘ championship. starting from second on the grid again behind his mercedes team—mate valetteri bottas, hamilton managed to over—take him on the first bend in barcelona, and he held on for the next 66 laps to take the full points. it's his third win of the season. bottas finished second, ahead of red bull's max verstappen, with ferrari's sebastien vettel in fourth. the swedish golfer marcus kinhult produced nerves of steel

to win the british masters in southport. kinhult had the lead, then lost it, and with the prospect of a four—way play—off looming, he needed a birdie at the last for victory — and he made it, to win by a single shot from a group including england's matt wallace. this is kinhult‘s first european tour title. great britain's men have won a bronze medal at the world relay championships in the 4x100m in yokohama, japan. nethaneel mitchell—bla ke anchored the team, and caught china to secure third place. the british quartet ran a world leading time yesterday, but it was beaten today by the gold medal winners, brazil. britain will be looking to retain their world championship relay title in doha later this year. that's all the sport for now but we'll be back with at 1715. by by then we will know the premier league champions. manchester city have just scored, they are 3—1 up against brighton, heading for their second premier league title in consecutive years.

it looks like it, lizzie. thanks. they will have to rely on compensation of maybe beating totte n ha m compensation of maybe beating tottenham in the champions league final. more than 40 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. our 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.

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. 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 en marche is being targeted by national rally, the national front, as it used to be known, 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. 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 his 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 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 became a successful broadcaster with weekend world and other programmes. he started out in the labour party and became disillusioned under harold wilson leadership, which he thought was a bit tawdry and he became increasingly enthusiastic about margaret thatcher. he famously interviewed her in 1989 and said one

of her backbenchers had told him that she was going off her trolley. she gave a typically robust response. the attacks between them went on for some time but he remained an admirer. he died on thursday at the age of 86. 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, for the prize of best drama series. here's our entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba. 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 ps 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 episodes 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. congratulations to her.