tomorrow's front pages starting with the ft reports that the pound has reached its lowest level since 2020 following a drop in high street sales. meanwhile, the times say health secretary sajid javid believes children are wrongly being given gender hormone treatment by the nhs. the telegraph, reports that germany and france have previously supplied arms to russia that are likely being used in ukraine. beside that story, a picture of prince louis, taken by the duchess of canbridge to mark his fourth birthday. the daily mail says that prime minister, borisjohnson wants to escalate help for ukraine as the war continues. they also feature the picture of prince louis. the mirror focusses on the man who has been declared an official suspect, in the disappearance of madeleine mccann, nearly 15 years ago. the i, who say that

prime minister boris johnson fears an �*avalanche�* of fines following �*partygates�*. the daily express report of �*holiday chaos�* for the next 12 months as airlines face staff shortages. so, let's begin. starting off with the guardian, new danger for pm over party gate. he ma danger for pm over party gate. he: may receive another danger for pm over party gate. he may receive another notice, and spring from booze party which also took place is difficult to keep up with a number of parties that took place in downing street. another prime minister already had one fixed penalty notice in the last few days and he has assured us as of when he gets further once, if that indeed does happen, you will have the courtesy to inform us in real time about them. what does this mean in terms of the wider danger for the prime minister? the nolan

principles, i do 95, how people in public life should behave, there were seven of them, things like selflessness, integrity, openness, honesty, even tighter —— leadership. it's this whole fiasco starts of the owen pattison debacle when he was meant to be disciplined in the conservative party was trying to rewrite the rules in front of all of this. in the public are meant to have trust in politics if petra spriggs down over things for example, we need to impose restrictions of a covid—i9, no it's going to listen to you. the question is now, if the investigation takes place now over the committee, what does this mean for the prime minister what this means for several months and what are tory mps going to do about this? to nancy mentioned hisjeremy hunt and penny morden. penny, i have

heard, they have taken an interest in speculating because they were briefly under theresa may but very clear that she does not have a particularly high opinion of boris johnson if talking about having a clean break with the past, one can see the attraction of either of those figures in that respect. susie, what do you make of this story? it certainly feels like the stories being written tomorrow morning and have a different tone to them than the ones written over the easter weekend when we knew about the first fine and what the house of commons could do but not a sense of momentum and everyone was saying, the pressure has eased because of ukraine. it saying, the pressure has eased because of ukraine.— saying, the pressure has eased because of ukraine. it does seem like the dial _ because of ukraine. it does seem like the dial has _ because of ukraine. it does seem like the dial has moved _ because of ukraine. it does seem like the dial has moved a - because of ukraine. it does seem like the dial has moved a bit - like the dial has moved a bit and the fact— like the dial has moved a bit and the fact that boris johnson like the dial has moved a bit and the fact that borisjohnson is receiving _ the fact that borisjohnson is receiving the fine is perceived to be receiving the fine is perceived to he the _ receiving the fine is perceived to be the least worst bad party that he

was supposedly at doesn't mean that this could _ was supposedly at doesn't mean that this could be more fines but fundamentally, the question that you have is— fundamentally, the question that you have is asking how do you enforce standards — have is asking how do you enforce standards in public life when the person _ standards in public life when the person who was accused of lowering the standards is in charge of enforcing them? it can't be done. it's enforcing them? it can't be done. it's an— enforcing them? it can't be done. it's an impossibility. he caused his own ethics— it's an impossibility. he caused his own ethics advises to resign for not listening _ own ethics advises to resign for not listening to — own ethics advises to resign for not listening to their advice. boris johnson — listening to their advice. boris johnson admitted to parliament that he had _ johnson admitted to parliament that he had broken the law and other ministerial code says, the ministers of a duty— ministerial code says, the ministers of a duty to — ministerial code says, the ministers of a duty to uphold law. but he says he has _ of a duty to uphold law. but he says he has not _ of a duty to uphold law. but he says he has not broken that code. so, he admits— he has not broken that code. so, he admits he's— he has not broken that code. so, he admits he's broken the law despite having _ admits he's broken the law despite having duty to uphold it, but that is fine _ having duty to uphold it, but that is fine in — having duty to uphold it, but that is fine. in that situation that we're — is fine. in that situation that we're in _ is fine. in that situation that we're in and the very many people in the tory— we're in and the very many people in the tory hack— we're in and the very many people in the tory back benches were decent upstanding people in an awful lot of people. _ upstanding people in an awful lot of people. a _ upstanding people in an awful lot of people, a huge amount of abuse their

receiving _ people, a huge amount of abuse their receiving because of the perception. but those _ receiving because of the perception. but those that are there, they have a belief_ but those that are there, they have a belief and a purpose in a reason for being — a belief and a purpose in a reason for being there. some of them in the last few_ for being there. some of them in the last few days have strong personal faith and _ last few days have strong personal faith and that's partly why they're there _ faith and that's partly why they're there we — faith and that's partly why they're there. we do struggling they are struggling to find a way to support or vote _ struggling to find a way to support or vote for— struggling to find a way to support or vote for someone who is admitted lyin- or vote for someone who is admitted iving like _ or vote for someone who is admitted lying like this. and notjust talking _ lying like this. and notjust talking about faith and forgiveness and redemption but the fact that there's— and redemption but the fact that there's been no contrition or the contrition — there's been no contrition or the contrition has contemporary over parliament is not actually followed through _ parliament is not actually followed through with any kind of action. i think— through with any kind of action. i think the — through with any kind of action. i think the suggestion that penny mordaunt is one of those names and spin and _ mordaunt is one of those names and spin and government is not tainted by the _ spin and government is not tainted by the johnson administration and so, suggested by someone who has had ministeriai— so, suggested by someone who has had ministerial office and could perhaps be parachuted in that think it's very— be parachuted in that think it's very unlikely they were going to

have _ very unlikely they were going to have a _ very unlikely they were going to have a prime minister but if all things— have a prime minister but if all things possible, jeremy hunt could be things possible, jeremy hunt could he the _ things possible, jeremy hunt could be the answer to anybody's prayers but they're — be the answer to anybody's prayers but they're praying to entirely the wrong _ but they're praying to entirely the wrong god. | but they're praying to entirely the wrong god-— wrong god. i don't know your thoughts _ on this, but the party with which he had already been fined for his surprise birthday party and the had it sprung on them. is it a curious defensive they thought there would be future fines. it's almost like saying, what do you expect, ifed eight meetings on the same day my mind and soul of the place, someone does something totally unexpected, i look into it and what else to expect to do? walked out of my wife bought me a birthday cake in front of some friends and colleagues? that defence probably cannot apply to any the other events. find probably cannot apply to any the other events.— probably cannot apply to any the other events. : :, :, other events. and were going to find out soon, hopefully _ other events. and were going to find out soon, hopefully that _ other events. and were going to find out soon, hopefully that we - other events. and were going to find out soon, hopefully that we need - other events. and were going to find

out soon, hopefully that we need to | out soon, hopefully that we need to get on with this investigation, this report that we've been waiting on for the fully released sue gray report but poor sue gray had done her work but then got scuppered by the police investigation. and it's a tupperware box, i've always been aware of tupperware boxes. but this is been used at the cake is never left the tupperware box and was parliament misled come up with ministerial code broken the reality is —— was in did they break protocol and they cannot do this was a prime minister resigns himself. it will be “p minister resigns himself. it will be up to tory mps for the problem for them is, the longer this goes on, them is, the longer this goes on, the longer they get personally tainted. in many of them are hard—working decent people, but the longer this goes on, the more the

faith gets corroded in public life. they said, i'm just exhausted with having to defend what to me is indefensible, and i wonder whether that mood is starting to spread more widely among tory mps. and a primer on the ministerial code, the centre of find journalist on broadcasting house last sunday, easter sunday, talking about the bbc sounds and it's a very simple but very powerful explanation of the context of the ministerial code and by this crisis has arisen. going to the daily mail, sending in our tanks. what has arisen. going to the daily mail, sending in our tanks.— sending in our tanks. what he is sa in: is sending in our tanks. what he is saying is potentially _ sending in our tanks. what he is saying is potentially giving - saying is potentially giving challenge tanks to poland i will then give their own tanks to

ukraine, soviet tanks and there's been a real reticence about this over the past few weeks over this and the giving of aircraft because they are offence of weapons. the offence and defence is lost upon me because if you have a surface deploying this outcome of you have a surface deploying missile, fear rush, you'll think they're pretty offensive as well. as a bit of a red herring for me but the mood is shifting now and there is talks about delivering these tanks and knowing that the uk and boris johnson have led the way in terms of the allied response to our need ukraine and this is something that fled in has recognised himself in the big question for me in this bench troubling me for weeks, is whether this will lead and what the piece looks like and more importantly, what failure for vladimir putin looks like with boris johnson a few months, that meant

putting must not succeed but in a leap year, he says putin may very well when. leap year, he says putin may very well when. do leap year, he says putin may very well when-— well when. do you fear slippery slo -e well when. do you fear slippery slope that _ well when. do you fear slippery slope that we — well when. do you fear slippery slope that we may _ well when. do you fear slippery slope that we may slightly - well when. do you fear slippery i slope that we may slightly plunder into a military confrontation with russia was blue i do not think that is going to happen. need leaders are very cautious about that polemic the biggest gentleness they can. i do thinks borisjohnson's assessment and where russia is fighting now, it is easier to fight their in the donbas region.— is easier to fight their in the donbas region. is easier to fight their in the donbas reuion. : �*, :, :, , donbas region. and it's going to be more auile donbas region. and it's going to be more agile than _ donbas region. and it's going to be more agile than in _ donbas region. and it's going to be more agile than in smaller- donbas region. and it's going to be more agile than in smaller units . more agile than in smaller units and won't _ more agile than in smaller units and won't get _ more agile than in smaller units and won't get stuck in long convoys the cotton _ won't get stuck in long convoys the cotton stuck like when they tried to take ef~ _ cotton stuck like when they tried to

take ef~ it— cotton stuck like when they tried to take ef. it does not change the fact that you _ take ef. it does not change the fact that you have multiplied motivated troops _ that you have multiplied motivated troops on _ that you have multiplied motivated troops on ukraine side to take on very poorly— troops on ukraine side to take on very poorly logistically supported troops _ very poorly logistically supported troops that are absolutely unsupported, they outnumber the ukrainians— unsupported, they outnumber the ukrainians but they are not doing terribly— ukrainians but they are not doing terribly well. eventually, ultimately ukraine wins because when people _ ultimately ukraine wins because when people are _ ultimately ukraine wins because when people are fighting for their homeland, they always do, eventually. but it does mean there will he _ eventually. but it does mean there will he a _ eventually. but it does mean there will be a longer battle that is a huge _ will be a longer battle that is a huge impact, as we've heard around the world _ huge impact, as we've heard around the world in— huge impact, as we've heard around the world in terms of famine and food _ the world in terms of famine and food prices, the provision of bread and wheat— food prices, the provision of bread and wheat in poor countries, as well as things _ and wheat in poor countries, as well as things like our own energy prices is a huge _ as things like our own energy prices is a huge impact. so, sending in more _ is a huge impact. so, sending in more defensive weapons and the difference is, the defensive weapon for example a blubber tank as opposed — for example a blubber tank as opposed to taking out a whole neighbourhood which is an offensive weapon, _ neighbourhood which is an offensive weapon, you cannot invade anywhere

with a _ weapon, you cannot invade anywhere with a country. sending in more arm sinking _ with a country. sending in more arm sinking of— with a country. sending in more arm sinking of the more complex does mean, _ sinking of the more complex does nrean. ves, — sinking of the more complex does mean, yes, you're moving slowly closer— mean, yes, you're moving slowly closer to — mean, yes, you're moving slowly closer to perhaps arming ukraine mean, yes, you're moving slowly closerto perhaps arming ukraine in a way— closerto perhaps arming ukraine in a way that— closerto perhaps arming ukraine in a way that you don't want to end the way the _ a way that you don't want to end the way the person doesn't have a problem — way the person doesn't have a problem with, or getting to a point where _ problem with, or getting to a point where putin can argue as a problem with something but cannot do much about— with something but cannot do much about it _ with something but cannot do much about it. he claims not to have the military— about it. he claims not to have the military necessary to support some of these _ military necessary to support some of these posts. but he does have nuclear— of these posts. but he does have nuclear warheads that is something that he _ nuclear warheads that is something that he does not need a lot of military— that he does not need a lot of military to deliver. so, is something that he needs to worry about _ ahead of sunday's presidential election. taking the question back to you, which way will france turn? the under 25 set and the over 50s are voting — the under 25 set and the over 50s are voting for macron. it's the middle — are voting for macron. it's the middle age groups, 25 to 49—year—old

groups— middle age groups, 25 to 49—year—old groups are _ middle age groups, 25 to 49—year—old groups are voting for marine le pen, it looks _ groups are voting for marine le pen, it looks like — groups are voting for marine le pen, it looks like macron is ahead the edge _ it looks like macron is ahead the edge it. — it looks like macron is ahead the edge it, but i must say, is much as i edge it, but i must say, is much as i admire _ edge it, but i must say, is much as i admire many of our friends and comrades — i admire many of our friends and comrades in europe, they do have a worrving _ comrades in europe, they do have a worrying propensity to vote for fascists — worrying propensity to vote for fascists i_ worrying propensity to vote for fascists. i wish they would stop doing _ fascists. i wish they would stop doing it — fascists. i wish they would stop doin: it. �* , fascists. i wish they would stop doin: it. i :, fascists. i wish they would stop doin: it. d :, :, , doing it. it's going to be fascinating, _ doing it. it's going to be fascinating, i— doing it. it's going to be fascinating, i think - doing it. it's going to be i fascinating, i think macron doing it. it's going to be - fascinating, i think macron when i think it's between the liberalist version of macron and the nationalist version of marine le pen, if you look back to her father, marine le pen, if you look back to herfather, even if she marine le pen, if you look back to her father, even if she loses, marine le pen, if you look back to herfather, even if she loses, if she gets 45% of the vote, it is a sobering thought that her model is victor orban. there's a lot to think

about even if macron beats or stop by the evening when tony blair was in office. the holiday chaos for years and there's enough people working at the airline stop by people need to be trained during covid—i9 lockdowns, last question is, are you going to get anywhere near play in the summer, do you think? hopefully, it won't be too manic but, look. where we can a few covid—i9 people want to go away in airports are finally doing well but are finding it difficult to cope with covid—i9, known as the rest so, it's going to be tough in the next few months. it's going to be tough in the next few months-— few months. increasing people workin: few months. increasing people working in _ few months. increasing people working in the _ few months. increasing people working in the airports, - few months. increasing people working in the airports, the - few months. increasing people - working in the airports, the checks which _ working in the airports, the checks which are — working in the airports, the checks which are immediate for people to work— which are immediate for people to work for— which are immediate for people to work for less and i think the home office _ work for less and i think the home office right now is doing because that's— office right now is doing because that's what we need a new home

secretary— that's what we need a new home secretary and be willing to pay for one more — secretary and be willing to pay for one more ticket yes, she can go to rwanda _ one more ticket yes, she can go to rwanda. thank you both very much. lovely— rwanda. thank you both very much. lovely in— rwanda. thank you both very much. lovely in which case, if you have i am gratefulfor your lovely in which case, if you have i am grateful for your company. please dojoin us for the am grateful for your company. please do join us for the same time tomorrow night when the political commentatorsjoe phillips and cindy people nigel nelson will be going head—to—head. it is always a joy when those two are in the studio. stay with us on bbc news. we have weather coming up at the end of the next quarter of an hour but before that, we have the film review.

hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is anna smith. so, anna, what do we have this week? well, if you are a nicolas cage fan, we have the unbearable weight of massive talent in which the actor plays a comical version of himself. next up, playground, a rather more serious belgian drama about bullied children that takes place in the school. and happening, and award—winning french drama about the 1960s. the title alone of your first choice is just so brilliant. i love the idea of it. two guys write a screenplay about nicolas cage or a crazy version of them and persuade him to start and it and the ideas that nicolas cage is down on his luck and he's failing in his career, things are not going well

with his family he decides to take an offer from an eccentric billionaire to appear at his birthday party and seek is paid $1 million to appear this birthday party, what can go wrong? terms of the guys suspected of kidnapping by the cia and nicolas cage must go undercover to help the cia but the problem is, he's getting on really well this host in the evergreen bond and they have a bit of a party together listen, look. grab it! we're gonna both die and i will never live with myself after that! you let go! goodbye, nicolas cage. i'll never forget you, man! i will never forget you! now, you get the hell out of here!

you go! mrcage? bobby? buddy? where did you come from? turns out we could've just walked around. yeah, i guess so. what is going on? that's one of the funniest scenes and there are many, i was consistently laughing at this movie and it's either to doing crazy comedy like that or very often it is riffing off of movie cliches and more importantly nicolas cage movies. if you are a fan of things

like face—off, con air, moonstruck, there is some, even if you're not a fan, this is just a funny movie about a hollywood star having a bit of a bromance and it's quite a sweet buddy comedy in the end. do you have to have encyclopaedic knowledge of his back catalogue to get all the jokes? it helps that he is a cult hero for a lot of film fans and those of the people looking to get the absolute most out of this. but still, i would say it's a great comedy to watch in a cinema laughing along with a lot of people and it's not may be as clever as an adaptation or being john malkovich but it's not that intellectual kind of comedy but it is very funny, self—referential comedy and he is terrific at setting himself up for this. in the current climate will need something to laugh about. the second choice, my goodness, a very serious, very different.

this is a very impressive debut from a belgian film director. and it is said in a school at about a young girl who starts going to run for the school and have a very sweet relationship at home. but at school, her brother won't speak to her, it turns out that he is a very sweet relationship at home and her brother won't speak to her, it turns out that he is being bullied and she is trying to protect him from the bullies. she being in innocent seven—year—old says i'll go to the teachers, but unfortunately, this only makes things worse for her brother in a very complicated and difficult dynamic ensues in the school, especially when she gets friends they don't want to speak to her brother and it's one of those things that really takes you back to the school days, that feeling in the pit of your stomach. it is all shot from the viewpoint of the young girl and you hardly ever see the adults except when they crouch down. and in terms of how it's made, it's really careful. a remarkable child performances. extraordinary. but ijust had a knot in my stomach for the entire film and i got

to the end of the film i thought this is really clever, but i never want to see this film ever again. i have seen it twice and it was worth it for myjob and it is traumatic and as an audience member, i probably would hesitate to go but i'm really glad that i saw it and if it's a subject that with you, there's also some real—life applications here. the way that adults can bully each other nations can bully each other. there's possibly political allegory in there as well. it's a intelligent film. it is a hard watch, i can't lie about that. it is upsetting. nobody wants to see children struggling especially in a school environment and its clever, very cleverly made, but tough. film number three, happening. film number three, happening. the french director was nominated for this home and it is based on an autobiographical novel set

in the 19605 about a young girl who is a very bright student who wants to become a writer she has lots of promise and having a great time, she goes to the doctor and gets the news that she is fearing.

my goodness, that scene is so pivotal because this is the early 60s and watching it here in 2022 and the claustrophobia again, this woman has no way out because of the law. the writing is so brilliant in this, there is a line where she says she has an illness that strikes only women and turns them into housewives. the predicament that she is that no one will help her. they end up in prison. anything that puts a real ticking clock in this film. it is almost a thriller because you are with her every step of the way trying to see this rather desperate journey that she is on which does have some modern—day relevance, i think and it's a beautiful performance and again, not an easy subject to deal with but i found it very compelling to watch especially knowing that it's inspired by a true story. it is a hard watch as a woman and she's at university and some of those women that she's in her literature lectures

with are among those who are the least helpful to her. you think, where is the female solidarity? that's the heartbreaking aspect. it is set it up as having a great camaraderie and the lovely bond and i just felt that with this film is saying is that the law is turning these women against each other and making it so they can even help each other. evidence of being a film about loneliness, a very social young woman is ending up with nobody to turn to stop by young woman is ending up with nobody to turn to. powerful. very powerful film and of its time, this is in the early 60s, really interesting film. two really claustrophobic films in a row there but very striking. best out? something lighter. the lost city. this is sandra bullock and channing tatum and thejungle and channing tatum in a jungle cruise type of adventure. and he is the cover model and she is the writer. a lot of various issues and bits

of action and brad pitt makes a very funny appearance. does he? oh, yes. i haven't seen it yet, but i've seen a few clips that have left be bemused, really. i pipe like sandra bullock but i have no idea what's going on. element the plot is not the main thing but it's more about the comedy. if you like movies like romancing the stone with witty repartee between the couple, and also the gender flips on the cliches in that. she is the smart one and this one. she is the smart one in this one. and sandra bullock wearing an incredible cat suit, she is very funny. very enjoyable. it is a light watch but if you want something that is a bit of escapism and a glamourous location

with steady stream of laughs i think this movie has it. we all need something to make us smile at the moment. dvds and streaming come a lot of interesting choices this week. drive my car is a tremendous one. by the greatest films won the oscar for best international feature. an extra in her story and to cut it short, it's about a female chauffeur driving around an actor and director, but there's a lot to this film than that. it's all about grief, it's about family, it's about lawsuits by coming to terms with communication with the lack of communication that we have with the people close to us, fascinating film. listening, very calming about watching it even though is a lot of visually calming, even though there's a lot of turmoil in his head and dealing with grief and i went into it is people might and i went into it as people might because it's very long. but, goodness, it does not feel it. it does not feel it and that is

a testament to it, i think. is one of the few three—hour films and i'm glad i watched and it earned every minute of those three hours in because that lushly place that you're talking about. you feel very comforted by it and it is invested in it. yes, really. really beautifully made, isn't it. it is a curious film but really interesting. thank you very much indeed, real mixed bag today and that's always a good thing. thank you so much for being with us and enjoy your cinema going whatever you choose to go and see this week. see you next time. goodbye. that's it for this week, though. thanks for watching. goodbye. (pres) good evening.... i'm lizzie greenwood—hughes, here with your latest sports news.... and the countdown is on for saturday night's all british — world heavyweight title fight at wembley stadium between tyson fury and dillian whyte. the weigh—in was a remarkably amicable affair but many were surprised to see that fury weighed—in nearly a stone lighter than his last fight leaving him just 11 pounds heavier than whyte. 94 thousand people will watch him defend his wbc title — a post—war european record for a boxing crowd. in some showers in the midlands to the south was in southwest england. the best of the sunshine for the north of that we could to see low

cloud and coastal fog north of that we could to see low cloud and coastalfog lingering in the far northeast and another breezy day and so that means unexposed east coast, it will be 12 or 13 degrees with some sunshine coming through, 18 degrees is not another question. more of the same as were going to the sick and have that we can weather action moving its way through france in the alps and into germany and many isobars further north, another wendy affair and an easterly wind but that should hopefully break up the cloud with more sunshine coming through with the exception of the far northeast and once again, we could see highs of 18 degrees. enjoy.

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