good morning, welcome to breakfast with dan walker and sally nugent. our headlines today. a massive military parade in moscow to commemorate the end of the second world war — there are fears vladimir putin could announce an escalation in the war in ukraine. after sinn fein�*s historic election victory, talks will take place today to try and get an agreement on a devolved power sharing government for northern ireland. the kitchen table impact of the cost of living squeeze. there's been a hugejump in the number of households cutting back on food, or missing meals altogether. i'll take a look at what's going on. how manchester city showed no signs of letting their champions league exit derail their season, as they win again in the premier league.

a bafta winner — how rose and giovanni won the must—see moment for their silent dance on strictly come dancing. the sunshine continues this week in the south and east. full forecast on breakfast. good morning. it's monday, 9th may. our main story. it's monday, 9th may. vladimir putin is to attend russia's annual victory day parade in moscow this morning, as he attempts to rally public support for the war in ukraine. the event commemorates the anniversary of the soviet victory over nazi germany in 1945, and will feature 10,000 troops and an air display. but president zelensky said russia had forgotten everything that was important to the victors of the second world war. frances read reports. what had been a place of shelter,

now a burning ruin with 60 dead, an air strike on a school in bilohorivka, in the east of ukraine. another reminder that nowhere here is off limits. in the south, the azovstal steelworks in mariupol, under intense shelling by russia. the plant is the only area of the city not controlled by russian forces. 2,000 ukrainian soldiers are thought to still be in there. the ukrainian president says his military doesn't have the heavy weaponry needed to push back the assault. exhausted, more than 170 people from mariupol have arrived in zaporizhzhia, 150 miles away, including many civilians evacuated from the steelworks. this is now a hub for those fleeing russian—occupied areas. vladimir was an electrician in the azovstal plant. "of course, we hoped every day

for an evacuation," he says. "we had hope that we would be evacuated, and so now we are done waiting." g7 leaders, including borisjohnson and joe biden, have held talks with ukraine's president, with the leaders pledging their continuing support to ukraine, and a promise to wean themselves off russian oil supplies. there was also an unannounced visit by the us first lady, jill biden. she met president zelensky�*s wife, alena, in the west of ukraine, near the border with slovakia. and underground at a central subway station in kyiv, the frontman of rock group u2, bono, playing with a ukrainian band the country's resistance, having won admiration from high profile people around the world. # stand by me.# in russia, annual military parades to mark the defeat of hitler's germany 77 years ago. but this year, the past is being

used to justify russia's present. to its people, russia portrayed as the victim, not the aggressor, an irony not lost on the ukrainian president. in an address, volodymyr zelensky said that evil had been reborn. "our people are descendants of those who overcame nazism," he says. "so they will win again, and there will be peace again." today is known as victory day in russia, but its victory in ukraine is farfrom assured. francis read, bbc news. we'rejoined now from moscow by our correspondentjenny hill. jenny, the parade is due to get underway at eight o'clock this morning. what can we expect? well, this is a huge day in the russian — well, this is a huge day in the russian calendar. victor eat day, a special— russian calendar. victor eat day, a special public holiday. the eyes of the world — special public holiday. the eyes of the world will be on red square. ——

victory— the world will be on red square. —— victory dav — the world will be on red square. —— victory day. once the tanks and missiles — victory day. once the tanks and missiles have been paraded past, we expect— missiles have been paraded past, we expect vladimir putin to give a speech — expect vladimir putin to give a speech. that might give us an indication— speech. that might give us an indication of what he is planning to do next _ indication of what he is planning to do next. because almost without doubt _ do next. because almost without doubt mr— do next. because almost without doubt mr putin had hoped to mark a victory— doubt mr putin had hoped to mark a victory day— doubt mr putin had hoped to mark a victory day by presenting a triumph of his— victory day by presenting a triumph of his own _ victory day by presenting a triumph of his own over ukraine, to the russian — of his own over ukraine, to the russian people. it has not happened. his troops _ russian people. it has not happened. his troops are battling to achieve his stated — his troops are battling to achieve his stated aim of taking the whole of the _ his stated aim of taking the whole of the donbas region. mr putin has potentially a number of routes which he could _ potentially a number of routes which he could take. first of all, he is likely— he could take. first of all, he is likely to — he could take. first of all, he is likely to dress up territorial gains in the _ likely to dress up territorial gains in the south and east of ukraine as a cause _ in the south and east of ukraine as a cause for— in the south and east of ukraine as a cause for celebration. there are also reports — a cause for celebration. there are also reports swelling around moscow and further afield, dismissed also reports swelling around moscow and furtherafield, dismissed by also reports swelling around moscow and further afield, dismissed by the kremlin, _ and further afield, dismissed by the kremlin, that he might use victory day to— kremlin, that he might use victory day to formally declare war on his neighbour — day to formally declare war on his neighbour. right now this is only a special— neighbour. right now this is only a special military operation in the eyes _

special military operation in the eyes of— special military operation in the eyes of the kremlin. a declaration of war— eyes of the kremlin. a declaration of war would enable mr putin to mobilise — of war would enable mr putin to mobilise reservists around russia to replenish— mobilise reservists around russia to replenish his depleted army. the kremlih— replenish his depleted army. the kremlin dismissed those as nonsense and rumours. we will have to wait and rumours. we will have to wait and see — and rumours. we will have to wait and see. what you can expect to see today— and see. what you can expect to see today is— and see. what you can expect to see today is mr— and see. what you can expect to see today is mr putin really trying to reinvigorate public support for his work _ reinvigorate public support for his work this — reinvigorate public support for his work. this is quite an emotional day for marry— work. this is quite an emotional day for many russians. don't forget, their— for many russians. don't forget, their parents, their grandparents, were— their parents, their grandparents, were among the 27 million soviet who died in _ were among the 27 million soviet who died in the _ were among the 27 million soviet who died in the second world war. mr putirr— died in the second world war. mr putin has— died in the second world war. mr putin has repeatedly sought to justify— putin has repeatedly sought to justify his invasion of ukraine by telling _ justify his invasion of ukraine by telling them that once again nazis in ukraine — telling them that once again nazis in ukraine are a threat to russian security~ — in ukraine are a threat to russian security. many of them believe it, and today— security. many of them believe it, and today mr putin will most likely try ohce _ and today mr putin will most likely try once again to use russia's past tojustify_ try once again to use russia's past tojustify his present. to justify his present. thank— tojustify his present. thank you. we will be live in moscow throughout the programme. meanwhile, president zelensky has confirmed that 60 civilians were killed when a russian bomb hit a school in eastern

ukraine at the weekend. we're joined now by james waterhouse, our correspondent in kyiv. james, what else did president zelensky have to say? well, you are going to hear this word _ well, you are going to hear this word again. he has accused vladimir putih_ word again. he has accused vladimir putin of— word again. he has accused vladimir putin of trying to construct nazism himself— putin of trying to construct nazism himself for the bomb strike on a school, — himself for the bomb strike on a school, where we are told 60 people were killed — school, where we are told 60 people were killed. it was reduced to burning — were killed. it was reduced to burning rubble. it was put to him that he _ burning rubble. it was put to him that he had — burning rubble. it was put to him that he had failed ukrainian fighters in mariupol. one of the fighters — fighters in mariupol. one of the fighters there said of the government hadn't properly prepared of the _ government hadn't properly prepared of the city— government hadn't properly prepared of the city for the russian advance. he admitted he did not have the military— he admitted he did not have the military capability to break the siege, — military capability to break the siege, to — military capability to break the siege, to free up some space for the people _ siege, to free up some space for the people still— siege, to free up some space for the people still trapped there to get out. people still trapped there to get out and — people still trapped there to get out. and i think this is where we find ourselves today in this conflict _ find ourselves today in this conflict. there are a lot of nervous stares _ conflict. there are a lot of nervous stares across — conflict. there are a lot of nervous stares across to moscow in terms of

what actions — stares across to moscow in terms of what actions may accompany the words of vladimir— what actions may accompany the words of vladimir putin. the ukrainians are continuing to defend themselves against _ are continuing to defend themselves against this russian invasion, which is very— against this russian invasion, which is very ntuch— against this russian invasion, which is very much continuing in the south and east _ is very much continuing in the south and east. and they will continue to do so _ and east. and they will continue to do so with— and east. and they will continue to do so with the help of the west. we are seeing _ do so with the help of the west. we are seeing more signs of commitment from nato _ are seeing more signs of commitment from nato members. but for them to fully repel— from nato members. but for them to fully repel the russians, for the ukrainians to take back the land which _ ukrainians to take back the land which has — ukrainians to take back the land which has been taken, it is clear that is— which has been taken, it is clear that is going to come from some kind of peace _ that is going to come from some kind of peace deal, or negotiation or ceasefire — of peace deal, or negotiation or ceasefire. judging by today's events, _ ceasefire. judging by today's events, that is clearly a long way off. thank off. - thank you off. — thank you very much. off. thank you very much. james waterhouse live in kyiv. the northern ireland secretary, brandon lewis, is travelling to belfast today, in hope of persuading politicians to resume power—sharing at stormont. it comes after sinn fein won the most seats in the assembled elections, meaning they are entitled to the position of first minister. 0ur chief political correspondent adam fleming joins us from westminster. adam, what will be discussed

during this visit? in terms of brandon lewis, the northern— in terms of brandon lewis, the northern ireland secretary, all he can do— northern ireland secretary, all he can do is— northern ireland secretary, all he can do is provide encouragement and a bit of— can do is provide encouragement and a bit of guidance and a bit of a prod _ a bit of guidance and a bit of a prod to — a bit of guidance and a bit of a prod to the political parties, to -et prod to the political parties, to get the — prod to the political parties, to get the government up and running and the _ get the government up and running and the stormont assembly up and running _ and the stormont assembly up and running it— and the stormont assembly up and running. it is up to the political parties — running. it is up to the political parties in — running. it is up to the political parties in northern ireland to do that _ parties in northern ireland to do that. brandon lewis has put out a statement — that. brandon lewis has put out a statement saying that this morning. what the _ statement saying that this morning. what the uk government can do though is restart _ what the uk government can do though is restart negotiations with brussels over the fate of the brexit deal that— brussels over the fate of the brexit deal that relates to northern ireland _ deal that relates to northern ireland. the dup say the price they would _ ireland. the dup say the price they would expect to go into government in northern ireland is that protocol to be _ in northern ireland is that protocol to be totally scrapped. that is quite — to be totally scrapped. that is quite unlikely to happen. it would be a question of what the changes or tweaks— be a question of what the changes or tweaks can _ be a question of what the changes or tweaks can the uk government to secure _ tweaks can the uk government to secure from the eu that could perhaps— secure from the eu that could perhaps convince the dup enough, to -et perhaps convince the dup enough, to get them _ perhaps convince the dup enough, to get them to play ball? the other thing _ get them to play ball? the other thing the — get them to play ball? the other thing the uk government has done in

the recent— thing the uk government has done in the recent passes to change the law in relation _ the recent passes to change the law in relation to northern ireland to -ive in relation to northern ireland to give the — in relation to northern ireland to give the parties 24 weeks to agree a first minister and give the parties 24 weeks to agree a first ministerand a give the parties 24 weeks to agree a first minister and a deputy first minister. — first minister and a deputy first minister, which is longer than they had before — minister, which is longer than they had before the deadline, which would trigger— had before the deadline, which would trigger fresh elections and northern ireland _ trigger fresh elections and northern ireland going through the voting all over again. let's turn to the main issue facing labour today. sir keir starmer has been accused of hypocrisy, as police launch an investigation into whether he breached covid rules last year. are there concerns about his future in the party? we we re we were expecting the labour leader to do an _ we were expecting the labour leader to do an event at a think tank in london — to do an event at a think tank in london this— to do an event at a think tank in london this morning, looking ahead to the _ london this morning, looking ahead to the queen's speech tomorrow. keir starmer— to the queen's speech tomorrow. keir starmer has _ to the queen's speech tomorrow. keir starmer has pulled out of that event — starmer has pulled out of that event i— starmer has pulled out of that event. i can't see any reasons being event. ican't see any reasons being given— event. i can't see any reasons being given yet. _ event. i can't see any reasons being given yet, but i do wonder if some people _ given yet, but i do wonder if some people on— given yet, but i do wonder if some people on his own side will be wondering if these claims of him breaking — wondering if these claims of him breaking the lockdown rules in durham, — breaking the lockdown rules in durham, strongly denied by the labour— durham, strongly denied by the labour leader, might be preventing him from _ labour leader, might be preventing him from doing his dayjob, a lesson boris _ him from doing his dayjob, a lesson borisjohnson learned in him from doing his dayjob, a lesson boris johnson learned in a him from doing his dayjob, a lesson borisjohnson learned in a big way

when _ borisjohnson learned in a big way when he _ borisjohnson learned in a big way when he was facing these claims, but we will— when he was facing these claims, but we willjust_ when he was facing these claims, but we willjust have to wait and see whether— we willjust have to wait and see whether the police issue any fines and whether the labour party decide to tell— and whether the labour party decide to tell us _ and whether the labour party decide to tell us if— and whether the labour party decide to tell us if he has been fined or not _ not. adam not. — adam fleming life in not. adam flemin- life in westminster. —— adam fleming life in westminster. —— live. tributes have been paid to actor dennis waterman, who died on sunday afternoon at the age of 74. he was best known for his roles in minder, the sweeney and new tricks, but first began acting professionally as a child. andrew plant takes a look back at his life. playing an ex—professional boxer, fresh from a stretch inside, the itv series minder was perhaps dennis waterman's most iconic role. episodes were regularly watched by more than ten million people. he first found fame in the bbc series just william, playing the irrepressible schoolboy lead. voiceover: ". .with the total shock suspense of sweeney." _ it was, though, the 70s show

the sweeney that first made him a household name. have you gone bananas? waterman's character, a voice of reason tojohn thaw�*s no nonsense policing style. but it was minder, starring alongside george cole's unscrupulous arthur daly, that cemented a place in television history. how did you get someone like granger to give you the best part of a grand for two dodgy phones? # if you want to, i'll change your situation...# his recording of the theme tune reaching number three in the uk charts. you didn't have to do that. in 2004, he took another starring role as a former detective in the tv series new tricks. spare us the carefully paced build up. they found the gun, right? dennis waterman worked across theatre, television, music and film, in a career which spanned more than six decades. he has been in some iconic

programmes. he has been in some iconic programmes— he has been in some iconic programmes. he has been in some iconic rourammes. ., . ' programmes. quite a career. 12 minutes past — programmes. quite a career. 12 minutes past six. _ programmes. quite a career. 12 minutes past six. matt - programmes. quite a career. 12 minutes past six. matt is - programmes. quite a career. 12 minutes past six. matt is with l programmes. quite a career. 12 | minutes past six. matt is with us this morning. good morning. this morning. good morninu. ., this morning. goodmornina. ., good morning. good morning. hope you had a aood good morning. good morning. hope you had a good weekend. _ good morning. good morning. hope you had a good weekend. lovely _ good morning. good morning. hope you had a good weekend. lovely start. - had a good weekend. lovely start. this is the view in suffolk. similar sort of picture across southern and eastern parts of england. where we see the best of the weather today. but north and west we have got the return of some rain and a stronger breeze. the rain is across western scotland, franting in across parts of northern ireland as well. —— fringing in. away from that, a dry commute. hazy sunshine in the west. some mist and fog patches were clear. cloud will increase in the west through the day. a few light splashes of rain and western parts of england and wales this afternoon. the rain will come and go through a good part of the day in northern

ireland, central and western scotland, where we see the breezy is conditions. cooler than yesterday. 20 degrees in the highlands yesterday. 13 degrees today. towards south and east we could get up to 23. stays dry and of the evening. rain times for northern england, north and west wales. some of that rain were put into the midlands and the north west. it will be a mild night in the south. cooler further north to take us into tomorrow. for tomorrow, cloud, patchy rain and drizzle, not much rain for the gardens. then it is a story of sunshine and showers. showers most frequent in the north and west. cooler tomorrow as well. more details later. thank you. just coming up to quarter ast six. let's take a look at today's papers. the telegraph says that the uk defence secretary ben wallace will use a major speech, to say that vladimir putin is "mirroring" the fascism of nazi germany with his assault on ukraine.

western officials have told the paper that when moscow stages its victory day parade later, the russian president could use his speech to expand his invasion of the country. there's also a picture ofjodie comer, who won best actress at last night's bafta tv awards. the baftas were big news yesterday. the guardian leads with a survey that suggests more than two million adults in the uk have not been able to afford to eat for a whole day in the past month. nina will have more on that story in just a few minutes. the guardian also has a photograph of the actor ncuti gatwa, who has been named as the new doctor who. the daily mail accuses sir keir starmer of "running scared" on its front page, after the labour leader pulled out of a speech at an event where he was set to face questions from journalists. the paper says the cancellation came after a leaked labour memo gave more details of the night he had beer and curry with colleagues at an mp's office in durham during lockdown. and like many papers, the sun's front page features tributes to the actor, dennis waterman, best known for his roles in tv show including the sweeney, minder and new tricks,

who has died aged 74. shall we have a quick look inside? dog and golf. shall we have a quick look inside? dog and golf-— shall we have a quick look inside? dog and golf. britain's smallest dog eve one, dog and golf. britain's smallest dog everyone, potentially. _ dog and golf. britain's smallest dog everyone, potentially. tiny- dog and golf. britain's smallest dog everyone, potentially. tiny terrier l everyone, potentially. tiny terrier daisy is basically going all out to be named as britain's smallest dog. she is so tiny she fits inside a boot. at the bottom is 0laf, also claiming to be britain's smallest dog. 0laf can talk and everything! 0laf is a chihuahua. qm. dog. olaf can talk and everything! olaf is a chihuahua.— dog. olaf can talk and everything! olaf is a chihuahua. ok, i have got a very small _ olaf is a chihuahua. ok, i have got a very small story _ olaf is a chihuahua. ok, i have got a very small story about _ olaf is a chihuahua. ok, i have got a very small story about a - olaf is a chihuahua. ok, i have got a very small story about a man - olaf is a chihuahua. ok, i have got| a very small story about a man who spent £50,000 travelling the uk plane crazy golf. says he could have bought a car or a swanky caravan,

but he has gone for a golf instead. he got obsessed. he likes one in las vegas. but if you are into crazy golf, the norfolk town great yarmouth is home to richard's famous —— favourite course. that is a man who spent the entire —— spent his time touring the entire country plane crazy golf. he time touring the entire country plane crazy golf-— time touring the entire country plane crazy golf. he is obviously very happy- _ as the cost of living squeeze continues for millions of families, new figures suggest more households are cutting back on buying food or missing meals altogether. we have talked a lot about food banks and people needing extra help to get their food. it appears things are actually really still very bad at the moment. yes, another week, another report like this, highlighting how many people are struggling. what has become apparent is how much the big increase in energy bills has had. this is a heartbreaking choice — cut back on food shopping or pay the bills. but it's a choice millions more people appear to be faced with.

according to the food foundation charity, 7.3 million adults lived in households that said they'd either gone without food or couldn't physically get hold of it last month. that's a massive 57% jump between january and april. the higher cost of energy last month appears to have had an immediate impact on household budgets. millions of people had smaller servings or skipped meals — more than 12% of households. and lots of people were forced to not eat for a whole day. kathleen is a mum of fourfrom portsmouth. she told us she's had to cut fresh fruit off the shopping list. unless it's a good week or pay day, we don't _ unless it's a good week or pay day, we don't tend to have a food bowl in the house _ we don't tend to have a food bowl in the house any more. that is gone. —— fruit bowl~ _ the house any more. that is gone. —— fruit bowl. fresh vegetables on the plate. _ fruit bowl. fresh vegetables on the plate. side — fruit bowl. fresh vegetables on the plate, side salads, things like that. — plate, side salads, things like that, that normally you take for

granted. — that, that normally you take for granted, that costs an extra £1. and now again _ granted, that costs an extra £1. and now again i — granted, that costs an extra £1. and now again i am having to think about that _ now again i am having to think about that it _ now again i am having to think about that it is _ now again i am having to think about that. it is heartbreaking to even be put back— that. it is heartbreaking to even be put back in— that. it is heartbreaking to even be put back in the position where i am once _ put back in the position where i am once again — put back in the position where i am once again having to think, you know. — once again having to think, you know, well, if we just have the rice, _ know, well, if we just have the rice. you — know, well, if we just have the rice, you know, and i make something with some _ rice, you know, and i make something with some kidney beans, that's going to fill ours _ with some kidney beans, that's going to fill ours up, it's going to fill a hole. — to fill ours up, it's going to fill a hole, everything else is surplus. and i_ a hole, everything else is surplus. and i shouldn't be put back in that situation — and i shouldn't be put back in that situation. so, yeah, i'm feeling it and i'm _ situation. so, yeah, i'm feeling it and i'm very— situation. so, yeah, i'm feeling it and i'm very angry about it this time. _ and i'm very angry about it this time, because i've done nothing at all. time, because i've done nothing at all we _ time, because i've done nothing at all. i've played by the rules. i've done _ all. i've played by the rules. i've done everything by the book. and here i_ done everything by the book. and here i am — done everything by the book. and here i am again finding myself checking — here i am again finding myself checking labels, checking prices, and wondering if i can afford to buy my children — and wondering if i can afford to buy my children than apple. so difficult for catherine, thank you for speaking to us. the worry for kathleen —

and millions like her — is that things are predicted to get worse. two and a half million people are being moved off their old benefits from today, onto universal credit — a process which will be complicated to navigate and could leave some worse off. then there's the national insurance rise and tax changes. the problem has reached such a scale now, the problem has reached such a scale now. that _ the problem has reached such a scale now. that we — the problem has reached such a scale now, that we cannot knowjust leave this to _ now, that we cannot knowjust leave this to food — now, that we cannot knowjust leave this to food banks. we really need somem _ this to food banks. we really need somem if— this to food banks. we really need some... if you imagine the boat is sinking _ some... if you imagine the boat is sinking from — some... if you imagine the boat is sinking from many families. emergency food parcels are kind of like a _ emergency food parcels are kind of like a bail— emergency food parcels are kind of like a bail out but we need to stem the flow— like a bail out but we need to stem the flow and fix the boat, and that requires _ the flow and fix the boat, and that requires us — the flow and fix the boat, and that requires us to think freely about how we — requires us to think freely about how we make sure families can pay essential— how we make sure families can pay essential bills. they're calling for an increase in benefits, especially those going to people in work, expansion of the school meals programme, cheaper healthy food options, and a strategy to protect the food system from big shocks. the government told us they recognise the pressures, and are spending £22 billion

in support, including extra for the hardest hit through universal credit and a higher minimum wage. gas and electric bills are expected to rise again in october, so the problem of being able to afford to eat well could get worse before it gets better. we love to hear from you at the moment. are you having to make some sacrifices, some big decisions about what you can afford? do get in touch. unfortunately, what we are hearing from food banks at the moment is people explicitly saying, can i have food that doesn't need to be prepared, that i can give the kids straightaway? because we can't afford to use that extra gas and electricity to heat it up. northern ireland secretary brandon lewis will meet political leaders at stormont today, and urge them to form an executive, following sinn fein's historic election victory. however, it cannot be formed without cross party support, and the dup have refused to co—operate unless the brexit trade border with the rest of the uk is removed. kate nicholl is from alliance, northern ireland's third largest

party, and joins us now. good morning. what do you think the chances are — talking about brandon lewis been there — what do you think the chances are of restoring the devolved government? i am the chances are of restoring the devolved government? i am very ho eful. devolved government? i am very hopeful. obviously _ devolved government? i am very hopeful. obviously the _ devolved government? i am very hopeful. obviously the narrative | hopeful. obviously the narrative coming — hopeful. obviously the narrative coming from the dup would suggest it is not _ coming from the dup would suggest it is not going to happen any time soon, _ is not going to happen any time soon. but — is not going to happen any time soon, but we were all elected on a mandate. — soon, but we were all elected on a mandate. it — soon, but we were all elected on a mandate, it is what people want, and we need _ mandate, it is what people want, and we need evolution. so we have to come _ we need evolution. so we have to come together and form an executive in the _ come together and form an executive in the next _ come together and form an executive in the next few weeks. we have two. you mention— in the next few weeks. we have two. you mention of the dup are struggling to agree at the moment because they say it won't happen until the northern ireland protocol is abolished. the foreign secretary liz truss has hinted at potentially renegotiating that. what is your view on that, and how that could potentially build a bridge to devolved government? it is potentially build a bridge to devolved government? it is really im ortant devolved government? it is really important to _ devolved government? it is really

important to remember _ devolved government? it is really important to remember that - devolved government? it is really important to remember that any l important to remember that any changes— important to remember that any changes around the protocol are going _ changes around the protocol are going to — changes around the protocol are going to be up to the eu and westminster. the northern ireland assembly— westminster. the northern ireland assembly does not have a say in this _ assembly does not have a say in this but — assembly does not have a say in this. but obviously we need a functioning executive. so we can deal with— functioning executive. so we can deal with day—to—day living issues that people are facing. yes, we want to see _ that people are facing. yes, we want to see it— that people are facing. yes, we want to see it resolved. we appreciate that for— to see it resolved. we appreciate that for a — to see it resolved. we appreciate that for a lot of people, a number of people. — that for a lot of people, a number of people, this isn't their number one priority. we have been knocking one priority. we have been knocking on doors _ one priority. we have been knocking on doors for— one priority. we have been knocking on doors for the past six, seven months — on doors for the past six, seven months. personally when i was canvassing it came up about twice. this is— canvassing it came up about twice. this is not— canvassing it came up about twice. this is not of— canvassing it came up about twice. this is not of the number one issue for most _ this is not of the number one issue for most people in northern ireland, but identity is really important. we need _ but identity is really important. we need to— but identity is really important. we need to get some movement on this. but it's— need to get some movement on this. but it's not— need to get some movement on this. but it's not the number one issue in northern— but it's not the number one issue in northern ireland. i�*m but it's not the number one issue in northern ireland.— northern ireland. i'm interested in our northern ireland. i'm interested in your reflection _ northern ireland. i'm interested in your reflection on _ northern ireland. i'm interested in your reflection on those _ northern ireland. i'm interested in your reflection on those talks - northern ireland. i'm interested in| your reflection on those talks when your reflection on those talks when you go around houses because obviously sinn fein have won the most seats for the first time in northern ireland. i wonder why people are saying about the prospect of a border poll on a united

ireland? �* . �* of a border poll on a united ireland? . . �* _, , ireland? again, didn't come up. in sinn fein's— ireland? again, didn't come up. in sinn fein's campaign _ ireland? again, didn't come up. in sinn fein's campaign that - ireland? again, didn't come up. in sinn fein's campaign that was - ireland? again, didn't come up. in sinn fein's campaign that was not| sinn fein's campaign that was not the number one issue. they were talking _ the number one issue. they were talking about the cost of living crisis — talking about the cost of living crisis. underthe talking about the cost of living crisis. under the good friday agreement people have the right to identify— agreement people have the right to identify as irish, is british, as both — identify as irish, is british, as both and _ identify as irish, is british, as both. and identity is incredibly important and it is important that is recognised. but you have seen a surge _ is recognised. but you have seen a surge in _ is recognised. but you have seen a surge in our— is recognised. but you have seen a surge in our party across the centre ground _ surge in our party across the centre ground it _ surge in our party across the centre ground. it shows. we have just come through— ground. it shows. we have just come through a _ ground. it shows. we have just come through a pandemic. we are struggling so much at the moment in northern— struggling so much at the moment in northern ireland. people want their politicians _ northern ireland. people want their politicians to come together and work _ politicians to come together and work on — politicians to come together and work on issues that affect their day—to—day lives. yes, having a long-term _ day—to—day lives. yes, having a long—term constitutional aspiration is completely legitimate. it is not the driving force. people don't wake up the driving force. people don't wake up every— up every day thinking about the protocol. they think about what the future _ protocol. they think about what the future constitutional status of northern ireland is, they think about— northern ireland is, they think about health, how they are going to

heat their— about health, how they are going to heat their homes and keep their families — heat their homes and keep their families. ., ., , ~ ., . families. how does the alliance pa fit families. how does the alliance party fit in _ families. how does the alliance party fit in with _ families. how does the alliance party fit in with the _ families. how does the alliance i party fit in with the power-sharing party fit in with the power—sharing potentially in northern ireland? well, we have a very good track record _ well, we have a very good track record of— well, we have a very good track record of delivery within the executive. we are moderate, we are centrist. _ executive. we are moderate, we are centrist. we — executive. we are moderate, we are centrist, we operate on evidence—based policy. i did my biased — evidence—based policy. i did my biased opinion, we tend to be the voice _ biased opinion, we tend to be the voice of— biased opinion, we tend to be the voice of reason within politics. we are going — voice of reason within politics. we are going on this morning to get back— are going on this morning to get back to — are going on this morning to get back to work. we are very keen to work— back to work. we are very keen to work with— back to work. we are very keen to work with people across the political _ work with people across the political spectrum, so that we can address— political spectrum, so that we can address these issues. one political spectrum, so that we can address these issues.— address these issues. one of the other big issues _ address these issues. one of the other big issues is _ address these issues. one of the other big issues is the _ address these issues. one of the other big issues is the post - address these issues. one of the other big issues is the post of. other big issues is the post of first minister and deputy first minister. i notice that you want that named as joint first minister. what is the prospect of something like that happening? what what is the prospect of something like that happening?— like that happening? what is interesting _ like that happening? what is interesting is _ like that happening? what is interesting is the _ like that happening? what is interesting is the first - like that happening? what is i interesting is the first minister and deputy first minister, it is a joint _ and deputy first minister, it is a joint office — and deputy first minister, it is a joint office anyway. neither one can si-n joint office anyway. neither one can sign off— joint office anyway. neither one can sign off press release without the signature — sign off press release without the signature of the other one. they are 'oint signature of the other one. they are joint opposites. this has become an

issue _ joint opposites. this has become an issue mainly because so often in northern— issue mainly because so often in northern ireland when it comes to election— northern ireland when it comes to election time, bigger political parties — election time, bigger political parties operate on the basis of fear and try— parties operate on the basis of fear and try to _ parties operate on the basis of fear and try to get their voters out that way. _ and try to get their voters out that way. and — and try to get their voters out that way. and so — and try to get their voters out that way, and so the threat of a nationalist first minister was something that was... the name should reflect _ something that was... the name should reflect that. _ something that was... the name should reflect that. thank - something that was... the name should reflect that. thank you i something that was... the name | should reflect that. thank you for spending time with us. lots should reflect that. thank you for spending time with us.— should reflect that. thank you for spending time with us. lots to come in the next half _ spending time with us. lots to come in the next half an _ spending time with us. lots to come in the next half an hour, _ spending time with us. lots to come in the next half an hour, including i in the next half an hour, including the sport. an incredible game in the premier league last night for manchester city. 0h, premier league last night for manchester city. oh, the last few weeks has been particularly mad. all of that coming up. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london. all the results for the local elections have now been declared with the final council, croydon, announcing yesterday evening that labour had

lost control there. it's left the council with no overall control. elsewhere, there have been historic gains for labour and some wins for the conservatives. but the number of tory councillors elected in london has hit a record low. and according to one political expert both parties still have a lot of work to do ahead of a general election. absolutely everything to play for. particularly with the cost of living crisis. very low growth now projected for the next two years. there may be no economic growth between now and election day. falling living standards, very difficult for the government. the labour party will try to exploit that. but of course labour still has its own problems. some medical students in london say they cannot afford to live on nhs bursaries and have been using food banks. a campaign for a liveable nhs bursary has been sharing stories of those struggling with the financial realities of studying medicine in the capital, with some unable to prioritise their studies as they are having to work long hours to make ends meet. the government says there

are hardship grants for those struggling the most. masts from a shipwreck in the thames estuary, which contains unexploded bombs, will be cut back to make the site safer. the ss richard montgomery sank in 1944 but it still has 1,400 tonnes of explosives onboard. the government says the site is safe but it will cut back the masts this summer to stop the chance of them falling on to and detonating the cargo below. well, if you're heading out on public transport this morning, this is how tfl services are looking right now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning. just the metropolitan line with minor delays. on to the weather now with kate kinsella. morning. it's quite a chilly start this monday morning. we start the day with temperatures in mid—single figures celsius. a couple of fronts moving towards us but very slowly. we have plenty of sunshine today. we could see mistiness first thing this morning but will lift. high cloud moving in this

afternoon, so the sunshine perhaps turning hazier but the temperature feeling warm. we're looking at a maximum of 23 celsius. a warm evening as well, and a very mild night, especially compared to last night. that cloud will continue to increase and thicken, you might get a spot of rain. the minimum temperature between 12 and 14 celsius. it is going to be quite a grey, cloudy start tomorrow. those fronts of course moving through. we could just get a spot of rain first thing on tuesday. but that will start to clear. there's no significant rain mixed in there. the cloud breaking up. we'll see some sunny spells developing. we could get one or two showers but again nothing too significant. temperatures tomorrow getting up to around 20 celsius. it's a breezier day on tuesday. a spell of rain on wednesday — things a little unsettled midweek. high pressure builds for thursday, so we're looking at temperatures rising as we head into the weekend and certainly as we head into next week. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london

newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and sally nugent. coming up on breakfast this morning... the chief executive of scottish power says millions of the poorest households in the uk should get £1,000 off their energy bill this autumn, as a way to ease the cost of living crisis. we'll find out more just after 8:30am. former tv chef lorraine pascale joins us to discuss her latest project, which highlights loneliness in women over 40. and after ncuti gatwa was announced as the new doctor who, we ll get reaction from comedian and superfan toby hadoke. looking forward to that. that news

announced yesterday. he is number 14. the central ukrainian city of dnipro has become a vital hub in the war, with aid supplies arriving from the west and refugees from the east of ukraine looking for a place of safety. despite an attempt to continue with daily life, recent missile strikes are a constant reminder that the war is never far away. the bbc�*s chief international correspondent lyse doucet sent us this report. in the heat of battle, ironclad commitment on the home front. they're making plates for body armour in this furnace. he calls himself talisman, celebrity, blacksmith, artist, activist and entertainer. now, his prehistoric techniques and cutting—edge technology help defend ukraine.

even periscopes for trenches. translation: everybody is playing their part to achieve victory - as soon as possible. what's happening in ukraine, in mariupol, in donbas, is horrific. it's very painful. no—one can see that and do nothing. there's a big aid effort to do. dnipro is a first stop for families fleeing russia's growing onslaught to the east. on this street alone, a queue for cash handouts and hygiene kits. and a shelter, a safe space for kids to be kids. anna just arrived last night. she lost her mother to illness, her home to war, at a loss for words. then this... just when you're in a place where they're trying to forget the war, we've just heard that there's been

a missile that's landed close by. the air raid sirens have sounded, so like everyone else here, including the children we're going to the bomb shelter. there's no escape for anna. two days before, russia's cruise missiles slammed into this bridge and a railway facility, shattering weeks of quiet here, several hours' drive from the main front lines. at moments, you might even forget there's a war. not for long. many who move here quickly move on. they wait for the night train heading west. some with only the clothes they wear, the memories they carry of lives left behind in eastern ukraine. translation: | had to leave my| province because of the bombing. it was really scary. when everything is whizzing by and you're in a basement. we didn't want to leave. we had to do it because of my daughter.

i left my town to protect my daughter's life. the train arrives from the east, now the poorest and weakest pushed out by war. so many people on the move. some arriving here in dnipro, others moving on. none of them know what's been left behind now in their homes in eastern ukraine, none of them sure what lies ahead. 0n the city's edge, a testament to loss. flags mark every new grave in russia's war. new graves already dug for what's still to come. volodymyr, on leave from the front line, searching for gennady.

"hello, my dear," he tells him. "we saw each other in barvinkove last time. how could this happen?" they built homes together, went into battle together, were separated. translation: it's scary there. it's scary here. no—one knows this. i don't want my two daughters to see this. a grievous war many thought could never happen. now no—one knows when and how it can ever end. lyse doucet, bbc news, dnipro. we promise you an update on the sport last night. john is here.

manchester city were back in action. how was out of the champions league going to affect them? it was interesting what pep guardiola, the manager, said afterwards, everybody supports liverpool. do you think he is doing that on purpose? he is in a bad mood. he is angry after going out of the champions league. there has been a lot of talk about liverpool and the possible quadruple and he probably feels that has been the narrative. it is a step too far to say everybody in the country supports livable, a bit of an exaggeration. i like the rivalry. —— supports liverpool. it is interesting when you kind of bank the champions league is the one trophy that manchester city want. liverpool are on course to do that and they have been brilliant in the champions league, perhaps the league title is the one they want. in the next few weeks liverpool could end

“p next few weeks liverpool could end up with one trophy they already have and lose the other three. manchester city perhaps more importantly a step closer to winning the league title this season. their champions league exit not stopping their title tilt. 5—0 they beat newcastle after liverpool dropped points this weekend. the league title in their hands. ben croucher reports. growing up a manchester city fan in the last decade, you've known little but success. a decade on from their first premier league win, the heroes may have changed but the dream, the desire doesn't dim. they may not be sure how they lost to real madrid in midweek, nor may be how they went ahead sooner against newcastle. cancelo changed tack and turned for raheem sterling. any after effects of the champions league exit were quickly dispelled. their own domestic fate remains in their own hands and martin dubravka's fortunately for laporte.

they're not as safe as they usually are. centre halves finishing like centre forwards. central midfielders joining in too. rodri's third in three league games made it 3—0 and ensured manchester city would be pulling clear of liverpool at the top. goal difference could be critical if they slip up before the season is done. no holding back. right to the 90th minute. phil foden forfour. right till the very last minute. sterling book ended when that means city needs seven points from their final three matches to guarantee back—to—back titles, success they are getting used to in manchester. ben croucher, bbc news. at the other end of the table, there was another crucial win for everton. this one of their two goals against leicester, that came from ukraine defender vitaliy mykolenko. they're a point above the drop zone with a game in hand. we should enjoy results like that because they're huge

and that's what we're in football for. it's ups and downs at times. but straight away, by the time we get home tonight, we have to move our minds on to watford and the games that are coming. we're by no means safe, far from being safe at the moment, and that's in our hands. so we have to get straight back down to earth and focus on wednesday. arsenal are in the box seat to finish in the top four, eddie nketiah with both goals as they beat leeds 2—1, who drop into the bottom three. arsenal face rivals spurs in the north london derby on thursday as the two slug it out for that final champions league spot. chelsea remain on course for a domestic double after winning a third straight women's super league title on a thrilling final day of the season. they had to beat manchester united — and did that thanks to two brilliant goals from sam kerr. emma hayes' side will hope to lift more silverware in the fa cup final at wembley this weekend. yeah. it feels amazing. this season's been really difficult. like, its been up and down. we've lost lots of players through injury, melly through pregnancy, but we've just kept fighting, kept grinding.

so to finish it off like we did today, it makes it more special. rangers delayed rivals celtic being named champions on sunday as they beat dundee united 2—0. james tab anywhere with a penalty. before on—loan manchester united winger amad diallo made it 2—0 here with 12 minutes left. dundee united are celtic�*s next opponents on wednesday and a draw would be enough for the bhoys to seal the premiership title. the stars were out in force for the inaugural miami grand prix. a whole host of a listers including david beckham, michael douglas, basketball legend michaeljordan and serena williams were there. max verstappen won. lewis hamilton could only finish in sixth with team mate george russell in fifth. ferrari's charles leclerc still leads the championship standings after finishing second. that was very show business, wasn't it? ithink that was very show business, wasn't

it? i think they wanted that. they were rolling everyone out. trying to get the american market to embrace formula 1. it is all round the miami dolphins stadium, i think. thank you. the rise of online influencers could leave children at risk of exploitation, according to a new report from mps. the digital, culture, media and sport committee has called on the government to strengthen employment and advertising laws to protect children. 0ur correspondent, tim muffett, has been to meet a group of young people to find out what they think. just one shot. that's the name of this training and mentoring programme for young footballers in north london. it's a sport i got into when i was younger, and it's my favourite sport. just the passion about the game, the atmosphere. and if you like football, inspiration and influence is all around.

sako, grealish, they, like, inspired me because it's, like, where they came from. and now look at them! from liverpool, luis diaz. he showed me that he can work hard and he can do little movements and things to get away from players. but of course it's notjust footballers doing the influencing. there is now a huge growing industry of promotion, marketing and sales on social media, fronted by people often paid to encourage you to do or buy something. influencers. one of the things that worries me with regards to children seeing things that they want to buy is whether or not a product is safe. and so i'm thinking more about things that you ingest, for example. so certain foods, or even sort of diet and weight—loss related products, protein shakes, that kind of thing. there are so many that we can think of. and i always worry whether influencers themselves have actually used them and tried them. would you buy something because someone said so on social media?

um, maybe. if it got like a lot of good reviews, then, yeah, iwould. would you buy something because someone on social media told you to? if i liked the look of it and they showed me, and the description was, like, good, then, yeah. i see it on social media. yeah, i want to have it. a committee of mps has been assessing the growing impact of influencers on platforms, such as youtube, tik tok and instagram. this cross—party house of commons report surveyed more than 500 schoolchildren across britain. almost a third said they'd consider a job as an influencer when they grow up. almost half said they'd bought a product or service after seeing it promoted by someone on social media. but a study by the advertising standards authority two years ago analysed more than 20,000 posts from more than 100 uk influencers. of the posts considered to be marketing, the study found that only around

a third were clearly labelled as adverts. it seems that at the moment there is a real lackadaisical attitude towards letting viewers know what is an advert and what isn't an advert. and that has all sorts of dangers because basically it means that you can mis—sell, you can misinform, almost with alacrity. and also it means that younger viewers, and younger children who are looking at influencers can be... as i say, can be led down the wrong path, and they can end up buying or being influenced in directions we would not wish them to be. so what do the coaches and mentors here make of the growing power of influencers? on the negative side, you do have people that are out there just selling anything and everything. i've seen products that have got dangerous chemicals in there, and people are promoting it because they're getting paid for it. i do believe the benefits, or the power of young people or seeing success stories. i may not be good at maths and english.

i may not be good in education. so what else can i do? maybe i can go out there and share a positive message. but i think the times have changed now where we've got to kind - of embrace having influencers because it's a new way- of connecting. it's a new kind of thing i that we never had a couple of years ago. you've got a social media presence. how do you make sure it's used in a positive way? we incorporate a lot of mentoring. i will show you here from just one shot. | i want you guys to come down, i meet our ballers and talk football. you know, we get boys who are signed, talking to our boys who are on trial, giving them tips, giving them advice. just building that connection. would you buy something because an influencer said so? it is my decision, whether, like, i buy it or not. i wouldn'tjust buy the product depending on what influencer promotes it. well, like, some people... they can't control it as much if they see an influencer that they really like. would you want to be an influencer in the years to come? um, not particularly— because of what they have to deal with behind the scenes. would you fancy being an influencer when you grow up?

yeah, i would love to. if i was an influencer, i'd try to make the world a better place, try to influence more young people to grow up and be footballers. the motivating factor behind an influencer can vary, but for many, transparency is key, so that everyone knows the score. tim muffett, bbc news. some good skills on display. we are talking about that later in the programme as well. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. a glorious image behind you. i have been asked to give some influence on what is going on this week. not much rain across england and wales. there could be some mid week. a welcome blip.. this morning we have frost to contend with in parts of east

anglia. not much for us this week once we have got today out of the way. a sunny start in the south—eastern part of the uk. windy weather in the north—west. as we start monday across parts of western scotland and in northern ireland as well, that will be sliding south and east, slowly during the day. a few light spots of rain and drizzle in western fringes of england and wales. cloud increasing. the highest of the temperatures, 23 degrees possible for one or two spots. here with more in the way of rain around, a stronger breeze, it will be a cooler day the temperature is only around 12, 13 for one or two. tonight the rain and drizzle pushes south and east. tomorrow a day of sunshine and showers. there was big news for doctor who fans this weekend, as ncuti gatwa was revealed as the 14th time lord. he joined stars of the small screen

on the red carpet at the bafta tv awards last night. among the winners werejodie comer and sean bean picking up top acting prizes. 0ur entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba was at the ceremony. a new doctor on the bafta red carpet. ncuti gatwa was announced in the role and he said he was keen to do justice to the part. this role is an institution and it's so iconic, and it means a lot to so many people, including myself. and so it makes everyone feel seen as well. it's something that everyone can enjoy. so i feel very grateful to have had the baton handed over and i'm going to try to do my best. sex education. the netflix comedy drama that he's best known for follows a group of young people exploring areas, like sex and sexuality. ncuti plays the irrepressible eric. # how was lunch on the other side?# he was born in rwanda. his family came to the uk as refugees. he then grew up in scotland and went on to study drama,

before his big break came in 2019 with sex education. i don't want you to be hurt. i'll be hurt either way. isn't it better to be who i am? his character being seen as aspirational for many viewers who felt that his experiences on screen mirrored many of theirs. it wasn't the perfect day for him. he was nominated for, but didn't win a bafta for best comedy performance. and it's a sin,a drama about the aids crisis, also failed to win a single prize. with falling ratings, award ceremonies often struggle to remain relevant. and many will fear that not rewarding a story, like this one, which was also a hit with audiences, could accelerate that downward trend. there was no big overall winner at the ceremony. the prison drama time won best miniseries and best actor for sean bean. help, an intense story about a care

home during the covid crisis won two awards, including best actress. jodie comerfor help. it wasn't lost on us, the duty of care that we had, you know. and to be able to speak to carers first hand and hear their experience and be kind of given that responsibility. you know, that they trusted us to do that, i think is what made the experience all the more special. i came away from filming help feeling like i'd never had before from any otherjob. the must—see moment voted for by the public, went to rose and giovanni's silent strictly come dancing performance. it made me feel so proud. it made me quite emotional because deaf people have been fighting for better access. for their rights. and in the last few months, so much has changed. it's what we've been asking for years.

and the fact that it's happening is how powerful tv can do. i'm going on record| at school as saying, "why should i learn algebra? i've no intention i of ever going there." while bafta's highest accolade, the fellowship, was presented to sir billy connolly. i couldn't be happier. it's made me such a happy man. getting these good attendance medals now that my career�*s out the window. it's lovely talking to you. cheerio. lizo mzimba, bbc news. that looked like a good night, didn't it? always a good turnout. delighted thatjodie como one. rose and giovanni, of course. ——jodie comer. it was amazing when one of the special anxiety thing really

resonated with so many people who watched. they went on to win as well. one of those moments that perhaps in the build—up they did not know how special it would be and thenit know how special it would be and then it really was. it was the opportunity for rose to open the door and invite notjust giovanni but the rest of us into her world. crazy to think someone who cannot hear music one dancing competition. it is great. the labour leader sir keir starmer has cancelled a speaking engagement, as he faces questions over whether he broke covid lockdown rules. durham police are investigating if the beer and curry sir keir had in a constituency office with colleagues last year was in breach of regulations. we're joined now by the shadow health secretary, wes streeting. morning to you. good to see you this morning. i know it is only a couple of days since you spoke to us. you were on the programme on saturday. let's talk a little bit about the situation with sir keir starmer and durham police. we had yesterday,

there was a neat memo suggesting the beer and the curry was booked and plan for a specific time. how does that make this situation more serious for keir starmer this morning?— serious for keir starmer this morning? serious for keir starmer this mornin: ? ,, , ., morning? identikit das. one of the remarkable — morning? identikit das. one of the remarkable things _ morning? identikit das. one of the remarkable things about _ morning? identikit das. one of the remarkable things about that i morning? identikit das. one of the remarkable things about that story| remarkable things about that story is it was entirely unsurprising and not at all a revolution for anyone who has been involved in an election campaign. when you go on a visit around the country, a senior politician like keir starmer, you don'tjust knock up in a place like durham and wander around aimlessly and hope for the best. everything is planned. it is totally reasonable that during the course of the daytime would be set aside for dinner and it does not contradict anything keir starmer has said all along, that he was in durham for an election campaign, had some dinner and carried on working. i don't

understand the controversy and do not understand the comparison between that and a regular, repeated will breaking whistle in the heart of downing street and the lies from the prime minister. —— repeated will breaking. the prime minister. -- repeated will breakinu. ., the prime minister. -- repeated will breakin.. ., .,, , the prime minister. -- repeated will breakin.. . , the prime minister. -- repeated will breakin.. . ., , . breaking. labour has been so vocal about criticising _ breaking. labour has been so vocal about criticising the _ breaking. labour has been so vocal about criticising the conservatives. about criticising the conservatives in westminster over this.- about criticising the conservatives in westminster over this. where keir starmer is on — in westminster over this. where keir starmer is on the _ in westminster over this. where keir starmer is on the issue _ in westminster over this. where keir starmer is on the issue and - in westminster over this. where keir starmer is on the issue and where i starmer is on the issue and where borisjohnson has starmer is on the issue and where boris johnson has found starmer is on the issue and where borisjohnson has found himself, johnson has been fined, he lied about what he was doing, really egregious will breaking in number 10, suitcases full of booze being wielded by people working in number 10. in this case, let's not forget the police have looked at this before. they are looking at it again now, lots of calls particularly from the conservative party to do so, they are looking at it again now. i have no reason to believe that looking at it this time will be any different to what we saw before. i

saw nothing in the memo in the daily mail and i had saw nothing in the memo in the daily mailand i had heard saw nothing in the memo in the daily mail and i had heard before. if that mail and i had heard before. if that is the case. — mail and i had heard before. if that is the case. why — mail and i had heard before. if that is the case, why has _ mail and i had heard before. if that is the case, why has keir— mail and i had heard before. if that is the case, why has keir starmer. is the case, why has keir starmer cancelled an event he planted a where he would have had to face questions from journalists? i where he would have had to face questions from journalists? questions from 'ournalists? i have no idea why — questions from 'ournalists? i have no idea why he — questions from journalists? i have no idea why he cancelled - questions from journalists? i have no idea why he cancelled the i questions from journalists? i have i no idea why he cancelled the event. it is such a trivial issue. the idea that keir starmer has been dodging questions, he has been out all weekend, even after a local election campaign he has been thanking labour teams, particularly in places we did particularly well in elections. he has put himself in the front —— in front of the cameras wherever he can. he has led from the front during the local election campaign will stop labour has done well in places we need to do well to win the next election. the queen's speech will be focusing on the cost of

living crisis and the big issues the government will address in helping ailing families. if government will address in helping ailing families.— ailing families. if keir starmer was to net a ailing families. if keir starmer was to get a fixed _ ailing families. if keir starmer was to get a fixed penalty _ ailing families. if keir starmer was to get a fixed penalty notice, i ailing families. if keir starmer was to get a fixed penalty notice, doesj to get a fixed penalty notice, does that make his leadership untenable? i am not entertaining the prospect that keir starmer will be fined. my frustration about this whole situation is the conservative party, the daily mail in tow, has thrown loads of murder keir starmer for no other reason than they think dragging down keir starmer, politics in general will get borisjohnson in general will get boris johnson off in general will get borisjohnson off the hook. local election results show the country has turned its back on the conservative party, primarily because of the behaviour of the prime minister and his behaviour to deal with issues we are facing. finally, quite briefly, how upsetting is it for you you have to talk about all of this when there

were labour gains last week? i know you are trying to talk about that but it must be frustrating to answer questions about what happened in lockdown. i questions about what happened in lockdown. . ., , ., lockdown. i am never to complain about questions _ lockdown. i am never to complain about questions that _ lockdown. i am never to complain about questions that journalists i about questions that journalists ask, i will do it behind your back instead. d0 ask, i will do it behind your back instead. ., , ., instead. do it to my face, i would much prefer _ instead. do it to my face, i would much prefer it. _ instead. do it to my face, i would much prefer it. people _ instead. do it to my face, i would much prefer it. people will- instead. do it to my face, i would much prefer it. people will be i much prefer it. people will be drawin: much prefer it. people will be drawing their _ much prefer it. people will be drawing their own _ much prefer it. people will be | drawing their own conclusions, much prefer it. people will be i drawing their own conclusions, as it is. people will not have to jewel their conclusions because police are looking at the issue. i will underline the point where people are not lying awake at night because what they are reading about an event in durham, they are lying awake at night because we have seen on the front pages of the newspapers today, there are 2 million people going without food and cutting back on what they are eating because they cannot afford to make ends meet. even against the challenging backdrop we have in this country and across the world at the moment,

there is no excuse for a country as wealthy as ours to leave millions of people struggling to eat, struggling to pay bills, and that is why we need an emergency budget. i do to pay bills, and that is why we need an emergency budget. i do have to 'um in need an emergency budget. i do have to jump in at — need an emergency budget. i do have to jump in at this _ need an emergency budget. i do have to jump in at this point. _ need an emergency budget. i do have to jump in at this point. sorry - need an emergency budget. i do have to jump in at this point. sorry to i to jump in at this point. sorry to interrupt you. thank you for talking to us this morning. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm victoria hollins. all the results for the local elections have now been declared, with the final council, croydon, announcing yesterday evening that labour had lost control there. it's left the council with no overall control. elsewhere, there have been historic gains for labour and some wins for the conservatives, but the number of tory councillors elected in london has hit a record low. and according to one political expert, both parties still have a lot of work to do ahead of a general election.

absolutely everything to play for. particularly with the cost of living crisis. very low growth now projected for the next two years. there may be no economic growth between now and election day. falling living standards, very difficult for the government. the labour party will try to exploit that. but of course labour still has its own problems. some medical students in london say they cannot afford to live on nhs bursaries and have been using food banks. a campaign for a liveable nhs bursary has been sharing stories of those struggling while studying medicine. some say they're having to work long hours to make ends meet and can't prioritise their studies. the government says there are hardship grants for those struggling the most. work is being carried out on a shipwreck in the thames estuary, which contains unexploded bombs, to make it safer. the ss richard montgomery sank in 1944, but it still has 1,400 tonnes of explosives onboard.

its masts are going to be cut back, so they're less llikely to fall onto and detonate the cargo below. well, if you're heading out on public transport this morning, this is how tfl services are looking right now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning. just the metropolitan line with minor delays. 0nto the weather now with kate kinsella. morning. it's quite a chilly start this monday morning. we start the day with temperatures in mid—single figures celsius. a couple of fronts moving towards us but very slowly. we have plenty of sunshine today. we could see mistiness first thing this morning but that will lift. high cloud moving in this afternoon, so the sunshine perhaps turning hazier but the temperature feeling warm. we're looking at a maximum of 23 celsius. a warm evening as well, and a very mild night, especially compared to last night. that cloud will continue to increase and thicken, you might get a spot of rain. the minimum temperature between 12 and 14 celsius.

it is going to be quite a grey, cloudy start tomorrow. those fronts of course moving through. we could just get a spot of rain first thing on tuesday. but that will start to clear. there's no significant rain mixed in there. the cloud breaking up. we'll see some sunny spells developing. we could get one or two showers but again nothing too significant. temperatures tomorrow getting up to around 20 celsius. it's a breezier day on tuesday. a spell of rain on wednesday — things a little unsettled midweek. high pressure builds for thursday, so we're looking at temperatures rising as we head into the weekend and certainly as we head into next week. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. bye for now. good morning, welcome to breakfast with dan walker and sally nugent. 0ur headlines today. a massive military parade gets underway in moscow this morning.

there are fears vladimir putin could announce an escalation in the war in ukraine. after sinn fein's historic election victory, talks will take place today to try and get an agreement on a devolved power sharing government for northern ireland. good morning in sport. you're all liverpool fans, claims pep guardiola. as manchester city win in the league, their manager says everyone favours liverpool in the race for silverware this season. it is said to be warmer in the south and east of the country, with the sunshine continuing. letter to the north and west. —— wetter. details coming up. good morning. it's monday, 9th may. vladimir putin is to attend russia's annual victory day parade in moscow this morning, as he attempts to rally public support for the war in ukraine. the event commemorates the anniversary of the soviet victory over nazi germany in 1945, and will feature 10,000 troops and an air display.

it comes as the defence secretary, ben wallace, will call for senior russian military commanders to be prosecuted for war crimes and their military failures in ukraine. frances read reports. what had been a place of shelter, now a burning ruin with 60 dead, an air strike on a school in bilohorivka, in the east of ukraine. another reminder that nowhere here is off limits. in the south, the azovstal steelworks in mariupol, under intense shelling by russia. the plant is the only area of the city not controlled by russian forces. 2,000 ukrainian soldiers are thought to still be in there. the ukrainian president says his military doesn't have the heavy weaponry needed to push back the assault. exhausted, more than 170 people from mariupol have arrived in zaporizhzhia, 150 miles away, including many civilians evacuated

from the steelworks. this is now a hub for those fleeing russian—occupied areas. vladimir was an electrician in the azovstal plant. "of course, we hoped every day for an evacuation," he says. "we had hope that we would be evacuated, and so now we are done waiting." g7 leaders, including borisjohnson and joe biden, have held talks with ukraine's president, with the leaders pledging their continuing support to ukraine, and a promise to wean themselves off russian oil supplies. there was also an unannounced visit by the us first lady, jill biden. she met president zelensky�*s wife, alena, in the west of ukraine, near the border with slovakia. and underground at a central subway station in kyiv, the frontman of rock group u2, bono, playing with a ukrainian band the country's resistance, having won admiration from high profile people around the world.

# stand by me.# in russia, annual military parades to mark the defeat of hitler's germany 77 years ago. but this year, the past is being used to justify russia's present. to its people, russia portrayed as the victim, not the aggressor, an irony not lost on the ukrainian president. in an address, volodymyr zelensky said that evil had been reborn. "our people are descendants of those who overcame nazism," he says. "so they will win again, and there will be peace again." it comes as a defence secretary, ben wallace, is expected to tell russian generals and a key speech that they are culpable for huge losses on both sides and need to be held accountable. today is known as victory day in russia, but its victory

in ukraine is farfrom assured. francis read, bbc news. meanwhile, president zelensky has confirmed that around 60 civilians were killed when a russian bomb hit a school in eastern ukraine on saturday. 0ur reporter, andrew harding, is in the donbas region and joins us now. there is a long delay on the line. hopefully you can hear us 0k and tell us what the latest is? yes. tell us what the latest is? yes, hood tell us what the latest is? yes, good morning _ tell us what the latest is? yes, good morning from _ tell us what the latest is? yes, good morning from the - tell us what the latest is? yes, good morning from the donbas. 60 people _ good morning from the donbas. 60 people dead and that one attack. that is— people dead and that one attack. that is very much the broader picture — that is very much the broader picture here as well. we spent the last couple — picture here as well. we spent the last couple of weeks travelling to these _ last couple of weeks travelling to these front towns here in the donbas. _ these front towns here in the donbas, really the target now of the kremlin's_ donbas, really the target now of the kremlin's big offensive. the situation _ kremlin's big offensive. the situation really on a knife edge. it is very— situation really on a knife edge. it is very hard — situation really on a knife edge. it is very hard to tell which side is winning — is very hard to tell which side is winning. the russians pulverising town— winning. the russians pulverising town after— winning. the russians pulverising town after town, really at random, a lot of— town after town, really at random, a lot of civilian — town after town, really at random, a lot of civilian casualties. although they have — lot of civilian casualties. although they have taken one or two smaller towns. _ they have taken one or two smaller towns. they— they have taken one or two smaller towns, they are really not in any way gaining significant territory.

the ukrainians, much smaller forces, much _ the ukrainians, much smaller forces, much more _ the ukrainians, much smaller forces, much more nimble, counterattacking in a lot— much more nimble, counterattacking in a lot of— much more nimble, counterattacking in a lot of areas. and actually, i think. _ in a lot of areas. and actually, i think, putting up impressive resistance and making it very difficult — resistance and making it very difficult for the russians to claim the kind — difficult for the russians to claim the kind of watered—down victory that vladimir putin was looking for here in— that vladimir putin was looking for here in the — that vladimir putin was looking for here in the donbas, having failed so spectacularly earlier in this campaign in his attempt to seize the capital— campaign in his attempt to seize the capital kyiv. so from the donbas really _ capital kyiv. so from the donbas really very— capital kyiv. so from the donbas really very grim. but too early still to — really very grim. but too early still to be _ really very grim. but too early still to be sure which side has the upper— still to be sure which side has the upper hand. thank you very much for that upper hand. — thank you very much for that update. andrew harding live from the donbas region. northern ireland secretary brandon lewis will meet political leaders at stormont today, and urge them to agree a power—sharing government following sinn fein's historic election victory. let's find out more from our correspondent danjohnson. dan, when can we expect to see a functioning executive at stormont? morning. oh, it is tricky making

predictions like that, but it doesn't _ predictions like that, but it doesn't look like it will be any time — doesn't look like it will be any time soon. the new members of the assembly— time soon. the new members of the assembly are due to turn up here this morning to find their way around? _ this morning to find their way around? have their photos taken, move _ around? have their photos taken, move into — around? have their photos taken, move into their offices. but in terms — move into their offices. but in terms of— move into their offices. but in terms of agreeing a new executive, that is— terms of agreeing a new executive, that is going to be much trickier. it that is going to be much trickier. it may— that is going to be much trickier. it may take — that is going to be much trickier. it may take a long time. the problem is that— it may take a long time. the problem is that no— it may take a long time. the problem is that no one party can govern here alone _ is that no one party can govern here alone so _ is that no one party can govern here alone. so even though sinn fein has been _ alone. so even though sinn fein has been elected as the biggest party, they have — been elected as the biggest party, they have to share power with the democratic unionists, the biggest unionist _ democratic unionists, the biggest unionist party. that party is resisting _ unionist party. that party is resisting power—sharing because of its objection to the northern ireland — its objection to the northern ireland protocol, the trade rules that mean— ireland protocol, the trade rules that mean there are checks on goods coming _ that mean there are checks on goods coming into— that mean there are checks on goods coming into northern ireland from great _ coming into northern ireland from great britain, something unionist thing _ great britain, something unionist thing as— great britain, something unionist thing as weekend northern ireland's status— thing as weekend northern ireland's status in— thing as weekend northern ireland's status in the united kingdom. they need the _ status in the united kingdom. they need the uk government to negotiate any changes with the european union. there _ any changes with the european union. there are _ any changes with the european union. there are figures in the uk government saying they will fix that but it _ government saying they will fix that but it will— government saying they will fix that but it will take some time, it will become — but it will take some time, it will become thicker. they have tried to negotiate — become thicker. they have tried to negotiate amendments over the past

you had _ negotiate amendments over the past you had not made much progress. it is not _ you had not made much progress. it is not even — you had not made much progress. it is not even fully operating at. there — is not even fully operating at. there are _ is not even fully operating at. there are clauses yet to come into action _ there are clauses yet to come into action that— there are clauses yet to come into action. that is a difficult issue. sinn _ action. that is a difficult issue. sinn fein— action. that is a difficult issue. sinn fein can't take up the position of first _ sinn fein can't take up the position of first minister without the dup support~ — of first minister without the dup support. we could be looking at a period _ support. we could be looking at a period of— support. we could be looking at a period of political paralysis, which might— period of political paralysis, which might last — period of political paralysis, which might last as long as six months, then— might last as long as six months, then we _ might last as long as six months, then we could be looking at another election _ then we could be looking at another election. unless the unionists get the changes to the northern ireland protocol. _ the changes to the northern ireland protocol, can agree to power—sharing and then— protocol, can agree to power—sharing and then get on with the business of government. all the excitement about sinn fein— government. all the excitement about sinn fein taking up this role, it is an historic— sinn fein taking up this role, it is an historic first for them. it does mark— an historic first for them. it does mark a _ an historic first for them. it does mark a landmark. but all the talk about _ mark a landmark. but all the talk about border poll, of uniting ireland. _ about border poll, of uniting ireland, is a long way off if the parties — ireland, is a long way off if the parties can't agree to share power and get _ parties can't agree to share power and get on — parties can't agree to share power and get on with the day—to—day business — and get on with the day—to—day business of government. dan _ business of government. danjohnson stop thank business of government. dan johnson stop thank you. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has been accused of hypocrisy, as police launch an investigation into whether he breached covid rules last year. 0ur chief political correspondent, adam fleming, joins us from westminster.

there are some questions to answer for the labour leader?— for the labour leader? yeah, there are questions. _ for the labour leader? yeah, there are questions, for _ for the labour leader? yeah, there are questions, for the _ for the labour leader? yeah, there are questions, for the whole i for the labour leader? yeah, there i are questions, for the whole shadow cabinet _ are questions, for the whole shadow cabinet as— are questions, for the whole shadow cabinet as well. you have been asking — cabinet as well. you have been asking them today to wes streeting, the shadow health secretary, very robust _ the shadow health secretary, very robust in _ the shadow health secretary, very robust in his defence of his boss keir starmer. overthe robust in his defence of his boss keir starmer. over the weekend, robust in his defence of his boss keir starmer. overthe weekend, the mail on _ keir starmer. overthe weekend, the mail on sunday published a leaked memo _ mail on sunday published a leaked memo which suggested that that curry the labour— memo which suggested that that curry the labour leader had had on a visit to durham — the labour leader had had on a visit to durham in april last year, had been _ to durham in april last year, had been less— to durham in april last year, had been less spontaneous than it sounded — been less spontaneous than it sounded and much more plea —— preplanned. wes streeting says that is completely unsurprising for anybody — is completely unsurprising for anybody who had been on the campaign trail. anybody who had been on the campaign trail these _ anybody who had been on the campaign trail. these things are written down and it— trail. these things are written down and it is— trail. these things are written down and it is part— trail. these things are written down and it is part of the logistical too and it is part of the logistical too and fro _ and it is part of the logistical too and fro of— and it is part of the logistical too and fro of an election campaign. also— and fro of an election campaign. also this — and fro of an election campaign. also this morning, we are expecting the labour— also this morning, we are expecting the labour leader to give it a talk at a think— the labour leader to give it a talk at a think tank, talking about his thoughts — at a think tank, talking about his thoughts about the queen's speech, launching _ thoughts about the queen's speech, launching the new term of parliament tomorrow _ launching the new term of parliament tomorrow. that has been cancelled

with no _ tomorrow. that has been cancelled with no reason given and lots of speculation it is because he didn't want _ speculation it is because he didn't want to— speculation it is because he didn't want to answer questions about this so-called _ want to answer questions about this so—called beer gate claim. wes streeting — so—called beer gate claim. wes streeting very robust. he said keir starmer— streeting very robust. he said keir starmer had answered all sorts of questions — starmer had answered all sorts of questions all weekend against the allegations made against him. in the short term _ allegations made against him. in the short term what the labour team will have to _ short term what the labour team will have to do _ short term what the labour team will have to do is — short term what the labour team will have to do is front up if he does .et have to do is front up if he does get a _ have to do is front up if he does get a fine. _ have to do is front up if he does get a fine, following the example set by _ get a fine, following the example set by borisjohnson. or do they have _ set by borisjohnson. or do they have to — set by borisjohnson. or do they have to do — set by borisjohnson. or do they have to do something to try to clear the air— have to do something to try to clear the air about all the questions arising — the air about all the questions arising around this event, because otherwise — arising around this event, because otherwise they are just waiting for the police — otherwise they are just waiting for the police to decide and their fate is in the _ the police to decide and their fate is in the hands of someone else? thank— is in the hands of someone else? thank you — is in the hands of someone else? thank you very much for that, adam. nice to see you outside. look at that. you can do the weather for us if you like. that. you can do the weather for us if you like-— if you like. yeah, it is really sunn . if you like. yeah, it is really sunny- a — if you like. yeah, it is really sunny. a little _ if you like. yeah, it is really sunny. a little taste - if you like. yeah, it is really sunny. a little taste of- if you like. yeah, it is really i sunny. a little taste of freedom therefore adam! _ sunny. a little taste of freedom therefore adam! don't - sunny. a little taste of freedom therefore adam! don't get i sunny. a little taste of freedom j therefore adam! don't get used sunny. a little taste of freedom i therefore adam! don't get used to it. hard—hitting tv dramas were among the biggest winners at last night's bafta awards.

sean bean was named best leading actor for his role in time, and in my skin won best drama series. sean bean is amazing. the leading actress award went i to jodie comer for her role in help, channel 4's series about the care home crisis at the start of the pandemic. it wasn't lost on us, the duty of care that we had, you know, and to be able to speak to carers first hand the leading actress award went i to jodie comer for her role in help, and hear their experience, and be kind of given that responsibility. you know, they trusted us to do that. i think that's what made the experience more special, you know. i came away from filming, feeling like i'd never had before from any otherjob. proper telly. she was amazing. i love her. ~ . proper telly. she was amazing. i love her. . . ., ., , love her. we have had to pretend weather. whether _ love her. we have had to pretend weather. whether warm - love her. we have had to pretend weather. whether warm up. i love her. we have had to pretend weather. whether warm up. that| love her. we have had to pretend i

weather. whether warm up. that issue with the proper weather. adam's was a bit basic. what have you got for us? it is sunny for adam and across much of the south and east. this is the view in essex. warmer than yesterday. the opposite end of the scale, grey skies, rain falling yesterday. the opposite end of the scale, grey skies, rainfalling in the highlands. today will be a bit of a south, east, north, west displayed as far as the weather is concerned. turning wetter and wetter across some north—western areas, as it already is in northern ireland and western scotland. here is where the rain is falling quite heavily. moving slowly eastwards. a few light splashes of rain potentially in the isle of man, north—west wales as well. that rain will push across other parts of scotland, into these western fringes through the day. much of england and wales will stay dry. a few mist and patches around. warming up quickly. still some sunny spells, even if it is hazy towards southern areas. windier than

yesterday. the strongest of the breeze to the north and west. cooler thanit breeze to the north and west. cooler than it was. to the south and east you can see those amber colours on the chart. a warmer day than yesterday. 23 the high. this evening and overnight rain at times. that only slowly pushes its way through the midlands and turns lighter as we go into tomorrow morning. every very mild night for england and wales. pressure from scotland and northern ireland. tomorrow, if you're after rain in southern and eastern areas, it could be just a few light splashes. as we go through the day the sunshine is back out across southern areas. sunshine and showers for money from the midlands northwards. tomorrow, cooler than today. hopefully that was northwards. tomorrow, cooler than today. hopefully that was a northwards. tomorrow, cooler than today. hopefully that was a little bit better than adam's. his was a bit short. it is sunny here. no else referenced. a very selfish weather.—

here. no else referenced. a very selfish weather. exactly. if you are eatin: selfish weather. exactly. if you are eating your — selfish weather. exactly. if you are eating your breakfast, _ selfish weather. exactly. if you are eating your breakfast, i _ selfish weather. exactly. if you are eating your breakfast, i apologise | eating your breakfast, i apologise for what i'm about to say. raw sewage was discharged into england's rivers nearly 375,000 times by water companies last year. the government says this is unacceptable, and is promising a 40% reduction in these discharges by 2040. zoe conway has been speaking to citizen scientists, who are taking samples from the waterways near their homes to find outjust how much sewage and other chemicals are in the water. this is what an area of outstanding natural beauty looks like. chichester harbour, a playground for the people who live here. they might love being on the water, but many worry about what could be in it. paul sardar would happily float for hours in his kayak. he calls himself a citizen scientist. he's so concerned about sewage pollution, he's taking water samples to be tested. the harbours, we love them. we spend lots of time

in there on a weekly basis, and we love them for the scenery, the wildlife. what we find difficult is that the creatures that live in this harbour are being harmed by the pollution that goes into it. i find it upsetting when we're out and we see condoms, toilet paper and excrement floating in the sea. this community is now taking matters into their own hands. they're part of a growing movement of people across the country who've lost faith in the environment agency's ability to protect england's waterways. they've organised a mass testing of the water. their samples will be tested for pharmaceuticals and pesticides. why notjust leave this to the environment agency? i feel like they've had an awfully long time to deal with this, and they keep on saying that they're going to do something about it. and year after year passes, and it still seems to be the same problems.

by starting projects, citizen science projects like this, it gives us a sense of hope that maybe we can take a bit of control, and we can actually push for positive change. but it's notjust sewage in the harbour that people are worried about. nearby is the river lavant. this is a chalk stream, considered to be one of the rarest and most precious rivers in england. yet for more than six months last year, untreated sewage was discharged into this river from the local treatment works. the environment agency says the treatment works is being overwhelmed by ground water, which is rainfall that's made its way underground. it's getting into broken pipes, it's mixing with the sewage, and then it's discharging untreated into the river. citizen scientist rob bailey has been watching it discharging for days on end. i'm sad, actually. the heart drops, doesn't it, when one sees that that sort of thing, and one starts to realise the negative impact it's

having on the environment? this is one of the many chalk streams that we have in this area which should be just thriving with life. but this marine biologist says it's not thriving. can you explain what that white, grey stuff is? so that is a film of bacteria. so, they're feeding off the organic matter, the faeces that's coming out of that sewage treatment plant. and it smothers the plant life as well. but there's loads of other chemicals coming out there. it will be our shampoos, our shower gels, our washing up liquids. it will be the pharmaceuticals that we take, that don't get fully broken down in us. and the other thing that's obvious, just a little way further upstream, there's a lot of life in the river, there's a lot of plant life. you can see a lot of greenery on the riverbed. but then downstream of this sewage treatment plant, it's just devoid of any any plant life. sewage coming out of another southern waterworks last october.

the company insists most of the release was rainwater. last year, they were fined a record £90 million for what the judge called a shocking and wholesale disregard for the environment. southern water says: it's notjust the grown—ups that want action. ruthie is so upset, she wrote to southern water to complain. it feels like sometimes, because we're kids, we can't get listened to by these big corporations, like southern water. and writing the letter felt like my way of trying to get my voice out there, and get the voice of the people here out there. you just want to have fun and play and sail in the harbour. you just don't want to fall in any more and jump in,

because it'sjust really disgusting. the environment agency says agriculture is a major contributing factor to pollution in chichester harbour. the water is such an important part of people's lives here, they're determined to protect it. they�* re impatient for change. zoe conway, bbc news, west sussex. a really important issue, especially when you see the children who are going to use those waterways. as a bbc special correspondent, fergal keane has reported from war zones across the world, witnessing the brutality of conflict for more than 30 years. his experiences left him with post—traumatic stress disorder, which he was diagnosed with in 2008. in a new documentary, fergal opens up about the impact of the condition.

let's take a look. i'm the guy who goes to a therapy session and at the end of it is given literature to read and didn't read it, because i wanted to be away from ptsd. you know? i wanted to keep it at arm's length. and why? because i wanted to keep doing what i was doing. i wanted to keep going to the wars. my name is fergal keane. i'm a reporter. for over 30 years i have covered conflict for the bbc from across the world. murder, mutilation, rape, it all happened here in freetown, as the rebel army swept into the city. saddam hussein and his regime have finally been destroyed. in that time i have seen the best of humanity, and the worst. too often, i'm afraid, the worst. a second suicide bomber detonated his explosives in the middle of a crowd.

people were blasted and burnt. even those familiar with such horror were moved. you can hear the shelling here behind me. there is no ceasefire. it's an illusion. it has taken a heavy toll. i have a condition called post—traumatic stress disorder. there is a set of symptoms, whether it's twitching and having it's a place of extreme fear, is how i would ultimately define it. fergaljoins us now. thank you so much for coming in at the talking to us. it's interesting that somebody who has spent their life reporting on others and talking to other people, is sat here talking about yourself. it uncomfortable? very. about yourself. it uncomfortable? ve _ , about yourself. it uncomfortable? ve _ about yourself. it uncomfortable? ve . ,~~~ ., about yourself. it uncomfortable? ve . ., | about yourself. it uncomfortable? very-_ i mean. i about yourself. it uncomfortable? very— i mean. .| very. sorry about that! i mean, i couldn't be _ very. sorry about that! i mean, i couldn't be talking _ very. sorry about that! i mean, i couldn't be talking to _ very. sorry about that! i mean, i couldn't be talking to better i very. sorry about that! i mean, i. couldn't be talking to better people about _ couldn't be talking to better people about it _ couldn't be talking to better people about it. it is very strange to put yourself —

about it. it is very strange to put yourself out there, as i've done with— yourself out there, as i've done with this — yourself out there, as i've done with this documentary. i spend my life reporting on the tragedy and trauma — life reporting on the tragedy and trauma of— life reporting on the tragedy and trauma of others. in a way that gives— trauma of others. in a way that gives me — trauma of others. in a way that gives me a _ trauma of others. in a way that gives me a distance. but it is a false _ gives me a distance. but it is a false distance because there is a price _ false distance because there is a price to — false distance because there is a price to be — false distance because there is a price to be paid for doing what i have _ price to be paid for doing what i have done — price to be paid for doing what i have done for the last 30 years. and that is. _ have done for the last 30 years. and that is. you — have done for the last 30 years. and that is, you know, a huge toll on mental— that is, you know, a huge toll on mental health, and struggling with that on— mental health, and struggling with that on a _ mental health, and struggling with that on a day—to—day basis, as i did for many— that on a day—to—day basis, as i did for many years before even getting a diagnosis _ for many years before even getting a diagnosis i— for many years before even getting a diagnosis. i think it has been a great — diagnosis. i think it has been a great challenge, the great challenge of my— great challenge, the great challenge of my life. _ great challenge, the great challenge of my life, it really has. i am great challenge, the great challenge of my life, it really has.— of my life, it really has. i am so cufious of my life, it really has. i am so curious to _ of my life, it really has. i am so curious to know, _ of my life, it really has. i am so curious to know, when - of my life, it really has. i am so curious to know, when you i of my life, it really has. i am so curious to know, when you talk| of my life, it really has. i am so i curious to know, when you talk about the impact that your work has had on you, the one big question i have got is, during all of this time you keep going back, you keep going back to the thing that makes you worse — have you found an answer to why you do that? ~ . have you found an answer to why you do that? . . ., , , ., do that? well, a therapist said to me once, do that? well, a therapist said to me once. you _ do that? well, a therapist said to me once, you know, _ do that? well, a therapist said to me once, you know, she - do that? well, a therapist said to me once, you know, she said, i do that? well, a therapist said to i me once, you know, she said, trying

to tell— me once, you know, she said, trying to tell you _ me once, you know, she said, trying to tell you not— me once, you know, she said, trying to tell you not to go to war is trying — to tell you not to go to war is trying to— to tell you not to go to war is trying to keep a toddler from putting — trying to keep a toddler from putting its hand in the fire. you 'ust putting its hand in the fire. you just keep — putting its hand in the fire. you just keep doing it. and i must say, i just keep doing it. and i must say, i got _ just keep doing it. and i must say, i got a _ just keep doing it. and i must say, i got a jolt — just keep doing it. and i must say, i got a jolt when she said that. but i got a jolt when she said that. but ithink— i got a jolt when she said that. but i think i_ i got a jolt when she said that. but i think i have to recognise, and one of the _ i think i have to recognise, and one of the things this film helped me to do and _ of the things this film helped me to do and to— of the things this film helped me to do and to say publicly is that for all the _ do and to say publicly is that for all the fact i am fascinated by the world. _ all the fact i am fascinated by the world. i_ all the fact i am fascinated by the world, i love words, i love pictures. _ world, i love words, i love pictures. '— world, i love words, i love pictures, i love storytelling. i have — pictures, i love storytelling. i have an — pictures, i love storytelling. i have an idealistic component to me. but i have an idealistic component to me. but i had _ have an idealistic component to me. but i had to— have an idealistic component to me. but i had to face up to the fact that there was an element of being addicted _ that there was an element of being addicted. that getting to the front line, being out there, and this may sound _ line, being out there, and this may sound perverse to people in the audience. — sound perverse to people in the audience, because when you are really— audience, because when you are really close to death, to the presence _ really close to death, to the presence of death, you feel incredibly alive, at least i did, every— incredibly alive, at least i did, every sense that i had was vibrating. what i was listening to, what _ vibrating. what i was listening to, what i _ vibrating. what i was listening to, what i was — vibrating. what i was listening to, what i was looking at, what you smell _ what i was looking at, what you smell to — what i was looking at, what you smell to of— what i was looking at, what you smell to of that, it made you feel 'ust smell to of that, it made you feel just so— smell to of that, it made you feel just so alive, so present in the

world — just so alive, so present in the world and _ just so alive, so present in the world. and when i look back at that ithink— world. and when i look back at that i think i_ world. and when i look back at that i think i feel— world. and when i look back at that i think i feel a sense of shame, if i'm i think i feel a sense of shame, if i'm honest~ — i think i feel a sense of shame, if i'm honest. because it's not normal, is it? _ i'm honest. because it's not normal, is it? come— i'm honest. because it's not normal, is it? come on!— is it? come on! obviously you speak to other people _ is it? come on! obviously you speak to other people who _ is it? come on! obviously you speak to other people who do _ is it? come on! obviously you speak to other people who do a _ is it? come on! obviously you speak to other people who do a similar- is it? come on! obviously you speak to other people who do a similarjobj to other people who do a similarjob to other people who do a similarjob to you. do you feel you are different to them? have other people opened up to you about struggling with the same things? i opened up to you about struggling with the same things?— opened up to you about struggling with the same things? i know lots of collea . ues with the same things? i know lots of colleagues who, _ with the same things? i know lots of colleagues who, whether _ with the same things? i know lots of colleagues who, whether they i with the same things? i know lots of colleagues who, whether they workl colleagues who, whether they work for newspapers or television, or radio. _ for newspapers or television, or radio. who _ for newspapers or television, or radio, who have experienced ptsd. but i _ radio, who have experienced ptsd. but i think— radio, who have experienced ptsd. but i think what i want to be careful— but i think what i want to be careful about is onlyjust talking for myself, ok? i mean, the symptoms are things _ for myself, ok? i mean, the symptoms are things we _ for myself, ok? i mean, the symptoms are things we share, but what drives me to _ are things we share, but what drives me to go _ are things we share, but what drives me to go back to war again and again is, me to go back to war again and again is. that— me to go back to war again and again is. that is— me to go back to war again and again is, that is very individual. one of the things— is, that is very individual. one of the things i— is, that is very individual. one of the things i did notice, however, in talking _ the things i did notice, however, in talking to _ the things i did notice, however, in talking to colleagues is the significant number of people that i have met — significant number of people that i have met on the front lines. these are not— have met on the front lines. these are notjust —

have met on the front lines. these are notjustjournalists, but also soldiers. — are notjustjournalists, but also soldiers, very often elite soldiers, people _ soldiers, very often elite soldiers, people who work for aid agencies, guite _ people who work for aid agencies, quite a _ people who work for aid agencies, quite a number of us are people who came _ quite a number of us are people who came from _ quite a number of us are people who came from fractured childhoods. and so you _ came from fractured childhoods. and so you ask— came from fractured childhoods. and so you ask me the thing that draws me back— so you ask me the thing that draws me back again and again, and i think asa kid— me back again and again, and i think asa kid that— me back again and again, and i think as a kid that are feeling growing up in a home — as a kid that are feeling growing up in a home that was shaded by alcoholism, was the sense that i could _ alcoholism, was the sense that i could prove to the world, and prove to myself. — could prove to the world, and prove to myself, that again and again i could _ to myself, that again and again i could survive. you know, it was a survival— could survive. you know, it was a survival instinct which was so deep in me _ survival instinct which was so deep in me that — survival instinct which was so deep in me that i — survival instinct which was so deep in me that i kept playing it out again— in me that i kept playing it out again and _ in me that i kept playing it out again and again. and of course the other— again and again. and of course the other thing — again and again. and of course the other thing to remember is if you are addicted to drugs or alcohol, people _ are addicted to drugs or alcohol, people will look askance at you. but if you _ people will look askance at you. but if you keep — people will look askance at you. but if you keep going back to the war two and — if you keep going back to the war two and a — if you keep going back to the war two and a doing television reporting, people aren't going to say, reporting, people aren't going to say. is _ reporting, people aren't going to say, is there something wrong with you? _ say, is there something wrong with you? they're going to say, fantastic. _ you? they're going to say, fantastic, here is a prize. it is a very— fantastic, here is a prize. it is a very acceptable addiction, as it were — very acceptable addiction, as it were so — very acceptable addiction, as it were. . ., ., ., , were. so much i want to ask you, but i su ose were. so much i want to ask you, but

i soppose one — were. so much i want to ask you, but i soppose one of _ were. so much i want to ask you, but i suppose one of the _ were. so much i want to ask you, but i suppose one of the things _ were. so much i want to ask you, but i suppose one of the things that i - i suppose one of the things that i guess your therapist would talk to you about, is we are all a bit broken, aren't we? there is no shame in being broken. that broken, aren't we? there is no shame in being broken-— in being broken. that is so important _ in being broken. that is so important to _ in being broken. that is so important to stress. - in being broken. that is so important to stress. we i in being broken. that is sol important to stress. we are in being broken. that is so - important to stress. we are in mental— important to stress. we are in mental health awareness week. i want to stress, _ mental health awareness week. i want to stress, there is nothing shameful, there should be nothing stigmatising, about being depressed, but suffering from anxiety, but having — but suffering from anxiety, but having ptsd. it's vital to remember. it is not _ having ptsd. it's vital to remember. it is notjust— having ptsd. it's vital to remember. it is notjust war correspondence or soldiers _ it is notjust war correspondence or soldiers who experience post—traumatic stress disorder. front _ post—traumatic stress disorder. front line — post—traumatic stress disorder. front line health workers in the pandemic— front line health workers in the pandemic is an example. but also, people _ pandemic is an example. but also, people who — pandemic is an example. but also, people who have been in carcasses, who have _ people who have been in carcasses, who have been attacked in the street — who have been attacked in the street i— who have been attacked in the street. i had a colleague, a very brave _ street. i had a colleague, a very brave producer who spent many years in war— brave producer who spent many years in war zones, — brave producer who spent many years in war zones, she was attacked on the streets — in war zones, she was attacked on the streets of london who was —— by summary— the streets of london who was —— by summary who was deranged, and suffered — summary who was deranged, and suffered ptsd. also, anybody who has ever witnessed domestic violence, all of— ever witnessed domestic violence, all of that — ever witnessed domestic violence, all of that can add up to the debilitating symptoms of ptsd. the critical— debilitating symptoms of ptsd. the critical thing is to get help to

those — critical thing is to get help to those who need it. you critical thing is to get help to those who need it. ., , ., ., those who need it. you seem far more aware of the — those who need it. you seem far more aware of the symptoms _ those who need it. you seem far more aware of the symptoms and _ those who need it. you seem far more aware of the symptoms and things - aware of the symptoms and things that might trigger that as well, because you are recently in ukraine. how do you thing you —— deal with things now? i how do you thing you -- deal with things now?— how do you thing you -- deal with things now? i rationalise like mad! peole did things now? i rationalise like mad! people did message _ things now? i rationalise like mad! people did message me _ things now? i rationalise like mad! people did message me and - things now? i rationalise like mad! people did message me and say, l people did message me and say, didnt— people did message me and say, didn't you — people did message me and say, didn't you say you weren't going to war zones— didn't you say you weren't going to war zones any more, what are you doing _ war zones any more, what are you doing to _ war zones any more, what are you doing to ukraine —— in ukraine? what happened— doing to ukraine —— in ukraine? what happened wasl doing to ukraine —— in ukraine? what happened was i was in kyiv before the invasion started. i had this long _ the invasion started. i had this long battle with myself, do i stay or do _ long battle with myself, do i stay or do i_ long battle with myself, do i stay or do i go? — long battle with myself, do i stay or do i go? i said, no, i'm leaving, because— or do i go? i said, no, i'm leaving, because i— or do i go? i said, no, i'm leaving, because i don't want to be under bombardment, i don't want to be witnessing fighting on the streets, which _ witnessing fighting on the streets, which is _ witnessing fighting on the streets, which is what we feared would happen — which is what we feared would happen i_ which is what we feared would happen. i left, which is what we feared would happen. ileft, came which is what we feared would happen. i left, came back to london. the invasion— happen. i left, came back to london. the invasion happened and then i said, _ the invasion happened and then i said. look. — the invasion happened and then i said, look, the newsdesk, iwill go to the _ said, look, the newsdesk, iwill go to the west — said, look, the newsdesk, iwill go to the west of ukraine away from the fighting, _ to the west of ukraine away from the fighting, and i will cover the refugee _ fighting, and i will cover the refugee crisis. now, that to me felt like an— refugee crisis. now, that to me felt like an acceptable compromise. i've come _ like an acceptable compromise. i've come ttack— like an acceptable compromise. i've come back from it. i haven't experienced the kind of symptoms

that i_ experienced the kind of symptoms that i usually would get if i was in a place _ that i usually would get if i was in a place of— that i usually would get if i was in a place of trauma. and i think part of that— a place of trauma. and i think part of that has— a place of trauma. and i think part of that has to do with what therapy thought— of that has to do with what therapy thought me, —— taught me, which is you need _ thought me, —— taught me, which is you need to — thought me, —— taught me, which is you need to learn some level of detachment. i was found at —— i find i was _ detachment. i was found at —— i find i was able _ detachment. i was found at —— i find i was able to— detachment. i was found at —— i find i was able to do that in the refugee situation, _ i was able to do that in the refugee situation, which i wouldn't have been _ situation, which i wouldn't have been able — situation, which i wouldn't have been able to do if i was under shell fire or— been able to do if i was under shell fire or sniperfire. i been able to do if i was under shell fire or sniper fire. i would look back— fire or sniper fire. i would look back to — fire or sniper fire. i would look back to that awful, that flinching, that sense — back to that awful, that flinching, that sense of dread that at any minute — that sense of dread that at any minute my life couldn't. i cannot live with — minute my life couldn't. i cannot live with that any more. it is minute my life couldn't. i cannot live with that any more.- live with that any more. it is so lovel to live with that any more. it is so lovely to talk _ live with that any more. it is so lovely to talk to _ live with that any more. it is so lovely to talk to you _ live with that any more. it is so lovely to talk to you and - live with that any more. it is so lovely to talk to you and see i live with that any more. it is so l lovely to talk to you and see you actually being able to talk about it here with us. thank you very much indeed for sharing that with us. fergal keane: living with ptsd is on bbc two tonight at 9pm. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london. i'm victoria hollins. all the results for the local elections have now been declared,

with the final council, croydon, announcing yesterday evening that labour had lost control there. it's left the council with no overall control. elsewhere there have been historic gains for labour and some wins for the conservatives. but the number of tory councillors elected in london has hit a record low. and now all the results are in. to check what happened in your area, you just need to go to the bbc news website or bbc news app. just type in your postcode. gatwick saw one of the biggest falls in airport passenger numbers in the uk last year, due to the pandemic. there were 87% fewer passengers in 2021 than in 2019. overall passenger numbers at uk airports last year were 78% below pre—pandemic levels. the airport operators association said that uk sites had suffered more than their european counterparts. work is being carried out on a shipwreck in the thames

estuary, which contains unexploded bombs, to make it safer. the 55 richard montgomery sank in 191m but it still has 1,400 tonnes of explosives onboard. its masts are going to be cut back so they're less llikely to fall onto and detonate the cargo below. the site has become an unlikely tourist destination. we get a lot of people interested in the montgomery. it has coastlines for both essex and kent for the last 78 years. this year is the last year

hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and sally nugent. as we've been discussing this morning, sinn fein is now northern ireland's largest political party. but the dup is refusing to go into coalition with them. northern ireland's power—sharing agreement means so far the country is still left without a functioning government. we're joined now by universities minister michelle donelan. thank you very much for being with us this morning. good to be with you. your colleague brandon lewis will be travelling to northern ireland today to try to meet some of these political parties. how do you get things up and running again in northern ireland? how do you restart the devolved government?— the devolved government? brandon lewis is going _

the devolved government? brandon lewis is going to — the devolved government? brandon lewis is going to northern - the devolved government? brandon lewis is going to northern ireland i lewis is going to northern ireland today. one of the key concerns for the dup, the red line, we need to resolve the issues around the northern ireland protocol. they had been very clear they will notjoin the executive until we do that. we are working at pace to achieve that. we know the northern ireland protocol is not working for the people of northern ireland and they deserve to have a functioning executive that can deliver. ltrufhat deserve to have a functioning executive that can deliver. what he aroin to executive that can deliver. what he going to do. _ executive that can deliver. what he going to do. scrap _ executive that can deliver. what he going to do, scrap it _ executive that can deliver. what he going to do, scrap it or _ executive that can deliver. what he going to do, scrap it or renegotiate| going to do, scrap it or renegotiate it? ~ going to do, scrap it or renegotiate it? . ., , ., going to do, scrap it or renegotiate it? ., , ., ., ., . it? we are trying to negotiate. we have been very — it? we are trying to negotiate. we have been very clear— it? we are trying to negotiate. we have been very clear that - it? we are trying to negotiate. we have been very clear that nothing | it? we are trying to negotiate. we l have been very clear that nothing is off the table, including triggering article 16. first of all we want to try and negotiate with the eu and resolve this matter for the people of northern ireland and get the executive up and running again. ltrufhat executive up and running again. what sort of timescale? _ executive up and running again. what sort of timescale? are _ executive up and running again. what sort of timescale? are you anticipating mr lewis coming back and establishing things there? i am and establishing things there? i am

not aoian and establishing things there? i am not going to — and establishing things there? i am not going to put — and establishing things there? i am not going to put an _ and establishing things there? i—n not going to put an arbitrary date on it, i don't think it will be helpful. we fully appreciate the urgency of this stock without resolving these issues, we won't get that executive up and running as things stand. we are working at pace to try and deliver a solution. you talk about _ to try and deliver a solution. you talk about the _ to try and deliver a solution. you talk about the dup. _ to try and deliver a solution. you talk about the dup. if you look at those who had been elected, two thirds of them want the protocol to remain in some form. that thirds of them want the protocol to remain in some form.— thirds of them want the protocol to remain in some form. that is why we are t ina remain in some form. that is why we are trying to — remain in some form. that is why we are trying to renegotiate _ remain in some form. that is why we are trying to renegotiate and - remain in some form. that is why we are trying to renegotiate and find - remain in some form. that is why we are trying to renegotiate and find a i are trying to renegotiate and find a solution to this problem, so that we can find something that is workable for all. i can find something that is workable for all. ., can find something that is workable for all. . ., ., ,, ., ,~/ for all. i wanted to talk to you about the _ for all. i wanted to talk to you about the election _ for all. i wanted to talk to you about the election results - for all. i wanted to talk to you about the election results as i for all. i wanted to talk to you - about the election results as well. your party has lost close to 500 seat you lost control of 11 councils in the local elections last week. i am sure you have seen quite a few of your local mps saying it is time to assess whether borisjohnson is the right person to lead the party. how

concerned are you bad performance in the local elections last week? it was a mixed bag. we did better than expected in some areas, very disappointing in other areas. to lose any council seat with excellent councillors is disappointing, of course. we will go through a period of listing and reflecting. —— listening. this was a midterm election, we have the rising cost of inflation caused by global issues. that was the backdrop to this election. in terms of the labour party performance, they did not perform in a way we would expect from a government in waiting. if you consider how ed miliband did, he won 800 council seats and then still did not go on to win a general election. on the opposite, tony blair when he was in power lost over 1000 council seats and went on to win a landslide. we had to view this in

the context of what council elections look like in terms of our history in this country. dare elections look like in terms of our history in this country.— history in this country. are you concerned. _ history in this country. are you concerned, some _ history in this country. are you concerned, some of— history in this country. are you concerned, some of your - history in this country. are you - concerned, some of your colleagues are and some local councillors have voiced their concerns, that trust in the prime minister is an issue? laudited the prime minister is an issue? what was coming — the prime minister is an issue? what was coming up _ the prime minister is an issue? what was coming up on — the prime minister is an issue? what was coming up on the _ the prime minister is an issue? “format was coming up on the doorstep from me was primarily local issues. i did not have a local election in my own area but i did helping other constituencies. i was hearing about local issues predominantly, it was a local issues predominantly, it was a local election after all. also the global rising cost of the cost of living crisis with rising inflation and fears around and what the government was doing to support that and what more we could do. that was the backdrop i was hearing as opposed to direct conversations around the prime minister. there is also talk about _ around the prime minister. there is also talk about the _ around the prime minister. there is also talk about the schools - around the prime minister. there is also talk about the schools bill - also talk about the schools bill today. the government has said core funding will rise. if you look at the figures, and bad of support

requested by your own catch up commissioner which was about £15 billion. tell us what you are doing and why you have not committed to the full funding.— the full funding. within the schools bill ou the full funding. within the schools bill you referenced, _ the full funding. within the schools bill you referenced, is _ the full funding. within the schools bill you referenced, is also - the full funding. within the schools bill you referenced, is also a - the full funding. within the schools bill you referenced, is also a party| bill you referenced, is also a party delivering the national funding formula. what that is about is about a fairer funding formula across the uk based on real need as opposed to the archaic system we had before that didn't really make much sense. that is something i personally campaigned on as a local mp. we are also focusing on lifting standards, focusing on attendance and safeguarding measures, particular those who are home educated and making sure those parents have more support from the local authority. this is a comprehensive bill. what it will achieve is ensuring no matter where a child is from and what school they go to england, their parents can be confident they

are getting a fantastic education and there is no longer a postcode lottery in terms of our education system. instead we will be levelling up. at the heart of that is education on the schools agenda. truth? education on the schools agenda. why not the full funding? well, _ education on the schools agenda. why not the full funding? well, we - education on the schools agenda. why not the full funding? well, we can - not the full funding? well, we can alwa s not the full funding? well, we can always ask — not the full funding? well, we can always ask for _ not the full funding? well, we can always ask for more _ not the full funding? well, we can always ask for more funding - not the full funding? well, we can always ask for more funding on i always ask for more funding on anything. it is about how many are spent at the end of the day that really matters. as i said as part of this bill we are focusing on standards and lifting up standards. focusing on attendance. we know children being in school adds value every day. we are focusing on safeguarding.— every day. we are focusing on safeauaardin. ., , . . safeguarding. that is at the heart of this bill- _ safeguarding. that is at the heart of this bill. | — safeguarding. that is at the heart of this bill. i appreciate _ safeguarding. that is at the heart of this bill. i appreciate your - of this bill. i appreciate your time. thank you very much. well, our new political editor, chris mason, was listening to that and joins us on his first day in the newjob.

chris, what do you make of what the universities minister just told us there? he got a real sense of the challenges sit in the government's entry, whether the specific of what michelle was talking about at the end of the conversation about schools or the broader challenge the government faces. we see the strains on the united kingdom bearing out on the results from northern ireland and the rise of sinn fein, the stitching that holds together our collection and family of nations being visible because it has been pleased out. we saw it going on in scotland in the last decade and we see it now in northern ireland. tomorrow, a chance for the government after a whacking in the local elections managing to hit big and glitzy reset button. it is the state opening of parliament here tomorrow with the queen's speech. her majesty and the fancy dress and a handful of sheets of ali setting

out the government's legislative programme. plenty to get on with, —— with. brute programme. plenty to get on with, -- with. ~ ~' ., programme. plenty to get on with, -- with. ~ ~ ., , with. we know the government is talkina with. we know the government is talking about _ with. we know the government is talking about how— with. we know the government is talking about how it _ with. we know the government is talking about how it wants - with. we know the government is| talking about how it wants schools to level up. how is its plan to level up communities more generally? a good question. it is a real central mission for this government. its biggest domestic central mixture and since borisjohnson was last elected. we have had a pandemic in a war in europe. the idea of levelling up, getting rid of regional inequalities and ensuring that geography isn't destiny is so important to the government. i have spent the last couple of months taking a look at it, trying to get extent to how they are achieving that. how have they done? i have spent a lot of time in south yorkshire. have a look at this.

five, six, seven, and reach out. 17—year—old sapphire isn't just a talented dancer. she's also a budding mathematician and a climate activist. but this ambitious young woman sees no future for herself in barnsley, unless the opportunities open to her improve. i think we just need everything tojust be better, like, the public transport. it needs tojust be better. our parks need to be better, our safety in town needs to be better. the shops we have in townjust be better. everything just needs to be up one notch. and then, you know, i might actually stick around. the government is very keen to improve things for people like safaa. since becoming prime minister, boris johnson has championed what he calls levelling up, targeting towns and cities, particularly outside the south east of england. they're allocating billions of pounds for high streets, skills and transport. but now the levelling up secretary michael gove has told me the policy is going to be harder to deliver

because of the state of the economy. at a time when inflation is rising, that means that every pound of government spending is worth a little bit less in a year's time than it was last year. so it is a tough climate. it's tough for everyone. it is both much more important and also that little bit more difficult. panorama has also been investigating whether the most deprived places in england are getting money from the most valuable levelling up scheme. the first round of the levelling up fund was worth £1.7 billion across the uk. we sent freedom of information requests to councils in the 100 most deprived areas in england. we discovered that 3a of those councils, a third, didn't even makea bid. of the 66 that did bid, 28 got no money at all. former government economist nicola headlam says the problem is that councils had to compete against each other. a beauty contest around who gets the money, that's not really how i would do it.

why not? of officers able to write those bids, and therefore those bids are better. so those bids get funded. so it's costing local authorities money to kind of drawdown this money. rising prices and rows about who gets what do nothing for sapphire. she just wants levelling up delivered now. some nuggets from panorama that i am presenting _ some nuggets from panorama that i am presenting on bbc one this evening. michael— presenting on bbc one this evening. michael gove says in response to the claims _ michael gove says in response to the claims around the levelling up fund, there _ claims around the levelling up fund, there are _ claims around the levelling up fund, there are further rounds of the fund for councils — there are further rounds of the fund for councils to apply for and his team _ for councils to apply for and his team try— for councils to apply for and his team try and help councils make their— team try and help councils make their bids— team try and help councils make their bids but crucially they do not want _ their bids but crucially they do not want councils to get money if they think— want councils to get money if they think the — want councils to get money if they think the bid is pretty ropey. labour— think the bid is pretty ropey. labour says the shadow levelling up secretary, _ labour says the shadow levelling up secretary, that the scheme is ms.

they— secretary, that the scheme is ms. they are — secretary, that the scheme is ms. they are competing for scraps from whitehall — they are competing for scraps from whitehall. they say hand power directly — whitehall. they say hand power directly to local communities and let them — directly to local communities and let them make decisions themselves. thank— let them make decisions themselves. thank you _ let them make decisions themselves. thank you very much indeed. panorama s fixing unfair britain: can levelling up deliver is on bbc one at 8pm and is also available on iplayer. we are going to take you live to moscow right now. we were telling you earlier on in the programme that todayis you earlier on in the programme that today is victory des in russia where there has been a large military parade speeches. it marks victory over germany in 191i5. politically interesting today because there will be an address by vladimir putin and all sorts of speculation about what he will say with regards to what is happening in ukraine at the moment. were there be an escalation in the military conflict? people are saying there is a suggestion he might

mention potentially some sort of nuclear threat against ukraine today for the people watching the words very closely. the massed ranks are expected to start the parading around 15 minutes' time. that is the scene live in moscow this morning as they prepare to celebrate victory day. it is one of the most important daysin day. it is one of the most important days in their calendar, marking defeat of the nazis in world war ii. this is the day when the hope that when vladimir putin started the attacking ukraine would be significant. now the sport. a busy weekend. pep guardiola,

really interesting after his side won yesterday. he was not happy, saying everyone supports liverpool, they are liverpool fans and they do not want his team to win. the history that liverpool have, they want them to win. he is obviously in a bad mood after going out of the champions league but interesting the way he specifically pointed at the media and pundits, who had a bias to liverpool and no one wants city to win anything, apparently, that is what he was saying. a little prickly. pep guardiola suggesting everyone supports liverpool after watching his side beat newcastle 5—0, their first game since crashing out of the champions league. no sign that will derail their season, as raheem sterling scored two goals. city will be crowned champions with two wins and a draw from their remaining three games — their fourth title in five years.

the margin for liverpool is so tight. the whole difference can happen. in early wilson had a big chance. important to win, of course, it depends on that. the difference in stage what happens. there was another vital win for everton manager frank lampard in his attempt to keep them in the premier league. this, one of their two goals against leicester, courtesy of their ukrainian defender vitaliy mykolenko. they're a point above the drop zone with a game in hand. we should enjoy results like that because they're huge and that's what we're in football for. it's ups and downs at times. but straight away, by the time we get home tonight, we have to move our minds on to watford and the games that are coming. we're by no means safe, far from being safe at the moment, and that's in our hands. so we have to get straight back down to earth and focus on wednesday.

arsenal are in the box seat to finish in the top four, eddie nketiah with both goals as they beat leeds 2—1 who drop into the bottom three. arsenal face rivals spurs in the north london derby on thursday as the two slug it out for that final champions league spot. and talking of putting european disappointment behind them, west ham's hopes of qualifying for the europa league again next season were strengthened as they beat norwich 4—0. goals from said benrahma, michail antonio and manuel lanzini puts them within touching distance of manchester united in sixth. europa league finalists rangers delayed celtic being named champions on sunday, as they beat dundee united 2—0. james tavernier scored a penalty. on—loan manchester united winger amad diallo made it 2—0 with 12 minutes remaining. dundee united are celtic�*s next opponents on wednesday, a draw would be enough for them to seal the premiership title. there was more than a sprinkling of stardust at the first miami grand prix.

david beckham, michael douglas, basketball legend michaeljordan and serena williams were out in force. a race won by world champion max verstappen. lewis hamilton was sixth, team mate george russell fifth. ferrari's charles leclerc leads the championship afterfinishing second. we don't always talk about lewis hamilton finishing sixth but it seems that is becoming a recurring theme. i am seems that is becoming a recurring theme. iam not seems that is becoming a recurring theme. i am not sure it will be his season. in every race by one he has been beaten by george russell, his team—mate, thisseason. he is having a big argument aboutjewellery. he wore two watches and seven rings to

a press interview will because he cannot wear his nose stud in a car because it is against safety regulations. it will waive the car down. thank you. how many watches do you have on? none at the moment. i am safe to go in the car. hope you are all well and had a good weekend. some of what to expect this week weather—wise. windier and it will be wetter around as well. rainfall for parts of england and wales. the rainfall chart for the week shows blues mounting up indicating there will be rain around. the greens and yellows in the west highlands is where we could see 150 millimetres of rain. in southern eastern areas lighter blue colours. the absence indicating little to no rainfall around at all. the big query is about what happens

on wednesday. there may be more than suggested here. out there, the rain is in the north and west. you see the weather fronts pushing their way in. dragging in more of a southerly breeze as it shifts east. it will be warmer here. out towards the west you can see the rainfall. on and off northern ireland three much of the morning. some heavier bass. it will come and go. wet in the far west of scotland. the rain pushes eastwards. we could see rain in the far west of england and wales. much of england and wales will stay dry with hazy sunshine. a southerly breeze, stronger than yesterday. the strongest gusts will be in the north and the west. 20 degrees in the highlands, 12, 13 today. in parts of england and wales, warmer than yesterday. 22, 23 possible. pollen levels will be high across central

and southern parts of england and wales especially. this evening and overnight, there will be rain at times for thejourney overnight, there will be rain at times for the journey home in the west which will push its way slowly into the midlands. not a huge amount of rain. the fresher night to come. for england and wales a lot more cloud. a might start to tuesday morning. the weather fronts will push south. the cold front and indication it will feel cooler tomorrow. the weather fronts will linger around some parts during the day. the light rain and drizzle were clear in the morning. for mid wales, the midlands and north, a mix of sunshine and showers. temperatures down a little bit on today. for the east of scotland in parts it will feel warmer. breezy overnight and into wednesday. the track of how much rain we will see. more rain with stronger winds in the south.

looks like it will slide across parts of wales, the midlands into eastern england. sunshine and showers to the north. there were mass conditions will be in the north. that is something we will keep you updated on. if you do not have a watch, how do you tell the time? ask other people. usually the phone as well. thank you very much. see you later. i have been worried about that. we have been talking a lot this morning about mental health. taking care of our mental health in the same way we do for our physical health is something tv chef and broadcaster lorraine pascale feels passionate about. she's set up an online community for women over 40, to combat loneliness and isolation, as well as providing a space where they can feel empowered. lorrainejoins us now. thank you very much for being with us this morning.—

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more can i know it is ok to be rejected. work on my confidence and do things like volunteer. i know it is really difficult. also talk to people like a mental health professional if you can all friends. if you have friends who are far away, do you have any friends in london? i want to make new friends great new connections. that is the rebrand community, bringing people together so we are not lonely in a digital space. after the lockdown on the pandemic webby could not even speak to each other, now we can focus less on that and focus more on connection and being together. social connection is so important. a lot of women in their 40s and 50s would probably feel they have constant demands on their time, people they care for, working. they might have lots of people around them but it can be a lonely time, too. even though you are surrounded, it can still be lonely. you too. even though you are surrounded, it can still be lonely.— it can still be lonely. you can feel lonel in

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in moscow this morning — there are fears vladimir putin could announce an escalation in the war in ukraine. after sinn fein's historic election victory, talks will take place today to try and get an agreement on a devolved power sharing government for northern ireland.

the squeeze on bills hitting the food on the table. one charity tells us millions more are cutting back on food or skipping meals altogether. i'll ask the boss of one of britain's biggest energy suppliers what should be done to protect businesses and families. and rose and giovanni win a bafta for their moment of silence on strictly come dancing. and in whether it is looking like it is going to be a warmer day today for the south and east. to the north and west, the rain is arriving and it will push south.

good morning. it's monday, 9 may. russia's annual victory day parade is getting under way in moscow, as vladimir putin attempts to rally public support for the war in ukraine. the event commemorates the anniversary of the soviet victory over nazi germany in 1945. it comes as the defence secretary ben wallace will use his speech later, to say that vladimir putin's regime is "mirroring" the actions of the nazis and should face the same fate. we are showing you live pictures from the military display in moscow. jenny hill is there for us. jenny, give us an idea of what we are going to see today? so much interest in what vladimir putin has to say. yes. what vladimir putin has to say. yes, the e es what vladimir putin has to say. yes, the eyes in — what vladimir putin has to say. yes, the eyes in the _ what vladimir putin has to say. yes, the eyes in the world _ what vladimir putin has to say. yes, the eyes in the world very _ what vladimir putin has to say. yes, the eyes in the world very much fixed _ the eyes in the world very much fixed in — the eyes in the world very much fixed in red _ the eyes in the world very much fixed in red square this morning. we expect— fixed in red square this morning. we expect vladimir putin to make a speech— expect vladimir putin to make a speech in— expect vladimir putin to make a speech in the next 20 minutes as part of— speech in the next 20 minutes as part of this — speech in the next 20 minutes as part of this parade. this is the centrepiece of victory day celebrations. it is a huge day in the russian calendar. it is all about— the russian calendar. it is all about remembering the 27 million soviets _ about remembering the 27 million soviets who lost their lives in what

russians _ soviets who lost their lives in what russians call the great patriotic war _ russians call the great patriotic war. many of them fighting against hitler's _ war. many of them fighting against hitler's nazis. mr putin has repeatedly tried to justify his invasion— repeatedly tried to justify his invasion of ukraine by telling residents that nazis are once again in europe _ residents that nazis are once again in europe and they are threatening russia _ in europe and they are threatening russia and — in europe and they are threatening russia and its people. and russians believe _ russia and its people. and russians believe him. the military parade is now under— believe him. the military parade is now under way. mr putinjust believe him. the military parade is now under way. mr putin just arrived in the _ now under way. mr putin just arrived in the square a few minutes ago, greeting — in the square a few minutes ago, greeting veterans of the second world _ greeting veterans of the second world war. we don't know what he is going _ world war. we don't know what he is going to _ world war. we don't know what he is going to say — world war. we don't know what he is going to say. we assume he would rather— going to say. we assume he would rather have — going to say. we assume he would rather have liked to have announced a military— rather have liked to have announced a military victory of his own in ukraine — a military victory of his own in ukraine on— a military victory of his own in ukraine on this special day for russia — ukraine on this special day for russia. he is not able to do that. we expect— russia. he is not able to do that. we expect him to dress up territorial gains in the country. there — territorial gains in the country. there are _ territorial gains in the country. there are reports denied by the kremlin— there are reports denied by the kremlin that he might use the occasion— kremlin that he might use the occasion to officially declare war on his— occasion to officially declare war on his neighbour, which would allow him to— on his neighbour, which would allow him to mobilise reservists around

russia _ him to mobilise reservists around russia to — him to mobilise reservists around russia to replenish his depleted army~ _ russia to replenish his depleted army~ i— russia to replenish his depleted army. i think we can probably expect him to— army. i think we can probably expect him to issue — army. i think we can probably expect him to issue yet again a warning against — him to issue yet again a warning against the west. he has repeatedly accused _ against the west. he has repeatedly accused countries like britain and america — accused countries like britain and america of— accused countries like britain and america of seeking to prolong this conflict _ america of seeking to prolong this conflict by— america of seeking to prolong this conflict by supplying aid and weapons to the ukrainian government. ithink— weapons to the ukrainian government. i think most— weapons to the ukrainian government. i think most of all we can be certain— i think most of all we can be certain he _ i think most of all we can be certain he will use this day, so important _ certain he will use this day, so important to russians, such an emotional— important to russians, such an emotional day for russians, to try to reinvigorate public support for his campaign. bear in mind he is telling— his campaign. bear in mind he is telling residents that the nazis are in effect _ telling residents that the nazis are in effect on their doorstep. mr putin— in effect on their doorstep. mr putin is— in effect on their doorstep. mr putin is using his country's very difficult, — putin is using his country's very difficult, very painful past, in order— difficult, very painful past, in order to _ difficult, very painful past, in order tojustify his difficult, very painful past, in order to justify his actions today. jenny hill, thank you very much. our correspond live from moscow with those victory day parades, which will continue. we will be hearing from vladimir putin very shortly. that is the plan. let's stay on these pictures for the moment.

we're joined now by our security correspondent frank gardner. i know you have been talking about this day for months. this is an important moment for vladimir putin and for russia. what are we expecting to hear? it what are we expecting to hear? it is. we talked a bit on breakfast about— is. we talked a bit on breakfast about this. it is very significant. today— about this. it is very significant. today is— about this. it is very significant. today is a — about this. it is very significant. today is a victory day in russia. right _ today is a victory day in russia. right across taking part in 28 parades in 28 cities, with 400 aircraft, 200 plus vehicles _ cities, with 400 aircraft, 200 plus vehicles etc. but the significance of this— vehicles etc. but the significance of this is, — vehicles etc. but the significance of this is, of course, far greater this year— of this is, of course, far greater this year because russia is at war in ukraine — this year because russia is at war in ukraine. and there is a spectrum, ithink— in ukraine. and there is a spectrum, i think of— in ukraine. and there is a spectrum, i think of ways this could go. at the lower— i think of ways this could go. at the lower end of the spectrum we can expect— the lower end of the spectrum we can expect vladimir putin, the president, to announce, asjenny mentioned, — president, to announce, asjenny mentioned, some kind of victory in south _ mentioned, some kind of victory in south east — mentioned, some kind of victory in south east ukraine. make no mistake, russia _ south east ukraine. make no mistake, russia has— south east ukraine. make no mistake, russia has taken territory there. although — russia has taken territory there. although its detractors would say, they are _

although its detractors would say, they are really not achieving anything. there will be a way he could _ anything. there will be a way he could dress this up as a victory. in much _ could dress this up as a victory. in much of— could dress this up as a victory. in much of the — could dress this up as a victory. in much of the russian speaking parts of south—east ukraine russian forces have captured territory at enormous cost to _ have captured territory at enormous cost to themselves and the ukrainian cities _ cost to themselves and the ukrainian cities they— cost to themselves and the ukrainian cities they had demolished in the process — cities they had demolished in the process. at the other end of the spectrum — process. at the other end of the spectrum it's possible that he could ramp— spectrum it's possible that he could ramp this _ spectrum it's possible that he could ramp this up massively and blame nato for— ramp this up massively and blame nato for this war, and therefore announce — nato for this war, and therefore announce a general mobilisation. russia, _ announce a general mobilisation. russia, as — announce a general mobilisation. russia, as we have heard, has denied this. russia, as we have heard, has denied this they— russia, as we have heard, has denied this. they also denied they were going _ this. they also denied they were going to — this. they also denied they were going to invade ukraine until the last minute. their denials were so plausible — last minute. their denials were so plausible to many people that even the ukrainian government believed it. the ukrainian government believed it amidst — the ukrainian government believed it. amidst all the hardware that we are going _ it. amidst all the hardware that we are going to see their command of the dignitaries, the salutes, the inspections by the defence minister, is this— inspections by the defence minister, is this backdrop of russia fighting a faltering military campaign next door in— a faltering military campaign next door in a — a faltering military campaign next door in a much smaller country that isn't nuclear—

door in a much smaller country that isn't nuclear armed, and russia occasionally reminding people they have nuclear weapons, some of which we will— have nuclear weapons, some of which we will see _ have nuclear weapons, some of which we will see parading through red square _ we will see parading through red square in — we will see parading through red square in a moment.— we will see parading through red square in a moment. frank, i am so interested in — square in a moment. frank, i am so interested in what _ square in a moment. frank, i am so interested in what you _ square in a moment. frank, i am so interested in what you said. - square in a moment. frank, i am so interested in what you said. this - square in a moment. frank, i am so interested in what you said. this is i interested in what you said. this is such a huge show of strength. the irony is, even though this will probably play differently in russia, the irony is they are nowhere near where they are expected to be on this date? , ., ., , ., this date? they are not. they are in the second — this date? they are not. they are in the second phase _ this date? they are not. they are in the second phase of— this date? they are not. they are in the second phase of this _ this date? they are not. they are in the second phase of this so-called i the second phase of this so—called special— the second phase of this so—called special military operation. it is a war by— special military operation. it is a war by any— special military operation. it is a war by any other name. the first phase _ war by any other name. the first phase, where they tried a three pronged — phase, where they tried a three pronged attack on the ukraine, evading — pronged attack on the ukraine, evading from three directions, was a disaster _ evading from three directions, was a disaster. they weren't ready for it. their— disaster. they weren't ready for it. their troops— disaster. they weren't ready for it. their troops were ill—prepared. they made _ their troops were ill—prepared. they made every— their troops were ill—prepared. they made every possible military mistake in the _ made every possible military mistake in the book— made every possible military mistake in the book and got beaten back by the ukrainians. with a lot of help from _ the ukrainians. with a lot of help from western weaponry, it has to be said _ from western weaponry, it has to be said i_ from western weaponry, it has to be said idon't— from western weaponry, it has to be said. i don't think the ukrainians could _ said. i don't think the ukrainians could have — said. i don't think the ukrainians could have done it purely on their own, _ could have done it purely on their own, although you can't fault their fighting _ own, although you can't fault their fighting spirit. they have defended their country with skill and with

determination. at the second phase, russia _ determination. at the second phase, russia is— determination. at the second phase, russia is making small and slow gains _ russia is making small and slow gains in — russia is making small and slow gains in the east of ukraine. and i think— gains in the east of ukraine. and i think what— gains in the east of ukraine. and i think what we can probably expect, if not _ think what we can probably expect, if not today then further down the liner _ if not today then further down the line, so—called votes are being held. _ line, so—called votes are being held, plebiscite? oh, and the annexation of parts of the donbas. that will— annexation of parts of the donbas. that will be dressed up as liberation of oppressed russians living _ liberation of oppressed russians living in— liberation of oppressed russians living in eastern ukraine from these beastly _ living in eastern ukraine from these beastly nazis, this so—called government they is oppressing them. just explain to us a little bit of this possibility — i know it's only a possibility thatjenny also mentioned — that vladimir putin might use a speech in the next half an hour to announce an escalation in the war? ~ ., an hour to announce an escalation in the war? ~ _, ., ., ., ~' the war? well, he could do. look, i thinki the war? well, he could do. look, i think i said — the war? well, he could do. look, i think i said this _ the war? well, he could do. look, i think i said this before _ the war? well, he could do. look, i think i said this before and - think i said this before and breakfast, this war is going to go one of— breakfast, this war is going to go one of three ways. russia wins, ukraine — one of three ways. russia wins, ukraine whence or it is a stalemate. right _ ukraine whence or it is a stalemate. right now— ukraine whence or it is a stalemate. right now it — ukraine whence or it is a stalemate. right now it is looking like a

stalemate because the ukrainians are fighting _ stalemate because the ukrainians are fighting back hard. they are getting more _ fighting back hard. they are getting more and _ fighting back hard. they are getting more and more heavy weaponry from america _ more and more heavy weaponry from america and — more and more heavy weaponry from america and germany, from countries that previously had not imagined they would be doing this. it is unlikely— they would be doing this. it is unlikely that russia is going to have _ unlikely that russia is going to have a — unlikely that russia is going to have a clear victory. 50 the only way they— have a clear victory. 50 the only way they can change that is either to say. _ way they can change that is either to say. job — way they can change that is either to say, job done, we can go home, which _ to say, job done, we can go home, which is _ to say, job done, we can go home, which is essentially a defeat. or they could flood the country, they could _ they could flood the country, they could call— they could flood the country, they could call up reserves, who are not going _ could call up reserves, who are not going to _ could call up reserves, who are not going to be — could call up reserves, who are not going to be combat ready, by the way. _ going to be combat ready, by the way, and — going to be combat ready, by the way, and if— going to be combat ready, by the way, and if they do that, the fact is, russia — way, and if they do that, the fact is, russia is— way, and if they do that, the fact is, russia is not winning in ukraine _ is, russia is not winning in ukraine, despite the shouting and saluting _ ukraine, despite the shouting and saluting there. frank, thank you so much for your insight into these incredible pictures we are seeing live this morning from russia. an incredible show of strength from the russian army. 65,000 people involved, 28 parades in 28 cities. and obviously what is happening there and what is said they will have a big impact on

ukraine. let's speak to our reporter andrew harding in the donbas region. very different scenes to what we are seeing in red square. i wonder how closely things will be watched today and listened to, as we have been hearing from jenny hill and frank gardner, those words from vladimir putin are so important today, and could carry real significance? udell. could carry real significance? well, to be honest. _ could carry real significance? well, to be honest, and _ could carry real significance? well, to be honest, and i _ could carry real significance? well, to be honest, and i hope _ could carry real significance? well, to be honest, and i hope you - could carry real significance? well, to be honest, and i hope you can i to be honest, and i hope you can hear— to be honest, and i hope you can hear me. — to be honest, and i hope you can hear me, the line isn't great, the focus _ hear me, the line isn't great, the focus here — hear me, the line isn't great, the focus here, particularly in the donbas, _ focus here, particularly in the donbas, these front—line cities taking — donbas, these front—line cities taking such a hammering, is not on why vladimir putin says. they are feeling _ why vladimir putin says. they are feeling what vladimir putin is doing hour by— feeling what vladimir putin is doing hour by hour as russian forces bombard — hour by hour as russian forces bombard residential neighbourhoods in dozens— bombard residential neighbourhoods in dozens of front line towns. we have _ in dozens of front line towns. we have seen — in dozens of front line towns. we have seen one place practically pulverised, levelled by the russian military— pulverised, levelled by the russian military in— pulverised, levelled by the russian military in the past few weeks. the russians— military in the past few weeks. the russians now control that time. done

yet sca _ russians now control that time. done yet sc. which— russians now control that time. done yet sc, which should be up there with mariupol, has been raised from the map— with mariupol, has been raised from the map by— with mariupol, has been raised from the map by russian forces. —— donetsk _ the map by russian forces. —— donetsk. that doesn't mean the russians— donetsk. that doesn't mean the russians are successfully advancing. they have _ russians are successfully advancing. they have largely stalled. they have taken _ they have largely stalled. they have taken weeks to capture any significant territory. but it is taking — significant territory. but it is taking a _ significant territory. but it is taking a toll on the ukrainian military. _ taking a toll on the ukrainian military, who are trying to interrupt _ military, who are trying to interrupt russian supply lines, carrying — interrupt russian supply lines, carrying out hit and run attacks. that _ carrying out hit and run attacks. that does — carrying out hit and run attacks. that does seem to be working pretty effectively. but for now the war in the east _ effectively. but for now the war in the east is — effectively. but for now the war in the east is still on a knife edge. andrew, — the east is still on a knife edge. andrew, thank you very much for that. the line isn't great but it is good to hear from you. andrew harding live from donbas. northern ireland secretary brandon lewis will meet political leaders at stormont today, and urge them to agree a power—sharing government following sinn fein's historic election victory. let's find out more from our correspondent danjohnson. dan, what's happening there today?

we are going to see the new assembly members _ we are going to see the new assembly members turned up to find their offices, — members turned up to find their offices, to— members turned up to find their offices, to have their photograph taken _ offices, to have their photograph taken. but we are not expecting them to be able _ taken. but we are not expecting them to be able to agree a new executive, to be able to agree a new executive, to appoint _ to be able to agree a new executive, to appoint ministers, because although— to appoint ministers, because although sinn fein is now the largest— although sinn fein is now the largest party here, they can't come into office — largest party here, they can't come into office on their own. the power—sharing arrangements you mean they have _ power—sharing arrangements you mean they have to _ power—sharing arrangements you mean they have to take office jointly with the — they have to take office jointly with the biggest unionist party, the democratic unionists. they have said they won't— democratic unionists. they have said they won't go back into power sharing — they won't go back into power sharing. they want nominated deputy first minister until they get the changes— first minister until they get the changes to the northern ireland protocol — changes to the northern ireland protocol. that is the set of trade rules _ protocol. that is the set of trade rules that — protocol. that is the set of trade rules that now mean checks on goods coming _ rules that now mean checks on goods coming into— rules that now mean checks on goods coming into northern ireland from england. — coming into northern ireland from england, scotland and wales. there have been— england, scotland and wales. there have been negotiations in the past year to— have been negotiations in the past year to try— have been negotiations in the past year to try to change that protocol and those — year to try to change that protocol and those rules. there hasn't been much _ and those rules. there hasn't been much progress yet. it figures from the uk _ much progress yet. it figures from the uk government, we have to negotiate — the uk government, we have to negotiate that with the european union, _ negotiate that with the european union, say they will make moves to fix the _ union, say they will make moves to fix the protocol. we have already heard _ fix the protocol. we have already heard from a senior figure in the european — heard from a senior figure in the european union this morning my saying _ european union this morning my saying the — european union this morning my saying the british government needs to dial—

saying the british government needs to dial down the rhetoric. there has already— to dial down the rhetoric. there has already been flexibility over the protocol — already been flexibility over the protocol and finding any further changes— protocol and finding any further changes there will be difficult. that _ changes there will be difficult. that might mean the dup refuses to come _ that might mean the dup refuses to come into— that might mean the dup refuses to come into office. that may mean michelle — come into office. that may mean michelle o'neill can't be installed as first— michelle o'neill can't be installed as first minister. and it will mean they can't— as first minister. and it will mean they can't get much done here. we may be _ they can't get much done here. we may be looking at paralysis for weeks. — may be looking at paralysis for weeks, perhaps six months. dan — weeks, perhaps six months. danjohnson, thank you. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has been accused of hypocrisy, as police launch an investigation into whether he breached covid rules last year. our chief political correspondent adam fleming joins us from westminster. we have spoken to wes streeting from the labour party this morning and it seems that this is going to be a series of questions that won't go away for at sir keir starmer at the moment? ., ~ away for at sir keir starmer at the moment? . ,, ,, ., moment? yeah, i think keir starmer and his team — moment? yeah, i think keir starmer and his team will _ moment? yeah, i think keir starmer and his team will have _ moment? yeah, i think keir starmer and his team will have to _ moment? yeah, i think keir starmer and his team will have to come - moment? yeah, i think keir starmer and his team will have to come up i and his team will have to come up with an _ and his team will have to come up with an answer to deal with that because — with an answer to deal with that because they seems to be sucking the oxygen— because they seems to be sucking the oxygen out— because they seems to be sucking the oxygen out of the labour party's 'ob. oxygen out of the labour party's job he — oxygen out of the labour party's job. he was meant to be doing a

think— job. he was meant to be doing a think tank— job. he was meant to be doing a think tank in london this afternoon. if you _ think tank in london this afternoon. if you go _ think tank in london this afternoon. if you go on — think tank in london this afternoon. if you go on the website of the think— if you go on the website of the think tank, it now says cancelled. no reason — think tank, it now says cancelled. no reason has been given. a spokesperson for keir starmer simply said plans _ spokesperson for keir starmer simply said plans change. wes streeting, the shadow health secretary, denied this was— the shadow health secretary, denied this was an example of his boss trying _ this was an example of his boss trying to— this was an example of his boss trying to dodge scrutiny over this because — trying to dodge scrutiny over this because, presumably at that event, keir starmer would have been asked questions _ keir starmer would have been asked questions about this. wes streeting also rejected claims that a leaked memo. _ also rejected claims that a leaked memo, which appeared in the mail on sunday— memo, which appeared in the mail on sunday yesterday, showed that this curry was _ sunday yesterday, showed that this curry was a — sunday yesterday, showed that this curry was a preplanned thing than the spontaneous thing the labour party— the spontaneous thing the labour party had — the spontaneous thing the labour party had suggested it was. wes streeting says documents like that float around in election campaigns all the _ float around in election campaigns all the time, because at the time they were — all the time, because at the time they were campaigning for local elections. this is now taking up a lot of— elections. this is now taking up a lot of the —

translation: dear citizens of russian federation, _ translation: dear citizens of russian federation, dear translation: dear citizens of russian federation, dear citizens, dear soldiers, russian federation, dear citizens, dearsoldiers, marines, sergeants. dear soldiers, marines, sergeants. dear officers, dearsoldiers, marines, sergeants. dear officers, generals and admirals. congratulations on the great victory, defence of our country is a sacred thing. it always has been. these feelings of the patriotism were important. they were used in borrowed —— borodino, when there was fighting in kyiv, minsk, stalingrad and kursk, and these days, you are fighting for our people in donbas, for the security of our country, russia. 9th of may,

1945 became a day of triumph, and it became history. it showed the unity of our soviet people and the brave actions on the front line, and in the back. there is no family in this country that hasn't got somebody who took part in the war. children and grandchildren are carrying the pictures of theirfamily grandchildren are carrying the pictures of their family members who died. we are proud for this generation. we are proud to be their

people. we follow their advice, and they told us to do everything to stop the horror of the global war, so that it doesn't happen again. in the international relations, russia always was for this system of equality. in december last year, we suggested to have a security agreement, and russia urged europe to find a fair compromise, including interests of everyone, but that was interests of everyone, but that was in vain. they didn't want to hear us, and that means they had completely different plans, and we can see that. they were preparing a punishing operation in donbas, to intrude on our historic land. in

kyiv, they were saying that they might get nuclear weapons, and nato started exploring the lands close to us. and that became an obvious threat to our country and to our borders. everything was telling us that there is a need to fight with banderites and fascists. i repeat. we saw how they start to develop military infrastructure. there were constant supplies of the most modern military equipment. the danger was going every day, and russia acted. there was the only decision in the right decision of an independent

sovereign country. the united states of america, after the collapse of the soviet union started talking about their unique nature. diminishing people. but we are a different country. russia has are a different country. russia has a different character. we will never refuse our love and respect for the traditions and respect of traditions of all the cultures. the degradation of all the cultures. the degradation of morality of the west and also

denying the braveness of those who worked hard to earn the victory, we know that there were veterans who wanted to participate in today's parade, but they were denied this possibility. i want to tell you we are proud of what you have done. your contribution to the victory. americans, british, french, brave soldiers who contributed to destroying nazis. today, our donbas fighters and our soldiers of russia are fighting on their own land. where we had the heroes of the great

patriotica war were fighting. —— patriotica war were fighting. —— patriotica war. i want to address our armed forces and our donbas fighters. you i want to address our armed forces and our donbas fighters.— and our donbas fighters. you are fiahatin and our donbas fighters. you are fighting for _ and our donbas fighters. you are fighting for the _ and our donbas fighters. you are fighting for the victory _ and our donbas fighters. you are fighting for the victory of - and our donbas fighters. you are fighting for the victory of your i fighting for the victory of your land so that nobody forgets the lessons of the second world war. today, we respect the memory of those who died during the second world war to commemorate those who were fathers, mothers, husbands and wives, sisters and brothers, friends. we respect those who died in odesa, in the house in odesa in

2014. we also commemorate the memory of those who died because of the neo—nazis. and those who were fighting for russia, we announced a minute of silence. studio: if you are just studio: if you arejustjoining us, this is the military parade, the victory parade in moscow, live. a minute's silence called for by president putin for the russians who have lost their lives not only in the great patriot at war, is the second world war is known there, to 20 million plus russians, but also the soldiers who have lost their lives fighting for their country in

the donbas, as he put it, the sovereign country belonging to russia. parade is smaller than the one last year, about a third of the size, we understand. 77 aircraft, we are anticipating, and military vehicles as well. our security correspondent is alongside me, and i will bring him in the moment. president putin is now the crowds there, and indeed russians across state media. let's listen in again. translation:... and public translation: . .. and public organisations translation:... and public organisations will do everything to help those families, to provide assistance to the children of those who were wounded or lost their lives, and i signed a decree about

this. i wish a speedy recovery to those who were wounded. i want to thank medical staff working in hospitals for their hard work, and those who are trying to save every single life without sparing bears. dear comrades, —— without sparing varies. dear comrades, today here in the red square, shoulder to shoulder, soldiers and officers are standing from many different regions of our country, including those who came right from donbas, directly from the war zone. we remember how the enemies of russia were trying to use the gangs of international terrorists, trying to put the seeds of religious hatred. they did not succeed. today, the fighters of

different nationalities are fighting together, covering each other from... and that shows that we are united. today, you are defending what your fathers and grandfathers and great—grandfathers were fighting for, who saw of their country as their priority. —— security of their country. this is the biggest value that russia relies on. those who fought nazis showed us their bravery. this was the generation of victorious troops. glory to our armed forces. hooray to russia!

cheering music plays.

studio: so, the russian national anthem following president putin's address, and now, we watch live as the start of the parade, the victory parade, commemorating, celebrating, russia's victory over nazi germany with the loss of some 20 million or more russian lives in that conflict, which russia caused the great patriotic war. president putin very clearly —— russia calls the great patriotic war. president putin very clearly linking the symbolism of

that conflict with events in ukraine. let's pick up again with katarzyna ukraine. let's pick up again with kata rzyna zysk, ukraine. let's pick up again with katarzyna zysk, a russian military specialist who joins us from paris. what did you make of that? this is somethina what did you make of that? this is something i— what did you make of that? this is something i will— what did you make of that? this is something i will expected, - what did you make of that? this is something i will expected, that i what did you make of that? this is something i will expected, that he| something i will expected, that he would be glorifying the soviet past, the soviet nostalgia which is quite widespread in russia and has also been fuelled over the year but there years by the russian authorities. and he is making a direct conflict between that holy war during the second world war and fight against hitler and the russian aggression in ukraine, basically, fighting the invented ukrainian nazis in ukraine. what was interesting in the speech, i think, is that putin basically repeated the false accusations against nato, that they had planned against nato, that they had planned a nuclear attack. he mentioned nuclear weapons. so again,

a nuclear attack. he mentioned nuclearweapons. so again, referring to this perception of russia as a victim in a way. he even mentioned at the beginning of the 1990s, the post—cold war period, basically, and any failure has been the west's fault, etc. so he puts russia into this victim role, basically during the whole period after the cold war, and i think this is also in order to justify, to give some kind of sense to this war. i was surprised that there was no mention of any traitors in russia. i expected that, with the economic hardship, with the oligarchs, they will be growing resentments, and the russian authorities, as you know, have increased repressions, and there has

been an increase escalation in rhetoric against russian traitors, pro—western traitors, russian ukrainians, but this could have perhaps been mentioned, this will be mentioned in the speech, we haven't heard any of that, we haven't heard any words about mobilisation, but i think indirectly, putin actually said that he is at war not only with ukraine but also with nato in the united states, so this was the interesting part. and again, making this war, this aggression, kind of lifting it to this holy status by equalling the fight against nazis during the second world war and today. it was interesting that there was no declaration that this was now a war as some commentators have thought. what did you think about the fact that he drew attention to the casualties, and he was talking about the bravery of national soldiers but

also referring to the casualties it seemed from the translation of the conflict in ukraine? the kremlin has not really given precise figures which would match what the ukrainians and indeed western intelligence say have been russian losses. , ~ ., , ., losses. yes, i think it was also interesting- — losses. yes, i think it was also interesting. the _ losses. yes, i think it was also interesting. the russian - losses. yes, i think it was also - interesting. the russian authorities after a while had been mentioning that they even had big losses, they haven't been very precise about that. i think this is also because it is very hard to completely reveal the information from the other side —— steal the information. i mentioned the younger generation, we know that the use of vpn to go around that russian digital war has increased sharply since the war in ukraine. there is some influx of information. there are also a body bag is getting back. unfortunately all these casualties are getting

back to ukraine so the information is spreading despite this very strict control of the media in russia. so they have to react to some extent and i think they also think that the deaths will increase, it will be very hard to completely lie to the russian public so they have to mention that and, again, elevate these secret that russia has to not only for ukraine but russia presents itself and sees itself as a special country that has historically had a special role to play in europe. instance during the second world war by saving europe and the world from the nazi oppression. it is interesting in the russian rhetoric about this event about the second world war is basically the allied effort,

contribution infighting the second world war, it is not very highly... they do not speak much about that. basically the second world war started in 1941.— started in 1941. stay with us, lease, started in 1941. stay with us, please. if — started in 1941. stay with us, please. if you _ started in 1941. stay with us, please, if you can. _ with me now is our security correspondent frank gardner. the same narrative from president putin today about the provocation from nato, the fact that this was defensive action from russia's perspective, not from nato. as we werejust perspective, not from nato. as we were just listening a moment ago, you said really need needed a bbc reality check on this even though there are countries around the world who believe he has a valid point. i who believe he has a valid point. i think there is a difference between having a valid point and winning. if you look at these pictures you would think that this is a country celebrating notjust its victory, a joint victory i have to say, with america and the allies in the second

world war but the current victory and the reality is russia is not winning in ukraine. it has made some territorial gains, let's be clear about that. it has pushed its troops from crimea which it illegally annexed from ukraine, pushed them up into southern and eastern ukraine. they have taken quite a lot of territory at enormous cost both in their own casualties, which are conservatively estimated at around 15,000 troops killed, plus hundreds of pieces of equipment, which is one of pieces of equipment, which is one of the reasons you don't see so much of the reasons you don't see so much of it on display here today. they have also taken mariupol but devastated it in the process. there is a spectrum of ways that this parade could be marked, and at the moment it seems there will be no great announcement unless there is going to be a second one here. but that spectrum ranges from simply celebrating the glorious efforts that they are making, that he refers

to. he has very cleverly crafted a's efforts by the russian army, the russian military in ukraine in the glories of the second world war, which are undisputed in russia. it is known as the great patriotic war, todayis is known as the great patriotic war, today is the day of victory. i remember the first day i went to moscow in the 1980s a lot of the buildings in central moscow had rusting signs on them saying communism will be victorious. victory is incredibly important in the russian psyche. i am not surprised that he hasn't dwelled, president putin, in any great kind of detail of the victories in ukraine because there are not any. he went on, sent the streets and on the 24th of february, in a three pronged attack on ukraine, expecting the ukrainian government to collapse and flee or plead surrender. that simply did not happen. it was a

disastrous campaign in the first phase. they took a lot of casualties, they fought badly, they have been badly commanded, they have lost nearly a dozen generals to snipers, they have failed to use effectively what is called combined arms tactics, combining artillery with infantry, with tanks. their logistics have been dreadful, but by sheer weight of numbers and especially the enormous firepower of artillery that russia relies heavily on, notjust artillery but cruise missiles, precision guided missiles, etc, they have made some military gains in ukraine. i think it would be wrong to deny that. does gains in ukraine. i think it would be wrong to deny that.— gains in ukraine. i think it would be wrong to deny that. does he still had the confidence _ be wrong to deny that. does he still had the confidence of _ be wrong to deny that. does he still had the confidence of his _ be wrong to deny that. does he still had the confidence of his generals? j had the confidence of his generals? well, i think he does. it is very hard to tell. a lot of people are saying he has brought disaster on russia, the entire industrialised world almost, minus china, has united against him. today there are yet more sanctions announced by the g7, europe does not want to buy its

oil any more, western companies pulling out of russia in their hundreds. it is an economic disaster for russia and with some economic pain for the rest of the world. to come back to your original question, it is very true that large parts of the world outside the west, if not necessarily symbolising president —— sympathising with putin, they don't sympathise with the west. they take via this is partly the fault of the west by provoking putin by moving the borders of nato fed to the east and these are democratic dishes by democratic cultures that have elected to join nato, democratic cultures that have elected tojoin nato, but nevertheless russia says it feels threatened. there are accusations of hypocrisy because russia did an unprovoked invasion of ukraine but then people will point to 2003, saying that the west had an unprovoked invasion of iraq. they will point to palestine and israel, to libya, where it has turned into a

disaster. there is no means a unified world sympathy for nato or ukraine in this. a lot of people in the global south are saying this is really europe's problem, we don't want to be involved. in the un vote on the 2nd of march, the emergency voted to condemn this invasion of russia... by russia of ukraine, 143 countries voted in favour, five voted against and 35 abstained. important countries like india and pakistan. �* , important countries like india and pakistan. . , , pakistan. ok. as we say with these pictures- -- — let's speak to the bbc�*s james waterhouse, who's in kyiv. ukraine during the great patriotic war, the second world war, played a key part. you are sitting in kyiv, —— your city where you are, kyiv, given hero status but no parade there are victory in europe and presumably what is going on in

moscow very closely monitored. absolutely. if you look at those words for a start, vladimir putin did not lay out his strategic vision beyond his already intended goal that he previously stated, being to take the whole of the donbas region. we use language like his soldiers fighting on their own land against fascism. he alluded to his perception that ukrainians and russia are of the same blood. he talked about soviet generals in the same sentence. that will be a sense now that the majority of ukraine will disagree with in the strongest possible terms. for the first time in ukraine's history as an independent country, there are not any large scale events marking victory day because ukraine was in the soviet union in the second world war, in that victory over nazi

germany. instead president zelensky has posted a video of him walking down a big commercial street in the centre of kyiv. again, like in moscow, drawing parallels with the second world war, but talking about how things resemble his city now as they did back then. he points out they did back then. he points out the anti—tank defenders, landmines, road blocks. he talks about ukrainians fighting fascism and ultimately winning and a leading to his help that that will once again happen here. you are right, there will be a lot of eyes from kyiv on vladimir putin's speech on red square but a few hundred miles from here the heavy fighting, the exchanges of artillery fire, the bombardments of ukrainian towns and cities very much continues. president zelensky won't be making any extra room for large—scale celebrations although we have seen nationalistic demonstrations in the build—up to this invasion, but priorities change for people and

ministers the moment war breaks out so it is a very different feeling here in the capital of ukraine. it is a great symbol, the city which epitomises russian defence of mariupol, even though the port city has fallen, the steel plant still remains ukrainian hands, we understand, it may be 1000, 2000 soldiers holding out but they are also not happy with what they believe has been the fact that they have been betrayed and left to die by president zelensky.— have been betrayed and left to die by president zelensky. that's right. the two leaders _ by president zelensky. that's right. the two leaders taking _ by president zelensky. that's right. the two leaders taking shelter, - the two leaders taking shelter, holding out, mounting a final stand in this network of soviet tunnels under the azovstal steel plant. set in a zoom conference yesterday that they were as good as dead and blamed president zelensky and his government for allowing thousands of ukrainians to be killed by russian

forces. essentially not preparing mariupol sufficiently for the russian onslaught that was coming. we have to remind ourselves that within the first few days of this war, simply because of where mariupol is located, it was surrounded incredibly quickly compared with other parts of the country as russian forces moved up through crimea from the south and they moved in from the occupied territories in donetsk stop mariupol was swamped. what i don't think anybody expected was for the city to hold out for more than 70 days but here we are, where the last few fighters are amounting some kind of last defence. it is enough for putin to have already declared victory but in response president zelensky for the first time i think said publicly, look, i don't have the military means to unlock the siege of this city, a city which has almost been completely destroyed. that is a reflection of this new

nature of this conflict in that both sides are becoming more static, digging in, but the fighting is no less ferocious. the last week we have seen russians launch attacks on more ukrainian towns and cities, we have seen a school bond yesterday in a small village in the luhansk region, civilians targeted by invading russian forces, something russia has continually denied. in return we are also seen ukrainian troops mounting successful counterattacks, certainly in the kharkiv region in the northeast where they claim to have retaken some villages. so it is still fluid, there is some movement. the threat from russia is very much there, given the proximity of the fighting to the border, to the sizable budget that ukraine and russia shares. the worry is that before this invasion,

there was eight years of sustained russian aggression. vladimir putin has shown he is not averse to digging inforthe has shown he is not averse to digging in for the long haul, to disrupt ukraine's daily life, the daily lives of ukrainians. the worry is, yes, the west seem to be committing to wanting to keep helping ukraine but the worry it will be that this conflict, whether it will turn into another, for example, where ukraine struggles to escape the orbit of russia which vladimir putin is so. star; escape the orbit of russia which vladimir putin is so.— escape the orbit of russia which vladimir putin is so. kata rzyna zysk, katarzyna zysk, has the world underestimated the sophistication and capability of the military machine in light of what we have seenin machine in light of what we have seen in ukraine? i machine in light of what we have seen in ukraine?— seen in ukraine? i think to some extent certainly, _

seen in ukraine? i think to some extent certainly, some _ seen in ukraine? i think to some extent certainly, some of - seen in ukraine? i think to some extent certainly, some of the i extent certainly, some of the weaknesses from before have been revealed. for instance to what extent the russian military, the professional russian military, the contract soldiers, to what they actually represent and it was the first time we saw how they have been formed and that was quite surprising and disappointing in general probably yes but again some of the structural problems and organisation have been known. this is a type of war that russia is fighting for the first time. after the cold war and even enduring, there was no such conflict. so i think this is a reality check certainly on the russian military, but we also have to remember that we only i getting a partial picture from the battlefield

from both sides. we also have to remember that it is partly the help ukraine is getting from the united states, for instance, intelligence information has also played a role. to what extent, how big that role has been, we have to assess that as the information comes forward but the information comes forward but the russian failure i think is related to they haven't flagged dylan a fault at all in this type of work. we have to remember that, yes, the russian intelligence service has simply underperformed, to put it mildly. how this has happened, we do not know for sure, but certainly there are dysfunctions that have surprised us all. so i believe that what we are observing in the russian

world, the military we are seeing, it has also been a surprise to the russian authorities to a large extent. ., ~ russian authorities to a large extent. . ,, extent. ok, frank gardner it with me, the extent. ok, frank gardner it with me. the tanks — extent. ok, frank gardner it with me, the tanks are _ extent. ok, frank gardner it with me, the tanks are starting - extent. ok, frank gardner it with me, the tanks are starting to - extent. ok, frank gardner it with me, the tanks are starting to roll| me, the tanks are starting to roll across red square. these look like tanks from a different generation, these are not the ones in use at the moment the. these are not the ones in use at the moment the-— these are not the ones in use at the moment the. x; ., ., . ., . ., moment the. 234, an old world war ii one which was — moment the. 234, an old world war ii one which was the _ moment the. 234, an old world war ii one which was the absolute _ moment the. 234, an old world war ii| one which was the absolute workhorse of the soviet defence of their country and let's not forget, by the way, that before the soviet union fought germany it made a deal with nazi germany to kaibab poland. they did that deal, then germany whilst on the deal and decided in 1941 that it would invade russia. britain supplied the soviet union with these arctic convoys where a lot of people lost their lives supplying the

soviet union with desperately needed supplies round that northern route £2.— ::-— this is an ’"tais’isa’n'dtdw " ' this is an old t34. russia has but this is an old t34. russia has an enormous industry of its own stop everyone has heard of the kalashnikov which became the weapon of choice in revolutionary republics. it is worth noting that today britain's defence minister ben wallace, the defence secretary, is giving a speech which he is absolutely ridiculed —— in which he has ridiculed this parade, and he talks about the absurdity of uniforms with medals when he says these generals are complicit in the failures in ukraine, that they need to be court—martialed for so badly leading their troops, for being responsible for so many failures, as well as for the war crimes that russia is accused of committing. let's not forget what happened while president putin was handing out

medals and taking troops, these are troops that are accused of hideous war crimes in bucha, the torture, rape and abuse of the very people that they occupied their territory outside kyiv and elsewhere before being driven back. it outside kyiv and elsewhere before being driven back.— being driven back. it has been put out b the being driven back. it has been put out by the russian _ being driven back. it has been put out by the russian defence - being driven back. it has been put i out by the russian defence ministry and by the kremlin that they have developed weapons in the hypersonic weapons, that could strike very quickly. how far advanced is russia in terms of weaponry, but perhaps the west is not up to speed with? it is advanced. let's talk briefly about the tanks. we are seeing a lot of russian army here. russian tanks have taken a massive hit from precision anti—tank weapons that have been very skilfully used by the ukrainians. to the extent that some people are saying the day of the tank is over. i disagree but i think

that the tank is a lot less invincible than it was. you can put as much armour as you want on that but people will always eventually come up with a kind of weapon that can penetrate that. the javelin anti—tank missiles and the so—called donor anti—tank weapons supplied by britain, the us and nordic countries among others, they have wreaked absolute havoc on russian armoured columns because they are not protected by the infantry so what has been happening in ukraine is that small dedicated bands of ukrainian soldiers who have been trained to use these weapons have crept up, hit the convoys and melted back into the forest that has cost the russians over 600 tanks so far and over 2000 armoured fighting vehicles. coming to the missiles, you are right, russia and china are well ahead of the west when it comes to hypersonic missiles. that is one that travels well and the speed of sound and what you are seeing here

at the moment are those previous pictures of vehicles that carry long range ballistic missiles and we will probably see some of these giant missiles shortly because this is the scary part. russia does not have a very big economy, it is only the 11th highest in the world in terms of gdp. it has a gdp the size of italy, gross domestic product. but it has a massive nuclear arsenal over 5000 nuclear warheads and it likes, president putin likes to remind the world of this. while the army has not fought terribly well, and you are seeing this a propelled artillery which has pummelled cities like kharkiv, chernihiv, wreaked devastation civilian areas. russia denies this, by the way. part of their military doctrine is to flatten an area with artillery and batteries of rockets and then move in with tanks. they rely very

heavily on artillery, the 152 millimetre calipers that you are seeing going through here. but when it comes to the missiles, russia has got a very big force and it has got some really powerful strategic missiles, enough nuclear missiles to basically flatten every western city, should it choose. obviously america has got the same, so you are into what is called mutually assured destruction, which is why we haven't, thank goodness, had a nuclear war. haven't, thank goodness, had a nuclearwar. it haven't, thank goodness, had a nuclear war. it is worth remembering russia has got a very powerful strategic nuclear force that can be launched in what is called the tripod. submarines, aircraft orfrom land—based silos, some of which move around in tunnels deep inside siberian forest. the around in tunnels deep inside siberian forest.— around in tunnels deep inside siberian forest. the flash of the defence minister. _

let's bring back katarzyna zysk. there has been a purge of the top military brass because of the mistakes made. how much do you think vladimir putin knows about the reality of what is going on on the ground or will a lot of the bad news be shielded from him?— ground or will a lot of the bad news be shielded from him? there are good indications that _ be shielded from him? there are good indications that before _ be shielded from him? there are good indications that before the _ indications that before the beginning of the invasion, he was badly misinformed by the intelligence services. to what extent he was getting information from the top military brass, it is time to say. it seems that the acknowledgements from the russian authorities about their losses in ukraine, the changes in the strategy, but also the deaths of high—ranking military officers, generals, of course he has to realise at some point that things

are not going as he planned. i also expected that the magnitude of the challenge, the magnitude of the economic heat, —— hit, the way the mission economy has been hit, we know around 4 million russians have left, the best and brightest are leaving russia. even the magnitude of the challenges ahead of russia and the expectation that they will be raising levels of poverty, he will be even more trying to mobilise the russian public but we have not seen much of that and this is only my guess but i think he realises that for now there is not that much to celebrate. brute that for now there is not that much to celebrate-— that for now there is not that much to celebrate. we have not seen, ori haven't seen. _ to celebrate. we have not seen, ori haven't seen, much _ to celebrate. we have not seen, ori haven't seen, much of— to celebrate. we have not seen, ori haven't seen, much of the _ to celebrate. we have not seen, ori haven't seen, much of the z- to celebrate. we have not seen, ori haven't seen, much of the 2 letter. haven't seen, much of the z letter which has come to define this conflict in terms of russian equipment having the z painted on

it. z as i understand it does not exist in the cyrillic alphabet. do we know who came up with that letter and why? we know who came up with that letter and wh ? ., ' and why? there are different theories- _ and why? there are different theories- l— and why? there are different theories. i don't _ and why? there are different theories. i don't know - and why? there are different theories. i don't know which | and why? there are different - theories. i don't know which one. apparently it was just a pr campaign made on the go is the situation on the ground in ukraine has changed and it is interesting we do not see as much of it, that it didn't work well. in the western media there has been direct comparison of z with the nazi swastika that they may need to rethink that simple.— rethink that simple. frank gardner, huae rethink that simple. frank gardner, huge missile _ rethink that simple. frank gardner, huge missile being _ rethink that simple. frank gardner, huge missile being put _ rethink that simple. frank gardner, huge missile being put on - rethink that simple. frank gardner, huge missile being put on display i huge missile being put on display now. what is that? it is huge missile being put on display now. what is that?— now. what is that? it is an intercontinental _ now. what is that? it is an intercontinental ballistic i now. what is that? it is an - intercontinental ballistic missile, i don't know which one but it can travel at least 6000 kilometres, enough to hit pretty much any western capital. this is the really

scary part. whatever pressure's failures, military, structural, strategic, in ukraine, russia has got so many of the strategic nuclear missiles that it is a force to be taken seriously and this is why nato initially was very reluctant to get drawn into this. nato was very reluctant to send heavy weapons because it frankly doesn't want to provoke president putin into doing something really rational, and putin already has reminded the world several times that they have these nuclear weapons —— doing something irrational. 72.8 years as a life expectancy of a male in pressure, so we may well live another ten years but he is in the last stages of his

natural life and there are a lot of concerns about his mental and physical health —— of an mail in russia. he is terrified of covid as we have seen with those long tables that he has meetings with people 30 feet away. he is somebody who is very clearly angry. president putin has a historic grievance with the west. he was a kgb officer, a number of things affected him a lot, so in 1985 early on in his career when he was in saint petersburg there was the defection of spy for the west, oleg gordievsky. and the collapse of the berlin wall and the soviet union, he described as the worst disaster. some say he wants to rebuild that the soviet empire in

the name of russia. he looks at the map and looks at countries that moscow effectively ruled, that they controlled. hungary, czechoslovakia, romania, bulgaria, eastern germany. let's mention them, the former soviet republics of estonia, latvia, lithuania. moscow control all of those places and now they belong to nato white he maintains he was given a guarantee that nato would not expand and that a guarantee that nato would not expand and— a guarantee that nato would not ex-and and . , ., ., ., expand and that is an indication of what american _ expand and that is an indication of what american presidents - expand and that is an indication of what american presidents did - what american presidents did reassure putin with. he what american presidents did reassure putin with.— what american presidents did reassure putin with. he calls it a betra al. reassure putin with. he calls it a betrayal. this _ reassure putin with. he calls it a betrayal. this is _ reassure putin with. he calls it a betrayal. this is meant - reassure putin with. he calls it a betrayal. this is meant to - reassure putin with. he calls it a betrayal. this is meant to be i reassure putin with. he calls it a betrayal. this is meant to be a l betrayal. this is meant to be a rarade betrayal. this is meant to be a parade for— betrayal. this is meant to be a parade for the _ betrayal. this is meant to be a parade for the unity _ betrayal. this is meant to be a parade for the unity of- betrayal. this is meant to be a parade for the unity of the - betrayal. this is meant to be a i parade for the unity of the entire russian population, the symbolism of this, what sacrifice means and what they achieved. does it represent what most russians feel now in terms of ukraine? i what most russians feel now in terms of ukraine? ~ ., , ., ., of ukraine? i think it does and that is the sad thing. _

of ukraine? i think it does and that is the sad thing. there _ of ukraine? i think it does and that is the sad thing. there are - of ukraine? i think it does and that is the sad thing. there are two - is the sad thing. there are two completely opposite narratives, the one we get in the west, which is watched but not necessarily shared by other parts of the world, and then a totally different narrative in russia president putin's popularity is high. you could say that russians are being gullible, they are being sold a lie, but people believe what they want to believe and the idea that mother russia is under threat is one that is readily accepted by a lot of russians. they blame the west for everything that has gone wrong, and this is the narrative that is being sold to them by president putin, who is on his feet there, walking around, previously greeting veterans. it around, previously greeting veterans-— around, previously greeting veterans. , , , , veterans. it is interesting because he s-oke veterans. it is interesting because he spoke very _ veterans. it is interesting because he spoke very quickly _ veterans. it is interesting because he spoke very quickly into - veterans. it is interesting because he spoke very quickly into the - he spoke very quickly into the actual start of this parade, not for very long. i think we were anticipating him speaking longer. now he is walking around red square with the defence minister. it is not

clear. would you normally go and inspect the troops on the ground? hold that thought. we are just going to take a very quick break. during the second world war and today. you are watching bbc news, when we have live coverage of the victory parade in europe being held in red square in moscow. these are the pictures live. the march past has taken place, and indeed the equipment on this parade, which of course has such special added significance this year, given the war in ukraine. that war now entering its 74th day, and vladimir putin in his address to the crowds there, and indeed, to all of russia on state media, linking the sacrifices made by russian forces in what they describe as the great

patriotic war,