this is bbc news. prince charles sets out the government plans to improve the economy throughout the uk giving out the speech usually given by the queen he was absent today due to poor health. this speech will unite and level up throughout the country. we this speech will unite and level up throughout the country.— throughout the country. we are starinu throughout the country. we are staring down — throughout the country. we are staring down the _ throughout the country. we are staring down the barrel - throughout the country. we are staring down the barrel of - throughout the country. we are - staring down the barrel of something we have _ staring down the barrel of something we have not seen for decades, a stagflation crisis was truly shocking legacy of this government. the black— shocking legacy of this government. the black sea port of odesa was hit again by missiles last night and

with the ukrainian say were attacks by russian bombers using hypersonic missiles. a social media at libel trial involving your back—up barty and colleen at rooney has started at the high court. the podcast or debra james, who has raised more than £1 million for cancer charities, announces she is having hospice care at home for her terminal bowel cancer. the met office warns of a 50-50 cancer. the met office warns of a 50—50 chance of the world crossing a key global warming threshold with average temperatures rising more than 1.5 celsius over the next five years. and the video games publisher ea sports says it's going to stop making fee for the for breaded football titles which have sold hundreds of millions since launching almost 30 years ago.

good evening. the queen's speech had all the pomp we have come to expect from the occasion but with one crucial difference. instead it was prince charles that the government's with a slate of agenda with rising costs hitting millions of households in the government saying we cannot spend our way out of the crisis but instead the prime minister said the answer with economic growth. let's look at some of the key proposals there'll be measures to flesh out with the government calls leveling up with the government calls leveling up to flesh out with the government calls leveling up, primarily driving regional growth and will and by empowering local leaders. and there will be bills to address housing in england, in particular strengthening tenant rights in the housing sector and then bills will strip away the regulations with ministers claim will save £1 million in red tape by the labour leader argues that none of the plans will relieve the

immediate burden of a relies of rising costs accusing ministers a bearing their heads in the sand. here is chris mason. it's an occasion grounded in near timeless ritual and ceremony. there's a familiarity to it for even the occasional observer. don't forget your sword when you get off the bus. amid the familiar, a profound difference. this year, the national anthem in honour of a monarch not here. in her place, the prince of wales. deputising today, a glimpse of the future, too. "quiet weekend," the prime minister jokes with the labour leader. next, ministers�* words read by the heir to the throne. her majesty's government's priority

is to grow and strengthen the economy and help ease the cost of living for families. a bill will be brought forward to drive local growth, empowering local leaders to regenerate their areas and ensuring that everyone can share in the united kingdom's success. among the planned new laws, building a chunk of the hs2 high speed rail line between crewe and manchester and helping those who live or rent social housing. and ministers want to make the most of brexit. her majesty's government will continue to seize the opportunities of the united kingdom's departure from the european union to support economic growth. regulations on businesses will be repealed and reformed. there was mention, too, of new police powers over disruptive protests and the hugely controversial plan to send some asylum—seekers to rwanda.

her majesty's ministers will take action to prevent dangerous and illegal channel crossings and tackle the criminal gangs who profit from facilitating them. order! after a morning of ceremony, an afternoon of politics. labour reckon the plans aren't up to the scale of an economic crunch getting worse. we need a government of the moment, with the ideas that meet the aspirations of the british public. this thin address, bereft of ideas or purpose, without a guiding principle or a road map for delivery, shows just how far this government is from that. ministers insist they are trying to ease the financial pain felt by so many and create the conditions for things to get better.

and above all, we're tackling the economic challenges with the best solution of all, and that's an ever growing number of high—wage, high—skill jobs, mr speaker. jobs, jobs, jobs. but listen to this, a chorus of consistency from the opposition parties claiming the government is simply not doing enough. scottish people know the cost of living with westminster. we know the price we pay for the prime minister and the price of being stuck with a tory government we didn't vote for, and it's a price none of us in scotland, not one of us, can afford to pay any longer. families and pensioners across the united kingdom are facing the biggest squeeze on house budgets and living standards at any time during her majesty's whole long reign, going back to the 1950s. yet the government's programme offered nothing. the political debates will march on,

the arguments onlyjust beginning and the dividing lines very clear. but as for the ceremony, it'sjob done and the bus home. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. i'm afraid we have... sorry we have been having some

technical difficulties there with microphones and cameras and we will try again. i was talking and apparently could not hear me and nick certainly could not, so ijust want to test now whether you can hear me speaking. a good nod, right, apologies all around and we seem to have sorted those technical gremlins. we saw there and chris mason's report the opposition mps talking about actually the recently not enough here to try and tackle the cost—of—living. i not enough here to try and tackle the cost-of-living._ the cost-of-living. i think the big olitical the cost-of-living. i think the big political debate we _ the cost-of-living. i think the big political debate we are _ the cost-of-living. i think the big political debate we are going - the cost-of-living. i think the big political debate we are going to l the cost-of-living. i think the big i political debate we are going to see about the queen's speech is what was not in it and the government is making its pitch today that it's going to grow the economy and by doing that, it will ease the burden on families, ease the burden on us all when it comes to the cost of opposition parties are saying all right, maybe that's fine and well in the long term if you can do it, but

in the immediate term, there are many people struggling with their bills, struggling with inflation, struggling to get by. so of the in parties with the government to go a lot further faster to get more emergency measures. but this is kind of coming down to a big debate now about whether the state has the money to inject new cash into the economy and what really struck me with boris johnson economy and what really struck me with borisjohnson and his speech in the political debate that chris referred to this afternoon, he said that the government just referred to this afternoon, he said that the governmentjust cannot spend its way out of problems was a vanessa grow the economy as a way out of the problems and i think at the moment that's the strategy he is going to stick with. he is going to say we cannotjust chuck cash every problem, we have to think about changing the economy in that medium terms of the big question is when thatis terms of the big question is when that is enough of the many people who are struggling just now. mira? who are struggling 'ust now. away from the who are struggling just now. away from the cost-of-living, _ who are struggling just now. away from the cost—of—living, what else in there, 38 bills, what else and there stood out to you? 38

in there, 38 bills, what else and there stood out to you?- there stood out to you? 38 bills is because government _ there stood out to you? 38 bills is because government is _ there stood out to you? 38 bills is because government is trying - there stood out to you? 38 bills is because government is trying to l there stood out to you? 38 bills is l because government is trying to get through a bunch of stuff it wants to do before the next general election, which it seems likely will be a couple of years from now, but could be sooner. so it's deliberately saying we have got loads of things we want to get done but there is a lot in that that is designed to appeal to the conservative right. so you have got breaks bills, seven of them came and give the police more powers to tackle disruptive protests around england. you've got some things that have been removed like to ban imports of foie gras and for and hunting trophies from other countries. but i do think that the issue of the cost of living, whatever the government is trying to do today, the cost is going to dominate political debate for months and potentially for years and i do think it is going to continue to be pressure on the government to do

more. the word from number ten and from the treasury at the moment is the government is always looking at more things it could do to try and help people with the cost—of—living, but the big interventions particularly on things of the cost of energy are not going to come for a few months yet.— of energy are not going to come for a few months yet. fascinating stuff, nick, a few months yet. fascinating stuff, nick. always — a few months yet. fascinating stuff, nick, always worth _ a few months yet. fascinating stuff, nick, always worth the _ a few months yet. fascinating stuff, nick, always worth the way - a few months yet. fascinating stuff, nick, always worth the way and - a few months yet. fascinating stuff, | nick, always worth the way and thank you for that. we will leave the uk for the moment and it let's go to ukraine now. russia targeted the black sea port of odesa using with the craney as hypersonic missiles which fly it five times the speed of samples of the missiles struck a shopping centre and a depot in the port which is a major hub of the export of agricultural products including wheat and corn from odesa. caroline davies reports. as russia celebrated victory day, odesa burned. this was one of the city's shopping centres, shopping centres, incinerated, by a missile strike.

the ukrainian authorities say seven missiles were launched at the city yesterday, killing one person and injuring five more. this morning, the smell of burning plastic still hung in the air. last night when we were here, it was difficult to see the full extent of the damage, but this morning you can. the rocket has completely ripped into the back of the shopping centre here. you can see it's completely folded. there are still fires that the fire brigade here are trying to put out, and the electricity wires on this side have been ripped away. russia has been targeting the port city of odesa on ukraine's southern coast. it's strategically important. before the war, it was a key international port, taking ukrainian products to the world. president zelensky appealed again to end the war, so that the port can reopen. missile strikes don't only destroy infrastructure. they shake lives. this eight—year—old boy lives 300 metres from the strike. as we talk, he fiddles nervously with two pieces of blackened metal that he found. shards of the missile. "i heard a loud explosion,"

he says, "i fell out of bed and started to cry. then i ran down the corridor to find my dog, max." mum tried to calm me down, but there were more explosions. we don't know what will happen next." the force of the blast smashed many of the windows in this block of flats. fortunately, most were unoccupied. katarina and her two—year—old daughter arina were on the other side of the courtyard. "we were about to go to bed when the air alert began," she tells me. "i heard a very loud explosion, and i grabbed two pillows and covered my daughter's ears with them. i didn't want her to hear the sound of the explosion and be frightened by it. the whole house was shaking." then she asked her daughter, "what do we do when we hear the air raid siren?" "we run," she says. "we run away." young minds already used to living with the constant threat of war. caroline davies, bbc news, odesa.

let's go live to ukraine now and speak to an mp there who joins us from the point of odesa in the southeast of the country work caroline was reporting from just then. thank you for coming on the programme. we havejust lost a report from odesa seeing the destruction and the damage that's being done there to buildings and of course to human lives. how are you feeling about what is happening there right now.— feeling about what is happening there right now. yesterday i heard there right now. yesterday i heard the explosions _ there right now. yesterday i heard the explosions myself _ there right now. yesterday i heard the explosions myself and - there right now. yesterday i heard the explosions myself and the - there right now. yesterday i heard i the explosions myself and the whole city, a woman a population sitting shook and at the moment of these explosions and this attack and it was something that very, very dangerous and frightening for people. we understand that odesa is one of the most important aims for putin and his objectives from the beginning of the war. from 2014

generally and also from the beginning of this invasion in february of this year. yesterday during this parade, on the red square in moscow, he mentioned odesa specifically and of course that's what he did. absolutely now cynically heat yesterday near the kremlin there is a monument with the name of odesa native city in the city where i am now because odesa is one of the citymake heroes like they were caught in soviet times during war two. were caught in soviet times during wartwo. some were caught in soviet times during war two. some he put flowers to the monument with his one hand and with his other hand, he attacked our city by missiles and kill people and it one of the missiles was a dagger missile in rugged russian language chemist we put a dagger in the back of our city. that is so cynical from him. ., ., , ,. him. you paint a very vivid picture. can i ask you _ him. you paint a very vivid picture. can i ask you on — him. you paint a very vivid picture. can i ask you on a _ him. you paint a very vivid picture. can i ask you on a personal- him. you paint a very vivid picture. can i ask you on a personal level. can i ask you on a personal level are you scared in odesa right now?

art whole first weeks in kyiv, i joined the defence and i took part in evacuation people from bucha and i have been to c and in chernihiv but millions of people here are scared especially women and sugar after such awful attacks and you against the that there are no military options which are targeted. it is hotel, shopping mall, absolutely... it is hotel, shopping mall, absolutely. . ._ it is hotel, shopping mall, absolutel , ., ., , absolutely... given that terrorising is the word — absolutely... given that terrorising is the word you're _ absolutely... given that terrorising is the word you're using _ absolutely... given that terrorising is the word you're using there, - absolutely... given that terrorising is the word you're using there, do | is the word you're using there, do you have enough of what it takes to defend odesa?— you have enough of what it takes to defend odesa? yes, and we hope that more will come. _ defend odesa? yes, and we hope that more will come. also _ defend odesa? yes, and we hope that more will come. also harpoons - defend odesa? yes, and we hope that more will come. also harpoons from l more will come. also harpoons from the uk which we are waiting for, these missiles and ships which are

with ukrainian ships we sent down the russian flagship. this is a missile cruiser which is now a submarine and also a diving site in the future after the war. so we did a lot but we hope we will do more with the western help and also please don't forget that odesa is one of the centres of world agricultural exports. so millions throughout the whole world and especially in africa and asia are dependent from what is going on in the black sea, and now it is a catastrophe here, which is done by putin. d0 catastrophe here, which is done by putin. ,, ~' , ., putin. do you think putin will stop? do ou putin. do you think putin will stop? do you think _ putin. do you think putin will stop? do you think he _ putin. do you think putin will stop? do you think he wants _ putin. do you think putin will stop? do you think he wants to _ putin. do you think putin will stop? do you think he wants to take - putin. do you think putin will stop? | do you think he wants to take odesa at all costs? he do you think he wants to take odesa at all costs?— at all costs? he wants to take odesa, at all costs? he wants to take odesa. but — at all costs? he wants to take odesa, but he _ at all costs? he wants to take odesa, but he cannot - at all costs? he wants to take odesa, but he cannot do - at all costs? he wants to take odesa, but he cannot do this. at all costs? he wants to take - odesa, but he cannot do this. that's why i think he changed his tactics. odesa was not attacked so severely in the beginning of the war because i think putin thought that he could take odesa and use odesa and

infrastructure in the city. now probably he understands finally that he cannot do this so he started to destroy odesa.— he cannot do this so he started to destroy odesa. thank you so much for findin: the destroy odesa. thank you so much for finding the time _ destroy odesa. thank you so much for finding the time to _ destroy odesa. thank you so much for finding the time to talk _ destroy odesa. thank you so much for finding the time to talk to _ destroy odesa. thank you so much for finding the time to talk to was - destroy odesa. thank you so much for finding the time to talk to was here i finding the time to talk to was here on bbc news, we really appreciate it, thank you. on bbc news, we really appreciate it, thank you-— on bbc news, we really appreciate it, thank you._ let's - on bbc news, we really appreciate l it, thank you._ let's move it, thank you. thank you. let's move onto the sport _ it, thank you. thank you. let's move onto the sport with _ it, thank you. thank you. let's move onto the sport with a _ it, thank you. thank you. let's move onto the sport with a full— it, thank you. thank you. let's move onto the sport with a full reddit - onto the sport with a full reddit from bbc sport centre. good evening. we're going to start at villa park, where liverpool need to win tonight if they're to have a realistic chance of finishing this season as premier league champions. they started this evening three points behind manchester city. with a quarter of an hour played it, it is 1-1. with a quarter of an hour played it, it is 1—1. ignore the score on the screen as there have been a couple of goals. douglas luiz put aston villa on top after three minutes and then joelle maddock with the equaliser. 1—1. two games in scotland tonight.

dundee, bottom of the scottish premiership, will be relegated unless they beat hibernian. and they've got off to a perfect start, niall mcginn putting them 1—0 up afterjust three minutes. but hibs have pulled one back, so 1—1 there. meanwhile, in the scottish premiership playoff semifinals first leg, it's inverness caledonian thistle 0—0 arbroath. that match is into the second half. manchester city will be strengthened next season by the addition of erling haaland. after all the speculation, city confirmed the 21—year—old norwegian striker willjoin them from borussia dortmund in the summer forjust over £50 million. nesta mcgregor reports. speed, strength, control, clinical in front of goal. city have acquired the services of one of the brightest talents in world football. this will

be the norwegian striker�*s new home, were likely he will form a from will attack alongside the likes of kevin the brana and phil foden. city have been dominant domestically but could he take them to that next level? bore into a footballing family, his dad played for leave and city and in fact erling haaland was born in yorkshire, meaning he could have played for england. he is caressing and make stops in norway in austria and make stops in norway in austria and the 21—year—old spent the last three seasons playing for borussia dortmund in the german bundesliga. i look at his goals per game ratio reads more like from a computer game than top level football. the reads more like from a computer game than top level football.— than top level football. the germans used to call— than top level football. the germans used to call him _ than top level football. the germans used to call him a _ than top level football. the germans used to call him a machine _ than top level football. the germans used to call him a machine and - than top level football. the germans used to call him a machine and i - used to call him a machine and i think that they should call him a machine but he is as close as you get. erling haaland with his weight, tall, blonde norwegian, as you can imagine a viking coming to the uk 1000 years ago but the only thing is

he is faithful and can score goals and is strong and is technical ability is great and he is a great go—getter. {its}e ability is great and he is a great go-getter-_ go-getter. city lifting the premier leaaue go-getter. city lifting the premier league trophy _ go-getter. city lifting the premier league trophy is _ go-getter. city lifting the premier league trophy is a _ go-getter. city lifting the premier league trophy is a familiar - go-getter. city lifting the premier league trophy is a familiar sight, | league trophy is a familiar sight, but so, too, are the exits from the champion is linked with the latest this season just seconds away from reaching the final. erling haaland has passed every test of his footballing career so far with flying colours and nap in the blue of manchester city, he will no doubt face the toughest yet. nesta mcgregor, bbc news. the former england batsman graham thorpe is in hospital and has been described as "seriously ill" by the professional cricketers association. thorpe had been england's men's batting coach up until he stepped down in february after the 4—0 ashes defeat to australia. he played 100 tests for england scoring over 6700 runs. in march, he was appointed as the head coach for the afghanistan men's team. the pca says thorpe's prognosis is unclear at this stage. a back injury's forced emma raducanu

to retire from her latest tournament less than a fortnight before the start of the french open. she had to quit her first—round match at the italian open earlier against bianca andreescu after struggling to move. she lost the first set 6—2 and had to stop not long into the second. raducanu's been trying to manage the injury in recent weeks, which has hampered herfirst season playing on clay. better news for cameron norrie, though. he's through to the second round of the italian open in rome. the british men's number one won in straight sets against italian teenager luca nardi. norrie took both sets 6—4 and will play maran cilic next. that's all the sport for now. we'll have more for you on the bbc news channel later on. next, ea sports says it will stop

releasing beef up brandon football games. the game is so more than 325 million copies in his life to was first released back in 93 and has since been developed to be played on various different consoles and the reports say it made $1.62 billion in profit last yearfrom reports say it made $1.62 billion in profit last year from its ultimate team mode. with me is our gaming reporter stephan. what is going on here? b. reporter stephan. what is going on here? �* , ., reporter stephan. what is going on here? ~ , ., , reporter stephan. what is going on here? a couple of reasons, mainly one of the — here? a couple of reasons, mainly one of the reasons _ here? a couple of reasons, mainly one of the reasons is _ here? a couple of reasons, mainly one of the reasons is it's _ here? a couple of reasons, mainly one of the reasons is it's very - one of the reasons is it's very expensive to have a licence with fifa and it reported they wanted to double the cost to ea sports to spend a licence was roughly1 billion dollars forfour spend a licence was roughly1 billion dollars for four years and that is one reason. another reason if i spoke to ea sports yesterday and they also are saying that shackles are often the can do a lot more things with the product that they are not allowed to under the licensing deal so that we might see in the future when ea sports fc, the name of the title, comes out next

autumn is an event a football game you play and by annually and it changes, it might become more like a football content hub where you might be able to have like fortnightly you can see in game concerts or perhaps what's real likeable and there but we do know the details yet but it will be more about watching and creating content as well as just playing to the game itself will change full so they could not do that with a licence so it's a bit of cash and a bit of expanding the offering. i cash and a bit of expanding the offerina. , . ~ cash and a bit of expanding the offerin.. , ., . ., offering. i see a white -- fifa said about this- — offering. i see a white -- fifa said about this- a _ offering. i see a white -- fifa said about this. a statement _ offering. i see a white -- fifa said about this. a statement from - offering. i see a white -- fifa said | about this. a statement from them sa in: about this. a statement from them saying they — about this. a statement from them saying they will _ about this. a statement from them saying they will still _ about this. a statement from them saying they will still keep _ about this. a statement from them saying they will still keep on - saying they will still keep on making games and they will make games to come out this year and next year and in 2024, there will be a full simulation game like we have seen fifa over the last 30 years with their branding coming into the markets they not going quietly. they are sticking around in the games space which makes sense given how fast the market is growing. {lilia space which makes sense given how fast the market is growing. ok, then auoin back fast the market is growing. ok, then going back to — fast the market is growing. ok, then going back to the _ fast the market is growing. ok, then going back to the game _ fast the market is growing. ok, then going back to the game itself, - fast the market is growing. ok, then going back to the game itself, such i going back to the game itself, such a nostalgic title, such a nostalgic

game for so many people playing it there must be some nervousness among fans of the game that things could change too much in the wrong way. but with 50 million of them so a fairfew come a but with 50 million of them so a fair few come a lot of fifa flares out there and there is no doubt that ea sports in my piece i wrote for the website, they admitted that. but they are confident enough that their core offering which will basically stay the same is good enough to maintain that play bass moving forward and holding onto a lot of licenses, like this players, stadiums, real kits and holding on a lot of those, 19,000 players in 700 clubs and that's a big draw for free to play the games they're feeling pretty bullish but no doubt nervous because a big change like that, 30 years is a lot of history to suddenly wave goodbye to. bind years is a lot of history to suddenly wave goodbye to. and very briefly zooming _ suddenly wave goodbye to. and very briefly zooming out _ suddenly wave goodbye to. and very briefly zooming out for _ suddenly wave goodbye to. and very briefly zooming out for those - suddenly wave goodbye to. and very briefly zooming out for those who i briefly zooming out for those who are not in the gaming mode come is not a case of a title changing and quietly going away, this is an

industry that's expanding and again thatis industry that's expanding and again that is still expanding.— that is still expanding. massively so. in the that is still expanding. massively so- in the uk _ that is still expanding. massively so. in the uk was _ that is still expanding. massively so. in the uk was £7.5 _ that is still expanding. massively so. in the uk was £7.5 billion - that is still expanding. massively so. in the uk was £7.5 billion of| so. in the uk was £7.5 billion of the british economy now and if you must ago we had microsoft xbox buying another games company and they spent £77 billion on that company, activision and when you think elin must bought put in for a 44 million, that's a lot of big figures he can forget how big it is what it was in the context how big the games industry is and people are pouring money in there because they can see that there is growth coming because content lights of america and africa are only becoming online more and more and getting access to more and more and getting access to more more consuls so they are investing big time and gaming. whatever it's called people will still be going out and buying it. thank you so much for that. great to have you on. the high court has heard dye the high court has heard that rebekah vardy "had no choice"

but to bring the libel claim against coleen rooney to "establish her innocence". the long—awaited trial involving the two footballers' wives is under way, following claims mrs vardy leaked false stories about mrs rooney to the press. the legal bills for each of them are more than a million pounds as our correspondent colin paterson reports, this case is all about reputation. coleen rooney arrived in court wearing a surgical boot, shades of her husband wayne rooney's metatarsal injury before the 2006 world cup, the very tournament at which the term wags, meaning wives and girlfriends of footballers, was created. rebekah vardy strode in a minute later. both women very used to banks of cameras, but not courtrooms. inside, coleen rooney sat next to her husband on one end of the front bench. no more than ten feet away was rebekah vardy. there was almost zero eye contact between the two former friends. at the 2016 euros, they had cheered on england together from the stands, but everything changed in october 2019, when coleen rooney did some online detective work to find out who was leaking information about her to the press.

she wrote three fictitious tales on her private instagram stories, including returning to tv and their basement flooding, to see if they would end up in the sun, and they did. only then did coleen reveal, after the use of ten dots to ramp up the tension that the one account she'd allowed access to read them was rebekah vardy�*s. in court today, we heard the details of rebekah vardy�*s case, that she had been left with no choice but to bring this libel claim to establish her innocence and validate her reputation. it was stressed that this legal battle was being reported as entertainment, but, in fact, it had had a hugely damaging impact on rebekah vardy�*s life. and then it was the turn of coleen rooney's legal team to set out her case. they claimed that rebekah vardy�*s agent had leaked the stories, and this was like hiring a hit man. although rebekah vardy hadn't pulled the trigger, she was still responsible. they also accuse rebekah vardy�*s team of widespread and significant loss of evidence, including a phone

being dropped into the north sea. towards the end of the day, rebekah vardy was questioned and denied being the leak before being accused of having a history of selling stories to newspapers for money. the trial may have finally kicked off, but there's a long way to go, with wayne rooney himself being expected to be called as a witness next week. colin paterson, bbc news, the high court. hello. some rain on the way for many parts of the uk in the next 24 hours. it has been particularly dry in recent weeks across england and wales, so some welcome rain for the gardens. and it stays quite unsettled in the days ahead. breezy thanks to an area of low pressure close to the north of the uk, and there will be some further showers from time to time. it's this weather feature approaching the south west that will bring some heavier and more persistent rain, though, across england and wales through wednesday. it gets into the south west and wales by the end of the night. we'll keep showers going through the night across scotland, a few for northern england

and northern ireland. certainly a mild enough night ahead. and then for wednesday daytime, we start with a wet rush hour for the south west of england and wales. the rain quickly pushes across into the midlands and extends into east anglia by lunchtime. not sure quite how far north that rain may run. may not see much for the likes of lancashire and yorkshire, and the south east may only get scant rain come wednesday evening. this is bbc news. the headlines: prince charles sets out the government's plan to improve the economy throughout the uk. mps are debating the speech, which is usually given by the queen, who was absent today due to poor health.

this... uniting and leveling up across the country. it is this... uniting and leveling up across the country.— this... uniting and leveling up across the country. it is the latest cha ter in across the country. it is the latest chapter in a _ across the country. it is the latest chapter in a pathetic— across the country. it is the latest chapter in a pathetic response - across the country. it is the latest chapter in a pathetic response to l chapter in a pathetic response to the cost—of—living crisis. where they— the cost—of—living crisis. where they should have been support, it has been — they should have been support, it has been tax rise after tax rise on working _ has been tax rise after tax rise on working people. the has been tax rise after tax rise on working people-— has been tax rise after tax rise on working people. the black sea port of odesa has _ working people. the black sea port of odesa has been _ working people. the black sea port of odesa has been hit _ working people. the black sea port of odesa has been hit again - working people. the black sea port of odesa has been hit again by - of odesa has been hit again by missiles last night and what the ukrainians say were attacks by russian bombers using hypersonic missiles. social media libel trial involving rebecca vardy and colleen rooney, known as the wagatha christie case, has begun. and micro plastics in a rural river. just six month just six month after just six month after the just six month after the cop26 just six month after the cop26 climate conference in glasgow, new analysis suggests the world is

closer than ever to crossing a key global warming threshold. the uk met office says there is now around a 50-50 office says there is now around a 50—50 chance it will warm by more than 1.5 celsius over the next five years. he was in 2015 that the world's average to pictures first went one celsius above preindustrial levels. that was also the year that leaders assign the paris climate accord and, where the 1.5 celsius target was set to prevent dangerous global warming —— signed. and leaders committed to keep 1.5 alive last november. met office researchers say it is almost certain the next four years will be the hottest years ever recorded. one of the report's authors joined us. we are not going to fall off the edge of a cliff, is the first thing to note. 1.5 is not the end of the story and the paris agreement talked

about to --2 —— 2 degrees and so on. what we are saying here is using the best climate models and producing the latest forecasts, we are so close to 1.5 degrees, the small amount of extra on top of that could naturally take us over that level. in terms of what it would mean and what we would see, if it does happen, the first year of 1.5, which is 50—50 in the next five years, would likely coincide with an el nino. that would have some regions of drought, some regions of heavy rainfall, on top of the climate change as we have seen so far, so we will no doubt see record changes in temperature in some regions, record flooding in others, and the rainfall and temperature levels will occur in some of the regions, not the whole globe at the same time, but many

regions will see record temperatures and record rainfall.— and record rainfall. joining out is the chief executive _ and record rainfall. joining out is the chief executive of _ and record rainfall. joining out is the chief executive of the - and record rainfall. joining out is| the chief executive of the climate group, an international nonprofit organisation campaigning for climate action. thanks so much for coming on the programme. wejust heard action. thanks so much for coming on the programme. we just heard they are, we are really close to this 1.5 degrees level that we are trying to stay under. we are likely now to tip over that. what impact will that have? i over that. what impact will that have? ., over that. what impact will that have? ,, ., over that. what impact will that have? ~' ., , , have? i think we need to be very worried about _ have? i think we need to be very worried about this. _ have? i think we need to be very worried about this. i _ have? i think we need to be very worried about this. i think- have? i think we need to be very worried about this. i think when | worried about this. i think when people hear that number, 1.5 degrees, it can sound very small. and we are used to looking at our weather apps, looking at what the temperature is tomorrow, looking at outfits, but the un have done reports on this, look at the impact of 1.5 degrees reports on this, look at the impact of1.5 degrees warming, reports on this, look at the impact of 1.5 degrees warming, and they have showed that level of warming will already take us to a world with

many more extreme events and then real impact on people's lives and people's livelihoods. bud real impact on people's lives and people's livelihoods.— real impact on people's lives and people's livelihoods. and is there an hinu people's livelihoods. and is there anything that _ people's livelihoods. and is there anything that can _ people's livelihoods. and is there anything that can be _ people's livelihoods. and is there anything that can be done - people's livelihoods. and is there anything that can be done over. people's livelihoods. and is there. anything that can be done over the next five years to stop it? or is it already baked in, effectively, we are going to top it? i already baked in, effectively, we are going to top it?— are going to top it? i think this level of changes _ are going to top it? i think this level of changes baked - are going to top it? i think this level of changes baked in. - are going to top it? i think this level of changes baked in. the | are going to top it? i think this - level of changes baked in. the way that the climate reacts to the atmospheric carbon, what we really need to be thinking about is the long—term, and that is like hearing this news should galvanise into action. we have seen the right reaction from government, but what they need to do now is to back that “p they need to do now is to back that up with action. that is the pressure we need from people, to deliver on those commitments, because this is about our long—term future. delivering on what kind of commitments? what, for you, are the priorities? the commitments? what, for you, are the -riorities? ., commitments? what, for you, are the riorities? ., , ., , priorities? the immediate priorities are thin . s priorities? the immediate priorities are things like _ priorities? the immediate priorities are things like energy _ priorities? the immediate priorities are things like energy efficiency - are things like energy efficiency and renewable energy. we need to see things like insulation going to people's houses, we need to see commitments on renewable energy being delivered, and we need to see

ships and other systems. we work in the transport system. we need to think about things like food and heavy industry. all of these things take a lot of time and planning. but there are things we need to do immediately, and we need to get that learning about happens next 20 years too, the extreme catastrophic effects we see over two celsius in those models. it effects we see over two celsius in those models-— those models. it struck me when ou're those models. it struck me when you're talking — those models. it struck me when you're talking there, _ those models. it struck me when you're talking there, and - those models. it struck me when you're talking there, and i - you're talking there, and i appreciate you may not have answer on the top of your head on this, but if you think there might be a bit of a pr problem with this 1.5 degrees and 2 degrees, because it does not sound or genetic, it does not sound like a grave problem. is there another way because the measuring, that we —— we could be measuring, we could talk about this? that we -- we could be measuring, we could talk about this?— could talk about this? something we see does have _ could talk about this? something we see does have impact _ could talk about this? something we see does have impact is _ could talk about this? something we see does have impact is looking - could talk about this? something we see does have impact is looking at l see does have impact is looking at these pictures in the news and understanding how this impacts peoples lives, and i think i would be a releasable story for the media to tell and others to look at. when

we see these catastrophic events, but about these day—to—day differences, you're going to get more warming at the equator than at the polls, so some of the real impacts are going to be in africa, and understanding how that is going to affect livelihoods and lead to refugee crises of a great order, i think getting those understandings of what is happening and people's lives is important to get across. and with people's lives, as with many issues like this, it is for people that will be hit first and hardest? . , people that will be hit first and hardest? ., , _, . people that will be hit first and hardest?_ -- i people that will be hit first and - hardest?_ -- poorest hardest? that is correct. -- poorest --eole. hardest? that is correct. -- poorest people- the — hardest? that is correct. -- poorest people. the poorest _ hardest? that is correct. -- poorest people. the poorest people, - hardest? that is correct. -- poorest people. the poorest people, the - hardest? that is correct. -- poorest. people. the poorest people, the most vulnerable, people _ people. the poorest people, the most vulnerable, people at _ people. the poorest people, the most vulnerable, people at the _ people. the poorest people, the most vulnerable, people at the equator- vulnerable, people at the equator and particular women, will be impacted. that is why we need to understand our role in this, as consumers, as citizens in richer countries, in terms of what we do in supporting governments, supporting his mrs and support others to make the changes necessary.— the changes necessary. helen clarkson. _ the changes necessary. helen

clarkson, thank _ the changes necessary. helen clarkson, thank you _ the changes necessary. helen clarkson, thank you very - the changes necessary. helen| clarkson, thank you very much the changes necessary. helen - clarkson, thank you very much for coming on to talk to us —— supporting businesses. next, like a plastic pollution. the tiny particles are found in everything from shower gel to wet wipes or release when we wash our clothes. the health impacts on humans are not fully known, although researchers have found micro plastics until�*s blood and lungs. scientists have described as apprising the level of micro—plastics being discovered in river water, well away from connotations, much closer to source in the yorkshire dales. paul hudson reports from yorkshire. we have seen where this ends up, with large areas of the ocean awash with large areas of the ocean awash with plastics posterboard about micro plastics? of course micro fibres from clothing, which are flushed down the drain every time we

wash our clothes. scientist have already established there's a problem with micro plastics near big cities and towns and industrial areas, but i have come way up the river to the north and try and establish just how widespread the issue is, so the plan is i will take a sample of what should be fresh river water and take it to the lab, let us see just how big this issue is. i took my sample of river water to hull university, which is one of uk's leading centres for research into microplastic pollution. so we have filtered it, not quite all of it yet, and each of these little dots on here is a microplastic that we've found. so there were more than i was expecting from the place in the river that we took it. well, i'm really surprised because it was a relatively fresh stretch of water up in the yorkshire dales. how widespread a problem is this? it's a global problem. i mean, it gets everywhere. once they get to this

size, plastics can float through the atmosphere, so they can travel really huge distances. i would imagine that every river in the uk, if you looked, would have microplastics in it. but what are the health implications of microplastics in our environment? there is evidence that microplastics enter the human body. there was a recent study that showed microplastics in blood. and also we have our own work now that shows microplastics in the lungs. and actually it was surprising to find microplastics in all sections of the lung, where probably we would have thought they were too large to actually reach some of the lower sections. so what are the direct health implications for us? so in fact, we don't know what the health implications for that might be. we know from cell studies or from other models, such as rodents, that there potentially could be some implications from exposure. so, for example, using cells, we can see that microplastics negatively

affect the inflammation response in cells or some stress responses in cells. but this is in a laboratory environment and this isn't in humans themselves. there can be no doubt about how big the problem of microplastics is, as my small study in what should be a clean stretch of river shows. the focus amongst scientists now is to establish if this is likely to lead to an impact on our health in the coming years. next, the duke and duchess of cambridge have officially opened a new memorial to the 22 victims of the manchester arena bombing. the duke and duchess joined families at the... the duke of cambridge first met those affected by the manchester arena attack within days of the bombing. today he returned with catherine, to open the memorial to the 22 people who were killed. as someone who lives with his own grief, i also know that what often matters most to the bereaved is that those we have lost are not forgotten. the memorial, known

as the glade of light, is filled with british plants and is described as a place to reflect and to remember. on the 22nd of may, it will be exactly five years since the manchester arena attack, this ceremony is the city's main commemoration of that anniversary. memory capsules have been embedded in the stone, filled with precious mementos by bereaved families. in private, the royal couple were introduced to relatives including the grandparents of 15—year—old olivia campbell—hardy. i said, i don't really do handshakes, i do hugs. and so, i hugged a princess. she hugged back? and she hugged me back. you can't fake anything in that. that means that they are feeling your sentiments as well. steve also gave the couple a souvenir of his charity. yes, i managed to slip them both a wristband. it might not be the height of fashion down there yet, but it will be! kate wore earrings featuring

manchester's bumble bee emblem, a nod to the strength the city has shown since the attack. judith moritz, bbc news, manchester. the podcaster deborahjames has revealed she's now having end—of—life care at home for her terminal bowel cancer. the presenter of the bbc podcast you, me and the big c urged followers to donate to herfundraising page for clinical trials and research. it has raised more than £1.7 million so far. james, who's 40, was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2016, and has documented her operations and treatment on social media. removing the taboos about bowel cancer, whatever it takes. deborahjames, or bowel babe, as she's been known on social media, has been frank about her diagnosis from the start. people always say, "but look at all the opportunities..." through her podcast,

you, me and the big c, she has spoken about the day to day realities of treatment as well as the emotional side of her illness. her fellow presenter, rachael bland, died of cancer aged just 40. deborah james was first diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer in 2016 at the age of 35. there have been moments when her treatments seemed to be working well. on paper, three years down the line from a metastatic cancer diagnosis of bowel cancer, i am officially cancer free. it is unbelievable! it's quite amazing. that's only on paper and, as i like to say, anything can happen. but last night, she posted this on instagram, explaining to her followers that she is now receiving end—of—life care. she wrote...

within hours of posting that message, she had already raised thousands more for her bowel babe fund, aimed at increasing awareness. something else we are very keen to do this year is fund educational models for health care professionals, aimed specifically at bowel cancer in younger people, and deborah's legacy will absolutely support that, and other vital work in awareness raising. a new episode of deborahjames's podcast will be released later. even as she prepares to say goodbye, she is still helping others understand what it is like to have a terminal diagnosis. naomi grimley, bbc news. and deborah has been speaking to the bbc about setting up her fund, and deborah has been speaking to the bbc about setting up herfund, which has been set up for three cancer

charities, and how she has been overwhelmed by the reaction so far. i always knew there was one thing i wanted to do before i died, but you don't quite realise how little time you have to subtly organise things, had actually thought, oh, yes, i am going to die, i would have probably started in about six months ago, but thank god for an incredibly organised family! i brother and his girlfriend are like, i don't know, just on fire. and they literally have managed to, within 24 hours, set up something with cancer research uk, the real marston and, a real fund that will feed into the vital work they do. and it is the one thing i wanted to do. i wanted to know that over the last five years i have campaigned, i've spoken

about awareness, i have shared my story for a reason, for laughs, forgiveness, for sharing that you can live with cancer, unveiling what cancer can look like. i suppose just living life with cancer, but ultimately what it really want to happen is i don't want any other deborahs to go through this and i want... we know that when we catch cancer early, we can cure it, we know that much more needs to take place in cancer, we know that we have to skills —— the skills and the passion in the uk do so. but ijust feel that we still need that reminder and that boost and that money, and soaked before i died, the one thing i knew i wanted to do was set up a fund that can continue working on some of the things that

gave me life —— so i knew before i died. such as the innovative drugs studies, because if it was not for some of the drugs that i was put on early, that gave me two years of extra life, and that can be some of the elves�*s life, and i want other people to have those opportunities —— somebody else's life. i have literallyjust —— somebody else's life. i have literally just found —— somebody else's life. i have literallyjust found out, as you were here, that in less than 24 hours, it hasjust were here, that in less than 24 hours, it has just gone over £1 million, which is, like, i did not... i had a figure in my mind of around a quarter of £1 million, because i thought that would be enough to fund a couple of projects, charities i wanted to fund, but in 24 hours to do a nguyen, i am absolutely mind blown, and ijust cannot thank people enough for their generosity, because it kind of, it just moves so much, it makes me feel

utterly loved —— to do a million. it makes me feel like we are all kind of in it, at the end, together and we all want to make a difference and say, you know what? screw you, cancer, we are going to do better. we are going to do better for people. and wejust we are going to do better for people. and we just need to show who is boss. and you can see more of that amazing interview with deborah on bbc breakfast tomorrow morning. and i should also say, the latest edition of the podcast, you, me and the big c, has been released. that is on bbc sounds. going back to ukraine. the

us... lyse doucet has been giving us the latest from inside ukraine. brute the latest from inside ukraine. we are in the latest from inside ukraine. - are in the near broke, which is in central eastern ukraine, several miles drive from what is now the main front lines in eastern ukraine —— dnipro. this city has been transformed into a logistics and a humanitarian hub. it is often one of the first stop for the families fleeing the bombardment accelerating in eastern ukraine full to many aid agencies have set up here, but even in a city like this, which is a really safe haven, the risks are still here. the aires sirens just sounded again across the city. a few days ago, cruise missiles slammed into the city centre, damaging a bridge, one of those crucial bridges neededin bridge, one of those crucial bridges needed in cities like this. also

damaged the railway facility, underlining two things. one is that even of the donbas region in ukraine is not a in ukraine is nota main in ukraine is not a main strategic place where russia is targeting, also targeting the infrastructure is important, as we have heard and that reports from caroline davies in odesa, but it is also a way of keeping this country on edge, reminding the ukrainians that wherever they live, russia can reach them. every time the us gives a new update about how many civilians have died, and he always mention of that number, how many are children, there is always a caveat — that the real figure is possibly higher. how is want to actually count the number of people who have been killed and injured when you have people trapped injured when you have people trapped in their bunkers, unable to leave? we have been hearing that in two provinces in the donbas, in one,

russia is now attacking the highways, what the ukrainians call salvation highways. in other words, these are the places people can escape, and they can no longer escape. and we know from mary opal that people are lying injured and dying and unburied for a long time, sibley because no people —— people don't have a way out in mariupol. we are constantly reminded that as bad and shocking and horrific, what we can see, even more distressing as what we cannot. aslur can see, even more distressing as what we cannot-— can see, even more distressing as what we cannot. our thanks to lyse, l se what we cannot. our thanks to lyse, lyse doucet — what we cannot. our thanks to lyse, lyse doucet for _ what we cannot. our thanks to lyse, lyse doucet for that. _ what we cannot. our thanks to lyse, lyse doucet for that. it _ what we cannot. our thanks to lyse, lyse doucet for that. it is _ what we cannot. our thanks to lyse, lyse doucet for that. it is 8:52pm. i thousands of eurovision fans have gathered in italy for this year's song contest. the first semifinal takes place in turin this evening — and all eyes are on ukraine, who are currently favourites to win.

there are flashing images in this report from david sillito. welcome to turin, and after two covid—restricted years the eurovisionjamboree is back... ..in its full glory. its strange, joyful musical formula — fun, serious and silly. this is norway. their song, give that wolf a banana. and latvia's eat your salad. making, they say, veganism sexy through the medium of eurovision. the excitement is mounting here in turin and there is already a runaway favourite for the final on saturday. it is about more than just the song because the country we are talking about is ukraine. ukraine's kalush orchestra has been travelling europe, and we spoke to band leader oleh during a brief lull in their pre—eurovision tour. you made it through! how does it feel to have got this far? translation: it's just another aspect of us i

being useful for the country, and we consider this to be the biggest, the highest use that we can be for the whole country. they've been given special permission to leave ukraine, however one member has been left behind. he's now serving with the ukrainian military. and for the rest of the band, eurovision is part of something much bigger. what does being in a song contest at a moment like this mean for you personally? translation: for our country, it is so important to have - victories in all ways, so if we win, it will be another opportunity to show ukraine to the world, to remind people about ukraine and increase morale in the whole country. while they may be firm favourites, it is perhaps worth noting another front—runner in the betting — sam ryder, representing the uk.

no—one is expecting nul points this year. david sillito, bbc news, turin. and now it is time for a look at the weather with susan powell. some rain on the way for many parts of the uk in the next 24 hours. it has been particularly dry in recent weeks across england and wales. certainly the gardens will be grateful for it. quite unsettled through the end of the week, often breezy because we'll have low pressure to the north of the uk. it's this little low centre running into the southwest that we are going to be looking at all wednesday, bringing rain into the southwest of england and wales. it will start to edge in by the end of the night. further north, with the low in place, we will keep showers feeding into scotland, particularly heavy one of the course of the night, and more through day of the course of the night, and more through the day

on wednesday, sweeping further south into northern ireland and northern england. the biggest question is just how far north this area of rain will push on wednesday. at the moment, it looks perhaps not that much gets up into lancashire or yorkshire, but i think we will see weather pushing into lincolnshire through the afternoon. it starts in wales, and then some rain around during the evening for the southeast of england. perhaps 15 mm for some areas, best part of half an inch, but it could be quite scant by the time it heads across the southeast of england through the latter part of wednesday. all but gone for thursday, high pressure will start to build from the south yet again and england and wales will move into another spell of fine weather. we do keep weather fronts running through to the north of the uk through thursday and friday. some wetter weather still around for western scotland. we've seen some pretty wet weather so far this week and so those totals really mounting up for the week as a whole across the western isles and the highlands.

brighter spells across northern ireland, england and wales, temperatures heading into the high teens. more the way of sunshine to the south on friday. a little warmer, we are looking at highs of around 20 or 21 degrees. still for western scotland, with that weather front close by, outbreaks of rain feeding in. it takes until the start of the weekend for high pressure to push far enough north to take more settled weather into scotland. end of the weekend, we could start to hook in much warmer air from the continent. but there could be the risk of the odd thundery downpour on sunday.

hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. prince charles sits in for the queen as the government sets out its agenda for the next parliament. the prime minister says it's economic growth, not government spending that will tackle the cost—of—living crisis. however great our compassion and ingenuity, we cannot simply spend our way out of this problem. we need to grow out of this problem. it's the latest chapter in a pathetic response to the cost—of—living crisis. where there should've been support, it's been tax rise after tax rise on working people. stalemate in northern ireland — the irish taoiseach urges borisjohnson to stick with negotiation on the northern ireland protocol. the dup says it will not

return to power—sharing until the protocol is ditched.