hello, and welcome to bbc news. the headlines — a stalemate at storment house. the dup pauses the northern irish government until estimate is cleared with the european union. we government until estimate is cleared with the european union.— with the european union. we should be serious about _ with the european union. we should be serious about getting _ with the european union. we should be serious about getting this - be serious about getting this loophole sorted out. it be serious about getting this loophole sorted out.- be serious about getting this loophole sorted out. if they have unished loophole sorted out. if they have punished the _ loophole sorted out. if they have punished the public _ loophole sorted out. if they have punished the public for _ loophole sorted out. if they have punished the public for their - loophole sorted out. if they have punished the public for their own selfish _ punished the public for their own selfish interest and that is intolerable and is not good enough. boris _ intolerable and is not good enough. borisjohnson wishes to intolerable and is not good enough. boris johnson wishes to cut one borisjohnson wishes to cut one fifth of the total civil service workforce, claiming it would help tackle the cost—of—living crisis.

the front line in the favour of moscow. ukrainian troops prepare for their counterattack. shill moscow. ukrainian troops prepare for their counterattack.— their counterattack. all right june? the lona their counterattack. all right june? the long wait _ their counterattack. all right june? the long wait for _ their counterattack. all right june? the long wait for the _ their counterattack. all right june? the long wait for the social - their counterattack. all right june? the long wait for the social care i their counterattack. all right june? the long wait for the social care in | the long wait for the social care in england as a report on elderly and disabled people still try to get help from local councils and the podcast host deborahjames becomes dame deborah after revealing she is receiving end—of—life care as a result of bowel cancer. in the witness box, coleen rooney company by her husband wayne in the libel case brought against her.

people in northern ireland are facing the prospect of political deadlock once again after the democratic unionist party, which came second in elections last week, said it would block the formation of a government in protest at post—brexit trade agreements. at issue is the northern ireland protocol, that's part of the deal the uk government signed with the eu, which means goods going from mainland britain to northern ireland have to be checked because they are still subject to some eu rules. northern ireland is still part of the single market in the european union. as assembly members took their seats for the new session, the dup refused to elect a new speaker, leaving the assembly unable to function and carry out any parliamentary business. the arrangements established under the good friday agreement meant to

bring peace in northern ireland means both sides have to be agreed to go in the government together or there is no government. sinn fein, which became the largest party at the election, says the decision will "punish the public". our ireland correspondent chris page sent this report, which has some flashing images. the woman who will be first minister knows her place in history is on the horizon. the sinn fein vice president michelle o'neill can't become the first irish nationalists to take the job unless the democratic unionist party opens the doorfor her. members of the assembly have been unable to elect a speaker today. this was the point the political mood took another downturn. the dup blocked the election of a speaker to chair debates. that means nothing else can take place in this chamber for the time being. sinn fein said the dup was holding the public to ransom. this is our hour of decision, not tomorrow and not for a moment longer can the dup deny democracy, punish the public and

boycott this assembly and executive, and prevent us from putting money into people's pockets. the issue at the centre of the deadlock is the brexit trade border with england, scotland and wales known as the northern ireland protocol. under the arrangement, some goods such as food products are inspected when they arrive here from great britain. the move was designed by london and brussels to keep open the land border with the republic of ireland, which is in the european union. the eu wants to stop any goods which are not in line with its standards from reaching the european single market. the dup believes the arrangement amounts to an economic barrier within its own country, which damages northern ireland's place in the uk. the party says it won't go into a power—sharing coalition at stormont unless borisjohnson removes the irish sea border. the ball is firmly at the foot of the government. it is for the prime minister now to outline what he

intends to do, and as i have stated, it will not be words that will determine how we proceed, it will be actions. so, for now, sirjeffrey donaldson will be passing by michelle o'neill rather than governing northern ireland with her. the westminster government says the protocol is in danger of endangering political stability and has accused the eu of being inflexible. i think the unionists are understandablyl concerned about the way the northern ireland - protocol has been working, i and we should be too because the treaty itself provides for its revision and that has not beenl successfully concluded, and it needs to he _ it needs to be revised _ because it was always agreed that northern ireland remained - a fundamental part of the united kingdom. but eu leaders have warned the uk it risks a trade war if it scraps the protocol. as the international impasse continues, many people in northern ireland are pointing to the dire effects of devolution standing still.

hospital waiting times are the longest in the uk by far. doctors say ministers need to be in place to make vital reforms quickly. if we don't bring about change, we will be led to an unplanned collapse of the health service. if you're on a waiting list forfour years for a hip replacement, you're already feeling the impact. any paralysis that leads to the inability to bring about radical change will continue to add to that already burning platform. these politicians were elected to speak up for voters, represent people and make laws. but stormont is silent again after a day when the crisis deepened. chris page reporting there. and we'll find out how this story and many others are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30pm and 11:30pm this evening in the papers. our guestsjoining me tonight are the mirror's aletha adu and sam listerfrom the daily express. borisjohnson has told his cabinet to cut up to 91,000 civil service

jobs to free up cash for measures to ease the cost of living. he wants to reduce staffing levels to where they were in 2016. he described a suggested saving of £3.75 billion a year as "realistic", but a civil service union called the plan "ill thought—out" and warned it could affect services. 0ur political correspondent nick eardley reports. jobs, jobs, jobs is the answer. that's his solution when it comes to the cost of living, but the prime minister now says the government employs too many people. he wants to cut 90,000 civil service jobs in the next three years and has told ministers to draw up plans within weeks. you should always spend taxpayers' money as efficiently as possible. governments have no money of their own. it is only money taken from hard—working taxpayers, who provide the funds that the state expends. but during an issue with the cost of living and with inflation, you need to have control of budgets.

this man is the uk's top civil servant, simon case. he wrote to government departments last night, telling them... he wants to return to 2016 levels. he adds that this will be "challenging", but tells departments, "it will need imagination." there could be a freeze on recruitment across the civil service. ministers would have to approve any newjobs. downing street hopes that enough people will leave to bring numbers down, but redundancies haven't been ruled out. according to the institute for government, these are the biggest employers. work and pensions, justice, the taxman — covering almost 70% of civil servants. but these aren't all justjobs in whitehall. they also cover things like the delivery of benefits in job centres around the uk. ministers argue that when many

households are cutting because of the cost of living crisis that government should be tightening the belt two. this plan could save millions of pounds a year and recall the big picture, borisjohnson wants to cut taxes for the next general election and if he is going to do that, he has to save some money in the government budget. unions sayjob cuts will mean cuts to services too, and they're threatening strike action. the government has said to the civil service, - here's extra work, and the numbers of staff have increased to deal- with that extra work. so, if you want to cut back to some arbitrary number, you need to say, well, we can't undo brexit, i we can't undo covid, so what else are you actually going to cut? - and i think that's the difficulty. downing street says this isn't an ideological decision, it's about good housekeeping, but it's highly controversial and details of how the cuts will work far from clear.

nick eardley, bbc news. russian troops have intensified their attacks in south—eastern ukraine, which is now seeing some of the heaviest fighting of the war. with the port city of mariupol almost entirely under russian control, theirforces have been pushing north and west towards zaporizhzhia, a city still in ukrainian hands, where many civilians have sought refuge. 0ur correspondent laura bicker and camera journalistjulie ritson have been to the front line, arriving as the russians attacked. it started with a low rumble and plumes of black smoke. we'd barely arrived when the barrage began. this small factory took the first hit. but the russians weren't done. explosions. get down! the thundering of shells is a new deadly dawn chorus for this once sleepy hamlet. the children have

mostly fled to safety. 0thers, although shaken, are determined to hold on to what they know. even while their neighbours' house is burning. translation: i saw some smoke and decided to have a look. - yesterday evening, i came down and saw that one. two houses down, there's no roof there any more. and today, this one got hit. the rest of the villagers are along here, says the captain. with no electricity, meals are cooked outside when it's safe. but the blasts have forced them underground. however hard it may be to stay, their presence has become an act of defiance. translation: we're waiting for victory. i we want all our children, - our grandchildren, to come back home, and we want somewhere to come back t0~ _ we want our home to stay . unscathed, and notjust ours, but for all the people that had to leave. _ i was told this building

was intact this morning, which gives you an idea of kind of the intensity of shelling this village is facing. the ukrainians have built up their forces, taking forces from elsewhere in the country and put them here, to keep the russians at bay. when i asked how far the russians will come north, the answer i got was "as far as we let them". and this invasion is personal to the local ukrainian force. translation: in our battalions, there are many people _ whose homes and relatives are in the occupied territories. they are very determined, and all they are waiting for is an order to advance, to come back to their home villages, towns and districts. there are no military targets here in these tree—lined streets. just much—prized family homes. the volley of shells just missed this house. oh, yeah, that has been a direct hit. it's hard to comprehend just how close this war has come.

translation: i was under the shed there when i heard the shots - and ran into the cellar. even as thoughts of a clear—up begin, the bombardment continues. shattering lives one barrage at a time. laura bicker, bbc news, near zaporizhzhia. i'm joined now by dr frank ledwidge. he's a former barrister and military intelligence officer and now lectures in military strategy and law at the university of portsmouth. thank you very much for being with us. can we start with this unsuccessful attempt by russia to get armoured vehicles across the river? we have seen some of the images of what the consequences of that work. why are they facing these kinds of difficulties, do you think? the first problem they have as they are facing a very capable opponent. what happened on this occasion was that ukrainian combat engineers,

which is theirjob, located river crossings they thought the russians would use, the most favourable ones. they sent the co—ordinates to artillery and asserted the defenders to order the artillery targets to open fire and when they heard the noise of boats because there was plenty of smoke around the russians and also other obstructions on a quite foggy morning frankly. so the order was given and when the bridge was complete, some of the forces had gotten across, opened fire for effect and the damage that you have seen on the pictures today took place. interesting things here are the first is it seems the unit that crosses a combined battalion tactical group, which means the reports we've been hearing that the russians have been taking heavy losses are likely to be true so they can hide to battalion technical groups to create one. the second thing is this one attack alone in the two that followed which also failed against ukrainian artillery

comprised probably about 5% of the attacking force on that front. it's quite a significant blow to the russians. ., ., ~' quite a significant blow to the russians. ., ., ~ ., ., ., russians. looking at the overall icture, russians. looking at the overall picture. what — russians. looking at the overall picture, what is _ russians. looking at the overall picture, what is the _ russians. looking at the overall picture, what is the state - russians. looking at the overall picture, what is the state of - russians. looking at the overall| picture, what is the state of play at the moment? we know that mariupol is effectively in russian hands now, all but certainly in any significant sense of being able to hold it or repulse them. what is the target that the russians are trying to achievematt we talked about the donetsk region in order to get more that territory with much of it already in russian hands for the last eight years. what are they trying to achieve?— last eight years. what are they trying to achieve? their ob'ectives seem to have i trying to achieve? their ob'ectives seem to have contracted _ trying to achieve? their objectives. seem to have contracted somewhat after the speech this week but it does not mean they remain that area. they won't move that into the donbas area this ukrainian force of the area this ukrainian force of the area of the town there were the problem for the russians is the ukrainians have thought this was

coming for many years and fortify that town. more widely, the objectives and the longer term are not clear but likely to hold onto certain parts of what they have down there in the south and towards 0desa but not quite getting there but for the moment, they will be focusing on that donetsk front.— that donetsk front. there is been talk about the _ that donetsk front. there is been talk about the desire _ that donetsk front. there is been talk about the desire to - that donetsk front. there is been talk about the desire to control i that donetsk front. there is been i talk about the desire to control the coastline and of course the black sea is strategically important anyway for the russians as we know. hence the whole decision to annex crimea, but what are the applications to that if they could gain control of the ukrainian southern coast? 0r gain control of the ukrainian southern coast? or any coastline really? southern coast? or any coastline reall ? , , ., ~ ., really? very severe for ukraine in the long medium-term _ really? very severe for ukraine in| the long medium-term because it the long medium—term because it would render the landlocked country with no outlet to the seat which given the agricultural nature of the country, it has a considerable agricultural trade, it's also a

great exporter of technology, not least weapons by the way in all that would stop. it implies very severe difficulty for the ukrainian economic future. and that of course is one of the reasons why the russians want to do it but also political aspects here and that is that area is known in russia as new russia. and it's something that the russian state for a couple of centuries has been coveting, to cut into ukraine. so both practical aspects of isolating and landlocked in ukraine and finishing essentially with economic concerns and the old political objectives. than with economic concerns and the old political objectives.— political ob'ectives. an intriguing mix of political objectives. an intriguing mix of history — political objectives. an intriguing mix of history and _ political objectives. an intriguing mix of history and today. - political objectives. an intriguing mix of history and today. i - political objectives. an intriguing mix of history and today. i just i mix of history and today. ijust wonder finally, mix of history and today. ijust wonderfinally, i spoke mix of history and today. ijust wonder finally, i spoke to mix of history and today. ijust wonderfinally, i spoke to my mix of history and today. ijust wonder finally, i spoke to my gas on dateline in the last hour about this and the politics of it. are we approaching a stalemate situation in ukraine? . �* , approaching a stalemate situation in ukraine? . v . approaching a stalemate situation in ukraine? . �*, ., ., approaching a stalemate situation in ukraine? . �*, . ., , ., ukraine? that's a great question. that depends _ ukraine? that's a great question. that depends as _ ukraine? that's a great question. that depends as these _ ukraine? that's a great question. that depends as these questions| that depends as these questions always do on what the west wants. we

heard from me and many others some disturbing words from ben wallace yesterday, saying what the west is looking for is a strong negotiating position for ukraine and that's a very different think that a ukrainian victory. i'm not criticising that. there are political imperatives there and a catastrophic victory for ukraine would possibly imply escalation. so if the west wants ukraine to win, they will escalate and wrap up the supplies of tanks and aircraft and all that but if they're looking for all that but if they're looking for a stalemate to be the russian army and extend this thing even longer, then that's an entirely difficult thing so the answer your question is this will depend on the strategic decisions made in london, paris, berlin and above all dc as to how they see this playing out over the next year or two and when they want ukrainians to win or something more like a stalemate to happen. titers; like a stalemate to happen. very briefl the like a stalemate to happen. very briefly the paradox _ like a stalemate to happen. very

briefly the paradox is _ like a stalemate to happen. very briefly the paradox is this is a fight for ukraine's survival but not ukrainians he will determine it? ukraine will still determinant on the battlefield, but what ukrainians might be fighting for may be something different from what dc, london, paris and berlin are wanting to fight for. if that makes sense. it does. thank you so much for that, doctor, from the university of portsmouth and look forward to speaking to you again soon. breaking news now and this is coming from in fact the ukrainian deputy prime minister on friday say negotiations with russia on getting defenders outside the... i'm sorry, i think i'm reading the wrong thing so i will try again so forgive me please. for some reason that is not opening for me at the moments we will try and come back. i have it now, forgive me for that. i hope i have

it now. the technology is not playing boss we will try to get it back to un a moment. there is a breaking news and it is about anti—semitism and the national union of students and i will have it for un a few moments. the un now says more than six million people have fled ukraine since the war began. some families have reached the uk, and for children perhaps carrying psychological scars, they're also having to grapple with an unfamiliar language and new schools. 0ur education correspondent elaine dunkley has that story. so much has changed for kasenia. this will be her new school in leeds. a classroom hundreds of miles away from the conflict in ukraine. this is kasenia, who is actually joining us next week, so please say hello. i like it. in ukraine, not so lot of subjects which are in this school. i like this. there will be somebody to show you... - ksennia is determined to in as soon as possible, and her mother hopes this school will be a sanctuary. but thoughts of home never go away. most of theirfamily are still in ukraine,

in places where there is intense fighting. translation: in the morning, when bombs start exploding, l you're awoken by explosions. and of course, your first thought is about the security of our children. the fear is impossible to explain in words when you're in a state of shock. john sweeten academy are preparing to welcome more children from ukraine this term. and they currently have 21 pupils who have recently arrived from afghanistan. you feel safer here. when you actually find friends, it's way easier. your english develops by itself when you talk with your friends. jawid and roman have settled in well. but they have a lot on their minds. like many of the refugee children from afghanistan, they're currently staying in hotels. it's pretty hard to do

so because you can't really focus on your studies when you're living with someone else in a single small room. roman tells me he's worried that when they are rehoused, he may have to move school. he likes the school and he wants to stay in the school till the end of high school. some of these pupils have had an incredible amount- of turbulence and disruption. we've got a great relationship with a family liaison officer. who works closely with students who've come from afghanistan. seeking refuge. it allows the orientationl to and from school to be really well established, i easy access to translation, and something like that _ for ukrainian families coming over to the uk would be - incredibly helpful for us. the government says it's working with local councils to ensure there is the right support. which subjects are in here? english. english, yes! well done! there will be challenges, but here there is hope, and the chance for a new beginning. elaine dunkley, bbc news, in leeds.

i have it, here it is. you cannot beat paper, can you? a minister announcing for the department for education for england that it is suspending engagement with the national union of students over anti—semitism measures. these are allegations, i should say post of the package of measures includes removing the group from government stakeholder groups and confirming the union will receive no future government funding. the government says this is a temporary disengagement with the union after recent anti—semitism allegations and according to the news release which was issued and embargoed until 8pm this evening, the ministerfor higher and further education has written to the electoral body which oversees in us elections asking for more information about how the process was carried out and it

follows allegations of anti—semitism prompting a feeling of insecurity among jewish students in the organisation that those measures and problems are not being properly addressed. the education secretary says i'm fearless —— seriously concerned to hear of some of the report leading to anti—semitism and they are not happy with the initial response from the union to this. and it is a waiting or we are awaiting response from the end us this announcement butjust to confirm that the union will now receive no government funding and government will not engage with it formally or deal with it on any formal groups that are involved in higher and further education policy in england. the number of elderly and disabled people in england waiting for care services is rising rapidly, according to new figures. by the end of february this year, more than 500,000 people were waiting for assessment, review or care from local authorities. just six months previously, the number was considerably lower, with an estimated 294,000

people waiting for help. 0ur social affairs editor alison holt reports. hello, june. this will be one of four care visits that will be made tojune at her home near redcar during the day. have you had a nice morning? yes, it's been all right. ah, good. but today's research by council bosses says an increasing number of people who are older or disabled are having to wait for care services like this. are you feeling all right, june? forjune, the help's vital, and it means she can stay with her husband. we're going to spin you around into your chair, all right? it is very important to me, not being able to walk. yeah, because we always get two carers coming. that means you can enjoy being at home? oh, yeah. brilliant. the key problem is a shortage of care staff. both karen and sadie love what they do, but understand why some don't want a job which, in their case, pays

under £10 an hour. how's that? is that all right for you? mostly it's to do with pay. people with families are trying to get on the housing ladder, and with the cost of living, theyjust can't afford to be in a job like this because it doesn't pay enough for them to be able to live as well. hello, michelle speaking. but the shortage of staff means their company is turning down up to 50 requests for help each week. here they mainly provide care for the council, and say the fees won't cover the pay increase needed to attract more workers. they do need to be paid more. if we put their wages up about 50p an hour, we would be bankrupt and we would lose our business. do you worry about people not being able to get care? yeah, very much so. it's still a person behind that e—mail that comes through, saying, can you care for this person? i always say, my nana. and it's hard. not only does a shortage of care workers mean that people are stuck in hospitals and care homes when they don't need to be there,

it adds to the strain on families who are already coping with a lot. lee is 37. he's quadriplegic. he requires 24—hour care, really. tanya has had to take on even more of her son's care because she's been unable to find a replacement for the care worker who left five months ago. it makes it really difficult because i have my own health needs, which makes physically caring for lee difficult because it causes me a lot of pain. it's really difficult to get care, and if you're not paying the right wage, then people aren't going to want to apply. the government says reforming the care system is a priority and that it's investing billions of pounds in improving the way it works for families and staff. alison holt, bbc news. dan archer is the chairman of visiting homes uk and he is been

telling me about the strains in the sector. , ., . ., ., sector. listen to the coverage around what _ sector. listen to the coverage around what was _ sector. listen to the coverage around what was first - sector. listen to the coverage| around what was first declared sector. listen to the coverage - around what was first declared as a reform and social care and later the levee and the reality is a vast majority of the money is going into the nhs. ironically as a home care provider, my staff have got hide of insurance bills and personally have high enough insurance bills as a business owner, so i'm paying more in and yet we are not seeing as much coming for those who really need it. and so paying for care and that is absolutely leading to a crisis. timidly the government is getting some extra money from some care workers, better paid characters in terms of national insurance attributions, but that's going into this and if the whole point of the race to do that, they said they corrected to help those lower paid with the changes to the threshold. but what about these additional cost pressures? are they having an impact on your ability to recruit staff? we

are not on your ability to recruit staff? - are not like most care providers in that respect. we pay our staff very well. they treat the staff very well and we don't have zero—hours contracts and pay for more than normal. ., ,._ ., ., normal. you pay them travel time, do ou? i normal. you pay them travel time, do you? i know — normal. you pay them travel time, do you? i know from _ normal. you pay them travel time, do you? i know from my _ normal. you pay them travel time, do you? i know from my mother - normal. you pay them travel time, do you? i know from my mother with - you? i know from my mother with cameras, that was a constant issue for them and many care companies that people were only getting paid for the hours they spent inside the property. i for the hours they spent inside the ro -e . . for the hours they spent inside the --roe . . ., ., ., for the hours they spent inside the n-roe , ., ., ., ., property. i have data from across the country. _ property. i have data from across the country, the _ property. i have data from across the country, the average - property. i have data from across the country, the average pay - property. i have data from across| the country, the average pay rent for home care worker is £7 39 an hour. that's less than minimum wage and that is because they are doing unpaid work and driving through the working day so we don't do that. we pay our cameras ten or £12 an hour and we pay for the travel time on top of that and because of that we are not finding it as difficult to recruit. the sectors was struggling at the moment. share recruit. the sectors was struggling at the moment.— recruit. the sectors was struggling at the moment. are you not surprised b the at the moment. are you not surprised by the figures — at the moment. are you not surprised

by the figures from _ at the moment. are you not surprised by the figures from the _ at the moment. are you not surprised by the figures from the directors - by the figures from the directors then? ., . . by the figures from the directors then? ., ., ., . ., ., then? not at all. we need to ask ourselves a _ then? not at all. we need to ask ourselves a very serious - then? not at all. we need to ask| ourselves a very serious question which is caring for 120 or 130 or 140,000 vacancies in the sector and that is not because there is a shortage of people but because the job people are being asked to do is not an attractivejob. job people are being asked to do is not an attractive job. it's not a fulfilling job and it is a complex job and it is definitely a job that should be paid far more than minimum wage. 26 locations around the uk providing adult social care to hundreds of clients across the country, if you pay your staff better, you reward staff or loyalty and don't ask him to do too much work into little time as possible to find people that are prepared to do thatjob but the challenge in adults with the care is not needed came with the care is not needed came with it is exponential. we know about the need but the challenge is the job many care to being asked to do is impossible. you have to ask yourself which you prepared to work for at £7 an hour and probably the answer is no.

this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines: a stalemate at stormont. the dup blocks the resumption of power—sharing in northern ireland until the uk government agrees to change the arrangements with the european union. borisjohnson wants to cut one fifth of the government workforce, claiming it will help tackle the cost of living crisis. as the front line shifts in moscow's favour in ukraine, ukrainian troops prepare to counterattack. feel favour in ukraine, ukrainian troops prepare to counterattack.— prepare to counterattack. feel all riaht, prepare to counterattack. feel all right. june _ prepare to counterattack. feel all right. june and — prepare to counterattack. feel all right, june and the _ prepare to counterattack. feel all right, june and the long - prepare to counterattack. feel all right, june and the long wait - prepare to counterattack. feel all right, june and the long wait for. right, june and the long wait for wait for some for adult social care in england. we wait for some for adult social care in england-— in england. we report on elderly --eole in england. we report on elderly people waiting _ in england. we report on elderly people waiting for _ in england. we report on elderly people waiting for help - in england. we report on elderly people waiting for help from - in england. we report on elderly. people waiting for help from their councils. it is dame deborah, deborahjames receiving a damewood after announcing she is receiving

end—of—life care after campaign for cancer... coleen rooney gives evidence in the high court for the first time in the case brought against rebecca —— rebekah vardy. between a publisher and a cornish pub, there can only be one winner! coleen coleen rooney has been giving evidence for the first time in her high court legal battle with rebekah vardy. she told the court she was "surprised" by "how much interest" her so—called wagatha christie social media post caused in 2019. mrs rooney is being sued for libel by mrs vardy, the wife of england footballer jamie vardy, for alleging that mrs vardy leaked personal stories to the sun newspaper. it's an allegation that rebekah vardy denies. colin rebekah vardy denies. paterson has been followin the colin paterson has been following the case. the rooneys arriving. today it was coleen's

turn to face questions. she is the one being sued for libel. her husband, wayne rooney, looked away from her as she gave evidence. in court documents, coleen rooney described rebekah vardy as someone who wanted to be famous, and had tried too hard to be friendly with her. coleen rooney said she was watching an england match at the euros in 2016 when there was a commotion nearby. it was rebekah vardy switching seats to sit behind her, allegedlyjust to be in the photographs. the court heard there were leaks to the sun newspaper of stories and photos from coleen rooney's private instagram account, including ones about the ups and downs of her marriage. eventually, she decided to set a trap to find the source. coleen rooney described this as her last resort, and at the time were surprised by how much interest it had generated. by the end of that day, she had received a letter from rebekah vardy�*s legal team. coleen rooney denied having put up the post in the hope that rebekah vardy would be abused, saying that was not in her nature.

coleen rooney emphasised that she didn't want to be here, saying that three times she tried to settle this case out of court through mediation. her lawyers had written to rebekah vardy, saying the publicity from the trial would be very damaging to her. coleen rooney says that her efforts were rebuffed. earlier, rebekah vardy finished giving her evidence. for the third day in a row, she broke down in tears in the witness box. she said that the reason she had brought the case to court was that she hadn't done anything wrong and wanted to clear her name, not just for herself but for her children. the trial continues on monday. colin paterson, bbc news, the high court. deborahjames, whose bbc podcast you, me and the big c has charted her treatment for bowel cancer, has raised more than £4 million since she revealed she's receiving end—of—life care. in recognition of her campaigning and fundraising, she is to be honoured with a damehood. simonjones reports.

surrounded by her loving family, deborahjames determined to enjoy every moment she can with them. and now, they'll be able to call her dame deborah. 0n social media, she wrote a simple message, "damehood conferred", telling the bbc she was blown away. # and i'll rise up # i'll rise like the day # i'll rise up...# she's been recognised for her positivity and honesty in sharing her experience of bowel cancer over the past five years. and in the past five days, since she announced she was stopping treatment, she's raised more than £4 million to fund research and raise awareness. i like winding up my oncologist. because he's very... her podcast — you, me and the big c — has been credited with helping so many people with the disease. she just sent me a picture of one of the front pages of the newspapers with, you know, "dame debs" on it.

and, oh, just... it'sjust amazing. she's over the moon, and all the family are. it's given them such a massive boost, ithink, to see, you know, just how much people adore her. the prime minister said, "if ever an honour was richly deserved, this is it. deborah has been an inspiration and her honesty, warmth and courage has been a source of strength to so many people." she spoke to the bbc earlier this week. i have a really loving family who i adore and couldn't... honestly, like... they're just incredible. # there were nights of endless pleasure...# but with the award of a damehood, the nation is marking deborah's incredible life, as it draws to a close. # baby, baby, baby... # simon jones, bbc news. after her absence at the state 0pening after her absence at the state opening of parliament, the queen was

in public today, attending the royal windsor horse show. the 96—year—old monarch was seen smiling as she was driven onto the showground. it's her first public appearance since march, after she cancelled a number of recent events because of mobility problems. which obviously make walking in the state opening impractical for her. the publishers of vogue magazine were so worried they could mix up the pub name and the catwalk... there is a pub called vogue.

john henderson has the story. the star inn vogue, how can i help? it's been around for about 200 years, serving cask ales, coke and crisps and pub grub. the star inn in vogue ticks the traditional box. so, the landlord was mildly amused to receive a letter from fashion magazine vogue asking for the pub to change its name. i thought it was one of the locals having a bit of a laugh, yes, idid. and then i looked further into it and found that, no, they were serious. they are serious. so, here i am leafing through vogue in the star inn in vogue. i hope i can say that. i think i can say that. last year, the pub registered at companies house as the star inn vogue limited, but in march, the magazine publisher, conde nast, wrote that that could cause a problem, fearing the public could think the two businesses were connected. they didn't even bother to look into it. didn't do any research or anything. theyjust decided that, right, .

we need to write them a letter and get them to stop using the name without even checking up _ who we actually were. the letter also told the couple to reply within seven days or conde nast would take appropriate remedial steps. mark wrote back, all right, promising a parish vogue magazine and maybe even a vogue fashion show including regulars. i'm going to be one of the first on the catwalk on fashion week. i've already booked my place, and that's it. they should've done their research. this is the mining capital of the world, this name is not a new name. it's not a new village. and near the pub are clues to that, including vogue hill, wherejune's lived for years. you haven't ever had a letter from vogue magazine? no, not to my knowledge, no. have you ever read vogue magazine? no, no. today, conde nast said further research would've identified

they did not need to send such a letter. the pub won't be changing its name. we might even approach vogue to see if they will change their name because we was here first. john henderson reporting. the annual extravaganza that is eurovision is honest once again, and although ukraine's entry is understandably this year's firm favoured, it is a rare occasion in recent years where the uk entry, sam ryder, is tipped to win. it could and a bad streak for british performers. david sillito — lucky man — reports from turin. one, two, three... yay! sam ryder. the uk's eurovision hopeful is already a hit in turin. his song, space man, is being hotly tipped.

eurovision has helped transform his life. two and a half years ago, december 2019, where was your singing career? i did a little bit of everything. i was a labourer, a dogsbody, basically. so, december2019, yourjob is a labourer? yeah. his journey to fame began with this tiktok video. i thought nothing of it. i went to bed that night and just thought, that was funny. i woke up and 2 million people had seen it. you had 2 million views? yeah, yeah. and it was that that led to eurovision. mahmood, lovely to meet you. let's go for a walk. and to understand what that could mean, meet italy's mahmood. this is mahmood's second eurovision. and it's made him a star. you've got a few fans around here at the moment.

how does it feel? i'm super happy about all the support. because italian people are super warming, super lovely. and five minutes later... this is what eurovision fame feels like. i've got to get out of this! and while ukraine remains the favourite, sam's space man is at number two in the odds. no—one is expecting another nul points. david sillito, bbc news, turin. david is not the only one soaking up the atmosphere. 0ur correspondent in italy mark lowen has been getting a taste of it too.— taste of it too. they are preparing her for the _ taste of it too. they are preparing her for the jury — taste of it too. they are preparing her for the jury final, _ taste of it too. they are preparing her for the jury final, as _ taste of it too. they are preparing her for the jury final, as it - taste of it too. they are preparing her for the jury final, as it is - herfor thejury final, as it is known. some people buy tickets and see sets of the dress result, but it is what the jury watch and they base their points, which will be revealed tomorrow night onto night's show, so

they are the one who decide the points. that is the show tonight, a kind of dress result in a sense for tomorrow night, and then tomorrow night is the big show, and do we dare to dream from the uk? quite possibly. you heard there in david's piece, sam ryder is riding high in the odds. he is a lovely guy. he walks past me in the venue today of the great venue, great outfits and great song — he could do very, very well indeed. as could ukraine, venting from this and hip—hop song, and benefiting from this solidarity. 0ne and benefiting from this solidarity. one of their bed numbers had to stay home and fight in ukraine. there are also strong entries from norway, with a band dressed in yellow leotards and yellow wolf outfits, saying, give that with a banana. several other songs could do very well, including spain, which is not won since 1969, and this group here are very much hoping that tomorrow

will change that. we have got a here from malaga. how excited are you about the spanish entry?- about the spanish entry? some excited. there _ about the spanish entry? some excited. there are _ about the spanish entry? some excited. there are a _ about the spanish entry? some excited. there are a lot - about the spanish entry? some excited. there are a lot of - excited. there are a lot of performances _ excited. there are a lot of performances we - excited. there are a lot of performances we were - excited. there are a lot of i performances we were proud excited. there are a lot of - performances we were proud of it, and this_ performances we were proud of it, and this year— performances we were proud of it, and this year is _ performances we were proud of it, and this year is the _ performances we were proud of it, and this year is the first _ performances we were proud of it, and this year is the first time - performances we were proud of it, and this year is the first time that. and this year is the first time that we are _ and this year is the first time that we are proud _ and this year is the first time that we are proud of— and this year is the first time that we are proud of spain— and this year is the first time that. we are proud of spain performance and this year is the first time that - we are proud of spain performance —— were not— we are proud of spain performance —— were not proud — we are proud of spain performance —— were not proud of— we are proud of spain performance —— were not proud of it. _ we are proud of spain performance —— were not proud of it. iirili�*iith _ we are proud of spain performance -- were not proud of it.— were not proud of it. with some reason, because _ were not proud of it. with some reason, because chanel, - were not proud of it. with some - reason, because chanel, somewhat beyonce style, and i am told you to a pretty good imitation of the dance, so can i take it over to you guys? dance, so can i take it over to you au s? �* , guys? laughter three. _ guys? laughter three, two, - guys? laughter | three, two, one... they sing

applause very good. if i were a juror, i would give these guys points. that was a very good rendition. enjoy the show. spain one of the strong possibilities were doing well in this. italy also, which is hosting it. could it win for a second year running with his very nice ballad between two singers, seeing about shivers of a love song between two men? all this fanfare of music, we will see us tomorrow night, the first time... europe has been at war, but tomorrow night the mines will be on the music. mark war, but tomorrow night the mines will be on the music.— will be on the music. mark lowen. let's hope — will be on the music. mark lowen. let's hope that — will be on the music. mark lowen. let's hope that eurovision - will be on the music. mark lowen. let's hope that eurovision does i will be on the music. mark lowen. | let's hope that eurovision does not feature on next week's addition of newswatch. here's this week �*s edition. hello and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. as the votes came in at

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