this is bbc news. i'm samantha simmonds. the headlines, prices are rising at their fastest rate for a0 years as inflation hits 9%. higher bills for energy, food and fuel are pushing up the cost of living. we've not less pushing up the cost of living. we've got less money _ pushing up the cost of living. we've got less money every _ pushing up the cost of living. we've got less money every week. - got less money every week. expendable cash, out of your wages. gas and electric going up, everything is going up. labour have called for a — everything is going up. labour have called for a conservative _ everything is going up. labour have called for a conservative mp - everything is going up. labour have called for a conservative mp who i everything is going up. labour have. called for a conservative mp who has been arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault to be suspended. it would mean that the identity becomes public. 0ne it would mean that the identity becomes public. one man tells the bbc how he lost his wife, mum, dad, brother, grandmother, his one—year—old daughter and his dog after a shell hit his home. here,

some ukrainian refugees who were offered a place to stay by uk families are being asked to leave the homes of their sponsors. secret schools are being set up to educate girls in afghanistan in defiance of the taliban who have refused to let them back in the classroom. tens of thousands of rangers fans are in spain ahead of one of the biggest games in the club's history, the europa league final, tonight. good afternoon and welcome. prices are rising at their fastest rate for a0 years, as soaring energy

bills hit millions of households. official figures show uk inflation, the rate at which prices are increasing, rose to 9% in april, up from 7% in march. higher food and fuel prices, driven by the war in ukraine, are also pushing the cost of living up. the prime minister today said he would look at all the measures needed to get people "through to the other side". labour have repeated their call for an emergency budget. 0ur economics correspondent andy verity reports. 360, 65, 70... this is how inflation happens. 380... when there's not enough to go round, buyers bid up prices. that's what has happened to the global price of energy, and this is what those global energy prices have to do with the price of fish. well, the biggest price rises that we've seen is the cost of actually importing the fish, because the cost of fuel for the vessels bringing the fish from iceland has gone up, the cost of transport, the fish actually arrives from iceland into immingham and it's brought by container ship

into immingham and then it's brought by road into grimsby. so, the fuel charges, there has been fuel surcharges all the way along to get the fish here. once the fish is here, obviously, the fish market itself is chilled, we've got refrigeration, we've got ice—making machinery, we've got grading equipment, everything is run with electricity, so we've seen a marked increase in the cost of operation, and that has had an effect basically on the bottom line, which is profit. and what we've got to do is work out at what point do we actually have to jack up the prices and pass on those costs? 0n the latest figures, prices are rising more than twice as fast as wages. workers are finding the average wage buys less than a year ago. when your bills are going up, you're noticing you've got less money every week, expendable cash every week, out of your wages. your gas has gone up, your electric has gone up, everything has gone up in your house. your petrol. the global cost of energy

is hitting us hard. petrol and diesel rose by 31% to new record highs. electricity bills jumped by 5a% and gas bills by 96%. as this chart shows you, you have to go all the way back to march 1982 to find the last time inflation was this high, and although you've had flare—ups in the early 1990s and after the global financial crisis, since then, it has never got into double figures. there is little central banks or governments can do to stop global price pressures pushing inflation above 10% later this year. government said it is providing significant support where it can and is preparing to take further action. but economists visiting this grimsby fish market want much greater government action to cushion the blow. there is stuff that the government can do, it's not done enough. and actually for me, the top thing it should be doing is increasing benefits for those at the low end that are being squeezed. many families are now making this choice between heating and eating, and some are not doing either, so it cannot be right that the government doesn't help. £15 billion would make a huge impact on benefits. the global inflationary surge comes from an economic recovery post—pandemic that has left

the world in short supply of raw materials, made worse by the war in ukraine. the glimmer of hope is that that toxic combination won't be repeated, and next year, inflation should come down. andy verity, bbc news. faisal islam said that things will get more expensive for consumers in the weeks to come. it get more expensive for consumers in the weeks to come.— get more expensive for consumers in i the weeks to come.— the weeks to come. it will get two double digits _ he weeks to come. it will get two double digits before the weeks to come. it will get two double diuits he weeks to come. it will get two double digits before the the weeks to come. it will get two double diuits he weeks to come. it will get two double digits before the end the weeks to come. it will get two double digits _ he weeks to come. it will get two double digits before the end of the weeks to come. it will get two double digits _ the weeks to come. it will get two i double digits before the end of the the weeks to come. it will get two double digits before the end of the year and it will stay high for a number of months. we haven't had this forfour decades. number of months. we haven't had this for four decades. and when we did have inflation going up to 9% it tended to take years rather than months to come back down again. the forecast of the bank of england is that it will only take months. the reason is important. in the late 70s, unions, workers had big bargaining power in order to match their wage rises with the inflation rises. not so much the case any more. that means pain at home,

household budgets are squeezed, more poverty, hungerand household budgets are squeezed, more poverty, hunger and homelessness but also the point is it's affecting every household and the question is, when you have that, does an inflation problem turn into a growth problem and a risk of inflation? 0ur political correspondent david wallace lockhart is at westminster. let's talk about prime minister's questions. keir starmer used pretty much all of his pushing boris johnson on whether there would be a windfall tax on big oil and energy providers. creators, rather. boris johnson refusing to say where he would fall either way. but keir starmer said there's going to be a u—turn eventually, so just do it now. is that where this is heading? the government tone on the issue has certainly changed over the last few weeks. there was something initially being ruled out, the windfall tax on oil and gas companies who have made record profits partly because of an increase in energy costs because

they want these companies to invest in green technologies, they want them to be driving towards net zero, so they don't want to tax the profits they've made. the tone is changing of that in recent weeks. the government have talked about nothing being taken off the table, we heard the chancellor talking about wanting to be pragmatic when it comes to windfall taxes. that's not to say it's a dead certainty because we know the government are speaking to the industry and trying to gauge how much investment is coming forward from these profits. the government seems to be saying it will make a decision on that. keir starmer saying that a u—turn is inevitable and labour frontbenchers were sitting spelling out the u with their fingers as borisjohnson was speaking. borisjohnson stresses that more help is coming when it comes to the cost of living but two key questions, when is the help going to come? we know that people are struggling now. and what form

will it take? yes, we're talking about a windfall tax and that may help get money into people's pockets to help ease the burden they are feeling with things like energy bills but another idea being talked about is only having to get an mot for your car once every two years. it could be argued there's a limit to how much of a difference that can make to the people who are really struggling at the moment. certainly cost of living is really a big issue. you didn't have to have much of a gas that it would dominate prime minister's questions, notjust keir starmer bringing it up, but the lib dems and snp leader is going on that also and it shows its an area the government is aware that it must take action. tell the government is aware that it must take action. , ., take action. tell us about development _ take action. tell us about development is _ take action. tell us about. development is concerning a take action. tell us about - development is concerning a senior conservative party member who has been accused of sexual misconduct, sexual offences. labour are calling for him, the person who has been named, to have the web suspended. what have they said? we

named, to have the web suspended. what have they said?— what have they said? we know the individual has _ what have they said? we know the individual has agreed _ what have they said? we know the individual has agreed to _ what have they said? we know the individual has agreed to stay - what have they said? we know the individual has agreed to stay awayl individual has agreed to stay away from the commons while the investigation is taking place but a spokesman for the labour party today said that the individual in question, because of the nature of the allegation, should have the whip suspended. that wouldn't been they are no longer representing the conservatives at that point. they said that they didn't think it would be sustainable for that not to happen. they conceded that this would inevitably lead to the individual being named as well, something that hasn't happened at the moment. labour are saying that the moment. labour are saying that the whip should be suspended. the spokesman said that if a labour mp was in a similar position, sir keir starmer would be removing the whip from that individual. a spokesperson for borisjohnson wouldn't get into the details of the allegations but stressed the vast majority of mps behave appropriately and this was

questionable behaviour from a minority but this was not something that was acceptable. i'm sure a story that could potentially develop. story that could potentially develo -. ~ ., story that could potentially develo. ~ ., ., develop. one mp got a ticking off for raising the _ develop. one mp got a ticking off for raising the subject _ develop. one mp got a ticking off for raising the subject of - develop. one mp got a ticking off for raising the subject of who - develop. one mp got a ticking off for raising the subject of who the | for raising the subject of who the person might be? for raising the sub'ect of who the person might be?_ person might be? that's right, michael fabric _ person might be? that's right, michael fabric and, _ person might be? that's right, | michael fabric and, conservative person might be? that's right, - michael fabric and, conservative mp in a tweet earlier today said that he expected there to be lots of conservative mps, a big turnout at my ministers questions and the reason for that he said in part was because it would mean that tory mps would be showing they are not the individual concerned, who has agreed to stay away from parliament. many people felt that was making light of the situation. the webs in charge of party discipline spoke to michael fabric and and said they felt that the tweet wasn't appropriate and it has since been deleted and he has made a tweet where he didn't feel anyone was making light of what had happened but it seems that the party

told michasel fabricant to take it down. ., so how are you trying to cope with the big increases in the cost of living? 0ur consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith reports. when shopping is like a tenner more sometimes per week, itjust gets so much more expensive. bread, i mean, that's gone up. i think the bread that i have has gone up about 50p. kira is 19 and lives in greater manchester on her student loan and wages from her part—timejob. but it's not easy. before the student loan in april, i had £17 in my bank left. nothing, no savings, no nothing. when it comes to affording shopping at the moment, how are you making ends meet? i shop less, so i shop every two weeks now. i try and get a big batch of chicken and then i freeze it all so it doesn't go out of date, and then i will make sure that i split them up and make meals, maybe make, like, a batch meal. i saw people doing this... and kira has another trick too.

this is what these are, budget binders. budgeting her cash carefully to make sure she has enough to live and to save. in castleford, saving is becoming increasingly hard. cheryl and her husband both work full—time but with their energy bills bouncing up and up, the plan to buy their own family home is feeling more like a pipe dream. i'm constantly turning everything off at the switch, you know, every night you turn everything off. we make sure that we use a full dishwasher, full washing machine, a full load when we're washing. so i'm sort of running out of ideas at the minute because i am doing everything i can to sort of keep my energy bills as low as possible. but it is a battle, and it seems that there's not really much more i can do at the minute. sky—high petrol and diesel prices are causing problems for mike and ev, and they're making hard choices about how often they can afford to visit their children and grandchildren. the hotel prices have gone up,

fuel prices have gone up, and from here, stoke—on—trent is 195 miles each way. that makes it very difficult for us to see our family on a regular basis, because you just can't afford it any more~ — it's not there, the money is not there. the figures don't add up. as pensioners, everything is negative. there is no... the only positive we've got in life is we are happy! we are happy, yeah. those big drivers of inflation, fuel costs, food prices at every shop, and most of all energy bills, are all continuing to rise. limiting choices, dreams and budgets in every home. colletta smith, bbc news. i'm joined byjack i'm joined by jack leslie, i'm joined byjack leslie, senior economist at the resolution foundation, a think tank focusing on people on low incomes. good to see

you. what do you make of these figures? were they inevitable given the post—covert situation and the war in ukraine? the post-covert situation and the war in ukraine?— war in ukraine? they aren't a surprise. _ war in ukraine? they aren't a surprise. we _ war in ukraine? they aren't a surprise, we knew— war in ukraine? they aren't a surprise, we knew that - war in ukraine? they aren't a i surprise, we knew that inflation war in ukraine? they aren't a - surprise, we knew that inflation was rising with the really rapid increase in energy prices around the world but it is still shocking, how fast prices have risen. 9% inflation, the highest in a0 years. it's hard to overstate how big the economic crisis is at the moment. you are seeing a big difference in the impact these figures are having, depending on your income, aren't you? yes, average inflation is 9% in the most recent data but we think that for the poorest families in the uk that is already into double digits, probably something like 10.5%, maybe higher, and that will get higher especially as we go through the year, getting towards another energy price cap increase in october which will especially affect 0ctober which will especially affect lower income households because they

spend more as a portion of their spending on gas and electricity. this issue is here to stay and hitting those low income people the most. ., ,., hitting those low income people the most. . . hitting those low income people the most. ., ., hitting those low income people the most. . . ., most. labour are calling on the government — most. labour are calling on the government to _ most. labour are calling on the government to do _ most. labour are calling on the government to do more - most. labour are calling on the government to do more to - most. labour are calling on thej government to do more to help most. labour are calling on the - government to do more to help those people who need it the most. what would you like to see them do? the ke thin would you like to see them do? the key thing is — would you like to see them do? tue: key thing is to would you like to see them do? tte: key thing is to protect would you like to see them do? tt2 key thing is to protect the people whose living standards are most affected and that means raising benefits. they increase each year in line with inflation but there is a like meaning they have only gone up 3.1% when inflation is 9%, so a huge 93p- 3.1% when inflation is 9%, so a huge gap. the key thing is to get on with making sure that benefits actually match the cost of living people are facing. match the cost of living people are facina. ., _ , ., facing. the government say they are -auttin in facing. the government say they are putting in lots _ facing. the government say they are putting in lots of— facing. the government say they are putting in lots of measures, - facing. the government say they are putting in lots of measures, cutting | putting in lots of measures, cutting fuel duty, raising national insurance thresholds, reducing national insurance contributions for lower earning self—employed people, the universal credit taper. there's only so much they can do, isn't there? ., , only so much they can do, isn't there? . , , , _ there? there have been issued by the scale of how — there? there have been issued by the scale of how much _ there? there have been issued by the scale of how much they've _ there? there have been issued by the scale of how much they've done - there? there have been issued by the scale of how much they've done is - scale of how much they've done is small relative to the scale of the

crisis and lots of measures only help people who are working. if you're disabled, unable to work or a pensioner then none of these measures are going to really help them. the government has space to do more to support the economy. they did it during the pandemic and it was protecting businesses, protecting families, so the right thing to do is to learn positives from that and to do more support now. . ~' from that and to do more support now. ., ~ , ., in ukraine, more than 1200 bodies of civilians have been recovered by police in the kyiv region since the russians pulled out early last month. officers say their priority is to make people feel safe again, as well as gather evidence of potential war crimes. one of them, a man called ivan simeroz, lost six members of his own family in a single missile strike. he returned to work just three days later. 0ur correspondent in

kyiv james waterhouse has his story. you met this man and you told him —— he told you his horrific story. t he told you his horrific story. i don't think any of the team he told you his horrific story. t don't think any of the team will forget meeting him. he is sadly one of many ukrainians who have had their lives effectively destroyed in this invasion that is still very much happening, albeit further away from the capital. but the effects of that all—out assault that russia that all—out assault that russia that at one point was trying to launch on ukraine will be felt for years to come. we went to meet ivan in borodyanka, a town that became one of the most heavily shelled places in the war. the story of ukraine's war isn't over, but so many lives are. there is nothing here that resembles ivan's home.

then you look closer, and realise it's notjust rubble. with extraordinary composure and detail, ivan shows me what he's lost. translation: we found my mother dead on the fridge here. _ and then we kept searching. 200 metres away, he found his brother next to his dog. then he found his grandmother, covered in bricks. then his one—year—old daughter on a sofa, still breathing. then his wife. then his father. translation: it was a horror. very scary and hard to understand. you hope that someone was still alive, hiding in a basement. all he's left with are memories and pictures. paulina died the same day.

ivan lost six of his family. this is the police station where ivan was working when his home was hit. now, ivan isn't interested injustice. in his words, he wants the russians who carried out that attack to die inside ukraine, to send a message. but the police force he works for, says it is working towards holding those russians to account. but that is a long way off, if it happens at all. today, ivan has a new police station to go to, and is also being recognised by the head of ukraine's national police. translation: we will remember the heroism and also _ the grief of our people. the most important thing is that police will be close to people, and they will know where

to come for help. ivan is given an award for courage. he helped people escape after the russians moved in, even after losing everything. applause. translation: my relatives are upset, crying, especially when we go - to a cemetery and see six graves there. every time you go there, you cry. ivan's life has changed forever. so has his country. james, bring us up—to—date on the situation in mariupol. we understand around 1000 ukrainian soldiers have left the steelworks. do we know how many more might be left and what might happen to them next? that's

accordin: might happen to them next? that's according to — might happen to them next? that's according to the _ might happen to them next? that's according to the kremlin, _ might happen to them next? that's according to the kremlin, who - might happen to them next? that's according to the kremlin, who are l according to the kremlin, who are saying 1000 fighters have come in their words, surrendered so far. ukraine is deliberately being vague about this. they see this as quite sensitive. they're trying to negotiate a favourable outcome through such things as a prisoner of war exchange. i think what is clear is that the fighting has stopped. russian separatist leaders say some of the most senior leaders are still in those tunnels. but it seems to be a pivotal moment in the war in the sense that mariupol, after 80 odd days of resistance, has finally fallen. that resistance has shaped the course of the war, no doubt, but for russia it completes their sizable territory grab in the south—east of the country. it's also a propaganda coup for vladimir putin. many will remember his justification for this war, the so—called denazification of ukraine, the baseless theory that

nationalists run the country. the as of brigade —— the avoz guide —— the azov guide, some of the members had connections to the far right but now nationalist links are denied but this will be seen as a win for latimer putin. 0ne this will be seen as a win for latimer putin. one wonders what will happen to the soldiers because many being taken to detention camps inside russian occupied territory, where russian politicians say they will face justice where russian politicians say they will facejustice in where russian politicians say they will face justice in the courts, all as a russian soldier in kyiv pleads guilty in the first war crimes trial of its kind. guilty in the first war crimes trial of its kind-— a russian soldier has appeared in court in kyiv and admitted carrying out war crimes. the 21—year—old

admitted gilding to —— admitted guilty to shooting a 61—year—old. there has been no response from moscow. here, the homes for ukraine scheme has brought nearly 27,000 refugees to live with british families. but there are growing concerns that breakdowns in relationships between sponsors and the ukrainians staying with them are leading to some refugees becoming homeless. most of the matches are made on social media without proper checks. our special correspondent lucy manning has been speaking to one ukrainian mum who was left without anywhere to live when her hosts asked her to leave. in the town of rugby, three—year—old nikita gets his first feel of the ball, thankfully, oblivious to the situation he and his mum are in. 0lga came from war to a country she'd never been to, a language she doesn't speak and a family she hadn't met. but it hasn't worked out with her sponsors. translation: our kids - were playing in the same room,

and my kid scared her older son and nikita didn't want to let him out of the room. and what did the sponsor tell you that you needed to do? translation: she wrote a message to the translator saying _ that she was sorry that she had decided to call the local council and unfortunately we have to leave to find another sponsor. i feel bad for my son. i'm sorry. it's ok, don't worry, i know it's difficult. it has left you in a difficult situation. yes, i don't know how long it will take to find a new sponsor. like most on the homes for ukraine scheme, they connected with their sponsors on social media, without any vetting or checks. "the sponsors are good people," says 0lga, but they worried about her son's behaviour traumatising their children. it's understood there has been a safeguarding concern raised. sponsors have no real idea about any potential issues. not long after we filmed this interview, 0lga

called our translator in tears saying she had been asked to leave the next day. we contacted the council and they have housed them temporarily in a hostel. that's her, isn't it? 26,000 ukrainians have arrived on this scheme. most of the matches have been a success, with emotional meetings at airports, real generosity and friendships developing. oh, my god! but on the social media sites, there is an increasing number of pleas for help. "the sponsor smokes in the house all the time, the family is stressed and crying," says one post. another... "urgent, ukrainian family has literally been pushed to the street by their sponsor." "a family in my city are being asked to leave by their hosts," says another. 0ne sponsor writes... "it's just all gone wrong." jasmin brooks has sponsored juan from ukraine but has also had to help rehouse more than a dozen refugees and thinks the vetting

checks aren't sufficient. dbs checks are actually being done after the guests arrive in the country. that puts them at immense risk. dbs isn't enough, it is not enough, that doesn't verify whether that person is capable of hosting someone from another country, it doesn't, you know, verify whether they are a good person. rugby borough council said it would see if it can find someone else to open up their home to 0lga and her son. for many, the scheme has been an incredible lifeline, and the government says few sponsorships are breaking down. but its unregulated nature means there are risks. lucy manning, bbc news. we'll be taking your questions on the war in ukraine this thursday at 12:30pm with guest who can answer questions on all aspects of the war, from whether ukraine can really win, nato expansion and what moscow might

do next. shrewsbury and telford nhs trust has been fined more than £1.3 million for safety failings, which contributed to the deaths of two patients. which said other patients were also exposed to a significant risk of harm. the trust was recently the subject of a damning review into its maternity services. a police officer is in hospital after he was trying to long the road trying to search a van. the police officer was responding to an incident in st helens. 0fficers officers were told that there was a backpackin officers were told that there was a backpack in st helens wrote that was suspected of containing cannabis. police attended and the occupants of a white ford transit van nearby were

seen to be acting suspiciously. 0fficers approached them to tell the men that they were going to carry out a search of the van under drug laws. police say that when a constable reached inside the van to start the search, the van drove off, dragging him along the road. the police constable has a serious shoulder injury and he has injuries to his right arm and right leg. he is in hospital in a stable condition. a short while later two men were seen running through fields near the east lancashire road. police there recovered the van, and a bag and recovered two —— and arrested two men from rochdale who are being questioned regarding causing grievous bodily harm with intent and drugs offences. the assistant chief constable for merseyside police has said that they put themselves in harm's way everyday but they do that because they want to prevent harm happening to the people of merseyside. they

say that this police officer has paid a high price for that level of dedication. they say that the officer will be supported as he recovers. although police have arrested two people they are still appealing for witnesses and to anyone who has dashcam footage that maybe able to help them with this inquiry. the increase takes house prices in england to a record level. the report by the 0ns was released on the same day they published the consumer prices index of inflation which rose to 9% in the year to april, up from 7% in march. now time for the weather. hello.

let's look at the temperatures late afternoon. widely into the 20s across england. elsewhere, typically the high teens. 0n the thundery rain, there will be a spell in northern ireland during the course of the late afternoon and evening and then across england, especially the south—east and east anglia, some very heavy rain and thunderstorms to come. forecast tomorrow shows a lot of sunshine from the word go, the south—east maybe staying cloudier for longer. temperatures similar to today come in the 20s across england, the high teens elsewhere.

this is bbc news. higher bills are pushing up the cost of living. we've got less expendable cash every week. gas, electric, everything has gone up. labour call for a conservative mp arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault to have the party whip suspended. it would mean the identity of the man would become public. as authorities investigate potential

war crimes in ukraine one man tells the bbc how he lost his whole family including his wife and one—year—old daughter when a shell hit their home near kyiv. here, some training refugees who were taken in by british families are being asked to leave their adopted homes, with growing concerns about relationships between sponsors and refugees breaking down. secret schools being set up to educate girls in afghanistan in defiance of the taliban who have refused to allow them back into the classroom. glasgow rangers! tens of thousands of rangers fans are in spain ahead of rangers fans are in spain ahead of one of the biggest games in the club's history, that europa league final tonight. for plenty more on that and the rest of the sport let's go to the sports centre. good afternoon. not long to go now until one

of the biggest matches in rangers' history. and they'll certainly be well supported in seville for the europa league final. police are expecting up to a hundred thousand supporters to travel to the spain for the match against eintract frankfurt. they'll bring 50,000 of their own fans. most don't have tickets for the match, the estadio ramon sanchez pizjuan which is hosting the match holds just under a3,000. it's really fantastic. i hope they play well it's really fantastic. i hope they play well and it's really fantastic. i hope they play well and everybody it's really fantastic. i hope they play well and everybody has it's really fantastic. i hope they play well and everybody has a it's really fantastic. i hope they play well and everybody has a nood play well and everybody has a good time and ijust hope we win it. fingers crossed. it is going to be tight, we are full of confidence, i think it will be 2—0 to rangers. for rangers, we had to be here. i missed manchester- but i would never miss this. this could be one of the great moments in the club's history. 0bviously they've been to european

finals before, 1970 —— 1972 since they won one so this is a day to never forget for rangers fans and as we look around there are a few eintracht frankfurt fans but everywhere you look there is blue, it's a massive day for the club and for scottish football and if rangers can win it, going forward what effect this has, notjust for the glory of it, but financially as well, is absolutely incredible. police have arrested a man after sheffield united captain billy sharp was assaulted by a fan at the end of championship playoff semi final against nottingham forest who won on penalties. sharp was knocked to the ground during a pitch invasion and required stitches. he's posted a thank you to fans for their support on social media. forrest have apologised and said they will be issuing a lifetime ban and the fa say they will be investigating. some familiar faces are going to be returning to england's test cricket side ahead of their series against new zealand. new coach brendan mccullom

and new captain ben stokes will be able to call on veteran bowlers james anderson and stuart broad after both were left out of the series against the west indies in march. a couple less familiar faces are called up to the squad too. yorkshire batter harry brook and durham fast bowler matty potts are in line to receive their debuts. and matthew mott has been named as england's new men's white—ball coach. he'lljoin from coaching australia's women — overseeing their recent dominance which included winning this year's world cup. i would have loved to have been able to appoint two english people in this role but it was not going to be the first sythed action —— criteria for selection, that was getting the best people we possibly can. two very different teams in terms of their experience and where they are at. it was just who do we think is

the best people to take us forward and they are the two we have ended up and they are the two we have ended up with. england midfielderjill scott has confirmed she will leave manchester city after eight years with the club, saying �*all good things must come to an end'. during her spell, the 35—year—old won a super league title, three fa cup and three league cup winners' medals. she's spent the past two seasons on loan, at everton and more recently aston villa. formula one has decided not to replace the russian grand prix on this year's calendar, reducing the season to 22 races. the race which has been held in sochi since 201a was originally scheduled to take place on september 25th. it was pulled from the calendar in late february following russia's invasion of ukraine. f1 subsequently cancelled its contract with the russian grand prix, which had been due to move to st petersburg from next year. that's all the sport for now.

the head of the un... 0ur climate editor is here. tell us more about what they've been saying. what editor is here. tell us more about what they've been saying. what the world meteorological _ what they've been saying. what the world meteorological organisation, | world meteorological 0rganisation, which is the un's atmospheric science arm, they do at state of the climate report and looking back at 2021 and looking at the impact climate change has had and they found there were food and water shocks, millions of people had been displaced by climate change and billions of dollars of damage had been caused. that was used by the secretary—general of the un to renew his call to say this is a really urgent problem, the energy system we have got now, he says, is taking the world closer and closer to climate catastrophe and we need to do something about that and he thinks renewable energy is the way and has

a five—point plan to try to turn the energy ship of the world, if you like, try and switch the world away from fossil fuels and towards renewables. we've obviously been heeding this for some time, we had cop26 last year, we've seen the urgency of the climate crisis has produced —— we've been hearing this for some time. worldly doesn't agree we are there i need there been —— and world leaders agree. has there been any shift sense cop26? europe has been looking at how to decouple from russian oil and gas since their invasion of ukraine and they call it repower eu and the plan is to find alternatives and they put forward 300 billion euros of investment to be spent on this kind of rebuilding infrastructure in europe. 95% of that 300 billion euros will go on renewables. mostly

wind and solar. 5% on liquid gas facilities which means europe can import gas from countries it finds it difficult to at the moment. the bulk will go on renewables and that's an indication some parts of the world arejoining that's an indication some parts of the world are joining the beginning to take the climate crisis seriously and restructure their energy systems to make sure they are minimising emissions. taste to make sure they are minimising emissions-— emissions. we know it is urgent, everybody _ emissions. we know it is urgent, everybody accepts _ emissions. we know it is urgent, everybody accepts that. - emissions. we know it is urgent, everybody accepts that. the - emissions. we know it is urgent, everybody accepts that. the fear| everybody accepts that. the fear amongst many as we've already left it too late. does the un say we still have time, as there are some optimism? i mean, it is interesting. antonio guterres when he first started at the un said he wanted to make climate change at the heart up with an interesting to see him try to restate the urgency and you've got to balance urgency with hope and i think the position from the climate scientists assess the impact worldwide say we can still pull it

back but we've got to the point we need to take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere to keep temperature increases to the limit of 1.5 centigrade which the sign to say what kind of keep climate change within safe limits. in a sense we have some boundaries but it does not mean there is no hope. justin, thank you. in afghanistan, secret schools are being set up to educate girls — whom the taliban are not allowing back into the classroom. the leadership continues to insist girls�* secondary schools will eventually re—open, but many afghans are losing hope. secunder kermani has been to one secret school and sent this report. hidden away in a residential neighbourhood... ..a small but powerful act of defiance. these teenage girls — like most in the country — have not been allowed back to school by the taliban... ..so they're attending lessons secretly.

today's class — trigonometry. for their security, we're not revealing anyone's name or identity. are you afraid of what could happen to you? if they arrest me, they beat me. but it's worth it to do that. it's worth it? of course, of course it's worth it. back in march, it seemed girls�* schools were finally reopening — but at the last minute, the taliban leadership overruled the decision. for students here, the pain is still raw. translation: on the day we went i to school, they told us it's not i clear if girls will be allowed or not. perhaps they will, later on. it's been two months now, and it hasn't happened. it makes me so sad. younger girls have been allowed back to school, but it's not clear when — or if — older girls will be. the taliban say they need to create the correct islamic environment first.

taliban officials admit that female education is a sensitive issue for them, with some influential hardliners apparently opposed to it. but in private, others within the group have expressed their disappointment at the decision not to allow all girls�* schools to reopen. a number of religious scholars linked to the taliban have made public declarations in support of the right of girls to learn. sheikh rahimullah haqqani is an afghan cleric, well respected by the taliban, based in pakistan. on a recent trip to kabul, he met seniorfigures in the group. he�*s careful not to criticise the continued closure of girls�* schools, but has issued a religious decree stating they can and should be educated. translation: there is no | justification in sharia to say female education is not allowed, no justification at all.

all the religious books have stated female education is permissible and obligatory because, for example, if a woman gets sick in an islamic environment like afghanistan or pakistan, and needs treatment, it is much better if she is treated by a female doctor. boys of all ages are back in the classroom, but the taliban have now formed a committee to debate what to do about girls�* secondary schools. for now, it seems, their most hardline elements are the ones deciding what the country�*s future will look like. secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. six years ago, natasha ednan—laperouse died from a severe allergic reaction after eating a baguette which — unbeknown to her — contained sesame seeds. now, her parents have set up a clinical trial to investigate whether commonly available peanut and milk products, taken under medical supervision, can be used as a treatment

for people with food allergies. celestina 0lulode reports. natasha was funny, very loving, and she was very brave. she gave me the most loving hugs that really sunk into my soul, and i miss those very much today. the memories of two parents determined their daughter�*s death won�*t be in vain. in 2016, natasha ednan—laperouse went into cardiac arrest on a flight after buying a baguette. the 15—year—old knew she had a food allergy and always checked labels — but the bread she ate contained sesame seeds, that were not included in the list of ingredients. she died in a french hospital later that day. since then, her parents have fought successfully to introduce new food—labelling rules. and this is the next stage

of her parents�* tireless campaign. a three—year clinical trial exposing young people to the foods they�*re allergic to, in the hope they develop greater tolerance. with successful immunotherapy,| you get to a point where the food that you're allergic to doesn't hospitalise you any more. - and that takes so much stress out of families' lives. - i think we feel, on one level, quite proud that we've got here. it seems like a long time coming, in some ways. professor hasan arshad hopes the data gathered will help the nhs make savings. we have also introduced a very novel aspect, - i which is to use ordinary available | food as opposed to using a capsule with the peanut powder in — - which is obviously more expensive. hopefully the nhs could implement i this treatment for the thousands i of people who suffer from allergy

without incurring a huge cost. - although trials like this aren�*t a cure, natasha�*s parents say they offer an opportunity their daughter didn�*t have. knowing that there was research happening, looking into solutions and looking into treatments so that she could live a less—stressed life around the food that she was eating, would have been enormous for her. celestina 0lulode, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... prices are rising at their fastest rate for a0 years as inflation hits 9%. labour call for a conservative mp who has been arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault to have that party whip suspended. authorities investigate potential

war crimes and ukraine, one man tells the bbc how he lost his whole family including his wife and one—year—old daughter after a shell hit their home near kyiv. federal agents in the united states have discovered what they think is the longest and most sophisticated drug smuggling tunnel they�*ve ever seen. it links tijuana in mexico with san diego in california and is equipped with its own railway track, electricity and ventilation system. 0ur north america correspondent david willis has the story. in a san diego warehouse, officials discovered a hole carved into the concrete floor. it led them to a series of subterranean passageways, roughly six storeys deep. along rail tracks you can see on the ground, it�*s thought a mexican cartel smuggled vast quantities of illegal drugs under the border and into the united states. by no means the first such venture of its kind but —

complete with electricity and ventilation — undoubtedly one of the more sophisticated. the tunnel leads all the way to a house in the mexican border town of tijuana, and one very bemused owner. "i came back from a stroll and now they won�*t let me enter my home," says javierjimenez. "i wasn�*t aware of anything going on, it was all hidden. i didn�*t hear a thing. in 12 years of living here i�*ve never seen anything suspicious, nothing at all." 0fficials seized cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine with an estimated street value of $25 million. six people from california have been arrested. army officials are now guarding the entrance to the tunnel on the mexican side of the border, before the us side is filled with concrete. a local us attorney said there was no more light at the end of this narco tunnel, but it�*s likely others may emerge to take its place.

an ancient tree has been used to create a giant table in honour of the queen�*s jubilee. the 5000—year—old black 0ak was found perfectly preserved beneath the peat in the norfolk fens. jo black reports. gently, gently. described as a giant amongst giants. a 5,000—year—old vast, ancient black oak tree has now been turned into this impressive a3—feet—long table. hundreds have worked on this, but the project leader describes discovering this particular oak as like finding the holy grail. that is about a third of the length of the tree. and you kind of think... no, ican�*t... i can�*t cut that. ijust want... ..to save it, like it is — you know, regardless of how crazy that sounds.

this tree was so vast, its apocalyptic descent would�*ve just smashed and crushed everything in its path, and it would�*vejust gone splat into the mushy silt of what was once the forest floor. when a farmer in norfolk discovered this tree, hamish was called in. his decision not to chop it up and retain its length led to all kinds of logistical challenges. a special sawmill was flown in from canada, and carpenters and students constructed a bespoke saw bench in the field. 0nce converted into planks, the tree had to be transported in a lorry. with no kiln in the country big enough to dry the wood, the team had to build one — even moving the planks around at the building crafts college in london meant roads had to be closed off. now the team behind this project say they�*ve created a table for the nation. lovely. this tree was unearthed in 2012 — the year of

the queen�*s diamond jubilee. it�*s taken ten years, but is now ready in this platinum jubilee year. at ely cathedral, a royal visit, with princess anne officially unveiling this extraordinary piece of furniture. applause. that�*s pretty insane. that�*s a long tree. absolutely fantastic, yeah. you'd never think of it, would you? no, no, it's amazing. as we were walking around and reading about it, - it's the most fascinating story we've ever seen. _ the table will be used and stay at ely until next year, then it will go on tour and be hosted by other venues across the country. jo black, bbc news, ely in cambridgeshire. that is quite the dining table, with an incredible history. a painting by

claude monet has got under the hammerfor claude monet has got under the hammer for £a5 claude monet has got under the hammerfor £a5 million making it there was a valuable view of italy sold at auction. it has joined a series of masterworks by monet that have sold for more than £a0 million in consecutive sales at sotheby�*s auction house in new york. also up for sale last night was a popular picasso portrait which sold for £5a million. an exhibition celebrating british pop culture has opened in manchester. it features items that have never been seen before from bands the smiths and joy division. let�*s talk tojon savage, author and professor of popular culture at the university of manchester — and one of the curators of the exhibition. the inspiration or the setting up of

what we are calling the british pop archive at the john what we are calling the british pop archive at thejohn ryan is a university library in manchester. the object is to collect pop culture, youth culture and counterculture objects since world war ii. we wanted to open with and exhibits and we are concentrating on manchester music because we�*re based in manchester, we are hoping to be nationwide but you have to start somewhere and we�*re starting in manchester with manchester and the materials we�*ve already collected or have on loan that have to do with the hacienda, with the smiths, new order, joy division, and also with manchester alternative press, william burroughs and granada television. ., william burroughs and granada television-_ william burroughs and granada television. ., , . ., , television. you helped curate this exhibition. _ television. you helped curate this exhibition, lots _ television. you helped curate this exhibition, lots have _ television. you helped curate this exhibition, lots have never- television. you helped curate this exhibition, lots have never been l exhibition, lots have never been seenin exhibition, lots have never been seen in public before, tell us about the highlights. t seen in public before, tell us about the highlights-—

seen in public before, tell us about the highlights. i am very impressed with the guitar _ the highlights. i am very impressed with the guitar that _ the highlights. i am very impressed with the guitar that johnny - the highlights. i am very impressed with the guitar that johnny marr - the highlights. i am very impressed| with the guitar that johnny marr has with the guitar thatjohnny marr has loaned, it is a beautiful red, beautiful object, and quite apart from that it is the guitar that he wrote the smiths�* for a single hand in glove and what difference does it make and he played the guitar when the smiths perform what difference does it make 0n the smiths perform what difference does it make on top of the pops. also been able to shoot some hand written lyrics and notebooks —— we�*ve also been able to show some hand written note books by ian curtis. and this is the anniversary of ian curtis�* death in 1980. we have a lot of material from rob gratton and a huge archive, he was the manager ofjoy division and new

order and was involved in setting up the hacienda in the 1990s and beyond. and he has handwritten notebooks which basically spell out his vision ofjoy division and factory records, how to be independent of how to have at working record company in manchester as opposed to london. how can people find you, where do they go, how much does it cost? that�*s a very good point and i don�*t know! the best thing is to go on to thejohn ryan library website. i am pretty sure it is free, it�*s open a couple of days a week. the exhibition is open from tomorrow and open to the public and we will —— it will be on untiljanuary 2022... no, january 2023, so plenty of time to

go and see it. january 2023, so plenty of time to go and see it— go and see it. great to have you with us john _ go and see it. great to have you with us john to _ go and see it. great to have you with us john to take _ go and see it. great to have you with us john to take us - go and see it. great to have you with us john to take us through | go and see it. great to have you - with us john to take us through some with usjohn to take us through some of those highlights and i�*m sure we can find out exactly when and where it is. thank you. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with tomacz shafernaeker the bright or sunny weather early in the day will give way to rain clouds and storms later on today and into this evening. some of the storms could be quite torrential, possibly leading to flash flooding, especially in the south—east of england. you can see on the satellite picture, the storm clouds gathering just to the south, northern ireland is also in for a band of heavy rain, sweeping in from the atlantic across ireland. the storms in the south will first reach south—western england and wales, i think. these are the temperatures late afternoon, into the 20s across the bulk of england, elsewhere it is the high teens. let us have a look at the forecast, then, as we head into this evening. there is that band of thundery rain in northern ireland and here are the scattered, thundery showers across england and wales.

we think that they will really gather in pace and also intensity across the south—east and east anglia. this is where we are likely to see the heaviest of the rain, 20—a0 millimetres of rain in the short space of time, maybe two or three hours and that is certainly a potential for flash flooding, you have been warned. the forecast by the end of the night shows a much quieter spell of weather, with temperatures between ten and 1a degrees. so, that takes us into thursday, i think bright or sunny right from the word go, almost, almost, there could be some cloud in east anglia and the south—east which should eventually clear away and apart from a few showers and more of a breeze in the far north west of the uk, it is a mostly sunny day. really very pleasant, with temperatures in the high teens or the low 20s across the bulk of england. now, the end of the week shows weather fronts close by, it is going to be a different sort of day, certainly a lot more cloud about, a lot on friday.

these storms here in the south—east could also clip us, they might be a little bit further away, but there is certainly the chance of that, but i think we are confident for a fairly breezy day, with sunny spells, showers and it is going to be cooler, between 15 and 19 degrees, i think, for most of us. let us have a look at the summary, then, for the weekend and i think overall, with high—pressure building, across england and wales, it is looking dry and quite bright, a shower or two in the north west.

this is bbc news. the headlines. prices are rising at their fastest rate for a0 years, as inflation hits 9%. higher bills for energy, food and fuel are pushing up the cost of living we�*ve got less money every week, expendable cash out of your wages. gas and electric have gone up, everything has gone up. labour have called for a conservative _ called for a conservative mp arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault to have the party website, meaning the identity of the man who has been released on bail would become public. some ukrainian refugees who were taken in by british families are being asked to leave their adoptive homes, with growing concerns about relationships between sponsors and refugees breaking down.

as authorities investigate potential war crimes in ukraine, one man tells the bbc how he lost his whole family, including his wife and one—year—old daughter, when a shell hit their home near kyiv. secret schools are being set up to educate girls in afghanistan, in defiance of the taliban — who�*ve refused to let them back into the classroom. and tens of thousands of rangers fans are in spain, ahead of one of the biggest games in the club�*s history — the europa league final tonight and coming up, the king of the swingers. the man who set out to break a world record by spending a day at the half, 36 hours, doing this.

good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. prices are rising at their fastest rate for a0 years, as soaring energy bills hit millions of households. official figures show uk inflation, the rate at which prices are increasing, rose to 9% in april, up from 7% in march. higher food and fuel prices, driven by the war in ukraine, are also pushing the cost of living up. the prime minister today said he would look at all the measures needed to get people "through to the other side". labour have repeated their call for an emergency budget. 0ur economics correspondent andy verity reports. 360, 65,70... this is how inflation happens. 380... when there�*s not enough to go round, buyers bid up prices. that�*s what has happened to the global price of energy, and this is what those global energy prices have to do with the price of fish.

well, the biggest price rises that we�*ve seen is the cost of actually importing the fish, because the cost of fuel for the vessels bringing the fish from iceland has gone up, the cost of transport, the fish actually arrives from iceland into immingham and it�*s brought by container ship into immingham and then it�*s brought by road into grimsby. so, the fuel charges, there has been fuel surcharges all the way along to get the fish here. once the fish is here, obviously, the fish market itself is chilled, we�*ve got refrigeration, we�*ve got ice—making machinery, we�*ve got grading equipment, everything is run with electricity, so we�*ve seen a marked increase in the cost of operation, and that has had an effect basically on the bottom line, which is profit. and what we�*ve got to do is work out at what point do we actually have to jack up the prices and pass on those costs? 0n the latest figures, prices are rising more than twice as fast as wages. workers are finding the average wage buys less than a year ago. when your bills are going up, you're noticing you've got less money every week, expendable cash every week, out of your wages.

your gas has gone up, your electric has gone up, everything has gone up in your house. your petrol. the global cost of energy is hitting us hard. petrol and diesel rose by 31% to new record highs. electricity bills jumped by 5a% and gas bills by 96%. as this chart shows you, you have to go all the way back to march 1982 to find the last time inflation was this high, and although you�*ve had flare—ups in the early 1990s and after the global financial crisis, since then, it has never got into double figures. there is little central banks or governments can do to stop global price pressures pushing inflation above 10% later this year. government said it is providing significant support where it can and is ready to take further action. but economists visiting this grimsby fish market want much greater government action to cushion the blow. there is stuff that the government can do, it�*s not done enough. and actually for me, the top thing it should be doing is increasing benefits for those

at the low end that are being squeezed. many families are now making this choice between heating and eating, and some are not doing either, so it cannot be right that the government doesn�*t help. £15 billion would make a huge impact on benefits. the global inflationary surge comes from an economic recovery post—pandemic that has left the world in short supply of raw materials, made worse by the war in ukraine. the glimmer of hope is that that toxic combination won�*t be repeated, and next year, inflation should come down. andy verity, bbc news. 0ur economics editor, faisal islam, said things will get more expensive for consumers in the months to come. this isn�*t even the peak, we think it will get to double digits before the end of the year. it will stay high for a number of months. we haven�*t had this for four decades. and when we did have inflation going up to 9% it tended to take years rather

than months to come back down again. the forecast of the bank of england is that it will only take months. the reason is important. in the late 70s, unions, workers had big bargaining power in order to match their wage rises with the inflation rises. not so much the case any more. that means pain at home, household budgets are squeezed, more poverty, hunger and homelessness but also the point is it�*s affecting every household and the question is, when you have that, does an inflation problem turn into a growth problem and a risk of inflation? so how are you trying to cope with the big increases in the cost of living? 0ur consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith reports. when shopping is like a tenner more sometimes per week, itjust gets so much more expensive. bread, i mean, that�*s gone up. i think the bread that i have has gone up about 50p. kira is 19 and lives in greater manchester on her student loan and wages from her part—timejob.

but it�*s not easy. before the student loan in april, i had £17 in my bank left. nothing, no savings, no nothing. when it comes to affording shopping at the moment, how are you making ends meet? i shop less, so i shop every two weeks now. i try and get a big batch of chicken and then i freeze it all so it doesn�*t go out of date, and then i will make sure that i split them up and make meals, maybe make, like, a batch meal. i saw people doing this... and kira has another trick too. this is what these are, budget binders. budgeting her cash carefully to make sure she has enough to live and to save. in castleford, saving is becoming increasingly hard. cheryl and her husband both work full—time but with their energy bills bouncing up and up, the plan to buy their own family home is feeling more like a pipe dream. i'm constantly turning everything off at the switch, you know, every night you turn everything off. we make sure that we use a full

dishwasher, full washing machine, a full load when we're washing. so i'm sort of running out of ideas at the minute because i am doing everything i can to sort of keep my energy bills as low as possible. but it is a battle, and it seems that there's not really much more i can do at the minute. sky—high petrol and diesel prices are causing problems for mike and ev, and they�*re making hard choices about how often they can afford to visit their children and grandchildren. the hotel prices have gone up, fuel prices have gone up, and from here, stoke—on—trent is 195 miles each way. that makes it very difficult for us to see our family on a regular basis, because you just can't afford it any more — it's not there, the money is not there. the figures don't add up. as pensioners, everything is negative. there is no...

the only positive we�*ve got in life is we are happy! we are happy, yeah. those big drivers of inflation, fuel costs, food prices at every shop, and most of all energy bills, are all continuing to rise. limiting choices, dreams and budgets in every home. colletta smith, bbc news. how are you trying to cope with the big increases in the cost of living? i spoke to david wallace lockhart earlier and asked him if the government was looking more favourably on a windfall tax on energy companies. tt favourably on a windfall tax on energy companies.— favourably on a windfall tax on energy companies. it was initially ruled out, the _ energy companies. it was initially ruled out, the idea _ energy companies. it was initially ruled out, the idea of _ energy companies. it was initially ruled out, the idea of a _ energy companies. it was initially ruled out, the idea of a windfall. ruled out, the idea of a windfall tax on oil and gas companies who made record profits partly because of the increase in energy costs because they said they want these companies to invest in green technologies, want them to be driving towards net zero so they didn�*t want to tax the profits that they�*d made.

the government tone on the issue has certainly changed over the last few weeks. there was something initially being ruled out, the windfall tax on oil and gas companies who have made record profits partly because of an increase in energy costs because they want these companies to invest in green technologies, they want them to be driving towards net zero, so they don�*t want to tax the profits they�*ve made. the tone is changing of that in recent weeks. the government have talked about nothing being taken off the table, we heard the chancellor talking about wanting to be pragmatic when it comes to windfall taxes. that�*s not to say it�*s a dead certainty because we know the government are speaking to the industry and trying to gauge how much investment is coming forward from these profits. the government seems to be saying it will make a decision on that. keir starmer saying that a u—turn is inevitable and labour frontbenchers were sitting spelling out the u with theirfingers as boris

johnson was speaking. borisjohnson stresses that more help is coming when it comes to the cost of living but two key questions, when is the help going to come? we know that people are struggling now. and what form will it take? yes, we�*re talking about a windfall tax and that may help get money into people�*s pockets to help ease the burden they are feeling with things like energy bills but another idea being talked about is only having to get an mot for your car once every two years. it could be argued there�*s a limit to how much of a difference that can make to the people who are really struggling at the moment. certainly cost of living is really a big issue. tell us about development is concerning a senior conservative party member who has been accused of sexual misconduct, sexual offences. labour are calling for him, the person who hasn�*t been named, to have the web suspended. what have they said? we know the individual has agreed to stay away from the commons while the investigation is taking place but a spokesman for the labour party today said that the individual in question, because of the nature of the allegation, should have the whip suspended.

that would mean they are no longer representing the conservatives at that point. they did say that they didn�*t think it would be sustainable for that not to happen. they conceded that it would inevitably lead to the official being named as well, which hasn�*t happened at the moment. laboursay well, which hasn�*t happened at the moment. labour say that the whip should be suspended. the spokesman also said that a labour mp was in a similar position then keir starmer would be removing the whip. a spokesperson for borisjohnson spokesperson for boris johnson wouldn�*t spokesperson for borisjohnson wouldn�*t get into spokesperson for boris johnson wouldn�*t get into the spokesperson for borisjohnson wouldn�*t get into the details of spokesperson for boris johnson wouldn�*t get into the details of the allegations but stressed the vast majority of mps behave appropriately and that this was... questionable behaviour from a minority but this wasn�*t something that was acceptable. i�*m sure a story that could potentially develop. {line acceptable. i'm sure a story that could potentially develop. one mp caettin a could potentially develop. one mp getting a ticking — could potentially develop. one mp getting a ticking off _ could potentially develop. one mp getting a ticking off for _ could potentially develop. one mp getting a ticking off for raising - getting a ticking off for raising the subject of who the person might

be. the sub'ect of who the person might be. ., �* , ~ the sub'ect of who the person might be. . �* , ~ ~ . ., be. that's right, mp michael fabricant — be. that's right, mp michael fabricant tweeted _ be. that's right, mp michael fabricant tweeted earlier - be. that's right, mp michaell fabricant tweeted earlier that be. that's right, mp michael - fabricant tweeted earlier that he expected many tory mps to be at prime minister�*s questions because, he said, in part because it would mean that tory mps would be showing that they are not the individual concerned, who has agreed to stay away from parliament. many people felt that was making light of the situation. the whips in charge of party discipline spoke to michael fabricant and told him he felt the tweet wasn�*t appropriate and it has since been deleted. he has since tweeted that he didn�*t feel anyone was making light of what had happened. it looks like the party told him to take it down. the headlines on bbc news.. prices are rising at their fastest

rate for a0 years, as inflation hits 9%. higher bills for energy, food and fuel are pushing up the cost of living labour call for a conservative mp who�*s been arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault to have the party whip suspended. as authorities investigate potential war crimes in ukraine, one man tells the bbc how he lost his whole family, including his wife and one—year—old daughter, after a shell hit their home near kyiv. joining me now isjon plant, owner of moorland pottery in stoke—0n—trent. tell us what you do and how the cost of living has impacted on your business. ~ ., of living has impacted on your business-— of living has impacted on your business. ., , business. where a small company based in stoke-on-trent, - business. where a small company based in stoke-on-trent, trading| business. where a small company i based in stoke-on-trent, trading for based in stoke—on—trent, trading for 35 years, and it�*s going to have an effect. i don�*t think its really started to bite yet. it is in its

early days and there�*s a lot more to come. the repercussions will certainly come from that. you make otte so certainly come from that. you make pottery so presumably _ certainly come from that. you make pottery so presumably you - certainly come from that. you make pottery so presumably you use - certainly come from that. you make pottery so presumably you use a i certainly come from that. you make pottery so presumably you use a lotj pottery so presumably you use a lot of energy. have you seen a big rise in your bills?— in your bills? we've seen energy rices in your bills? we've seen energy prices doubling _ in your bills? we've seen energy prices doubling which _ in your bills? we've seen energy prices doubling which is - in your bills? we've seen energy prices doubling which is a - in your bills? we've seen energy prices doubling which is a big i prices doubling which is a big increase because it�*s probably our biggest cost, energy. followed shortly by labour. so there�*s a lot of costs that are going up. the knock—on effect will affect our supplies. we are seeing pretty steep inflation across—the—board, really. how are you absorbing those costs? are you passing them on?— how are you absorbing those costs? are you passing them on? we've had to ast are you passing them on? we've had to past them — are you passing them on? we've had to past them on. _ are you passing them on? we've had to past them on, there _ are you passing them on? we've had to past them on, there is _ are you passing them on? we've had to past them on, there is no - are you passing them on? we've had to past them on, there is no choice l to past them on, there is no choice but to do that but the consequence will be that our prices are more expensive and then we�*ll be less competitive with our customers and again, the consequence is that we�*ll probably sell less. so when you are trying to forecast and look ahead to the next six, 12

trying to forecast and look ahead to the next six. 1— the next six, 12 months, what are ou the next six, 12 months, what are you predicting _ the next six, 12 months, what are you predicting for _ the next six, 12 months, what are you predicting for the _ the next six, 12 months, what are you predicting for the business? i you predicting for the business? we�*ve had a very good 12 months previously so we are in a good position. we aren�*t in any doubt, we don�*t own any money, so that�*s healthy. we�*rejust don�*t own any money, so that�*s healthy. we�*re just looking at where we can make savings, where we can be more productive, more efficient and more productive, more efficient and more direct with how we sell and who we sell to. ~ �* ., ., 1, , we sell to. we've heard from boris johnson at — we sell to. we've heard from boris johnson at prime _ we sell to. we've heard from boris johnson at prime minister's - johnson at prime minister�*s questions pushed over what help the government is going to offer and him saying that more help is to come. would you like to see more help from the government and if so, where? it's the government and if so, where? it�*s really important that notjust business but the whole country gets help, especially the worst off in society. that analogy goes over to business. if you have a small and medium business that is struggling and have had a difficult period with covid etc, then this comes along, it�*s going to make it very difficult for those people to continue

trading. what i�*m concerned about, while at the moment we have very high employment, i�*m concerned that we may get unemployment, with companies closing or having to cut back. ., in ukraine, more than 1200 bodies of civilians have been recovered by police in the kyiv region since the russians pulled out early last month. officers say their priority is to make people feel safe again, as well as gather evidence of potential war crimes. one of them, a man called ivan simeroz, lost six members of his own family in a single missile strike. he returned to work just three days later. 0ur correspondent in kyiv, james waterhouse, went to meet him. i don�*t think any of the team here will forget meeting him. he is sadly one of the many ukrainians who have

had their lives effectively destroyed in this invasion. that�*s still very much happening, albeit further away from the capital. but the effects of the all—out assault that russia was at one point trying to launch on ukraine will be felt for years to come. we went to meet ivan in borodyanka, a town that became one of the most heavily sheued became one of the most heavily shelled places in the war. the story of ukraine�*s war isn�*t over, but so many lives are. there is nothing here that resembles ivan�*s home. then you look closer, and realise it�*s notjust rubble. with extraordinary composure and detail, ivan shows me what he�*s lost. translation: we found my mother dead on the fridge here. _

and then we kept searching. 200 metres away, he found his brother next to his dog. then he found his grandmother, covered in bricks. then his one—year—old daughter on a sofa, still breathing. then his wife. then his father. translation: it was a horror. very scary and hard to understand. you hope that someone was still alive, hiding in a basement. all he�*s left with are memories and pictures. paulina died the same day. ivan lost six of his family. this is the police station where ivan was working when his home was hit. now, ivan isn�*t interested injustice. in his words, he wants the russians

who carried out that attack to die inside ukraine, to send a message. but the police force he works for, says it is working towards holding those russians to account. but that is a long way off, if it happens at all. today, ivan has a new police station to go to, and is also being recognised by the head of ukraine�*s national police. translation: we will remember the heroism and also _ the grief of our people. the most important thing is that police will be close to people, and they will know where to come for help. ivan is given an award for courage. he helped people escape after the russians moved in, even after losing everything. translation: my relatives are upset, crying, especially when we go - to a cemetery and see six graves there.

every time you go there, you cry. ivan�*s life has changed forever. so has his country. james, bring us up—to—date on the situation in mariupol. we understand 1000 ukrainian soldiers have left the steelworks. do we know how many more might be left and what will happen to them next?— happen to them next? that's according _ happen to them next? that's according to _ happen to them next? that's according to the _ happen to them next? that's according to the kremlin - happen to them next? that'sj according to the kremlin who happen to them next? that's - according to the kremlin who say that 1000 fighters have in their words surrendered so far. ukraine is deliberately being vague about this. they see this as quite sensitive. they�*re trying to negotiate a favourable outcome through such things as a prisoner of war exchange. i think what�*s clear is that the fighting has stopped. russian separatist leaders say some

of the most senior officers are still in those tunnels. but it seems to be a pivotal moment in the war in the sense that mariupol, after 80 odd days of resistance, has finally fallen. that resistance has shaped the course of the war, no doubt, but for russia it completes their sizeable territory grab in the south—east of the country. it�*s also a propaganda coup for vladimir putin. many will remember his justification for this war, the so—called denazification of ukraine, the baseless theory that nationalists run the country. the azov brigade, a group of soldiers based in mariupol, used to be a volunteer group, some of those volunteers, a minority, used to have links to the far right. they�*ve been incorporated into the national guard and kyiv has denied it has any nationalist links. however this will be seen as a win for vladimir putin.

0ne be seen as a win for vladimir putin. one wonders what will happen to the soldiers because many have been taken to detention camps inside russian occupied territory, where russian occupied territory, where russian politicians say they will face justice russian politicians say they will facejustice in russian politicians say they will face justice in the courts. they russian soldier in kyiv has pled guilty in the first war crimes trial of its kind. here, the homes for ukraine scheme has brought nearly 27,000 thousand refugees to live with british families. but there are growing concerns that breakdowns in relationships between sponsors and the ukrainians staying with them are leading to some refugees becoming homeless. most of the matches are made on social media without proper checks. our special correspondent lucy manning has been speaking to one ukrainian mum who was left without anywhere to live when her hosts asked her to leave. in the town of rugby, three—year—old nikita gets his first feel of the ball, thankfully, oblivious to the situation he and his mum are in.

0lga came from war to a country she�*d never been to, a language she doesn�*t speak and a family she hadn�*t met. but it hasn�*t worked out with her sponsors. translation: our kids - were playing in the same room, and my kid scared her older son and nikita didn�*t want to let him out of the room. and what did the sponsor tell you that you needed to do? translation: she wrote a message to the translator saying _ that she was sorry that she had decided to call the local council and unfortunately we have to leave to find another sponsor. i feel bad for my son. i�*m sorry. it�*s ok, don�*t worry, i know it�*s difficult. it has left you in a difficult situation. yes, i don�*t know how long it will take to find a new sponsor. like most on the homes for ukraine scheme, they connected with their sponsors on social media, without any vetting or checks. "the sponsors are good people," says 0lga, "but they worried

about her son�*s behaviour traumatising their children." it�*s understood there has been a safeguarding concern raised. sponsors have no real idea about any potential issues. not long after we filmed this interview, 0lga called our translator in tears saying she had been asked to leave the next day. we contacted the council and they have housed them temporarily in a hostel. that�*s her, isn�*t it? 26,000 ukrainians have arrived on this scheme. most of the matches have been a success, with emotional meetings at airports, real generosity and friendships developing. oh, my god! but on the social media sites, there is an increasing number of pleas for help. "the sponsor smokes in the house all the time, the family is stressed and crying," says one post. another... "urgent, ukrainian family has literally been pushed to the street by their sponsor." "a family in my city are being asked to leave by their hosts," says another.

0ne sponsor writes... "it�*s just all gone wrong." jasmin brooks has sponsored juan from ukraine but has also had to help rehouse more than a dozen refugees and thinks the vetting checks aren�*t sufficient. dbs checks are actually being done after the guests arrive in the country. that puts them at immense risk. dbs isn't enough, it is not enough, that doesn't verify whether that person is capable of hosting someone from another country, it doesn't, you know, verify whether they are a good person. rugby borough council said it would see if it can find someone else to open up their home to 0lga and her son. for many, the scheme has been an incredible lifeline, and the government says few sponsorships are breaking down. but its unregulated nature means there are risks. lucy manning, bbc news.

we�*ll be taking your questions on the war in ukraine, this thursday at 12:30pm. we�*ll have guests able to answer questions on all aspects of the war — from whether ukraine really could now win it; nato expansion — and what moscow might do next. you can get in touch on twitter using the hashtag bbc your questions — and you can email us on yourquestions@bbc.co.uk a police officer is in hospital after he was dragged along the road while trying to search a van. the officer from merseyside police, was responding to an incident in st helens. this report from andy gill. this incident began shortly after 8pm last night when officers were told there was a backpack here at roadin told there was a backpack here at road in st helens that was suspected of containing cannabis. police investigated and the occupants of white ford transit van nearby were seen to be acting suspiciously. 0fficers approach them to tell the

men that they would carry out a search of the van under drug laws. police say that when a constable reached inside the van start the search, the van drove off, dragging him along the road. the police constable has a serious shoulder injury and injuries to his right arm and leg. he is in hospital in a stable condition. a short while later two men were seen running through fields near the east lancashire road. police there recovered the van and a bag and arrested two men from rochdale who are being questioned on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm with intent and drugs offences. the assistant chief constable for merseyside police has said that they put themselves in harm�*s way everyday but they do that because they want to prevent harm happening to the people of merseyside. they say that this police officer has paid a high price for that level of dedication. they say that the

officer will be fully supported as he recovers. although police have arrested two people they are still appealing for witnesses and to anyone who has dashcam footage maybe able to help them in this inquiry. tomacz shafernaeker. plenty bright or sunny weather early in the day. through this evening and the first part of the night we are expecting thunderstorms, particularly across southern areas of the uk. let�*s look at the temperatures late afternoon. widely into the 20s across england. elsewhere typically the high teens. 0n the thundery rain, there will be a spell in northern ireland during the late afternoon and evening and then across england, especially the south—east and east anglia, some very heavy rain and thunderstorms to come for a time perhaps leading to flash flooding and by the end of the night most of those storms should have

blown themselves out. tomorrow, a lot of sunshine from the word go. maybe in the south—east staying cloudier for a bit longer. temperatures similar to today, in the 20s across england, the high teens elsewhere.

this is bbc news. the headlines: prices are rising at their fastest rate for a0 years, as inflation hits 9%. higher bills for energy, food and fuel are pushing up the cost of living. we�*ve got less money every week, expendable cash out of your wages. gas and electric have gone up, everything has gone up. labour have called for a conservative mp arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault to have the party whip suspended.

meaning the identity of the man who has been released on bail would become public. some ukrainian refugees are taken in by petition families are being asked to leave by their hosts. with growing concerns about relationships between sponsors and refugees breaking down. as authorities investigate potential war crimes in ukraine, one man tells the bbc how he lost his whole family, including his wife and one—year—old daughter, when a shell hit their home near kyiv. secret schools are being set up to educate girls in afghanistan, in defiance of the taliban — who�*ve refused to let them back into the classroom. time to bring you a full round—up of all today�*s sports news from the bbc sport centre with isaac. good afternoon. not long to go now until one of the biggest matches in rangers�* history. and they�*ll certainly be well supported in seville for the europa league final. police are expecting up

to 100,000 supporters to travel to the spain for the match against eintract frankfurt. they�*ll bring 50,000 of their own fans. most don�*t have tickets for the match, the estadio ramon sanchez pizjuan which is hosting the match holds just undera3,00. it�*s really fantastic. i hope they play well and everybody has a good time and ijust hope we win it. fingers crossed. it is going to be tight, we are full of confidence, i think it will be 2—0 to rangers. for rangers, we had to be here. i missed manchester- but i would never miss this. giovanni van bronkhorst will be without some big names like alfredo morelos but his side could be boosted with the return of kemar roofe. the jamaica international has been missing since injuring his knee in rangers�* scottish cup semifinal

win over celtic in april. rangers will be hoping he can add to the 17 goals he�*s scored this season. iam i am really excited to play against them, two historic, two clubs with a lot of history and a very dominant and loyalfan base, so it is going to be a really exciting final. police have arrested a man after sheffield united captain billy sharp was assaulted by a fan at the end of championship playoff semi final against nottingham forest, who won on penalties. sharp was knocked to the ground during a pitch invasion and required stitches. he�*s posted a thank you to fans for their support on social media. forrest have apologised and said they will be issuing a lifetime ban and the fa say they will be investigating. manchester city�*s playerjill scott

has confront she will be leaving the club at the end of the season. she spent the past two seasons on loan at everton and more recently at aston villa. some familiarfaces are going to be returning to england�*s test cricket side ahead of their series against new zealand. new coach brendan mccullom and new captain ben stokes will be able to call on veteran bowlers james anderson and stuart broad after both were left out of the series against the west indies in march. a couple less familiar faces are called up to the squad too. yorkshire batter harry brook and durham fast bowler matty potts are in line to recieve their debuts. and matthew mott has been named as england�*s new men�*s white—ball coach. he�*lljoin from coaching australia�*s women — overseeing their recent dominance which included winning this year�*s world cup. what he has done in that woman is a game and without australian side is

very much, you could argue, is where the england team are when he took over at the australian women and what he has been able to do it with them i do not think should be underestimated and how he has gone about it. i think it has been a serious achievement. he has made the gap greater between the rest of the packin gap greater between the rest of the pack in the women�*s game and i think there is a lot to be said for that. formula one has decided not to replace the russian grand prix on this year�*s calendar reducing the season to 22 races. the race which has been held in sochi since 201a was originally supposed to take place on september 25th. it was pulled from the calendar in late february following russia�*s invasion of ukraine. f1 subsequently cancelled its contract with the russian grand prix, which had been due to move to st petersburg from next year. that�*s all the sport for now. eastbourne could become the first council in the country

to declare a �*cost of living emergency�*. councillors there will debate the idea later. 0ur south editor political editor charlotte wright is following the story for us. tell us more about this. what are they planning on voting on and what will it mean? t they planning on voting on and what will it mean?— will it mean? i think it is a little bit like the _ will it mean? i think it is a little bit like the climate _ will it mean? i think it is a little| bit like the climate emergencies councils declared in the past few years. it is more symbolic than anything else, designed to put pressure on the government to take action to tackle the cost of living. it is very likely to go through, it has been put forward by a lib dems councillor, the lib dems candidate for eastbourne at the next general election put this forward to that council and the council is run by lib dems so very likely to pass when they have a meeting this evening. they say it�*s about putting pressure on the government, as lib dems they set they want the government to cut vat and they say they want the government to issue a one—off tax on

oil and gas companies. when it comes to what the council can do themselves, they are quite limited. short of reducing council tax payments for the lowest earners which they say they have looked at, there is not all that much they can do to tackle the cost of living situation. they say they will organise a meeting with local leaders and leaders from local food banks, for example, and put their heads together to come up with solutions but in the meantime they�*re calling on other councils to declare the cost of living emergency and hope it puts pressure on the government to take action that they have been calling for. the government say they know the pressure families across the country are under and say they are taking action but this is the message from the lib dems on eastbourne council at the moment.— at the moment. what is a situation like in eastbourne, _ at the moment. what is a situation like in eastbourne, is— at the moment. what is a situation like in eastbourne, is it _ like in eastbourne, is it particularly bad?- like in eastbourne, is it particularly bad? like in eastbourne, is it articularl bad? , , particularly bad? they say it is particularly — particularly bad? they say it is particularly bad _ particularly bad? they say it is particularly bad at _ particularly bad? they say it is particularly bad at the - particularly bad? they say it is| particularly bad at the moment particularly bad? they say it is - particularly bad at the moment and the council who put this forward

said figures from the trust will trust, the food bank network safe eastbourne is the one of —— one of the worst affected areas and giving out the most food passes across the country. there clearly is a worry among councillors and the feel they are suffering particular —— the most food parcels. there is an older population in eastbourne as well, they�*re calling on the government to reinstate the triple lock on pensions. the feeling amongst councillors is eastbourne is struggling with cost of living and they feel by declaring this cost of living emergency they can go some to making some of difference.— making some of difference. charlotte riaht, for making some of difference. charlotte right. for now. _ making some of difference. charlotte right, for now, thank _ making some of difference. charlotte right, for now, thank you. _ six years ago, natasha ednan—laperouse died from a severe allergic reaction after eating a baguette which — unbeknown to her — contained sesame seeds. now, her parents have set up a clinical trial to investigate whether commonly available peanut

and milk products, taken under medical supervision, can be used as a treatment for people with food allergies. celestina 0lulode reports. natasha was funny, very loving, and she was very brave. she gave me the most loving hugs that really sunk into my soul, and i miss those very much today. the memories of two parents determined their daughter�*s death won�*t be in vain. in 2016, natasha ednan—laperouse went into cardiac arrest on a flight after buying a baguette. the 15—year—old knew she had a food allergy and always checked labels — but the bread she ate contained sesame seeds, that were not included in the list of ingredients. she died in a french hospital later that day. since then, her parents have fought successfully to introduce new food—labelling rules. and this is the next stage of her parents�* tireless campaign.

a three—year clinical trial exposing young people to the foods they�*re allergic to, in the hope they develop greater tolerance. with successful immunotherapy,| you get to a point where the food that you're allergic to doesn't hospitalise you any more. - and that takes so much stress out of families' lives. - it's a momentous moment for us both, actually, as husband and wife and parents of natasha. i think we feel, on one level, quite proud that we've got here. it seems like a long time coming, in some ways. professor hasan arshad hopes the data gathered will help the nhs make savings. we have also introduced a very novel aspect, - i which is to use ordinary available | food as opposed to using a capsule with the peanut powder in — - which is obviously more expensive. hopefully the nhs could implement i this treatment for the thousands i of people who suffer from allergy

without incurring a huge cost. - although trials like this aren�*t a cure, natasha�*s parents say they offer an opportunity their daughter didn�*t have. knowing that there was research happening, looking into solutions and looking into treatments so that she could live a less—stressed life around the food that she was eating, would have been enormous for her. celestina 0lulode, bbc news. scientists say punks can no longer be considered typical dogs because of health problems —— pugs. welcome and thank you for being with us. this report advises people not to bite them because of their body shape and the impact it has on their health. as a vet what do you see when you treat pugs and conditions

that regularly come up —— not to buy them. that regularly come up -- not to buy them. .,, that regularly come up -- not to buy them. ., , them. the most important thing, this new research — them. the most important thing, this new research is _ them. the most important thing, this new research is a _ them. the most important thing, this new research is a very _ them. the most important thing, this new research is a very significant, - new research is a very significant, looking at about a000 pugs and 20,000 normal dogs and showing what many vets have realised, these animals are at significant risk of increased diseases and in one case over 50 times more likely than your average dog to get an obstructive condition of their airways which means they struggle to breathe. very significant quality of life problems and vets are at their wits end in dealing with it. figs and vets are at their wits end in dealing with it.— dealing with it. as it did it with the way they — dealing with it. as it did it with the way they are _ dealing with it. as it did it with the way they are bred, - dealing with it. as it did it with the way they are bred, to - dealing with it. as it did it with the way they are bred, to look| dealing with it. as it did it with i the way they are bred, to look a certain way that impacts their health? ., certain way that impacts their health? . �* , ., certain way that impacts their health? . �*, ., , ., health? yeah, it's a problem of human making. _ health? yeah, it's a problem of human making. we _ health? yeah, it's a problem of human making. we are - health? yeah, it's a problem of| human making. we are breeding health? yeah, it's a problem of - human making. we are breeding dogs that undoubtedly look cute, but those same problems feed into poor health and it is a strange thing when there is a nation of animal lovers we select an animal for its looks even when relies it impact

significantly on its health. do you think people _ significantly on its health. do you think people realise, _ significantly on its health. do you think people realise, when - significantly on its health. do you | think people realise, when people come in with pugs with these conditions are they surprised that it is because of the weight they are bred at least at these conditions? the british veterinary association surveyed vets and they said over 50% of these animals were requiring surgery to deal with those problems but only 10% of owners were correctly identifying the issues. and only about 75% of people knew there was any sort of problem or 75% were unaware of the problems. with the asking people to take notice of this and think twice before you buy a flat faced breeds and what the health implications are because that can be heartbreaking as an owner. very difficult if you are because that can be heartbreaking as an owner. very difficult if you already owner. very difficult if you already own one. ., ., , owner. very difficult if you already own one. . . , ., ., own one. yeah, and vets are there to help look after— own one. yeah, and vets are there to help look after animals, _ own one. yeah, and vets are there to help look after animals, we - own one. yeah, and vets are there to help look after animals, we will - own one. yeah, and vets are there to help look after animals, we will not i help look after animals, we will not judge people who have these animals, we bigger societal issues about how

to celebrate these breeds —— how it celebrate these breeds on social media and celebrities and have got to get away from that. particularly around marketing we particularly see flat faced dogs like pugs in marketing. this is a human problem. what would you say to people interested in buying pugs, how did they go out and about finding how it is breads and if it has been bred correctly and if it might have any of these conditions? what we�*re seeing from the research is buying these flat faced dogs like pugs, people should think twice about whether they do that at all and think hard about buying another breed on a speak to the vet, vets are always happy to advise on these things, and certainly, just focus on buying an animal which is going to have a better quality of life and not suffer from these diseases. goad not suffer from these diseases. good to net our not suffer from these diseases. good to get your thoughts _ not suffer from these diseases. good to get your thoughts for _ not suffer from these diseases. good to get your thoughts for the british

veterinary association. thank you. the headlines on bbc news... prices are rising at their fastest rate for a0 years, as inflation hits 9%. higher bills for energy, food and fuel are pushing up the cost of living. labour have called for a conservative mp arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault to have the party whip suspended. some ukrainian refugees who were taken in by british families are being asked to leave their adoptive homes, with growing concerns about relationships between sponsors and refugees breaking down. in afghanistan, secret schools are being set up to educate girls — whom the taliban are not allowing back into the classroom. the leadership continues to insist girls�* secondary schools will eventually re—open, but many afghans are losing hope. secunder kermani has been to one secret school and sent this report.

hidden away in a residential neighbourhood... ..a small but powerful act of defiance. these teenage girls — like most in the country — have not been allowed back to school by the taliban... ..so they are attending lessons secretly. today�*s class, trigonometry. for their security, we are not revealing anyone�*s name or identity. are you afraid of what could happen to you? but if they arrest me, they beat me... but it�*s worth it to do that. it�*s worth it? of course, of course it�*s worth it. back in march, it seemed girls�* schools were finally reopening — but at the last minute, the taliban leadership overruled the decision. for students here, the pain is still raw. translation: on the day we went to school, they told us it is not - clear if girls will be allowed or not.

perhaps they will, later on. it has been two months now and it has not happened. it makes me so sad. translation: my message to all the girls of _ afghanistan is be brave. younger girls have been allowed back to school, but it is not clear when — or if — older girls will be. the taliban say the need to create the correct islamic environment first. taliban officials admit that female education is a sensitive issue for them, with some influential hardliners apparently opposed to it. but in private, others within the group have a number of religious scholars linked to the taliban have made public declarations in support of the right of girls to learn. sheikh rahimullah haqqani is an afghan cleric, well respected by the taliban, based in pakistan.

on a recent trip to kabul, he met seniorfigures in the group. he�*s careful not to criticise the continued closure of girls�* schools, but has issued a religious decree stating they can and should be educated. translation: there is no | justification in sharia to say female education is not allowed, no justification at all. all the religious books have stated female education is permissible and obligatory because, for example, if a woman gets sick in an islamic environment like afghanistan or pakistan, and needs treatment, it is much better if she is treated by a female doctor. boys of all ages are back in the classroom, but the taliban have now formed a committee to debate what to do about girls�* secondary schools.

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. the house price increase in england takes prices to a record level. the report by the 0ns was released on the same date that the consumer price index was published, inflation was up 7%, up to 9%. richard scott was 1a when he first dreamt of getting in the guinness book of records for the longest marathon on a swing — and now, 37 years later, his dreams have become a reality. the 51—year—old completed the 36—hour challenge on sunday and hejoins us now. tell us why. when i was 1a i had this idea i would love to get the world record for the longest time on a swing and did not quite get round

to that but last year i was playing with the kids on that swing and said to them, when i was a kid i wanted to them, when i was a kid i wanted to get the world record. i googled it and it came up but 3a hours. i thought, i could do that. so i set myself the challenge of 36.5 hours. 0k, we can see un action now. tell us about the conditions that enabled this to be at world record —— we can see you in action. we this to be at world record -- we can see you in action.— see you in action. we were very lucky with _ see you in action. we were very lucky with the — see you in action. we were very lucky with the weather - see you in action. we were very lucky with the weather and - see you in action. we were very lucky with the weather and i - see you in action. we were very| lucky with the weather and i had see you in action. we were very i lucky with the weather and i had a great support team from the local rotary club who supplied me with a marquee at win over the swing set and protected meat from any rain or sunshine, not that we had much sunshine. at night it gave me some nice protection from the elements. i�*ve got to ask you, did your bum not get numb? tt i've got to ask you, did your bum rrot get numb?— i've got to ask you, did your bum not get numb? i've got to ask you, did your bum not aet numb? ., ,, ., not get numb? it was ok, the tops of m lens not get numb? it was ok, the tops of my legs were — not get numb? it was ok, the tops of my legs were very — not get numb? it was ok, the tops of my legs were very sought _ not get numb? it was ok, the tops of my legs were very sought from - not get numb? it was ok, the tops of my legs were very sought from about j my legs were very sought from about our ten. did you do any training?

idid. i did you do any training? i did. i do a lot of training, six timesa i did. i do a lot of training, six times a week. i do karate training three times a week, swimming, running and for about one month before i spent one hour after work most days on the swing. bud before i spent one hour after work most days on the swing. and what that other people _ most days on the swing. and what that other people in _ most days on the swing. and what that other people in the _ most days on the swing. and what that other people in the park- most days on the swing. and what j that other people in the park think of it on the swing for an hour, then? , ., ., , then? they thought it was interesting, _ then? they thought it was interesting, they - then? they thought it was interesting, they came i then? they thought it was interesting, they came to | then? they thought it was - interesting, they came to chat to see white there was an fully grown man on the swing. you see white there was an fully grown man on the swing.— see white there was an fully grown man on the swing. you said you have not kids, man on the swing. you said you have got kids, whether _ man on the swing. you said you have got kids, whether the _ man on the swing. you said you have got kids, whether the rather - man on the swing. you said you have l got kids, whether the rather amused? they are. my daughter emily was on face time overnight on the saturday quite a a few times which helped keep me going. yeah, maybe one day they will challenge the record. 37 year life long dream now for field and there you are celebrating at the end. i am surprised you can manage to stand up! any other dreams that you want to fulfil? t�*zre manage to stand up! any other dreams that you want to fulfil?— that you want to fulfil? i've got a lant that you want to fulfil? i've got a plant next _ that you want to fulfil? i've got a plant next year _ that you want to fulfil? i've got a plant next year that _ that you want to fulfil? i've got a plant next year that involves - that you want to fulfil? i've got a

plant next year that involves a i plant next year that involves a piano and 13 miles —— i�*ve got a plan for next year. i will save the detail for next year! {30 plan for next year. i will save the detail for next year!— plan for next year. i will save the detail for next year! go on, you've not to detail for next year! go on, you've got to tell — detail for next year! go on, you've got to tell us _ detail for next year! go on, you've got to tell us we're _ detail for next year! go on, you've got to tell us we're thinking - detail for next year! go on, you've got to tell us we're thinking about| got to tell us we�*re thinking about pushing a piano loch lieven while people push it, i team up people pushing a piano 13 miles while it is being played. == pushing a piano 13 miles while it is being played-— being played. -- a team of people ”ushin a being played. -- a team of people pushing a piano- _ pushing a piano. nothing if not interesting, richard! federal agents in the united states have discovered what they think is the longest and most sophisticated drug smuggling tunnel they�*ve ever seen. it links tijuana in mexico with san diego in california and is equipped with its own railway track, electricity and ventilation system. 0ur north america correspondent david willis has the story. in a san diego warehouse, officials discovered a hole carved into the concrete floor. it led them to a series of subterranean passageways, roughly six storeys deep.

along rail tracks you can see on the ground, it�*s thought a mexican cartel smuggled vast quantities of illegal drugs under the border and into the united states. by no means the first such venture of its kind but — complete with electricity and ventilation — undoubtedly one of the more sophisticated. the tunnel leads all the way to a house in the mexican border town of tijuana, and one very bemused owner. "i came back from a stroll and now they won�*t let me enter my home," says javierjimenez. "i wasn�*t aware of anything going on, it was all hidden. i didn�*t hear a thing. in 12 years of living here i�*ve never seen anything suspicious, nothing at all." 0fficials seized cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine with an estimated street value of $25 million. six people from california have been arrested. army officials are now guarding

the entrance to the tunnel on the mexican side of the border, before the us side is filled with concrete. a local us attorney said there was no more light at the end of this narco tunnel, but it�*s likely others may emerge to take its place. take a look at these pictures from australia where voters are heading to the polls on saturday in the general election. point mr scott morrison was on the campaign trail in tasmania and joined in a five aside match when he had a rather unfortunate collision with one of the smaller players. both the boy and the prime minister were left unscathed. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with tomacz shafernaeker the bright or sunny weather early in the day will give way to rain clouds and storms later on today and into this evening. some of the storms could be quite

torrential, possibly leading to flash flooding, especially in the south—east of england. you can see on the satellite picture, the storm clouds gathering just to the south, northern ireland is also in for a band of heavy rain, sweeping in from the atlantic across ireland. the storms in the south will first reach south—western england and wales, i think. these are the temperatures late afternoon, into the 20s across the bulk of england, elsewhere it is the high teens. let us have a look at the forecast, then, as we head into this evening. there is that band of thundery rain in northern ireland and here are the scattered, thundery showers across england and wales. we think that they will really gather in pace and also intensity across the south—east and east anglia. this is where we are likely to see the heaviest of the rain, 20—a0 millimetres of rain in the short space of time, maybe two or three hours and that is certainly a potential for flash flooding, you have been warned. the forecast by the end of the night shows a much quieter spell of weather,

with temperatures between ten and 1a degrees. so, that takes us into thursday, i think bright or sunny right from the word go, almost, almost, there could be some cloud in east anglia and the south—east which should eventually clear away and apart from a few showers and more of a breeze in the far north west of the uk, it is a mostly sunny day. really very pleasant, with temperatures in the high teens or the low 20s across the bulk of england. now, the end of the week shows weather fronts close by, it is going to be a different sort of day, certainly a lot more cloud about, a lot on friday. these storms here in the south—east could also clip us, they might be a little bit further away, but there is certainly the chance of that, but i think we are confident for a fairly breezy day, with sunny spells, showers and it is going to be cooler, between 15 and 19 degrees, i think, for most of us. let us have a look at the summary, then, for the weekend and i think overall, with high—pressure building, across england and wales,

it is looking dry and quite bright, a shower or two in the north west.

the high teens elsewhere. this is bbc news. the headlines. prices are rising at their highest rate in a0 years as inflation hits 9%. higher bills for energy, food and fuel are pushing up the cost of living. and fuel are pushing up the cost of livina. �* ., ., .,, living. i'm running out of ideas because i'm — living. i'm running out of ideas because i'm doing _ living. i'm running out of ideas because i'm doing everything i j living. i'm running out of ideas - because i'm doing everything i can because i�*m doing everything i can to keep my energy bills as low as possible but it is a battle.- possible but it is a battle. labour call for a conservative _ possible but it is a battle. labour call for a conservative mp - possible but it is a battle. labour call for a conservative mp who i possible but it is a battle. labouri call for a conservative mp who has been arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault to have the party whip suspended, meaning the identity of the man, who has been released on bail, becomes public. some ukrainian refugees taken in by british families are being asked to leave their adopted homes amid growing concern about refugees being left homeless when relationships

breakdown. as authorities investigate potential war crimes in ukraine one man tells us out he lost his whole family including his wife and one—year—old daughter when a she“ and one—year—old daughter when a shell hit their home the kieft. secret schools being set up to educate girls in afghanistan in defiance of the taliban who refused to let them back into the classroom. tens of thousands of rangers fans are in spain ahead of one of the biggest games in the club�*s history, the europa league final tonight. experts say the health of pugs in the uk is so poor they can no longer typically be considered dogs. we speak to one owner.

good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. prices are rising at their fastest rate for a0 years, as soaring energy bills hit millions of households. official figures show uk inflation, the rate at which prices are increasing, rose to 9% in april, up from 7% in march. higher food and fuel prices, driven by the war in ukraine, are also pushing the cost of living up. the prime minister today said he would look at all the measures needed to get people "through to the other side". labour have repeated their call for an emergency budget. 0ur economics correspondent andy verity reports. 360, 65,70... this is how inflation happens. 380... when there�*s not enough to go round, buyers bid up prices. that�*s what has happened to the global price of energy, and this is what those global energy prices have to do with the price of fish. well, the biggest price rises that we�*ve seen is the cost of actually importing the fish, because the cost of fuel

for the vessels bringing the fish from iceland has gone up, the cost of transport, the fish actually arrives from iceland into immingham and it�*s brought by container ship into immingham and then it�*s brought by road into grimsby. so, the fuel charges, there has been fuel surcharges all the way along to get the fish here. once the fish is here, obviously, the fish market itself is chilled, we�*ve got refrigeration, we�*ve got ice—making machinery, we�*ve got grading equipment, everything is run with electricity, so we�*ve seen a marked increase in the cost of operation, and that has had an effect basically on the bottom line, which is profit. and what we�*ve got to do is work out at what point do we actually have to jack up the prices and pass on those costs? 0n the latest figures, prices are rising more than twice as fast as wages. workers are finding the average wage buys less than a year ago. when your bills are going up, you're noticing you've got less money every week, expendable cash every week, out of your wages. your gas has gone up, your electric has gone up, everything has gone up in your house. your petrol. the global cost of energy

is hitting us hard. petrol and diesel rose by 31% to new record highs. electricity bills jumped by 5a% and gas bills by 96%. as this chart shows you, you have to go all the way back to march 1982 to find the last time inflation was this high, and although you�*ve had flare—ups in the early 1990s and after the global financial crisis, since then, it has never got into double figures. there is little central banks or governments can do to stop global price pressures pushing inflation above 10% later this year. government said it is providing significant support where it can and is preparing to take further action. but economists visiting this grimsby fish market want much more to be done to cushion the blow. there is stuff that the government can do, it�*s not done enough. and actually for me, the top thing it should be doing is increasing benefits for those at the low end that are being squeezed.

many families are now making this choice between heating and eating, and some are not doing either, so it cannot be right that the government doesn�*t help. £15 billion would make a huge impact on benefits. the global inflationary surge comes from an economic recovery post—pandemic that has left the world in short supply of raw materials, made worse by the war in ukraine. the glimmer of hope is that that toxic combination won�*t be repeated, and next year, inflation should come down. andy verity, bbc news. 0ur economics at that faisal islam said things will get more expensive for consumers in the months to come. this isn�*t even the peak, we think it will get to double digits before the end of the year. it will stay high for a number of months. we haven�*t had this for four decades. and when we did have inflation going up to 9% it tended to take years rather than months to come back down again. the forecast of the bank of england is that it will only take months. the reason is important.

in the late 70s, unions, workers had big bargaining power in order to match their wage rises with the inflation rises. not so much the case any more. that means pain at home, household budgets are squeezed, more poverty, hunger and homelessness but also the point is it�*s affecting every household and the question is, when you have that, does an inflation problem turn into a growth problem and a risk of inflation? so, how are you trying to cope with the big increases in the cost of living? 0ur consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith reports. when shopping is like a tenner more sometimes per week, itjust gets so much more expensive. bread, i mean, that�*s gone up. i think the bread that i have has gone up about 50p. kira is 19 and lives in greater manchester on her student loan and wages from her part—timejob. but it�*s not easy. before the student loan in april, i had £17 in my bank left. nothing, no savings, no nothing.

when it comes to affording shopping at the moment, how are you making ends meet? i shop less, so i shop every two weeks now. i try and get a big batch of chicken and then i freeze it all so it doesn�*t go out of date, and then i will make sure that i split them up and make meals, maybe make, like, a batch meal. i saw people doing this... and kira has another trick too. this is what these are, budget binders. budgeting her cash carefully to make sure she has enough to live and to save. in castleford, saving is becoming increasingly hard. cheryl and her husband both work full—time but with their energy bills bouncing up and up, the plan to buy their own family home is feeling more like a pipe dream. i'm constantly turning everything off at the switch, you know, every night you turn everything off. we make sure that we use a full dishwasher, full washing machine, a full load when we're washing. so i'm sort of running out of ideas at the minute because i am doing

everything i can to sort of keep my energy bills as low as possible. but it is a battle, and it seems that there's not really much more i can do at the minute. sky—high petrol and diesel prices are causing problems for mike and ev, and they�*re making hard choices about how often they can afford to visit their children and grandchildren. the hotel prices have gone up, fuel prices have gone up, and from here, stoke—on—trent is 195 miles each way. that makes it very difficult for us to see our family on a regular basis, because you just can't afford it any more — it's not there, the money is not there. the figures don't add up. as pensioners, everything is negative. there is no... the only positive we�*ve got in life is we are happy! we are happy, yeah. those big drivers of inflation, fuel costs, food prices at every shop, and most of all energy bills, are all continuing to rise. limiting choices, dreams

and budgets in every home. colletta smith, bbc news. let�*s speak to the lib dem leader sir ed davey. good to have you on the programme. the chancellor said that these shocking inflation numbers are driven by high global energy prices and a knock—on from covid, factors they had nothing to do with and they can�*t influence at the moment. the can't influence at the moment. the uk inflation — can't influence at the moment. the uk inflation is _ can't influence at the moment. tt2 uk inflation is one of the worst in the world, actually, because of the poor economic policies of this government. worst of all they are failing to protect millions of families and pensioners who are hit by this. the liberal democrats have called for a big tax cut, a cut in vat worth six and £2 to the average family. that�*s the sort of constructive and positive measure we need to see. i�*m concerned the government are just dithering and delaying and out there, people are

already hurting and it�*s going to get worse. i hope the government will you turn soon and do something but at the moment they just seem chaotic. but at the moment they 'ust seem chaotic. , ., ., ., , chaotic. they would argue that they are ullin: chaotic. they would argue that they are pulling on _ chaotic. they would argue that they are pulling on various _ chaotic. they would argue that they are pulling on various leavers, - are pulling on various leavers, cutting fuel duty, raising the national insurance threshold, reducing national insurance contributions for lower earning people, the universal credit taper, so they have various things in their arsenal that they are deploying. these are tiny compared to the challenges people are facing. what they forget to tell you is that the increased taxes in recent years 15 times. we�*ve seen massive tax rises under the conservatives. these are coming in now and hitting people. they broke their promise to keep the pension operated and to have triple lock to help pensioners. i think they�*ve just been scandalous. they�*ll say they are doing a little bit but it is nowhere near enough and when you look at the negative

things they are piling on, the pain for people, it is shocking. the conservative government seems totally out of touch. i hope the strong liberal democrat messages, whether it�*s our tax cuts, vat, paid for by the windfall tax we proposed, our support for pensioners, i hope they are listening but i hope they move quickly because they�*ve been so slow and complacent. rather than helping people they�*ve been making it worse. helping people they've been making it worse. ., �* , , , ., it worse. you've been pushing for the windfall _ it worse. you've been pushing for the windfall tax _ it worse. you've been pushing for the windfall tax on _ it worse. you've been pushing for the windfall tax on energy - the windfall tax on energy companies, the big oil and gas companies. the government argue that if they do that it will impact on their investment in green and sustainable areas and could impact on private pensions. that�*s a possibility, isn�*t it? on private pensions. that's a possibility, isn't it?— possibility, isn't it? no, it's absolute — possibility, isn't it? no, it's absolute rubbish. _ possibility, isn't it? no, it's absolute rubbish. the - possibility, isn't it? no, it's absolute rubbish. the chief| absolute rubbish. the chief executive of bp, one of the companies who would pay the biggest windfall tax. he said that if they had a windfall tax it wouldn�*t affect their investment at all. so

that argument of the government is completely wrong. there�*s been analysis of pension funds to see if they�*d be affected. the vast majority of the holdings in companies like bp and shell are held by foreign pension funds, so again, that government argument is such shown to be nonsense. the government are trying to defend the indefensible and they�*ve dithered and failed to stand up for people. the liberal democrats are standing up the liberal democrats are standing up forfamilies and the liberal democrats are standing up for families and pensioners across the country, for farmers who the government are forgetting, for the government are forgetting, for the small businesses. we have a government that has just lost its way. you know, on behalf of all of your viewers who are really struggling with food bills, with filling up their cars, with heating bills and are worried about the future, we are determined to push the government. i hope they move quickly because they dithered and delayed for far too long. the liberal democrat _

delayed for far too long. the liberal democrat council in eastbourne have declared a cost of living crisis, an emergency, rather and are having a vote on it later on. what difference is that going to make? why is it important? tt�*s make? why is it important? it's important _ make? why is it important? tt�*s important local authorities like eastbourne and i think the person behind it, josh, is fantastic and in touch with the community in eastbourne. what he�*s saying is that local authorities must work with the voluntary sector, with charities and local communities to provide as much help as they can because the national government, the conservative national government is doing nothing. i�*m really proud of the liberal democrat run eastbourne council for leading the way in the country to show that local communities want to help their neighbours and friends. pensioners in theirarea, neighbours and friends. pensioners in their area, anyway the conservative government clearly doesn�*t. . conservative government clearly doesn't. . ., ., , doesn't. . thanks for “oining us. i

soke to doesn't. . thanks for “oining us. i spoke to david h doesn't. . thanks forjoining us. i spoke to david wallace _ doesn't. . thanks forjoining us. i spoke to david wallace lockhartl doesn't. . thanks forjoining us. i. spoke to david wallace lockhart and asked him if the government was looking more favourably on the idea of the windfall tax on energy companies. tt of the windfall tax on energy companies-— of the windfall tax on energy companies. of the windfall tax on energy com anies. ., , ,., , companies. it was something they initially ruled _ companies. it was something they initially ruled out, _ companies. it was something they initially ruled out, the _ companies. it was something they initially ruled out, the idea - companies. it was something they initially ruled out, the idea of- companies. it was something they initially ruled out, the idea of a i initially ruled out, the idea of a windfall tax on oil and gas companies that made record profits partly because of the increase in energy costs because they said they want these companies to invest in green technologies, they want them to be driving towards net zero so they didn�*t want to tax the profits they didn�*t want to tax the profits they made. the tone is very much changing in recent weeks. the government talking about nothing being taken off the table, the chancellor talking about wanting to be pragmatic when it comes to windfall taxes. that�*s not to say it�*s a dead cert at this point because we know the government are speaking to the industry and trying to gauge how much investment is coming forward from these profits. the government seems to be saying it will make a decision on that. keir starmer was saying that a u—turn is inevitable and even labour frontbenchers were spilling out the

letter u with their fingers while the prime minister was speaking this afternoon. borisjohnson is stressing that more help is coming when it comes to the cost of living but two key questions, one, when is that help going to come, because we know that people are struggling and what form will it take? yes, we�*re talking about the idea of a windfall tax which may help to get money into people�*s pockets to help to ease the burden they are feeling with energy bills but another idea being talked about is only having to get an mot for your car once every two years. it maybe argued that there is a limit as to how much of a difference that can make to people who are really struggling at the moment. certainly cost of living is really a big issue at the moment. you didn�*t need to have much of a gastineau it would dominate prime minister�*s questions. the lib dems leader too going on that issue today which shows that it�*s an area where the government needs to take action.

tell us about development is concerning a senior conservative party member who has been accused of sexual misconduct, sexual offences. labour are calling for him, the person who hasn�*t been named, to have the whip suspended. taste person who hasn't been named, to have the whip suspended. we know the individual has — have the whip suspended. we know the individual has agreed _ have the whip suspended. we know the individual has agreed to _ have the whip suspended. we know the individual has agreed to stay _ have the whip suspended. we know the individual has agreed to stay away - individual has agreed to stay away from the house of commons while this investigation is taking place but a spokesman for the labour party today said that if the individual in question, because of the nature of the allegations, should have the whip suspended, meaning they would no longer be representing the conservatives at that point. they said that they didn�*t think it would be sustainable for that not to happen. they conceded this would inevitably lead to the individual being named as well, something that hasn�*t happened at the moment. labour say that the whip should be suspended. the spokesman also said that if a labour mp was in a similar position, sir keir starmer would be

removing the whip from that individual. a spokesperson for boris johnson would —— wouldn�*t get into details but stressed the vast majority of mps behave appropriately and that this was questionable behaviour from a minority and not something that was acceptable. i�*m sure the story could potentially develop. sure the story could potentially develo -. ~ ., sure the story could potentially develo. ~ ., ., a sure the story could potentially develo. ~ ., ., develop. one mp got a ticking off, didn't he, develop. one mp got a ticking off, didn't he. for— develop. one mp got a ticking off, didn't he, for raising _ develop. one mp got a ticking off, didn't he, for raising the _ develop. one mp got a ticking off, didn't he, for raising the subject i didn�*t he, for raising the subject of who the identity of the person might be forced that�*s right, mp michael fabricant, conservative mp in a tweet earlier today said he expected there to be lots of conservative mps, a big turnout and prime minister�*s questions and the reason for that he said was in part because it would mean that tory mps would be showing they are not the individual concerned, who has agreed to stay away from parliament. mani; to stay away from parliament. many --eole to stay away from parliament. many eo - le felt to stay away from parliament. many people felt that _ to stay away from parliament. many people felt that made _ to stay away from parliament. many people felt that made light - to stay away from parliament. tjt2�*t1: people felt that made light of the situation. the whips in charge of

party discipline spoke to michael fabricant and told him it was inappropriate and it has since been deleted and subsequently he has made a tweet where he said he felt no one was making light of what happened. but yeah it looks like the party told him to take it down. the headlines. prices are rising at their fastest rate in a0 years as inflation hits 9% with higher bills for energy, food and fuel pushing up the cost of living. labour called for a conservative mp arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault to have the party whip suspended. some ukrainian refugees taken in by british families have been asked to leave their adopted homes amid growing concern about refugees being left homeless when relationships breakdown. in ukraine more than 1200 bodies of civilians have been recovered

by police in the kyiv region since the russians pulled out early last month. officers say their priority is to make people feel safe again, as well as gather evidence of potential war crimes. one of them, a man called ivan simeroz, lost six members of his own family in a single missile strike. he returned to work just three days later. 0ur correspondent in kyivjames waterhouse went to meet him i don�*t think any of the team here will forget meeting him. he is sadly one of the many ukrainians who have had their lives effectively destroyed in this invasion. that�*s still very much happening, albeit further away from the capital. but the effects of the all—out assault that russia was at one point trying to launch on ukraine will be felt for years to come. we went to meet ivan in borodyanka, a town that became one of the most heavily shelled places in the war. the story of ukraine�*s war isn�*t

over, but so many lives are. there is nothing here that resembles ivan�*s home. then you look closer, and realise it�*s notjust rubble. with extraordinary composure and detail, ivan shows me what he�*s lost. translation: we found my mother dead on the fridge here. _ and then we kept searching. 200 metres away, he found his brother next to his dog. then he found his grandmother, covered in bricks. then his one—year—old daughter on a sofa, still breathing. then his wife. then his father. translation: it was a horror. very scary and hard to understand.

you hope that someone was still alive, hiding in a basement. all he�*s left with are memories and pictures. paulina died the same day. ivan lost six of his family. this is the police station where ivan was working when his home was hit. now, ivan isn�*t interested injustice. in his words, he wants the russians who carried out that attack to die inside ukraine, to send a message. but the police force he works for, says it is working towards holding those russians to account. but that is a long way off, if it happens at all. today, ivan has a new police station to go to, and is also being recognised by the head of ukraine�*s national police. translation: we will remember the heroism and also _

the grief of our people. the most important thing is that police will be close to people, and they will know where to come for help. ivan is given an award for courage. he helped people escape after the russians moved in, even after losing everything. applause. translation: my relatives are upset, crying, especially when we go - to a cemetery and see six graves there. every time you go there, you cry. ivan�*s life has changed forever. so has his country. james, bring us up—to—date on the situation in mariupol. we understand 1000 ukrainian soldiers have left the steelworks.

do we know how many more might be left and what will happen to them next? that�*s according to the kremlin who say that 1000 fighters have in their words surrendered so far. ukraine is deliberately being vague about this. they see this as quite sensitive. they�*re trying to negotiate a favourable outcome through such things as a prisoner of war exchange. i think what�*s clear is that the fighting has stopped. russian separatist leaders say some of the most senior officers are still in those tunnels. but it seems to be a pivotal moment in the war in the sense that mariupol, after 80 odd days of resistance, has finally fallen. that resistance has shaped the course of the war, no doubt, but for russia it completes their sizeable territory grab in the south—east of the country. it�*s also a propaganda coup for vladimir putin. many will remember his justification

for this war, the so—called denazification of ukraine, the baseless theory that nationalists run the country. the azov brigade, a group of soldiers based in mariupol, used to be a volunteer group, some of those volunteers, a minority, used to have links to the far right. they�*ve been incorporated into the national guard and kyiv has denied it has any nationalist links. however this will be seen as a win for vladimir putin. one wonders what will happen to the soldiers because many have been taken to detention camps inside russian occupied territory, where russian politicians say they will face justice in the courts. a russian soldier in kyiv has pled guilty in the first war crimes trial of its kind. we�*ll be taking your questions on the war in ukraine this thursday at 12.30.

we�*ll have guests able to answer questions on all aspects of the war from whether ukraine really could now win it; nato expansion and what moscow might do next. you can get in touch on twitter using the hashtag bbc your questions and you can email us on yourquestions@bbc.co.uk. let�*s get more on the cost of living crisis. yesterday a police officer attending the police federation conference in manchester took the opportunity to highlight the issue when confronting priti patel on the issue of pay. detective constable vicky knight told the home secretary she had to borrow money from the mother to meet the bills, and asked her whether she could survive on a police officer�*s salary. we can speak to vicky now. good to see you. tell us about how the cost of living crisis is impacting on you. the cost of living crisis is impacting on you. you the cost of living crisis is impacting on the cost of living crisis is im-uactin on ou. 2, ~' ., the cost of living crisis is impacting on the cost of living crisis is im-uactin on ou. 2, ~' ., the cost of living crisis is impacting on the cost of living crisis is im-uactin on ou. 2, ~' ., , impacting on you. you know, it is im-uactin impacting on you. you know, it is impacting on _ impacting on you. you know, it is impacting on a — impacting on you. you know, it is impacting on a lot _ impacting on you. you know, it is impacting on a lot of _ impacting on you. you know, it is impacting on a lot of people. - impacting on you. you know, it is impacting on a lot of people. i i impacting on a lot of people. i think for police officers, it�*s different for us because what a lot

of people don�*t realise is that our pension, we pay it out of our salaries. whereas other organisations, the nhs or the armed forces, their pension is taken out when their wages go in. if they are on £21,000 a year, that�*s what they get. police officers, the starting salary is £21,000 a year, minus then a pension and national insurance and a pension and national insurance and a professional subscription. when you work it out, the pension haven�*t gone out, it is more like 1a,000, 15,000 a year. to put it into context, my pension payments were aao pounds each month before national insurance and tax. so what�*s happened, as inflation has gone up over the last ten years, as a ballpark figure, if inflation was 5% and the government gave us a pay

rise, in reality, because inflation is now 5% we are 3% down and that�*s happened year after year after year for ten years. so in real terms while inflation has gone up and we�*ve only had pay rises or pay freezes that are lower than inflation, over the ten years we are 20% worse off than we were ten years ago. as the cost of everything is creeping up and wages are going down, to begin with you could problem so and cut things out, magazine subscriptions, tv channels, those sorts of things start to go. then you get so far down the line, in your household you have cut out any additional expenditure and there isn�*t anything left to cut. you are in a position where, we are talking about interest rates going up and in my household, what that means is

that if they go up, i�*m not going to be able to pay my mortgage or to repay the mortgage we don�*t eat or don�*t pay electric or gas. i�*m not on my own in this position. i�*ve spoken to many people since yesterday who say they have a poke paid their electric bill. these are a serving police officers. i�*ve been contacted by teachers, midwives, physiotherapists saying, you know what, we�*re so glad you spoke out because we are in the same position as you. ijust don�*t because we are in the same position as you. i just don�*t think the government actually realise how bad it is out here. bud government actually realise how bad it is out here-— it is out here. and priti patel... she thanked — it is out here. and priti patel... she thanked you _ it is out here. and priti patel... she thanked you for _ it is out here. and priti patel... she thanked you for telling i it is out here. and priti patel... | she thanked you for telling your story and said that we need to give solutions and give you the support that they deserve. have you heard from anyone at the home office since

yesterday? trio. from anyone at the home office since esterda ? ., ., . yesterday? no, iwatched the interview back _ yesterday? no, iwatched the interview back on _ yesterday? no, iwatched the interview back on social- yesterday? no, i watched the | interview back on social media yesterday? no, i watched the i interview back on social media last night and she was very careful in how she spoke, saying we need to. she did make promises saying we are going to, she said we need to sit down and talk about it. that�*s very different, saying we�*ll talk about it or we�*ll do something about it. what i'd it or we�*ll do something about it. what i�*d like to hearfrom government is, here is what we are going to do about the situation for everybody. we aren�*t getting that back from them. you everybody. we aren't getting that back from them.— back from them. you are a very experienced — back from them. you are a very experienced police _ back from them. you are a very experienced police officer- back from them. you are a very experienced police officer and i back from them. you are a very i experienced police officer and you deal with the most vulnerable in society. when you gave the speech your accountant told you that if you want to earn more money and survive you�*ve got to get anotherjob. is that something you are considering? yes, in otherjobs... i heard from a devon and cornwall police officer who is new in service and she is...

the figures i�*ve given to the home secretary, £500 a month is the bring home wage in england. in wales we are better off, so they bring home salary is £1a00, so that�*s what those figures were. she�*s newly started the job and sea is on 1200. she was a teaching barber and earn twice as much money as a barber as she does now. we are in a situation where, if you do otherjobs, you would earn more money than being a police officer. the way the pension is configured, i can take my pension at 55, if i stay in the police force. if i get a job somewhere else the pension doesn�*t come to me until i�*m at the government retirement age, a further ten years of not having my pension that i�*ve paid for. we call it the pension trap. when one of the few people who is so

long in service i am tied into the pension so i�*ve got to keep going to get my pension. pension so i've got to keep going to get my pension-— get my pension. thanks for “oining us. time for a look at the weather now. it is really nice out there at the moment for many. plenty of warm sunshine, shower starting to gather and some of the showers will turn big at this afternoon and ended this evening, thundery, heavy and thundery rain. let�*s look at the temperatures. this is how we end the afternoon. fresher towards the west and north. here is the first band of thunderstorms that could itch northern ireland, but they�*re more persistent local downpours, thunder and lightning and hail stones more likely across east anglia and the south—east and by four or five in

the morning those storms will be into the north sea and it will be a relatively quiet end to the night. very early in the morning there could still be one or two showers clipping the extreme south—east and later enter the dates on the showers for western scotland but on the hole tomorrow the bulk of the day for many once again will be warm and sunny.

hello this is bbc news. the headlines: prices are rising at their fastest rate for a0 years, as inflation hits 9%. higher bills for energy, food and fuel are pushing up the cost of living iam sort i am sort of running out of ideas because i am doing everything i can to keep my energy bills as low as possible but it is a battle. labour call for a conservative mp who�*s been arrested on suspicion

of rape and sexual assault to have the party whip suspended. it would mean the identity of the man, who has been released on bail, would become public. some ukrainian refugees who were taken in by british families are being asked to leave their adoptive homes, with growing concern about refugees being left homeless when relationships break down. as authorities investigate potential war crimes in ukraine, one man tells the bbc how he lost his whole family, including his wife and one—year—old daughter, when a shell hit their home near kyiv. secret schools are being set up to educate girls in afghanistan, in defiance of the taliban — who�*ve refused to let them back into the classroom. experts say the health of pugs in the uk is so poor they can no longer be considered typical dogs. time to bring you a full round—up of all today�*s sports news from the bbc sport centre with isaac. just underfour just under four hours to go until rangers take on eintracht frankfurt

in the europa league final in seville. police are expecting up to 100,000 supporters to travel to the spain for the match against eintract frankfurt. they�*ll bring 50,000 of their own fans. the estadio ramon sanchez pizjuan which is hosting the match holds just undera3,00. this could be one of the great moments in the history of the club, they have that long, obviously dip into european finals before, 1972 since they won one so this is a date never to forget for rangers fans and while you look around here there is a few eintracht frankfurt fans but everywhere you look there is blue, massive date for the club and for scottish football and if rangers can win it, what effect it will have, notjust win it, what effect it will have, not just for the glory win it, what effect it will have, notjust for the glory of it but financially as well, it�*s absolutely incredible. giovanni van bronckhorst

will be without some big names like alfredo morelos but his side could be boosted with the return of kemar roofe. the jamaica international has been missing since injuring his knee in rangers�* scottish cup semifinal win over celtic in april. rangers will be hoping he can add to the 17 goals he�*s scored this season. i am really excited to play against them, two historic, two clubs with a lot of history and a very dominant and loyalfan base, so it is going to be a really exciting final. police have arrested a man after sheffield united captain billy sharp was assaulted by a fan at the end of championship playoff semi final against nottingham forest, who won on penalties. sharp was knocked to the ground during a pitch invasion and required stitches. he�*s posted a thank you to fans for their support on social media. forrest have apologised and said they will be issuing a lifetime ban and the fa say they will be investigating.

former england captain steph houghton has told former england captain steph houghton has told the bbc former england captain steph houghton has told the bbc she former england captain steph houghton has told the bbc she is determined to fight for her place in the squad ahead of the european championships this summer. she has not played due to injury since january but was selected as part of a provisional squad and now has mid june to prove her fitness ahead of a huge tournament on home soil in july. the; huge tournament on home soil in jul . �* , , , huge tournament on home soil in jul. m huge tournament on home soil in july. as players you get really excited but _ july. as players you get really excited but even _ july. as players you get really excited but even more - july. as players you get really excited but even more so i july. as players you get really excited but even more so as i july. as players you get really i excited but even more so as fans, the fact we�*ve sold so many tickets, it is in in our country, for me, what the olympics did to this game the euros could do twice as much, in terms of putting us out there and really getting people behind women�*s football in england. england have announced their squad for the series against new zealand. new coach brendan mccullom and new captain ben stokes

will be able to call on veteran bowlers james anderson and stuart broad after both were left out of the series against the west indies in march. yorkshire batter harry brook and durham fast bowler matty potts are in line to recieve their debuts. formula one has decided not to replace the russian grand prix on this year�*s calendar reducing the season to 22 races. the race which has been held in sochi since 201a was originally supposed to take place on september 25th. it was pulled from the calendar in late february following russia�*s invasion of ukraine. f1 subsequently cancelled its contract with the russian grand prix, which had been due to move to st petersburg from next year. if you are looking for some live sport this afternoon you can tune into the women�*s world boxing championship semifinal, the evening session is under way right now, that�*s on the red button or bbc sport website or you can catch it later on on the iplayer. that�*s all the sport for now.

in afghanistan, secret schools are being set up to educate girls — whom the taliban are not allowing back into the classroom. the leadership continues to insist girls�* secondary schools will eventually re—open, but many afghans are losing hope. secunder kermani has been to one secret school and sent this report. —— let�*s go live to our correspondent. you�*ve been looking into this and what afghans are doing to redress the situation themselves. that�*s right. for many people it feels as if the fragile progress that have been made on women�*s rights over the past two decades is being rolled back and at the heart of that business continued closure of that business continued closure of girls�* secondary schools. remaining closed in the vast majority of the country. the taliban insist they will eventually be allowed to reopen but many people here simply do not believe those assurances. back in march, the taliban announced girls�* secondary

schools would reopen, only around an hour or so after girls began to arrive in classrooms expecting school to start on the first day of the new term the leadership overruled that and said they would not be restarting again. that really lead to an outpouring of national grief amongst afghans and i spoke to some brave young women who are determined not to wait and see when and if the taliban change their policy on education but to take matters into their own hands. hidden away in a residential neighbourhood... ..a small but powerful act of defiance. these teenage girls — like most in the country — have not been allowed back to school by the taliban... ..so they are attending lessons secretly. today�*s class, trigonometry. for their security, we are not revealing anyone�*s name or identity. are you afraid of what

could happen to you? if they arrest me, they beat me... but it�*s worth it to do that. it�*s worth it? of course, of course it�*s worth it. back in march, it seemed girls�* schools were finally reopening — but at the last minute, the taliban leadership overruled the decision. for students here, the pain is still raw. translation: on the day we went to school, they told us it is not i clear if girls will be allowed or not. perhaps they will, later on. it has been two months now and it has not happened. it makes me so sad. younger girls have been allowed back to school, but it is not clear when — or if — older girls will be. the taliban say they need to create the correct islamic environment first. taliban officials admit that female education

is a sensitive issue for them, with some influential hardliners apparently opposed to it. but in private, others within the group have expressed their disappointment at the decision not to allow all girls�* schools to reopen. a number of religious scholars linked to the taliban have made public declarations in support of the right of girls to learn. sheikh rahimullah haqqani is an afghan cleric, well respected by the taliban, based in pakistan. on a recent trip to kabul, he met seniorfigures in the group. he�*s careful not to criticise the continued closure of girls�* schools, but has issued a religious decree stating they can and should be educated. translation: there is no | justification in sharia to say female education is not allowed, no justification at all. all the religious books have stated female education is permissible and obligatory because, for example, if a woman gets sick

in an islamic environment like afghanistan or pakistan, and needs treatment, it is much better if she is treated by a female doctor. boys of all ages are back in the classroom, but the taliban have now formed a committee to debate what to do about girls�* secondary schools. for now, it seems, their most hardline elements are the ones deciding what the country�*s future will look like. secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. in recent weeks the taliban seem to be adopting a much more hard—line approach than they initially had after seizing power last august when they appeared to be more flexible and more pragmatic. we�*ve seen, for example, the ministry for preventing advice and promoting issue an edict saying women need to wear the face veil went out in something the

introduced back in 1990s, when they were in power last time something they�*ve refrained from talking about or instructing people to do up until now. many people really worried what this means for the future of the country. i spoke to one businessman a few days ago with a number of young daughters of the school age and university age and he said, i really do not know if this is a country, or going to be a country in which i can give my daughter is the kind of future that they want and that they deserve. thank you. professor sirjonathan van—tam missed his knighthood ceremony because he caught covid. professor van—tam is widely known for his role as deputy chief medical officer and helping to explain coronavirus with the use of colourful metaphors, often based on football. he was knighted in the new year honours for his work in the pandemic and was due to be invested on tuesday, however he diagnosed with covid last week.

scientists say pugs can no longer be considered typical dogs because of their health problems. experts are advising people not to buy them as pets until their body shapes become less extreme. malcolm morley from the british veterinary association said that pugs suffer severe health problems. looking at about a000 pugs and 20,000 normal dogs and showing what many vets have realised, these animals are at significant risk of increased diseases and in one case over 50 times more likely than your average dog to get an obstructive condition of their airways, which means they struggle to breathe. very significant quality of life problems and vets are at their wits�* end in dealing with it. i�*m joined now by pug owner heather scott. she also runs a doggy day care home called the pug snug specifically for pugs. she has her own pug blossom with her. what do you make of these

findings that pugs should no longer be considered a typical dog from a health perspective according to this study? well, all dogs are different, all breeds are different so i do not relate think you can compare one breed of dog to another anyway. i think that is very difficult. they�*ve brought the one dog which was, was it 50 times more prone to problems. so i think it is very difficult to say, yes, the pug is more prone to problems than any other dog because all dogs have medical problems of their own which are specific to their breed. they looked at a000 pugs and 20,000 -- 21,000 they looked at a000 pugs and 20,000 —— 21,000 other dogs and found pugs are more likely to have one or more disorders in a single year compared to other dogs and they put this down to other dogs and they put this down to the flat face and the way they are bred and conditions that affect

their breathing. as somebody who looks after pugs, have you noticed they have an number of conditions? there are increasing in number. i would put that down to unscrupulous breathing. i —— at the end of the date lots of people are breathing puqs date lots of people are breathing pugs the do not take the right precautions when they are breeding and if anybody is going to go out and if anybody is going to go out and buy a pug rather adopt a pug you need to go through the register which is the kennel club register and get a proper approved breeder who have gone through the right health channels to ensure that the pug health channels to ensure that the pug has got the best health that can possibly be in on the first place plus owners themselves need to take health precautions with their pugs. the royal veterinary college says people should not bite them at all. what would you say to those who even going to the kennel club, you�*re

shaking your head but your clearly —— they are clearly concerned about how these dogs are being bred. i understand the fact that saying do not bite these dogs but to be without a pug is like to be —— do not buy these dogs. 0nce without a pug is like to be —— do not buy these dogs. once you�*ve had one you will always have a pug. they are the most loving, generous funny dogs you will ever come across and yes they have health conditions, yes there is a battle going on with unscrupulous breeders but they aren�*t the most marvellous little dog you will ever come across and there are wonderful charities that will go out and rescue pugs and get them wonderful homes as well. has a blossom had any of these health issues?— health issues? she has a great breathing- _ health issues? she has a great breathing. she _ health issues? she has a great breathing. she has _ health issues? she has a great breathing. she has no - health issues? she has a great| breathing. she has no problems health issues? she has a great i breathing. she has no problems with

her breathing whatsoever, she�*s a very lucky. hertongue her breathing whatsoever, she�*s a very lucky. her tonguejust her breathing whatsoever, she�*s a very lucky. her tongue just sticks out. she has had another problem a lot of dogs is not specific to pugs, have worked the kneecap comes out of place. she had that operated on about two months ago and she is absolutely fine, dashing around and doing her thing. that is the main health problem she had and the only health problem she had and the only health problem she had, the rest of it she is absolutely fine, no breathing problems. i�*ve been lucky with her. breathing problems. i've been lucky with her. 2, , ., breathing problems. i've been lucky with her. 2, ., . with her. have you noticed them becomin: with her. have you noticed them becoming more _ with her. have you noticed them becoming more popular- with her. have you noticed them becoming more popular in i with her. have you noticed them| becoming more popular in recent years, have they become a bit of a fashion accessory? th years, have they become a bit of a fashion accessory?— fashion accessory? in the last 12 ears i fashion accessory? in the last 12 years i have _ fashion accessory? in the last 12 years i have had _ fashion accessory? in the last 12 years i have had them _ fashion accessory? in the last 12 years i have had them for - fashion accessory? in the last 12 years i have had them for 12 i fashion accessory? in the last 12 i years i have had them for 12 years and itgot them because i love them, i�*ve always loved the breed. they have become very much under the arm dogs for some people, not everybody obviously. but they�*ve become a bit of a fashion accessory, as have

french bulldogs, and also suffering with the same issues that pugs suffer from. with the same issues that pugs sufferfrom. but with the same issues that pugs suffer from. but they�*ve with the same issues that pugs sufferfrom. but they�*ve become with the same issues that pugs suffer from. but they�*ve become a little bit of a fashion accessory but once you�*re in with a first end, you are in with a pug. it is a lifelong thing. —— you are in with a pug. the headlines on bbc news... prices are rising at their fastest rate for a0 years, as inflation hits 9%. higher bills for energy, food and fuel are pushing up the cost of living labour call for a conservative mp who�*s been arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault to have the party whip suspended. some ukrainian refugees who were taken in by british families are being asked to leave their adoptive homes, with growing concern about refugees being left homeless when relationships break down.

the homes for ukraine scream has dropped nearly 27,000 ukrainians to live with british families but there are concerns that breakdown in relationships are leading to some refugees becoming homeless. most of the matches are made on social media without proper checks. special correspondent has put to one ukrainian mother was left without anywhere to live when her house asked her to leave. in the town of rugby, three—year—old nikita gets his first feel of the ball, thankfully, oblivious to the situation he and his mum are in. 0lga came from war to a country she�*d never been to, a language she doesn�*t speak and a family she hadn�*t met. but it hasn�*t worked out with her sponsors. translation: our kids - were playing in the same room, and my kid scared her older son and nikita didn�*t want to let

him out of the room. and what did the sponsor tell you that you needed to do? translation: she wrote a message to the translator saying _ that she was sorry that she had decided to call the local council and unfortunately we have to leave to find another sponsor. i feel bad for my son. i�*m sorry. it�*s ok, don�*t worry, i know it�*s difficult. it has left you in a difficult situation. yes, i don�*t know how long it will take to find a new sponsor. like most on the homes for ukraine scheme, they connected with their sponsors on social media, without any vetting or checks. "the sponsors are good people," says 0lga, "but they worried about her son�*s behaviour traumatising their children." it�*s understood there has been a safeguarding concern raised. sponsors have no real idea about any potential issues. not long after we filmed this interview, 0lga called our translator in tears saying she had been asked to leave the next day. we contacted the council and they have housed them temporarily in a hostel. that�*s her, isn�*t it?

26,000 ukrainians have arrived on this scheme. most of the matches have been a success, with emotional meetings at airports, real generosity and friendships developing. oh, my god! but on the social media sites, there is an increasing number of pleas for help. "the sponsor smokes in the house all the time, the family is stressed and crying," says one post. another... "urgent, ukrainian family has literally been pushed to the street by their sponsor." "a family in my city are being asked to leave by their hosts," says another. 0ne sponsor writes... "it�*s just all gone wrong." jasmin brooks has sponsored juan from ukraine but has also had to help rehouse more than a dozen refugees and thinks the vetting checks aren�*t sufficient. dbs checks are actually being done after the guests arrive in the country. that puts them at immense risk. dbs isn't enough, it is not enough,

that doesn't verify whether that person is capable of hosting someone from another country, it doesn't, you know, verify whether they are a good person. rugby borough council said it would see if it can find someone else to open up their home to 0lga and her son. for many, the scheme has been an incredible lifeline, and the government says few sponsorships are breaking down. but its unregulated nature means there are risks. lucy manning, bbc news. a police officer is in hospital after he was dragged along the road after he was dragged along the road after trying to search a van. it began shortly after eight o�*clock last night when officers were told there was a backpack in the road here in st helens which was suspected of containing cannabis. the police attended and the

occupants of a white ford transit van nearby which seem to be acting suspiciously. police say officers approached them to tell the meant they were going to carry out a search of the van. police say that when a constable reached inside the van start the search, the van drove off, dragging him along the road. the police constable has a serious shoulder injury and injuries to his right arm and leg. he is in hospital in a stable condition. a short while later two men were seen running through fields near the east lancashire road. police there recovered the van and a bag and arrested two men from rochdale who are being questioned on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm with intent and drugs offences. the assistant chief constable for merseyside police has said that they put themselves in harm�*s way everyday but they do that because they want to prevent harm happening to the people of merseyside. they say that this police officer has paid a high price for that

level of dedication. they say that the officer will be fully supported as he recovers. although police have arrested two people they are still appealing for witnesses and to anyone who has dashcam footage maybe able to help them in this inquiry. look at the picture behind me, that tells the story at least for some of us later on today and this evening. thunderstorms on the way even though it is still so beautiful and sunny at the moment but some of us are in for some heavy rain. the cloud will be drifting into night from the south. you can see it on the picture. it will reach first south—western areas and then

spreading northwards and that the band of rain approaching northern ireland, too. heaviest of the rain in the early evening out towards more south—western areas but later this evening it is east anglia and the south—east that gets the local torrential downpours frequent lightning, gusty winds and large hail stones possible. that includes from the isle of wight, eastwards, and northwards across london into essex, norfolk, suffolk, lincolnshire, just off the north sea coast and in through the small hours of thursday morning those storms will eventually rumble out into the north sea and will be left with mostly clear skies. i wouldn�*t call it dry because it will be pretty damp after that wet start to the night. quite muggy. the forecast for tomorrow, maybe a showers clipping the extreme south—east on that morning and some into western parts

scotland during the afternoon but the bulk of the uk is in for a sunny one with temperatures around 23 in london and 17 celsius in the lowlands of scotland. that takes us into friday, and we�*re in between weather systems, a lot of cloud across the uk. a chance of some showers and thunderstorms clipping the south—east once again on friday. this will be hard to predict but this a bit here is easier, basically a brisk atlantic wind pushing in blustery showers and temperatures around 15—16 for the most part. how about the weekend? broadly speaking england and wales high—pressure building, infora england and wales high—pressure building, in for a fine weekend but northern ireland and scotland will always be more cloudy and the chance of catching some rain but all the while it is actually going to stay mostly on the warm side. that�*s it

from me. have a great evening.

this is bbc news. iam i am victoria derbyshire. it is five p:m.. here are your headlines. prices are rising at their fastest rate for a0 years, as inflation hits 9%. higher bills for energy, food and fuel are pushing up the cost of living. i�*m sort of running out of ideas at the minute, because i am doing everything i can to sort of keep my energy bills as low as possible, but it is a battle. in the ukrainian capital, one man tells us how he lost his wife, mum, dad, brother, grandmother, his one—year—old daughter and his dog after a shell hit his home. here, some ukrainian refugees who were taken in by british families are being asked to leave their adoptive homes, with growing concern

about refugees being left homeless when relationships break down.