this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines at seven. a woman has launched a case against mi5 after one of its informants cues to security status to attack and control her in the relationship. beth wants the truth. that's why she's made a complaint. she wants recognition of the damage done to her and her mental health. she wants to bbc news learned that sue gray intends to conclude her report this weekend. bristol university is told to pay more than £50,000 in damages for discriminating against the disability of a student who took her own life. russia is intensifying its offensive. president zelensky says the region is completely destroyed. in half an hour, i will bejoined by

four correspondence and specialists to get pa rtygate four correspondence and specialists to get partygate and the north korean covid crisis. hello. if you justjoined us, a very warm welcome. a woman who was terrorised and abuse is taking legal action against mi5. the woman, who are we are calling beth, has launched a formal complaint. her then partner used his security status as a means of controlling her. the agent cannot be named. he attacked the woman with a machete and threatened to kill her.

last night, we reveal how the state informant attacked his girlfriend with a machete and threatened to kill her. he can't be named because the government have claimed a court order. he attacked his british partner before leaving the uk while under police investigation to work for a foreign intelligence agency. beth has launched a legal case against the security service. normally complaining about mi5 handled its agent. her lawyer says the case has a wider implication. i think this raises the issue- think this raises the issue about the state's _ think this raises the issue about the state's protection _ think this raises the issue about the state's protection of - the state's protection of misogynists and men who are violent

towards women. beth wants the truth. that's why she's made a complaint. she wants recognition of the damage that was done to her and her mental health, and she wants to ensure this never happens again. the government cained never happens again. the government gained anonymity _ never happens again. the government gained anonymity for _ never happens again. the government gained anonymity for the _ never happens again. the government gained anonymity for the informant. i labour have demanded action from ministers. the bbc report has shown very disturbing images of abuse and domestic abuse, it's a horrible crime, and i think given the seriousness of this, the home secretary needs to make of the handling of this case, looking not just at the agent handling but at the criminal investigation as well. the murder of sarah everard last year by police last year by police officer the murder of sarah everard last year by police officer created the focus on how violence against women and girls

is being tackled. today, the prime minister was asked whether agencies like mi5 should do more. the thing we've focussed on in| particular, is giving women and girls particularly the confidence that when they experience - that they will be helped all the way through to prosecution and trial. i our investigation is generating serious questions about the value placed on women's safety, by the state and mi5. daniel explained earlier is what powers the watchdog has. its powers the watchdog has. it; enormous because it can go where other courts can't. were it to consider this case, it could have a wider implication, were it to rule the mac that could have a much wider implication for all agencies who

have to authorise agents. really, this case, if they took it on, it could become quite turbulent. daniel di simone. part _ could become quite turbulent. daniel di simone. part of _ could become quite turbulent. daniel di simone. part of the _ could become quite turbulent. daniel di simone. part of the conclusion - could become quite turbulent. daniel di simone. part of the conclusion of. di simone. part of the conclusion of the police's investigation into lockdown breaches and government, it emerged that sue gray, the senior civil servant whose conducted the inquiry, wants to name servants who broke the rules. the metropolitan police has not identified publicly in the of the 83 individuals who have been fined. sue gray is expected to publish her report and week. is that a sense of relief? borisjohnson was certainly upbeat at a factory in wales today, keen to be seen getting on with it. we'll help people as much as he can. but he can't escape the fact he's the first sitting prime minister to have found

to have broken the law. 126 fines were issued for repeated gatherings at the heart of his government, though he only got one. i continue to apologise for things that went wrong on my watch, and what we have also done is — i will make this clear in the commons again — we have made a hug number of change, already in the operation of number ten. just a few months ago, it all felt very different. the prime minister was forced to apologise as party details dripped out. i was also furious. some of his own mps turned against him. in the name of god, go. of course, there were supporters. the leadership of borisjohnson this country has had _ has been so brilliant. but among some, the anger was palpable. everybody else was adhering to the rules and they didn't. in westminster, things have calmed but that doesn't mean it's over., and obviously, getting out... once again, it's all eyes on sue gray, the senior civil servant seen

here in parliament last month. her report on the whole affair is due out next week and she's planning to name some officials involved. this former civil servant hopes it answers lingering questions. i if you were invited to an eventl at work, by your boss, you knew the prime minister was popping in to make a speech, _ you then down the line find you have been fined for it and you weren't, i you would wonder what is going on. labour are keen to keep the pressure up on number ten. these were the people who were making the rules and asking everybody else to follow them, and the prime minister was in charge of that. so i think he has to take some responsibility for this. next week's report might fill in some blanks. it will shed light on the culture here, which could be damaging for borisjohnson, but for now, the immediate

political danger�*s passed. this whole saga has eroded confidence in his leadership. he's survived so far, but not unscathed. he might want to draw a line under this, move things along, but it could come round again, and key, of course, is how long all of this sticks in the public�*s minds. alex forsyth, bbc news, westminster. is it possible to measure this impact on the prime minister? we can certainly see — impact on the prime minister? we can certainly see it's _ impact on the prime minister? we can certainly see it's had _ impact on the prime minister? we can certainly see it's had an _ impact on the prime minister? we can certainly see it's had an impact - impact on the prime minister? we can certainly see it's had an impact on - certainly see it's had an impact on borisjohnson. it's important to prepare that his ratings were probably falling before. that's definitely continued. if we go back tojune definitely continued. if we go back to june last year around 40%

definitely continued. if we go back tojune last year around 40% —— 47%. but injanuary, that hit a low of 70%, saying they were unhappy. even our most recent data, it's still two and three who are dissatisfied. it had an impact at the beginning of the year. had an impact at the beginning of the ear. ., ., , the year. how does it compare with other prime — the year. how does it compare with other prime ministers _ the year. how does it compare with other prime ministers halfway - other prime ministers halfway through their term? his other prime ministers halfway through their term? his ratings are sli . htl through their term? his ratings are slightly below _ through their term? his ratings are slightly below average _ through their term? his ratings are slightly below average for - through their term? his ratings are slightly below average for when - slightly below average for when prime ministers usually are around this point. what's really important for him is a question of what happens next, so if we look at say, david cameron and margaret thatcher, it was a round about this point in this first—born —— in their first terms that they started to see their ratings improved. so the big question for borisjohnson is whether he can do that. he is facing notjust partygate, but a lot of

other big challenges, particularly around the cost of living in economy. that's a difficult question for him. in economy. that's a difficult question for him. , ., ., , ., for him. in terms of qualities that people value _ for him. in terms of qualities that people value in — for him. in terms of qualities that people value in a _ for him. in terms of qualities that people value in a prime _ for him. in terms of qualities that people value in a prime minister, is there anything partygate has been particularly corrosive for for him? yes, i think it's hit him in a number of ways. if you look at detailed party leader ratings, the sort of things that people say are important are being a capable leader, good in a crisis, understanding britain's problems and so on. if we look at his ratings of being a capable leader back injune last year, 40% said they'd applied this for him, but this has fallen to 26% and nowjust behind keir starmer when he was leading keir starmer on that. it when he was leading keir starmer on that. , . ., when he was leading keir starmer on that. , _, ., ., ., when he was leading keir starmer on that. , ., ., ., , that. it 'ust come out of a brooding set of that. itjust come out of a brooding set of english _ that. itjust come out of a brooding set of english local _ that. itjust come out of a brooding set of english local council- set of english local council elections for the conservatives after the loss of about 500 seats.

in the polling around that period, gives us a clue to voter out of... he has about two and a half years maximum before he calls another election. what other things are pointed out by those results? i think the really big question is, whilst it is clear that partygate has had an impact on him and the conservatives, and if the report comes out next week, that's likely to remind people of that. with the big question now that's dominating coders�* agenda is the cost of living. in our index, we've seen concerns about inflation —— voter agenda. it was one of the top issues

that they said would inform their vote, and looking ahead, something we know they're worried about, rises in utility bills, food, shopping, other areas, and it's an issue where the conservatives have fallen behind labour in terms of being most trusted on cost of living. so, i think, looking ahead, that has to be a real issue to get a grip on. thank ou a real issue to get a grip on. thank you very much- _ a real issue to get a grip on. thank you very much. bristol— a real issue to get a grip on. thank you very much. bristol university l you very much. bristol university has been told to pay more than £50,000 in damages for discriminating against a student to later killed herself. natasha's parents took action, saying they failed to make adjustments to take account of her social anxiety disorder. in the natosha was 20 when she took her own life. her parents have been speaking to our correspondent, jon kay.

she was my perfect daughter, really. natasha was a star. she was academically wonderful. you could not have wanted a better daughter. maggie and bob abrahart have spent the last four years fighting for their daughter, bringing a legal case against bristol university. today, 1,481 days after natasha took her own life, after years of protestations from the university that it did all it could to support her, after battling our way through an inquest in the civil trial, we finally have the truth. through an inquest in the civil neuo. — through an inquest in the civil you're pretty cool... - through an inquest in the civil natasha abrahart had chronic social anxiety. 0ver several months, she'd struggled to stand up and speak in front of an audience — and on the day of her suicide, she was due to give a presentation in a large lecture hall as part of her physics degree. her parents argued in court

that the university should have adjusted the way natasha was assessed because of this disability, and today, thejudge said he had no doubt there was direct discrimination and the university breached its duties under the equality act. it is a wake—up call. it is a clear statement that universities must carefully consider whether their existing policies and practices will put any disabled students at a substantial disadvantage. they need to consider how their methods of assessment will impact on each and every student, including those with non—physical disabilities. in a statement this evening, bristol university sent its condolences to the abrahart family and said it had offered natasha alternative ways of being assessed and had helped her to get professional support. it said today'sjudgment could have a significant impact right across higher education, and it is now considering and it's now considering whether to appeal.

the abraharts spent tens of thousands of pounds bringing this case to court, and they're calling for bristol university to apologise. the couple say they will now campaign in natasha's name for students across the country. jon kay, bbc news. if you're affected by any of the issues discussed in that report, details are available on our web page. that's all one word. you can call for free page. that's all one word. you can call forfree for page. that's all one word. you can call for free for recorded information. the number is above. the president of ukraine said the donbas region has been completely destroyed. president zelensky said it was like hell. the leader of the regiments that he received orders to

cease defending the besieged steelworks in the devastated city of mariupol. russia intensified its bombardment, especially around the city. the defence minister said today that the liberation of the region is nearing completion. the russians are shelling severodonetsk, as they try to encircle it. more than 100,000 people lived in the city before the invasion. now, it's one of russia's biggest targets. this is russia using the methods it perfected in syria and chechnya. perfected in syria and chechnya — heavy bombardment to try to break the will of its opponents. ukrainian rescue crews can still operate to reach civilians who need to get out. day—by—day, family by family, russia is grinding forward.

it's a long way to safety, down roads out of severodonetsk that the russians are shelling. they're trying to cut the city off from support, rescue and reinforcement. children here were born into a war. ukrainians have been fighting russian—backed separatists in donbas since 2014. in moscow, sergei shoigu, the defence minister, held a made for tv briefing, designed to back the kremlin's message that russia is winning. the minister said their advancing forces would soon take all off luhansk, which is one half of donbas, including severodonetsk. ukrainian combat engineers are trying to slow down the russian advance, laying charges to blow this bridge

on a strategic road. president zelensky started with his good news. translation: the ukrainian armed i forces continue to make progress. in liberating the kharkiv region, but the occupiers are trying to further strengthen the pressure in the donbas. it's hell, and that's not an overstatement. bombardment of severodonetsk is brutal and meaningless. ukraine's defences in donbas are creaking, they're still not breaking. away from the front lines, life goes on in ukrainian cities. in the end, the outcome of this war depends on ukrainian resilience, on the amount of help its army gets from nato, and president putin's determination to fight on, whatever the cost to russia.

jeremy bowen, bbc news, dnipro. the health secretary for england said another 11 cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in the uk. new cases, talk of the nine already identified. the who will meet to discuss the recent increase in cases of this rare viral infection. more than 100 interests instances have been reported in 11 countries outside africa, where it is most common. eight more towns, including the capital of the falkland islands, will become cities to mark the queen's platinumjubilee. competing towns were required to show their heritage and royal links. this includes douglas on the isle of man, colchester, doncaster and milton keynes. along with wrexham. 7.30, i will be back with dateline london.

before that, let's join this agreement to use in the bbc sport centre. —— lizzie green what no points will be a ordered two male players this season. the association has banned players from russia and belarus shown from all tournaments due to the war in ukraine. updated the van undermined their players, principles that players of any nationality should be able to compete on their tour based on merit and without discrimination. the women's tour have yet to comment and the other tournaments in england including queens will still carry ranking points. roy a mcelroy who is about to tee off at the us pga. he led overnight in oklahoma and is onlyjust been overtaken —— laurene

mcilroy. he's only been overtaken by justin thomas, under six under. matt fitzpatrick is under two after his second hole, but all eyes will be on mcilroy, who tees off after 7:30pm with tiger woods and jordan speak as he hopes to win a fifth major tile. players and fans are being put at great risk by a series of pitch invasions, the fa warns. since monday, there have been five pitch invasions with one man jailed for attacking a player. last night, crystal palace's manager appeared to class with a fan up which —— on the pace. for football, it's forfootball, it's becoming all too familiar. fans swarming onto the fitch last night after everton secured their premier league survival. it wasn't all celebration. as he tried to leave the field, patrick vieira was taunted by one

fan and appeared to kick out. he later said he had nothing to say. that pitch invasion has brought mixed opinions of. it is concern because there _ mixed opinions of. it is concern because there will _ mixed opinions of. it is concern because there will be _ mixed opinions of. it is concern because there will be the - mixed opinions of. it is concern i because there will be the minority that takes it too far. i because there will be the minority that takes it too far.— that takes it too far. i can understand _ that takes it too far. i can understand why - that takes it too far. i can understand why people i that takes it too far. i can - understand why people would do that takes it too far. i can understand why people would do it. it's understand why people would do it. it's very— understand why people would do it. it's very difficult when you're caught— it's very difficult when you're caught up in the heat of the moment. but sush— caught up in the heat of the moment. but such scenes are becoming worryingly commonplace. swindon say their players were verbally and physically abused last night after they were engulfed by fans following their defeat to port vale.— their defeat to port vale. players have been _ their defeat to port vale. players have been hit, _ their defeat to port vale. players have been hit, kicked, _ their defeat to port vale. players have been hit, kicked, spat - their defeat to port vale. players have been hit, kicked, spat at, i have been hit, kicked, spat at, verbally— have been hit, kicked, spat at, verbally abused. _ have been hit, kicked, spat at, verbally abused. the _ have been hit, kicked, spat at, verbally abused.— have been hit, kicked, spat at, verbally abused. have been hit, kicked, spat at, verball abused. ., , ., ., verbally abused. the dangers are all too start. verbally abused. the dangers are all too start- a — verbally abused. the dangers are all too start. a fan _ verbally abused. the dangers are all too start. a fan was _ verbally abused. the dangers are all too start. a fan was jailed _ verbally abused. the dangers are all too start. a fan was jailed for- too start. a fan was jailed for headbutting billy sharp, who later needed stitches. the state, including last night here at everton, is raising serious

concerns. the players union say some fans�* behaviour is toxic. people are at risk of being seriously hurt or worse. since last week, —— last year's lockdown, police a fan disorder has increased. what can be done to keep supporters off the pitch? done to keep supporters off the itch? ., ., ”i done to keep supporters off the itch? ., ., ._ , done to keep supporters off the itch? ., ., , , pitch? part of it may be physical measures. _ pitch? part of it may be physical measures, but _ pitch? part of it may be physical measures, but of— pitch? part of it may be physical measures, but of the _ pitch? part of it may be physical measures, but of the most - pitch? part of it may be physical - measures, but of the most effective way will be for the supporters and everyone to agree that you don't go on the pitch. figs everyone to agree that you don't go on the pitch-— everyone to agree that you don't go on the pitch. as the premier league reaches its climax, _ on the pitch. as the premier league reaches its climax, one _ on the pitch. as the premier league reaches its climax, one of _ on the pitch. as the premier league reaches its climax, one of the - reaches its climax, one of the manager is going for the title has urged for home. i manager is going for the title has urged for home.— urged for home. i think we can celebrate _ urged for home. i think we can celebrate this _ urged for home. i think we can celebrate this without - urged for home. i think we can i celebrate this without threatening ourselves and the opponent. that should be — ourselves and the opponent. that should be possible. at a ourselves and the opponent. that should be possible.— ourselves and the opponent. that should be possible. at a time in the season when _ should be possible. at a time in the season when emotions _ should be possible. at a time in the season when emotions are - should be possible. at a time in the season when emotions are running | season when emotions are running high, how fans show those emotions is under the spotlight. andy swiss, bbc news. the women's super league's

all—time leading goal scorer has signed a contract to stay at arsenal. there's been serious interest, but the dutch forward is staying for now. she has scored 117 goals and 144 games since arriving. she says winning titles with arsenal will mean a lot more to her at the moment than winning with other clubs. formula one dominated practice for sunday's spanish grand prix. the leader set the pace in both sections in barcelona. but there was improvement for mercedes as lewis hamilton finished quickest, of refraction of a second behind george russell. that's all the sport for now, more later, but now it is time for the weather with ben rich.

a beautiful picture is on the idol of white, and this shield brought a lot of rain across england and he swells during the morning, this stripe of cloud worked in from the west during the afternoon,. clearing eastwards with some quieter, drier weather to come. many towns and cities between 8—11. it may get cooler out in the countryside. for saturday, dry weather around first thing, some spells of sunshine. we will see cloud bringing rain across northern ireland, which then gets into parts of western scotland, northeast scotland holding onto a little bit of brightness. the channel islands should see plenty of sunshine, and we will see sunny spells across much of england and wales. just the odd rogue showers, and those showers should be fairly

light. temperatures 17 degrees for liverpool. we will see some showers across northern ireland and these outbreaks of rain drifting northeastward. the far northeast should hold onto something a little brighter, albeit with just the odd shower. as you go through saturday night, this rain continues to journey across the northern half of scotland. we will start to introduce a lot of mist and murk and low cloud around some western coast and hills. for sunday, we will be between these weather fronts. for sunday, we will be between these weatherfronts. a for sunday, we will be between these weather fronts. a warm front here, a cold front here, and in between a wedge of humid air. bringing us some higher temperatures on sunday. especially down towards the southeast. sunday's weather details will bring a lot of low cloud, mist and fog for coast and hills out towards the west and the onslaught of rain. heavier burst of rain likely to push into northwest scotland and maybe northern ireland. further south and east, the best of the sunshine and highs of temperatures. 20 degrees for hull,

23 top temperature in london. it does look a bit cooler to start the new week with some rain at times. it turns drier and a little bit warmer as we head towards the end of the week. bye for now.