this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at five: the deadline has now passed for officials named in sue gray's report to respond or object, ahead of its long awaited publication this week. we were told, nothing to see here, no parties, and here we are, 126 fines later, a huge self—inflicted wound. energy company eon is warning that unless the government intervenes, the number of its customers in fuel poverty could reach a0 percent by the autumn. the ukrainian government says it won't agree to a ceasefire with russia that involves giving up territory, in an apparent hardening of its position. a government medical adviser tells the bbc that cases of monkeypox are rising in the uk on a daily basis — but the illness is usually mild.

and it's half time for the last round of premier league games — manchester city trail aston villa and liverpool equalise against wolves — if it stays like that city will be champions. welcome to bbc news. in the last few minutes, a deadline has passed for civil servants who want to object

to being named in sue gray's "partygate" report to respond — a move which could delay publication. this morning, the education secretary, nadhim zahawi, defended a meeting which took place last month between ms gray and borisjohnson — insisting it would not have influenced the outcome of the inquiry. our political correspondentjonathan blake has the latest. borisjohnson, the prime minister whose political fate could rest on the findings of a report by the senior civil servant sue gray. weeks ago, the two held a meeting — who called it, what was discussed depends on who you ask. one cabinet minister says the row does not matter — sue gray has complete control over her inquiry, and the prime minister would never interfere. i do not know why they had that meeting. all i can say is, i do not believe it is material to the outcome of the investigation. let me tell you why. the prime minister always said sue gray can take the report whenever the evidence takes her.r

sue gray is doing this independently. more than 500 photos have been gathered as evidence by sue gray's team investigating how widely rules were broken on boris johnson's watch. some argue it all should be published to show the public inquiry has done itsjob. sue gray makes that decision, sue gray has complete control over this. i've not seen the report. she will publish that report... but you would welcome it? absolutely. it's the right thing to do. labour are leading calls for all evidence to be put out in the open. sir keir starmer is under police investigation himself for possibly breaking lockdown laws, but his supporters say it can't be compared to what went on in whitehall. the statement he made the other week showed real integrity and leadership. he is a former director of public prosecutions, he takes adherence to the law extremely seriously, and if you contrast that

to the culture that has been exposed both by what the met has uncovered and what we're likely to see in sue gray's report, you see the culture comes from the top. the most senior civil servant — cabinet secretary simon case — had to step back from leading the government inquiry after reports of a christmas party in his office. a deadline for officials expected to be named in the report to challenge its findings have been passed. if there are no objections, it will be released within days. jonathan blake, bbc news. i spoke to mo hussein, who was special advisor to the former home secretary amber rudd, and before that, chief press officer at number 10 earlier. he told me what to expect when sue greys report comes out in a few days�* time. the key thing is, it has been going on for so long, we really need to make sure there is nothing else that

is hugely damaging that could come out, so everything has hopefully been accounted for and thought about. the real problem with this has, in my view, been in great part the mishandling of it. we were told, nothing to see here, no parties, and here we are, 126 fines later. a huge, self—inflicted wound. making sure you have thought of everything, there are no further damaging revelations is key, and then i think the key people around the prime minister will really be pushing the change narrative. we already have this, that i have changed personnel, they are not there any more, putting in new structures, that was then, this is now. i would hope there is some humility and contrition around this as well, because i think i have been some efforts to almost trivialise this, and i don't think it's a trivial issue. then on the political side,

it's a trivial issue. then on the politicalside, mps, given that it's a trivial issue. then on the political side, mps, given that the prime minister is not going to go anywhere, mps are the only people who can make him move on, so keeping them at bay, keeping them happy with more conservative friendly policies, and you see number ten do this in the last few weeks and months, i think that will be part of the strategy as well. the think that will be part of the strate: as well. , ., strategy as well. the mishandling ou strategy as well. the mishandling you mentioned, _ strategy as well. the mishandling you mentioned, do _ strategy as well. the mishandling you mentioned, do you _ strategy as well. the mishandling you mentioned, do you think - strategy as well. the mishandling you mentioned, do you think that| strategy as well. the mishandling l you mentioned, do you think that is an aspect of the arrogance at whitehall, orat an aspect of the arrogance at whitehall, or at number ten? and following on from that, many people are concerned, there is a lot of staff feeling aggrieved that they are getting fines, they confessed, so they have got the fines, and this will be a case of scapegoating? yeah, i mean, ithink bunker mentality that what we were doing, what we were going through, making these big decisions, trying to steal these big decisions, trying to steal the country through this virus, almost made us different to everybody else, rather than

thinking, of course, we are making the rules but we are also obliged to follow them. i had the privilege of working there for four years, and of course, walking through that big black door, doing the things you do, being involved in the work you are, there is an element that it probably can go to your head in parts, but in the sense, public duty comes in, the fact that you are there means you are under even more scrutiny and you have more responsibility to do the right thing. there is definitely a sense. we don't know much of the details about why the police have fined two they have. we don't even know who they have find, beyond the prime minister and the chancellor and perhaps a few others, but there is a sense that this is perhaps more focused onjunior staff, and are they carrying the can for this? that is quite damaging going forward, because you ultimately have to continue working together. it impacts morale. if you have

disgruntled employees, you have a sense of, will things leak in the future that could be damaging to the government? if you attended something thinking it was ok because senior people were there and they haven't been fined, that does raise questions, but at the same time, there was personal responsibility as well. i'm sure there will have been people who were perhaps invited, no matter howjunior or senior, and matter how junior or senior, and they matter howjunior or senior, and they didn't go because they didn't think it was the right thing to do. i don't think it is quite as clear—cut. the boss of one of the uk's biggest energy companies, e.0n, has called on the government to take "very substantial action" to help households struggling with bills — after revealing that 20 percent of its customers are now in fuel poverty. michael lewis told the bbc�*s sunday morning programme that recent price increases had led to one million of the firms accounts being in arrears. what we know is there are around about one million of our eight million accounts that are already in some

kind of arrears. now, not all of that turns into bad debt, some people arejust late payers. but we expect that number to increase by about 50% in october when the price rises again. it is a very, very significant impact and that is why we have called upon the government to take more action. we do need more intervention in october and it has to be very substantial. that is the boss of e.on there. australia's new prime minister anthony albanese will be sworn in tomorrow despite his labour party still not having an outright majority in parliament. postal votes are still being counted to determine the outcome in some seats. a short while ago our correspondent shaima khalil told us about the challenges mr albanese will face. australians have woken up to a new leadership but also to a huge shift in the political landscape of their country. this was a bruising defeat for scott morrison and his governing liberal national coalition.

with voters, especially women, turning their backs on them. the independent candidates did really well in this election, and this is an indication of how frustrated voters have become with the two major party politics. the new leader, anthony albanese, wasted no time in saying that climate action, climate policies, are going to take centre stage for his government. in his acceptance speech, he said that australia could be a renewable energy superpower. it could be a leader in that field. and whether or not he forms a majority or minority government with a coalition, he will have to work with green mps and independents who have put climate action at the centre of theircampaigning. but this is not going to be an easy task. remember, australia is a country that has been on the frontline of climate disasters, whether that be the bush fires of 2019—2020, or the catastrophic floods that happened a couple of months ago. but it is also a country

that is still very much economically wedded to fossil fuels. so to convince people, especially in the mining industry in regional australia, that have been economically dependent on this industry, is going to be difficult, but anthony albanese has called for change, has called for safe change, and i think it was a message for those areas as well that this is not going to happen overnight, there is going to be a plan to phase out fossil fuels. the ukrainian government says it won't agree to any ceasefire or peace deal with moscow that would involve giving up terrority. a senior adviser to president zelensky says making any concessions would backfire because russia would only escalate attacks in the future. our correspondent joe inwood is in kyiv. everyone has always said that diplomacy is the eventual way out of this conflict. but what we are hearing more and more, and in a way,

this shouldn't be surprising, is that all sides think that is a long way off, we're not going to get any diplomatic solution until both sides can find common ground and given the distance between them, i think all sides now accept there is a lot of fighting to take place before negotiations can begin. at the moment, that fighting is concentrated in the eastern region known as the donbas. explosion. in the donbas, diplomacy feels a distant prospect. russian forces are advancing towards the strategic city of severodonetsk, trying to encircle the ukrainian defenders. heavy artillery and overwhelming force which eventually won them the ruins of mariupol, still their tactic. a senior adviser to ukraine's president says only force of arms will end this conflict. translation: russia sells nothing but war. | it's only interested in expansion. today, it attacks ukraine. tomorrow it could attack any other country on the perimeter — georgia, moldova and so on.

there is no otherformula but to subdue russia today through an end to the war on ukraine's terms. but for the last few days at least, it is the russians who've been getting their way. in the south of the country, the occupation administration there was keen to show off the hydropower dam they now control. and water has played a role in the build up to this conflict. for eight years, the annexed crimean peninsula was denied an important supply of it. russia's invasion has got it flowing again. translation: the north crimea canal, the part of it that supplies _ water to crimea has been blocked for years. but since the beginning of march we've been supplying water to crimea. here in the capital, despite russian gains on the battlefield, the mood remains defiant. now, that is in no small part due to the horrors that have emerged from areas retaken from the russians. places like irpin, where two thirds of buildings were destroyed.

or moshun, once a village, now a wasteland. back in the donbas, even amid the horror, people seem to find a moment to reflect and maybe pray for a peace that seems as far away as ever. and in the last couple of hours we have heard the parliament here has approved an extra 90 days of martial law, that is the rules and regulations this country is being run by for the duration of this invasion. that tells us, it represents the feelings in ukraine about how this is going and i think most people would expect this to be lasting a lot longer than 90 days. as i say, we will have to wait until one side has an overwhelming, decisive advantage on the battlefield before a negotiated settlement comes about and i think both sides

feel that could be them that has the advantage, but it's not going to be any time soon. but what type of warfare takes place in the east of ukraine? here's drjack watling, a senior research fellow in land warfare at the royal united services institute. russia is short of infantry, and therefore is struggling to assault positions the ukrainians are occupying, so we're seeing a dynamic — where ukrainians occupy ground, the russians then shell it until the entire area is destroyed, at which point the ukrainians withdraw because there's nothing left to defend. so, the russians then advance onto those positions. it's a very attritional, inefficient way of conducting an operation, but it is making progress. let's look at the artillery that both sides have. we had reports from british military sources saying that russia has deployed what's called

the terminator. meanwhile, ukraine has been supplied from the us with the howitzers. what are those and what advantage does it give the two countries? most of the equipment that we're looking at is ukrainian older generations of soviet artillery pieces, and the russians using more modern howitzers with longer range and multiple rocket systems. the west has provided some m777 howitzers, which can outrange the russian systems, but the ukrainians don't have very many of them. so, the big package that's going through congress at the moment, when it releases that money, may make it possible to provide the ukrainians with more longer—range artilleries so that they can start countering and suppressing the russian guns. events are being held to mark the fifth anniversary of the manchester arena bombing. 22 people died when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside an ariana grande

concert on 22nd may 2017. the names of the victims were read out at commemorations at victoria station, which is next to the arena, and at manchester cathedral. sport, and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, here's gavin. not long to go until the finale to the premier league season is done— and there's all to play for, at the top and bottom. we're into the second halves — about ten mins gone. the title, fourth place, and the last relegation spot will be decided. all eyes for the title at the etihad and anfield. manchester city know a win against aston villa, will see them retain the title. 0—1 villa, matty cash. and for liverpool, they have to beat wolves and hope city drop points.

it's currently 1—1 at anfield. pedro neto and sadio mane with the goals there in that match. liverpool did think they were up, but it was ruled out. tottenham can secure fourth with a draw at norwich. and the battle at the bottom. one of leeds of burnley will go down today — a win for burnley at home to newcastle, and they're safe. callum wilson pen for newc.. 0-1. leeds have to better burnley�*s result — they're at brentford. they are one goal up. leeds, as it stands, staying up, and burnley going down, and city currently still top of the table as it stands. it could all change very quickly indeed. so many permutations. max verstappen has taken the lead in the formula one drivers championship after winning the spanish grand prix in barcelona. the dutchman suffered misfortune by going off on the ninth lap. and then had problems with his car

that meant he couldn't get past george russell's mercedes. but verstappen�*s luck changed when his title rival, charles leclerc, who looked like he was going to win, had to retire. his ferrari developed engine problems. a change of strategy saw verstappen move ahead of russell into second and was then handed victory when his red bull team ordered race leader sergio perez to let verstappen by to claim his fourth win of the season. he'll head to monaco next week with a six—point advantage over leclerc. russell finished third, with mercedes team—mate lewis hamilton fifth. the french open started today — and there's been a couple of upsets on the first day at roland garros. the women's number six seed ons jabeur has been knocked out by poland's madga linette, the tunisian losing by two sets to one. she could face harriet dart next, if the brit wins tomorrow, where the rest of british interest lies in the singles. the first set was good enough for me, the second set i didn't have the opportunity to break her during the serve, which made it very difficult

for me to stay in the match, but the third set, obviously, there was a lot of momentum, a lot of frustration, but that tennis and i will have to accept today that i lost and get back in training and get ready for the grass season. in the men's draw austria's dominic thiem was beaten by bolivian world no 87 hugo dellien. former world number 3 — thiem — made 42 unforced errors in a straight sets defeat. he's now lost all seven of the matches he has played since his comeback from a wrist injury in march. i'm not there yet. i was really working hard to get there, but the time was just not enough. i have to accept it. and even though it was really painful defeat, week after week, it is still nothing unexpected happened. everything else, ifi would have won make many matches or whatever, would have been a big

surprise. england's matt fitzpatrick heads into this evening's final round of the us pga championship just three shots off the lead in oklahoma. a few days ago — fitzpatrick said the southern hills course was not really his cup of tea! but he sits joint second overnight on six under. that's behind the surprise leader, chile's mito pereira, who is playing injust his second major championship. it sets up a fascinating final day, with none of the current top six having won a major title. the start i had, it is easy that it could get away from me. i wasjust really proud of the way that i battled back and didn't really let it face me. it was obviously —— let it face me. it was obviously —— let it faze me. looking forward to tomorrow. fitzpatrick is out just after 1930 later. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. newcastle a re newcastle are now two up at burnley. with leeds winning as well, it looks like burnley could go down if it stays like this. all the drama still to come on the final day of the

premier league season. catch up with a love that on the bbc website. it is all drama, all go. a chief medical adviser at the uk health security agency, doctor susan hopkins, says more cases of monkeypox are being detected on a daily basis. the latest number of confirmed cases in the uk is 20 but the disease is usually mild and doesn't spread easily, and the risk to the general public remains low. susan hopkins gave this assessment. clearly, this is a new infectious disease that is spreading in our community that we haven't seen before. therefore, we will need to learn a lot about it, both here and in other countries, over the coming weeks. we do know from reports from africa, where this disease has circulated in outbreaks over many years, that there are certain individuals who are much more at risk of severe disease, particularly immunosuppressed individuals or young children. in adults, we think it is relatively mild, but again, we

will learn more. the risk to the general population remains extremely low at the moment, and i think people need to be alert to it. we really want clinicians to be alert to it and send tests if they are concerned. forthe to it and send tests if they are concerned. for the general population, the important thing is we talk about regularly, if you are feeling unwell, stay at home and avoid contact with others. if you avoid contact with others. if you avoid a rush, seek medical care from your gp orfrom a avoid a rush, seek medical care from your gp or from a sexual health clinic, whichever is more convenient for you. we are saying that if people have symptoms, avoid close contact with others and seek medical attention. let's talk to keith neal, emeritus professor in the epidemiology of infectious diseases at the university of nottingham. thank you forjoining us. there was something different about this outbreak, isn't there? in 2018, there were three in the uk, 2019, three cases, and 2021, whereas now, we are talking about 20 cases. it’s

we are talking about 20 cases. it's also ve we are talking about 20 cases. it�*s also very different because the previous outbreaks here and in other parts of the world have been directly linked to somebody who has travelled and come back from west africa, and it is people they have beenin africa, and it is people they have been in close contact with. we have been in close contact with. we have been able to identify who gave it to whom and vice versa. this time, we are seeing a lot more cases spreading in a way that they haven't got links to west africa. we had a couple of cases at the beginning of may, but they were more of the typical pattern, with direct links. what exactly has happened is only a matter of investigation, and we will be able to work with other countries seeing similar problems. you have the virus might have changed or it has got into a group of people where it is more likely to spread than before. . , , . ., , before. the general public are very au fait now — before. the general public are very au fait now with _ before. the general public are very au fait now with terminology - before. the general public are very l au fait now with terminology because of covid, so we're talking

mutations, gene sequencing. this virus is very large, very complex. that's how i understand it. from what you've just described, do you think that we are not getting a true picture of the number of cases that are out in the community? if you've not a are out in the community? if you've got a coume — are out in the community? if you've got a couple cases _ are out in the community? if you've got a couple cases of— are out in the community? if you've got a couple cases of monkeypox i are out in the community? if you've i got a couple cases of monkeypox and you cannot find or else they have beenin you cannot find or else they have been in contact with who has monkeypox, then that must be somebody who has given it to them. it might have been so mild that they didn't realise. that's a strong possibility, that the disease is really quite mild in certain people. until you can track down the chains of infection, and this could be very difficult, because some of the people may have got better and not realised they had got ill. the important thing now is to do two things. we can do contact tracing of the people who have got ill, who they have been in contact with and asked them to isolate to see whether they get symptoms. and also, as i said, go back and try and work out

who gave it to whom and whether they have any other contacts. we have an army of contact tracers from covid with a lot of experience. we army of contact tracers from covid with a lot of experience.— with a lot of experience. we will leave it there _ with a lot of experience. we will leave it there for _ with a lot of experience. we will leave it there for now. _ with a lot of experience. we will leave it there for now. thank - with a lot of experience. we will| leave it there for now. thank you very much indeed. prince charles and the duchess of cornwall are to appear in a specialjubilee episode of eastenders. they visited the set of the bbc soap in march, and it's emerged that's when they filmed their appearance. the episode will be broadcast onjune the second as rhaya barton reports. eastenders theme tune plays. when tv royalty meets real life royalty. this was the duke and duchess of cornwall visiting albert square back in march. but it wasn't just a social visit. we now know the royal couple will be starring in a specialjubilee episode of eastenders to celebrate the queen spending 70 years on the throne. they won't be tangling

with the mitchells or setting up on the market, though. they'll be dropping in on a street party celebration, as themselves. it's one of the best days of my life, honestly. and i mean, i'm such a royalist anyway, personally. so, yeah, it was just wonderful. we're quite used to filming two months ahead, so for us we are often pretending it's summer when it's not summer. yeah. if you get some shots. of the trees, you'll see that the leaves are stapled on. it's not the first time royalty has graced the square. back in 2001, the queen paid a visit to the queen vic. i was lucky enough to meet her majesty the last time she was here. it was by accident. i'd met the prince, prince philip, up at the arches. and then i legged it round to the queen vic to see her majesty. and i accidentally came out of the tunnel and bumped into her as barbara windsor was bringing her behind the bar. the duke and duchess will be making their starring role onjune 2nd at the start of the long bank holiday weekend.

rhaya barton, bbc news. now, it's time for a look at the weather with helen. good afternoon. the sunshine is set to continue across southern and eastern areas where it's warm indeed, but further north and west, we've got high pressure with us here and some further rain will continue to fall, particularly across north west highland into the northern and western isles. to the south of that's brighter, but there could be a few sharp showers, as we could see, interspersed with sunny spells across northern ireland and northern england, a little bit more cloud across western parts of england wales, but the lion's share of sunshine is further south and east. but even here we could see some patchy cloud coming in through this evening and overnight we could see some rain moving up from the south and the east. the rain stays with us in the north. so for one reason or other, it's going to be mild overnight, nine to 13 degrees celsius for the most part. but it does look like it'll be a brighter day across the north of scotland tomorrow. the far north keeps the rain, but it'll be showery here and for northern ireland. there's the risk of this rain coming

into southern and eastern parts of the uk and there's some uncertainty as to how far north and west it will come. but there'll certainly be a lot of showers around, it will be cooler tomorrow and breezier too.

the full report into downing street parties is expected within days, after all those likely to be named were given the opportunity to object. boris johnson was fined once by police over lockdown gatherings, but sue gray's findings could yet be difficult for him. the pm has always said that sue gray can take the report to wherever the evidence takes her. sue gray's doing this independently. labour is calling for the report to include all accompanying evidence, which could include photographs. we'll have the latest. also this evening... ukraine's government says it won't give up land to russia in any peace deal, as fighting continues in the east. hundreds more scotrail trains are cancelled on the eve of a new temporary timetable — reflecting a driver shortage and pay dispute.

i'm here at the etihad stadium where manchester city are losing, but as things stand they are on course for the premier league title. eastenders theme. and how a royal appearance will feature injubilee celebrations at the queen vic. good afternoon. the full report into gatherings in and around downing street while covid restrictions were in place is expected in the next few days, with the senior civil servant sue gray set to publish herfindings. there was a deadline earlier this afternoon for anyone due to be named in her report to lodge any objections, and questions have been

asked over the nature of a meeting she had with borisjohnson about the report a few weeks ago. ministers say she has full control over the details she releases. here's our political correspondentjonathan blake. borisjohnson, the prime minister whose political fate could rest on the findings of a report by the senior civil servant sue gray. weeks ago, the two held a meeting. who called it, what was discussed — depends on who you ask. one cabinet minister says the row doesn't matter, as sue gray has complete control over her inquiry and the prime minister would never interfere. i don't know why they had that meeting a couple of weeks ago. all i can say to you, i don't believe it's material to the outcome of the investigation. why? let me tell you why. because the pm has always said that sue gray can take the report to wherever the evidence takes her. sue gray's doing this independently. the prime minister will not interfere nor intervene. more than 500 photos have been gathered as evidence by sue gray's team, investigating just how widely rules were broken on boris johnson's watch.

some argue all of that should be published to show the public the inquiry has done itsjob. sue gray makes that decision, sue gray has complete control over this. i've not seen the report. she will publish that report... but you would welcome it? i would absolutely welcome it. it's the right thing to do. labour are leading calls for all evidence to be put out in the open. their leader, sir keir starmer, is under police investigation himself for possibly breaking lockdown laws, but his supporters say it can't be compared to what went on in whitehall. the statement he made the other week showed real integrity and leadership. he's a former director of public prosecutions, he takes adherence to the law extremely seriously. and if you contrast that to the culture that has been exposed both by what the met has uncovered and what we're likely to see in sue gray's report, you see the culture comes from the top.

the most senior civil servant in government — cabinet secretary simon case — had to step back from leading the government inquiry after reports of a christmas party in his office. a deadline for officials expected to be named in the report to challenge its findings has passed. if there are no objections it will be released within days. jonathan blake, bbc news. well, our political correspondent iain watson is in downing street now. what was the significance of the deadline that passed within the last hour? it passed at five o'clock and effectively what sue gray, the senior civil servant conducting the inquiry was doing was contacting those she intended to name in her report or criticise and give them in effect a right of reply with a five o'clock deadline for them to respond. but the significance is this, if anyone saw what she was saying about them, didn't like it and decided to mount a court challenge, the report would be

delayed yet again. we have waited five and a half months for it. the latest information i have is that that has not happened, no one has taken out an injunction, so therefore we are probably likely to see this report in the next few days unless there is any last—minute challenge to what she is saying. what does this mean for the prime minister? well, if we see it in the next few days we will get unprecedented detail of what went on behind that black door in downing street during lockdown and those details may yet prove to be damaging for borisjohnson. iain details may yet prove to be damaging for boris johnson._ for boris johnson. iain watson, thank yom _ the ukrainian government says it won't agree to any ceasefire or peace deal with moscow that would involve giving up terrority. a senior adviser to president zelensky said any concessions would backfire — because russia would escalate future attacks. from kyiv, joe inwood has the latest. in the donbas, diplomacy feels a distant prospect. russian forces are advancing towards the strategic city of severodonetsk, trying to encircle the ukrainian defenders. heavy artillery and overwhelming force, which eventually won them

the ruins of mariupol, still their tactic. a senior adviser to ukraine's president says only force of arms will end this conflict. translation: russia sells nothing but war. | it's only interested in expansion. today it attacks ukraine, tomorrow it could attack any other country on the perimeter — georgia, moldova and so on. there is no otherformula but to subdue russia today, to an end to the war on ukraine's terms. but for the last few days, at least, it is the russians who have been getting their way. in the south of the country, the occupation administration there was keen to show off the hydropower dam they now control. and water has played a role in the build—up to this conflict. for eight years, the annexed crimean peninsula was denied an important supply of it. russia's invasion has got it flowing again.

here in the capital, despite russian gains on the battlefield, the mood remains defiant. now that is in no small part due to the horrors that have emerged from areas retaken from the russians. places like irpin, where two thirds of buildings were destroyed. or moschun, once a village, now a wasteland. back in the donbas, even amid the horror, people seem to find a moment to reflect. translation: what are they fighting for? - what are we fighting for? two brotherly people. pull a soldier out of the trench and ask him, he would not even be able to tell you what he's fighting for. but that fighting is continuing, even as they pray, maybe for a peace that seems as far away as ever. joe inwood, bbc news, kyiv.

as we've been hearing, eastern ukraine remains where the most intense fighting is taking place — a region which has been ukraine's old industrial heartland. coalmines in the donbas region were crucial for the soviet union during its existence, but the war means most have now closed. our correspondent andrew harding has been to one of the few where miners are still at work, at toretsk, very close to the frontline. it's not what you might expect to encounter, right on ukraine's front lines. an active coalmine. but today, within earshot of the war, the work goes on, at least in a handful of mines. dangerous enough at the best of times, but with missiles now hitting this area every day, it's hard to know which is safer, above ground or below. "i'm scared like everyone else, but we still need to work," says ira yusko, a medic, waiting beside the lift shaft. wages here are low, but a third

of the workforce has chosen to stay on at the toretsk mine, at least for now. the miners here arejust starting their shift. they are going to be heading underground, 800 metres below the surface, to dig for coal. and it's extraordinary to think that the front lines are just four kilometres away from here. there is a mixture of russian and ukrainian speakers at the mine, but they re a close—knit community and prefer to talk about anything rather than president putin and his invasion. "whether you want putin or not, we all need to live and work," says vitaly vahorder. "russians, ukrainians, and those still loyal to the old soviet union, we all share the same sky." but there are other challenges here in the donbas, a region that once fuelled the soviet union. this mine is 90 years

old now, and it shows. many of the ageing mines have now shut down, but the war has made it impossible to maintain them properly. the management are worried that polluted ground water could soon start flooding out. "an ecological threat now hangs over our town," says anatoly sholokhov. "if the water floods to the surface, it will poison the soil and the rivers, it could be catastrophic." but that's a longer term threat. as the morning shift crowds into the cage there are more immediate concerns — the war above ground and the danger still lurking far below. andrew harding, bbc news, in eastern ukraine. in australia, the new prime minister—elect has vowed to take the country in a fresh direction and end what he called

"the climate wars". anthony albanese, who will be sworn in tomorrow, said australia could become a renewables superpower. after recent bushfires and flooding, climate change was a key concern for voters. mr albanese will head straight to tokyo on monday for a meeting with the leaders of japan, india and the united states. obviously the quad leaders' meeting is an absolute priority for australia and it enables us to send a message to the world that we... there is a change of government, there will be some changes in policy, particularly with regard to climate change and our engagement with the world on those issues. the five year anniversary of the manchester arena terror attack has been commemorated with a day of remembrance in the city for the 22 people who lost their lives. thousands of runners and spectators honoured the victims at the start

of the great manchester run. tonight, church bells will toll at 10:31 — the time of the explosion at the end of an ariana grande concert. a drastically reduced rail timetable comes into force in scotland tomorrow due to a shortage of drivers and a pay dispute between the newly nationalised scotrail and the aslef union. around 700 daily services will be cut across the country as many drivers refuse overtime while the pay dispute is unresolved alexandra mackenzie reports. many rely on the rail network, but the new temporary timetable means a significant cut to services. two reasons for this. the first is that the pandemic meant you couldn't train enough drivers. that's resulted in a driver shortage. and the second issue is that aslef, the train drivers' union, is in dispute with us over pay. that's meant fewer drivers are making themselves available for overtime and for rest days,

and that's resulted in cancellations for our customers, which have been on acceptable. in cancellations for our customers, which have been unacceptable. from tomorrow, the last train from edinburgh to glasgow queen street, which is usually at 23:45, will leave at 22:15. if you are travelling from glasgow to dundee, the last train was at 23:10. that changes to 19:10. for the glasgow to mallaig train, the last one was at 18:21. that now leaves around lunchtime. and some services have already been affected. we checked last night, the train was still running. and we've come in today and they've cancelled it today because there's not enough drivers. unfortunately our only train has been cancelled, so we've had to get a refund on our tickets. i will probably choose not to take the train in the future. _ i willjust plan to take - the bus instead of a train. the reduced timetable is likely to impact scotland's world cup play—off against ukraine here at hampden on the 1st ofjune. the scottish conservatives have called on scotrail to lay on extra trains for thousands of fans.

the scottish government has said plans are being worked up for events like this one. alongside this disruption, rail workers are to be balloted on strike action over pay. every one of us is facing a cost of living crisis. we've seen our council tax, ourwater, oursewerage, our gas, electricity, food, all going up, fuel, everyone. we have a standard of living and we are trying to maintain that for our membership. scotrail says the temporary timetable would provide more certainty but it will take some time for more drivers to be trained, so the next few weeks could be challenging. alexandra mackenzie, bbc news, glasgow. the premier league title is minutes away from being decided. with manchester city currently topping the table, it's theirs to lose as they play aston villa. at anfield, their title rivals liverpool are playing wolves. we'll hear from patrick gearey at anfield in a moment, but first, andy swiss

at the etihad stadium. what incredible drama we have had here over the last few minutes. the latest score i can tell you is manchester city 3—2 aston villa. so manchester city 3—2 aston villa. so manchester city, as things stand are on course to win the premier league title in the most extraordinary circumstances because they were 2—0 down at half—time. city really struggled during the first half and instead it was aston villa that took a shock lead after 35 minutes, excellent header from matty cash giving villa a 1—0 lead at the break the stop city pressed forward but instead villa got a second goal through philippe coutinho so city were too high can zero down. but then three goals in a matter of minutes will stop ilkay gundogan got one back, rodri made it 2—2 before gundogan made it 3—2. incredible

scenes inside the etihad stadium. city leading 3—2 and as things stand they are on course to win the premier league title.- they are on course to win the premier league title. andy swiss, thank yon — let's talk now to patrick gearey, who is at anfield. how are liverpool doing? looks like their chances _ how are liverpool doing? looks like their chances may _ how are liverpool doing? looks like their chances may be _ how are liverpool doing? looks like their chances may be dwindling - how are liverpool doing? looks like their chances may be dwindling of i their chances may be dwindling of winning _ their chances may be dwindling of winning the premier league trophy. they are _ winning the premier league trophy. they are 2-i — winning the premier league trophy. they are 2—1 up against wolves but any liverpool result is irrelevant if city _ any liverpool result is irrelevant if city hang on to victory in manchester. they were always up against _ manchester. they were always up against it — manchester. they were always up against it today, odds against because — against it today, odds against because city had the title in their hands _ because city had the title in their hands. they went behind early thanks to a goal— hands. they went behind early thanks to a goal from pedro neto for wolverhampton wanderers. they equalised quite quickly, a flick to sadio _ equalised quite quickly, a flick to sadio mane. then news of a goal in manchester, liverpool thought maybe one goal _ manchester, liverpool thought maybe one goal from them might deliver them _ one goal from them might deliver them the — one goal from them might deliver them the title but that goal never really _ them the title but that goal never really came and in the second half, city got _ really came and in the second half, city got back in the game and it quashed — city got back in the game and it quashed the mood. liverpool have since _ quashed the mood. liverpool have since gone — quashed the mood. liverpool have since gone ahead through mo salah.

it's remarkable that they have come so close _ it's remarkable that they have come so close to — it's remarkable that they have come so close to this, they were 14 points— so close to this, they were 14 points behind at one point this season— points behind at one point this season but it looks like they will not quite — season but it looks like they will not quite get over the line as we come _ not quite get over the line as we come to— not quite get over the line as we come to the final minutes at anfield _ come to the final minutes at anfield. ., . ~ come to the final minutes at anfield. . , ., , ., ~ come to the final minutes at anfield. . , ., , ., anfield. patrick gearey, thank you, and andy swiss _ anfield. patrick gearey, thank you, and andy swiss at _ anfield. patrick gearey, thank you, and andy swiss at the _ anfield. patrick gearey, thank you, and andy swiss at the etihad, - anfield. patrick gearey, thank you, | and andy swiss at the etihad, thank you. match of the day is on bbc1 at 10:30pm tonight to look back on all the action. prince charles and the duchess of cornwall are to appear in a special platinum jubilee episode of eastenders. they visited the set of the bbc soap in march — it's now emerged while there they were filmed for an episode to be broadcast on the 2nd ofjune. rhaya barton reports. eastenders theme. when tv royalty meets real—life royalty. this was the duke and duchess of cornwall visiting albert square back in march. but it wasn't just a social visit. we now know the royal couple will be starring in a specialjubilee episode of eastenders to celebrate the queen spending 70 years on the throne. cheering. they won't be tangling

with the mitchells or setting up on the market, though. they will be dropping in on a street party celebration as themselves. it's one of the best days of my life, honestly. and i mean that. i'm such a royalist anyway, personally. so yeah, it was just wonderful. we are quite used to filming two months ahead, so for us we're often pretending it's summer when it's not summer. yeah, if you get some shots of the trees you'll see - that the leaves are stapled on. it's not the first time royalty has graced the square. back in 2001, the queen paid a visit to the queen vic. i was lucky enough to meet her majesty last time she was here. accidentally came out of the tunnel and bumped into her as barbara windsor was bringing her behind the bar. and from the square to the cobbles, prince charles made his soap debut 22 years ago. we'll never hear the last of this. on the live 40th anniversary episode of coronation street he was seen in footage on a fictional news bulletin. camilla is also familiar with corrie. here she is in 2010

channelling her inner landlady, pulling pints in the rovers. cheers! you're a natural. back to the square, though. the duke and duchess will be making their starring role onjune the 2nd at the start of the long bank holiday weekend. rhaya barton, bbc news. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. we're back with the late news at 10:00pm. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. goodbye.

hello, this is bbc news. of course, the big news today, the premier league title. it is minutes away from being decided. with manchester city currently topping, the table it's theirs

to lose as they play aston villa. at anfield, their title rivals liverpool are playing wolves. we'll hear from patrick gearey at anfield in a moment, but first, andy swiss at the etihad stadium. andy, just bring us up to speed. what's going on and how close are we? ~ �* ., , ., we? well, we're into in'ury time and there will be — we? well, we're into in'ury time and there will be four _ we? well, we're into injury time and there will be four minutes _ we? well, we're into injury time and there will be four minutes of- we? well, we're into injury time and there will be four minutes of injury l there will be four minutes of injury time here and for agonising minutes for manchester city fans. what incredible drama we have seen. manchester city are on course to win the premier league title. apologies if you are the language there. lots of excitement if you can imagine. —— if you heard. they lead aston villa by three goals to two, but they were 2-0 by three goals to two, but they were 2—0 down at one point. villa led the match during the first half, a goal from mattie cash giving aston villa a 1—0 lead. the city pressed forward

because they needed goals, but villa got a second through philip patino, and they really needed something special. boy did they produce something special. three goals in a matter of just us a something special. three goals in a matter ofjust us a few minutes. roger remade 2—2. incredible scenes inside the etihad stadium. if the score stays out as it is, 3—2, the city will clinch the premier league title. worth saying if villa can get a late equaliser, liverpool would win the title because they are on course to beat wolves. it's not done yet. city need to make sure they win, and if they do, they will secure the premier league title. basically, aston villa should not score if manchester city are going

to claim this title. how much longer how we got in terms of injury time? i keep hearing cheers behind you. well, it must now be of a matter of one or two minutes. as you can hear, the city fans think they're over the line, but it was a very different mood an hour ago when aston villa were up. city was still on course to win the title because liverpool was drawing their match against wolves, but liverpool have since drawn clear. city need to make sure they hang on to this victory here to make sure they will become the premier league champions for a second year running. therefore title in the last five seasons, so it is notjust a matter of seconds to go until city will be crowned the premier league champions, unless aston villa can find a goal, in which case liverpool could still win the title. i find a goal, in which case liverpool could still win the title.— could still win the title. i don't know if you've _ could still win the title. i don't know if you've been _

could still win the title. i don't know if you've been out - could still win the title. i don't know if you've been out and i could still win the title. i don't - know if you've been out and about, andy, but in terms of security, there has been some concern about pitching bays and. —— pitch invasion. oh, ican pitching bays and. —— pitch invasion. oh, i can heara noise behind you. let's carry on until you get conversation. ask confirmation. how does it feel? the get conversation. ask confirmation. how does it feel?— how does it feel? the ambience outside was _ how does it feel? the ambience outside was quite _ how does it feel? the ambience outside was quite confident. - how does it feel? the ambience i outside was quite confident. there has been a massive roar inside the stadium, and i think that means the final whistle has now gone. manchester city has won the match. the final whistle has gone at the etihad stadium, so manchester city have beaten aston villa 3—2. they are the premier league champions for the second year running, but boy, they had to work for it. they were 2-0 they had to work for it. they were 2—0 down at one point in the second half, but three quick goals completely transformed the

atmosphere here at the etihad stadium. so another premier league title for pep guardiola's team. they've really become the specialists. liverpool did everything they could, but that was not enough beating wolves. city win the premier league title by a single point after another and drawing and frankly breathless afternoon. taste frankly breathless afternoon. we have to leave it there. crossing very quickly to... to... manchester city are top of the table. ., , manchester city are top of the table. . , , .,. manchester city are top of the table. . , , ., . ., table. that news 'ust reaching and field. they know — table. that newsjust reaching and field. they know they _ table. that newsjust reaching and field. they know they haven't - table. that newsjust reaching and | field. they know they haven't been able to _ field. they know they haven't been able to get over the line, despite beating _ able to get over the line, despite beating wolverhampton 3—1 today. they always knew it was out of their hands, _ they always knew it was out of their hands, and — they always knew it was out of their hands, and there was that moment as aston _ hands, and there was that moment as aston villa _ hands, and there was that moment as aston villa went ahead, they thought one more _ aston villa went ahead, they thought one more goal might force them over the line _ one more goal might force them over the line and _ one more goal might force them over the line and might allow them to take the — the line and might allow them to take the title from manchester city. but by _ take the title from manchester city. but by the _ take the title from manchester city. but by the time liverpool went

ahead, — but by the time liverpool went ahead, city were coming back. there was never _ ahead, city were coming back. there was never a — ahead, city were coming back. there was never a moment where liverpool had the _ was never a moment where liverpool had the title. they one 3—1 at the ends _ had the title. they one 3—1 at the ends. liverpool, it's been such a successful— ends. liverpool, it's been such a successful season for them. they have _ successful season for them. they have final — successful season for them. they have final against real madrid next weekend~ _ have final against real madrid next weekend. they were hoping to do an unprecedented quadruple. they could win three _ unprecedented quadruple. they could win three cups this season, and i think— win three cups this season, and i think that — win three cups this season, and i think that would be a remarkable achievement from this deliverable tearn _ achievement from this deliverable tearn the — achievement from this deliverable team. the title race always looks a little _ team. the title race always looks a little bit _ team. the title race always looks a little bit out of reach. they were 14 points — little bit out of reach. they were 14 points behind city, but it was amazing they got back in been to this last — amazing they got back in been to this last day. it's a hallmark of how— this last day. it's a hallmark of how high— this last day. it's a hallmark of how high the quality has been that both sides won on the final day and it was— both sides won on the final day and it wasjust — both sides won on the final day and it wasjust cityjust both sides won on the final day and it was just cityjust ahead of liverpool, but still a chance of three — liverpool, but still a chance of three trophies. they will be paraded through— three trophies. they will be paraded through the city at the end of this month and — through the city at the end of this month and there'll be plenty for

their— month and there'll be plenty for their fans — month and there'll be plenty for their fans to enjoy.— month and there'll be plenty for their fans to enjoy. their fans to en'oy. patrick, thank ou ve their fans to en'oy. patrick, thank you very much — their fans to enjoy. patrick, thank you very much for _ their fans to enjoy. patrick, thank you very much for that. _ their fans to enjoy. patrick, thank l you very much for that. manchester city have won the premier league title, the fourth time in five years. let's catch up with the weather with helen. sunshine is set in the south, closest to the high—pressure centre, we've seen prolonged sunshine, strong sunshine and warmth. further north and west, it's still quite warm but we have little bit more clout across western parts, and we could see some patchy cloud coming in. we could see some rain. for one reason or another, it will be mild overnight. it looks like it will be a brighter day across the north of scotland, and

the far north keeps the rain. there is a risk of this rain coming in to southern and eastern parts, and some uncertainty as to how far it will come, but it will be cooler tomorrow and breezier.

this is bbc news. the headlines at six: the deadline has just passed for officials named in sue gray's report to respond or object, ahead of its long awaited publication this week. energy company e.on is warning that unless the government intervenes, the number of its customers in fuel poverty could reach 40 percent by the autumn. it's percent by the autumn. a very, very significant impact, it's a very, very significant impact, and that's why we've called upon government to take more action. we do need more intervention in october, and it has to be substantial. the ukrainian government says it won't agree to a ceasefire with russia that involves giving up

territory, in an apparent hardening of its position.