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 a0 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. more than 300 scotrail services have been cancelled for the third sunday in a row — it comes on the eve of major timetable cuts across the country. manchester city win the premier league title byjust one point. we will have all the latest in sportsday, coming up at 6:30pm. good evening and welcome to bbc news. 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 deadline earlier this afternoon for anyone due to be named in her report to lodge any objections — and questions have been raised 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 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 wherever the evidence takes her. 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. the boss of one of the uk's biggest energy companies, e.on, 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. our business reporter, simon browning, has more on the significance of what the e.on boss had to say. the of what the e.on boss had to say. words that wrun again, the words that wrung out time and again, significant, intervention, government help and poverty. big comments coming from the boss of e.on, michael lewis. he said the word intervention four times, calling on the government to help his customers. 20% are facing fuel poverty. the expectation is it could rise to 40% in october when the price cap increases again, potentially up to £3000. these are significant comments and there was

no doubt there was a big call on the government to help with customers in the cost of living crisis. in the interview, he talked about some of the suggestions the government could do in terms of helping with the warm homes discount and increasing universal credit payments. he also said the government needs to tax those with a broader shoulders. there was no discussion directly about the windfall tax. the question came back again to government intervention and the need to do that. later on the sunday morning programme, nadhim zahawi appeared, and she asked him about some of the comments mr lewis had made. no firm decisions but he said the chancellor will make decisions in the short—term and he will deliver help and go even further. the government has already provided help with energy bills, about a £22 billion package, but they are under pressure to provide more and those comments will certainly add to that. the ukrainian government says it won't agree to any ceasefire or peace deal with moscow that would involve giving up territory. 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. coal mines 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 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. our correspondent in australia 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 front line 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 headlines on bbc news: the deadline has passed for officials named in sue gray's report into lockdown breaches in downing street to respond or object, ahead of its long awaited publication this week. 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 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. 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. 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 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. earlier, i spoke with paul hunter, professor of experimental medicine at the university of east anglia. the issue is that it's spreading between people in the uk, which we haven't seen in the west before to any great extent. it is something that does spread person in africa, in the west african variant which we have, but generally not that effectively. and usually it sort of dies out after two or three generations of infections. how

rapidly it is spreading in this country is difficult to ascertain at the moment, but it is something that is likely we will be able to bring under control within a matter of weeks or months rather than it becoming another covid with large numbers of cases being infected. like you said, it doesn't spread easily amongst people. it is not the first time it has appeared in the uk. we had small outbreaks in 2018, 2019, 2021 as well.— 2019, 2021 as well. generally, there have been peeple — 2019, 2021 as well. generally, there have been people bringing _ 2019, 2021 as well. generally, there have been people bringing the - have been people bringing the infection into the country, so usually you have been able to identify the fact that there is some link with africa, there was an outbreak in america in 2003 that was associated with important mammals, rodents from africa, that then infected prairie dogs. the lot of the infections we have seen in the

past have been contact with animals, but this one we are seeing, seem to be seeing increasing person—to—person spread. it be seeing increasing person-to-person spread. be seeing increasing ---erson-to-ersonsread. , person-to-person spread. it has been described as — person-to-person spread. it has been described as atypical— person-to-person spread. it has been described as atypical transmission, i described as atypical transmission, and it has spread through the community. the concern obviously is those who are most vulnerable, because in adults it is a mild disease unless you are immunocompromised. and pregnant women. and children, who do touch each other. there is a lot of contact amongst them. each other. there is a lot of contact amonust them. ~ ., , ., contact amongst them. what should we be doinu contact amongst them. what should we be doing there? — contact amongst them. what should we be doing there? i _ contact amongst them. what should we be doing there? i think— contact amongst them. what should we be doing there? i think the _ contact amongst them. what should we be doing there? i think the key - be doing there? i think the key thing is diagnosing the infection early enough, because this is an infection that you don't become infectious till at least a week or two after you have contracted the infection, and you can actually give the vaccine after contact with a case and it is still effective, at least if you manage to give that in

the first three or four days. it is a disease that, if we work hard at identifying cases, identifying contacts of cases, we should be able to then vaccinate those contacts and hopefully bring the epidemic to an end fairly soon, but it does depend on actually being able to identify cases. ~ ., ., ,, on actually being able to identify cases. ~ ., ., .,~ ., , cases. what do you make of president biden cases. what do you make of president iiriden saying — cases. what do you make of president iiriden saying peeple — cases. what do you make of president biden saying people should _ cases. what do you make of president biden saying people should be - biden saying people should be rightly concerned about it? how concerned are you?— rightly concerned about it? how concerned are you? when any new emeraent concerned are you? when any new emergent virus — concerned are you? when any new emergent virus starts _ concerned are you? when any new emergent virus starts spreading i concerned are you? when any new emergent virus starts spreading in j concerned are you? when any new. emergent virus starts spreading in a new country, a new population, you have to be concerned, you have to investigate it properly. the balance of evidence at the moment, looking at previous outbreaks, looking at outbreaks in west africa, is that it is not going to spread to large proportions of the population, but there are certainly sections of the

population that are at more risk, and the evidence is that that predominantly but not exclusively is spreading in men who have six with men. it is something we do need to investigate and put effort into helping that population to get diagnosed and vaccinated early when appropriate. diagnosed and vaccinated early when a- --roriate. ., ,,, . appropriate. professor paul hunter there. a ballot of 40,000 rail workers — which could result in union members voting for a national strike next month — is taking place over the next few days. the rmt union says the action is about pay, conditions and planned job cuts — but network rail says it needs to modernise the railways and has contingency plans in place if a strike goes ahead. a drastically reduced rail timetable comes into force in scotland tomorrow, following 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 to work overtime — and amid an existing shortage of drivers. alexandra mackenzie reports. many rely on the rail network, but the new temporary timetable means a significant cut to services. there are two reasons. _ significant cut to services. there are two reasons. the _ significant cut to services. there are two reasons. the first - significant cut to services. there are two reasons. the first is - significant cut to services. there j are two reasons. the first is that the pandemic meant we couldn't training of drivers, which has resulted in a shortage, and the second issue is that the train drivers' union is in dispute with us over pay, meaning fewer drivers are available for overtime and rest days, resulting in cancellations for our customers, which has been unacceptable.— our customers, which has been unaccetable. ., ., ., ., unacceptable. from tomorrow, the last train from _ unacceptable. from tomorrow, the last train from edinburgh _ unacceptable. from tomorrow, the last train from edinburgh to - unacceptable. from tomorrow, the | last train from edinburgh to glasgow queen street, usually at 2345, will leave at 2215. if you're going from glasgow to dundee, the last train was at 2310, which changes to 1910.

the glasgow to mallaig train, the last one was at 1821, which now leaves around lunchtime. and some services have already been affected. we checked last night on the train was still running. we've come in today and they've cancelled it today because there are not enough drivers. ., because there are not enough drivers. . ., , , drivers. our train has been cancelled _ drivers. our train has been cancelled so _ drivers. our train has been cancelled so we _ drivers. our train has been cancelled so we have - drivers. our train has been cancelled so we have a - drivers. our train has been i cancelled so we have a refund drivers. our train has been - cancelled so we have a refund on our tickets _ cancelled 50 we have a refund on our tickets |_ cancelled so we have a refund on our tickets. , ., , , . ., tickets. i will probably choose not to take the _ tickets. i will probably choose not to take the train _ tickets. i will probably choose not to take the train in _ tickets. i will probably choose not to take the train in the _ tickets. i will probably choose not to take the train in the future. - tickets. i will probably choose not to take the train in the future. i l to take the train in the future. i will to take the train in the future. will take the bus instead. the reduced timetable is likely to impact scotland's world cup play—off against ukraine, here at hamden on the 1st ofjune. the scottish conservatives have called on scotrail to lay on extra trains for thousands of fan. the scottish government has said that plans are being worked up for events like this one. alongside this disruption, rail workers are to be balloted on strike action over pay. brute workers are to be balloted on strike action over pay-— action over pay. we are facing a cost-of-living _ action over pay. we are facing a cost-of-living crisis. _ action over pay. we are facing a cost-of-living crisis. we - action over pay. we are facing a

cost-of-living crisis. we have i action over pay. we are facing a i cost-of-living crisis. we have seen cost—of—living crisis. we have seen our council tax, water, sewage, gas, electricity and food all going up, fuel, everyone. we are trying to maintain a standard of living for our membership.— maintain a standard of living for our membership. scotrail said the tem ora our membership. scotrail said the temporary timetable _ our membership. scotrail said the temporary timetable would - our membership. scotrail said the| temporary timetable would provide more certainty, but it will take sometime for more drivers to be trained. the next few weeks be challenging. a woman has been arrested on suspicion of neglect after a two—year—old boy fell from a second—storey flat window in leicester. the ambulance service called the police to the apartments, at frog island, yesterday afternoon. the toddler had to be taken to hospital, but his injuries aren't thought to be life threatening. a 23—year—old woman remains in custody. the police are appealing for anyone with information to contact them. a 58—year—old man and a 14—year—old girl have died in a house fire in distington in west cumbria. emergency crews were called to the blaze at toll bar in the village

near workington at quarter to five this morning. a number of fire engines were involved and roads had to be closed to allow firefighters to tackle the blaze. one person managed to escape. today marks the fifth anniversary of the manchester arena terror attack — in which 22 people died. among the tributes, a minute's applause was held at the start today marks the fifth anniversary of the manchester of each wave of the annual great manchester run. and at victoria station — next to the arena — the names of the victims were read out. becky holmes reports. families have been paying their respects at the grade of light memorial in manchester today as they marked the fifth anniversary of the arena attack. just marked the fifth anniversary of the arena attack-— arena attack. just keeping in our hearts and _ arena attack. just keeping in our hearts and keeping _ arena attack. just keeping in our hearts and keeping a _ arena attack. just keeping in our hearts and keeping a close - arena attack. just keeping in our hearts and keeping a close by i arena attack. just keeping in our| hearts and keeping a close by for today. we have been to the service in the cathedral, and we have laid flowers in victoria station. it is in the cathedral, and we have laid flowers in victoria station.- flowers in victoria station. it is a sad da , flowers in victoria station. it is a sad day. as _ flowers in victoria station. it is a sad day, as anniversaries - flowers in victoria station. it is a sad day, as anniversaries are, i flowers in victoria station. it is a l sad day, as anniversaries are, but at least _ sad day, as anniversaries are, but at least now— sad day, as anniversaries are, but at least now we have the glade of

light, _ at least now we have the glade of light, a _ at least now we have the glade of light, a permanent memorial where people _ light, a permanent memorial where people can, notjust remember but remember— people can, notjust remember but remember in the company of others. this is— remember in the company of others. this is a _ remember in the company of others. this is a shared tragedy for manchester, so let's share in remembering those who lost their lives and — remembering those who lost their lives and those who were so tragically harmed. a minute's silence was _ tragically harmed. a minute's silence was held _ tragically harmed. a minute's silence was held at _ tragically harmed. a minute's silence was held at victoria i silence was held at victoria station, then the names of the 22 victims were read out, and cathedral bells will toe tonight. people have been lining up for the great manchester run, which was also marked by a minute's applause at the start of each wave of the race. one of those running was freya lewis, who was seriously injured in the attack. she has raised nearly £70,000 for the royal manchester children's hospital, the hospital she says saved her life. that was robabl she says saved her life. that was probably my _ she says saved her life. that was probably my favourite _ she says saved her life. that was probably my favourite run - she says saved her life. that was probably my favourite run that i l probably my favourite run that i have done. the atmosphere was great. i didn't feel as much pressure, i just felt i could do whatever i wanted to. i was thinking about now

in the hospital on the way round, perfect, exactly what i wanted. find perfect, exactly what i wanted. and it was a perfect _ perfect, exactly what i wanted. and it was a perfect day for others, fund raising for different charities.— fund raising for different charities. ., . ., ., charities. fantastic atmosphere. for us, it's charities. fantastic atmosphere. for us. it's about _ charities. fantastic atmosphere. for us, it's about doing _ charities. fantastic atmosphere. for us, it's about doing something - us, it's about doing something together, _ us, it's about doing something together, being part of a team. finishing — together, being part of a team. finishing times are irrelevant. that was what we _ finishing times are irrelevant. that was what we need. _ finishing times are irrelevant. trisgt was what we need. it was special. what a city. thanks to the people who came — what a city. thanks to the people who came out _ what a city. thanks to the people who came out. it— what a city. thanks to the people who came out. it made _ what a city. thanks to the people who came out. it made such - what a city. thanks to the people who came out. it made such a - who came out. it made such a difference _ who came out. it made such a difference. in— who came out. it made such a difference. in this _ who came out. it made such a difference. in this day- who came out. it made such a difference. in this day in- difference. in this day in particular. _ difference. in this day in particular, to _ difference. in this day in particular, to see - difference. in this day in particular, to see the i difference. in this day inl particular, to see the city difference. in this day in- particular, to see the city out in force. _ particular, to see the city out in force. there _ particular, to see the city out in force, there is _ particular, to see the city out in force, there is nowhere - particular, to see the city out in force, there is nowhere better. particular, to see the city out in. force, there is nowhere better on earth _ 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 second ofjune. 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 from the square to the cobbles, prince charles made his soap debut 22 years ago. on the live 40th anniversary episode of coronation street, he was seen in footage on a fictional news bulletin. camilla is also familiar with coronation street. here she is in 2010, channelling her inner landlady, pulling pints in the rovers. filth. pulling pints in the rovers. 0h, ou're a pulling pints in the rovers. oh, you're a natural! _ pulling pints in the rovers. oh, you're a natural! back- pulling pints in the rovers. oh, you're a natural! back to - pulling pints in the rovers. oh, you're a natural! back to the i you're a natural! back to the sc uare, you're a natural! back to the square, though. _ you're a natural! back to the square, though. the - you're a natural! back to the square, though. the duke . you're a natural! back to the l square, though. the duke and you're a natural! back to the _ square, though. the duke and duchess will be making their starring role on the 2nd ofjune at the start of the long bank holiday weekend. let's catch up with the weather with helen.

a cooler day tomorrow because we have two areas of low pressure, one across the north today the other drifting up from france. we will see rain. we were already seeing it across the north and west of scotland, continuing this evening. the drizzly shower elsewhere and some late sunshine. overnight, the potential for some late sunshine. overnight, the potentialfor rain to some late sunshine. overnight, the potential for rain to drift up from france. rain for the north of starts to pull away but leaves a legacy of showery rain. a relatively mild night, a little mist and fog, particularly over the hills. two areas of low pressure from monday. a north—westerly will bring a rash of showers to many areas. it could be heavy and thundery. we have rain potentially drifting up from the south, and it is how far north and west that gets that is the main uncertainty. it looks like an unsettled day, with showers or longer spells of rain, temperatures down a few degrees on today. we have more showers to come through the night tomorrow and into tuesday.