new research shows police are taking longer to get to the scene of emergencies and that fewer crimes are being solved. forces in england and wales took an average of three minutes longer to arrive at serious offences than six years ago. i've reported it, nothing came of it, that was it. it's my kids, it's my home, everything, gone. i've got nothing at alt _ the government says it is committed to improving the speed of police responses. we'll be analysing what the figures mean. also this lunchtime... after thousands of liverpool fans were teargassed at the champions league final, the french government has blamed what it called "industrial scale ticket fraud". russian forces are advancing on the centre of the key city of severodonetsk in

the eastern donbas. a hospital apologises after a couple who suffered a late miscarriage had to keep the remains of their baby at home in the fridge. even with all the staff and experts, and they're working really hard, and the best will in the world, the processes are so flawed that itjust felt like we'd been tipped into hell. the price of some pasta is up 50% in a year — new figures show the soaring cost of staple foods. and with the queen at balmoral ahead of thejubilee, scots in the town down the road prepare their celebrations. and coming up on the bbc news channel: ivan perisic will have a medical at tottenham later today. he's expected to sign on a free contract from inter milan with a deal lasting two years.

good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. a bbc investigation suggests police forces in england and wales are taking longer to respond to serious incidents. the charity, victim support, says the new figures are "alarming". the figures, based on freedom information requests, suggest that police are now three minutes slower to arrive at the most urgent ermergencies than they were six years ago — that's worse by 28%. the number of recorded crimes which end up with someone being charged has fallen by 40% in the same period. the government says it is committed to improving the speed of police responses.

our special correspondent ed thomas has this report. it is the perfect storm. i it is the perfect storm. i don't think there's _ it is the perfect storm. i don't think there's any _ it is the perfect storm. i don't think there's any point - it is the perfect storm. i don't think there's any point in - it is the perfect storm. i don't l think there's any point in calling the police any more because nothing is being done. the police any more because nothing is being done-— is being done. police are solving if our is being done. police are solving if your recorded _ is being done. police are solving if your recorded crimes. _ is being done. police are solving if your recorded crimes. everything l your recorded crimes. everything thrown oliver _ your recorded crimes. everything thrown oliver my _ your recorded crimes. everything thrown oliver my house. - your recorded crimes. everything thrown oliver my house. they i your recorded crimes. everything | thrown oliver my house. they are takin: thrown oliver my house. they are taking longer— thrown oliver my house. they are taking longer to _ thrown oliver my house. they are taking longer to respond. -- - thrown oliver my house. they are| taking longer to respond. -- more taking longer to respond. —— more over my house. leaving the public losing faith. do you have confidence in the police to come out? it’s a in the police to come out? it's a waste of time. _ in the police to come out? it's a waste of time. you _ in the police to come out? it's a waste of time. you wait - in the police to come out? it's a waste of time. you wait six - in the police to come out? it's a i waste of time. you wait six hours, they've all gone. waste of time. you wait six hours, they've all gone-— they've all gone. this is in kent. it was they've all gone. this is in kent. it was pretty _ they've all gone. this is in kent. it was pretty much _ they've all gone. this is in kent. it was pretty much shot - they've all gone. this is in kent. it was pretty much shot straight| it was pretty much shot straight through — it was pretty much shot straight throu~h. . .,, through. that was where it hit me, and the like- _ through. that was where it hit me, and the like. i— through. that was where it hit me, and the like. i was _ through. that was where it hit me, and the like. i was sitting - through. that was where it hit me, and the like. i was sitting in - through. that was where it hit me, and the like. i was sitting in the i and the like. i was sitting in the carden. and the like. i was sitting in the garden- we _ and the like. i was sitting in the garden. we spoke _ and the like. i was sitting in the garden. we spoke to _ and the like. i was sitting in the garden. we spoke to half - and the like. i was sitting in the garden. we spoke to half a - and the like. i was sitting in the i garden. we spoke to half a dozen neighbours, they all said the street is being tormented by teenagers firing ball bearings.— is being tormented by teenagers firing ball bearings. going through

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seen the man return again later that evening. i seen the man return again later that evenina. .., ., , , evening. i could actually see the stolen car- _ evening. i could actually see the stolen car. desperate, _ evening. i could actually see the stolen car. desperate, michelle | stolen car. desperate, michelle turned to facebook_ stolen car. desperate, michelle turned to facebook to - stolen car. desperate, michelle turned to facebook to find - stolen car. desperate, michelle turned to facebook to find her. turned to facebook to find her stolen car. she was sent this cctv, but still couldn't persuade officers to help. irate but still couldn't persuade officers to hel. ~ ., , ., ., ., to help. we would be on the front of the olice to help. we would be on the front of the police at — to help. we would be on the front of the police at least _ to help. we would be on the front of the police at least three _ to help. we would be on the front of the police at least three or - to help. we would be on the front of the police at least three or four - the police at least three or four times every night saying, this is where my car is.— where my car is. one night she followed her _ where my car is. one night she followed her stolen _ where my car is. one night she followed her stolen car, - where my car is. one night she followed her stolen car, she i where my car is. one night she l followed her stolen car, she was confronted by a man with a crowbar before escaping. the next day, it was found abandoned. you before escaping. the next day, it was found abandoned.— before escaping. the next day, it was found abandoned. you 'ust think, who do ou was found abandoned. you 'ust think, who do you go — was found abandoned. you 'ust think, who do you go to t was found abandoned. you 'ust think, who do you go to “i was found abandoned. you 'ust think, who do you go to if you i was found abandoned. you 'ust think, who do you go to if you arei was found abandoned. you just think, who do you go to if you are in - who do you go to if you are in trouble? ., who do you go to if you are in trouble?— who do you go to if you are in trouble? ., ' . ._ , who do you go to if you are in trouble? ., , . ._ , , trouble? the home office says it is committed to _ trouble? the home office says it is committed to improving _ trouble? the home office says it is committed to improving local- trouble? the home office says it is i committed to improving local police. in the public should have confidence that forces will prevent crime. our special correspondent ed thomas joins me from salford. so, ed, some distressing stories there — but put this into context with the overall crime picture across the country.

over or across england and wales, crime is falling, but our research, our freedom of information request indicates a different pattern emerging. it is one of officers taking longer to attend serious emergencies, and police charging fewer suspects in england and wales. you just listen to the people we spoke to, the case studies, this was heard repeatedly, we travelled across the country for months listening to victims and their experiences of going to the police, and many told us they were turning into diy detectives, they were putting themselves at risk to solve their own crimes. this is significant, the charity victim support says the response times by the police are very worrying indeed. they say the longer it takes for a police officer to arrive at the scene, the more chance of evidence being lost, vital to secure a conviction. they said when it comes

to minutes and seconds, this matters. . .. to minutes and seconds, this matters. ., ,, , ., to minutes and seconds, this matters. . ~' , ., , . matters. thank you very much indeed. ed thomas reporting. _ the french government has blamed what it called "industrial scale ticket fraud" for the chaos at this weekend's champions league final. french ministers have held emergency talks this morning with police and european football officials. it follows widespread condemnation of the tactics of french police, who used tear gas and pepper spray on thousands of liverpool fans as they queued to get into the stadium in paris. our sports correspondent nesta mcgregor reports. pandemonium in paris. some of the images which marred the biggest night in european club football. french police using tear gas and pepper spray as liverpool fans waited to enter the stadium. even with a 35 minute delay to kick off, there were plenty of empty seats, as police and stadium officials struggled to regain control.

the knowledge of crowd management i got from having worked on the hillsborough inquest, i could see problems even at that stage that there was operational chaos on the ground, there were structural problems with the ground in that the entrances, they were making the liverpool fans go to, you had to go under an underpass under the motorway. but the police operationally were making catastrophically bad decisions. st petersburg in russia was the original venue for saturday's final, but because of the country's invasion of ukraine, it was moved to paris. uefa, european football's governing body, has blamed the crowd trouble on fans turning up late and claimed some had counterfeit tickets. it is the worst situation i have ever seen outside a football ground in 27 years of going to football, home and abroad. i have been to a champions league final before, i have been to a europa league final before, i have never seen anything like that. the club has condemned the treatment of some of its fans who travelled

to france and demanded uefa look into what caused the trouble and how it was dealt with. uefa held an emergency committee meeting this morning with french authorities. liverpool celebrated winning the league and fa cup with a parade through the city yesterday which was trouble—free. but there are those who believe the past behaviour of british football fans abroad did play a part on saturday. there is a feeling, of course, that based on history that english fans are more difficult to handle than others. i think that has been guiding decisions and in this case, i don't think anybody should blame the fans, actually, because it was poorly organised. in france, though, there have been similar scenes this season. last night as saint—etienne were relegated from the french top flight, players ran for cover as fans stormed the pitch. with paris due to host the rugby world cup next year and the olympics in 2024, french authorities have questions to answer.

nesta mcgregor, bbc news. let's speak to our paris correspondent hugh schofield, who is outside the stade de france. the interior minister of france has been speaking in the last hour, saying that the root cause of all of this was industrial scale ticket fraud. . . this was industrial scale ticket fraud. . , ., ., fraud. that will be the quote that this oress fraud. that will be the quote that this press conference _ fraud. that will be the quote that this press conference is - fraud. that will be the quote that i this press conference is remembered for, massive industrial scale ticket fraud, he said, he claimed, that they were here at the stadium in the run—up to the match, notjust the 80,000 people who are the capacity crowd but an extra 30,000 to 40,000 people who had come without tickets or, he implied, with counterfeit tickets. he said that the gates, when they checked the tickets, 70% of the tickets checked turned out to be false. if this is correct, it is

of course an enormous story for the french and for a uefa, and liverpool because it suggests that ticket fraud is going on on a scale previously unimagined. the minister and the sports minister did say there word dysfunction in problems, this organisational problems regarding the reception of fans, but quite clearly the main blame he was placing on this ticket fraud problem, which led to a mass of people arriving here far more than the area was expecting, and in addition, there was the fact that the liverpool fans were not on —— they were on foot rather than in coaches and the tickets were paper rather than electronic commerce of the blame still largely is with the liverpool club and fans. hugh schofield in _ liverpool club and fans. hugh schofield in paris, _ liverpool club and fans. hugh schofield in paris, thank- liverpool club and fans. hugh schofield in paris, thank you. | ukraine says russian forces are closing in on the centre of the strategic city of severodonetsk. ukrainian authorities say 90%

of its buildings have been damaged and they've given up counting casualties. seizing the city is a key russian objective as they try to capture the entire eastern region of luhansk in the donbas, but ukrainian forces are mounting stiff resistance, as our correspondentjoe inwood reports from kyiv. right across the donbas, they watch and wait. ukraine's forces know the russians are coming. this old industrial region has been battered by their artillery — trenches are the best defence. despite the pressures, the men here say they are in no mood to compromise. translation: a negotiated settlement can only happen on ukraine _ terms and at present, if they happen, it would be a horror. it would be the end of the president's career and them all.

because people went to defend ukraine, not for zelensky, but for ukraine. but ukraine's president remains a popularfigure with broad support for the way he's led this country through the darkest days of this war. until now, he'd spent the entirety of it here in the capital, kyiv. yesterday that changed as he visited kharkiv. until a few weeks ago, ukraine's second city was a front line. the fact it is now deemed safe for the president to visit shows how far the war has changed in this part of the country. but in the donbas, things are still looking difficult for ukraine. specifically around the city of severodonetsk, where russian troops are said to be pushing towards the centre. translation: we are doing everything we can to repel this offensive. - there is not a day we didn't try to find more weapons, more weapons to defend our land, to defend our people and i'm

grateful to everyone who defends severodonetsk and demonstrates to the occupies that peace will still be ours. but it seems unlikely that peace will be coming any time soon. severodonetsk is all but surrounded, coming under such heavy bombardment, they have stopped counting the casualties. like many battles before it, the fight for the city is not simply a question of who holds it when the guns have stopped, but what price they have paid for their victory. joe inwood, bbc news, kyiv. diplomatic sources in brussels say eurpean union ambassadors have again failed to reach an agreement about sanctions on russian oil imports. they had hoped to strike a deal before eu leaders gathered there for a summit. hungary is being seen as the main obstacle to agreement; slovakia and the czech republic have asked for longer to phase out russian oil. the ukrainian band which won this year's eurovision song contest, kalush orchestra, have sold their trophy at auction for more than £700,000 to raise

money for the war in ukraine. the sale coincided with the band's appearance at a charity concert for ukraine in berlin. the funds will be used to buy drones and a ground control system for the army. a london hospital has apologised after a woman who suffered a late miscarriage had to keep the remains of her baby in a fridge at home, because nhs staff said they couldn't store them safely. miscarriage support groups say that care across the country varies widely, and hospitals need to prioritise staff training. the bbc�*s global health correspondent tulip mazumdar reports, and there are some upsetting and graphic descriptions in her report. there's a sprig of leaves that we took from our garden. and then the other thing in here, we've got the baby's ashes. these precious items — a memory box for laura

and lawrence's baby. some comfort in a time of utter despair. it's been just two months since the couple suffered a late miscarriage 15 weeks into their pregnancy. it happened after they were sent home from hospital, having been told their baby no longer had a heartbeat. there were no beds available, the hospital said, for laura to give birth there. i woke up in really quite bad pain. i felt a lot of pressure. and so i ran upstairs to the bathroom and that's where i delivered the baby. and so i scooped it out, put it in the sink and realised it was a baby boy. the couple called 999 but were advised that this wasn't an emergency. and so they placed their baby's remains in a box and went into a&e, which they say was chaos.

there's no—one at this hospital who's willing to take charge of our baby. and it's been in a hot room for nearly five hours now. so we decided together that i would go home. so i took the box, cleared out some space in our fridge and put him there. as harrowing as it is to talk about what happened, the couple say they're speaking out to try and ensure this doesn't happen to anyone else. a statement from lewisham and greenwich nhs trust, where laura was treated, says: "we are deeply sorry and offer our sincerest condolences to miss brody and her partner for the tragic loss of their baby and these traumatic experiences." it goes on to say a full investigation is under way to understand where failings in care may have occurred, so that any necessary changes and improvements can be made. it's beyond sad, really.

it's unbearable. there should be an available cold place. there simply should be. somewhere where pregnancy remains, or these tiny little babies, can be safely and respectfully and carefully stored. the importance of pregnancy loss care is increasingly being recognised. here at birmingham women's hospital, work is starting on a first of its kind in the uk bereavement centre. this site is going to be our woodland house. we'll be able to look after our families going through early pregnancy loss who want to come back in and collect their pregnancy, maybe for a little burial at home, or a funeral. amongst the smell of fresh roses and a feeling of being close to family, laura and lawrence can remember and grieve. this is the crematorium where my grandparents' ashes

were scattered, and their plaque's here. and we were thinking of putting the baby's ashes here as well. we just felt like the baby's already been so alone. and this way, at least it's near us. and it's near family. tulip mazumdar, bbc news. if you've been affected by any of the issues raised in tulip mazumdar�*s report, you can find links for support and help at bbc.co.uk/actionline. our top story this lunchtime: new research shows police are taking longer to get to the scene of emergencies and that fewer crimes are being solved. and are being solved. i am live in nottingham city centre and i am live in nottingham city centre as tens of thousands of fans have come out to celebrate the return of nottingham forest to the premier league.

coming up on the bbc news channel: emma raducanu will play on british soilfor the first time since winning the us open next week. she's accepted a wild card to compete at the nottingham open. deep peat soils which the government calls england's "national rainforests" are being burned by "illegal" fires, according to the rspb and greenpeace. they say they have evidence of dozens of fires which they believe are in breach of new government regulations. burning of new government regulations. heather is a tradit practice burning heather is a traditional practice on shooting estates to clear the way for the new shoots that grouse like to eat. here's our climate editor, justin rowlatt. a huge fire burns on the upland peat soils of the north yorkshire yorkshire moores. burning vegetation during autumn and winter has been a traditional part of the management of peat moorland for more than 100 years. peat is the most carbon rich of all soils.

it forms in waterlogged areas from partly decomposed plant material. how deep is the peat here? let's find out. yeah, let's find out. whoa! so it's over a metre depth here. last year, the government banned fires on peat soils deeper than 40 centimetres in certain conservation areas, describing these soils as "england's national rainforests" because of how much carbon they store. but these rainforests are still being set on fire, according to the rspb and greenpeace. the rspb says it has sent the government evidence on 79 fires it believes are in breach of the new regulations. greenpeace used satellites to detect fires in protected areas. using satellite evidence like this is a real game changer in terms of monitoring peat fires. i don't have to be on the moors. i canjust come into the office and i can see within a matter

of minutes where there have been fires. the campaigning organisation says it has found 51 fires it believes break the new rules. on the bows estate in the yorkshire dales national park, one of the locations identified by greenpeace, the bbc found evidence of burning on deep peat. it's already more than 40 centimetres. it is peat all the way. and this runs 67 centimetres deep. the bbc approached the landowner for comment but received no reply. the government didn't want to be interviewed for this report, but it confirmed it has received evidence that claims to show illegal fires. it told the bbc any cases where a breach of consent or regulation is suspected will be investigated. the moorland association, which represents the owners of moorland estate, told the bbc it welcomed the government inquiry.

it says members would cooperate fully and help with any queries. the rspb and greenpeace claim their evidence shows that the current ban isn't working and say all burning on peat soils should be banned. the government told the bbc it would not be able to comment further until any investigation into claims of illegal fires has been completed. justin rowlatt, bbc news, the yorkshire moors. the price of the cheapest pasta has risen by 50% in april, compared with the same time last year. that's according to the office for national statistics, which has released figures on how 30 of the cheapest grocery items have changed in price. let's talk to our business correspondent emma simpson. 50% on past, what do these figures tell us about the soaring inflation we are seeing at the moment and the

cost of everyday essentials. this we are seeing at the moment and the cost of everyday essentials.— cost of everyday essentials. this is the first time _ cost of everyday essentials. this is the first time the _ cost of everyday essentials. this is the first time the ons _ cost of everyday essentials. this is the first time the ons has - cost of everyday essentials. this is the first time the ons has looked l cost of everyday essentials. this is. the first time the ons has looked at the first time the ons has looked at the most basic, cheapest food on our supermarket shelves. it focused on 30 everyday staples sold by supermarkets and it got the prices from the websites and it showed a huge variety in price. so actually, 13 products went up faster than average prices for food and 13 products went up faster than average prices forfood and drink. take pasta, that went up by 50% and thatis take pasta, that went up by 50% and that is a huge rise, obviously. bread was up by i6% and rice, not far behind. but, six items fell in price. potatoes dropped by an average of i4%. cheese and pizza all cost than less than a year before. if you take this whole basket together, these lower—priced items rose pretty much in line with overall food price inflation for april, which stood atjust under 7%.

another thing worth pointing out, not all these items might be available in—store or online all the time, so that ons found most of the products in this small sample, if you substituted them at an item at the next price point up, they could be a 20% difference. so that could hit shoppers hard and it goes to show how much effort the supermarkets are really focusing on these everyday essentials. vegetables, that is where the real battleground is, but everyone's experience of inflation is different, depending on what you buy and where you shop.— different, depending on what you buy and where you shop. emma simpson, thank ou and where you shop. emma simpson, thank you very _ and where you shop. emma simpson, thank you very much _ and where you shop. emma simpson, thank you very much indeed. - they've spent 23 years in the championship and league i — despite being european champions twice. but now nottingham forest have won promotion back to the premier league. navteonhal is in nottingham — celebrations this lunchtime? forest back in the big time and big celebrations this lunchtime? that's ri . ht, this celebrations this lunchtime? that's right. this is _ celebrations this lunchtime? that's right. this is a _

celebrations this lunchtime? that's right, this is a city _ celebrations this lunchtime? that's right, this is a city in _ right, this is a city in celebration mode. these fans have waited 23 years for this moment, but yesterday at wembley, their dreams came true as forest and promotion back to the premier league. they have wasted so long and for so long it seemed improbable that would happen. at the start of the season they had one single point after seven games. but there fortunes were transformed after the hiring of steve cooper, he has been up there lapping up the adulation of tens of thousands of fans. why does this mean so much? there is another financial implication, £170 million coming their way of nottingham forest next season in the premier league, but this is a proud footballing city. for so long they were at the top table of english football and for so long they have been outside of it. next season they will welcome the likes of manchester city, chelsea, liverpool and manchester united back to the city ground. it has been raining off and on, but nothing will dampen the spirit of these fans today, who are in party mood. goad today, who are in party mood. good for them, thank _

today, who are in party mood. good for them, thank you _ today, who are in party mood. good for them, thank you very _ today, who are in party mood. good for them, thank you very much indeed. the queen is currently in balmoral for a short break ahead of the platinum jubilee next week. our scotland correspondent lorna gordan has been chatting with locals who live in the town near by, about their thoughts and memories of the queen, ahead of the celebrations. in ballater, they are getting ready for the jubilee festivities. good afternoon, ma'am. this is a part of the country the queen is said to love. she's a familiar sight on royal deeside. and here, they're celebrating not just a monarch, but a neighbour. oh, it's a fantastic achievement. wow! and a great servant to the country and the amount of things she has done for this country and the area as well. archive: balmoral has been almost the only place where the queen i could relax from affairs of state. her time here is an opportunity to step back from some of the formality of royal life and to take an active role in the community her family has been part of for generations. she is a regular at the local kerk and fete. there was one occasion when when somebody said to me,

"well, i made a little mistake with the queen today, i spoke to her in doric." and i said, "what did you say?" "i asked, �*how�*s your mother?”' the queen replied in doric, apparently, and said, "nae bad, how's your own?" it was another exchange at this kerk that made headlines in what some interpreted as an intervention on the country's future. it was here shortly before the referendum on scottish independence that the queen told a well—wisher that she hoped voters would think very carefully about the future. it's very odd for that to go anywhere near political issues. and so i was slightly surprised about it, but it didn't cross a red line. scots, polls suggest, are less keen on the monarchy than in other parts of the uk, but many feel real fondness for the queen herself. if i read the scottish people correctly, they are impressed by a person like that who does her duty comprehensively, has lived through the greatest set of changes probably in the history of the union since 1707 and is still highly, highly respected. nowhere more so than here...

i'll give you just the two bars before. ..at rehearsals for ballater�*sjubilee service. i used to work for her years ago, so she's very special to me and we're so happy to be able to do something for her this year. i would just like to wish her a very, very happyjubilee l celebration and know that everyone in royal deeside sends— their best wishes to her. celebrating her relationship with this area, with scotland and her 70 years of service. lorna gordon, bbc news, ballater. time for a look at the weather. anything to celebrate about the weather? it is looking sunnier than it is now. that won't be difficult. it is more likely your outlook on the weather today is more like this,

dark clouds,