france blames "industrial scale" ticket fraud for the chaos at the champions league final as emergency talks are held about how the match was policed. there's been widespread condemnation of the treatment and use of teargas on liverpool fans, who'd had to queue for hours to get into the stade de france. the problem was not the liverpool fans, the problem was a completely ineffective crowd management strategy. uefa and the parisian police have so many questions to answer. as the row continues about what went wrong, we'll have the latest from paris and will be live at anfield. also on tonight's programme... a bbc investigation shows police forces in england and wales are taking longer to attend serious offences and are charging fewer

suspects than six years ago. can ukraine's troops hold back the russian advance in the east? we report from a frontline town, which may become one of moscow's key targets. the price of the cheapest pasta in uk supermarkets went up by 50% in a year, as households continue to be hit with the rising cost of living. balmoral has been the only place where the queen could relax from the affairs of state. and in the run—up to the long jubilee weekend, we talk to people who live near balmoral about their neighbour, the queen. and coming up on the bbc news channel... the takeover is complete — the consortium led by american todd boehly is finally approved, bringing the 19—year roman abramovich era to an end.

good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the french government has blamed what it called "industrial scale" ticket fraud for the chaos at this weekend's champions league final in paris. french ministers held emergency talks earlier today with police and french and european football officials as the row continued about what happened at the match. there's been widespread condemnation of the tactics of the police, who used tear gas and pepper spray on thousands of liverpool fans as they queued for hours to get into the stadium. our paris correspondent lucy williamson has the latest. how close they came to disaster here is starting to sink in. for the fans, for the officials and for the

police. but there is one story about what went wrong on saturday and two different stories about why. the french government is blaming ticket fraud. �* ,, �* french government is blaming ticket fraud. �* ,, ~ . ., ., fraud. translation: what we have seen is massive, _ fraud. translation: what we have seen is massive, industrial- fraud. translation: what we have seen is massive, industrial scale - seen is massive, industrial scale organised fraud concerning fake tickets. this is estimated at nearly 70% of all tickets were fake. fans have pointed _ 70% of all tickets were fake. fans have pointed out _ 70% of all tickets were fake. fans have pointed out that _ 70% of all tickets were fake. fans have pointed out that the - 70% of all tickets were fake. fans have pointed out that the hologram found on previous tickets for the champions league final was missing from the tickets this time, making them easier to fake. uefa said that tickets contained a number of security features and the design was different for every single competition. but the problems on saturday started well before the turnstiles and fan groups say they had nothing to do with tickets. this is how security in the stadium began to unravel. liverpool fans were told to unravel. liverpool fans were told to arrive at this train station

because the usual transport link was affected by strike action. they were directed through an underpass to the security point outside the stadium, but the number of people arriving overwhelmed the handful of officials there who eventually allowed everyone in the area to stream through to the turnstiles. this underpass is where stewards carried out the first set of security checks, but there is only space for a handful of checkpoints and the crowd quickly built up to dangerous levels, meaning the czechs here were abandoned. a key question for organisers is why people were not sent to the main access point for the stadium 200 metres away? fan groups here on saturday have told us it was virtually empty. once inside the perimeter fans found some entry gates had been closed and that local residents without tickets had gate—crashed the crowd. as kick—off approached, a few people scaled the fence. french police responded with

tear gas. forthe fence. french police responded with tear gas. for the liverpool fans it was a brutal surprise.— was a brutal surprise. eventually about three _ was a brutal surprise. eventually about three minutes, _ was a brutal surprise. eventually about three minutes, five - was a brutal surprise. eventually i about three minutes, five minutes to nine, it wasjust about three minutes, five minutes to nine, it was just a free for all at the turnstiles and everybody stampeded through the actual gates, nobody had to show a ticket, everybodyjust ran, it was absolute chaos. and then from there we literally got to our seat. but there were girls crying on the floor, it was obviously really traumatic for people. was obviously really traumatic for eo - le. . ., was obviously really traumatic for --eole. ., ., people. the head of football suworters _ people. the head of football suworters your _ people. the head of football supporters your says - people. the head of football. supporters your says saturday's policing was based on an outdated stigma surrounding english football fans. ~ , ., ., , stigma surrounding english football fans. ,, fans. when you drop pepper spray and tear as in fans. when you drop pepper spray and tear gas in the — fans. when you drop pepper spray and tear gas in the middle _ fans. when you drop pepper spray and tear gas in the middle of— fans. when you drop pepper spray and tear gas in the middle of a _ fans. when you drop pepper spray and tear gas in the middle of a crowd - tear gas in the middle of a crowd when people are queueing with young people, kids, elderly people, that is dangerous. it is a miracle that nothing more serious happened. in the end that is what the administrator said, the end that is what the administratorsaid, no the end that is what the administrator said, no one died. no one died, great. no one should die

at a football game. if you measure the success of your operation against that.— against that. france's interior minister has _ against that. france's interior minister has pointed - against that. france's interior minister has pointed out - against that. france's interior minister has pointed out that| against that. france's interior - minister has pointed out that half arrested at the stadium were british, but there has been praised here for how most liverpool fans behaved. one observer said the shadow of hillsborough meant that faced with confusion, frustration and fear at the hands of french police the liverpool fans policed themselves. lucy williamson, bbc news, lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. our sports correspondent nesta mcgregor is outside liverpool's anfield stadium. what have people been saying to you there today? what is the reaction to what the french authorities are saying here?— saying here? well, liverpool football club _ saying here? well, liverpool football club has _ saying here? well, liverpool football club has strongly - saying here? well, liverpool- football club has strongly condemned the behaviour of french police toward some fans who travelled to paris on saturday. liverpool have asked uefa for a full and thorough investigation into what caused the trouble and how it was dealt with. in the last hour they have also

released a statement on social media, urging fans to fill in a feedback form of their experiences inside and outside the stadium. it is thought this might help create a full picture of exactly what happened. as you have been hearing, the french sports minister, amongst others, are blaming the scale and what they describe as fraud on a scale of massive levels, saying thousands of fans got their hands on counterfeit tickets. i have spoken to fans who said they entered the stadium without showing a single official their ticket. remember, those scenes of french police using pepper spray and tear gas will not be great for a city hoping to host this year's rugby world cup and the olympics next year as well. serious questions will be asked about the organisation and the policing of major events.— organisation and the policing of major events. police forces are taking longer

to attend serious offences and are charging fewer suspects in england and wales according to an investigation by the bbc. the charity victim support described the new figures as "alarming". data obtained from 22 police forces suggests officers are now 28% slower to attend the most serious emergencies than six years ago and the proportion of recorded crimes leading to a charge, or court summons, fell 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. one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight. it's the perfect storm. i don't think there's any point in ringing the police and more in ringing the police any more because there is nothing being done. police are solving fewer recorded crimes. the windows were smashed, everything was thrown all over my house. they are taking longer to respond... we got put through one morning. how many windows? all of them. and when did the police come?

they didn't. ..leaving the public losing faith. do you have confidence in the police come out? do i balls. why? a waste of time. they come out six hours later when they've all gone. this is mansway in kent. it was a big one, probably about eight to ten millilitres. it was pretty much shot straight through. that is where it hit me on the leg. where were you? sitting in the garden. we spoke to half a dozen neighbours. they all said the street is being tormented by teenagers firing ball bearings. going through a double glazed glass, you can really do some injury to someone's skull. after repeated calls to the police many here said officers don't turn up at all. i've reported it, nothing came of it, that was it. i've just kept it since. at what point do you then go and say, "enough is enough?" is it when a child dies? our research shows the proportion of recorded crimes leading to charges has fallen by ao%. we have also learnt that the police

are taking longer to arrive at emergency call—outs. our information requests indicate forces are now 25% slower to arrive at urgent incidents than six years ago. one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight. we move north to leeds. ten, 11, i2. this is robert's teenage grandson being attacked in february. he says months later the police have failed to visit the family. this is why we pay their wages, really annoyed. and at the end of the day, if that is what the country sees, it's getting worse and worse and worse. this is the actual footage of them attacking me. we then met stephen. being kicked all over the floor and hit with bars. he says after this beating life got worse. this is the state they've left my house, the windows smashed. he has been repeatedly burgled. this is actually my son's bedroom. he says the police and forensic teams have not been to visit for two of the burglaries. it's my kids, my home, my cars, everything. it's gone.

i've got nothing at all. ijust need the police to help me and they won't. theyjust won't help me. what do you want to say to the police? please, get off your ass and help people in need. i'm in need of help, i need some help. we have also learned of the police not turning up for sexual assaults and domestic violence incidents. one woman who says she was assaulted by an ex partner in front of her two and four—year—old children was told no one could visit her until the following morning. if officers had attended, they may have seen the man return again later that evening. i could actually see my car, my stolen car. when michelle's car was stolen it meant she couldn't work as a community care assistant. they took me to the station to take a statement. what they did actually say was to actually go onto facebook because that is the best chance of you finding it. desperate, she turned detective. she was even sent this cctv of her stolen car, but couldn't persuade

officers to help. i've done all the job for you, i've got the address of where that car is and they are still not doing anything. we would be on the phone to the police at least three or four times every night saying, this is where my car is. one night she followed her stolen car down a dead end and was confronted by a man with a crowbar. the next day it was found abandoned. just think who do you go to if you are in trouble? the home office says it is committed to improving the responsiveness of local police and the public should have confidence that forces will do everything in their power to solve and prevent crime. ed thomas is with me. there are some really upsetting stories in that report. what is behind the drop in police response times? we behind the drop in police response times? ~ , , ., , behind the drop in police response times? ,, ., , ,, behind the drop in police response times? ~ ,, ., , ,, .w ., times? we spent months speaking to victims, listening _ times? we spent months speaking to victims, listening to _ victims, listening to their experiences of reaching out to the police and, as you heard there,

people turning diy detective, putting their own lives at risk. at the other end of the scale people running up about serious sexual assault and still the police not turning up. so what is happening here? we know police officer numbers are rising again after falling from 2009 to 2019. there are some voices within policing who say that officers on the ground are increasingly becoming overwhelmed at times with issues like serious mental health problems, complex issues that other agencies simply can't sort out. reaction tonight from the victim charity victims of a mac support, who say the findings are seriously alarming. response from the shadow home secretary who says victims are left despairing and action on crime is getting worse. as you heard, the policing minister said he is committed to improving police responsiveness by publishing league tables to hold local forces

to account. ed league tables to hold local forces to account-— league tables to hold local forces to account. ., ., , ., ~ , ., the price of the cheapest pasta in uk supermarkets has gone up 50% in a year according to the office for national statistics, which has monitored the cost of 30 everyday items bought regularly by the least well off households. the figures are another indication of the rising cost of living. our business correspondent emma simpson has the details. they're everyday groceries and for the first time the ons has tracked how much these 30 items cost if you buy them from the cheapest own brand supermarket ranges. the ons did this experimental research after the food campaignerjack monroe claimed that the official stats on inflation underestimated the impact on the poorest households. it found that cheapest pasta went up by 50% in the past year. crisps were up i7%. bread was up 16% and so was minced beef. much higher than general inflation.

to have that sort of pinned down into official data, into official statistics, the realities for millions of people in the uk at the moment puts us in a stronger position to campaign for things like betterwages, higher uprating for benefits. people are being priced out of their own dinner up and down the country. the rise in the use of food banks in this country, astronomical, and it's just set to get worse. but six items on the list went down in price — the biggest drop was potatoes, down 14%. cheese fell 7%. while chips and sausages were both 3% lower than last year. overall, these low cost groceries rose by about 6%, that is roughly the same as average food prices. the ons said there are limitations with this data, so what does it tell us? it shows that the cheapest food prices really aren't rising the fastest.

it is broadly in line with our own more comprehensive research, but we are seeing even bigger increases in the standard lines and in some cases even in premium. the supermarkets are trying to hold off increasing everyday essentials, it's their key battle ground and they don't want to be losing shoppers. but, even with that in mind, we are still seeing some pretty big increases coming through as commodity prices increase and they are now getting passed on. and there's more to come, but it's clear where and how you shop can make a difference. emma simpson, bbc news. our top story this evening: the french government blames "industrial scale" ticket fraud for the chaos at the champions league final in paris. and coming up: allegations of burning protected deep peat moorlands at shooting estates in england despite a government ban. coming up in sportsday on the bbc news channel: partying like it's1999 —

nottingham forest celebrate their championship playoff win with a parade. they're back in the top flight for the first time in 23 years, the longest ever wait for a premier league return. ukraine says russian troops have advanced into the largest city in the donbas region which is still under its control. moscow's forces are moving towards the centre of sievierodonetsk — a key target in its attempt to take control the whole of the donbas region. the question now is whether ukraine's troops can hold back the russian advance. our correspondentjeremy bowen and camera journalist fred scott have sent this report from bakhmut, a front line town that could become one of russia's next objectives in donbas. life was never easy in donbas, at least it was familiar. now, the war is getting closer to their care home and it's time to go.

these women have no families to support them. one of the ukrainian volunteers said, "the russian soldiers are worse than animals, we can't leave these women behind." they're taking them west out of donbas, away from the russian advance. a russian strike did this close by in bakhmut. most of the residents had evacuated by the time it was hit last week. the man who lived in this flat left the day before. civilians here fear the russians will take all of donbas, including their town. roman and marina want to stay, but it's getting lonely, with the destructive power of the russian army on their doorstep. translation: so far

we made the decision that if it gets too bad, i don't know, we want to stay here, we want peace, we want our child to go to school here normally. we will rebuild the city. sonia, their daughter, turned eight this month. her school closed when the russians invaded. online lessons are part of a wall of normality her parents are trying to build around her. it's looking very fragile. just down the road is a glimpse of the future they dread. the russians are around five miles away. they're hitting the town regularly, but not constantly yet. doggedly civilians clutch at routine, as their old lives disappear. the town waits on big decisions.

for the few civilians left about leaving or staying, bow to survive. but also for the ukrainian army. some powerful american—made howitzers have just arrived, but not enough to stop the russian advance to sievierodonetsk. ukraine's generals must decide how many more troops to sacrifice in what could be a losing battle for this part of donbas. a fighting retreat to more defensible positions looks likely, if the russian offensive doesn't stall. new trench networks, well back from the existing front line, are ready. kramatorsk, one of the donbas towns that must be on the russian target list, is about 15 minutes' drive that way.

the rest of the ukraine is there. this might all simply bejust in case a contingency plan, but if the russians do blast their way through, they're going to need it. maxsym's unit was ordered to retreat closer to bakhmut after weeks of heavy fightling. he is one of thousands of ukrainian volunteers. back in kyiv, just after the invasion, he signed up with his friend. i'm studying economy. and i am studying biology. the two students fought in the victory in kyiv. dymitro is still there. ukrainians have to put aside the deliverance they felt then. in donbas maxsym, 19 years old, is in an attritional struggle. we are defending this

area's chemical factory. i think that there is no way to... ..make a deal with putin. putin understands only the language of bullets, blood, war crimes. air—raid sirens were sounding as they prepared to bury a 21—year—old ukrainian soldier. since the invasion, this war has had terrible consequences and not just in ukraine. this man and thousands more ukrainians and russians are dead. the killing here has brought the big nuclear armed powers closer to confrontation than since the height of the cold war, millions of refugees,

wider war is a clear risk, more destruction, hunger, poverty and more funerals are a certainty. war is the bringer of grief and change. jeremy bowen bbc news, donbas. two more conservative mps — elliot colburn and jeremy wright — have called on the prime minister to resign over the partygate scandal. in a statement, mr wright — the former attorney general — said covid rule—breaking at westminster had done lasting damage to the reputation of government. boris johnson apologised last week for lockdown parties held in downing street. the archbishop of canterburyjustin welby has had to withdraw from the thanksgiving service for the queen on friday, after he tested positive for covid—i9. the archbishop was due to deliver the sermon at the service at st paul's cathedral in london, which is part of the platinum jubilee celebrations. the archbishop of york, stephen cottrell, will take his place.

deep peat moorland is being burned in some parts of england despite a ban, according to the bird protection charity the rspb and the climate group greenpeace. deep peat soils support rare ecosystems and store huge amounts of carbon, and last year the government introduced a ban on burning peat deeper than 40cm in some protected areas, but the two charities say they have evidence of dozens of fires which they believe are in breach of those regulations. here's our climate editorjustin rowlatt. a huge fire burns on the upland peat soils of the north york moors. shooting estates burn moorland vegetation to stimulate the growth of the green shoots grouse like to eat. peat is the most carbon—rich of all soils, it forms in water—logged 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 a0 centimetres in certain conservation areas. it called them "england's national rain forests", because of how much carbon they store.

but these rain forests are still being set on fire, according to evidence collected by the rspb and greenpeace. the rspb has sent the government evidence on 79 fires it believes are in breach of the new regulations. greenpeace used satellite to detect 51 fires it believes broke the new rules. on the bowes estate in the yorkshire dales national park, one of the greenpeace locations, the bbc found evidence of burning on deep peat. so we are more than 40 centimetres. there's peat all the way. this one's 67 centimetres deep. the bbc approached the landowner for comment, but received no replay. many peatlands are a patchwork of different burn sites. 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 estates told the bbc it welcomed the government investigation. it said members would co—operate fully. the rspb and greenpeace claim their evidence shows the current ban isn't working and today they demanded all burning on peat soils be banned. justin rowlatt, bbc news, the yorkshire moors. thousands of nottingham forest fans descended on the city's old market square today to celebrate their clubs promotion to the premier league. they were promoted to the top flight of english football after beating huddersfield town 1—0 in the championship play—off on sunday. the two—time european champions dominated english football in the 1970s, but haven't been in england's premier league

for 23 long years. the queen is currently at her home in balmoral for a short break before the platinum jubilee celebrations begin nationwide on thursday. our scotland correspondent lorna gordan has been chatting to people who live in a village a few miles from balmoral about their thoughts and memories of their royal neighbour. 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 - 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 kirk and fete. there was one occasion when somebody said to me, "oh, i made a little mistake with the queen today, i spoke to her in doric." and i said, "what did you say?" "i asked, �*foos yer mither?”' the queen replied in doric, apparently, and said, "nae bad, foos yer own?" it was another exchange at this kirk 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 her 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 since1707, 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 celebration and know that everyone in royal deeside sends their best wishes to her. # congratulations...# 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. here's ben rich.

we are thinking about it hard at the moment and it is not looking too bad today there were some big showers clouds across scotland and elsewhere. i'm hopeful there won't be as many as those as we head into the long weekend. now this afternoon a real rash of showers across many parts of the uk, some heavy and thundery, some sunshine in between and some of the showers will continue tonight. we will see a band of more persistent rain on the western isles and northern ireland. it will turn chilly for some overnight. parts of eastern scotland may get close to freezing. tomorrow, it is another sunshine and showers day. some of the showers through the day. some of the showers through the day will be heavy and possibly with some thunder. more rain in northern ireland, but by the afternoon parts of wales, the south—west of england, should see fewer showers. more in the way of dry weather. spells of

sunshine. and that will