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or around the world. within the past 2a hours, both the us and germany have announced that they're to send new weapons systems to ukraine. germany has this morning promised kyiv an air defence system — the iris—t system — which chancellor olaf scholz says will enable ukraine to defend an entire city against russian air attacks. it comes after president biden confirmed that the us is to provide more advanced rocket systems — something the ukrainians have long been requesting. mr biden said it would enable ukraine to strike russian targets more precisely. in the last 2a hours, a russian airstrike hit a chemical plant in the eastern city of severodonetsk — releasing a cloud of dangerous gas. residents have been told to stay in bomb shelters to avoid the fumes. both sides are suffering heavy casualties here — and the ukrainian command may decide on a tactical retreat. russia now occupies almost

all of luhansk, as it focuses on seizing it and neighbouring donetsk. tim allman reports. now, washington has gone one step further. writing in the new york times, president biden said... the weaponry includes the m142 high mobility artillery rocket system which has a range of 50 miles. us officials have been given assurances that they will not be used to strike targets inside russia to stop the missiles will be welcomed in kyiv.

they have been requesting them for some time, and our military is losing ground in the east. thick, black smoke could be seen in the skies above the city of sevrodonesk. for weeks, skies above the city of sevrodonesk. forweeks, it skies above the city of sevrodonesk. for weeks, it has been a target for the russian military. there are reports of a strike or a chemical plant in a city that has been almost completely destroyed. the direction ofthe completely destroyed. the direction of the situation _ completely destroyed. the direction of the situation in _ completely destroyed. the direction of the situation in the _ completely destroyed. the direction of the situation in the donbas - completely destroyed. the direction of the situation in the donbas is - of the situation in the donbas is very complicated given the presence of large scale chemical production in donetsk, the russian army strikes there, including blind air bombing, arejust crazy. find there, including blind air bombing, are just crazy-— are just crazy. and it is not 'ust sevrodonesk. i are just crazy. and it is not 'ust sevrodonesk. this is i are just crazy. and it is not 'ust sevrodonesk. this is the h are just crazy. and it is notjust| sevrodonesk. this is the nearby are just crazy. and it is notjust - sevrodonesk. this is the nearby city of slovya nsk, sevrodonesk. this is the nearby city of slovyansk, a young man was killed in this room where it was hit by a russian missile, with several others wounded. the situation is desperate, but the spirit of defiance is still strong. translation: , ., , .,

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of the russian authorities. he explains how he was hung by his wrists and put in the stress position. olexander was a conscript in the ukrainian army but is now a businessman, who lived in a village in the kherson oblast. translation: they put the bag on my head. - the beating began. the russians began to threaten that i would not have kidneys. i did not take off my watch. they started smashing it, trampling my feet. when i was severely beaten on this side, i lost consciousness. olag is a journalist. within days of russia's invasion, he says he was kidnapped. translation: they kicked me and hit i me with the butt of a machine gun. l later, when i went to the doctor, i learned that they had broken four ribs. i heard them torturing other prisoners. i think that was even worse for me than the physical beatings because psychologically, it was very difficult to survive. russian troops took control

of kherson in southern ukraine early in the war. without being able to go into the region, it is difficult to corroborate these accounts, but we have heard multiple testimonies with allegations of kidnap and torture. translation: i saw gunshot wounds, consequences of rape, burns, - fractures, injuries of internal organs, cranial cerebral injury, when a person is brought in an unconscious state. we spoke to one kherson hospital doctor who wanted to remain anonymous. he said he has treated multiple patients with signs of torture on their bodies. translation: i saw burn marks i on genitals and burns from an iron on a patient's back and stomach. the patient told me that a wire was connected to a car battery, two bare wires were attached to his groin and his feet were on a wet rag. the un and the organisation human rights watch are also investigating what is happening in kherson.

i think what we see in the testimony that you have captured is very consistent with what we are hearing, notjust in areas currently under occupation, but also areas that were formerly occupied by russian forces. the russian authorities did not respond to a request for comment. they have previously called other allegations of war crimes staged. but as more testimonies are gathered, many paint a picture of fear, intimidation, violence and repression of life under russian control. caroline davies, bbc news, odesa. our correspondentjoe inwood is in the capital kyiv — and he gave this update — first about that russian attack that hit a chemical plant. severodonetsk is a heavy industrial area. there are big chemical plants everywhere. in many ways it is not that surprising. we have had warnings of this before. we have seen other chemicals being released into the donbas. so far, we understand,

it has not caused any mass casualties, but of course, residents have been warned to stay indoors to avoid fumes. it is worth saying that any residents left in severodonetsk would be staying indoors anyway because of the incredible levels of bombardment from the russians. president zelensky was critical of the indirect fire and bombings that have led to the release of this chemical cloud. on these more advanced rocket systems and munitions that the us is sending to ukraine, what difference will they make to the ukrainians in their military operations? the ukrainians say they could be a game changer. these systems are similar to the rocket artillery that has been employed to such devastating effect by the russians, these mass barrages of multiple rockets that come in thermobaric explosions, huge devastating barrages. the ukrainian say that when they get

the systems they will have double the range and they are much more accurate so they will be able to fire on russian positions from a greater distance away, a safer distance, not subject to counter batteries from the russians but also be much more accurate. the russian batteries, the russian systems are done with wheels, on trajectories, by calculations. the american systems are done on gps so can it quite an accurate area and the americans and ukrainians have said that this will allow them to be much more accurate and devastating, and they hope that it will tip the balance of this conflict in their favour. it is worth pointing out there is an issue of logistics. we have to see how quickly these can be brought to the front line and how quickly ukrainian troops can be trained up on them because these are different systems that they have not used before and it will take some time to get them into the fight. we will be talking about that in a moment with a military expert. one more question to you, and that is, with regard to what is happening in the east, you are talking about the potential

difference these new weapons might make, but the russians have been making slow but steady progress, haven't they, so will it make a difference in that strategic area? it is worth pointing out the russians seem to be making advances, they are mostly in control of severodonetsk we think now, the governor of the luhanks region has been saying that some of his troops are making a, they say a tactical withdrawal, not being forced to back withdrawing back over the river. what it seems they are going do is give up the town of severodonetsk, they will not make a final stand to the last man as we saw them try to do in mariupol, but they will come back to lysychansk, on the other side of the river and a defensible position. it is worth saying there are differing perspectives on this. the russians are putting everything into taking these areas because, if they can take the donbas, for them that is a strategic win

while the ukrainians say that what they are doing, and pouring all of their troops into the donbas, the russians are leaving the back doors open in places like kharkiv and kherson in the south so the ukrainians can focus on taking back territory there, so, both sides are saying that the situation in the donbas is going their way in certain ways but, of course, it is difficult for the ukrainians. joe inwood in kyiv. to discuss the potential impact of the new weapons systems, i'm joined now by dr natasha kuhrt from the king's college london department of war studies. what difference these weapon systems can make. , , ~ what difference these weapon systems can make. , , ,, . can make. they can strike with much better position _ can make. they can strike with much better position than _ can make. they can strike with much better position than ukraine - can make. they can strike with much better position than ukraine has - can make. they can strike with much better position than ukraine has had| better position than ukraine has had so far and they have a much longer range as well, as i think your correspondence already described.

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island and in the occupied crimea. we have discussed throughout the course of this war, nearly 100 days now, the issue of the race to resupply in terms of both sides. russia and the ukrainians. what will the russians do in response to this? what do they have at their disposal to respond to this? i am what do they have at their disposal to respond to this?— to respond to this? i am not sure that they do _ to respond to this? i am not sure that they do have _ to respond to this? i am not sure that they do have much - to respond to this? i am not sure that they do have much at - to respond to this? i am not sure that they do have much at their l that they do have much at their disposal because they are running out of artillery, it seems. we are always slightly second—guessing this, but, from what i have heard, russia is beginning to get low on artillery and it has been using less artillery and it has been using less artillery in the last week or so. that doesn't necessarily mean that they are running out, but it could be a sign that they are running out,

it seems like a strange point in time to reduce the use of artillery, just when they are trying to take sevrodonesk.— just when they are trying to take sevrodonesk. ~ . , , ., ., , , , , sevrodonesk. what is your assessment ofthat sevrodonesk. what is your assessment of that russian — sevrodonesk. what is your assessment of that russian ambition _ sevrodonesk. what is your assessment of that russian ambition and _ sevrodonesk. what is your assessment of that russian ambition and how- sevrodonesk. what is your assessment of that russian ambition and how far . of that russian ambition and how far along the path to that goal are they? we have heard from the ukrainian side, talk of some tactical withdrawals in the east, what does that mean? i tactical withdrawals in the east, what does that mean?— tactical withdrawals in the east, what does that mean? i think, again, we have seen — what does that mean? i think, again, we have seen this _ what does that mean? i think, again, we have seen this before _ what does that mean? i think, again, we have seen this before and - what does that mean? i think, again, we have seen this before and it - what does that mean? i think, again, we have seen this before and it may. we have seen this before and it may be russia regrouping so we have got to be careful about making predictions, based on withdrawals, but i think that there will be problems for russia in being able to take other cities in the area, because they may have severodonetsk because they may have severodonetsk because they may have severodonetsk because the ukrainians are withdrawing but they still have not

taken lysychansk, and they still don't have slovyansk so if they are running out of artillery, then this could be a difficult stage of the war. idr could be a difficult stage of the war. , . ., , ., ., war. dr natasha kuhrt from the kin . 's war. dr natasha kuhrt from the king's college _ war. dr natasha kuhrt from the king's college london - war. dr natasha kuhrt from the i king's college london department war. dr natasha kuhrt from the - king's college london department of war studies, thank you. british officials say that it's increasingly evident that western sanctions are having an impact on the russian economy, and on its defence industry in particular. they claim it is almost certain that russia is already in the deepest recession since the fall of the soviet union, estimates ranging between a fall of between 8% and 15% in gdp. joining me now to discuss the impact of the sanctions on russia is dr maria shagina, from the institute of strategic studies. thank you forjoining us. i want to pick up, giving the conversation i had with my last yes, on the impact of the sanctions on the defence

industry in particular, as the west starts to supply new weapons to ukraine, will these sanctions already have an impact on russia's ability to respond militarily? the exort ability to respond militarily? iie: export controls ability to respond militarily? tie: export controls that ability to respond militarily? “ii9 export controls that the ability to respond militarily? i“i9 export controls that the west imposed on russia is already showing us that the mill —— the russian military entities are running out of spare parts, as the country's early armoury manufacturer has reportedly run out of what spare parts where they can produce thanks so this is one entity that has already been impacted by the measures, but they also do not have the full picture because the defence industry is notoriously classified but at the same time, the impact of sanctions will unfold in a couple of months ahead of us, and that means a combination of financial sanctions

that will prove a strain on the russian economy plus the export controls and a lack of chips, semiconductors, that russia cannot produce, the combination of both can have a pretty major impact on its ability to wage the war. share have a pretty major impact on its ability to wage the war.— ability to wage the war. are we talkin: ability to wage the war. are we talking about _ ability to wage the war. are we talking about longer _ ability to wage the war. are we talking about longer term - ability to wage the war. are we - talking about longer term structural implications for the russian economy here? , :, here? indeed. in the short term there is a _ here? indeed. in the short term there is a false _ here? indeed. in the short term there is a false sense _ here? indeed. in the short term there is a false sense of- here? indeed. in the short term | there is a false sense of stability in moscow, something that russian officials boast about. the rouble has rebounded, russia receives record high revenues from the sales of its oil and gas, using the high prices in the energy market but the long picture is rather bleak, we should be clear on this. russia will undergo technological and energy decoupling and it is the latter one that will undo the very foundation of the russian economic model in exchange for russian hydrocarbons, russia

received western capital and technology but this will no longer be there, so the central bank of russia put it quite aptly, they will expect the russian economy will be forced to undergo structural transformation and reverse industrialisation meaning that it will be relying on less advanced technology, so these are the two keywords that we should have in mind when we think about the impact of sanctions. to when we think about the impact of sanctions. :, ., ., sanctions. to what extent are ordinary russians _ sanctions. to what extent are ordinary russians feeling - sanctions. to what extent are ordinary russians feeling the | sanctions. to what extent are - ordinary russians feeling the impact of these sanctions?— of these sanctions? there are signs that inflation _ of these sanctions? there are signs that inflation is _ of these sanctions? there are signs that inflation is rising _ of these sanctions? there are signs that inflation is rising and _ that inflation is rising and consumer prices are rising. ordinary russians are less inclined to spend and invest elsewhere, and employment still did not taken, it is a hidden unemployment that is lurking there, so in a couple of months, when the full scope of sanctions, export controls and the exodus of western companies, more than 1000 at the

moment, this will kick in and unfold fully, so the current sanctions are not surgical sanctions, and knowing the russian government, they will diversify all of the revenues towards the war effort rather than supporting the ordinary russians. dr maria shagina from the institute for strategic studies, thank you very much. we have a line of breaking news to bring you from the office for national statistics in the uk. the ons says a record 2 million people in the uk are at estimated to be suffering from long covid, a record 2 million people in the uk estimated to be suffering from long covid, says the office for national statistics. obviously that presents ongoing challenges for the response from the health service, which is already dealing with huge backlogs in terms of care and treatment, and

the ons saying 2 million people in the ons saying 2 million people in the uk estimated to be suffering from long covid. the communications watchdog, ofcom, is urging technology firms to do more to make the online world safer for women and girls. a snapshot of the uk's online habits compiled by the regulatorfound that women were more likely than men to come across harmful content — and were more likely to be distressed by it. zoe kleinman reports. # tak me back tae the summer time... 24—year—old scots folk singer iona fyfe uses social media to promote her music, and she gets a lot of online abuse. she says the comments can be relentless, distressing and scary. but when it's a prolonged, extended pile—on, it really does get to you — you question your self—worth, you question your talent, you question if you're good enough. i think that's really sad. a report out today from the regulator ofcom has found

that women in the uk experience more abuse than men online, are more distressed by it, and are less likely to feel they can speak freely on the internet. iona wants to keep her voice. i don't think we should be bullied out the room. i've worked really hard to create a platform for myself — whether that be for music orfor voicing my opinions! but it seems that a lot of people just want to tear us down. dame melanie dawes is the head of ofcom, and she says the tech companies need to do more to protect their users. too many companies prioritise growth and revenues over user safety, and don't actually think enough about the impact on the front—line user who's actually on their service. once the online harms bill gets through parliament, ofcom will have the power to issue big fines if the tech firms don't act quickly to remove harmful content. it's really important that they get women's voices in there, up front, when services are being designed, rather than trying to retrofit safety later when it's much, much harder. ofcom's media habits report gives a colourful snapshot

of the life of uk adults online. we spend an average of four hours a day online — mostly on our phones. our most—used apps are facebook, whatsapp, messenger and instagram. nine out of ten of us use amazon, and 2.5 million of us are still playing the ten—year—old mobile game candy crush saga. the social networks do have a number of tools for finding and removing harmful content — including human moderators, automated systems, and of course there's also the block button. but ofcom — and plenty of the internet users it's spoken to — want more to be done. zoe kleinman, bbc news. here with me now is dame melanie dawes, the chief executive of ofcom, who released the report. thank you forjoining us today. i wonder what you think the significance of your report will be

in making change, because the message from women, you say, you go online, is loud and clear. they are concerned about their personal safety. concerned about their personal safe . :, ., concerned about their personal safe . :, ,, concerned about their personal safe . :, ., :, , safety. thank you and good money. you're quite — safety. thank you and good money. you're quite right. _ safety. thank you and good money. you're quite right. we _ safety. thank you and good money. you're quite right. we have - safety. thank you and good money. you're quite right. we have done i safety. thank you and good money. you're quite right. we have done a| you're quite right. we have done a survey of 6000 people. women say that they do not feel safe online as men do. they experience more hateful speech, misogyny, trolling. the impact of that is they do not feel they can have their voice so it is about freedom of speech and actually about freedom of speech and actually about being able to express their opinions online. next year, ofcom will become the regulator following the legislation that is coming through parliament right now, and we will be able to ask tough questions about this of the platforms. you regulators _ about this of the platforms. you regulators have _ about this of the platforms. you regulators have enough sanctions, a big enough package of sanctions to deploy against tech companies, when they designed the services, when they designed the services, when they serve up algorithms that we find in our digital lives? i they serve up algorithms that we find in our digital lives?- find in our digital lives? i think so. the legislation _

find in our digital lives? i think so. the legislation coming - find in our digital lives? i think- so. the legislation coming through is very comprehensive. it will allow us to bring a spotlight onto this in a way that hasn't been done before. we have seen huge growth in the internet, spent more and more time online and we enjoy being online so it is going to be very important that we are able to bring transparency and accountability to the social media companies, on behalf of the public. you the social media companies, on behalf of the public.— the social media companies, on behalf of the public. you have said that too many _ behalf of the public. you have said that too many companies - behalf of the public. you have said| that too many companies prioritise growth and revenue over use of safety and don't think about the impact on the front line user. do you have confidence that there will be enough sanctions available to you to actually make them change that? how are they going to police what is going on on line? it is a huge world, the digital world. how can they possibly have enough people to check this? we they possibly have enough people to check this? ~ ., , , , check this? we think there is plenty the can check this? we think there is plenty they can do- — check this? we think there is plenty they can do- i— check this? we think there is plenty they can do. i have _ check this? we think there is plenty they can do. i have mad _ check this? we think there is plenty they can do. i have mad two - check this? we think there is plentyi they can do. i have mad two things, first, talk to women, talk to your users and look at how you help people report problems when they occur. at the moment our report

shows that people don't feel confident that they listen to when they report a problem. the other thing is algorithms. often an individual tweet or post might not be a problem but becomes a problem when it is amplified and sent to hundreds of thousands of people in an instant and you get a pylon that can be hugely depressing and distressing for users. —— you get a map or two. at the moment we don't have transparency and consistency, but we hope that will change. what but we hope that will change. what advice can you _ but we hope that will change. what advice can you give _ but we hope that will change. what advice can you give to _ but we hope that will change. what advice can you give to women in their online lives, how to protect themselves? we their online lives, how to protect themselves?— their online lives, how to protect themselves? ~ , �* ., themselves? we wish it didn't have to be about — themselves? we wish it didn't have to be about women _ themselves? we wish it didn't have to be about women having - themselves? we wish it didn't have to be about women having to - themselves? we wish it didn't have l to be about women having to protect themselves but using a reporting mechanism that is there, report abuse to the companies and tell them what you feel about this and support each other but, in the end, i hope regulation will make a difference but it is about all of us taking care of each other a bit more online, as well.— care of each other a bit more online, as well. ~ ., , online, as well. dame melanie dawes, the ceo of ofcom, _ online, as well. dame melanie dawes, the ceo of ofcom, thank _

online, as well. dame melanie dawes, the ceo of ofcom, thank you - online, as well. dame melanie dawes, the ceo of ofcom, thank you very - the ceo of ofcom, thank you very much for your time today. the british government has blamed the disruption this week at the country's airports on airlines overselling flights and holidays. the transport secretary grant shapps has said he's planning to meet all sides in the aviation industry to discuss the situation. tens of thousands of passengers have been hit by flight delays and cancellations, and unions have warned that it'll get worse before it gets better. let's take a closer look at what's been happening. travel giant tui says it is cancelling 200 flights from manchester airport this month. that is going to affect around 30,000 people. and the moves comes after easyjet had to apologise after cancelling 200 flights in ten days. tomorrow sees the start of thejubilee bank holiday, and around 10,000 flights are due to leave the uk between thursday and sunday. airlines uk, which represents tui, easyjet and british airways, says the vast majority of flighs will be operating as scheduled. our correspondent zoe conway reports.

this guy's a legend. "this guy's a legend," a passenger says, as he films out of the plane window. he's referring to the man in the hi—vis jacket loading the bags — who's in fact the plane's co—pilot. it shows just how short—staffed some airports are. the aviation industry laid off thousands of people during the pandemic. now, it can't recruit people quickly enough. precious holidays have been ruined. vivien and her husband john were meant to take off on monday from bristol to minorca. after hours of queuing, the flight was cancelled. we were supposed to be meeting our three sons out there. one of them was 50 — it's his 50th birthday — and it's just not happened and we're very stressed out. my husband's 80 years old. we can't really cope with that sort of thing, with the airport. i've never seen it like that before. there's just no organisation at all.

anthony and his daughter emily were meant to be in turkey by now. they spent two days at manchester airport, then their flight was cancelled. i spent my birthday at gate b10 of manchester airport terminal 2, where it was hot. there were lots of upset children and it was, i guess, probably the worst birthday i've had — yeah, by far. as the queues backed up, the blame game got under way. the government accused the airlines and airports of not being prepared, and said it had injected £8 billion into the industry during the pandemic. the transport secretary grant shapps says airlines seriously oversold flights and holidays — and is now demanding a meeting with aviation bosses. the holiday giant tui has cancelled 200 of its flights from manchester airport in june, which will affect more than 30,000 people. they say this is necessary to provide stability and a better customer service. no—one wants to be a harbinger

of doom, but it's difficult to believe when we've experienced it in april, we're experiencing it in may, that you're not going to experience it acrossjune and july and august when the volumes are set to increase even further. a spokesperson for heathrow said that, whilst there have been queues, the airport was flowing. at gatwick, a spokesperson said the airport was operating normally, but was busy. britain's runways are not due to quieten down any time soon — this jubilee weekend, 10,000 flights are meant to bejetting off. zoe conway, bbc news. this borisjohnson has insisted he's not in breach of the ministerial code — after his ethics adviser lord geidt said the prime minister's fine for breaking lockdown rules raised "legitimate questions" about whether he'd failed in his duty to comply with the law. mrjohnson said the fine wasn't in breach of the code because his rule—breaking hadn't been intentional. in his annual report lord geidt said the prime minister had repeatedly ignored his advice, to set out his case in public.

it's reported he had threatened to resign over the issue but in the last hour downing street has denied those reports.boris i asked him our correspondentjonathan blake is in westminster monitoring what's happening — and i asked him what impact lord geidt�*s comments will have on the prime minister's future. it's hard to say at this point to be quite honest with you. i mean it's not a great look because lord geidt was appointed to be the prime minister's independent adviser on standards after the previous one resigned over an investigation into the home secretary, priti patel, and accusations that she was bullying officials and bullying staff. the prime minister disagreed with the advice that he was given and the adviser quit in the aftermath. so he's lost one, he probably doesn't want to lose another over a disagreement like this. but the prime minister has responded to lord geidt�*s review which was published last night, in which he said there were legitimate questions over

whether borisjohnson had broken the ministerial code as a result of receiving that fixed penalty notice because in the ministerial code there is an overarching expectation, as the text says, that ministers will follow the law at all times. borisjohnson explained himself, saying he didn't set out to break the law, he believed at the time he hadn't. he has corrected the record in parliament and apologised and having a fixed penalty notice doesn't equal having a criminal conviction. but it's a little bit after the event really because lord geidt also said in his report that he had been constantly stressing to downing street officials that the prime minister needed to explain himself in public as to why he hadn't broken the code under these circumstances and that advice in lord geidt�*s words had not been heeded. so there was a definite frustration there, definite tension there. at the moment it doesn't seem like downing street are expecting anything back from lord geidt. there is no denial from them this

morning that he was threatening to resign yesterday over all this. so it is a bit of a mess. it also comes of course as conservative mps continue to come out day after day in relatively small numbers, one or two here and there, but the total keeps going up, criticising the prime minister and in some cases calling for him to resign in the aftermath of the sue gray report into the whole partygate affair. but this morning the deputy prime minister, dominic raab, speaking on bbc breakfast dismissed speculation about a vote of confidence in the prime minister. the vast majority of viewers want him focused on the job and the priorities they care about. that is why i'm saying, these were significant issues but we've had a whole range of accountability and transparency around it. very happy to answer the questions on lord geidt. i don't think this ends in a leadership contest. what i think the government should do and what i'm calling on all conservative mps to do

is focus on what you say your viewers expect of their politicians and my constituents expect of me. and i'm sure most others say that. so we watch and wait to see if any more conservative mps will speak out or write letters to sir graham brady, the chair of the 1922 committee, calling for a vote of confidence in the prime minister. meanwhile, the labour leader, sir kier starmer, and deputy leader, angela rayner, have received questionnaires from police as they look into that event in april last year in the run—up to the by—election in the area where there is now an investigation going on into whether sir keir starmer and angela rayner and possibly others broke the rules at that event which labour have always maintained was a work event, but is now carrying very high stakes for the pair of them because both angela rayner and sir keir starmer have said they will resign if they are issued with a fixed penalty notice.

if you want to get in touch about that story or any other you can do that story or any other you can do that on twitter. world athletics has become the first global sporting body to launch a campaign which seeks stronger action on air pollution around the world — saying that it is a human right to have access to clean air. let's hear more about this this from the president of world athletics, lord sebastian coe. really good to have you with us. thank you for your time. that is the fundamental question you are asking with your campaign, every breath counts. is access to clean air a human right? we counts. is access to clean air a human right?— human right? we believe it absolutely _ human right? we believe it absolutely is, _ human right? we believe it absolutely is, the - human right? we believe it absolutely is, the world . human right? we believe it- absolutely is, the world health organization believes it is and our own research has shown that 99% of people are living in atmospheres of air pollution. our own research across world athletics has shown 75% of people want change, they want to

change quickly, and they want it now. 45% have been genuinely scared about exercising in atmospheres that are really not conducive or frankly dangerous for that. and the same are expressing concerns that they have experienced symptoms, asthmatic symptoms at some stage or another. this is a really big challenge for us. and for a sport that has 1.4 billion runners identified over the course of every few weeks that are out there as participant runners, we feel that this is something that we wanted to drive, we wanted to drive hard, a declaration for clean air which we want everyone to sign up to today, it is global running day, it is really to put big pressure on decision—makers and policymakers

because it is very clear to us that the public want change and they do not see that change happening quickly enough. not see that change happening quickly enough-— not see that change happening quickly enough. there is a natural affinity between _ quickly enough. there is a natural affinity between anyone _ quickly enough. there is a natural affinity between anyone who - quickly enough. there is a natural i affinity between anyone who enjoys sport and that focus on clean air, good quality air. what difference do you think you as athletes can make if people say, and they have said this to you in your survey, that not enough is being done, it has not been done quickly enough, what difference do you think you can make in terms of the appeal putting at two governments? i in terms of the appeal putting at two governments?— in terms of the appeal putting at two governments? in terms of the appeal putting at two covernments? ,, :. ., ~ two governments? i think we can make a siunificant two governments? i think we can make a significant difference, _ two governments? i think we can make a significant difference, and _ two governments? i think we can make a significant difference, and the - a significant difference, and the declaration of clean air today, as i have said, a lot of people have signed up to, it is the first phase of of putting significant pressure on decision—makers, on policymakers. there is another important point here. off the back of covid—19, we have got governments who have belatedly woken up to the fact that they have a responsibility to

support and improve the health and well—being of local neighbourhoods. they are exhorting on many occasions people to go out and exercise, but they are doing so, they are asking people to do that in environments that we know are not clean. in the uk alone, there are 8 million addresses where people are actually living in reportable areas where air pollution is way in excess of any world health organization targets. we have made very little progress since 2010. when the legal targets that were set have not been reached by 2020. it is really important that we recognise that we are a sport, that relies very heavily on clean air but it is also a responsibility to do what we can to force that change across the board. we have got

214 member federations, change across the board. we have got 214 memberfederations, we change across the board. we have got 214 member federations, we are the largest olympic sport and we can galvanise very large group of people including those 1.4 billion people that regularly run. this including those 1.4 billion people that regularly run.— that regularly run. this is the start of the — that regularly run. this is the start of the campaign, - that regularly run. this is the start of the campaign, but i that regularly run. this is the - start of the campaign, but looking ahead, what are the next steps? it is very important that we get as many people signing up today. we can then leverage that support across member federations, then leverage that support across memberfederations, we then leverage that support across member federations, we are well in excess of 200, we can also make sure that while we support the measures that while we support the measures that are being taken by governments across diesel scrappage, all the things that we know have to take place, that we make the point that these targets are really not stretch targets, 2040, 2050 is not something thatis targets, 2040, 2050 is not something that is going to make a significant difference to the lives, particularly of young people living in these environments that are going

to be putting them injeopardy. even exposure for less than 24 hours to certain types of particulate material if embedded in lung tissue is going to cause long—term damage and frankly evidence shows right across the board premature mortality. across the board premature mortality-— across the board premature mortali . ., :, mortality. moving away from the campaign. _ mortality. moving away from the campaign. l _ mortality. moving away from the campaign. i want _ mortality. moving away from the campaign, i want to _ mortality. moving away from the campaign, i want to talk- mortality. moving away from the campaign, i want to talk to - mortality. moving away from the campaign, i want to talk to you i campaign, i want to talk to you about the next olympic games, the paris olympics and paralympics, i wonder, do you have concerns given the scenes that we saw over the weekend around the champions league final around the organisation and ticketing of that event, do you have concerns about organisation and ticketing around the games in paris in two years time? the ticketing around the games in paris in two years time?— in two years time? the olympic movement _ in two years time? the olympic movement demands _ in two years time? the olympic movement demands a - in two years time? the olympic movement demands a high - in two years time? the olympic| movement demands a high level in two years time? the olympic- movement demands a high level of security, far higher than any other

event, i have led the team in london, i know the protocols we had to go through with all the relevant agencies out there. i am sure the president of the organising committee in paris this morning who is doing thejob i did in london, he was very clear, they will need to look locally at lessons learned from the experiences that were witnessed on saturday night, but i make the point that the level of security, the level of crowd management, the amount of work that goes in five, six years before hand in making sure these events go off safely and have a good fan experience, every olympic organisation takes very seriously. i'm not cavalier or insouciant about this but no olympic games has ever been confronted by the scenes that

we witnessed at the champions league final on saturday night. thank we witnessed at the champions league final on saturday night.— final on saturday night. thank you ve much final on saturday night. thank you very much for— final on saturday night. thank you very much for your _ final on saturday night. thank you very much for your time _ final on saturday night. thank you very much for your time today. i final on saturday night. thank you i very much for your time today. good luck with your campaign, every breath counts. some breaking news, the west ham defender has been ordered to carry out 180 hours of community service and banned from keeping cats for five years after he admitted kicking and slapping his pet cat. video footage of that incident where he kept his cat across the floor of his home was widely viewed online and he was brought to court under charges of animal cruelty. he admitted kicking and slapping his pet cat in the court and the magistrate court has sentenced him to 180 hours of community service and has been banned from keeping cats for five

years. that is the west ham defender and the news just in. 180 years. that is the west ham defender and the newsjust in. 180 hours years. that is the west ham defender and the news just in. 180 hours of community service and banned for keeping cats for five years. residents of shanghai — china's most populous city — have been celebrating the easing of coronavirus lockdown restrictions. 25 million people were forced indoors for 65 days at home, or lived in tents inside theirfactories to keep some production going. basic public transport services are resuming and shops are reopening. but dining out is still banned, and most children will not return to face—to—face schooling. strict water restrictions come into effect today for millions of people in california as the us west coast continues to experience a crippling drought that many predict will get even worse during the summer. sophie long reports. this may look like a massive body of water, but the so—called

megadrought is now in its 23rd year, and this reservoir on the nevada/arizona border is only 30% full. lake mead is the largest reservoir in the whole of the united states. 25 million people across three states and mexico rely on it for their water. but it's been baked down to its lowest level since it was filled in the 1930s. you can see there what's known as the bathtub line — it's dropped some 150 feet in the past 20 years. those that work on the lake have been documenting its decline. now it's a long walk to the restaurant that used to sit on the water's edge. this will give us information about how water is changing in rivers all across the planet. nasa, which monitors the changing water levels, is warning the western united states is now entering one of the worst droughts ever seen. with climate change, it seems like the dominoes are beginning to fall. so we get warmer temperatures, we get less precipitation and snow, the reservoirs start drying up. then, in a place like the west, we get wildfires. so these consequences, you know,

they're beginning to have stronger and stronger impacts. and it's like watching this slow—motion catastrophe kind of unfold. farmers are already feeling the pain. fields in california's central valley at this time of year should look like this. but thousands of acres are now lying idle, because they're unable to irrigate. warning signs now seem ironic. it doesn't get much more serious for the people on the ground that are living it, and we are afraid that the grocery—store shelves are going to see it in the coming year because the products that we grow this year, you see on the shelf next year. are people going to go hungry? i can't say that. but our president biden, he said we're looking at food shortages. in the united states! the government has urged californians to conserve water, but the first three months of the year were the driest on record. and as sprinklers rained down on lush lawns in wealthy urban

areas, water use went up, not down. we all have to make do and survive. back in the sanjoaquin valley, that's difficult for people like fabian to understand. his well was running dry, and now his family relies on tanks of water. it's quite frightening, because we don't know at this point what the situation will be within a month or two months of maybe not having water at all. and so, as the sun sets on the central valley, it will be another dry and sleepless night for some who live and farm here. sophie long, bbc news, california. here, many people will be getting together for the queen's platinum jubilee and celebrating with street parties from tomorrow. preparations for events at buckingham palace are also getting under way, from where our correspondent helena wilkinson joins us —

what can we expect: it isa it is a wonderful view from where you are. tell us what is going on. buckingham palace behind it, a lot of hammering and drilling going on behind us, this will be the focal point of thejubilee celebrations once again under way tomorrow. and once again under way tomorrow. and on saturday night, this is where the platinum party at the palace is going to take place. let's show you a wider short of what we are looking at here. you can see the blue chairs, they will be filled with 22,000 people who are coming to see the show on saturday night. some big stars are going to be performing, queen, diana ross will be performing at the end of the concert. it will be her first live uk at the end of the concert. it will be herfirst live uk performance in 15 years. rod stewart, lots of big names. a star—studded concert. if you look to the far right of your

screen, you might be able to make at the royal box. that is where members of the royal family will be setting and will be enjoying the concert on saturday. and take a look to the far left of your screen, you should be able to make out a tree, it is a tree made of recycled steel, and that will be the focus tomorrow evening when beacons will be lit up, this tree has got 350 smaller trees, you can just see those little aluminium ports, the little trees are in there, members of the royal family will come tomorrow evening to help with that lighting and there will be beacons being lit up across the country. that takes place tomorrow evening. we can also, i hope, show you a picture of the mall at the moment, the final rehearsals taking place, and you can see behind

the band, there are people who have gathered already, and we went down a little earlier on and there were people already intense braving the weather yesterday because it was pouring with rain. the sun is shining today. people are already gathering at head of the four day bank holiday weekend and the celebrations get under way tomorrow. thank you very much. from fine china — to fish and chips, the platinum jubilee is making its mark everywhere — and it's great news for businesses, as we're expected to spend more than 400—million over the royal weekend. the bbc�*s business reporter nina warhurst been on a whistle—stop tour to see what's been created for this once in a lifetime occasion... first stop, haydock on merseyside, where king richard of wholesale balloons is reigning over some royally big revenues.

it's been absolutely incredible. if someone would have said to me earlier on this year that jubilee will take off, i'd have scoffed. just because recent years have shown with royal weddings, they've been ok, they've been a bit of a slow burn. but now, bang, right from january. bigger than royal weddings? bigger than any royal wedding we've known, yeah, absolutely. do you think people are just ready for a good old knees—up? i think, to be honest, the country is itching to have a party and we're going to celebrate royally, big time. the amount of bunting and jubilee things that have gone, you wait. this country's going to rock. and across the uk, the queen's big day has inspired businesses to get creative and make a royal mint. in cardiff, what could be more british than a union jack fish and chips? mm! fish and chips, fit for a queen. if you say so.

meanwhile, in the queen's hometown, even the pets have a penchant for a party. coronation dog food, anyone? do you want some coronation chicken to celebrate the queen'sjubilee? and up in ballater, down the road from the queen's spiritual home, the balmoral estate, princess anne is a regular for her smoky bacon at this butcher's. will she resist the sizzling of theirjubilee pork and cranberry special sausages? we chose cranberry because a former royal chef said online that she really likes cranberries. and the apples we're using is pink lady apples, which is really quite fitting for the moment. we're hopefully going to send some up to balmoral when she arrives up here on holiday. and for afters, let's head to newark in nottinghamshire for eclairs with a specialjubilee filling of strawberries and cream. 30,000 done, and they can't pump them full fast enough. demand for the eclairs has been

really, really exciting. they've actually doubled since we started to sell them and actually they've exceeded all of our expectations. they're doing really well. it's the first time we've done anything like this, but we wanted to be part of such a big historic occasion and just provide something in our own small way that people can share and take to parties and just share with family and friends. we reallyjust wanted to be a part of such a big occasion, do something new. times are hard in lots of households, but many are finding the space to spend on this most special of occasions. what are people asking for when they come in? bunting, red, white and blue latex, unionjack, unionjack but hand wavers, bowlers, anythingjubilee—related, unionjack related all together, really. people are going for it. they really are. whether you're going big or small or maybe not at all, this bump to lots of small businesses is receiving a royal welcome. happyjubilee, your majesty!

i love fish and chips but i'm not sure about blue chips and red chips. how about you? the west yorkshire city of bradford has been chosen as the uk's city of culture in 2025. the people behind the bid estimate the title could bring in an extra 700—million pounds to the area and create 3000 jobs. danny savage reports but the uk city - of culture 2025 is... ..bradford. wild cheering. this west yorkshire conurbation is to be the uk's city of culture in 2025. i've been here all my life, so this is like one of the biggest, most positive things that's happened for this city. bradford is not here to define its identity — its identity is already solid — it's just here to show the world just how awesome it is, and that's what's coming. bradford is the city ofjoy.

bradford campaigned hard for the honour — a promotional video captured the diversity of the arts and culture scene, and they got the gig. when i say 20, you say 25. 20. 25. it is our place and it it our time. we are bradford, baby, till we die. but the main thing isjust, like, young people being able to see stuff and find out what they like and what they don't like because they're having opportunity to experience it, and i just think that's been such a long time coming and it's so important for our development as individuals and as a city. host cities hold the culture title for a calendar year. bradford now has two—and—a—half years to get everything ready. danny savage, bbc news, bradford. a very big congratulations to bradford. they are one of the biggest bands in the world and earlier, the k—pop powerhouse bts came to the white house to highlight

the issue of hate crimes against asian—americans. it isa it is a great honour to be invited to the white house to d to discuss important issues of anti—asian hate crimes. after a brief news conference, the group met president biden to discuss the issue. the k—pop phenomenon is well known for using their music — and enormous fan base — to speak out on social issues. and before we go, we have news of ancient egypt, and the latest trove of ancient artifacts unearthed near the great pyramids by cairo have been put on show — including statuettes of egyptian gods and godesses, and more than 250 wooden coffins with mummies inside them. now these treasures will be moved to the grand egyptian museum, which authorities hope to open near cairo's giza pyramids later this year. you are watching bbc news. bye from me. have a good day.

hello, good morning. it has certainly been a chilly start to the week. lots of wet weather around as well. today, whilst there are still one or two heavy showers around, these showers are fewer, there is a bit more sunshine so temperatures will be higher. come the afternoon, we are all in the same boat. a mixture of sunshine and slow moving showers, most of the showers across the midlands and eastern parts of england where there could be a risk of some thunderstorms. fewer showers, lighter showers elsewhere and a bit more sunshine too. and it will feel warmer as well. 17 degrees in the central belt of scotland, 18 or 19 in southern england and western parts of wales. many places will be dry this evening. those showers quickly fade away and overnight we are going to have clear skies and light winds and tumbling temperatures.

and maybe a bit of mist and fog developing here and there as well. that will clear very quickly tomorrow morning. temperatures by first thing tomorrow could be as low as three or four degrees in some rural areas. but we start on a sunny note for many. it will warm up quickly and then we will see some cloud developing. that could trigger one or two light showers across scotland, northern england, perhaps into wales, many places will have a dry day, though, perhaps across western parts of northern ireland as the cloud thickens and some rain comes in here. limiting temperatures across the country, but a warmer day elsewhere, widely 20 or 21 in england and wales. thejubilee holiday is going to be warmer. there will be some spells of sunshine. but we had this continuing threat of showers, perhaps some thunderstorms in there as well. for friday, given that rain is coming in from the west, we still have the threat of showers across many central and western parts of the uk. likely to be drier further east across england and across northern parts of scotland with some sunshine. temperatures continue

to risejust a little bit, up to around 22 celsius in the south—east of england. over the weekend, we end up with lower pressure across the southern half of the uk, so this is where we are more likely to see some heavy showers. further north, higher pressure should keep it fine and dry with the sunshine and the highest temperatures across western scotland, northern ireland and the north west of england on saturday. stronger easterly winds further south will blow in the showers with the potential for some heavy and thundery ones. again, it will be warm in the sunshine. and it looks a very similar picture, actually, during sunday.

this is bbc news. i'm joanna gosling. these are the latest headlines at 11. as thousands of people are hit by flight delays and cancellations, the government blames airlines and operators for overselling tickets. and there are warnings the disruption will get worse: we have very stressed out. my husband is 80 years old. we can fully cope with that sort of thing at the airport. there are a lot of upset children and it was, i guess, probably the worst i have had. have your travel plans been disrupted or ruined? was this your first holiday since the start of the pandemic? we want to hear from you. get in touch with me on twitter. i'm @bbcjoannag or you can use the hashtag bbc your questions. borisjohnson's standards adviser says there is a "legitimate

question" over whether the pm broke the ministerial code after getting fined for partygate. but his colleagues still insist he won't need to resign. these are significant issues but we have had a whole range of accountability and transparency around it. i don't think this ends in a leadership challenge. germanyjoins the us in sending new weapons systems and munitions to ukraine to fight russian forces in key targets. meanwhile, british officials say it's increasingly evident that sanctions imposed on russia by the west are affecting the russian economy. west ham star kurt zouma is sentenced to 180 hours of community service for kicking his cat. a procession fit for a queen — we're at the final dress rehearsals for sunday'sjubilee pageant — as 6,000 performers prepare to take part in the carnival celebration.

the british government has blamed the disruption this week at uk airports on airlines overselling flights and holidays. the transport secretary grant shapps has said he's planning to meet all sides in the aviation industry to discuss the situation. tens of thousands of passengers have been hit fy flight delays and cancellations, and unions have warned that it'll get worse before it gets better. let's take a closer look at what's been happening travel giant tui says it is cancelling 200 flights from manchester airport this month that is going to affect around 30,000 people and the moves comes after easyjet had to apologise after cancelling 200 flights in ten days tomorrow sees the start of thejubilee bank holiday,

and around 10,000 flights are due to leave the uk between thursday and sunday airlines uk, which represents tui, easyjet and british airways, says the vast majority of flighs will be operating as scheduled.0ur correspondent zoe conway reports: (vt this guy's a legend. "this guy's a legend," a passenger says, as he films out of the plane window. he's referring to the man in the hi—vis jacket loading the bags — who's in fact the plane's co—pilot. it shows just how short—staffed some airports are. the aviation industry laid off thousands of people during the pandemic. now, it can't recruit people quickly enough. precious holidays have been ruined. vivien and her husband john were meant to take off on monday from bristol to minorca. after hours of queuing, the flight was cancelled. we are absolutely gutted. we've lost our holiday.

we were supposed to be meeting our three sons out there. one of them was 50 — it's his 50th birthday — and it's just not happened and we're very stressed out. my husband's 80 years old, we can't really cope with that sort of thing, with the airport. there's just no organisation at all. anthony and his daughter emily were meant to be in turkey by now. they spent two days at manchester airport, then their flight was cancelled. i spent my birthday at gate b10 of manchester airport terminal 2, where it was hot. there were lots of upset children and it was, i guess, probably the worst birthday i've had — yeah, by far. as the queues backed up, the blame game got under way. the government accused the airlines and airports of not being prepared, and said it had injected £8 billion into the industry during the pandemic. the transport secretary grant shapps says airlines seriously oversold

flights and holidays — and is now demanding a meeting with aviation bosses. meanwhile, unions said the government was warned there was a looming staffing crisis. manyjobs have been degraded in terms of their terms and conditions, the pay, and so they're not as attractive as they once were. no—one wants to be a harbinger of doom, but it's difficult to believe when we've experienced it in april, we're experiencing it in may, that you're not going to experience it acrossjune and july and august when the volumes are set to increase even further. a spokesperson for heathrow said that, whilst there have been queues, the airport was flowing. at gatwick, a spokesperson said the airport was operating normally, but was busy. britain's runways are not due to quieten down any time soon — thisjubilee weekend, 10,000 flights are meant to be jetting off. zoe conway, bbc news. our correspondent sarah rogers sent this update from manchester airport.

sent this update from it sent this update from has been fairly peaceful. ma that it has been fairly peaceful. make of that what you will. but the flights are starting to ramp up at the moment but, of course, it is inside, isn't it that is the problem. be seen all those queues of people waiting for hours that security. and watching the flights leave you just have to hope that, actually, they've got all the passengers on board but their bags with them as well but this really feels quite familiar, doesn't it? we have told the story before over the problem still processed and as you mentioned, there have been a quarter of flights cancelled from manchester airport which is affecting some 30,000 people. they apologised. they said it is a difficult decision on flights from other airports are going ahead as normal. not greatest fear of flying out from manchester. easyjet are cancelling 24 flights a day until the 6th ofjune. ba 100 flights a day full state they said

they were preplanned. the transport secretary is now demanding this meeting to find out what went wrong. he said operators seriously oversold flights and holidays relative to their capacity to deliver. meanwhile, aviation bosses who were desperate to get staff and, they want the government to speed up security passes so that staff can get to work quicker. now, there is this blame game going on, as you have heard. but none of that is going to help the people thatjust desperately want to get on their well earned holiday. we will speak to the chair of the transport committee. within the past 24 hours, both the us and germany have announced that they're to send new weapons systems to ukraine. germany has this morning promised kyiv an air defence system — the iris—t system — which chancellor olaf scholz says will enable ukraine

to defend an entire city against russian air attacks. it comes after president biden confirmed that the us is to provide more advanced rocket systems — something the ukrainians have, long been requesting. mr biden said they would enable ukraine to strike russian targets more precisely. the new weaponry will include the m—one—42 high mobility artillery rocket system, which has a range of around 50 miles, or 80 kilometres. on the ground, a russian airstrike has hit a chemical plant in the eastern city of severo—donetsk, releasing a cloud of dangerous gas. residents have been told to stay in bomb shelters to avoid the fumes. our correspondent in kyiv — joe inwood — gave us the latest on russia's campaign in eastern ukraine: the russian seem to be making advances. they are mostly in control now. the couple at the hands region has been saying some of his troops are making a withdrawal. they say a tactical withdrawal, are making a withdrawal. they say a tacticalwithdrawal, ie are making a withdrawal. they say a tactical withdrawal, ie not been forced to but withdrawing back over the river. but it seems they are going to do is give up the town, they are not going to make a final

last stand to the last man as we saw them try to do and levy folder, for example, but they are going to come back across the other side of the river and a defensible position. it is worth saying there are different perspectives on this. the russians of course are putting everything into taking these areas because if they can take the donbas, further than that as a strategic win. the ukrainian sale attacks the, what they are doing, and pouring all of their trips into the donbas the russians are leaving the back doors openin russians are leaving the back doors open in places like kharkiv in the north end caps on and the south and ukrainians and focus on taking back territory there is a bedside are saying the situation in the down buses going their way in but of course, it is difficult for the ukrainians. joining me now is security expert paul moorcraft. thank you forjoining us. what defensible does weaponry make? there are various levels _ defensible does weaponry make? there are various levels of _ defensible does weaponry make? ii99 are various levels of threat caused by this. we have been in this escalation before. first of all, there was not going to be stingers

and there were supposed to be any triple sevens, then there wasn't supposed to be these multiple launch rocket systems. so, we are in this escalation and what worries me is that there could be more of an accident because these systems are not that easy to operate. you've got to have american trainers and, probably. they could be involved because the only way you can guarantee that these are not used against the russians is to have some involvement in the command and control therefore that imply some americans are more americans on the ground so that is an escalation which is worrying. and, also, on a strategic level these extra weapons will give false hope. the idea that biden says, they have these weapons thanit biden says, they have these weapons than it is easier to negotiate, easier to have an agreement, i am very sceptical about that because i personally believe we are already in the third world war, the war of 39

is also in the second world war. we are escalating. putting technical problems on the ground and there is the possibility of accidents and how do you stop the ukrainians? they have already gone into vas quite a few times. more and more american buckets going into russia is a very grave escalation. this is a very dangerous time. find grave escalation. this is a very dangerous time.— grave escalation. this is a very dangerous time. and 'ust on that oint of dangerous time. and 'ust on that point of how * dangerous time. and 'ust on that point of how much i dangerous time. and just on that point of how much expertise i dangerous time. and just on that point of how much expertise is i point of how much expertise is needed to operate these systems, there was a lot of talk initially about sending soviet—era weaponry because that is easier to operate and not as complicated as the system is now. can you just explain a bit more about that? is it easy, you have, how difficult is it to train someone up to use this stuff? i have been on the — someone up to use this stuff? i have been on the receiving _ someone up to use this stuff? i have been on the receiving end _ someone up to use this stuff? i have been on the receiving end of - someone up to use this stuff? i have been on the receiving end of these i been on the receiving end of these weapons. not to mention the firing end. these systems, the multiple

launch rocket systems, are based on the second world war, style and organs, they were called. they are very straightforward. very inaccurate, extremely noisy, they put the fear of god into some of the troops but that is an immediate short—term issue in terms of range. now we're talking about 180 miles. 180 miles and some of the systems you've got to use different aliments for different types of conditions. different types of range. they are difficult to maintain. and difficult to supply so you've got american supplies coming in. i would suggest some americans in command and control. i don't know. but it makes sense because if they want to make sure that ukrainians don't fire into russia you want some fairly senior american artillery experts on the ground. so it is not a question of just putting it in there and then firing. they are quite sophisticated to operate especially the counter

radar systems. they are very technical. so they need some instruction. the soviet—era argument, that is the next stage. the americans are going to say we will give you modern aircraft. the concerned dam over because the ukrainians have a problem. they have lost a lot of their air force so when is this going to stop? i'm very sympathetic to the ukrainians. i spent time with the ukrainian army but is there enough control? is there enough strategic definition of how do you stop the ukrainians firing by accident or intent into russia? then you really have a major crossing of the so—called red lines. then you really have a major crossing of the so—called red lines. let's return to our top story: the british government blaming this week's airport disruption on airlines overselling flights and holidays. joining me now is the chair of the transport select

committee, huw merriman. thank you very much forjoining us. how do you point the finger of blame in this? i how do you point the finger of blame in this? :, ., :, ,:, in this? i would rather not point finaers in this? i would rather not point fingers of _ in this? i would rather not point fingers of blame _ in this? i would rather not point fingers of blame at _ in this? i would rather not point fingers of blame at all. - in this? i would rather not point fingers of blame at all. i - in this? i would rather not point fingers of blame at all. i wouldl fingers of blame at all. i would rather see government and industry working together. has been really challenging for the industry. they have the green light to open up on the 17th of so they have not really had months to fix this. and also, they have been told that they need to operate at levels of 70% of flights taking off or they will lose the fates of the issue of them ramping up demand something that we have actually asked them to do in terms of government. so, i am interested in solutions that will make things better rather than the blame game which doesn't really seem to do anything. blame game which doesn't really seem to do anything-— to do anything. yeah, obviously, i mean that — to do anything. yeah, obviously, i mean that is _ to do anything. yeah, obviously, i mean that is a _ to do anything. yeah, obviously, i mean that is a very _ to do anything. yeah, obviously, i mean that is a very helpful- to do anything. yeah, obviously, i i mean that is a very helpful approach to something butjust in terms... it helpful what you have said that, actually, about the wider contacts because there are a lot of travellers who had their flights cancelled who thought why on earth where these bookings taken if they were not fulfilled ? where these bookings taken if they were not fulfilled? and why are

cancellations coming at the last minute. :, :, cancellations coming at the last minute. :, ., :, , , minute. yeah, and obviously, we need to make sure — minute. yeah, and obviously, we need to make sure there _ minute. yeah, and obviously, we need to make sure there is _ minute. yeah, and obviously, we need to make sure there is much _ minute. yeah, and obviously, we need to make sure there is much better- to make sure there is much better organisation and the real challenge here is a lack of staffing. so it can take three months to that are on the ground in the security area up to better training and also security vetting. they have really high levels of security vetting by our government agencies. i would like to see much more of a sort of parallel processor that you can start the sort of classroom exercise whilst you're finishing the last half of that in valour than wait till it has all gone through. i also think it will be more flexible in terms of the numbers of people that are allowed to be under supervision during training. that could be given more flexibility. these ideas will only come to view action which will make things better, particularly for summer travel, the industry and government are working together and i know that there are plans to talk today and have urged them to all do so and in a spirit of getting things done because, as you say, passengers have had miserable experiences that are not all of them for the virgin

haven't cancelled a single fight but there have been some airlines, particularly, that have not been able to deliver and it is not good enough for people who have so long and have had a really poor experiences.— and have had a really poor exeriences. :, , , . . experiences. one of the specific thins experiences. one of the specific thin . s the experiences. one of the specific things the aviation _ experiences. one of the specific things the aviation entity - experiences. one of the specific things the aviation entity has i experiences. one of the specific i things the aviation entity has been asking for is to be able to access potential recruits tax records to speed up the process of recruitment. is that something you think should happen? element that was something a report on opening up aviation recommended a couple of months ago. you have a requirement for five years worth of references but during the pandemic where people worked on lots of different sectors, some of those companies no longer exist. you can veri those companies no longer exist. i’m. can verify someone was working there so hmrc can because they can show people were paying tax. that has changed, that is welcome but the onusis changed, that is welcome but the onus is still on the employee rather than employer so i think, again, the government and the industry need to look back at what has been recommended, what has changed, whether it is working and if even more can be done, i believe more can be done to be more flexible, that

gets the staff on the ground and then gets the passengers flowing more quickly. just then gets the passengers flowing more quickly-— more quickly. just be for, sorry, even if these _ more quickly. just be for, sorry, even if these things _ more quickly. just be for, sorry, even if these things do - more quickly. just be for, sorry, even if these things do get i more quickly. just be for, sorry, even if these things do get in i even if these things do get in fermented it is not going to happen quickly, is it? fermented it is not going to happen quickly. is it?— quickly, is it? that is what i was auoin to quickly, is it? that is what i was going to say- — quickly, is it? that is what i was going to say. what _ quickly, is it? that is what i was going to say. what you - quickly, is it? that is what i was going to say. what you are i quickly, is it? that is what i was i going to say. what you are looking for is a three month process to actually, sort of, offer a job to get in that person on the grounds that these things are going to take time. and we also have a situation like in heathrow where 80% of their marketplace in terms of decimation still have some form of covid restrictions so we have to do a lot of work in our airports to ensure that the airports people are going to comply. so this is a big, big challenge but it is not going to go away anytime soon, i am afraid say. speaking as a tory mp a wonder do you agree when it was said that there are legitimate questions about whether the prime minister breached the ministerial code? weill. whether the prime minister breached the ministerial code?— the ministerial code? well, i certainly agree _ the ministerial code? well, i certainly agree that - the ministerial code? well, i certainly agree that the i the ministerial code? well, i. certainly agree that the prime minister has to be answerable for what has occurred. i've made that

point pretty strongly over the last few months when it has been clear what has, for debates in the extending correspondence but if you're going to sort of ask me do i believe that we should be changing our prime minister than a don't believe we should because i am talking about solutions to everyday problems that really impact people. and we will not get to their solutions in place if we change our prime minister because that means changing our government and it means adopting the policies that i'm here to champion somebody worried about the state of the country and our ability to deliver for people that will not be made any better if we end up in a leadership contest. i've seen this happen both with theresa may and david is our ability to get anything done and it would bejust at the time and people need the government to stand by them the most because it is incredibly expensive to live right now. haifa because it is incredibly expensive to live right now.— to live right now. how do you balance that, _ to live right now. how do you balance that, though, - to live right now. how do you | balance that, though, against to live right now. how do you i balance that, though, against the person who is in charge of overseeing standards saying that he does believe that there are legitimate questions and he is

reportedly on the brink of resigning because he believes the prime minister should give a public explanation of why he doesn't believe he breached the ministerial code and without that he is questioning his own position. 50. code and without that he is questioning his own position. so, my understanding _ questioning his own position. so, my understanding is _ questioning his own position. so, my understanding is he _ questioning his own position. so, my understanding is he has _ questioning his own position. so, my understanding is he has indeed i questioning his own position. so, my| understanding is he has indeed made that request to the prime minister that request to the prime minister that he should make the public position on whether the ministerial code was beaten the prime has responded so it is down to him to now assess that response and advise how he sees it so that is a process thatis how he sees it so that is a process that is ongoing and i don't want to make light of the situation. it is very worrying. i've said before, there is is that the rules have to be the first to abide by them and it is incredibly disappointing but i hope i make a valid point in that we can't expect to deliver policy, to deliver change to the people who needed the most if we are, at the same time, changing our government. itjust can't do both so this is a

choice for people to make and i would rather be focused on the policy issues, hold the prime minister to account to a better has said he will work to that. and then it is hisjob to said he will work to that. and then it is his job to turn things around and that is how i would judge it. thank you very much indeed for joining us. let's stay with that. let's stay with that. borisjohnson has insisted he's not in breach of the ministerial code — after his ethics adviser lord geidt said the prime minister's fine for breaking lockdown rules raised "legitimate questions" about whether he'd failed in his duty to comply with the law. let's get more on this from our political correspondent, ione wells: borisjohnson has boris johnson has denied borisjohnson has denied that any of his actions broke the ministerial code. the ministerial code is a set of rules that all government ministers had to follow and it includes things like complying with the rule of law and also not misleading mps in parliament as well. now, the prime minister himself is the ultimate arbiter of the ministerial code but he does

have this independent adviser and in his report last night there were some pretty serious questions raised about this issue of partygate and the prime minister's involvement in it. he is at the big questions over whether the fact that the prime minister had been fined meant that he had breached the ministerial code and so the prime minister needed to set out publicly why he thought that was not the also said there were quite big questions about the prime minister behaviour suggesting he was not willing to be judged minister behaviour suggesting he was not willing to bejudged by minister behaviour suggesting he was not willing to be judged by the ministerial code and even about how people could trust the ministerial code and have faith in it if the prime minister was not really willing to publicly refer to it. he also said he had repeatedly contacted the prime minister's team and it's in the prime minster was not making reference to the ministerial code and various statements he was making of the back of partygate and being fined. in response to this report the prime

minister did write and say he did not realise how much emphasis needed to be put on the ministerial code and justify why he felt he did not break it and he apologised and said it was never his intention break the rules and also said he did not believe getting a fixed penalty notice are fine was equivalent to having a criminal conviction so does not believe he broke that code. but i think this comes at a very awkward time for the prime minister is more tory mps have been calling for him to in the last couple of days. this was something the deputy address this morning so he does not believe this morning so he does not believe this will lead to a leadership contest. you make the vast majority of viewers want is focused on job and priorities that they care about and priorities that they care about and that is by i am saying that these were significant issues but we have had a whole range of accountability and transparency around it and am very happy to answer the questions. identities and is in a leadership challenge. what i

think the government should do a name—calling to all conservative mps to do is focus on what your viewers expect of their politicians and my constituents expect of me and i am sure most others say that. dominic rab does not think it will end in a ministerial conflict. only 54 letters are submitted against the prime minister which would trigger a vote of confidence in the prime minister. we won't know whether that threshold is met until it is, if it is. but, in the meantime, as i say, think this latest intervention and his criticism has added a bit of fuel to the fire here because these letters that have been sent in so far have not necessarily been coordinated. certainly this isjust another reason why some mps may be losing confidence in the prime minister. losing confidence in the prime minister. the communications watchdog, ofcom, is urging technology firms to do more to make the online world safer for women and girls. a snapshot of the uk's online habits compiled by the regulator found that women were more likely than men

to come across harmful content — and were more likely to be distressed by it. our technology editor zoe kleinman reports. # take me back to the summer time. 24—year—old scots folk singer iona fyfe uses social media to promote her music, and she gets a lot of online abuse. she says the comments can be relentless, distressing and scary. but when it's a prolonged, extended pile—on, it really does get to you — you question your self—worth, you question your talent, you question if you're good enough. i think that's really sad. a report out today from the regulator ofcom has found that women in the uk experience more abuse than men online, are more distressed by it, and are less likely to feel they can speak freely on the internet. iona wants to keep her voice.

i don't think we should be bullied out the room. i've worked really hard to create a platform for myself — whether that be for music orfor voicing my opinions! but it seems that a lot of people just want to tear us down. dame melanie dawes is the head of ofcom, and she says the tech companies need to do more to protect their users. too many companies prioritise growth and revenues over user safety, and don't actually think enough about the impact on the front—line user who's actually on their service. once the online harms bill gets through parliament, ofcom will have the power to issue big fines if the tech firms don't act quickly to remove harmful content. it's really important that they get women's voices in there, up front, when services are being designed, rather than trying to retrofit safety later when it's much, much harder. ofcom's media habits report gives a colourful snapshot of the life of uk adults online. we spend an average of four hours a day online — mostly on our phones. our most—used apps are facebook, whatsapp, messenger and instagram. nine out of ten of us use amazon, and 2.5 million of us are still playing the ten—year—old mobile game candy crush saga. the social networks do have a number of tools for finding

and removing harmful content — including human moderators, automated systems, and of course there's also the block button. but ofcom — and plenty of the internet users it's spoken to — want more to be done. zoe kleinman, bbc news. joining me is claire barnett, executive director, un women uk. why do you think women are more likely to come across content that is distressing? figs likely to come across content that is distressing?— is distressing? as we have heard, our online — is distressing? as we have heard, our online not _ is distressing? as we have heard, our online not in _ is distressing? as we have heard, our online not in the _ is distressing? as we have heard, our online not in the mirror- is distressing? as we have heard, our online not in the mirror are i our online not in the mirror are off—line spaces but also because they are still less regulated they create more opportunities for vulnerable and marginalised groups to be abused that includes women and girls. the findings from this report are not surprising but they are

important in that they show us that the extent of sexual assault, harassment and abuse online that has been proven by many other reports in the context of the online safety bill recently really are a growing concern and pushing women and girls out of online spaces and as we start to spend more time immersive spaces like the matter verse, this is only going to become more of a problem. unfortunately, stakeholders just pushed back a discussion that was raised at the board about the safety of women in immersive spaces like the meta base. and the increasing frequency of reports of rape and sexual assault perpetuated against virtual avatars. and so we need to be ahead of the game other than running to catch up and what i really hope we will do is listen to women's concerns and not see this as an overreaction or an oversensitivity but really an issue thatis oversensitivity but really an issue that is affecting women and girls particularly strongly. haifa that is affecting women and girls particularly strongly.— that is affecting women and girls particularly strongly. how do you deal with it _ particularly strongly. how do you deal with it then? _ particularly strongly. how do you deal with it then? when - particularly strongly. how do you deal with it then? when we i particularly strongly. how do you deal with it then? when we talkl deal with it then? when we talk about prevention, _ deal with it then? when we talk about prevention, the _ deal with it then? when we talk about prevention, the reason i deal with it then? when we talk about prevention, the reason it| deal with it then? when we talk. about prevention, the reason it is so key is that often, we rush to

have reactions that are about stopping the behaviour as it is already happening so privacy screens that when women and girls are receiving unwanted sexual imagery which we know happens from a very young age, threats of stalking, threats of assault and pressure to share their personal behaviour as this report shows, we are finding ways of blocking that so it does not affect people in the moment but we are not really looking at the root cause. it is set up to help public authorities but also schools and universities to think about how we can ship behaviours from an early age and throughout society so that we reduce the incidence of these behaviours from the start and i think that is will be key. the headbands of this report with the emphasise women's concern about what happens online but they don't so much emphasise the fact that we know women are experiencing more serious types of threats and harassment online whereas men are experiencing it more but less severe types. so we

need to be looking at the new ones are not so that we believe women when we are asking tech firms to do more. it when we are asking tech firms to do more. , :, ., more. it is part of a wider conversation _ more. it is part of a wider conversation around i more. it is part of a wider i conversation around attitudes more. it is part of a wider - conversation around attitudes to more. it is part of a wider _ conversation around attitudes to the sort of behaviour. a lot of the language around women's vulnerabilities in society is often about how women can protect themselves rather than men don't do that, effectively. how do you, how would you see the debate is being yeah, we often talk about issues like confidence or how concerned are you and even the questions in this report are set up to bring that out whereas we know from the data in this report and many others that actually, women are experiencing more heavy incidences of sexual harassment and assault and so what we need to be doing is shifting behaviours to keep all people say but also thinking about how we design our spaces online and off—line to be suitable for all. we

spent the pandemic working with over 5000 women, girls and marginalised people asking them how they wanted our online and off—line spaces to be created and we created over 150 ways in which we think those spaces need to change so over the hope that this report will be a wake—up call to not only technology firms but also those passing legislation and policy to bbc how we can work on that education and prevention effort together. education and prevention effort touether. :, .. education and prevention effort touether. :, ,, , :, :, ., education and prevention effort touether. :, :, ., together. thank you. time for a look at the weather. _ together. thank you. time for a look at the weather. good _ together. thank you. time for a look at the weather. good morning. i together. thank you. time for a look| at the weather. good morning. today should be a bit warmer. we have got fewer showers around. a bit more sunshine, too. sunny spells and scattered showers into the afternoon. most of the showers, central and eastern parts of england. still the risk of the old thunderstorm but fewer later showers elsewhere. late whence, it will be warm in the sunshine. 17 in the central belt of scotland. 18 or 19 in southern england and western parts of wales. at this evening should be fine for most of us, actually. though she was decay very

quickly and have a navy will have clear skies, quickly and have a navy will have clearskies, light quickly and have a navy will have clear skies, light went, tumbling temperatures but mist and from here and there and those temperatures could be as low as three four in rural parts by first thing tomorrow morning. most vouchers left. such sums and to start the day. cloud, one or two that showers in scotland, northern england, perhaps wales. most places shall be dry. cloud and rain coming into western parts of northern ireland limiting temperatures here. otherwise, a warmer day than today. hello, this is bbc news. i'm joanna gosling and these are the headlines. as thousands of people are hit by flight delays and cancellations, the government blames airlines and operators for overselling tickets. and there are warnings the disruption will get worse. borisjohnson's standards adviser says there is a "legitimate question" over whether the pm broke the ministerial code after getting fined for partygate. but his colleagues still insist he won't need to resign. germanyjoins the us in sending new weapons systems and munitions to ukraine to fight

russian forces in key targets. meanwhile, british officials say it's increasingly evident that sanctions imposed on russia by the west are affecting the russian economy. west ham star kurt zouma is sentenced to 180 hours of community service for kicking his cat. and a procession fit for a queen — we're at the final dress rehearsals for sunday'sjubilee pageant, as 6,000 performers prepare to take part in the carnival celebration. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's isaac. good morning. a new era for english test cricket sees a new face in the line up. durham seamer matthew potts will make his test debut at lord's tomorrow and the 23—year—old will play alongside his county team—mate ben stokes — who captains the side for the first time, as england host new zealand. james anderson and stuart broad are back, they were dropped for the series in west indies earlier this year.

it will be the first time brendan mccullum takes charge of england as head coach, it does what he has been good, he is all about making everyone feel, in his words, ten feet tall. it's pretty obvious the way that he will speak in the dressing room because of the way he played cricket and what he did for new zealand cricket when he was in charge of them. it's been a good few days working with him. just hopefully see how this week goes. what a match we had in paris as rafael nadal beat novak djokovic to reach the french open semi—finals. in a topsy turvy four hour long match, nadal looked to be losing the fourth set. but he came back from 5—2 down to force a tie break. which he went on to win to end a match that finished at quarter past midnight uk time. the spaniard now takes on third seed alexander zverev on friday.

i have what i have, so, if we are not able to find... an improvement or a resolution on that, it is becoming super difficult for me. so that's it, i'm just enjoying every day that i have the chance to be here and without thinking much about what can happen. of course i am going to keep fighting to find a solution for that. there's going to be a lot of emotion in glasgow when scotland take on ukraine in their world cup play—off semi final. it's the first time ukraine have played an competitive match since being invaded by russia in february. one familiar face will be manchester city's oleksandr zinchenko. ten days after lifting the premier league trophy with city, zinchenko will he hoping to help his country reach the world cup. the 25—year—old was very emotional, and became tearful speaking ahead

of the game yesterday, saying, "every ukrainian wants one thing, to stop this war," and said he and his team mates "will try to make our people happy and proud." i hope there will be still a lot of people. — i hope there will be still a lot of people, but we totally understand the situation that may be there is no opportunity for a lot of ukrainian people to come and watch the game _ ukrainian people to come and watch the game tomorrow, but i'm pretty sure that _ the game tomorrow, but i'm pretty sure that all ukraine who have this opportunity is going to watch us and we are _ opportunity is going to watch us and we are going to win this war, 100%. if i we are going to win this war, 100%. if i have _ we are going to win this war, 100%. if i have said — we are going to win this war, 100%. if i have said too many —— so many times. _ if i have said too many —— so many times. to — if i have said too many —— so many times. to be — if i have said too many —— so many times, to be fair, we can speak a lot but— times, to be fair, we can speak a lot but we — times, to be fair, we can speak a lot but we need to do it on the pitch— lot but we need to do it on the pitch so— lot but we need to do it on the pitch so that's what we will try to do. well the winners at hampden will play wales in a final qualifier wales limber up for the big game with a nations league in cardiff on sunday. wales limber up for the big game with a nations league fixture in poland tonight. the victors of the weekend's match

are going to the world cup major champions dustinjohnson and sergio garcia are two of the big names confirmed to play in the first saudi funded liv golf invitational. around £20 million is up for grabs. 42 players have been confirmed including england's lee westwood, ian poulter and richard bland, and northern ireland's graeme mcdowell. one man who won't be there is six time major winner phil mickelson, who's long been linked with the breakaway event but said he was taking a break from the game in february. that's all the sport for now. the west ham footballer, kurt zouma, has been banned from keeping cats for five years and sentenced to 180 hours community service. the 27—year—old french defender admitted kicking and slapping his pet cat when he appeared at thames magistrates' court. matt is outside the court in east london —

matt is outside the court in east london. :, ., ., , , london. kurt zouma has 'ust left court surrounded i london. kurt zouma has 'ust left court surrounded by i london. kurt zouma hasjust left court surrounded by police i london. kurt zouma hasjust left i court surrounded by police officers with his brother, they were here sentenced on animal cruelty, of course people will remember back in february, a video is uploaded onto snapchat by kurt zouma's brother, who plays for dagenham and redbridge, which shout the west ham defender kicking his cat and also hitting his cat out of the arms of a small child. it did cause absolute outcry online with people saying he was cruel and as a result he has ended up at thames magistrates' court today with the rspca bringing two sentences against kurt zouma. the judge susan two sentences against kurt zouma. thejudge susan holden has said to the pair today, you will take a part in this disgraceful incident. the guilty plea that they gave last week reflect the rules that they played. the cat looked to you, mr zouma, to look —— for its care and its needs

but you caused unnecessary suffering for your own amusement. the judge did recognise that both men had good character, no prior convictions, and were also very remorseful, but she did hand down 180 hours of community work for kurt zouma, 140 hours of community work for you and zouma who uploaded the video, and costs of almost £9,000 will be paid by the west ham defender. i'm going to bring in now a representative from the rspca, a chief inspector, what is your response to what happened today? i i is your response to what happened toda ? .. , : is your response to what happened toda ? ~' , . , , today? i i think the sentence sends at the right — today? i i think the sentence sends at the right message, _ today? i i think the sentence sends at the right message, that - today? i i think the sentence sends at the right message, that all- at the right message, that all animals— at the right message, that all animals need to be treated with kindness— animals need to be treated with kindness and kindness and compassion and respect _ kindness and kindness and compassion and respect and that abusing any animal— and respect and that abusing any animal in — and respect and that abusing any animal in this way and uploading it for likes— animal in this way and uploading it for likes is— animal in this way and uploading it for likes is abhorrent. this animal in this way and uploading it for likes is abhorrent.— for likes is abhorrent. this has ca tured for likes is abhorrent. this has captured the _ for likes is abhorrent. this has captured the public _ for likes is abhorrent. this has captured the public attention. | for likes is abhorrent. this has i captured the public attention. what message are you hoping it will send out? it message are you hoping it will send out? :, . �* message are you hoping it will send out? :, , �* ., ., message are you hoping it will send out? :, , �* ., :, message are you hoping it will send out? :, , �* ., ., out? it doesn't matter who you are, out? it doesn't matter who you are, ou need out? it doesn't matter who you are, you need to — out? it doesn't matter who you are, you need to rrot _ out? it doesn't matter who you are, you need to not commit _ out? it doesn't matter who you are, you need to not commit acts - out? it doesn't matter who you are, you need to not commit acts like i you need to not commit acts like this. _ you need to not commit acts like this, particularly when people are looking _ this, particularly when people are looking up to you, people emulate

people _ looking up to you, people emulate people like kurt zouma and he should be a role _ people like kurt zouma and he should be a role model. what people like kurt zouma and he should be a role model.— be a role model. what is happening to the two cats _ be a role model. what is happening to the two cats now? _ be a role model. what is happening to the two cats now? we _ be a role model. what is happening to the two cats now? we are - be a role model. what is happening to the two cats now? we are busy i to the two cats now? we are busy matchin: to the two cats now? we are busy matching the _ to the two cats now? we are busy matching the cats _ to the two cats now? we are busy matching the cats to _ to the two cats now? we are busy matching the cats to new- to the two cats now? we are busy matching the cats to new homes i to the two cats now? we are busy i matching the cats to new homes and we hope _ matching the cats to new homes and we hope to— matching the cats to new homes and we hope to get them into new living environments as soon as possible. with regards to the fine that kurt zouma had, £250,000, some people have been saying things have been going on too long, it is too extreme, he does earn a lot of money as a professional footballer, extreme, he does earn a lot of money as a professionalfootballer, what are your thoughts? i as a professional footballer, what are your thoughts?— as a professional footballer, what are your thoughts? i can't make any comment, are your thoughts? i can't make any comment. the _ are your thoughts? i can't make any comment, the judge _ are your thoughts? i can't make any comment, the judge chose - are your thoughts? i can't make any comment, the judge chose not i are your thoughts? i can't make any comment, the judge chose not to i are your thoughts? i can't make any i comment, the judge chose not to find today. _ comment, the judge chose not to find today. she _ comment, the judge chose not to find today, she chose to use the community services order, which will have a _ community services order, which will have a severe impact on kurt zouma and his— have a severe impact on kurt zouma and his brother's working life. thank— and his brother's working life. thank you _ and his brother's working life. thank you very much. as you heard, the cats are now in the process of being rehomed so we will hope for a better future for them and of course west ham have announced, released a statement which i believe you have with you and i'm sure there will be very pleased to draw a line under this. i very pleased to draw a line under this. :, :, very pleased to draw a line under this. :, ., , ., very pleased to draw a line under this. :, :, , ., ., ~ this. i have that statement, thank ou ve

this. i have that statement, thank you very much- — this. i have that statement, thank you very much. in _ this. i have that statement, thank you very much. in the _ this. i have that statement, thank you very much. in the statement, | you very much. in the statement, they say west ham united wish to make clear that we condemn in the strongest terms any form of animal abuse or cruelty. this type of behaviour is unacceptable and is not in line with the values of the football club. within 48 hours of the footage emerging, with find kurt the footage emerging, with find kurt the maximum available to the club, every single penny of this money is now with the above deserving charities dedicated to animal were fair. he admitted that what he did was wrong, he has apologised without reservation, we hope the court has now reached its decision so everyone will allow him to learn from his mistake and move on. a statement from west ham. more now on one of our main stories — the disruption facing thousands of travellers trying to head away for the jubilee bank holiday. the last few days have seen long queues at airports, with dozens of flights cancelled. we're joined now by andrew teacher, a former spokesman for the british airports authority who now works for the consultancy montfort communications.

thank you very much forjoining us. what do you think is the problem here? ., ,:, , ., what do you think is the problem here? ., , ., ., , here? the airports and airlines don't seem _ here? the airports and airlines don't seem to _ here? the airports and airlines don't seem to have _ here? the airports and airlines don't seem to have learned i here? the airports and airlines i don't seem to have learned from all the many crises and holiday pinch points we have seen over the years, and it is the same old chaos that could be avoided through better communications, better operational planning, and just people giving more of a stuff about customers. that is what it comes down to. the airlines will be using covid as an excuse, using brexit as an excuse, using all sorts of things as excuses for what is happening but it is hardly like we didn't know there was going to be this pinch point, this peak of travelling over thejubilee peak of travelling over the jubilee weekend, during half term, as it always is. i think what we need to see now is these brands reflecting on the damage they are doing to

their reputations, and equally the opportunity here is for many tourists businesses within the uk to start saying to consumers, look at all the chaos that happens when you fly away, we are here to provide you a better offer and a better holiday at a better time if you don't worry about flying and stay on these shores. there is a massive risk here that a lot of the airlines but also an opportunity for many domestic providers. it an opportunity for many domestic roviders. , , ~ an opportunity for many domestic roviders. . , ,, ., providers. it seems like an unbelievably _ providers. it seems like an unbelievably frustrating i providers. it seems like an i unbelievably frustrating situation where after so long of not being able to fly, now flights can operate and obviously there is for the airlines wanted, there is this very difficult situation which may send a message to some people that they would prefer not to fly. in terms of fixing it, what are the answers? the answers are — fixing it, what are the answers? ire answers are really that the airlines need to take a bit of a longer term view on where they want their businesses to go. i think most people would understand and

appreciate it's been horrific for aviation businesses over the last two and a half years, they haven't been able to operate in any meaningful way and as a result they have had to scale back staff and i don't think anybody would be unsympathetic to that. and clearly scaling back up again is a challenge because so many of these workers, hospitality workers essentially come a lot of them will have gone back to their own countries come a lot of them may have found employment in otherjobs, and investing in those people again is a hard graft for many people, and i think what needs to happen is that these companies need to have some tough discussions with shareholders about the investments they will need to make investments they will need to make in people. but i think also as well there is huge opportunities to streamline and improve communications with customers and operational alignment between the airports, between the airlines and all of the other subsidiary

businesses that exist in those ecosystems have airports. i think some of these things are just plainly a result from bad planning to invest better in technology they are using, invest better and being more coordinated when it comes to communications, both internal and external. fundamentally they need to be sure they have the right people in the right post at the right time, that isn't something that can necessarily be rectified within a day or two. necessarily be rectified within a day or twa— necessarily be rectified within a day or two. the platinum jubilee celebrations will kick off this weekend, and one of the highlights is set to be the people's pageant. thousands will descend on london to tell the story of the queen's 70 year reign, with carnival floats and giant puppets. jon kay has been to the dress rehearsals to meet some of performers. no five—a—side footy here today. oldham leisure centre has been taken over.

it's the final rehearsal before global grooves head to london for the queen'sjubilee pageant, including the peacocks. give us a twirl! you've got the biggest smile on yourface. it's cos i'm 15, so this is the first event i've ever done like this. so excited. in a few days' time, you're going to be doing this for real at buckingham palace. yeah, buckingham palace in london as well! as it makes its way through the capital, the pageant will tell the story of the queen's 70 year reign. it's kind of a once in a lifetime thing to take part in. i love performing, i love putting on my carnival costume, i made this. have you got earplugs? yeah, i need them by the end! does the queen need earplugs? no, she'll be dancing. even if she's sat down, she'll still give us a littlejig, it's fine. every group taking part will have a different theme. and for these guys, it's the cultural diversity

of the north west of england. just explain how this works. so essentially, i have a large backpack on which all centralises it to a main sort of metal skeleton. my caribbean queen is actually 3d printed, so she's quite unique. this looks heavy. yeah, it's not the lightest thing! but to be honest, once you've kind of got it on and you're moving, it's all right. three hours, you're going to have to do this? yeah, i'm going to definitely have a very large breakfast! such an expression, it's the only time i everfeel powerful. so to be able to do it on such a large scale is so good. nicholas has never been to london before. it's going to be quite a weekend for him. are you nervous about about buckingham palace? yes, definitely.

and i mean, it's like, they said the estimated audience is 1.5 billion, which is a lot. well, there's about 15 people here watching you at the moment. yeah, and that's nerve—racking. i mean, i've got a friend in the audience and even in front of her, it's scary. so the entire world is terrifying. what really interests me is that you're a really young, diverse bunch of kids from across greater manchester and you're celebrating a lady who's in her 905 and lives in a castle. just explain how this works. what connection do you feel to the queen? i think it's all about being english and being part of the uk. ifeel like, she's, like, you know, the big mum of the uk, she just takes care of everyone. you're going to be waving at your big mum? definitely! give me a royal wave. 0h, you've got it nailed. the pageant will bring together community groups from right across the uk.

and 200 miles south, in somerset, they're also getting ready. every winter, the carnival clubs here compete with one another. but for thejubilee, they've come together to build one mega royal cart. i'm just amazed at it all. we've seen it in the shed in its three sections, but it's nothing until it's been brought out and alljoined and coupled together. looking at the drawing and looking at this, this is 100 times better than the drawing itself. so i am very, very pleased with what's turned out. push up's fine, it's the pull down. so you want one person? on sunday, it's going to be absolutely magic. the adrenaline will be pumping, and you've just got to go with it and you've just got to enjoy the whole experience. without a doubt, it'll go up to the wire. we will still be there, probably in horse guards parade, putting the finishing touches to it.

and they say carnival never starts unless she's still got wet paint on her. and i think we'll still have wet paint on this one. # whoohoo, it's a celebration! back in oldham, a few final touches before they head to the palace. are you nervous? i don't know what i've got to be nervous about. i think there's nerves of, oh, will the coach get there in time? it's all the boring stuff that i'm nervous about. i'm not nervous about any of this wonderfulness here at all, no. if you could bottle the energy in this room, blimey! they'd be struggling, it'd be, like, exploding. and talking of energy, at 61, danny is closer to the queen's age than most of the other performers. can you do this for three hours? yeah, if the music's going, i can go! keep going, then!

so watch out, your majesty. in 70 years, you've never seen a show quite like this. you are going to be exhausted. i know! i expect it. oh, wow! you guys are great, though. feel the music in your heart. 0h, yay, yeah! let's speak to our reporter helena wilkinson, who is at canada gate in london — and preparations for thejubilee weekend are well under way there. well, the pageant which you just heard in a report, this is part of the route which it will pass on sunday afternoon. the celebration does not start until tomorrow but it certainly feels here as if it has begun already. there are hundreds you can see some of the people, hundreds of people have gathered

along the mall the day before the celebration is a ticking place. i think some of them are expecting something to happen. we have in the last few minutes seen around a dozen members of the household cavalry come past towards buckingham palace, but there are lots of crowds here, what you can't see is a bit further down, there are some people who have camped out overnight, ready for the celebrations to begin tomorrow. a bit further down, buckingham palace will be the focal point of the celebrations over the next four days and what they are doing at the moment down there, there are three stages, that is where the big music concert is going to be held on saturday night, with some big names from the music industry, they will be performing there, and we were just there in the last hour, they are doing some final rehearsals. there was a little bit of drilling and hammering still going on but everything is being prepared ahead of the concert on saturday. in terms

of the concert on saturday. in terms of the concert on saturday. in terms of the queen's appearances, she is expected to make an appearance on that traditional balcony with members of the royal family, that traditional balcony with members of the royalfamily, working members of the royalfamily, working members of the royalfamily, working members of the royal family, members of the royalfamily, working members of the royalfamily, and also on friday there is a thanksgiving service at st paul's cathedral and we expect the queen to attend that service. obviously, she has had those mobility issues, but she is very much hoping to attend at least those two occasions. but here on the mall, there is definitely an atmosphere of celebration already. thank you very much, helena. some comments from president macron in france about what happened on saturday night at the champions league match foot of the interior minister and the sports minister have said that the chaos in the run—up to that final was because of thousands of liverpool fans having fake tickets. well, we have got some comments now from the spokesperson

for emmanuel macron and they have said that emmanuel macron is demanding full clarity and transparency over the events of saturday night. the spokesperson has said... has basically refused to come up with any excuses in the name of france for what happened, but expressed regret that those who had tickets faced such difficulties, and now the president is saying that there has to be a light shone on what happened and total transparency, and very quickly. so that, the latest from paris on the events of saturday night at the champions league final, those pictures showing some of the chaos, tear gas and pepper spray used against liverpool fans.

the number of violent incidents happening at gp surgeries has almost doubled in five years — new figures show. police forces recorded 1,068 violent incidents between 2021 and 2022, up from 586 between 2017 and 2018. with me now is dr gary howsam, the vice chair of the royal college of gps. thank you forjoining us. is this something you have witnessed yourself, or been aware of through others? ~ , ,., , yourself, or been aware of through others? ~ , , ., ., yourself, or been aware of through others? ~ , ., ., ., others? absolutely, i am a front line gp myself _ others? absolutely, i am a front line gp myself and _ others? absolutely, i am a front line gp myself and it _ others? absolutely, i am a front line gp myself and it is - others? absolutely, i am a front line gp myself and it is a - others? absolutely, i am a front line gp myself and it is a sad - line gp myself and it is a sad reflection that over the last few years we have seen an increase in violence and threatening behaviour directed towards doctors and to our support staff, these findings from this investigation saying it has doubled over the last five years, this needs to be taken really seriously. the report about physical

violence are particularly distressing.— violence are particularly distressing. violence are particularly distressina. . , ., , ., distressing. can you tell us about what ou distressing. can you tell us about what you yourself _ distressing. can you tell us about what you yourself have _ distressing. can you tell us about i what you yourself have experienced as a mother reports you may have heard from others? i as a mother reports you may have heard from others?— as a mother reports you may have heard from others? i think most gp teams will reflect _ heard from others? i think most gp teams will reflect that _ heard from others? i think most gp teams will reflect that their - heard from others? i think most gp teams will reflect that their people | teams will reflect that their people are at —— at the brunt of the abuse is reception staff, people get aggravated and quite often they start screaming and shouting and threatening violence or threatening damage to property of staff members. uncertainty is a gp, mysetf, damage to property of staff members. uncertainty is a gp, myself, i have been spat at on one occasion but it's just really distressing. it is really important to say that the majority of patients do appreciate the gps and their teams are working under a tot of pressure at the moment, and they treat our staff with the level of respect that is appropriate. with 25 million appointments detivered appropriate. with 25 million appointments delivered in april, you can see that although these numbers are tiny in terms of misbehaviour, it is distressing for the teams invotved. it is distressing for the teams involved. 50 it is distressing for the teams

involved. , ., , ., ~ it is distressing for the teams involved. , ., ~ , involved. so why do you think it is that the numbers _ involved. so why do you think it is that the numbers have _ involved. so why do you think it is that the numbers have doubled? l involved. so why do you think it is that the numbers have doubled? i that the numbers have doubted? i think there are a number of reasons that people have expressed. some people are saying it may be related to the pandemic, there is some frustration around the different ways of delivering care. but i think essentiatty it boits ways of delivering care. but i think essentiatty it boils down to the fact that people just seem to be in a place now where they think it is appropriate and ok to start being abusive to staff, and that's not the case, it is totally unacceptable. our teams and gps right across the country are doing all they can to deliver the care that is appropriate to patients that need it. at}! deliver the care that is appropriate to patients that need it. of course, it is absolutely _ to patients that need it. of course, it is absolutely not _ to patients that need it. of course, it is absolutely notjustifying. .. - it is absolutely notjustifying... it would be inappropriate to justify what people are doing, but i guess it is a reflection of stress and tension that they are feeling, and their desire, they need to get some medical support. their desire, they need to get some medical summ— medical support. absolutely, and i think there — medical support. absolutely, and i think there is _ medical support. absolutely, and i think there is a _ medical support. absolutely, and i think there is a whole _ medical support. absolutely, and i think there is a whole host -

medical support. absolutely, and i think there is a whole host of- think there is a whole host of reasons why people may be frustrated and do feel they are not getting the level of service they want. it as i say, there were 25.1 million appointments detivered say, there were 25.1 million appointments delivered in april across generat appointments delivered in april across general practice and 45% of those were delivered on the day they were booked. so generat those were delivered on the day they were booked. so general practice is open, access to gps is good, although i do understand the frustrations that some patients have. the real issues are the shortage of gps and other staff, meaning that the workforce isn't big enough to cope with the increased level of demand for the increased comptexity level of demand for the increased complexity of cases we are looking after, this is really what is underlining the problem. that was existing before the pandemic and it has just got worse over the last two or three years. has just got worse over the last two or three years— has just got worse over the last two or three years. thank you very much for 'oinin: or three years. thank you very much forjoining us- _ now it's time for a took at the weather with darren bett today shoutd today should be worn with fewer showers, a bit more sunshine. sunny spetts showers, a bit more sunshine. sunny spells and scattered showers into

the afternoon, mostty showers in central and eastern parts of england, stitt central and eastern parts of england, still the risk of the odd engtand, still the risk of the odd thunderstorm but fewer showers, tighter showers elsewhere. and in tighter showers elsewhere. and in tight winds it will be warm in the century, 17 in the central bett tight winds it will be warm in the century, 17 in the central belt of scotland, 18 or 19 century, 17 in the central belt of scottand,18 or 19 in century, 17 in the central belt of scotland, 18 or 19 in southern england and western parts of wales. this evening shoutd england and western parts of wales. this evening should be fine for most because those showers do decay very quickly. overnight, ctearskies and quickty. overnight, ctearskies and tight winds, tumbting temperatures, mist and fog here and there, the numbers coutd mist and fog here and there, the numbers could be as tow as 3 or [i in rural parts first thing tomorrow. rurat parts first thing tomorrow. any mist and fog shoutd tift quickty, ptenty any mist and fog shoutd tift quickty, plenty of sunshine, it will warm up quickly, the crowd witt bubble up, maybe one or two tight showers in scotland, northern england and perhaps wett. thickening ctoud england and perhaps wett. thickening cloud and rain coming into western parts of northern ireland. limiting temperatures here. otherwise, a warmer day than today.

this is bbc news. i'm joanna gosting and these are the latest headlines. as thousands of people are hit by flight delays and cancellations, the government btames airlines and operators for oversetting tickets. and there are warnings the disruption will get worse: we are very stressed out. my husband is 80 years old. we can't really cope with that sort of thing at the airport. there are a tot of upset children and it was, i guess, probably the worst i have had. have your travel plans been disrupted or ruined? was this your first hotiday since the start of the pandemic? we want to hear from you. get in touch with me on twitter. i'm @bbcjoannag or you can use the hashtag bbc your questions. borisjohnson's standards adviser

says there is a "legitimate question" over whether the pm broke the ministerial code after getting fined for partygate. but his colleagues stitt insist he won't need to resign. these are significant issues but we have had a whole range of accountability and transparency around it. i don't think this ends in a leadership chattenge. germanyjoins the us in sending new weapons systems and munitions to ukraine to fight russian forces in key targets. tech firms are urged to do more to make it saferfor women and girls to be online. west ham star kurt zouma is sentenced to 180 hours of community service for kicking his cat. from fine china to special fish and chips — we go on a whistte—stop tour to see what merchandise has been created to celebrate the queen's ptatinum jubitee.

a the british government has blamed the disruption this week at uk airports on airtines oversetting flights and holidays. the transport secretary grant shapps has said he's planning to meet all sides in the aviation industry to discuss the situation. tens of thousands of passengers have been hit fy ftight delays and cancellations, and unions have warned that it'll let's take a closer took at what's been happening travet giant tui says it is cancetting 200 flights from manchester airport this month that is going to affect around 30,000 people and the moves comes after easyjet had to apologise after cancelling 200 flights in ten days tomorrow sees the start of thejubilee bank holiday, and around 10,000 flights are due to leave the uk between thursday and sunday airlines uk, which represents tui, easyjet and british airways, says the vast majority of flighs will be operating as scheduled.0ur

correspondent zoe conway reports. this guy's a legend. "this guy's a legend," a passenger says, as he films out of the plane window. he's referring to the man in the hi—vis jacket loading the bags — who's in fact the plane's co—pilot. it shows just how short—staffed some airports are. the aviation industry laid off thousands of people during the pandemic. now, it can't recruit people quickly enough. precious holidays have been ruined. vivien and her husband john were meant to take off on monday from bristol to minorca. after hours of queuing, the flight was cancelled. we are absolutely gutted. we've lost our holiday. we were supposed to be meeting our three sons out there.

one of them was 50 — it's his 50th birthday — and it's just not happened and we're very stressed out. my husband's 80 years old, we can't really cope with that sort of thing, with the airport. i've never seen it like that before. there's just no organisation at all. anthony and his daughter emily were meant to be in turkey by now. they spent two days at manchester airport, then their flight was cancelled. i spent my birthday at gate b10 of manchester airport terminal 2, where it was hot. there were lots of upset children and it was, i guess, probably the worst birthday i've had — yeah, by far. as the queues backed up, the blame game got under way. the government accused the airlines and airports of not being prepared, and said it had injected £8 billion into the industry during the pandemic. the transport secretary grant shapps says airlines seriously oversold flights and holidays — and is now demanding a meeting with aviation bosses. meanwhile, unions said the government was warned there was a looming staffing crisis.

the holiday giant tui has cancelled 200 of its flights from manchester airport injune, which will affect more than 30,000 people. they say this is necessary to provide stability and a better customer service. no—one wants to be a harbinger of doom, but it's difficult to believe when we've experienced it in april, we're experiencing it in may, that you're not going to experience it acrossjune and july and august when the volumes are set to increase even further. a spokesperson for heathrow said that, whilst there have been queues, the airport was flowing. at gatwick, a spokesperson said the airport was operating normally, but was busy. britain's runways are not due to quieten down any time soon — thisjubilee weekend, 10,000 flights are meant to be jetting off. zoe conway, bbc news. the conservative mp huw merriman, who chairs the commons transport select committee, told me it shouldn't be a case of one side blaming the other. would rather see government and industry working together. i think

it has been very challenging for the industry. they only have the grenade to open up on the 17th of march so they have not really had months to fix this. and, also, they have been told that they need to operate at levels of 70% of flights taking off or they will lose the flight so the issue about them ramping up demand issue about them ramping up demand is something we have actually asked them to do in terms of government so i am interested in solutions that will make things better rather than the blame game which does not seem to do anything. obviously, that is a very helpful approach to something but, just in terms... and his helper what you have said that, actually, but the wider context because there are a lot of travellers who are having their flights cancelled to our thinking, having their flights cancelled to ourthinking, my having their flights cancelled to our thinking, my own out that these bookings taken if they cannot be fulfilled, and notjust that, by other cancellations coming at the last minute?— other cancellations coming at the last minute? �* .,, ., , , last minute? and obviously, we need to make sure — last minute? and obviously, we need to make sure there _ last minute? and obviously, we need to make sure there is _ last minute? and obviously, we need to make sure there is much - last minute? and obviously, we need to make sure there is much better. to make sure there is much better organisation. the real challenge here is a lack of staffing so it can take three months to that are on the ground in the security areas up to

both training and also security batting, they have really high levels of security vetting by our government agencies and i would like to see much more sort of parallel processor that they can actually start the sort of classroom access sales last year finishing the last part of betting rather than waiting till it has all gone through. it would be more flexible in terms of the numbers of people that are allowed to be under supervision during training. that could be given more flexibility. these ideas will only come to fruition which will make things better particularly for a summer travel if the industry and government are working together and i know that there are and i would urge them to all do so in a spirit of getting things done because, as you say, passengers have had miserable experiences. not all of them. virgin, for example, have not cancelled a single fight but there have been some airlines particularly that have not been able to deliver and it is not good enough who are saved up, waited so long and have had a really poor experience. fine saved up, waited so long and have had a really poor experience. one of the thin . s had a really poor experience. one of the things the _ had a really poor experience. one of the things the aviation _

had a really poor experience. one of the things the aviation industry - had a really poor experience. one of the things the aviation industry is i the things the aviation industry is asking for is to be able to access potential recruits are tax records to speed up the process of recruitment. is that something you think should happen? that recruitment. is that something you think should happen?— think should happen? that was something _ think should happen? that was something our— think should happen? that was something our report - think should happen? that was something our report on - think should happen? that was i something our report on opening think should happen? that was - something our report on opening up aviation recommended a couple of months ago. you have a requirement forfive years worth months ago. you have a requirement for five years worth of references but, during the pandemic when people worked on lots of different sectors, some of those companies no longer exist, you can verify if someone was working there so hmrc can because they can show people were paying taxed. that has changed, that is welcome. the onus is on the employee rather than employer so i think again the government and the industry need to that back at what has been recommended changing, what has been recommended changing, what has changed, whether it is working and have even more can be done. i believe more can be done to be more flexible and that gets the stuff on the ground and gets the passengers flowing more quickly. just the ground and gets the passengers flowing more quickly.— flowing more quickly. just briefly, sor , flowing more quickly. just briefly, sorry. even _ flowing more quickly. just briefly, sorry. even if— flowing more quickly. just briefly, sorry, even if these _ flowing more quickly. just briefly, sorry, even if these things - flowing more quickly. just briefly, sorry, even if these things do - flowing more quickly. just briefly, sorry, even if these things do get| sorry, even if these things do get implemented it is not going to happen quickly, is it? this disruption is going to go on for

some time but at the element that was what i was going to disable top what you're looking for is a three month process to actually sort of offer a job, tracks the getting that person on the ground so these things are going to take time and we also have a situation like in heathrow, where 80% of the marketplace in terms of decimation still have some form of covid restrictions we have to do lot of work on our airports to ensure that the airports people going to apply. this is a big, big talent and it is not going to go away anytime soon, i am afraid to say. away anytime soon, i am afraid to say. let's speak to rowan bridge who's at manchester airport. what is the situation there? well, the bi est what is the situation there? well, the biggest problem _ what is the situation there? well, the biggest problem they - what is the situation there? -ii the biggest problem they are facing is the number of cancelled flights by tui, the airline. they've cancelled one in six of their flights that come from manchester airport affecting around 311,000 passengers in the real issue has been the late notice that a lot of people have been getting. there were notices on twitter this morning on people being alerted in the early

hours of the morning that their flight was being cancelled for today. tui have issued an apology again today and said they are very sorry but obviously, that is very cold comfort for the people whose flights have been severely affected by all of this. flights have been severely affected by all of this-— by all of this. sorry, we were all momentarily — by all of this. sorry, we were all momentarily distracted - by all of this. sorry, we were all momentarily distracted there i by all of this. sorry, we were all momentarily distracted there by someone walking in front of you in the camera. so, just picking up on what you were saying there about those cancellations in the early hours. obviously, intensely frustrating, you have packed, you're expecting to go and then in the early hours of the morning you get that message to say flights are not going. what is happening with those passengers? do they have to stay—at—home and wait for further notice on weight they may be able to get on a flight?— get on a flight? yeah, i mean, they should be contacted _ get on a flight? yeah, i mean, they should be contacted by _ get on a flight? yeah, i mean, they should be contacted by the - get on a flight? yeah, i mean, they should be contacted by the airline l should be contacted by the airline and there are a few options available to them was that they can to be rebooked on anotherflight or get a refund but, for a lot of

people who are hoping to get away for the school holidays, it is going to be very difficult for them at the start of late stage perhaps to try to find a flight to get a weight where they were hoping to get away for and hopefully they are not going to get that week—long holiday they were hoping for over the long bank holiday weekend for the jubilee. thank you very much indeed. that is the situation at manchester. do get in touch if you want to tell us about your experiences. you can get in touch with me directly on twitter. borisjohnson has boris johnson has been borisjohnson has been talking about the situation in terms of what is happening now after partygate. the fine and the growing number of tory mps who have been publicly speaking about his position and an unknown number of letters that have been sent into say that there should be a vote of confidence in his leadership. well, he is insisting he is not in breach of the ministerial

code. after his ethics adviser lord geidt said the prime minister's fine for breaking lockdown rules raised "legitimate questions" about whether he'd failed in his duty to comply with the law. borisjohnson has boris johnson has denied borisjohnson has denied that any of his actions broke the ministerial code. the ministerial code as this set of rules that all government ministers have to follow and it includes things like complying with the rule of law and also not misleading mps in parliament. now, the prime minister himself is the ultimate arbiter of the ministerial code but he does have this independent adviser on it and in his report last night there were some pretty serious questions raised about this issue of partygate on the premise to's involvement in it. he did say that there are big questions over whether the issue that the payments to have been fined meant that he had breached the ministerial code and so, the prime minister needed to set out publicly why he thought that was not the case. he

also said that they were quite big questions about the prime minister's behaviour, suggesting that he was not willing to be judged behaviour, suggesting that he was not willing to bejudged by behaviour, suggesting that he was not willing to be judged by the ministerial code, and even about how people could trust the ministerial code and have faith in it if the prime minister was not willing to publicly refer to it when he was making these statements and apologies in regards to partygate. he also said that he had repeatedly contacted the prime minister's team when it seemed the prime minister was not making reference to the ministerial code and various statements that he was making up the back of partygate and being fined. now, in response to this report, the prime minister did write to him and said, firstly, that he did not realise how much emphasis needed to be put on the ministerial code and sort of justifying be put on the ministerial code and sort ofjustifying why he felt he had not broken if it appeals apologised again and said it was never his intent to break the rules and also said that he did not believe that getting a fixed penalty notice or a fine was equivalent to having a criminal conviction therefore he does not believe that

he broke that code. but i think this comes at a very awkward time for the prime minister is more tory mps have been calling for him to go in the last couple of days. this was something that the deputy prime minister dominic rab addressed this morning saying that he does not believe that this will lead to a leadership contest. the believe that this will lead to a leadership contest.— leadership contest. the vast ma'ori leadership contest. the vast majority of _ leadership contest. the vast majority of viewers - leadership contest. the vast majority of viewers want - leadership contest. the vast j majority of viewers want has leadership contest. the vast - majority of viewers want has focused on the job on the priorities that they care about. that is why i am saying that, look, they care about. that is why i am saying that, took, these were significant issues but we have had a whole range of accountability and transparency around it. a very happy to answer the questions. i don't think this ends in a leadership challenge. what i think the government should do and what i am calling on all conservative mps to do is to focus on what, if you say, your viewers expect of their politicians and what constituents expect of me and i'm sure most others say that.— expect of me and i'm sure most others say that. rab does not think it will end in _ others say that. rab does not think it will end in a _ others say that. rab does not think it will end in a leadership _ others say that. rab does not think it will end in a leadership contest. l it will end in a leadership contest. it only with the threshold is met. 54 it only with the threshold is met. 5a letters of no confidence is emitted by tory mps again set by minister which would trigger a vote

of confidence in the prime minister. we want to know if that threshold is met, essentially, until it is, if it is. but, in the meantime, as i said, i think this latest intervention and his criticism has certainly added a bit of fuel to the fire here because these matters that have been sent insofar have not necessarily been coordinated. they have come from different wings of the party and certainly this is just another reason some mps may be losing confidence in the prime minister. some baking football news to bring you. manchester united have confirmed in the last few minutes that a player will leave the club in a free transfer when his contract expired this month. he cost a world—record 89 million when he rejoined a new arrow for english test cricket sees arrow for english test cricket sees a new face in the line—up. matthew

potts will make his test debut tomorrow and the 23—year—old will play alongside his county team—mate captains the side for the first time as england host new zealand. james understands back. he was dropped for the series in the west indies earlier this year and it will be the first time the new head coach takes charge. elementary has been good. it's about making everyone feel ten feet tall. you know, and i think it is pretty obvious the way that he will speak in addressing them because of the way he played check it and what he did. yeah, it has been a good few days working with him. so, hopefully see how it goes. we had a classic in paris as nadal beat novak chocolates to reach the french open semifinals in what was a topsy—turvy four hour—long match. the dell look to be losing the fourth set but came back from two to force a tie—break but she went on to win. a match that finished at

quarter past midnight uk time. the spaniard now takes on the third seed on friday. i spaniard now takes on the third seed on frida . ., ., ., on friday. i have what i have their so if we are _ on friday. i have what i have their so if we are not _ on friday. i have what i have their so if we are not able _ on friday. i have what i have their so if we are not able to _ on friday. i have what i have their so if we are not able to find... - on friday. i have what i have their so if we are not able to find... an| so if we are not able to find... an improvement or a small solution on that than it is becoming super difficult for me. so, that is it. no, i am just enjoying every day that i have the chance to be here and without thinking much about what can happen on the field. of course, i'm going to keep fighting to find a solution for that.— solution for that. dustin johnson and garcia _ solution for that. dustin johnson and garcia are _ solution for that. dustin johnson and garcia are one _ solution for that. dustin johnson and garcia are one of _ solution for that. dustin johnson and garcia are one of the - solution for that. dustin johnson and garcia are one of the big - solution for that. dustin johnson - and garcia are one of the big names confirmed to play in the first saudi funded golf invitational around £20 million up for grabs. 42 players have been confirmed including england's lee westwood, ian poulter and a northern ireland player. one

man who won't be there as the six time major winner phil nicholson who has been linked with a breakaway event but said he was taking a break from the game in february. that is all this but for now. i will have a little bit more later on. the uk communications watchdog, ofcom, is urging technology firms to do more to make the online world safer for women and girls. a snapshot of the uk's online habits compiled by the regulator found that women were more likely than men to come across harmful content — and were more likely to be distressed by it. zoe kleinman reports. # take me back to the summer time. 24—year—old scots folk singer iona fyfe uses social media to promote her music, and she gets a lot of online abuse. she says the comments can be relentless, distressing and scary. but when it's a prolonged, extended pile—on, it really does get to you — you question your self—worth, you question your talent, you question if you're good enough.

i think that's really sad. a report out today from the regulator ofcom has found that women in the uk experience more abuse than men online, are more distressed by it, and are less likely to feel they can speak freely on the internet. iona wants to keep her voice. i don't think we should be bullied out the room. i've worked really hard to create a platform for myself — whether that be for music orfor voicing my opinions! but it seems that a lot of people just want to tear us down. dame melanie dawes is the head of ofcom, and she says the tech companies need to do more to protect their users. too many companies prioritise growth and revenues over user safety, and don't actually think enough about the impact on the front—line user who's actually on their service. once the online harms bill gets through parliament, ofcom will have the power to issue big fines if the tech firms don't act quickly to remove harmful content. it's really important that they get women's voices in there, up front, when services are being designed, rather than trying to retrofit safety later

when it's much, much harder. ofcom's media habits report gives a colourful snapshot of the life of uk adults online. we spend an average of four hours a day online — mostly on our phones. our most—used apps are facebook, whatsapp, messenger and instagram. nine out of ten of us use amazon, and 2.5 million of us are still playing the ten—year—old mobile game candy crush saga. the social networks do have a number of tools for finding and removing harmful content — including human moderators, automated systems, and of course there's also the block button. but ofcom — and plenty of the internet users it's spoken to — want more to be done. zoe kleinman, bbc news. joining me now to discuss this is rebecca hitchen, the head of policy & campaigns at the end violence against women coalition. thank you very much forjoining us.

what you think this reflects in our society? what you think this reflects in our socie ? ~ ~ , ., . society? well, i think the research is very welcome — society? well, i think the research is very welcome at _ society? well, i think the research is very welcome at the _ society? well, i think the research is very welcome at the moment i society? well, i think the research i is very welcome at the moment given that it is very welcome at the moment given thatitis is very welcome at the moment given that it is from the regulator and the feature regulator of tech companies and it is coming at a time when online safety bill is progressing through parliament. and it is good to see them calling for tech firms to be doing more but, what we have seen is that tech companies are consistently failing women and girls and they are consistently choosing profits over the prevention and support of women and girls who are experiencing abuse so we argue that the violence against women coalition that much more needs to be done via legislation so what we are saying is that violence against women and girls needs to be explicitly named in the online safety bill alongside it there needs to be a specific code of practice that is aimed at tech companies which would mean that they would have two address and tackle violence against women and girls and ofcom, the regulator, would be able

to enforce against that.— to enforce against that. pages are caettin to enforce against that. pages are getting used _ to enforce against that. pages are getting used to — to enforce against that. pages are getting used to be _ to enforce against that. pages are getting used to be named - getting used to be named specifically? in the online safety bill the sorts of issues that women are facing online i there in specific terms. 50 are facing online i there in specific terms.— are facing online i there in specific terms. are facing online i there in secific terms. ., ,., specific terms. so there are some offences which _ specific terms. so there are some offences which predominantly i specific terms. so there are some l offences which predominantly affect women and girls names within the bill. but there isn't enough of it and violence against women and girls takes many different forums and works across a continuum so it isn't enough for them to just have one or two offences named as priority offences which tech companies have to tackle. we know that tech companies will avoid and evade responsibility and choose ways to get around it so, actually, having violence against women and girls explicitly named on the bill will hopefully ensure that tech companies are actually, from the very start, preventing and mitigating against violence against women and girls. sorry to come in. how would you envisage it actually working, then,

because then it becomes quite fake, doesn't it, when it comes down to an issue of the law which needs to be specific? i issue of the law which needs to be secific? ~ , ., ., specific? i think it is also about takin: specific? i think it is also about taking assistance _ specific? i think it is also about taking assistance based - specific? i think it is also about l taking assistance based approach specific? i think it is also about i taking assistance based approach so that there are definitions that can be used, absolutely. but it is also not been tied to a list of 102 offences. it is about thinking from behind—the—scenes thinking, ok, what are the risks and how could this platform be used to perpetrate violence against women and girls? how can we mitigate against it? how can introduce safety by design, how can introduce safety by design, how can we introduce better tools, help me better moderate, how can we better respond to reports? because there are feelings of every single element of how tech companies are choosing to respond to women users and i think it is very important women actually in this research are saying they want to see more done and they also want to recognise that while women and girls are choosing to, welcome are not choosing to, feeling that they have to reduce

their voice, they are not sharing their voice, they are not sharing their opinions as much and also specifically black and minority women and girls are even more adversely impacted so they are at greater risk of abuse and more likely to be adversely impacted by it. y likely to be adversely impacted by it. , , ., likely to be adversely impacted by it. sorry. is it a gender-based issue in terms _ it. sorry. is it a gender-based issue in terms of— it. sorry. is it a gender-based issue in terms of what - it. sorry. is it a gender-based issue in terms of what talking | it. sorry. is it a gender-based i issue in terms of what talking about issue in terms of what talking about is that people on the receiving end of the most amount of abuse i women? but is it the case that it is all men who are perpetrating it? yes. men who are perpetrating it? yes, our understanding _ men who are perpetrating it? yes, our understanding is _ men who are perpetrating it? yes our understanding is that it men who are perpetrating it? 12: our understanding is that it is, yes. just as in sort of off—line abuse, although it is hard to make the distinction between off—line and online abuse now that so much of our lives i lived online, yes, it is. it is predominantly perpetrated by men who are targeting specifically women and girls because they are women and girls so, yes, it is very, very much a gendered issue.— a gendered issue. thank you very much forjoining _ a gendered issue. thank you very much forjoining us. _ a gendered issue. thank you very much forjoining us. thank - a gendered issue. thank you very much forjoining us. thank you. l a gendered issue. thank you very i much forjoining us. thank you. that was the head of policy and campaigns at the end violence against women

coalition. within the past 2a hours, both the us and germany have announced that they're to send new weapons systems to ukraine. germany has this morning promised kyiv an air defence system — the iris—t system — which chancellor olaf scholz says will enable ukraine to defend an entire city against russian air attacks. it comes after president biden confirmed that the us is to provide more advanced rocket systems — something the ukrainians have, long been requesting. mr biden said they would enable ukraine to strike russian targets more precisely. the new weaponry will include the m—one—li2 high mobility artillery rocket system, which has a range of around 50 within the past 2a hours, both the us and germany have miles, or 80 kilometres. on the ground, a russian airstrike has hit a chemical plant in the eastern city of severo—donetsk, releasing a cloud of dangerous gas. residents have been told to stay in bomb shelters to avoid the fumes. our correspondent in kyiv — joe inwood — gave us the latest on russia's campaign in eastern ukraine:

the version seem to be making advances. there must be in control now. the governor of the region has been saying that some of his troops are making a withdrawal. they say a tactical withdrawal, not being forested but withdrawing back over the weather. but it seems they are going to do is give up the town. they're not going to make a final last stand to the last man as we saw them try mariupol, for example, but there are going to come back across there are going to come back across the other side of the river and a defensible position. it is worth saying, there is differing perspectives on this. the russians, of course, putting in thing to take in these areas because of they can take the donbas for than that as a strategic when. the ukrainian say that actually, but they are doing is pouring all their chips into the donbas. the russians leaving the back door is open in places like kharkiv in the north and so the ukrainians can focus on taking back territory they have. so both sides are saying that the situation in the donbas is going their way in certain ways but of course it is difficult for the ukrainians.

we can talk now to simon smith, the former uk ambassador to ukraine. welcome. thank you very much indeed forjoining us. what are your thoughts, now, on this extra weaponry going which, obviously, potentially, take things into a new dimension in terms of ukraine's capabilities?— capabilities? well, i think it is the riaht capabilities? well, i think it is the right decision. _ capabilities? well, i think it is the right decision. yes, i capabilities? well, i think it is the right decision. yes, it i capabilities? well, i think it is the right decision. yes, it is i the right decision. yes, it is hopeful that it will give ukraine new capabilities. but it is the right decision because it is in our interest to make sure that putin fails in his plan to wipe ukraine off the map. now, he is not standing still in his strategy. and nor should ukraine's supporters so i think it is very important that the country supporting ukraine are themselves dynamic, in looking at

themselves dynamic, in looking at the situation, looking at what is needed. looking at what has changed, looking at the changes that they can make in their support to continue to make in their support to continue to make it more difficult for putin to succeed in his war aims in ukraine. there are concerns around the risks with this new weaponry being involved in that it is highly technical, it is precise but there is room for mistakes if not operated properly and the long—range nature of these missiles means that there could be accidental incursions into russia and this is us weaponry. what are your thoughts on that? well. are your thoughts on that? well, there is risk _ are your thoughts on that? well, there is risk in _ are your thoughts on that? well, there is risk in any _ are your thoughts on that? well, there is risk in any decision i are your thoughts on that? well, there is risk in any decision you | there is risk in any decision you make in a military campaign and there is risk that have to be carefully weighed and calculated and i am sure that those countries were making decisions about what new elements to add to their support to ukraine are taking those risks seriously and making the right

calculations but i do think it is very important, is a sad, but the support is kept dynamic, that, as the situation on the ground changes, as ukraine's needs and its defence of itself and its defence this country change, that the posture of ukraine is also changing. and they are also making enhancements to ensure that white does not happen is that this war becomes a sort of forgotten war and that, slowly and surely, putin is allowed to make a sort of encroaching an incremental advance in ukraine by the world buys that attention has gone off. need to keep back need to keep our eyes on what is needed in ukraine with, again, constantly bearing in mind that it again, constantly bearing in mind thatitis again, constantly bearing in mind that it is profoundly in our interest that putin fails. ih that it is profoundly in our interest that putin fails. in terms of it becoming — interest that putin fails. in terms of it becoming a _ interest that putin fails. in terms of it becoming a war _ interest that putin fails. in terms of it becoming a war of _ interest that putin fails. in terms of it becoming a war of attrition i of it becoming a war of attrition that are then international attention starts to turn away from, where do you think we are currently

because, around 30,000 people are now daily returning to ukraine having fled after the war broke out. two and a half million people have returned from those who had initially left so, that is busy reflection of the fact that the fighting is now turned away from the that were unsafe so now the focus is very much on an area where there has been fighting for many years. so how far down the path do you think the situation is to that war of attrition that you described. well, i think it is — attrition that you described. well, i think it is in — attrition that you described. well, i think it is in a _ attrition that you described. well, i think it is in a stage _ attrition that you described. well, i think it is in a stage where i attrition that you described. well, i think it is in a stage where it i i think it is in a stage where it can look like a war of attrition. it can look like a war of attrition. it can look like a war in which, compared to one or two other phases we have seen in the last few months, you could characterise it as a situation of comparatively less intensity and one salutes the courage and the confidence of those people going back into ukraine but i am sure the message that they don't want to give is that this is all a

sort of trend toward sort of business as usual, or that this conflict is somehow settling down into some kind of grinding settled state, because there is no knowing where putin may decide to go next. i think it would be foolish of us to assume that, because, for the time being, the aims seem to have concentrated themselves on one area of ukraine, that everyone can sit back and take their feet off the pedal and lessen the intensity of their support for ukraine. once again, it is really important that russia does not win this war and it is important that ukraine's supporters keep in mind how their supporters keep in mind how their support can involve and how they can hands that support. would you rule out any sort of deal on the territory that russia is trying to gain in order to end the war? i trying to gain in order to end the war? ~ , trying to gain in order to end the war? ~' , ., trying to gain in order to end the war? ~ , :, , trying to gain in order to end the war? ~' , ., , , , war? i think there is a very simple war? i think there is a very simple wa for war? i think there is a very simple way for russia _ war? i think there is a very simple way for russia to _ war? i think there is a very simple way for russia to end _ war? i think there is a very simple way for russia to end this - war? i think there is a very simple way for russia to end this war, i way for russia to end this war, simply withdraws troops from ukraine.

russia is not itself under threat, russia is not itself under threat, russia has decided to invade ukraine, to launch this war on ukraine, to launch this war on ukraine eight years ago, decided to intensify it a couple of months ago, and this can easily be rectified by russia withdrawing its troops from ukraine. why it doesn't do that, it remains extremely important to demonstrate that the cost to russia goes on rising, but putin has made a serious miscalculation in thinking that this is an easy strategy, to go in and to snuff out ukraine's independence, its sovereignty. ukraine's supporters continue —— might need to continue to display that it might need to continue to display thatitis might need to continue to display that it is not a sensible choice and it is a choice whose costs keep on mounting. it is a choice whose costs keep on mountina. ,, :, it is a choice whose costs keep on mountina. ,, ., ,, it is a choice whose costs keep on mounting-— it is a choice whose costs keep on mountina. ,, :, ,, ., ~ i. now it's time for a look at the weather with alina jenkins. for many of us, we have been dodging

showers of the last few days. not so many around this afternoon. few and far between and across parts of the midlands but still some sharp showers in north—east england, then into east anglia particularly the eastern coastal counties. elsewhere a measure of variable cloud, and sunny spells. a few scattered showers but we have the sunshine, pleasantly warm, 15 to 18. much of the cloud and showers will fade this evening so clear skies overnight. mist and fog developing in east england and eastern —— east anglia. cloud and rain in northern england and northern ireland. but a fairly cool nights. tomorrow, the area of cloud and rain working eastwards across northern ireland. elsewhere plenty of sunshine to start the day. cloud development through the afternoon but most will stay dry away from northern ireland. temperatures typically in the mid to high teens but 20 or 21 through central and southern england. something warmer through thejubilee something warmer through the jubilee weekend, something warmer through thejubilee weekend, spells of sunshine for many but also an increased chance of

seeing showers and thunderstorms through parts of the southern half of the uk. hello, this is bbc news. i'm joanna gosling and these are the headlines. as hundreds more people are hit by flight delays and cancellations, and with warnings of worse to come, the government blames airlines and operators for overselling tickets. more pressure on the prime minister as his standards adviser says there is a "legitimate question" over whether he broke the ministerial code over partygate. his colleagues still insist he won't go. germanyjoins the us in sending new weapons systems and munitions to ukraine to fight russian forces in key targets. tech firms are urged to do more to make it saferfor women and girls to be online. west ham star kurt zouma is sentenced to 180 hours of community service for kicking his cat. and from fine china to special fish and chips —

we go on a whistle—stop tour to see what merchandise has been created to celebrate the queen's platinum jubilee. the west ham footballer kurt zouma has been banned from keeping cats for five years and sentenced to 180 hours' community service. the 27—year—old french defender admitted kicking and slapping his pet cat when he appeared at thames magistrates' court. our reporter matt graveling is outside the court where zouma was sentenced. kurt zouma has just left court, surrounded by police officers with his brother yoan, they were sentenced on animal cruelty offences. people remember in february, a video was uploaded onto the social media network snapchat by yoan, who plays for dagenham and redbridge, which showed the west ham defender kicking his cat and also hitting his cat out of the arms of a

small child. it did cause absolute outcry online with people saying it was cruel and as a result it has ended up here at thames magistrates' court with the rspca bringing two sentences against mr zouma. the districtjudge susan holden has said to the pair today, you both took a part in this disgraceful incident. the guilty plea that they gave last week reflect the roles that they played. the cat looked to you, mr zouma, for its care and its needs but he did not care, instead you caused unnecessary suffering for your own amusement. the judge did recognise that both men had good character, no prior conventions, and were also very remorseful about she'd hand down 180 hours of community work for kurt zouma, 140 hours for yoan zouma, who uploaded the video, and costs of almost £9,000 which we believe will be paid by the west ham defender kurt zouma. i'm going to bring in claire from

the rspca, a chief inspector. what is your response to what happened today? i is your response to what happened toda ? , , . , , today? i believe the sentence sends out the right — today? i believe the sentence sends out the right message _ today? i believe the sentence sends out the right message that - today? i believe the sentence sends out the right message that all- out the right message that all animals— out the right message that all animals need to be treated with kindness, — animals need to be treated with kindness, compassion and respect and that abusing any animal in this way and then_ that abusing any animal in this way and then uploading it simply for likes_ and then uploading it simply for likes is— and then uploading it simply for likes is abhorrent. this and then uploading it simply for likes is abhorrent.— likes is abhorrent. this has captured — likes is abhorrent. this has captured the _ likes is abhorrent. this has captured the public's i likes is abhorrent. this has i captured the public's attention. what message are you hoping it will send out? :, what message are you hoping it will send out? ., ., , �* ., ., send out? that it doesn't matter who ou are, send out? that it doesn't matter who you are. you — send out? that it doesn't matter who you are. you need — send out? that it doesn't matter who you are, you need to _ send out? that it doesn't matter who you are, you need to not _ send out? that it doesn't matter who you are, you need to not commit i send out? that it doesn't matter who j you are, you need to not commit acts like this_ you are, you need to not commit acts like this particularly when people are looking up to you, people emulate _ are looking up to you, people emulate people like kurt zouma and he should _ emulate people like kurt zouma and he should be setting a role model over and — he should be setting a role model over and above everybody else. what is happening — over and above everybody else. what is happening to _ over and above everybody else. what is happening to the _ over and above everybody else. twat is happening to the cats over and above everybody else. wisgit is happening to the cats now, over and above everybody else. writ is happening to the cats now, two bengal cats, i believe? we is happening to the cats now, two bengal cats, i believe?— is happening to the cats now, two bengal cats, i believe? we are busy matchin: bengal cats, i believe? we are busy matching the _ bengal cats, i believe? we are busy matching the cats _ bengal cats, i believe? we are busy matching the cats to _ bengal cats, i believe? we are busy matching the cats to new— bengal cats, i believe? we are busy matching the cats to new homes - bengal cats, i believe? we are busy| matching the cats to new homes and hope to _ matching the cats to new homes and hope to get— matching the cats to new homes and hope to get them into living environments as soon as possible. with regards to the fine that kurt zouma had, £250,000, some people have been saying that things have been going on too long, it is too extreme, he does earn a lot of money as a professional footballer, extreme, he does earn a lot of money as a professionalfootballer, what are your thoughts on that? i

as a professional footballer, what are your thoughts on that?- are your thoughts on that? i can't make any comment _ are your thoughts on that? i can't make any comment on _ are your thoughts on that? i can't make any comment on the - are your thoughts on that? i can't make any comment on the fine, i are your thoughts on that? i can't i make any comment on the fine, the judge _ make any comment on the fine, the judge chose — make any comment on the fine, the judge chose to use the community service _ judge chose to use the community service order requirement under the sentencing — service order requirement under the sentencing guidelines which will have quite a severe impact on kurt zouma _ have quite a severe impact on kurt zouma and — have quite a severe impact on kurt zouma and his brother's working life. the french president emmanuel macron has called for a government led investigation into the the chaotic crowd scenes seen at saturday's champions league final in paris a spokesperson said saturday's champions league final in paris. a spokesperson said "what the president wants... is that light is shone on what really happened, in full transparency, and very quickly,". kick—off at the stade de france was delayed by over half an hour with liverpool ticket—holders seen waiting in huge queues, and french police later using tear gas on crowds.

previously the reason for the difficulties given other half of the french government was from the interior minister and the sports minister, saying the issue was tens of thousands of liverpool fans arriving with fake tickets will now tickets. that has since been qualified and it is certainly something that the spokesperson for emmanuel macron did not repeat this morning. so emmanuel macron saying there needs to be a swift investigation into what happened, and uefa is also investigating what happened at that match. strict water restrictions come into effect today for millions of people in california as the us west coast continues to experience a crippling drought that many predict will get even worse during the summer. sophie long reports. this may look like a massive body of water, but the so—called megadrought is now in its 23rd year, and this reservoir on the nevada/arizona border is only 30% full. lake mead is the largest reservoir

in the whole of the united states. 25 million people across three states and mexico rely on it for their water. but it's been baked down to its lowest level since it was filled in the 1930s. you can see there what's known as the bathtub line — it's dropped some 150 feet in the past 20 years. those that work on the lake have been documenting its decline. now it's a long walk to the restaurant that used to sit on the water's edge. this will give us information about how water is changing in rivers all across the planet. nasa, which monitors the changing water levels, is warning the western united states is now entering one of the worst droughts ever seen. with climate change, it seems like the dominoes are beginning to fall. so we get warmer temperatures, we get less precipitation and snow, the reservoirs start drying up. then, in a place like the west, we get wildfires. so these consequences, you know, they're beginning to have stronger and stronger impacts.

and it's like watching this slow—motion catastrophe kind of unfold. farmers are already feeling the pain. fields in california's central valley at this time of year should look like this. but thousands of acres are now lying idle, because they're unable to irrigate. warning signs now seem ironic. it doesn't get much more serious for the people on the ground that are living it, and we are afraid that the grocery store shelves are going to see it in the coming year because the products that we grow this year, you see on the shelf next year. are people going to go hungry? i can't say that. but our president biden, he said we're looking at food shortages. in the united states! the government has urged californians to conserve water, but the first three months of the year were the driest on record. and as sprinklers rained down on lush lawns in wealthy urban areas, water use went up, not down. we all have to make do and survive.

back in the sanjoaquin valley, that's difficult for people like fabian to understand. his well was running dry, and now his family relies on tanks of water. it's quite frightening, because we don't know at this point what the situation will be within a month or two months of maybe not having water at all. but while some fret, others innovate. an arizona—based company is installing hydro panels, which use the power of the sun to extract water from the air. what about when it's super dry? i mean, this is basically making water out of thin air. if we can make water in the arizona desert, we can make water in any place, in most environments. they say the technology can deliver drinking water anywhere, to anyone who needs it. but not enough to wash or water crops. and so, as the sun sets on the central valley,

it will be another dry and sleepless night for some who live and farm here. sophie long, bbc news, california. the platinum jubilee the platinumjubilee is making its mark everywhere and we are expected to spend more than £4 million £400 million over the weekend. nina warhurst has been a whistle—stop tour to see what's been created for once—in—a—lifetime occasion. first stop, haydock on merseyside, where king richard of wholesale balloons is reigning over some royally big revenues. it's been absolutely incredible. if someone would have said to me earlier on this year that jubilee will take off, i'd have scoffed. just because recent years have shown with royal weddings, they've been 0k, they've been a bit of a slow burn.

but now, bang, right from january. bigger than royal weddings? bigger than any royal wedding we've known, yeah, absolutely. do you think people are just ready for a good old knees—up? i think, to be honest, the country is itching to have a party and we're going to celebrate royally, big time. the amount of bunting and jubilee things that have gone, you wait. this country's going to rock. and across the uk, the queen's big day has inspired businesses to get creative and make a royal mint. in cardiff, what could be more british than a unionjack fish and chips? mm! fish and chips, fit for a queen. if you say so. meanwhile, in the queen's hometown, even the pets have a penchant for a party. coronation dog food, anyone? do you want some coronation chicken to celebrate the queen'sjubilee? and up in ballater, down the road from the queen's spiritual home, the balmoral estate,

princess anne is a regular for her smoky bacon at this butcher's. will she resist the sizzling of theirjubilee pork and cranberry special sausages? we chose cranberry because a former royal chef said online that she really likes cranberries. and the apples we're using is pink lady apples, which is really quite fitting for the moment. we're hopefully going to send some up to balmoral when she arrives up here on holiday. and for afters, let's head to newark in nottinghamshire for eclairs with a specialjubilee filling of strawberries and cream. 30,000 done, and they can't pump them full fast enough. demand for the eclairs has been really, really exciting. they've actually doubled since we started to sell them and actually they've exceeded all of our expectations. they're doing really well. it's the first time we've done anything like this, but we wanted to be part of such a big historic occasion and just provide something in our own small

way that people can share and take to parties and just share with family and friends. we reallyjust wanted to be a part of such a big occasion, do something new. times are hard in lots of households, but many are finding the space to spend on this most special of occasions. what are people asking for when they come in? bunting, red, white and blue latex, unionjack, unionjack but hand wavers, bowlers, anythingjubilee—related, unionjack related all together, really. people are going for it. they really are. whether you're going big or small or maybe not at all, this bump to lots of small businesses is receiving a royal welcome. happy jubilee, your majesty! the end of this week will mark 100 days since the start of war in ukraine.

in that time, 14 million people have been displaced from their homes — but people here in the uk have been helping. the scottish town of aberfeldy is just one of many that has opened up its doors, offering homes and hope to ukrainian refugees, and with just a few hours now until the football world cup play—off between scotland ukraine — jayne mccubbin has been to meet those involved in the scheme. want to introduce gavin price now, who's the manager of elgin city football club. this whole scheme started with your vision and with an email from one person from ukraine, who is tetyana — come over here. how instrumental has tetyana been in bringing people over and helping people? wouldn't have happened without her. she took over. so it's saved me a big job. she's been unbelievable. unbelievable. she's travelled 2,000 miles across europe while making a million telephone calls every day to help people. and tetyana, we just want to give you, everybody, don't we, a round of applause.

you have been phenomenal, honestly. you've felt the warm welcome, haven't you? absolutely. and we feel so incredibly happy here with so much support. so warm people and atmosphere. we feel absolutely happy here. listen, you've got maryna with you, who is a psychologist from ukraine now settled here. can you ask her — this sense of community, how important is it for people settling here? they speak in ukrainian i think that ukrainian families that arrived in scotland... speaking in ukrainian they all need support and they all need community, which we are going to create. and the first step today is going to be the football match, which we are going to watch all together. brilliant. listen, and i want to introduce

as well, alysa, because we first met alysa on a zoom from ukraine way back when. and i said to you, you're still smiling, even though you left mariupol, with what? we left mariupol, we were still. cooking, and two litres of water. and it was for us, me _ and my friend and two children. and you made it on foot out of mariupol all the way here. and you're happy to be here, aren't you? honestly, welcome. you're all amazing. quickly — the scheme doesn't end here, does it? no, no, it goes on. we've actually gone into the next town. people are arriving today. a lot of people need help, and they continue. xander is the youngest provost in scotland for the last 75 years. you've done this before, haven't you? yeah, absolutely. last year we welcomed twice the number the afghan refugees as well. and perth and kinross, we're a very welcoming community here in aberfeldy and wider perth and kinross. amazing, we're nearly running out of time, but it would be remiss of me not

to introduce the aberfeldy quilters. come on, ladies, give us a twirl. look at what they've done for the ukrainians arriving in town. you're giving everybody arriving... giving them a hug with a quilt. and we've all made these quilts. and we just wanted to welcome everybody and welcome all the ukrainians. and it's a lovely spirit. really brilliant. where's my little friend? come here. all the way from ukraine, settling into school. how are you doing? good. you're doing good. you're going to score a goalfor ukraine now? yeah. you're going to try. are you ready? are you steady? do it for ukraine. 0k? who's going to win tonight? ukraine. everybody else, who is going to win tonight? scotland! who knows what will happen? who knows anyway? thank you. everybody, back to you in the studio.

a trench used by british soldiers during the first world war that's at risk of collapse, is the target of a fundraising campaign to preserve its history. an ex—military man is trying to raise vital funds to repair the trench by completing a walk in france and belgium. 0livia richwald went to meet him in ypres. these sort of places remind not only us, but future generations of what you do have to do. john morrison comes from generations of military men. for two years, he's been fighting to save a trench dug by yorkshire soldiers during the first world war. the yorkshire trench in ypres in belgium is falling into disrepair. without intervention, it will rot and collapse and john cannot let that happen. people from the county that i live in, from yorkshire, said this is far enough and no more, and they fought in this place for what they believed in — for what they believed in in yorkshire and in britain and in belgium, for europe, basically. john and his family have walked for more than 100 kilometres

to be here, part of a campaign to raise money to preserve and restore the trench. british soldiers abandoned the site injuly 1917 to head towards their german enemies. within three days, it had filled with water and was forgotten until the 1990s, when it was excavated and repaired. the bodies of more than 200 soldiers were found in the area. but over more than two decades since then, it's fallen into ruin. underneath the ground here are a network of flooded tunnels and dugouts where the soldiers lived, including bunk rooms where they slept. this is one of them. now, because of climate change, the water table here is dropping and that's putting everything under the ground at risk of deterioration and collapse. i just fear that if we don't do something about this and we don't put this back to some sort of... in a good condition, it's just going to get lost. it's too important, both

emotionally, but also from a purely technical point of view. if you cannot show things to people, they cannot imagine what it is, no matter how many films or photographs or stories we have. if you cannot show it really to the people, then most of it is not going to be keeping the story going. the in flanders fields museum remembers all of those who fought in the great war. a model of the yorkshire trench is on display. the museum is also trying to raise the money to restore it. it's thought that will cost at least 150,000 euros. 0livia richwald, bbc news. the west yorkshire city of bradford has been chosen as the uk's city of culture in 2025.

the people behind the bid estimate the title could bring in an extra £700 million to the area and create 3,000 jobs. danny savage reports. but the uk city - of culture 2025 is... ..bradford. wild cheering this west yorkshire conurbation is to be the uk's city of culture in 2025. i've been here all my life, so this is like one of the biggest, most positive things that's happened for this city. bradford is not here to define its identity — its identity is already solid — it's just here to show the world just how awesome it is, and that's what's coming. bradford is the city ofjoy. bradford campaigned hard for the honour — a promotional video captured the diversity of the arts and culture scene, and they got the gig. when i say 20, you say 25. 20. 25. it is our place and it it our time.

we are bradford, baby, till we die. to see stuff and find out what they like and what they don't like because they're having opportunity to experience it, and i just think that's been such a long time coming and it's so important for our development as individuals and as a city. host cities hold the culture title for a calendar year. bradford now has two—and—a—half years to get everything ready. danny savage, bbc news, bradford. residents of shanghai have been celebrating the easing of lockdown restrictions. 25 million people were forced indoors for 65 days at home or lived in tents inside factories to keep some production going. basic public transport services are resuming and shops are reopening but turning out is still banned in most children will not return to face—to—face schooling. and before we go, we have news from ancient egypt —

the latest trove of ancient artifacts unearthed near the great pyramids by cairo have been put on show — including statuettes of egyptian gods and godesses, and more than 250 wooden coffins with mummies inside them. now these treasures will be moved to the grand egyptian museum, which authorities hope to open near cairo's giza pyramids later this year. some breaking news as thejubilee preparations gather pace, we are hearing are mounted soldier has been thrown from his horse and injured outside buckingham palace. it is believed they were crossing cable covers a road win when the incident happened. the soldier has now been transferred to hospital. wonnacott news coming up, right now the weather. today marks the start of meteorological summer and there is a trend to something slightly warm as we move into the platinumjubilee weekend. this afternoon, fewer showers than yesterday, still some around and they will continue to be heavy and locally thundering through parts of east anglia and east

england. some scattered showers, sue summers got into wells and the midlands. for many, variable cloud with bright or sunny spells, temperatures in mid to high teens and much of the cloud and showers will fade away through the ceiling. overnight is dry with mostly clear skies. cloud and rain pushing into the far west of northern ireland, patchy mist and fog across east anglia and eastern england. a fairly cool night across the uk, 4 to seven celsius the overnight low. tomorrow we are in a area of high pressure. this area of rain making its way eastwards across northern ireland. across france and iberia, that could bring some impacts to us as we had through saturday and sunday. to start thursday, plenty of sunshine. a cool start, that cloud and rain working eastwards across northern ireland bringing more cloud into the western fringes of scotland. we could see the sunshine turning hazy across southern counties through the afternoon. for most it is a dry and warm day, temperatures quite widely in the mid to high teens, 20 or 21,

maybe 22 across central and southern parts of england. for the platinum jubilee weekend, it is a trend to something warmer across a large swathe of the uk. many will see good spells of sunshine but i continue to chance and an increased chance of thunderstorms and heavy showers through saturday and sunday. on friday, still an area of rain clearing from northern ireland, turning more showery in parts of scotland and north—west england. elsewhere, dry with good spells of sunshine, making it feel on the warm side, 21 or 22 across the central and south of england. 15 to 19 elsewhere. into saturday, it starts to get more complicated, high—pressure continuing to scotland, northern ireland and northern england, but noticed these features pushing up from france, likely to bring some heavy and thundery showers. light winds where we do see the showers, they are likely to become slow moving. at this stage on saturday, likely to affect parts of central and southern england, men —— they may go further north, but by and large the further

north, but by and large the further north you are actually mainly dry with sunshine but keep an eye on the forecast.

with staff shortages. airlines including tui and easyjet are among those to make cancellations, although most customers are being given advance notice. one minute, you're looking forward to getting away, and the next minute, everything just comes crashing down around you. it's the not knowing what to do. that's the worst part. we don't know where we stand. the government says the responsibilities of the travel industry— responsibilities of the travel industry to sort out these issues. the us is to provide ukraine with advanced rocket systems — moscow warns it increases the risk of direct confrontation with washington. the deputy prime minister dismisses claims borisjohnson

will face a leadership contest, despite growing resignation