this is bbc news. 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. my operators for overselling tickets. my other half, she has been working so hard for a long time, and this morning, she was in tears. it is not knowing what to do, that is the worst part. knowing what to do, that is the worst part-— knowing what to do, that is the worst art. , ., , ., , worst part. germany “oins the united states in sending — worst part. germany joins the united states in sending new— worst part. germany joins the united states in sending new weapon - worst part. germany joins the united l states in sending new weapon systems and munitions to ukraine to fight russian forces in key targets. more pressure on the prime minister as his standards advisor says there is a legitimate question over whether he broke the ministerial code over partygate. the west ham star kurt

zouma is sentenced to 180 hours community service for kicking his cat. tech firms are urged to do more to make it saferfor women cat. tech firms are urged to do more to make it safer for women and cat. tech firms are urged to do more to make it saferfor women and girls to make it saferfor women and girls to be online. and a historic handshake. the head of the queen's platinum jubilee, we take a look back at her majesty's role in northern ireland after the troubles. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. flight cancellations are continuing at british airports — as the industry struggles with staff shortages. british airways has dropped 124 short—haul services from heathrow today, but says passengers were given advance notice. the transport secretary grant shapps says he hasn't seen enough progress

in tackling the disruption — but airlines have blamed the government for tough covid restrictions and a lack of support. unions have warned that the situation could get worse before it gets better. 0ur correspondent dan johnson reports. as you can see, the case is packed, everything ready to go, but we have nowhere to go. steve's bags are packed, he said goodbye to the parrot, but there was a nasty surprise very early this morning. the e—mail came through at two o'clock this morning. he and his wife's flight to cyprus was cancelled by tui because of what they call operational disruption. this is ruining people's fun, enjoyment and a chance to get away. my other half has been working so hard for a long time.

this morning, she was in tears. easyjet and british airways have also cancelled flights, meaning more disappointed passengers. others are queueing at the airport because of a shortage of security staff and baggage handlers holding everything up. this guy is a legend. this co—pilot took matters and luggage into his own hands to speed up loading his plane. it has been hard to recruit more staff after so many were laid off during a pandemic. government ministers say they will meet airline and airport bosses but it is up to the industry to sort this out. the transport secretary claims that operators have oversold flights and holidays and that has not gone down well. we are in a very difficult situation. to have the government blame us for something that they could so easily have supported, but very heavily denied, they closed their eyes to us, they closed their doors, they wouldn't listen, and now when it comes to a situation that we have now, they point the finger back on us, when we asked for help in the first place. steve got a couple of e—mails from tui saying that his flight has been rebooked for

tomorrow, not to paphos in cyprus but to rhodes. one minute you're looking forward to getting away, the next minute everything comes crashing down around you. it is the not knowing what to do that is the worst part, we don't know where we stand. dan johnson, bbc news. let's speak to our north of england reporter rowan bridge who's at manchester airport. what is the situation there now? it has actually eased off somewhat. i went to have a look in terminals one and three behind me and certainly, the airport is busy at the moment, perhaps not surprising as we are in holiday season, school half term and the jubilee holiday season, school half term and thejubilee long weekend but certainly there are no signs of the sort of chaos we have seen over the last few days. there are certainly snaking queues in security but i have seen those other peak times as well so things seem to be reasonably, the moment. you notice the jitteriness, reasonably, the moment. you notice thejitteriness, people had turned up thejitteriness, people had turned up maybe four hours before their flight and the airlines are asking people to turn up no more than three

hours before, clearly, they see what has gone on in the last few days and want to make sure they make it through and onto their flight and away on holiday this time. what through and onto their flight and away on holiday this time. what is ha enin: away on holiday this time. what is happening to _ away on holiday this time. what is happening to the _ away on holiday this time. what is happening to the passengers - away on holiday this time. what is i happening to the passengers whose flights are cancelled? i don't know if you heard me, ijust wondered, what is happening to those passengers whose flights are cancelled?— passengers whose flights are cancelled? , ., , cancelled? sorry, a plane 'ust flew ast. i cancelled? sorry, a plane 'ust flew past. twin— cancelled? sorry, a plane 'ust flew past. twiutry * cancelled? sorry, a plane 'ust flew past. i will try again, _ cancelled? sorry, a plane 'ust flew past. i will try again, a _ cancelled? sorry, a planejust flew past. i will try again, a good - cancelled? sorry, a planejust flew past. i will try again, a good sign l past. i will try again, a good sign that a plane _ past. i will try again, a good sign that a plane is — past. i will try again, a good sign that a plane is getting _ past. i will try again, a good sign that a plane is getting away, - that a plane is getting away, though. what is happening to those passengers who are not so lucky and their flights are cancelled? yes. passengers who are not so lucky and their flights are cancelled?— their flights are cancelled? yes, i mean, their flights are cancelled? yes, i mean. tui _ their flights are cancelled? yes, i mean, tui have _ their flights are cancelled? yes, i mean, tui have apologised - their flights are cancelled? yes, i mean, tui have apologised again | their flights are cancelled? yes, i i mean, tui have apologised again for the chaos that has happened with some of the flights, they have cancelled six flights per day over the next several weeks which has affected 311,000 passengers in total. 0ne affected 311,000 passengers in total. one of the problems is that people have been getting those alerts are really at the last minute, as you heard in dan's report. that has been a particularly difficult time for people. people are entitled to get a

refund on their money or a lot of the airlines will try to rebook you on another flight but as dan said, thatis on another flight but as dan said, that is not necessarily to where you originally were planning on going and for a lot of people, you know, it is a major disappointment they are not going to be able to get the long holiday they hoped for, even if they are getting away in a couple of days instead. they are getting away in a couple of days instead-— days instead. what is the airport sa in: days instead. what is the airport saying about _ days instead. what is the airport saying about the _ days instead. what is the airport saying about the days _ days instead. what is the airport saying about the days to - days instead. what is the airport saying about the days to come? | days instead. what is the airport| saying about the days to come? i mean, the airport isn't really talking to the media at the moment, to be honest. they have said they are doing all they can to try to sort out the problems but they point out that some of this is down to the baggage handlers and the airlines themselves and they have told customers to talk to the airline if they are worried about their flights. i think the guidance people are being given is that if you know that your flight hasn't been cancelled and you don't have an e—mail saying it has been cancelled, turn up three hours before you are expecting to fly out and you should hopefully make it. but a lot of people are very worried at the moment. we are expecting these problems to last for some time still to come. ., ., , ., ~ i.,

problems to last for some time still to come. ., ., , ., ~ i. ., to come. roman bridge, thank you for that u date to come. roman bridge, thank you for that update from _ to come. roman bridge, thank you for that update from manchester- to come. roman bridge, thank you for that update from manchester airport. | that update from manchester airport. i want to bring you an update because i am getting news into us at the bbc that we understand that leading figures from the uk aviation sector will meet the transport secretary grant shapps this afternoon. it comes of course after days of passenger delays and yesterday, grant shapps accused the industry of overselling. so we will of course bring you any news we get about the outcome of that meeting but we understand that leading figures from the uk aviation sector will be meeting the transport secretary grant shapps this afternoon. borisjohnson has insisted he is not in breach of the ministerial code, after his ethics adviser 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. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake reports.

the prime minister and his independent standards adviser, lord geidt. the two have clashed over borisjohnson's handling of parties that broke lockdown laws. after the prime minister was fined for this gathering in the cabinet room on his birthday two years ago, there was "a legitimate question," lord geidt claimed, about whether he'd broken the ministerial code. i take full responsibility for everything that took place on my watch. not so, says borisjohnson, who insists his apology to the house of commons for unwittingly breaking the law meant he'd complied with the code. and ministers agree. the vast majority of viewers want us focused on the job and the priorities that they care about. and that's why i'm saying, look, 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 challenge. borisjohnson is putting all this down to a misunderstanding,

blaming poor communication. but it's clear lord geidt was unimpressed with the prime minister's failure, as he saw it, to explain himself and how getting a fixed penalty notice meant he was still complying with the ministerial code and the overarching duty ministers have to abide by the law. the row seems to be settled for now, but it's come at a tricky time for borisjohnson, as in the last few days, more of his own mps have called publicly for him to go. ministers dismissed calls for the prime minister to resign. of course he shouldn't. he's a great leader, the country is lucky to have him. and some backbenchers argue now is not the time for a leadership contest. myjudgement at the moment in this very serious situation the country faces itself in is that we should continue with the present prime minister. we can't expect to bej able to deliver policy, to deliver change to the people that need it the most, if we _ are at the same time - changing our government, you just can't do both. yesterday the prime minister took

questions from mumsnet users who questioned his honesty. she'd like to know, why should we believe anything you say when it has been proven you're a habitual liar? well, first of all, i don't agree with the conclusion. the best way for me to answer that is to say, look at what i get on and deliver, and what i say i'm going to deliver. lord geidt, we're told, is not planning to resign over the prime minister's handling of partygate, but labour say he should and accuse borisjohnson of ignoring his advice. i think he should consider his position, given that he's advised the prime minister constantly, according to his report yesterday, to do the right thing and explained why the prime minister has not abided by his own ministerial code in terms of having a fine from the metropolitan police. ministers may want to move on from partygate, but the political fallout continues.

labour mp and chair of the commons select committee, chris bryant, on standardsjoins me now. thank you forjoining us. do you agree with lord geidt first of all that there are legitimate questions about whether the prime minister breached the ministerial code? yes. breached the ministerial code? yes, i think not breached the ministerial code? yes, i think not only _ breached the ministerial code? ya: i think not only legitimate questions, i think lord geidt is being very measured and calm and civil servants alike in giving advice to the prime minister. lord geidt is a wonderful man and he's been placed in an absolutely invidious and impossible position. i read what he says is basically saying, prime minister, i think you have broken the ministerial code, you know perfectly well that that means, if you do that, you resign. i can't say that because my job means, if you do that, you resign. i can't say that because myjob does not allow me to launch an investigation into you unless you allow me to do so. sol investigation into you unless you allow me to do so. so i think if you read between the lines, that is

basically what lord geidt is saying to borisjohnson and the truth is, look, the prime minister... the ministerial code says that ministers must uphold the law, as incidentally does the code of conduct for mps, you would think that is obvious because we write the laws so you would think that we would be bound ljy would think that we would be bound by law to keep the laws. and so of course it is absolutely appalling that we have the first prime minister in all of our history, and we have had a pretty rum lot of prime ministers, the first prime minister in history to be given a criminal sanction while in office. let me pick you up on that, a fixed penalty notice, you may call it a criminal sanction but it is not a criminal sanction but it is not a criminal conviction, is it? it is a criminal conviction, is it? it is a criminal sanction. _ criminal conviction, is it? it is a criminal sanction. there - criminal conviction, is it? it is a criminal sanction. there is - criminal conviction, is it? it is a criminal sanction. there is a . criminal sanction. there is a distinction, _ criminal sanction. there is a distinction, though, - criminal sanction. there is a distinction, though, and - criminal sanction. there is a i distinction, though, and also, criminal sanction. there is a - distinction, though, and also, the prime minister has corrected the record, hasn't he? he has addressed the substance of the issue. it was a single fixed penalty notice that was in relation to one event that he did not intend to attend, he did not

break the rules because it was inadvertent. he break the rules because it was inadvertent.— break the rules because it was inadvertent. , ., ~ , inadvertent. he did break the rules, i mean, inadvertent. he did break the rules, i mean. that — inadvertent. he did break the rules, i mean. that is— inadvertent. he did break the rules, i mean, that is an _ inadvertent. he did break the rules, i mean, that is an absolute - inadvertent. he did break the rules, i mean, that is an absolute fact, - i mean, that is an absolute fact, obviously, that is established by every independent authority who has looked into it, the rules were broken and it happened on his watch. he says he has taken responsibility. there used to be a time in british politics when taking responsibility meant resigning because it happened on your watch, even if it wasn't you personally who stirred the pot or made the mistake. and that is the basis of honour in the british political system but that seems to have gone by the wayside. let me go to this issue of correcting the record. 0ne to this issue of correcting the record. one of the problems... i think one of the reasons that the lady from the mum's net raise that question of borisjohnson being a cereal aisle —— light is not only has he been sacked from two jobs historically for lying and a different context but also, he has repeatedly lied in the house of commons on a series of things. one of them, i'm not sure whether it counts as comedy or not but one of the most strange moments was when he was asked by my colleague stephen

timms why he had not yet corrected the record when the statistics authority had told him he had been using false statistics, ie, lying, about the employment statistics and borisjohnson said, "but i have corrected the record". it turns out that was a lie as well so not only had he not corrected the record, he was lying about correcting the record and this is when it starts to become really problematic because you are absolutely right that we have major problems in this country at the moment. my office is inundated with passport problems from the home office and the problems with lots of people trying to go on holiday that they booked ages ago and suddenly it is cancelled, and there is the crisis in ukraine, obviously which i feel very passionately about and i have been arguing about for a very long time, and the cost of living crisis. the government can't move on until it has changed prime minister. you need a prime minister of moral authority to be able to take the country through these crises. but

chris bryant, i hear what you are saying that they country is facing a range of problems but the process of getting a new prime minister will take at least eight weeks in the middle of a cost of living crisis, in the middle in that war —— of the war in ukraine and the other issues you have already raised. do we really need to be diverted with the internal politics of the conservative party at this time? we alread conservative party at this time? - already are. the government has ground to a halt. it ground to a halt about last summer. it has run out of ideas, it does not know what to do for the best. there is internal wrangling within the conservative party about its future and that is why obviously i would much prefer a general election. you look at other countries, they have had general elections during this period, france had one for the president and obviously, the legislative elections are happening as well so i don't think that is a good argument. and some people have said, oh, well, ukraine, we can't challenge the prime minister, we

changed prime minister in the first and second world war and during the second boer war, and the second opium war with china, and four times during the afghan conflict. there is no reason why we can't. we are a proper democracy. and honestly, the problem in the end is, all of these problems go straight to the heart of who borisjohnson is. he doesn't get the big calls right. if you remember only a year ago, he was saying that we would never again see tanks rolling across europe and look at ukraine. 0nly rolling across europe and look at ukraine. only in february of this year, he was saying there was no need to worry about inflation, well, look what is adding to people's lie. we are going to have to interrupted because we have lost the picture but we could certainly get you. == because we have lost the picture but we could certainly get you.— we could certainly get you. -- what is happening _ we could certainly get you. -- what is happening to _ we could certainly get you. -- what is happening to peoples _ we could certainly get you. -- what is happening to peoples lives. - we could certainly get you. -- what is happening to peoples lives. chris b ant, is happening to peoples lives. chris bryant. thank— is happening to peoples lives. chris bryant. thank you _ is happening to peoples lives. chris bryant, thank you for _ is happening to peoples lives. chris bryant, thank you forjoining us. the united states has confirmed it is sending an advanced multiple launch rocket system to ukraine to bolster the country's defences against russia in the east.

moscow has condemned the move, saying it risked direct confrontation between russia and the united states. russian forces are now said to be in control of around 70% of severodonetsk, a strategically important city. from kyiv, joe inwood reports. slowly, severodonetsk seems to be slipping from kyiv�*s control. street by street, one basement at a time, the russians say they are taking the city. these fighters, thought to be chechen, posted a video on social media, appearing to show them taking the state security headquarters. "have the engineers checked that?" one asks. "not really, it's not clear what is inside," his colleague replies. what is clear is that russia is taking this city, with the ukrainian governor saying his forces are pulling back to more defensible positions. it is maybe why president zelensky made this call. translation: everyone at all levels

must now be lobbyists _ for the supply of modern, heavy weapons and artillery to our state. all those systems that can really speed up the victory of ukraine. and his call was answered — with us presidentjoe biden announcing a package of military support that includes these — gps—guided long—range missile artillery called himars. if delivered, they would be game—changing, but there will be restrictions on their use. as the president said, we won't be sending long—range rockets for use beyond the battlefield in ukraine. while us support has been crucial, there has been much criticism here in kyiv of the role of germany, with the suggestion that europe's largest economy has dragged its feet, especially on providing heavy weapons. well, today, chancellor 0laf scholz said that will change and they will provide something called iris—t. he said it is the most high tech air defence system in the german arsenal. in the city of slovyansk you can see

why protecting the skies is a top priority for ukraine. this block was hit by russian missiles. three people's lives might have been saved had the city been better protected from above. translation: i feel devastated. where is this all coming from? when will it end? we were living very well, quietly, calmly. and now i don't understand what is happening. while in the city of kharkiv, even though the shelling has mostly stopped, they are still making grim discoveries. "both bodies are here", he says. the true cost of this invasion is still yet to emerge, and as long as the fighting continues, it will continue to grow. joe inwood, bbc news, kyiv. research published in the british medicaljournal suggests violent incidents at gp surgeries, recorded by police, nearly doubled in five years.

there were more than 1,000 incidents last year. 182 resulted in injury. the royal college of gps has called the findings "unacceptable". 0ur health correspondent dominic hughesjoins us. why have the numbers doubled? this data comes why have the numbers doubled? t�*i 3 data comes from freedom of information requests that were put to police forces across the uk, and 70% of those police forces responded and provided what is described as complete and comparable data. as you say, they show that over the past five years, violent incidents have doubled to more than 1000 last year, and that in itself is an increase of more than 200 on the previous year. there has also been a big increase in things like malicious letters and e—mails, cyber bullying, stalking, harassment of surgeries and health centres. so dr gary houssem, the vice—chair of the royal college of gps, says that the vast majority of

patients support doctors, gps and their staff who are working under intense pressure at the moment, but he says that when the abuse and the violence happens, it is very distressing. i think most gp teams will reflect that the people who are at the brunt of the abuse are our reception teams. they're at the frontline and patients come in and if they get aggravated by the fact they can't get what they want when they want, quite often they start screaming or shouting, threatening violence or damage to property or staff members. and certainly as a gp, i've been spat at on one occasion and it'sjust really distressing. doctors say there are several reasons that lie behind this. they point to patients' understandable frustration at the growth of remote or phone consultations. they say there are fewer gps being asked to do more and more, and so that means that a lot of people are really struggling to get the care they feel

they need in a timely fashion. but they need in a timely fashion. but they also point the finger at some sections of the media which have propagated a myth, if you like, that gp surgeries were closed during the pandemic, which isjust wrong, and also, have been really stoking anger around the issue of face—to—face consultations with gps. the department of health and social care has said any violence towards staff is completely unacceptable and ministers say they have, for example, doubled the maximum sentence that can be faced by somebody who is convicted of assaulting emergency workers, but many gps feel the government hasn't really got their back on this issue, that they haven't done enough to counter those claims that gps were not during enough —— doing enough during the pandemic and particularly the claims of a face—to—face consultations. they feel they have not had the backing of ministers and we were reporting only yesterday about the shortage of gps in certain areas of the country, like hull, for example, and doctors say bees kind of reports are not going to help

recruit more, the young doctors who are needed and who want to make a career in general practice.— career in general practice. dominic hu~hes, career in general practice. dominic hughes. thank— career in general practice. dominic hughes, thank you. _ a new study suggests changing cervical screening from routine three—yearly checks to five—yearly ones is as safe and will not mean cancers are missed. the change is possible thanks to a better lab test for smear samples. it checks for an infection called hpv — the cause of most cervical cancers. the metropolitan police has charged four people while —— byjean cabut mac a lot done rivers while attending a visualfull mac a lot done rivers while attending a visual full sarah everard last year. under the people went to an unofficial vigil in march 2021 and the event saw clashes between police and some of those attending. sarah everard was kidnapped, raped and murdered by the met office wayne couzens. four people are due before westminster magistrates�* court. the head of media regulator 0fcom says tech firms must do more

to protect women online, after its report revealed they were more likely to be victims of online abuse. only 42% of the women in its survey said they felt comfortable about speaking freely online. 0fcom is set to become the regulator of social—media platforms as part of the government's 0nline harms bill. our technology editor zoe kleinman reports. # take me back to summer time...# 24—year—old scots folk singer iona fyfe uses social media to promote her music. but she gets a lot of online abuse. she says the comments can be relentless, distressing and scary. 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 0fcom 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 of 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 0fcom 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 frontline user who's actually on their service. once the 0nline harms bill gets through parliament, 0fcom 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. 0fcom'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 10—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 0fcom and plenty of the internet users it's spoken to want more to be done. zoe kleinman, bbc news. joining me now is professor lorna woods, professor of internet law at the university of essex. she regularly gives evidence to mps about this issue of online harms. we are very pleased to have you with us. thank you forjoining us. what do you make of what 0fcom has said in terms of the scale of the problem? i

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just a reflection of society in general, and so that there is off—line discrimination and violence and so we should not be surprised to see it online. i think there is also a question, though, about the way the services are designed and run, and whether the design either exacerbates the problem or at least misses opportunities to improve it and that, as i think melanie dawes was saying, the companies that provide these services need to look at how their services are created and how they function.— at how their services are created and how they function. melanie dawes of course is the _ and how they function. melanie dawes of course is the head _ and how they function. melanie dawes of course is the head of _ and how they function. melanie dawes of course is the head of 0fcom - and how they function. melanie dawes of course is the head of 0fcom that. of course is the head of 0fcom that we had in that report. the law at the moment, and i want to get this clear so everybody understands, the law at the moment is that it is up to tech firms to police themselves,

thatis to tech firms to police themselves, that is correct, isn't it?— that is correct, isn't it? um, re that is correct, isn't it? um, pretty much- _ that is correct, isn't it? um, pretty much. there - that is correct, isn't it? um, pretty much. there is - that is correct, isn't it? um, pretty much. there is a - that is correct, isn't it? um, i pretty much. there is a subset that is correct, isn't it? um, - pretty much. there is a subset who are regulated, but that regulation is new in any event so we don't know how well it works but basically, a lot of the platforms are just down to self—regulation. {lilia lot of the platforms are 'ust down to self-regulation._ to self-regulation. 0k, and with this 0nline _ to self-regulation. 0k, and with this online harm's _ to self-regulation. 0k, and with this online harm's bill - to self-regulation. 0k, and with this online harm's bill what - to self-regulation. 0k, and with this online harm's bill what will| this online harm's bill what will change is that 0fcom, the media regulator, will be able to levy hefty fines but i suppose my question around that is, we have seen tech firms shrugging off billions in fines in the past so what difference will that make in your view with yellow —— in your view? i your view with yellow -- in your view? ~' ., your view with yellow -- in your view? ~ ., ,., ., view? i think for some of them, there will— view? i think for some of them, there will be _ view? i think for some of them, there will be a _ view? i think for some of them, there will be a cumulative - view? i think for some of them, l there will be a cumulative effect, as we move from an unregulated two a regulated environment. i also think that there is i suppose apr cost to companies, that they won't want to

be seen as bad actors —— a pr cost. it may affect their popularity and advertising revenue. and the provisions in the bill as it is now are not limited just to fines. there are not limited just to fines. there are the possibility for directors in certain circumstances to their individual responsibility and there are also what is called business disruption measures, so at its widest extent, it could be service blocking. b. widest extent, it could be service blockinu. �* ., ., ., blocking. a final thought, what ha--ens blocking. a final thought, what happens with _ blocking. a final thought, what happens with content - blocking. a final thought, what happens with content that - blocking. a final thought, what happens with content that is i happens with content that is actually legal but that some people may find harmful and offensive? well, the thing to recognise is that the online safety regime is notjust about taking down. we go back to

design and the question of how the platforms are designed, how easy it is to perhaps post content before you have had a chance to think it through, what they recommend the tools are prioritising, whether they value authoritative or reliable content over perhaps more aggressive or emotive content, and then there is user empowerment tools, to what extent can we choose to curate our own environment, to select what we want to see and what we don't want to engage with. i want to see and what we don't want to engage with-— to engage with. i have got two interrupts. _ to engage with. i have got two interrupts, i'm _ to engage with. i have got two interrupts, i'm afraid - to engage with. i have got two interrupts, i'm afraid because| to engage with. i have got two i interrupts, i'm afraid because we have got someone else who has joined the xoom meeting, so we're going to leave it good to talk to you. fewer

showers around this afternoon but still some heavy ones across east anglia and northeast england. some showers for parts of wales, midlands and south—east england is in south—east scotland. dry elsewhere but by sunny spells and temperatures in the mid to high teens. apart from the clouds there will be fading away so will be drier to high teens. apart from the clouds there will be fading away so will be dry at night and clear rain pushing to west of northern ireland. it's a fairly cool night with overnight lows of 4—7 c. for tomorrow we have an area of high pressure across most of the uk, but still this area of rain pushing eastwards across northern ireland so more unsettled day here in cloud and patchy rain working slowly eastwards and elsewhere plenty of sunshine to start and club building for the day most it would be dry and warm as well with us temperatures across central and southern england getting up central and southern england getting up to 20 or 21 celsius and quite widely15—19 c elsewhere. the platinum jubilee weekend it will be warm with spells of sunshine and heavy and thundery showers for some.

hello. this is bbc news. i'm rebecca jones 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. germanyjoins the us in sending new weapons systems and munitions to ukraine to fight russian forces in key targets. 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. tech firms are urged to do more to make it saferfor women and girls to be online. and. . .a historic handshake. ahead of the queen's platinum jubilee, we take a look back at her majesty's role in northern ireland after the troubles.

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. let�*s speak to matt graveling who�*s outside court in east london. this morning, the districtjudge called the incident an absolute disgrace. she said that his cat had looked to him for care and support and to look after his needs, but instead, he caused him unnecessary harm for his own amusement. the judge recognised that both kurt zouma and his brother had shown

remorse and that they had received a number of death threats online. but the brother was given 140 hours community service. kurt zouma was told you a role model and you should know better than this. he has already been fined £250,000 by his club west ham and he has lost a sponsorship deal with adidas. west ham said they do not condone any form of animal abuse or cruelty and that they said they hoped the decision today would give kurt zouma the chance to learn from his mistakes and to move on. a bit earlier i spoke to the rspca chief inspector on her opinions of the verdict. i believe the sentence sends out the right message that all animals need to be treated with kindness, compassion and respect and that abusing any animal in this way and then uploading it simply for likes is abhorrent. this has captured the public�*s attention. what message are you hoping it is going to send out? that it does not matter who you are, that you need to not commit acts like this, particularly when people look up to you, people emulate people like kurt zouma and he should be

setting a role model over and above everybody else. what is happening to the two cats, the bengal cats, i believe? we are now busy matching the cats to new homes and we hope to get them into new and loving environments as soon as possible. and with regards to the fine that kurt zouma had, it was £250,000, some people have been saying that things have been going on too long and it is too extreme, but he earns a lot of money as a professional footballer. what are your thoughts? i can't make any comment on any fine the club may have made. the judge chose not to fine today but use the community service order requirement under the sentencing guidelines, which will have quite a severe impact on kurt zouma and his brother's working life. talking about the sentence today and she also told me that she has seen a spike in similar incidents of cat cruelty posted online following the video from kurt zouma being shared

widely online and i can also tell you, rebecca, that the brothers were told to pay today £9,000, almost £9,000 in costs, something we have been told that kurt zouma will be paying. been told that kurt zouma will be .a in _ , ., ., been told that kurt zouma will be .a in, ., been told that kurt zouma will be -a inc. ., ., ~ ., been told that kurt zouma will be .a in, ., ., ~' ., been told that kurt zouma will be sport now...and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. paul pogba will leave manchester united when his contract expires this month on a free transfer. the world cup winnerjoined united aged 16 before leaving to joinjuventus. when he returned in 2016 for £89 million, he was the most expensive signing of all time. he made over 200 appearances for united. and he won the europa league and league cup during his second spell, but injuries and inconsistent form means fans will be saddened by his departure. means fans will be saddened by his de arture. .,, ., .,, ., departure. people regard him as one ofthe departure. people regard him as one of the best players _

departure. people regard him as one of the best players in _ departure. people regard him as one of the best players in the _ departure. people regard him as one of the best players in the world, - of the best players in the world, but it has been in flash and no consistent period. he scored in the last trophy for the last final that manchester united won in 2017, but it�*s a measure of what united and pogba have done since then that have done nothing, or won nothing since then. pogba has not really shone and he leaves with the club in a desperate state and with his career at manchester united completely unfulfilled. anotherformer world record signing, gareth bale, is also on the move. in a post on social media he said his "dream became a reality" as he leaves real madrid. it hasn�*t always been plain sailing for the welshman in his nine—year stint. while he�*s won a joint record five champions league titles, he�*s come in for criticism from some fans and members of the media with some saying he was more committed to playing for wales than he was for real madrid.

durham seamer matthew potts will make his debut for england tomorrow when they face new zealand in the first test of a three—match series. he�*ll play alongside his county team—mate ben stokes — who captains the side for the first time. james anderson and stuart broad are back for the match at lords having been dropped for the series in west indies earlier this year. it will be the first time brendan mccullum takes charge as head coach. 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 semifinals. in the 59th meeting the went toe to toe with an adult looking to be losing the fourth set but he forced a tie—break in which he won. it ended at a quarter past midnight uk time. he has had a chronic foot problem but he will try to get past zvereva. just one or two shots and i had my chances and they could have taken me to a fifth set and then it�*s anybody�*s match. but again, he showed why he is a great champion, staying there mentally tough and finishing the match the way he did and congrats to him and his team. no doubt he deserved it. 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 are confirmed including england�*s lee westwood and ian poulter 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. i look forward to it. let�*s get more now on the news that the media regulator 0fcom says tech firms must do more to protect women online, after its report revealed they were more likely to be victims of online abuse. joining me now to discuss this is journalist and influencer danae mercer, who is the former editor in chief of women�*s health middle east and has 2.4 million followers on instagram. she frequently campaigns for better moderation of social media content and discusses the impact of filters and harmful online content on women

it is very good to have you with us. thank you forjoining us. women are more likely to be victims of online abuse, according to this report and yet they also spend more time online, according to the report. with; online, according to the report. why is that? that's — online, according to the report. why is that? that's a _ online, according to the report. brig is that? that's a great question. online, according to the report. kwa is that? that's a great question. i is that? that�*s a great question. i think women have always been held to a higher standard when it comes to beauty and aesthetics and even when it comes to how we present ourselves in life and so it would be easy that those higher standards carry onto the internet will often see a lot of the internet will often see a lot of the hate, very targeted and aggressively aimed at women. ida the hate, very targeted and aggressively aimed at women. no way do i want to aggressively aimed at women. no way do i want to say _ aggressively aimed at women. no way do i want to say that _ aggressively aimed at women. no way do i want to say that any _ aggressively aimed at women. no way do i want to say that any of _ aggressively aimed at women. no way do i want to say that any of the - do i want to say that any of the kind of online abuse that any woman has to put up with is justifiable, but is it fair to say that women perhapsjudge but is it fair to say that women perhaps judge themselves more harshly? i perhaps 'udge themselves more harshl ? ., ., ., , ., harshly? i mean, that goes to the ace-old harshly? i mean, that goes to the

age-old question _ harshly? i mean, that goes to the age-old question of _ harshly? i mean, that goes to the age-old question of women - harshly? i mean, that goes to the age-old question of women and l age—old question of women and addressing men but for other women. i think that dips a toe into the women are catty to each other argument and i would say that is a very patriarchal and outdated argument. i think us as females and as individuals, do wejudge ourselves more harshly than perhaps other people do? yes, no, but do we judge ourselves that way because we�*re thinking of how they�*re going tojudge us and it we�*re thinking of how they�*re going to judge us and it becomes this dangerous cycle. i would say that is possibly the more correct answer. can you be give me a bit of personal insight here. i wonder what your experience has been using social media platforms. i have a couple of questions about this. how have you found it when you have tried to get harmful content removed? it is hard, it is hard. harmful content removed? it is hard, it is hard- one _ harmful content removed? it is hard, it is hard. one of— harmful content removed? it is hard, it is hard. one of things _ harmful content removed? it is hard, it is hard. one of things i _ harmful content removed? it is hard, it is hard. one of things i talk - it is hard. one of things i talk about a is cellulite is very normal and is very common and i show my own

body to demonstrate this. but what has started to happen is that there is a certain brand that sells anti—cellulite cream and a lot of my followers message me to say that after i watched your stories and your posts i get an ad for that anti—cellulite cream because obviously the algorithm thinks that these women are interested in body and may be their subconscious on this and so i personally have tried to report that brand and contact them myself and i have done all these things and nothing happens. that is a very peaceful example and then i have more horrible examples of brands stealing my content and selling their products, whether it is a laser has fixed my body or change my body when in reality it is just light imposing on this are that and getting those pulsed removed is next to impossible. yet. and getting those pulsed removed is next to impossible.— next to impossible. yet, you have had some of— next to impossible. yet, you have had some of your _ next to impossible. yet, you have had some of your content - next to impossible. yet, you have l had some of your content removed. talk to me about what happened with that. , . , ,

talk to me about what happened with that. , ., , , ., _, , ., that. yes. it happened a couple of weeks ago — that. yes. it happened a couple of weeks ago when _ that. yes. it happened a couple of weeks ago when i _ that. yes. it happened a couple of weeks ago when i did _ that. yes. it happened a couple of weeks ago when i did a _ that. yes. it happened a couple of weeks ago when i did a post - that. yes. it happened a couple of i weeks ago when i did a post showing how easy it is to edit bodies and then again how posing can really change what your body looks like it was taken down, it was taken down as overly explicit and sexually suggestive and it wasn�*t. i was in a bikini bottoms but i am often in bikini bottoms but i am often in bikini bottoms but i am often in bikini bottoms and so i appeared it through instagram, instagram put it back up and took it back down again and i had to interface with their main communications team to get the post back—up. sometimes it�*s that kind of gamble and look of the draw as content creators. that kind of gamble and look of the draw as content creators.— kind of gamble and look of the draw as content creators. at the moment, accordin: as content creators. at the moment, according to _ as content creators. at the moment, according to the _ as content creators. at the moment, according to the law, _ as content creators. at the moment, according to the law, it's _ as content creators. at the moment, according to the law, it's up - as content creators. at the moment, according to the law, it's up to - as content creators. at the moment, according to the law, it's up to the i according to the law, it�*s up to the tech firms to police themselves but under the new online safety bill, 0fcom will be able to level the

hefty fines. what difference will that make and will it make enough of a difference?— a difference? hefty fines on brands or other tech _ a difference? hefty fines on brands or other tech companies? - a difference? hefty fines on brands or other tech companies? on - a difference? hefty fines on brands or other tech companies? on the i a difference? hefty fines on brands i or other tech companies? on the tech or other tech companies? 0n the tech companies. that�*s a good question. i would be really, really interested if it means brands like instagram and tick—tock, tick—tock is more complicated, but would that mean that instagram is going to police products that if you take a pill you will be slimmer, if you search now cellulite on instagram, the main ten images are you will all be products and removals and diet tricks and things like that and that is what the first pop—up is. i would be interested to see if this new bill puts a lot of pressure on platforms like this to change that. it puts a lot of pressure on platforms like this to change that.— like this to change that. it would be incredible. _ like this to change that. it would be incredible. it _ like this to change that. it would be incredible. it has _ like this to change that. it would be incredible. it has been - like this to change that. it would be incredible. it has been really| be incredible. it has been really good to talk to you and thank you so much for your thoughts and insights. thank you for having me.

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 their factories 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. 0ur correspondent, robin brant, is just one of the millions of residents locked down for the past two months. he has the latest from the chinese city. there is immense relief, of course. i don�*t know what you were doing 65 days ago, that was march 27th, but we were going into a lockdown across this vast city that was initially predicted to last nine days, just nine days. state media saying it would be staggered to try and ease the impact on the economy here. that turned out being 65 days. 65 days of harsh restrictions that have left this city

and the people here, frankly, scarred. but things are changing today, and the speed at which they�*re changing is mind—boggling, actually. we were expecting some kind of gradual, piecemeal easing of restrictions, but it�*s come in a big bang. and today, june 1st, people are able to drive private cars on the roads, there is a basic public transport service, shops are beginning to open, you can get a haircut, you can get takeaway food from a restaurant. so all the kind of usual trappings of what may appear normal have returned today. but having said that, this is not a full lifting of the lockdown. and interestingly, in state media coverage today, the l word, lockdown, doesn�*t feature. they�*re moving away from that. but there are over half a million people in this city who are still confined to their homes. they live in areas that are classified as restricted, or sealed off. most of the kids here aren�*t going back to face—to—face schooling. you can only get take—out food at restaurants. cinemas, gyms aren�*t open. but most importantly, your life, my life, in terms of getting around this city,

now depends on three things — a green code on your smartphone, having a pcr test negative, valid for the last 72 hours, and of course, wearing a mask. 0ne one of the millions residents locked down for two months. the bunting�*s going up in streets across the country as final preparations are made ahead of four days�* of celebrations that start tomorrow for the queen�*s platinum jubilee. a host of events are planned nationwide, with communities throwing their ownjubilee parties and activities to mark her majesty�*s 70 years on the throne. this platinumjubilee is a chance to look back at some of the momentous events and changes that have taken place in the last 70 years, in all the nations of the uk. and they include the queen�*s significant role in the northern ireland peace process, which is being remembered on both sides of the irish border this week. her cousin, lord mountbatten, was murdered during the conflict —

but she made hugely significant gestures to re—build relations between britain and ireland. chris page has been assessing her contribution. when we�*re defining the queen�*s place in history, the art of diplomacy will surely be paramount, particularly on the island of ireland. to be on the throne and to witness that there was the opportunity for peace in ireland, i got the impression that that was incredibly important to her. the newsreels of her early visits to northern ireland focused on public euphoria. but beneath the devotion, there was tension. the conflict, known as the troubles, was largely about whether northern ireland should stay in the united kingdom. but in 1993, the first ever meeting between an irish president and a british monarch helped

to create the climate for peace. it was a very big step when the queen invited me to come and have tea with her in buckingham palace. and the symbolism of that, two heads of state, two women equal in office standing there, it meant a huge amount. and i mentioned that i would love if she could come and visit, how her eyes lit up! that wish was fulfilled 18 years later. the queen�*s state visit to ireland was laden with historic healing gestures. when the queen went to our garden of remembrance, which honours many who fought against the british empire and britain, when she bowed her head in that particular way, and she knew exactly what she was doing, and it was very emotional, you know. because... ..it kind of symbolised that she profoundly understood that we needed to become good neighbours. the sovereign herself was touched by the tragedy of the troubles.

in 1979 her cousin, lord mountbatten, was killed in an ira bomb attack on his fishing boat. but 33 years on, the queen shook the hand of a former commander in the paramilitary group. by then, martin mcguinness was northern ireland�*s deputy first minister. the man who stood next to them remembers the magnitude. even though it only lasted seconds, i think you could not help but have known that you were in a moment of significant history. i remember saying to myself, i was going to take time, almost in slow motion to watch this happening. it was a demonstration of the cementing of the peace process. the queen�*s relationship with northern ireland reflects a story which is harrowing and hopeful. the local artist who painted this wanted to capture how she�*d chosen to draw a line under a painful past. here was the british head of state,

very aware that this was an irish painting of her. the queen, who, having suffered personal loss through the troubles here, reached out the hand of friendship. let�*s speak to our correspondent helena wilkinson who is at canada gate by buckingham palace where preparations for the jubilee weekend are well under way. the official celebrations don�*t get under way until tomorrow but there have been hundreds of people here on the mall throughout the day. it is thinning out slightly earlier on there were huge crowds of people a bit closer to buckingham palace which is just bit closer to buckingham palace which isjust behind us there. they were mainly tourists coming to see what was going on. you can see behind us the flags that are lining the mall, the crowds of people still in fairly big numbers here but what we have seen today going along the

mall, mounted troops who have been going up and down and unfortunately there was an incident and accident involving one of the soldiers. we have a statement from the mod saying that one of the soldiers from the household cavalry mounted regiment is, whilst riding back to hyde park barracks after the parade here this morning has fallen off their horse and sustained injuries. that individual has been taken we understand and treated at the scene and that is the only information that has been released. but in terms of the celebrations it really does feel at the anticipation is building here and what we have been hearing behind us, that will be the focus over the next four days and we have been hearing some of the musicians that will take part in the huge music concert on saturday evening. there are three stages up, too just in front of buckingham palace and then one at the bottom of the memorial. it will be a massive

concert, there is an area for members of the royal family to be able to watch it, but we have been hearing some of the rehearsals here going on throughout the day. there is a lot of anticipation. people are camping outand is a lot of anticipation. people are camping out and some people have set “p camping out and some people have set up tents and many of them close to the palace to get that prime position to see what�*s going to be an historic occasion over the next four days. an historic occasion over the next four da s. ., ., ~ ., an historic occasion over the next four days-— four days. good to talk to you, helena. four days. good to talk to you, helena- we — four days. good to talk to you, helena. we will _ four days. good to talk to you, helena. we will talk _ four days. good to talk to you, helena. we will talk to - four days. good to talk to you, helena. we will talk to much i four days. good to talk to you, - helena. we will talk to much more over the next four days. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with alina jenkins hello. today marks the start of meteorological summer and there is a trend to something slightly warmer as we move into the platinum jubilee weekend. this afternoon, fewer showers than yesterday, still some around and they will continue to be heavy and locally thundery through parts of east anglia and eastern england. a few scattered showers, too, through south—east scotland, into wales, the midlands and south—east england. for many, though, variable cloud, bright or sunny spells. temperatures in the mid to high teens. much of the cloud and showers will fade away through this

evening so overnight is dry with mostly clear skies. cloud and rain pushing into the far west of northern ireland, some patchy mist and fog across east anglia and eastern england and it is a fairly cool night across the uk, 4—7 celsius the overnight low. tomorrow, for much of the uk, we are underneath this area of high pressure. still this area of rain working its way slowly eastwards across northern ireland. keeping an eye on what is happening across france and iberia, that brings impacts to us as we head through saturday and sunday. but to start thursday, plenty of sunshine. a cool start. an area of cloud and rain continuing to work slowly eastwards across northern ireland, bringing more cloud into the western fringes of scotland. could see the sunshine turning hazy across southern counties as well through the afternoon. but for most, it is a dry and warm day. temperatures quite widely in the mid to high teens, 20, 21, maybe 22 celsius 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 of us will see some good spells of sunshine but there is a continued chance,

an increased chance of thunderstorms and heavy showers through saturday and sunday. on friday, we still have that area of rain clearing away from northern ireland, turning showery as it pushes into parts of scotland and north—west england. elsewhere, dry with some good spells of sunshine again making it feel on the warm side, 21 or 22 celsius across the central and south of england and 15—19 celsius elsewhere. 0n into saturday, this is where it starts to get a bit more complicated. high pressure continues into scotland and northern ireland and northern england but notice these features pushing up from france, and they are likely to bring some heavy and thundery showers. with 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, perhaps into wales, and they may nudge their way a bit further northwards. by and large, the further north you are, it should be mainly over the next few days.

this is bbc news. this i�*m rebecca jones and these are the latest 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. my other half, she has been working so hard for a long time, and this morning, she was in tears. it is not knowing what to do, that is the worst part. germanyjoins the us in sending new weapons systems and munitions to ukraine to fight russian forces in key targets. 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. west ham star kurt zouma is sentenced to 180 hours of community service for kicking his cat.

tech firms are urged to do more to make it saferfor women and girls to be online. ukraine will play its first competitive football match since russia�*s invasion later — in the world cup play—off semifinal against scotland. and. . .a historic handshake. ahead of the queen�*s platinum jubilee, we take a look back at her majesty�*s role in northern ireland after the troubles. hello and welcome to bbc news. flight cancellations are continuing at british airports, as the industry struggles with staff shortages. british airways has dropped 124 short—haul services from heathrow today, but says passengers were given advance notice.

the transport secretary grant shapps says he hasn�*t seen enough progress in tackling the disruption, but airlines have blamed the government for tough covid restrictions and a lack of support. unions have warned that the situation could get worse before it gets better. 0ur correspondent dan johnson reports. as you can see, the case is packed, everything ready to go, but we have nowhere to go. steve�*s bags are packed, he said goodbye to the parrot, but there was a nasty surprise very early this morning. the e—mail came through at two o�*clock this morning. he and his wife�*s flight to cyprus was cancelled by tui because of what they call operational disruption. this is ruining people�*s fun, enjoyment and a chance to get away. my other half has been working so hard for a long time. this morning, she was in tears. easyjet and british airways have also cancelled flights, meaning more

disappointed passengers. others are queueing at the airport because of a shortage of security staff and baggage handlers holding everything up. this guy is a legend. this co—pilot took matters and luggage into his own hands to speed up loading his plane. it has been hard to recruit more staff after so many were laid off during the pandemic. government ministers say they will meet airline and airport bosses but it is up to the industry to sort this out. the transport secretary claims that operators have oversold flights and holidays and that has not gone down well. we are in a very difficult situation. to have the government blame us for something that they could so easily have supported, but very heavily denied, they closed their eyes to us, they closed their doors, they wouldn�*t listen, and now when it comes to a situation that we have now, they point the finger back on us, when we asked for help in the first place. steve got a couple of e—mails

from tui saying that his flight has been rebooked for tomorrow, not to paphos in cyprus but to rhodes. one minute you�*re looking forward to getting away, the next minute everything comes crashing down around you. it is the not knowing what to do that is the worst part, we don�*t know where we stand. dan johnson, bbc news. let�*s speak to our north of england reporter rowan bridge who�*s at manchester airport. what are things looking like there this afternoon? the what are things looking like there this afternoon?— what are things looking like there this afternoon? the good news is, if ou are this afternoon? the good news is, if you are planning _ this afternoon? the good news is, if you are planning on _ this afternoon? the good news is, if you are planning on getting - this afternoon? the good news is, if you are planning on getting a - this afternoon? the good news is, if you are planning on getting a flightl you are planning on getting a flight from manchester airport this afternoon, you are probably going to be ok. the airport is certainly busy, i was looking at the terminals earlier, and their archives of people but it is holiday season and nothing more than you would expect at that kind of time of day. —— there are queues of people. people arriving could get their baggage and get out fine, people checking and seem to be flowing through the system quite well. that is the good

news but the slightly more worrying news but the slightly more worrying news is, the quieter time at manchester airport is in the afternoon and the early morning is when it is really busy and that is when it is really busy and that is when we have seen real problems. the issue is, there are structural issues here in terms of the number of people they have on the ground to physically do the jobs and they are short of people and that is going to take a long time to recruit and train and get them security cleared and interposed, even if they can find the staff they need. i don�*t think the problems are going to go away anytime soon. so think the problems are going to go away anytime soon.— think the problems are going to go away anytime soon. so give people a alimmer of away anytime soon. so give people a glimmer of hope. — away anytime soon. so give people a glimmer of hope, what _ away anytime soon. so give people a glimmer of hope, what chance - away anytime soon. so give people a glimmer of hope, what chance is - glimmer of hope, what chance is there of the problems being resolved perhaps by the summer? mellie there of the problems being resolved perhaps by the summer?— there of the problems being resolved perhaps by the summer? well, we can all keep our— perhaps by the summer? well, we can all keep our fingers _ perhaps by the summer? well, we can all keep our fingers crossed, _ perhaps by the summer? well, we can all keep our fingers crossed, can't - all keep our fingers crossed, can�*t wait? grant shapps has got a meeting with the airline industry and the other players this afternoon at around 4:30pm. i think that will be an exercise in trying to knock heads together and see what measures can be taken to try to speed up some of the processes and try to iron out some of the kinks because i think the thing that is everybody�*s mind

as we have problems during the long bank holiday and thejubilee weekend but people are going to be really worried about the summer holidays and are there going to be problems then? the answer at the moment is there are concerns there will be but everyone is hoping they will get something sorted out by then because nobody wants to see these kind of problems over the summer. we will leave it there. _ we�*re joined now by sean tipton who is a spokesman for abta — the travel association which represents tour operators and travel agents in the uk. thank you forjoining us. why do you think this disruption is happening? yes, it is not the best, is it? i am talking to my members, travel agent and tour operators and the main concern they are getting is from customers who are really worried about long queues and airport delays because they are seeing it is a big story in the media but i must stress that for the vast majority of people heading off, even though the queues are slightly longer than normal because it is a busy time of year,

they are getting away without major disruption. but that is not true for everyone. i think the reason for thatis everyone. i think the reason for that is quite simple, the whole industry was shut down for nearly two and a half years, majorjob losses over that period, a member of the office of national statistics said it was the single worst industry out of all of them, and everyone suffered in some ways but travel and the transport industry in general suffered the worst and you can�*t bounce back straightaway. actually, travel only reopened without restrictions coming back to the uk three months ago, not so long ago. the government gave some assistance to the industry but not assistance to the industry but not as much as they are making out. in fact, the main point of help was the furlough scheme which all companies could apply for and that stopped six months before travel reopened so let�*s bear that in mind. i think on the whole, the industry has done a very good job in incredibly difficult circumstances to get things up and running. it is not perfect, i�*m not denying that and i personally, if i had been told my holiday was cancelled at short

notice, would not be happy, particularly if i had been looking forward to it. long but i would say people in that position are in the minority and clearly they have rights as well, which, if that happens and if it is a package holiday, they should be offered an alternative that they are happy to accept so by the sounds of it, that poor gentleman who does not want to go to rhodes if he does not have to but he might still want to go on holiday and that might be something he is willing to accept. grant sha -s he is willing to accept. grant shapps has _ he is willing to accept. grant shapps has blamed - he is willing to accept. grant shapps has blamed tour - he is willing to accept. grant - shapps has blamed tour operators he is willing to accept. grant shapps has blamed tour operators for over selling tickets, has he got a point? i over selling tickets, has he got a oint? ., �* ~' over selling tickets, has he got a oint? ., �* 4' ., , over selling tickets, has he got a oint? ., �* ~ ., , , , point? i don't think he does because if ou look point? i don't think he does because if you look at — point? i don't think he does because if you look at the _ point? i don't think he does because if you look at the position _ point? i don't think he does because if you look at the position here, - point? i don't think he does because if you look at the position here, we i if you look at the position here, we as an industry are trying to make sure that all of those millions of people who were not able to take an overseas holiday, many of whom who had to postpone on two or three occasions, that they can get away and the vast majority will be going and the vast majority will be going and will be going and having a great holiday but obviously, there are going to be somewhere by obviously you cannot go through all that disruption and think everything will be perfect straightaway. but things are improving and the main issue is

that there are staffing issues and i�*m not denying that but that is true of many industries but there are recruitment drives going on and we are talking about the summer which is not too far away but i think things will be considerably better by then and if you look at the majority of people travelling now, they are doing so without major problems and really enjoying their time away and that is the feedback i have been getting back from my members about positive experiences of people who have had a nice holiday. of people who have had a nice holida . , ., , i. holiday. sorry to interrupt, you have acknowledged _ holiday. sorry to interrupt, you have acknowledged it - holiday. sorry to interrupt, you have acknowledged it is - holiday. sorry to interrupt, you have acknowledged it is scant i have acknowledged it is scant comfort to those people who have spent many hours in long queues and indeed who has been on aeroplanes when the flights have been cancelled. i suppose to move it on a bit, though, iwonder what cancelled. i suppose to move it on a bit, though, i wonder what you think this disruption and these queues and cancellations, what impact could it have on consumer confidence over the summer? are you and your members concerned about that in any way? i think we need to put it in perspective, it is quite easy to take pictures of long queues and extrapolate that, saying it is the case everywhere which is not the

case. secondly, one of the problems we are seeing at the moment is because people are seeing these reports, that they are getting very worried and turning up at airports much earlier than they need to, i mean hours longer than they need to and that is causing an issue, that puts pressure on infrastructure as well and it is not a great start to your holiday, being in the airport for hours when you don�*t need to be. i should stress you should follow the advice from your airport and your airline the advice from your airport and yourairline on the advice from your airport and your airline on that issue, don�*t turn up six or seven hours before, it is unnecessary and it is not a great start to the holiday so moving forward, let�*s have a realistic view about what is going on, it is not as bad as some people might think and the vast majority are getting away without problems and the cancellations themselves from the e9 perspective, there are a lot of them but they are still a small percentage of the total and those people whose flights have been cancelled, the vast majority will have been offered flights on the same airline at a slightly different time which means they are still going, just not on the same flight. but if yourflight going, just not on the same flight. but if your flight is cancelled and it is less than 14 days before you are due to go, and if you don�*t get

are due to go, and if you don�*t get a replacement flight, just a refund, or the replacement is more than three hours from your original departure time, uid pretty substantial compensation as well, let�*s not forget which will be offered automatically. —— you are due pretty substantial. it is £220 per passenger on a short—haul flight and that does not affect your rights to an alternative or to other things like if you are stuck overseas, your hotel, you have to stay overnight before you can come home so people need to bear in mind these things but if you are one of the unlucky ones who is caught out, you will be looked after. you will be offered compensation as well. we looked after. you will be offered compensation as well.— looked after. you will be offered compensation as well. we have run out of time. _ compensation as well. we have run out of time. l'm — compensation as well. we have run out of time, i'm afraid _ compensation as well. we have run out of time, i'm afraid but - compensation as well. we have run out of time, i'm afraid but thank i out of time, i�*m afraid but thank you for your time. the united states has confirmed it�*s sending an advanced multiple launch rocket system to ukraine to bolster the country�*s defences against russia in the east. moscow has condemned the move, saying it risked direct confrontation between russia and the united states. russian forces are now said to be in control of around 70% of severodonetsk, a strategically important city.

from kyiv, joe inwood reports. slowly, severodonetsk seems to be slipping from kyiv�*s control. street by street, one basement at a time, the russians say they are taking the city. these fighters, thought to be chechen, posted a video on social media, appearing to show them taking the state security headquarters. "have the engineers checked that?" one asks. "not really, it�*s not clear what is inside," his colleague replies. what is clear is that russia is taking this city, with the ukrainian governor saying his forces are pulling back to more defensible positions. it is maybe why president zelensky made this call. translation: everyone at all levels must now be lobbyists _ for the supply of modern, heavy weapons and artillery to our state. all those systems that can really speed up the victory of ukraine. and his call was answered —

with us presidentjoe biden announcing a package of military support that includes these — gps—guided long—range missile artillery called himars. if delivered, they would be game—changing, but there will be restrictions on their use. as the president said, we won�*t be sending long—range rockets for use beyond the battlefield in ukraine. while us support has been crucial, there has been much criticism here in kyiv of the role of germany, with the suggestion that europe�*s largest economy has dragged its feet, especially on providing heavy weapons. well, today, chancellor 0laf scholz said that will change and they will provide something called iris—t. he said it is the most high tech air defence system in the german arsenal. in the city of slovyansk you can see why protecting the skies is a top priority for ukraine. this block was hit by russian missiles. three people�*s lives might have been saved had the city been better protected from above.

translation: i feel devastated. where is this all coming from? when will it end? we were living very well, quietly, calmly. and now i don�*t understand what is happening. while in the city of kharkiv, even though the shelling has mostly stopped, they are still making grim discoveries. "both bodies are here", he says. the true cost of this invasion is still yet to emerge, and as long as the fighting continues, it will continue to grow. joe inwood, bbc news, kyiv. borisjohnson has insisted he is not in breach of the ministerial code, after his ethics adviser 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. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake reports.

the prime minister and his independent standards adviser, lord geidt. the two have clashed over borisjohnson�*s handling of parties that broke lockdown laws. after the prime minister was fined for this gathering in the cabinet room on his birthday two years ago, there was "a legitimate question," lord geidt claimed, about whether he�*d broken the ministerial code. i take full responsibility for everything that took place on my watch. not so, says borisjohnson, who insists his apology to the house of commons for unwittingly breaking the law meant he�*d complied with the code. and ministers agree. the vast majority of viewers want us focused on the job and the priorities that they care about. and that�*s why i�*m saying, look, 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 challenge. borisjohnson is putting all this down to a misunderstanding,

blaming poor communication. but it�*s clear lord geidt was unimpressed with the prime minister�*s failure, as he saw it, to explain himself and how getting a fixed penalty notice meant he was still complying with the ministerial code and the overarching duty ministers have to abide by the law. the row seems to be settled for now, but it�*s come at a tricky time for borisjohnson, as in the last few days, more of his own mps have called publicly for him to go. ministers dismissed calls for the prime minister to resign. of course he shouldn�*t. he�*s a great leader, the country is lucky to have him. and some backbenchers argue now is not the time for a leadership contest. myjudgement at the moment in this very serious situation the country faces itself in is that we should continue with the present prime minister. we can't expect to bej able to deliver policy, to deliver change to the people that need it the most, if we _ are at the same time - changing our government, you just can't do both. yesterday the prime minister took questions from mumsnet users who questioned his honesty. she�*d like to know, why should

we believe anything you say when it has been proven you�*re a habitual liar? well, first of all, i don't agree with the conclusion. the best way for me to answer that is to say, look at what i get on and deliver, and what i say i'm going to deliver. lord geidt, we�*re told, is not planning to resign over the prime minister�*s handling of partygate, but labour say he should and accuse borisjohnson of ignoring his advice. i think he should consider his position, given that he�*s advised the prime minister constantly, according to his report yesterday, to do the right thing and explained why the prime minister has not abided by his own ministerial code in terms of having a fine from the metropolitan police. ministers may want to move on from partygate, but the political fallout continues. jonathan blake with that report. earlier i spoke to labour mp and chair of the commons standards select committee,

chris bryant. he said lord geidt was in a difficult position. i mean, christopher geidt is a wonderful man and is placed in an absolutely invidious and impossible position. i read what he says as basically saying, prime minister, i think you have broken the ministerial code, you know perfectly well that that means if you break the ministerial code, you resign. i can�*t say that because my job doesn�*t allow me to lunch an investigation into you unless you allow me to do so. so i think if you read between the lines, that is basically what christopher geidt is saying to borisjohnson and the truth is, the prime minister is, the ministerial code says that ministers must uphold the law, as incidentally does the code of conduct for mps. you would think that�*s obvious, wouldn�*t you? because we write the laws, you would think that we would be bound by law to keep the laws. and so, of course it is absolutely appalling that we have the first prime minister in all our history, and we have a pretty long and we have a pretty rum

lot of prime ministers, the first prime minister in our history to be given a criminal sanction by an office. sorry to interrupt, a fixed penalty notice, you may call it a criminal sanction, it�*s not a criminal conviction, is it? it�*s a criminal sanction. there is a distinction though. and also, the prime minister has corrected the record, hasn�*t he? he has addressed the substance of this issue. it was a single fixed penalty notice that was in relation to one event that he did not intend to attend. he did not break the rules because it was inadvertent. he did break the rules. i mean, that�*s an absolute fact. that is established by every independent authority that has looked into it. the rules were broken, they happened on his watch. he says he has taken responsibility. there used to be a time in british politics where taking responsibility meant resigning because it happened on your watch. even it wasn�*t you personally who stirred the pot or made a mistake.

chris bryant, there. the metropolitan police have charged four people with allegedly breaking covid lockdown rules while attending a vigilfor sarah everard in south london last year. hundreds went to an unofficial event at clapham common in march 2021. the event saw clashes between the police and some of those attending. sarah everard was kidnapped, raped and murdered by met officer wayne couzens. four people are due before westminster magistrates�* court. research published in the british medicaljournal suggests violent incidents at gp surgeries, recorded by police, nearly doubled in five years. there were more than 1,000 incidents last year. 182 resulted in injury. the royal college of gps has called the findings "unacceptable". earlier our health correspondent dominic hughes gave us this update. over the past five years,

violent incidents have doubled to more than 1000 last year, and that in itself is an increase of more than 200 on the previous year. there has also been a big increase in things like malicious letters and e—mails, cyber bullying, stalking, harassment at surgeries and health centres. so dr gary houssem, the vice—chair of the royal college of gps, says that the vast majority of patients support doctors, gps and their staff who are working under intense pressure at the moment, but he says that when the abuse and the violence happens, it is very distressing. i think most gp teams will reflect that the people who are at the brunt of the abuse are our reception teams. they're at the frontline and patients come in and if they get aggravated by the fact they can't get what they want when they want, quite often they start screaming or shouting, threatening violence or damage to property or staff members. and certainly as a gp, i've been spat at on one occasion and it'sjust really distressing. doctors say there are several

reasons that lie behind this. they point to patients�* understandable frustration at the growth of remote or phone consultations. they say there are fewer gps being asked to do more and more, and so that means that a lot of people are really struggling to get the care they feel they need in a timely fashion. but they also point the finger at some sections of the media which have propagated a myth, if you like, that gp surgeries were closed during the pandemic, which isjust wrong, and also, have been really stoking anger around this issue of face—to—face consultations with gps. the department of health and social care has said any violence towards staff is completely unacceptable and ministers say they have, for example, doubled the maximum sentence that can be faced by somebody who is convicted of assaulting emergency workers, but many gps feel the government hasn�*t really got their back on this issue, that they haven�*t done enough to counter those claims

that gps were not doing enough during the pandemic and particularly the claims over face—to—face consultations. they feel they have not had the backing of ministers and we were reporting only yesterday about the shortage of gps in certain areas of the country, like hull, for example, and doctors say these kind of reports are not going to help recruit more of the young doctors who are needed and who want to make a career in general practice. that was dominic hughes, our health correspondent. the head of media regulator 0fcom says tech firms must do more to protect women online, after its report revealed they were more likely to be victims of online abuse. only 42% of the women in its survey said they felt comfortable about speaking freely online. 0fcom is set to become the regulator of social—media platforms as part of the government�*s 0nline harms bill. # take me back to summer time...# 24—year—old scots folk singer iona fyfe uses social media to promote her music. but she gets a lot of online abuse.

she says the comments can be relentless, distressing and scary. 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 0fcom 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 of 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 0fcom 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 frontline user who's actually on their service. once the online harms bill

gets through parliament, 0fcom 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. 0fcom�*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 10—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 0fcom and plenty of the internet users it�*s spoken to want more to be done. zoe kleinman, bbc news.

here with me now is ella whelan, columnist at magazine spiked and author of what women want: fun, freedom and an end to feminism. ella has also been subject to online abuse. thank you forjoining us. i wonder first of all what you make of what 0fcom has said, both in terms of the scale of the problem and what should be done about it? it is scale of the problem and what should be done about it?— be done about it? it is one of the thins be done about it? it is one of the things that _ be done about it? it is one of the things that headlines _ be done about it? it is one of the things that headlines like - be done about it? it is one of the things that headlines like this - be done about it? it is one of the things that headlines like this do | things that headlines like this do make for shocking reading, you would think, whoa, there must be a terrible, it sounds like twitter or facebook are terrible places to be a woman but as with all of these kind of thing is, once you dig behind the headlines, you realise the picture is slightly more complicated. if you take the 0fcom report, what it actually says is it found that women are significantly more likely to meant to say that they were bothered or offended by their most recently encountered potential harm. that

potential harm is not explicitly said what kind of harm that is and i know that a fence in particular is a subjective thing. i mean, you interested me as someone who had been subject to abuse, i wouldn�*t put it that way, i just simply say that as a public figure, i�*m a journalist, you do occasionally get some pretty nasty people on social media sounding off about you and all kinds of things. i also get people who say very legitimate political disagreements with me, which actually possibly offend me more than somebody calling me fat or something. so the whole idea of offence is a very subjective thing and this is my main problem with the online safety bill which is that it is trying to police what are subjective things, whether it is hate or offence and i think that women are being used as a bit of a stage army had come here, we are being used and abused by 0fcom as a means to legitimate censorship and

we are being used as a kind of an example why censorship is necessary and a good thing and i think most women who have even the smallest freedom loving bone in their body would say that we don�*t need this kind of patronising intervention from 0fcom or anyone else. share kind of patronising intervention from ofcom or anyone else. are you suggesting. — from ofcom or anyone else. are you suggesting. and _ from ofcom or anyone else. are you suggesting, and correct _ from ofcom or anyone else. are you suggesting, and correct me - from ofcom or anyone else. are you suggesting, and correct me if - from ofcom or anyone else. are you suggesting, and correct me if i - from ofcom or anyone else. are you suggesting, and correct me if i am i suggesting, and correct me if i am wrong, are you suggesting that women are too sensitive, and if you are, is there a danger then that you are putting the onus back on women and actually, they are not the ones who are initiating the abuse, are they? know, i don�*t think i am saying that women are too sensitive and i think it is often the kind of charge of victim blaming is levelled at people like me who might want to stand up forfree speech. of like me who might want to stand up for free speech. of course, every individual is different and how somebody takes their experience online, whether you are more hard—nosed or whether you are more sensitive in a genuine sense to the rough and tumble of the public square and sometimes it can be extremely rough, i think that

twitter in particular is a bit of a cesspit at the moment and we should talk about how to make that better but that is not to say that politically, arguing for, whether it is 0fcom, the government, nadine dorries, who really wouldn�*t know what freedom means if it hit her over the head, or tech giants, you know, who are these people, mark zuckerberg, hordes of unelected people who nobody knows the names of, should be intervening on behalf of, should be intervening on behalf of women to protect us from the online public square, which is really what twitter in particular has become, i think that is a greater threat to women�*s freedom and a greater denigration of our independence than buying into this kind of idea that we are so put upon and so uniquely more sensitive than men, which really, i think 0fcom is making the argument here and not me, that we need some kind of intervention, i think that really rankles, and it should rankle with anyone who believes in women�*s

freedom as i deeply and strongly do and wants to change the world for the better for and wants to change the world for the betterfor women. you and wants to change the world for the better for women.— the better for women. you said ourself the better for women. you said yourself that — the better for women. you said yourself that twitter _ the better for women. you said yourself that twitter at - the better for women. you said yourself that twitter at times i the better for women. you said i yourself that twitter at times can be a bit of a cesspit and that the situation is not perfect but are you saying that you think the situation is better left alone or are there certain measures that you think would improve the situation? you know, would improve the situation? you know. asking _ would improve the situation? ym. know, asking about measures is a difficult one because i don�*t necessarily want more measures. but i do want change. this is part of the discussion that is being missed, so for me and i think for anyone who believes in free speech, the argument... the solution for bad speech, whether it be trolling, this kind of very coarse way in which lots of us engage on twitter, it does not have to be swearing and things like that, it can just be this very fractious time that happens among lots of people, the way to defeat that and to change thatis way to defeat that and to change that is with more speech and not less so the answer to any kind of

societal problem and the way to change the world is through exercising free speech and demanding free speech so i don�*t want the government, whether it is 0fcom or whoever, and i don�*t want big tech giants, to be involved in deciding what i can and can�*t say on social media and what i can and can�*t read on social media. who is anyone to tell me what i should find offensive or what is hateful or not? i think if we empower people to take these as public spaces very seriously, and say, there is free speech on this platform, and i�*m not a misanthrope like a lot of my colleagues in the media who think that if you give free speech to the public, it is suddenly going to turn into a horrible place to be, but if you say, let�*s take this place seriously and we are going to call out bad behaviour when we see it, i think thatis behaviour when we see it, i think that is a much more powerful way of looking at these kind of... the online world, and much more democratic way, i think that is the most important thing, than handing

over the place in which we discuss politics and which we discuss culture and all of these positive things that happen on online platforms, handing the keys of that over to people who have no accountability to us, whether that be 0fcom or anyone else. we accountability to us, whether that be ofcom or anyone else. we don't have much — be ofcom or anyone else. we don't have much time _ be ofcom or anyone else. we don't have much time but _ be ofcom or anyone else. we don't have much time but i _ be ofcom or anyone else. we don't have much time but i wanted - be ofcom or anyone else. we don't have much time but i wanted to - be ofcom or anyone else. we don't| have much time but i wanted to ask you a final question, you have talked about a broad vision, if you like but on a more micro level, as we did say at the beginning, you have been subject to online abuse, and he rightly said, well, one woman�*s online abuse is another woman�*s online abuse is another woman�*s free speech but ijust wondered, perhaps more for people watching this you have been subject to comments online which they have found very harmful or offensive, what would your advice be about how you personally deal with that? mellie you personally deal with that? well, much the same _ you personally deal with that? well, much the same way _ you personally deal with that? well, much the same way as _ you personally deal with that? well, much the same way as how - you personally deal with that? -ii much the same way as how you would deal with it in the real world, and i know that abuse and nasty comments, i think abuse is one of these words where your brain immediatelyjumps to the most venus

kind of stuff imaginable but actually, a lot of what is being discussed, whether it is in the 0fcom report or otherwise, is low level rubbish behaviour, people not being polite and being course and things like that which i personally would not get my knickers in a twist too much about but my advice would be come on the one hand, i think we do have to accept that a public sphere that is free is going to come with its challenges, and we do need to, all of us, notjust women, all of us need to toughen up a little bit and take on the challenge of calling out bad behaviour when we see it so if someone has tweeted or said something about you that is horrible, you have the decision and the choice to block it all, you know, more often than not, i think you should say, hang on a minute, that was really rude and a bit of public shaming can go a long way in terms of changing people�*s behaviours but also, i think we need to let go of the idea that other institutions, whether it be the state, the police, or unelected

bodies and tech companies, need to do the work of social change for us. we are not children. we are adults, and women need to demand that they stop being treated like children with these kind of measures. goad stop being treated like children with these kind of measures. good to talk to you- — with these kind of measures. good to talk to you. thank _ with these kind of measures. good to talk to you. thank you _ with these kind of measures. good to talk to you. thank you for _ with these kind of measures. good to talk to you. thank you forjoining - talk to you. thank you forjoining us. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here�*s isaac. good afternoon. paul pogba will leave manchester united when his contract expires this month on a free transfer. the world cup winnerjoined united aged 16 before leaving to joinjuventus. when he returned in 2016 for £89 million, he was the most expensive signing of all time. he made over 200 appearances for united winning the europa league and league cup during his second spell. but injuries and inconsistent form means few fans will be saddened by his departure. pogba�*s brilliance was fitful at best. there were some brilliant runs of form and certainly when 0llie

came in as a caretaker manager he was exceptional but again, some fans took a dim view of that because it was almost like you turned the tap back on because he turned it off for the previous manager. he had a great start of the season as well just gone but like many at united, or nearly everyone, it turned out —— sour very quickly. and it looked clear he would not be at the club next season. anotherformer world record signing gareth bale is also on the move. he�*s confirmed he�*s leaving real madrid saying his dream of playing for the spanish giants �*became a reality�* on social media. it hasn�*t always been easy for the welshman in the nine year he�*s been at the club. he�*s won a joint record five champions league titles but he�*s also been criticised by fans and members of the media with some saying he was more committed to playing for wales than he was for real madrid. durham seamer matthew potts will make his debut for england tomorrow when they face new zealand in the first test of a three match series... he�*ll play alongside his county team mate ben stokes — who captains the side

for the first time. james anderson and stuart broad are back for the match at lords having been dropped for the series in west indies earlier this year. it will be the first time brendan mccullum takes charge as head coach. 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. world number one iga swiatek is through to the french open semifinal after beating jessica pegula. it took swiatek an hour and a half to break down the american who had her chances but didn�*t take them. swiatek who is now on a 33 match unbeaten run. tomorrow swiatek will take on russian daria kasatkina who earlier beat veronika kudermetova to progress to her first

grand slam semifinal. in the men�*s, rafa nadal says he�*s still suffering from a foot injury after an epic four match against old rival novak djokovic. he�*ll take on alexander zverev in the french open semifinal. 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. that�*s all the sport for now. see you later. 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. let�*s get more on this from kelly grellier, chief operating officer at the animal welfare charity blue cross. good to have you with us. what is your response first of all to the sentence? brute your response first of all to the sentence?— your response first of all to the sentence? ~ ~ �*, ., ,.,, sentence? we think it's a positive move, sentence? we think it's a positive move. the — sentence? we think it's a positive move. the five — sentence? we think it's a positive move, the five year _ sentence? we think it's a positive move, the five year ban _ sentence? we think it's a positive move, the five year ban and - move, the five year ban and community service and it�*s a real positive move, recognising the sort of impact on animal welfare and the influence that the brothers had via social media and the impact of the can have on the wider welfare, animal welfare.— can have on the wider welfare, animal welfare. just to go back to the punishment _ animal welfare. just to go back to the punishment and _ animal welfare. just to go back to the punishment and how- animal welfare. just to go back to i the punishment and how appropriate it is. a five year ban for owning a pet, 180 hours community sentence. there have been people who said this

is a rather harsh sentence for what he did. , ., ~ �* , he did. yes, i mean, we think it's proportionate _ he did. yes, i mean, we think it's proportionate actually _ he did. yes, i mean, we think it's proportionate actually and - he did. yes, i mean, we think it's proportionate actually and are - proportionate actually and are pleased to see that there was a ban on him keeping cats. the cruelty that we witnessed was appalling and the wider sort of impact in terms of the wider sort of impact in terms of the copycat social media and the influence that it was in front of a child, the laughter that you heard on that video of the cat being subjective or subjected to that cruelty was horrific and so we are pleased that there is a ban on community service because if it had just been a penalty, that doesn�*t mean that much to somebody who earns as much money as they do so i think this is meaningful. iie as much money as they do so i think this is meaningful.— this is meaningful. he was fined £250,000 — this is meaningful. he was fined £250,000 and _ this is meaningful. he was fined £250,000 and ordered - this is meaningful. he was fined £250,000 and ordered to - this is meaningful. he was fined £250,000 and ordered to pay i this is meaningful. he was fined - £250,000 and ordered to pay costs as well. let�*s pick up on your social media point because the film was

shown on snapchat, wasn�*t it? can you give me more of a sense of what role social media plays in influencing how people do treat animals, because i think we are very used to seeing pictures of people posting images of their pets online, aren�*t we? posting images of their pets online, aren't we? ~ ,,., , .,, ., , aren't we? absolutely, it has a big role to play _ aren't we? absolutely, it has a big role to play on _ aren't we? absolutely, it has a big role to play on how _ aren't we? absolutely, it has a big role to play on how people - aren't we? absolutely, it has a big role to play on how people treat i role to play on how people treat their animals and it has a role in terms of showing what is right and what is wrong and particularly of someone who was in a position of influence as the zouma brothers both are common and actually, what we saw off the back of the social media is lots of copycat videos doing the same. we saw a direct impact and also there are so many young people who are learning about how to treat animals who witnessed millions of young people, millions of young people witnessed that video and that can have a direct impact on how they

may actually treat their own animals in their own home.— in their own home. kelly, from the animal welfare _ in their own home. kelly, from the animal welfare charity _ in their own home. kelly, from the animal welfare charity blue - in their own home. kelly, from the animal welfare charity blue cross, | animal welfare charity blue cross, thank you. 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. 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. 0ur correspondent is just one of the million residents —— mike millions of residents locked down for two months and he is the latest from the chinese city.

there is immense relief, of course. i don�*t know what you were doing 65 days ago, that was march 27th, but we were going into a lockdown across this vast city that was initially predicted to last nine days, just nine days. state media saying it would be staggered to try and ease the impact on the economy here. that turned out being 65 days. 65 days of harsh restrictions that have left this city and the people here, frankly, scarred. but things are changing today, and the speed at which they�*re changing is mind—boggling, actually. we were expecting some kind of gradual, piecemeal easing of restrictions, but it�*s come in a big bang. and today, june first, people are able to drive private cars on the roads, there is a basic public transport service, shops are beginning to open, you can get a haircut, you can get takeaway food from a restaurant. so all the kind of usual trappings of what may appear normal have returned today. but having said that, this is not a full lifting of the lockdown. and interestingly, in state media coverage today, the l word, lockdown, doesn�*t feature.

they�*re moving away from that. but there are over half a million people in this city who are still confined to their homes. they live in areas that are classified as restricted, or sealed off. most of the kids here aren�*t going back to face—to—face schooling. you can only get take—out food at restaurants. cinemas, gyms aren�*t open. but most importantly, your life, my life, in terms of getting around this city, now depends on three things — a green code on your smartphone, having a pcr test negative, valid for the last 72 hours, and of course, wearing a mask. i want to take you to washington where the us secretary of state is hosting nato secretary generaljens stoltenberg. let�*s listen in. hosting nato secretary generaljens stoltenberg. let's listen in.- stoltenberg. let's listen in. people of ukraine continue _ stoltenberg. let's listen in. people of ukraine continue to _ stoltenberg. let's listen in. people of ukraine continue to fight - stoltenberg. let's listen in. people of ukraine continue to fight with i of ukraine continue to fight with extraordinary courage and skill and with military, humanitarian and financial support from the united states and countries around the world, including virtually all of

the members of nato. just this morning, president biden announced a significant new security assistance package to arm ukraine with additional capabilities and advanced weaponry, precisely what they need to defend themselves against the ongoing russian aggression. that includes advanced rocket systems for the battlefield in ukraine from longer distances. this is a continuation of a strategy that began even before russia�*s invasion. we move quickly to move a significant amounts of weapons and ammunition so that they can repel russia�*s aggression and in turn can be in the strongest possible position at any negotiating table. this is not only the commitment of the united states. as i said, all nato allies remain engaged, allied and committed to help ukraine protect its sovereignty, independence and democracy. 0ur countries, along with partners, imposed severe consequences on the russian

government and its enablers with unprecedented sanctions, export controls and diplomatic pressure. together we have responded to the humanitarian crisis by the aggression. more than 6 million ukrainians are forced to leave their homeland and many others displaced within ukraine. countries across europe and beyond including the us have welcomed ukrainians. countries worldwide are hoping ——... president putin hoped that his war on ukraine would divide nato. instead he has united nato in support of ukraine and in defence of its own members. he has brought countries around the world together to support fundamental principles of sovereignty and independence. they see what is happening in ukraine as a direct result —— direct assault of the foundation of their own peace and security. that is why we will continue to stand with a democratic

and southern ukraine until this war is over and for that matter long after. nato will be prepared to face challenges like these with secure cyber defences, cutting edge technology, enhanced partnerships as i said with countries around the world. we will make sure that we defend every inch of nato territory. the allies have reinforced our collective defence posture. since the war began we have deployed more than 20,000 additional troops and increasing military prison in eastern and southern europe last month finland and sweden, two long—standing partners of nato, made the decision to seek nato membership. president biden has said that this decision was a victory for democracy. finland and sweden are seeking tojoin nato not democracy. finland and sweden are seeking to join nato not because their leaders forced it but because of their citizens have demanded it. anybody who wonders the difference between a democracy and an

authoritarian state like russia only look at russia —— mac finland and sweden. 0ne light as people did this wage a war and to would listen to prevent war. the united states strongly supports these applications and both countries are more than qualified to become full members of the alliance as soon as possible. by joining nato, they will strengthen nato. we look forward to welcoming them into the strongest defensive alliance in the world. finland and sweden�*s applications are being considered, the united states will continue our close partnership with both countries and will remain vigilant against any threats to a shared security and we will deter and confront aggression if necessary. thank you again for making this a visit to washington at an important moment as we prepare for the summit an important moment as we prepare forthe summitand an important moment as we prepare for the summit and we are looking forward to seeing you in a few weeks in madrid and to be even stronger

and nato that that will help to shape. thank you and welcome. thank ou to shape. thank you and welcome. thank you to circuitry — shape. thank you and welcome. thank you to circuitry and _ shape. thank you and welcome. thank you to circuitry and it's _ shape. thank you and welcome. thank you to circuitry and it's great _ shape. thank you and welcome. thank you to circuitry and it's great to - you to circuitry and it's great to see you — you to circuitry and it's great to see you again and thank you for your strong _ see you again and thank you for your strong personal engagement for a transatlantic... this is very much reflected — transatlantic... this is very much reflected in— transatlantic... this is very much reflected in your frequent visitors don't _ reflected in your frequent visitors don't make visits to brussels and great _ don't make visits to brussels and great to— don't make visits to brussels and great to meet with you here in washington. the united states is playing _ washington. the united states is playing an indispensable role in our response _ playing an indispensable role in our response to russia's invasion of ukraine — response to russia's invasion of ukraine. and let me commend the united _ ukraine. and let me commend the united states for your very significant support to ukraine, which — significant support to ukraine, which is — significant support to ukraine, which is making the difference on the battlefield every day. i will also welcome the latest package of military— also welcome the latest package of military assistance announced by

president — military assistance announced by president biden this morning. this is a demonstration of real us leadership. the strong support provided — leadership. the strong support provided by nato and allies helps ensure _ provided by nato and allies helps ensure that president putin's brutal aggression is not rewarded and that ukraine _ aggression is not rewarded and that ukraine prevails. at the same time, we must _ ukraine prevails. at the same time, we must prevent the conflict from escalating. we have increased our presence — escalating. we have increased our presence in — escalating. we have increased our presence in the eastern part of the alliance _ presence in the eastern part of the alliance to — presence in the eastern part of the alliance to remove any room for miscalculation in moscow about nalo's — miscalculation in moscow about nato's readiness and the recognition to defend _ nato's readiness and the recognition to defend and protect all nato allies — to defend and protect all nato allies. and let me thank the united states— allies. and let me thank the united states for— allies. and let me thank the united states for increasing your military presence — states for increasing your military presence across europe, with over 100,000 — presence across europe, with over 100,000 troops backed by significant air and _ 100,000 troops backed by significant air and naval power. european allies and canada — air and naval power. european allies and canada are also stepping up with more _ and canada are also stepping up with more troops, high readiness and

increased — more troops, high readiness and increased defence spending. for the seventh _ increased defence spending. for the seventh consecutive year, defence spending _ seventh consecutive year, defence spending has increased and more and more _ spending has increased and more and more allies— spending has increased and more and more allies are meeting our guidelines of spending 2% of gdp on defence _ guidelines of spending 2% of gdp on defence. president putin wanted less nato, _ defence. president putin wanted less nato, he _ defence. president putin wanted less nato, he is _ defence. president putin wanted less nato, he is getting more nato, more troops _ nato, he is getting more nato, more troops and _ nato, he is getting more nato, more troops and more nato members. the decisions _ troops and more nato members. the decisions by— troops and more nato members. the decisions by finland and sweden to apply— decisions by finland and sweden to apply for— decisions by finland and sweden to apply for a — decisions by finland and sweden to apply for a nato membership are historic — apply for a nato membership are historic. and they will strengthen our alliance. we have to address the security— our alliance. we have to address the security concerns of all allies and i security concerns of all allies and lam _ security concerns of all allies and i am confident that we will find a united _ i am confident that we will find a united way forward. to this end, i am in _ united way forward. to this end, i am in close — united way forward. to this end, i am in close contact with the turkish president— am in close contact with the turkish president and the leaders of england and sweden. and i will convene senior— and sweden. and i will convene

senior officials from all three countries _ senior officials from all three countries in brussels in the coming days _ countries in brussels in the coming days. today, we also discussed the important — days. today, we also discussed the important decisions we will take at the nato _ important decisions we will take at the nato summit in madrid later this month _ the nato summit in madrid later this month we — the nato summit in madrid later this month. we will agree nato's next to strategic— month. we will agree nato's next to strategic concept, strengthen our defence _ strategic concept, strengthen our defence and prepare for an age of increased — defence and prepare for an age of increased strategic competition with authoritarian powers like russia and china _ authoritarian powers like russia and china this— authoritarian powers like russia and china. this includes working even more _ china. this includes working even more closely with our partners in the asia—pacific and other like—minded partners around the world _ like—minded partners around the world we — like—minded partners around the world. we will also review progress on burden— world. we will also review progress on burden sharing. we must continue to invest _ on burden sharing. we must continue to invest in _ on burden sharing. we must continue to invest in our defence and to invest— to invest in our defence and to invest in— to invest in our defence and to invest in nato. because only north america _ invest in nato. because only north america and europe working together in a strong _ america and europe working together in a strong nato can keep our1 billion— in a strong nato can keep our1 billion people safe in a more dangerous world. secretary blinking,

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_ that it does choose to send to ukraine? and _ that it does choose to send to ukraine? and unrelated, - that it does choose to send to i ukraine? and unrelated, turkish president's — ukraine? and unrelated, turkish president's threats— ukraine? and unrelated, turkish president's threats to _ ukraine? and unrelated, turkish president's threats to syria, - ukraine? and unrelated, turkish president's threats to syria, are | president's threats to syria, are you concerned _ president's threats to syria, are you concerned that _ president's threats to syria, are you concerned that turkey- president's threats to syria, are you concerned that turkey is - you concerned that turkey is becoming _ you concerned that turkey is becoming a _ you concerned that turkey is becoming a disruptive - you concerned that turkey is becoming a disruptive ally. you concerned that turkey is i becoming a disruptive ally and you concerned that turkey is - becoming a disruptive ally and how can it _ becoming a disruptive ally and how can it be _ becoming a disruptive ally and how can it be addressed? _ becoming a disruptive ally and how can it be addressed? the _ becoming a disruptive ally and how can it be addressed? the questionl becoming a disruptive ally and how i can it be addressed? the question to the secretary— can it be addressed? the question to the secretary general, _ can it be addressed? the question to the secretary general, two _ can it be addressed? the question toj the secretary general, two questions for you _ the secretary general, two questions for you cracks — the secretary general, two questions for you. cracks are _ the secretary general, two questions for you. cracks are appearing - the secretary general, two questions for you. cracks are appearing in - the secretary general, two questions for you. cracks are appearing in the i for you. cracks are appearing in the western— for you. cracks are appearing in the western front — for you. cracks are appearing in the western front despite _ for you. cracks are appearing in the western front despite the - for you. cracks are appearing in the western front despite the body - western front despite the body stating — western front despite the body stating that _ western front despite the body stating that the _ western front despite the body stating that the alliance - western front despite the body stating that the alliance is - western front despite the body stating that the alliance is very| stating that the alliance is very strong — stating that the alliance is very strong and _ stating that the alliance is very strong and we _ stating that the alliance is very strong and we are _ stating that the alliance is very strong and we are seeing - stating that the alliance is very strong and we are seeing thatl stating that the alliance is very- strong and we are seeing that there is some disagreement— strong and we are seeing that there is some disagreement over- strong and we are seeing that there i is some disagreement over should be more _

is some disagreement over should be more powerful— is some disagreement over should be more powerful weapons _ is some disagreement over should be more powerful weapons to _ is some disagreement over should be more powerful weapons to ukraine. i more powerful weapons to ukraine. how does _ more powerful weapons to ukraine. how does nato _ more powerful weapons to ukraine. how does nato want _ more powerful weapons to ukraine. how does nato want to _ more powerful weapons to ukraine. how does nato want to prevent - more powerful weapons to ukraine. how does nato want to prevent the | how does nato want to prevent the cooperation— how does nato want to prevent the cooperation from _ how does nato want to prevent the cooperation from going _ how does nato want to prevent the cooperation from going south - how does nato want to prevent the cooperation from going south of. cooperation from going south of ukraine's— cooperation from going south of ukraine's expense _ cooperation from going south of ukraine's expense and - cooperation from going south of ukraine's expense and how- cooperation from going south of| ukraine's expense and how does ukraine — ukraine's expense and how does ukraine wane _ ukraine's expense and how does ukraine wane, which _ ukraine's expense and how does ukraine wane, which seems - ukraine's expense and how does ukraine wane, which seems to. ukraine's expense and how doesl ukraine wane, which seems to be ukraine's expense and how does i ukraine wane, which seems to be a key point _ ukraine wane, which seems to be a key point in — ukraine wane, which seems to be a key point in this— ukraine wane, which seems to be a key point in this disagreement? - key point in this disagreement? thanks— key point in this disagreement? thanks for— key point in this disagreement? thanks for the _ key point in this disagreement? thanks for the questions. - key point in this disagreement? thanks for the questions. in - thanks for the questions. in response to the question about escalation, let�*s start with this. it is russa that is attacking ukraine, not the other way around. and simply put, the best way to avoid escalation as for russia to stop the aggression and the war that it started and it is fully within its power to do so. specifically, with regard to weapon system is provided, ukrainians have given us assurances that they will not use these systems against targets and russian territory. there is a strong trust bond between ukraine and the united states as well as with our allies and partners. and also, to say that throughout this aggression,

even before, president biden was very clear to president prudent about what the united states would do if russia proceeded with its aggression, including continue to provide assistance to ukrainians to defend itself against russian aggression. there is no hiding the ball and we have been extremely clear about this from day one with president biden communicating that directly to president putin. we have done exactly what we said we would done exactly what we said we would do and it is russia again that shows to launch this aggression despite all of our efforts to prevent that with intense diplomacy over many months. again, the start of the conflict and they can end it at any time. and we will avoid any concerns about miss calculation is escalation. with regard to the other theatre that you referenced, any

escalation there in northern syria is something that we would oppose and we support the maintenance of the current ceasefire alliance. the concern we have is that any new offensive would undermine stability such as that is, provide other actors to have opportunities to exploit instability and we continue effectively to take the fight through partners to dyess and isis in syria and we don�*t want to see anything thatjeopardises the efforts to make and keep isis in the box we keep it in. —— daesh. i want to say one thing but the question of the secretary again, at every stage of this russian aggression, before the aggression, when it started and in the months since, at virtually

every stage we have excess —— her doubts expressed about what the alliance would do and what countries would do and we have demonstrated that it has... concerns and doubts about whether we could deliver and what we said we would do. massive consequences for russia�*s aggression with unprecedented sanctions. we have delivered on that and i would suggest that there are always going to be stories about differences in any particular moment, but when it comes to the strategic direction that we have taken together, as allies, as partners, but within europe and beyond, this, at least in my experience, has been unprecedented in its solidarity in the coming determination both to support ukraine with security assistance, economic and humanitarian assistance, to put extraordinary pressure on russia to

seize this aggression and to shore up seize this aggression and to shore up the defences of our alliance. and so, again, i invite you to go back over the questions that were raised starting last fall and i have been answered and then again when russia committed the aggression of the first place and even to this day and i am confident that the common purpose we have shown over many months will continue. ican i can just follow up on that because what we have seen in the last months is an expression of unity among nato allies— is an expression of unity among nato allies and _ is an expression of unity among nato allies and partners in their response to russia's aggressive war against — response to russia's aggressive war against ukraine. we have seen that when _ against ukraine. we have seen that when it— against ukraine. we have seen that when it comes to the provision of military— when it comes to the provision of military support, humanitarian support, — military support, humanitarian support, economic support but also, in the _ support, economic support but also, in the way— support, economic support but also, in the way we have seen nato allies and partners and the european union implementing heavy economic sanctions, sanctions we have not

seen _ sanctions, sanctions we have not seen anything similar to imposed on any major— seen anything similar to imposed on any major country ever before. so actually _ any major country ever before. so actually what we have seen is an unprecedented level of unity among nato allies and partners. of course, these _ nato allies and partners. of course, these are _ nato allies and partners. of course, these are difficult decisions, hard decisions — these are difficult decisions, hard decisions and therefore, there is a need _ decisions and therefore, there is a need for— decisions and therefore, there is a need for consultations and therefore, i would like to thank the united _ therefore, i would like to thank the united states for consulting so closely — united states for consulting so closely with allies, not only after the invasion on the 24th of february but actually — the invasion on the 24th of february but actually before. the united states — but actually before. the united states consulted closely and the secretary of state consulted closely with nato allies throughout the autumn, — with nato allies throughout the autumn, we shared intelligence and talked. _ autumn, we shared intelligence and talked, there's hardly any other military— talked, there's hardly any other military invasion that has been more predicted _ military invasion that has been more predicted than this one and that is because _ predicted than this one and that is because the united states shared so much _ because the united states shared so much intelligence with nato allies in the _ much intelligence with nato allies in the months leading up to the invasion— in the months leading up to the invasion in— in the months leading up to the invasion in february. european

allies— invasion in february. european allies of— invasion in february. european allies of course, as the united states— allies of course, as the united states have imposed sanctions, they have a _ states have imposed sanctions, they have a price, also for us. they are hosting _ have a price, also for us. they are hosting millions of refugees. but the alternative not to support ukraine _ the alternative not to support ukraine, that will actually enable resident — ukraine, that will actually enable resident putin to win, that would be dangerous— resident putin to win, that would be dangerous for all of us and the price _ dangerous for all of us and the price we — dangerous for all of us and the price we have to pay would be higher than ten _ price we have to pay would be higher than ten now invest in the support for ukraine —— than to now invest. i will end _ for ukraine —— than to now invest. i will end by— for ukraine —— than to now invest. i will end by saying that president putin— will end by saying that president putin made a strategic mistake. he totally— putin made a strategic mistake. he totally underestimated the strength and the _ totally underestimated the strength and the will and the ability of the ukrainian — and the will and the ability of the ukrainian people, the ukrainian armed — ukrainian people, the ukrainian armed forces, to defend themselves. and he _ armed forces, to defend themselves. and he underestimated the unity of nato and _ and he underestimated the unity of nato and nato allies and partners to support— nato and nato allies and partners to support ukraine. and again, what we see is— support ukraine. and again, what we see is us _ support ukraine. and again, what we see is us leadership helping this to

happen, _ see is us leadership helping this to happen, both on the political and diplomatic level but also when it comes— diplomatic level but also when it comes to — diplomatic level but also when it comes to organising and coordinating the military— comes to organising and coordinating the military support through the support— the military support through the support group for ukraine. 0n the last question, i willjust say that wars _ last question, i willjust say that wars are — last question, i willjust say that wars are unpredictable. we were able to predict— wars are unpredictable. we were able to predict the invasion but how this war will— to predict the invasion but how this war will evolve, to predict the invasion but how this warwill evolve, it to predict the invasion but how this war will evolve, it is very hard to predict — war will evolve, it is very hard to predict. what we do know is that all wars end _ predict. what we do know is that all wars end at— predict. what we do know is that all wars end at some stage at the negotiating table and this has also been clearly stated by president zelensky that at some stage, this will end _ zelensky that at some stage, this will end at— zelensky that at some stage, this will end at the negotiating table. but what — will end at the negotiating table. but what happens at the negotiating table is _ but what happens at the negotiating table is of course totally dependent on the _ table is of course totally dependent on the strength and the situation on the battlefield. and that is what we do, the battlefield. and that is what we do. we _ the battlefield. and that is what we do, we support them in upholding the film do, we support them in upholding the right to _ do, we support them in upholding the right to self— do, we support them in upholding the right to self defence and then i have _ right to self defence and then i have trust and i have confidence in the political leadership in ukraine that they— the political leadership in ukraine that they can make the hard

judgments and decisions on negotiations and what to agree to when _ negotiations and what to agree to when negotiations at some point will start _ when negotiations at some point will start i_ when negotiations at some point will start. ., ., , ., ., start. i have one question for each, secretary of — start. i have one question for each, secretary of lincoln, _ start. i have one question for each, secretary of lincoln, do _ start. i have one question for each, secretary of lincoln, do you - start. i have one question for each, secretary of lincoln, do you think. secretary of lincoln, do you think it is possible _ secretary of lincoln, do you think it is possible to— secretary of lincoln, do you think it is possible to deter— secretary of lincoln, do you think it is possible to deter russia - secretary of lincoln, do you think it is possible to deter russia with weapons — it is possible to deter russia with weapons at — it is possible to deter russia with weapons at this _ it is possible to deter russia with weapons at this point _ it is possible to deter russia with weapons at this point and - it is possible to deter russia with weapons at this point and how i it is possible to deter russia with| weapons at this point and how far will the _ weapons at this point and how far will the us— weapons at this point and how far will the us go? _ weapons at this point and how far will the us go? and _ weapons at this point and how far will the us go? and for— weapons at this point and how far will the us go? and for the - will the us go? and for the secretary— will the us go? and for the secretary general, - will the us go? and for the secretary general, we - will the us go? and for the secretary general, we hear will the us go? and for the - secretary general, we hear about nuclear— secretary general, we hear about nuclear exercises _ secretary general, we hear about nuclear exercises on _ secretary general, we hear about nuclear exercises on the - secretary general, we hear about nuclear exercises on the russianl nuclear exercises on the russian side _ nuclear exercises on the russian side what— nuclear exercises on the russian side. what scenarios _ nuclear exercises on the russian side. what scenarios are - nuclear exercises on the russian side. what scenarios are you - side. what scenarios are you planning _ side. what scenarios are you planning for _ side. what scenarios are you planning for in _ side. what scenarios are you planning for in terms - side. what scenarios are you planning for in terms of - side. what scenarios are youj planning for in terms of their nuclear— planning for in terms of their nuclear threat— planning for in terms of their nuclear threat from - planning for in terms of their nuclear threat from russia i planning for in terms of their| nuclear threat from russia at planning for in terms of their- nuclear threat from russia at this point? _ nuclear threat from russia at this oint? . ~ nuclear threat from russia at this oint? ., ~' ,, nuclear threat from russia at this oint? ., ~' y., ., point? thank you. um... i would say that it is not — point? thank you. um... i would say that it is not so _ point? thank you. um... i would say that it is not so much _ point? thank you. um... i would say that it is not so much a _ point? thank you. um... i would say that it is not so much a question i point? thank you. um... i would say that it is not so much a question of. that it is not so much a question of deterring russia at this point because they have committed the aggression and they are pursuing it. what we are working to do and the secretary said this very eloquently,

is to make sure the ukrainians have in hand what they need to defend against this aggression, to repel it, to push it back, and as well, and as a result, to make sure they have the strongest possible hand at any negotiating table that emerges and i agree with the secretary—general that that is what is likely to happen. we can�*t say when, we can�*t say exactly how but what we can say is what we will do to make sure that ukraine has the means to defend itself and has the strongest possible hand. at every step along the way, we have evaluated what we believe ukraine needs to do just that, to defend itself effectively. and of course, that has changed through the course of this aggression, what they needed to deal with, the threats to kyiv are very different from what they need to deal with the what is now happening in southern and eastern ukraine. so we have adjusted as this has gone along in terms of what we and other allies and partners are providing to the ukrainians and we will continue to do that as we go forward. again, it is fully within

russia�*s power to stop what they started and to end the aggression. that is what we seek but as long as this goes on, we will support ukrainians and make sure that they have what they need to defend themselves effectively. nato and nato allies are of course monitoring very closely what russia does, _ monitoring very closely what russia does, including their nuclear exercises _ does, including their nuclear exercises and we have also followed very closely the nuclear rhetoric that president putin the russian leader— that president putin the russian leader has expressed over the last months _ leader has expressed over the last months. this nuclear sabre rattling rhetoric— months. this nuclear sabre rattling rhetoric is — months. this nuclear sabre rattling rhetoric is dangerous and it is something that is only increasing tensions — something that is only increasing tensions. at the same time, we have not seen _ tensions. at the same time, we have not seen any— tensions. at the same time, we have not seen any changes in russia's nuclear— not seen any changes in russia's nuclear posture. we also remind

russia _ nuclear posture. we also remind russia of— nuclear posture. we also remind russia of the fact that actually come — russia of the fact that actually come as— russia of the fact that actually come as late as january, they agreed with the _ come as late as january, they agreed with the eu _ come as late as january, they agreed with the eu in a statement, where they stated clearly that the nuclear war cannot be won and should not be fought _ war cannot be won and should not be fought so _ war cannot be won and should not be fought. so russia knows that any use of nuclear— fought. so russia knows that any use of nuclear weapons would totally change _ of nuclear weapons would totally change the nature of the conflict and therefore, nuclear weapons should — and therefore, nuclear weapons should not be used.— and therefore, nuclear weapons should not be used. good morning. secretary of — should not be used. good morning. secretary of state, _ should not be used. good morning. secretary of state, two _ should not be used. good morning. secretary of state, two questions i secretary of state, two questions for you. _ secretary of state, two questions for you. first _ secretary of state, two questions for you. first on _ secretary of state, two questions for you, first on the _ secretary of state, two questions for you, first on the food - secretary of state, two questions for you, first on the food crisis i for you, first on the food crisis that— for you, first on the food crisis that is— for you, first on the food crisis that is growing _ for you, first on the food crisis that is growing deeper- for you, first on the food crisis| that is growing deeper because for you, first on the food crisis i that is growing deeper because of the war. — that is growing deeper because of the war. is— that is growing deeper because of the war, is there _ that is growing deeper because of the war, is there any— that is growing deeper because of the war, is there any way - that is growing deeper because of the war, is there any way to - that is growing deeper because of the war, is there any way to get i that is growing deeper because of. the war, is there any way to get the 20 million _ the war, is there any way to get the 20 million plus— the war, is there any way to get the 20 million plus tonnes _ the war, is there any way to get the 20 million plus tonnes of _ the war, is there any way to get the 20 million plus tonnes of grain i the war, is there any way to get the 20 million plus tonnes of grain that| 20 million plus tonnes of grain that are stuck— 20 million plus tonnes of grain that are stuck in— 20 million plus tonnes of grain that are stuck in 0desa _ 20 million plus tonnes of grain that are stuck in 0desa right _ 20 million plus tonnes of grain that are stuck in 0desa right now- 20 million plus tonnes of grain that are stuck in 0desa right now out. 20 million plus tonnes of grain that are stuck in 0desa right now out of| are stuck in 0desa right now out of the country— are stuck in 0desa right now out of the country without _ are stuck in 0desa right now out of the country without russia - are stuck in 0desa right now out of| the country without russia allowing those _ the country without russia allowing those ukrainian _ the country without russia allowing those ukrainian ships— the country without russia allowing those ukrainian ships to _ the country without russia allowing those ukrainian ships to move? i the country without russia allowingi those ukrainian ships to move? and what will— those ukrainian ships to move? and what will be — those ukrainian ships to move? and what will be the _ those ukrainian ships to move? and what will be the cost _ those ukrainian ships to move? and what will be the cost for _ those ukrainian ships to move? and what will be the cost for russia i those ukrainian ships to move? and what will be the cost for russia if. what will be the cost for russia if they don't— what will be the cost for russia if they don't allow— what will be the cost for russia if they don't allow those _ what will be the cost for russia if they don't allow those ships i what will be the cost for russia if they don't allow those ships to i they don't allow those ships to move? — they don't allow those ships to move? we _ they don't allow those ships to move? we know— they don't allow those ships to move? we know that - they don't allow those ships to move? we know that the i they don't allow those ships to i move? we know that the united

they don't allow those ships to - move? we know that the united states is working _ move? we know that the united states is working on _ move? we know that the united states is working on overland _ move? we know that the united states is working on overland solutions - is working on overland solutions here _ is working on overland solutions here but— is working on overland solutions here but what— is working on overland solutions here but what is _ is working on overland solutions here but what is the _ is working on overland solutions here but what is the cost - is working on overland solutions here but what is the cost for- is working on overland solutions i here but what is the cost for russia if they— here but what is the cost for russia if they don't — here but what is the cost for russia if they don't allow— here but what is the cost for russia if they don't allow the _ here but what is the cost for russia if they don't allow the sea - here but what is the cost for russia if they don't allow the sea routes i if they don't allow the sea routes to open? — if they don't allow the sea routes to open? and _ if they don't allow the sea routes to open? and the _ if they don't allow the sea routes to open? and the second - if they don't allow the sea routes. to open? and the second question if they don't allow the sea routes i to open? and the second question is about— to open? and the second question is about the _ to open? and the second question is about the timeline _ to open? and the second question is about the timeline here. _ to open? and the second question is about the timeline here. we - to open? and the second question is about the timeline here. we have i to open? and the second question isi about the timeline here. we have had biden— about the timeline here. we have had biden administration— about the timeline here. we have had biden administration officials - biden administration officials talking — biden administration officials talking about _ biden administration officials talking about this _ biden administration officials talking about this conflict i biden administration officials i talking about this conflict turning into a _ talking about this conflict turning into a drawn—out _ talking about this conflict turning into a drawn—out conflict, - talking about this conflict turning into a drawn—out conflict, whichi talking about this conflict turning l into a drawn—out conflict, which is likely— into a drawn—out conflict, which is likely to _ into a drawn—out conflict, which is likely to go — into a drawn—out conflict, which is likely to go on _ into a drawn—out conflict, which is likely to go on for _ into a drawn—out conflict, which is likely to go on for months - into a drawn—out conflict, which is likely to go on for months but i into a drawn—out conflict, which is| likely to go on for months but with russia _ likely to go on for months but with russia making _ likely to go on for months but with russia making these _ likely to go on for months but with russia making these gains - likely to go on for months but with russia making these gains in i likely to go on for months but with russia making these gains in the i russia making these gains in the east now. — russia making these gains in the east now. what— russia making these gains in the east now, what is— russia making these gains in the east now, what is the _ russia making these gains in the east now, what is the outlook? i russia making these gains in the. east now, what is the outlook? do you see _ east now, what is the outlook? do you see this— east now, what is the outlook? do you see this conflict _ east now, what is the outlook? do you see this conflict going - east now, what is the outlook? do you see this conflict going into i you see this conflict going into next _ you see this conflict going into next year— you see this conflict going into next year without _ you see this conflict going into next year without a _ you see this conflict going intol next year without a resolution? you see this conflict going into i next year without a resolution? and then secretary—general, _ next year without a resolution? and then secretary—general, you - then secretary—general, you mentioned _ then secretary—general, you mentioned that _ then secretary—general, you mentioned that you - then secretary—general, you mentioned that you are i then secretary—general, youl mentioned that you are going then secretary—general, you i mentioned that you are going to convene — mentioned that you are going to convene leaders _ mentioned that you are going to convene leaders of _ mentioned that you are going to convene leaders of finland, i mentioned that you are going to i convene leaders of finland, sweden and turkey— convene leaders of finland, sweden and turkey in— convene leaders of finland, sweden and turkey in the _ convene leaders of finland, sweden and turkey in the coming _ convene leaders of finland, sweden and turkey in the coming days - convene leaders of finland, sweden and turkey in the coming days so i i and turkey in the coming days so i am wondering _ and turkey in the coming days so i am wondering if— and turkey in the coming days so i am wondering if you _ and turkey in the coming days so i am wondering if you are _ and turkey in the coming days so i am wondering if you are expecting i am wondering if you are expecting sweden _ am wondering if you are expecting sweden and — am wondering if you are expecting sweden and finland _ am wondering if you are expecting sweden and finland to _ am wondering if you are expecting sweden and finland to come - am wondering if you are expecting sweden and finland to come to i am wondering if you are expecting i sweden and finland to come to the table _ sweden and finland to come to the table with— sweden and finland to come to the table with precise _ sweden and finland to come to the table with precise actions - sweden and finland to come to the table with precise actions they- sweden and finland to come to the table with precise actions they are i table with precise actions they are willing _ table with precise actions they are willing to — table with precise actions they are willing to take _ table with precise actions they are willing to take that _ table with precise actions they are willing to take that could - table with precise actions they are willing to take that could assuage | willing to take that could assuage turkey's — willing to take that could assuage turkey's concerns. _ willing to take that could assuage turkey's concerns. and _ willing to take that could assuage turkey's concerns. and i- willing to take that could assuage turkey's concerns. and i am i willing to take that could assuage turkey's concerns. and i am also| turkey's concerns. and i am also wondering — turkey's concerns. and i am also wondering if— turkey's concerns. and i am also wondering if you _ turkey's concerns. and i am also wondering if you are _ turkey's concerns. and i am also wondering if you are confident i turkey's concerns. and i am also l wondering if you are confident that turkey's _ wondering if you are confident that turkey's concerns _ wondering if you are confident that turkey's concerns about _ wondering if you are confident that turkey's concerns about their - turkey's concerns about their membership— turkey's concerns about their membership will— turkey's concerns about their membership will be - turkey's concerns about their. membership will be addressed turkey's concerns about their - membership will be addressed this

month_ membership will be addressed this month before _ membership will be addressed this month before the _ membership will be addressed this month before the g7 _ membership will be addressed this month before the g7 summit? - membership will be addressed this l month before the g7 summit? thank you. month before the g7 summit? thank ou. ., ~' month before the g7 summit? thank ou. ., ~ , ., month before the g7 summit? thank ou. a, ~ , ., y month before the g7 summit? thank ou. ., ~' , ., , . month before the g7 summit? thank ou. . , . . you. thank you very much and with reaard to you. thank you very much and with regard to the _ you. thank you very much and with regard to the food _ you. thank you very much and with regard to the food situation, - you. thank you very much and with regard to the food situation, a - regard to the food situation, a couple of things, first, we are dealing with what is a global food insecurity challenge and even crisis. pre—existing conditions, covid, climate, and now conflict, all of these together have helped create a perfect storm where food, particularly from some of the breadbasket of the world like ukraine and russia itself are not available because of russia's aggression and as a result as well, prices have gone up for the food thatis prices have gone up for the food that is available and we had a situation where a couple of years ago there were roughly 100 million people who were food insecure around the world, before the russian aggression, and over the last couple of years, that has gone up to 160 million and now an additional a0

million and now an additional a0 million people by expert accounts are likely to be food insecure as a direct result of the russian aggression because to your point, what is happening is this, there are roughly 20—25,000,000 tonnes of grain sitting in silos near ukrainian ports in 0desa that cannot even be moved to ships, in part because the ships at the 0desa port, about 85 of them, are already full of grain and they can't move because of grain and they can't move because of the russian effective blockade of the ports. the united nations has been working, and i applaud the secretary general�*s efforts to see if he can find a way forward on this, to allow the ships out, to end the blockade. that work continues. at the same time, we are looking at every other possible route to get wheat and grain and other things out of ukraine and on to world markets. all of that work is ongoing. in terms of what russia risks, well, i would start with what is left of its

reputation. it seeks relationships with countries around the world, including many countries that are now the victims of russian aggression because of growing food insecurity resulting from that aggression. we were in new york about ten years ago, we have the president of the security council for the month and i've focused our efforts on the food insecurity challenges that are being phased around the world. and many countries pointed out that a big part of this is the russian aggression and the fact that food cannot get out of ukraine to where it is needed. so i think there is a growing recognition from countries around the world that the challenges they are facing now, compounded by conflict, compounded by russia's aggression, are due to what russia is doing. i point out again that those who are concerned about the sanctions imposed on russia are somehow impeding the delivery of food, that is simply not true. the sanctions have exemption

forfood, and including services necessary to make sure that food moves, like banking services. we have had a senior official go around the world to make that very clear to other countries and to help them with any questions they may have. this is on russia. regardless of anything else, you would think the least that the russians would do would be to make sure that other countries are not suffering from their aggression despite the suffering they are imposing on the ukrainians. with regard to timelines, the secretary general said it well, we can't predict how this is going to play out, when this is going to play out. as best we can assess right now, we are still looking at many months of conflict. again, that could be over tomorrow, if russia chose to enter the aggression. we don't see any signs of that right now. —— to end the aggression. it is a moving picture, as the secretary general said, and by definition, that is what wars are, and i will repeat what i said as well, as long as this goes on, we want to make sure that ukraine has in hand what it needs to defend

itself and we want to make sure that russia is feeling strong pressure from as many countries as possible to enter the aggression. that is the best way we think to bring the aggression to a close as soon as possible, to end the war, to get to diplomacy and to stop the suffering. 0n finland and sweden, i and my staffare— 0n finland and sweden, i and my staffare in— 0n finland and sweden, i and my staff are in close contact of course with turkey, an important nato ally, and countries that have applied for nato membership, finland and sweden. we have _ nato membership, finland and sweden. we have met with them and we will convene _ we have met with them and we will convene a _ we have met with them and we will convene a meeting in a few days with senior— convene a meeting in a few days with senior officials and then follow—up, to share _ senior officials and then follow—up, to share that we make progress on the applications of finland and sweden — the applications of finland and sweden tojoin nato. my intention is to have _ sweden tojoin nato. my intention is to have this— sweden tojoin nato. my intention is to have this in place before the nato _ to have this in place before the nato summit but at the same time, i know— nato summit but at the same time, i know that _ nato summit but at the same time, i know that to— nato summit but at the same time, i know that to make progress, we need the 30 _ know that to make progress, we need the 30 allies to agree. finland and

sweden _ the 30 allies to agree. finland and sweden have made it clear that they are ready— sweden have made it clear that they are ready to sit down and to address the concerns— are ready to sit down and to address the concerns expressed by turkey and all nato _ the concerns expressed by turkey and all nato allies are of course ready to sit _ all nato allies are of course ready to sit down — all nato allies are of course ready to sit down and address those concerns, _ to sit down and address those concerns, including the threats posed — concerns, including the threats posed to — concerns, including the threats posed to turkey by the pkk. this is a terrorist — posed to turkey by the pkk. this is a terrorist threat which is something we are taking very seriously. we know that no other nato _ seriously. we know that no other nato ally— seriously. we know that no other nato ally has suffered more terrorist _ nato ally has suffered more terrorist attacks than turkey. and turkey _ terrorist attacks than turkey. and turkey is — terrorist attacks than turkey. and turkey is an — terrorist attacks than turkey. and turkey is an important ally, not least _ turkey is an important ally, not least because of its strategic geographic location, bordering iraq and syria. — geographic location, bordering iraq and syria, they have been important in our— and syria, they have been important in our fight — and syria, they have been important in ourfight against and syria, they have been important in our fight against isis and also, a black— in our fight against isis and also, a black sea — in our fight against isis and also, a black sea country, close to russia _ a black sea country, close to russia so _ a black sea country, close to russia. so all of this makes turkey an important ally and when they raise _ an important ally and when they raise concerns, of course, we sit

down _ raise concerns, of course, we sit down and — raise concerns, of course, we sit down and look into how we can find a united _ down and look into how we can find a united way— down and look into how we can find a united way forward. a down and look into how we can find a united way forward.— united way forward. a final question now. two i now. — two questions, specifically, secretary— two questions, specifically, secretary of _ two questions, specifically, secretary of state, - two questions, specifically, secretary of state, what - two questions, specifically, secretary of state, what is i two questions, specifically, i secretary of state, what is the two questions, specifically, - secretary of state, what is the us wilting _ secretary of state, what is the us wilting to — secretary of state, what is the us wilting to do — secretary of state, what is the us wilting to do to _ secretary of state, what is the us willing to do to facilitate - willing to do to facilitate negotiations _ willing to do to facilitate negotiations between i willing to do to facilitate - negotiations between turkey, willing to do to facilitate _ negotiations between turkey, sweden and finland? — negotiations between turkey, sweden and finland? ~ ., and finland? where their two questions? — and finland? where their two questions? i— and finland? where their two questions? i can _ and finland? where their two questions? i can only - and finland? where their two questions? i can only ask- and finland? where their twoi questions? i can only ask one and finland? where their two i questions? i can only ask one at and finland? where their two - questions? i can only ask one at a time. 0k. — questions? i can only ask one at a time. 0k, thank _ questions? i can only ask one at a time. 0k, thank you, _ questions? i can only ask one at a time. 0k, thank you, you - questions? i can only ask one at a time. 0k, thank you, you have . questions? i can only ask one at a i time. 0k, thank you, you have heard from the secretary-general, - time. 0k, thank you, you have heard from the secretary-general, finlandl from the secretary—general, finland and sweden are working directly with turkey, nato is supporting this effort, the secretary—general will bring the parties together. we very much support those efforts. there is a strong consensus within nato, broadly for the rapid accession of sweden and finland to the alliance. i remain very confident that that will happen, that we are going to move forward. as i have said before, this is a process, and in that process, if allies have concerns, they can raise them and then we deal

with them. nato is dealing with them but in particular, concerns that turkey has raised directly with finland and sweden are being addressed by those countries with the assistance of nato and we want to make sure that all allies have their security concerns taken into account and that of course includes turkey but i am confident this process will move forward. bare turkey but i am confident this process will move forward. are you as willin: process will move forward. are you as willing to _ process will move forward. are you as willing to export _ process will move forward. are you as willing to export other _ process will move forward. are you as willing to export other than - process will move forward. are you | as willing to export other than stew turkey— as willing to export other than stew turkey to _ as willing to export other than stew turkey to ease _ as willing to export other than stew turkey to ease the _ as willing to export other than stew turkey to ease the situation? - as willing to export other than stew| turkey to ease the situation? these are separate — turkey to ease the situation? these are separate questions, _ turkey to ease the situation? these are separate questions, we - turkey to ease the situation? these are separate questions, we have . turkey to ease the situation? these are separate questions, we have a i are separate questions, we have a long—standing and ongoing defence relationship with turkey as a nato ally and as we have in the past, as we are doing now, as we will in future, we will continue to work through cases as they arise. with regard to systems that turkey seeks to acquire. regard to systems that turkey seeks to ac~uire. ,, . . , , ., regard to systems that turkey seeks to ac~uire. ,, . . , , . ., to acquire. secretary-general, how confident are _ to acquire. secretary-general, how confident are you _ to acquire. secretary-general, how confident are you that _ to acquire. secretary-general, how confident are you that turkey - to acquire. secretary-general, how confident are you that turkey will i confident are you that turkey will approve — confident are you that turkey will approve sweden— confident are you that turkey will approve sweden and _ confident are you that turkey will approve sweden and finland? - confident are you that turkey will approve sweden and finland? 1. confident are you that turkey will. approve sweden and finland? lam“ approve sweden and finland? i am confident that _ approve sweden and finland? i am confident that we _ approve sweden and finland? i am confident that we will _ approve sweden and finland? confident that we will find a way forward. �* .

confident that we will find a way forward. . . .., , .. , forward. and i am confident because all allies agree _ forward. and i am confident because all allies agree that _ forward. and i am confident because all allies agree that nato _ all allies agree that nato enlargement has been a great success, — enlargement has been a great success, helping to spread democracy, freedom across europe for decades— democracy, freedom across europe for decades and _ democracy, freedom across europe for decades and therefore, we need to sit down, _ decades and therefore, we need to sit down, as— decades and therefore, we need to sit down, as we always do when there are different — sit down, as we always do when there are different views in nato, and find a _ are different views in nato, and find a way— are different views in nato, and find a way to go forward together. so this— find a way to go forward together. so this is— find a way to go forward together. so this is not the first time in nato — so this is not the first time in nato that— so this is not the first time in nato that some allies have expressed concerns, _ nato that some allies have expressed concerns, that there are some differences or disagreements but we have a _ differences or disagreements but we have a long track record in nato of being _ have a long track record in nato of being able — have a long track record in nato of being able to overcome those differences and agreeing on how to move _ differences and agreeing on how to move forward. michael gray that conciudes — move forward. michael gray that concludes the press conference. thank— concludes the press conference. thank you. _ concludes the press conference. thank you, everyone. we concludes the press conference. thank you, everyone.— concludes the press conference. thank you, everyone. we have been watchin: a thank you, everyone. we have been watching ajoint— thank you, everyone. we have been watching a joint news _ thank you, everyone. we have been watching a joint news conference - thank you, everyone. we have been watching a joint news conference at| watching a joint news conference at the state department in washington where the us secretary of state anthony blinken has been hosting nato secretary generaljens stoltenberg. obviously, the subject

of the war in ukraine dominating their discussions. a couple of new lines that i thought it was worth picking out and worth repeating, you will remember that the united states has confirmed it is sending an advanced multiple launch rocket system to ukraine, to bolster the country's defences against russia in the east. it was interesting, wasn't it, that anthony blinken said that the ukrainians had given the united states assurances that they will not use those weapons systems against targets in russian territory, and the reason of course why that is significant is because that is about minimising the risks of escalating the war. he also seemed to hint perhaps that there would be more arms if required, didn't he? "as long as the war goes on, we will support the ukrainians and make sure they have what they need to defend themselves effectively". but a note of caution from him as well, anthony

blinken saying the united states is still looking at many months of conflict regarding ukraine. let's stay with the war in ukraine and uk 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, with estimates ranging from a decline in gdp of between 8—15%. let's discuss the possible impact of the sanctions on russia with sanctions expert, edoardo saravalle. thank you for waiting so patiently, i know you were watching the news conference as well as we were. before we go on to the impact of the sanctions and what these british officials are saying, i wonder if we could take a step back and if you

could take a step back and if you could remind us what western sanctions are in place at the moment and what they are designed to achieve. ., , ., and what they are designed to achieve. ,, , ., , and what they are designed to achieve. ,, ,., , ., . achieve. sure, so first of all, thank you — achieve. sure, so first of all, thank you very _ achieve. sure, so first of all, thank you very much - achieve. sure, so first of all, thank you very much for - achieve. sure, so first of all, i thank you very much for having achieve. sure, so first of all, - thank you very much for having me. the western governments have put a variety of sanctions on and they have happened in a staggered way so different countries, primarily the uk, the eu and the us, has put them in at different times but i would say the primary ones are financial sanctions of which the most important ones where the sanctions on the russian central bank, removing it from swift, and individual targets against major russian banks. and the other big one which i think it's very important when we think about the uk report and the impact of sanctions are so—called export control so basically, limitations on russia's ability to obtain certain parts are key components, like tractor parts is one example, or semiconductors is another one. and then i would say the third biggest thing is energy restrictions and that is what has beenin restrictions and that is what has been in the news most recently in

the currently being negotiated and finalised eu plan, which would be restrictions on imports of russian oil. . ~' , ., restrictions on imports of russian oil. . ~' i., ., restrictions on imports of russian oil. . ,, ., , . . oil. thank you for explaining that. do ou oil. thank you for explaining that. do you share _ oil. thank you for explaining that. do you share the _ oil. thank you for explaining that. do you share the assessment - oil. thank you for explaining that. do you share the assessment of. oil. thank you for explaining that. - do you share the assessment of these british officials of the impact of western sanctions, that they are having an impact on the russian economy and on its defence industry in particular? what are your thoughts? i in particular? what are your thoughts?— in particular? what are your thou~hts? ,, . . ,, ,, , thoughts? i think that assessment is ve sober thoughts? i think that assessment is very sober minded, _ thoughts? i think that assessment is very sober minded, and _ thoughts? i think that assessment is very sober minded, and i _ thoughts? i think that assessment is very sober minded, and i would - thoughts? i think that assessment is very sober minded, and i would sayl very sober minded, and i would say overall correct, we are asking sanctions to do two things, the first is to slow down the russian war machine which is what the report emphasises, so russia under sanctions will struggle to get more parts to replace the weapons it loses and the trucks it loses under sanctions are physically down russia's advance to paint a point is sanctions will cause generalised damage on the russian economy, and they mentioned that gdp has declined which is a way to impose pain, to

convince russia it is not worth it, to carry on the invasion and to come to carry on the invasion and to come to the negotiating table and find a peaceful resolution. 50 to the negotiating table and find a peaceful resolution.— to the negotiating table and find a peaceful resolution. so from what i understand — peaceful resolution. so from what i understand you _ peaceful resolution. so from what i understand you are _ peaceful resolution. so from what i understand you are saying, - peaceful resolution. so from what i understand you are saying, you - peaceful resolution. so from what i understand you are saying, you are saying that sanctions are doing a job in the sense of slowing down the country's war machine. are they doing any kind ofjob or having any kind of impact on perhaps bringing russia to the negotiating table to end the war? i russia to the negotiating table to end the war?— end the war? i think that is something _ end the war? i think that is something that _ end the war? i think that is something that will - end the war? i think that is something that will take i end the war? i think that is i something that will take more end the war? i think that is - something that will take more time. it definitely has. the first step is imposing pain, things like gdp decline and shortages, and domestic pain definitely help bring it but russia is not a democratic society so putin is not necessarily as responsive to his population as other elected leaders would be in the us or uk so it always takes time and sanctions alone can't do that. we have to rely on military facts on the ground so the harder it becomes for russia to advance, the more they might look for an exit strategy, and

successful diplomacy, being able to establish a relationship of trust so that ukraine, the west and russia can get to the table and find a resolution will also be important so it is not all about sanctions. what it is not all about sanctions. what is the impact _ it is not all about sanctions. what is the impact of _ it is not all about sanctions. what is the impact of sanctions - it is not all about sanctions. what is the impact of sanctions on - is the impact of sanctions on ordinary russians? we were talking to our russia editor a bit earlier today and he was saying, you know, there is food in the shops and public transport is working. what kind of impact is it having? i public transport is working. what kind of impact is it having? i think that is true. _ kind of impact is it having? i think that is true, on _ kind of impact is it having? i think that is true, on a _ kind of impact is it having? i think that is true, on a daily _ kind of impact is it having? i think that is true, on a daily basis, - kind of impact is it having? i think that is true, on a daily basis, lifel that is true, on a daily basis, life for the average russian has not been massively upended. i mean, in the immediate short—term, there was extreme uncertainty with people lining up at banks and i don't think we can discount the memory of that effect although it seems to have eased and inflation seems to be starting to stabilise in russia and the most recent kind of outlook showed greater optimism but i think things will start to take effect. for now, the russian government has tried to cushion the blow of sanctions and it is unclear whether

it will be successful in doing that over the long term so i think any economy that starts to experience a 10% of gdp decline, its effect will be felt by the population and it is impossible to hide.— be felt by the population and it is impossible to hide. thank you for 'oinin: impossible to hide. thank you for joining us- _ the head of media regulator 0fcom says tech firms must do more to protect women online, after its report revealed they were more likely to be victims of online abuse. only a2% of the women in its survey said they felt comfortable about speaking freely online. 0fcom is set to become the regulator of social—media platforms as part of the government's online harms bill. our technology editor zoe kleinman reports. # take me back to summer time...# 2a—year—old scots folk singer iona fyfe uses social media to promote her music. but she gets a lot of online abuse. she says the comments can be

relentless, distressing and scary. 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 0fcom 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 of 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 0fcom 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 frontline user who's actually on their service. once the online harms bill gets through parliament, 0fcom 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 10—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 0fcom and plenty of the internet users it's spoken to want more to be done. zoe kleinman, bbc news.

joining me is gabriela de oliveira who is the head of policy, research and campaigns at online safety charity glitch. thank you forjoining us. why do you think women are more likely to find online content offensive? so think women are more likely to find online content offensive?— online content offensive? so for most people _ online content offensive? so for most people in _ online content offensive? so for most people in the _ online content offensive? so for most people in the uk, - online content offensive? so for most people in the uk, being i online content offensive? so for i most people in the uk, being online is a major part of daily life. people of all ages and backgrounds use the internet to socialise, work and access employment and learn and explore. but increasingly, women are being pushed out of these spaces and silenced because of online abuse. and we are seeing that both across the online and the off—line spaces, so we work a lot with women in public life like journalists and politicians, who are experiencing levels of abuse that are stopping them from participating in online spaces and wanting them —— and

leading to them stopping the work they are doing in off—line spaces, too. and what we have seen is that the impacts of this online abuse are particularly pronounced for women from minority ethnic backgrounds. tell me a little bit more about that. tell me a little bit more about that, ., tell me a little bit more about that. . . , that. so what we have seen in the 0fcom research _ that. so what we have seen in the 0fcom research is _ that. so what we have seen in the 0fcom research is that _ that. so what we have seen in the 0fcom research is that women i that. so what we have seen in the| 0fcom research is that women are more impacted by online content that is discovered a tree —— discriminatory, hateful or violet and other forms of online abuse like stalking, harassment and bullying but for minority ethnic women, particularly black women, that is much more impactful, and the impacts can be more profound and that is because black women in particular experienced specific forms of abuse that are related to racism and misogyny that they experience both online and off—line and therefore, the impacts are compounding. lhla online and off-line and therefore, the impacts are compounding. no one is defendin: the impacts are compounding. no one is defending any _ the impacts are compounding. no one is defending any kind _ the impacts are compounding. no one is defending any kind of _ the impacts are compounding. no one is defending any kind of online - is defending any kind of online abuse, but we spoke to a journalist earlier, ella whelan, who has

written a book, what women want, fun, freedom and an end to feminism. she suggested women needed to toughen up a little bit and she said there is a block button and that is one way of dealing with the abuse and another way is to call it out and another way is to call it out and push back. should more women be treating some of the comments and abuse that they receive like that? so ofcom's report does find that the majority of users are taking some form of action against the abuse that they are experiencing, so that might be reporting a user, blocking content, sometimes taking themselves off—line, however, because women are more likely to experience this form of abuse, it is really worrying to see a trend of women taking themselves off—line or preventing themselves off—line or preventing themselves from participating online and sharing their opinions through fear of abuse. so actually, tech companies can do a lot more, and

they have the resources and technologies to reduce the level of harm online. the victims commissioner also released a report this morning that shows that victims of cyber stalking, for example, a0% of cyber stalking, for example, a0% of them have experienced cyberstalking over longer than two years, so we're not talking about, you know, insignificant forms of harm. we are talking about harm that has a real impact on people's lives, their ability to participate in public discussion, to connect with friends and to work.— public discussion, to connect with friends and to work. what would you like tech companies _ friends and to work. what would you like tech companies doing _ friends and to work. what would you like tech companies doing and - friends and to work. what would you like tech companies doing and when| like tech companies doing and when online safety bill comes in, 0fcom will have the power to fine these companies. how do you think that winning difference? irate companies. how do you think that winning difference?— companies. how do you think that winning difference? we have been workin: winning difference? we have been working with _ winning difference? we have been working with the _ winning difference? we have been working with the government - winning difference? we have been working with the government and | winning difference? we have been i working with the government and tech companies for years to try and increase safety for women in

particular online and specifically for women from minority ethnic backgrounds. what we found is the online safety bill has currently missed a huge opportunity and need because women and girls are not mentioned once in the bill and so we are asking government and tech companies to prioritise women and girls and protect them due to the disproportionate level of abuse that they are experiencing. so it's important to remember that women and girls and particularly those from ethnic minority backgrounds are likely to be impacted by this form of abuse because they experience it more and it links to off—line forms of abuse indiscriminate and that they already experience.- of abuse indiscriminate and that they already experience. thank you ve much they already experience. thank you very much and _ they already experience. thank you very much and very _ they already experience. thank you very much and very good _ they already experience. thank you very much and very good to have i they already experience. thank you i very much and very good to have you with us. this this hello. this is bbc news. i'm rebecca jones 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. germanyjoins the us in sending new weapons systems and munitions to ukraine to fight russian forces in key targets. the us secretary of state warns of the us secretary of state warns of the conflict could last for many more months if russia continues its aggression. this 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. west ham star kurt zouma is sentenced to 180 hours of community service for kicking his cat. tech firms are urged to do more to make it saferfor women and girls to be online. ukraine will play its first competitive football match since russia's invasion later — in the world cup play—off semi final against scotland. and. . .a historic handshake. ahead of the queen's platinum

jubilee, we take a look back at her majesty's role in northern ireland after the troubles. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's isaac. good afternoon. it's going to be an emotional evening in hampden park. scotland take on ukraine with both sides hoping to keep alive their world cup qualification hopes. this will be ukraine's first competitive match since russia invaded their country in february. domestic football has been abandoned in the country since the war began, with home—based players which make up half the squad training in slovenia. manchester city defender oleksandyr zinchenko is one of the teams star players and he had tears in his eyes at a press conference. 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 tomorrow, but i am pretty sure that all ukraine will watch this. bond tomorrow, but i am pretty sure that all ukraine will watch this.— all ukraine will watch this. and we will feel this _ all ukraine will watch this. and we will feel this 10096. _ all ukraine will watch this. and we will feel this 100%. and _ all ukraine will watch this. and we will feel this 100%. and like - all ukraine will watch this. and we will feel this 10096. and like 1 - will feel this 100%. and like i said many times, to be fair, we can speak a lot but we need to do it on the page. that is what we are going to do. for scotland, boss steve clark says his players are aware of the complexities of the match. but they'll be solely focused on the game once the whistle blows. his team are aiming to reach their first men's world cup in 2a years. kieran tierney and ryanjack both are unavailable for selection against ukraine. the winners of that game will play wales on sunday for a place in the world cup in qatar. they are playing against poland in the nations league tonight where gareth bale is expected to be on the bench. today, bale confirmed his departure from real madrid. where he won a joint record five champions league titles

in his nine years at the club. both paul pogba and jesse lingard will leave manchester united when their contracts expires this month on a free transfers. pogba joined united aged 16 before leaving to joinjuventus. when he returned in 2016 for £89 million, he was the most expensive signing of all time. he made over 200 appearances for united winning the europa league and league cup during his second spell. but throughout his time he was hampered by injuries and inconsistent form. people regard him as one of the best players in the world, but it has been in flashes with no consistent periods. he scored in the last trophy for the last final that manchester united won in 2017, but it's a measure of what united and pogba have done since then that have done nothing,

or won nothing since then. pogba has not really shone and he leaves with the club in a desperate state and with his career at manchester united completely unfulfilled. durham seamer matthew potts will make his debut for england tomorrow when they face new zealand in the first test of a three match series. he'll play alongside his county team mate ben stokes — who captains the side for the first time. james anderson and stuart broad are back for the match at lords having been dropped for the series in west indies earlier this year. this it will be the first time brendan mccullum takes charge as head coach world number one iga swiatek is through to the french open semifinal after beating jessica pegula. it took swiatek an hour and a half to break down the american who had her chances but didn't take them. swiatek who is now on a 33—match unbeaten run. tomorrow swiatek will take on russian daria kasatkina who

earlier beat veronika kudermetova to progress to her first grand slam semifinal. 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. a2 players are confirmed including england's lee westwood and ian poulter 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 abreak from the game in february. that's all the sport for now. thanks and good to see you. now, to the world cup play—off, postponed in april because of the war in ukraine, but happening tonight in glasgow. ukraine will take on scotland, with the winners of the match playing wales on sunday, to see who goes to qatar in november. our correspondent lorna gordon

is in glasgow city centre. it looks like you're at the station. and over to you.— and over to you. this will be the inch and over to you. this will be the pinch point _ and over to you. this will be the pinch point for — and over to you. this will be the pinch point for all _ and over to you. this will be the pinch point for all those - and over to you. this will be the pinch point for all those fans i pinch point for all those fans heading to the national stadium of handing over the next hour or so ahead of that all—important work up game, the winners of course will then face wales on sunday and the winner of that game will make it to the world cup finals in qatar and the world cup finals in qatar and the stakes could not be higher. and of course, a powerful and poignant game for other reasons as well. with me are two fans from the opposing sides. yuri is from ukraine and the otherfrom sides. yuri is from ukraine and the other from scotland. sides. yuri is from ukraine and the otherfrom scotland. you have been living in this country for a while now but talk to me how long you have beenin now but talk to me how long you have been in the uk and where you are from back in ukraine? i am from back in ukraine? i am originally — from back in ukraine? i am originally from _ from back in ukraine? i am originally from the - from back in ukraine? i am originally from the north—eastern part of— originally from the north—eastern part of ukraine and i have a living inthe— part of ukraine and i have a living inthe uk— part of ukraine and i have a living in the uk for about ten years. a in the uk for about ten years. difficult time for your country, how important is this match? it is important, i think the team understands it, people will support them _ understands it, people will support them and. — understands it, people will support them and, they are doing it for the

entire _ them and, they are doing it for the entire country, they want to send a message _ entire country, they want to send a message back home, a message of support, _ message back home, a message of support, so— message back home, a message of support, so yes, it's going to be important — support, so yes, it's going to be important. do support, so yes, it's going to be important-— important. do you feel more emotionally _ important. do you feel more emotionally than _ important. do you feel more emotionally than normal? i important. do you feel more i emotionally than normal? yes, it important. do you feel more - emotionally than normal? yes, it is more emotional. _ emotionally than normal? yes, it is more emotional. it's _ emotionally than normal? yes, it is more emotional. it's going - emotionally than normal? yes, it is more emotional. it's going to - emotionally than normal? yes, it is more emotional. it's going to be i more emotional. it's going to be good _ more emotional. it's going to be good game. more emotional. it's going to be good game-— good game. ian, in a kilt and --erhas good game. ian, in a kilt and perhaps a — good game. ian, in a kilt and perhaps a member _ good game. ian, in a kilt and perhaps a member of - good game. ian, in a kilt and perhaps a member of the i good game. ian, in a kilt and i perhaps a member of the tartan good game. ian, in a kilt and - perhaps a member of the tartan army. scotland is well known for his good—natured fans. usually we get the massive, there world supporting us, but perhaps denied the balance will be a little bit different? it will be a little bit different? it will be a little bit different? it will be a little bit different? it will be very different indeed. i think— will be very different indeed. i think they— will be very different indeed. i think they have _ will be very different indeed. i think they have the _ will be very different indeed. i think they have the majority. will be very different indeed. i| think they have the majority of will be very different indeed. i- think they have the majority of the civilised _ think they have the majority of the civilised world _ think they have the majority of the civilised world supporting - think they have the majority of the civilised world supporting ukraine, but for— civilised world supporting ukraine, but for us, — civilised world supporting ukraine, but for us, it's— civilised world supporting ukraine, but for us, it's 90 _ civilised world supporting ukraine, but for us, it's 90 minutes - civilised world supporting ukraine, but for us, it's 90 minutes on i civilised world supporting ukraine, but for us, it's 90 minutes on the i but for us, it's 90 minutes on the pitch— but for us, it's 90 minutes on the pitch and — but for us, it's 90 minutes on the pitch and we _ but for us, it's 90 minutes on the pitch and we just _ but for us, it's 90 minutes on the pitch and we just want _ but for us, it's 90 minutes on the pitch and we just want to - but for us, it's 90 minutes on the pitch and we just want to do - but for us, it's 90 minutes on the pitch and we just want to do whatj but for us, it's 90 minutes on the i pitch and we just want to do what we have to _ pitch and we just want to do what we have to do. — pitch and we just want to do what we have to do. get — pitch and we just want to do what we have to do, get down _ pitch and we just want to do what we have to do, get down to _ pitch and we just want to do what we have to do, get down to cardiff- pitch and we just want to do what we have to do, get down to cardiff on i have to do, get down to cardiff on sunday. _ have to do, get down to cardiff on sunday. sorry, _ have to do, get down to cardiff on sunday, sorry, yuri, _ have to do, get down to cardiff on sunday, sorry, yuri, get- have to do, get down to cardiff on sunday, sorry, yuri, get down - have to do, get down to cardiff on sunday, sorry, yuri, get down to. sunday, sorry, yuri, get down to cardiff_ sunday, sorry, yuri, get down to cardiff on — sunday, sorry, yuri, get down to cardiff on sunday— sunday, sorry, yuri, get down to cardiff on sunday and _ sunday, sorry, yuri, get down to cardiff on sunday and enjoy - sunday, sorry, yuri, get down to cardiff on sunday and enjoy 90 l sunday, sorry, yuri, get down to. cardiff on sunday and enjoy 90 men stand _ cardiff on sunday and enjoy 90 men stand there — cardiff on sunday and enjoy 90 men stand there and _ cardiff on sunday and enjoy 90 men stand there and then— cardiff on sunday and enjoy 90 men stand there and then out to - cardiff on sunday and enjoy 90 men stand there and then out to qatar. cardiff on sunday and enjoy 90 menj stand there and then out to qatar at the end _ stand there and then out to qatar at the end of— stand there and then out to qatar at the end of the — stand there and then out to qatar at the end of the day. _ stand there and then out to qatar at the end of the day. but, at - stand there and then out to qatar at the end of the day. but, at the - stand there and then out to qatar at the end of the day. but, at the endi the end of the day. but, at the end of the _ the end of the day. but, at the end of the day, — the end of the day. but, at the end of the day, this— the end of the day. but, at the end of the day, this is— the end of the day. but, at the end of the day, this is football, - the end of the day. but, at the end of the day, this is football, i- of the day, this is football, i can't — of the day, this is football, i can't begin— of the day, this is football, i can't begin to _ of the day, this is football, i can't begin to understand i of the day, this is football, i.

can't begin to understand what of the day, this is football, i- can't begin to understand what yuri and his— can't begin to understand what yuri and his family— can't begin to understand what yuri and his family are _ can't begin to understand what yuri and his family are going _ can't begin to understand what yuri and his family are going through i can't begin to understand what yurii and his family are going through and i 'ust and his family are going through and iiust want— and his family are going through and i just want fork— and his family are going through and i just want fork to _ and his family are going through and i just want fork to understand - and his family are going through and i just want fork to understand that l ijust want fork to understand that this is— ijust want fork to understand that this is a _ ijust want fork to understand that this is a game _ ijust want fork to understand that this is a game of— ijust want fork to understand that this is a game of football, - ijust want fork to understand that this is a game of football, these . this is a game of football, these guys _ this is a game of football, these guys are — this is a game of football, these guys are making _ this is a game of football, these guys are making an— this is a game of football, these guys are making an immense i this is a game of football, these . guys are making an immense effort to .et guys are making an immense effort to get here _ guys are making an immense effort to get here and _ guys are making an immense effort to get here and i— guys are making an immense effort to get here and iiust _ guys are making an immense effort to get here and ijust want _ guys are making an immense effort to get here and ijust want them - guys are making an immense effort to get here and ijust want them to- guys are making an immense effort to get here and ijust want them to be i get here and ijust want them to be safe, _ get here and ijust want them to be safe, enjoy— get here and ijust want them to be safe, enjoy the _ get here and ijust want them to be safe, enjoy the game _ get here and ijust want them to be safe, enjoy the game and - get here and ijust want them to be safe, enjoy the game and have - get here and ijust want them to be safe, enjoy the game and have a i safe, enjoy the game and have a good bit of fun_ safe, enjoy the game and have a good bit of fun tonight. _ safe, enjoy the game and have a good bit of fun tonight. [5 _ safe, enjoy the game and have a good bit of fun tonight. [5 it— safe, enjoy the game and have a good bit of fun tonight.— bit of fun tonight. is it hard to se arate bit of fun tonight. is it hard to separate the _ bit of fun tonight. is it hard to separate the issues _ bit of fun tonight. is it hard to separate the issues of - bit of fun tonight. is it hard to | separate the issues of support bit of fun tonight. is it hard to - separate the issues of support from the sport was mac wholeheartedly. i the sport was mac wholeheartedly. i mean, my heart is in ukraine, my foothati— mean, my heart is in ukraine, my football feeder— mean, my heart is in ukraine, my football feeder in— mean, my heart is in ukraine, my football feeder in scotland. - mean, my heart is in ukraine, my football feeder in scotland. i - mean, my heart is in ukraine, my| football feeder in scotland. i want peace _ football feeder in scotland. i want peace for— football feeder in scotland. i want peace for ukraine, _ football feeder in scotland. i want peace for ukraine, i— football feeder in scotland. i want peace for ukraine, i want - football feeder in scotland. i want peace for ukraine, i want them i football feeder in scotland. i want peace for ukraine, i want them to| football feeder in scotland. i want i peace for ukraine, i want them to be safe and _ peace for ukraine, i want them to be safe and there — peace for ukraine, i want them to be safe and there is _ peace for ukraine, i want them to be safe and there is nothing _ peace for ukraine, i want them to be safe and there is nothing more - peace for ukraine, i want them to be safe and there is nothing more thani safe and there is nothing more than i safe and there is nothing more than i want _ safe and there is nothing more than iwaht for— safe and there is nothing more than i want for the — safe and there is nothing more than i want for the people _ safe and there is nothing more than i want for the people to _ safe and there is nothing more than i want for the people to be - safe and there is nothing more than i want for the people to be safe - safe and there is nothing more than i want for the people to be safe in. i want for the people to be safe in ukraine _ i want for the people to be safe in ukraine but— i want for the people to be safe in ukraine but from _ i want for the people to be safe in ukraine but from a _ i want for the people to be safe in ukraine but from a football side . i want for the people to be safe in| ukraine but from a football side of things. _ ukraine but from a football side of things. i— ukraine but from a football side of things. i am — ukraine but from a football side of things, iam really— ukraine but from a football side of things, i am really sorry, - ukraine but from a football side of things, i am really sorry, yuri, - ukraine but from a football side of things, iam really sorry, yuri, i. things, iam really sorry, yuri, i want _ things, iam really sorry, yuri, i want scotland _ things, iam really sorry, yuri, i want scotland to _ things, iam really sorry, yuri, i want scotland to win _ things, iam really sorry, yuri, i want scotland to win 3—0 - things, iam really sorry, yuri, i want scotland to win 3—0 at - things, iam really sorry, yuri, i want scotland to win 3—0 at 90| want scotland to win 3—0 at 90 mihutes— want scotland to win 3—0 at 90 minutes and _ want scotland to win 3—0 at 90 minutes and i— want scotland to win 3—0 at 90 minutes and i wouldn't - want scotland to win 3—0 at 90 minutes and i wouldn't go - want scotland to win 3—0 at 90 minutes and i wouldn't go to l want scotland to win 3—0 at 90 - minutes and i wouldn't go to wales on sunday — minutes and i wouldn't go to wales on sunda . ~ . ,. ~' minutes and i wouldn't go to wales on sunday-— on sunday. what you think of the issue of sport _ on sunday. what you think of the issue of sport versus _ on sunday. what you think of the issue of sport versus support? i on sunday. what you think of the | issue of sport versus support? we don't want concessions, we want the strongest _ don't want concessions, we want the strongest team to win and i'm sure our boys _ strongest team to win and i'm sure our boys will fight but, yes, sport is sport— our boys will fight but, yes, sport is sport unsupported support and on behaif— is sport unsupported support and on behalf of— is sport unsupported support and on behalf of all ukrainians i am a grateful— behalf of all ukrainians i am a grateful for the support and the

scottish— grateful for the support and the scottish people are british people in general. we scottish people are british people in ueneral. ~ ., ., ., ., in general. we feel a lot of that here. in general. we feel a lot of that here- we'll— in general. we feel a lot of that here. we'll be _ in general. we feel a lot of that here. we'll be a _ in general. we feel a lot of that here. we'll be a lot _ in general. we feel a lot of that here. we'll be a lot of - in general. we feel a lot of that here. we'll be a lot of interest. in general. we feel a lot of that l here. we'll be a lot of interest in this game back?— here. we'll be a lot of interest in this game back? yes, i had a call at my grandparents — this game back? yes, i had a call at my grandparents and _ this game back? yes, i had a call at my grandparents and they - this game back? yes, i had a call at my grandparents and they will- this game back? yes, i had a call at my grandparents and they will be i my grandparents and they will be watching — my grandparents and they will be watching. they don't usually watch football _ watching. they don't usually watch football but they will be watching tonight — football but they will be watching toni . ht. �* football but they will be watching toniaht. �* , .,. football but they will be watching toniaht. �* , ,., football but they will be watching toniaht. , , tonight. and the place you because home, i understand _ tonight. and the place you because home, i understand as _ tonight. and the place you because home, i understand as an - tonight. and the place you because home, i understand as an just - home, i understand as anjust ukraine. has a benefactor? it home, i understand as an just ukraine. has a benefactor? it has been bombarded _ ukraine. has a benefactor? it has been bombarded and _ ukraine. has a benefactor? it has been bombarded and shelled - ukraine. has a benefactor? it has been bombarded and shelled but russian — been bombarded and shelled but russian troops withdrew a month ago but it is— russian troops withdrew a month ago but it is still— russian troops withdrew a month ago but it is still dangerous but it is not like — but it is still dangerous but it is not like in _ but it is still dangerous but it is not like in the immediate danger. how is _ not like in the immediate danger. how is your— not like in the immediate danger. how is your team preparing? have they been emotional or are they managing to shutoff? thea;t they been emotional or are they managing to shut off? they have been emotional and — managing to shut off? they have been emotional and they _ managing to shut off? they have been emotional and they feel _ managing to shut off? they have been emotional and they feel the _ managing to shut off? they have been emotional and they feel the pressure i emotional and they feel the pressure and actually, alexander of manchester city, he cried at a press conference — manchester city, he cried at a press conference yesterday because he was talking _ conference yesterday because he was talking about kids and how they don't _ talking about kids and how they don't understand what's happening but, don't understand what's happening but. yes, _ don't understand what's happening but. yes, it — don't understand what's happening but, yes, it is very emotional. that's— but, yes, it is very emotional. that's extraordinary to hear, just a

level of emotions of the page. i level of emotions of the page. i have a beautiful 35 daughter somewhere _ have a beautiful 35 daughter somewhere out _ have a beautiful 35 daughter somewhere out there - have a beautiful 35 daughter somewhere out there and ii have a beautiful 35 daughter. somewhere out there and i find have a beautiful 35 daughter- somewhere out there and i find it very difficult _ somewhere out there and i find it very difficult as _ somewhere out there and i find it very difficult as a _ somewhere out there and i find it very difficult as a father- somewhere out there and i find it very difficult as a father to - very difficult as a father to understand _ very difficult as a father to understand what - very difficult as a father to understand what people i very difficult as a father to i understand what people are very difficult as a father to - understand what people are going through— understand what people are going through and — understand what people are going through and i— understand what people are going through and ijust _ understand what people are going through and ijust want _ understand what people are going through and ijust want folk - understand what people are going through and i just want folk to i through and i just want folk to enjoy— through and i just want folk to enjoy themselves _ through and i just want folk to enjoy themselves tonight, - through and i just want folk to. enjoy themselves tonight, have through and i just want folk to i enjoy themselves tonight, have a good _ enjoy themselves tonight, have a good time — enjoy themselves tonight, have a good time and _ enjoy themselves tonight, have a good time and risk— enjoy themselves tonight, have a good time and risk irrespective . enjoy themselves tonight, have a j good time and risk irrespective of the resutt— good time and risk irrespective of the result is— good time and risk irrespective of the result is have _ good time and risk irrespective of the result is have a _ good time and risk irrespective of the result is have a good - good time and risk irrespective of the result is have a good time. i good time and risk irrespective of. the result is have a good time. the bottom _ the result is have a good time. the bottom tine — the result is have a good time. the bottom tine is _ the result is have a good time. the bottom line is this _ the result is have a good time. the bottom line is this is— the result is have a good time. the bottom line is this is a _ the result is have a good time. the bottom line is this is a game - the result is have a good time. the bottom line is this is a game of- bottom line is this is a game of football, — bottom line is this is a game of football, nothing _ bottom line is this is a game of football, nothing more - bottom line is this is a game of football, nothing more than . bottom line is this is a game of football, nothing more than a i bottom line is this is a game of- football, nothing more than a game of football— football, nothing more than a game of football and _ football, nothing more than a game of football and these _ football, nothing more than a game of football and these people - football, nothing more than a game of football and these people are - of football and these people are fighting — of football and these people are fighting for— of football and these people are fighting for the _ of football and these people are fighting for the lives _ of football and these people are fighting for the lives out - of football and these people are fighting for the lives out there l of football and these people are . fighting for the lives out there and as those _ fighting for the lives out there and as those gentlemen _ fighting for the lives out there and as those gentlemen have - fighting for the lives out there and as those gentlemen have said - fighting for the lives out there and as those gentlemen have said in. fighting for the lives out there and i as those gentlemen have said in the background. — as those gentlemen have said in the background. i— as those gentlemen have said in the background, ijust— as those gentlemen have said in the background, i just want _ as those gentlemen have said in the background, ijust want peace - as those gentlemen have said in the background, ijust want peace in - background, ijust want peace in ukraine — background, ijust want peace in ukraine and _ background, ijust want peace in ukraine and a_ background, ijust want peace in ukraine and a solid _ background, ijust want peace in ukraine and a solid want, - background, ijust want peace in ukraine and a solid want, peace| background, ijust want peace in l ukraine and a solid want, peace in ukraine _ ukraine and a solid want, peace in ukraine. ten— ukraine and a solid want, peace in ukraine. ., ., ukraine and a solid want, peace in ukraine. . . . ~ ukraine and a solid want, peace in ukraine. . . . ,, , ., ukraine. ian and yuri, thank you very much _ ukraine. ian and yuri, thank you very much for— ukraine. ian and yuri, thank you very much for that. _ ukraine. ian and yuri, thank you very much for that. very - very much for that. very good—natured here in scotland but both teams supporters have been —— hoping for the best for their site on the pitch. thank you for that update from scotland. less talk to maria who was a journalist from ukraine who lives in manchester and has travelled to glasgow along with her partner. the

couple fled ukraine in february and i know you are sharing a set of headphones assault, maria, i will start with you first of all because i think you have the headphones. how emotional world this football match be for you this evening? hetero; be for you this evening? very emotional. _ be for you this evening? very emotional. it's _ be for you this evening? very emotional. it's very _ be for you this evening? very | emotional. it's very important be for you this evening? , emotional. it's very important to be here. obviously, it's a football game but it's a lot more than that tonight because it's about showing unity and standing with ukraine and making sure that ukraine and people don't forget about the word that is going on in what russia is doing in ukraine. so we very much hope to win but it's more than that, it's not about football victory, it's about unity and togetherness. to about football victory, it's about unity and togetherness.- about football victory, it's about unity and togetherness. to that end, i wonder unity and togetherness. to that end, i wonder how — unity and togetherness. to that end, i wonder how important _ unity and togetherness. to that end, i wonder how important and - unity and togetherness. to that end, i wonder how important and again, l i wonder how important and again, how emotional the singing of the national anthem will be before the game? it

national anthem will be before the name? . national anthem will be before the name? , national anthem will be before the .ame? , , ., . national anthem will be before the .ame? , . ., national anthem will be before the name? , . .,, national anthem will be before the name? . , game? it is so nice to see scottish fans 'ust game? it is so nice to see scottish fansiust being _ game? it is so nice to see scottish fansjust being very _ game? it is so nice to see scottish fansjust being very civil— game? it is so nice to see scottish fansjust being very civil and - fans just being very civil and friendly and welcoming. we had to do a lot of walking around the stadium and we are at the ukrainian gathering point earlier on and now we arejust outside gathering point earlier on and now we are just outside the stadium and, the scottish fans keep stopping us to say good luck, we hope you have a good game and they have just been very friendly and it is very nice to have that because it is not normally what you have with football games. normally there is a lot more competition, so we just heard nothing but very nice welcome here. how much interest will there be in the game in ukraine? and how easy or difficult will it be for people perhaps that you have left behind there to watch it?— perhaps that you have left behind there to watch it? yes, i mean, it's what i there to watch it? yes, i mean, it's what i said — there to watch it? yes, i mean, it's what i said before, _ there to watch it? yes, i mean, it's what i said before, it's— there to watch it? yes, i mean, it's what i said before, it's a _ there to watch it? yes, i mean, it's what i said before, it's a bit - there to watch it? yes, i mean, it's what i said before, it's a bit more l what i said before, it's a bit more thanjust what i said before, it's a bit more than just about football. i met

somebody who has travelled from ukraine, they live in lviv and crossed the border and through came to watch the game and so i know the ukraine is where they are, they will be watching and supporting, but i think obviously the focus is a bit on other things. there is a way more important victory in that we all get the victory in this war and to have peace in our country. ibis the victory in this war and to have peace in our country. this i the victory in this war and to have peace in our country.— peace in our country. as i said at the beginning. — peace in our country. as i said at the beginning, you're _ peace in our country. as i said at the beginning, you're the - peace in our country. as i said at the beginning, you're the one i peace in our country. as i said at i the beginning, you're the one with peace in our country. as i said at - the beginning, you're the one with a headphones so i might have to get you to relay the question tojez, butjez, who are you supporting tonight because i think you are english, aren't you? and not always a lot of love lost between the scottish and english fans, is there? yes, i think from my end i am with the ukrainian france, and with my ukrainian — the ukrainian france, and with my ukrainian partnerand i the ukrainian france, and with my ukrainian partner and i will be very. — ukrainian partner and i will be very. very— ukrainian partner and i will be very, very firmly cheering on a ukrainian _ very, very firmly cheering on a ukrainian victory today.-

very, very firmly cheering on a ukrainian victory today. have you not ukrainian victory today. have you get tickets _ ukrainian victory today. have you got tickets for _ ukrainian victory today. have you got tickets for the _ ukrainian victory today. have you got tickets for the game, - ukrainian victory today. have you got tickets for the game, by - ukrainian victory today. have you got tickets for the game, by the l got tickets for the game, by the way? are you both going to be inside? {lit way? are you both going to be inside? u, , ., way? are you both going to be inside? .., , ., .., , ., inside? of course, of course, we are here outside — inside? of course, of course, we are here outside hamden _ inside? of course, of course, we are here outside hamden and _ inside? of course, of course, we are here outside hamden and about - inside? of course, of course, we are here outside hamden and about to l here outside hamden and about to pick up _ here outside hamden and about to pick up our— here outside hamden and about to pick up our tickets and then we have done _ pick up our tickets and then we have done or— pick up our tickets and then we have done or we — pick up our tickets and then we have done or we will be going inside, we don't _ done or we will be going inside, we don't have — done or we will be going inside, we don't have many ukrainians have been able to— don't have many ukrainians have been able to get— don't have many ukrainians have been able to get here and we are very much _ able to get here and we are very much looking forward to being there entering _ much looking forward to being there entering them on. you much looking forward to being there entering them on.— much looking forward to being there entering them on. you could, 'ust as a final entering them on. you could, 'ust as a finauhougm. fl entering them on. you could, 'ust as a final thought, end i entering them on. you could, 'ust as a final thought, end up * entering them on. you could, 'ust as a final thought, end up with h entering them on. you could, 'ust as a final thought, end up with a h a final thought, end up with a complicated supporting decision to make because if ukraine do win tonight, they go on to play wales on sunday. if they then beat wales on sunday. if they then beat wales on sunday they will go to the world cup finals in qatar, were of course they would then play england in their qualifying group. might that prove a difficult problem for your support was? i difficult problem for your support was? . . , difficult problem for your support was? .,, , my difficult problem for your support was? ., , . ., difficult problem for your support was? , .,, , was? i was very lucky to be in kyiv when england _ was? i was very lucky to be in kyiv when england played _ was? i was very lucky to be in kyiv when england played ukraine - was? i was very lucky to be in kyiv when england played ukraine last| when england played ukraine last summer— when england played ukraine last summer and i when england played ukraine last summerand i was when england played ukraine last summer and i was sat with a huge number— summer and i was sat with a huge numberof— summer and i was sat with a huge number of english fans. we organised

an english— number of english fans. we organised an english meet up and we cheered on the english _ an english meet up and we cheered on the english victory then and i would very firmly— the english victory then and i would very firmly cheer on an english victory— very firmly cheer on an english victory down the line as well. but both victory down the line as well. emit both cheering for ukraine tonight. marie and jez, really lovely to speak to you and thank you for taking the time to talk to us on bbc news. . ~ taking the time to talk to us on bbc news. . ,, , ., ., ~ taking the time to talk to us on bbc news. . ,, i. ., ~ i. here, flight cancellations are continuing at british airports — as the industry struggles with staff shortages. british airways has dropped 124 short—haul services from heathrow today, but says passengers were given advance notice. the transport secretary grant shapps says he hasn't seen enough progress in tackling the disruption, but airlines have blamed the government for tough covid restrictions and a lack of support. unions have warned that the situation could get worse before it gets better. our correspondent, dan johnson, reports as you can see, the case is packed, everything ready to go, but we have nowhere to go. steve's bags are packed,

he said goodbye to the parrot, but there was a nasty surprise very early this morning. the e—mail came through at two o'clock this morning. he and his wife's flight to cyprus was cancelled by tui because of what they call operational disruption. this is ruining people's fun, enjoyment and a chance to get away. my other half has been working so hard for a long time. this morning, she was in tears. easyjet and british airways have also cancelled flights, meaning more disappointed passengers. others are queueing at the airport because of a shortage of security staff and baggage handlers holding everything up. this guy is a legend. this co—pilot took matters and luggage into his own hands to speed up loading his plane. it has been hard to recruit more staff after so many were laid off during the pandemic. government ministers say they will meet airline and airport bosses but it is up to the industry to sort this out. the transport secretary claims that

operators have oversold flights and holidays and that has not gone down well. we are in a very difficult situation. to have the government blame us for something that they could so easily have supported, but very heavily denied, they closed their eyes to us, they closed their doors, they wouldn't listen, and now when it comes to a situation that we have now, they point the finger back on us, when we asked for help in the first place. steve got a couple of e—mails from tui saying that his flight has been rebooked for tomorrow, not to paphos in cyprus but to rhodes. one minute you're looking forward to getting away, the next minute everything comes crashing down around you. it is the not knowing what to do that is the worst part, we don't know where we stand. dan johnson, bbc news.

the bunting's going up in streets across the country as final preparations are made ahead of four days' of celebrations that start tomorrow for the queen's platinum jubilee. a host of events are planned nationwide, with communities throwing their ownjubilee parties and activities to mark her majesty's 70 years on the throne. this platinumjubilee is a chance to look back at some of the momentous events and changes that have taken place in the last 70 years, in all the nations of the uk. and they include the queen's significant role in the northern ireland peace process, which is being remembered on both sides of the irish border this week. her cousin, lord mountbatten, was murdered during the conflict — but she made hugely significant gestures to re—build relations between britain and ireland. chris page has been assessing her contribution. when we're defining the queen's place in history, the art of diplomacy will surely be paramount, particularly on the island of ireland. to be on the throne and to witness that there was the opportunity for peace in ireland,

i got the impression that that was incredibly important to her. the newsreels of her early visits to northern ireland focused on public euphoria. but beneath the devotion, there was tension. the conflict, known as the troubles, was largely about whether northern ireland should stay in the united kingdom. but in 1993, the first ever meeting between an irish president and a british monarch helped to create the climate for peace. it was a very big step when the queen invited me to come and have tea with her in buckingham palace _ and the symbolism of that, two heads of state, two women equal in office standing there, it meant a huge amount. and i mentioned that i would love if she could come and visit, how her eyes lit up! that wish was fulfilled 18 years later. the queen's state visit to ireland was laden

with historic healing gestures. when the queen went to our garden of remembrance, which honours many who fought against the british empire and britain, when she bowed her head in that particular way, and she knew exactly what she was doing, and it was very emotional, you know. because... ..it kind of symbolised that she profoundly understood that we needed to become good neighbours. the sovereign herself was touched by the tragedy of the troubles. in 1979 her cousin, lord mountbatten, was killed in an ira bomb attack on his fishing boat. but 33 years on, the queen shook the hand of a former commander in the paramilitary group. by then, martin mcguinness was northern ireland's deputy first minister. the man who stood next to them remembers the magnitude. even though it only lasted seconds, i think you could not help but have known that you were in a moment

of significant history. i remember saying to myself, i was going to take time, almost in slow motion to watch this happening. it was a demonstration of the cementing of the peace process. the queen's relationship with northern ireland reflects a story which is harrowing and hopeful. the local artist who painted this wanted to capture how she'd chosen to draw a line under a painful past. here was the british head of state, very aware that this was an irish painting of her. the queen, who, having suffered personal loss through the troubles here, reached out the hand of friendship. it has been months in the planning but tomorrow's platinum jubilee

fly—past will be seen around world as it roars over buckingham palace playing tribute to the queen. our correspondent has been talking to some of those who are making it happen. no royal flypast would be complete without the red arrows. the team has just returned from training abroad, and their flight down the mall will be the first uk performance of the year, a meticulously planned jubilee display that will be watched by millions, including, of course, her majesty. incredibly proud and yes, a little bit nervous to fly down the mall for the queen's platinum jubilee. so we've just come back from our winter training in greece, for four weeks, and we can't wait to get started and put the red, white and blue across london to celebrate such a momentous occasion. planning for the platinum jubilee flypast began injanuary. last week's rehearsal, that used a lincolnshire's raf cranwell as a stand—in for the palace, is said to have gone well.

70 aircraft from the army, navy and raf are taking part. raf coningsby�*s typhoons are being readied, as are the iconic spitfires and lancaster bomber of the battle of britain memorial flight. we are just trying our best to treat it as a normal flypast, just to try and keep the pressure off the engineers, but have that in the back of our mind that the whole nation will be watching. the queen's long—standing association with the armed forces and her many family links are something everyone here feels proud of. the passion and the perseverance that she has demonstrated throughout is something that lives and breathes inside every single member of the armed forces and it is an absolute honour to be able to celebrate with the country and with the queen. keeping a cool head under pressure is part of the job description here, but with the eyes of the world on the fly past, thousands of defence staff around the uk

are buzzing with nervous energy. paul murphy, bbc news, at raf scampton. fly—past, parties, the weather is very important. for many of us today we have been dodging showers and has been heavy and frequent ones particularly down the eastern side of the country from parts of scotland and down to north england and east anglia and south—east england. they will be fading in the hours ahead and actually through this evening and overnight the forecast is that for much of the uk it will become dry and clear. some exceptions with this area of cloud and patchy rain working its way slowly into the west of northern ireland and also under clear skies some mist and fog developing in eastern england and east anglia. a cool night wherever you are with 5—9 cell c is typically

the low but the few areas could dip down to maybe three or four celsius. for tomorrow this area of high pressure is dominant but keep an eye on what's happening in france and iberia and that will bring impact as we head into saturday and sunday and then we have this system here working its way slowly eastwards across northern ireland and that will bring a cloudy day and outbreaks of rain but elsewhere, plenty of sunshine to start thursday. cow developing late morning, early afternoon and a few showers cropping up in scotland and northern england but crucially for a large swathe of england and wales, there have been frequent showers for there have been frequent showers for the past few days, it would be drier and warmer and temperatures in the mid—high teens with me 21 or 22 even for central and southern england and then a fine evening for much of the uk. an area of rain persisting in eastern northern ireland and fringing into the western isles of scotland. forthe fringing into the western isles of scotland. for the platinumjubilee weekend it is looking warmer across the uk with spells of sunshine for

many but increasing chance of showers and thunderstorms, particularly on saturday and sunday and more on that in a moment. here is friday and we have showers across northern ireland but pushing their way into parts of wales and north—west england and scotland but it will be another try and fine in one day with good spells of sunshine and temperatures again quite widely in the mid—high teens. 22 or even 23 across the southern half of the uk would cooler for the across the southern half of the uk would coolerfor the north across the southern half of the uk would cooler for the north sea coasts within east— north easterly wind. these frontal systems push up from france and they are likely to bring some areas of showers and thunderstorms and this is saturday so we will see heavy showers developing across southern counties of england and they could well push their way further northward through their way further northward through the day and parts of the midlands. for northern ireland and england and scotland and the further north you are you have fine and dry and warm weather but keep an eye on those heavy showers and thunderstorms further south. certainly a tricky forecast to keep an eye over the next few days.

this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines... as hundreds more people are hit by flight delays and cancellations and with warnings of worse to come, the government is meeting now with airlines and operators after blaming them 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. west ham star kurt zouma is sentenced to 180 hours of community service for kicking his cat. germanyjoins the us in sending new weapons systems and munitions to ukraine to fight russian forces in key targets. and this evening, ukraine plays its first competitive football match since russia's invasion — in the world cup play—off semifinal against scotland. we ta ke

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