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

we take to the skies with the what red arrows as they prepare for the fly—past at buckingham palace. 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, is meeting with airline bosses this afternoon, after saying he hasn't seen enough progress in tackling the disruption. 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's 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's up to the industry to sort this out. the transport secretary claims that operators have oversold flights and holidays hasn't gone down well. we're 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�*s 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,

it's the not knowing what to do that's the worst part. we don't know where we stand. dan johnson, bbc news. rohan, how variable is it when it comes flying from british airports? it's very variable. partly down to the time of day. if you take manchester for example, there the time of day. if you take manchesterfor example, there is manchester for example, there is trouble manchesterfor example, there is trouble chaos for some people this morning. if you came back at lunchtime, you would not have hit the bumpy ride trying to get onto the bumpy ride trying to get onto the plane, so there were long queues at lunchtime, but they were moving. it was no busier than you would expect for a holiday period, but that's because the busiest period here is early in the morning. the problem is frankly structural. they will take a long time to resolve to make it run smoothly. we're not in

that situation at the moment. everywhere from edinburgh to london to bristol, there are problems across the uk.— to bristol, there are problems across the uk. , ., ., ., , ., , across the uk. the shortage of staff shows every — across the uk. the shortage of staff shows every point — across the uk. the shortage of staff shows every point in _ across the uk. the shortage of staff shows every point in your _ across the uk. the shortage of staff shows every point in yourjourney i shows every point in yourjourney through the airport. shows every point in your “ourney through the airporth through the airport. yeah, that's riuht. it's through the airport. yeah, that's right. it's everything _ through the airport. yeah, that's right. it's everything from - through the airport. yeah, that's l right. it's everything from baggage handlers who are taking luggage onto and off the plane, it's check—in staff, if the ground crews, it's the entire system basically shorter staff. they are running on a skeleton. it's going to take time to get those people trained up, to get them cleared. and to be trained in those roles. there is also a very tight labour market at the moment. thousands of people left the industry during the covid pandemic and trying to fill those gaps is going to take an awful lot of time. there's a meeting taking place around now between transport secretary grant shapps and representatives of the airline industry, and others who have an

interest in the industry. i think... airlines uk are warning these problems will last into the summer. they really don't know at the moment how many flights might be cancelled. ro in, thank you very much 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. our 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 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 bei 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, 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, i 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 reporting. 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. they are taking this 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 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 olaf 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. speaking in the past hour, the us secretary of state anthony blinken said the ukrainians had given the us assurances over how it will use the weapons. specifically with regard to weapon systems _ specifically with regard to weapon systems being provided, the ukrainians have given us assurances that they— ukrainians have given us assurances that they will not use these against targets— that they will not use these against targets upon russian territory. there — targets upon russian territory. there is — targets upon russian territory. there is a _ targets upon russian territory. there is a strong trust between ukraine — there is a strong trust between ukraine and the us, as well as with our allies — ukraine and the us, as well as with ourallies. i'd

ukraine and the us, as well as with our allies. i'd also say that throughout this aggression, even before, _ throughout this aggression, even before, president biden was very clear— before, president biden was very clear with — before, president biden was very clear with president putin about what _ clear with president putin about what the — clear with president putin about what the united states would do if russia _ what the united states would do if russia proceeded with its aggression. including continuing to provide _ aggression. including continuing to provide security systems that you —— to defend _ provide security systems that you —— to defend itself against the russian aggression. to discuss the potential impact of the new weapons systems, with me is dr katarzayna zysk, professor of international relations and contemporary history at the norwegian institute for defence studies. thank you very much for giving us your time this afternoon. symbolically, first of all, before we talk about the military impact, how important are these supplies that are being sent to ukraine? timer;r that are being sent to ukraine? they are important— that are being sent to ukraine? tie: are important because they that are being sent to ukraine? ti9:1 are important because they also that are being sent to ukraine? tt91 are important because they also show the united states' commitment. also

in germany. they're extremely important given how high our stakes in this war. they are of course about the sovereignty of ukraine, ending the suffering of this, but also about the broader objective of conserving the existing security order. :, , order. how, then, will these new missions change _ order. how, then, will these new missions change things _ order. how, then, will these new missions change things for - order. how, then, will these new missions change things for what l missions change things for what ukraine is able to achieve? well, as you know. — ukraine is able to achieve? well, as you know, russia _ ukraine is able to achieve? well, as you know, russia has— ukraine is able to achieve? well, as you know, russia has had _ ukraine is able to achieve? well, as you know, russia has had a - you know, russia has had a superiority firepower. that's what we've seen, this extreme devastation by artillery missile strikes. ukrainian forces have complained that they have lacked firepower, and providing this new high mobility, they are likely to make a difference because of quality. they are faster

to reload, quicker to fire than the russian equivalent. they are significantly more accurate. they can fly farther. they need less crew to operate. importantly, they're also much more mobile, so they will be harder to find and destroy by russia. they will be able to heat points of russia's supply lines and destroy command posts. so, they would be likely able to change the war dynamics. but would be likely able to change the war dynamics-— would be likely able to change the war dynamics. but surely, ukraine remains outnumbered _ war dynamics. but surely, ukraine remains outnumbered in - war dynamics. but surely, ukraine remains outnumbered in terms . war dynamics. but surely, ukraine remains outnumbered in terms of| remains outnumbered in terms of troops, and when you look at the sheer scale of the russian military capability, ukraine has still got a big hill to climb.— big hill to climb. that's true. we've seen _ big hill to climb. that's true. we've seen that _ big hill to climb. that's true. we've seen that russia - big hill to climb. that's true. we've seen that russia has i big hill to climb. that's true. - we've seen that russia has been making... there has been fights in

donbas, and russia has been able to make some advances, especially around the city of donetsk. if russia manages to take this region, their appetite will not stop. they will likely move farther to the city port of odesa, and if they are able to actually be successful there, they may actually even come back and try to retake kyiv as well. that's why this support which is absolutely not fully sufficient to drive russians away from ukraine, it would be helpful in stopping the russian offensive there.— offensive there. what more does ukraine need? _ offensive there. what more does ukraine need? well, _ offensive there. what more does ukraine need? well, ukraine - offensive there. what more does i ukraine need? well, ukraine need more of this _ ukraine need? well, ukraine need more of this kind _ ukraine need? well, ukraine need more of this kind of _ ukraine need? well, ukraine need more of this kind of hard - ukraine need? well, ukraine need more of this kind of hard artillery i more of this kind of hard artillery systems, they need more air defence protections, there would be also

likely more intelligence, drones, in order to make this new system coming from the united states... to target the russians. the needs are huge. the question is what are the objectives? whether ukraine and the united states wants to drive russian away or they want to just got back... on the ukrainian side. share back... on the ukrainian side. are katarzayna — back... on the ukrainian side. are katarzayna zysk, thank you very much for talking to us —— professor zysk. you're watching bbc news. airlines and travel operators meet the government as hundreds people face delays and cancellations at airports and stations across the country. more pressure on the prime minister as a standards adviser says there is a legitimate question over whether he broke the ministerial code. russia criticises us plans to send

more advanced artillery systems ukraine, accusing washington of adding fuel to the fire. the west ham footballer, kurt zouma, has been banned from keeping cats for five years and sentenced to 180 hours community service. the 27—year—old french defender admitted kicking and slapping his pet cat when he appeared at thames magistrates�* court. our correspondent matt graveling was there for us this morning, the district judge 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're a role model and you should know better than this." he's 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's going to send out? that it doesn't matter who you are, that you need to not commit acts like this, particularly when people look up to you.

oeople 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're 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's 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. matt grave link speaking earlier to rebecca jones. ofcom says tech firms must do more to protect women online after its report revealed there were more likely to be victims of online abuse. 42% of the women in the surveys that they felt comfortable about speaking really online. ofcom 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... #. 24—year—old scots folk singer iona fyfe uses social media to promote her music. iona fyfe uses social media but she gets a lot of online abuse. iona fyfe uses social media 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 ofcom has found that women in the uk experience more abuse than men online, are more distressed by it, and are less likely to feel they can speak freely on the internet. iona wants to keep her voice. i don't think we should be bullied out 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 ofcom and she says the tech companies need to do more to protect their users. too many companies prioritise growth and revenues over user safety, and don't actually think enough about the impact on the frontline user who's actually on their service. once the online harms bill gets through parliament, ofcom will have the power to issue big fines if the tech firms don't act quickly to remove harmful content. it's really important that they get women's voices in there up front when services are being designed, rather than trying to retrofit

safety later when it's much, much harder. ofcom's media habits report gives a colourful snapshot of the life of uk adults online. we spend an average of four hours a day online, mostly on our phones. our most used apps are facebook, whatsapp, messenger and instagram. nine out of ten of us use amazon, and 2.5 million of us are still playing the 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 ofcom and plenty of the internet users it's spoken to, want more to be done. zoe kleinman, bbc news. 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. now to the world cup playoff postponed in april. thought ukraine will take on scotland, with the winners of the match playing wales on sunday, to see who goes to qatar in november. there can't be a more extraordinary back—drop to a game we will hopefully be speaking to someone who's going to that matching a little while. and seeing how she is looking forward to that match at the stadium in glasgow. i think we're going to go to the weather. yeah, we are.

they will be fading to leave the night dry and increasingly clear, although we will see more cloud. maybe some patchy rain here and some areas of mist and fog developing through eastern england in east anglia. 5—9 celsius below. this area of high pressure is dominant tomorrow, and that will bring in packs to us through saturday and sunday. this will bring a cloudy day with some outbreaks of rain gradually working eastwards. plenty of sunshine elsewhere to start the day. we'll keep that into the afternoon, although there will bookmark cloud living in. the new much drier day and warmer day, mid to high teen, may 21 celsius. that's warmerfrom most of to high teen, may 21 celsius. that's warmer from most of us with spells of sunshine, but the chance of some heavy showers and thunderstorms.

hello this is bbc news. the headlines: a bit early but you will forgive us. 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 semi final against scotland. and taking a look behind the scenes of the platinum jubilee celebrations — as it's confirmed the queen will lead the lighting of beacons across the country on thursday evening. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, very excited to be here. it going to be emotional and it's going to be a loud at hampden park later this evening. scotland take on ukraine in a world cup playoff semi—final that was supposed to happen in march but was moved because of russia invasion of ukraine. there's been no domestic football in ukraine since then. half of the squad play at home but they've been in a training camp

preparing for this match. manchester city defender oleksandry zinchenko won a the premier league 10 days ago and he's hoping he can lead his country to their second world cup. i hoped it would be lots of people but we totally understand the situation that may be there is no opportunity for ukrainian people to come tomorrow but i'm pretty sure that's ukraine was going to watch us and we will feel they sports 100%. like i said many times to be fair we can speaka lot like i said many times to be fair we can speak a lot but we need to do it on the page so that some people try to do. scotland haven't been to a world cup since france 98. steve clark says his players are aware of the complexities of the match. despite being at home, most neutrals will be rooting for ukraine but clarke says his will be solely focused on winning once the match starts.

wales lie in wait for the winners of that match at hampden park. a world cup spot will be decided on sunday. in the meantime, wales are staying busy, they're playing poland in the nations league. aaron ramsey, joe allen and ben davies are all out of the squad. gareth bale, who announced he's leaving real madrid is on the bench. it is 0-0 it is 0—0 and got one. 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 £89million, 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.

his brilliance was fitful at best. there were some brilliant runs of form when he came in as a caretaker manager he was exceptional but again some fans took a dim view of that because it was almost like he turned the tap back on because he turned it off for her mourinho. aha, the tap back on because he turned it off for her mourinho.— off for her mourinho. a very good start to the _ off for her mourinho. a very good start to the season. _ off for her mourinho. a very good start to the season. but - off for her mourinho. a very good start to the season. but like - off for her mourinho. a very good | start to the season. but like many at united or almost everyone, it turns out very quickly and by that point it was clear he was not going to be at the club next season. former crystal palace and newcastle manager alan pardew has left bulgarian side cska sofia with immediate effect because of racist behaviour from the clubs fans. pa rd ew became the club's technical director in 2020 and had been appointed coach back in april. but in a club statement, he announced his time there was over because of the actions of a "small group of organised racist fans" at cska's league game at home to botev plovdiv on 19 may. according to reports four of cska's black players were subjected to racist abuse and had bananas thrown at them by their own fans.

world number one iga swiatek is through to the french open semi—final 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 semi—final that's all the sport for now. we will be back later with sprinsky. —— sports day. many of those attending the match

are arriving around now, how busy is the match likely to be tonight? so the match likely to be tonight? sr about for a long time now. thousands of ukrainian fans expected, many tens of thousands more supporters. this would be to pinch point for those fans heading to the national stadium over the next couple of hours. we have seen fans passing through the station singing loudly, very good—natured, they always are. and especially this evening. normally, the of scotland would be on a game like this. they would be many millions watching but tonight it's likely there will be tens of millions watching around the world as the ukrainian side take part in theirfirst competitive as the ukrainian side take part in their first competitive match since this war began. it is a match where the stakes on the page could scarcely be higher. whoever wins will go on to play rail sunday evening and whoever wins that game

will go through to the world cup final in qatar but off the pitch as well there is also added poignancy. very powerful, very emotional, particularly for the ukrainian fans. we talk to families who lived in this country all their lives who are wearing the new creek —— ukrainian strip this evening. they have been talking about their families back home in ukraine and how they feel about the game. there are some refugees who have relocated here who will also be here tonight and undoubtedly there will be people watching back in ukraine as well. there is anything ukrainian players will be holding the hopes of those 44 million people back home in their hearts as they try and win this match but of course for the scotland team they will be trying to ignore the wider situation and focus what happens over those 90 minutes and

all important game and i will be a tremendous atmosphere in the national stadium when he gets under way. b. national stadium when he gets under wa . : :, :, national stadium when he gets under way. a lot of mixed emotions for a lot of people- _ way. a lot of mixed emotions for a lot of people. thank— way. a lot of mixed emotions for a lot of people. thank you _ way. a lot of mixed emotions for a lot of people. thank you very - way. a lot of mixed emotions for a i lot of people. thank you very much. research published in the british medicaljournal suggests violent incidents at gp surgeries, recorded by police, nearly doubled in five years. there were more than one thousand incidents last year with 182 resulting in an 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 was an increase of more than 200 on the previous year. there's been a big increase in things like malicious letters and e—mails, cyber bullying, stalking, harassment and health centres. so, doctor gary who is the vice chair of the royal

couege is the vice chair of the royal college of gps says the vast majority of patients do support doctors, gps, and their staff who are working under intense pressure at the moment but he says when the abuse and violence does happen it's very distressing. i abuse and violence does happen it's very distressing.— very distressing. i think most gp teams will _ very distressing. i think most gp teams will reflect _ very distressing. i think most gp teams will reflect the _ very distressing. i think most gp teams will reflect the people - very distressing. i think most gp teams will reflect the people at l very distressing. i think most gp i teams will reflect the people at the brunt of the reception teams there on the front lines and patients coming and if they get aggravated by the fact that they can't get what they want to when they want that often they start screaming and shouting and threatening violence or threatening damage to property of staff members and such entity as a gp myself i been spat at on one occasion and it's distressing. doctors say there are several reasons that lie behind us. they pointed patients frustration at the growth of remote phone consultations. they say there are fewer gps being asked to do more and more and so that means a lot of

people are really struggling to get the care they feel they need in a timely fashion. they also point the finger at some sections of the media which are propagated in may. the gp surgeries were closed during the pandemic which isjust surgeries were closed during the pandemic which is just wrong. and also have been really stoking anger about this issue of face—to—face consultations with gps. the department of health and social care said any violence towards staff is completely unacceptable and ministers say they have for example doubled the maximum sentence that can be faced by someone who is convicted of assaulting emergency workers but many gps feel the government has not really cut their back on this issue and they have not done enough to counter those claims that gps were not doing enough during the pandemic and 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

and doctors say these kinds of reports are not going to help recruit more. there are young doctors who want to make a career in general practice. we have got some breaking news now regarding the latest outbreak of monkeypox in the united kingdom. it's from the uk health security agency. the current outbreak they say is the first time that the virus has been passed from person to person in england where travel links to an endemic country have not been identified. 190 confirmed cases that were identified between the sixth and 31st of may. 193 in england. for in scotland. one in wales. most monkeypox cases occurred in people aged between 20 and 49 years old. and 111 of those 190 cases are known to be shown in gay, bisexual, or

other men who have sex with men. and the concern is that this is a skin to skin transmission they believe is behind this. we are reminding people to look out for new spots, ulcers or blisters or on any parts of the body. if anyone feels they might have monkeypox they are advised that they should limit contact with other people and particularly if they recently had new sexual partners contact the nhs number wearing their local sexual health service as soon as possible. again, making the point not to ignore anything that looks like it could be monkeypox. the latest from the health security agency. in the past half hour, buckingham palace says the queen will take part in the lighting of the mainjubilee beacon in a special ceremony at windsor castle tomorrow evening. 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. lets speak to our correspondent helena wilkinson who is at canada gate by buckingham palace where preparations for the jubilee weekend are well under way you look the part in the office. you look very smart. this beacon being late is a jewel event with something in central london and the queen and windsor. :, , :, :, :, windsor. that is right. tomorrow ni . ht one windsor. that is right. tomorrow night one of— windsor. that is right. tomorrow night one of the _ windsor. that is right. tomorrow night one of the events - windsor. that is right. tomorrow night one of the events that - windsor. that is right. tomorrow night one of the events that willl night one of the events that will take place, wanted to have thousands beacon will be let across the uk and the commonwealth as well and the cream we heard in the last half an hour is going to start off that making process. she will be at windsor castle guard tomorrow and this event is going to take place tomorrow evening with a symbolic touch on a globe and she will start off that lighting of the beacon and the duke of cambridge will take over

here in central london with buckingham palacejust behind us. there is a tree made out of recycled steel with 350 smaller trees on it and that is where some members of the royalfamily will and that is where some members of the royal family will be as well as the royal family will be as well as the duke of cambridge. we have those details in the last half an hour or so in terms of that they became like ink —— lighting tomorrow. you'll be forgiven for thinking thejubilee forgiven for thinking the jubilee celebrations have started today because here it's been incredibly busy up lots of people have already come out. many of them are tourists coming to take a look but there are some people who have put up tents opposite from where we are who are camping out with their prime spots ready for what's going to be a historic four—day event and my colleagues and our whale correspondent takes a look at the preparations ahead of the events this weekend.

the final preparations are almost complete for a celebration that's been 70 years in the making. in the predawn gloom of a damn c, the horse guards and others have been tracing the routes to be taken sunday's pageant. on the horse guards parade, the footguards have been preparing for the event that will launch the jubilee, the first full—scale trooping the colour for three years. and outside buckingham palace, a huge stage has been under construction for saturday's bbc party at the palace. it is the platinum jubilee. party at the palace. it is the platinumjubilee. an party at the palace. it is the platinum jubilee. an opportunity to step back briefly from everyday pressures to show appreciation to a long reigning monarch. it’s pressures to show appreciation to a long reigning monarch.— long reigning monarch. it's the sto of long reigning monarch. it's the story of all _ long reigning monarch. it's the story of all our— long reigning monarch. it's the story of all our lives _ long reigning monarch. it's the story of all our lives as - long reigning monarch. it's the story of all our lives as well - long reigning monarch. it's the story of all our lives as well is l story of all our lives as well is the story of her life that we are celebrating. i think at the moment with the way the world is and they lay some people feel about politics in this country and around the world and the way people feel about

vladimir putin and what's happening in ukraine, you look at the queen and you see somebody who has been consistent, be sent, dignified, and they are delivering the goods and delivering promises by seven decades. ,, :, , , delivering promises by seven decades. ,, :, ,, : :, decades. quite how visible the clean will be at this _ decades. quite how visible the clean will be at this jubilee _ decades. quite how visible the clean will be at this jubilee is _ decades. quite how visible the clean will be at this jubilee is unclear. - will be at thisjubilee is unclear. it's hoped she'll be able to appear on the palace balcony. absents will be the south texas, harry and megan and the duke of york. this is not the moment for reminders of family difficulties. it the moment for reminders of family difficulties. :, , , , . difficulties. it has been difficult this period _ difficulties. it has been difficult this period and _ difficulties. it has been difficult this period and acting - difficulties. it has been difficult this period and acting hard - difficulties. it has been difficult this period and acting hard on i difficulties. it has been difficult i this period and acting hard on the queen to have any sort of family problems quite so much in the public limelight. problems quite so much in the public limeliuht. :, :, , , limelight. some die-hard royalists are already — limelight. some die-hard royalists are already camping _ limelight. some die-hard royalists are already camping along, - limelight. some die-hard royalists i are already camping along, however their devotion is not universal. not everyone across the country will find a celebration to their taste. not everyone is a monarchist. but it is true that the overwhelming

majority of people have deep respect for this monarch and her 70 years of service. no one expects that there will be anotherjubilee in this rain, the next four days will be an opportunity for millions of people to say thank you for those 70 years of service will stop ——. nicholas touched on the balcony appearance by members of the royal family. that will take place tomorrow after trooping the colour and there will also be a spectacular flight pass over buckingham palace and that has taken months to prepare and there would be more than 70 military aircraft taking parts. our correspondent has spoken to some of those who are taking part in that tomorrow. no fly past will 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. this is one of the places that thousands of people are going to come notjust tomorrow but over the next four days for the celebrations.

we were listening to some of the rehearsals by some of the musicians and the pop stars who are going to be taking part in that huge concert outside the palace on saturday evening and those who have tickets are going to have a spectacular evening from what we've heard. there are 20,000 tickets, 5000 of which have gone to key workers. thank you very much. now to the champions league final in paris. two cases have been referred to the watch guard regarding to the use of force. the announcement came from france's interior minister who apologised for what he called disproportionate tear gas use on saturday evening. our correspondent is in paris. we can speak to him now. president micron said he wants a full and transparent investigation.- a full and transparent investigation. a full and transparent investiuation. ~ :, , a full and transparent investiuation. :, , : :, investigation. who will be in charge of it? the investigations _

investigation. who will be in charge of it? the investigations are - of it? the investigations are already under way, and is today was the upper chamber of parliament grading the interior minister in the sports minister on what happened. there are a couple of takeaways. there are a couple of takeaways. there is an apology or at least an admission by the authorities that things were gotten wrong and that the interior minister saying there's a disproportionate use of tear gas is accurate and he promised where there are clear cases of abuse police powers he will be investigated and sanctions will be imposed and he's announced they would be a mechanism for liverpool fans who feel they were missed who feel they were mistreated by the police or who lost possessions and of course they were muggings and they can file complaints by assistants set up by the french

embassy in the uk and that's one thing they got wrong but the key questions of what they go wrong they are sticking to their guns about false ticketing being a key part of all of this and they went into some details into the evidence of why he says there were 30, 40,000 fans who came out with pulse tickets to the stadium and that of course is the key question here contested by many people and they stick to their guns saying yes, there was that many people there and there was a rush caused by people coming without tickets and he produced what he said was evidence to prove that including signs there was a big return of liverpool fans to central paris showing there were thousands of fans would be getting. showing there were thousands of fans would be getting-— would be getting. thank you very much.

joining this is the queen anne football fan and westwood who made her way to the stadium as we speak. you are not strictly a football fan are you but on this occasion you are. tell us how important it is for you? are. tell us how important it is for ou? :, , :, :, , you? hello. yes, and outside the stadium now— you? hello. yes, and outside the stadium now with... _ you? hello. yes, and outside the stadium now with... before - you? hello. yes, and outside the stadium now with... before we . you? hello. yes, and outside the i stadium now with... before we have never been with football fans but today it's a special day for us. we want to support and also we want to feel the fantastic support. it would be the first time of my life when i would be in such a huge stadium watching football and they really want to scream and i really want to sing ukrainian songs and support our guys. sing ukrainian songs and support our cu s. :, :, , guys. you are in the right place to do that. guys. you are in the right place to do that- how _ guys. you are in the right place to do that. how have _ guys. you are in the right place to do that. how have you _ guys. you are in the right place to do that. how have you spent - guys. you are in the right place to do that. how have you spent the i do that. how have you spent the afternoon leading up to the match?

just because it's a lot of people who just arrived and they have been very welcome and have a heart for all of our ukrainians living in glasgow because me personally i'm living in edinburgh so we came from edinburgh by train and we want to see all of ourfriends edinburgh by train and we want to see all of our friends living in glasgow and also from ukraine and i'm sure we will have a paint and may be crying as well. i’m i'm sure we will have a paint and may be crying as well.— may be crying as well. i'm sure there will _ may be crying as well. i'm sure there will be _ may be crying as well. i'm sure there will be lots _ may be crying as well. i'm sure there will be lots of _ may be crying as well. i'm sure there will be lots of tears. - may be crying as well. i'm sure there will be lots of tears. how important is it who wins? 1 there will be lots of tears. how important is it who wins? i know the scottish team _ important is it who wins? i know the scottish team is _ important is it who wins? i know the scottish team is fantastic _ important is it who wins? i know the scottish team is fantastic at - important is it who wins? i know the scottish team is fantastic at the - scottish team is fantastic at the moment and i hope the game will be lots of extreme powerful moments and i hope they would be lots of

screaming in the stadium and of course ukrainians hope they will win but i'm sure the scottish team are powerful in this moment. i powerful in this moment. i understand you are from her son so you know there will... it’s understand you are from her son so you know there will. . ._ you know there will... it's a city invaded now — you know there will... it's a city invaded now as _ you know there will... it's a city invaded now as you _ you know there will... it's a city invaded now as you know. - you know there will... it's a city invaded now as you know. we l you know there will... it's a city . invaded now as you know. we have been talking _ invaded now as you know. we have been talking about _ invaded now as you know. we have been talking about it _ invaded now as you know. we have been talking about it for— invaded now as you know. we have been talking about it for many - invaded now as you know. we have i been talking about it for many weeks now. you must realise that they have been many people back home who will been many people back home who will be watching this match with you and it brings you altogether in a difficult time.— it brings you altogether in a difficult time. i'm sure lots of ukrainians — difficult time. i'm sure lots of ukrainians today _ difficult time. i'm sure lots of ukrainians today will - difficult time. i'm sure lots of ukrainians today will have - difficult time. i'm sure lots of. ukrainians today will have their own special evening. they can spend the evening touring together as well as football fans so they are seeing i'm sure they will have a drink have outcry,.

sure they will have a drink have outc ,. , : , ., sure they will have a drink have outc ,. , : , :, : outcry,. the picture is frozen. but we have come _ outcry,. the picture is frozen. but we have come to _ outcry,. the picture is frozen. but we have come to the _ outcry,. the picture is frozen. but we have come to the end. - outcry,. the picture is frozen. but we have come to the end. we - we have come to the end. we understood what you were saying. you sound very excited and we are thrilled for you that you get to go to this match. thank you. she is going to have a great evening for sure. whoever wins. 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 mega— droughts is now in its 23rd year and a reservoir on the nevada arizona border is 30% full. it's the largest reservoir in the whole of the united states. 25 million people across the states and mexico rely on it their water but it's been down to its lowest level since it was filled in the 1930s. you can see what's known

as the bathtub line. it dropped 150 feetin as the bathtub line. it dropped 150 feet in the past 20 years. those that work on the lake have been documenting its decline. now it is a long walk to the restaurants that used to sit on the water edge. this will rive used to sit on the water edge. this will give us — used to sit on the water edge. ti 3 will give us information about how water is changing and rivers all across the planet. the water is changing and rivers all across the planet.— water is changing and rivers all across the planet. the si which monitors the _ across the planet. the si which monitors the changing - across the planet. the si which monitors the changing water i across the planet. the si which - monitors the changing water levels is warning the western united states is warning the western united states is entering one of the worst droughts ever seen.- is entering one of the worst droughts ever seen. with climate chan . e it droughts ever seen. with climate change it seems _ droughts ever seen. with climate change it seems like _ droughts ever seen. with climate change it seems like the - droughts ever seen. with climate i change it seems like the dominoes are beginning to fall so we get warmer temperatures and less precipitation and snow in the reservoirs start drying up and in the place a place to get wildfires so these consequences they are beginning to have stronger impacts and it's like watching this slow—motion catastrophe 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 lying idle because they are unable to arrogate. warning signs now seem ironic. it are unable to arrogate. warning signs now seem ironic. it doesn't aet more signs now seem ironic. it doesn't get more serious _ signs now seem ironic. it doesn't get more serious people - signs now seem ironic. it doesn't get more serious people on - signs now seem ironic. it doesn't get more serious people on the i get more serious people on the ground as they are leaving it and we are afraid the grocery store shelves are afraid the grocery store shelves are going to see it in the coming year because the products we could grow this year you see on shelves next year. are people going to go hungry? _ shelves next year. are people going to go hungry? i— shelves next year. are people going to go hungry? i can't _ shelves next year. are people going to go hungry? i can't say _ shelves next year. are people going to go hungry? i can't say that - shelves next year. are people going to go hungry? i can't say that but i i to go hungry? i can't say that but i would president _ to go hungry? i can't say that but i would president biden _ to go hungry? i can't say that but i would president biden said - to go hungry? i can't say that but i would president biden said we - to go hungry? i can't say that but i would president biden said we are| would president biden said we are looking at food shortages in the united states. the looking at food shortages in the united states.— looking at food shortages in the united states. :, :, , united states. the government has uraed united states. the government has urged californians _ united states. the government has urged californians to _ united states. the government has urged californians to conserve - united states. the government has| urged californians to conserve water but the first three months of the year were the driest on record and sprinklers rain down on lawns and wealthy areas water use meant is up, not down. we wealthy areas water use meant is up, not down. ~ :, :, ., wealthy areas water use meant is up, not down. ~ :, :, :, :, ,, :, not down. we all have to make do. back in the — not down. we all have to make do. back in the body _ not down. we all have to make do. back in the body that _ not down. we all have to make do. back in the body that is _ not down. we all have to make do. back in the body that is difficult i back in the body that is difficult for people like phoebe and to understand. he is well was running drought and now his family relies on tanks of water. it’s drought and now his family relies on tanks of water.— tanks of water. it's quite frightening. _ tanks of water. it's quite frightening. because - tanks of water. it's quite frightening. because we| tanks of water. it's quite -

frightening. because we don't tanks of water. it's quite _ frightening. because we don't know at this point what situation will be within a month or two months of not having water at all.— having water at all. while some frets, others innovates. - having water at all. while some frets, others innovates. an - having water at all. while some i frets, others innovates. an arizona —based company is installing the hydro which uses the power of the sun to extract water from the air. this is making water out of thin air. ~ ::, this is making water out of thin air. . : :, :, ~' this is making water out of thin air. . ::, :, ~' :, air. we can make water in the arizona desert _ air. we can make water in the arizona desert and _ air. we can make water in the arizona desert and make - air. we can make water in the | arizona desert and make water air. we can make water in the - arizona desert and make water any place in the environment. thea;r arizona desert and make water any place in the environment.— place in the environment. they say that technology — place in the environment. they say that technology can _ place in the environment. they say that technology can deliver - place in the environment. they say| that technology can deliver drinking water anywhere to anyone who needs it. but not enough to wash or water crops. and so as the sun sets on the central valley it would be another dry and sleepless nights for some who live and farm here. bbc news at 6pm is coming up next but here is the weather forecast with chris.

that looks very appealing. isn't it beautiful? this is the northwest of wales. it's been a fine day for a few of you. they're still been a few showers across the eastern side of the uk generally but this is how it looked in the sunshine earlier on today. glorious. they have been a few showers over the high ground in scotland. and a few showers across eastern areas of england. one or two heavy ones darted around but they are on the way out and overnight it becomes dry with clear spells. until later in the nightly start to see thick clouds starting to work into western of northern ireland. it would be another cold one for the time of year with temperatures down to around five to seven celsius and tomorrow pressure builds weekly across the uk but then we have got this feature coming in off the atlantic and it will bring rain to northern ireland. scotland, england

and wales with a dry start today with spells of sunshine and things will soon warm up. for northern ireland we will see an area of cloud and rain extending east through the day with rain heavy and some thunder mixed in with that. for many of you given the sunshine it would be a warmer day across england and wales into the high into the low 20s. and it will feel warm as well. by friday we still have the remnants of that feature bringing a risk of showers to northern ireland and the northwest of england and parts of wales as well but still the emphasis on friday excited to be a lot of dry weather with spells of sunshine. and still warm weather putting in appearance across june's still warm weather putting in appearance acrossjune's sun saying appearance acrossjune's sun saying a strong sunshine. the weekends staying fine across areas of the uk and we are seeing foundry rain moving up from the south. they could spoil things for some of you into the weekend. the greatest risk of rain on saturday is across the southwest of the uk. and for

northern parts of wales and scotland extract with some sunshine. at the showers and thunderstorms continue to push north to saturday night and into sunday it looks like it would be to let day with some heavy thunder rain moving in across parts of england and wales and that could prove to be a spoiler for some as we have the four—day holiday period with the platinum jubilee around the corner. forthe with the platinum jubilee around the corner. for the most part dry and on the warm side we will see that thunder rain starting to encroach and spoil things from the south.

at six — the blame game begins as more holiday flights are cancelled ahead of the jubilee weekend. long queues at heathrow as disruption continues at airports across the uk — around 150 more flights were cancelled. one minute, you're looking forward to getting _ one minute, you're looking forward to getting away, the next minute, you know. — to getting away, the next minute, you know, everything comes crashing down _ you know, everything comes crashing down around you. also on the programme tonight: russia accuses the united states of escalating the conflict in ukraine after president biden promises to send advanced rocket systems help ukrainian forces. borisjohnson says he considered questions over his future in the wake of partygate, but insists staying on was the right thing to do. and i'm here at buckingham palace, where major preparations are under way for a four—day celebration of the queen's platinum jubilee. the crowds are gathering

on the mall, including a group of stalwarts camping on the pavement,