this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm samantha simmonds. poltical pressure after two mass shootings in america, signs that limited gun control measures could be adopted by congress. were hoping to actually get an outcome that will make a difference. areas of mental health, school safety and things that are related, the incidents that recurred in texas. can both sides rise above? can both sides see beyond the political problem at hand and admit that we have a life preservation problem on our hands?

i promise you that every tear i cried _ i promise you that every tear i cried will— i promise you that every tear i cried will be _ i promise you that every tear i cried will be fuel _ i promise you that every tear i cried will be fuel for _ i promise you that every tear i cried will be fuel for action. i germany's former chancellor, defends her government's policies towards moscow and kyiv and calls putin's invasion of ukraine an unjustified, brutal attack. translation: he didn't wait but ursue the translation: he didn't wait but pursue the geopolitical _ pursue the geopolitical objective of the country on his doorstep opting for another model which he sees as western influence. which of course i see as complete lies. the spanish government introduce hefty fines to cut down on food wastage that costs billions of dollars a year. and revealed to the world after three centuries, the shipwreck that could contain billions of dollars of sunken treasure. hello and welcome. three weeks after the school

shooting in texas, there are signs that some, very limited, gun control measures could be adopted by congress. democrats have been pushing for new legislation, and now, the senate republican leader mitch mcconnell says he hopes for a deal addressing mental health and school security. with regard to the ongoing issue about violence, senator cornyn, as you know, is representing our side in discussions with senator murphy. we're hoping to actually get an outcome that will make a difference in areas of mental health, school safety and things that are related to the incidents that occurred in texas and in buffalo. so what are the proposals on gun control that congress is looking at? here's what's on the table. enhanced background checks. further incentives for states to introduce their own red flag laws.

more investment in school security, and access to mental health. there is a proposal to change the background checks for people younger than 21, by opening up juvenile records to scrutiny. and this idea, which looks something like a cooling—off period for 18 year olds who want to buy a semi—automatic weapon. so not banning them outright, but perhaps making itjust that bit harder, to acquire the kind of powerful weapons that were used by 18—year—old shooters in buffalo and uvalde. we've heard many people speak out in the aftermath of that shooting, the latest person is the actor matthew mcconaughey, who was born in uvalde, texas, and a campaigner for gun reform. this gun responsibility issue is one that we agree on more than we don't. it really is. but this should be a non—partisan issue. this should not be a partisan issue. there is not a democratic

or republican value in one single act of these shooters. there's not. but people in power have failed to act, so we're asking you — and i'm asking you — will you please ask yourselves — can both sides rise above? can both sides see beyond the political problem at hand and admit that we have a life preservation problem on our hands?! relatives of victims of another mass shooting, this time by a suspected white supremacist in buffalo, new york, just ten days before the killings in uvalde, were also in washington. this is what a victim's daughter had to say. because i came here to tell my mum's story. my mum did not deserve the death that she had, but greater than that, i promise you, that every tear i cry will be a fuel for action. our correspondent david willis has been giving me the latest from los angeles.

president biden and senior democrats have called for a ban on assault style weapons and much tighter background checks including raising the age at which those lethal weapons can be purchased from 18 to 21. the measures go nowhere near achieving that sort of restriction, but they are something and president biden was quoted as saying today that he is cautiously domestic that this bipartisan group of democrat and republican senators will be able to reach some sort of agreement. it is possible if they do, and there is some legislation that passes into law, that there will be greater advances in this direction than we have seen in decades as far as gun control is concerned in this country. we'rejoined now byjohn j donohue the third, a professor of law at stanford law school specilising

in gun laws. welcome to my thanks very much for being with us. let's pick up for being with us. let's pick up on their sense of unity. do you get the sense that there is that more so than there has beenin that more so than there has been in recent years?- that more so than there has been in recent years? from the --eole been in recent years? from the peeple there — been in recent years? from the people there has _ been in recent years? from the people there has been - been in recent years? from the people there has been a - been in recent years? from the people there has been a sense| people there has been a sense of unity for a long time that certain measures should be taken. but the combination of the power of the gun lobby and the power of the gun lobby and the control of the republican party has prevented any such action. so almost 90% of americans have long wanted universal background checks, you heard that that would not be established in this latest effort. so again, the will of the people is clearly being watered even though they are almost unanimous on this public policy issue. figs almost unanimous on this public policy issue-— policy issue. as someone who studied these _ policy issue. as someone who studied these kind _ policy issue. as someone who studied these kind of- policy issue. as someone who studied these kind of mass i studied these kind of mass shootings, what would you say is the root cause of them? what do you think needs to be done to stop them?— to stop them? yeah, so essentially _ to stop them? yeah, so essentially they - to stop them? yeah, so essentially they are - to stop them? yeah, so| essentially they are hard to stop them? yeah, so . essentially they are hard to

stop because they are infrequent and are like bolts out of the blue. but there are many things that could be done to reduce their prevalence and their lasala t. we've had mass shootings were 500 people were shot. and so changing the level of the weaponry that is easily available is an important step. is of the recent masculine is in the united states, people bought assault rifles on the way to the mass killing. so these are things that need to be changed, two of the big mass shootings in uvalde and buffalo were 18 years old. states like california have changed the law so that no—one can purchase a firearm before 21, that clearly should be done. and yet the gun lobby is trying to get these

overturned as violations of the second arrangement right now. and unfortunately there are some very ominous signs from the us supreme court that it might be willing to back up the gun lobby on some of these, some amendment issues. just how influential is _ some amendment issues. just how influential is the _ some amendment issues. just how influential is the gun _ some amendment issues. just how influential is the gun lobby - influential is the gun lobby now? has it waned over the years or is as strong as ever? it is as strong as ever. because as sensually, when the gun lobby says jump, because as sensually, when the gun lobby saysjump, the republican politicians have one answer which is, how high? after the lost vegas shooting were 500 people were killed or shod, donald trump said i not afraid of the nra, we are going to make some changes now. the nra head went to visit in the next day and snapped him into line and he never said another word. he appeared at the nra meeting three days after the uvalde shooting, saying you

must support the second amendment above all other issues. the power of the gun lobby, of the republic party is absolutely complete. and only if they allow them to make some changes will the republicans be allowed to do it. because they have no capacity to stand up to the gun lobby. have no capacity to stand up to the gun lobby-— the gun lobby. ok, professor johnj donohue _ the gun lobby. ok, professor johnj donohue the _ the gun lobby. ok, professor johnj donohue the third, - the gun lobby. ok, professor. johnj donohue the third, thank you for your time. the bodies of some ukrainian fighters killed defending the key south—eastern port of mariupol have now arrived in kyiv. the soldiers' families say this was part of a swap with russia. more than 50 are the bodies of members of the azov regiment, who died defending the azovstal steelworks. in the city of mariupol, there has also been warning of a possible outbreak of cholera. many bodies are still believed buried under the rubble, and sewage reportedly contaminates the water supply. intense fighting is continuing in eastern ukraine, with reports of civilians killed in strikes on kharkiv, and other areas of the donbas.

and the distribution of food from ukraine to the rest of the world continues to be a problem. russian foreign minister, sergei lavrov, has arrived in turkey for talks aimed at unblocking the export of grain, and other agricultural products. russia has been accused of weaponising food supplies by blockading ukrainian ports, which the un says is increasing the risk of famine in parts of the developing world. in her first major interview since leaving office, germany's former chancellor, angela merkel, has sought to defend her government's policies on russia. she has been accused of pursuing business—led relations with president putin, the nord stream two relations with president putin, the nord stream two pipeline to carry russian natural gas directly to germany was built while she was chancellor. but, in the interview, she argued the pipeline made no difference to russia's actions in ukraine. translation: booted attacked ukraine when _ translation: booted attacked ukraine when nord _ translation: booted attacked ukraine when nord stream - translation: booted attacked ukraine when nord stream 2 . translation: booted attacked | ukraine when nord stream 2 was not yet in operation. so he didn't wait but pursued the

geopolitical objective of preventing a country on his doorstep from pursuing another model which he describes as western influence which of course i see in a completely different light which has led him to impose it will most sacrifices on his own people. let's get some of the day's other news. the world bank has slashed its annual forecast for global economic growth, warning that many of the less rich countries face a major recession. the causes include russia's war against ukraine and continuing effects of the covid pandemic. the bank says there's a strong risk of stagflation — low growth combined with high inflation. monkeypox is to be listed as a notifiable disease in england. what that means is, doctors are now required to notify their local council or health protection team if they suspect a patient has the viral infection. around 30 countries where monkeypox is not endemic have reported outbreaks, with more than 900 confirmed or suspected cases so far, mainly in europe apple could be forced to change the type of charger it supplies for iphones sold in europe, after the eu agreed a law to introduce a standard port.

the new rules would mean new electronic devices such as mobiles and tablets have to use the same kind of usb cable. apple has previously resisted a one—size—fits all approach food wastage costs some countries billions of dollars every year, and now with the cost of living crisis, the war in ukraine and failed harvests linked to climate change, the issue has been thrust further into the spotlight. the spanish government is the latest to take action, bringing in a draft for new legislation around food wastage, and with it, the potential for hefty fines, as stephanie prentice reports. a spanish classic about to be served with a fresh set of rules. under new laws being proposed to reduce food wastage, anyone buying addition like this would have to be offered a doggy bag to take home any leftovers. something common in american culture but almost unheard of across

europe. meanwhile, behind—the—scenes, restaurant staff will be responsible for any unsold food at the end of the night. suggestions to reduce waste include giving food to charity, promoting seasonal dishes and even turning over ripe fruit into jams and chutneys. supermarkets would also be banned from pinning food, would be allowed to give away food that is past its sell by date. the new plans will cover everything from harvest to table, encouraging farmers to be more aware of waste as well as consumers. translation:— translation: the law is intended _ translation: the law is intended for _ translation: the law is intended for everyone - translation: the law is intended for everyone in l translation: the law is i intended for everyone in the food chain. the primary producer, the industry, the distribution and the families. currently, un agencies estimate that nearly one third of global food production goes uneaten. and last year, spanish people threw away an average of 26 kilos of food each. the new

rules will put spain in line with france and italy, where food donation from businesses is incentivise and destruction of unsold food products is for ben. and to show how serious they are about this, spanish legislators say fines of more than $60,000 could be given out to rule breakers. stephanie prentice, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the ancient shipwreck that could contain billions of dollars of sudden treasure. the day the british liberated the falklands. and by tonight, british troops have begun the task of disarming the enemy. in the heart

of the west german capital, this was gorbymania at its height. the crowd packed to see the man who, for them, has raised great hopes for an end to the division of europe. it happened as the queen moved towards horse guards parade - for the start of- trooping the colour. gunshots the queen looks worried, but recovers quickly. - as long as they'll pay to go see me, i'll get out there and kick �*em down the hills. what does it feel like to be the first man to go across the channel by your own power? it feels pretty neat. it feels marvellous, really. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: poltical pressure after two mass shootings in america — signs that limited gun control measures could be adopted by congress.

germany's former chancellor defends her government's policies towards moscow and kyiv and calls putin's invasion of ukraine an unjustified, brutal attack. a study published in new zealand has revealed for the first time the presence of microplastics in antarctic snow. researchers from the university of canterbury in christchurch have confirmed the discovery of pieces of plastic much smaller than a grain of rice in fresh snowfall at various locations. 0ur correspondent, phil mercer, joins us from sydney. tell us more about what they found. ~ , ., found. when the expedition be . an in found. when the expedition began in late _ found. when the expedition began in late 2019, - found. when the expedition began in late 2019, the - found. when the expedition l began in late 2019, the team from the university of canterbury in new zealand were confident that they would not find micro plastics in such a remote and pristine environment as the antarctic and they collected samples from 19 locations on the ross ice shelf in antarctica and found evidence of plastic pollution

at every single location. now some of the concentrations of micro plastics in the freshly fallen slow no were even bigger than those found in the nearby sea so this is raising concern that some of this debris has flown essentially in the air thousands of kilometres to the antarctic, or more likely was a result of humans, researchers were being present on the continent and leaving what researchers have called a micro plastic footprint.— plastic footprint. what could this have — plastic footprint. what could this have in _ plastic footprint. what could this have in terms _ plastic footprint. what could this have in terms of - plastic footprint. what could | this have in terms of impact? the research team identified plastic and about a dozen or so types of plastic. the most common came from soft drink bottles and clothes. the team at the university of canterbury on the south island of new zealand says, for us, if we breathe in micro plastics, it could be harmful to health

given they could carry toxins, also dangerous for marine animals if they ingest or eat these plastics it could also harm them. broadly, there are concerns about the potential impact on climate change. the research team says some of the plastics are dark in colour, blue or black, they can absorb sunlight, so in a very micro or small way, there is localised heating so the message is for the authorities around the world, to do more to curb the production of plastic and manage the waste of this product are far more carefully unsustainably.— unsustainably. thank you for that. brazilian state police have opened a criminal probe into the disappearance of a british journalist who went missing in the amazon over the weekend. dom phillips, who writes for outlets including the guardian, was travelling with well—known indigenous expert bruno pereira in the far north—west of brazil, close to the border with peru. 0ur south america correspondent katy watson reports from sao

paulo. the sea rch—and—rescue teams the search—and—rescue teams are on the ground now but it has taken time. authorities have been heavily criticised for not mobilising quickly enough in the hours after the two men disappeared. finding them in this vast region the size of austria is no mean feat, but it needs far more resources than have currently been deployed. it has been three days now since dom philips and bruno pereira went missing. dom is an experienced journalist, currently researching a book on the amazon. bruno is one of brazil's foremost experts on isolated tribes, and that is why the pair were here in this stunning yet troubled part of the amazon. the javari valley is home to the largest number of uncontacted tribes in the world but it's also lawless, close to the border with peru, it's a region of conflict, with illegal mining, fishing and logging as well as a drug trafficking route. bruno pereira knew the communities here.

he wanted to protect them but he also had enemies, used to death threats. just a few days ago the team received another to stop what they were doing. the indigenous communities have been the ones searching since the very beginning. translation: when they didn't arrive on time, we sent out - a search team but they found no trace of the boat whatsoever. then we sent a faster boat to work on a much longer stretch but it was also unsuccessful. the families of dom philips and bruno pereira have all called for more to be done. translation: even ifi don't find the love of my life alive, | they have to be found. please intensify the search. the amazon may be beautiful but it's often inhospitable and as time goes on, the fears for their safety grow. katy watson, bbc news, sao paolo. let's catch—up with all the latest sports news. hello, this is your update from the bbc sport

centre. a late deflected goal from ajdin hrustic edged australia to a 2—1win over the united arab emirates in their asia world cup qualifier play—off at the ahmad bin ali stadium in qatar. australia took the lead but brazilian—born caio canedo, the forward soon had the uae level blasting the ball into the roof of the net but eintracht frankfurt midfielder it with six minutes left. australia now go on to face peru, onjune 13th in the inter—confederation play—off to secure a trip back to qatar in november. always a difficult opponent and whenever we come up against each other it is a tight affair and it comes down to tight margins and fortunately tonight it went in ourfain margins and fortunately tonight it went in our fain allow margins and fortunately tonight it went in ourfain allow —— in ourfavour it went in ourfain allow —— in our favour and it went in ourfain allow —— in ourfavour and always a our favour and always a difficult opponent but ourfavour and always a difficult opponent but tonight went in our way. former world number one dustinjohnson has announced that he's resigned from the pga tour. he's done so to take part

in the saudi—backed liv golf series, which starts on thursday. it means he also won't be available to play in the ryder cup from now on. he'll reportedly receive $150 million for taking part in the series that starts at the centurion club, just outside london, on thursday. for me, this is something new. i like to do a lot of other things besides golf and this gives me an opportunity to spend more time with my family, gives me time to spend more time doing the things i love to do and is exciting. like you are saying, is an exciting time and it's exciting for the game of golf and i'm excited to be part of it. tiger woods has announced that he'll miss next week's us open at brookline. the 15—time major champion posted on social media that he'd informed the usga that he won't be competing, because his body needs more time to get stronger for major championship golf. he said he plans to return to play in ireland before the open at st andrews next month. andy murray won his first match at the atp

event in stuttgart, overcoming a slow first—round start on grass as he beat christopher 0'connell in straight sets. the former world number one lost the first three games in the opening set before launching a comeback to take the victory in 1 hour and 36 minutes on centre court. next up for the three—time grand slam winner is a match against alexander bublik. meanwhile, nick kyrgios made a winning return to the court after sitting out the entire clay court season. the australian beating jiri lehecka in straight sets after his bag was delayed at the airport and his grass court shoes arrived at the tournament with just an hour to spare before his match. wout van aert will wear the race leader's yellowjersey for stage four of the criterium de dauphine on wednesday and there'll be no chance to repeat his mistake of tuesday's stage. the belgian paid the price for a premature celebration at the end of stage three as frenchman davide gaudu crossed the line half a wheel length ahead. van aert has a 6—second lead. stage four is a 31km time trial. you can get all the latest sports news at our website —

that's bbc.com/sport but from me, gavin ramjaun, and the rest of the team, thanks for watching and we'll see you next time. stories of ships stuffed with treasure from an era long ago rarely live up to the hype, but wendy urquhart has a true story about a spanish galleon laden with real treasure that's worth billions. the colombian navy has discovered two historical boats near the caribbean port of cartagena, very close to the wreckage of the spanish galleon sanjose which historians described as the holy grail of shipwrecks. new technology has made it possible to get a much closer look at exactly what was on board the sanjose which was en route to spain with a cargo of gold, silver and other priceless items when she was sunk by the british in 1708. the colombian president wants to raise all of the ships from the seabed and display

their contents in museums. translation: equipment acquired in recent years has made it - possible to obtain better images, that allow us to protect the integrity of the treasure and carry out permanent and constant monitoring so that the shipwrecks can be preserved and protected until their riches can be made available to the world in museum exhibitions. that is a great idea, but he will have a battle on his hands. the cargo on board the sanjose is worth billions, and a legal argument over ownership has been raging between colombia, spain and bolivia ever since she was found near cartagena in 2015. wendy urquhart, bbc news. coming up in business, uber has teamed up with the food

supplier. we will see you soon. hello. umbrellas at the ready — we'll be dodging the downpours during wednesday. there's rain sweeping north and east overnight. a lot of that clears away for wednesday. that lingers in scotland, whereas elsewhere, you may get to see some sunshine. the showers will be heavy, possibly thundery with hail in places. this area of low pressure is pumping that rain north and east through the night and into the morning. it will be a very mild start in the morning. still some rain across eastern parts of england and into southern scotland. it'll be heavy in places. the eastern england rain will soon clear away, but in scotland, very slowly, the rain pushes northwards — not reaching the very far north. elsewhere, you get sunny spells and showers, some heavy, some thundery, a chance of hail. some of the beefiest ones in the afternoon could be across parts of southern scotland,

into the far north of england, but with the showers dying away from wales and the south—west into the later stages of the afternoon, a cooler day, certainly so in scotland. a windier one along the coast of wales and southern england, and for the afternoon in northern ireland, increasing cloud, some outbreaks of rain becoming more widespread. mayjust push across parts of north wales and northwest england overnight and into thursday morning. still some patchy, light rain and drizzle at this stage in scotland, though many places on thursday starting dry, not as mild. an area of low pressure, ex—tropical storm alex, moves to the northwest thursday, friday and into saturday. doesn't hit the uk, but we're close enough across north—western areas for it to become very windy for a time, especially friday—saturday. though on thursday, winds will start to pick up in the west and from that weather system, we'll see cloud and outbreaks of rain through southern and western parts of england, wales and into northern ireland. northern and eastern scotland, down the eastern side of england, a few showers, but also warm, sunny spells around. turning very windy, particularly

across the western isles on friday, some gusts 40—50 mph, blustery across scotland and northern ireland, where we'll see most of the showers. breezy for england and wales, chance of a shower, many places staying dry but rather grey and drizzly perhaps first thing on friday towards the south—east. temperatures — high teens and into the low 20s. that area of low pressure keeping things very windy on saturday in scotland and northern ireland and just easing away northwards on sunday, so the winds will begin to ease at this stage. there may still be a few lingering showers around. actually, by sunday, it looks as if many places will turn a bit cooler, whereas throughout the weekend, the warmest and the sunniest weather's going to be across south—east england. that's your forecast.

this is bbc news with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. uber teams up with the united nations, by using its ride hailing app to deliver emergency food and water across ukraine. the cost of war. the world bank warns the conflict in ukraine could hit the global economy for years to come. and the european union takes a bite out of apple and others, by insisting phone makers must use the same cable charger by 202a.