this is bbc news with the latest headlines. the biggest rail strike in a generation. more than 40,000 workers will walk out later this month in a dispute over pay and redundancies. borisjohnson is coming under pressure from his mps to cut taxes after surviving a vote of confidence in his leadership. i'm annita mcveigh in westminster, bringing you all the latest as he prepares to face the commons for pmqs. some of the mps who called for him to go are still saying he should. the actor matthew mcconnaghey, who was born in uvalde, makes a plea for gun reform after the texas school shooting. these are the same green converse on her feet— that turned out to be the

only clear evidence that could identify her after the shooting. how about that? two britons captured by russian forces in ukraine have appeared in court in territory held by pro—russian rebels. a man left paralysed by the manchester arena bomb attack is fulfilling a dream to climb mount kilimanjaro, using a specially adapted wheelchair. tens of thousands of workers are to stage the biggest rail strike in decades later this month, bringing major disruption to travel across britain. the mass walk—out — over pay and pensions — will take place on the 21st, 23rd and 25thjune. more than 40,000 staff

from network rail and 13 train operators are expected to take part. it's also the same week as several large sporting and music events including glastonbury. here's the latest from our transport correspondent, katy austin. the wheels are in motion for the biggest rail strike the country has seen in decades. it's a shame because, obviously, the rail fares are quite expensive as they are, and obviously want to encourage people to use public transport as much as possible. and that's just more of a distraction and more likely for people to jump in the car. people are struggling with what they're currently being paid, cos bills are getting higher and higher, and so you can understand why people are upset if they don't think they're getting decent pay deals or good working conditions. the rmt union says the dispute is over pay, and it's accused network rail of planning to cut thousands ofjobs. the rail industry and the transport secretary have branded the strike announcement as premature —

which the rmt has rejected. we're notjumping the gun and talks haven't onlyjust begun — they began two years ago at the start of covid. they are intent on cutting thousands ofjobs from the railway. we think that threatens safety because they're cutting the safety regime to do that. they're threatening our members' conditions and they won't give us a pay rise — most of our members have not had a pay deal for two to three years, and we need to resolve those issues now. in addition to workers at 13 train companies, network rail staff, who includes signallers, are due to walk out. they are crucial to the network being able to operate, and they haven't taken part in nationwide action like this since 1994. the scale of the action means that there will be significant disruption to passenger and freight services across britain, with only 20% of services able to run on strike days. the dates that have been announced fall in a week when a number of major sporting and cultural events are scheduled — including glastonbury festival. the rail industry is under

pressure to save money. the government poured in billions to keep services going through the pandemic. passenger numbers and revenue haven't recovered to pre—covid levels. the industry trade body said it wanted to find a solution that would avoid strikes and achieve a fair deal for passengers, taxpayers and staff. no—one wins out of strikes, so it's really important we get back around the table and try and resolve this matter. striking will only disadvantage customers, the economy, and staff themselves. contingency measures are being worked on to try and keep as many passengers and goods moving on the railway as possible if the strike goes ahead. katy austin, bbc news. borisjohnson will be facing mps at prime minister's questions for the first time since winning the vote of confidence. his supporter are urging him to cut taxes in a bid to unify his party and help with the cost of living. annita mcveigh is at westminster.

yes, welcome to college green at westminster, we are looking ahead to prime minister's questions at lunchtime, and it is slap bang in the middle of the political week year at westminster, often produces moments of high political drama, a time when the performances of political leaders are front and centre, absolutely exposed for all to see. tony blair, in his memoirs, talked about it being one of the most nerve—wracking, nail—biting moments in political life, so what will it be like for borisjohnson today? he said, after surviving monday's confidence vote, that that drew a line under the past and that he wanted to move forward, but remember 41% of his mps said they didn't have confidence in him to be leader of the party, some of them are still calling for him to go. so watch out for those backbenchers

today, will the normally raucous support that the prime minister gets during pmqs the slightly more muted? that will be interesting to watch, and there is lots of talk of policy today, to try to move the conversation on. we can discuss that with nick eardley, morning to you, yes, policy and taxation, that is the big story today in terms of the prime minister and the cabinet trying to move this on. i prime minister and the cabinet trying to move this on.- prime minister and the cabinet trying to move this on. i think so, annita, trying to move this on. i think so, annita. really _ trying to move this on. i think so, annita, really interesting - trying to move this on. i think so, annita, really interesting chatting to tory mps over the road, two main things at the moment. there are dozens of rebels who are not going away, who are not giving up on this, who still want to put pressure on the prime minister. but there are also those who are using the fact that they think he has been damaged by monday's vote is leveraged to try to strong—arm him into some of the things they have been calling for for a while. now, we know that there are many tory mps who are really uncomfortable with how high taxes are at the moment and are urging the

prime minister to reduce personal taxes, things like income tax, as quickly as possible. there are a lot of tory mps who voted against the prime minister on monday who are saying that is one way that he could start to try and win them back. really interestingly, cabinet ministers are now coming out as well and saying that they think taxes should be cut as soon as possible. kwasi kwarteng, business secretary, told the bbc last night he wants to see a very radical tax—cutting agenda before the next general election. sajid javid, health secretary, on bbc breakfast this morning, saying he wants to see the government go further on cutting taxes. remember, he is a former chancellor putting pressure on his successor to cut taxes. i don't get the impression from number ten that they are about to move on this really quickly, they are still talking about it being something they do when it is possible, not right away, they are worried that if you bring taxes down too quickly at

the same time as putting more money into the economy to help with the cost of living, that it could increase the debt burden and cause economic damage, but no doubt there is pressure on the government and tory mps. is pressure on the government and to mps. , ., , , is pressure on the government and to mps. , ,_ ., is pressure on the government and to mps. , ., tory mps. presumably, nick, for some of those mps — tory mps. presumably, nick, for some of those mps who _ tory mps. presumably, nick, for some of those mps who voted _ tory mps. presumably, nick, for some of those mps who voted against - tory mps. presumably, nick, for some of those mps who voted against the i of those mps who voted against the prime minister, who said they did not have confidence in him, this is about personality, not policies, which is where moments like pmqs are really interesting, you know, will he be... it is probably not the forum for this, but how will he demonstrate that he might be reaching out to those who are unhappy with his leadership? it is reall unhappy with his leadership? it 3 really interesting, because undoubtedly borisjohnson will get a hard time today from opposition parties, he will undoubtedly have some of his own back is behind him to make some noise when he comes into the chamber at midday, but it will be really keyed to watch out for whether there is any blue on

blue attacks, whether any of those rebels we know about stand—up at pmqs and ask a question, how the prime minister approaches that, whether he tries to be conciliatory with his own party. he is in a strange position where we know he is going to stay in office for the next few weeks, probably the next few months. he also knows there are potentially more crises coming with by—elections later in the month, the privileges committee still looking into whether he misled parliament. in some ways, it is a perfect storm for the conservative party, because you have a prime minister who thinks he can continue, rebels who do not think the game is up, and this is going to drag on and on. and one of the key things tory mps will be watching for is whether boris johnson has a plan to repair the damage done to his party. gk. johnson has a plan to repair the damage done to his party. 0k, nick, thank ou damage done to his party. 0k, nick, thank you very _ damage done to his party. 0k, nick, thank you very much. _ damage done to his party. 0k, nick, thank you very much. nick— damage done to his party. 0k, nick, thank you very much. nick outlining | thank you very much. nick outlining some of the challenges facing boris johnson and indeed the conservative party. those two by—elections coming

up, the privileges committee examining whether or not the prime minister misled parliament over partygate. so some within the party are saying, you know, that these are continued distractions, and while the prime minister is talking about getting on with the job and delivering for people, they say, well, how can you do that if there is a constant distraction because of the man in number ten and the? let's discuss this some more, sir alistair graham, the former chair of the committee on standards in public life, good to have you with us today, thanks forjoining us on bbc news. what are your thoughts on pmqs, it is, as i mentioned, a big moment in the political week, what are you expecting from it? well. moment in the political week, what are you expecting from it?- are you expecting from it? well, i think keir starmer _ are you expecting from it? well, i think keir starmer will _ are you expecting from it? well, i think keir starmer will want - are you expecting from it? well, i think keir starmer will want to - think keir starmer will want to press again on standards, given the

labour party had the debate yesterday on the ministerial code, and the fact that the prime minister has not accepted many of the recommendations of the committee on standards in public life, he had a good opportunity yesterday to say that he had got to be message on standards in public life, but the conservative party did not take that opportunity. iii conservative party did not take that o- ortuni . conservative party did not take that ouortuni . ., , �* conservative party did not take that opportunity-— opportunity. if he doesn't do that, is that a big _ opportunity. if he doesn't do that, is that a big missed _ opportunity. if he doesn't do that, is that a big missed opportunity i opportunity. if he doesn't do that, l is that a big missed opportunity for him? i is that a big missed opportunity for him? ., , is that a big missed opportunity for him? ~' , , , is that a big missed opportunity for him? ~ , , , ., him? i think it is, because we have had some of— him? i think it is, because we have had some of the _ him? i think it is, because we have had some of the conservative - him? i think it is, because we have had some of the conservative mps| him? i think it is, because we have - had some of the conservative mps who voted against him in the vote of confidence you have raised the standard issues and have said that the prime minister has fallen below those standards, but i suspect the real priority of the prime minister will be assuaging tory mps not so much on standards but on tax

and improving the state of the econom . ~ ., and improving the state of the economy-— and improving the state of the econom . ~ . , ., economy. what is your feeling on those mps _ economy. what is your feeling on those mps who _ economy. what is your feeling on those mps who voted _ economy. what is your feeling on those mps who voted against - economy. what is your feeling on those mps who voted against the | those mps who voted against the prime minister? will some of them, in significant be assuaged policy moves, orare in significant be assuaged policy moves, or are more of them concerned about the personality of the prime minister and the standards you refer to? ~ ., , minister and the standards you refer to? ~ " , ~ minister and the standards you refer to? ~ to? well, i think they are probably concerned about, _ to? well, i think they are probably concerned about, can _ to? well, i think they are probably concerned about, can he _ to? well, i think they are probably concerned about, can he be - to? well, i think they are probably concerned about, can he be a - to? well, i think they are probably concerned about, can he be a votej concerned about, can he be a vote winner in the future, which is why, of course, the results of the two by—elections are going to be very significant as far as the future of the prime minister is concerned. but i think there are sufficient conservative mps who are concerned about standards issues and about the perception that the tory party can't be trusted on these matters. from our be trusted on these matters. from your exoerience. — be trusted on these matters. from your experience, dealing _ be trusted on these matters. from your experience, dealing with - your experience, dealing with standards in public life, if prime

ministers and leading politicians cannot get the message right on standards, is that ultimately a downfall for them?— standards, is that ultimately a downfall for them? well, there's never one _ downfall for them? well, there's never one issue _ downfall for them? well, there's never one issue that _ downfall for them? well, there's never one issue that is _ downfall for them? well, there's never one issue that is their - never one issue that is their downfall, but it is something that they do not seem able to get right, and it is nagging away at many of the public, because poll after poll has said the prime minister should have resigned over partygate, and he hasn't. so it will be a background factor in deciding how people vote in the future. you factor in deciding how people vote in the future.— in the future. you think at the moment perhaps _ in the future. you think at the moment perhaps boris - in the future. you think at the l moment perhaps boris johnson in the future. you think at the - moment perhaps boris johnson is moment perhaps borisjohnson is focused, unsurprisingly, on his back benches, but you think he needs to benches, but you think he needs to be more focused on what the public think. i be more focused on what the public think. . ., , ~ think. i certainly think, in the end, that _ think. i certainly think, in the end. that is _ think. i certainly think, in the end, that is who _ think. i certainly think, in the end, that is who makes - think. i certainly think, in the end, that is who makes the l think. i certainly think, in the i end, that is who makes the final decision, and we will see in the by—elections how angry the public will be if the conservative —— will

be. i5 will be if the conservative -- will be. , �* , . will be if the conservative -- will be. u ., will be if the conservative -- will be. is alistair graham, thank you very much _ be. is alistair graham, thank you very much for— be. is alistair graham, thank you very much for your _ be. is alistair graham, thank you very much for your time - be. is alistair graham, thank you very much for your time today. i be. is alistair graham, thank you | very much for your time today. -- very much for your time today. —— sir alistair graham. very much for your time today. —— siralistair graham. so very much for your time today. —— sir alistair graham. so pmqs at 12 today, will the prime minister be as normal, ebullient self, will he try to strike a slightly different tone, some of his mps want to see perhaps a more contrite tone, but as i mentioned, perhaps graham —— perhaps pmqs is not the forum for that, it is a forum where he has to perform against the leader of the opposition and other party leaders here at westminster. we will be bringing that to live at noon, as we do every week, definitely one to watch. thoughts from a variety of voices with me through out this morning. back to you. let's get the headlines

on bbc news now. the biggest rail strike in a generation. more than 40,000 workers will walk out later this month in a dispute over pay and redundancies. borisjohnson is coming under pressure from his mps to cut taxes after surviving a vote of confidence in his leadership. the actor matthew mcconnaghey, who was born in uvalde, makes a plea for gun reform. cormac three weeks after a school shooting in texas which left 19 children and two teachers dead, the actor matthew mcconaughey has spoken out at the white house. the hollywood star, who was born in uvalde, where the attack happened, said the us had a "window of opportunity" for "real change". david willis has the story. i would like to bring up matthew. to the white house came an oscar winner, whose hometown fell victim to one of the worst acts of gun

violence this country has ever seen. uvalde, texas is where i was born... matthew mcconaughey�*s mother taught kindergarten classes less than a mile from the scene of the shooting. and the following day, he returned to the town to meet families of the victims. it is there that we met two of the grieving parents, ryan and jessica ramirez. their ten—year—old daughter, alithia. she was one of the 19 children that were killed the day before. such was the impact of wounds inflicted by an 18—year—old gunman wielding a semi—automatic rifle, that another of the victims could only be identified by her shoes. these are the same green converse on her feet that turned out to be the only clear evidence that could identify her after the shooting. how about that? a memorial is now in place in the nation's capital

in honour of the roughly 45,000 american lives that are lost each year to gun violence. successive efforts to curb the availability of firearms have all come to nothing. this moment is different. we are in a window of opportunity right now that we have not been in before. a window where it seems like real change, real change can happen. we need background checks. we need to raise the minimum age to purchase an ar—is rifle to 21. we need a waiting period for those rifles. we need red—flag laws and consequences for those who abuse them. after decades of inaction, the uvalde shooting has driven politicians here closer than they've been in decades to approving new gun—control laws. modest though they may be in comparison to what matthew mcconaughey has called for, the very possibility speaks to the mood of a country in which gun violence has now become an epidemic. david willis, bbc news, los angeles.

a major review of leadership across the nhs and social care sector in england has found evidence of bullying, discrimination and blame culture in some areas. the health secretary, sajid javid, said the findings were "stark" and has pledged an overhaul of the management system. frances read has this report. there are 90 patients waiting to be seen at the moment. that's nine—zero. 90 of you are still waiting to be seen. our current wait for a doctor is seven and a half hours. a&e in essex on monday night. this is the princess alexandra hospital in harlow, as filmed by a patient. the trust that runs it said they're experiencing high and increased demand. others say this is just a snapshot of an nhs on its knees. the health secretary says that needs to change — likening the nhs to being the equivalent of a blockbuster health—care system in the age of netflix.

sajid javid has now pledged urgent action after a major review found problems across the nhs. among them, discrimination, bullying and blame cultures, with the head of the review saying there was institutional inadequacy in the way nhs management are trained and developed. mrjavid said it would lead to the biggest shake—up of leadership in decades. among the recommendations, improving equality, diversity and inclusion. actively promoting equal opportunity. more effective recruitment to encourage diverse talent. and better incentives to attract top talent into challenged areas of the nhs. a separate report released today says it's difficult to improve performance for patients when many nhs trusts have a lack of staff and worker burn—out. 92% of trusts we spoke to told us that there were workforce shortages. 86% told us that they had difficulties in discharging patients who were medically fit, which is causing real pressure on their beds. today's reports aim to deal

with those challenges, but right now patients continue to wait. frances read, bbc news. well, the health secretary, sajid javid, told the bbc that he would be implementing the recommendations of the review into the nhs in england in full. this review by sir general gordon messenger and linda pollard to look independently at leadership in the nhs. and whilst it found some fantastic examples of nhs leadership that we can all be proud of, it was not consistent. it is not consistent throughout the country. there are examples, sadly, of poor leadership. they also found evidence in their report of, in certain parts, blame culture, behavioural issues, and of course that cannot be tolerated. and it's for the benefit of all of us that we have the very best leadership across the nhs, consistently across the nhs, so that the record billions that we are putting into the nhs is, every penny is spent wisely and that it leads to the best

possible patient outcomes. and that's why, today, i'm announcing i am going to be accepting all the recommendations of this report, because i think it will improve leadership across the board and mean better outcomes for all patients. two britons captured by russian forces in ukraine have appeared in court in territory held by pro—russian rebels. let's get the latest on this now from our correspondentjoe inwood, who's in kyiv. joe, what more can you tell us about this case? these two men, aiden aslin and shaun pinner, were fighting with ukrainian forces in the city of mariupol, which held out for so long against the russians. aha, which held out for so long against the russians.— which held out for so long against the russians. �* , ., the russians. a few weeks before the ci fell, the russians. a few weeks before the city fell. both — the russians. a few weeks before the city fell, both men _ the russians. a few weeks before the city fell, both men are _ the russians. a few weeks before the city fell, both men are surrendered i city fell, both men are surrendered to russian forces and were taken into captivity. not much was seen of

them after that, save for one video which was rather injured looking mr aslin apparently being interviewed under duress. we saw them again yesterday, they appeared in a courtroom, a court run by pro russian separatists, charged with a number of offences, but not as prisoners of war, as their families had hoped, but as foreign mercenaries. we do not know exactly the timetable for this, but we do know that the separatists have said that the charges that they are facing could result in a death penalty. facing could result in a death enal . �* g ., facing could result in a death enal . �* , ., ., facing could result in a death enal . �* g ., ., ., penalty. and, joe, where do we go from here? — penalty. and, joe, where do we go from here? it— penalty. and, joe, where do we go from here? it is— penalty. and, joe, where do we go from here? it is a _ penalty. and, joe, where do we go from here? it is a waiting - penalty. and, joe, where do we go from here? it is a waiting game . penalty. and, joe, where do we go j from here? it is a waiting game for their families, _ from here? it is a waiting game for their families, who _ from here? it is a waiting game for their families, who are _ from here? it is a waiting game for their families, who are in - from here? it is a waiting game for their families, who are in contact l theirfamilies, who are in contact with the british foreign and commonwealth office, but it is in the hands of the separatists. 0ne hope that had been held out was for some sort of prisoner exchange. there is a pro russian politician

who has been arrested by the ukrainians, and his wife has appealed for there to be a prisoner swap between him and these two britons, but i think the fact that they are going on tile next that rather less likely. —— that they are going on trial. the russian foreign minister, sergei lavrov, will hold talks with his turkish counterpart, mevlut cavusoglu, later. turkey may try to broker a way for wheat to leave ukraine to ease a global grain shortage. that's something the two countries' defence ministers have already discussed. the two men are also likely to talk about ankara's plans for a potential new military incursion into northern syria. the turkish president says he wants to push for a 30km buffer zone in syria, but both russia and the us have told him not to escalate the situation. let's talk to our middle east correspondent anna foster in istanbul. it might seem a bit odd hearing

russian advice against military escalation. yes, i mean, it's a really interesting and finely balanced situation there in northern syria, of course russia are involved, as are the syrian regime, and there are turkish interest on the southern border, and really for turkey, it is in many ways a bargaining chip, when they have discussions with russia, and it is one of those reasons that the two countries have stayed quite close when russia has lost so many friends and allies since the war began in ukraine. those talks have been going on this morning, we expect a press conference in the next hour or so, actually, to hear what, if any, they've managed to achieve, but a lot of people are focusing on the idea of grain, that the safe passage to be facilitated ijy the safe passage to be facilitated by turkey would allow ukrainian grain, which has been blocked in ports in places like 0desa, to finally move out through the black sea, through the bosporus, and out around the world, where it is desperately needed at the moment. there are so many countries who are

reliant on the grain coming from the ukraine, and at the moment it simply cannot get to them. so if this can be agreed, it would be a crucial development, ukrainians, for their part, have put out a statement this morning, and they have concerns that russia may use any potential corridor to try and attack ukrainian ports, so they are watching with scepticism. but i think turkey are hoping that they can try and broker and arrangement, some kind of arrangement that means that the grain canfinally arrangement that means that the grain can finally start to move and that, domestically and internationally, that turkey can take some of the credit for that. as you say, a key issue, with the eyes of the world on this for the possibility of the grain moving, but does turkey _ possibility of the grain moving, but does turkey have _ possibility of the grain moving, but does turkey have much _ possibility of the grain moving, but does turkey have much leverage i possibility of the grain moving, but i does turkey have much leverage over this? how likely is it that they can find a solution? turkey is in a really interesting position at the moment, because as we said, turkey and russia still have relations where the international community and russia, international community and russia, in many cases, don't any more, but

then on the other side, turkey is a vital of nato, it still has an open door to many of those discussions around the world, so turkey sees itself in many ways is a really important arbiter in all of this. you might remember the last set of peace talks that took place between ukraine and russia, several months ago now, and they have not been any sense, but they happened in ankara, brokered by turkey. there were discussions ahead of this meeting that turkey might try to arrange some new peace talks, but president zelensky said just at the start of the week that as far as he was concerned, the prospect of more negotiations about peace was somewhere at the level of zero. so i think that would be a very high bar for these talks to set today. it also, as we were sitting right at the start, turkey knows it has these bargaining chips on its back pocket, it wants to bring a new military incursion into northern syria, it has talked for a long time about wanting to establish this 30 kilometre buffer zone to protect it,

it says, from terrorist elements in northern syria. 0f it says, from terrorist elements in northern syria. of course, something like that would involve moving many kurdish people away from their homes, away from their communities. nobody really wants a new military operation in northern syria, russia and the us have advised turkey against it, but it is something, no doubt, that will come up in those talks today, since president erdogan announced that it would happen and everybody is waiting to see if and when he might try to do that. thank ou for when he might try to do that. thank you for bringing _ when he might try to do that. thank you for bringing us _ when he might try to do that. thank you for bringing us the _ when he might try to do that. thank you for bringing us the details, - you for bringing us the details, thatis you for bringing us the details, that is anna foster against a beautiful backdrop in istanbul. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol. is it looking beautiful out there over the next few days? todayit today it is fairly cloudy for many, and we have seen some rain, heavy overnight, continuing to move away from eastern england, but slow moving across scotland, not reaching the far north, where we see some sunshine. that kills back into northern ireland, where we will see rain

later. forthe ireland, where we will see rain later. for the rest of us, looking at sunshine and showers, shower is heavy and thundery with some hail, especially in south—west scotland and north—west england. breezy through northern ireland, the irish sea, southern england, top temperatures of 21 or 22 degrees. tonight the rain eased across the north—east, but left with cloud and drizzle, the rain in northern ireland pushes southward and eastwards, simply clear spells, then rain coming in across the south—west. not a cold night, though. so tomorrow we start on a mostly dry note with this suite of cloud across central areas and a weather front pushing northwards and eastwards. the wind will pick up towards the west, and tomorrow's top temperature is likely to be about 21.

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the biggest rail strike in a generation — more than 40,000 workers will walk out later this month in a dispute over pay and redundancies. borisjohnson is facing pressure from his mps to cut taxes after surviving a vote of confidence in his leadership. the actor matthew mcconnaghey, who was born in uvalde, makes a plea for gun reform after the texas school shooting these are the same green converse on her feet that turned out to be these are the same green converse on her feet that turned out to be the only clear evidence that could identify her after the shooting. how about that? two britons captured by russian forces in ukraine have appeared in court, in territory held in territory held by pro—russian rebels. a man left paralysed by the manchester arena bomb attack is fulfilling a dream to climb mount kilimanjaro, using a specially adapted wheelchair sport, and for a full round—up,

from the bbc sport centre, here's jon watson. good morning. harry kane with his 50th england goal last night to move clear of sir bobby charlton, as gareth southgate's side salvaged a draw in their nations league match with germany in munich. kane just the second man to reach the tally for his country. watching it all, was natalie pirks in munich. under a watchful eye in the beer halls of munich, england fans ran through their repertoire. the 2—0 win over germany last summer clearly still reason to sing. there were seven arrests before the game, including three for nazi salutes, but the german police were praised for their calm approach. and ahead of the game, the atmosphere was one of excitement. so far so good. hopefully everyone can stay behaved and enjoy their night. 3—1win, england. nothing else, 3—1win. that optimism was tested very early on. germany flew out of the traps.

kyle walker scrambled, with muller ready to pounce. with a spring in their step, germany were once again on the attack. commentary: this is hofmann in a one on one situation. - fans breathed a huge sigh of relief as the offside flag saved england defenders�* blushes. close to half time, saka came closest for england. commentary: oh, what a hit! this was frustrating, to say the least. the second half started with a bang, germany once again pulling the strings. commentary: and germany lead. all the momentum was with the hosts. muller almost made it two, but for pickford's smart stop. it was soon germany's keeper's time to shine though, neuer denying kane a certain equaliser. commentary: he can't believe that hasn't gone in. _ but kane's second chance came soon after, as he was brought down. var helped the referee hand england a penalty. his 50th goal took him above sir bobby charlton. england's night saved at the very end. commentary: 50 england

goals for harry kane. - england may have dumped germany out of the euros last summer, but the germans hadn't lost a game since then, and england were fortunate not to lose here. there are just four games before the start of the world cup for england, and there's plenty for gareth southgate to ponder. natalie perks, bbc news, munich. wales and scotland are both in action tonight. the dealfor the american businessman chris kirchner to buy derby county football club is expected to collapse. kirchner was the preferred bidder to take the club out of administration, but bbc radio derby say he has failed to close the deal, and the funds promised to pay wages have not arrived. the english football league conditionally approved the takeover when contracts for the sale of the club had been exchanged on 17th may. in the last half an hour, phil mickleson has been talking ahead of the liv golf invitational series which starts tomorrow at the centurion club in hertfordshire. the controversial new tournament

backed by saudi arabian money has faced accusations of sportswashing. mickleson confirmed he would play in the us open next week, while defending his decision to take part in the breakway format. isaid i said earlier, i don't condone human rights violations. i don't know how i can be any more clear. i understand your question. but again, i love this game of golf. i've seen the good that it has done, and i see the good that it has done, and i see the opportunity for the tournament to do a lot of good for the game throughout the world and i'm excited to be a part of this opportunity. and in cricket, former head coach andrew gale has won a claim for unfair dismissal against yorkshire. gale was one of 16 members of staff sacked in the fallout from the azeem rafiq racism scandal. he was suspended — as part of an investigation into a tweet he sent in 2010 — and then sacked in december. an employmentjudge found that

the complaint was "well founded". that's all the sport for now. 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 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. new research show black and asian nurses are being overlooked for promotion because of structural racism. the royal college of nursing said its study suggests racism is "endemic" in health and care, with white nurses twice as likely as their black and asian colleagues to get promoted. a survey of almost 10,000 nursing staff found that those who are white or of a mixed ethnic background were more likely than black and asian colleagues to have received at least one promotion since starting their career. let's speak now to estephanie dunn, who is the royal college of nursing's regional director for the north west.

thank you forjoining us. can you explain the reasons for this? is it to do with _ explain the reasons for this? is it to do with the _ explain the reasons for this? is it to do with the fact _ explain the reasons for this? is it to do with the fact that there are fewer people representing black and asian groups in management. and while it isn't always the case, often, orsometimes while it isn't always the case, often, or sometimes at least, while it isn't always the case, often, orsometimes at least, people tend to promote in their own image. is this what it is down to? can you explain the factors? i is this what it is down to? can you explain the factors?— is this what it is down to? can you explain the factors? i think there's an element _ explain the factors? i think there's an element of— explain the factors? i think there's an element of that, _ explain the factors? i think there's an element of that, but _ explain the factors? i think there's an element of that, but one - explain the factors? i think there's an element of that, but one of- explain the factors? i think there's an element of that, but one of thej an element of that, but one of the things we have in wider society is racism and the disadvantages felt by people who are different. within the nhs, that obviously follows through. there are practices, obviously, that i suppose enabling do not the poor behaviour that instability that starts with the micro aggressions, that turn into, when they are challenged over racism, you know,

the verbal and physical abuse threats to families and to the organisations where they work. it is part of a wider pattern, systemic and structural, and there are policies and processes in place to address the disadvantage for people who are from a minority ethnic community. who are from a minority ethnic community-— who are from a minority ethnic communi . ~ ., ., ., community. what are some of the oli and community. what are some of the policy and produce _ community. what are some of the policy and produce procedures - community. what are some of the policy and produce procedures in i policy and produce procedures in place that need to change? i think how we approach _ place that need to change? i think how we approach and _ place that need to change? i think how we approach and borrow- place that need to change? i think| how we approach and borrow more place that need to change? i try “ya; how we approach and borrow more how they are improving their recruitment processes. but when we are making decisions about the organisations we need to look out, the data that we have, whether you look at your ethnicity pay monitoring, and you identify it, the number of people in the lower bands and lower grades are from black and asian ethnic minority communities, you have to ask yourself the question why. what is going on with your processes? when

you're getting access to development funding which then and to take the opportunity for career progression it will tell you that the picture is very similar which is why the pay gap is so significant. so there are things that organisations can do when looking at the hr document in monitoring and the number of people being taken through processes that are referred to the regulatory body. organisations have innovations to hand, it'sjust how organisations have innovations to hand, it's just how they choose to interrogate it and the action they take to change how these things happen in their organisation. bind happen in their organisation. and wh do happen in their organisation. and why do you _ happen in their organisation. and why do you think the situation is to like this in 2022? what do you think has been the cause for the lack of change and progress? i has been the cause for the lack of change and progress?—

has been the cause for the lack of change and progress? i think it is a mindset. change and progress? i think it is a mindset- we _ change and progress? i think it is a mindset. we talk _ change and progress? i think it is a mindset. we talk about _ change and progress? i think it is a mindset. we talk about anti - change and progress? i think it is a mindset. we talk about anti racism j mindset. we talk about anti racism that people need to think about when they make decisions to recruit, or when they make decisions within a decision process. why is it that a non—black or asian person is more likely to, age, get the job, non—black or asian person is more likely to, age, get thejob, even if they are less qualified and less experienced than the black or asian person sitting in front of them? why is it that to make the decision to dismiss to refer to a regulatory body, you are more likely to do that if the person is from a black or asian community? they make more assumptions about the severity of that behaviour based on their bias, based on unconscious or it may be conscious. the evidence is there it is happening. conscious. the evidence is there it is happening-— conscious. the evidence is there it is happening. thank you very much for sharin: is happening. thank you very much for sharing your — is happening. thank you very much for sharing your thoughts - is happening. thank you very much for sharing your thoughts on - is happening. thank you very much for sharing your thoughts on that i for sharing your thoughts on that and discussing the issue with us

this morning. the daughter of a retired british geologist who's beenjailed in iraq for 15 years for attempting to remove artefacts from the country has said she just want�*s herfather home. leila fitton said the conviction was undeserved and that her father is not a criminal. she was speaking to the bbc fromjim fitton's home in malaysia, alongside her husband sam tasker, who appealed to the foreign office to do more to help. he didn't show he was emotional at all. i he didn't show he was emotional at all. ., �* ~' , he didn't show he was emotional at all. ., �* ~ , ., , he didn't show he was emotional at all. ~ , .,_ ~ all. i don't think it is really sunk in. all. i don't think it is really sunk in- obviously — all. i don't think it is really sunk in. obviously for _ all. i don't think it is really sunk in. obviously for the _ all. i don't think it is really sunk in. obviously for the rest - all. i don't think it is really sunk in. obviously for the rest of - all. i don't think it is really sunk in. obviously for the rest of us i all. i don't think it is really sunk l in. obviously for the rest of us we need _ in. obviously for the rest of us we need to— in. obviously for the rest of us we need to keep fighting, as well as our emotional response now. we are now desperately asking the foreign office _ now desperately asking the foreign office to _ now desperately asking the foreign office to publicly come out against

the verdict that has been passed, and to— the verdict that has been passed, and to publicly endorse the appeal that we _ and to publicly endorse the appeal that we will be raising with the appeals — that we will be raising with the appeals court in iran. we need the british_ appeals court in iran. we need the british government to throw their weight— british government to throw their weight behind us. | british government to throw their weight behind us.— british government to throw their weight behind us. i 'ust want my dad home. it's weight behind us. i 'ust want my dad home. as so _ weight behind us. ijust want my dad home. it's so undeserving. _ weight behind us. ijust want my dad home. it's so undeserving. he - weight behind us. ijust want my dad home. it's so undeserving. he is - weight behind us. ijust want my dad home. it's so undeserving. he is not| home. it's so undeserving. he is not a criminal. human rights activists have warned the number of reported so—called honour killings in iran is on the rise. an "honour killing" is when a person is killed by a family member or a partner because they're accused of bringing "shame" to the family with their behaviour. this issue was brought back to the spotlight by the brutal killing of mona heydari in february. sara monetta has more — and a warning, this report contains some upsetting images. these are the moments after the murder of mona heydari. her husband is in the street, smiling after he beheaded his wife. we cannot show you the

video in its entirety. mona heydari was married to her cousin at the age of 12. she had run away to turkey to escape what her friend says was a life of abuse, but her family convinced her to go back home. they told her she would be safe. she wasjust 17. her story is painfully familiarfor this woman. she was a teacher from the same region as mona, and she, too, was forced by her tribal leaders to marry a violent man. she has agreed to talk openly about her story. translation: he cut my hand all the way down to my wrist. l here, he burnt me with a heated spoon because i could not wake up for the morning prayers. she eventually fled to turkey and applied for asylum there. translation: after a while, | i started receiving threatening

messages on whatsapp. he was saying he would take me back to iran, he would kill me, he would behead me. but in spite of these threats, turkish authorities have now revoked her refugee status. she and her child risked being deported back to iran. a report published in 2019 estimates that up to 450 women are killed each year in iran by family members or partners in so—called honour killings. these cases only ever grab the headlines when they happen in a very public and gruesome way. in most incidences, they go almost unnoticed. and the number of convictions is very low. human rights activists say they are seeing an increase in reported killings, and point to the country's laws as part of the problem. translation: matters that happen inside the family i are resolved internally. and the parents of the woman do not sue the killer. first of all, the laws must change. secondly, there must be changes in the education and the culture, and the mosques. after mona heydari's case in february, iran's vice president said they would make it a priority to tackle the issue of so—called honour killings.

but since then, we know of at least two other women who were murdered by their family members. translation: i don't want to die. all i want for my future is peace and recognition for my child and me. that's all i want. sarah monetta, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... the biggest rail strike in a generation. more than 40,000 workers will walk out later this month in a dispute over pay and redundancies. borisjohnson is facing pressure from his mps to cut taxes after surviving a vote of confidence in his leadership. the actor matthew mcconnaghey, who was born in uvalde where 21 people died in a school shooting, makes a plea for gun reform. today is the 40th anniversary of one of the bloodiest days of the falklands war, when the undefended

supply ships sir galahad and sir tristram were bombed. the attack killed 56 british men, including 32 members of the welsh guards. jordan davies has been speaking to survivors of the strikes, and the families of those who died. lance corporal nicholas david mark thomas. lance corporal christopher francis ward. the names of the men who died on the sir galahad. welsh guards who never returned home. they were remembered then, and they are remembered now. at the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them. this is about ten days after the ship was hit. the ship was still there, burning. and the boss said to me, "would you read the names out?" so, yeah, it was a difficult time.

not a single day in the last 40 years have gone by, i have not thought about it. not one day i don't think those boys. i knew every one of them. newsreel: skyhawks - four or five came low i across the bay to bomb the two landing ships unloading men and supplies. - there's been a call gone out — red, red, red — and then you see skyhawks looping across the sky, and suddenly everybody�*s shooting at these skyhawks. instantly, things went into slow motion and i saw an aircraft fire above the hatch, and you could tell that's not a harrier — it looks like a skyhawk. one of the ships — sir galahad — burst into flames immediately. i the ship had been carrying two. companies of the welsh guards. although she'd been- anchored for several hours, they were still aboard. bang! and then woosh. i must have been picked up and thrown about 10, 15 foot. the boys at the bottom

of the pile were fine. i was in the middle and the boys at the top were much more burnt, as such, you know? black smoke poured out i as the guards' ammunition started to ignite. you couldn't get out either end. that was the message. so the thought was, which way do you want to die? that seriously was your decision — were you going to shoot yourself or were... then you were thinking, "how will my parents know how i died?" and that seriously was in my mind. you know, my parents won't know the manner of my death. two para were already ashore. they were sort of taking wounded and putting them on the shore and sort of... ..looking after them. it was a dark day

for the welsh guards. the men were undefended and exposed on the ships. the regiment suffered more losses than any other in the falklands. but the remaining soldiers fought on. steve newbury was on the galahad. his sisters say his death continues to affect the family four decades on. it killed my father, definitely. i mean, he was only 56 when he died. you know, he was still very young himself. so, but, there we are. we had sent a letter to stephen, we did need to tell him how we felt, you know, we loved him and that, and it got sent back. and that was my father finished then, because he never got to see the letter. last post plays. the ship is now a protected war grave. singing. none of the bodies of

the men who died have ever been brought home. jordan davies, bbc news. for almost three years, martin hibbert, who was left paralysed in the manchester arena bomb attack, has been planning to climb mount kilimanjaro. he's now arrived in tanzania and has begun his ascent in a specially—adapted wheelchair, and is determined to reach the summit. graham satchell reports. kilimanjaro — the highest mountain in africa. getting to the top — almost 20,000 feet up — is a real challenge. only 60% make it. martin hibbert is attempting the climb in a wheelchair. hello, hello, hello! martin has been planning this challenge for almost three years. finally, the team has arrived safely in tanzania.

tired, exhausted. but, honestly, first thing i saw when i came out was my trike. so i'm happy. i don't even care if i've not got underwear — as long as i've got my trike, i can do it. # in thejungle, the mightyjungle. # the lion sleeps tonight. just glad to be here, all our kit, this is it now. the start. hello, how are we? hello, mate. the climb up kilimanjaro will be a real test, so the team have given themselves a couple of days to get ready. doesn't seem real, does it? know what i mean? all those zoom calls we've had, and teams calls and... two years since we started. it's mental. it's nearly three years — i went...

"i've got an idea." martin checks his kit. the temperature at the base of the mountain is in the high 20s. at the top, it could be as low as minus ten. the thing i was most concerned about was my feet, because that's the thing that i can never keep warm, even in... like, even now. although we are attempting to summit, the most important thing for all of you is to get home safely. there are real dangers on the mountain. altitude sickness, for example — more than 70% of climbers will get some symptoms — headache, nausea, orworse. there's nothing on the mountain that is more important than getting you home in one piece, with all of your limbs, back to your families. this is martin and his daughter eve, just hours before the manchester arena attack five years ago. eve was left with life—changing injuries. martin was hit by 22 pieces of shrapnel, and is now paralysed

from the waist down. i've always kind of wondered why we survived, being so close and things, but i think probably... it kind of came to me when we just saw kilimanjaro up close that it's for this moment. you know, this is the reason why i survived, you know, to change perception on disability — to actually show, if we embrace and celebrate disability, look at what we can do. we can literally climb mountains. so, yeah, so i'mjust ready to smash it now, you know, and this is this is where the journey begins — not ends. to get up the mountain safely, martin's team have hired a group of expert guides. they practise manoeuvring martin's trike over rough terrain. pull back. that's it. it's doing good. the team are doing good. picking it up very quickly. they understand what they need to do. we're going to swap teams now, see how the next team gets on. it's good to do this just so they get a feel for it. albeit i know it's going to be a lot tougher than this.

maximum! respect! 099)” °99yr 099w oi, oi, oi! a final rallying cry, and the team is ready. absolutely amazing, i'm honestly buzzing. feel, like, very emotional and, like, literally, two years of my life is... so ready for it. all the training, the team around us, my friends, nurses that saved my life. it's amazing. absolutely amazing. and a bit of a song and dance there, as well, so i'm nice and warm now. see you in a bit. woohoo! yeah! the climb starts in dense rainforest. the terrain here is tricky. one, two, three. at one point, martin is lifted up some steep stairs. further ahead, the team will hit boulderfields, a desert, and then ice and snow. five years after his life

was changed forever, martin is proving anything is possible with the right support. he set up a justgiving page and hopes to raise money for the charity the spinal injuries association. martin wants to change the lives of people living with a disability. you know, we're going to climb a mountain, but what i want to do longer term — we're going to literally have to move mountains. and that's going to be the big challenge, but i'm going to need everybody. so this is not a thing of, "right, he's done kilimanjaro," we all go back to work and... oh, no. you know, i'm going to still need everybody�*s help and support. you know, the revolution that i talked, you know — it starts today. all: martin's mountain! now it's time for a look at the weather. carol, we have heard the phrase carl pollan bomb thrown around this

morning. we need to come from the measured voice of reason. tell us about the pollen. the pollen level is actually rising across england and wales over the next few days, especially from friday into sunday, but it will be very high for many of us or high. it is grass or nettle pollen we are talking about. if you have an allergy to those to bear that in mind. this morning, we sing quite a bit of rain moving steadily northwards and eastwards. it's all but played the final of england. we got the rain across scotland moving northwards. equally, some holes in the cloud and sums shunt —— some sunshine and showers. over england and wales, they are pushing eastwards, but if you see your shower almost anywhere as we go through the day and could be heavy and thundery with some hail. staying dry in the far north of scotland, but you can see this weather front curling all the way back into northern ireland, so for you you can see some rain once again later on.

it's going to be windy for the irish sea, south wales, but top temperatures 2122 celsius. this is today's pollen levels. for england it's either high or very high. scotland lower moderate. the rain will ease across north—east scotland, we will be left with cloud and drizzle, and the room will be pushing southwards and eastwards. there will be some clear sky and then a new weather front comes in and across the south—west. that will throw more cloud ahead of it. dry and sunny start for some areas, it will cloud over later. we hang onto some glad that will break later on towards the north. the wind is going towards the north. the wind is going to pick up in the west. that is because low pressure is moving north eastwards. it is anchored to the north—west of the uk, and there are remnants of the tropical storm alex

embedded in it. look at the isobars, it is going to be windy. difference, one in the south producing some patchy light and it will be breezy with some sunshine. in the north—west, we are prone to a lot more showers and some of those will be heavy. the closer you add to that area of low pressure is where the stronger winds will be. if anything, on saturday, it continues to drift north eastwards. again a lot of isobars, it's going to be a windy day across the north west on saturday. high pressure in the south means things will be quieter, drier and more settled.

this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. russian media say hundreds of ukrainian soldiers captured in the fall of mariupol have been transferred to russia to be "investigated". two britons captured by russian forces in ukraine have appeared in court in territory held by pro—russian rebels. the biggest uk rail strike in a generation — more than 40,000 workers will walk out later this month in a dispute over pay and redundancies. british leader borisjohnson is facing pressure from his mps to cut taxes after surviving a vote of confidence in his leadership. i'm annita mcveigh in westminster, bringing you all the latest as borisjohnson prepares to face the commons for pmqs. the actor matthew mcconnaghey, who was born in uvalde, makes a plea for gun reform after the texas school shooting.