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

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in the uk or around the world. state media in russia say more than 1,000 ukrainian soldiers who surrendered in the ruined city of mariupol have been transferred to russia for investigation. russian politicians have called for some of them to be treated as terrorists and there are fears they may be put on trial. meanwhile, russia and ukraine have carried out an exchange of the deceased, with each side handing over 160 bodies. this all comes as two britons captured by russian forces in ukraine have appeared in court, in territory held by pro—russian rebels. 0ur kyiv correspondentjoe inwood gave us the latest on the 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. a few weeks before the 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 theirfamilies 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. and, joe, where do we go from here? it is a waiting game for 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,

viktor medvedchuk, 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 trial next that rather less likely. germany's former chancellor angela merkel has defended her government's policies on russia. she made the comments during a television interview with a live audience, herfirst since leaving office six months ago. she's been accused of pursuing business—led relations with president putin — the nord stream 2 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: putin 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 opting for another model which he describes as western influence, which of course i see in a completely different light, which has led him to impose enormous sacrifices on his own people. the russian foreign minister, sergei lavrov, is meeting his turkish counterpart, in ankara, as turkey continues efforts to broker a way of unblocking ukrainian exports of grain. 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 bring you some live pictures now from that news conference in ankara. there is sergei lavrov, the russian foreign minister, speaking there, as part of discussions there with him meeting his turkish counterpart in

ankara as they continue talking about brokering a way of dealing with ukrainian exports. so there was a live picture is there for you. 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 themself. 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. ben boulos has this update from manchester piccadilly station. well, this is one of the busiest stations on the network. just take a look up there, at the departures board, those are some of the services that use this station and many of those will be disrupted, when those strikes happen, if indeed they go ahead. the three strike dates planned for the 21st, the 23rd and the 25th ofjune. that is tuesday, a thursday and saturday. this strike would see more than 40,000 railway workers go out on strike for those three days. the dispute is about to pay, conditions and redundancies. the proposed job cuts would affect workers, who maintain the tracks, the overhead lines and the signals. it would cause severe disruption across england, scotland and wales and one senior rail source saying that only 20%,

one in five, services, would run and a special timetable will be published for that next week. so, if people do need to get around on those dates, the advice is make other plans but the special timetable will be out next week to help people plan their journeys. some large—scale events, of course, happening — glastonbury, the england—new zealand cricket match at headingley and british summer time festival at hyde park. so the strike action will affect not just commuters but passengers travelling for leisure as well. let's speak to anna—jane hunter, who is a railway operations consultant. taking the issues around this, what has brought this to a head now? there is a whole host of issues packed in this. there is a complex set of disputes, pay, conditions, modernisation of working practices, and this is off the back of a couple of really difficult years during the pandemic and a cost of living crisis that, of course, we are all feeling. so, it's notjust one issue. there's a lot going on here

that needs to be unpacked in the negotiations. how likely is it that they will reach a resolution before those strike dates and be able to call the strikes off? we always hope for that and that is typically what has happened in the past and the talks will intensify over the next couple of weeks but we need to be realistic. it is only a few weeks before the first date, and actually, the disruption is already being felt now. if you go on a website this morning and try to buy a ticket for the 21st ofjune, you will really struggle. you will not be able to buy tickets, so the disruption at a time when we need people to be buying tickets, is already being felt, sadly. those three dates — tuesday the 21st, thursday the 23rd, saturday the 25th — they are spread out across the week. will travel be normal on the days in between, will that be disrupted as well? it is essentially at least a week of disruption, so the action is called 12pm till 12am, that affects the day before and into the next day. we will have a changeover of shifts, we have a start—up of services and preparation of service

for the next day. they will all be affected on the days in between, and as i mentioned, the disruption in preparing for those strike days has already begun now, so it's really several weeks of disruption in the industry, unfortunately. 0k, thank you very much. the government says the unions have jumped the gun on this. they said that railway journeys are down 20%. travel by train is down 20% compared with pre—pandemic. people's habits have changed, and so the moneyjust isn't there. the unions say that their members are struggling with the cost of living crisis and they are also worried about the safety implications of the proposed job cuts. both sides say they are open to negotiations, so we will wait to see if those yield anything before we get to the strike dates. we will come back to those rail strikes in a moment, but first some breaking news from germany. we have had reports now that a number of people have been injured after a vehicle drove into a crowd of people in western berlin. it is currently

unclear whether this is an accident or a deliberate act, that is information in the last few minutes from our berlin correspondent, jenny hill. there are no more details are confirmed as yet, but we will of course come back to that and bring you the latest when we get it. now let's return to news of those rail strikes coming up, let's speak with business reporters simon brown. unions say they want to protect jobs and they want a pay rise, the industry says it wants to save money, how on earth do we resolve this? a, money, how on earth do we resolve this? �* . money, how on earth do we resolve this? ~ . ,, this? a classic dispute about workers' rights, _ this? a classic dispute about workers' rights, pay, - this? a classic dispute about workers' rights, pay, the - this? a classic dispute about i workers' rights, pay, the union wants to protect them, and the government wants to save money on the railways. during the pandemic, passenger numbers and income on the railway almost completely collapse, and the government has pumped in £16 billion of taxpayer money to keep the network running. we all know working from home has completely

changed the way we lead our working lives, and not as many passengers are going back to the railway, but it is still cutting pretty much the same amount of money to run the same network, so when the cost is the same but revenue drops, the government are saying it is needing to make a difficult choice, and it is saying modernise the railways. the union is concerned that is about job cuts, it is worried about safety, so that is why they have called the strike dates, because they have not come to a settlement that would mean protection for any workers going through compulsory redundancy and an inflation paint lay rise, as you mention, their workers have been hit by the rising cost of living, and we spoke to the head of the rmt union, the discussions are ongoing, but at that

point, the discussions are still ongoing, but the strike shall cause widespread disruption affecting a full week of surfaces. so yes, severe delays on those three dates, but the days in between, surfaces will be impact because it will take time for the network to recover. people watching must be thinking what an awful time to bother travelling, upcoming rail stripes to load strikes, and we have never seen fuel prices so high. in load strikes, and we have never seen fuel prices so high.— fuel prices so high. in the last half hour— fuel prices so high. in the last half hour we _ fuel prices so high. in the last half hour we have _ fuel prices so high. in the last half hour we have had - fuel prices so high. in the last half hour we have had an - fuel prices so high. in the last i half hour we have had an update fuel prices so high. in the last - half hour we have had an update from the rac, who campaign on fuel prices, who keep a very close eye on the current fuel prices. it has gone up the current fuel prices. it has gone up again this morning, the rac is saying that the average petrol price now to fill a family car, that cost £99.40, because the cost of petrol has risen to £1 £73 per litre, we

see different prices across different forecourts, of course, but they think by tomorrow it will be £100 for a petrol fillip for an average family car, the first time that has ever happened. it has already tipped over that for diesel drivers, but it looks like tomorrow we will see, for the first time, £100 to fill up your car with petrol, unprecedented, because of the impact on petrol prices and oil, one of these uses the supply of oil from russia and the effect on global markets. ., , ., ., , markets. now i 'ust want to bring ou some markets. now i 'ust want to bring you some more— markets. now i just want to bring you some more on _ markets. now i just want to bring you some more on the _ markets. now i just want to bring you some more on the breaking l markets. now i just want to bring - you some more on the breaking news that we are able to reportjust a few minutes ago, some more details on that, this is coming from reuters. a car drove into a crowd on a street in western berlin, and we have got the news coming in now that one person has died, according to germany's bild newspaper. the fire department had said around 30 people

were injured in the incident, but according to germany's bild newspaper, one person has died. to give you more details on that particular incident, the car drove into a crowd near a main shopping district, breitscheidplatz, the scene of the 2016 christmas market attack, which you may remember, in which 11 people were killed. so more details on that incident in berlin, thatis details on that incident in berlin, that is according to reuters, and of course as this develops, we will bring you some more. now, actually, i can bring you a little bit more on that that has just come through, again from reuters, in the last few seconds, police said on twitter that a man is believed to have driven a car into a crowd and has been detained. so this is according to police, it hasjust detained. so this is according to police, it has just been posted detained. so this is according to police, it hasjust been posted by police, it hasjust been posted by police on twitter, a man is believed to have driven into a group of people, it is not known whether it was an accident or deliberate act,

but the man is being held at the scene. as i say, information coming injust now on scene. as i say, information coming in just now on that, but we will bring you more as we get it. so that is breaking news therejust bring you more as we get it. so that is breaking news there just in the past few seconds. let's return to another of our top stories, we mention to the rail strikes and travel chaos. boris johnson has been facing questions over his leadership, he will be facing mps at pmqs for the first time since winning the vote of confidence. his supporters 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 for us. luxmy, thank you very much. prime minister's questions is at noon at uk time today, a moment that can often deliver high political drama, no doubt it will today, all eyes on borisjohnson to see how he

performs, two days after surviving that confidence vote, but with 41% of mps are saying they no longer have confidence in him to lead the party. it will be really interesting to see how backbenchers react as well during pmqs, will be responsible more muted than usual, or will they weigh in behind the prime minister. let's see, but there was around borisjohnson are urging him to cut taxes as a way to unite the party, but for some mps, it is not about policy, it is about personality and partygate, and there are also some big challenges facing the prime minister, those two by—elections coming up later this month, also the privileges committee looking into the question of whether he misled parliament over partygate. let's discuss all of this with mo hussein, former chief press officer under david cameron. so, mo, how is

borisjohnson going to use pmqs today to try to draw a line, his words, under monday and everything that has happened before that? what will his advisers be telling him he should do? the will his advisers be telling him he should do?— will his advisers be telling him he should do? ~ , should do? the prime minister will bet in: should do? the prime minister will be trying to — should do? the prime minister will be trying to put — should do? the prime minister will be trying to put on _ should do? the prime minister will be trying to put on a _ should do? the prime minister will be trying to put on a show, - should do? the prime minister will| be trying to put on a show, because it is a performance, he will want to talk about the bigger picture, the cost of living crisis, the more in ukraine, and we will be treated to the greatest hits of thejohnson administration, getting vaccine rolled out, brexit done, there will be no mention of leadership challenges, because they want to move on from that. i am sure there may will be a few dead cats thrown in in terms of attacks on the labour leader, other leaders, to redirect the conversation and shift the focus, but beyond those optics, i think there will be concern looking one eye behind, are perhaps people

making more noise than they would to try and make it sound... bier? try and make it sound... very interesting — try and make it sound... very interesting to _ try and make it sound... very interesting to watch - try and make it sound... very interesting to watch those - interesting to watch those backbenchers, in terms of capturing the mood and what the next few weeks might be like for the prime minister, i assume.- might be like for the prime minister, i assume. , . , . ., , minister, i assume. yes, as much as the government _ minister, i assume. yes, as much as the government are _ minister, i assume. yes, as much as the government are saying, - minister, i assume. yes, as much as the government are saying, let's - the government are saying, let's draw a line under this, there are a danger point ahead, the by—elections, the committee report on whether he misled parliament or not, and given so many of his backbenchers have gone public with their disappointment in his leadership, there will be these challenges in terms of what policy platform the government takes forward. a lot of talk about cutting taxes, but because the opposition to him is so widespread, it isn'tjust the usual suspects, and anything the prime minister does going forward will surely alienate one party or another. ., ,

will surely alienate one party or another. ., _ ., ., . ., another. policy announcement for the future, another. policy announcement for the future. how — another. policy announcement for the future, how much _ another. policy announcement for the future, how much will— another. policy announcement for the future, how much will they _ another. policy announcement for the future, how much will they do - another. policy announcement for the future, how much will they do to - future, how much will they do to appease the backbenchers who are unhappy with boris johnson, appease the backbenchers who are unhappy with borisjohnson, or will they think there are too many other distractions? i they think there are too many other distractions?— distractions? i think it will appease _ distractions? i think it will appease backbenchers - distractions? i think it will appease backbenchers if l distractions? i think it will| appease backbenchers if it distractions? i think it will. appease backbenchers if it is distractions? i think it will- appease backbenchers if it is a policy that works for them. the challenge for number ten as those on the right of the party, fellow supporters, brexiteers, who think the government is going too far, too much big state conservatism, and you have people on the progressive side of the party who do not like policies like the rwanda asylum policy or the privatisation of channel 4. so when you have such a disparate group, whatever you do going forward, you are still going to alienate one wing or another. so policy will only be effective if it suits the agenda, and the other distractions, the potential drip of other allegations coming up from the privileges committee, potential lost

by—elections, will still calls mps to be concerned. we by-elections, will still calls mps to be concerned.— to be concerned. we are talking about the rail _ to be concerned. we are talking about the rail strike _ to be concerned. we are talking about the rail strike today, - to be concerned. we are talking about the rail strike today, one | to be concerned. we are talking i about the rail strike today, one of our biggest stories. how tricky is that going to be for borisjohnson to deal with in the middle of all of this? unions are saying this is about staff who are not paid enough, who are trying to cope with the cost of living crisis. so, you know, the government will not want to seem tone deaf to that, they will not want to look unsympathetic to people who are saying we are struggling to cope. who are saying we are struggling to co e. . , , ,., cope. precisely, the government will want to come — cope. precisely, the government will want to come down _ cope. precisely, the government will want to come down on _ cope. precisely, the government will want to come down on the _ cope. precisely, the government will want to come down on the side - cope. precisely, the government will want to come down on the side of. want to come down on the side of passengers first and foremost, talk about the disruption, which will be huge, let's be clear, but equally, given that people will be trying to get to work on a cost of living crisis, you can't make the argument and then not pay attention to the other argument of people working on the railways are saying that they are experiencing the same thing. so i think some kind of sensitivity and nuance in messaging will be required. but it also could be a unifier, because this is something

that could unite mps on his own backbenchers, and be a dividing line perhaps with the labour party, it may remind mps what are conservative values, because at the moment we do not feel we are getting that.- not feel we are getting that. taking into account — not feel we are getting that. taking into account everything _ not feel we are getting that. taking into account everything you - not feel we are getting that. taking into account everything you have i into account everything you have been discussing, your gut feeling on the future of the prime minister and how long he can survive, can he go on until the next election or not? it is difficult to say, with the strength of feeling that there is now against him, and without knowing that this isn'tjust now against him, and without knowing that this isn't just the group now against him, and without knowing that this isn'tjust the group who perhaps never really liked him from the beginning, these are people who campaigned for him to be prime minister, and i think the challenges ahead, when you have these many people speaking out against you, voting against you, to try and govern, to try and make use of your 80 seat majority and get your legislation through is going to be very difficult. m0 legislation through is going to be very difficult-— very difficult. mo hussein, thank ou ve very difficult. mo hussein, thank you very much — very difficult. mo hussein, thank you very much for _ very difficult. mo hussein, thank you very much for your— very difficult. mo hussein, thank you very much for your thoughts| you very much for your thoughts

today. iam also i am also joined i am alsojoined here on the bbc news channel and bbc world by the first female private secretary in downing street, she served under margaret thatcher and also the john major government. caroline slocock, good to have you with us as well. we were just talking about the unions and the rail strike that is coming up and the rail strike that is coming up here in the uk, and of course margaret thatcher, notably, butted heads with the unions during her time in office, didn't she? how tricky do you think that is going to be for borisjohnson to deal with in the midst of everything else that is going on? the midst of everything else that is auoin on? ~ the midst of everything else that is auoin on? ., the midst of everything else that is auoin on? . ., going on? well, there always are auoin to going on? well, there always are going to be _ going on? well, there always are going to be events, _ going on? well, there always are going to be events, and - going on? well, there always are going to be events, and this - going on? well, there always are going to be events, and this is i going on? well, there always are l going to be events, and this is one of them, and i think he probably may want to come in hard, but we will see about that. i think, really, he is on probation now, isn't it? 41% of his mps voting against him, not on matters of policy but the

impression of his character, his ability to tell the truth and to govern well. and i don't think he is fit, and i think what we're going to see now is classic boris — he will think that he has been given permission for boris to be boris, and we will see a lot of bluster, a lot talk, a lot of announcements, lots of sort of noise, but not much on delivery, i suspect, and probably some more rule breaking, whether it is on the northern ireland protocol or other things. so is on the northern ireland protocol or other things.— or other things. so you expect business as — or other things. so you expect business as usual _ or other things. so you expect business as usual at _ or other things. so you expect business as usual at pmqs? . or other things. so you expect - business as usual at pmqs? indeed, and i think business as usual at pmqs? indeed, and i think we _ business as usual at pmqs? indeed, and i think we could _ business as usual at pmqs? indeed, and i think we could see _ business as usual at pmqs? indeed, and i think we could see one - business as usual at pmqs? indeed, and i think we could see one of - and i think we could see one of those moments, where you might have expected contrition, he simply goes on the attack, another sort ofjimmy savile moment, if you remember that, when he tried to slow keir starmer,

but perhaps with some of the people on his backbenchers. i suspect it will strike the wrong note, working for some but not others. i think the real thing is not to look at the people who voted against him but they nearly 60% who voted for him. i think, you know, they are on trial at this point as well. they may be emboldened, those wavering, now that i know so many other of their colleagues have voted against him. they will be watching him very closely, and i think this is a test of the conservative party, because the situation we are in here is that we have a prime minister who has broken the law and in my view loud to parliament, and the only thing... we don't have a written constitution, the only force that can really stop him is the conservative party, so, you know, it is a heavy test for them, a really difficult situation for them. that is one of the _ difficult situation for them. that is one of the challenges - difficult situation for them. that is one of the challenges he faces, the privileges committee examining

whether indeed they believed he misled parliament or not of partygate. i want if i may, to ask if you see any particular parallels between what is happening now and what happened when you were private secretary to margaret thatcher, you were in the room when she decided to resign, and a process for removing a party leader then was different to the process now, of course. but was she minded to fight through to the bitter end or going through a process of trying to weigh up the pros and cons? she process of trying to weigh up the pros and cons?— process of trying to weigh up the pros and cons? she wanted, i think, to carry on- — pros and cons? she wanted, i think, to carry on- and _ pros and cons? she wanted, i think, to carry on. and the _ pros and cons? she wanted, i think, to carry on. and the day _ pros and cons? she wanted, i think, to carry on. and the day before - pros and cons? she wanted, i think, to carry on. and the day before she | to carry on. and the day before she resigned, announced her resignation, she went out to the president said, i will fight on, i fight to win. —— went out to the press and said. i think in these situations, when you are under great pressure, a prime minister who is about to be toppled, it tends to bring out the worst in

them, if you like. and i think she was finding it hard to get to grips with the reality of her situation. and, you know, the rules then were different, so she faced a second ballot, she got roughly the same result as boris johnson ballot, she got roughly the same result as borisjohnson did, but she had to face a second ballot, so she could just carry on, and she had to listen to the advice of her colleagues, who said the would support her as she went on to the second round, but they didn't think she would win. so she got that very unwelcome, painfuladvice, she she would win. so she got that very unwelcome, painful advice, she had to put a smile on herface unwelcome, painful advice, she had to put a smile on her face about it, you know, a terrible process to go through, which ended up actually with her in tears and some of her cabinet team, when she told them about her resignation. this is, you know, these are relationships, this is a very kind of human situation. but the trouble here, i think, is

that i don't see a strong cabinet around borisjohnson, and she had downed our majorfigures in her cabinet prepared to stand up to her, and i don't think borisjohnson has that. so we are relying on backbenchers and junior ministers. what i think we might see is a slow drip of resignations and, you know, possibly some backbenchers voting against him on critical votes. this is going to be a slow process, i think, but i recognise the situation, i was there for the last 18 months of margaret thatcher, and it was slow, a first leadership challenge, you know, she could see a kind of process where she became ever more detached from reality... sorry to interrupt, just finally and briefly, caroline, talking about that slow process, is that what we are seeing in your opinion? yes, it's like a slow car crash,

really, isn't it? i could see that it was coming, and i can see that it is coming now. this is all about borisjohnson, about his character and personality. he cannot change his policies and his team. he has just done that in number ten. so, burris is going to be burris and i think he is going to end up being pushed out. we think he is going to end up being pushed out-— think he is going to end up being ushed out. ~ . ., ., pushed out. we have run out of time. i really apologise. _ pushed out. we have run out of time. i really apologise. we _ pushed out. we have run out of time. i really apologise. we are _ pushed out. we have run out of time. i really apologise. we are going - pushed out. we have run out of time. i really apologise. we are going to . i really apologise. we are going to keep, stay here at college green and looking ahead 2pm queues that known uk time. for now, back to you in the studio. breaking news from germany where a car has crashed into a crowd of people. we can have a look at some live pictures from the scene. this is in berlin, and what we have

got confirmed is from our berlin correspondentjenny hill is that it vehicle has crashed into a crowd of people in western berlin. around 60 emergency workers are at the scene. you can see some of them there now. according to berlin fire service, there are a number of people injured. we also do have reports that a person has been killed. that has not been confirmed. that particular, about the person being killed, that has not been confirmed but it is being reported by the german newspaper —— built and that has come through from roof reuters. the car has crashed into a crowd of people, and police in berlin have detained the man. to give you some more information about where it happened, it was in the west of the city. it took place on rank in strasser which is near the main

shopping district. that is the scene of the incident in 2016, berlin's christmas market attack in which 11 people were killed. that is what you are looking out at the moment. live pictures from that area. and just to recap, what we know is that a car has crashed into a crowd of people. a man has been detained by police. there are reports of a number of injuries. it has been reported that a person has been killed but that has not yet been confirmed. we don't know whether it was deliberate or an accident. that is from police there. we will return to that story when we have more information. 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 home town 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—15 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. the health secretary sajid javed told the bbc that he would be implementing the recommendations of the review 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 wasn't consistent. it is not consistent throughout the country. there are examples, sadly, of poor leadership. they also found evidence in the report of, in certain parts,

a blame culture, behavioural issues, and of course that can't be tolerated. it is 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, every penny is spent wisely and it leads to the best possible patient outcomes. that's why, today, i am announcing that i am going to be accepting all of the recommendations of this report because i think it will improve leadership across the board and mean better outcomes for all patients. 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 immobilising 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 that have currently been deployed. it has been three days now since dom phillips and bruno pereira went missing. dom phillips is an experienced journalist, currently researching a book on the amazon. bruno is one of brazil's foremost experts on isolated tribes. and that's why the pair were here in this stunning, yet troubled part of the amazon. it is home to the largest number of uncontacted tribes in the world but it is also lawless. close to the border with peru, it is 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 i but they found no trace of the boat whatsoever. then, we send a faster boat to work on a much longer stretch but it was also unsuccessful. the families of dom phillips 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 is often inhospitable, and as time goes on, the fears for their safety grow. the ocean conservation trust has started an ambitious project to preserve 700 hectares —

around 40 football pitches — of sea grass around the british isles over the next five years. the aim is to protect and regenerate approximately 10% of the uk's seagrass. i'm joined now by professor martin attrill from the university of plymouth, who is a scientific adviser to the project. thank you forjoining us. we often hear about saving the rainforests, but why is it important to save seagrass?— but why is it important to save seaurass? j ., ., .,, seagrass? they're one of the most habitable by _ seagrass? they're one of the most habitable by a _ seagrass? they're one of the most habitable by a diverse _ seagrass? they're one of the most habitable by a diverse plants. it's i habitable by a diverse plants. it's the one and the only players that come complete its full life—cycle under the sea. these plants form these enormous meadows. you might have heard recently about the largest plant in the world being found off australia. the meadows provide a fast around manta benefit

to the environment and society as well. they draw down huge amounts of carbon and store that under the sea bed which is exactly what we need to do. they can help with clarity of the water and pollution by taking in excess nitrogen that have been washed off the land from fertilisers that otherwise cause all sorts of problems. so they are some of the most valuable habitats on earth. ahshd most valuable habitats on earth. and wh is it so most valuable habitats on earth. and why is it so endangered? what is change that has caused it to be under threat? we change that has caused it to be under threat?— change that has caused it to be under threat? change that has caused it to be underthreat? ~ ,, , ., , ., under threat? we less probably about 9096, certainly _ under threat? we less probably about 9096, certainly in _ under threat? we less probably about 9096, certainly in the _ under threat? we less probably about 9096, certainly in the uk _ under threat? we less probably about 9096, certainly in the uk over - under threat? we less probably about 9096, certainly in the uk over the i 90%, certainly in the uk over the last 100 years. most of the impact has been in coastal development, pollution, particularly from mechanical damage. things like anchoring and dredging and some types of fishing and moorings that we have built. they erode away at the seagrass itself. we have very

little left compared to what we should have, despite all the amazing things it does. just should have, despite all the amazing things it does-— things it does. just to get across the importance _ things it does. just to get across the importance of _ things it does. just to get across the importance of it, _ things it does. just to get across the importance of it, because i things it does. just to get across the importance of it, because it| the importance of it, because it might not necessarily be the most glamorous of conservation projects. so things don't change, if action is not taken to protect it, what could the consequence be? the not taken to protect it, what could the consequence be?— not taken to protect it, what could the consequence be? the acn a few ears a . o the consequence be? the acn a few years ago estimated _ the consequence be? the acn a few years ago estimated that _ the consequence be? the acn a few years ago estimated that 796 - the consequence be? the acn a few years ago estimated that 796 of i the consequence be? the acn a few years ago estimated that 796 of the i years ago estimated that 7% of the seagrass in the world is lost every year which is one of the highest levels of loss in any habitat. we lose this ability of the seagrass to actually take carbon from the atmosphere for us. to provide us fish for our commercial fisheries. they are stunningly beautiful habitats with the sun coming through the water in the green meadows waving. it's absolutely stunning, surrounded by thousands of fish and other species. so what we want to do

is protect what we have left. to stop the issues that are arising at the moment and also trying to restore and start moving back to where we should be in terms of the amount of seagrass that we have to do all these wonderful things in our environment and their habitats. thank you for speaking so passionately. and i love your hammerhead shark shirt. very much on theme. we know more about outer space than we do about the deep ocean. but for the first time scientists have been able to shed a bit of light on the seas around antartica with the bathymetric chart of the southern ocean project. i'm joined now by our science correspondent, jonathan amos. why is this significant? we need to know the shape — why is this significant? we need to know the shape of _ why is this significant? we need to know the shape of the _ why is this significant? we need to know the shape of the ocean i why is this significant? we need to know the shape of the ocean floor. j know the shape of the ocean floor. as you say, we know the global

surface of the moon and mars to a higher resolution than we do the service of the planet earth, the entire surface of the planet earth. the reason for that is that 70% of the earth is covered in water. some of that water is very deep indeed and it is hard for satellites to discern the shape of the sea floor, to look through the water and see the lumps in the bumps. the great valleys and canyons and planes. but they have steadily improved things and come out now with the new chart of the southern ocean. so everything kind of poleward of about 50 degrees south. 50 degrees north isjust where the uk is. so imagine if he went 50 degrees south you would get an idea ofjust how much ocean they have been trying to map. something like 48 million square kilometres. it's absolutely massive. it circles the antarctic. 50

it's absolutely massive. it circles the antarctic.— it's absolutely massive. it circles the antarctic. so how tricky has it been to develop _ the antarctic. so how tricky has it been to develop something i the antarctic. so how tricky has it been to develop something that l been to develop something that works? as you suggest, it's no mean feat, is it? ., , , ., works? as you suggest, it's no mean feat, is it? ., ,, ., ., feat, is it? our maps of the ocean aloball , feat, is it? our maps of the ocean globally. most — feat, is it? our maps of the ocean globally, most of _ feat, is it? our maps of the ocean globally, most of the _ feat, is it? our maps of the ocean globally, most of the ocean i feat, is it? our maps of the ocean globally, most of the ocean floorl feat, is it? our maps of the ocean l globally, most of the ocean floor is basically something we have rendered from satellite. we do that by measuring the shape of the surface and the weather water goes over a big underwater mountain and the traction pulls it on top of the mount ten. there is a dip in the sea surface. you can map this lumps and bumps. it gives you a view of what the sea floor is like. you need to send ships over this area with what are called echo sounders and they sound the bottom of the ocean. they get a return on deco and it tells them about the depth. they put all that information into a chart. but to have that high resolution view.

even today, even with the advances we have made, we have only properly mapped 23% of it. a little under four fifths remains to be seen mapped 23% of it. a little under fourfifths remains to be seen in the modern way, which ships in the imaging. the modern way, which ships in the imauuin. ., ~ the modern way, which ships in the imauuin. . ,, _, the modern way, which ships in the imauuin. ., ,, i. ., the modern way, which ships in the imauuin. ., ,, ., ,., imaging. thank you for explaining that. new research shows 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. estephanie dunn, who is the royal college of nursing's regional director for the north west, spoke earlier on.

one of the things that we have in wider society is that discrimination, racism and the disadvantage generally felt by people who are different. and within the nhs, that obviously follows through, so there are practices, obviously, that, isuppose, enable and do not discourage the poor behaviour, the instability that starts with the micro aggressions and turns into, were left unchallenged, overt racism. we get asked, our members talked to us about their verbal and physical abuse or threats from service users and their families and this is just for the organisations where they work. so it is part of a wider pattern, systemic and structural, and there are policies and procedures and processes in place that disadvantage people that are from

minority ethnic communities. what are some of those policies and procedures in place, then, that need to change? i think when we think about how we recruit, and more and more trusts are improving their recruitment processes, i'm not saying it's all bad, but when we are making decisions, then i think organisations need to look at the data they have, and when you look at your ethnicity pay monitoring, and you identify that the number of people at the lower bands, lower grades are from black, asian and minority ethnic communities, you have to ask yourself the question why. what is going on with your processes? when you look at similar data around he was getting access to development funding, which then underpins 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 you look at your hr document, you know, monitoring,

and the number of people who have been taken through processes, disciplinary, grievances, etc, referred to the regulatory body, again, it is predominantly black, asian and minority ethnic staff. so, organisations have information to hand. it is just how they choose to interrogate it, and the action they take to change how things are set up in their organisation. and why do you think the situation is still like this in 2022? what do you think has been the cause for the lack of change and progress? i think it's a mindset. we talk about antiracism. people need to think about when they make decisions to recruit, or when they make decisions within a disciplinary process, why is it that a non—black or asian person is more likely too, eh, get the job, even if they are may be

person is more likely to, a, get thejob, even if they are may be less qualified and less experienced than the black, asian person sitting in front of them. why is it, if you are making a decision to dismiss, to refer to a regulatory body, you are more likely to do that if that person is from black or asian community? it kind of points to that rule of pessimism, doesn't it, where they are making more assumptions about the severity of that behaviour? based on a bias, based on... you know, it may be conscious, it may be unconscious, but the evidence is there that it is happening. 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 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 herfamily convinced her to go back home. they told her she would be safe. 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 speak openly about her story. translation: he cut my hand all the way down to my wrist. here, he burned me with a heated spoon because i couldn't wake up for the morning prayers.

she eventually fled to turkey and applied for asylum there. translation: istarted receiving threatening messages on whatsapp. he was saying he would behead me. but in spite of these threats, turkish authorities have now revoked her refugee status. she and her child risk 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'. but these cases only ever grab the headlines when they happen in a very public and gruesome way. in most instances, 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. murders that happen inside the family are resolved internally and the parents of the woman do not sue the killer.

the law must be changed. there must be changes in the education and culture and in the mosques. after mona'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. sara monetta, bbc news. let's go back to the breaking news from germany now and go back to the scene in berlin. just to update you, a person has been killed and a number of others injured when a car drove into a crowd in western berlin. the police say they arrested the driver of the car at the scene and don't know whether it was an accident or deliberate attack. it is

close to the site of the christmas market attack. even watching news. hello again. it's well worth keeping your brolly to hand today, because we are looking at rain and some showers in the forecast. this morning's rain, pushing away into the north sea, but if you follow it round, it slowly moving across scotland as it pushes northwards, not getting into the far north, but there will be some sunshine. and then we take that curl back into northern ireland, where you will see some further rain. elsewhere, we are looking at a mixture of sunshine and showers. some of those showers heavy and thundery with some hail. and windy or breezy across the irish sea, south wales and southern england. top ten temperatures between 11 and 21 celsius. pollen levels of note today. across england, they are high or very high for most. for the rest of us, they are either low or indeed moderate.

through this evening and overnight, the band of rain eases, leaving a lot of cloud in its wake and some drizzle. the rain in northern ireland pushes southwards and eastwards, and we are looking at some close guys by the end of the night. the next weather front just shows its hand in the south—west. temperatures, nine to about 13 celsius. tomorrow, we start off in a largely dry note there will be some sunshine, still large swathes of cloud in central areas, and the rain in the south—west continuing to push northwards and eastwards. the wind in the west is also going to strengthen. temperatures, 12 to around 20 celsius. what's happening is on thursday we have got a deep area of low pressure in the atlantic, and embedded in that, remnants of tropical storm alex. on friday, as it moves northwards and westwards, we can see weather fronts sinking sows and isobars south and isobars telling their own story. on friday, it is going to be a windy

day, especially the closer you are to the north and the west. the cells in the east, where we have got the remnants of the front, we'lljust see some patchy outbreaks of rain before clearing. we will have breezy conditions, but a lot of showers coming into the north and the west, some of those magic to give longer spells of rain. they could be heavy and thundery, and the strongest winds will be in the north—west. that is a similar story on saturday. if anything, with that squeeze in isobars, we'll have stronger winds across the north—west of scotland with a ridge of high pressure building across southern areas means the winds here will be lighter. so, as we go through the course of the weekend, you are more likely to be wetter across the northern half of the country then half of the country than you are in the south, where we will see some sunshine.

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11... 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. i'm annita mcveigh in westminster with all the latest as borisjohnson prepares to face the commons for pmqs. we arejustan we arejust an hour we are just an hour away from that first pmqs but some of his mps are still calling for him to go. one person has reportedly died and several others have been injured after a car drove into a crowd in western berlin. two britons captured by russian forces in ukraine have appeared in court, in territory held by pro—russian rebels.

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? scientists have made the most precise map yet, of the floor of the southern ocean around antarctica. 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. the department for transport says it is urging unions to come to talks with the rail industry. 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 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 round the table and try and resolve this matter. striking will only disadvantage customers, the economy, and staff themself. 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. ben boulos has this update from manchester piccadilly station. well, this is one of the busiest stations on the network. just take a look up there,

at the departures board, those are some of the services that use this station and many of those will be disrupted, when those strikes happen, if indeed they go ahead. the three strike dates planned for the 21st, the 23rd and the 25th ofjune. that's a tuesday, a thursday and a saturday. this strike would see more than 40,000 railway workers go out on strike for those three days. the dispute is about pay, conditions and redundancies. the proposed job cuts would affect workers, who maintain the tracks, the overhead lines and the signals. it would cause severe disruption across england, scotland and wales, one senior rail source saying that only 20%, one in five, services, would run and a special timetable will be published for that next week. so, if people do need to get around on those dates, the advice is make other plans but the special timetable will be out next week to help people

plan their journeys. some large—scale events, of course, happening — glastonbury, the england—new zealand cricket match at headingley and british summer time festival at hyde park. so the strike action affecting not just commuters but passengers travelling for leisure as well. let's speak to anna—jane hunter, who is a railway operations consultant. taking the issues around this, what has brought this to a head now? there's a whole host of issues packed in this. there's a complex set of disputes, over pay, conditions, and modernisation of working practices, and this is off the back of a couple of really difficult years during the pandemic and a cost of living crisis that, of course, we are all feeling. so, it's notjust one issue. there's a lot going on here that needs to be unpacked

in the negotiations. how likely is it that they will reach a resolution before those strike dates and be able to call the strikes off? we always hope for that and that's typically what's happened in the past and the talks will intensify over the next couple of weeks, but we need to be realistic. it is only a few weeks before the first date, and, actually, the disruption is already being felt now. if you go on a website this morning and try to buy a ticket for the 21st ofjune, you will really struggle. you won't be able to buy tickets, so the disruption at a time when we need people to be buying tickets is already being felt, sadly. those three dates — tuesday the 21st, thursday the 23rd, saturday the 25th — they are spread out across the week. will travel be normal on the days in between? or will that be disrupted as well? it's essentially at least a week of disruption, so the action is called 12pm till 12am, that affects the day before and into the next day. we'll have a changeover of shifts, we have a start—up of services and preparation of service for the next day. they will all be affected on the days in between, and, as i mentioned, the disruption in preparing for those strike days has already begun now, so it's really several weeks of disruption in the industry, unfortunately.

0k. anna—jane hunter, thank you very much. the government says the unions have jumped the gun on this. they said that railway journeys are down 20%. travel by train is down 20% compared with pre—pandemic. people's habits have changed, and so the moneyjust isn't there. the unions say that their members are struggling with the cost of living crisis and they are also worried about the safety implications of the proposed job cuts. both sides say they're open to negotiations, so we'll wait to see if those yield anything before we get to the strike dates. unions want to protects jobs but the railways are costly — our business reporter simon browning can tell us more. unions, said, want to protect their workers but the government needs to save money on the railways and the cost of running. during the pandemic passenger numbers and income in the railway almost completely collapsed during the past two and a half years the government has put in 16 billion of taxpayers money to keep the network running. we all know working

from home is completely transformed the way we lead our working lives and that means not as many passengers are going back to the way and between 75% and 80% of returned but it is still crossing the same amount of money to run the entire network so when the cost of the same in passenger incomes dropped the government says it needs to make a difficult decision and it is saying modernise the railways. 0bviously modernise the railways. obviously the union is concerned that means job cuts and it is worried about safety. they haven't come to a good enough set up which will mean protection for any workers coming to compulsory redundancy and also an inflation linked pay rise. as you say, it is the cost of living and they say there is a loss on the table to continue negotiations. when we spoke to the general secretary of the mmt last night those negotiations are ongoing but at

those points the 23rd, 25th ofjune, that will impact a full week of services. yes wolseley dates in the three days but in between services will be impacted because it will take time for the network to recover. simon browning speaking to me earlier. let's speak now to robert samson from transport focus to which is a watchdog for transport users. as always, it's the people who are most of blame who are most effective. where does that leave passengers because about passengers will be most affected during the disruption. two sides are still open to negotiations so we hope they can resolve without any strike action that will massively inconvenience passengers. what options are there for people to get refunds on pre—booked tickets?

we are urging all operators to refund passenger tickets that have been paid in advance where possible and not only that but to travel before and after the strike dates using to get the previous departure that plans are able to be changed but it should be a full refund that in the administration fee to make sure passengers are compensated as best can although they will probably best can although they will probably be unable to do so. why make is that an entitlement? is that what rail companies are required to do? most rail companies are busier than ever. —— most rail companies are busy with this, some have announced that he phoned plans. 0ne people buy with confidence now post—covid so that passengers are able to purchase tickets with confidence knowing if the train is not running they will be all to get a refund on those arrangements must be put in place.

there will be massive inconvenience of not being able to get to leisure events, commuters unable to go to work by train, some are able to to strike some are not able to work from home. but also travel to special events such as weddings will have an impact on a whole range of activities people use the rail network for. fit activities people use the rail network for.— activities people use the rail networkfor. , , , activities people use the rail networkfor. , , network for. of course because as we mentioned earlier _ network for. of course because as we mentioned earlier that _ network for. of course because as we mentioned earlier that the _ network for. of course because as we mentioned earlier that the events i mentioned earlier that the events going on so it is notjust the rail tickets. people may have tickets for glastonbury and other events that they can't get to, so what alternatives do they have? that they have any legal rights there? just now, as have any legal rights there? just now. as soon — have any legal rights there? just now, as soon as _ have any legal rights there? just now, as soon as possible, train company should put in place what the special timetable will be. it will be reduced service and have an impact on the days in between the 22nd, 24th, possibly morning of the 26th and evening the 20th ofjune so it's going to be widespread and giving passengers that information

services are running so they can make a decision about bush and people driving. we want people to use the vagal network a lot of passengers will be unable to do so and services will be restricted and limited service between seven in the morning and seven at night so it is going to have a widespread impact on passengers are going to suffer most during this time.— during this time. robert, 'ust durin: during this time. robert, 'ust during this. i during this time. robert, 'ust during this, you've i during this time. robert, 'ust during this, you've seen i during this time. robert, just | during this, you've seen many stretching your time. how hope life is what you place your bets on whether this can be resolved before hand? we whether this can be resolved before hand? ~ ., , .., whether this can be resolved before hand? ~ .,, , hand? we hoping it can be resolved throu~h hand? we hoping it can be resolved through talks- _ hand? we hoping it can be resolved through talks. no _ hand? we hoping it can be resolved through talks. no one _ hand? we hoping it can be resolved through talks. no one wants i hand? we hoping it can be resolved through talks. no one wants to i hand? we hoping it can be resolved through talks. no one wants to see| hand? we hoping it can be resolved. through talks. no one wants to see a strike. it is passengers who will suffer most so we urge both sides to get round the table and try resolve this without the needless strike action. ., , this without the needless strike action. .,, , this without the needless strike action. ., action. robert sampson from transport _ action. robert sampson from transport focus _ action. robert sampson from transport focus there. -

now this is where we say goodbye to our viewers on bbc two. you're watching bbc news. we can go back to some breaking news we have been bringing you this morning from germany. one person has been killed, and a number of others have been injured, after a car drove into a crowd of people in the german capital, berlin. here are the latest pictures from the scene where police say they have detained the man believed to be the driver. it's not clear whether he acted deliberately. around 60 emergency workers are at the scene which is close to the site of the christmas market terror attack of 2016 these are pictures we're bringing you and you may remember that is

also close to the site of the christmas market ever attack 2016. that of the latest pictures we have there where a crowd drove into a crowd of people —— a car drove into a crowd of people and police say they don't know yet whether it was an accident of a deliberate attack on the man who drove the car is being held at the scene and what we are going to be able to do now is hopefully the german police officer who was speaking at the scene a little earlier, so we will go now to the german police officer was speaking at the scene in berlin a little earlier.— speaking at the scene in berlin a little earlier. �* ., . ' iig: :: . little earlier. around about 1030, a car drove into _ little earlier. around about 1030, a car drove into a _ little earlier. around about 1030, a car drove into a group _ little earlier. around about 1030, a car drove into a group of— little earlier. around about 1030, a car drove into a group of persons. l car drove into a group of persons. in that case, there were injured more than 12 persons. some seriously, one is dead. 12 persons, exactly. bye was the suspect

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it's really pretty bad, guys. there is all of the _ it's really pretty bad, guys. there is all of the emergency _ it's really pretty bad, guys. there is all of the emergency services l is all of the emergency services that are trying to help victims and people. there is a lot of people walking with limits and injuries. the car came down onto the pavement. we had dinner in that restaurant last night. mackay came down onto the pavement then has come onto the road over there, his hits and injuries. the car came down onto the pavement. we had dinner in that restaurant last night. mackay came down onto the pavement then has come onto the road over there, his hit somebody, then has gone on to the vote and gone onto the pavement and that way —— the car. gone back onto the pavement, gone to a bunch of people, gone through the photograph that i posted of a cafe and then right into storefront window but it... the police presence is unbelievable. they are clearing out the area but it was cordoned off. i

heard the bang and the clash when we were in a store and then we came out and wejust saw were in a store and then we came out and we just saw the carnage. and there's helicopters coming in now to airlift people. that there's helicopters coming in now to airlift maple-— airlift people. that was the actor john barrowman _ airlift people. that was the actor john barrowman who _ airlift people. that was the actor john barrowman who was - airlift people. that was the actor john barrowman who was one i airlift people. that was the actor john barrowman who was one of| airlift people. that was the actor - john barrowman who was one of the people who happen to be at the scene of the car that crashed into the crowd in berlin and we can bring you some live pictures now and as you can see lots of emergency services still there and just to recap if you arejoining us this is still there and just to recap if you are joining us this is a still there and just to recap if you arejoining us this is a scene still there and just to recap if you are joining us this is a scene from berlin where the car drove into a crowd of people, killing at least one person according to a police spokesman. it is not known yet whether it was an accident or a deliberate act but the man has been held at the scene by police. more details emerging from the local newspaper the daily bild saying the man had been driving a small renault

car and lots of emergency service workers around there. the incident happened at the scene of that fatal attack at the christmas market so those are the latest pictures from the street there and will be new one as you get there. borisjohnson will be facing mps at prime minister's questions for the first time since winning the vote of confidence. let's talk to my colleague annita mcveigh at westminster. little under the nine l until fry ministers questions and the first since he won a confidence vote on wednesday evening. people want to project confidence as he not only opposition mps, lii% of whom said they didn't have confidence in his leadership and some of them are still calling for him to go. let's

discuss this now with tim durrant from the institute for government. lovely to have you with this and thanks forjoining me today. how important is to david borisjohnson? it is a big deal and it is his first pmqs, as he says. test as his opposition and also how his own mps react. is the loss as a boss in the commons, lots of cheering, but is there, as you mention, two fifths, 40% of his party, did they stay quiet and does that reveal how long this challenge is going to go on for? ~ . . .. ., this challenge is going to go on for? ~ . . ., ., for? watch the reaction of the backbenchers _ for? watch the reaction of the backbenchers is _ for? watch the reaction of the backbenchers is definitely - for? watch the reaction of the - backbenchers is definitely something to go on for but those who backed the prime minister may be told to cheer twice as loud! find the prime minister may be told to cheer twice as loud!— cheer twice as loud! and also of course cheering _ cheer twice as loud! and also of course cheering in _ cheer twice as loud! and also of course cheering in the - cheer twice as loud! and also of| course cheering in the commons cheer twice as loud! and also of - course cheering in the commons for half an hour doesn't necessarily mean the you support the prime minister. there is nothing that unites like a common enemy. the party may want to put on a show of unity but people are still clearly angry and some mps do want change. it has been suggested by some of those around him that he should cut

taxes as a way of reuniting the party so what are his options to shore up support for him? his big ledue shore up support for him? his big pledge after— shore up support for him? his big pledge after the _ shore up support for him? his big pledge after the vote _ shore up support for him? his big pledge after the vote on - shore up support for him? his big pledge after the vote on mondayl shore up support for him? his big i pledge after the vote on monday was to move on. he wants to focus on delivering peoples priorities, as you say, one of the things that reunites also conservative mps will be tax cuts although exactly how that will work on when we'll come in is unclear and of course the government is still dealing with a loss of economic problems. the big challenge i think it's got is talking about moving on is different from actually moving on —— a lot of economic problems. can he actually show we are now delivering rather than always being dragged back into arguments about partygate and also announcements but not actually doing anything? talk announcements but not actually doing an hina? . ., .,, announcements but not actually doing an him? ., ~' .,, ., anything? talk as though the rocess, anything? talk as though the process, then, _ anything? talk as though the process, then, of _ anything? talk as though the process, then, of another - anything? talk as though the i process, then, of another boat, potentially, to remove boris johnson? because of a mention, some of his mps was still asking, appealing to him to go. he clearly isn't going to do that, as he? 50 as

things stand, the rules say that mps have to wait 12 months before they can have another vote of confidence in the party leader, but will that, because that change?— because that change? absolutely aood. as because that change? absolutely good- as far _ because that change? absolutely good. as far as _ because that change? absolutely good. as far as we _ because that change? absolutely good. as far as we descend, - because that change? absolutely good. as far as we descend, in l because that change? absolutely i good. as far as we descend, in 1922 committee which sets the rules of his election as the conservative party contains levels as long as a majority of the executive agrees to do so. that means they could change after the by—elections in a couple of weeks, could change it after the summer will me of expecting a pot from the parliamentary committee looking into whether borisjohnson misled parliament is if there is another event which causes mps to say again i still think the problem here you can expect the committee may well change to the vote. they are the rules and about. the challenge then i think the rebels is we've done it once and still vote of confidence in the prime minister and if we do a second time we shall have the numbers to win the vote. tim. the numbers to win the vote. tim, aood to the numbers to win the vote. tim, good to get _ the numbers to win the vote. tim, good to get the — the numbers to win the vote. tim, good to get the thoughts - the numbers to win the vote. tim, good to get the thoughts today. tim govan from the institute for government. let's cross inside

parliament and in central lobby my colleague is there. what is the mood like? it is interesting because theoretically yes he is safe from another vote for another year but there are tory mps who think she is a bit vulnerable at the moment but it is interesting they are having a debate now that policy and if they need with you backbenchers and if you rebels who are saying maybe the prime minister should rethink how quickly he's going to bring in tax cuts to get me back and sides. also really interesting that we've had some cabinet ministers making similar sorts of arguments and the foreign secretary liz truss said yesterday in business secondary kwasi kwarteng telling the bbc last night that he wants to see significant tax cuts before the general election and then this morning on bbc breakfast the health secretary sajid javid checking his tuppence worth in his well and

saying he wants to go further when it comes to tax cuts so they do to be a bit of pressure on the prime minister, some mps who think maybe he is a bit wounded and they can strong and hidden into doing things they've been talking about for a while but it is also worth bearing in mind when you're watching prime minister's questions and half an hour time that there are tory mps who are still really unhappy and are not going to let this go, who are still plotting on the backrooms, who are still thinking about ways that they could unseat the prime minister. i wonder will any of them choose to data may be stand up and find that they could unseat the prime minister. i wonder will any of them choose to data may be stand—up and fine pots personal pressure on the pm? and just how much pressure will he get from the opposition benches, as well? —— may be stand up and try and put some pressure on the pm. you watch prime minister's questions and all the subtleties and body language every week. what sort of performance you expecting from the prime on saturday? i think you will be comforted. he

always is. i wouldn't be surprise if he tries to put some pressure back on the labour leader say keir starmer when it comes to those rail strikes we have been discussing this morning. numberten has strikes we have been discussing this morning. number ten has been saying it thinks the unions are being selfish. it is quite an awkward issue, however, for the labour party because they have got the unions on side but they don't want to be seen to be going against commuters who might find the strike save really frustrating so, yes, i think the prime minister will want to get on the front foot and he will want to show his mps he can get on with the job, he means business and has not been badly wounded by what happened on monday and you can bet your bottom dollar that he will face questions about his authority, his leadership and just how he is going to get on with his job leadership and just how he is going to get on with hisjob in leadership and just how he is going to get on with his job in the knowledge that dozens of mps want him gone. my mate thank you very much nick in central lobby. looking

get a sense of everything that is going on with the chair of maidstone and wheeled conservative association. from the grassroots, local perspective, what have you made of the last few days? and do you think now the vote has happened in the prime minister should stay? i happened in the prime minister should stay?— happened in the prime minister should sta ? ., ., , ~ should stay? i do, actually. ithink first of all i — should stay? i do, actually. ithink first of all i was _ should stay? i do, actually. ithink first of all i was glad _ should stay? i do, actually. ithink first of all i was glad that - first of all i was glad that the democratic process had been followed with the mp5 put in their letter. i think that's kind of drawn a line under everything and now it's time to start rallying round and that's the feeling and getting locally as well. let's reunite the party again and valley round and talk of tax cuts, yes, and they have to be delivered. cuts, yes, and they have to be delivered-—

cuts, yes, and they have to be delivered. �* . , ., ., delivered. but has drawn a line? just a bi delivered. but has drawn a line? just a big up _ delivered. but has drawn a line? just a big up on _ delivered. but has drawn a line? just a big up on that _ delivered. but has drawn a line? just a big up on that point - delivered. but has drawn a line? just a big up on that point you i delivered. but has drawn a line? - just a big up on that point you made festival, that the two by—elections living with the polls predicting that the conservatives may not do well. there's also the question of the privileges committee looking into whether or not borisjohnson misled parliament. so how can the party, whether it's here that westminster overtook grassroots level, draw any sort of line with those still to come?— level, draw any sort of line with those still to come? when i said a line has been _ those still to come? when i said a line has been drawn _ those still to come? when i said a line has been drawn it _ those still to come? when i said a line has been drawn it healed - those still to come? when i said a line has been drawn it healed a i line has been drawn it healed a little bit of division and there certainly was huge divide in the party and i do think the mp5, the 41%, i suspect many of them will now start rallying round. i may be wrong but if they've got any sense they'll start rallying round and try and unite. as far as local elections are concerned, who knows? we don't know

yet. the by—elections. yes. concerned, who knows? we don't know yet. the by-elections._ yet. the by-elections. yes, and i think in your _ yet. the by-elections. yes, and i think in your area _ yet. the by-elections. yes, and i think in your area the _ yet. the by-elections. yes, and i. think in your area the conservatives retained control in the local elections in may?— retained control in the local elections in may? that is correct, in maidstone _ elections in may? that is correct, in maidstone they _ elections in may? that is correct, in maidstone they did. _ elections in may? that is correct, in maidstone they did. it - elections in may? that is correct, in maidstone they did. it was i elections in may? that is correct, l in maidstone they did. it was quite a lot of publicity _ in maidstone they did. it was quite a lot of publicity about _ in maidstone they did. it was quite a lot of publicity about campaign i a lot of publicity about campaign literature which focused on local conservatives. is that what you did in your area?— in your area? that is exactly what ou did. in your area? that is exactly what you did- we _ in your area? that is exactly what you did. we set _ in your area? that is exactly what you did. we set our— in your area? that is exactly what you did. we set our campaign i in your area? that is exactly what l you did. we set our campaign when in your area? that is exactly what i you did. we set our campaign when we were doorknocking to stress the fact that we are going to vote for a local candidate that is nothing to do with national politics. it seemed people listened and there are a lot of people didn't go out to vote but those that did voted for the local candidate. . , ., , ., , candidate. that is a problem when ou have candidate. that is a problem when you have to _ candidate. that is a problem when you have to distance _ candidate. that is a problem when you have to distance yourself i candidate. that is a problem whenj you have to distance yourself from the party at westminster? i wouldn't sa so the party at westminster? i wouldn't say so locally —

the party at westminster? i wouldn't say so locally because _ the party at westminster? i wouldn't say so locally because yes, - the party at westminster? i wouldn't say so locally because yes, there i say so locally because yes, there are problems. people are concerned, but the local elections are very different from the general election. people make the bell different from the general election. people make the hell or different from the general election. people make the bell orjust simply abstain or not turn up at all. we did have to stand up and do a lot of explaining about what is going on nationally and we distanced ourselves from the national politics whilst we were out on the doorstep and it worked.— and it worked. andrea, chair of the maidstone and _ and it worked. andrea, chair of the maidstone and the _ and it worked. andrea, chair of the maidstone and the wheeled - maidstone and the wheeled conservative association, thanks very much. andrea thorpe saying she and her local conservative associations had to do a lot of explaining on the door in the local elections and borisjohnson has a lot of explaining to do to his mps and what extent will he try to reach out to those who voted against them and the confidence vote on wednesday? —— maidstone and the

weald. as the pmqs, that is propping up weald. as the pmqs, that is propping up the from to do so and he is going to want to as i mentioned in main production project confidence in projects that he is moving on, at least, even if not everyone says they want to move on but he is drawing a line in if everyone else doesn't want to draw a line. he is going to want to draw a line to project that image of a strong confident lead and bring as many of his mps with him as possible. as we've been discussing for the morning it is going to be really, really interesting to see what the reaction is from the backbenches. that is coming up at noon and you can watch that, of course, here on the bbc news channel. for the moment, backed even the studio. studio: anita, thank you. now let's have a weather forecast. we have rain and showers in the forecast today. rain clearing east of england and slow moving across scotland and eventually coming back again across northern ireland. for the rest of us, its sunshine and showers but some of those showers will be heavy and thundery and also

some hail would be mixed in as well. and that would be especially across southern scotland and western england. temperatures up to 21 degrees. as we go through this evening and overnight, the rain in the east eases leaving cloud behind it with drivel. the rain in northern ireland pushes southwards and eastwards and by the end of the night, we will start to see rain coming in across parts of the south—west. wins in the south easing after being windy through the day. tomorrow, here is that rain coming in from the south—west pushing northwards and eastwards and again, a lot of cloud ahead of it with sunny breaks in order to showers and the wind strengthening and towards the wind strengthening and towards the west with top temperatures of 20. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's austin. good morning. hi, good morning. the six—time major champion phil mickelson says he shouldn't be banned from golf�*s pga tour, for signing up to play in the new

saudi—backed liv golf series. this the new tournament starts, which has faced accusations of sportswashing, starts tomorrow at the centurion club in hertfordshire. now mickelson, who's chosen to step away from the game for the last four months, confirmed he would play in the us open next week, while defending his decision to take part in the new breakway format. certainly i have made, said and done a lot of things that i regret and i am sorry for that and for the herd that has caused a lot of people. i don't condone human rights violations at all, nobody here does throughout the world and i am certainly aware of what has happened with the saudi journalist and i think it's terrible. i also think it's good for the game of golf is done throughout history and i think

that liv golf is going to do a lot of good for the game as well. and i am excited about this opportunity and that's why i'm here. the england manager gareth southgate felt that his side showed that they are a �*top team', after coming from behind to salvage a draw with germany in munich. once again harry kane was the main man for them, the captain scoring a landmark 50th goal for his country, becoming only the second man to do so. england were behind for most of the second half afterjonas hoffman's opening goal. but with just three minutes left on the clock, captain kane stepped up to win and score the crucial penalty late on, to leave him three short of the all time goal—scoring record. he'll get a chance to add a few more though when england face italy at molineux on saturday. the fact that he has 50 goals will be the centre part of the story, but his all—round game, the way he led

the line and competed and priced from the front for us today was exceptional and i think his quality to drop deep, i know people say he drops too deep, but you need a player that can come and link the game and he gives are so many different options. he game and he gives are so many different options.— different options. he has been fantastic. _ different options. he has been fantastic, hasn't _ different options. he has been fantastic, hasn't he, _ different options. he has been. fantastic, hasn't he, hurricane? different options. he has been i fantastic, hasn't he, hurricane? -- fantastic, hasn't he, hurricane? —— harry kane... and wales and scotland are both in nations league action tonight as well. now, chris kirchner�*s attempt to buy derby county is in danger of collapsing, despite the american businessman, insisting the takeover will happen. kirchner was the preferred bidder to take the club out of administration. however, bbc radio derby say he's 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 the 17th of may. and one more football line. the former fifa and uefa presidents sepp blatter and michel platini will appear in court today facing corruption charges.

this was platini arriving for the hearing this morning, sepp blatter willjoin him for the trial, a verdict�*s expected injuly, for what will be the climax of a six—year investigation led by the swiss attorney general. if found guilty both men could face five—year jail sentences. now, today marks just 50 days to go until the commonwealth games get underway in birmingham and team wales have announced the latest athletes to be taking part. one familiar name in the line up is cyclist elinor barker, she's in the team just three months after giving birth to her son, nico. barker won commonwealth gold in the points race back in 2018. when i got myself for selection, nico hadn't been born sol when i got myself for selection, nico hadn't been born so i didn't know how recovery was going to go. it was very much my plan a if everything goes to plan then i can

come back and dream, i guess, to be able to race in the commonwealth games. i am just thrilled that everything has gone well enough that i have been able to get ready. i'll be ready in a couple of months' time. and the former yorkshire head coach andrew gale has won a claim for unfair dismissal against the club. 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 gale's complaint was "well founded". that's all the sport for now. two britons captured by russian forces in ukraine have appeared in court, in territory held by pro—russian rebels. 28—year—old aiden aslin from nottinghamshire, and 48—year—old shaun pinner from bedfordshire, are being held in the so—called

donetsk people's republic. our kyiv correspondentjoe inwood gave us the latest on that case. these are two men, aidan and sean, they were fighting with ukrainian forces in the defence of the city of mariupol, the crucial southern port city which held out for so long against the russians. a few weeks before the city finally fell, both men surrendered to russian forces and were taken into captivity. not much was seen of them after that, save for one video which was rather, rather injured look at mr azlan being interviewed under duress apparently. but then we saw him again yesterday and they appeared in again yesterday and they appeared in a court run by pro—russian separatists and charged with a number of offences, not as prisoners of war as families had hoped, but as a foreign mercenaries. we don't know exactly the timetable for this but we do know 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 ., ., ~ ., penalty. joe, what do we know might ha en penalty. joe, what do we know might happen beyond _ penalty. joe, what do we know might happen beyond this? _ penalty. joe, what do we know might happen beyond this? where - penalty. joe, what do we know might happen beyond this? where do i penalty. joe, what do we know might happen beyond this? where do we i penalty. joe, what do we know might| happen beyond this? where do we go from here? i happen beyond this? where do we go from here? ., �* , happen beyond this? where do we go from here? ~ �*, ., happen beyond this? where do we go from here? ~ �* , ., ., from here? i think it's a waiting came for from here? i think it's a waiting game for their _ from here? i think it's a waiting game for their families. - from here? i think it's a waiting | game for their families. families are game fortheirfamilies. families are in touch with the british form and commonwealth office. they are trying to do everything they can to get back but really it's in the hands of the separatists. one hope that had been held out was for some fort of prisoner exchange. there is a pro—russian politician called victor 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 the fact that they are going on trial means that seems unlikely. the russian foreign minister, sergei lavrov, has denied that the war in ukraine is causing a globalfood crisis ,

despite soaring prices driven by the collapse of ukrainian exports. he was speaking after a meeting in ankara with his turkish counterpart, mevlut cavusoglu, who is trying to broker an agreement less talk to our correspondence and a foster in istanbul. a; less talk to our correspondence and a foster in istanbul.— a foster in istanbul. a lot has been said but what _ a foster in istanbul. a lot has been said but what is _ a foster in istanbul. a lot has been said but what is notable _ a foster in istanbul. a lot has been said but what is notable is - a foster in istanbul. a lot has been said but what is notable is none i a foster in istanbul. a lot has been said but what is notable is none of| said but what is notable is none of it is really concrete, none of it seems to show just yet a it is really concrete, none of it seems to showjust yet a way it is really concrete, none of it seems to show just yet a way forward or to solve this problem of ukrainian green bean blocks into ports and countries around the world that rely on is not being able to get it. we heard of this press conference the idea that this is creating a global food conference the idea that this is creating a globalfood crisis, which of course we have heard from so many different quarters but it was noticeable that russia seemed to be perhaps distancing themselves from that saying that the war had not caused a global food that saying that the war had not caused a globalfood crisis that saying that the war had not caused a global food crisis and questioning some of the figures that importance of ukrainian green but they did talk with the potential of a way forward and this with the russian forest minister had to say. translation:

to resolve this problem we need one thing for the ukrainians to allow accessed to the ports, either by the provision of safe corridors.- provision of safe corridors. nothing more is required. _ provision of safe corridors. nothing more is required. what _ provision of safe corridors. nothing more is required. what is - provision of safe corridors. nothing| more is required. what is important to note is that _ more is required. what is important to note is that the _ more is required. what is important to note is that the ukrainians i more is required. what is important to note is that the ukrainians were l to note is that the ukrainians were not present at that meeting today, it was just russia and turkey and probably if this plan is to move forward it requires ukrainian involvement, of course it does. and ukrainian ministry of foreign affairs has spoken this morning and they said that they do have a trust in the turkish army, the turkish navy, to go ahead and undertake this important deep mining because that is one of the key parts of this, the fact that there have been mines laid in the black sea, part of the bosporus which are actually blocking this maritime shipping channels. it seems there may be a way forward but we are not really, it seems, anywhere close to unlocking a just yet. anywhere close to unlocking a 'ust et. �* ., ., ~' anywhere close to unlocking a 'ust

et.�* . ., ,, just to update you we have a new line from germany that has come from the berlin fire service and a spokesperson says that five people have life—threatening injuries as a result of that. we did find out earlier that one person has died and there were around 30 injured in the latest line is that five people have life—threatening injuries after that according to a spokesperson from the berlin fire service. what you may have heard earlier, if you are watching, is that we had an eyewitness account from the actor john barrowman who was at the scene and we can now go tojohn barrowman and we can now go tojohn barrowman and his husband scott gill who witnessed the incident. starting with you first, john, what did you see? �* ., with you first, john, what did you see? �* . ., ., ., , see? after we had heard a noise we were in a store _ see? after we had heard a noise we were in a store which _ see? after we had heard a noise we were in a store which was _ see? after we had heard a noise we were in a store which was across i were in a store which was across from the final point of the car going into a store front, it was

about 10:30pm that i heard the initial noise. we came out of the store and we saw a car that had careened through a cafe area and into a storefront window and we walked around thinking it was just a car accident and we saw that the person in the car had been pulled out. there was another person on the ground and we thought it was a car crash, so we turned and started walking down the street and it wasn't until we got midway down the street that we saw the dead body in the middle—of—the—road and we then kept walking and we've then, the police then just flew into the area, all the emergency services and where we then crossed off the street, back onto the pavement, it was a regular levi's store where we were going to change money at that point, but

there was all the emergency services came into that area because there was multiple people on the ground and i am sure that is where the life threatening injuries happen because i saw somebody being resuscitated, i saw somebody being literally thrown onto a stretcher and put into an ambulance. there are multiple bodies on the ground there, some people getting up and limping away. it was like a tooth city block and you could see where the car had come onto the pavement, barrelled through people and then gone onto the street where it hit the person of the road and killed him and then barrelled back onto the pavement and then went into the storefront after going through the cafe area... it must have been _ through the cafe area... it must have been really _ through the cafe area... it must have been really distressing i through the cafe area... it must have been really distressing for| have been really distressing for both of you to have witnessed, but what we have been showing now, john,

is the images from the video you tweeted earlier. can you talk us through that?— tweeted earlier. can you talk us through that? well, i can't really see what your. — through that? well, i can't really see what your, i _ through that? well, i can't really see what your, i have _ through that? well, i can't really see what your, i have a - through that? well, i can't really see what your, i have a black i see what your, i have a black screen, however, at that point, there was one point in the video for my friend, mikey, who is an ex military guy and he rang mejust my friend, mikey, who is an ex military guy and he rang me just to say hello and i told him what was happening and he said, look, immediately get by a tree or get by something that puts something big between you and if there is a secondary attack so i was doing my video from the tree and scott was over next to be doing some videoing and doing some of the photographs because we figured, no one, there were no cameras, nothing there, so were no cameras, nothing there, so we figured we should document something of it but we had no idea how horrific it was and just how those poor people were just going about their daily business and the

night before, we had eaten right at that restaurant, on the corner, right where the car ring across the pavement and we found out later and we did know this at the time, north of the incident happened, but that is the exact same place where the christmas market, just opposite, what was called? and that was where the christmas market crashed because i. walking home last night, looking all these big bollards that are on the pavement to stop someone careening through the crowd and then, ironically, just by the person who was on the ground past the way —— passed away, there was one of those bollards that have been explored because the car had careened right through it. it clearly didn't do any difference, it didn't help... clearly didn't do any difference, it didn't help- - -_ clearly didn't do any difference, it didn't help... sorry. we must make clear that at — didn't help... sorry. we must make clear that at this _ didn't help... sorry. we must make clear that at this stage _ didn't help... sorry. we must make clear that at this stage the - didn't help... sorry. we must make clear that at this stage the police i clear that at this stage the police say it is not known or clear whether it is deliberate or an accident. i

hate to say this, but from an eyewitness point of view and i understand you have to go at the police say, we were there and nobody, if the person had passed out at the wheel, they would have stopped much sooner. this was clearly, this person was terrorising people by driving up on the pavement and on the road, so no matter what the emergency services say or they don't say, we witnessed a terrorising activity that was to the general public and it was a deliberate. i am definitely was deliberate. i am definitely was deliberate.— deliberate. i am definitely was deliberate. �* . ., deliberate. again, in terms of what we can say — deliberate. again, in terms of what we can say for— deliberate. again, in terms of what we can say for sure, _ deliberate. again, in terms of what we can say for sure, are _ we can say for sure, are substantiated, from an eyewitness perspective, john, it is useful to perspective, john, it is useful to perspective, but in terms of what can be substantiated at the moment, the police are saying they cannot confirm yet whether it was deliberate or accidental, so we must wait for that. just one final thing,

scott, i know you both said earlier that at the time it seemed initially like a car accident. what was the atmosphere like, were people there assuming the same or was there a sense of fear and panic?— assuming the same or was there a sense of fear and panic? there was no sense of— sense of fear and panic? there was no sense of fear _ sense of fear and panic? there was no sense of fear and _ sense of fear and panic? there was no sense of fear and panic - sense of fear and panic? there was no sense of fear and panic because| no sense of fear and panic because when _ no sense of fear and panic because when we _ no sense of fear and panic because when we first saw the car in the shop _ when we first saw the car in the shop front— when we first saw the car in the shop front it looked like somebody might— shop front it looked like somebody might have just had a stroke at the wheel— might have just had a stroke at the wheel or— might have just had a stroke at the wheel or had a fit or seizure and gone _ wheel or had a fit or seizure and gone across the pavement come into the window — gone across the pavement come into the window. but then we saw it had ploughed _ the window. but then we saw it had ploughed through tables and chairs is that— ploughed through tables and chairs is that looked... it was an direct trajectory— is that looked... it was an direct trajectory from the road. and as we walked _ trajectory from the road. and as we walked up— trajectory from the road. and as we walked up we could see other incidents— walked up we could see other incidents and more debris on the road _ incidents and more debris on the road and — incidents and more debris on the road and thinking this is clearly not a _ road and thinking this is clearly not a minor incident because with 300 metres on and off the payment all of— 300 metres on and off the payment all of the _ 300 metres on and off the payment all of the street and finally crashing into this shop called douglas, so it has gone quite a way and zigzagged on the pavement while it did that—

and zigzagged on the pavement while it did that and so... it and zigzagged on the pavement while it did that and so. . ._ it did that and so... it was going on a speed _ it did that and so... it was going on a speed because _ it did that and so... it was going on a speed because it _ it did that and so... it was going on a speed because it had i it did that and so... it was going on a speed because it had to i it did that and so... it was going l on a speed because it had to go at it did that and so... it was going i on a speed because it had to go at a speed to get through that bollard and a shop front. there was no panic. i don't think anybody realised what was happening until the police started swarming in and then they started moving us back from the area. every time, after we were by the tree, we got up and i called my parents, scott called his parentsjust called my parents, scott called his parents just to let everyone know we were ok. i put stuff online because were ok. i put stuff online because we are here on vacation, we were sharing a lot of stuff with the fans out there... indie sharing a lot of stuff with the fans out there- - -_ sharing a lot of stuff with the fans out there... we appreciate, sorry, john, we out there. .. we appreciate, sorry, john. we will— out there... we appreciate, sorry, john, we will have _ out there... we appreciate, sorry, john, we will have to _ out there... we appreciate, sorry, john, we will have to leave - out there... we appreciate, sorry, john, we will have to leave it i out there... we appreciate, sorry, | john, we will have to leave it there but we really appreciate you speaking just because obviously you must be very distressed and it is distressing thing to have witnessed are we really appreciate you taking the time to share what you have seen with us. thank you for your time, john barrowman and husband scott gill there who both witnessed that car crashing into the crowd in

berlin and we will have more on that as the story develops. three weeks after shooting in texas matthew mcconaughey has spoken out. he said the us had a window of opportunity for real change. david wallace a story. i opportunity for real change. david wallace a story.— wallace a story. i would like to brina u- wallace a story. i would like to bring up matthew. _ wallace a story. i would like to bring up matthew. to - wallace a story. i would like to bring up matthew. to the i wallace a story. i would like to| bring up matthew. to the white wallace a story. i would like to - bring up matthew. to the white house became an oscar _ bring up matthew. to the white house became an oscar winner _ bring up matthew. to the white house became an oscar winner from - bring up matthew. to the white house became an oscar winner from a - became an oscar winner from a town... . ., , became an oscar winner from a town... . , town... uvalde texas is where i was born. his town. .. uvalde texas is where i was born. his mother— town... uvalde texas is where i was born. his mother taught _ town... uvalde texas is where i was born. his mother taught less - town... uvalde texas is where i was born. his mother taught less than i town... uvalde texas is where i was born. his mother taught less than a| born. his mother taught less than a mile from the _ born. his mother taught less than a mile from the shooting _ born. his mother taught less than a mile from the shooting and - born. his mother taught less than a mile from the shooting and he i mile from the shooting and he returned to the town to meet families of the victims. that is there will... _ 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 115,000 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—15 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. working to show your images are borisjohnson working to show your images are boris johnson leaving working to show your images are borisjohnson leaving downing street because he is going to be heading 2pm queues and that is coming up shortly and that will be the first —— prime minister's questions, and is the first prime minister questions he will be facing since winning a vote of confidence in his

leadership on monday night. he is heading there now and he is under pressure after 148 of his own mps voted against him. now letsjoin my colleagues at politics alive. welcome from the bbc news channel because in just under ten welcome from the bbc news channel because injust under ten minutes' time we will be going to the chamber for prime minister's questions. let's take a quick look now as mp5 are starting to file in. remember, this is going to be the first opportunity and first time the conservative mps, jake berry and his colleagues, will be behind the prime minister after he survived that vote of confidence on monday night. it will be intriguing and interesting to see the reaction, whether conservative mps, those who voted against boris johnson no longer have confidence in him sit there in silence or perhaps not even turn up, or they are acceptors, as we are starting to call conservative mps who voted against the prime minister on monday

and they do support the prime minster borisjohnson. let's catch up minster borisjohnson. let's catch up with more of that with vicky, vicky young, the bbc deputy political editor. what you think will be there today? remember, that des - ite will be there today? remember, that desite all will be there today? remember, that despite all the _ will be there today? remember, that despite all the opposition, _ will be there today? remember, that despite all the opposition, over i will be there today? remember, that despite all the opposition, over 40%| despite all the opposition, over 40% of borisjohnson's own mps say they don't have confidence in him, it still does leave over 200 who, let's face it, will be told in no uncertain terms to get in that chamber and cheer as loudly as they can, so they can certainly make some noise and make sure that he sounds supported. i think first keir starmer, the biggest challenge of the week would be deciding which hit of material to use because i think the most damaging thing for the minister is always those devastating letters from his own side, pointing out basically his failings and so that will give the keir starmer quite a lot to go with if you choose to go down that road. i think he wants to focus on broad policy areas of the government. yesterday, at the

shadow cabinet meeting, sir keir starmer side to his top team, look, we mustn't get completely distracted by what is going on inside the conservative party and the temptation is to sit back and watch them arguments themselves, but i think the top team in labour feel that it's not going to be enough for them, they do have to cope with their own policies, they hunt they do it might have to put their own agenda for government and i think maybe that is what you will see keir starmer focusing maybe that is what you will see keir starmerfocusing on, what are maybe that is what you will see keir starmer focusing on, what are the answer is the country wants? because despite this, the partygate and prime minster was my character and all the problems he has, lots of people watching this will care a lot about what the answer is have to deal with those everyday issues. it will be difficult for boris johnson will be difficult for borisjohnson in the session to do anything like reset his leadership in any clear or triumphalist way after that vote on monday. i mean, the options are limited. you have conservative mps trying to change the rules on when they might be able to have another go at unseating borisjohnson. any

talk of reshuffle would be extremely difficult for the prime minister. his options are limited. we have seen... the first one was talked about being a pretty good victory and i didn't think that sound like someone who was being particularly humble about this, there was certainly no attempt to say i have listened, i have learned and bringing people in. actually, at the beginning of cabinet yesterday, the bit beginning of cabinet yesterday, the hit our cameras were allowed into, he talked about the obsession of his opponents, talking about things. suggesting that those numerous mps suggesting that those numerous mp5 on his own side were now his opponents. i think that will be interesting. how does he focus on all of this, does he suggest he is listening to what people have to say? i'm sure, he and his side, may want to talk with a rail strike and forced labour�*s hand and all of that and as we know, the government is

keen to reset and come up with policies and speeches on housing and economy over the next few weeks. but as you say, that will not be easy because there would be question marks over what he can get through parliament, the northern ireland protocol being one thing which is coming down the track which certainly will exaggerate those divisions in his own party. it will not be easy but i think you will still hear lots of cheering from those who are still supportive of the prime minister. iittui’iii those who are still supportive of the prime minister.— the prime minister. will you be cheering? _ the prime minister. will you be cheering? 0f — the prime minister. will you be cheering? of course i - the prime minister. will you be cheering? of course i will i the prime minister. will you be cheering? of course i will be, l the prime minister. will you be i cheering? of course i will be, and i su ort cheering? of course i will be, and i support the — cheering? of course i will be, and i support the prime _ cheering? of course i will be, and i support the prime minister- cheering? of course i will be, and i support the prime minister and i cheering? of course i will be, and i. support the prime minister and what he and _ support the prime minister and what he and the _ support the prime minister and what he and the conservative party has is a chance _ he and the conservative party has is a chance to — he and the conservative party has is a chance to draw a line, move beyond it and _ a chance to draw a line, move beyond it and get— a chance to draw a line, move beyond it and get back into the front foot and policy— it and get back into the front foot and policy because the people who vote for— and policy because the people who vote for me and my colleague, they may vote for me and my colleague, they nray have _ vote for me and my colleague, they may have been looking at what happened with county durham and what happened _ happened with county durham and what happened with county durham and what happened with keir starmer, what they want— happened with keir starmer, what they want the government to do is tackle _ they want the government to do is tackle the — they want the government to do is tackle the cost of living crisis, improve — tackle the cost of living crisis, improve our nhs and improve their lives and _ improve our nhs and improve their lives and with the government wasn't

levelling _ lives and with the government wasn't levelling up agenda which is coming through— levelling up agenda which is coming through parliament today, the second reading _ through parliament today, the second reading of— through parliament today, the second reading of the bill, there is an opportunity for concerted and the government to get behind what is a really— government to get behind what is a really popular agenda with regards to this _ really popular agenda with regards to this. ., ., j i. to this. you mention they're your constituents. _ to this. you mention they're your constituents. they _ to this. you mention they're your constituents. they were - to this. you mention they're your. constituents. they were concerned with the personality and character of the prime minister, boris johnson, notjust a policy solution if you like. what will change in of the personality. i if you like. what will change in of the personality-— the personality. i can't tell you what will change _ the personality. i can't tell you what will change in _ the personality. i can't tell you what will change in terms i the personality. i can't tell you what will change in terms of i what will change in terms of personality but he does have very good _ personality but he does have very good traits. he got 14 million people — good traits. he got 14 million people to vote conservative in this country. _ people to vote conservative in this country, the biggest majority for any conservative government this century _ any conservative government this century. he any conservative government this centu . , , ., , any conservative government this centu. , century. he is usually appealing... you still think— century. he is usually appealing... you still think is _ century. he is usually appealing... you still think is natural— century. he is usually appealing... you still think is natural acid? i you still think is natural acid? once you leave the m25 and talk to real people behind normal doors... real front— real people behind normal doors... real front doors in the north of england — real front doors in the north of england i— real front doors in the north of england i think you'll find is a wellspring of support from which is why i_ wellspring of support from which is why i voted for him and i still think— why i voted for him and i still think you _ why i voted for him and i still think you can help me win my seat. fighting _ think you can help me win my seat. fighting talk there, vicky, obviously 40% of the parliamentary

party voted against boris johnson. party voted against borisjohnson. some of them party voted against boris johnson. some of them has party voted against borisjohnson. some of them has said party voted against boris johnson. some of them has said publicly that it is time now to get on but we have those two by—elections coming up and that will be the next test and so dynamic will be important over the next few weeks for the prime minister. in terms of the policies, or changes, the reset you mentioned, we talked about pressure from tory mps are for the government to lower taxes. are they receptive to the sort of thing? i taxes. are they receptive to the sort of thing?— sort of thing? i think we have had uuite a sort of thing? i think we have had quite a lot — sort of thing? i think we have had quite a lot in _ sort of thing? i think we have had quite a lot in public— sort of thing? i think we have had quite a lot in public about - quite a lot in public about this from the government and rishi sunak making it clear that he does want to cut taxes, income packs in particular because that is the one everybody notices more than other, but you don't get the impression is coming soon and so the timing of this is what is important. i don't think the treasury want to be forced into bringing in tax cuts, certainly personal tax cuts, may be to try and paper over these problems when actually, what they think needs to

be done is target tax cuts for businesses because growth is what is going to be so important. we have all sorts of predictions about the dire state of the uk economy, so the treasury would be focused on that but it is notjust as eye—catching and so i think you have this division, as ever, within the party. of course, most conservatives want tax cuts but the cost of living crisis might demand something different so basically hand—outs to people and the kind of thing we have seen is what is on the minds of the leadership at the moment because they feel that does help people directly and they have been under a lot of pressure to be doing something. but the longer term direction of the party is what is causing a lot of anxiety for many conservative mps. tar causing a lot of anxiety for many conservative mps.— causing a lot of anxiety for many conservative mps. for many voters, as we have _ conservative mps. for many voters, as we have talked _ conservative mps. for many voters, as we have talked about, _ conservative mps. for many voters, as we have talked about, so - conservative mps. for many voters, as we have talked about, so will- conservative mps. for many voters, as we have talked about, so will thej as we have talked about, so will the cost of living. the bbc economics editor, faisal islam has tweeted that the uk has forecast by oecd have the lowest growth in the developed world both g7 and oecd

members apart from heavily sanctioned russia. voters, you may not be that bothered by partygate, you will be if you just continue to get poorer. you will be if you 'ust continue to get poorer— you will be if you 'ust continue to get porr— you will be if you 'ust continue to tet oorer. . , , ., ., get poorer. that is why i go back to m oint get poorer. that is why i go back to my point that _ get poorer. that is why i go back to my point that it's _ get poorer. that is why i go back to my point that it's all— get poorer. that is why i go back to my point that it's all very _ get poorer. that is why i go back to my point that it's all very well i get poorer. that is why i go back to my point that it's all very well for i my point that it's all very well for government ministers to talk about lowering _ government ministers to talk about lowering taxes. they have to get on and do _ lowering taxes. they have to get on and do it _ lowering taxes. they have to get on and do it. that is the key message i would _ and do it. that is the key message i would put _ and do it. that is the key message i would put under. and i think you can see agreement between come across a party that_ see agreement between come across a party that the way we deal with this cost of— party that the way we deal with this cost of living crisis is put more people — cost of living crisis is put more people in_ cost of living crisis is put more people in monies pockets. john to see him focus on cost of living when it comes to quitting the payments to?— living when it comes to quitting the payments to? yes, the public aren't stu - id payments to? yes, the public aren't stuid and payments to? yes, the public aren't stupid and the _ payments to? yes, the public aren't stupid and the public— payments to? yes, the public aren't stupid and the public can _ payments to? yes, the public aren't stupid and the public can see - payments to? yes, the public aren't stupid and the public can see the i stupid and the public can see the cost of— stupid and the public can see the cost of living but it was announced the day _ cost of living but it was announced the day after the sink available port was — the day after the sink available port was announced and operations

save big _ port was announced and operations save big dog is failing. let�*s port was announced and operations save big dog is failing.— save big dog is failing. let's go to the chamber. _ save big dog is failing. let's go to the chamber. this _ save big dog is failing. let's go to the chamber. this week - save big dog is failing. let's go to the chamber. this week week - save big dog is failing. let's go to i the chamber. this week week and save big dog is failing. let's go to - the chamber. this week week and i'm sure the whole house will want to thank me ——join sure the whole house will want to thank me —— join me in thanking all the cavs across the uk for all they do to support their loved ones. we have seen the work habit ofjudging the pandemic and milder than a debt of gratitude. though our reforms on aduu of gratitude. though our reforms on adult social care this government is committing to support carers and this morning ministerial groups another studied at may associate m self another studied at may associate myself with _ another studied at may associate myself with the _ another studied at may associate myself with the premises - another studied at may associate | myself with the premises remarks about the importance of carers in a country. this week's events, mr speaker, had demonstrated just how loathed this prime minister is. hear, hear. my neck and that's only in his— hear, hear. my neck and that's only in his own _ hear, hear. my neck and that's only in his own party! laughter

so as the administration is too distracted by its internal divisions to deal with the challenges we face, can the payments to explain if 148 of his own backbenchers don't trust him, why on earth should the country? him, why on earth should the count ? ~ , him, why on earth should the country?_ i i him, why on earth should the i country?_ i think him, why on earth should the - country?_ i think the country? prime minister! i think the rubber lady very _ country? prime minister! i think the rubber lady very much _ country? prime minister! ! think the rubber lady very much for— country? prime minister! ! think the rubber lady very much for her- rubber lady very much for her question and i can assure her that in the long political career so far i have of course picked up political opponents all over. and that is because... and that is because... and that is because this government has done some very big, very remarkable things which they did not necessarily approve of, and what i want her to know is that absolutely nothing and no one, least of all her, is going to stop us from getting on with delivering. thank

ou, getting on with delivering. thank you. madame — getting on with delivering. thank you, madame deputy— getting on with delivering. thank you, madame deputy speaker. l getting on with delivering. thank| you, madame deputy speaker. -- getting on with delivering. thank you, madame deputy speaker. —— mr speaker. the whole house will unite behind the prime minister on his determination to hold ukrainian war criminals to account but is he aware that there are five alleged the wind and war crimes perpetrators living freely in the uk who have been doing so now for 16 years and have neither been extradited or put before the british courts under our existing laws —— rwandan war crimes perpetrators. as he prepares to go down to the commonwealth heads of government meeting in rwanda, will he look carefully at this issue because it is bound to be raised with him, and will he reassure the house and the rwandan government he takes these matters extremely seriously in what has so far been justice massively delayed for 16 years will not be grotesquely

denied. i years will not be grotesquely denied. . ~ , years will not be grotesquely denied. ., ,, , ., ., denied. i thank my right honourable friend for his _ denied. i thank my right honourable friend for his question _ denied. i thank my right honourable friend for his question and - denied. i thank my right honourable friend for his question and he - friend for his question and he raises an issue on which his campaign has been based for long time. no one is more committed then we are to bringing war criminals to justice and my right honourable friend the deputy parameter has raised the subject recently within the international criminal court and as he knows i will certainly have got study the case and take it up appropriately. it is the subject of an ongoing investigation. it would not be appropriate for me to comment on it further. not be appropriate for me to comment on it further-— on it further. when i come to the leader of — on it further. when i come to the leader of the _ on it further. when i come to the leader of the opposition, - on it further. when i come to the leader of the opposition, keir i leader of the opposition, keir starmer. . ~ leader of the opposition, keir starmer. ., ,, , ., ~ leader of the opposition, keir starmer. ., ,, ~ .,~ starmer. thank you, mr speaker. i couldn't make _ starmer. thank you, mr speaker. i couldn't make out _ starmer. thank you, mr speaker. i couldn't make out whether- starmer. thank you, mr speaker. i couldn't make out whether the - couldn't make out whether the introductory noises chairs elbows! —— was cheers or boos. the trouble is, i don't know whether it's directed at me or him. ijoined the

prime minister on his comments about carers. why the culture secretary hill i think is hiding on the bench say that successive... successive conservative governments left our health service one thing and inadequate when they pandemic it? —— wanting and inadequate. mr inadequate when they pandemic it? -- wanting and inadequate.— wanting and inadequate. mr speaker, eve bod wanting and inadequate. mr speaker, everybody knows _ wanting and inadequate. mr speaker, everybody knows that _ wanting and inadequate. mr speaker, everybody knows that when _ wanting and inadequate. mr speaker, everybody knows that when the - everybody knows that when the pandemic hit it was an entirely novel virus for which the whole world was unprepared. nobody knew, nobody at that stage, nobody knew how to test for it, nobody knew what the right quarantine rules should be, mr speaker but, as it happened, the uk government and there amazing

nhs, ouramazing nhs produced not only approved, not only approved the first vaccine anywhere in the world, we were the first to get it into anybody�*s arms, mr speaker, and we had the fastest roll—out anywhere in europe, none of which would have been possible if we listen to him! i been possible if we listen to him! i think the prime ministerjust agreed with the culture secretary. perhaps she said it but didn't deny it. perhaps she said it because it's true. it starts with gps. people were unhappy with the service they were unhappy with the service they were getting before the pandemic. not enough gps, two had to get an appointment. that's why he promised 6000 new gps, but his health secretary admits he won't keep that promise. despite the hard work of doctors, people can't see a gp in person. they're unhappier than ever

with gp services. if gp provision was wanting and inadequate before the pandemic, what is it now? mr speaker, i'm afraid he is simply wrong. he's wrong about what we're doing and of course we want to clear the covid—i9 backlogs and everyone everybody understands the pressure that the nhs is under but they are responding magnificently and i can tell him that thanks to the investments that this government has put in we now have 4300 more doctors, we have record numbers in training, we have 11,800 more nurses this year than last year, mr speaker, and 70 72,000 in training, and that is because of the investment that we put in which was opposed by the party opposite, and the only reason we were able to make

that investment, mr speaker, is because we have a strong and robust economy thanks to the decisions we took. mr economy thanks to the decisions we took. ~ ,,, ., ,, ., economy thanks to the decisions we took. ~ ., , ., took. mr speaker, of course he talks bi , but took. mr speaker, of course he talks big. but i've — took. mr speaker, of course he talks big. but i've got _ took. mr speaker, of course he talks big. but i've got a — took. mr speaker, of course he talks big, but i've got a letter _ took. mr speaker, of course he talks big, but i've got a letter he - took. mr speaker, of course he talks big, but i've got a letter he had - took. mr speaker, of course he talks big, but i've got a letter he had to i big, but i've got a letter he had to the prime ministerfrom big, but i've got a letter he had to the prime minister from the honourable memberfor the prime minister from the honourable member for heather said south herefordshire. he said and this is you, under you the government seems to lack a sense of mission. it has a large majority but no long—term plan. mr speaker, the prime minister's big plan act is so tired that even once loyal mps don't believe him, and it's notjust waiting for a believe him, and it's notjust waiting fora gp, believe him, and it's notjust waiting for a gp, it's waiting for all nhs treatment. take cancer. for over a decade, waiting times for cancer care have been going up. his solution was supposed to be diagnostic hubs. the health secretary has been on a victory lap

this week but here's the rub, prime minister. since they were opened last year, 135,000 extra people are now waiting for scans and tests. can he think of a better way to describe soaring cancer waiting lists than one thing and inadequate? mr speaker, it is entirely right after the pandemic that people are now coming forward to get their cancer tests, and we have actively encouraged that and that is the right thing for people to do, but as a result of the community diagnostic hubs that we are bringing in, 100 of them across the country, mr speaker, we are able to cut the ties of a cancer diagnosis, help people to get their scans, their tests faster and above all we can do that, mr speaker, because we are hiring more

radiographers, where hiring more nurses, where hiving more professionals in our nhs because the investments that we made which, as i say, the party of bevan tragically opposed. say, the party of bevan tragically o- osed. ~ , say, the party of bevan tragically ouosed. ~,, ~ say, the party of bevan tragically ouosed. �*,, ~ opposed. mrs become -- mr speaker, the problem — opposed. mrs become -- mr speaker, the problem is. _ opposed. mrs become -- mr speaker, the problem is, the _ opposed. mrs become -- mr speaker, the problem is, the cancer _ opposed. mrs become -- mr speaker, the problem is, the cancer weights - the problem is, the cancer weights have been going up to ten years and they are even higher now so blaming they are even higher now so blaming the pandemicjust won't they are even higher now so blaming the pandemic just won't wash. perhaps the culture secretary was talking about the state of nhs buildings. before the pandemic, the mao said they were a risk to patients. the governments response paintjobs and fix ups, pretending that's the same as building new hospitals. the treasury and the cabinet office are apparently don't think that the refurb is of even going to be delivered. take university hospital north tees. the ceiling is falling in, the roof leaks, and staff have to hose down the pipes to stop them freezing over. failure to fix wanting and

inadequate nhs buildings is putting patients at risk, isn't it, prime minister? mr patients at risk, isn't it, prime minister?— patients at risk, isn't it, prime minister? ~ ., ,, , ., minister? mr speaker, this line of criticism is _ minister? mr speaker, this line of criticism is satirical _ minister? mr speaker, this line of criticism is satirical coming - minister? mr speaker, this line of criticism is satirical coming from | minister? mr speaker, this line ofj criticism is satirical coming from a labour government dudded a labour... attacking our hospital building programme, mr speaker, when way of the authors of the pfi scheme that bankrupted so many hospital. they were. and, mr speaker, what we're doing instead is building 48 new hospitals. yes we are. to the colossal, the biggest capital investment programme in the history of the nhs. from memory, we put £33 billion since we came in, then another 92 to cope with a pandemic, plus another 39 billion in the health and care levy. they opposed

that funding. they opposed the health and care levy. they don't have a leg to stand on. we are building the foundations of our nhs's, our health services future. they should support it. can nhs's, our health services future. they should support it.— they should support it. can i 'ust sa to they should support it. can i 'ust say to both fl they should support it. can i 'ust say to both of i they should support it. can i 'ust say to both of you i they should support it. can i 'ust say to both of you you i they should support it. can i 'ust say to both of you you need h they should support it. can ijust say to both of you you need to i they should support it. can ijust i say to both of you you need to calm down _ say to both of you you need to calm down and _ say to both of you you need to calm down and there is too over here as well _ down and there is too over here as well the _ down and there is too over here as well. the full review could have a very nice — well. the full review could have a very nice cup of tea if you wish. this— very nice cup of tea if you wish. this might _ very nice cup of tea if you wish. this might be for a view. keir starmer _ this might be for a view. keir starmer ._ this might be for a view. keir starmer. , ~ , , ., starmer. , df. prime minister. dear, dear, starmer. , df. prime minister. dear, dear. dear- — starmer. , df. prime minister. dear, dear, dear. well... _ starmer. , df. prime minister. dear, dear, dear. well... pretending... i starmer. , df. prime minister. dear, dear, dear. well... pretending... mr| dear, dear. well... pretending... mr speaker, pretending no rules were broken. prime minister, hejumped as on. pretending no rules were broken didn't work. pretending the economy is booming didn't work. and pretending to build 40 new hospitals won't work either. they want him to

change but he can't. as always with this prime minister, when he is falling short hejust this prime minister, when he is falling short he just changes the rules and lowers the bar. in march, he proposed changing the nhs contract. he wants to double the length of time patients can be made to wait for surgery from one year to two years. on top of that, he scrapped zero tolerance of 12 hour weights at a&e24i was at a&e used to be a tv programme. now it's his policy! well, it is health week and he is telling all of them... policy! well, it is health week and he is telling all of them. . .- he is telling all of them. .. order! we have got _ he is telling all of them. .. order! we have got 80 _ he is telling all of them. .. order! we have got 80 party _ he is telling all of them. .. order! we have got 80 party gathering l he is telling all of them. .. order! i we have got 80 party gathering and i'm we have got 80 party gathering and in sure _ we have got 80 party gathering and i'm sure you don't want to be part of it _ i'm sure you don't want to be part of it i_ i'm sure you don't want to be part of it iwill— i'm sure you don't want to be part of it. i will hear the question. the promise, — of it. i will hear the question. the promise, so— of it. i will hear the question. the promise, so do our constituents. i

think— promise, so do our constituents. i think one — promise, so do our constituents. i think one or— promise, so do our constituents. i think one or two of you might be going _ think one or two of you might be going earlier. i need to hear the question— going earlier. i need to hear the question in— going earlier. i need to hear the question in the same way expect to hear the _ question in the same way expect to hear the answer so please, keir starmer — hear the answer so please, keir starmer. mr hear the answer so please, keir starmer. ~ ,,, ., ,, , , hear the answer so please, keir starmer. ~ ., ,, , , , starmer. mr speaker, i bet they wish the were starmer. mr speaker, i bet they wish they were disorganised _ starmer. mr speaker, i bet they wish they were disorganised on _ starmer. mr speaker, i bet they wish they were disorganised on monday! | they were disorganised on monday! well, mr speaker, it is health week and he is telling them he is going to turn over a new leaf so why doesn't he start by scrapping his plans to green light wanting and inadequate nhs standards? prime minister. i inadequate nhs standards? prime minister- i got— inadequate nhs standards? prime minister. i got to _ inadequate nhs standards? prime minister. i got to tell— inadequate nhs standards? prime minister. i got to tell you, - inadequate nhs standards? prime minister. i got to tell you, i - inadequate nhs standards? prime minister. i got to tell you, i just i minister. i got to tell you, i 'ust think this line i minister. i got to tell you, i 'ust think this line of i minister. i got to tell you, i 'ust think this line of attack �* minister. i got to tell you, i 'ust think this line of attack is i minister. i got to tell you, ijust think this line of attack is not i think this line of attack is not working, mr speaker. it's not working... it's not working... it's not working because they refused to approve... not working because they refused to a- rove. .. . not working because they refused to a- rove... . ., ., not working because they refused to aurove... . ., ., ~ approve... once again, i think the two of you — approve... once again, i think the two of you need — approve... once again, i think the two of you need to _ approve... once again, i think the two of you need to calm _ approve... once again, i think the two of you need to calm down, i approve... once again, i think the two of you need to calm down, so j two of you need to calm down, so please _ two of you need to calm down, so please we — two of you need to calm down, so please. we don't want to see an empty— please. we don't want to see an empty front bench. prime minister!

we've _ empty front bench. prime minister! we've not— empty front bench. prime minister! we've not only raise the standards in the nhs, we are not only reducing waiting times for those who had to waiting times for those who had to wait the longest, mr speaker, but what we're doing more fundamentally is doing what the people in this country can see a simple common sense, and that is our economic strength to invest in doctors and nurses and get people giving their scans and their screens and their tests on a more timely manner and taking our nhs forward. we are on target, this is speaker, thanks to this government, to recruit 50,000 more nurses. and thanks to the investments, i'mjust more nurses. and thanks to the investments, i'm just going to repeat this because he doesn't seem to have heard it so far, thanks to the investments that that party opposed. perhaps they can explain why they oppose them. mr speaker, raising taxes — why they oppose them. mr speaker, raising taxes because _ why they oppose them. mr speaker, raising taxes because you _ why they oppose them. mr speaker, raising taxes because you failed - why they oppose them. mr speaker, raising taxes because you failed to l raising taxes because you failed to grow the economy isn't a plan for the nhs and everyone sitting behind

him knows it. there is of this cabinet had met the conservatives left our health system wanting and inadequate when the pandemic hit. he has been in powerfor three years and things are getting worse, not better. if gps, more weights for cancer tests, better. if gps, more weights for cancertests, building better. if gps, more weights for cancer tests, building still crumbling, and he is changing the rules to cover up his failure and there is a real human pain is a real human pain as a result. today, i spoke to somebody. he is 20 and he plays semiprofessional football for hendon. he tore his acl earlier this year. because of the two—year wait for surgery she had to crowdfund for a private operation.— for surgery she had to crowdfund for a private operation._ i - a private operation. shameful! i also spoke _ a private operation. shameful! i also spoke to — a private operation. shameful! i also spoke to another— a private operation. shameful! i also spoke to another man. - a private operation. shameful! i| also spoke to another man. last year, his mother woke up unable to breathe. he called 9996 times. in his last call, he said, i than an

hour ago for an ambulance as she had difficulty breathing and now she's dead —— i bank stop goal —— i rang an hour ago for dead —— i bank stop goal —— i rang an hourago foran dead —— i bank stop goal —— i rang an hour ago for an ambulance. even he must admit that these people deserve better than a wanting and inadequate government utterly unable to improve our nhs. mr inadequate government utterly unable to improve our nhs.— to improve our nhs. mr speaker, i think everybody — to improve our nhs. mr speaker, i think everybody in _ to improve our nhs. mr speaker, i think everybody in the _ to improve our nhs. mr speaker, i think everybody in the house - think everybody in the house has sympathy with those constituents and their families that he mentions, sympathy with those constituents and theirfamilies that he mentions, mr speaker, and i share theirfeelings, but when you look at what this government is doing... and i must say this to him, we are making colossal investments in our nhs. we are cutting waiting times, where raising standards, where plainness is more, with supposing a fantastic nhs and by the way he continued came

forward and said we had the worst covid record in europe and it turned out to be completely untrue and he still hasn't retracted it. we are doing it, mr speaker. we can make these investments because of the strength of the uk economy, because of the fiscal fire flower that we have to destroy. we have the lowest unemployment now since 1974 —— fiscal firepower. unemployment now since 1974 —— fiscalfirepower. we unemployment now since 1974 —— fiscal firepower. we are going to continue to grow our economy for long term. he asked about the mission of this government, mr speaker, which is to unite and level “p speaker, which is to unite and level up across the country to unleash the potential of our entire country, the biggest tutoring programme in history for young people, raising literacy and numeracy standards for 11—year—olds from 65 is an adequacy to 90%. that is the highest objective i think government could achieve. expanding homeownership for millions of people, as my right honourable friend and i... the millions of people who currently don't have it. cutting costs of business to make this the enterprise

centre of europe. that is our vision. creating highways, high skilljobs this country, and as for jobs, i'm going to get on with mine and i hope he gets on with his. ididn't i didn't know you are so popular! on. . ~' . ., i didn't know you are so popular! on. w . . , , . on. click changing the sub'ect completely. i on. click changing the sub'ect completely. lnfi on. click changing the sub'ect completely, in north �* on. click changing the sub'ect completely, in north easti completely, in north east hertfordshire we are very concerned about sewage overflows into precious chalk stream which is damaging to flora and fauna and also reduces the use of the strains of the measure. the environment ministry introduce important measures last year and i welcome the fact the government has consulted on its reduction plan for storm overflows but when would we

expect to see some meaningful improvements in real reductions in the amount of sewage going into our rivers? i the amount of sewage going into our rivers? .. , . the amount of sewage going into our rivers? ~' , . ., rivers? i think him very much and i share his concern. _ rivers? i think him very much and i share his concern. i— rivers? i think him very much and i share his concern. i can _ rivers? ! think him very much and i share his concern. i can tell- rivers? i think him very much and i share his concern. i can tell him i share his concern. i can tell him our sewage plant sees the biggest investment on this by any reigning government. we've made it clear that water companies must do more, mr speaker, and actually real goal of the day are seeing these improvements and ensuring regulators do more to deliver on their obligations and we will not hesitate to take further action is needed. we now come to the leader of the snp, ian blackford. now come to the leader of the snp, lan blackford— ian blackford. penny associate m self ian blackford. penny associate myself with — ian blackford. penny associate myself with a _ ian blackford. penny associate myself with a max _ ian blackford. penny associate myself with a max of - ian blackford. penny associate myself with a max of the i ian blackford. penny associate| myself with a max of the prime minister and leader of the opposition in supporting our carers. —— with the remarks. mr speaker, week after week i've called on this prime minister to resign. i'd been wet tarmac met with a wall of noise from the tory benches. i thought

they were trying to shut me down but all this time... but all this time, mr speaker, it turns out that 41% of them have been cheering me on! because, mr speaker, let's be clear, at least the numbers don't lie. 41% of his own mps have no confidence in him. 66% of mps across the house don't support him and 97% of scottish mps want the minister for the union shown the door. we now have a lame duck prime minister presiding over a divided party in a disunited kingdom, so how does the prime minister expect to continue when even unionist leaders in scotland won't back them? i when even unionist leaders in scotland won't back them? i want to thank the right _ scotland won't back them? i want to thank the right honourable - scotland won't back them? i want to l thank the right honourable gentleman

for his characteristic warm words. and, actually, mr speaker, iwant to say that the biggest and most powerful and effective advocates of the united kingdom over the time i have been and has been that man there. i don't know how long he is going to last as the leader of the snp, but long may she rest in grace, mr speaker. he is keeping our kingdom together and i thank him for what he is doing. i can kingdom together and i thank him for what he is doing.— what he is doing. i can say to the prime minister... _ what he is doing. i can say to the prime minister... i— what he is doing. i can say to the prime minister... i can _ what he is doing. i can say to the prime minister... i can say i what he is doing. i can say to the prime minister... i can say to i what he is doing. i can say to the j prime minister... i can say to the prime minister... i can say to the prime minister... i can say to the prime minister that i will be standing shoulder to shoulder with our first minister as we take our country to independence. mr speaker, the prime minister is acting like monty python is black night, running around claiming isjust a monty python is black night, running around claiming is just a flesh wound. no amount of delusion and

denial will save the prime minister from the truth. the story won't go away until he goes away. for once in his life, he needs to wake up to reality. prime minister, it's over. it's done. the prime minister has no options left but scotland does. scotland has the choice of an independent future. it's notjust the prime minister that we have zero confidence in, it's the broken westminster system that puts a man like him in power. can he tell us, can the prime minister tell us how it is democratic that scotland is stuck with the prime minister we don't trust, a conservative party we don't trust, a conservative party we don't support and tory governments we haven't voted for since 1955? mr speaker, we had a referendum as i told the house before in 2014 and i

think you should respect the mandate of the people and, you know, he keeps saying he wants independence for his country. our country is independent. our country is independent. our country is independent. he tried 48 times to reverse it in the leader of the opposition and the only way that independence has ever been was averse to this we had the disaster, mr speaker, of a averse to this we had the disaster, mr speaker, ofa labour snp coalition to take us back into the new year. coalition to take us back into the new year-— coalition to take us back into the new year. , . ._ , new year. estimate lay. -- esther mcve . new year. estimate lay. -- esther mcvey- earlier _ new year. estimate lay. -- esther mcvey. earlier on _ new year. estimate lay. -- esther mcvey. earlier on the _ new year. estimate lay. -- esther mcvey. earlier on the primus i new year. estimate lay. -- esther mcvey. earlier on the primus said | mcvey. earlier on the primus said ou mcvey. earlier on the primus said you cannot _ mcvey. earlier on the primus said you cannot spend _ mcvey. earlier on the primus said you cannot spend your _ mcvey. earlier on the primus said you cannot spend your way - mcvey. earlier on the primus said you cannot spend your way out i mcvey. earlier on the primus said you cannot spend your way out of| you cannot spend your way out of inflation and tax owing to growth and we will cut the cost to government sol and we will cut the cost to government so i will completely agree and can i suggest a strong start that he scrapped the inflated white elephant that is hs2, saving

the government tens of billions of pounds from a budget that is spiralling out of control? i pounds from a budget that is spiralling out of control? i thank m rilht spiralling out of control? i thank my right honourable _ spiralling out of control? i thank my right honourable friend. in i spiralling out of control? i thank. my right honourable friend. in case you missed what else i said, we are cutting taxes, mr speaker, for everybody who pays national insurance contributions by an average of £330, mr speaker, just in month, and as the hs2, actually, what it will do is long—term growth and prosperity for the whole of the country uniting and levelling up, deliver more revenues and put us in a better position to cut taxes in the future. a better position to cut taxes in the future-— a better position to cut taxes in the future. ., ., , the future. today we hear reports that the prime _ the future. today we hear reports that the prime minister _ the future. today we hear reports that the prime minister refused . the future. today we hear reports | that the prime minister refused to consult the first treasury counsel in his plans to put the protocol. i know his question might be a bit redundant given he might not be around very much longer but given the prime minister's record of casual law braiding —— lawbreaking, will he give it a commitment to the

people of northern ireland that he will not break international law any time soon? i will not break international law any time soon?— time soon? i will tell him that the re orts time soon? i will tell him that the reports we _ time soon? i will tell him that the reports i've seen _ time soon? i will tell him that the reports i've seen this _ time soon? i will tell him that the reports i've seen this morning i time soon? i will tell him that the | reports i've seen this morning and not correct and i can also tell him the most commitment i think everybody in this house has made to the balance and symmetry of the belfast good friday agreement and thatis belfast good friday agreement and that is our highest international and legal priority and that is what we must deliver.— we must deliver. north wales mainline railway _ we must deliver. north wales mainline railway has - we must deliver. north wales mainline railway has seen i we must deliver. north wales. mainline railway has seen little investment for over a century. in practice, this means thatjobs at manchester airport are fully accessible to most of my constituents with a two hour commute what is a similarjourney in the south—east of the country would be just 45 minutes. will my right honourable friend ensure that the north wales is included in the

updated rail network enhancement pipeline at the development stage? i pipeline at the development stage? i thank my noble friend and i'm a great enthusiast, mr speaker, for this project. we are looking at it and i can tell him that network rail has received funding to carry out feasibility worked on improving north wales mainline journey time and families in north wales could have no more effective advocate than my noble friend. —— honourable friend. my noble friend. -- honourable friend. , , , my noble friend. -- honourable friend. , ,, , , my noble friend. -- honourable friend. , ,, , ., friend. despite promises of more doctors and _ friend. despite promises of more doctors and nurses, _ friend. despite promises of more doctors and nurses, the - friend. despite promises of more doctors and nurses, the hospital| friend. despite promises of more i doctors and nurses, the hospital in my constituency is temporarily insured and at risk of permanent closure due to staff shortages and lack of resources. the reality on the ground is that after 12 years of conservative mismanagement the nhs is broken. so can the prime minister explain to expectant parents in my constituency why they are now forced to travel miles to give birth and

why his government voted against an effective long—term workforce plan for the nhs proposed by his right honourable friend, a member of the south west surrey? i honourable friend, a member of the south west surrey?— honourable friend, a member of the south west surrey? i thank you very much and l — south west surrey? i thank you very much and i will _ south west surrey? i thank you very much and i will certainly _ south west surrey? i thank you very much and i will certainly look - south west surrey? i thank you very much and i will certainly look into i much and i will certainly look into this and she mentions in batley and spen. what i can tell her, though, is that across the country we are looking, we are investing massively in staff, in premises, in technology, in diagnostic centres, and i'm afraid for the party opposite to cart and to criticise is frankly absurd because they voted against the health and care levy thatis against the health and care levy that is putting billions into our nhs and they need to sort out their position. i they support it or they don't. ~ , ., ., don't. will my right honourable friend ioin _ don't. will my right honourable friend join me _ don't. will my right honourable friend join me in _ don't. will my right honourable | friend join me in complimenting bradford in the of contra, culture 2025. just make becoming the city of

culture. can he also plays the team from county durham and putting forward but we had to offer. but there must be really extraordinary to beating us! in heels and celebrate the stockton to darlington passenger railway which will accost distract people from bradford. i believe that my right honourable friend is the best person to lead in delivering levelling up for the north—eastern to that end, can he encourage progress on station development, reinvigorate the lead timeline and help deliver a great county deal for county durham? i county deal for county durham? i thank my noble friend and he and i have campaigned on and i've been following his campaign on this for a long time, mr speaker. i am told that the department for transport is currently reviewing the business case for exactly what he has just reflected. we are putting the funding in, mr speaker, unlike anything the party opposite ever could have delivered. in

anything the party opposite ever could have delivered. in yesterday's confidence vote _ could have delivered. in yesterday's confidence vote the _ could have delivered. in yesterday's confidence vote the funds _ could have delivered. in yesterday's confidence vote the funds are i confidence vote the funds are secured to the boss ofjust two out of scotland's 59 mps. that means out of scotland's 59 mps. that means out of the massed ranks of his scottish conservative colleagues he got as much support as the lap and edinburgh zoo. —— to secure the support ofjust two of scotland's 59 mps, he got as well are pandas in edinburgh zoo. if you will not do the decent thing and resign himself... i the decent thing and resign himself. . ._ the decent thing and resign himself... . ., ., ., , himself... i redirect the honourable lentleman himself... i redirect the honourable gentleman to _ himself... i redirect the honourable gentleman to what _ himself... i redirect the honourable gentleman to what i _ himself... i redirect the honourable gentleman to what i said _ himself... i redirect the honourable gentleman to what i said the - himself... i redirect the honourable gentleman to what i said the right| gentleman to what i said the right honourable gentleman, my friend, the leader of the snp. because i think the more they campaign on the current circumstances, the breaking up current circumstances, the breaking up of our united kingdom, with all the strength and merits that it has, i think the more damage they do to their own case. thank you, mr

speaker. supporting adults with a variety of mental health challenges, learning disabilities and conditions such as dementia.— such as dementia. last week, the rince's such as dementia. last week, the prince's centre — such as dementia. last week, the prince's centre in _ such as dementia. last week, the prince's centre in my _ such as dementia. last week, thej prince's centre in my constituency celebrated ten years as an independent daycare provider. from my recent visited it is clear what a happy, welcoming and supportive atmosphere has been created for all service users. will my right honourable friend, the prime minister, join me in thanking and congratulating the manager and her whole team of staff, volunteers and trustees for delivering this first—class service? and as checkers is but a hop skip and jump from their would he consider the giving their congratulations in person? i their congratulations in person? i thank my honourable friend and i alsojoin him in commending the entire team at the centre for everything they do and i will certainly keep his kind invitation in mind. mr

certainly keep his kind invitation in mind. ~ ,,, ., ,, ., ., in mind. mr speaker, i would have more sympathy — in mind. mr speaker, i would have more sympathy for— in mind. mr speaker, i would have more sympathy for the _ in mind. mr speaker, i would have more sympathy for the words i in mind. mr speaker, i would have more sympathy for the words of i in mind. mr speaker, i would have. more sympathy for the words of get on with the job if it actually started in the first place. two weeks ago, two weeks ago, the prime minister told the house, to the best of my knowledge, everybody is getting their passport within 4—6 weeks. however, the passport office is currently quoting ten weeks service time. with many of my constituents waiting well over that period. can they make some summer trips could cost families over £1 billion. does the prime minister

accept the passport office backlog is placing additional pressure on families, already struggling with the cost of living crisis? actually, mr speaker. _ the cost of living crisis? actually, mr speaker, what _ the cost of living crisis? actually, mr speaker, what we _ the cost of living crisis? actually, mr speaker, what we are - the cost of living crisis? actually, mr speaker, what we are doing i the cost of living crisis? actually, | mr speaker, what we are doing is, 91% are getting their passport within six weeks i can tell him, mr speaker, and we are putting hundreds and hundreds more staff into the passport office and the strength of demand as a sign of robustness of the economy as everybody is frankly wanted to go on holiday and quite right, too. when it comes to travel chaos, have we heard any condemnation yet from the opposition, from the rnc and there reckless and wanton strike? what about that? == reckless and wanton strike? what about that?— reckless and wanton strike? what about that? ~. . ~ , , about that? -- mccaw n t... as my rilht about that? -- mccaw n t... as my right honourable _ about that? -- mccaw n t... as my right honourable friend _ about that? -- mccaw n t... as my right honourable friend knows, i about that? -- mccaw n t... as my right honourable friend knows, we| right honourable friend knows, we are facing unrealistic housing targets and putting pressure of the

council to put forward a local band which would put successful working docks and a little bit of open spaces all in the name of meeting an arbitrary target. can my right honourable friend assure me that my constituents who are facing at this level of overdevelopment that there will be greater flexibility and housing numbers so that the council can produce a local plan that delivers the appropriate housing, but protects important areas like these? i but protects important areas like these? ., .. , but protects important areas like these? . ,, , ., ., these? i thank my honourable friend and she speaks. _ these? i thank my honourable friend and she speaks. l— these? i thank my honourable friend and she speaks, i know, _ these? i thank my honourable friend and she speaks, i know, for - and she speaks, i know, for colleagues up and down the country. we want to make sure that councils are able to build in the right place and sensitively to local needs. that is what we insist on, but i want to make it clear that part of the merit and genius of levelling up is that it will encourage us to take some of the pressure, some of the heat out of the south—east of england, which has been overburdened for decades and we can do it.—

and we can do it. thank you, mr speaker- _ and we can do it. thank you, mr speaker- one — and we can do it. thank you, mr speaker. one of _ and we can do it. thank you, mr speaker. one of my _ and we can do it. thank you, mr| speaker. one of my constituents and we can do it. thank you, mr. speaker. one of my constituents is trying to sponsor two sisters from ukraine to come to the uk. these two sisters were housed in dangerous temporary accommodation in montenegro for several weeks while the uk home office refused to process the application of the younger sister because she is 13 and travelling without her parents, even though she had her 18—year—old sister with her. the 18 your sister is now in london and a 13 yo sister has been sent back to her hometown in ukraine, which is under siege. can i asked the prime minister, can he tell me hand on heart, does he think sending vulnerable children back to a war zone is the right policy? back to a war zone is the right oli ? , ~ back to a war zone is the right oli ? , , back to a war zone is the right oli ? ,~ ., , policy? this mr speaker, of course i understand — policy? this mr speaker, of course i understand her— policy? this mr speaker, of course i understand her indignation - policy? this mr speaker, of course i understand her indignation about i policy? this mr speaker, of course i | understand her indignation about the case she mentions and i know that my right honourable friend the home secretary will be looking into it,

but i have to say the record of this country in processing so far, i think well over 100,000, 120,000 visas for ukrainians is a very creditable and i thank all the staff who have been involved in that effort. y ., ., ., , effort. my right honourable friend will remember _ effort. my right honourable friend will remember that _ effort. my right honourable friend will remember that in _ effort. my right honourable friend will remember that in march i i effort. my right honourable friend i will remember that in march i asked him about increased research funding for dissection is called by the for the aortic dissection charitable trust. will the prime minister update me on the progress of this? will he also recognise the immense value of the patient awareness videos which have been produced by tad ct, featuring whispering bob harris, survivors, relatives of patients to go through this awful condition for the first time. i condition for the first time. i thank my honourable friend for her fantastic work on this and i know the personal circumstances that give understanding of this campaign. i

can tell her that the national institute for health research is looking a lot more we can do to support research on aortic dissection and i know she is meeting my right honourable friend, the health secretary shortly.- my right honourable friend, the health secretary shortly. thank you, mr speaker- — health secretary shortly. thank you, mr speaker. the _ health secretary shortly. thank you, mr speaker. the ukrainian _ health secretary shortly. thank you, j mr speaker. the ukrainian orchestra and the cave symphony orchestra are due to visit this summer to perform at the bbc proms, edinburgh festival and other venues. while other european countries are waving their visas, to get to the uk, the musicians are facing visa delays and prohibitive visa costs of 18000 and 12,000 respectively. we should be doing all we can to support these ukrainian positions. will the prime minister match our european neighbours and enable these ukrainian artists to talk to the uk this year by expediting their applications and waving the visa fees? i applications and waving the visa fees? .. , , applications and waving the visa fees? ,, , , ., , fees? i think she needs to bring the

articular fees? i think she needs to bring the particular case _ fees? i think she needs to bring the particular case to _ fees? i think she needs to bring the particular case to my right - particular case to my right honourable friend. i i can tell the house and many honourable members come by the way, are having ukrainian stay in their own homes and i thank the honourable members, thanks to the scheme of the uk government has put in place and we should be very proud of what we are doing. mr should be very proud of what we are doinl. ~ ,,, ., ,, should be very proud of what we are doinl. ~ , ~ , doing. mr speaker, the prime minster knows from his _ doing. mr speaker, the prime minster knows from his visits _ doing. mr speaker, the prime minster knows from his visits that _ doing. mr speaker, the prime minster knows from his visits that we - doing. mr speaker, the prime minster knows from his visits that we enjoy i knows from his visits that we enjoy miles of beautiful, uninterruptible or monitor the coastline but last year we have seen thousands of dead and dying crustaceans washed ashore. an investigation was conducted which led to the theory of... this report does not support the fishermen left devastated by this free event through no fault of their own. all apartments are looked at how we can support this vital industry to get them back on their feet? i support this vital industry to get them back on their feet? i know, my honourable — them back on their feet? i know, my honourable friend _ them back on their feet? i know, my honourable friend and _ them back on their feet? i know, my honourable friend and i _ them back on their feet? i know, my honourable friend and i walked i honourable friend and i walked together on the seafront in redcar,

eating 11 top, when somebody raised this very point with us and i can tell him that we have ruled out chemical pollution, mr speaker, but we are looking at, we are making a hundred including community such as his and working with the fishing industry to help them recover from this problem. the industry to help them recover from this problem-— this problem. the purists in this country play _ this problem. the purists in this country play the _ this problem. the purists in this country play the highest -- i country play the highest —— motorists pay the highest fuel costs. belgium ensures a social tariff for the poorest and most vulnerable as the pernicious euphemisms of disconnection when in fact it is a politically imposed choice, not something chosen by individuals. is it not time that we provided a social task and end of? i provided a social task and end of? i thank him and i can tell him that

what we are doing in the immediate, what we are doing in the immediate, what we are doing in the immediate, what we are doing right now is helping 8 million families, 8 million households across the country with £1200 of support, £300 for pensioners who receive the cold weather payment and £400 for every household in the country. and that is the support we are giving right now to help people with the cost of energy and the only reason we can do it, as i have said before the house, is because of the strength of the economy and because of the brave, tough calls that we got right during the pandemic. this i think the honourable member has been here long enough to know it comes after statements. we enough to know it comes after statements.— enough to know it comes after statements. ~ ., �* ., statements. we don't need to tell in the rules of— statements. we don't need to tell in the rules of the _ statements. we don't need to tell in the rules of the house. _ statements. we don't need to tell in the rules of the house. right. -

statements. we don't need to tell in the rules of the house. right. that l the rules of the house. right. that was the end _ the rules of the house. right. that was the end of _ the rules of the house. right. that was the end of the _ the rules of the house. right. trust was the end of the first prime minister's questions and therefore borisjohnson since he survived that a vote of confidence in his leadership on monday night. and as many people expected, it was, to put it mildly, a lively session and if you tuned in near the beginning you have heard the speaker of the house saying a couple of times, telling them to calm down, both boris johnson and the leader of the opposition, keir starmer. boris johnson saying there is absolutely nothing and no one to stop him delivering an agenda of delivering for the british people. let's return to our top story. one person has been killed, and a number of others have been injured, after a car drove into a crowd of people in the german capital, berlin. here are the latest pictures from the scene where police say they have detained the man believed

to be the driver. it's not clear whether he acted deliberately. around 60 emergency workers are at the scene which is close to the site of the christmas market terror attack of 2016. the actor and singerjohn barrowman was at the scene and posted this on social media. it is really pretty bad, guys. there is all of the emergency services that are trying to help victims and people. there's a lot of people walking with limbs and injuries. —— olympus... the car came down onto the pavement. we had dinner in that restaurant last night. the car came down onto the pavement, then it's come onto the road over there, it has hit somebody and then has gone down the road and come back onto the pavement down that, done that way and come back onto the pavement and gone through a bunch of people, gone through the photograph that i posted of a cafe and then right into a storefront window.

but it... the police presence is unbelievable, they are. ..clearing out the area but it was cordoned off. i heard the hang in the crash when i was, we were in store and we came out and we saw the carnage. and there is helicopters coming in now to airlift people. well, we spoke tojohn barrowman and his husband scott gill — they described what they saw. after we had heard a noise, we were in a newly closed store, which was across from the final point of the car going into a storefront. it was about 10.30 that i heard the initial noise. we came out of the store and we saw a car that had that had careened through a cafe area and into a storefront window.

and we walked around thinking it wasjust, excuse me, thinking that it was just a car accident. and we saw that the person in the car had been pulled out. there was another person on the ground and we thought it was a car, car crash. so we turned and started walking down the street and it wasn't until we got midway down the street that we saw the dead body in the middle of the road. and we then kept walking and we then the police just flew into the area, all the emergency services and where we then crossed off the street, back onto the pavement. it was in front of a levi's store and a bank where we were going to go change money. at that point, there was all the emergency services came into that area because there was multiple people on the ground. and i'm sure that's where the life threatening injuries happened, because i saw somebody being resuscitated. i saw somebody being literally thrown onto a stretcher

and put into an ambulance. there were multiple bodies on the ground there. some people getting up and limping away. it was from it was like a two city block, about 100 meters. and you could see where the car had come onto the pavement, —— about 300 metres... barreled through people then gone on to the street where it hit the person on the road and killed them and then barrelled back onto the pavement and then went into the storefront after going through the cafe area. it must have been it must have been really distressing for both of you to have witnessed. but just what we've been showing now, john, is the images from the video you tweeted earlier. can you just talk us through that? well, i can't really see what you're because we have a black screen we can't see. you weren't able to show us what you're showing, however. at that point, i was i know there was one point in the video, my friend, ironically, mikey kay, who is an ex military

guy, and he rang mejust to say hello and i told what was happening and he said, look. immediately he said, get by a tree or get by something that puts something big between you if there's a secondary attack. so i was doing my video from the tree and scott was over next to me doing some videoing of some of the taking photographs because we figured, i mean, no one was there was no cameras, there was no nothing there. so we figured to document something of it, but we had no idea that that how horrific it was and just how those poor people were just going about their daily business. and the night before, we had eaten right at that restaurant on that corner, right where the car went across the pavement. and we found out later we didn't know this at the time, nor when the incident happened. but that is the exact same place where the christmas marketjust opposite what was it called? and that was exactly

where the christmas market crashed, because i said to scott walking home last night, look at all these big, huge bollards that are on the road, on the pavement to stop someone careening through the crowd. and then, ironically, just by the gentleman, the person who was on the ground passed away. there was a bob, one of those bollards which had been exploded because the car had careened right through it. so filled with sand, it clearly didn't do any difference. more than 120,000 people signed a position for a film to pull from uk cinemas will protest in front of venues that were set to screen the film. the film has been criticised for being divisive. let's speak to a religious editor. first of all, explain why the film has caused such

a huge response with first petition in protest. in a huge response with first petition in rotest. , in protest. in films, the past where there has been _ in protest. in films, the past where there has been these _ in protest. in films, the past where there has been these kind - in protest. in films, the past where there has been these kind of i in protest. in films, the past where. there has been these kind of protest it is often about the portrayal of the prophet muhammad. in this case, thatis the prophet muhammad. in this case, that is not the central objection to a lot of those people were protesting. he is depicted in this film, briefly, but is cgi generated, there is no actor who was attributed as having played the prophet muhammad. mainly, it is about the way in which prominent figures in early sunni islam have been depicted. by the kinda comparisons have been drawn to some of those prominent figures with the way isis, as long straight behaved in iraq. that is what has caused offence. that is what has caused offence. that is what has caused offence. that is why people went out on the film is a receipt release last friday, they went out and protest in

birmingham and sheffield and bradford and other places as well. of course, the film—makers are saying they have the right to be offended, but they don't have the right to do is to intimidate cinema staff to the point where they feel they cannot show the film any more. and the chain city world is no longer screening this.- and the chain city world is no longer screening this. why? because des - ite longer screening this. why? because desite of longer screening this. why? because despite of the _ longer screening this. why? because despite of the fact _ longer screening this. why? because despite of the fact that _ longer screening this. why? because despite of the fact that protest - despite of the fact that protest leaders say that the protests were peaceful, they were demonstrating above what they see as double standards in the way that freedom of speech is applied, they say they were doing this peacefully but clearly the cinema, this what they said, the chain has found that their staff were in danger, that they were intimidated and because of that they have pulled this film. a lot of people have been outraged because while they say that people have the right to be offended if they like,

this is sort of normalising censorship on the basis of blossom or bust me in this country.- or bust me in this country. thank ou for or bust me in this country. thank you for talking — or bust me in this country. thank you for talking us _ or bust me in this country. thank you for talking us through - or bust me in this country. thank you for talking us through that. l or bust me in this country. thank. you for talking us through that. -- you for talking us through that. —— blasphemy in this country. we have breaking news from berlin and that is that police in berlin have said a 29—year—old man with dual, german and armenian nationality drove a car first into a group of people and then into a shop window and that is the new line emerging in the past couple of minutes. the police say that it was a 29—year—old man with dual german armenian nationality. 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 home town 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 is—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 16,000 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. we know more about outer space than we do about the deep ocean, but for the first time scientists have been able to shed a bit of light on the seas around antarctica with a special chart that is used to measure the depth of water. our science correspondentjonathan amos science correspondent jonathan amos told science correspondentjonathan amos told me more. we science correspondent jonathan amos told me more-— told me more. we need to know the sha -e of told me more. we need to know the shape of the — told me more. we need to know the shape of the ocean _ told me more. we need to know the shape of the ocean floor. _ told me more. we need to know the shape of the ocean floor. as - told me more. we need to know the shape of the ocean floor. as you - shape of the ocean floor. as you say, we know the global surface of the moon and mars to a higher resolution than we do the service of the planet earth and the entire surface of planet earth and the reason for that is that 60% of earth... covered in water and it is

hard for satellites to discern the shape of the sea floor and to look through the water and to see the lumps and bumps in the big mountains and the green valleys and canyons. but they have steadily improved now with a new charge of oceans. so everything, kind of, poleward of about 50 degrees south. 50 degrees north isjust below where the uk is, so you can imagine if you went 50 degrees south you'd get an idea ofjust how much ocean they've been trying to map. it's something like 48 million square kilometres. it's absolutely massive and it circles the antarctic. and so how tricky has it been to develop something that works? you know, because as you suggest, it's no mean feat, is it? well, our maps of the ocean globally, most of the ocean floor is basically something we've rendered from satellite, and we do that by measuring

the shape of the sea surface, and where the water goes over a big underwater mountain gravitational attraction pulls the water on top of the mountain. when there's a deep ocean trench, there's a dip in the sea surface, and you can map these lumps and bumps but it only gives you a very low—resolution view of what the sea floor is like. you need to send ships over this area with what they call echo sounders and they sound, acoustically they sound the bottom of the ocean. they get a return, and echo, it tells them about the depth, and then you put all of that information into a chart. but, you know, to have that high resolution view, if you take the entire southern ocean, even today, even with the advances that we've made we've only properly mapped 23%, so, you know, a little under four—fifths remains to be seen in a modern way with ships doing the measurement.

the bbc news that one is coming up it is time for a look at the weather. let me take you out into the atlantic. this cloud and low pressure isn't x tropical storm that is going to get steer to the north—west of the uk. ahead of that is low pressure has brought rain and is low pressure has brought rain and is still hanging on across central parts of scotland, hence temperatures are lower here. following on we have sunshine and showers across yorkshire in particular, some very high pollen levels as well. temperature getting up levels as well. temperature getting up to 21 or 22 degrees in the sunshine in the east with some of those showers across north—eastern parts of england and southern scotland could be thundery. the showers will fade away this evening and we will see this patchy rain moving across northern ireland and the irish sea and into northern parts of england and north wales, but largely dying out. clear skies to the south and a mild night with temperatures of around 10—12 c. for

signs of rain in the far south—west by the end of the night. looking upon the levels tomorrow, they were very high in the today but we have very high in the today but we have very high in the today but we have very high levels widely across england tomorrow. it's the peak of the grass pollen season. there will be sunshine around and we have such sunshine eastwards through the morning across scotland and north east england and those will tend to move away with sunny spells developing, but then we have this cloud and patchy like rain moving into western areas with a bit of damp and misty areas in south wales and the south—west of england were temperatures... eastern part of england does temperatures will be into the low 20s. this is a tropical storm alex and that is going to get pushed to the north—west of the uk. strongest winds around that would be the far north—west of the country but there will not be much rain with that and we have still dampness and clout in the south—east of england for a while but otherwise we will get sunshine on friday and a few showers but most of those will really be in the north of northern ireland and scotland and strong and

gusty winds as well but not warm air with temperatures 18 degrees and it could make 23 in lincolnshire and across norfolk as well. there is our area of low pressure, the x tropical storm and it will track to the north of scotland with high pressures of the south and it will be windier across northern and we will find showers and mainly in scotland and further south of uk and it should be dry with lighter winds and it will feel warmer with sunshine.

his first appearance at the dispatch box since winning a vote of confidence. the prime minister insists nothing will stop his government delivering. i, of course, picked up political opponents all over the place. jeering. and that is because... jeering continues. and that is because... and that is because this government has done some very big and very remarkable things which they did not necessarily approve of. mr speaker, the prime minister's big plan act is so tired that even once—loyal mps don't believe it. after a rowdy pmqs, we'll have the latest from westminster. also this lunchtime.

the rmt union is branded selfish and irresponsible by no 10,