this is bbc news with the latest headlines. dramatic pictures of the storming of the us capitol by donald trump supporters are played at the start of an inquiry into the riot, along with powerful testimony from those who tried to defend the building. they were bleeding, they were throwing up. you know, i saw friends with blood all over their faces. i was slipping on people's blood. foreign secretary liz truss will raise the case of two britons sentenced to death for fighting russian forces when she speaks to her ukrainian counterpart later today. charities and campaigners go to the high court to challenge

the government's plan to send asylum seekers to rwanda. if you want to get in touch about any of the stories today, you can reach me @annitabbc on twitter. a royal warship that sank 340 years ago, while carrying the future king — james ii — is discovered off the coast of norfolk. # neighbours # everybody needs good neighbours...# after 37 years and nearly 9,000 episodes, residents of ramsey street past and present get together for the final time — as filming of neighbours comes to an end. a congressional committee

in the united states has accused donald trump of leading a conspiracy to thwart democracy after refusing to accept he lost the presidential election in 2020. the committee has been investigating the riots at the capitol building in washington injanuary last year — when mr trump's supporters tried to prevent the peaceful transfer of power tojoe biden, and is setting out its findings in a series of primetime television specials. 0ur washington correspondent nomia iqbal reports. they�* re marching eastbound. it's one of the most documented events in modern history. they are trying to breach and get into the capitol. and new footage shows just how close america came to losing its democracy on january the 6th. this was a highly produced hearing made for prime time tv. in which the committee said it would reveal shocking details of what happened.

and aware of the rioters�* chants to hang mike pence, the president responded with this sentiment. quote, maybe our supporters have the right idea. mike pence, quote, deserves it. we heard from the attorney general at the time, william barr, once close to donald trump. i made it clear i did not agree with the idea of saying the election was stolen and putting out the stuff which i told the president, it was bleep. and for the first time, we saw mr trump's daughter agree. i respect attorney general barr. so, i accepted what he said, was saying. do you swear and affirm, i under penalty of perjury... then came the live testimony, first from a police officer injured that day by a pro—trump mob. usa, usa! i was called a traitor to my country, my oath and my constitution.

in actuality, i was none of those things. i was an american, standing face—to—face with other americans, asking myself how, many times... many, many times, how we had gotten here. and then a british film—maker, nick quested, who filmed with the proud boys, a far—right militia group accused of sparking the riot. i documented the crowd turn from protesters to rioters to insurrectionists. i was surprised by the size of the group, the anger and profanity. and for anyone who didn't understand how violent that event was, i saw it, i documented it and i experienced it. inside the hearing, those who lost loved ones wept. the word illegal was used many times in the hearing. the panel is ultimately trying to set out this case to prove that donald trump's attempt to overturn

the election result led directly to the deadly riot. nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington. professor sarah churchwell is from the university of london. she specialises in american literature, culture, and history in the 20th century. those images, the testimonies, they lose none of their power, and we have five more hearing still to come about what happened in the capitol riots. is this watergate 2, at a time when donald trump is talking about potentially having another run at the presidency?— at the presidency? absolutely, i think it is much _ at the presidency? absolutely, i think it is much bigger- at the presidency? absolutely, i think it is much bigger than - think it is much bigger than watergate, and i don't think i am alone in saying that now, and i think that last night made that clear. as you say, the video, not only does it lose its power, it gained a lot of power, because they were able to juxtapose and overlay, so you hear trump saying one thing and you watch the video showing something else. the way that they

put those pieces together, so that they unravel each other, i think thatis they unravel each other, i think that is incredibly important. the reason why i say it is bigger than watergate is because this was an insurrection. as your video was just showing, what this hearing intends to prove, and is already laying out the case to prove, is that this was a premeditated, not spontaneous, not a premeditated, not spontaneous, not a riot, but a premeditated attempt to overthrow the government. and thatis to overthrow the government. and that is bigger than watergate, you know? watergate was an attempt to cheat an election and that is big and bad. this was actually an attempt to overturn an election and to stop the proper proceedings of democracy, and to hold a coup. it was an attempted coup and we have to call it what it was.— call it what it was. donald trump continues to _ call it what it was. donald trump continues to be _ call it what it was. donald trump continues to be completely - continues to be completely unsubstantiated claims that the election was rigged. what impact that the hearings have? the most im ortant that the hearings have? the most important point — that the hearings have? the most important point from _ that the hearings have? the most important point from my - that the hearings have? the most important point from my point - that the hearings have? the most important point from my point of| important point from my point of view, from last night, and we will see what the next five hearings

revealed, is that trump, the inside camp saying they knew it wasn't true. you showed barr saying, behind closed doors, only under oath, not to the american public, but saying that it was ps. he told the president there was no evidence for this. we saw trump was �*s daughter saying that she believed bill barr, but it wasn't true. we are also learning that jared kushner, but it wasn't true. we are also learning thatjared kushner, if anchorfrom's learning thatjared kushner, if anchor from's husband, learning thatjared kushner, if anchorfrom's husband, was issuing pardons. what they started to reveal last night was that there were republican leaders supporting the coup publicly, who, behind closed doors, were going to kushner and seeking pre—emptive pardons, showing that they knew what they were doing was illegal and they were conscious of criminal wrongdoing, if they were seeking pre—emptive pardons. that will all go to undermine donald trump's continued insistence that this was all true, when we have evidence that his inner circle was

telling him that this is nonsense. when you look at the vitriol directed at the two republicans that are sitting on this committee, including liz cheney, who said donald trump left the fire, if you like, that led to the riots, how worried are you about american democracy? how much do you think a significant proportion of the electorate in the us will still buy into the narrative that donald trump has been talking about? i into the narrative that donald trump has been talking about?— has been talking about? i couldn't be more worried. _ has been talking about? i couldn't be more worried. i _ has been talking about? i couldn't be more worried. i have _ has been talking about? i couldn't be more worried. i have to - has been talking about? i couldn't be more worried. i have to say - has been talking about? i couldn'tl be more worried. i have to say that i am very is a mystic right now. i hope we can turn this around. there are a lot of americans who set they are a lot of americans who set they are undecided and they want to see evidence of what happened, and i am hoping they will be persuaded by these hearings. what a great many have made up their minds, and i don't think anything will sway them. it matters a great deal that fox news refused to air the hearings last night. part of the reason a lot of people think they wouldn't do it

is because the hearings show that sean kennedy, the fox news presenter, was behind the scene saying this is nonsense and we have to stop trump, they don't want to add up. so fox news viewers, this is being kept from them, deliberately. so, they will continue to believe trump, and he is giving a lot of indications that he intends to run again, the gop leadership is giving no indication that they intend to stand up. we saw the chanting, hang mike pence, and he has not stood up and said, this is wrong, donald trump, stop it. which might go a long way, but none of the official leadership is doing that. until that happens, american democracy continues to be in a great deal of danger. continues to be in a great deal of dancer. ., ., , continues to be in a great deal of dancer. . . , , ., danger. fundamentally, the question of truth, danger. fundamentally, the question of truth. facts. _ danger. fundamentally, the question of truth, facts, reality, _ danger. fundamentally, the question of truth, facts, reality, the _ of truth, facts, reality, the difference between fact and opinion? i mean, it couldn't be more at stake. sure, american democracy at stake. sure, american democracy at

stake. at what we are also seeing, and that is incredibly important to me, we are also seeing what it means to be constructing the news. you know, for all of us to see. we are seeing the gop pushing back against the hearings, some people are saying the hearings, some people are saying the footage is doctors, the footage is not doctored, but when you create that kind of mistrust, widespread mistrust, where people don't believe even a congressional hearing that is establishing the truth, that is undermining not only democracy but our kind of collective reality, which is the basis for any political system. so it is incredibly worrying, not only for the united states but for the dictators around the world and the autocrats, and would—be authoritarians, who we know are watching what is happening in the us, and frankly taking notes. 0k, professor sarah churchwell, good to talk to you. the foreign secretary liz truss

will speak to her ukrainian counterpart today — to discuss the case of two british men who have been sentenced to death after being captured by russian forces while fighting in ukraine. an unrecognised court in the rebel—held area of donetsk found aiden aslin and shaun pinner — along with a moroccan man — guilty of being mercenaries. frances read reports. britain has called it a sham judgment with no legitimacy. yet both of these men could face death by firing squad. didn't really have any choice other than to surrender. this is aiden aslin during the battle for mariupol. both he and shaun pinner were captured back in april. now they are part of russia's propaganda war, with moscow claiming they are foreign mercenaries. they may be killed quickly as shock value, but as everyone expects they are not, then they will be held as a diplomatic tool and i think the bigger picture here, what is happening is that the russians are going to become increasingly aggressive as part of the indirect conflict against the baltic republics, against the poles, against the uk and others, who are close

to the ukrainian administration. it's true that foreign fighters signed up alongside ukrainians after the russian invasion, but that's not the case for aiden and shaun. they had made their lives in ukraine some years ago, serving in its armed forces for several years prior. a us army medic trained aiden aslin. he went to ukraine in 2017. he has a ukrainian fiance. they do have, or did have a home outside of mariupol. he was part of the 36th marine brigade. so, yeah, he did have a well established life in ukraine, ukrainian citizenship. this kremlin—backed media showed the men arriving for sentencing in donetsk yesterday, which is under the control of pro—russian rebels. the court is not internationally recognised and the uk foreign office says it is a breach of international

law to prosecute them. a view supported by the ukrainian government. the main problem is that russia, they don't follow any rules of war. they don't follow anything. that's my main message. there is no international order for them, there is no international rules for them. the foreign secretary is expected to speak to the ukrainian foreign minister this morning, in an attempt to secure their release. russian state media suggests the men have a month to appeal against their death sentences. but condemned men or simply a bargaining tool, ultimately, that's something that could be decided by president putin himself. frances read, bbc news. let's head to westminster and speak with our political correspondent nick eardley good morning to you. we know that liz truss is going to speak to her ukrainian counterpart about this case today. what more is the british government planning to do at this

stage? government planning to do at this stae? , ., ., government planning to do at this stae? ., government planning to do at this state? ., stage? good morning, well, look, the main message — stage? good morning, well, look, the main message coming _ stage? good morning, well, look, the main message coming from _ stage? good morning, well, look, the main message coming from the - stage? good morning, well, look, the i main message coming from the foreign office this morning is that they think this is a sham judgment and it doesn't have any legitimacy. they argue that these men were there legitimately for their lives, and they became involved in the conflict, therefore they should be treated as prisoners of war, with all of the international rights that gives you. the uk government is slightly reluctant to get involved in direct talks with moscow, for the simple reason that if the foreign secretary here started talking to our counterpart in russia, that might give the impression this is a bilateral discussion, and therefore might give a bit more weight to the idea that these men are british mercenaries, which the uk government says it is absolutely not true. that was not why they were there, they were there because of their lives in ukraine, which have been going on for several years now. there is speculation that this might lead to

a prisoner swap at this point. we had from conservative mp robert jenrick, former cabinet minister, the mp for the parents of one of the two men. i hope that a prisoner swap can be negotiated quickly. there are prisoner exchanges happening between and the russian army. and the ukrainian ambassador told me last night that they would give priority to aiden and shaun in one of those exchanges. but that, of course, relies on russia playing ball, being reasonable and abiding by international law. and nothing in recent weeks and months suggests that vladimir putin does that, because he has been committing war crimes like this trail and worse, left, right and centre. the foreign secretary is going to hold talks with her ukrainian counterpart later this morning. i am told there was a prearranged discussion between the two, part of their regular catch ups. but i have

no doubt that these two cases will feature quite prominently in those discussions. but, as i say, i think the feeling in the foreign office at the feeling in the foreign office at the moment is that they want to try and see if this can be worked out between ukraine and russia, rather than the uk and russia.— than the uk and russia. thank you very much- — let's go to nick beake in the capital, kyiv. in terms of these three men, the two britons on the moroccan, what are the ukrainians saying? moroccan, what are the ukrainians sa inc? ~ . ., ,., moroccan, what are the ukrainians sa in? ~ . ., saying? the ukrainians are saying that they should _ saying? the ukrainians are saying that they should be _ saying? the ukrainians are saying that they should be treated - saying? the ukrainians are saying that they should be treated with l that they should be treated with dignity. uncertainly, under geneva convention. that is to say they are prisoners of war that are afforded some kind of protection and legal rights. what thisjudgment some kind of protection and legal rights. what this judgment that we have seen gives them is an assessment that they are basically mercenaries. they have been charged

assessment that they are basically mercenaries. they have try n charged assessment that they are basically mercenaries. they have try to harged street battles. that is to try to counter the massive might of the russian artillery. for now, the city is not completely in russian hands, if talking about severodonetsk, where the fighting is really focused at the moment. i think western military officials fear it is a matter of time before this key city is lost. they also stress that there are other big, significant battles in the donbas to come. also, we got a pretty grim assessment from an aid to president zelensky, who revealed that every day between 100 and 200 ukrainian troops are losing their

lives. this is an indication of this brutal, bloody battle that continues. of course, if you look at it, you could be forgiven for thinking these are scenes from 100 years ago, from the first world war. the artillery pounding, the trenches that have been dug, and all the while, the fighting goes on, and all the while, lives on both sides are being lost. the ministry of defence says ukraine's southern city of mariupol is at risk of a major cholera outbreak, with medical services there already near collapse. the warning echoes that of the deputy mayor of the occupied city, who says health conditions are deteriorating. sergei orlov, who's no longer in mariupol, says the 100,000 residents still in the city are at growing risk of disease. bodies are still being discovered in the ruins of buildings and food is in short supply. the mod says russia is struggling to provide basic public services to the population of the ukrainian territory it now controls.

the child protection charity nspcc says child cruelty and neglect offences increased by a quarter last year as the country emerged from the pandemic. following a freedom of information request to police forces in england, the charity found 26,000 offences were recorded in 2021/22 — an average of 72 a day. that's a 25% rise from the previous year. nspcc experts warned at the start of the pandemic that an increase in pressure on parents and caregivers, coupled with a rise in children's vulnerability, and disruption to normal protective services, would lead to a heightened risk of abuse. a coalition of charities is seeking an urgent injunction at the high court this morning, to try to stop the home office sending asylum seekers to rwanda. campaigners say more than 100 people are due to be on the first flight, including afghan citizens who have recently arrived in the uk

after fleeing the taliban. dominic casciani reports. a bed with a roof over it, but is it safety and sanctuary? this is one of the reception hotels waiting in rwanda's capital kigali for asylum seekers from the uk due to arrive on the flight leaving next tuesday. legally controversial as a political priority for home secretary priti patel who struck the deal with the country's government to receive asylum seekers that the home office does not want to consider for refuge at home. people like these. migrants crossing the english channel this year. 10,000 since january, double the rate of last year. targeted for removal from the uk because the home office has claimed they have no legal right to seek asylum here. the home office says its rwanda policy targets migrants taking dangerous, unnecessary and illegal journeys to the uk. the rules apply to some but not all reaching the uk through a safe country. rwanda will take responsibility for their asylum claims,

although the uk will foot the bills. but charities say the entire plan is illegal, that's why they are today asking judges to stop it. we don't believe that anyone should be being punished for claiming asylum. the uk is a signatory to the refugee convention, the right to claim asylum is a human right. it's a one—way ticket. there is no route back to the uk even if they are then recognised theoretically in rwanda as a refugee. it's a stepping back entirely of our obligation to protect people in fear of persecution. the government recognises that the plan is so controversial it was always going to end up before the courts. but it says it's lawful to send people to rwanda because they should have claimed asylum first in the eu. so today's case is notjust about what is ethically and politically possible, but about the uk's international obligations to refugees. the home office won't confirm who will be first to head to a new life in rwanda. one charity says it includes recently arrived afghans who fled the taliban.

if the charities persuade a judge to stop next week's flight, they will then try to kill the policy dead. a policy ministers say is vital to repairing a broken migration system. dominic casciani, bbc news. police in brazil are examining blood found in the search for british journalist dom phillips and local indigenous expert bruno pereira. traces of blood found on a boat belonging to a fisherman who has been arrested will be tested. a vigilfor the pair was also held outside the brazilian embassy in londo. the two have been missing in the amazon since sunday. a bill which would over—ride parts of the northern ireland protocol — which governs post—brexit trading arrangements — will be put before parliament on monday. the eu has voiced strong opposition to the move and warned it could retaliate with trade sanctions. the prime minister has said changes are needed to fix the political stalemate in northern ireland. chancellor rishi sunak has been

accused of wasting £11 billion of taxpayers' money by paying too much interest on the government's debt. the national institute of economic and social research said the losses stemmed from his failure to insure against interest rate rises. the treasury said it has "a clear financing strategy" on debt. diy menopause testing kits are wasting women's time and money, doctors have warned. they say the urine tests are not predictive enough and the results could cause anxiety, confusion and unplanned pregnancies. our health reporter, michelle roberts, has more. lots of high street chemists now sell menopause self—testing kits like these. you can buy them without a prescription for around £10. the tests look for a hormone called fsh in urine, and give a result within minutes. but top uk doctors are advising women not to use them. while the tests are good at measuring fsh, which helps manage the menstrual cycle, they cannot reliably predict whether a woman will soon stop

ovulating and having periods. that's because fsh levels can vary greatly day—to—day or month—to—month. high fsh can also mean a woman is fertile and about to release an egg. and a negative test does not rule out menopause. dr haitham hamoda is from the british menopause society and the royal college of obstetricians and gynaecologists. he says the tests could cause anxiety and confusion and might even contribute to unplanned pregnancies. we would advise women not to do these tests because of the limitations of what the test is telling you. your doctor is not going to do an fsh, they are going to ask you what symptoms are you having, what's happening with your periods, and they're going to make a diagnosis based on that. nhs guidelines also discourage fsh testing for women who are 45 and older and experiencing menopausal symptoms. manufacturers of tests like these contacted by the bbc say

they were an indicator, but not diagnostic, all meant to replace medical advice. users should still speak with their doctor. experts advise that if you are concerned about the menopause and are experiencing troubling symptoms such as hot flushes, night sweats and low mood, see your gp. treatments can help. michelle roberts, bbc news. increasing numbers of snakes, bearded dragons and other reptiles are being given to shelters or abandoned, because of the rise in the cost of living. these pets need very specific conditions including extra lights and heat lamps. as energy bills and the price of animal feed continue to rise, some owners say they can no longer afford to keep their pets. frankie mccamley reports. they may look like survivors from the age of the dinosaur, but one in five reptiles are threatened with extinction. and for some, kept as pets, a new threat. the cost of living crisis.

they need constant heat and special lighting, which is getting more expensive. now some reptile rescue centres are reporting a surge in these animals being handed in. we have seen more in the first three months of this year than we saw the whole of last year. so that tells us something is changing. as part of the agricultural college here in tonbridge, the team are researching why these pets are given up. financial issues are probably the biggest driver we are seeing right at this moment in time. people worried about not being able to afford to heat and feed the animals. when owners do make the heartbreaking decision to give up their pet, the centre has to follow strict protocols. we will do an assessment of that animal, is he fit and healthy, take his photograph, weight, measurements and get a complete picture of the health of the animal. so, then, once they have gone through that triage process, they will come into this quarantine room. this is where the animals will spend

at least the next three weeks. and just looking around, it is mainly bearded dragons, isn't it? so, bearded dragons have been our biggest challenge this year. we are absolutely backed up to the gunnals with them. it's for the first time we are now saying with bearded dragons, i'm really sorry, you are on a waiting list, i cannot take them in unless it is an emergency. as we are taking a look around, another call comes in, this time it's a corn snake that needs chris's help. after an hour on the road, he arrives at teresa's house. i'm not happy about it. but i have to make the firm choices. because financially, the light is on, and the finances on that, i can't maintain. your bills have already started going up? they've gone up, it's already happened, yeah. in wolverhampton, another rescue centre says it's struggling to keep up with the numbers coming in. we've seen an increase in our energy prices. we are having the surge in demand for us to take reptiles on.

you know, we can only take on so many. we have got limited funding. my concern is, if we can't help them at the time, what is going to happen, where are they going to go? caught on cctv, the desperation of one man led him to abandon his pet snake outside a reptile shop. others have been found in fields, in cardboard boxes, dumped. we are really worried and with the price, with the cost of living rising, that we will perhaps see an increase in animals being abandoned. because their owners just can't meet the financial challenges of taking them on. and reptiles in particular, they can be quite expensive to keep. because they have got, they need a really carefully controlled environment. but there is hope at this centre back in kent. it's seeing lots of people who still want to adopt. after checks are carried out, lizzie the bearded dragon is off to her new home. frankie mccamley, bbc news.

now it's time for a look at the weather with carol. hello again. for many of us, it is going to be dry today with hello again. for many of us, it is going to be dry today— going to be dry today with 'ust a few showers. i going to be dry today with 'ust a few showers. the t going to be dry today with just a few showers. the exception - going to be dry today with just a few showers. the exception is l few showers. the exception is northern ireland and scotland, where we will see further showers develop, some of those heavy and thundery with hail. here the strongest winds, especially with exposure in the north—west, the odd shower across south—west england, gloucestershire through the day. temperatures in the sunshine up to 23, quite blustery. through the evening and overnight, showers continue across northern ireland and scotland, we see the wind also pick up across the far north—west. some clear skies with fewer showers further south, and these are overnight lows, 11—13 . into tomorrow, we still have showers

across scotland and northern ireland, merging to give longer spells of rain, heavy with some thunder and lightning. strong winds across the far north, fewer showers further south, the wind will not be a strong, and we are looking at highs of 22. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: dramatic pictures of the storming of the us capitol by donald trump supporters are played at the start of an inquiry into the riot, along with powerful testimony from those who tried to defend the building. foreign secretary liz truss will raise the case of two britons sentenced to death for fighting russian forces when she speaks to her ukrainian counterpart later today. charities and campaigners go to the high court to challenge the government's plan to send asylum seekers to rwanda. and a royal warship that sank 340 years ago, while carrying the future king james ii is discovered off the coast of norfolk.

new zealand captain kane williamson will miss the second test against england after testing positive for covid—19 last night. the opening day's play gets under way at trent bridge at 11 o'clock. england have named an unchanged team, after winning the first test. spinnerjack leach keeps his place — despite suffering concussion in the first match at lords. ben stokes says he's feeling at home in his new role as captain. the pressures of going out and delivering, you know, performances on a weekly basis, you know, it can get challenging, but playing for england, we are doing, you know, a job, that we grew up playing as a hobby, and i think everyone has really enjoyed themselves, cos at

the end of the day, when you're playing for your country, first and foremost is to have as much fun as you can. the latest twist in this controversy which is shaking golf to its core has intensified the bitterness between the golfers competing in the breakaway series and the pga tour. as soon as the players had teed off in the first tournament of this multimillion—pound series funded by saudi arabia, then the pga tour sent an email suspending all the rebel players from its events, although this won't apply to next week's us open, which is too soon. in response, the organisers of the breakaway series hit back, calling the pga tour vindictive and saying the ban "deepens the divide between the tour and its members." six—time major winner phil mickelson is among the biggest names to be affected but says he'll be playing in the liv golf events for the next few years. i didn't feel contractual agreements should be public. whether i like it or not, i'm not going to discuss it. but i am going to play all of the liv events. to answer your question, i'll be participating in all the events. i know that there's. .. i'm going to play the eight this year, i'm going to play the ten next year, i can tell you that.

it's13 games without a win for northern ireland in the nations league now, after they were beaten by kosovo, a country over 50 places below them in the world rankings. kosovo making home advantage count, going two up early on and never really looking threatened after that. daniel ballard got the second of northern ireland's goals, but they lost 3—2, and the result now adds more pressure on manager ian barraclough. the former under—21s manager has won just three of his side's19 competitive games since taking charge. with just over a month to go before the world athletics championships, britain's dina asher—smith finished third in the 200m in the diamond league meeting in rome. asher—smith, who'll defend her world title in america next month, was happy that she ran a season's best time of 22.27 seconds, but it wasn't enough to beat the olympic champion, elaine thompson—herah, who came second. her fellowjamaican shericka jackson won the race. olympic silver medalist laura muir

continued her comeback from a back injury with a third place in another high—quality field in the 1500m. now tennis, and a great performance from britain's harriet dart. she saved three match points and then won a tie break to beat the third seed camila giorgi at the nottingham open and reach her first wta quarterfinal. dart is nearly 100 places lower in the rankings and is the only briton left in the women's draw. andy murray's continued with his strong start to the grass—court season by reaching the quarterfinals of the stuttgart open, beating alexander bublik. murray battled through two tough sets to seal his place in the last eight. he'll face top seed stefanos tsitsipas next, as his build—up to wimbledon continues. that's all the sport for now. more for you later, but for now back to you, and eton. france is preparing to vote

in parliamentary elections this weekend, a month after president emmanuel macron won a second term. his party, newly renamed renaissance, works with partners in an alliance called ensemble. its rivals are left—wingers led byjean—luc melenchon. the first round of voting this sunday will be followed by a run—off next weekend. our paris correspondent lucy williamson has been looking at what's at stake. having beaten the far—right to the presidency, emmanuel macron is facing a new threat from the left. former marxistjean—luc melenchon is threatening the government in parliamentary elections with a new alliance of green and left—wing parties. and in case anyone misses what's at stake, his campaign literature has one slogan. "melenchon: prime minister." that's more wishful thinking than political probability, but his new alliance is expected to make sweeping gains.

he is very charismatic in france. macron is a lucky guy. he arrive at the right time, where the credibility of our politicians are the lowest level. jean—luc melenchon is a firebrand politician who says he'd like to be prime minister, but he's managed to unite a wide range of green and left—wing parties behind him in this election, and his main aim is to block president macron from a parliamentary majority. cedric villani, once an mp with president macron's party, has nowjoined melenchon's new alliance. we agree on this programme which is very strong on ecology and solidarity, and we also recognise that we do have some divergences on some other points. do you really wantjean—luc

melenchon as prime minister? the little bit of political experience that i have now has taught me that there are some questions which need to be postponed to when is the right time. mr macron's centrist group currently has 56 seats clear of a majority. losing that margin could mean his reforms running into the ground. in france, if you want to be able to pass reform and change the country and to change life of people, you need to have a clear majority in parliament. the project ofjean—luc melenchon, it's leaving the european union, it's leaving nato, it is being complacent with vladimir putin. after years of protests against his reforms, a rebellious parliament is not on mr macron's wish list. jean—luc melenchon can paralyse parliament now with 17 mps. one government supporter told french radio, "imagine what he could do with 50." lucy williamson, bbc news, paris.

the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has criticised iran's decision to remove some surveillance cameras from its nuclear sites. iran insisted it wouldn't change its position. the world's nuclear watchdog, the iaea, said it deplored the move. azadeh moshiri reports. the surveillance cameras that were set up years ago in iran's nuclear sites are crucial to monitoring its activity and a key condition of the original nuclear deal. but in one fell swoop, iran has switched dozens of them off. the head of the un's nuclear watchdog has warned that unless iran turns the cameras back on within four weeks, this would be a fatal blow to nuclear negotiations with world powers. my obligation is to persevere, to continue, to continue proposing solutions, and to continue to propose that we work together with iran. but quite clearly, it's not one

of those good days, it's not. the move comes a day after the international atomic energy agency censured iran for refusing to address uranium traces found at three undeclared sites. it was a resolution proposed by the united states, france, britain and germany. so talks to revive the nuclear deal which had already stalled now face an even bigger hurdle. for iranians, a lot is riding on it. since the united states pulled out of the deal four years ago, the sanctions they reimposed have battered iran's economy. translation: the people of iran are facing economic and political pressures, so the islamic republic should cooperate more, so that the people are not put under any more pressure. the us secretary of state, antony blinken,

has warned iran's actions will lead to a deepening nuclear crisis — and further isolation for the country. but as far as iran's president raisi is concerned, he says he won't back down. in the meantime, iran continues to enrich uranium and taking steps western leaders warn could give them the ability to make a nuclear bomb. azadeh moshiri, bbc news. it's been a0 years since argentina invaded the falkland islands. 1,000 soldiers were killed in the war — more than 600 of them argentinian. many in argentina regret the conflict but maintain that the islands are theirs. our south america correspondent katy watson reports. this remote patagonian town is often referred to as the end of the world, but argentinians like to say it's also the beginning of everything.

it was from ushuaia that soldiers left on the cruiser general belgrano. shortly after, it was torpedoed by the british, killing more than 300 argentinians. ushuaia is known as argentina's capital of the malvinas. there are references to the islands everywhere. they lost the war, but argentinians are still fighting to win back the islands once more. for the younger generation, in this region, every anniversary is about marking history. the issue is still very current. "it's like we're there but we aren't," says this student. "we know what it's like, but we've never been, because we can't." the malvinas are part of the curriculum, and talk of modern—day colonialism is very much part of people's lives. this is a story given to schoolchildren and endorsed by the ministry of education. it tells the story of pipino the penguin, who lived happily on the malvinas with his friends until one day

the monster comes along in a pirate ship with british flags on and chucks pipino off the island. and then the story goes on, trying to explain how pipino rallies his friends, trying to get support to chuck the monster off. you can see by the end of the book, the monster is still in his cave. argentina will not give up trying to remove that monster. translation: in remove that monster. tuna/mom- remove that monster. translation: ' , . , translation: in the 21st century, the british must _ translation: in the 21st century, the british must be _ translation: in the 21st century, the british must be ashamed - translation: in the 21st century, the british must be ashamed of. the british must be ashamed of themselves to have a colony, it is disgusting. — themselves to have a colony, it is disgusting, it is stolen land and usurped — disgusting, it is stolen land and usurped people. have they no shame? i ask usurped people. have they no shame? iask you _ usurped people. have they no shame? i ask you frankly, are you not ashamed? _ vetern daniel guzman lost 12 friends in 1982, their names inscribed on these walls. it was a period that marks him to this day. translation: it's in our dna - that the malvinas are argentinian. it's like a footballjersey. but, he says, the fight to win

back the islands has now become political, and the government has lost its way. translation: argentina needs to talk less about the war and take more - concrete action on the international stage on this remaining british colony. it's hard for islanders to want anything to do with argentina. nobody with any sense would want to be part of a country that has 50% inflation. ushuaia sits on the beagle channel, named after the ship used by naturalist charles darwin. british influence is all around here — or was. where once there was a thriving trade between the islands and argentina, these waters are now much quieter. the malvinas are cut off. the history of the malvinas or the falklands is rich and varied. it questions how you define nation through people and land, and the debate also challenges and who has power in the world. and what effect colonialism had and, for many, still has. katy watson, bbc news, in ushuaia.

a group of mps has questioned government plans to dispose of vast quantities of unusable protective equipment purchased for nhs workers during the covid crisis. the commons public accounts committee said ministers hadn't been clear on the financial or environmental cost of burning some of the items. joining me now is labour mp and chair of the public accounts committee, meg hillier. morning to you, thank you very much for your time today. so the government are saying it hired two waste disposal companies to get rid of unused items through recycling or burning them, at a rate, i understand, 15,000 pallets per month. do we have any idea what the cost of that will be, either environmentally or financially? cost of that will be, either environmentally orfinancially? ida. environmentally or financially? no, and we asked _ environmentally or financially? idfr, and we asked questions about that, obviously, and until it has happened i will not be a final figure, but it

is pretty staggering when you think that £12 billion was spent on ppe, and we understand that, rightly or wrongly, we needed it, there was not enough, but we were looking at this from june 2020, and they kept on buying at higher rates. and, you know, 5% of it is completely unusable, some of the stuff that is likely to be burned, and 20% of it, by value, 10% by volume, is not usable by the nhs, so they are trying to get rid of it in other ways. trying to get rid of it in other wa s. ~ , ., ., ways. when the department of health sa s it has ways. when the department of health says it has a — ways. when the department of health says it has a clear— ways. when the department of health says it has a clear strategy _ ways. when the department of health says it has a clear strategy for - says it has a clear strategy for disposing of the items, and i think the quote is using a range of measures to manage excess stock, is that detail not been communicated to you? that detail not been communicated to ou? ~ , ., that detail not been communicated to ou? . , ., 4' ., that detail not been communicated to ou? ~ , ., ~ ., , that detail not been communicated to ou? ~ ~ ., , ., that detail not been communicated to ou? ~ ., , you? well, you know, it is a very civil service _ you? well, you know, it is a very civil service phrase _ you? well, you know, it is a very civil service phrase you _ you? well, you know, it is a very civil service phrase you have - you? well, you know, it is a very civil service phrase you have just| civil service phrase you havejust sat there, really — incinerating ppe that cost a total of £12 billion, some of the £12 billion, is pretty staggering. there was a jaw—dropping moment when it was revealed, so it

may be a strategy, but not one that anybody thought would actually end “p anybody thought would actually end up like this. we have got something like 15 years worth of eye visors, and think of when schools were given goggles to hospitals, it has gone from one end of not enough, you know, just—in—time deliveries and hospitals eating it out, this is worrying they will run out, to now having 9000 shipping containers with, and as you say, many of that likely to be incinerated. it is bordering on the farcical. more seriously, we look out at the government did its procurement and did not keep proper records, there are records missing, so there was not even clear lines on when the contracts were met, we have been looking at this for two years, and there is still more work to be done. the procurement is a clear issue for you, what work is next? {lister the procurement is a clear issue for you, what work is next?— you, what work is next? over half the contracts _ you, what work is next? over half the contracts are _ you, what work is next? over half the contracts are in _ you, what work is next? over half the contracts are in legal - you, what work is next? over half the contracts are in legal dispute, 370 also contracts, and over 170 are

in legal or commercial dispute, some may be resolved before they get to legal matters, and there are criminal matters as well, including several billion gloves that may have used modern slavery to be produced. so these are matters that are still being legally discussed, some of it may end up in court, and some of it may end up in court, and some of it may be criminal, so we will wait to see, but the challenge for us, it is harderfor see, but the challenge for us, it is harder for legal matters to be looked at by parliament, because it is bound up with lawyers, but we will keep a beady eye on this. can an of will keep a beady eye on this. can any of the — will keep a beady eye on this. can any of the money be recouped? these excess items, when the government talks about them being recycled, do they mean literally recycled, or do they mean literally recycled, or do they mean literally recycled, or do they mean sold to other people who might want them?— they mean sold to other people who might want them? some of it will be civen to might want them? some of it will be given to people. _ might want them? some of it will be given to people, because _ might want them? some of it will be given to people, because there's - given to people, because there's just so much of it that they will never get rid of it in any other way, and that will have an effect on the market. again, it was almost

laughable if it was not so serious — aprons being turned into bin liners, visors being turned into trays for serving food in, and some incinerated, in other ways recycled. you know, this is desperate stuff, really, and although we were sympathetic at the beginning, we definitely needed it, it still doesn't excuse the department of health for some of these egregious errors. ~ ~ . ., ., errors. meg hillier, mp, chair of the public— errors. meg hillier, mp, chair of the public accounts _ errors. meg hillier, mp, chair of the public accounts committee, j errors. meg hillier, mp, chair of- the public accounts committee, thank you very much. a 17th century shipwreck has been discovered off the norfolk coast, and it's being described as the most important maritime discovery since the raising of the mary rose. the gloucester sank 340 years ago while carrying the future king of england, james stuart, but the ship's whereabouts were unknown until a team of divers found it after a four—year search. beneath the surface, 30 miles off the yarmouth coast, lies the gloucester — a 17th—century warship

which came to a tragic end. it sank 340 years ago after hitting a sandbank. on board was the future king of england, james stuart, duke of york. he survived, but others did not. it's estimated between 130 and 250 people died that morning in may. since 1682, the vessel remained half—buried on the seabed, and its exact location was unknown. now we know that it's been discovered, it's caused much excitement, with some saying that this is the most important maritime find since the mary rose. and these are the two brothers who located the royal ship — julian and lincoln barnwell are norfolk—based printers, but they're also professional divers. and after years of looking for second world war wrecks, they wanted a new challenge. would you believe there's 40,000 wrecks around the whole of the uk? so...

and it's quite a lot, there's a lot off norfolk. we've done lots of those — great, great adventures. but there was always, you know, what's next, what's next? a search of lincoln's encyclopedia of shipwrecks set them on the trail for the gloucester. its age and royal connections an obvious draw, as well as its warfare. so i picked the phone up that night, rang up my brother, julian. i knew what he'd say and i said, "are you up for a new adventure, and go looking for the gloucester? sank in 1682. "cannon everywhere potentially. " and he was just in there like a flash, and off we went. after a four—year search over 5,000 nautical miles, they finally found it. i could see a dark shadow on the seabed. so you know you're on some wreck, which is just really fantastic, obviously. and before you know it, another five metres or so, i was kneeling on the seabed and surrounded byjust fantastically huge cannon, and there was more than one. there was a group of them, and ijust knelt there,

took the moment in for probably five minutes. just, just, just unbelievable. just something i'll never forget. basically, i said to lincoln, don't pretend when you come to the surface that you found it, because i'll give you a rude sign. i knew he was serious when he came back to the surface because he popped up, and normally take all your kit off because it's really heavy. he was so pumped with adrenaline, he just climbed up our stainless steel ladders, hand extended and said, "we found her." ifell over, didn't i? you did. then he fell over. and they've recovered many fascinating artefacts. pipes still full of tobacco, spectacles with spare lenses, and bottles, some of them with wine still inside. and there is also the ship's bell. i think we have, we hope, a well—preserved time capsule of this luxurious royal voyage. we've just scratched the surface. the rescue archaeology to date has brought up a big range of diverse and very significant finds. many will want to see the gloucester raised,

but whether that's possible is still to be determined with much more historical, scientific and archaeological work to do. jo black, bbc news. and we can join jo and we canjoinjo now, jo, everyone looks a story about treasure, not your typical treasure, but it certainly is treasure, the discovery of this ship, found 15 years ago, how has it been kept secret all this time until now?— how has it been kept secret all this time until now? good morning from great yarmouth. _ time until now? good morning from great yarmouth. yes, _ time until now? good morning from great yarmouth. yes, people - time until now? good morning from great yarmouth. yes, people here | time until now? good morning from i great yarmouth. yes, people here and across the country waking up to this fantastic news today, and yes, the brothers found this vessel in 2007 and had to sit on the secret for many years. they were telling me today they have had lots of text from friends, saying, we didn't know you were involved in this. of course, they had told some of their family but not wider circle of friends, and they are printers by trade, obsessed with diving. let's

talk about this more with professor claire gerada from the university of east anglia, this is such a find. it is, it is a really important morning for this— is, it is a really important morning for this project, for the discovery of a 340—year—old wreck that sank at a really _ of a 340—year—old wreck that sank at a really significant political moment in english history, we are an island _ moment in english history, we are an island nation, we have a proud maritime — island nation, we have a proud maritime heritage, and it isjust inspirational to be able to share that, _ inspirational to be able to share that, certainly forjulian and lincoin— that, certainly forjulian and lincoln after all these years, and as historians we have been working on this— as historians we have been working on this for— as historians we have been working on this for three years and had to keep— on this for three years and had to keep it _ on this for three years and had to keep it secret, so it is amazing to have _ keep it secret, so it is amazing to have the — keep it secret, so it is amazing to have the opportunity. why keep it secret, so it is amazing to have the opportunity.— have the opportunity. why has it been that secret, _ have the opportunity. why has it been that secret, as _ have the opportunity. why has it been that secret, as it _ have the opportunity. why has it been that secret, as it were? - have the opportunity. why has it l been that secret, as it were? until the team working _ been that secret, as it were? until the team working on _ been that secret, as it were? until the team working on this - been that secret, as it were? until the team working on this were confident— the team working on this were confident that this was the right moment— confident that this was the right moment to declare to everybody that

the find _ moment to declare to everybody that the find had been, the location has been _ the find had been, the location has been identified, it was to protect the wreck— been identified, it was to protect the wreck that was in international waters _ the wreck that was in international waters we — the wreck that was in international waters. we don't want scavengers, we don't want — waters. we don't want scavengers, we don't want pirates, we don't want people _ don't want pirates, we don't want people to — don't want pirates, we don't want people to try to raid it for artefacts, it is important to preserve _ artefacts, it is important to preserve it properly. find artefacts, it is important to preserve it properly. and this is really going _ preserve it properly. and this is really going to _ preserve it properly. and this is really going to help _ preserve it properly. and this is really going to help with - preserve it properly. and this is really going to help with our - really going to help with our understanding of the 17th century, you were saying to me yesterday this sort of period, we don't know that much about it, do we?— sort of period, we don't know that much about it, do we? quite right, we know all— much about it, do we? quite right, we know all about _ much about it, do we? quite right, we know all about henry _ much about it, do we? quite right, we know all about henry viii - much about it, do we? quite right, we know all about henry viii and l much about it, do we? quite right, l we know all about henry viii and his six wives, _ we know all about henry viii and his six wives, we know about elizabeth tudor, _ six wives, we know about elizabeth tudor, queen victoria, and what we tend to _ tudor, queen victoria, and what we tend to know— tudor, queen victoria, and what we tend to know less about is this period — tend to know less about is this period of— tend to know less about is this period of 17th and 18th century period of17th and 18th century history— period of 17th and 18th century history and its foundational to our british— history and its foundational to our british history more broadly. if james — british history more broadly. if james had died that morning, the 1688 glorious revolution that deposed him would never have happened, we'd have never potentially had our bill of rights,

we would never have had parliament being _ we would never have had parliament being as _ we would never have had parliament being as strong as it is today, we would _ being as strong as it is today, we would never have had the trimming of monarchical— would never have had the trimming of monarchical power. so it is fundamental to our constitution. brilliant, — fundamental to our constitution. brilliant, thank you very much. as i say, a fascinating story, there will be an exhibition next spring in norwich, and there is hope a trust will be set up, the project will go on for many years, and hopefully some sort of permanent exhibition. whether the ship will be raised, no—one is able to answer that question, plenty more surveys and archaeological work to do, but the project will run and run for many years. project will run and run for many ears. , ., . ~ ,. y project will run and run for many ears. . , . years. jo, thank you very much, jo black. years. jo, thank you very much, jo izvlack- looking _ years. jo, thank you very much, jo black. looking beautiful— years. jo, thank you very much, jo black. looking beautiful on - years. jo, thank you very much, jo black. looking beautiful on the - black. looking beautiful on the beachin black. looking beautiful on the beach in norfolk, doesn't it? let's look at the weather forecast with carol. hello again. wind is going to be a feature of the weather over the next couple of days, especially so across the north and the west. and that's because we've got this deep area of low pressure. embedded in it are the remnants of tropical storm alex, and it's going to be moving north eastwards. but just look at the isobars and

the wind arrows in the north west in particular, telling you that it is going to be rather windy today, tonight and tomorrow especially. we've also got showers coming in across scotland and northern ireland. some of those will be heavy and thundery come further south. across england and wales, fewer showers favor of sunshine and a blustery day with temperatures in the southeast up to about 23. and in the north, we're looking at a range, 15 to about 20. now, pollen levels today are of note, especially across england and wales, where for most they are high or very high and it's grass pollen especially, but also some nettle pollen mixed in there as well. as we head on through the evening and overnight, the showers persist across northern ireland. in scotland, still heavy, still strong winds gusting around 40 miles an hour, for example, at times around the outer hebrides. fewer showers as we come across england and wales and a lot of clear skies, with temperatures 11 to about 13 degrees. so tomorrow we still have this low pressure. it is going to be pushing a bit further northwards and eastwards. but the isobars, as you can see,

are still tightly packed across the north. it will be breezy as we come further south as a ridge of high pressure starts to build in. so we continue with the heavy showers across scotland and northern ireland, still with some thunder and lightning in them. fewer showers across england and wales. many of us missing them all together and having a dry day and also a sunny one. temperatures 14 to about 22 degrees across eastern england and into the south east. as we move from saturday into sunday, this low pressure drifts up towards the norwegian sea. the isobars is still quite tightly packed, so it will still be windy across the north of the country, but not as windy as it's going to be further south, this ridge of high pressure really keeping things settled. so a lot of dry weather, a fair bit of sunshine, very few showers, and fewer showers across scotland and northern ireland on sunday. it's also going to be that bit fresher, temperatures ranging from 13 to 21.

this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. uk foreign secretary liz truss will raise the case of two britons sentenced to death for fighting russian forces when she speaks to her ukrainian counterpart later today. this is a completely outrageous situation — this is a completely outrageous situation. these are not mercenaries. they are british citizens _ mercenaries. they are british citizens. you cannot treat british citizens — citizens. you cannot treat british citizens in — citizens. you cannot treat british citizens in this absolutely outrageous way. we need to hold the doors of the capitol! dramatic pictures of the storming of the us capitol by donald trump supporters are played at the start of an inquiry into the riot —— along with powerful testimony from those who tried to defend the building. they were bleeding, they were throwing up. i mean, i saw friends with blood all over their faces. i was slipping in people's blood.