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.

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hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the uk foreign secretary liz truss is to speak to her ukrainian counterpart this morning about the case of two british men who have been sentenced to death — after being captured by russian forces while fighting in ukraine. she's already publicly deplored the judgment against aiden aslin and shaun pinner, who along with another man from morocco, were found guilty of being mercenaries by a court in the rebel held area of donetsk. but those court proceedings weren't internationally recognised. 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 if, 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.

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.

0ur political correspondent nick eardley has the latest on the foreign office response to the case. the main message is that they think it is a sham judgment, they think it does not have any legitimacy, they say that the men were there legitimately for their lives, and so they should be treated as prisoners of war. the uk domont is reluctant to get involved in direct talks with moscow, for the simple reason that if the foreign secretary here started talking to her counterpart in russia, that might give the impression that 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 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 it might lead to a prisoner swap at some point. and we heard this morning from the conservative mp robertjenrick, former cabinet minister, he is the mp for the parents of one of the team agreement. —— 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 to see if this can be worked out between ukraine and russia, rather than the uk and russia. 0ur correspondent in kyiv, nick beake, told me what the ukranians are saying about the two britons. the ukrainians are saying that they should be treated with dignity and, certainly, under geneva convention. that is to say they are prisoners of war that are afforded 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 with treason, trying to overthrow the powers that be in this part of eastern ukraine. the difficulty, of course, we need to remind ourselves

that this is a court which is not recognised by any country in the world apart from russia. so there are grave concerns that any sort of free and fairjustice can be administered here. also, in terms of the next steps, we are reliant on what russian state media is saying, in terms of an appeal process. apparently, the men have 30 days to launch an appeal. the indications are that they will do that. also, we are hearing that it could be the man who runs this so—called people's republic of donetsk, he could step in and reduce the sentence, so that the men do not face execution by firing squad, but they spend their lives in prison, or at least 25 years in prison. but if we are talking about how one man can affect the fate of the two britons and the moroccan man, surely it's vladimir putin. he is the man who decides the fate of all three of them. what is the latest you are hearing about the fighting in the east of the country? yes, still grim assessments of the fighting that grinds on there.

0vernight, president zelensky, in his address, said the fighting is extremely difficult. other senior ukrainian officials there from the military are saying that they are trying to engage the russians in street battles. that's to try to counter the massive might of the russian artillery. for now, the city is not completely in russian hands, if we're 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'd also stress that there are other big, significant battles in the donbas to come. also, we got this pretty grim assessment from an aide 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 european union's parliament says it supports ukraine's bid to become a candidate tojoin the bloc. in a speech to a democracy summit in copenhagen — which was also addressed by president zelensky — the parliament's president said ukraine was already part of the european family: this is about hope. this is about an acknowledgement of the price that ukraine has been forced to pay. and it is as much about strengthening europe as it is about strengthening ukraine. so, let me be clear, the european parliament, which i have the honour and responsibility to preside, stands firmly behind

ukraine's bid to receive eu candidate status. applause 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 0rlov, 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. if you want to get in touch about that story or any story we are covering, you can do so on twitter. 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 the 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.

let's get more on this then. joining us live now is dr leslie vinjamuri who is the director of the us and americas programme at the think tank chatham house. i would like your thoughts on the significance of the hearings, given how polarised american society still is? i how polarised american society still is? ~' , ., ~' , ., , is? i think the stakes are very hiuh, is? i think the stakes are very high. the _ is? i think the stakes are very high, the real— is? i think the stakes are very high, the real question - is? i think the stakes are very high, the real question for - is? i think the stakes are very| high, the real question for the hearings is whether more members of the public will come together and coalesce around a common understanding of what actually happened, the significance of its implications, because many people still believe that the so—called big lie that the election was not fairly conducted, that the result was not accurate. through this really extraordinary testimony, with the video footage, some of which has not been seen before, there is a clear attempt to link donald trump, through a series of steps, directly to the events that took place, the

shocking events of january the 6th. donald trump is continuing to make those unsubstantiated claims that the election was somehow stolen from him. could there be any consequences from him, as a result of this clearly he was not impeached, he was impeached, but he was not found guilty, as such, so could there be any consequences directly as a result of the hearings?- any consequences directly as a result of the hearings? there is a auestion result of the hearings? there is a question of _ result of the hearings? there is a question of the _ result of the hearings? there is a question of the law, _ result of the hearings? there is a question of the law, there - result of the hearings? there is a question of the law, there is - question of the law, there is certainly a question of whether things will come out of these hearings that the department of justice decides to then take up, legally. i think the more consequential, and in some ways more important outcome of these hearings is what happens amongst the public, we are now in an election year, a lot of republicans still believe the big lie, a concerted effort to cross multiple states to undercut a free and fair election, to make it harder to vote, to monitor the elections in ways that are intimidating. so the hearings are both documenting the history and creating a basis of fact

thatis history and creating a basis of fact that is really not present across the american public. they are also trying to shape how americans feel, how they will act, and demonstrate that even many republicans who continue to support donald trump, who continue to support the big lie behind—the—scenes, themselves, they really didn't believe the allegations of voter fraud were accurate. ~ , ., ~' allegations of voter fraud were accurate. ~ , ., ~ ., accurate. when you think of the trump era _ accurate. when you think of the trump era and _ accurate. when you think of the trump era and alternative - accurate. when you think of the | trump era and alternative facts, these six hearings, is this like a truth commission?— these six hearings, is this like a truth commission? absolutely. it is interesting. — truth commission? absolutely. it is interesting. we _ truth commission? absolutely. it is interesting, we saw _ truth commission? absolutely. it is interesting, we saw these - truth commission? absolutely. it is interesting, we saw these sorts - truth commission? absolutely. it is interesting, we saw these sorts of. interesting, we saw these sorts of commissions in multiple places around the world. we don't expect to see them for ordinary and foundational parts of democracy, an election and a consolidated democracy like the united states. some of the lessons are similar. when you have a very polarised, very divided public, it is very difficult the barfor divided public, it is very difficult the bar for establishing the truth, in the context where we see the effects of disinformation, the active attempt to mobilise believers

behind the big lie, and to undercut that truth, has been phenomenally successful in a way that you simply wouldn't expect in a country like the united states. fit, wouldn't expect in a country like the united states.— wouldn't expect in a country like the united states. a question i put to an earlier— the united states. a question i put to an earlier guest _ the united states. a question i put to an earlier guest and _ the united states. a question i put to an earlier guest and would - the united states. a question i put to an earlier guest and would like i to an earlier guest and would like to an earlier guest and would like to put you also, how worried are you about democracy and truth in the us at the moment?— at the moment? there are big questions- _ at the moment? there are big questions- i— at the moment? there are big questions. i think _ at the moment? there are big questions. ithink i _ at the moment? there are big questions. i thinki am - at the moment? there are big questions. i think i am very i at the moment? there are big - questions. i think i am very worried about question of disinformation. there are multiple channels, active efforts to try to regulate, for example, social media, there are debates about whether you can sensor those that lie at the highest levels of public office, as we have seen on twitter with donald trump. all of these questions are under debate. policies are being debated. as we see the elections, and as we see the house probably taken over by the republicans, potentially the senate, efforts to really put information on a level playing field, to really combat disinformation, will become more difficult. so, trying to shape

public opinion in a way that says we need to have their own free elections, we need a credible basis of information, we need to really protect the basic norms of democracy, is absolutely essential. but it's very difficult and a very high bar. i'm very worried. dr leshe high bar. i'm very worried. dr leslie vinjamuri, from chatham house, thank you very much. five more of those hearings to come. 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, but 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, and 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. 0ne 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. news just newsjust coming in news just coming in about a violent incident in manchester, where a 14—year—old boy has died and his mother has been injured in what has

been described by police as a ferocious stabbing. greater manchester police have issued details about a suspect and warned the public not to approach him, following what they described as a domestic incident, where officers were called at about 9.30 last night. the teenage boy, a 14—year—old boy, was treated at the scene. wounds before being taken to hospital, where he sadly died around an hour later. his mother was treated at the scene, again, for serious stab wounds, and is now in a stable condition in hospital. a spokesman said the suspected attacker, believed to have been known to the victims, should not be approached if seen by the public. they described him as an asian man, wearing dark clothing, aged in his mid—40s, with a medium build and height. he was last seen walking on sorley road, shortly after the attack took place. police are urging

anyone who thinks they may have seen this individual to call them. they say a large chord and remains around the scene on bagnall avenue, as the police investigations continue. a —year—old boy died, his mother has been injured in what police say is a ferocious stabbing at their home in manchester. 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. 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 vigil for the pair was held yesterday outside the brazilian embassy in london. the pair have been missing in the amazon since sunday.

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. 0ur 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, or 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. 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. earlier, i spoke to the chair of the public accounts committee, meg hillier, and began by asker her if they have any idea yet of the economic and environmental cost of burning the waste ppe. no, and we asked questions about that, obviously, and until it has happened there 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, 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. when the department of health 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? well, you know, it is a very civil service phrase you have just said there, really — incinerating ppe that cost a total of £12 billion, some of the £12 billion, it's 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 up like this. we have got something like 15 years' worth of eye visors, and think of when schools

were giving goggles to hospitals, it has gone from one end of not enough, you know, just—in—time deliveries and hospitals ekeing it out, nurses 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 looked at how 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? over half the contracts are in legal dispute, 370 or so 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 be criminal, so we will wait to 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 heady 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 sold to other people who might want them? some of it will be 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. meg hillier, mp, chair of the public accounts committee, thank you very much. 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. 0ur 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 mr melenchon's new alliance. we agree on this, on a 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. 0ne government supporter told french radio, "imagine what he could do with 50." lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. 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.

let's speak now to helen westerman, head of local campaigns for the nspcc. helen, for the nspcc. sadly, those predictions were correct, helen, sadly, those predictions were correct, some really horrific statistics there, tell us more about the story behind them.— statistics there, tell us more about the story behind them. yeah, today we are highlighting _ the story behind them. yeah, today we are highlighting the _ the story behind them. yeah, today we are highlighting the really - we are highlighting the really worrying scale of the problem on our flagship childhood day, two weeks on from the publication of the independent review into social care, and alongside this and other reviews, we want to really enforce to government they need to revolutionise children's social care, with not a moment to lose, there is a huge cost to inaction, both human and financial... when you talk about cruelty _ both human and financial... when you talk about cruelty and _ both human and financial... when you talk about cruelty and neglect - talk about cruelty and neglect offences, what are you describing

there? indie offences, what are you describing there? ~ . . ~ offences, what are you describing there? ~ . ., ~ ., offences, what are you describing there? . ., ~ ,_ there? we are talking about physical abuse, we there? we are talking about physical abuse. we are _ there? we are talking about physical abuse, we are talking _ there? we are talking about physical abuse, we are talking about - there? we are talking about physical abuse, we are talking about children j abuse, we are talking about children left home alone for long periods of time, children that may have ingested drugs or alcohol in the home, not being supervised properly, wilful neglect and also physical abuse.~ wilful neglect and also physical abuse. ~ , ., wilful neglect and also physical abuse. ~ y., ., ., ., abuse. when you look at that, that fi . ure, abuse. when you look at that, that fiture, a abuse. when you look at that, that figure. a 2596 _ abuse. when you look at that, that figure, a 25% rise _ abuse. when you look at that, that figure, a 25% rise from _ abuse. when you look at that, that figure, a 2596 rise from the - abuse. when you look at that, that l figure, a 2596 rise from the previous figure, a 25% rise from the previous yearin figure, a 25% rise from the previous year in these offences, it does highlight the work that normal protective services, if we hadn't beenin protective services, if we hadn't been in the pandemic, would be doing, orthe been in the pandemic, would be doing, or the fact that children were out of school and therefore were out of school and therefore were missing that protective environment, for example? what more do you want to see in response to this? you have mentioned social care, what specifically would you like the government to do? irate care, what specifically would you like the government to do? we want to government _ like the government to do? we want to government to _ like the government to do? we want to government to invest _ like the government to do? we want to government to invest more - like the government to do? we want| to government to invest more money into children's social care, to see child protection is a national priority, and both locally and at a national scale. priority, and both locally and at a nationalscale. but priority, and both locally and at a national scale. but we also need to

focus on early intervention, we need to get in there before families are really struggling, before abuse and neglect happens. abuse is completely preventable, and with early help, we can help families who are struggling. it is about the wider community, all of us being eyes ideas for children in our communities.— ideas for children in our communities. �* . , ., ~ ideas for children in our communities. �* ., ,, communities. and as we talk, as we do re communities. and as we talk, as we do pretty much _ communities. and as we talk, as we do pretty much every _ communities. and as we talk, as we do pretty much every day _ communities. and as we talk, as we do pretty much every day now - communities. and as we talk, as we do pretty much every day now about the cost of living crisis and that pressure on families, do you have concerns around that as well? yeah, and it is really _ concerns around that as well? yeah, and it is really challenging, - concerns around that as well? yeah, and it is really challenging, and - concerns around that as well? yeah, and it is really challenging, and it. and it is really challenging, and it is our annual childhood day to raise funds for the organisation and, you know, we recognise for some people it is not possible to donate, but we are asking for people to support us in other ways, perhaps learn our helpline number and contact us if they have concerns about children. it doesn't have to be at the most severe end, it could just be asking for help and advice. severe end, it could “ust be asking for help and advice.— for help and advice. helen, thank ou ve

for help and advice. helen, thank you very much — for help and advice. helen, thank you very much for _ for help and advice. helen, thank you very much forjoining - for help and advice. helen, thank you very much forjoining us - for help and advice. helen, thank. you very much forjoining us today. 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. jo black reports. 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? and there'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 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. jojoined me from norfolk a short while ago. i asked her how the secret had been kept all these years. 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 clairejowitt from the university of east anglia, this is such a find. it is, it is a really important morning for this project, for the discovery of a 340—year—old wreck that sank at a really significant political moment in english history, we are an island nation, we have a proud maritime heritage, and it isjust inspirational to be able to share that, certainly forjulian and lincoln after all these years, and as historians we have been working on this for three years and had to keep it secret, so it is amazing to

have the opportunity. why has it been that secret, as it were? until the team working on this were confident that this was the right moment to declare to everybody that the find had been, the location has been identified, it was to protect the wreck that was in international waters. we don't want scavengers, we don't want pirates, we don't want people to try to raid it for artefacts, it is important to preserve it properly. and this is 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? quite right, we know all about henry viii and his six wives, we know about elizabeth tudor, queen victoria, and what we tend to know less about is this period of 17th and 18th century history and it's foundational to

our british history more broadly. ifjames 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 as strong as it is today, we would never have had the trimming of monarchical power. so it is 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. 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 big challenge this year. we are absolutely backed up to the gunnels 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. britney spears has married fiance sam asghari, seven months after being freed from a conservatorship that she said had prevented her from getting wed. the couple tied the knot in an intimate ceremony in los angeles on thursday. the ex—husband of the singer, jason alexander, who was married to spears forjust under 55 hours in 2004, has been arrested at her home in los angeles after he filmed himself on social media trying to gatecrash her wedding. joining me is the editor

of woman magazine and showbiz journalist hannah fernando. hannah, good to have you with us today, this is clearly something britney spears has been wanting to do for a while, there was so much coverage, wasn't there, around the conservatorship and the fact that she was freed from that? so a big step forward for her? it is she was freed from that? so a big step forward for her?— step forward for her? it is a big step forward for her? it is a big step forward — step forward for her? it is a big step forward for _ step forward for her? it is a big step forward for her, _ step forward for her? it is a big | step forward for her, something step forward for her? it is a big - step forward for her, something she wanted for a number of years, we had this whole kind of free britney movement, and there was a lot of people behind her, trying to remove her from the conservatorship that they felt she did not require any more. since she has been removed from the clutches of a number of people, including herfather, we have seen her do quite a few thing which she said she wasn't allowed to do when they were in control of her life, including getting married. yeah, and some drama around it, with the wedding crasher in the form of one of her ex—husbands. yes.

the wedding crasher in the form of one of her ex-husbands._ the wedding crasher in the form of one of her ex-husbands. yes, i mean, the were one of her ex-husbands. yes, i mean, they were not — one of her ex-husbands. yes, i mean, they were not married _ one of her ex-husbands. yes, i mean, they were not married for— one of her ex-husbands. yes, i mean, they were not married for very - one of her ex-husbands. yes, i mean, they were not married for very long, i they were not married for very long, but he did have an altercation with a couple of her bodyguards, he was arrested. i mean, with britney, unfortunately follows drama. if i woke up to the news that it had gone smoothly, that would be more shocking, to be honest with you. her life is quite chaotic, we have seen strange behavioural situations from her in terms of, you know, people were very concerned straight after the conservatorship was removed, she was posting things on social media, and there were worries that she was not in such a good place. so i do think drama, if you like, does follow her around. find think drama, if you like, does follow her around.— think drama, if you like, does follow her around. and i think we have an image — follow her around. and i think we have an image of— follow her around. and i think we have an image of her— follow her around. and i think we l have an image of her ex-husband, have an image of her ex—husband, yeah, who gate—crashed or tried to gate—crash the wedding ceremony, and filmed it for social media. and you mentioned, of course, the free britney movement, she does have really devoted fans, doesn't she?

how worried do you think those fans are for her still? i how worried do you think those fans are for her still?— are for her still? i think they are hu:el are for her still? i think they are hugely worried, _ are for her still? i think they are hugely worried, she _ are for her still? i think they are hugely worried, she has - are for her still? i think they are hugely worried, she has a - are for her still? i think they are hugely worried, she has a very l hugely worried, she has a very unified and devoted fan group, i mean, the amount of people that supported her during that court hearing, which was incredibly public and took us all on a journey, really, and i think they were a really, and i think they were a really key point, actually, in freeing herfrom really key point, actually, in freeing her from the conservatorship. but what was interesting, and i said this at the time, is we did not know what was going on. i assume and how people were looking at a mental health to see whether she was ok to be let loose, if you like, to run her own life, and subsequently we have seen some quite erratic behaviour, including, as i say, posting nudes online, and fans were straightaway saying, what is going on, but my feeling this is like a child rebelling after so many years of not being able to do anything. just briefl , being able to do anything. just briefly. are — being able to do anything. just briefly, are we _ being able to do anything. just briefly, are we going to get any

more music from her? i briefly, are we going to get any more music from her?- briefly, are we going to get any more music from her? i think she would like — more music from her? i think she would like to, _ more music from her? i think she would like to, but _ more music from her? i think she would like to, but it _ more music from her? i think she would like to, but it will - more music from her? i think she would like to, but it will be - more music from her? i think she would like to, but it will be in - more music from her? i think she would like to, but it will be in herj would like to, but it will be in her own time and her own music and what she wants to do, not what she is told to do. she wants to do, not what she is told to do-_ she wants to do, not what she is told to do. . . ., ~ i., , told to do. hannah, thank you very much. told to do. hannah, thank you very much- thank— told to do. hannah, thank you very much. thank you. _ after 37 years and almost 9,000 episodes, the residents of ramsay street will get together for the final time, as the filming of neighbours comes to an end today. the aussie soap launched the careers of a number of hollywood actors and pop stars, with kylie minogue and jason donovan among those returning for a final farewell. 0ur entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba reports. # neighbours... over the decades... # everybody needs good neighbours... ..its theme tune has graced so many of our living rooms. and today neighbours wraps production for the final time. cast members old and new have been reuniting this week, returning to ramsay street for one last hurrah, including neighbours icon ian smith, known for his role as harold bishop.

i love you. i love you too. also coming back are arguably the soap's most famous couple — jason donovan and kylie minogue, aka scott and charlene. it was lovely, emotional. driving into ramsay street was quite something. i was like, firstly, where's all that time gone? secondly, everything looks exactly the same. thirdly, scott, charlene, jane, harold. i mean it all... it all came flooding back. neighbours has sort of, you know, changed the landscape for a lot of, you know, people and how they viewed australians. and it certainly kept my family in business for a while. so i'm proud to have been part of that and it launched my career. i'm very excited to be part of the final episode. the australian soap has been part of british culture

for almost 40 years. enjoyed by fans of all ages. created in 1985, it was first broadcast on bbc one the following year. as well as packing a punch with audiences, the show helped make stars of many of its young cast. scott and charlene's romance was one of the storylines that helped make what was initially a struggling australian soap... # suddenly you'll see me... ..into a major uk hit. their wedding in 1988 was watched here by close to 20 million viewers. the show�*s themes may not have been hugely original, but their setting, in a sunny suburb of melbourne, populated by a cast of colourful characters... this is something special. ..proved irresistibly popular here in the uk, rarely hitting a...

harold! ..duff note with viewers, even perhaps at its most surreal moment ever — bouncer the dog dreaming of love and marriage. 21 years after its first episode on british tv, it moved from bbc one to channel 5. let's celebrate. stefan dennis's paul robinson may be the only remaining original, but with the transgender role of mackenzie hargreaves and gay characters like aaron brennan and david tanaka, the soap has not only constantly replenished its cast, but has also aimed to better reflect modern society. over the decades, the residents of ramsay street have survived fires... watch out! ..car crashes, explosions, even a plane crash. have you read the book? what? read it. it could save your life.

but with so much of its funding, having come from channel 5, it's their withdrawal and tv economics that have finally killed off the much—loved soap. we've run out of fuel. the show may soon be over, but the love story between neighbours and its viewers is sure to endure forever. lizo mzimba, bbc news. the veteran british peace campaigner and political activist bruce kent has died at the age of 92. his family said he passed away after a short illness. bruce kent was a prominent member of the campaign for nuclear disarmament and led the organisation throughout much of the �*80s. he also campaigned against global poverty.

much more through out the day on all the main story is here at bbc news. for me, it is bye for now. 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, fair bit 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 40mph, 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 southeast.

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. temperatures ranging from 13 to 21.

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11. 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. these are not mercenaries. they are british citizens. you cannot treat british citizens in this absolutely outrageous way. charities and campaigners go to the high court to challenge the uk government's plan to send asylum seekers to rwanda 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.

britney spears does it again — she's married for the third time — but a previous husband tries to gatecrash the event a royal warship that sank 340 years ago, while carrying the future king — james ii — is discovered off the coast of norfolk. the foreign secretary liz truss is to speak to her ukrainian counterpart this morning about the case of two british men who have been sentenced to death — after being captured by russian forces while fighting in ukraine. she's already publicly deplored the judgement against aiden aslin and shaun pinner, who along with another man from morocco, were found guilty of being mercenaries by a court in the rebel held area of donetsk. but those court proceedings weren't internationally recognised. 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 if, 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. 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. 0ur political correspondent nick eardley has the latest on the foreign office response to the case. the main message from the foreign office this morning as they think it office this morning as they think it is a the main message from the foreign office this morning as they think it office this morning as they think it is a sham the main message from the foreign office this morning as they think it office this morning as they think it is a sham judgment the main message from the foreign office this morning as they think it office this morning as they think it is a sham judgment and the main message from the foreign office this morning as they think it office this morning as they think it is a sham judgment and they the main message from the foreign office this morning as they think it office this morning as they think it is a sham judgment and they don't think it has any legitimacy and they argue that these men were there legitimately for their lives and they became involved in the conflict and therefore they should be treated as prisoners of war, with all of the international rights that 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 her 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 saysis mercenaries which the uk government says is absolutely not true. that is 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 prisoner swaps at some point. and we heard this one from the conservative mp robertjenrick, former cabinet minister, he is the mp for the parents of one of the two men. i parents of one of the two men. i hope that a prisoner swap can be negotiated quickly. there are prisoner— negotiated quickly. there are prisoner exchanges happening between the ukrainian and russian army and the ukrainian and russian army and the ukrainian and russian army and the ukrainian ambassador told me last night—

the ukrainian ambassador told me last night that they would give priority— last night that they would give priority to the two men in one of those _ priority to the two men in one of those exchanges, but that relies on russia _ those exchanges, but that relies on russia playing ball and being reasonable and abiding by international law, and nothing in recenl— international law, and nothing in recent weeks and months suggest that vladimir— recent weeks and months suggest that vladimir putin does that, because he's been — vladimir putin does that, because he's been committing war crimes like this trial— he's been committing war crimes like this trial left, right and centre. the foreign secretary is going to hold talks with her ukrainian counterpart later this morning and i'm told there was a prearranged discussion between the two as part of their regular catch ups, but i have no doubt that these two cases will will feature prominently in the discussions, but as i say, i think the feeling of the foreign office at the feeling of the foreign office at the moment as if they want to see if it can be worked out between ukraine and russia rather than england and russia. 0ur correspondent in kyiv — nick beake — told me what the ukranians are saying about the case.

the ukrainians are saying they should be treated with dignity uncertainly under the geneva convention, which is to say they are prisoners of war who are afforded some of protection and legal rights and what thisjudgment some of protection and legal rights and what this judgment gives them is and what this judgment gives them is an assessment that they are basically mercenaries and have been charged with treason, trying to overthrow the powers that be in this part of eastern ukraine and the difficulty we need to remind ourselves is that this is a court thatis ourselves is that this is a court that is not recognised by any country in the world apart from russia so there are grave concerns thatjustice can be administered here and in terms of the next steps, we are reliant on what russian state media say in terms of an appeal process and apparently the men have 30 days to lodge an appeal and the indications are that they will do that and also we are hearing that it could be the man who runs this so—called people's republic of donetsk, who could step in and reduce the sentence so the men do not face execution by firing squad

but they spend their lives in prison or at least 25 years in prison but if we are talking about how one man can affect the fate of two britons and the moroccan man, surely it is vladimir putin who is the man who decides the fate of all three of them. the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov has been speaking about what has happened said the two britons and moroccan sentenced to death by the self—proclaimed donetsk people's republic committed crimes on their territory and said the decision was made based on the laws of the donetsk people's republic and said we should not interfere in the republic's justice system, so just those comments through from the russian foreign minister. a 14—year—old boy has been stabbed to death in manchester. the teenager's mother

is being treated in hospital for serious stab wounds, after they were attacked in a property in the miles platting area of the city yesterday evening. police say the suspected attacker was known to the victims. he stil hasn't been arrested and the public are being warned not to approach him. a case is opening at the high court this morning — brought by a coalition of charities that want an urgent injunction against the plan to send asylum seekers to rwanda. the home office has already scheduled the first flight, and campaigners say more than 100 people are due to be on it, 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, but 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, and 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 need from 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. 0ne 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. 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. helen westerman from the nspcc said there was a need for child services to be revolutionised. we need the government to invest more money into children's social care to see child protection as a national priority, both locally and that a national scale. but we also need to focus on early intervention. we need to get in there before families are really struggling, before abuse and neglect happened. abuse that is completely preventable and with early help we can help families that are struggling but it's notjust about government, it is about the wider community, all of us being the eyes and ears for children in our communities.

five men have been arrested on suspicion of the murder of a football fan who died five years after being assaulted on his way home from a match. simon dobbin was left with permanent brain damage after being assaulted in southend, following a southend united vs cambridge united match on march 212015. essex police said they began treating his death as a homicide after medical tests showed a direct link between his death and the injuries he had sustained. 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. the headlines on bbc news... 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 uk government's plan to send asylum seekers to rwanda 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. 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 the 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. two bodies have been found in the search for two disabled people, who have been missing since a boat capsized on a lake. the incident happened on roadford lake in devon on wednesday. one of the four people rescued from the boat is in hospital in a critical condition. 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 london — the two have been missing in the amazon since sunday. 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. 0ur 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, or 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. 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. the uk competition watchdog says it's planning to investigate the market dominance of apple and google mobile browsers. the competition and markets authority also wants to investigate apple restrictions on cloud gaming through its app store. it says it will take enforcement action against google over its app store payment practices.

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. jo black reports. 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 brotherjulian. 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 dark shadow on the seabed. so, you know, you're on some wreck, which is just really fantastic, obviously. and before you know it, anotherfive 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." i fell 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. jojoined me from norfolk a short while ago. i asked her how — when the shipwreck was discovered 15 years ago — the secret had been kept all these years. the people of great yarmouth and

across the country are waking up to this the people of great yarmouth and across the country are waking up to this fantastic the people of great yarmouth and across the country are waking up to this fantastic news the people of great yarmouth and across the country are waking up to this fantastic news today the people of great yarmouth and across the country are waking up to this fantastic news today and the people of great yarmouth and across the country are waking up to this fantastic news today and yes, the brothers found this vessel in 2007 and have had to sit on the secret for many years. they were telling me earlier today that they have had lots of text messages from friends saying we did not know you were involved in this but they have told some of their family but not their wider circle of friends and let's talk about this. it is such a fine. , , ., ., , let's talk about this. it is such a fine. , ,. ., , ., fine. this is a really important mornin: fine. this is a really important morning for— fine. this is a really important morning for this _ fine. this is a really important morning for this project, - fine. this is a really important morning for this project, for i fine. this is a really important i morning for this project, for the discovery— morning for this project, for the discovery of 340 years old wreck that sank— discovery of 340 years old wreck that sank at eight really significant political moment in english — significant political moment in english history and we are an island nation _ english history and we are an island nation and — english history and we are an island nation and we have a proud maritime heritage _ nation and we have a proud maritime heritage and — nation and we have a proud maritime heritage and itsjust inspirational to be _ heritage and itsjust inspirational to be able — heritage and itsjust inspirational to be able to share that, certainly

forjulian— to be able to share that, certainly forjulian and lincoln after these years _ forjulian and lincoln after these years and — forjulian and lincoln after these years and as a historian we have been _ years and as a historian we have been working on this project for three _ been working on this project for three years and had to keep the secret— three years and had to keep the secret so— three years and had to keep the secret so it's amazing to have this opportunity. secret so it's amazing to have this opportunity-— secret so it's amazing to have this ouortuni . ~ , ., , . ., opportunity. why does there have to have been this _ opportunity. why does there have to have been this secret, _ opportunity. why does there have to have been this secret, as _ opportunity. why does there have to have been this secret, as it - opportunity. why does there have to have been this secret, as it were - have been this secret, as it were crushed back the team working on this were confident that this was the right moment to declare to everyone. the right moment to declare to eve one. . the right moment to declare to everyone-— the right moment to declare to eve one. . ., , everyone. that the fine had been, that the location _ everyone. that the fine had been, that the location had _ everyone. that the fine had been, that the location had been - that the location had been identified and it was to protect the wreck— identified and it was to protect the wreck that— identified and it was to protect the wreck that was in international waters — wreck that was in international waters. we don't want scavengers or pirates _ waters. we don't want scavengers or pirates or— waters. we don't want scavengers or pirates or people to try to raid it for artefacts. pirates or people to try to raid it forartefacts. it pirates or people to try to raid it for artefacts. it is important to preserve — for artefacts. it is important to preserve it— for artefacts. it is important to preserve it properly. find for artefacts. it is important to preserve it properly.— for artefacts. it is important to preserve it properly. and this will reall hel preserve it properly. and this will really help the — preserve it properly. and this will really help the understanding - preserve it properly. and this will really help the understanding of. preserve it properly. and this will. really help the understanding of the 17th century. we know about henry viii but you were saying to me yesterday that this sort of period, we don't know that much about it. quite right. we know all about henry

viii quite right. we know all about henry vi" and _ quite right. we know all about henry vi" and his _ quite right. we know all about henry viii and his six wives and elizabeth tudor— viii and his six wives and elizabeth tudor and — viii and his six wives and elizabeth tudor and queen victoria but what we tend to _ tudor and queen victoria but 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 the 17th century and 18th century _ period of the 17th century and 18th century history and its foundational to our— century history and its foundational to our british history more broadly. if to our british history more broadly. ”james— to our british history more broadly. ifjames had died that morning, 1688 glorious _ ifjames had died that morning, 1688 glorious revolution that deposed him would _ glorious revolution that deposed him would never have happened and we would _ would never have happened and we would never have happened and we would never potentially had our bill of rights. _ would never potentially had our bill of rights, we would never have had parliament — of rights, we would never have had parliament being as strong as it is today— parliament being as strong as it is today and — parliament being as strong as it is today and we would never have had the trimming of monarchical power, so it is— the trimming of monarchical power, so it is fundamental to our constitution.— so it is fundamental to our constitution. brilliant. claire, thank you _ constitution. brilliant. claire, thank you very _ constitution. brilliant. claire, thank you very much. - constitution. brilliant. claire, thank you very much. a - constitution. brilliant. claire, - thank you very much. a fascinating story and there will be an exhibition next spring in norwich and it is hoped that a trust will be set up and the project will go on for many years with hopefully some sort of permanent exhibition, whether the ship will be raised and no one is able to answer the question, there is plenty more archaeological work to do but like i say, the project will run for many more years. say, the pro'ect will run for many more years.—

more years. let's catch up with the weather with _ more years. let's catch up with the weather with carol. _ for many of us it will be dry with a few showers and the exception to thatis few showers and the exception to that is across northern ireland and scotland where we will see further showers develop and some of those will be heavy and thundery with some hail. here too we have the strongest rain with the exposure in the north—west but we could catch the odd shower across south—west england, heading towards gloucestershire through the day and temperatures in the sunshine up to 23 and don't forget it will be quite blustery. as we head through the evening and overnight the showers continue across northern ireland and scotland and we see wind also pick up scotland and we see wind also pick up across the far north—west and some clear skies with fewer showers further south and these are the overnight lows, 11 to 13 degrees. into tomorrow we still have those showers across scotland and northern ireland and again they merge to give longer spells of rain, heavy, with some thunder and lightning in there, strong winds across the far north and a few showers further south in the wind won't be a strong and we are looking at highs of 22.

hello this is bbc news. the headlines. 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 uk government's plan to send asylum seekers to rwanda. 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. britney spears does it again — she's married for the third time — but a previous husband tries

to gatecrash the event. sport and a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. new zealand16—0. early days. golf, the fallout continues between players competing in the breakaway series, the pga tour. the pga tour sent an e—mail suspending those

players. but this will not apply to next week's's us competition. phil mickelson, sergio garcia, say they will keep pre—dash—mac keep playing in the breakaway series. dena asher smith ran a seasons best, but not enough to beat the olympic champion. —— dina. russian olympic high jump

russian olympic highjump champion has cold on international olympic committee president to enter sanctions against russian athletes. ioc recommended a ban on russian and belarusian athletes following the russian invasion of ukraine. she said, the decision did not stop a war, it gave birth to a new one. football, 13 games without a win for northern ireland in the nations league after they were beaten by kosovo, a country over 50 places below them in the world rankings. kosovo making home advantage count. 2-0 kosovo making home advantage count. 2—0 up early on. balard got the second of northern ireland's goals.

chelsea have confirmed the signing of canadian defender cannon. —— buchanan. in tennis, great performance from harriet that, she saved match points to defeat the third seed in the nottingham open. —— harriet arch. andy murray has made a strong start, into the quarterfinals of the stuttgart open. andy murray battling through to cassettes. he will be the top seed this afternoon. we will keep you updated on that. that is all sport for now.

three people who had been scheduled to go on a flight to luanda, it will not now go. —— rwanda. there is an injunction to dry to stop next tuesday's flights from taking off. this is being heard at the high court. at the start of that hearing it emerged that three individuals of around 100 who had been told that they may be put on that flight that is set to go next

tuesday, three of them have been told they will not be on the plane at this stage. a deal was struck to send some asylum seekers to rwanda. it is facing a legal challenge. the home secretary lawyers have told the high court that it planned to send asylum seekers to rwanda to have their claims dealt with must not be stopped byjudges because it is a valid policy acting in the public interest. these arguments are being heard at the high court. the policy arose as a result of what is happening with migrants crossing the channel. so far this year more than 10,000 have crossed the channel. this is the policy that was announced earlier this year by the home secretary, priti patel. we will keep you updated on what emerges from those healings.

more on ukraine now and the european union's parliament says it supports ukraine's bid to become a candidate to join the bloc. in a speech to a democracy summit in copenhagen — which was also addressed by president zelensky — the parliament's president said ukraine was already part of the european family: this is about hope, an acknowledgement of the price that ukraine has been forced to pay. it is as much about strengthening europe as it is about strengthening ukraine. let me be clear. european parliament, which i have the honour and responsibility to preside, stands firmly behind ukraine's bid to receive eu candidate status. applause let us return to the situation about the flights taking migrants to

rwanda, there is a healing and a b in the high court challenging those flights, the first flight is due to leave next tuesday. of the 100 migrants who have been told that they could be on that flight next tuesday, three have now been told that they will not be on that flight. let us bring in our news correspondence. just tell as what is happening. there are two separate actions. there are two separate actions. there has been some controversy with charities, human rights groups, criticising moving people to rwanda. this coalition of charities, and four different claimants who cannot be identified, have taken government to court, in the first instance to stop deportation, or removal i should say without application, process. the second action seeks to stop removal and flights to and that more generally. we have heard the

claims in the high court this morning, criticising the government and the home secretary specifically on the grounds of human rights in rwanda. her defence of this in the past has been that had to references of refugee organisations. it is a little bit complicated. but it is the case that the home secretary and lawyers for the home office said, while the claimant's actions, she has privacy said this would disrupt, as she puts it, the evil of people smugglers. looking specifically at the hearing about the four migrants whose lawyers were saying they should not be on the flight and court has said that three of them will not be, what was the distinction? is it clear what the distinction was? we do not know the details. there

are legal restrictions. but the home office has agreed in three of the cases it's will cancel the removal. just to recap, that notion would be that it lacks specificity, the government is targeting particularly single people who have come in via the channel, we have had more than 5000 this year alone, and to fly them from detention centres in the uk to rwanda. those applications to be processed. if successful people could remain in rwanda. the government's proposal would see them having five years access to support and information. it really is quite and information. it really is quite a complex plan, with fraught legal difficulties been argued that the moment. those legal difficulties were pointed out right at the start. that is what we are seeing playing out now. in terms of how long they could 90. now. in terms of how long they could go, at what point there is clarity on the policy overall, the home office has said at this point those three will not be put on a flight,

or scheduled for a flight, that implies then the illegal arguing over this particular case will continue? yes, one of the possibilities is an injunction to stop the home office proceeding with this action. firstly in the case of the four individuals. we note three will not be subject to removal. also an injunction against flights more generally. you know, it could spark up actions of course. at the moment the court is hearing these two distinct parts of this case. thank you. joining me now is environmental engineer and extinction rebellion member. thank you forjoining us. £4 billion worth of ppe to be burned

apparently. that's bound to be used for energy. what is your reaction to that? warrant to be used for energy. this implies this is a good thing. last yeari implies this is a good thing. last year i took government to court over waste incineration. it had a huge impact on the environment on human health but it enjoys loopholes in regulation and taxation. it does not pay its way towards the burden of pollution at pits on society. it is a significant contribution to climate change.— a significant contribution to climate chance. , ., , climate change. sorry to interrupt, “ust to net climate change. sorry to interrupt, just to get clarification, _ climate change. sorry to interrupt, just to get clarification, you - climate change. sorry to interrupt, just to get clarification, you took. just to get clarification, you took the government to court over incineration, was that incineration for destruction, orwas incineration, was that incineration for destruction, or was that bringing in the new generation of insulators which are used to produce energy, just what has been talked about here?— energy, just what has been talked about here? , , ., ., , about here? yes. energy from waste. i use incineration _ about here? yes. energy from waste. i use incineration as _ about here? yes. energy from waste. i use incineration as a _ about here? yes. energy from waste. i use incineration as a catchall- i use incineration as a catchall term for that. energy from waste. waste incineration. that was the

basis of the case. commercial waste incinerators are booming at the moment. we are seeing huge growth. there is a vast amount of green wash out —— around that being a climate solution. the truth is that it has been found there is a causal link with all kinds of health impacts, problems, diseases like asthma, even autism spectrum disorder. it's me have a significant impact on climate. for example, the uk operational weight their waste incinerators produce the same amount of c02 incinerators produce the same amount of co2 as manchester and birmingham put each year. the fact that burning plastics in insulators is dirtier than burning coal. and we are phasing out coal energy generation. why are we so positive about burning plastics in order to produce our energy? it does sound on the face of it like a good way to generate energy, use

waste to produce it. absolutely. as the me this could be done without burning plastic? used in a better way? i burning plastic? used in a better wa ? . ., ., way? i am environmental engineer. part of my previous _ way? i am environmental engineer. part of my previous work _ way? i am environmental engineer. part of my previous work was - part of my previous work was visiting waste incinerators. on the face of it it does appear like a win—win. you have to get rid of waste somehow. seems like a positive thing. once i started digging into the sides and getting past the green wash, i am shocked at how i was deceived, and the reality of the situation. what i do accept is that incineration as part, there will always be some toxic difficult to dispose of waste that may need to be used in very efficient way since thenit used in very efficient way since then it is located on the right places. but what we are seeing at the moment is a wholesale consideration of our waste. 50% of our waste at the moment is incinerated. most people are quite shocked by that i think. they think

most of it is recycled. that is not the case. burning is cheaper. and we are seeing it with that waste coming out at the moment. the reality is it is cheaper to burn it. it is a profitable —— profitable business. molecules like we find in plastic gloves, that could be recycled, but it is cheaper to burn. then we get this green wash around its being a positive solution. it this green wash around its being a positive solution.— positive solution. it simply is not. when ou positive solution. it simply is not. when you see _ positive solution. it simply is not. when you see recycled, _ positive solution. it simply is not. when you see recycled, do - positive solution. it simply is not. when you see recycled, do you i positive solution. it simply is not. . when you see recycled, do you mean melted down edges for something else? repurposed? as henry distributed? department of health says it is using a range of measures to manage excess stock of ppe such as donating to charities. absolutely. i do not have the exact figures on how much is being incinerated, recycled, so on. that is murky. they have not told us the proportions. i see no reason why the

ppe that is substandard for the nhs, may be perfectly suitable for other businesses, some form of barrier protection, but not to the same level as front line care workers. i would see no reason why this initially could not be reused, donated, even purchased by businesses and households, rather than going for a distraction, either to recycling or incineration.- to recycling or incineration. thank ou. 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. the russian foreign minister says the two committed crimes on the rebel—held territory.

dramatic pictures of the storming of the us capitol by donald trump supporters are played at the start of an inquiry into the riot. it's been 40 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. but this remote patagonian town is often referred to as the end of the world, but argentinians like to say, it is 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 are 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. 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 - 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 who has power in the world. and what effect colonialism had and for many, still has. katie watson, bbc news, in ushuaia. 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. 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 big challenge this year. we are absolutely backed up to the gunnels 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. a former husband of the singer britney spears has been arrested at her home in los angeles — after he tried to gatecrash her third wedding. officers said jason alexander was able to find his way onto the property and filmed himself on social media before he was confronted by security. he has been charged with four minor offences. the editor of woman magazine and showbinournalist, hannah fernando gave us her reaction. it isa it is a big step forward for her.

since she has been removed from the clutches of a number of people, including herfather, she has said quite a few things that she said she was not allowed to do, including getting married. ifi was not allowed to do, including getting married. if i woke up to and used saying it had gone smoothly, i think that would be more shocking, to be honest with you. our life is quite chaotic. there has been quite a few strange behaviours in terms of, people were concerned when the conservatorship was removed, worries that perhaps she wasn't quite in such a good place. i do think the drama does follow her around. wind will be a feature, especially

over the north in the west, the next couple of days. look at the isobars, it is going to be rather windy today, tonight and tomorrow especially. shai was coming in across scotland and northern ireland. some of those will be heavy and thundery. —— showers coming in across scotland... pollen levels today are of note, especially across england and wales. for most, high or very high. grass pollen, also nettle pollen mixed in as well. this evening and overnight showers persist across northern ireland and scotland. still heavy, still strong winds. gusts of more than 40 mph at times around the hebrides. fewer

showers across england and wales. clear skies. tomorrow, low pressure, it will be pushing it further northwards and eastwards. but the isobars are still tightly packed across the north. it will be breezy as we can further south. ridge of high pressure starts to build them. 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. a dry day and a sunny day for many. from saturday into sunday at this low pressure drifts towards the norwegian sea. the isobars are still quite tightly packed, it will still be windy across the north of the country, not as windy as it is going to be further south, as the ridge of high pressure keeps things settled. a lot of dry weather, a fair bit of

sunshine, very few showers. fewer showers across scotland and northern ireland on sunday and we will see the next couple of days. it will also be fresher. temperatures ranging 13—21.

this is bbc news. the headlines. the home office has revealed that three asylum seekers due to be deported to rwanda on tuesday, will now not be removed. another asylum seeker is still fighting his removal in the high court. 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. the russian foreign minister says the two committed crimes on rebel—held territory. this is a completely outrageous situation. these are not mercenaries. they are british citizens. you cannot treat british citizens in this absolutely outrageous way. 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. britney spears does it again. she's married for the third time — but a previous husband tries to gatecrash the event a royal warship that sank 340 years ago, while carrying the future king — james ii — is discovered off the coast of norfolk. the home office has revealed three asylum seekers due to have been deported to rwanda next tuesday will not now be removed. they were among four migrants challenging their deportation in the high court. another asylum seeker is still fighting his removal. a coalition of charities has appealed for an urgent injunction against the plan, which would see people seeking asylum being taken to rwanda

to have their claims heard there. the home office has already scheduled the first flight, and campaigners say more than 100 people are due to be on it, including afghan citizens who have recently arrived in the uk after fleeing the taliban. lots of elements to this, so can you simplify it? brute lots of elements to this, so can you simplify it?— simplify it? we will do our best. there are _ simplify it? we will do our best. there are about _ simplify it? we will do our best. there are about 100 _ simplify it? we will do our best. there are about 100 people - simplify it? we will do our best. - there are about 100 people receiving removal notices to be processed in rwanda rather than the uk and we know it's been politically contentious and received criticism on human rights grounds and we will come back to that. the two elements of this case being brought notjust by the four applicants, the four people who had received removal notices and three has done that and the first is to stop next week's removal of around hundred people. the second element is to stop the

practice more generally and an awful lot has revolved legal papers and arguments from the four applicants around what has and hasn't been said by the unhcr and refugee organisations about human rights because for some time there has been concerns raised about what access people have two normal amenities we will come in to what the barrister for the applicant say in a second but the uk government are saying it would be safe to remove these people while the applications are processed to rwanda, so mr hosein, the barrister for the four applicants said there were concerns that people could be arbitrarily denied access to lawyers and interpreters and even removed to countries that torture. so as we've been saying, there is a flight scheduled for next tuesday and there are legal arguments on the way, so is there any way the flight can take off while the legal process

goes on? the can take off while the legal process toes on? . , goes on? the anyway the flight cannot take _ goes on? the anyway the flight cannot take off _ goes on? the anyway the flight cannot take off is _ goes on? the anyway the flight cannot take off is if _ goes on? the anyway the flight cannot take off is if the - goes on? the anyway the flight cannot take off is if the court i cannot take off is if the court issues an injunction, whether that's an interim injunction or whatever it might be but not specifically in this case because we are reporting on the details but the high court has the ability to make pretty much any order of the court so long as it is one that can be enforced so it would be within the gift of the court to issue that injunction which possibly would be done on a short—term basis while the arguments are heard and that would be a case in the element of the flight that's already scheduled, as to whether there is a wider case that could be heard about the lawfulness of the practice as a whole. bud heard about the lawfulness of the practice as a whole.— heard about the lawfulness of the practice as a whole. and that wider case about — practice as a whole. and that wider case about the _ practice as a whole. and that wider case about the lawfulness, - practice as a whole. and that wider case about the lawfulness, how- practice as a whole. and that widerl case about the lawfulness, how long could it go on for crush what your guess is as good as mine.- guess is as good as mine. legal cases can _ guess is as good as mine. legal cases can go — guess is as good as mine. legal cases can go on _ guess is as good as mine. legal cases can go on for _ guess is as good as mine. legal cases can go on for days - guess is as good as mine. legal cases can go on for days or - guess is as good as mine. legal| cases can go on for days or even years. it's a bit how long is a piece of string but we think any case heard in the strand would be lengthy and something not resolved this week. , ., this week. remind us of the background _ this week. remind us of the background to _ this week. remind us of the background to this. - this week. remind us of the background to this. why - this week. remind us of the background to this. why did | this week. remind us of the - background to this. why did the home office decide to bring in this

policy? office decide to bring in this oli ? , ., . office decide to bring in this oli ? . ., policy? there is a concern that --eole policy? there is a concern that people have — policy? there is a concern that people have been _ policy? there is a concern that people have been crossing - policy? there is a concern that| people have been crossing into policy? there is a concern that - people have been crossing into the uk via the channel in particular but also the back of lorries and we've seen some tragedies with the vietnamese lorry deaths and we've seen many tragedies around people dying in water and it's a problem familiar to other countries and italy would be very used to this and there have been more than 5000 people arriving into the uk seeking asylum and since april it's actually been illegal, it was made unlawful by the uk parliament to cross into the uk with the intention of applying for asylum. and there are so many as you put evil people smugglers making money out of this, as a of disrupting business and indeed the home office is arguing vigorously that there is not enough consideration given to the public interest and what we have is the balancing act with the courts of justice taking into account between

public interest and human rights as well as the safety of the individuals. in well as the safety of the individuals.— well as the safety of the individuals. , ., , , ,., individuals. in terms of numbers, so far this year — individuals. in terms of numbers, so far this year more _ individuals. in terms of numbers, so far this year more than _ individuals. in terms of numbers, so far this year more than 10,000 - far this year more than 10,000 people have crossed the english channel to come to this country and we are talking about a flight next week to take 100. what does the government envisage if it does end “p government envisage if it does end up with a policy that has got not got blocked by legal processes. outside of the context of the court case, it's politically being discussed in westminster and the message it would send, whether it be good or bad, particularly in the light of the confidence vote that the prime minister one with the uncomfortable majority from his perspective so while applications are being processed they would remove people to rwanda. we are talking to people here who mainly have crossed the channel, they are single, people who have crossed since january the 1st to be

unofficially impacted and receiving removal notices and there have been huge amounts of opposition from outside the government. yvette cooper from outside the government. yvette cooperfrom labour outside the government. yvette cooper from labour described outside the government. yvette cooperfrom labour described it as un—british and charities themselves and the coalition of charities including the public and commercial services union are arguing that there would be human rights concerns about it but if the government were to essentially persuade the court that there was no need for an injunction then the argument would be that it would be potentially shutting off that people smuggling route for people coming in to the uk illegally and they argue that there would be support within a wonderful people to get education and support but that is something that the unhcr has expressed concerns about visitors concerned about the impact of on taking uk asylum seekers for others seekers in rwanda itself. brute others seekers in rwanda itself. we don't know any details of the four people saying that they did not want to be on that flight and took the

case to the high court, three who have been told by the home office that for now that they will not go on the flight, but in terms of an argument that an individual could amount to say, i should not be sent to rwanda, what sort of scope is there? ~ .., ., ., to rwanda, what sort of scope is there? ~ ., ., , ., ., there? we could do in our programme with human rights _ there? we could do in our programme with human rights lawyers _ there? we could do in our programme with human rights lawyers and - there? we could do in our programme with human rights lawyers and you - with human rights lawyers and you would balance everything from an article to write and write to life and freedom of movement arguments and freedom of movement arguments and human rights generally, so people could argue, that their liberties being restricted and are put in a situation and when the unhcr are sane people could be arbitrarily denied proper access to lawyers and interpreters and even removed to countries that torture. clearly that is something that would breach united nations conventions. thank you very much. 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. russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov says the three men had committed crimes in the territory of the donetsk people's republic, which only russia recognises as independent from ukraine. 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 if, 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. 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. our political correspondent nick eardley has the latest the main message from the foreign office this morning is they think it is a sham judgment and they don't think it has any legitimacy and they argue that these men were there legitimately for their lives and they became

involved in the conflict and therefore they should be treated as prisoners of war, with all of the international rights that 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 her 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 is absolutely not true. that is 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 prisoner swaps at some point. and we heard from the conservative mp robertjenrick, former cabinet minister, he is 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 the ukrainian and russian army and the ukrainian ambassador told me last night that they would give priority to the two men in one of those exchanges, but that relies on russia playing ball and being reasonable and abiding by international law, and nothing in recent weeks and months suggest that vladimir putin does that, because he's been committing war crimes like this trial left, right and centre. the foreign secretary is going to hold talks with her ukrainian counterpart later this morning and i'm told there was a prearranged discussion between the two as part of their regular catch ups, but i have no doubt that these two cases will will feature prominently in the discussions, but as i say, i think the feeling of the foreign office at the moment

is they want to see if it can be worked out between ukraine and russia rather than england and russia. if you are watching this on bbc two it is time to say good afternoon. goodbye. the headlines on bbc news. the home office reveals that three asylum seekers due to be flown to rwanda on tuesday, will now not be removed — another asylum seeker is still fighting his removal in the high court 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. the russian foreign minister says the two committed crimes on rebel—held territory. 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.

a 14—year—old boy has been stabbed to death in manchester. the teenager's mother is being treated in hospital for serious stab wounds, after they were attacked in a property in the miles platting area of the city yesterday evening. police say the suspected attacker was known to the victims. he stil hasn't been arrested and the public are being warned not to approach him. we can go to the area and our north west reporter. tell us what happened there. , , . west reporter. tell us what happened there. , . there. this is a shocking incident which one resident _ there. this is a shocking incident which one resident has _ there. this is a shocking incident which one resident has told - there. this is a shocking incident which one resident has told me i there. this is a shocking incident| which one resident has told me is truly heartbreaking and deeply upsetting. what we understand is that emergency services were called to a house in north manchester around 930 last night under 14—year—old boy had been stabbed and was treated at the scene and taken to hospital but later died. the boy's mother was also stabbed said

to be in a stable condition but there is a large police called on in place and a murder inquiry has been launched. at this stage what police are saying is that they believe this is a domestic incident and the attacker was known to the victims but they'd been searching a number of streets here and field over my shoulder as well and this is nothing short of devastating in a tragic incident but what they are trying to do is piece together what has happened and they say they are working at a tremendous pace to trace the suspect. they say he is an asian man in his 40s, last seen wearing dark clothing but these kind of incidents are extremely rare and they are stressing that this is a domestic incident but they want to trace this suspect as soon as possible so they can piece together what has happened here.

we start with cricket and the first day of the second test between england and new zealand is underway at trent bridge. the tourists are without their captain kane williamson who tested positive for covid last night. england won the toss and put new zealand into bat. tom latham, the vice captain. will young. they've made a solid start and are looking good for now. 55—0, having won the first test at lord's, victory for england would wrap up a series win for them. next to golf and the fallout continues between the players competing in the breakaway series, and the pga tour. as soon as the golfers had teed off in the first tournament of a multi—million pound, series funded by saudi arabia, 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". phil mickelson and sergio garcia say they'll keep playing in the breakaway series. russian olympic highjump champion mariya lasitshayni has called on the international olympic committee president thomas bach to end sanctions against russian athletes. the ioc recommended a ban on russian and belarusian athletes from competing following russia's invasion of ukraine. writing in an open letter posted to instagram, she says "your decision did not stop the war but gave birth to a new one, you say you made this decision for our safety but it's not true." chelsea have confirmed the signing of canada defender kadeisha buchanan, 26, has agreed a three—year deal with the blues having left lyon this summer after five years in france. the five—time champions league winner rejected offers from multiple other women's super league clubs to move to kingsmeadow. now tennis, the nottingham open continues with britain's harriet dart set to face alison riske in the women's quarter—final this afternoon. a great performance

yesterday sat dart save three match points before winning a tie break, to beat the third seed camila giorgi. dart is nearly 100 places lower in the rankings and is the only briton left in the women's draw. andy murray is going strong at the stuttgart open and will play in the quarterfinals later today. we will keep you updated with that but that is all sport an hour. let's go back to the fate of two men sentenced to death in a rebel held area after they were captured by russian forces. the foreign secretary liz truss is due to meet her ukraine counterpart in the next few hours to discuss their case but in the meantime she's described the court proceedings as a �*scam' joining me now is conservative mp bob seely, who sits on the foreign

affairs select committee. do you see this as deliberate provocation by russia? absolutely. and tood provocation by russia? absolutely. and good afternoon _ provocation by russia? absolutely. and good afternoon to _ provocation by russia? absolutely. and good afternoon to you. - provocation by russia? absolutely. and good afternoon to you. it - provocation by russia? absolutely. and good afternoon to you. it is . and good afternoon to you. it is absolutely provocation by russia and i know robertjenrick as their constituency mp is doing his utmost to make sure that the cases of the two soldiers are rightly in the public eye and well done to them for the work they are doing but looking at it more broadly, this will be potentially the start of a more aggressive phase when the russians use hostages, state hostages and other methods to target those countries who are closest to ukraine and are supporting the ukrainians in their endeavour against fascism and for freedom, their endeavour against fascism and forfreedom, the baltic states, poland and the uk along with the us are leading that. what poland and the uk along with the us are leading that.— are leading that. what is the best wa for are leading that. what is the best way for britain _ are leading that. what is the best way for britain to _ are leading that. what is the best way for britain to approach - are leading that. what is the best way for britain to approach this? | are leading that. what is the best i way for britain to approach this? we know the foreign secretary is going to speak to her ukrainian counterpart will stop should britain be having direct conversations with russia over this? brute be having direct conversations with russia over this?— russia over this? we can certainly tell the russians _ russia over this? we can certainly tell the russians that _ russia over this? we can certainly tell the russians that they - russia over this? we can certainly tell the russians that they need . russia over this? we can certainly| tell the russians that they need to obey the geneva convention on the

problem is in the last eight years, in syria where they were bombing hospitals as primary targets and i knew syrian doctors who were telling me their shocking experiences through to the use of state hostages to the use of prisoners of war for propaganda purposes, the russians have been driving a coach and horses through the geneva conventions and thatis through the geneva conventions and that is shocking. we should be calling the ambassador giving him a nearfull and making it clear that anyone in this chain of command, we will do their utmost to make sure they end up in the hague if they are not killed in this war. it is they end up in the hague if they are not killed in this war.— not killed in this war. it is being suggested _ not killed in this war. it is being suggested it — not killed in this war. it is being suggested it could _ not killed in this war. it is being suggested it could hinder- not killed in this war. it is being suggested it could hinder the i suggested it could hinder the situation in britain engages in direct negotiations with russia allowing it to defend the argument that it allowing it to defend the argument thatitis allowing it to defend the argument that it is british people who are fighting as mercenaries and are therefore not protected by the geneva convention.— geneva convention. there are arguments — geneva convention. there are arguments for _ geneva convention. there are arguments for and _ geneva convention. there are arguments for and against - geneva convention. there are | arguments for and against and geneva convention. there are - arguments for and against and i'm sure liz will think carefully and

they are doing a fantasticjob leading on this for the uk i think we need to say to anyone willing to listen that this is a breach of the geneva convention and these people are not mercenaries, they were in uniform and a recognised military formation if you are in uniform and a recognised formation, you, under and are covered by the geneva convention so there's no question about that. who we make that argument too, the ukrainians and russians, i'm sure people with a greater sense of what the day to day tactics i will be making the decisions that we should leave the russians in no doubt whatsoever that we will be pursuing those people and going after those people who are doing this. but this should not change our policy and what we have to make sure we are doing is make sure the ukrainians are getting the material they need and the moment, the supply sadly from supported nations is not quite there and we need to up the material supply and

we need to shape the debate and the narrative in the country and elsewhere in the west that this may be an extended struggle. it might not be. the russian position might collapse, early winter or next february but this is not a war that will be over anytime soon and it might drag on for months and years and we need to shake the narrative in our own country and explain it to our own people as well. ward in our own country and explain it to our own people as well.— in our own country and explain it to our own people as well. word is that liz truss our own people as well. word is that liz truss has — our own people as well. word is that liz truss has now _ our own people as well. word is that liz truss has now spoken _ our own people as well. word is that liz truss has now spoken to - our own people as well. word is that liz truss has now spoken to her - liz truss has now spoken to her ukrainian counterpart spoke this morning at the sentencing and she reiterated her concerns and discussed the next steps. there also been a comment from the russian foreign minister, sergei lavrov, who said the decision was based on the laws of the donetsk people's republic and they have said russia should not interfere in the justice system of the republic. if they have committed crimes in that territory. let me interrupt that because anyone who knows anything about these

donetsk people's republic, they are entirely puppet only the russian state but very specifically the presidential administration as was clear in a series of leaked documents that were leaked from the kremlin and that being putin's rasputin, as he was called who helped design the paramilitary operations around eastern ukraine from 2014 onwards and everybody employed in those republics, including the staff who work in the parliaments with jobs in the administration, these are all controlled by moscow, and the idea that these are independent or semi—independent republic is for the birds. and they are doing what they are told by moscow and if not they tend to get blown up, so these people are puppets of the state, the russian state and we should be under no illusion and sergei lavrov is playing a particularly silly game and it's regrettable that the russians humiliate themselves with

their stupid and childish antics and actually should start taking responsibility. if vladimir putin wanted these people free would take all of five minutes to tell him to free these people. [10 all of five minutes to tell him to free these people.— free these people. do you think there is anything _ free these people. do you think there is anything that _ free these people. do you think there is anything that russia i free these people. do you think. there is anything that russia would take in terms of a prisoner swap? is there anybody who is in custody in ukraine at that russia might agree to see as an equivalent?— ukraine at that russia might agree to see as an equivalent? there are a number of people — to see as an equivalent? there are a number of people and _ to see as an equivalent? there are a number of people and there - to see as an equivalent? there are a number of people and there are i number of people and there are prisoners of war and the russians have also taken hundreds if not thousands of effectively state hostages and men, women and children and taken them back to russia which is particularly despicable, so are they on the mood for a swap? not sure. it's not impossible that they will try to carry out the sentences of the men for shock value and i very much hope they don't and i think the most likely scenario at the moment is they will use these people to get on the media as we are doing now to talk to and try to

embarrass the british government in some way on the british government should react by continuing to do exactly what we are doing at the moment, which is to help ukrainians and if anything increase the amount of support going to them because it's becoming quite clear that there is a problem with the logistical supply and the sheer different types of kit which needs servicing and engineers and expertise and there is a must read in the west about the amount of material you need to run effectively a large—scale artillery and tank war over hundreds of square miles, so we need to carry on what we are doing and if anything we need to increase because ukrainians in order to have the chance of a breakthrough in november, or to have the chance of a breakthrough at the end of winter, either at the beginning and end of winter, they need to be able to hold their positions now, so we need to carry on doing what we are doing and the focus needs to be on the war and the injustice of a fascist power trying

to invade a free state.— injustice of a fascist power trying to invade a free state. thank you. some breaking — to invade a free state. thank you. some breaking news _ to invade a free state. thank you. some breaking news about i to invade a free state. thank you. some breaking news about covidl some breaking news about covid cases, because we are hearing that the number of covid—19 infections in the number of covid—19 infections in the uk has risen for the first time in two months and it is likely, according to the office for national statistics, that the jump was caused by increases in cases compatible with the original omicron variant and the newer variants. so the office for national statistics has a total of 989,800 people in private households are estimated to have had the virus last week and that is up from 953,900 the previous week. all four nations have seen a rise in infections although the ons describes the trend in scotland and wales as uncertain. five men have been arrested on suspicion of the murder of a football fan who died five

years after being assaulted on his way home from a match. simon dobbin was left with permanent brain damage after being assaulted in southend, following a southend united vs cambridge united match on march 212015. essex police said they began treating his death as a homicide after medical tests showed a direct link between his death and the injuries he had sustained. 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. time for a weather update. i have some good news for you with the weekend around the corner and for most of us it is not looking too bad with lots of dry, bright, sunny weather but very blustery and it will be quite a blustery afternoon

today particularly in the north—west and these are shower clouds that will move across northern ireland and scotland and also pressure weather here, perhaps the high teens or the mid—teens in the western isles, but warmer there further south and east, in the low 20s, and in the evening you can see the showers affecting the irish sea coasts and may one or two in the south—west but predominantly it is dry weather with sunny spells and scattered there with a cloud. these are the morning temperatures on saturday, around 12 in london and 12 in stornoway, saint north or south it will be more or less the same and the weather tomorrow, very blustery day in scotland with frequent showers, particularly in the north—west and a few showers across northern england and the highest temperature is 22 in london but quite fresh in glasgow at 15 where it will be very blustery.

hello this is bbc news. the headlines. the home office reveals that three asylum seekers due to be flown to rwanda on tuesday, will now not be removed — another asylum seeker is still fighting his removal in the high court. foreign secretary, liz truss, will raise the case of two britons sentenced to death for fighting russian forces. 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. a royal warship that sank 340 years ago, while carrying the future king — james ii — is discovered off the coast of norfolk. the committee has been investigating the riots at washington injanuary last year. in setting out its findings there were a series of prime time television specials. it is one of the most documented events in modern history.

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group, the anger, profanity. anybody who did not understand how violent that event was, i saw it, i document it, i experienced it.— it, i experienced it. inside the healin: , it, i experienced it. inside the healing, those _ it, i experienced it. inside the healing, those who _ it, i experienced it. inside the healing, those who lost i it, i experienced it. inside the healing, those who lost loved | it, i experienced it. inside the i healing, those who lost loved ones wept. the word illegal was used many times in the healing. the panels ultimately dry to set out this case to prove that donald trump's attempt to prove that donald trump's attempt to overturn the election result led directly to the deadly riot. liz truss, foreign secretary, has said a few things about the sentencing of two britons. she said,...

she said, this is a sham judgment. she said, this is a sham judgment. she said, this is a sham judgment. she said, we continue to do everything we can to support them. 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. helen westerman from the nspcc said there was a need for child services to be revolutionised. the government to invest more money into children's social care, to see child protection as a national priority, both locally and at a national scale. but we also need to focus on early intervention. we need to get in there before families are really struggling, before abuse and neglect happens. abuse, is it completely preventable? and with early help, we can help families that are that are struggling. but it's notjust about government. it is about the wider community, all of us being the eyes and ears for children in our communities. 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, or 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.

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. britain's competition watchdog says it's planning to investigate the market dominance of apple and google mobile browsers, as well as the iphone maker's restrictions on cloud gaming through its app. the competition and markets authority says the two tech giants had an "effective duopoly" on mobile ecosystems. it's been 40 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 is 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 are 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. on the 21st century the english must be ashamed of themselves for having a colony. it is disgusting stop these are usurped lands and oppressed people. iask these are usurped lands and oppressed people. i ask you frankly, i tell the english, aren't you 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 i and look at the facts. 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 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

who has power in the world. and what effect colonialism had, and for many, still has. britain's competition watchdog says it's planning to investigate the market dominance of apple and google mobile browsers, as well as the iphone maker's restrictions on cloud gaming through its app. the competition and markets authority says the two tech giants had an "effective duopoly" on mobile ecosystems. zoe kleinmanjoins us now with more on this. what could this mean? it is not amazing news for apple and google because at the moment 97% of people who browse the web use either apple or google browsers. there is not really a lot of other competitions. if you use an apple product apple will not let you have another browser. google does allow

alternatives. but, what comes preinstalled with your device, and not many people bother to make the change. apparently they have not had to worry about significant competition in the market for quite a long time. what could it end up meaning for users? for consumers, more choice is always going to be better. you can't use anything else on an ipad, but you don't know if anything else is better. there are also issues around, you are putting everything into one company here, all of your web browsing, all of your app uses, being controlled by apple or google, you are giving these companies are not a lot of information about you, your viewing habits, who you are. they could then use that to recommend your products and services. some people feel that they would like to be able to diversify and use a number of different companies, but they have not known how to be able to do it. you said 97% of users are using

these systems. 3%, a minority, are seeking alternatives. what else is out there? there are a number of browsers you can use. some people like a browser that is known to be more privacy centred. there are lots of other alternatives that are lots of other alternatives that are around. but they are not readily available. it is what comes out of the box and you get your phone. you have to go through the motions. you can only do that if you are using an android device. you cannot do it on apple at all. another issue that apple at all. another issue that apple is under investigation for, potentially, estimate it restricts cloud gaming. you cannot use xbox cloud gaming. you cannot use xbox cloud gaming. you cannot use xbox cloud gaming service on apple products. xbox has complained about this, microsoft, which owns xbox, says this is not fair. apple and google say they do this to protect their users, protect their ecosystem. while they are controlling it, they are able to keep people safe, make sure that

everything is secure. at this point it is just an investigation by britain's competition watchdog. how long could this take to play out? i think you and i both know their piece of regulation is not renowned for being fast. we are looking at a into whether the investigation should take place. at which point the investigation may or may not take place. we are likely to be looking at least a couple of years, i would say. thank you very much. 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 big challenge this year. we are absolutely backed up to the gunnels 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 firm choices. because financially, the light is on, and the finances on that, i can't maintain. have your bills 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. costa coffee have ended their sponsorship of book awards. that brings an end to the costa book awards, the annual event that recognises english language books in britain and ireland, it was established in 1971, under the name whitbread. sally rooney, kate atkinson, william boyd, as some previous winning authors. this year, because of covid, no named overall winner. that is the last of the cost awards, the ending their sponsorship. not clear at this point

whether a new sponsor comes in, or thatisit whether a new sponsor comes in, or that is it for that particular book award. after 37 years and almost 9000 episodes, the residents of ramsay street will get together for the final time — as the filming of neighbours comes to an end today. the aussie soap launched the careers of a number of hollywood actors and pop stars — with kylie minogue and jason donovan among those returning for a final farewell. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba reports: # neighbours... over the decades... # everybody needs good neighbours... ..its theme tune has graced so many of our living rooms. and today neighbours wraps production for the final time. cast members old and new have been reuniting this week, returning to ramsay street for one last hurrah, including neighbours icon ian smith, known for his role as harold bishop. i love you. i love you too. also coming back are arguably the soap's most famous couple — jason donovan and kylie minogue,

aka scott and charlene. it was lovely, emotional. driving into ramsay street was quite something. i was like, firstly, where's all that time gone? secondly, everything looks exactly the same. thirdly, scott, charlene, jane, harold. i mean it all... it all came flooding back. neighbours has sort of, you know, changed the landscape for a lot of, you know, people and how they viewed australians. and it certainly kept my family in business for a while. so i'm proud to have been part of that and it launched my career. i'm very excited to be part of the final episode. the australian soap has been part of british culture for almost 40 years. enjoyed by fans of all ages. created in 1985, it was first broadcast on bbc one

the following year. as well as packing a punch with audiences, the show helped make stars of many of its young cast. scott and charlene's romance was one of the storylines that helped make what was initially a struggling australian soap... # suddenly you're seeing me... ..into a major uk hit. their wedding in 1988 was watched here by close to 20 million viewers. the show�*s themes may not have been hugely original, but their setting, in a sunny suburb of melbourne, populated by a cast of colourful characters... this is something special. ..proved irresistibly popular here in the uk, rarely hitting a... harold! ..duff note with viewers, even perhaps at its most surreal moment ever — bouncer the dog dreaming

of love and marriage. 21 years after its first episode on british tv, it moved from bbc one to channel 5. let's celebrate. stefan dennis's paul robinson may be the only remaining original, but with the transgender role of mackenzie hargreaves and gay characters like aaron brennan and david tanaka, the soap has not only constantly replenished its cast, but has also aimed to better reflect modern society. over the decades, the residents of ramsay street have survived fires... watch out! ..car crashes, explosions, even a plane crash. have you read the safety card? what? read it. — it could save your life! but with so much of its funding, having come from channel 5, it's their withdrawal and tv economics that have finally killed off the much—loved soap. we've run out of fuel.

the show may soon be over, but the love story between neighbours and its viewers is sure to endure forever. now it's time for a look at the weather. it is going to be very breezy, especially today and tomorrow in the north—west of the uk. a view of showers in the forecast, but predominantly, dry weather. this large area of high pressure, this is an old tropical stone, the remnants of, it will side sweep as and move

between scotland and iceland. —— old tropical storm. scotland and northern ireland, at gusty winds, up to gale force. showers expected. the odd shower elsewhere. predominantly sunny and breezy weather across england and wales. very high levels of pollen through today across england and wales. not so bad for the north. the forecast for friday night, this slow—moving area of low pressure, side sweep cells, showers expected across scotland and northern ireland. elsewhere it is clear spells. temperatures early in the morning will be around 12 in london, 13 in glasgow. north and south more or less the same. it is that low pressure. closest approach will be during the course of saturday. weather fronts coming will be during the course of saturday. weatherfronts coming into this low pressure. thick clouds, perhaps persistent rain for a time in the western isles. gale force

winds in a northern scotland. a blustery day elsewhere. a scattering of showers here and there. best of the weather in eastern areas, the south—east, along the channel coast as well. temperatures, rather chilly, 14 in stornoway, 22 in london. sunday's weather map. here is that low. pulling away into the norwegian sea. this area of high pressure is starting to build. winds will slow down across the south of the country. showers should die away. we are in for a beautiful sandy across the bulk of wales and england. just a few showers across scotland and northern ireland. on the whole it is a fine, mostly sunny sunday on the way. temperatures between 14 and 21 in the south. goodbye.

in power after he lost the presidential election. a congressional inquiry says last year's violent attack on the us capitol was part of a conspiracy to keep mr trump in office. president trump invested millions of dollars of campaign funds, purposely spreading false information, running ads he knew were false, and convincing millions of americans that the election was corrupt and that he was the true president. we'll be live in washington. also this lunchtime... the foreign secretary says the death sentence for two britons who fought russian forces in ukraine is an egregious breach of the geneva convention. a chain of failures by the french authorities at the champions league

final in paris has severely damaged france's image