this is bbc news, i'm martine croxall. the headlines... the ukrainian ambassador to the uk tells the bbc there will be a swap to free two britons sentenced to death by russia it comes as the defence secretary ben wallace meets with ukraine's president zelensky on an unannounced trip to kyiv. 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. a congressional inquiry says last year's violent attack on the us capitol was part of a conspiracy to keep mr trump in office a chain of failures by the authorities at the champions league final in paris has severely damaged france's image, according to a french government report.

a royal warship that sank 340 years ago while carrying the future king james ii is discovered off the coast of norfolk. the ukrainian ambassador to the uk has told the bbc ukraine is in negotiations to free the two britons sentenced to death for fighting against russian forces and says there will be a prisoner swap. aiden aslin and shaun pinner were captured while fighting with the ukrainian army and have been tried as merceneries by a court in russian held territory. both men had been living in ukraine at the time of the invasion. his comments come as the defence secretary ben wallace met with president zelensky on an unannounced trip to kyiv. james landale, our diplomatic

correspondent, reports. ben brown has been talking about the possibility of a prisoner swap. first of all, what we have already done, we remind people resort our people, they have a contract with the armed forces, lived in ukraine before, legitimately there, we expect russia to remember these are our people, now they're prisoners of war and should be treated as prisoners of war. the same way we are treating russians. to prisoners of war. the same way we are treating russians.— are treating russians. to be clear, both of them _ are treating russians. to be clear, both of them are _ are treating russians. to be clear, both of them are living _ are treating russians. to be clear, both of them are living in - are treating russians. to be clear, both of them are living in ukraine | both of them are living in ukraine before the russian invasion? fine both of them are living in ukraine before the russian invasion? one of those peeple _ before the russian invasion? one of those people who _ before the russian invasion? one of those people who decided _ before the russian invasion? one of those people who decided they - before the russian invasion? one of. those people who decided they would like to live in ukraine as many ukrainians live here, we have the same people who found their new home there. i hope i don't break any news, but they also had their girlfriends there, normal, loving normal lives and decided to defend their new land. the normal lives and decided to defend their new land.— their new land. the russian

allegation _ their new land. the russian allegation is _ their new land. the russian allegation is that _ their new land. the russian allegation is that they - their new land. the russian allegation is that they are l allegation is that they are mercenaries.— allegation is that they are mercenaries. ,, . , mercenaries. russians can say whatever— mercenaries. russians can say whatever they _ mercenaries. russians can say whatever they want, _ mercenaries. russians can say whatever they want, they - mercenaries. russians can say whatever they want, they are l mercenaries. russians can say i whatever they want, they are not introduced process, we have to remain them ukrainian territory we do not have capital punishment, we cannot, there is nothing in our criminal court. people are not sentenced to death. we have to remind the puppets in donetsk occupied by them. is remind the puppets in donetsk occupied by them.— remind the puppets in donetsk occupied by them. is this in a sense a prepaganda _ occupied by them. is this in a sense a prepaganda ploy _ occupied by them. is this in a sense a prepaganda ploy by _ occupied by them. is this in a sense a propaganda ploy by the _ occupied by them. is this in a sense i a propaganda ploy by the russians? that this has been authorised by the kremlin and mr putin? i that this has been authorised by the kremlin and mr putin?— kremlin and mr putin? i believe it's more than propaganda. _ kremlin and mr putin? i believe it's more than propaganda. they - kremlin and mr putin? i believe it's more than propaganda. they are i more than propaganda. they are specifically directing the uk government. look at who is on trial. some moroccan gentlemen and brits because your opposition is clear, you are supporting ukraine, they are trying to get the uk.— trying to get the uk. ukraine has been putting _ trying to get the uk. ukraine has been putting people _ trying to get the uk. ukraine has been putting people on - trying to get the uk. ukraine has been putting people on trial- trying to get the uk. ukraine has been putting people on trial for. trying to get the uk. ukraine has i been putting people on trial for war crimes, russian captured soldiers, is this perhaps in a sense a reprisal, a tit—for—tat by the

russians? it reprisal, a tit-for-tat by the russians?— reprisal, a tit-for-tat by the russians? , , ., ., ., russians? it is the preparation for a big operation — russians? it is the preparation for a big operation of— russians? it is the preparation for a big operation of the _ russians? it is the preparation for a big operation of the swap i russians? it is the preparation for a big operation of the swap of i russians? it is the preparation for a big operation of the swap of the | a big operation of the swap of the prisoners. that is how it is done in civilised societies, those of, some committed atrocities, i understand some did not, but people who committed personally atrocities, they have to be criminally prosecuted. what will happen to them afterwards? well they be part of the exchange of prisoners? that will probably happen. the rest, just soldiers, will be swapped at the end of the war. ., , ., of the war. could there be an exchange. — of the war. could there be an exchange. a _ of the war. could there be an exchange, a swap _ of the war. could there be an exchange, a swap for - of the war. could there be an exchange, a swap for these l of the war. could there be an i exchange, a swap for these two britons specifically who have had the death sentence passed? it will be a swap. — the death sentence passed? it will be a swap. the _ the death sentence passed? it will be a swap, the important - the death sentence passed? it ll be a swap, the important question is what is the price? russia was talking about some ukrainian mps to be swapped, especially those right now i understand working for them all these years. now the appetite i am getting reasonably more or less. i don't want to go into detail

because its sensitive work of our prosecutor general is office, the special services, prosecutor general is office, the specialservices, how prosecutor general is office, the special services, how to communicate and it allows these operations to happen. we and it allows these operations to ha en. ~ ., �* and it allows these operations to hauen. ~ . �* . ., happen. we learned ben wallace met president zelensky _ happen. we learned ben wallace met president zelensky in _ happen. we learned ben wallace met president zelensky in kyiv _ happen. we learned ben wallace met president zelensky in kyiv this - president zelensky in kyiv this week. our correspondent nick beake is in kyiv and joins us now. what was the purpose of that visit? this was a video that has been posted in the last hour or so on the official telegram channel of president zelensky and it, you see the president meeting ben wallace, the president meeting ben wallace, the british defence secretary and other british officials who have come to this meeting and you can see the warmth between the two men. mr wallace telling president zelensky is doing an amazing job to which zelensky says we are doing together. many people suggest britain has been

instrumental in sending weapons to the country to fight russia's advance. mr zelensky is seen to reply it is the ukrainian people who are to be praised for their efforts. this was an unannounced visit but the latest sign that the british government want to show their solidarity. it comes shortly after these two britons were sentenced to death for apparently being mercenaries. that was the view of this court in the east of the country, the donbas region, a court which no country in the world acknowledges or recognises, apart from russia. this is a case as we have been hearing that has international dimensions to it. the russian foreign ministry saying today that britain is response in these kind of cases is hysterical. we have just been hearing from the ukrainian ambassador to the uk that negotiations are under way to try to free those two britons who are in

fact serving with the ukrainian army. important as a visual signal when these events take place, even if we don't know about them at the time, it sends a powerful signal. absolutely. that's the point the ukrainian officials are making, these soldiers had been living in this country, made homes here. both had ukrainian partners, so for this russian backed court to say that they are mercenaries guilty of treason, trying to overthrow the powers that be in this part of the east of the country, they say it's completely unacceptable, so for the families, i think any sort of show of strength is welcome, but they want them to be released and the best hope it would seem is some sort of prisoner swap, interestingly we heard today one of the mps who represents the constituency where one of the men used to live, he said he has been given this suggestion

that whether to be a prisoner swap, these two britons would be right at these two britons would be right at the top of the list and i think that might provide some comfort to the family of the two britons and the moroccan man who has also been sentenced to death. also potentially, they may feel reassured, if that's the right word, in some way that apparently according to russian state media, there have been other death sentences passed by this court and none has actually been carried out. so that might be of little comfort at this point, and clearly what's a really difficult time for the families of the men. ., ,., , ., , ., families of the men. nobody wants to take anything — families of the men. nobody wants to take anything for— families of the men. nobody wants to take anything for granted _ families of the men. nobody wants to take anything for granted at _ families of the men. nobody wants to take anything for granted at this i take anything for granted at this stage. thank you very much. covid—i9 infections in the uk have risen for the first time in two months, with the jump likely to have been caused by increases in cases compatible with the original omicron

and the newer variants baa and ba.5. the latest estimates suggest around 990,000 people in the uk have covid. a congressional inquiry into last year's riot at the capitol building says mr trump summoned the mob and "lit the flame" for the attack, as part of a conspiracy to cling to office. the inquiry has been holding the first in a series of primetime televised hearings into the storming of the capitol. mr trump dismisses them as a hoax and a witch hunt. nomia iqbal reports from washington. they�* re marching eastbound. it's one of the most documented events in modern history. just want to advise, they're 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 i with the idea of saying the election was stolen and putting out the stuff which i told the president, - 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, under penalty of perjury... then came the live testimony, first from a police officer injured that day by the pro—trump mob. chanting: u-s-a, u-s-a, u-s-a!

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 at 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. the committee framed their findings as having found a methodical conspiracy for mr crump to remain in power, the republican co—chair liz cheney called it a sophisticated seven part plan. that's what we're going to be hearing about and she told americans what to expect. she said the committee which will how mr trump put try to steal the election, that he knew he had lost because members of his inner circle told him so and we had from some of them last night so it was a calculated campaign of lies. they are going to show, she said, how you tried to replace justice show, she said, how you tried to replacejustice department officials with those who would do his bidding, though that ultimately failed. they will spend a bit of time and how he tried to pressure mike pence to

overturn the election result even now that's unconstitutional. and they are going to try to link to these far right extremist groups because these groups were motivated by his tweets and statements and came to the capital with a clear plan of attack and all throughout that, they will keep saying the threat to democracy is still a real and present danger hoping that breaks through to the american public, but of course this is a divided nation and you have a clear counter narrative from the far right fox news channel which did not air the hearings and instead presented a different version of events amplifying mr com's lies, playing down evidence, so will continue. you will have that can push back. the headlines on bbc news... the ukrainiana the ukrainian a passage to the uk says there will be a swap to free two britons sentenced to death by

russia. ben more or less meet president zelensky on an unannounced trip to kyiv. the home office reveals three asylum seekers due to be flown to rwanda on tuesday will not be removed, another asylum seeker is still fighting his removal in the high court. the high court is hearing a legal challenge from charities and campaigners against the government's plan to send some asylum seekers to rwanda. the group's lawyers are arguing that the policy is irrational and misleading. the home office insists the plan complies with national and international law. as part of the hearing, its been revealed that three people who were due to be on the first flight to kigali next tuesday will remain in the uk. our home and legal affairs correspondent, dominic casciani, has this report. the government was warned about the likely unlawfulness of this.

absolutely. the united nations high commission on refugees has sent a barrister to the high court to say they warned that the home office on two occasions during meetings in london and rwanda in april saying they had concerns about capacity of rwanda to handle the refugees who would otherwise be processed in the uk and also the practice of refinement where people are returned to countries where they potentially could be subjected to torture. lots of... people hadn't given removal orders by the home office. it's helpful to think of this case in two parts. the first is an attempt to injunctive the government from sending around 100 people to rwanda on tuesday on flights and then there is a wider appeal by the coalition of charities which seeks a judicial review on the wider process. that wider process we now know the court

has said would wrap up in six to eight weeks but the exigent circumstance would be the proposed removal on tuesday. the government argue that the applicants in this case have not given enough weight to what they call the public interest arguments. more than 10,000 people coming over the channel into the uk. the home secretary has previously described the business practices of quote unquote evil business models. that's what she says in the past needs to change, that's what lawyers say needs greater weight put on the other side of that are the human right concerns about rwanda and access to legal support and proper hearings. fin access to legal support and proper hearinas. , ._ access to legal support and proper| hearings._ unless hearings. on tuesday then. unless there is an — hearings. on tuesday then. unless there is an injunction. _ hearings. on tuesday then. unless there is an injunction. there i hearings. on tuesday then. unless there is an injunction. there are i there is an in'unction. there are more people— there is an injunction. there are more people than _ there is an injunction. there are more people than just - there is an injunction. there are more people than just the i there is an injunction. there are more people than just the three there is an injunction. there are i more people than just the three we have talked about who are wrapped up in this. . �* , ~ have talked about who are wrapped up in this. . 3 ~ . have talked about who are wrapped up in this. ., �* , . ., ., in this. that's right. we have heard cuite a bit in this. that's right. we have heard quite a bit over— in this. that's right. we have heard quite a bit over recent _ in this. that's right. we have heard quite a bit over recent months i in this. that's right. we have heard quite a bit over recent months and | quite a bit over recent months and has been a lot of political rhetoric from various parties, charities, labour amongst those who have

criticised this. labour's yvette cooper saying it and british in its intent. around about 100 people expected to face removal next tuesday unless they are is an injunction to stop it. an awful lot of people come into the united kingdom through various routes. although there is a little bit of a lack of specificity, there is a bit of a targeting it looks to single people who have come through either on the tories are over the channel. doing those dangerous crossings into the uk. to discourage the practice. that's what the government would argue and have been briefing in the corridors of whitehall. we argue and have been briefing in the corridors of whitehall.— corridors of whitehall. we will wait and see what _ corridors of whitehall. we will wait and see what happens _ corridors of whitehall. we will wait and see what happens before i corridors of whitehall. we will wait i and see what happens before tuesday but for the moment, thank you very much. 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. let's head to the scene now and to north—west reporter yunus mulla. tell us more about this investigation.— tell us more about this investigation. tell us more about this investiuation. ~ ., ., , ., , , investigation. what has happened here in greater _ investigation. what has happened here in greater manchester, i investigation. what has happened | here in greater manchester, police say, is nothing short of devastating with a 14—year—old stabbed and killed, his mother seriously injured, officers described it as a ferocious attack and a shocking incident. emergency services were called here to north manchester on an estate at around 9:30pm. the boy was treated for his injuries and his mother was also treated for injuries and taken to hospital. he died about one hour later, she is described as being in a stable condition. what you see over my shoulder is a lot of police activity, huge police presence here, i have seen search teams, officers looking at nearby fields and knocking on doors of

residence and lifting up drain covers as part of this murder investigation. what they are stressing is that this is domestic incident and the suspect, the attacker, is said to have been known to the victims. clearly there is a lot of shock here. the bbc has spoken to two young men who knew the 14—year—old who died. they said he was a popular boy, they played football with him and he was well liked here. of course police want any information anyone has to help them with this investigation. they say that they are working or at what they call a tremendous pace to try and trace the suspect who they say is asian, in his mid—40s, and of medium build, because they want him in custody, they want him for questioning, because they say they want to piece together happened here. . ~ want to piece together happened here. ., ~ i. want to piece together happened here. ., ~' ,, , want to piece together happened here. ., ~ i. , .

let's return to president trump has rejected this claim as a witch hunt. let's speak to senior adviser at american oversight and shejoins to senior adviser at american oversight and she joins us now from washington, dc. thank you so much forjoining us. tell us how much preparation has gone into these hearings over the last ten or 11 months. it hearings over the last ten or 11 months. . , , . hearings over the last ten or 11 months. ., , , ., . , , months. it has been an incredibly intense, months. it has been an incredibly intense. not _ months. it has been an incredibly intense, not only _ months. it has been an incredibly intense, not only has _ months. it has been an incredibly intense, not only has it _ months. it has been an incredibly intense, not only has it been i intense, not only has it been committee members involved but they have a tighter staff of dedicated lawyers including former us attorneys who i once worked with in the district of columbia and he is an amazing prosecutor. they work with prosecutors and in order to prepare for last night was not televised event, they also worked

with television producers to make sure it was tight and interesting to the american people.— sure it was tight and interesting to the american people. fascinating i'm sure it is. i imagine _ the american people. fascinating i'm sure it is. i imagine a _ the american people. fascinating i'm sure it is. i imagine a lot _ sure it is. i imagine a lot of people are tuning and notjust in america but around the world because this struck at the heart of democracy in the united states. how do you hope that the committee will conduct the next five hearings? do they need to do anything different from the first one that you saw? different from the first one that ou saw? ., ., , ., you saw? from what i understand, it is still fluid, — you saw? from what i understand, it is still fluid, but — you saw? from what i understand, it is still fluid, but i _ you saw? from what i understand, it is still fluid, but i think— you saw? from what i understand, it is still fluid, but i think they - you saw? from what i understand, it is still fluid, but i think they are i is still fluid, but i think they are trying to include both video clips and live testimony, that will be the most impactful and may strike a people's emotions full stops sadly, so many americans have written off january to six and have not been very concerned about what happened and do not seem to recognise the significance of the event up, how close we came to losing our democratic experiment and instead there were so many serious issues on

there were so many serious issues on the table like gas prices, rising inflation, americans have not been paying attention, but as much of people care about this which is, if we don't have a democracy, those issues will say nothing and there are risks ahead of us. hearings are going to continue to allay the entire spectacle at donald trump's feet and make sure that he is personally responsible for everything that happened and they are also going to show how other republican officials are implicated and involved. liz cheney specifically called out one congressman from pennsylvania and said he had sought a pardon and i think she is going to talk about the other large number of members of congress who were involved. she also talked about the trump officials who let things go and i think she made a specific date atjared let things go and i think she made a specific date at jared kushner, the president's son—in—law when the air the clip of people concerned about a constitutional crisis, jared kushner has always been out for himself and it was clear liz cheney had no time

for him. ~ ., , . , for him. what will the consequences be of these — for him. what will the consequences be of these conclusions _ for him. what will the consequences be of these conclusions that - for him. what will the consequences be of these conclusions that the i be of these conclusions that the committee might draw? {line be of these conclusions that the committee might draw?- be of these conclusions that the committee might draw? one of the efforts is going _ committee might draw? one of the efforts is going to _ committee might draw? one of the efforts is going to be _ committee might draw? one of the efforts is going to be to _ committee might draw? one of the efforts is going to be to push i committee might draw? one of the efforts is going to be to push the i efforts is going to be to push the department ofjustice to prosecute, perhaps even donald trump, but to look at if members of congress were seeking pardons then there's a lot of, and they did not receive the pardons, there is conduct for which they could be held criminally responsible including seditious conspiracy. i think part of what's at game here is the put thejustice department to prosecute higher level people. we have seen a lot of the people. we have seen a lot of the people who enter the b prosecuted and even some of the slightly higher people in the proud boys but the committee would like to see higher people involved.— people involved. what scope is therefore this _ people involved. what scope is therefore this committee i people involved. what scope is therefore this committee to i therefore this committee to recommend or enact changes which would prevent something like this

happening again?— would prevent something like this happening again? that's another part of what's happening. _ happening again? that's another part of what's happening. there _ happening again? that's another part of what's happening. there is - happening again? that's another part of what's happening. there is a i happening again? that's another part of what's happening. there is a move to suggest legislation, to make changes to the electoral college so that would indeed change the way the elections are conducted and we will probably see that, apparently there is some republican agreement to make at least minor changes to the law, so that's part of it, but i think a large part of the point of these hearings is to make sure that americans know exactly what happened and it's not swept under the table or dismissed as so many people have tried to dismiss it as a minor riot. it's fascinating, we are going to be glued to it i'm sure over the next five hearings. we appreciate you talking us through what you think might happen. thank you very much. thank you. 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 to see whether it is human or animal. the pair went missing while travelling by boat on a reporting trip in the amazon rainforest on sunday. doctors are warning that women who buy home testing kits for the menopause could be wasting their money. which cost about £10, can cause anxiety and confusion. manufacturers say the kits should never replace medical advice. michelle roberts has this report. 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. the tests could cause anxiety and confusion and might even contribute to unplanned pregnancies. the testing is not a useful diagnostic test, because in perimenopause, hormones fluctuate very significantly, like a roller—coaster. so a woman might be having irregular periods, she might have a high fsh one day when she does a test, she may then flip back into a fertile phase, and actually release an egg and ovulate. she could potentially get pregnant in the perimenopause thinking she can't. this happens to 0livia. i was 47 and i started getting really bad hot flushes, insomnia, terrible anxiety. i never believed i would be able to fall pregnant, but i did. the british menopause society and the royal college

of obstetricians and gynaecologists. says women should not use the tests. 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. the former manager of northern ireland, billy bingham, has died aged 90. bingham also played for northern ireland in the 1958 world cup before leading his country as manager to the 1982 and 1986 world cup finals. he played for sunderland, luton and everton.

decent data across much of the uk but turning blustery the next couple of days. quite windy with this low pressure, the centre of the low. cooler conditions, the warmer weather is further south and east across england. you can see showers affecting northern england and scotland into this evening. the rest of the country stays dry. the early morning temperatures on saturday around seven will vary from 13 in aberdeen to around ten or 11 in the cold spots, north or south will be more or less the same. here is the forecast for saturday. further showers expected across northern ireland, scotland, some affecting northern england, a very blustery day, really quite when the in the north—west,

this is bbc news, and martine croxall. the headlines: the ukrainian ambassador to the uk says there will be a swap to free two prisoners sentenced to death by russia. ben wallace is meeting president zelensky on an unannounced visit to kyiv. the home office announces that three asylum seekers due to be flown to rwanda this week will not be removed now, another asylum seeker is fighting his removal in the high court. a congressional inquiry says the violent attack on the us capitol last year was part of a conspiracy to keep donald trump in office. a chain of failures by the authorities at the champions league final in paris has severely damaged france's

image, according to a french government reports. sport now, and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. hello, i'm chetan pathak with your latest sports news. england have taken a couple of wickets to stop new zealand's charge on the opening day of the second test 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 in to bat. they were 84 without loss when ben stokes made the breakthrough, a brilliant grab from zak crawley to see off will young. and with the next ball the other opener was gone — tom latham getting it all wrong, putting jimmy anderson's delivery into the hands of matthew potts at mid—wicket. new zealand at the moment are 157—2 after lunch, england 1—0 up in the three match series. fresh from his victory a fortnight ago in monaco, sergio perez clocked the quickest time in first practice for this weekend's azerbaijan grand prix. he became the most

successful mexican driver in formula 1 history by winning in monaco and showed he has the potential to add to his three race wins by beating charles leclerc by a tenth of a second. perez's red bull team mate, world champion max verstappen was a third of a second off the pace. lewis hamilton was the highest placed british driver in sixth. some sad news to bring you next — the former northern ireland player and manager billy bingham has died at the age of 90. he was the most successful manager. bingham played in the 1958 world cup before leading northern ireland — as manager — to the world cup in 1982 and 1986. he played for sunderland, luton and everton — who he also managed in the 1970s. the irish football association says, billy holds a unique place in the football hearts of northern ireland. efl clubs will be able to make five substitutions per game in next season's competitions. it was trialled a couple of seasons ago

following the covid break to reduce the physical impact on players, but was dropped for the last campaign. it's now going to be implented from next season in the championship, league one and league two, as it will in the premier league. sammi kinghorn is targeting a first commonwealth games medal after being named alongside four debutants in scotland's para—athletics team for birmingham this summer. fellow tokyo paralympian melanie woods, wheelchair marathon racer sean frame and sprinters ross paterson and alexander thomson complete the scotland line—up. kinghorn is a proven champion having won the t 53100m and 200m in london 2017. russian 0lympic highjump champion mariya lasitskene has called on the international olympic committee to end sanctions against russian athletes. the ioc recommended a ban on russian and belarusian athletes following russia's invasion of ukraine. writing in an open letter posted to instagram, lasitskene 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."

some tennis next, andy murray is warming upfor some tennis next, andy murray is warming up for wimbledon which gets going at the end of the month. he is currently in the finals of the judge in the quarterfinals of the stuttgart open, sits a person is leading him but early days. tennis and a great performance from britain's harriet dart yesterday see hers reach her first wta quarter—final and face american alison riske in the women's quarter—final this afternoon. we will bring you action once that gets under way but it will not be until this match is over, these are live pictures. maria sakkari dropped the first set against the brazilian beatriz haddad maia. maria sakkari's best grand slam performance was in

the us open last year, she hopes to do better on grass, two games all in the deciding set, it is live on the bbc iplayer and the bbc sport website. that is all the sports, back to you, martin. more news from the high court about the government's attempts to remove migrants and send them to rwanda. two migrants told they faced removal to rwanda from the uk have had their removal notices cancelled by the home secretary. this hasjust emerged in the high court this afternoon. the home office's lawyer made the announcement during the proceedings that are under way where charities and migrants are seeking an injunction against the removal of more than 100 people to rwanda, which is scheduled for next tuesday. this means five people so far have seen their removal notices cancelled

but as we have reported, dozens more are still hoping they will succeed and not have to boards that flight on tuesday to kigali. it has been 40 years since argentina invaded the falkland islands. 1000 soldiers were killed in the war, more than 600 argentinian. many in argentina with —— regret the conflict but maintain that the islands are theirs. 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. but the issue is still very current. "it's like we are there but we aren't," says student magali. "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 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. but you can see, by the end of the book, the monster is still in his cave. argentina won't give up trying

to remove that "monster". translation: in the 21st-century, the english must be ashamed i of themselves for having a colony. it's disgusting to think that, disgusting. it's stolen land. they are usurped lands and oppressed people. have they no shame? 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 instead look at the facts. the advance of a british colony in this region. 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 and who has power in the world and what effect colonialism had and, for many, still has. katie watson, bbc news, in ushuaia. five men have universal on suspicion of the murder of a man from suffolk. simon tobin was left unable to walk or talk when he was set upon as he made his way home from a football match in 2015 —— simon dobbin. in a

coordinated operation across south essex, police arrested five men, three in their 30s, suspected of killing simon dobbin. they are being questioned. in march 2015, mr dobbin, who supported cambridge united, was subjected to a brutal attack following a toe under way came at southend. he was left with brain damage, unable to walk or talk and needed round—the—clock. two years ago he died at home in mildenhall. police say his injuries caused his death, prompting them to launch a homicide investigation. this morning they held to a press conference. this morning they held to a press conference-— this morning they held to a press conference. ., , ., ~ conference. there was a causal link between the _ conference. there was a causal link between the vicious _ conference. there was a causal link between the vicious assault - conference. there was a causal link between the vicious assault on i conference. there was a causal link. between the vicious assault on simon in 2015 and his death in 2020. since that time we have meticulously been through all the evidence maintained from 2015 to 2017, further witnesses have come forward and being able to

analyse that information i have decided that five men will be a restaurant suspicion of murder. in 2017, 12 men were jailed for the attack on mr dobbin, nine for violent disorder and 34 trying to commit violent disorder. set�*s wife has been campaigning to find his killer or killers. == has been campaigning to find his killer or killers.— killer or killers. -- simon's wife. we have suffered _ killer or killers. -- simon's wife. we have suffered as _ killer or killers. -- simon's wife. we have suffered as a _ killer or killers. -- simon's wife. we have suffered as a family, i killer or killers. -- simon's wife. | we have suffered as a family, we have had no closure, this will hopefully give us that.- have had no closure, this will hopefully give us that. essex police sa toda hopefully give us that. essex police say today marks — hopefully give us that. essex police say today marks a _ hopefully give us that. essex police say today marks a significant i say today marks a significant development. they say they will gather evidence to establish who assaulted simon dobbin, how they assaulted simon dobbin, how they assaulted him and to bring than to justice. a 17th century shipwreck has been discovered off the coast of norfolk and is being described as the most important maritime discovery since the raising of the mary rose. the gloucester sun 340 years ago while carrying the future

king of england james stewart, but its whereabouts were unknown until a team of divers found it after a four year search. jo platt reports. beneath the surface, 30 miles off the yarmouth coast, lies the gloucester, a 17th—century warship which came to a tragic end. it sunk 340 years ago after hitting a sand bunker. 0n—board was the future king of england, james stuart, duke of york. he survived, others did not. it is estimated between 130 and 250 people died that may morning. since 1682 the vessel remained half buried on the sea bed and its exact was unknown. now we know it has been discovered, it has caused much excitement, with sun saying 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, norfolk —based printers but also professional divers. after years of looking for second world war racks they wanted a new challenge. mould they wanted a new challenge. would ou believe they wanted a new challenge. would you believe there _ they wanted a new challenge. would you believe there are _ they wanted a new challenge. would you believe there are 40,000 i they wanted a new challenge. tactic you believe there are 40,000 tracks around the whole of the uk, there is around the whole of the uk, there is a lot off norfolk. we have turned lots of those, great adventures, but it was always, what is next? aha, lots of those, great adventures, but it was always, what is next?- it was always, what is next? a peek throu~h it was always, what is next? a peek through an — it was always, what is next? a peek through an encyclopaedia _ it was always, what is next? a peek through an encyclopaedia of - through an encyclopaedia of shipwrecks set them on the trail of the gloucester and after searching forfour the gloucester and after searching for four years, the gloucester and after searching forfouryears, over5000 the gloucester and after searching forfour years, over 5000 nautical miles, they finally found her. i could see a dark shadow on the sea bed, you know you are on a rack, which is fantastic. before you knew it, anotherfive metres also, i was kneeling on the sea bed, surrounded by a fantastically huge cannon, there was more than one, ijust note

that, took the moment in full probably five minutes, just unbelievable —— ijust knelt there. he popped up, he was so pumped of adrenaline _ he popped up, he was so pumped of adrenaline his hand extended and he said, adrenaline his hand extended and he said. we've _ adrenaline his hand extended and he said, we've found her. then adrenaline his hand extended and he said, we've found her.— said, we've found her. then he fell over! they — said, we've found her. then he fell over! they have _ said, we've found her. then he fell over! they have recovered - said, we've found her. then he fell over! they have recovered many i over! they have recovered many fascinating artefacts. pipes for tobacco, spectacles with spare lenses and bottles, some with wine still inside. there was also the ship's bow. many will want to see the gloucester race, but whether thatis the gloucester race, but whether that is possible is still to be determined, with much more historical, scientific and archaeological work to do. joining us to talk more about this discovery is the historianjohn snow. thank you forjoining us. how did it lie at the bottom of the sea for so long and take so many people so long to

find? —— the historian dan snow. wrecks are pretty hard to find, the barnwell brothers, it relies on people like len, who have that drive and ambition and spare time, forgiving families, to do the 5000 miles of searching required. what is interesting as it is only quite recently have found shipwrecks remotely, until recently you had to go and look for it. when marine archaeologists started it was a matter of swimming about in scuba—diving, very inefficient. now we have remote ways with drones and sensors so we are only reallyjudge my your viewers may have noticed we are in a golden age of shipwreck finding, they are turning up all over. technology is changing, allowing us to cover areas. this is 38 miles out to sea, it is a long way, you will not be paddling by

randomly. it is a particularly isolated part of the world and you have to know what you are looking for. it is not a great big beautifully intact ship like first world war battleships, it is bits and pieces on the bottom. it has been kept _ and pieces on the bottom. it has been kept secret _ and pieces on the bottom. it has been kept secret for _ and pieces on the bottom. it has been kept secret for quite i and pieces on the bottom. it has been kept secret for quite a i and pieces on the bottom. it has l been kept secret for quite a while, it is not a very recent discovery? i first met the wonderful brothers in 2017 and we had lots of chat then. the key thing is not to an answer to the world and not plan what comes next, because looting is a big problem and you don't want the site to be disturbed and improperly interrogated. the big game has been to make sure we have the right people involved and the likes of university accreditation, or the dates in place and it was felt it could go public and they have a series ofjobs to do next. the site

will be looked after and monitored. why is it such a significant discovery?— why is it such a significant discove ? ., ., ., discovery? you are asking the wrong .u l discovery? you are asking the wrong au , i'm discovery? you are asking the wrong guy. i'm extremely _ discovery? you are asking the wrong guy, i'm extremely excited - discovery? you are asking the wrong guy, i'm extremely excited by i discovery? you are asking the wrong guy, i'm extremely excited by this. i guy, i'm extremely excited by this. broadly speaking, you have the mary rose over here, hms victory over here, this sits quite nicely in the middle, a bit like the missing link. we don't have a ship from this turbulent period of english and british history, it was built by the republic, by cromwell, taken over and rebadged hms by king charles, it was this time when british sea power... samuel pepys was a great naval administrator, british sea power is taking shape in britain are showing the seeds of the greatness that will come 100 years later when the royal navy is the greatest navy in the history of the world, so it allows geeks like me to get a real window into this time of history. and you do that by looking at what is on board? the

and you do that by looking at what is on board?— and you do that by looking at what is on board? . , . ., is on board? the currents, which are more sturdy — is on board? the currents, which are more sturdy than _ is on board? the currents, which are more sturdy than the _ is on board? the currents, which are more sturdy than the word _ is on board? the currents, which are more sturdy than the word which i is on board? the currents, which arej more sturdy than the word which can be degraded —— the cannons. you can tell things about the crew, and it was a grand passenger ship, it was full of toffs. james was the duke of york, new york was named after him, change from the one saddam. he fought in several battles against the church but king charles ii had no sons, hundreds of children but no legitimate ones —— he fought in several battles against the dutch. so the duke of york was the article thrown so lots of people were laughing at his jokes and thrown so lots of people were laughing at hisjokes and hoping thrown so lots of people were laughing at his jokes and hoping for importantjobs when he became king —— he was the heir to the throne. there will be an exhibition, how likely is it that everything down there will be raised at some point?

in the future, who knows? the chinese took a piece out of the sea bed and lifted the entire sea bed, they are excavating the rack on land by removing the sea bed. extraordinary. maybe one day people do that, but at the moment it is monitoring, scanning, noninvasive stuff. some of the objects have been broken up, lying on the surface, wine bottles. it might be the oldest intact wine bottle with wine inside it, super exciting. unlike the wind in my house, the bottles are opened more quickly than that. —— unlike the wines in my house. it's a nice american liqueur which belong to an ancestor of george washington. in the future, who knows what would happen? the future, who knows what would ha en? ~ ., ,, the future, who knows what would hauen? ~ ., ~' happen? would you drink the wine if ou not the happen? would you drink the wine if you got the chance? _ happen? would you drink the wine if you got the chance? i _ happen? would you drink the wine if you got the chance? i would - happen? would you drink the wine if you got the chance? i would give i happen? would you drink the wine if you got the chance? i would give it | you got the chance? i would give it a to, you got the chance? i would give it a go. wouldn't _ you got the chance? i would give it a go, wouldn't you?! _ you got the chance? i would give it a go, wouldn't you?! that - you got the chance? i would give it a go, wouldn't you?! that is i you got the chance? i would give it a go, wouldn't you?! that is a i you got the chance? i would give it a go, wouldn't you?! that is a daft| a go, wouldn't you?! that is a daft ruestion, a go, wouldn't you?! that is a daft question. of— a go, wouldn't you?! that is a daft question, of course _ a go, wouldn't you?! that is a daft question, of course i _ a go, wouldn't you?! that is a daft question, of course i would! i

a go, wouldn't you?! that is a daftj question, of course i would! thank you, dan snow. a care worker in ceredigion say she is considering leaving herjob because of the rising cost of fuel. she drives more than 600 miles a week of visiting clients. her local mp ben lake is calling on the treasury to extend rule fuel duty relief to parts of wales. another day visiting vulnerable clients in west wales, another day where she wonders if she will need to pack it in because she struggles to afford the fuel. she worries that if she did not do her job, who would? it is a drive, a long day and often a long six day week. and she really clogs up the miles. how many miles do you reckon you do weekly?—

you do weekly? roughly 600. if i do six da s, you do weekly? roughly 600. if i do six days. 600. _ you do weekly? roughly 600. if i do six days. 600. if _ you do weekly? roughly 600. if i do six days, 600. if not _ you do weekly? roughly 600. if i do six days, 600. if not more. - you do weekly? roughly 600. if i do six days, 600. if not more. it i six days, 600. if not more. it depends what areas we are working in. . , ., depends what areas we are working in. ., , ., ., . depends what areas we are working in. ., ., . ., depends what areas we are working in. have you noticed a massive difference _ in. have you noticed a massive difference over _ in. have you noticed a massive difference over the _ in. have you noticed a massive difference over the past - in. have you noticed a massive difference over the past four i in. have you noticed a massivej difference over the past four or five months with the fuel bill? yes. five months with the fuel bill? yes, bi time. five months with the fuel bill? yes, big time- it — five months with the fuel bill? yes, big time. it was _ five months with the fuel bill? yes, big time. it was roughly _ five months with the fuel bill? ye: big time. it was roughly £40, £50 extra to fill my tank. if the fuel goes up much more, i will be seriously thinking that i can't afford to run the car. beslan's play turns worries _ afford to run the car. beslan's play turns worries about _ afford to run the car. beslan's play turns worries about other - afford to run the car. beslan's play turns worries about other carers i turns worries about other carers leaving theirjobs, especially in parts of wales like this, has led one mp to raise the issue in parliament. ben lake of plaid cymru wants the rules on rural fuel duty to change. the current scheme knocks 5p to change. the current scheme knocks 5p off fuel duty and parts of the uk, base lodge and extra costs of transporting fuel from refineries to filling stations in remote areas. it applies to parts of scotland, the

isles of scilly and four remote districts in england, in cumbria, northumberland, north yorkshire and devon. wales has one refinery in pembrokeshire and anotherjust over the border in ellesmere port. indiana;r the border in ellesmere port. many rural areas — the border in ellesmere port. many rural areas of _ the border in ellesmere port. many rural areas of wales _ the border in ellesmere port. many rural areas of wales are _ the border in ellesmere port. ij�*ia�*iy rural areas of wales are currently not eligible for the relief, despite meeting almost all of the criteria. the one thing we lose honestly proximity to refineries and as anybody living in rural wales, particularly mid wales, will know, that does not make much of a difference due to the road network. if we change this it would mean a cut of about 5p in a pound, which would make a big difference. iie cut of about 5p in a pound, which would make a big difference. he will meet treasury _ would make a big difference. he will meet treasury ministers _ would make a big difference. he will meet treasury ministers to - would make a big difference. he will meet treasury ministers to discuss l meet treasury ministers to discuss his call on monday. back in ceredigion, bethan's ability to keep paying record prices at the pumps might be nearing the end of the road. ii might be nearing the end of the road. , . ., ,

road. if the fuel price goes up more, the same way - road. if the fuel price goes up more, the same way the bills| road. if the fuel price goes up i more, the same way the bills are coming up, ijust can't forward it. bethan evans ending that report by gareth lewis. it has been one of the chilli's most popular exports but it is the end of the road for neighbours. the iconic tv soap telling of the lights of the residents of ramsay street —— one of australia's popular exports. after 37 years and 9000 episodes, the final episode has been filmed. lizo mzimba looks back at the show which launched the careers of stars like kylie minogue and jason donovan, who have both returned for the last episode. # neighbours... minutes afterfilming neighbours' final ever scenes, the cast reminding us of a theme tune that has entertained generation after generation. # you can find the perfect blend... details of the last episode, which will air in august, are being kept under wraps, but we do know that the show�*s most famous couple... i love you. ..jason donovan and kylie minogue, aka scott and charlene will be returning. it's lovely, emotional.

driving into ramsay street was quite something. firstly, where's all that time gone? secondly, everything looks exactly the same. # neighbours... the australia 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... charlene! ..the show helped make stars of many of its young cast. # suddenly you're seeing me... scott and charlene's wedding was watched here in 1988 by close to 20 million people. and throughout the years, neighbours has consistently delighted its fans, rarely hitting a... harold! ..duff note with viewers. over the decades, the residents of ramsay street have survived fires... ..car crashes...

..explosions. .. ..even a plane crash. serena, 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 for ever. lizo mzimba, bbc news. required viewing in leeds student union in my day. tomasz has the weather. . ., , , union in my day. tomasz has the weather. .., , , ., ., weather. the recount is 'ust around the corner weather. the recount is 'ust around the and t weather. the recount is 'ust around the corner and the i weather. the recount isjust around the corner and the weather- weather. the recount isjust around the corner and the weather is i weather. the recount isjust around the corner and the weather is not . the corner and the weather is not looking bad for most of us —— the weekend isjust looking bad for most of us —— the weekend is just about the corner. it will be breezy in the north—west of

the uk, showers forecast but predominantly we are talking dry weather. this is friday, this very area of low pressure with strong winds is an old tropical storm, the remnants of, it will cite sweepers, moving between scotland and iceland, at least the centre will but we will feel the wind around the coasts of northern ireland and scotland. winds over to gale. the showers expected, predominantly sunny and breezy weather across england and wales. very high levels of pollen today across england and wales, not so high further north. the forecast for friday night and this very slow moving area of low pressure side sweeps us, showers expected across scotland and northern ireland, elsewhere clear skies and a breezy morning on saturday. early morning temperatures around 12 in london, 13

in glasgow, north and south more or less the same. this area of low pressure's closest approach will be on saturday to the north of scotland, the weather front curling into the low pressure, meaning thicker kylejohn perhaps more persistent rain in the western isles, go for swings in northern scotland and a very blustery day elsewhere —— meaning thicker kyle john is perhaps more persistent rain. best weather perhaps eastern areas and the south—east, temperatures are rather chilly 1a in stornoway, 22 or so in london. on sunday that low is putting away into the norwegian sea and this area of high pressure starts to build, the winds will slow across the south of the country, showers dying away, a beautiful sunday across the bulk of wales and england, just a few showers across scotland and northern

ireland but a fine, mostly sunny sunday on the whole with temperatures between around 1a and 21. goodbye.

this is bbc news. the headlines... the ukrainian ambassador to the uk tells the bbc there will be a swap to free two britons sentenced to death by russia. it comes as the defence secretary ben wallace meets ukraine's president zelensky, on an unannounced trip to kyiv. campaigners are arguing in the high court that the uk's agreement to send some asylum seekers to rwanda is "unenforceable. " the first flight is due to take off on tuesday. new figures suggest that more than half of uk households have reduced spending on gas and electricity because of concerns over the rising cost of living. covid—19 infections in the uk are no longerfalling, according to the latest ons figues, with some parts of the country showing early signs of a possible increase.

the ukrainian ambassador to the uk has told the bbc, ukraine is in negotiations to free the two britons sentenced to death for fighting against russian forces and says there will be a prisoner swap. aiden aslin and shaun pinner were captured while fighting with the ukrainian army and have been tried as merceneries by a court in russian held territory. both men had been living in ukraine at the time of the invasion. speaking to my colleague ben brown, the ukrainian ambassador to the uk, vadym prystaiko said he believed the trial and sentencing was part of a wider prisoner exchange plan it is the preparation for a big operation of the swap of the prisoners.

those who committed atrocities, i understand some did not, but there are some people who committed personally atrocities, they have to be criminally prosecuted. what will happen to them afterwards? will they be part of the exchange of prisoners? that will probably happen. the rest, just soldiers, will be swapped as any war would see it, at the end of the war. could there be an exchange, a swap for these two britons specifically who have had the death sentence passed? it will be a swap, the important question is what is the price? russia was talking about some ukrainian mps to be swapped, especially those i now understand were working for them all these years. i don't want to go into details because the sensitive work

of our prosecutor general�*s office, the special services, how to communicate and it allows these operations to happen. our diplomatic correspondent james landale explains the background to the death sentences. aiden aslin and shaun pinner had served in ukraine's armed forces for several years. they had made the country their home. but now these two britons have been sentenced to death for being mercenaries. if you are watching this, it means that we have surrendered... both men had been defending the city of mariupol. this was mr aslin�*s last video message before they ran out of ammunition and were forced to surrender. the two britons were convicted by a court in russian—held eastern ukraine, a court not recognised internationally. russian state television said the men had a month to appeal. mr aslin�*s former mp said he hoped both men could be swapped for russian prisoners. there are prisoner exchanges happening between the ukrainian 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. the foreign secretary, liz truss, discussed the situation on the phone this morning with her ukrainian counterpart, dmytro kuleba. in a tweet afterwards, she said the men were prisoners of war, and the judgment against them was an egregious breach of the geneva conventions. but the foreign office appears reluctant to escalate this into a bilateral dispute with moscow, to avoid fuelling the false claims the men were british mercinaries. what officials both here and in ukraine believe is that russia is using the case of mr aslin and mr pinner to put pressure on the uk. these people, they have been accused, they have been - prosecuted illegally, i without any guarantees of the rule of law. the russians are trying - to intimidate the whole world with a different means. ukraine's prosecutor general, iryna venediktova, said the sentencing was phony,

a violation of international law. and she has already begun an investigation into what she called this illegal action. and this lunchtime we learned the defence secretary ben wallace met with president zelensky in kyiv this week, after an unannounced visit to the ukrainian capital. our correspondent nick beake is following developments from kyiv. this was a video that has been posted in the last hour or so on the official telegram channel of president zelensky and it, you see the president meeting ben wallace, the british defence secretary and also other british officials who have come to this meeting and you can see the warmth between the two men. mr wallace telling president zelensky he is doing an amazing job, to which the president says we are doing together. many people suggest britain has been instrumental in sending weapons to the country to fight

russia's advance. mr zelensky is seen to reply, "it is the ukrainian people who are to be praised for their efforts." this was an unannounced visit, but it's the latest sign that the british government want to show of their solidarity with ukraine. it comes shortly after these two britons were sentenced to death for apparently being mercenaries. that was the view of this court in the east of the country, the donbas region, a court which no country in the world acknowledges or recognises, apart from russia. this is a case, as we have been hearing, that has international dimensions to it. the russian foreign ministry saying today that britain's response in these kind of cases is hysterical. we have just been hearing from the ukrainian ambassador to the uk that negotiations are under way to try to free those two britons who are in fact serving with the ukrainian army.

important as a visual signal, when these events take place, even if we don't know about them at the time, it sends a powerful signal. absolutely. that's the point the ukrainian officials are making, these soldiers had been living in this country, made homes here. both have ukrainian partners, so for this russian—backed court to say that they are mercenaries guilty of treason, trying to overthrow the powers that be in this part of the east of the country, they say it's completely unacceptable, so for the families, i think any sort of show of strength is welcome, but they want them to be released and the best hope it would seem is some sort of prisoner swap, interestingly we heard today one of the mps who represents the constituency where one of the men used to live, he said he has been given this suggestion that were there to be a prisoner swap, these two britons would be right

atthe top of the list and i think that might provide some comfort to the family of the two britons and the moroccan man who has also been sentenced to death. also potentially, they may feel reassured, if that's the right word, in some way that apparently, according to russian state media, there have been other death sentences passed by this court and none has actually been carried out. so that might be of little comfort at this point, in clearly what's a really difficult time for the families of the men. joining me now is former moscow correspondent and foreign affairs writer, mary dejevsky. thank you very much forjoining us. what is the status, the nature of the relationship between moscow and the relationship between moscow and the donetsk people's republic? i am trying to understand, who would you negotiate with about a prisoner swap in a place like that? this negotiate with about a prisoner swap in a place like that?— in a place like that? this is actually a _ in a place like that? this is actually a very _ in a place like that? this is actually a very good - in a place like that? this is i actually a very good question, because russia is really the only

country that recognises any sort of independent status for what is called the dnr, when the two men were convicted and sentenced. —— where the two men were convicted. this particular region enjoys no international recognition whatsoever but there is also the question about how far moscow really controls what goes on in that region. because certainly before the war, it had a sort of strange in between status and now of course, with the war raging over that region, who actually govern what happens there and when people are saying, you know, the british and a lot of people are blaming moscow and seeing putin must act, i think there is a real question as to whether unless

things go rather further down the line, president putin would be in a position to snap his fingers and say release these people or commute their sentence.— release these people or commute their sentence. what do you make of this idea that — their sentence. what do you make of this idea that this _ their sentence. what do you make of this idea that this trial _ their sentence. what do you make of this idea that this trial these - their sentence. what do you make of this idea that this trial these two - this idea that this trial these two britons and the moroccan man were subjected to in this unrecognised court was choreographed in order to trigger a prisoner swap? it’s trigger a prisoner swap? it's robabl trigger a prisoner swap? it's probably not _ triggera prisoner swap? it�*s probably not a completely absurd idea but i think a parallel thought is that once you have got foreign nationals citing in the ukrainian army, in fact fighting on either side, they become something of a trophy. because there is likely to be interest on the part of the foreign government, and so as it were, the price for commuting their sentence or exchanging them would be higher than it would be if they were

probably ukrainian nationals. ukraine is saying quite correctly that the two men were fighting in ukrainian army, that they had been resident in ukraine, but of course for the purposes of an exchange, for the purpose of being a trophy, it is their past oh passport that matters. if they are to passport holders, that's going to be the thing that is at the front of the minds of those who are in charge, if anybody is in donetsk, what sort of protections to foreign fighters have? these are british men who have been fighting for, serving with the ukrainian army. forsome for, serving with the ukrainian army. for some years. you would imagine they would automatically be protected, is that not the case? i think again this is quite a complicated question. at its most basic, the ukrainians said this morning that foreigners serving in the ukrainian army, whether they are

resident as these two britons appear to have been, in ukraine for a while before that, that they signed something which basically made them members of the ukrainian army, therefore subject to international law, the geneva conventions, on prisoners of war if they were captured. and that is the ukrainian position and strictly speaking, that's probably the international position. but it is complicated, because it's not at all clear that all foreigners serving in the ukrainian army, even on a regular basis like these two, would necessarily have signed this sort of document because we have heard from several britons who have left from britain to fight in the ukrainian army on the side of ukraine, who appear to have had a regular irregular status and the position would have been much more ambiguous.

good to talk to you, thank you very much. the high court has been told that there will now be 31 migrants leaving the uk on a plane to rwanda on tuesday, after legal challenges led to six people being taken off the flight list. the court is hearing a legal challenge from charities and campaigners against the government's plan to send some asylum seekers to the east african country. the group's lawyers argue that the policy is irrational and misleading. the home office insists the plan complies with national and international law. i'm joined by our news correspondent sean dilley, who's following the case. the numbers are coming down, how so? the numbers are coming down, how so? the numbers are coming down, we knew three of the four applicants who cannot be identified for legal reasons had their removal notices to rwanda council, —— cancelled, after the court came back from lunch, the qc said a further two had been cancelled. by my maths, it looks

like there is a further one cancelled because tuesday was due to see 37 people removed from the uk to rwanda. we now know that number has come down to 31. qc told the court that they could be another flight scheduled for thursday, not something the home office has confirmed at this point as far as i'm aware in the last minutes but the numbers themselves and individual cases, the case in chief for the four applicants who themselves would have been or the three of the four found out they have not been impacted, they are arguing that there should be an injunction to stop tuesday's flight for now. that is separate or needs to be thought as separately from the union who represent workers, the coalition of charities looking for a judicial review for the lawfulness of the process as a whole. fin judicial review for the lawfulness of the process as a whole. on what basis are these _ of the process as a whole. on what basis are these individuals, - of the process as a whole. on what basis are these individuals, one - of the process as a whole. on what basis are these individuals, one by| basis are these individuals, one by one, having their removal notices

cancelled? , one, having their removal notices cancelled?— one, having their removal notices cancelled? , . , ., ., cancelled? they are putting forward the broader case, _ cancelled? they are putting forward the broader case, anything - cancelled? they are putting forward the broader case, anything we - cancelled? they are putting forward | the broader case, anything we would no specifically would be legally difficult to report upon, however, their argument would tally with that of the widerjudicial view and that the fact where people are being removed to rwanda, there are questions as to the access they would have to oh lawyers, proper hearings, interpreters and the possibility of being sent back to countries that could torture the people subject to that. if while ny and having applications process, people are successful, the hope is that they would have the educational support for five years, if they were unsuccessful they could still apply for support in the wonder separately. for support in the wonder separately-— for support in the wonder searatel . �* , . ., ,, , for support in the wonder searatel . �* , . ., , , , ., separately. briefly, what happens to the cases of— separately. briefly, what happens to the cases of those _ separately. briefly, what happens to the cases of those who _ separately. briefly, what happens to the cases of those who are - separately. briefly, what happens to the cases of those who are still- separately. briefly, what happens to the cases of those who are still due | the cases of those who are still due to get on the plane next week? that entirely depends _ to get on the plane next week? “mat entirely depends on the court. the court has it within its power to injunction the government from removing them, or otherwise to the declined to do so, in which case the first flight is scheduled for

tuesday. first flight is scheduled for tuesda . . ~ first flight is scheduled for tuesday-— first flight is scheduled for tuesda . ., ~ , . a us congressional panel has described last year's attack on the capitol as an attempted coup by donald trump, aimed at overturning the election of president biden. the panel says mr trump summoned the mob and "lit the flame" for the attack as part of a conspiracy to cling to office. the inquiry has been holding the first in a series of primetime televised hearings into the storming of the capitol. mr trump dismissed the claims as a hoax and a witch hunt. nomia iqbal reports from washington. they�* re marching eastbound. it's one of the most documented events in modern history. just want to advise, they're 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. 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, - 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, under penalty of perjury... then came the live testimony, first from a police officer injured that day by the pro—trump mob. chanting: u-s-a, u-s-a, u-s-a! 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 at 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.

well, our north america correspondent barbara plett usher explained what we could expect from the next five hearings. the committee framed their findings as having found a methodical conspiracy for mr trump to remain in power, the republican co—chair liz cheney called it a sophisticated seven part plan. that's what we're going to be hearing about and she told americans what to expect. she said the committee would how mr trump put try to steal the election, that he knew he had lost because members of his inner circle told him so and we heard from some of them last night, so it was a calculated campaign of lies. they are going to show, she said, how he tried to replace justice department officials with those who would do his bidding, although that ultimately failed. they will spend a bit of time on how he tried to pressure mike pence to overturn the election result even though that's unconstitutional. and they are going to try to link to these far right extremist groups because they say these groups

were motivated by his and statements and came to the capitol with a clear plan of attack and all throughout that, they will keep saying the threat to democracy is still a real and present danger hoping that breaks through to the american public, but of course, this is a divided nation and you have a clear counter narrative from the far right fox news channel, which did not air the hearings and instead presented a different version of events amplifying mr trump's lies, playing down evidence, so will continue. you will have that pushback from republicans. there are early signs of a possible increase in the number of people testing positive for covid in england and northern ireland. that's according to officials from the office for national statistics. to be driven by variants of omicron. studies show these variants may be able to spread more easily than older omicron variants. the latest estimates suggest around 990,000 people in the uk have covid.

i'm joined by our health correspondent philippa roxburgh. that is nearly 1 that is nearly1 million people. that's still quite a lot, considering we're supposed to be through to the other side. it sounds a lot, through to the other side. it sounds a lot. about — through to the other side. it sounds a lot, about 1.496 _ through to the other side. it sounds a lot, about 1.496 of— through to the other side. it sounds a lot, about 1.496 of the _ through to the other side. it sounds a lot, about 1.496 of the population, a lot, about 1.4% of the population, quite a small percentage, butjust to create a bigger picture, levels of covid have been coming down for several months now, since the end of march, since we had a bump due to one of the omicron variants, and now the ons says it's potentially going up the ons says it's potentially going up again, based on tests of thousands of households, so it is an estimate but they think the tide could be turning. with; estimate but they think the tide could be turning.— estimate but they think the tide could be turning. estimate but they think the tide could be turninu. ~ , . ~ ., could be turning. why make that the? it is down to — could be turning. why make that the? it is down to two _ could be turning. why make that the? it is down to two new _ could be turning. why make that the? it is down to two new variants - could be turning. why make that the? it is down to two new variants of - it is down to two new variants of omicron, we had ba one and ba two which caused waves after christmas but they are looking at two new variants, four and five, and they have designated them variants of concern. it's early days, they are

testing them to see how fast they spread but there is the potentially could spread slightly faster than previous ones we have seen. still covered by _ previous ones we have seen. still covered by the — previous ones we have seen. still covered by the vaccine? previous ones we have seen. still. covered by the vaccine? absolutely, we ourselves _ covered by the vaccine? absolutely, we ourselves extremely _ covered by the vaccine? absolutely, we ourselves extremely well- we ourselves extremely well protected from the disease, we have had three or potentially four vaccines with another potentially to come in the autumn. we vaccines with another potentially to come in the autumn.— come in the autumn. we will be encouraged _ come in the autumn. we will be encouraged to _ come in the autumn. we will be encouraged to get _ come in the autumn. we will be encouraged to get them - come in the autumn. we will be encouraged to get them when l come in the autumn. we will be - encouraged to get them when offered? that's right, they will be offered to the most vulnerable in the ottoman potentially every autumn from now on and the message is to have them. fix. from now on and the message is to have them-— 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. our correspondent yunus mulla has

this update from the scene. what has happened here, greater manchester police say, is nothing short of devastating, with a 14—year—old stabbed and killed, his mother seriously injured, and killed, his mother seriously injured, in what officers described it as a ferocious attack and a shocking incident. emergency services were called here to north manchester on an estate at around 9:30pm. the boy was treated for his injuries and his mother was also treated for injuries and taken to hospital. he died about one hour later, she is described as being in a stable condition. what you see over my shoulder is a lot of police activity, there's a huge police presence here, i have seen search teams, officers looking at nearby fields and knocking on doors of residents and lifting up drain covers as part of this murder investigation. what they are stressing is that this is domestic incident and the suspect, the attacker, is said to have been known to the victims. clearly there is

a lot of shock here. the bbc has spoken to two young men who knew the 14—year—old who died. they said he was a popular boy, they played football with him and he was well liked here. of course police want any information anyone has to help them with this investigation. they say that they are working or at what they call a tremendous pace to try and trace the suspect who they say is asian, in his mid—40s, and of medium build, because they want him in custody, they want him for questioning, because they say they want to piece together happened here. 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 to see

whether it is human or animal. the pair went missing while travelling by boat on a reporting trip in the amazon rainforest on 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. manufacturers say the kits should never replace medical advice. 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. the tests could cause anxiety and confusion and might even contribute to unplanned pregnancies. the testing is not a useful diagnostic test, because in perimenopause, hormones fluctuate very significantly, like a roller—coaster. so a woman might be having irregular periods, she might have a high fsh one day when she does a test, she may then flip back into a fertile phase, and actually release an egg and ovulate. she could potentially get pregnant in the perimenopause, thinking that she can't. this happens to olivia. i was 47 and i started getting really bad hot flushes, insomnia, terrible anxiety. i never believed i would be able to fall pregnant, but i did. the british menopause society and the royal college of obstetricians and gynaecologists. says women should not use the tests.

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. some breaking news from the united states. the white house says it is dropping covid tests for air travellers entering the country which will open travel for a lot of people who had perhaps been put off by that, particularly with the cost being relatively high. just in time for the peak travel season this

summer. the united states dropping covid tests for air passengers. the former manager of northern ireland, billy bingham, has died aged 90. bingham also played for northern ireland in the 1958 world cup before leading his country as manager to the 1982 and 1986 world cup finals. he played for sunderland, luton and everton. now it's time for a look at the weather. a decent date across most of the uk today, with lots of early summer sunshine, but turning very blustery, in fact the next couple of days will be quite windy with this low pressure close by. the centre of the low, showers today in northern ireland and scotland, cooler conditions too, the warmer weather further south and east across england and new cancer showers affecting northern ireland and scotland through late afternoon and into this evening. —— and you can

see showers. the early temperature is around seven will vary from 13 in aberdeen to around ten or 11 in the cold spots. north or south will be more or less the same. here is the forecast for saturday. further showers expected across northern ireland, scotland, some affecting northern england, a blustery day, quite windy in the north—west, warmest of the weather south—east.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... the ukrainian ambassador to the uk says they will be a swap to free to britain sentenced to death by russia. it comes as the defence secretary meets ukraine's president zelensky on an unannounced trip to kyiv. campaigners are arguing in the high court that the uk's agreement to send asylum seekers to rwanda is unenforceable. first flight is due to take place on tuesday. 14—year—old boy has been stabbed to death in an attack in manchester. his mother is in a stable condition in hospital. new figures suggest that more than half of the uk's households have reduced spending on gas and electricity because of concerns over the rising cost of

living. sport, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, good afternoon. hello i'm chetan pathak with your latest sports news. england have taken a couple of wickets to stop new zealand's charge on the opening day of the second test 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. they were 84 without loss when ben stokes made the breakthrough, a brilliant grab from zak crawley to see off will young, and with the next ball, the other opener was gone, tom latham getting it all wrong, putting jimmy anderson's delivery into the hands of matthew potts at mid—wicket. new zealand are 186—4 after lunch, with england 1—0 up in the three—match series. fresh from his victory a fortnight ago in monaco, sergio perez clocked the quickest time in first practice for this weekend's azerbaijan grand prix. he became the most successful mexican driver in formula one history by winning in monaco and showed he has the potential to add to his three race wins by beating charles leclerc

by a tenth of a second. perez's red bull team—mate, world champion max verstappen, was a third of a second off the pace. lewis hamilton was the highest placed british driver in sixth. second practice is under way now. some sad news to bring you next — billy bingham, the most successful manager of northern ireland's football team, has died at the age of 90. bingham played in the 1958 world cup before leading northern ireland — as manager — to the world cup in 1982, where they got a stunning win over spain, and in 1986. he played for sunderland, luton and everton, who he also managed in the 1970s. paying tribute, the irish football association says... "billy holds a unique place in the football hearts of northern ireland." efl clubs will be able to make five substitutions per game in next season's competitions. it was trialled a couple of seasons ago following the covid break to reduce the physical impact on players, but was dropped for

the last campaign. it's now going to be implemented from next season in the championship, league one and league two, as it will in the premier league. sammi kinghorn is targeting a first commonwealth games medal after being named alongside four debutants in scotland's para—athletics team for birmingham this summer. fellow tokyo paralympian melanie woods, wheelchair marathon racer sean frame and sprinters ross paterson and alexander thomson complete the scotland line—up. kinghorn is a proven champion having won the t53100m and 200m in london 2017. russian olympic high—jump champion mariya lasitskene has called on the international olympic committee to end sanctions against russian athletes. the ioc recommended a ban on russian and belarusian athletes following russia's invasion of ukraine. writing in an open letter posted to instagram, lasitskene 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." now tennis, and a great performance from britain's harriet dart yesterday sees her reach her first wta quarterfinal and face american alison riske in the women's quarterfinal this afternoon. andy murray warming up for wimbledon later this month, he took the first set today, trying to figure out his game on grass, conclude at the moment, seemingly going with serve in the second set, one game all. these are live pictures we can show you, dart her best at wimbledon, last year, alison riske a more experienced player, not reached beyond the second round, one game all. you can watch it on iplayer or

on the bbc sport website, more later. two people have beenjailed after a ten—year—old boy was mauled to death by a dog near his home in wales. jack lis died following the attack at a house in caerphilly on the eighth november 2021. we can head to cardiff and speak with our wales correspondent tomas morgan. remind us of the background to this terrible story. this remind us of the background to this terrible story-— terrible story. this all happened in november last _ terrible story. this all happened in november last year, _ terrible story. this all happened in november last year, as _ terrible story. this all happened in november last year, as you - terrible story. this all happened in november last year, as you see, l terrible story. this all happened in - november last year, as you see, when jack lis had gone to a house in a housing estate and carefully where there is no adult present but a dog, a dog named beast, 50 kilograms in weight, and he mauled jack lis to death, and he died of his injuries at the scene. in court earlier this morning were shown evidence, video that showed the dog intimidating people in the public in the days

prior to jack lis's death, jumping up prior to jack lis's death, jumping up on people in the public, scaring children as well, and in the two people that have been prosecuted and sentenced today, one centre to three years, the other sentenced to four years, the other sentenced to four years and six months. brad and hayden got the dog final six days before jack lis's death and he asked his partner to look after the dog, after this terrible event happened on the 8th of november last year, the first initial police officer that went into the scene witnessed, he was —— it was read in court, he said that incident has had a profound effect on him and will have an effect for the rest of his life. when the family witness statements were read out from a number of family members ofjack lis, his father, grandfather, and uncle, there were tears in the gallery, a

number of family members so upset to have them read out in court. when the judge have them read out in court. when thejudge into his sentence, he gave thejudge into his sentence, he gave the two defendants the middle tier of sentencing because it wasn't warranted for the highest level of sentencing, so that is why they were given for the half and three years. they will be sentenced today, brandon hayden will go to young offenders institute, amy salter go on remand in custody. a care worker in ceredigion says she's considering leaving her job because of the rising cost of fuel. bethan evans from gorsgoch drives more than 600 miles a week visiting clients. her local mp, ben lake, is calling on the treasury to extend rural fuel duty relief to parts of wales. here's our westminster correspondent, gareth lewis. death evans is feeling the pinch in her purse, another day out and about

visiting bilderberg clients —— bethan evans. she wonders if she will need to pack it in because she is struggling to afford fuel. she worries that if she didn't do his job, who would? —— herjob. it is a long day and often a long 16 week and she really cuts up the miles. how many miles do you do? roughly 600. ifi how many miles do you do? roughly 600- if i do — how many miles do you do? roughly 600. if | do six — how many miles do you do? roughly 600. if i do six days, _ how many miles do you do? roughly 600. |f| do six days, 600. _ how many miles do you do? roughly 600. |f| do six days, 600. if- how many miles do you do? roughly 600. if i do six days, 600. if not - 600. if i do six days, 600. if not more. depends what areas we working. have you noticed a massive difference over the past four or five mounts?— difference over the past four or five mounts?- -- - difference over the past four or five mounts?- -- for- difference over the past four or five mounts? yes. —— forfive five mounts? yes. -- for five months- _ five mounts? yes. -- for five months. roughly _ five mounts? yes. -- for five months. roughly £50 - five mounts? yes. -- for five months. roughly £50 extra l five mounts? yes. -- for five months. roughly £50 extra i | five mounts? yes. -- for five - months. roughly £50 extra i have to -a to fill months. roughly £50 extra i have to pay to fill my — months. roughly £50 extra i have to pay to fill my tank— months. roughly £50 extra i have to pay to fill my tank up. _ months. roughly £50 extra i have to pay to fill my tank up. if— months. roughly £50 extra i have to pay to fill my tank up. if the - months. roughly £50 extra i have to pay to fill my tank up. if the fuel - pay to fill my tank up. if the fuel goes up, much more, i will be seriously thinking about not

affording it, cannot afford to run the car. hf affording it, cannot afford to run the car. . �* , , ., affording it, cannot afford to run the car. . �*, , ., ., , the car. if an's plight and worries about carers _ the car. if an's plight and worries about carers leaving _ the car. if an's plight and worries about carers leaving their- the car. if an's plight and worries about carers leaving theirjobs i the car. if an's plight and worries about carers leaving theirjobs in| about carers leaving theirjobs in parts of wales like this has led one mp to raise the issue in parliament. ben lake wants the rules on rural feel duty relief to change. the current scheme knocks 5p fuel duty on certain parts of the uk and is based largely on the extra cost of transporting fuel from refineries to filling stations in remote areas. at the moment it applies to parts of scotland, the as of ceylan, and for remote districts in england, cumbria, northumberland, north yorkshire and devon. there is one refinery and picture, another over the border. refinery and picture, another over the border-— the border. many areas of wales currently are _ the border. many areas of wales currently are not _ the border. many areas of wales currently are not eligible - the border. many areas of wales currently are not eligible for- the border. many areas of wales currently are not eligible for the | currently are not eligible for the relief, despite meeting almost all of the criteria, the one thing that we lose out on is the proximity to refineries, added who lives in rural wales had well no it doesn't mean

much of a difference due to the road network we have. if we were to change this, it would mean roughly another 5p cut to the price of fuel at the pumps, which would make a big difference. mr at the pumps, which would make a big difference. ~ . ~ difference. mr lake will meet ministers _ difference. mr lake will meet ministers at _ difference. mr lake will meet ministers at the _ difference. mr lake will meet ministers at the treasury - difference. mr lake will meet ministers at the treasury to l difference. mr lake will meet - ministers at the treasury to discuss his call on monday. back on root in ceredigion, beth and's ability to pay record prices at the pumps might be the nearing the end of the road. if it goes up more, same with all of the bills going up, just cannot afford it. gareth lewis there. five men have been arrested on suspicion of the murder of a man from suffolk. simon dobbin was left unable to walk or talk when he was set upon as he made his way home from a football match in 2015. he died five years later. alex dunlop reports. in a co—ordinated operation across south essex, police arrest three men, three of them in their 30s, suspected of murdering simon dobbin. they are now being questioned. in march 2015, mr dobbin, who supported cambridge united,

was subjected to a brutal ambush and attack near this pub, following an away game at southend united. the 43—year—old was left with brain damage. unable to walk or talk, he needed care around the clock. two years ago, simon dobbin died at his home in mildenhall. police say his injuries were found to have caused his death. that prompted the police to launch a homicide investigation. this morning, they held a press conference in southend. there was a causal link between the vicious assault on simon in 2015 and his death in 2020. since that time, we have been through all the evidence, further witnesses have come forward and been able to analyse the information, i have made analyse the information, i have made a decision that five men will be arrested on suspicion of murder. in 2017,13 men were sentenced for the attack on mr dobbin. nine were jailed for violent disorder.

three jailed for conspiring to commit violent disorder. for seven years, nicole dobbin has soughtjustice for her husband. last year a crimestoppers reward was announced for information leading to the conviction of his killer, or killers. it's extremely important. you know, we've suffered as a family. we've had no closure. this will hopefully give us that. essex police say today marks a significant development. they say they'll now gather evidence to establish who assaulted simon dobbin, how they assaulted him, and bring them to justice. a government report in france is blaming the chaotic scenes at the champs league final, where rightly fired tear gas awaiting liverpool fans, raising questions from outside france by the country's ability to host major sporting events. our corresponding has told us more about

the report. it is corresponding has told us more about the reort. , . corresponding has told us more about the reort. ,., , ., , corresponding has told us more about the reort. _, , ., , the report. it is a serious report reflecting _ the report. it is a serious report reflecting the — the report. it is a serious report reflecting the seriousness - the report. it is a serious report reflecting the seriousness with l reflecting the seriousness with which the government knows this has to be tackled, we are big events coming up in next year, and unless the failings which were clearly highlighted at the champions league are addressed, there are questions. the issue of ticket sales is at the heart of this. it is not highlighted by this report, it says there was a root cause, but it identified many other problems in the french side, particularly in crowd management, which aggravated the situation and made it such that the police had no choice but to let that barrier down, let in the crowds, which caused real problem on. it identifies a complete lack of coordination between the other atp, underground managers,

train system and the command system which managers new all liverpool fans were being pushed onto one of the train lines coming up and off the train lines coming up and off the other one but they were not prepared for that at this dad, so they have a huge arrival of 15,000 people at one point at this panel, leading up to the stadium, and the officials completely unable to cope with this mass arrival, so a lot of things to be looked at. the with this mass arrival, so a lot of things to be looked at. the ukrainian ambassador to the uk tells the bbc there will be a swap to free two britons centred to death by russia. it comes as the defence secretary meets ukraine's president zelensky on an unannounced trip to kyiv. campaigners argue in the high court that the uk's agreement to send some asylum seekers to rwanda is unenforceable. the first flight is unenforceable. the first flight is due to take off on tuesday.

police in brazil are examining blood found in the search for british journalist tom phillips and local indigenous expert bruno ferrera. it is a blood found on a bout belonging to a fisherman who had been arrested will be tested to see whether it is human or animal. the pair went missing while travelling on a boat on a reporting trip on the amazon rainforest on sunday. 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 james ii of england, 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 a 340 years ago after hitting the sand bank. on—board with the future king of england james stewart, duke of york. he survived but others did not. it is estimated between 130 and 250 people died that morning in may. since 1682, the vessel remained half buried on the sea bed and it is exact location was unknown. now we know it has been discovered, it has caused much excitement with some saying 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 command norfolk —based printers who are also professional divers. after years of looking for second world war wrecks, they wanted a new challenge. there is 40,000 wrecks _ they wanted a new challenge. there is 40,000 wrecks around _ they wanted a new challenge. there is 40,000 wrecks around the - they wanted a new challenge. liner is 40,000 wrecks around the whole of

the uk, quite a lot off norfolk, we did lots of those, great adventures but there was always, what's next? aha, but there was always, what's next? a peek through lincoln's encyclopaedia of shipwreck sent him on the trail for the gloucester. and after a four—year search, over 5000 nautical miles, they finally found her. i could see a dark shadow on miles, they finally found her. u could see a dark shadow on the sea bed, so you know you are on a wreck, pretty fantastic, and before you knew it, another five pretty fantastic, and before you knew it, anotherfive metres, i was kneeling on the sea bed and surrounded by fantastically huge cannon and more than one, a group of them, i knelt there, took the moment in, five minutes, just unbelievable. never forget. in, five minutes, just unbelievable. neverforget. he popped up, normally you take _ neverforget. he popped up, normally you take your kids off because it is heavy. _ you take your kids off because it is heavy. but — you take your kids off because it is heavy, but he was so full of adrenaline he climbed up the ladder, hand extended and said, we have

found _ hand extended and said, we have found her~ — hand extended and said, we have found hen i — hand extended and said, we have found her. ., hand extended and said, we have found her._ and - hand extended and said, we have found her._ and they . found her. i fell over! and they have recovered _ found her. i fell over! and they have recovered many _ found her. i fell over! and they. have recovered many fascinating artefacts. pipes still full of tobacco, spectacles with spare lenses, bottles, some of them with wine still inside. there is also the ship's bill. many will want to see the gloucester raised, but whether thatis the gloucester raised, but whether that is possible is still to be determined. there is much more historical scientific and archaeological work to do. jo black reporting. i have been speaking to historian dan snow who explained very excitedly how significant a find the gloucester is.— gloucester is. wrecks are pretty difficult to _ gloucester is. wrecks are pretty difficult to find, _ gloucester is. wrecks are pretty difficult to find, the _ gloucester is. wrecks are pretty difficult to find, the barnwell. difficult to find, the barnwell brothers, it relies on people like them who have that drive, ambition, spare time, the forgiving families, to do the 5000 massive search time required. what is interesting is it has only been recently we have found

shipwrecks remotely, before that you had to go down i'd look for it. when marine archaeologists started, it was a matter of swimming about, scuba—diving, an inefficient way of finding it, now we have remote ways of doing it, drones, sensors, so we are only really starting, you may have noticed we are in a golden age of shipwrecks finding. shipwrecks turning up all of the place because of the technology changing and allowing us to cover bigger areas. this is 38 miles out to sea, a long way, you will notjust be diving out there randomly or paddling out there on the sandbanks. it is a particularly isolated part of the world, you have to know what you're looking for, it is not a great big beautifully intact chip that the first world war battleships. you are talking about bits and pieces on the bottom, you couldn't miss it. it has been ket bottom, you couldn't miss it. it has been kept secret _ bottom, you couldn't miss it. it has been kept secret for _ bottom, you couldn't miss it. it has been kept secret for quite - bottom, you couldn't miss it. it has been kept secret for quite a - bottom, you couldn't miss it. it has been kept secret for quite a while, | been kept secret for quite a while, it is not a very recent discovery. no, ifirst met

it is not a very recent discovery. no, i first met the it is not a very recent discovery. no, ifirst met the brothers in 2017 and we had lots of chat about it, the key thing is not to an asset to the key thing is not to an asset to the world and not have a plan for what comes next because looting is a big problem. you don't want that, you don't want the site to be disturbed and improperly interrogated. the big game here has been to make sure we have got the right people involved and university accreditation etc, all the bits in place, it was felt he could go public and they have now a series of jobs they will do, this site can be looked after and monitored. tel jobs they will do, this site can be looked after and monitored. ysl such a significant — looked after and monitored. ysl such a significant discovery? _ looked after and monitored. ysl such a significant discovery? you're - a significant discovery? you're askin: a significant discovery? you're asking the _ a significant discovery? you're asking the wrong _ a significant discovery? you're asking the wrong guy, - a significant discovery? you're asking the wrong guy, i - a significant discovery? you're asking the wrong guy, i am i a significant discovery? you're asking the wrong guy, i am ht| a significant discovery? you're . asking the wrong guy, i am ht am excited by this. broadly speaking, if you have the mary rose over here, hms victory over here, it is sitting nicely in the middle like the missing link. we don't have a ship from the turbulent period of english

and british history, a period, built by the republic, cromwell, taken over and rebadged, so it is this time when british sea power, samuel pepys was a great administrator, british sea power is beginning to take shape and britain is sowing the seeds of the greatness that will come 100 litre with the royal navy. this allows geeks like me to get a real window on what was going on at this time of history. fishd real window on what was going on at this time of history.— this time of history. and you do that by looking _ this time of history. and you do that by looking at _ this time of history. and you do that by looking at what's - this time of history. and you do that by looking at what's on - this time of history. and you do i that by looking at what's on board. you look at the cannon, big chunky metal cannon, they are more sturdy than the wood which can become eroded and degraded by microorganisms. then you look at objects on board, you can tell things about the crew, the grand passage, packed full of things, loads of aristocrats, james, duke of york, after whom new york is named, big legacy. it had been new

amsterdam before that. for in several battles as a king's back as the dutch, king charles the first —— the dutch, king charles the first —— the second, hundreds of children and hundreds of sand, but no legitimate ones, so the air was the duke of york. lots of aristocrats were laughing at his jokes and york. lots of aristocrats were laughing at hisjokes and hoping york. lots of aristocrats were laughing at his jokes and hoping for importantjobs when he became king. you get a nice sense of the court life but also what the sailors were experiencing, what they had with them in that period.— experiencing, what they had with them in that period. there is going to be an exhibition, _ them in that period. there is going to be an exhibition, how— them in that period. there is going to be an exhibition, how likely i them in that period. there is going to be an exhibition, how likely is l to be an exhibition, how likely is it that everything that is down there will be raised at some point? in the future, who knows? the chinese dig, they took a piece out of the sea bed and lifted the entire sea bed out, they are excavating direct on land by removing bits of sea bed, so it may be one day we can do that but at the is about monitoring and scanning and noninvasive staff, and some of the objects will have been broken up,

brought up, wine bottles, the oldest intact wine bottle with wine in it, super exciting. unlike the wine in my house which tends to get open to get opened a bit quicker. and a bottle of belonging to one of george washington's ancestors, nice american link. those are the objects we are seeing on display. in the future, who knows what will happen? there is a man who lost a job, historian dan snow. it has been one of australia's most popular exports. but it's the end of the road for neighbours — the iconic tv soap telling of the lives of the residents of called ramsay street. the final episode has been filmed — after 37 years and 9,000 episodes. our entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba, looks back at the show that launched the careers of stars such as kylie minogue and jason donovan, who've both returned for the last episode. # neighbours... minutes afterfilming neighbours' final ever scenes,

the cast reminding us of a theme tune that has entertained generation after generation. # you can find the perfect blend... details of the last episode, which will air in august, are being kept under wraps, but we do know that the show�*s most famous couple... i love you. ..jason donovan and kylie minogue, aka scott and charlene will be returning. it's lovely, emotional. driving into ramsay street was quite something. firstly, where's all that time gone? secondly, everything looks exactly the same. # neighbours... the australia 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... charlene! ..the show helped make stars of many of its young cast. # suddenly you're seeing me... scott and charlene's wedding was watched here in 1988 by close to 20 million people.

and throughout the years, neighbours has consistently delighted its fans, rarely hitting a... harold! ..duff note with viewers. over the decades, the residents of ramsay street have survived fires... ..car crashes... ..explosions. .. ..even a plane crash. serena, 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 for ever. lizo mzimba, bbc news.

the weather for the weekend not looking bad for most, very breezy, especially today and tomorrow, in a north—west of the uk, also a few showers and a forecast but i think predominantly we're talking about dry weather. he is the weather map for friday, very large area of low pressure with strong wind around. an old tropical storm, the remnants of. it will sideswipe us, moving between scotland and iceland, the centre of it. we will be feeling the wind around the coasts of northern ireland, scotland, very gusty winds up ireland, scotland, very gusty winds up to gale force. showers expected for. predominantly sunny, breezy weather across england and wales. very high levels of pollen through today across england and wales, not so high further north. the forecast

for friday night, this slow—moving area of low pressure side sweeps us, showers expected across scotland, northern ireland, elsewhere clear spells and a breezy morning on saturday. temperatures in the morning around 12 in london, 13 in glasgow, more or less the same north and south. low pressure closest approach will be saturday to the north of scotland, where the front also curling into this low—pressure, thick cloud and perhaps more persistent rain for a time in the western isles. gale force wind in northern scotland, a very blustery day elsewhere across the uk with just a scattering of showers here and there. best of the weather in eastern areas, the south—east, along the channel coast. the temperature is rather chilly, 14 in stornoway, 22 in london. sunday, here is the low, pulling away into the norwegian sea, this area of high pressure is starting to build into the wind,

slowing down across the south of the country, showers dying away, a beautiful sunday across the board of wales and england, if you shower surround across scotland and northern ireland, but on the whole it is a fine, mostly sunny sunday on the way, temperatures between 14 and 21 in the south. goodbye.

this is bbc news. the headlines... the ukrainian ambassador to the uk tells the bbc there will be a swap to free two britons sentenced to death by russia. it comes as the defence secretary ben wallace meets ukraine's president zelensky, on an unannounced trip to kyiv. campaigners are arguing in the high court that the uk's agreement to send some asylum seekers to rwanda is "unenforceable". the first flight is due to take off on tuesday. new figures suggest that more than half of uk households have reduced spending on gas and electricity because of concerns over the rising cost of living. the ukrainian ambassador to the uk has told the bbc, ukraine is in negotiations to free the two britons sentenced to death a chain of failures by the authorities at the champions league final in paris

has severely damaged france's image, according to a french government report. a royal warship that sank 340 years ago, while carrying the future king james ii is discovered off the coast of norfolk. the ukrainian ambassador to the uk has told the bbc that ukraine is in negotiations to free the two britons sentenced to death for fighting against russian forces and he says there will be a prisoner swap. aiden aslin and shaun pinner were captured while fighting with the ukrainian army and have been tried as merceneries by a court in russian held territory. both men had been living in ukraine at the time of the invasion. speaking to my colleague ben brown, the ukrainian ambassador to the uk, vadym prystaiko said he believed the trial and sentencing was part of a wider prisoner exchange plan.

it is the preparation for a big operation of the swap of the prisoners. that is how it is done in civilised societies, those of, some committed atrocities, i understand some did not, but people who committed personally atrocities, they have to be criminally prosecuted. what will happen to them afterwards? will they be part of the exchange of prisoners? that will probably happen. the rest, just soldiers, will be swapped at the end of the war. could there be an exchange, a swap for these two britons specifically who have had the death sentence passed? it will be a swap, the important question is what is the price? russia was talking about some ukrainian mps to be swapped, especially those i now understand were working for them all these years. now the appetite, reasonably more or less.

i don't want to go into details because the sensitive work of our prosecutor general�*s office, the special services, how to communicate and it allows these operations to happen. our diplomatic correspondent james landale explains the background to the death sentences. aiden aslin and shaun pinner had served in ukraine's armed forces for several years. they had made the country their home. but now these two britons have been sentenced to death for being mercenaries. if you are watching this, it means that we have surrendered... both men had been defending the city of mariupol. this was mr aslin's last video message before they ran out of ammunition and were forced to surrender. the two britons were convicted by a court in russian—held eastern ukraine, a court not recognised internationally. russian state television said the men had a month to appeal. mr aslin's former mp said he hoped both men could be swapped for russian prisoners. there are prisoner exchanges happening between the ukrainian 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. the foreign secretary, liz truss, discussed the situation on the phone this morning with her ukrainian counterpart, dmytro kuleba. in a tweet afterwards, she said the men were prisoners of war, and the judgment against them was an egregious breach of the geneva conventions. but the foreign office appears reluctant to escalate this into a bilateral dispute with moscow, to avoid fuelling the false claims the men were british mercinaries. what officials both here and in ukraine believe is that russia is using the case of mr aslin and mr pinner to put pressure on the uk. these people, they have been accused and they have been . prosecuted illegally, i without any guarantees of the rule of law. the russians are trying - to intimidate the whole world with a different means.

ukraine's prosecutor general, iryna venediktova, said the sentencing was phony, a violation of international law. and she has already begun an investigation into what she called this illegal action. and this lunchtime, we learned the defence secretary ben wallace met with president zelensky in kyiv this week, after an unannounced visit to the ukrainian capital. our correspondent nick beake is following developments from kyiv. this was a video that has been posted in the last hour or so on the official telegram channel of president zelensky and in it, you see the president meeting ben wallace, the british defence secretary, and also other british officials who have come to this meeting and you can see the warmth between the two men. mr wallace telling president zelensky he is doing an amazing job,

to which the president replies, "we are doing it together." many people suggest britain has been instrumental in sending weapons to the country to fight russia's advance. mr zelensky is seen to reply, "it is the ukrainian people who are to be praised for their efforts." this was an unannounced visit, but it's the latest sign that the british government want to show of their solidarity with ukraine. it comes shortly after these two britons were sentenced to death for apparently being mercenaries. that was the view of this court in the east of the country, in the donbas region, a court which no country in the world acknowledges or recognises, apart from russia. this is a case, as we have been hearing, that has international dimensions to it. the russian foreign ministry saying today that britain's response in these kind of cases is hysterical. we have just been hearing from the ukrainian ambassador to the uk that negotiations

are under way to try to free those two britons who are in fact serving with the ukrainian army. important as a visual signal, when these events take place, even if we don't know about them at the time, it sends a powerful signal. absolutely. that's the point the ukrainian officials are making, these soldiers had been living in this country, made homes here. both have ukrainian partners, so for this russian—backed court to say that they are mercenaries guilty of treason, trying to overthrow the powers that be in this part of the east of the country, they say it's completely unacceptable, so for the families, i think any sort of show of strength is welcome, but they want them to be released and the best hope it would seem is some sort of prisoner swap, interestingly we heard today one of the mps who represents the constituency where one of the men used to live,

he said he has been given this suggestion that were there to be a prisoner swap, these two britons would be right at the top of the list and i think that might provide some comfort to the family of the two britons and the moroccan man who has also been sentenced to death. also potentially, they may feel reassured, if that's the right word, in some way that apparently, according to russian state media, there have been other death sentences passed by this court and none has actually been carried out. so that might be of little comfort at this point, in clearly what's a really difficult time for the families of the men. i'm joined now by the chief executive of amnesty international uk, sacha deshmukh. how uk, sacha deshmukh. likely do you believe this tri. how likely do you believe this trial in this unrecognised court in the donbas was actually to trigger a

prisoner swap? donbas was actually to trigger a prisonerswap? i donbas was actually to trigger a prisoner swap?— donbas was actually to trigger a prisoner swap? i think we should start by remembering _ prisoner swap? i think we should start by remembering that i prisoner swap? i think we should start by remembering that this i start by remembering that this so—called trial is nothing really of the sort, in the real meaningful way. your correspondences have rightly pointed to the fact that the court is not recognised around the world by either international bodies or indeed other countries with the exception of russia, and that the trial soldiers in this way with this kind of sentence under the geneva convention is a onto and of international law. the only purpose for a grotesque spectacle and that is what happened and i can only begin to imagine what that might be like notjust for the individuals involved but their families, like notjust for the individuals involved but theirfamilies, the only purpose can be political purposes. only purpose can be political purposes-— only purpose can be political --uroses. . , , . ., purposes. what representations do ou believe purposes. what representations do you believe the _ purposes. what representations do you believe the united _ purposes. what representations do you believe the united kingdom i purposes. what representations do | you believe the united kingdom and the united nations should be making

to the donbas, donetsk and also the kremlin? i to the donbas, donetsk and also the kremlin? ~ ., kremlin? i think the united kingdom covernment kremlin? i think the united kingdom government but _ kremlin? i think the united kingdom government but also _ kremlin? i think the united kingdom government but also importantly i kremlin? i think the united kingdomj government but also importantly the united nations should be making representations, representations to russia are key, this area is under political control in the case of the so—called trial that was used and i think it's very clear what needs to be said absolutely loud and clear is that the people in question, any attempts to call them mercenaries, we should not give that any kind of credence whatsoever, these are people who were residing in the ukraine for a long period of time, two british nationals, we should not forget the moroccan national who was convicted, but as far as british nationals are concerned, strong

connection to ukraine, part of the ukrainian nationalforces connection to ukraine, part of the ukrainian national forces and are protected by the geneva convention. that's something that is one of the fundamental tenets of international law and notjust fundamental tenets of international law and not just the fundamental tenets of international law and notjust the uk government, notjust law and notjust the uk government, not just other governments, law and notjust the uk government, notjust other governments, but the un be making clear to russia the absolute importance of respect for that convention. haifa absolute importance of respect for that convention.— that convention. how much more im ortant that convention. how much more important is it — that convention. how much more important is it to _ that convention. how much more important is it to get _ that convention. how much more important is it to get these i important is it to get these men back safely, rather than circumstances you would understand? i'm afraid i don't accept that there is a contradiction between those principles and the safety of these men or others. it's international law, it is conventions such as the geneva convention, it's the underpinnings of any of us, citizens anywhere being safe when we are in other countries. of course this war has seen contraventions of

international law, and amnesty international has documented multiple cases of war crimes, including in this area but multiple cases of war crimes following the invasion across ukraine, sol cases of war crimes following the invasion across ukraine, so i am realistic that people do break international law, but actually, international law, but actually, international law, but actually, international law is the basis of getting protection for people, even as government and bodies like the united nations sometimes need to act against those who break international law. it's this basis of it, not a barrier, international law. it's this basis of it, nota barrier, in international law. it's this basis of it, not a barrier, in fact it's an underpinning of what must happen and on a human level most importantly, these men and other prisoners, other people affected by this terrible conflict, the reason the law matters is that the impact of what happens to people when the law is ignored. but of what happens to people when the law is ignored-— law is ignored. but we don't know 'ust how law is ignored. but we don't know just how much — law is ignored. but we don't know just how much influence - law is ignored. but we don't know| just how much influence president putin has on this breakaway republic

thatis putin has on this breakaway republic that is not recognised by anybody other than moscow, the donetsk people's republic. i other than moscow, the donetsk people's republic.— people's republic. i think we can re people's republic. i think we can pretty safely _ people's republic. i think we can pretty safely say _ people's republic. i think we can pretty safely say that _ people's republic. i think we can pretty safely say that the - people's republic. i think we can pretty safely say that the level l people's republic. i think we can| pretty safely say that the level of influence is great. yes, this is a label of this so—called republic and as a result, the exact ways in which it works are not, do not have the same clarity as an actual government, a recognised state and thatis government, a recognised state and that is the nature of it being this kind of entity. but i do not think that can in some way be seen as an excuse for not being clear where power and influence really lie. and in this area, they even within the so—called republic, go straight to moscow. i do not think there is any doubt about the depth and level of influence and indeed authority that

could be exercised back russia in this particular case in terms of the actions that happened but also in terms of not contravening the geneva conventions and thus not seeing take place the absolutely outrageous sentencing that we saw for these men. . ~' sentencing that we saw for these men. . ~ , ., y sentencing that we saw for these men. . ~ , . sentencing that we saw for these men. . ~' ,, y . ., sentencing that we saw for these men. . y . ., men. thank you very much for your time. the office for national statistics has published a new survey detailing public anxiety over the rising cost of living. it found that households 77% reported feeling 'worrried or 'somewhat worried' about the rising cost of living. 51% said they were using less energy around the house.(ani)(36% spending less on food and 'essentials�*)and 36% of respondents said i'm joined now by our social affairs correspondent

michael buchanan who has been following the story. what were people asked in this survey? what were people asked in this surve ? , ., ,~' what were people asked in this surve ? , . ., what were people asked in this surve ? , survey? they were asked about as the survey? they were asked about as the survey indicates _ survey? they were asked about as the survey indicates their _ survey? they were asked about as the survey indicates their concerns - survey? they were asked about as the survey indicates their concerns on i survey indicates their concerns on the level of worry they had on a regular basis about the rising costs. nine out of ten said, nearly nine out of tend of respondents that they had noticed costs had gone out up, 77% were in the category of very worried or somewhat worried about the impact of those costs and perhaps as you would expect there were people on lower incomes, families with young children, people in particular with disabilities that had the most concerns about it, but this is a very up—to—date snapshot, we have spoken a lot about the impact of the cost of living but the survey took place in the last week of may, first week ofjune so it is almost real—time data coming through from great britain, showing exactly what the impact of these rising prices are on people's budgets and household and what they are doing in

response. to household and what they are doing in resonse. ., a, . ., ., ., y response. to macau often do they run surve s response. to macau often do they run surveys about — response. to macau often do they run surveys about anxiety? _ response. to macau often do they run surveys about anxiety? not _ response. to macau often do they run surveys about anxiety? not very i surveys about anxiety? not very often. i think— surveys about anxiety? not very often. i think this _ surveys about anxiety? not very often. i think this was _ surveys about anxiety? not very often. i think this was a - surveys about anxiety? not very often. i think this was a piece i surveys about anxiety? not very often. i think this was a piece ofj often. i think this was a piece of work they felt because of all the concerns around the cost of living, they felt that they had to in this case try and capture what was going on and what you see in some ways is what you would expect. people are, the people who have less income are worried about this thing virtually every single day, about the impact on them, but having spent some time in recent weeks in various parts where this is becoming apparent, you can see the real world consequence of that. urc people who were used to doing their weekly shopping once a week, they now spend three or four or five hours of the week doing the shop, going to or three times instead of one shop, they will go to four orfive instead of one shop, they will go to four or five because they can save 50 pc or a pound there. other people, one woman i met, not only does she only buy the stuff that is

reduced, she will go to one shop perhaps in the morning, see that it is reduced, hide it and then go back in later on when the close because she knows she will get a greater reduction. what used to be a relatively straightforward going to the shop to buy food has become something that lots of families are having to almost develop a strategy for. ~ ., , having to almost develop a strategy for. . ., , ., ,., having to almost develop a strategy for. ~ ., , , having to almost develop a strategy for. , i, for. worrying about every single enn . for. worrying about every single penny- thank — for. worrying about every single penny. thank you. _ the high court has been told that there will now be 31 migrants leaving the uk on a plane to rwanda on tuesday, after legal challenges led to six people being taken off the flight list. the court is hearing a claim from charities and campaigners against the government's plan to send some asylum seekers to the east african country. the group's lawyers argue that the policy is irrational and misleading. the home office insists the plan complies with national and international law. our legal correspondent 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 claims 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 always knew the plan was so controversial it was always going to end up before the courts, but the home office says it is lawful to send people to rwanda, because they should have claimed asylum in the eu first. today, a judge heard that the un has such concerns about standards of asylum in the country, it is irrational to send anyone there at all. four years ago, congolese refugees protest about the treatment in rwanda. lawyers warn that refugees sent from here could face similar

treatment. the policy ministers say is vital to deterring dangerous journeys over the english channel. joining me now is alp mehmet, chairman of migration watch uk. thank you forjoining us. what would you say to those who criticise this as a policy, given that we do have a human right to claim asylum? lode as a policy, given that we do have a human right to claim asylum? we do have the human _ human right to claim asylum? we do have the human right _ human right to claim asylum? we do have the human right to _ human right to claim asylum? we do have the human right to claim - human right to claim asylum? we do| have the human right to claim asylum andindeed have the human right to claim asylum and indeed we should claim it when we reach safety and we are in a safe, prosperous country, as happens with those who are coming to us from france, having travelled across europe. but i think the one point thatis europe. but i think the one point that is being missed to be honest is the fact that this policy has been introduced simply to dissuade people from risking their lives, risking the lives of babies, toddlers, to

make their way to this country across the channel. that seems to have been overlooked, forgotten, but i think it is really critical that we send out the message that if you make your way to this country illegally in the way that is happening, then you will not stay here and potentially you may be sent to rwanda. but here and potentially you may be sent to rwanda. �* , �* ., to rwanda. but isn't that the point? we don't know _ to rwanda. but isn't that the point? we don't know whether _ to rwanda. but isn't that the point? we don't know whether some i to rwanda. but isn't that the point? we don't know whether some of i to rwanda. but isn't that the point? i we don't know whether some of these people are travelling illegally, evenif people are travelling illegally, even if the means of them getting here is dangerous, surely you are just punishing people who are desperate. you are not punishing the traffickers enabling them to get here. ., ., ., , , here. you are not punishing the traffickers _ here. you are not punishing the traffickers in a way _ here. you are not punishing the i traffickers in a way you are helping them, that's what the problem is. and it is illegal, frankly, to get into a flimsy vessel bringing children with you and embarking from

an unauthorised point in france or wherever, of course it is illegal. we don't know that. you don't know, it is getting into a flimsy boat is not illegal, it might be dangerous but some of these people, if they were to end up enrol and which is not the safe and prosperous country that you are referring to like parts of europe are, they could turn out to be legitimate asylum seekers. would you let them back to britain then? ~ ., , . would you let them back to britain then? ~ ., ' . ., , then? well, the home office has assured us _ then? well, the home office has assured us that _ then? well, the home office has assured us that they _ then? well, the home office has assured us that they carefully i assured us that they carefully assess all those who are going to be sent there. quite properly. it is not children and babies that are going to be sent there. what we are talking about in the main is adults, mail order, working age, who are looking for a better life and why not. they are not the sort of asylum seekers that we are given to believe

really should be given refuge in this country. mr; really should be given refuge in this country-— really should be given refuge in this count . g ., ., , ., ~ this country. my apologies talking across you- _ this country. my apologies talking across you. the _ this country. my apologies talking across you. the home _ this country. my apologies talking across you. the home office i this country. my apologies talking across you. the home office has| this country. my apologies talking i across you. the home office has not got it right, has it, in some of these cases? 37 people who were meant to be on the flight are now down to 31. they have won the right to have their removal cancelled. i don't know whether it has been cancelled, it has been deferred... it has been, we are people being told six people today have had the right not to get onto that plane. well, the court has decided that it is proper within the law to say that their cases are full amongst those that need to be considered further. i don't know what exactly the court has decided or why it has made that decision, we don't know yet what it's going to decide with regard to the others. we will have to wait and

see as to why the courts have decided that they will not travel. but the fact is that already as your correspondence referred to the 10,000 more, 2.5 — three times more than this time last year, we are talking about 60, 80,000 people coming this way this year. is that something that we really want to condone? because that is what we are doing. condone? because that is what we are doinu. condone? because that is what we are doin. _ ., condone? because that is what we are doinu. ., ., ., doing. some would argue we have len of doing. some would argue we have plenty of jobs _ doing. some would argue we have plenty ofjobs for _ doing. some would argue we have plenty of jobs for people - doing. some would argue we have plenty of jobs for people to i doing. some would argue we have plenty of jobs for people to do i doing. some would argue we have| plenty of jobs for people to do and plenty ofjobs for people to do and we need immigration for that, but let me go back to the previous point for... ., , ., ., for... no, sorry, we have had huge numbers coming _ for... no, sorry, we have had huge numbers coming here _ for... no, sorry, we have had huge numbers coming here to _ for... no, sorry, we have had huge numbers coming here to work. i for... no, sorry, we have had huge i numbers coming here to work. many more than we were having before lockdown, frankly. 1 million visas issued last week for people to come and live here. we have had 18,000

afghans even coming here, so for people to say there are no safe routes, itjust isn't so.- routes, it 'ust isn't so. final question. — routes, itjust isn't so. final question- if— routes, itjust isn't so. final question. if somebody i routes, itjust isn't so. final question. if somebody goes routes, itjust isn't so. final. question. if somebody goes to routes, itjust isn't so. final question. if somebody goes to rwanda and briefly they are deemed to be legitimate asylum seekers, would you let him come back to the uk? mo. legitimate asylum seekers, would you let him come back to the uk? no. the decision is that _ let him come back to the uk? no. the decision is that they _ let him come back to the uk? no. the decision is that they can _ let him come back to the uk? no. the decision is that they can apply - let him come back to the uk? no. the decision is that they can apply and - decision is that they can apply and will be, if possible, they will be granted asylum in rwanda and we will help them to settle there and make their way there.— help them to settle there and make their way there. rwanda, though. you said everyone — their way there. rwanda, though. you said everyone has _ their way there. rwanda, though. you said everyone has a _ their way there. rwanda, though. you said everyone has a right _ their way there. rwanda, though. you said everyone has a right to _ their way there. rwanda, though. you said everyone has a right to seek- said everyone has a right to seek asylum in a safe and prosperous country. can you really categorise rwanda in that way? min; country. can you really categorise rwanda in that way?— country. can you really categorise rwanda in that way? why not? the un does. i saw rwanda in that way? why not? the un does- i saw a — rwanda in that way? why not? the un does. i saw a photograph _ rwanda in that way? why not? the un does. i saw a photograph of _ rwanda in that way? why not? the un does. i saw a photograph of refugees l does. i saw a photograph of refugees in the telegraph published earlier today and there was in fact one of the officials overseeing what was

going on was waiting at united nation's high commissioner for refugees jacket. so it is ok according to the united nations, then why isn't it ok for anyone to be sent there? as they had been from burundi and libya, thousands have already made their way there. but it is up to our government to make sure that those who do go there are treated humanely and are unhealthy and good condition.— and good condition. thank you very much. a government report in france has blamed what it called a chain of failures by french authorities for the chaotic scenes at the champions league final almost two weeks ago. it said events at the stade de france in paris, where riot police fired tear gas at waiting liverpool fans, had raised questions from outside france about the country's ability to host major sporting events.

our correspondent in paris, hugh schofield, has been telling us more about the report. it's a serious report, reflecting the seriousness coming up next year, the year after the olympics and unless the failings which were clearly highlighted at the champions league are addressed, then there are indeed question marks. the issue of ticket sales and false ticket sales is at the heart of this, but it is not highlighted by this report. it says the mass arrival of ticketless fans was the root cause, the trigger of the problem, but it identified many other problems on the french side, particularly in crowd management, which, aggravated the situation and made it such that in the end, the police had no choice but to let that barrier down, letting in the crowds, which included so many of the delinquents which caused problems later on, it identifies a complete lack of co—ordination

between the underground managers, the train system, and the command system in the stade de france, which, the ratp, the train managers knew all the liverpool fans were being pushed on to one of train lines and off the other one, but they weren't prepared for that at the stade de france. as a result, they had a huge arrival of tens of thousands of people, 15,000 at one point at this tunnel leading up to the stadium, and the officials there completely unable to cope with this mass arrival. so a lot of things to be looked at here. there are early signs of a possible increase in the number of people testing positive for covid in england and northern ireland. that's according to the office for national statistics. its report suggests the small rise is likely to be driven by the ba.1i and ba.5 variants of omicron. studies show these variants may be able to spread more easily than older omicron variants. the latest estimates suggest around

990,000 people in the uk have covid. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomas. that is looking promising. look at all of the deer hiding. yes. that is looking promising. look at all of the deer hiding.— all of the deer hiding. yes. to be honest, all of the deer hiding. yes. to be honest. i'm _ all of the deer hiding. yes. to be honest, i'm not _ all of the deer hiding. yes. to be honest, i'm not sure _ all of the deer hiding. yes. to be honest, i'm not sure where - all of the deer hiding. yes. to be honest, i'm not sure where this i all of the deer hiding. yes. to be i honest, i'm not sure where this is. i think it is possibly richmond park? it is certainly looking promising and the weekend just around the corner, looking thing for most of us. not perfect, because it will be very breezy at times. we have got a few showers in the forecast but if you do not mind a bit of a breeze and a fleeting shower, then actually it's going to be a perfect weekend for you. through this evening, the wind will be quite strong in the north—west of the uk. gale force winds out to sea and around coast of western scotland and around coast of western scotland and the north of northern ireland. elsewhere, dry with sunshine. i2 and the north of northern ireland. elsewhere, dry with sunshine. 12 in the north to stop and this is what it looks like tomorrow. strong wind across scotland and northern ireland

with occasional showers moving through. a few showers moving through. a few showers moving through in northern england as well but further south and east it will be dry, mostly sunny, a breeze but warm enough. 22 degrees. that was saturday, this is sunday, the wind will be later, there will be fewer showers. it will feel warmer, we are in for a fine sunday. that is it. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... the ukrainian ambassador to the uk tells the bbc there will be a swap to free two britain centres to death by russia. it comes as the defence secretary meets ukraine's president zelensky on an unannounced trip to kyiv. campaigners are arguing in the high court that the uk's agreement to send some asylum seekers to rwanda is unenforceable, the first light is due to take off on tuesday. new figures suggest more than half of uk households have reduced

spending on gas and electricity because of concerns of the cost of living. a chain of failures by the authorities at the champions league final in paris has severely damaged france's image, according to a french government report. a warship that sank the under a0 years ago carrying the future king james ii is discovered off the coast of norfolk. time for a round—up from the sports centre. good afternoon, england have just taken to the field after tea, new zealand are batting on the opening day of the second test at trent bridge. the tourists — without captain kane williamson who tested positive for covid last night — made a solid start and were 8a without loss when ben stokes made the breakthrough to see off will young. the very next ball, jimmy anderson got rid of tom latham, and both stokes and anderson have both taken another wicket since, conway and nicholls dismissed so new zealand are

with england i—0 up in the three—match series. fresh from his victory a fortnight ago in monaco, sergio perez clocked the quickest time in first practice for this weekend's azerbaijan grand prix. charles leclerc was far from happy with his car, he talked about a lot of power. perez became the most successful mexican driver in formula one history by winning in monaco and showed he has the potential to add to his three race wins by beating charles leclerc by a tenth of a second. lewis hamilton struggled. as you've been hearing, billy bingham, the most successful manager of northern ireland's football team, has died at the age of 90. bingham played in the 1958 world cup before leading northern ireland — as manager — to the world cup in 1982, where they got a stunning win over spain, and in 1986. he played for sunderland, luton and everton — who he also managed in the 19705. paying tribute, the irish football association says, "billy holds a unique place in the football

hearts of northern ireland." efl clubs will be able to make five substitutions per game in next season's competitions. it was trialled a couple of seasons ago following the covid break to reduce the physical impact on players, but was dropped for the last campaign. it's now going to be implemented from next season in the championship, league one and league two, as it will in the premier league. england play italy at molineux tomorrow in the nations league. it's their third game in a week and they're looking to improve on defeat in hungary and tuesday's i—i draw with germany. it's also a rematch of last year's european championship final — which italy won on penalties. and england manager gareth southgate he has no issues with picking a strong side. i think if we only give players

certain types of match, you don't find out enough about them and they don't find out the technical challenges, so for us it is a balance always of knowing that we have got to win matches but also try to find out about the player and then get a good experience. —— and in them. russian olympic high—jump champion mariya lasitskene has called on the international olympic committee to end sanctions against russian athletes. the ioc recommended a ban on russian and belarusian athletes following russia's invasion of ukraine. writing in an open letter posted to instagram, lasitskene 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." to tennis now, and andy murray is in the quarterfinals of the stuttgart open. he has had one of his biggest wins of the past six years, defeating his

opponent. stafanos tsistipas and he won the first set on a tie break. britain's harriet dart is into her first wta quarterfinal at the nottingham open where she's playing american alison riske. dart is the world to mark iia, playing the american who is the world number a0, the first set is world number 40, the first set is 5-42 world number 40, the first set is 5—42 dart, world number 40, the first set is 5-42 dart, it world number 40, the first set is 5—42 dart, it has taken almost an 5—a2 dart, it has taken almost an hour that, you can see it live, it is on the red button if you want to see it. you can watch all of the nottingham open action on the bbc iplayer or the bbc sport website. that's all the sport for now. we have also learned that the american golfer bryson dechambeau has turned his back on the pga golf

tour, he hasjoined the new saudi funded liv golf, he is the 2020 open us champion among one of the missing player to make the switch, but he is a big character, you can find out more on that story on the bbc sport website. aia a ia roll boy has been stabbed in manchester, his mother is in hospital. it happened yesterday evening. police say the suspect the attacker was noted the victims, he still hasn't been arrested and the public are being warned not to approach him. what has happened here, greater manchester police say, is nothing short of devastating, with a ia—year—old stabbed and killed, his mother seriously injured, in what officers described it as a ferocious attack and a shocking incident. emergency services were called here to north manchester on an estate at around 9:30pm.

the boy was treated for his injuries and his mother was also treated for injuries and taken to hospital. he died about one hour later, she is described as being in a stable condition. what you see over my shoulder is a lot of police activity, there's a huge police presence here, i have seen search teams, officers looking at nearby fields and knocking on doors of residents and lifting up drain covers as part of this murder investigation. what they are stressing is that this is domestic incident and the suspect, the attacker, is said to have been known to the victims. clearly there is a lot of shock here. the bbc has spoken to two young men who knew the ia—year—old who died. they said he was a popular boy, they played football with him and he was well liked here. of course police want any information anyone has to help them with this investigation. they say that they are working

or at what they call a tremendous pace to try and trace the suspect who they say is asian, in his mid—a0s, and of medium build, because they want him in custody, they want him for questioning, because they say they want to piece together happened here. two people have beenjailed after a io—year—old boy was mauled to death by a dog near his home in wales. jack lis died following the attack at a house in caerphilly on the 8th november 2021. jack lis had gone to a house in a housing estate in caerphilly where there was no adult present but a dog, a dog named beast, 50 kilograms in weight, and he mauled jack lis to death, and jack died of his injuries at the scene. in court earlier this morning we were shown evidence, video that showed the dog intimidating

people in the public in the days prior to jack lis's death, jumping up on people in the public, scaring children as well, and the two people that have been prosecuted and sentenced today, one sentenced to three years, the other sentenced to four years and six months. brandon hayden got the dog five or six days before jack lis's death and he asked amy salter to look after the dog, after this terrible event happened on the 8th of november last year, the first initial police officer that went into the scene, as it was read in court, he said that incident has had a profound effect on him and will have an effect for the rest of his life. when the family witness statements were read out from a number of family members ofjack lis, his father, grandfather, an uncle,

there were tears in the gallery, a number of family members so upset to have them read out in court. when the judge gave his sentence, he gave the two defendants the middle tier of sentencing because it wasn't warranted for the highest level of sentencing, so that is why they were given four and a half and three years. they will be sentenced today, brandon hayden will go to a young offenders institute, amy salter will go on remand in custody. five men have been arrested on suspicion of the murder of a man from suffolk. simon dobbin was left unable to walk or talk when he was set upon as he made his way home from a football match in 2015. he died five years later. alex dunlop reports. in a co—ordinated

operation across south essex, police arrest three men, three of them in their 30s, suspected of murdering simon dobbin. they are now being questioned. in march 2015, mr dobbin, who supported cambridge united, was subjected to a brutal ambush and attack following an away game at southend united. the a3—year—old was left with brain damage. unable to walk or talk, he needed care around the clock. two years ago, simon dobbin died at his home in mildenhall. police say his injuries were found to have caused his death. that prompted the police to launch a homicide investigation. this morning, they held a press conference in southend. there was a causal link between the vicious assault on simon in 2015 and his death in 2020. since that time, we have been through all the evidence, further witnesses have come forward and we've been able to analyse the information, and i have made a decision that five men will be arrested on suspicion of murder. in 2017, 13 men were sentenced for the attack on mr dobbin. nine were jailed for violent disorder. three jailed for conspiring to commit violent disorder.

for seven years, nicole dobbin has soughtjustice for her husband. last year a crimestoppers reward was announced for information leading to the conviction of his killer, or killers. it's extremely important. you know, we've suffered as a family. we've had no closure. this will hopefully give us that. essex police say today marks a significant development. they say they'll now gather evidence to establish who assaulted simon dobbin, how they assaulted him, and bring them to justice. at 5pm, ben brown will be here with an hour of the latest news. the costa book awards are to end after 50 years, organisers have announced. the annual literary event, which recognises english—language books by writers in britain and ireland, was established in 1971 under the name the whitbread book awards. recent high—profile winners have included sally rooney,

kate atkinson, hilary mantel and william boyd. the 2021 ceremony, which was held in february this year and saw former london teacher hannah lowe named overall winner, was the awards' last. joining me now is professor bart van es — he won costa book of the year 2018 with his novel the cut out girl, which was an extraordinary true story of a young jewish girl in holland during world war ii who hides from the nazis in the homes of an underground network of foster families, one of them his own grandparents. thank you forjoining us. do you understand why this award rocked to an end? no, not really, it is such a star _ rocked to an end? no, not really, it is such a star in _ rocked to an end? no, not really, it is such a star in the _ rocked to an end? no, not really, it is such a star in the literary - is such a star in the literary firmament, i was very shocked to hear about it this morning. i cannot quite imagine the kind of world of english books without it. i quite imagine the kind of world of english books without it.- english books without it. i think it was announced _ english books without it. i think it was announced and _ english books without it. i think it was announced and decision - english books without it. i think it| was announced and decision made during lockdown, maybe we were too

busy concentrating on other things to spot it. how significant was it for you to have won it? it to spot it. how significant was it for you to have won it?- for you to have won it? it was totally transformative, - for you to have won it? it was totally transformative, my . for you to have won it? it was l totally transformative, my book for you to have won it? it was - totally transformative, my book was a very small book that had one review in the uk at the moment it was shortlisted for biography. suddenly it got widely reviewed, i got much wider audience, it is now a bookin got much wider audience, it is now a book in 17 languages, i wouldn't have had any of that without the incredible privilege of the prize. in terms of the cultural significance of the costa book awards, formerly known as the whitbread, what has it done for literature in this country? it has alwa s literature in this country? it has always been _ literature in this country? it has always been the _ literature in this country? it has always been the prize _ literature in this country? it has always been the prize that - literature in this country? it has always been the prize that is . literature in this country? it hasj always been the prize that is for popular boots, notjust elite categories, it has been a surprising thing —— popular books. you never quite know what you are going to get from that customer, it has brought

poetry, biography, novels together, it is a big diversity, people will read the costa book awards winner regardless of what it is, it can bring readers to the less travelled categories, very important, therefore an incredible loss. what therefore an incredible loss. what ou think therefore an incredible loss. what you think it's _ therefore an incredible loss. what you think it's loss _ therefore an incredible loss. what you think it's loss will _ therefore an incredible loss. what you think it's loss will mean - therefore an incredible loss. what you think it's loss will mean to authors who are maybe not actively unknown or well—established? authors who are maybe not actively unknown or well-established? yeah, i fear it will mean _ unknown or well-established? yeah, i fear it will mean that _ unknown or well-established? yeah, i fear it will mean that its _ unknown or well-established? yeah, i fear it will mean that its main - fear it will mean that its main recognition authors will become even more prominent in the book market and listening figures like myself will really struggle to get any kind of coverage. of course, these decisions ofjudges are always subjective but there is a kind of level playing field that comes from the seriousness of these juries which look at hundreds of books, and the loss of that is quite worrying for british literature, not to have that kind of throughput of new

talent. .. that kind of throughput of new talent. ., ., ., ., , ., talent. there are other awards, and there? there _ talent. there are other awards, and there? there are, _ talent. there are other awards, and there? there are, but— talent. there are other awards, and there? there are, but they - talent. there are other awards, and there? there are, but they are - talent. there are other awards, and there? there are, but they are all. there? there are, but they are all rather narrower _ there? there are, but they are all rather narrower than _ there? there are, but they are all rather narrower than the - there? there are, but they are all rather narrower than the costa i there? there are, but they are all. rather narrower than the costa book awards. we have categories in history, women's fiction, the serious literary fiction of the booker prize, but i don't think we have had anything like the whitbread operating across all those genres, and i generally regarded as probably the second most prominent literary prize, particularly surprising that something that been that long is part of the kind of english book culture for that to suddenly disappear. it culture for that to suddenly disappear-— culture for that to suddenly disa ear. ., . . ., disappear. it would be nice to get to the bottom _ disappear. it would be nice to get to the bottom of _ disappear. it would be nice to get to the bottom of why _ disappear. it would be nice to get to the bottom of why they - disappear. it would be nice to get to the bottom of why they have . to the bottom of why they have chosen to do it, maybe it is cost, i don't know, but it is not like people aren't reading, we're probably reading more in the last couple of years than ever because people had a time.— couple of years than ever because people had a time. yes, book sales went u- people had a time. yes, book sales went no in — people had a time. yes, book sales went up in pandemic _ people had a time. yes, book sales went up in pandemic years, - people had a time. yes, book sales went up in pandemic years, there l people had a time. yes, book sales l went up in pandemic years, there has been a resurgence in local book

shops. we are reading in new ways as well, with audiobooks and so on. i think it is very sad and surprising, costa book awards came in after whitbread with what seemed like a logical fit between the cafe and the book. so it is surprising, shocking but also —— another sponsor to come in. it but also -- another sponsor to come in. ., , , , ., , in. it does seem strange when it is hiuhl in. it does seem strange when it is highly prized- _ in. it does seem strange when it is highly prized. getting _ in. it does seem strange when it is highly prized. getting onto - in. it does seem strange when it is highly prized. getting onto the - in. it does seem strange when it is| highly prized. getting onto the long list, never mind the shortlist, must have value to authors.— have value to authors. entirely, es, ou have value to authors. entirely, yes. you really _ have value to authors. entirely, yes, you really have _ have value to authors. entirely, yes, you really have tens - have value to authors. entirely, yes, you really have tens of - have value to authors. entirely, i yes, you really have tens of books published every day, so there is very little in as a first—time author and unless you are on a list like that, and being on the biography list, you get invited to book shops, you get to travel to literary festivals, meet leaders, and there is a gradual narrowing down which is all part of the process, you get the biography

winners and in that group of five goes to the final price, or six for short stories, which obviously creates a wonderful community of co—writers. a lot of things are special about this price. it seems like a lost. by, special about this price. it seems like a lost-— special about this price. it seems like a lost. �* ., ., .., ., like a lost. a good thing coming to an end. thank— like a lost. a good thing coming to an end. thank you, _ like a lost. a good thing coming to an end. thank you, author- like a lost. a good thing coming to an end. thank you, author of- like a lost. a good thing coming to an end. thank you, author of the l an end. thank you, author of the winnerfor 2018, let's an end. thank you, author of the winner for 2018, let's say it one more time, thank you. a care worker in ceredigion says she's considering leaving her job because of the rising cost of fuel. bethan evans from gorsgoch drives more than 600 miles a week visiting clients. her local mp, ben lake, is calling on the treasury to extend rural fuel duty relief to parts of wales. here's our westminster correspondent, gareth lewis. bethan evans is feeling the pinch in her purse, another day out and about visiting

her elderly clients. —— vulnerable clients in west wales. she wonders if she will need to pack it in because she is struggling to afford fuel. she worries that if she didn't do herjob, who would? it is a long day and often a long six—day week and she really clocks up the miles. how many miles do you do in a week? roughly 600. if i do six days, 600. if not more. depends what areas we're working. have you noticed a massive difference over the past four or five months in terms of cost? yes, roughly £50 extra i have to pay to fill my tank up. if the fuel goes up much more, i will be seriously thinking about not affording it, i cannot afford to run the car.

bethan's plight and worries about carers leaving theirjobs in parts of wales like this has led one mp to raise the issue in parliament. ben lake wants the rules on rural fuel duty relief to change. the current scheme knocks 5p fuel duty off in certain parts of the uk and is based largely on the extra cost of transporting fuel from refineries to filling stations in remote areas. at the moment it applies to parts of scotland, the isles of scilly, and four remote districts in england — cumbria, northumberland, north yorkshire and devon. there is one refinery in pembrokeshire, another over the border in elsmere port in wales. many areas of wales currently are not eligible for the relief, despite meeting almost all of the criteria, the one thing that we lose out on is the proximity to refineries. anyone who lives in rural wales well knows it doesn't mean much of a difference due to the road

network we have. if we were to change this, it would mean roughly another 5p cut to the price of fuel at the pumps, which would make a big difference. mr lake will meet ministers at the treasury to discuss his call on monday. back en route in ceredigion, bethan's ability to pay record prices at the pumps might be nearing the end of the road. if it goes up much more, and the same with all of the bills going up, ijust cannot afford it. gareth lewis there. 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. manufacturers say the kits should never replace medical advice. 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. the tests could cause anxiety and confusion and might even contribute to unplanned pregnancies. the testing is not a useful diagnostic test, because in perimenopause, hormones fluctuate very significantly, like a roller—coaster. so a woman might be having irregular

periods, she might have a high fsh one day when she does a test, she may then flip back into a fertile phase, and actually release an egg and ovulate. she could potentially get pregnant in the perimenopause thinking she can't. this happens to olivia. i was a7 and i started getting really bad hot flushes, insomnia, terrible anxiety. i never believed i would be able to fall pregnant, but i did. the british menopause society and the royal college of obstetricians and gynaecologists says women should not use the tests. nhs guidelines also discourage fsh testing for women who are a5 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. doctors at york hospital say a new robot is revolutionising surgery for cancer patients. the da vinci system allows surgeons to perform delicate and complex operations through just a few small incisions in the skin. surgeons at the hospital say it brings huge benefits for patients and quicker recovery times. corinne wheatley reports. here it is, the da vinci surgical robot which has been welcomed with open arms at york hospital, this is actually for demonstration purposes, the one they are using an operations is in use in theatre right now. they have used it in about 25 cases so far. it seems to be going very well. ben blake james as a consultant neurologist, what kind of differences is having the patience? a huge difference, we are so

delighted to be able to offer this now to the patience of your hospital, it is cutting—edge technology that enables more keyhole surgery, better keyhole surgery for patients, and in the benefits they get from that are huge. they keyhole surgery enables quicker recovery times and the da vinci machine seems to improve recovery even beyond normal keyhole surgery. we to improve recovery even beyond normal keyhole surgery.- to improve recovery even beyond normal keyhole surgery. we can see somebody demonstrating _ normal keyhole surgery. we can see somebody demonstrating here, - normal keyhole surgery. we can see somebody demonstrating here, so l normal keyhole surgery. we can see - somebody demonstrating here, so what exactly happening here? we somebody demonstrating here, so what exactly happening here?— exactly happening here? we have the surreon exactly happening here? we have the suraeon at exactly happening here? we have the surgeon at the _ exactly happening here? we have the surgeon at the console, _ exactly happening here? we have the surgeon at the console, he _ exactly happening here? we have the surgeon at the console, he is - exactly happening here? we have the surgeon at the console, he is using, i surgeon at the console, he is using, controlling the instruments by two manipulators that enable a huge amount of control through articulated instruments that can move things around in a way that is

just not possible with traditional keyhole surgery. just not possible with traditional keyhole surgery-— keyhole surgery. thank you very much, keyhole surgery. thank you very much. ben- _ keyhole surgery. thank you very much, ben. the _ keyhole surgery. thank you very much, ben. the machine - keyhole surgery. thank you very much, ben. the machine was i keyhole surgery. thank you very l much, ben. the machine was paid keyhole surgery. thank you very - much, ben. the machine was paid for in part by the charity your again cancer, surgeons say they are delighted and excited about its applications in future. timeframe look at the weather. —— time fora —— time for a look. it is looking beautiful this weekend, for many, not everybody, it will be quite gusty at times, there are a few showers, if you heavy once crossing parts of scotland at the moment the heavy rain isn't lasting for long as it has been pushed along by quite a strong wind, which is proper this area of low pressure, the remnants of an old tropical storm that formed days ago in the caribbean, travelled all the way across the atlantic. you can see it here, clouds swirling

into the centre of the pressure, glancing blow. gale force wind affecting north—western coast of the british isles, elsewhere breezy but not too windy, this is what it looks like more or less right now, temperatures in high teens are low 20s, some showers crossing parts of northern ireland and scotland, clipping the lake district. this evening and overnight, still blustery with showers in the north—west, elsewhere across the country clear spells, in the morning, with a north or south, temperatures more or less the same throughout, 12—13. low pressure still with us on saturday, very slow moving, wind blowing around it fast, its track is very slow. it is heading towards the norwegian sea but its closest approach is on saturday in the north of scotland, gusty winds, 50 mph possible, frequent showers, still blustery across the northern half of the uk,

breezy in the south. in the south, this is where the best of the weather will be, 22 in london, 20 east of the pennines, gusty conditions there, showers and north—west. sunday, the wind lighter, still a breeze bringing showers but on the whole a better day, similar temperatures but feeling warmer, because of the strength of the wind in some areas easing through the course of sunday. a fine day. a heads up for next week, later next week, around wednesday, thursday, friday onwards, we could see a plume of warm heading our way, check your app, you will notice southern areas of the uk will see a steady nice and the temperature in the coming days. that's it from me, have a great weekend.

today at 5pm... a judgment is expected shortly from the high court, where campaigners are challenging government plans to send some asylum seekers to rwanda. lawyers have argued it's not safe, but the government insists the ukrainian ambassador to the uk tells the bbc he expects there to be a prisoner swap to free two britons sentenced to death by a russian proxy court yesterday. it comes as the defence secretary ben wallace meets ukraine's president zelensky, on an unannounced trip to kyiv. new figures suggest more than half of uk households have cut their energy use because of concerns over the rising cost of living. a french a chain of failures by authorities at the champions league final in paris severely damaged france's image, according to a french

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