this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. after campaigners failed this evening and there high court bid to stop the first deportation flight next week. i'm sick priti patel has welcomed the decision, but the case is expected to be heard again when the court of on monday —— home secretary priti patel. the ukrainian ambassador... by russian proxy court. new figures suggest more than half of uk households have cut their energy use because they are so worried about the rising cost of living. a french government report says a chain of failures by the authorities at the champions league final in paris severely damaged france's image. and in half an

and in half an hour's time, leading uk commentators and foreign correspondents based in london debate borisjohnson�*s survival. and, in the week of the begian king's visit to congo, why colonial powers find it so hard to say "sorry". that's in dateline: london — stay with us. hello, good evening if you'rejust joining us, welcome to bbc news. campaigners have failed in their legal bid to stop a migrant removal flight to rwanda from departing on tuesday. united nations refugee officials warned the home office on two occasions that the plans to send asylum seekers to rwanda were unlawful. but tonight, the high court ruled that 31 migrants can leave on a flight to rwanda on tuesday. although the case will now go to the

court of appeal on monday after it was granted permission to campaigners to change the situation. our home editor mark easton has been taking a look at the issues. is it lawful to give people seeking asylum in the uk a one—way ticket to rwanda, telling them to pursue refugee status thousands of miles south in east africa? the first 31 migrants are due to make the journey next tuesday, but this afternoon, campaigners were seeking a court injunction to try and stop any removals. the judge at the high court in london heard a claim from one asylum seeker, as well as refugee rights groups and a trades union, that the policy is unlawful and it's irrational to claim that rwanda is a safe country for those fleeing war and persecution. the lawyer representing those trying to stop this flight pointed out that the home office has repeatedly claimed they rwanda policy has been given the green light by the unhcr — the un agency responsible for the refugee convention. that is misleading and incorrect, he told the judge.

this agreement is comparable with all our domestic with all our international legal obligations. priti patel claims it is lawful under the refugee convention, but in court today, a barrister for the un told thejudge the unhcr "in no way endorses the arrangement. we have informed the defendant that it is unlawful." notjust once, but on numerous occasions, it was claimed, after the deal was signed in kigali in april, the un had two meetings with priti patel and told her the arrangement broke international law. then last month, the home secretary went to geneva with rwanda's foreign minister to meet the un high commission for refugees, hoping he would back their deal — but he didn't. in fact, he told the home secretary that it ran "counter to the letter and spirit of the refugee convention and undermines international refugee protection law." the home office legal team, however, noted that more than 10,000 asylum

seekers have risked their lives crossing the channel in small boats already this year, and argued that a significant public interest exists in a policy deterring people from making those journeys and undermining the activities of criminal people smugglers. around 100 asylum seekers are in immigration detention, threatened with deportation to rwanda. in brook house, near gatwick, some have been on a hunger strike. one syrian spoke to the bbc — a translator has voiced his words. i came to the refugee because it was the only safe place. if i end up in rwanda, and my future and that of my two kids will be destroyed. the home office had always expected a legal challenge. however, there is another court application on monday — and it remains to be seen whether other individual applications might be thrown out. our home editor mark

easton is here now. what you make of this judgment? what you make of thisjudgment? i'm what you make of this “udgment? i'm sure the what you make of thisjudgment? i“n sure the home office will be absolutely delighted. the home secretary is made no secret of the fact that she thinks this policy is obsolete here in trying to deter people from crossing the channel —— is absolutely key here. those small boats have been a humiliation for government ministers elected on a promise to control our borders. they've been is really trying to find a way to undermine the business case of the people smugglers and trying to stop people making those perilous journeys. trying to stop people making those perilousjourneys. so trying to stop people making those perilous journeys. so this trying to stop people making those perilousjourneys. so this i think will be pleasing. there is an expectation still, the home is to make a secretary issued a statement this evening saying she expects there to be further challenges. there will be an appeal on monday and i think probably rolled into that will be some other individual cases. it does now look probable, i would say, that the flight will take off on tuesday with currently 31 asylum—seekers on board. one of the

interesting things about today was that before we really got going in the argument, the home office announced that three migrants who were part of that claim in the court today were not now going to be deported. so they dropped off, and since then they've said to others are also not going to be on that plane. in fact, five asylum—seekers who were due to go to rwanda are now not going to rwanda certainly on the flight on tuesday. find not going to rwanda certainly on the flight on tuesday.— flight on tuesday. and there's no explanation _ flight on tuesday. and there's no explanation why? _ flight on tuesday. and there's no explanation why? i _ flight on tuesday. and there's no explanation why? i think - flight on tuesday. and there's no explanation why? i think one - explanation why? i think one robabl explanation why? i think one probably assumes _ explanation why? i think one probably assumes that - explanation why? i think one probably assumes that the l explanation why? i think one - probably assumes that the home office lawyers were keen that perhaps a very powerful human case might have made it more likely that a judge would grant the generic injunction to stop all flights. as it stands, that generic it to look at injunction hasn't happened. there are still outstanding bits which an individual to hold a case had not

been made in that case, procedure had not been followed, something like that. but i think this light will go — and i think that's a really important moment for this policy, because once you do it it starts becoming much harder to stop it. so i think there'll be a great deal of satisfaction in the home office that they've managed to get over this first hurdle. i5 office that they've managed to get over this first hurdle.— over this first hurdle. is the government's _ over this first hurdle. is the government's belief - over this first hurdle. is the government's belief that i over this first hurdle. is the | government's belief that the over this first hurdle. is the - government's belief that the fear of going to rwanda will be such a deterrent that it will diminish the number of people trying to get to this country to claim asylum in the first place?— first place? that's frankly the central part _ first place? that's frankly the central part of _ first place? that's frankly the central part of this _ first place? that's frankly the central part of this whole - first place? that's frankly the i central part of this whole policy. they want to stop people coming to the uk to claim asylum — certainly by what they call it legal routes, they passed a new law by which they are illegal routes, and they wanted her and stop this trade. and there is some evidence that the prospect

of going to rwanda is a really terrifying one for many asylum—seekers in britain. we know that a number of people were on a hunger strike, and one of the immigration detention centres for quite a few days. i think they are now eating again, there's also been reports of a woman who attempted suicide, otherstories reports of a woman who attempted suicide, other stories of people who have self harmed. now all these awful situations, have self harmed. now all these awfulsituations, if have self harmed. now all these awful situations, if that's accurate — but from the home office's point of view, they might look at that and say in a way, that is a justification, it says that this does make a difference. now equally you could go to the caps inc. calle and talking to those who are planning to go to the uk, it won't make a difference. one of the arguments made by the home office lawyers in court today was that if the judge had lawyers in court today was that if thejudge had granted an injunction, that might have inspired a wave of extra people to come across the

channel, while we were waiting for thejudicial review channel, while we were waiting for the judicial review that they'd hoped to get to come to fruition, which would have been at the end of july at the earliest. so that was part of their argument. so it's difficult to know how impactful this will be, but i think it's certainly true that for some asylum—seekers the bbc has spoken to, assyrians, egyptians, iranians who are due to be sent to rwanda, they are in desperate straits.— be sent to rwanda, they are in desperate straits. mark, thanks very much. let's talk to catherine subberfield, a spokesperson for the united nations high commissioner for refugees. thanks very much for being with us. what is your agency's response to this case? you work extensively in the course of the case being presented on behalf of those trying to stop these flights taking place.

the un hca sought... not only as a friend of the court. on that basis we also submitted a detailed legal analysis of that uk rwanda arrangement, particularly the finding that we consider it to be at odds with international law. we consider the arrangement to be an outsourcing of the uk's obligations to people seeking asylum and that it does create particular risks. we have concerns about rwanda's capacity to determine asylum for this group of people on an individual basis. it is worth noting that while rwanda does provide protection and sanctuary to around 130,000 refugees, that is largely on a presumptive legal basis for refugees who have come from neighbouring countries, so a very different arrangement proposed, and those remained this evening. because

the home secretary _ those remained this evening. because the home secretary in _ those remained this evening. because the home secretary in her— those remained this evening. because the home secretary in her statement| the home secretary in her statement issued after the judgment says — the home secretary in her statement issued after thejudgment says — one of the things she points out at least in the background is that rwanda has a proven track record of supporting asylum—seekers, including working with the un refugee agencies. it's not, and a sense, a government that is out with the norms of people seeking asylum secular it is true that rwanda has a very trout democrat there are very important distinctions to be made here. the clear majority of people who have come to rwanda from neighbouring countries have not had individual refugee status determination. that system in rwanda is very much fledgling, in comparison with the uk were it's a robust and established system. we have concerns that people either will not be able to access

fair and effective decision making process and that it may not find a long—term solution they need. beyond that, when you talk about unhcr working closely with rwanda, there is a particular programme many people site which is the emergency transit mechanism — that programme is a refugees, asylum—seekers who were affected riveted out of libya dust evacuated out of libya. it's an emergency programme, it's temporary, meaning the refugees do not stay in rwanda indefinitely, and very importantly there is a voluntary process. none of those things apply to the current proposal between the uk and rwanda and they are not analogous. uk and rwanda and they are not analogous-— uk and rwanda and they are not analoaous. , ., ., , , ., analogous. there will be an appeal auainst analogous. there will be an appeal against this — analogous. there will be an appeal against this judgment _ analogous. there will be an appeal against this judgment at _ analogous. there will be an appeal against this judgment at the - analogous. there will be an appeal against this judgment at the start l against this judgment at the start of next week — will you be seeking to be represented again as a friend of the court, the agency, to put your case? or do you think you've done all you can now at this point? as i've said over many weeks now,

both in terms of expressions to the government's concern, we've been clear about what our concerns are to this arrangement. those concerns remained this evening. i haven't beenin remained this evening. i haven't been in courtjust this last little while, i haven't had a chance to speak to the colleagues who are there now, but our concerns do stand and it is likely on that basis that if an appeal develops, we would seek to go again if they would find appropriate. to go again if they would find appr0priate-_ to go again if they would find auroriate. ., , . appropriate. thank you very much. thank yon — borisjohnson has ordered ministers to do "everything in their power" to secure the release of two britons who've been condemned to death by russian authorities in eastern ukraine. aiden aslin and shaun pinner were captured while fighting with the ukrainian army and put on trial as mercenaries — alongside a third man, a moroccan national saaudun brahim. the trial, by a court in the so—called people's republic

of donetsk, has been dismissed as a "sham" by the uk government. the families of the british men insist they are long—serving members of the ukrainian military and not mercenaries. our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. aiden aslin and shaun pinner, from britain. either side of saaudun brahim from morocco. all member of the ukrainian armed forces, all convicted of being mercenaries — all facing the sentence of death. these pictures show the two britons' military unit on patrol in eastern ukraine in 2020, two years before the latest russian invasion. both men talking openly about why they had chosen to live in ukraine and serve in its army. i've been here two years now, and love it. made a life here, settled down, got a girlfriend in mariupol, plan to get married maybe. and now i'm in the marines in ukraine. in a sense, like, it is like my war,

because even though i'm not ukrainian, this is on my doorstep. but this court, in russian—held eastern ukraine, hasjudged both men to be mercenaries — a court not recognised internationally. we're not showing footage of the trial inside, but russian state media said the men had a month to appeal. the foreign secretary, liz truss, discussed the two britons on the phone this morning with her ukrainian counterparts. and 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 — the treaties that set out the rules of war. she's been ordered by borisjohnson to do everything in her power to secure their release. but the foreign office had a dilemma. if it makes a noise and some of the russian ambassador, it risks turning this into a bilateral row between london and moscow, adding fuel to the false idea these two men are british mercenaries. —— summons the russian ambassador. so, the emphasis instead

is on helping ukraine protect two of its own servicemen. ukraine's ambassador here told me he was confident the men would be released. we consider these people as part of the regular ukraine armed forces, and should be treated the same way as we are treating the russian soldiers in our captivity. so we are preparing the exchanges, and in the coming days, they will be exchanged. doing amazing. for now, high—level contact between britain and ukraine continue. the defence secretary visited kyiv this week to meet president zelensky and discuss ukraine's latest military needs. and international pressure is growing, too — the united nations, in geneva, voiced its concerns about the sentences and the fairness of the hearings. such trials against prisoners of war amount to a war crime. so for now, the fate of aiden aslin and shaun pinner remains uncertain. their families are said to be anxious and keen to ensure they have access to health services

and legal advice. james landale, bbc news. it can take place ahead of the commonwealth games in birmingham in july. travellers on the railway set all london underground are facing disruption later this month because of strikes by the rmt and unite. coronavirus cases have risen slightly in the uk for the first time in two months, according to estimates from the office for national statistics. roughly one in 65 are estimated to have the virus last week, up from one and 70 previously. it's due to two new

variance of omicron. a 17th—century ship — the gloucester — which sank off the coast of norfolk has been found — and experts say it's the most important maritime discovery since the mary rose was raised a0 years ago. the gloucester ran aground off the coast of great yarmouth in 1682. the wreck�*s location was unknown until it was discovered by divers after a four—year search. our east of england correspondentjo black reports from great yarmouth. beneath the surface, 30 miles off the great yarmouth coast, lies the gloucester, a 17th century warship which came to a tragic end. it sank 340 years ago after hitting the sandbank. on board was james stuart, duke of york and future king. he survived but it is estimated up to 250 people did not. since 1682, the vessel remained half buried on the sea bed and its exact location was unknown. now we know it has been discovered, it has caused much excitement

with some saying that it is the most important maritime find since the mary rose. artefacts recovered from the ship include pipes with tobacco, spectacles with spare lenses, and bottles — some with wine still inside. and there is also the ship's bell. it wasjulian and lincoln barnwell�*s quest for a new challenge that led to this discovery. the printers from norfolk are also professional divers. four years and 5,000 nautical miles later, they found the gloucester. i could see a dark shadow on the sea bed, so you know you're on some wreck, which isjust a really fantastic, obviously. and before you knew it, anotherfive metres or so and i was kneeling on the sea bed surrounded byjust a fantastically huge cannon and there was more than one, a group of them. and ijust knelt there, took the moment in, probably five minutes and just, just... just unbelievable, one i'll never forget.

he popped up, and normally you take all your kit off, because it's really heavy. he was so pumped with adrenaline, he just climbed up our stainless steel ladders, hand extended, and said, "we've found her." ifell over, didn't i? you did! then he fell over! now there are plans to create a charitable trust headed by lord dannatt, which promises to tell the story and increase our understanding of the 17th century. it is norfolk's mary rose, if you like. l there is so much history- here which we can really get into over the years to come. and then we will have a permanent | exhibition here in great yarmouthj great for yarmouth, great - for norfolk, great for the nation. many will want to see the gloucester raised but whether that is even possible is still to be determined. for now, this fascinating time capsule remains on the sea bed. jo black, bbc news, great yarmouth. soon it'll be dateline, but for now

it's the sport. good evening. we're going to start with cricket, because the second test of england's three—match series against new zealand is under way at trent bridge. and following england's heroics at lord's last weekend, where england won only their second test in their last 17 matches — it was back to reality today, as new zealand batted their way into a commanding position finishing the day on 381—4. our correspondent, joe wilson reports... the second test for ben stokes's england. the captain invited new zealand to bat, and this happened — often. new zealand were missing their captain kane williamson and top—ranked batter to covid, but they hit fours frequently and fluently — not quite working out as england had planned. ben stokes brought on ben stokes to bowl, will young gone a7. two wickets before lunch but to follow the plot, what is that coming? another four. a beauty — devon conway

in full flow, in fact. then a twist in england's direction, as stokes came back to dismiss henry nicholls, james anderson got rid of conway for 46. then, with daryl mitchell batting, joe root dropped this opportunity. and the captain stayed cool. mitchell continued his strong form from the first test, such power and precision with this shot. it appeared to land directory in a spectator�*s drink. and yeah, england's player made the official signal for "the ball has collided with the beer." cider, actually. this handshake meant this partnership was being significant, both batters past 50 as new zealand took their total past 300. after several drops, here was a chance the slip fielders just left. new zealand were excellent, but england helped them. joe wilson, bbc news. bryson dechambeau has become the latest significant golfer to turn his back on the pga tour and join the new saudi—funded liv

golf invitational series. the 28—year—old american won the 2020 us open and is in the prime of his career, rather than the start or end of it like many of the others. dechambeau comes the day after the pga tour said it was suspending any members who joined the rival circuit. his first appearance will be in the second event of the £200 million series. ferrari's charl leclerc clocked the quickest time in second practice for this weekend's azerbaijan grand prix. despite topping the standings, leclerc was far from happy with the car and was heard questioning the team about a sudden loss of power. sergio perez, who finished fastest in first practise, was second while lewis hamilton struggled back in 12th. 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 their manager — to the world cup in 1982,

where they had a stunning win over spain, and they reached the world cup again 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." now to tennis — and andy murray has sealed arguably his biggest win since undergoing hip surgery in 2019. he produced an excellent performance to beat world numberfive stefanos tsitsipas and reach the semi—finals of the stuttgart open. murray hasn't beaten a top—five ranked player since 2016. but his impressive start to the grass—court season continued with a straight sets win over tsitsipas. he'll face australian nick kygrios in the last four tomorrow. stefanos plays well on all of the surfaces,

but this surface for me works really nicely with my game, and i'm able to use my strengths well on this court. and, yeah, i don't want to say that i was the smarter player, but i felt like my game on this surface matches up better. he probably was the smarter player. meanwhile, harriet dart�*s strong run at the nottingham open is over after she lost to american alison riske. dart was playing in a quarterfinal of a wta tour event for the first time in her career and made a great start by taking the first set. but riske, who's ranked 7a places higher than dart, took control in the second set then dominated the third to win 4—6, 6—2, 6—1 and reach the semi—final. and making it a hat trick of british victories today is dan evans with a 6—4, 6—4 win over marc—andrea huesler in the quarter finals at nottingham. so he is the root of the semifinals.

that's all the sport for now. we'll have more for you on the bbc news channel later on. the weather this weekend is looking very decent for many of us. it will be on the breezy side, though, particularly across northern parts of the uk, and there are a few showers in the forecast, as well — but if you don't mind a fleeting brief shower, you should be absolutely fine. now, low pressure is brushing us right now — it's actually an old tropical storm, the remnants of, that is. and you can see quite strong winds blowing around this low, so that does mean a blustery day on the way on saturday. and here's the satellite picture from earlier on — this is where the gales are coming from, they're mostly missing us, but they will be glancing the north west of the uk here, so coastal areas, i think, up to around 50 mph in gusts. now, these are the evening temperatures — so you can see what a pleasant evening it is across many parts of england and wales, high teens, 20 celsius. and this is where it'll stay clear through the course of the night across england and wales. but in western parts of scotland, i think persistent showers and those strong winds,

those gales out to sea, as well, linked to that low pressure. morning temperatures on saturday — 12 in the south, about 12 in the north, so more or less the same wherever you are. now on saturday, the low pressure's closest approach, that is, to northern parts of scotland, so some very windy weather in the north of scotland with frequent showers, as well. the showers will also be frequent in the western isles, central parts of scotland — not too many of them further south, could be 1—2 across northern england, maybe further south, but primarily sunny spells and fast—moving, fair weather clouds carried on that breeze. now the temperatures on saturday — 22 in london, 19 in aberdeen, but fresher, obviously in the western isles, and also in northern ireland. that was saturday, this is sunday — and the winds will be lighter because that low pressure is moving away, it's actually closer to norway and the norwegian sea. we've got a few showers in its wake, i think, across western scotland. but generally speaking, it's a dry day with sunny spells,

if not clear blue skies in some areas, and temperatures high teens, low 20s. now, later next week — actually, this is the end of next week — we will see, potentially at least, a dose of some warmth, it looks as though more southern parts of the uk will get that heat. you can see that steady rise in the temperature across the south, but maintaining the high teens in the north. have a great weekend.

hello, and welcome to the programme which brings together leading uk commentators with the foreign correspondents who write, blog and broadcast from the dateline: london. this week, political apologies and their consequences. 40% of borisjohnson's mps say it isn't enough to say sorry — he should quit. we'll be discussing why history may be on the british prime minister's side. and in africa, the king of belgium voices his "deepest regret" over the "abuse and humiliation" caused

in what is now the drc by his family and other belgians.