this is bbc news. the headlines at apm: the family of former british soldier jordan gatley say he's been killed fighting for the ukrainian armed forces in the eastern city of severodonetsk. a leading business group tells the bbc they believe households in the uk will go in to recession this year. the consumption, spending that we all make in the high streets and on discretionary goods, that is going to go negative already this year. unions warn government plans to allow agency workers to fill in for striking rail staff will create safety risks — the government say the proposals will minimise disruption. disability campaigners are taking legal action against the government for not backing a recommendation from the grenfell tower inquiry to give vulnerable residents of high—rise buildings personal fire evacuation plans.

it is unfair because of human rights, the equality act and the public sector equality duty, it is unfair to treat disabled people differently. and queen elizabeth ii becomes the world's second longest serving monarch — only louis xiv of france has ruled for longer. hello and welcome to bbc news. a former british soldier has been killed fighting in ukraine, his family have announced. jordan gatley — who left the british army in march — died in the battle for the eastern city of severodonetsk, the scene of intense fighting in recent days.

he's the second british man to die fighting russian forces in ukraine. i asked our correspondent in kyiv, joe inwood, what we know about mr gatley and how he died. we understand jordan gatley had been a british soldier, he left the army in march to come and fight in ukraine. according to his family he had been involved in training at the start of this but that had changed because he was in the city of severodonetsk which is very much the front line of this war and it was there that he died on friday. according to his father they had been told he was doing difficult and dangerous but necessary work. they say they are incredibly proud of him and he will forever be a hero in their hearts. there was some division in government about whether people should go and fight in ukraine. clearly jordan gatley had professional experience as a soldier. do we have any idea how many people in that sort of situation may be operating in ukraine now?

not really. i was speaking to the spokesperson for the foreign legion, the unit of the ukrainian army in which these soldiers served a few days ago and they wouldn't tell us, it is classified information so the figures are closely guarded but we know there are many thousands of them. they were instrumental in the battle for kyiv and i was looking at footage of some czech soldiers fighting in severodonetsk. jordan gatley�*s death confirms that there are british soldiers there too, we don't know how many. you mentioned divisions and that's interesting because it's notjust a question of these men risking their lives but if you look at the two former british soldiers who had been captured in mariupol and have now been put on trial as mercenaries, that is the other reason for this concern, it's for their safety

but also the fact that because of britain's role in leading the condemnation of this war, they are seen to have a high price on them so there were a number of reasons for that concern but foremost among that is the death we have now seen from two british soldiers as a reason people should be careful coming here. a leading business group has told the bbc that households have been cutting back on spending because of the cost of living crisis, and will go into their own recession this year. tony danker, the director general of the confederation of british industry, says the government needs to take action. meanwhile, the competition regulator has promised to look into government concerns that the 5p cut in fuel duty is not being passed on, in full, to customers. our political reporter peter saul has this report. is there a more visual manifestation of the cost of living crisis than this? eye—watering forecourt prices up and down the country. for the average family car, it now costs north of £100 to fill up. it's a killer, it is actually a killer. i don't know how we're going

to carry on affording travelling. it's horrendous, i don't know how people are going to survive. i rely on my car all the time and it is a huge cost to everybody. today, i can announce... in march, the chancellor announced a cut in fuel duty of 5p per litre but ever since, there have been concerns it is not being passed on to consumers, and now ministers have instructed the independent regulator to investigate. we have asked the authority now, the market authority, to have a look at this, to make sure, do a quick review, a proper review but quickly, to see why and how this money is being passed on to customers. we want to see this reduction being passed on to the public. a review is something the labour party had been calling for. i see the business secretary has finally got around to saying that today because naming and shaming, which was their previous policy, was never going to work. we need to make sure we have a functioning energy market, that when fuel duty is cut

and indeed, when oil prices come down, that is actually experienced by people in their pockets. petrol retailers insist the cut is being reflected in prices at the pump. other european countries have slashed fuel duty by much more than 5p, and there are calls for britain to follow suit, but of course, it is notjust petrol and diesel that is costing more. food and energy bills have pushed inflation to its highest level in decades, and now, business leaders are using the r word — recession. i think the truth is, households are going to go into recession this year. what do i mean by that? i mean that consumption, spending that we all make on the high street and on discretionary goods is going to go negative already this year. he also urged the government to make big decisions quickly, warning that it can'tjust be business as usual. the prime minister may have survived a confidence vote last week but the economic storm clouds are gathering. peter saul, bbc news.

the government is considering a plan to use agency staff to fill in for workers who go on strike. the potential change in legislation could allow companies to hire temporary workers in order to minimize disruption. if the plan goes ahead it would not come in time to affect the three days of rail strikes planned for later this month. our business correspondent simon browning explained more about the background to the strike. 50,000 workers are due to walk out on the 21st ofjune, a huge number of workers you would need to acquire for the whole rail industry but already this morning both sides of the industrial dispute, the unions involved in the action and also rail industry sources, are saying there are big concerns about safety. people who work on the railways run safety—critical jobs, signallers and train dispatch on platforms, you cannotjust bring in agency workers to fill those jobs

without huge amounts of training so both sides have said they are worried, we heard from aslef concerned about that, the rmt union who are taking this action, said many of their members perform safety—critical roles and it appears grant shapps wants to have a shadow casual workforce, downgrade standards and safety. this dispute from the government and network rail, they want to modernise the network, £16 million the government has £16 billion the government has pumped into railways during the pandemic and only 70—80% of passengers have come back so changes need to be made. and that is what is at the centre of this dispute. simon weller, assistant general secretary of aslef, told us why employing agency workers to relieve disruption during strike action would not work. it's completely impractical. the key roles on the railways such as signallers,

drivers, control staff, safety—critical on—board staff, where are they going to come from? what agency is providing them? you can'tjust ship in a load of signallers and train drivers, you can't put an advert in the job centre and say "wa nted, train drivers" because if they are not working for the railway now, they are either not medically fit, they have either been dismissed or they don't want to do it any more. there is no other train drivers out there, no other signallers out there, no other staff, so grant shapps is... it's just fantasy. the bbc�*s been told the government faces legal action after deciding not to deliver a recommendation of the grenfell inquiry requiring building owners to provide personal evacuation plans for vulnerable people. ministers say they're too expensive and impractical to deliver. with the anniversary of the fire

approaching on tuesday, "stay put" remains the advice for most people when a fire breaks out in a tower block. the government believes it is the safest option. tom symonds has more. a tower block fire. a major lesson from grenfell — sometimes staying put is dangerous. so the london fire brigade has beefed up its training in evacuating buildings. there are new smoke hoods for residents, a new app to track information. you might think stay put would no longer be the policy. but five years after grenfell, the government has reemphasised that when there is a fire, people should stay put in their flats because the walls of the flats protect them. the question is because of grenfell, will people want to stay or will they want to go?

michael is moving his stuff out of his south london apartment because fire swept across its roof in april. thankfully, he was not at home. if i had been in the building, i think i would have tried to get out. he would have ignored the stay put advice. i probably would have seen it on twitter before anything else. people across the road sharing videos of a fire on the roof, if i'd seen that i'd think, i'm not hanging about. after grenfell, not staying put is the new rule for people in buildings with safety defects. and what if you live with a disability, like sarah rennie? her lift is not designed to work in a fire. she has had an expert draw up a personal evacuation plan. we had a fire in february in this building and what it meant was that the fire was on the eighth floor and i got below the fire to the seventh floor before the fire service had even arrived. before they came? before they arrived.

so that is a huge reduction in the risk and increase in the chance of me getting out and staying alive. what is the impact on your state of mind about that? it means i can sleep at night. her plan includes this special evacuation chair but other plans identify neighbours who can help or improvements to building safety. the grenfell tower public inquiry recommended the owners of blocks provide a plan for any resident with mobility problems. but the government says that is not practical. how can you actually evacuate a mobility impaired person from a tall building before the professionals from the fire and rescue service arrive? in proportionality, how much is it reasonable to spend to do this at the same time as we seek to protect residents and taxpayers from excessive costs? instead, ministers want to improve the way information about residents with mobility issues

is shared with firefighters so they can better coordinate rescues. but sarah rennie and another campaigner are planning legal action against the government. a stand—off five years after grenfell, a fire in which 15 disabled people lost their lives. earlier i spoke to fazilet hadi, who's head of policy at disability rights uk — that's an organisation which works to improve life for disabled people in the uk. i began by asking her why this decision could make people more vulnerable than they would otherwise be. as the grenfell tower inquiry recommendation of october 2019 clearly set out, the inquiry having heard all the evidence from fire experts, decided that personal emergency evacuation plans for those disabled people who will have problems in evacuating on their own would be

essential for their safety, and i think it's because... none of us have a guaranteed no risk when there is a fire but when you are disabled, if you are blind or have a learning disability or a wheelchair owner, you and the building owner might need to think ahead to mitigate risks so i think that proposal of the inquiry was reasonable and it was based on evidence. what, in terms of the practical options as an alternative to personal evacuation plans, could be adopted? is there anything else that isn't individual but might improve the prospects of getting out of the building when it is on fire? of course but it isn't either/or, so we would advocate all the sensible measures about ensuring the building

is as safe as it can be, making sure people have fire alarms that are working and that if they are deaf they can see flashing alarms and have properfire doors and many of the issues were rehearsed in grenfell about how building owners need to pay attention to the safety of the building but we don't think any of that negates the need for a more personalised plan for those of us who have particular impairments that need to be thought about. it's just common sense, there was nothing in the consultation that showed that this wouldn't be difficult to implement. one of our real problems with the government's closed mind on this was that the evidence of the inquiry and in the consultation did not show the personal emergency evacuation

plans were disproportionate or impractical. this legal challenge is on the basis that the decision is irrational, is it? no, as i understand it the legal challenge is on the basis that yes, the inquiry recommendation has been ignored despite the fact that was very well considered, on the evidence of fire safety experts. another ground for the challenge is that the consultation was ignored last year with 83% of people supporting the implementation of personal emergency evacuation plans, and that it is unfair because of human rights, the equality act and the public sector equality duty, it is unfair to treat disabled people differently and not make these adjustments for us.

sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's sarah mulkerrins. let's start with cricket. england's cricketers have dominated with the bat on day three of their second test match against new zealand, as they chase down the tourists' mamoth first innings total of 553 at trent bridge. alex lees, the first to go today — made his maiden test match 50 before 0llie pope made his way to his second test century. he's just been dismissed on 145, had been supported byjoe root — who himself has also reached a tonne — this one his fastest in test cricket, offjust 116 balls. england 334—3, 219 runs behind. just back out after tea. it's finals day at the nottingham

open and men's top seed, dan evans is up against australian jordan thompson for the men's title. you can follow that live on the bbc iplayer and bbc sport wesbite right now. very early stages of that as the 32—year—old briton, continues his preparations for wimbledon which gets under way in a couple of weeks. 2-1 to 2—1 to thompson but very early stages in that. meanwhile, brazil's beatriz haddad—maia won the women's title. she beat american alison riske, over three sets, in a really hard—fought final. it's haddad—maia's first tour title — she becomes the first brazilian winner of a grass court singles tournament since 1968. you can see the smile on it for a some up what it means to her. —— the smile on herface. another brit in final action today —

as andy murray is facing world number ten matteo berrettini at the stuttgart 0pen . he's attempting to secure his first atp tour title since victory back in antwerp in 2019. but he has lost the first set there after going 3—1 he battled back, but beretini took that 6—4. murray wins the second set 7—5. i think he might be having a bit of a time out at the moment. murray hasn't been at a tour level final on grass for six years. northern ireland got theirfirst point in the nations league as they face cyprus at windsor park today. cyprus went 2—0 up in belfast after two goals from andronikos kakoullis and looked to be heading to another home defeat. but goals from paddy mcnair and this one from jonny evans saw northern ireland recover to claim a draw in a choatic match northern ireland recover to claim a draw. there were some boos at the final whistle with manager ian baraclough feeling the pressure somewhat. it's now 1a nations league matches

without a win for northern ireland. but they did get a point. world champion max verstappen led a red bull 1—2 in the azerbaijan grand prix, in what could be a key moment of the title race, as charles leclerc and ferrari had more engine problems. leclerc started on pole, but red bull's sergio perezjumped ahead of the ferrari on the start line. his lead was short—lived, he was chased down by team—mate verstappen who took control. more trouble for leclerc — he suffered his second engine—related retirement from the lead in three grands prix, and team—mate carlos sainz also retired with issues. the win means verstappen extends his championship lead from nine to 21 points. the final round is under way at the scandinavian mixed 0pen in sweden, which has both men and women competing against each other. and it's linn grant who is leading the way on home soil. a phenomenal round from the overnight leader so far — she's raced to 2a under par, after eight birdies through 17 holes.

she's nine shots clear with one to play. great britain have finished second in the mixed relay at the world triathlon series in leeds today. the gb team were without johnny brownlee and alex yee, who both crashed out on the the cycling leg of yesterday's men's event. gb were in the front for periods of the race but in the end, it was germany who managed to just edge it out to take gold, with georgia taylor—brown bringing home a silver for great britain, with france finishing third. that's all the sport for now. sarah mulkerrins, thank you very much. the government is expected to reject the idea of a tax on sugar and salt when it

announces its new food strategy for england on monday. a leaked draft published in several newspapers suggests that ministers have dismissed a number of recommendations made in an independent review by restaurateur henry dimbleby. joining me now is minette batters, president of the national farmers union. shejoins us from she joins us from wiltshire where sheep farms. you spoke to the prime minister only on friday. what was your message to him because presumably the food strategy was an important part of what the nfu has been waiting to hear from the government? it’s been waiting to hear from the government?— been waiting to hear from the covernment? �* , . , ., government? it's a very important art and government? it's a very important part and we — government? it's a very important part and we have _ government? it's a very important part and we have been _ government? it's a very important part and we have been waiting - government? it's a very important part and we have been waiting for| government? it's a very important l part and we have been waiting for it for a long time so my message to the prime minister was food security is a massive issue dry now, notjust in the uk but the global contact. i felt he had a good grasp on that now and he said the future has to be about greater levels of food production and taking food security

seriously. i cannot stress enough that it seriously. i cannot stress enough thatitis seriously. i cannot stress enough that it is important we do both, that it is important we do both, that we do environmental delivery and food production. 75% of the uk is farmed landscape so it has to be about both. is farmed landscape so it has to be about both-— about both. and it probably should be about both _ about both. and it probably should be about both even _ about both. and it probably should be about both even more - about both. and it probably should be about both even more so - about both. and it probably should l be about both even more so because the government is facing a direct challenge with the tiverton and hamilton by—election coming up, a lot of farmers there judging by reports in the newspapers including today's sunday telegraph which described farmers being angry about the plans for replacing the farm payments they received when britain in the eu but also concerns over things like availability of labour and what they think the government is or isn't doing about it. you and what they think the government is or isn't doing about it.— is or isn't doing about it. you are d . is or isn't doing about it. you are d , this is or isn't doing about it. you are dry. this is _ is or isn't doing about it. you are dry. this is a _ is or isn't doing about it. you are dry, this is a message _ is or isn't doing about it. you are dry, this is a message i - is or isn't doing about it. you are dry, this is a message i gave - is or isn't doing about it. you are dry, this is a message i gave the| dry, this is a message i gave the prime minister and the other farmers there, it was a private meeting

without any media but farmers are frustrated, they feel there has been a strong link to environmental delivery, we have legislative pathways on taking land out of production and introduction of species alongside a massive commitment to build houses and the implications of green energy strategies and solar farms and nothing on food production so this is timely and farmers are running long term businesses. decisions are being made now that will affect what they are producing next year so it's important we have policies in place, detail in place that farmers know what they have to do and to work effectively in partnership with government. that is the important thing is an independent nation, there is nothing more important in making sure we can feed this country. making sure we can feed this count . ., ., making sure we can feed this count . , . , making sure we can feed this count. ,. , ., , country. food security matters. the implication — country. food security matters. the implication of _ country. food security matters. the

implication of what _ country. food security matters. the implication of what you _ country. food security matters. the implication of what you are - country. food security matters. the implication of what you are saying l implication of what you are saying is you think there is a danger the combination of government policies might either drive farmers to give up might either drive farmers to give up some of their land or even incentivise getting out of farming altogether. is that what you were worried about? we altogether. is that what you were worried about?— altogether. is that what you were worried about? we have never faced into such competing _ worried about? we have never faced into such competing ambitions - worried about? we have never faced into such competing ambitions for i into such competing ambitions for land use and i would add to that that the voluntary carbon market, carbon credits, land being sold off to plant trees, now is the time, we have needed a food strategy for a long time, everyone has focused on energy but food security is the big issue globally. you have the world food programme, the un, really challenging the world, we are facing unprecedented famine migration unless we act now so this is long overdue and it is a white paper so it sets the tone for a discussion.

henry dimbleby work very long and hard. there are recommendations he put forward that had been put into this but it's a white paper so a start, but we need to focus on the policy that will deliver less. we had an announcement this week about some of the producers who supply cucumbers and peppers for the salad market, saying they were not going to plant because from their point of view there was a pointless plan thinking they would lose the crop because they cannot find people to pick it. are you worried that will start happening in other sectors? this has been the big issue for the last few years in the horticultural sector, we have seen left feel crops being planted and with despite rises in gas at the moment we have seen glasshouses contracting and protected crops set up, all these roads leading back to higher energy

gusts and high labour gusts and lack of availability on labour, so it's a pressing issue. isaid of availability on labour, so it's a pressing issue. i said to the prime minister we need a dial up, dialled down immigration system, this isn't just about seasonal workers but permanent workers and the danger if we don't get labour requirements dry across the economy, there are not enough people who are in employment to do the showers, there simply aren't enough available unemployed to do those jobs so we need to take notice and growers, the white paper sets out an ambition to grow more of our through and veg. we have to sort out, we will never keep pace with the productivity needs with the automation, it simply not available, dexterity is needed so it really is time to act. dexterity is needed so it really is time to act-— dexterity is needed so it really is time to act. , ., , ., ., ., time to act. yes, otherwise a lot of bruised through _ time to act. yes, otherwise a lot of bruised through ahead _ time to act. yes, otherwise a lot of bruised through ahead for - time to act. yes, otherwise a lot of bruised through ahead for people. | bruised through ahead for people. minet batteries, thank you very much

for talking to us. former dragons' den star hilary devey has died aged 65, her publicist has confirmed. the businesswoman died in morocco after a long illness on saturday. the tv star was made a cbe in 2013; honouring her career in business and for her charitable work. she founded the company, pall—ex, a multimillion—pound freight distribution business, after selling her home and car in the �*90s to finance it. mcdonalds in russia has reopened under a new name, the new restaurant chain is called a name meaning delicious. the russian chain is scheduled to reopen 15 restaurants this weekend with a revised menu. mcdonald's temporarily halted its business in russia in march, later deciding to sell up in russia altogether.

the queen had a lot to celebrate last weekend — she has reached that stage in life for almost every week delivers a new milestone. she is now the second longest serving monarch in world history as she just surpassed the former thai king who died about five years ago with a name that i wouldn't even try to pronounce and especially with the second is to think before we have to play at the next programme. louis 14th of france ruled for 72 years, but he did start at the age of four. here is the weather. it has turned into a decent afternoon for many parts of england and wales, for northern ireland and scotland more showers, some on the heavy side, 1a degrees in glasgow, a few showers further south but most places stay dry with highs of 22 in the south—east. tonight many showers will fade but cloud rolls into western scotland later in the night

with patchy rain, where we keep clear spells it will turn chilly and tomorrow the best weather across england and wales in terms of dry and bright conditions, northern ireland will see more cloud and the odd spot of rain, more cloud working across scotland, rain in the far north and north—west. quite breezy in the north, 1a degrees for stornoway, 21 in london but those temperatures towards the south—east will rise through the week, getting into the low 30s by friday, the further north and west you are it will stay cooler and breezy with some rain at times. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: the family of former british soldier jordan gatley say he's been killed fighting for the ukrainian armed forces in the eastern city of severodonetsk. a leading business group tells the bbc they believe households in the uk will go in to recession this year. the consumption, spending that we all make on the high street

and on discretionary goods —