no. is it progress, you know, am i...? do i think we're going in the right direction? yes. cutting consumption of salt and sugar in processed foods isn't expected to be included in this strategy, do you think that matters? and do you think the plan to have more of our food produced by british farmers will make england more self—sufficient? we want to hear from you. you can get in touch with me on twitter, i'm @annitabbc or use #bbcyourquestions. the uk economy contracted again in april — by 0.3% — as businesses feel the impact of price rises and supply chain shortages. the government will present draft legislation to unilaterally scrap some of the rules that govern post—brexit trade with northern ireland — a move that could raise tensions with the eu. personal items belonging to missing british journalist dom phillips and his brazilian colleague are discovered by police in a remote area of the amazon rainforest a week

after the pair went missing. and, a warning that lives could be at risk after a bbc panorama investigation finds the uk's biggest chain of gp practices lets less qualified staff see patients without adequate supervision. hello and welcome to bbc news. the government is setting out its long—awaited food strategy for england, which ministers hope will make the uk more self—sufficient and create newjobs. it is based on a review of the food and farming system led by the co—founder of the leon restaurant chain, henry dimbleby. he told bbc news the plan was not detailed enough to be called

a �*strategy�*, but borisjohnson says it's "a blueprint for how ministers will back farmers, and boost british industry." our environment correspondent, claire marshall, has more. from the fields to our forks — more than three years in the making, this is the government's plan for how our entire food system should look. at its heart are the farmers. growing our own will boost food security, the government says, and create jobs. among the plans, a framework for farming the land sustainably, including taking care of nature. a consultation on whether the public sector — hospitals, schools and care homes — should spend more of their budgets on locally grown, or higher standard food. there will be a review of the labour shortage, including using more machines, and issuing more visas for migrants. no mention of reducing meat consumption, but there will be money for research into meat alternatives. this comes after a wide—ranging review by restaurateur henry dimbleby. i am hoping the health secretary

will be bold and brave in a difficult political context and act to break thatjunk food cycle and we get away from this narrative of personal responsibility and education, which is important, but it isn't going to get it out of the hole we are in. after withering criticism of an earlier leaked draft, the national farmers�* union now welcomes the plans. i think it's really welcome to see government committing to food production and food security. there's a strong commitment in there to maintain our current levels of self—sufficiency, and to produce more, effectively, of we are good at, more of our fruit and vegetables which have been in decline. so, you know, that's a laudable ambition. there's strong commitments on government procurement — more british, more local into our schools and hospitals — and that's very, very welcome indeed for farmers. but i think all of this will depend on the policies that are put in place to deliver it. so, it's the start of a journey. many campaigners are asking

though, what happened to the proposed sugar and salt tax and healthier school meals? according to the government, these will be addressed in another white paper at a later date. claire marshall, bbc news. the environment secretary george eustice dismissed claims that the government's proposals hadn't gone far enough. what's happened is we've introduced point of sale restrictions for foods that are high in salt, fat or sugar. those are being introduced later this year. supermarkets are already changing their supply chains and already reformulating to get healthier foods. so we've already introduced measures to deal with those issues. the report also deals with many areas that actually weren't dealt with by henry dimbleby, recognising the role of the food industry towards our economy and levelling up in different parts of the country. and also, of course, the importance of food to our food security. these are issues that weren't addressed by his report, so we've covered all of

the issues he covered and then many more besides. george eustice. joining me now is rob percival, head of food policy at the soil association, a charity that campaigns against intensive farming, for local purchasing and public education on nutrition — and certification of organic foods. good to have you with us. from what you know about this strategy, what are your reactions to it?— are your reactions to it? henry dimbleby _ are your reactions to it? henry dimbleby had _ are your reactions to it? henry dimbleby had spent _ are your reactions to it? henry dimbleby had spent two - are your reactions to it? henry dimbleby had spent two years| are your reactions to it? henry - dimbleby had spent two years putting together a really ambitious plan, a really beautiful piece of work with an eloquent body of research behind it, and it has been butchered by borisjohnson. the conservative party has torn about his plan, they have implement that some of it that was convenient and left out the bits that don't align with certain factors within the party, and what we are left with is completely inadequate, so it feels like the country has been betrayed. a when ou sa country has been betrayed. a when you say certain _ country has been betrayed. a when you say certain parts _ country has been betrayed. a when you say certain parts have - country has been betrayed. a when you say certain parts have been left out that don't align within certain

factions within the conservative party, what you mean by that? within the conservative _ party, what you mean by that? within the conservative party _ party, what you mean by that? within the conservative party there - party, what you mean by that? within the conservative party there are - the conservative party there are voices who say the government shouldn't interfere with people's diets and should not interfere in the market, and that we should leave this to personal responsibility, and thatjust this to personal responsibility, and that just doesn't work. this to personal responsibility, and thatjust doesn't work. the sugar and salt tax was rejected because seemingly it appeared to be too nanny state for the government to be taxing salt and sugar. the meat reduction target the government has shied away from, perhaps because they are afraid of having a difficult conversation. but these are important measures and it's a shame they have been left out. is there anything in this that you do support? there is a good deal in there that is tremendously positive and as was mentioned just now, the recommendations around procurement, buying more local and environmentally sustainable produce is hugely welcome. for the last ten years the soil association has been campaigning for this, years the soil association has been campaigning forthis, ourfood years the soil association has been campaigning for this, our food for life programme is already working with caterers to get organic and sustainable produce into schools and hospitals. we know it can be done

but we have lacked for government policy to make it happen nationally so if it wasn't fermented it would be tremendously positive. this makes me think about _ be tremendously positive. this makes me think about a _ be tremendously positive. this makes me think about a story _ be tremendously positive. this makes me think about a story we _ be tremendously positive. this makes me think about a story we were - me think about a story we were covering last week and i was talking to a guest about school meals and he was saying lots of catering businesses don't want to take on contracts to provide school meals because they simply can't make enough profit. how would getting more local food into enough profit. how would getting more localfood into public procurement make a difference, or would it make a difference? the introduction _ would it make a difference? the introduction of _ would it make a difference? tue: introduction of more would it make a difference? tte: introduction of more local food needs to be matched with other reforms to procurement policy. one of the other recommendations in the report was free school meals should be extended to more children. there isi million children be extended to more children. there is i million children living be extended to more children. there isi million children living in poverty who do not access those meals because the entitlement threshold is set in the wrong place. this is a vital nutritional safety net and vulnerable children are tumbling through. if it was introduced it would not only help protect those children, the economies of scale, getting more children into the school meals service would help to make some of

the current challenges more manageable around ingredient costs. it is a very difficult environment. but the imperative is to get as many children as possible eating school meals, that is how we make this work and that's why that policy should have been introduced.— and that's why that policy should have been introduced. doesn't more locally produced _ have been introduced. doesn't more locally produced food _ have been introduced. doesn't more locally produced food produced - have been introduced. doesn't more locally produced food produced to i locally produced food produced to higher environment standards and potentially organic food more expensive? tt potentially organic food more exoensive?— potentially organic food more expensive? it can be, and the caterers we — expensive? it can be, and the caterers we work _ expensive? it can be, and the caterers we work with - expensive? it can be, and the| caterers we work with typically manage that by serving less and better meet. a more plant proteins, more fruit and veg, but taking that sort of balanced approach. and also when you improve the quality of the ingredients, the quality of the service, you do get more people taking it up, more people eating it and that contributes to the economy of it. it is a challenge in the current environment with ingredient costs but it can be made to work and we see it day in and day out with the caterers we work with. thea;r the caterers we work with. they ideas within _ the caterers we work with. they ideas within this _ the caterers we work with. they ideas within this that _ the caterers we work with. they ideas within this that you - the caterers we work with. they ideas within this that you support and want to see taken forward, do you have any details yet on delivery?— you have any details yet on delive ? ., , ., ., ., delivery? no, we understand that a consultation — delivery? no, we understand that a

consultation will _ delivery? no, we understand that a consultation will be _ delivery? no, we understand that a consultation will be forthcoming - delivery? no, we understand that a consultation will be forthcoming on | consultation will be forthcoming on the procurement measures. there are a few dates within the government's white paper. they have said they will introduce a land use framework before the end of next year which could help in the transition to more nature friendly farming. but all this needs to be matched with action on diets. we can'tjust keep producing more of the same foods we are producing now, it is not the way to balance nature and health and the climate. we need to shift what we produce and how we eat. hopefully some of this will come through in the next 12—36 months but we will have to see. the next 12-36 months but we will have to see-— the next 12-36 months but we will have to see. rob percival, good to talk to you. _ have to see. rob percival, good to talk to you, head _ have to see. rob percival, good to talk to you, head of— have to see. rob percival, good to talk to you, head of policy - have to see. rob percival, good to talk to you, head of policy at - have to see. rob percival, good to talk to you, head of policy at the l talk to you, head of policy at the soil association. the uk economy has shrunk again. the latest official figures show that gross domestic product, which measures the size of the economy in goods and services, was down by 0.3% in april. it had already fallen in march by 0.1%. key services like manufacturing and construction suffered drops in output for the first time since january last year. reacting to the news,

the environment secretary, george eustice, said the uk had come out of covid lockdowns a lot quicker than other countries, but global pressures on supplies were having an impact. well, look, as the world comes out of the pandemic there is obviously a lot of global pressures, particularly inflation. and obviously the events in ukraine and that huge spike in gas prices, is going to have a big impact on the world's economy. we are starting to see that come through. and, obviously, you know, these are disappointing figures. we do have some positives in there, unemployment in this country is the lowest it's been since 197a. there are some positives, but that inflationary pressure is going to have an impact on the economy. lets�* speak to our economics correspondent andy verity. good morning, andy. is this shrinking of the economy largely down to people not spending because of the cost of living crisis? actually, it is not so much that, it

is the government spending less. a large part of the driver behind the shrinkage in the economy and economic activity, all the goods and services we produce which we call gross domestic product or gdp, a large part of the reason for that was the winding down of the government's test into a system which was a big chunk of spending this time last year. if you look at consumer spending it is actually up ljy consumer spending it is actually up by 2.6% in the month of april, which is quite surprising in a way when you think that that was the month that the government implemented its previously announced hikes in national insurance, which should take money away from consumers and away from businesses, and mean less spending. consumers may be borrowing in order to smooth over that effect and continue to spend. they may not have felt that effect, may not have noticed it coming through in their net pay on their payslips, and so consumers did actually spend a little bit more than some people expected, but nevertheless, most economists were expecting an uptick in the economy in april and we didn't get it, we got to 0.3%

shrinkage, two months in a row where the economy has shrunk. it is not yet what we were technically tentacle a recession which is two quarters, six months of negative activity, but nevertheless it is the economy shrinking which is really the same thing in a shorter timeframe. it changes the picture for interest rates as well because on thursday we have the interest rate decision. some people were saying that interest rates might rise by 0.5% ahead of the worst inflation in a0 years. now they are saying because of these weak numbers there may be a hesitation of doing quite such a chunky rise and it might be 0.25% instead. fight! quite such a chunky rise and it might be 0.25% instead. and to what extent are global— might be 0.25% instead. and to what extent are global factors _ might be 0.25% instead. and to what extent are global factors versus - extent are global factors versus domestic factors weighing on this shrinkage? domestic factors weighing on this shrinkaae? , . ,., domestic factors weighing on this shrinkaae? , . ., �*, shrinkage? very much so. that's the main reason — shrinkage? very much so. that's the main reason for _ shrinkage? very much so. that's the main reason for high _ shrinkage? very much so. that's the main reason for high inflation, - shrinkage? very much so. that's the main reason for high inflation, it - main reason for high inflation, it is caused globally. we are talking about global commodity prices. the bank of england says it is about 80% of the high inflation we have at the moment caused by those high global commodity prices, which are caused in turn by the reopening of the

global economy post—pandemic, worsened by the war in ukraine which cut short the supply of some essential commodities like cooking oil and wheat. but there is also difficulties with the supply of the goods, simply because it is not keeping up with demand, like the likes of steel and wood. those prices have been elevated. however, there is a ray of hope because global commodity prices have come down, the price of wholesale gas for example has come off quite a lot, and eventually that will feed through to consumer prices. the expectation is that next year inflation will half, and then this downturn caused by elevated prices and shortages of supply of some goods should get easier, should ease, and inflation should also come off, it is predicted to halve from somewhere around 10% later this year to less than 5% by the end of next year. to less than 596 by the end of next ear. �* , ., ~' to less than 596 by the end of next ear. �* y ., ~ ,, to less than 596 by the end of next ear. �* y ., , to less than 596 by the end of next ear. , ., , . year. andy, thank you very much. andy verity- _ draft legislation is being published that will make unilateral changes to northern ireland's post—brexit trade arrangements —

including relaxing checks on some goods arriving in northern ireland from the rest of the uk. the proposals will override parts of the existing protocol, which prevents a hard border with the republic of ireland. the prime minister has just said in the last few minutes that there are problems with the protocol that have to be fixed and it's relatively simple, as he put it, to do that. the system — as it is now — has led to a bitter row in stormont, with the democratic unionist party refusing to allow a new devolved government to be formed until their concerns are addressed. let's head to westminster and our political correspondent nick eardley. nick, if it is as simple as the prime minister suggests, why hasn't this been worked out with the eu, rather than what the government is planning to do, to take unilateral action? , , ., , ., ., , action? the simple answer to that is that the eu — action? the simple answer to that is that the eu and — action? the simple answer to that is that the eu and the _ action? the simple answer to that is that the eu and the uk _ action? the simple answer to that is that the eu and the uk have - that the eu and the uk have different views on how much change is actually needed to the protocol,

and the uk has decided that frankly it can't wait and it needs to go ahead with this. it wants to introduce this legislation so it has the option to do things itself if necessary. this would allow ministers in london to go pretty far, to remove checks on goods that were not destined for northern ireland, to set state aid rules for northern ireland, to set the vat rate for northern ireland and to remove some of their oversight of european courts in policing the protocol, basically leaving most of the decisions to the british courts. and i think that is going to set up a pretty big row with brussels. as you say, the prime minister is on lbc this morning saying this is trivial but necessary, that these are just a few tweaks to make the protocol work better. but then you've got the irish foreign minister simon coveney saying this morning that this is a low point in the uk's approach to brexit. there

will be a row with europe, there is probably a row in parliament as well between tory mps because some on the brexit wing of the party, the old european research group, think this is good news, that this is exactly what they want. some others within the party think it could be deeply damaging and that it breaks international law and will undermine the uk's role on the world stage. it is not clear, you mention stormont, one of the reasons the uk government says that it needs to do this is because it needs to get the dup back into power sharing so that the assembly at stormont can get back up and running again. i don't think that's going to happen in the immediate term. the dup don't seem convinced that this is enough. they want to see action rather than words. so there is going to be a row today but it doesn't feel like it massively moves on that part of the process. and very briefly, do you have any sense, this is draft legislation we are talking about, that this is the uk government trying to ratchet up the pressure to

get the eu to give a little bit more? it is full legislation today and it will be tabled in parliament for its second reading. there is an element of that, the uk wants this to be negotiated, that is the preferred outcome of both sides. some think that this is just some pretty strong tactics from the prime minister to try and get the eu to agree to more. however, i also think that there are some ministers like the foreign secretary liz truss who do think that within the next few months, if this isn't resolved, the uk is going to have to act on its own. so yes, it is partly a negotiation, but of that negotiation doesn't work out i think ministers in london are prepared to do this on their own. . ~ in london are prepared to do this on their own. w ., ~ ,, joining me now is naomi long, leader of the alliance party in northern ireland, and minister ofjustice for the northern ireland executive. thank you forjoining us. the northern ireland protocol is a thorny issue, whether you live in northern ireland and are more

familiar with the details of it, or whether you are further afield and trying to work out what on earth is going on at what is going to happen next. you very clearly stated your opposition to the uk government taking a unilateral approach on this, haven't you?— this, haven't you? absolutely, because it _ this, haven't you? absolutely, because it is _ this, haven't you? absolutely, because it is crucially - this, haven't you? absolutely, l because it is crucially important for business in northern ireland and for business in northern ireland and for the community in northern ireland in terms of stability, in terms of respect for the rule of law, that whatever outcomes we have around the protocol are negotiated. all of the northern ireland parties would like to see some changes to the protocol in order to reduce the amount of friction between gb and northern ireland. but none of us are arguing, at least other than the dup, that we should simplyjettison the protocol and that we should buy, for example, restricting the impact of the european court ofjustice, remove northern ireland from the single market will stop the single market access that we have in northern ireland gives us a competitive advantage, we have access, free access, unfettered

access, free access, unfettered access into both the european union and gb, that has been good for the northern ireland economy. we are one of two regions in the uk to see growth in the last quarter and i think that says a lot about what the protocol has been able to do. what we want is for the government to work with the eu, resolve those outstanding issues, but do it in a way that builds trust so that we can move forward in a productive and constructive way. $5 move forward in a productive and constructive way.— move forward in a productive and constructive way. as the economic im act of constructive way. as the economic impact of the _ constructive way. as the economic impact of the protocol _ constructive way. as the economic impact of the protocol and - constructive way. as the economic impact of the protocol and the - impact of the protocol and the political constitutional issues around the protocol, and they don't necessarily meet in the middle, do they? as you said, a lot of northern ireland businesses and their associations, their representatives, are saying we have adjusted to this, we are making it work for us, but on a constitutional basis it looks like it may be even trickier to work something out. wejust have it may be even trickier to work something out. we just have some comments from the dup's sammy wilson, who has said, let me read those to you and our viewers,

"reports that the government expects this party to restore power—sharing at stormont before northern ireland protocol legislation passes through the house of lords are not correct." he says, "i think it would be very foolish to try and engage in that kind of blackmail." that conversation has not been had. if this legislation is pushed through and it is and if, do you expect the dup to get back into the assembly? is that guaranteed? to dup to get back into the assembly? is that guaranteed?— dup to get back into the assembly? is that guaranteed? to be absolutely clear i is that guaranteed? to be absolutely clear i exoect — is that guaranteed? to be absolutely clear i expect the _ is that guaranteed? to be absolutely clear i expect the dup _ is that guaranteed? to be absolutely clear i expect the dup to _ is that guaranteed? to be absolutely clear i expect the dup to get - is that guaranteed? to be absolutely clear i expect the dup to get back i clear i expect the dup to get back into the assembly now, because irrespective of the protocol we have a duty to govern northern ireland, we have a duty to do ourjobs. as a minister i want a committee to scrutinise the work i do i want the assembly to function and i want to be able to take forward pressing legislation to deal with things, for example, like the cost of living crisis and the state of our health service. , ., , , service. sorry to interrupt, the dup has very clearly. — service. sorry to interrupt, the dup has very clearly, and _ service. sorry to interrupt, the dup has very clearly, and one _ service. sorry to interrupt, the dup has very clearly, and one i - service. sorry to interrupt, the dup has very clearly, and one i covered | has very clearly, and one i covered

the elections recently in belfast, i heard it over and over again, the dup has very clearly said it is not going to do that in advance of the protocol being sorted out to its satisfaction.— protocol being sorted out to its satisfaction. �* ., ., , , satisfaction. bottom line is the dup can't accuse — satisfaction. bottom line is the dup can't accuse the _ satisfaction. bottom line is the dup can't accuse the government - satisfaction. bottom line is the dup can't accuse the government of - can't accuse the government of hostagetaking when they are the people who are essentially holding our institutions to ransom. i mean, their hypocrisy is stark on this issue, they're holding the people of northern ireland to ransom and using it as leverage over the uk government at this point in time. the dup need to do theirjobs. they also need to accept responsibility for where we are now. it was the dup who drove notjust brexit but a hard brexit, and the kind of brexit that meant that this was the only solution left on the table to deal with the very real challenges of having a land border with an eu state. the dup have never accepted any responsibility for their actions, they continued to deny any of this is as a result of the choices they made. but the northern ireland public know better, our

businesses have adjusted, we want to see further progress, but the only way to do that is to build trust with the european union and the government constantly, either acting unilaterally, or threatening to do so, is undermining the trust and confidence that will be needed for us to see a reduction in the friction between gb and northern ireland. as for this being a constitutional issue, let's be very clear, it is not. northern ireland is as much a part of the united kingdom today as it was before brexit and before the protocol. there is no constitutional substance to this. do there is no constitutional substance to this. ,, there is no constitutional substance tothis. , , to this. do you accept the dup feel differently to _ to this. do you accept the dup feel differently to that _ to this. do you accept the dup feel differently to that compared - to this. do you accept the dup feel differently to that compared to - to this. do you accept the dup feel| differently to that compared to your opinion? differently to that compared to your oinion? ~ , �* ., ., opinion? well, it isn't an opinion, it is a fact- _ opinion? well, it isn't an opinion, it is a fact- i— opinion? well, it isn't an opinion, it is a fact. i am _ opinion? well, it isn't an opinion, it is a fact. i am as _ opinion? well, it isn't an opinion, it is a fact. i am as much - opinion? well, it isn't an opinion, it is a fact. i am as much a - opinion? well, it isn't an opinion, it is a fact. i am as much a britishj it is a fact. i am as much a british citizen today as i was before brexit and before the protocol. so it is a nonsense to suggest that our constitutional position is dictated by where we get our chilled meats.

that is an absolute nonsense, the dup know that. what they wanted from brexit, however, was a hard border on the island of ireland and they are now disgruntled that instead they got what i think was always logically going to be the outcome, and that was additional friction in trade between gb and northern ireland. i believe that friction can be reduced, but scaling this up to be reduced, but scaling this up to be a constitutional crisis is an absolute nonsense. the real constitutional crisis is the uk government to solely negotiating with one party that represents a minority in northern ireland, rather than engaging with all of the parties and with business, listening and responding to what we all say. if this goes ahead and the eu response, what are your concerns about the impact that could have on business in northern ireland, and only and and get a return to a functioning assembly, a functioning assembly, a functioning executive at stormont? , ., stormont? festival if the eu responds — stormont? festival if the eu responds it _ stormont? festival if the eu responds it will _ stormont? festival if the eu responds it will not - stormont? festival if the eu responds it will not only - stormont? festival if the eu responds it will not only be l responds it will not only be northern ireland businesses that

will be negatively affected, it will be the uk as a whole because if the eu responds it will be in the form of trade sanctions, and that will have significant implications for everyone in the united kingdom, not just those of us in northern ireland. it also, i think, just those of us in northern ireland. it also, ithink, makes just those of us in northern ireland. it also, i think, makes a negotiated outcome more difficult. we are effectively asking the eu to devolve to the uk government responsibility for the protection of the single market. why would the eu trust the uk government at this point in time if the uk government is constantly threatening to break the international that it signed up to? so we have got to rebuild that trust if we are going to make progress. that's the best outcome for northern ireland and the best outcome for the rest of the uk. the alternative is that the uk becomes known for signing up to deals and not actually meeting the requirements of them, and that will have major implications for how it is able to do business going forward in future internationally, and i think that's something the government needs to reflect on very seriously as it looks at this legislation.—

seriously as it looks at this leaislation. ., ., ., ., ., legislation. naomi long, leader of the alliance _ legislation. naomi long, leader of the alliance party, _ legislation. naomi long, leader of the alliance party, thank- legislation. naomi long, leader of the alliance party, thank you - legislation. naomi long, leader of the alliance party, thank you for l the alliance party, thank you for your time this morning. we will talk about this story a bit more in the next hour with the boss of manufacturing northern ireland. fighting continues in the city of severodonetsk, with ukrainian and russian forces fighting for "literally every metre" according to ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky. he's calling for more air defence and artillery support. joe inwood is in kyiv for us. joe, tell us more about the fighting that's going on in severodonetsk. $5 that's going on in severodonetsk. sis you that's going on in severodonetsk. s you referenced, that's going on in severodonetsk. sis you referenced, they say they are fighting for every square metre. that's because it is street fighting, it is increasingly bloody, we understand both sides are taking heavy casualties. the russians are using their advantage with artillery to really pound ukrainian positions, as they have done throughout this conflict really, and we think the ukrainians are therefore taking many losses and are being pushed back into an ever decreasing pockets of

this city. they have been pushed out of the centre and back into the industrial zone. over the weekend we had reports of a large chemical plant, being shelled and a large fire and many tonnes of fuel and oil leaking out of radiators. that is a place, as many places in the city are, where civilians are sheltering. 800 people we understand are there, as well as ukrainian soldiers, a few hundred of them. it is a mixed picture. it is worth saying, it is difficult to get clear information out because it is so dangerous now, there aren't manyjournalists there and we have not got contact with any and we have not got contact with any and there are no mobile phone signals, so really knowing what is going on requires you to speak to both sides who give you fairly partial information. bhd both sides who give you fairly partial information.— both sides who give you fairly partial information. and on the artille , partial information. and on the artillery. the — partial information. and on the artillery, the air _ partial information. and on the artillery, the air defences - partial information. and on the artillery, the air defences that l artillery, the air defences that volodymyr zelensky is calling for, do we know if some of those are in the country but theyjust haven't got to the right places for the ukrainians to use them? you

got to the right places for the ukrainians to use them? you will be unsurprised — ukrainians to use them? you will be unsurprised to _ ukrainians to use them? you will be unsurprised to know _ ukrainians to use them? you will be unsurprised to know that _ ukrainians to use them? you will be unsurprised to know that they - ukrainians to use them? you will be unsurprised to know that they don't| unsurprised to know that they don't give us the sort of information. the whereabouts of this aid, of this military equipment is kept under very, very close guard. we know that there are a number of american howitzers, these big artillery pieces, they have got through. we know a lot of those are being employed, and we have seen videos of those, but generally they keep stuff very much under wraps. what we know as well is there are these systems called himars and m 270s coming from the uk, long range multiple launch rocket systems, very, very accurate, game changing artillery, it has been said, and we understand they are not yet in the country because it will take many weeks to get people trained up to use them, but that is one of the things the ukrainians are looking for. you mentioned air defence systems, that was referenced by president zelensky in his nightly address yesterday, that the ukrainians need these systems, they need something like iron dome, or the patriot defence that the

americans and the israelis have developed. but they are not getting those at the moment, and i think thatis those at the moment, and i think that is something where i think it is a big call they have been making throughout this conflict but the call has so far gone unanswered. jae call has so far gone unanswered. joe inwood in the ukrainian capital, thank you for keeping us up—to—date. the number of asylum seekers due to be removed from the uk on the first deportation flight to rwanda has been whittled down to single figures according to home office sources. the court of appeal is set to decide today whether to allow the flight to depart tomorrow. charities and the pcs union — which represents more than 80% of border force staff — are bringing action after failing to get an injunction last week. i'm joined now by our correspondent sean dilley. sean, asi sean, as i understand it, there are a number of possible options for what could happen today. take us through those. the what could happen today. take us through those.— through those. the plight of the fli . ht through those. the plight of the flight looks _ through those. the plight of the flight looks a — through those. the plight of the flight looks a little _ through those. the plight of the flight looks a little bit _ through those. the plight of the flight looks a little bit shaky - through those. the plight of the flight looks a little bit shaky in l flight looks a little bit shaky in any scenario. on friday we remember there was a case in the high court,

ostensibly sort of lead by people who had been due to be removed, supported by the pcs union and represented by border force officers as well as charities. on friday mr justice swift had said there was a material public interest in the home secretary being able to implement her policies, in this case that every moving people to rwanda, after he said he had seen no evidence that they were in danger. this morning because my case is in the court of appeal, civil division, they are going to hear arguments from those people involved in friday's case, but additionally there is another action today that could get rolled into that one from a charity called asylum aid. they are appealing, or at least are seeking an interim, for the meantime, injunction on the flights going ahead on different grounds, those grounds are that people were given these removal notices without sufficient time. {lin notices without sufficient time. on the point i mentioned in the introduction, it looks as though evenif introduction, it looks as though even if the flight does go ahead there will be very few people on it,

do we know how the number has been whittled down at what the process has been behind it? there had been individual appeals based on modern slavery and human rights grounds. me slavery and human rights grounds. - know also mrjustice swift said on friday there may not be a general principle where he can issue an injunction, but obviously individual cases are discreet, as he put it, in other words they are also individual. home office sources tell us those numbers are being whittled down to single figures, and they are aware of the possibility that there may actually be no remaining asylum seekers to fly out tomorrow. {lilia seekers to fly out tomorrow. 0k, sean, i seekers to fly out tomorrow. 0k, sean. i know _ seekers to fly out tomorrow. 0k, sean, i know you _ seekers to fly out tomorrow. 0k, sean, i know you will— seekers to fly out tomorrow. 0k, sean, i know you will keep us up—to—date with developments in that today. sean dilley. the time is 9:30am at the time to look at the weather forecast. 9:30am at the time to look at the weatherforecast. very 9:30am at the time to look at the weather forecast. very happy monday to you. most of england and wales the mid to

high 20s, in the south—east by friday it could head 31 degrees. at the moment we have some sunshine across southern and eastern areas, the cloud will continue to build through the morning, some holes in the cloud so sunny intervals, some light rain across the north and west, some showers in northern ireland, later on it will brighten up ireland, later on it will brighten up in northern ireland, wales and south—west england. top temperature is 21 celsius. tonight, we continue with cloud and more rain across the west highlands, some breaks in the cloud further south, we hang on to more cloud in the south—east as well. as a result, not particularly cold. tomorrow, more sunshine than today, some rain in the far north—west, and a little bit warmer than today too. hello. this is bbc news. i'm annita mcveigh and these are the headlines: as the cost of living rises,

the long—awaited plan on the future of food in england is being published. but the man behind the review says the government's vision is not detailed enough. the uk economy contracted again in april — by 0.3% — as businesses feel the impact of price rises and supply chain shortages. the government will present draft legislation to unilaterally scrap some of the rules that govern post—brexit trade with northern ireland — a move that could raise tensions with the eu. personal items belonging to missing britishjournalist dom phillips and his brazilian colleague are discovered by police in a remote area of the amazon rainforest...a week after the pair went missing. and...a warning that lives could be at risk after a bbc panorama investigation finds the uk's biggest chain of gp practices lets less qualified staff see patients without adequate supervision.

the uk economy has shrunk again. the latest official figures show that gross domestic product, which measures the size of the economy in goods and services, was down by nought point three percent in april. it had already fallen in march by nought point one per cent. key services like manufacturing and construction suffered drops in output for the first time since january last year. joining us is rain newton—smith, chief economist at the confederation of british industry. good to have you with us. give us your thoughts on the reasons behind this shrinkage? t your thoughts on the reasons behind this shrinkage?— this shrinkage? i think we all know business confidence, _ this shrinkage? i think we all know business confidence, consumer- business confidence, consumer confidence is weak and that is a consequence of high inflation that we are seeing, really affecting households and also businesses on the ground. we have actually updated our forecast for this year and i

think because of that high inflation, we are likely to see the biggest squeeze on household incomes in real terms since records began their share. this year is going to be really tough and it's really important that we keep business investment flowing to keep our economy moving, so we can make sure that we try and build on that and get inflation under control and keep investment happening in our economy. how should the government do that? p business investment flowing? the chancellor business investment flowing? tte: chancellor had able business investment flowing? tte chancellor had able policy up to now, these super deduction which encourages businesses to invest in the uk but that comes to an end next year. and we do not have a replacement for it. we need to get on, the government have a0 days left in the parliament before the summer recess to get on with some action. we like to see a clear indication of what will follow in terms of investment allowance. the other big area, a lot of that high inflation

is coming from high energy prices and we need to use this opportunity to double down on our investment in renewable energy and also energy efficiency. how well insulated our homes are, there are schemes the government and rule out a lot faster to really help make our homes warmer and more energy efficient which would help our sustainable growth and our economy and keep investment going. and our economy and keep investment anoin. :, �* and our economy and keep investment anoin. :,�* ., ~ and our economy and keep investment ttoin_ .,�* ., ~' ., going. you've talked about inflation, _ going. you've talked about inflation, the _ going. you've talked about inflation, the biggest - going. you've talked about. inflation, the biggest squeeze going. you've talked about - inflation, the biggest squeeze on the cost of living since records began, how do interest rates fit into all of that? what do you see happening there? the into all of that? what do you see happening there?— into all of that? what do you see ha enin: there? ~ :, s happening there? the bank of england are walkin: happening there? the bank of england are walking a — happening there? the bank of england are walking a tightrope _ happening there? the bank of england are walking a tightrope on _ happening there? the bank of england are walking a tightrope on this, - are walking a tightrope on this, they get need to get inflation under control, that is there clear mandate, i think we will see more rises in interest rates over the course of this year, probably another three more rate rises, but over all, that will be modest, it will keep the overall level of interest rates historically quite

low. it is important to take some action to bring that inflation under control because we do not want a return to the 1970s where inflation got over 20%. we need to get inflation under control. at the same time, growth prospects as we know are weak for many households, it will feel like a recession that we are facing this year so the bank of england cannot go too far too fast or that growth will really be impacted. it is a toughjob or that growth will really be impacted. it is a tough job that they have at the moment. you impacted. it is a tough job that they have at the moment. you will be aware of those _ they have at the moment. you will be aware of those imf _ they have at the moment. you will be aware of those imf and _ they have at the moment. you will be aware of those imf and oecd - aware of those imf and oecd predictions on growth for the uk which sees the uk amongst g7 oecd countries at the bottom of the table, only above russia which is obviously under heavy sanctions, what room for manoeuvre does the government realistically have when it is trying to support people with the cost of living crisis, when it is dealing with global factors as well as domestic factors and the

ongoing impact of brexit, possibly, some trade sanctions from the eu if it goes ahead with unilateral action on the northern ireland protocol? there are a lot of factors at play here. : , ,:, , there are a lot of factors at play here. , , ., , there are a lot of factors at play here. , , ., i. , here. absolutely, many of these thin . s here. absolutely, many of these things that _ here. absolutely, many of these things that are _ here. absolutely, many of these things that are happening - here. absolutely, many of these things that are happening our. here. absolutely, many of these - things that are happening our global factors, we are seeing energy prices are hitting so many countries, but there are so many things that are under the government's control that we can work on. setting out the right framework for businesses to carry on investing, it is making clear on our commitment around energy security, around renewable energy, and the government carrying forward on some of those investments and some of the actions, we could be approving wind farms, offshore wind farms, takes four years at the moment, we can do that in one year. that would accelerate confidence in the uk economy. and when it comes to negotiations with the eu, it is really important that both parties

stay at the table, that we build on the northern ireland protocol and we keep trade flowing with our major trading partner. these are things that are in the government's control and they can get on and deliver and thatis and they can get on and deliver and that is what we are calling for the government to do, to take that action, to get economy flowing and get on with the things that are under their control so we can all make it through this, what we know will be a tough year and return to growth and improving standards of living across the uk.— growth and improving standards of living across the uk. thank you very much. police in brazil have found personal items belonging to the missing britishjournalist, dom phillips, and bruno pereira — an expert on indigenous people. the pair had been travelling by boat on a reporting trip in the amazon rainforest. they haven't been seen for more than a week. a fisherman has been arrested in connection with their disappearance. our south america correspondent katy watson sent this report. it was along this stretch of water that dom phillips and bruno pereira disappeared.

the vastness of the amazon plain to see. the armed forces are out searching. so too, the indigenous communities, many of whom knew bruno personally. he helped train indigenous groups to defend themselves against the increasing threat of illegal fishermen and poachers. dom phillips was writing a book, which is why the two men were travelling together, bruno introducing dom to people he knew. the indigenous community has set up camp near where they disappeared. we were asked not to identify anyone because they fear reprisals. translation: fishermen, financed by the narcos, - will do what they probably did to bruno, end their life, because they see us as an obstacle. our river guide is filipi. he and his father run a fishing tourism business, and the two men were staying in their small hotel. "dom was really interested in an environment and was passionate about the amazon," filipi tells me.

"he interviewed us and asked us about the work." up river, we come across a search team focused on a small area. the indigenous teams alongside, they know the terrain better than anyone. there is a police boat in the distance. beyond that there is another one further into the jungle. we have been told we can't go any further, but it is clearly something they are looking at. they have been here for several hours. shortly after, it is sealed off. we were told later this is where the men's belongings were found. the search teams continue. but these new developments point to a devastating conclusion. and hopes faded of finding the two men alive. katy watson, bbc news. an undercover investigation by bbc panorama has found the uk's biggest chain of gp practices is allowing less qualified staff to see patients without adequate supervision. operose health serves almost six hundred thousand patients across england.

it says it has a clear process of supervision and operates in the best interest of patients. jacqui wakefield reports hi. i'm starting today as a receptionist. i worked undercover at this busy london surgery for almost six weeks. we're not naming the practice or anyone who works there. you've been waiting for six months. honestly, if i could help, i would. it's owned by operose health, the uk's biggest gp chain with 70 surgeries and almost 600,000 patients. while i was working at the practice, there weren't enough gps to meet demand. i'm really sorry, sir. we've already booked out this morning. it's been a really crazy morning. i'm so sorry. are you able to call tomorrow, or call 111? yeah, i understand. it's frustrating. i'm looking at my screen now, and there's nothing i can do. there's no more appointments. i'm sorry. since the start of the nhs,

most gp practices have been owned and managed by doctors, known as partners. in 2007, the then labour government changed the rules, allowing bigger businesses like operose to buy into general practice. at the practice where i worked, patients were also seen by other, less qualified clinical staff, called physician associates or pas. they're being increasingly employed in general practice to help relieve the pressure, but should be supervised by doctors. the pas here told me they aren't getting enough support. sometimes i hardly ever see the gp. so on a normal day, how much would you...? i hardly ever... i hardly speak to them. so you don't necessarily have, like, a debrief every day? no, no, no. you just come in and get on with your work. we showed our undercover footage to professor sir sam everington, a practising senior gp partner.

the thing i worry about here is the physicians that are associates are saying they're not getting enough supervision, so they know they need more. they're clearly articulating it, but they're not getting it. and that's a problem. and that must be massively stressful for them. but, inevitably, that cannot be a safe system. operose says a clinical lead is available to help answer pas�* questions. nhs data shows that operose practices employ six times as many physician associates as the nhs average. i asked management staff at this surgery why they use them. why have pas and notjust more gps? it's cheaper. cheaper. a gp would earn £95 per hour, or £100 per hour, whereas a pa... a5? maybe less than that. so less than half. when i hear words like cheap, i'm not quite sure _ that they're utterly focused -

on giving the best possible care in the circumstances to patients. they're putting profits, money, ahead of quality of care. - that is a massive risk to patients. operose health denies that profit is being prioritised ahead of patient care. it says 97% of its practices are rated good or outstanding by the care quality commission. and it works in the best interests of patients, providing access to the highest quality of care. jacqui wakefield, bbc news. and you can watch more on that investigation on panorama tonight at 8pm on bbc one. it will also be on the bbc iplayer afterwards. the prime minister has been talking about the northern ireland protocol and the shrinkage in the economy. he

was asked about the new strategy for food security, quality and affordability. on this issue of farming, are you abandoning the green agenda? rewilding the countryside, now it's all about farming as much food as we can. the uk is leading — farming as much food as we can. tte uk is leading the world on the green agenda, we have got the whole world to agree a cop26 in a few months ago, to move away from hydrocarbon fuelled cars, to plant of trillions more or billions more trees, i should say, to stop using coal, and the uk has an absolutely amazing record in cutting co2, look at all the stuff we are doing on biodiversity, on animal welfare issues, banning trophy hunting, what you've got to make sure that you do is that you look after uk food and farming and recognise that we have an opportunity to eat much more of what we grow in this country and produce much more in the uk. that is

why we are supporting great fish farming, putting money into a modernisation and innovation, i have been talking to these incredible broccoli farmers here, they have got a machine that they showed me that can plant 150,000 cabbages per day. that cuts costs and in the end, it cuts costs for the consumer as well. we are supporting families, as you know, £1200 for the 8 million most vulnerable households, £a00 to help everybody with the cost of energy, finding ways of cutting costs of food and food production. you are not cutting _ food and food production. you are not cutting waistlines, _ food and food production. you are not cutting waistlines, britain - food and food production. you are not cutting waistlines, britain is l not cutting waistlines, britain is getting too fat, we are on projection going to be the fattest country in europe, no obesity strategy, henry dimbleby says it's not a tragedy at all. it strategy, henry dimbleby says it's not a tragedy at all.— not a tragedy at all. if you look at what is happening, _ not a tragedy at all. if you look at what is happening, you _ not a tragedy at all. if you look at what is happening, you are - not a tragedy at all. if you look at| what is happening, you are seeing the uk working with the food and

drink industry to get rid of high fat, salt and sugar content food and they are voluntarily reducing the amount of sugar, the amount of salt, very substantially, and that is going to make a big difference. we do not want to do right now is start wiping taxes that will push up the cost of food. —— putting taxes on. everyone can see the effects of the global price spike on food, we have to champing healthy eating and help people to lose weight, there are all sorts of ways of doing that, the best ways eat less.— sorts of ways of doing that, the best ways eat less. lets talk about the northern _ best ways eat less. lets talk about the northern ireland _ best ways eat less. lets talk about the northern ireland protocol. - best ways eat less. lets talk about the northern ireland protocol. i i the northern ireland protocol. i cannot work out what the strategy is because essentially, the northern ireland economy is doing pretty well, outpacing scotland, england and wales. the potential legislation will annoy the eu, annoy washington, could divide your party, many

conservative mps are not happy about this. , , , :, :, , conservative mps are not happy about this. , , , :, , :, this. firstly, the protocol is not even et this. firstly, the protocol is not even yet being _ this. firstly, the protocol is not even yet being implemented, l this. firstly, the protocol is not - even yet being implemented, because it has been put into cold storage while we try and manage it. were it to be implemented, it would do even more damage diverting trade and that is upsetting the balance of the belfast good friday agreement. the problem at the moment in northern ireland, the stormont assembly, the government of northern ireland cannot meet because of the effects of the protocol, it creates unnecessary barriers on trade east west. what we can do is fix that. not a big deal, we can fix it in such a way as to remove those bureaucratic barriers, but without putting up barriers on trade moving north south in the island of ireland as well. that is what we want to do,

so in terms of the strategy, the overarching objective, the prime thing that we have to do is to make sure that we protect the balance of the belfast good friday agreement, that means respecting trade east west between gb and ni and also trade north—south. west between gb and ni and also trade north-south.— west between gb and ni and also trade north-south. what would you sa to the trade north-south. what would you say to the conservative _ trade north-south. what would you say to the conservative mps - trade north-south. what would you say to the conservative mps who i trade north-south. what would you | say to the conservative mps who are thinking of voting against theirs, who think you are breaking international law and could spark a trade war? shire international law and could spark a trade war? : :, international law and could spark a trade war? : s ., :, ., trade war? are mean international obliuation trade war? are mean international obligation is _ trade war? are mean international obligation is to _ trade war? are mean international obligation is to the _ trade war? are mean international obligation is to the belfast - trade war? are mean international obligation is to the belfast good . obligation is to the belfast good friday agreement, the peace process in northern ireland, getting that stormont assembly up and running again. northern ireland is fantastic but it needs government, particularly now where people are facing pressures from the global cost of living problems, energy price rise, they need a government in northern ireland, we need the

stormont assembly up and running. we will wait and see about that. the economy figures today, negative growth in april. we are facing a recession. growth in april. we are facing a recession-_ growth in april. we are facing a recession. .., :, :, recession. the uk came out of the covid-19 pandemic _ recession. the uk came out of the covid-19 pandemic faster - recession. the uk came out of the covid-19 pandemic faster than - recession. the uk came out of the i covid-19 pandemic faster than other covid—19 pandemic faster than other comparable countries because of the steps we took, that is why we had the fastest growth of the g7 last year. it is true that other countries are catching up, we are seeing the effects of inflation around the world hitting this country as well as everywhere else, but if you look at the imf data, the uk comes back at or near the top of the g7 league very quickly. the most important thing is we have the fundamentals that are very strong. we have got a situation where we have got the lowest unemployment since 197a, the issue for business that i have been talking to today, incredible vegetable farmers, what

they need, they need people to come and help them pick their vegetables. that is so different from the economic crises i remember when i was younger in the 1980s, in the 19905, was younger in the 1980s, in the 1990s, millions of people on the scrapheap, told they were on the scrapheap, told they were on the scrap heap because of mass unemployment. that was a total disaster. we are in a different situation now, we have an inflationary price bump that we have to get through, we are shielding people £1200 for the 8 million most vulnerable households, i think we will get through it very strongly indeed. :, ::, will get through it very strongly indeed. :, . :, ., will get through it very strongly indeed. :, ., indeed. you could have some people who are going _ indeed. you could have some people who are going to _ indeed. you could have some people who are going to say _ indeed. you could have some people who are going to say they _ indeed. you could have some people who are going to say they don't - indeed. you could have some people who are going to say they don't wantj who are going to say they don't want to come and work here. it seems the figures are collapsing, that no one will be on the flights this week. t will be on the flights this week. i have been very clear throughout, if you go back to the speech i gave about what we were trying to do right at the beginning when we

announced the policy, i always said that it would begin with a lot of teething problems and you would have a lot of legal action against it. and they will try and delay it. that is inevitable. what we are trying to do is stop the business model of criminal gangs who are preying on people, moving them across the english channel in vessels that are not seaworthy, costing their lives, risking their lives, what they are doing is undermining people both my confidence and legal migration. and people's support for illegal migration. we have safe and legal routes for people to come into this country. i havejust talked routes for people to come into this country. i have just talked about it. for people to come and work in agriculture or whatever. we have that. it should not be undermined by criminal gangs who are risking people's lives and that is what the policy is about in rwanda. that interview with _ policy is about in rwanda. that interview with the _ policy is about in rwanda. that interview with the prime minister in

the last few minutes talking about a wide range of issues there. residents of the yorkshire town of whitby will head to the polls today. but this is no ordinary election. it's a referendum on what many believe is their most pressing political issue — second—home ownership. the non—binding poll will ask voters if they want new—build properties to be reserved for locals — many of whom say they can no longer afford to buy in their hometown. richard moss went to whitby to find out more. wonderful whitby. picturesque, popular but pricey. house values here are high and rising. estate agents are selling properties as fast as they go on the market. this one's gone back on today. but not generally to locals. i would say mainly second homes/ investors with holiday cottages. that makes up 75%, i would have thought so. so a lot of the time people find that they are sort of out priced or they find that they are in a position where they're competing with people sort of coming into whitby, really. and that's led to big changes in the town.

sandra has lived here since she was a child, but she says action's now needed to ensure she isn't one of the last locals left. the residents want to send a very loud message - that enough is enough. it's not that we're against tourism. we're not. but we don't want to give up our town either. - we need to live here. we need to be able to work here. families want their families to be able to stay here - and not move away. and that's what's happening. people are having to move out i of the town to enable themselves to live and own a home. of course, one solution might be to build more homes, but that doesn't seem to be working. we're giving planning permission for new developments on the basis that that's going to provide housing stock for the housing needs of local people. but that's not happening. that's being taken away. so, for example, a new development just recently built, i think 20 out of the new properties built — 19 of those went to holiday lets, which again isjust... it's crazy. i mean, we need to stop that so local people are going to have a chance of getting on that ladder.

whitby is holding a referendum. the town council will be asking the locals to vote for a ban on the sale of any new property to anyone who wants it for a second home or holiday let. but there is one hitch. the poll itself can't change anything because the town council doesn't actually have the powers to ban anyone here buying a second home. but even if the poll is technically toothless, backers of a ban hope it will add to pressure for planning changes that could bite. otherwise, they fear a town famously associated with dracula could be drained of local life. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol. 31 degrees? that is hot. absolutely. it is 31 degrees? that is hot. absolutely. it is towards — 31 degrees? that is hot. absolutely. it is towards the _ 31 degrees? that is hot. absolutely. it is towards the end _ 31 degrees? that is hot. absolutely. it is towards the end of _ 31 degrees? that is hot. absolutely. it is towards the end of this - 31 degrees? that is hot. absolutely. it is towards the end of this week i it is towards the end of this week we will see temperatures there is high. 31 degrees will be in the south—east of the country, across scotland and northern ireland by the end of the week we are looking at

mid to high teens, for most of england and wales they will be mid 20s to high 20s, it is the south—east that is likely to see 31 degrees and i will feel humid. we have a weather front moving across the north of the country introducing light and patchy rain. high pressure is in charge keeping things fairly settled. some of us had started off on a sunny note this morning but the cloud will build. you can see in the satellite, where we have the sunshine, and also where we have the cloud. the cloud is that enough for some reason, not only this morning but through the course of the day across the north and west, and the odd shower getting into northern ireland. the cloud is building with sunny intervals, it will brighten up later across northern ireland, wales and south—west england with top temperature is about 20 celsius, if you mark lower than yesterday. pollen levels are high or very high across most of england and also wales. as we head through the

evening and overnight, the cloud will melt away, we will hang on to some in the far south—east and some across scotland and northern ireland as the weather front approaches bringing more rain. not particularly cold, temperatures falling to eight to 12 celsius. tomorrow we have high pressure in charge, a weather front coming into the north—west of scotland, as it bumps into the high pressure, it is not going to be very potent. here we have the rain across and west, more west, more sunshine tomorrow than today, cloudy in the south—east in the morning, melting away, in a few showers developing across northern ireland. tomorrow if anything in the sunshine it will be warmer than today, 22 degrees to 2a degrees in the south, 13 degrees to 90 degrees in the north. as we head into wednesday, a lot of dry weather across much of the country, some sunshine across england and wales, and eastern parts of scotland. ahead

of weather front, the cloud which is n. the weather front moves north on tuesday and on wednesday it comes from the west. temperatures up to 27 degrees. on thursday, a lot of dry weather but all the cloud and some rain getting an across the north west. starting to feel humid with high temperatures of 27 celsius.

this is bbc news — these this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world: and around the world: russia is accused of killing russia is accused of killing hundreds of civilians in ukraine's hundreds of civilians in ukraine's second biggest city, second biggest city, kharkiv. kharkiv. amnesty international says it has amnesty international says it has evidence that widely—banned cluster evidence that widely—banned cluster bombs have been used. bombs have been used. it was horrible, horrible. it was horrible, horrible.

when the russians were firing you would get thrown into the air from your chair. the uk economy contracted again in april — by 0.3% — as businesses feel the impact of price rises and supply chain shortages. borisjohnson says plans to give ministers the power to override the northern ireland protocol are "not a big deal" — that's ahead of legislation being proposed today that will strip the need to check goods going from britain to northern ireland. as the cost of living rises, the long—awaited plan