this is bbc news. i'm rebecca jones with the latest headlines. the uk is to give a further billion pounds of military aid to ukraine to help its fight against russian forces. we against russian forces. have been working with oui to we have been working with our allies to look at what needs to be done. this is the united kingdom's contribution to that effort to enable the ukrainians to succeed. buckingham palace says the details of an investigation into bullying allegations involving the duchess of sussex won't be made public. there are growing concerns about a "growing shortage" of gps, as a new study predicts a quarter of posts could be vacant by 2030. the charity commission has launched an investigation into the captain tom foundation over its independence from the veteran's family.

the governor of the bank of england has warned the uk economy is suffering a faster downturn than other countries and interest rates could rise again. and coming up this hour, we bring you the latest from wimbledon�*s centre court, after british hopefuls emma raducanu and andy murray crash out. hello and welcome to bbc news. the uk will provide an extra £1 billion of military aid to ukraine, almost doubling the amount of support provided to fight the russian invasion. it's after president zelensky urged nato leaders to give more help to the country, saying the war effort was costing more than £4 billion every month.

nato leaders are meeting at their summit in madrid. the uk is second only to the us in terms of military aid for ukraine. the government says the new cash will go towards sophisticated air defence systems, electronic warfare equipment, drones, and thousands of pieces of kit to "transform ukraine's defences." the uk will have provided £3.8 billion in support since the start of the invasion. that includes 1.3 billion already committed military aid, the further £1 billion being announced today, besides 1.5 billion in humanitarian and economic funding. the government says the new money will come from underspending, where departments spend less than expected in a year, alongside 95 million from the budgets of the welsh and scottish governments. the announcement comes on the final day of the nato summit.

the foreign secretary says the uk is "in for the long haul" and will continue to support ukraine. what we have been doing is working with our allies to see exactly what ukraine need to support them in this crucial moment in the war because they need to be able to push the russians back in the east and the south of ukraine, so we have been working with our allies to look at what needs to be done. this is the united kingdom's contribution to that effort to enable the ukrainians to succeed. and what is this very important mission? notjust to protect peace and freedom in ukraine, but also more widely across europe, so they are notjust fighting for themselves, they are fighting for themselves, they are fighting for themselves, they are fighting for all of us, because we know that if the russians were successful, that would bring untold insecurity right across the european continent and in fact the world.

our security correspondent frank gardner sent this report from the conference in madrid. ukrainian troops on salisbury plain, part of an ever expanding package of assistance britain's giving to their country, as it tries to fight off the invading russian army. so this year's summit of nato�*s leaders in madrid comes at a time of high tension. the alliance has revamped its strategy towards strongly deterring russia from making any more land grabs. together, ourallies, we're going to make sure that nato is ready to meet the threats from all directions, across every domain, land, air and the sea. estonia is one of those nato countries that thinks it could be the next target for russian aggression. britain is now increasing its military commitment there. but meanwhile, the war in ukraine rages on. i asked the foreign secretary if she thought it will still be possible to have a realistic peace deal with president putin. it's only possible to achieve a lasting peace, first of all,

when russia are pushed out of ukraine. secondly, when russia are held to account for the appalling war crimes that have taken place. and thirdly, when we know that future russian aggression can be prevented. we must never allow this to happen again. and we must protect the future security of europe. this has been very much a nato summit for hawks. those pushing for a tougher line against moscow are largely getting what they wanted to hear. those with doubts are staying quiet. but the net result is a newly reinvigorated nato that's putting money and weapons where they're needed on its eastern borders. none of this will exactly please the kremlin. it's already threatened to retaliate in its own time for sweden and finland joining nato. moscow has now branded this alliance as aggressive, expansionist and hostile to russia's interests. frank gardner, bbc news, madrid. joining me now from kyiv

is our correspondentjoe inwood. extra money, more support, broadly speaking, is ukraine satisfied with what it is hearing? it is speaking, is ukraine satisfied with what it is hearing?— what it is hearing? it is always appreciative. _ what it is hearing? it is always appreciative, is _ what it is hearing? it is always appreciative, is the _ what it is hearing? it is always appreciative, is the message i what it is hearing? it is always i appreciative, is the message you what it is hearing? it is always - appreciative, is the message you get from president zelensky. he always says he really is grateful for the amount of support and the huge amounts of support that are coming from western governments, that themselves face straitened times, but let's put it in context of what the country says it needs, £5 billion a month to keep it going, notjust the war effort billion a month to keep it going, not just the war effort which is usually costly in terms of lives most importantly, but also equipment. and remember this is a country whose economy has fallen off a cliff as a result of this invasion. and some estimates of gdp will be down 50% this year. you have a real economic crisis here and say this money is really valuable and especially the military support is really valuable, but i think they need more cash from all sources to

try and keep the economy going. speaking to bbc breakfast, the foreign secretary liz truss says the way to do that to make it sustainable was to jump—start the economy to invest here, but it is difficult to see how well this country is still at war and we still see these random missile attacks striking across the country at places that are not obvious targets, as we saw at that supermarket down in kremenchuk, we have seen at a residential block here, it is difficult to see how the economy can get back on a normal footing while that carries on. remember of course is what this country would normally make a huge amount of money from exporting grain and other agricultural products. they are all stuck in warehouses, the black sea is blockaded and cannot get out in nearly enough significant quantities in rail and nearly enough significant quantities in railand road, so nearly enough significant quantities in rail and road, so there are signal can problems they face and while this money is important and i'm sure appreciate it, it will not be seen as enough. just i'm sure appreciate it, it will not be seen as enough.— i'm sure appreciate it, it will not be seen as enough. just to pick up on something. _ be seen as enough. just to pick up on something, as _ be seen as enough. just to pick up on something, as you _ be seen as enough. just to pick up on something, as you say, - be seen as enough. just to pick up on something, as you say, a - be seen as enough. just to pick up on something, as you say, a huge| on something, as you say, a huge amount of support, but i wondered

how much promise of support in the past has actually matched delivery of support. has it actually arrived on the ground? it is of support. has it actually arrived on the ground?— on the ground? it is a really difficult question _ on the ground? it is a really difficult question to - on the ground? it is a reallyj difficult question to answer. obviously fur strategic reasons, they do not tell us exactly what is arriving, where it is. we do know these things called hi mars have got here and have been making a difference, but not in the quantities that are required. we have seen a big artillery pieces on at the front line as well, so we do know some is getting through but we do not know if they have really translated the exact promises that have been made into actual deliveries on the ground. we know there has been criticism in the past four example of the germans making promises and saying they will deliver them a long way down the road, although the germans have countered that by providing these

weapons which are now on the front line. they say it takes time to get people trained and it is a difficult question and one we do not have a full view of. question and one we do not have a full view of-— the findings of an investigation into the handling of bullying allegations made against the duchess of sussex will remain private. buckingham palace has confirmed that the details will not be released alongside the annual report into the public funding of the monarchy, known as the sovereign grant. our royal correspondent sarah campbell has more. meghan, the duchess of sussex, back in the uk at a royal event for the first time in two years. the jubilee weekend was a rare opportunity for the royals to get together in public, and in private. over the four—day weekend, prince charles met his granddaughter, lilibet, for the first time. the meeting was, according to a palace source, very emotional. while the sussexes were building a new life in california, over the past year an independent review was carried out by the palace's hr department using an outside legal team, after allegations surfaced that

meghan had bullied two former members of staff while she was a working royal. allegations she strongly denied. the review, which was not paid for using public funds, has led to improvements to working practices, according to a senior royal source. but to maintain the confidentiality of all those who took part, no further details will be released. the sovereign grant is the annual report detailing the running costs of the working members of the royal family, including travel, staff costs and the upkeep of buildings. security costs are excluded. for 2021—22, the grant totalled £86.3 million of public money, a slight increase on the previous year. the biggest spend, almost £55 million, was on the continued renovation of buckingham palace, a ten—year programme of works. it was the focal point of the platinum jubilee celebrations, and the costs were 40% higher than the previous year, as work was accelerated to get it

ready for the jubilee weekend. foreign travel was also back on the books after a lull during the pandemic. the cambridges' at times controversial nine—day trip to the caribbean in march, was the most expensive royal trip, costing £226,000. despite her mobility issues, the queen has still managed to carry out 201 engagements over the past year, many of them virtual. but as was evident in scotland this week, she appears determined to get on with the job. sarah campbell, bbc news. england could face a shortage of more than 10,000 gps in the next decade without urgent action to recruit and retain staff, according to a study by the health foundation. the government has promised to recruit 6,000 family doctors by 2024, but ministers have admitted they are struggling to achieve that. i'm joined now by professor martin marshall, chair of the royal college of general practitioners.

very good to have you with us. thank you forjoining us. according to this study, the current 4200 shortfall in gps could rise to more than 10000 by 20 30, 2031, these are pretty bleak predictions. how surprised are you? hot pretty bleak predictions. how surprised are you?— surprised are you? not at all surprised. — surprised are you? not at all surprised, we _ surprised are you? not at all surprised, we have - surprised are you? not at all surprised, we have known i surprised are you? not at all| surprised, we have known for surprised are you? not at all- surprised, we have known for some time that general practice in many parts of the country is in crisis and this data confirms that crisis. we know that the size of the population has gone up over the last decade, the need and demand for general practice services has gone up general practice services has gone up and the number of whole time equipment gps has actually gone down, so gps are working harder and harder, finding it increasingly difficult to provide the quality of care that their patients want and need and as a consequence, gps are either retiring early or working part—time, which of course exacerbate the crisis even further.

just to be absolutely clear about this, even though the numbers entering the profession is rising, the reason you are saying that there will be this shortfall is because it demand is rising because of an ageing population, is that it? i think the data the government has produced is a little bit disingenuous because it includes those who are not quite fully qualified and increase headcount rather than whole time equivalents, so we do note from the data the number of full—time gps, those who are available to provide services for their patients, is dropping. it is, is it? as i say, the garment has said the number of doctors in general practice is increasing. trying to be positive about this, what about increasing the number of pharmacists or physios, would that help alleviate some of the problems? yes, we have been calling for a

number of actions which we think the government needs to take in order to stop general practice spiralling out of control in many ways. that does include a greater focus on recruiting more gps and retaining them. a lot of that requires just a reduction in bureaucracy. we spend a lot of our time rather than doing face—to—face contact with patients, ticking boxes and completing paperwork. you are right that general practice is now delivered by a whole range of professions, not just doctors, and if we can increase the number of nurses, pharmacists, mental health workers and a specialist then that would be a good thing as well, and there is in progress and that, but not enough. the final thing we have asked for is much better support the infrastructure, better support for it, medical records, bettersupport the premises as well. we really do need a significant investment of energy, time, in orderto need a significant investment of energy, time, in order to get it back on its feet.—

energy, time, in order to get it back on its feet. why are so many gps are leaving? _ back on its feet. why are so many gps are leaving? you _ back on its feet. why are so many gps are leaving? you said - back on its feet. why are so many gps are leaving? you said they i back on its feet. why are so many i gps are leaving? you said they were either leaving the profession or choosing to work part—time. {bps either leaving the profession or choosing to work part-time. gps are ve hiuhl choosing to work part-time. gps are very highly trained _ choosing to work part-time. gps are very highly trained in _ choosing to work part-time. gps are very highly trained in order- choosing to work part-time. gps are very highly trained in order to - very highly trained in order to provide high quality service for our patients. a growing number of gps are finding that they just cannot patients. a growing number of gps are finding that theyjust cannot do theirjob any more. when i started as a gp 30 years ago on a busy day i may be sought 20 patients, now in a busy day i see it close to 50 patients. it is very difficult to provide personal care, sometimes even at safe care when you are seeing that number of patient contacts in a day, particularly when the problems you are seeing in general practice are increasingly complex, so that is when above gps are just saying i complex, so that is when above gps arejust saying i cannot complex, so that is when above gps are just saying i cannot do complex, so that is when above gps arejust saying i cannot do myjob properly, or even safely, and therefore i will either retire early or the only way i can cope is to work part—time and that of course is making the crisis worse. irate work part-time and that of course is making the crisis worse.— making the crisis worse. we must leave it there. _ making the crisis worse. we must leave it there. many _ making the crisis worse. we must leave it there. many thanks - making the crisis worse. we must leave it there. many thanks for i making the crisis worse. we must l leave it there. many thanks for your time.

as we mentioned, it's the last day of the nato summit in madrid. our correspondent mark lowen is there. very good morning to you. what we know, that russia pots invasion of ukraine has led to a major reset of nato. what does that look like though in practice? it nato. what does that look like though in practice?— nato. what does that look like though in practice? it looks like a hue though in practice? it looks like a huge increase _ though in practice? it looks like a huge increase of _ though in practice? it looks like a huge increase of troops, - though in practice? it looks like a huge increase of troops, allied i huge increase of troops, allied troops, across europe, pledged partly for example by the us, joe biden yesterday saying that he was going to deploy troops as a permanent army headquarters to poland, american troops, that there will be more us naval destroyers, they would be put into spain, there would be a 35 squadrons, fighter jets, to the uk, and then massive troop increases it to the baltic nations and nato's eastern flank like poland and romania that have felt really vulnerable and in the cross hairs of russian aggression. one of the countries that has been pushing for a very hard stance

against russia, perhaps one of the most hawkish members of nato, is the czech republic, and we are delighted to bejoint czech republic, and we are delighted to be joint now live czech republic, and we are delighted to bejoint now live here on czech republic, and we are delighted to be joint now live here on the czech republic, and we are delighted to bejoint now live here on the bbc by the foreign minister of the czech republic. thank you for being with us. where talking about this huge troop increase now and the fact that the quick reaction forces going from 40,000 to more than 300,000 to deploy at a moments notice. are we backin deploy at a moments notice. are we back in a sort of cold war model between nato and russia? we back in a sort of cold war model between nato and russia? we are in a situation where _ between nato and russia? we are in a situation where we _ between nato and russia? we are in a situation where we need _ between nato and russia? we are in a situation where we need to _ between nato and russia? we are in a situation where we need to face - situation where we need to face putin_ situation where we need to face putin pop — situation where we need to face putin pop the net's barbarism. nato is committing to protect all its members. is committing to protect all its members-— is committing to protect all its members. , , ., ., ., members. the blueprint of nato has now labelled — members. the blueprint of nato has now labelled russia _ members. the blueprint of nato has now labelled russia a _ members. the blueprint of nato has now labelled russia a direct - members. the blueprint of nato has now labelled russia a direct threat l now labelled russia a direct threat to peace and stability of the euro atlantic area. how vulnerable does a country like yours feel, given your history behind the iron curtain as part of the warsaw pact? irate

history behind the iron curtain as part of the warsaw pact? we have our historic experience. _ part of the warsaw pact? we have our historic experience. we _ part of the warsaw pact? we have our historic experience. we are _ part of the warsaw pact? we have our historic experience. we are not - historic experience. we are not vulnerable _ historic experience. we are not vulnerable because of nato, otherwise we would vulnerable, so thank _ otherwise we would vulnerable, so thank you — otherwise we would vulnerable, so thank you for the support of the uk is giving _ thank you for the support of the uk is giving us — thank you for the support of the uk is giving us. you thank you for the support of the uk is giving us— is giving us. you are involved in the combat _ is giving us. you are involved in the combat units _ is giving us. you are involved in the combat units in _ is giving us. you are involved in the combat units in the - is giving us. you are involved in the combat units in the baltic i the combat units in the baltic states, latvia and lithuania understand it, where troops will be increased, but not as much of the baltic states wanted, they wanted 30, 40,000 in baltic states wanted, they wanted 30, 40,000 in each of the states, they are getting far fewer, what message is that giving tech support to these vulnerable frontier nations? . , to these vulnerable frontier nations? ., , ., ~ ., to these vulnerable frontier nations? ., , ., ,, ., ., ., nations? the eastern flank of nato need to be secured _ nations? the eastern flank of nato need to be secured and will - nations? the eastern flank of nato need to be secured and will be. i nations? the eastern flank of nato need to be secured and will be. 0f| need to be secured and will be. of course _ need to be secured and will be. of course discussing specific numbers also brings— course discussing specific numbers also brings the reality into check, so we _ also brings the reality into check, so we need — also brings the reality into check, so we need to build those forces, we need to— so we need to build those forces, we need to collect money going into the army and _ need to collect money going into the army and we will have those numbers. this is—

army and we will have those numbers. this is a _ army and we will have those numbers. this is a reality but the czech repuhiic— this is a reality but the czech republic is a presenting latvia and lithuania _ republic is a presenting latvia and lithuania and also in slovakia, so we are _ lithuania and also in slovakia, so we are doing our share and will be doing _ we are doing our share and will be doing our— we are doing our share and will be doing our share. you we are doing our share and will be doing our share.— we are doing our share and will be doing our share. you talk about the difference between _ doing our share. you talk about the difference between reality - doing our share. you talk about the difference between reality and i doing our share. you talk about the difference between reality and the l difference between reality and the aspirations, let's say. is that that difference because countries such as yours are not yet at the 2% of gdp defence spending threshold that nato is demanding of all its members? how can they transform the defence posture of countries like yours do not have been many? mr; posture of countries like yours do not have been many?— posture of countries like yours do not have been many? my country is not have been many? my country is not in a position _ not have been many? my country is not in a position to _ not have been many? my country is not in a position to criticise - not have been many? my country is not in a position to criticise the i not in a position to criticise the others — not in a position to criticise the others we _ not in a position to criticise the others. we have a new government and clearly _ others. we have a new government and clearly pledged that we will be giving — clearly pledged that we will be giving 2% of gdp on spending in 2024 _ giving 2% of gdp on spending in 2024. ., ., , ., 2024. you are behind the iron curtain, tech _ 2024. you are behind the iron curtain, tech slovakia - 2024. you are behind the iron curtain, tech slovakia part i 2024. you are behind the iron curtain, tech slovakia part ofl 2024. you are behind the iron i curtain, tech slovakia part of the warsaw pact, you know what it is like, what the situation is like.

can ukraine really win this war and stand up to russian aggression? ukraine will win and we need to help them _ ukraine will win and we need to help them and _ ukraine will win and we need to help them and provide them with military aid, financialaid, them and provide them with military aid, financial aid, you them and provide them with military aid, financialaid, you might hearing _ aid, financialaid, you might hearing aid and political help. in terms hearing aid and political help. terms of hearing aid and political help. in terms of the military, what has come out this summit? what has come out of the summit in terms of direct... president zelensky spoke to your leaders yesterday and called for more modern artillery, £5 billion of aid per month, are you giving enough? aid per month, are you giving enou~h? ., ., . aid per month, are you giving enou~h? ., ., , ., enough? nato is committed to ukraine, enough? nato is committed to ukraine. but — enough? nato is committed to ukraine, but members - enough? nato is committed to ukraine, but members of- enough? nato is committed to | ukraine, but members of nato, poland. — ukraine, but members of nato, poland, uk, check your, baltic states— poland, uk, check your, baltic states and— poland, uk, check your, baltic states and many others are doing a lot and _ states and many others are doing a lot and we — states and many others are doing a lot and we have invited finland and sweden _ lot and we have invited finland and sweden to—

lot and we have invited finland and sweden tojoin us. —— czechia. this will create — sweden tojoin us. —— czechia. this will create a — sweden tojoin us. —— czechia. this will create a schuylkill state in the baltics, and this creates a way to help _ the baltics, and this creates a way to help directly with ukraine. —— create _ to help directly with ukraine. —— create a — to help directly with ukraine. —— create a secure state in the baltics _ create a secure state in the baltics. ., create a secure state in the baltics. . ., create a secure state in the baltics, . ., ,, ., ., baltics. finland and sweden have now been formally — baltics. finland and sweden have now been formally invited _ baltics. finland and sweden have now been formally invited to _ baltics. finland and sweden have now been formally invited to join - baltics. finland and sweden have now been formally invited to join the i been formally invited to join the alliance. russia went into ukraine to try and stop nato advancement but is getting exactly the opposite, two new members and a doubling of that border between russian tobacco russia and nato. the shift in the ukraine war very much being observed here. the r'n'b singer r kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for using his fame to sexually abuse women and children. the 55—year—old was convicted last september of trafficking his victims between us states over two decades, assisted by members

of his entourage. our north america correspondent nada tawfik was in court following proceedings. r kelly's victims were ignored and vilified for years, mainly black americans who felt their voices weren't valued. this sentence means everything to them. there wasn't a day in my life, up until this moment, that i actually believed that the judicial system will come through for black and brown girls. i stand here very proud of myjudicial system, very proud of my fellow survivors, and very pleased with the outcome. 30 years did he do this, and 30 years is what he got. i never thought that i would be here to see... ..him be held accountable for the atrocious things that he did to children. i don't know what else to say, except that i'm grateful. i'm grateful for today. # i believe i can fly.# his star power was his shield. he used his inner circle to exploit minors, women and men. they all came from varied

backgrounds, but were similar in their adoration for kelly. once under his control, he required them to follow a degrading set of rules. they had to call him daddy, and they weren't permitted to leave their rooms for any reason without his permission. he also directed every aspect of the sexual abuse with him and others, and recorded many of the instances. for years, his crimes were an open secret, including his marriage to the late r&b singer aaliyah when she was just 15 years old and he 27. the stories from a documentary called surviving r kelly stunned the public and led to calls to mute his music. mute r kelly! it also shone a light on an industry said to be rife with harassment and abuse. the music industry has just not even begun to have its reckoning. it isn'tjust one person who's like a predator. it's the scaffolding, it's the system. it's the star machine. r kelly's legacy will no longer be

defined by his voice. he'll forever be remembered as a sexual predator. nada tawfik, bbc news, new york. mps have been told they should not bring babies into parliament. but a cross—party review said there could be some leeway if discretion was exercised sparingly. the labour mp stella creasy has previously brought her daughter and her son into parliament as babies. she said she was disappointed in the review, as she had hoped it would have allowed "parenting and politics to mix". an inquiry has been launched into the charity established in honour of fundraiser and army veteran captain sir tom moore. the charity commission has concerns over the way the the captain tom foundation is managed. the money raised by sir tom for the nhs, is not part of this inquiry. the foundation has said

it would "work closely with the commission", as laura trant reports. inches to go. and there he is. congratulations! the images of captain sir tom moore that captured the nation's heart. sir tom walking 100 laps of his garden before his 100th birthday during the first covid lockdown. he raised £38 million for the nhs. that money was donated to nhs charities, and is not part of the inquiry. what is being looked into is the connection between the captain tom foundation and a company previously set up by his daughter, hannah ingram moore, and her husband colin. it's after the charity commission became concerned about what they said could be a failure to consider intellectual property and trademark issues, which could have generated profit for his daughter's private company. something that has concerned us has been the arrangements between the charity and a company linked to the ingram moore family. we are formally investigating whether or not the trustees took

the right decisions in managing those links, and making sure that the charity fulfilled their responsibilities in terms of the decisions that they took about those links, and any potential conflicts of interest between the family and the charity. the chairman of the captain tom foundation's board of trustees said it would work closely with the commission. in a statement, the family said neither hannah nor colin ingram moore were trustee directors of the captain tom foundation when it was formed, and the charity commission found no issues with its accounts published in february. laura trant, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. if you're just if you'rejust stepping if you're just stepping out, it is properly were taking on a bell with you today, because we are looking at a mixture of sunshine and showers, the rain becoming confined to the

far north—east of scotland. showers heavy and potentially thundery in places and we have a weather front very close to east anglia and kent and on the coast we could see rain at times. temperatures today, 14 to about 21 degrees. tonight to this band of rain pushes northwards, we will see some heavy rain for a time across aberdeenshire and also have a cluster of showers in the midlands moving up into north—east england. it will not be a particularly cold night, temperatures of between eight and 12 degrees. that leads us into tomorrow which starts with some heavy rain in aberdeenshire, that rain pushing up into the far north—east of scotland. again, if you are showers than today but there will still be some showers around and later in the day moving into northern ireland and highs of 22.

hello this is bbc news. the uk is to give a further billion pounds of military aid to ukraine to help its fight against russian forces. clarence house says the details of an investigation into bullying allegations involving the duchess of sussex won't be made public. there's increasing concern about a �*growing shortage' of gps as a new study predicts a quarter of posts could be vacant by 2030. the charity commission has launched an investigation into the captain tom foundation over its independence from the veteran's family.

sport — and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's mike at wimbledon. i suspect you are fed up being told that, but you are a lucky man. a late night drama on centre court last night but lots to come today. the first three days have been incredible. so much drama. three guys incredible. so much drama. three guys running. on day four, fresh hope, new hope for british players. six british players today on this new day hoping to follow cameron norrie into round three. let reflect on the more disappointing things and the exit of andy murray in that late drama on centre court at around 930 last night. it was knocked out by the americanjohn isner with his massive serve. the american led by two sets to love. there would be no memorable finish.

isner winning the fourth set 6—4 and beating murray for the first time in nine attempts. it's the earliest murray has gone out of wimbledon — but will he be back next year? in the long term it is extremely difficult. — in the long term it is extremely difficult, planning. if my body holds — difficult, planning. if my body holds up. _ difficult, planning. if my body holds up, i will compete as long that icon — holds up, i will compete as long that icon i_ holds up, i will compete as long that icon. i feel like i can still compete _ that icon. i feel like i can still compete at the highest level, but it is impossible to make long—term plans— is impossible to make long—term plans when have got eight metal hit. i am plans when have got eight metal hit. i am most _ plans when have got eight metal hit. i am most definitely not a better player— i am most definitely not a better player than— i am most definitely not a better player than andv _ i am most definitely not a better player than andy murray, - i am most definitely not a better player than andy murray, just i i am most definitely not a better player than andy murray, just a i i am most definitely not a better. player than andy murray, just a bit better— player than andy murray, just a bit better than— player than andy murray, just a bit better than him _ player than andy murray, just a bit better than him today. _ player than andy murray, just a bit better than him today. it _ player than andy murray, just a bit better than him today. it was - player than andy murray, just a bit better than him today. it was an i better than him today. it was an incredible — better than him today. it was an incredible honour— better than him today. it was an incredible honour to— better than him today. it was an incredible honour to play- better than him today. it was an incredible honour to play him i better than him today. it was an incredible honour to play him on this cut — incredible honour to play him on this cut in — incredible honour to play him on this cut in front _ incredible honour to play him on this cut in front of— incredible honour to play him on this cut in front of this _ incredible honour to play him on this cut in front of this crowd i incredible honour to play him on| this cut in front of this crowd and to play— this cut in front of this crowd and to play as — this cut in front of this crowd and to play as well— this cut in front of this crowd and to play as well as _ this cut in front of this crowd and to play as well as i— this cut in front of this crowd and to play as well as i did _ this cut in front of this crowd and to play as well as i did against i this cut in front of this crowd and. to play as well as i did against one of our— to play as well as i did against one of our greatest _ to play as well as i did against one of our greatest players _ to play as well as i did against one of our greatest players ever- to play as well as i did against one of our greatest players ever was i of our greatest players ever was a huge _ of our greatest players ever was a huge accomplishment— of our greatest players ever was a huge accomplishment for- of our greatest players ever was a huge accomplishment for me. i of our greatest players ever was a huge accomplishment for me. he | of our greatest players ever was a i huge accomplishment for me. he is eight _ huge accomplishment for me. he is eight massive — huge accomplishment for me. he is eight massive inspiration— huge accomplishment for me. he is eight massive inspiration to - huge accomplishment for me. he is eight massive inspiration to each i eight massive inspiration to each one of— eight massive inspiration to each one of us— eight massive inspiration to each one of us in— eight massive inspiration to each one of us in the _ eight massive inspiration to each one of us in the locker— eight massive inspiration to each one of us in the locker room i eight massive inspiration to each one of us in the locker room and| eight massive inspiration to each i one of us in the locker room and we aren't— one of us in the locker room and we aren't so— one of us in the locker room and we aren't so lucky— one of us in the locker room and we aren't so lucky to _ one of us in the locker room and we aren't so lucky to still _ one of us in the locker room and we aren't so lucky to still have - one of us in the locker room and we aren't so lucky to still have him i aren't so lucky to still have him around — aren't so lucky to still have him around. ., , ., , , ., around. lovely words between the two ureat around. lovely words between the two great rivals- — around. lovely words between the two great rivals- no _ around. lovely words between the two great rivals. no place _ around. lovely words between the two great rivals. no place for _ around. lovely words between the two

great rivals. no place for andy - great rivals. no place for andy murray in round three, and the same can be said for emma raducanu. she was beaten in straight sets by caroline garcia. the us open champion was competely outplayed by the frenchwoman who beat her 6—3, 6—3. it was only raducanu's second appearance on centre court. however, it's not all bad news, as british men's number one cameron norrie is into round three. he showed real resilience. he came through a tough encounter against spain's jaume munar on court one, but onlyjust. the world number 71 led by 2 sets to 1, but norrie was able to produce a fightback and he'll play america's stevejohnson next, who beat fellow brit ryan peniston. and there'll be more british players hoping tojoin norrie in round three, with six players in action today including harriet dart,

katie boulter and jack draper. heather watson is also in action — and she'll be hoping not to be on court for long. her second round match against wang qiang was suspended for bad light, with watson just one game away from victory. that match will be finished off after lunchtime today. away from wimbledon, debutant issy wong has given england's women hope in the of the one—off test against south africa at taunton. in a day dominated by rain, she took two late wickets on day three, as south africa closed on 55—3, still 78 runs behind england's first innings score of 417 for 8. day four begins at 11am this morning. tonight, england's women play theirfinal warm up game in switzerland this evening before the start of the euros. the lionesses beat netherlands last week to extend their unbeaten

run under manager sarina wiegman after shejoined in september. england open the home euros at old trafford against austria next monday. england rugby head coach eddiejones has named his side for the upcoming test against australia, and it sees the return of one familiar face. danny care will win his first cap in almost four years, as he gets set to start at scrum half. there's also a return for billy vunipola while courtney lawes will captain the side for the match in perth this saturday. all eyes on centre court here at one o'clock. remember, boulter beat her last week at eastbourne. can it be another bolt from the blue today, rebecca? ., ., , another bolt from the blue today, rebecca? ., . , ., ~ another bolt from the blue today, rebecca? ., ., , ., ~ ., rebecca? you have been working on that one, mike! _ rebecca? you have been working on that one, mike! good _ rebecca? you have been working on that one, mike! good to _ rebecca? you have been working on that one, mike! good to see - rebecca? you have been working on that one, mike! good to see you. i

the chancellor rishi sunak is speaking at the british chambers of commerce annual conference in westminster. a long—standing challenge with businesses investing in capital, new machines, automation and there is an enormous opportunity for us if we can crack up as it will drive up productivity and create jobs and increase profitability, great for the country. so there is a generous tax break on that. it was temporary and it expires next spring but we have committed to finding a more permanent replacement which will continue to strongly incentivise business investment. for smaller businesses, we have something called the annual investment allowance. that is an incredibly easy version of that policy for smaller businesses. 90% of businesses only need that. temporarily we took it up to £1 million, every year, you can

just write it off against your profits. there is nothing like that you can find existing anywhere in the world. we know how important business investment is to our recoveries we want the autumn budget to support that. abs, recoveries we want the autumn budget to support that-— to support that. a quick word on trade. about _ to support that. a quick word on trade. about 1096 _ to support that. a quick word on trade. about 1096 of _ to support that. a quick word on trade. about 1096 of uk - to support that. a quick word on i trade. about 1096 of uk businesses trade. about 10% of uk businesses export. _ trade. about 10% of uk businesses export, about 60% of chamber members expose _ export, about 60% of chamber members expose which is something we are all very proud _ expose which is something we are all very proud of. what do you think the government— very proud of. what do you think the government and the private sector can do— government and the private sector can do together to encourage more trade _ can do together to encourage more trade and _ can do together to encourage more trade and grow that number? it is really great _ trade and grow that number? it is really great that _ trade and grow that number? it 3 really great that you guys focus on this and you are right to do so. you have an international, outward —looking set of members, an international network of members which helps and it is great that anne—marie is coming here later to talk about this in more detail. she is probably better placed than me, but i was doing this last night, going on that de—it website and

there are an enormous number of programmes to support businesses, getting advice, helping connect businesses here with buyers overseas, support people need vouchers, expert advice, people in embassies, all these things are there, export academies. i could go on. there is a range of initiatives to support businesses. and it is an enormous opportunity and as your members know, huge new markets and businesses that export tend to grow faster and be more productive. so it is great for the economy overall and we are very keen to support it. now because we consigned trade deals as an independent country, we get it open up new parts of the world to british businesses to export two in a more attractive way and the benefits of that don't accrue immediately overnight but over time they will build on that is really fantastic because around the world what we do hear what all of you do

is really highly regarded. people know this country stands for quality in everything we do so they are excited to get hold of what we do and make it. excited to get hold of what we do and make it-_ and make it. great. we are still heafina and make it. great. we are still hearing from — and make it. great. we are still hearing from our— and make it. great. we are still hearing from our businesses i and make it. great. we are still. hearing from our businesses there are a _ hearing from our businesses there are a lot _ hearing from our businesses there are a lot of— hearing from our businesses there are a lot of challenges with the eu and exporting to the eu. would you say a _ and exporting to the eu. would you say a word — and exporting to the eu. would you say a word on how you think we can overcome _ say a word on how you think we can overcome some of those?— say a word on how you think we can overcome some of those? yeah, i know this has been — overcome some of those? yeah, i know this has been something _ overcome some of those? yeah, i know this has been something that _ this has been something that businesses have had to adjust to and i spent a lot of time in my previous job and we were preparing for all of this putting in place lots of different initiatives to help businesses make the adjustment and i think you guys were helpful in helping designing those voucher schemes that we put in place to help businesses get the expertise and advice they needed to make the transition. of course, there has been a change in our trading relationships and that was always going to be the case. and you know the government is looking at how we can ease some of those burdens further, particularly on the northern ireland side. at the

exciting thing that anne—marie will talk to you about is a longer term vision and things like building a single trading window where we can streamline and standardise all the reporting requirements to make sure our procedures are globally best in class and she has a range of things that she is focused on which he will talk to you about. it is an exciting place to be. talk to you about. it is an exciting place to be— place to be. let's leave that chancellor _ place to be. let's leave that chancellor there. _ place to be. let's leave that chancellor there. just i place to be. let's leave that chancellor there. just to i place to be. let's leave that chancellor there. just to fill| place to be. let's leave that l chancellor there. just to fill in place to be. let's leave that i chancellor there. just to fill in a couple of gaps, you heard him refer to anne—marie, that is anne—marie trevelyan, international trade secretary who will be addressing that annual conference a little later today and in case you are wondering, the person putting the questionsjust wondering, the person putting the questions just out of the picture there was the director general of there was the director general of the british chambers of commerce. let's get more now on our top story —

that the uk is to provide an additional £1 billion in military aid for ukraine — a near—doubling in its support for the fight against the russian invasion. joining me now isjustin bronk, senior research fellow at the defence and security think tank, rusi. £1 billion from the uk. what are sad by for ukraine? it £1 billion from the uk. what are sad by for ukraine?— by for ukraine? it likely to buy a significant _ by for ukraine? it likely to buy a significant number, _ by for ukraine? it likely to buy a significant number, although i significant number, although compared to the us or what ukraine is going through, it is still relatively limited, of things like ammunition shipments, medium range air defence systems, artillery systems, they are screaming for those all the time. but also potentially things like logistics. with all of the artillery systems that are being provided, a lot of them come with different shell requirements and they are firing hundreds of thousands a day and you need a significant logistics hub to transport from those points where it

crosses over into ukraine from poland romania all the way to donbas where it is being used, ukraine is an enormous country and it is a huge logistical problem. there is no use having guns if you don't have enough shells for them at the front. luntimely shells for them at the front. when we talk about _ shells for them at the front. when we talk about air _ shells for them at the front. when we talk about air defence - shells for them at the front. when we talk about air defence systems, when we talk about artillery systems, what are we actually talking about?— systems, what are we actually talkin: about? , ., , talking about? the uk is potentially su -l in: talking about? the uk is potentially supplying some _ talking about? the uk is potentially supplying some of— talking about? the uk is potentially supplying some of the _ talking about? the uk is potentially supplying some of the as - talking about? the uk is potentially supplying some of the as 90 i talking about? the uk is potentially supplying some of the as 90 howl talking about? the uk is potentially| supplying some of the as 90 how a supplying some of the a.s. 90 how a big gun, but has offered to supply several of its multiple launch rocket systems. these are artillery systems that uses a rocket or missile which is very accurate and fight over about 70 kilometres. so the ukrainians have received it. it is the same system as what the

americans supply recently. —— supplied recently. these are crucial for the ukrainians to out range russian artillery systems because what russia is doing now having exhausted its capacity to do large—scale manoeuvres on the ground to encircle territory through quick movements, isjust grinding to encircle territory through quick movements, is just grinding away in positions one at a time with massed artillery. from that russian perspective, it is slow, but as long as... it is known that since they have been delivered, we have seen a lot of russian ammunition dumps starting to blow up all around that area. so crucialfor the ukrainians. air defence of the same. the russian airforce has no... medium—range missile systems is critical to give ukrainian troops to defend

themselves at the front. i ukrainian troops to defend themselves at the front. i wonder if ou miaht themselves at the front. i wonder if you might be _ themselves at the front. i wonder if you might be able _ themselves at the front. i wonder if you might be able to _ themselves at the front. i wonder if you might be able to comment i themselves at the front. i wonder if you might be able to comment on l themselves at the front. i wonder if i you might be able to comment on some newsjust in from you might be able to comment on some news just in from our you might be able to comment on some newsjust in from our colleagues in our moscow bureau at the bbc that the russian defence ministry has said it has withdrawn its forces from snake island in the black sea. moscow says it is a goodwill gesture. i appreciate i'm saying this to you and you had no forewarning, but i wonder if you have got any initial response to that news. have got any initial response to that news-— have got any initial response to that news. ,, .,~ , ., , ., that news. snake island is a little wa off, that news. snake island is a little way off. further _ that news. snake island is a little way off, further west _ that news. snake island is a little way off, further west in _ that news. snake island is a little way off, further west in the i that news. snake island is a little way off, further west in the blackj way off, further west in the black sea then most of the areas being contested on the shoreline around crimea are up towards mariupol in the east. so it was always a more difficult place for russia to hold and increasingly ukraine have been conducting a series of very technically innovative and impressive attacks with a

combination of uavs, fastjet and missile systems and have been consistently destroying russian air defences and other system they are put on this island so the russians are having to ship new bonds which were being attacked on the way in. this is recognition by the russians are now ukraine has significant numbers of this long—range rocket artillery coming, they lose have the range to hit the island from the show so it is not a goodwill gesture. they are literally trying to starve them to death but they recognise that with these new systems in place and how small snake island is, it isjust an systems in place and how small snake island is, it is just an untenable military position for them to try and hold so they are retreating, much as the ukrainians retreated in the last week. by; much as the ukrainians retreated in the last week-— the last week. as we were saying, marks about _ the last week. as we were saying, marks about from _ the last week. as we were saying,

marks about from that _ the last week. as we were saying, marks about from that uk - the last week. as we were saying, marks about from that uk and i the last week. as we were saying, l marks about from that uk and other western countries yet ukraine says it needs £4 billion every single month to keep that war effort going. so, yes, what about but will this be enough? it so, yes, what about but will this be enou~h? ., , so, yes, what about but will this be enou~h? .,, ., , ., so, yes, what about but will this be enou~h? ., , ., ,, ., enough? it has to be enough. russia shows no signs _ enough? it has to be enough. russia shows no signs of _ enough? it has to be enough. russia shows no signs of wishing _ enough? it has to be enough. russia shows no signs of wishing to - shows no signs of wishing to compromise back down and the latest report suggest that there are territorial ambitions remain quite significant in terms of how much ukraine they want to seize, be they don't have the military ability to don't have the military ability to do more than small areas at the moment. but it has to be enough. but we have forgotten over 20 years of fighting in effect discretionary relatively small conflicts and our own time which even then were incredibly expensive. iraq cost the us something in the region of $3 trillion, trillions of dollars for iraq and afghanistan. this is an industrial scale conflict in ukraine

and what is unbelievably expensive and what is unbelievably expensive and inefficient, particularly when it is conducted on a scale like this and with fairly attritional kind of force structure on both sides. these are by necessity for ukrainians, by choice for the russians. it is not high tech, these are old school armies in effect, using massed artillery, massed soldiers and therefore the demand for everything from ammunition, fuel to vehicles arejust extraordinary. from ammunition, fuel to vehicles are just extraordinary. so from ammunition, fuel to vehicles arejust extraordinary. so i'm not surprised at all by a figure of billions. ., surprised at all by a figure of billions. . ,., . surprised at all by a figure of billions. . . ., billions. thanks so much for your thou~hts billions. thanks so much for your thoughts and _ billions. thanks so much for your thoughts and insights. _ there's tight security in the afghan capital, kabul, where the taliban are holding theirfirst big gathering since they seized power last year. it involves more than 3,000 muslim

scholars and tribal leaders from across the country. no women have been invited. the taliban's deputy prime minister said they would be represented by men. yogita limaye reports from the afghan capital. security has been tightened in kabul because of this meeting. from more than 300 districts of this country, muslim scholars, religious leaders are gathering here in what is the biggest meeting convened by the taliban since they seized power in august last year. it is seen as an attempt by the group to gain legitimacy in this country, to gain the endorsement of religious leaders and scholars in this country. the deputy prime minister has said that the islamic system, independence, social and economic issues will be discussed. the criticism though is that it is only taliban or pro—taliban scholars and leaders who have been invited to attend, and not a single woman will be a part of this gathering.

there are also questions that many are asking about what specifically is on the agenda of the meeting, and in particular people are interested in knowing if the issue of girls�* education will be discussed. in march this year, the taliban had made a commitment that all secondary schools will open for girls. teenage girls went to school and they were sent back home. and at that time, from what the taliban said, it appeared there was a disagreement between different parts of the group on whether or not girls should be allowed to go to secondary schools. so many are wondering whether that issue is on the table and whether there will be any kind of resolution on it from this meeting. there are many challenges at the taliban government here faces. this meeting is being held just about a week after a devastating earthquake hit this country, in which more than 1000 people were killed, for which the taliban are saying they need international support. this country is going

through a severe humanitarian and economic crisis as well. and of course the taliban are facing the challenge of the growing threat of iskp, or islamic state khorasan province, the regional affiliate of is as well, which has been carrying out attacks in many parts of afghanistan. japan is experiencing its worse heatwave since records began, with temperatures climbing above 35 degrees celsius, or 95 degrees farenheit. concerns are growing over a power shortage and people are being asked to save energy where possible, as our tokyo correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes reports. so this place is called ishizaki, and it is a little city about two hours north of tokyo. and this is now officially the hottest place injapan. it has already been above 40 celsius twice this week. according to my thermometer, certainly out here in the park it is well above that again today.

not surprising, therefore, that there is nobody here. these temperatures have never been seen before in june anywhere in japan. it should be the middle of the rainy season. and it is causing massive problems, not least of which forjapan's electricity generating network, which is barely, barely keeping up. and if it fails, people are going to die. why does a wealthy industrialised country like japan have trouble generating electricity? well, the answer goes back more than a decade to the fukushima nuclear disaster, when all of japan's nuclear plants were shut down. most of them remain closed to this day. and in their place, japan has been importing more coal, more oil and more gas from the middle east, from australia but also from russia. and in the last few months, of course, the supply of those hydrocarbons and the price has become very, very problematic. this current heatwave is expected to last at least until the weekend, but this is just the beginning of summer. there are at least two more months in which there could be more

heatwaves like this one. further tributes have been paid to the cancer campaigner, dame deborahjames, following her death yesterday. since her diagnosis in 2016, dame deborah worked tirelessly to raise awareness about bowel cancer. some of those inspired by her have been talking about the difference dame deborahjames, following her death yesterday. debra james inspired a nation but perhaps the people she touched the most are those whose lives have been shattered by bowel cancer. people like caroline, her 23—year—old son bradley died of the disease last year. i bradley died of the disease last ear. . ., , bradley died of the disease last ear. . . , ., bradley died of the disease last ear. . . y ., ~ bradley died of the disease last ear. . ., , ., ~ ., year. i certainly would like to thank her _ year. i certainly would like to thank her for _ year. i certainly would like to thank her for raising - year. i certainly would like to l thank her for raising awareness year. i certainly would like to i thank her for raising awareness of bowel cancer. she has shown that it can happen to anybody at any age and to say that she had fought it with dignity is an understatement. ——

isn't an understatement. i dignity is an understatement. -- isn't an understatement.- dignity is an understatement. -- isn't an understatement. i want to thank deborah. _ isn't an understatement. i want to thank deborah. she _ isn't an understatement. i want to thank deborah. she found - isn't an understatement. i want to thank deborah. she found out i isn't an understatement. i want to thank deborah. she found out shej thank deborah. she found out she was at the _ thank deborah. she found out she was at the end _ thank deborah. she found out she was at the end of her life and all she wanted — at the end of her life and all she wanted to— at the end of her life and all she wanted to do was help other people. when _ wanted to do was help other people. when deborah dressed up in a cool costume, she was making a serious point. embarrassment over talking about to is one reason bowel cancer goes undetected. she about to is one reason bowel cancer goes undetected.— about to is one reason bowel cancer goes undetected. she talked about it in such a light-hearted _ goes undetected. she talked about it in such a light-hearted way - goes undetected. she talked about it in such a light-hearted way but i goes undetected. she talked about it in such a light-hearted way but a i in such a light—hearted way but a normal way. she didn't make it something to be scared off. when you are talking about your bum, something to be scared off. when you are talking about your burn, a little bit of glamour helps. abs, are talking about your bum, a little bit of glamour helps.— bit of glamour helps. a little bit of clitz bit of glamour helps. a little bit of glitz and _ bit of glamour helps. a little bit of glitz and glamour— bit of glamour helps. a little bit of glitz and glamour can - bit of glamour helps. a little bit of glitz and glamour can be i bit of glamour helps. a little bit i of glitz and glamour can be really helpful! _ of glitz and glamour can be really helpful! i— of glitz and glamour can be really helpful! i always love seeing her in her sparkly— helpful! i always love seeing her in her sparkly dresses and dancing around — her sparkly dresses and dancing around in — her sparkly dresses and dancing around in hospital. again, just

bringing — around in hospital. again, just bringing forward that there can be 'oy, bringing forward that there can be on. even— bringing forward that there can be joy, even in that really hard moments. joy, even in that really hard moments-— joy, even in that really hard moments. . ., ., ., , , . moments. what a lot of people expect is a ical moments. what a lot of people expect is a typical cancer— moments. what a lot of people expect is a typical cancer patient. _ moments. what a lot of people expect is a typical cancer patient. yeah! i is a typical cancer patient. yeah! youn: is a typical cancer patient. yeah! young people — is a typical cancer patient. yeah! young people get _ is a typical cancer patient. yeah! young people get bowel- is a typical cancer patient. yeah! young people get bowel cancer. | is a typical cancer patient. yeah! i young people get bowel cancer. that is one of deborahjames two most important messages. she was just 35 when she was given her diagnosis. 2600 people under the age of 50 are told they have got it every year, but in many cases young patients are misdiagnosed. holly was told he had irritable bowel syndrome. i misdiagnosed. holly was told he had irritable bowel syndrome.— misdiagnosed. holly was told he had irritable bowel syndrome. i ended up in a&e. i irritable bowel syndrome. i ended up in a&e- i had — irritable bowel syndrome. i ended up in me. i had severe _ irritable bowel syndrome. i ended up in me. i had severe pain _ irritable bowel syndrome. i ended up in me. i had severe pain and - irritable bowel syndrome. i ended up in me. i had severe pain and at i in a&e. i had severe pain and at this point— in a&e. i had severe pain and at this point i— in a&e. i had severe pain and at this point i knew i was really unwell _ this point i knew i was really unwell. and then unfortunately an examination and the ct scan app 4am in the _ examination and the ct scan app 4am in the morning showed that it was cancer~ _ in the morning showed that it was cancer~ and — in the morning showed that it was cancer. and i definitely think that being _ cancer. and i definitely think that being as — cancer. and i definitely think that being as young as i was meant that i

wasn't _ being as young as i was meant that i wasn't taken seriously. i've no statistically bowel cancer does affect — statistically bowel cancer does affect people of a lot older age, but we — affect people of a lot older age, but we aren't statistics. we are real people with real problems. for two real people with real problems. two years, real people with real problems. fr?" two years, bradley was told by his doctors his symptoms were due to anxiety or stress or ibs. what do you make an out of all that time wasted? �* , �* , wasted? angry. anger, definitely. but i also know _ wasted? angry. anger, definitely. but i also know that _ wasted? angry. anger, definitely. but i also know that he _ wasted? angry. anger, definitely. but i also know that he would i wasted? angry. anger, definitely. | but i also know that he would want me to be fighting that nobody else would go through he has and lost so much. he would want me to be campaigning so we can save at least one life, for at least one young person had thought, actually, i have got those symptoms and i need to push for it.

stonehenge has been criticised for the use of anti—bird mesh in areas previously used as nesting sites. english heritage says it's there to protect the monument, as cheryl dennis explains. jackdaws, known to some as the true guardians of stonehenge. they are part of the cultural heritage of stonehenge. they are part of the visitor experience. history of the place. every year, the birds nest in the monument. so last week, when thousands flocked here to see in the summer solstice, some were dismayed to see plastic netting in between the gaps in the stones. like hundreds of millions of people, stonehenge is very special to me. it's notjust a monument to us, it's a monument to how we react to nature, how we live in the area. and when you come here, i mean, we can hear a busy road, but it is a lovely quiet place. you can hear skylarks, you can see other birds.

just seeing plastic netting keeping out some of the birds just completely destroys that mood. english heritage say the jackdaw population grew here during lockdown. they say a fine net mesh was placed in some of the lintels to protect them from the damage that the birds mate do. they say they welcome jackdaws here, but they do have to bear in mind the need for conservation. after tim posted his photo on social media, the debate has taken off. many were expressing their upset for what they describe as anti—bird netting, calling for it to be removed. you know, it'sjust really doesn't sit right with me because it's a natural setting and those jackdaws have probably been there nesting many years before people got here. i think the site needs extra protection. i it is such a special place. i think if there are other spots for them to nest, they could nest other places.

english heritage say it is just a trial done before nesting season and is being closely monitored, but critics argue after withstanding all the elements, why can't the stones and jackdaws continue to coexist as they have done for centuries? now it's time for a look at the weather with carol. some of those have seen some rain this morning but for most of us it is a day of sunshine and showers and some of the sabbath will be heavy and also thundery. this is the front that are producing the rain. that will be confined to the far north—east of scotland but many of us will see some showers. we could catch a shower today at wimbledon and there is a potential for that to be heavy but we have light winds so there are also going to be a slow moving with top temperatures down from yesterday. 20 degrees. as we head on through the rest of the day, you can see how the rain eventually

pushes up to the north—east of scotland. there will be a rush of showers, some heavy and thundery, some bright sunny skies in between. this weatherfrom coming out some bright sunny skies in between. this weather from coming out across the south—east could produce some rain at times on the coast of norfolk and suffolk and also count. temperatures today 14 to 21 degrees. pollen levels today are high. across most of england and all of wales, very high in the south—eastern corner. in the south—east, that's where the front pushes offshore and it will come back and shot across north—east scotland where rain will be heavy tonight in aberdeenshire. we will see a clutch of showers across the midlands pushing north into north—east england through the course of the night, with overnight lows between about nine and 12 degrees. tomorrow, we start off with rain across north—east england and eastern scotland. still heavy in aberdeenshire, pushing into the north—east. behind it, showers, fewer than today but there could

still be heavy showers. you can see the next whether front bringing rain eventually into northern ireland and later in through wales. temperatures up later in through wales. temperatures up on today, 22 or 23 degrees. on saturday, a weather front pushes towards the south—east. it brings rain, increasingly turning light and patchy. behind it, showers, some of them heavy. longer spells of rain in scotland. temperatures of 14 to 21 degrees. from there on, high pressure builds. on sunday, some showers around, mostly in the north—west and then drier and warmer. especially in the latter part of next week.

this is bbc news. i'm rebecca jones. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. the uk is to give a further billion pounds of military aid to ukraine to help its fight against russian forces. we have been working with our allies to look at what needs to be done. this is the united kingdom's contribution to that effort to enable the ukrainians to succeed. and i'm mark lowen live in madrid, where the uk prime minister has joined other nato leaders to discuss ways to continue to support ukraine. they ways to continue to support ukraine. have pledges increases they have pledges of huge troop increases to counter the threat from pressure. buckingham palace says the details of an investigation into bullying allegations involving meghan, duchess of sussex, won't be made public. the governor of the bank of england warns the uk economy is suffering

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