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

a faster downturn than other countries and interest rates could rise again. there are growing concerns about a "growing shortage" of family doctors in england, as a new study predicts a quarter of posts could be vacant by 2030. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the uk will provide an extra billion pounds 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 pounds every month. 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 of already committed military aid, the further £1 billion being announced today, besides 1.5 billion in humanitarian and economic funding. it's as nato leaders are meeting for the final day of their madrid summit. russian president vladimir putin has accused the alliance of trying to "assert their supremacy and imperial ambitions", after plans were announced to boost the number of troops on high alert. our correspondent mark lowen is at the summit in madrid.

good morning, mark. good morning and welcome to madrid _ good morning, mark. good morning and welcome to madrid where _ good morning, mark. good morning and welcome to madrid where nato - good morning, mark. good morning and welcome to madrid where nato leaders. welcome to madrid where nato leaders have completely overhauled the defence infrastructure in the face of the russian threat to ukraine, but also to nato itself, it's a vulnerable eastern members of nato alliance that are feeling very much in the cross hairs of russian aggression. the united states announced yesterday in the form of president biden that they will massively increase their troop numbers right across the eastern flank of the nato alliance. they will place more us navy destroyers in europe, f 35 fighterjet squadron is also being sent to the uk, more of those, a permanent us army quarters in poland. the rapid reaction force of nato that will be able to spring into action at a moments notice is going from 40,000 to more than 300,000 troops or because the nato strategic concept as it is cold, the blueprint of a nato alliance, has now defined

russia as the main threat and to the stability of peace. finland and sweden invited to join stability of peace. finland and sweden invited tojoin nato stability of peace. finland and sweden invited to join nato and they willjoin in the next weeks and months as the 31st and 32nd members after turkey lifted objections to both countries joining. after turkey lifted objections to both countriesjoining. lots after turkey lifted objections to both countries joining. lots to discuss stealthily nato leaders as they wrap up their summit, but several achievements as well as nato has had a perhaps his most consequential or transformative at some the cold war. arrate security correspondent frank gardner reports. —— our security correspondent. 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 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. pa rt part of the increasing support to ukraine is coming in the shape of the united kingdom, boris johnson are pledging to double the support britain has given to ukraine. we are pledging another £1 billion to support ukraine in terms of buying more air defences and more drones as well. liz truss, the british foreign secretary, has been

here and said the uk is in it for the long haul in order to support ukraine. what we have been doing is working with our allies to see exactly what ukraine need to support them at 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 in what is this very important mission, notjust to protect peace and freedom in ukraine, but also more widely across europe. so they are not just 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. liz truss, the foreign secretary at

there, but what sort of impact with this in increase in cash, support and weapons have on the ground in ukraine where russian forces are continuing to make progress in the donbas, eastern ukraine? and ukrainian troops are perhaps on the back foot in certain areas and they continue to try to take large parts of eastern ukraine. 0ur correspondentjoe inwood is in ukraine. let's put it in context of what this country says it needs — $5 billion a month just to keep them going, just to keep notjust the war effort that is hugely costly in terms of lives most importantly, but also equipment, but also, remember, this is a country that's economy has fallen off a cliff as a result of this invasion. in some estimates, gdp will be down 50% this year. you have got a real economic crisis here and so 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 their economy going.

ukraine's president zelensky addressed the nato summit yesterday and said the ukrainian war will determine the future of the world order. a lot of pressure on nato members to continue to deliver and support ukraine. 0ne members to continue to deliver and support ukraine. one of them i'm delighted to bejoined by now, the prime minister of slovenia, thank you very much for taking time away from the talks to talk to us. this summit has perhaps been the biggest overhaul from summit has perhaps been the biggest overhaulfrom nato summit has perhaps been the biggest overhaul from nato since the end of the cold war, has it gone far enough in terms of expectations for the troop numbers and what was promised? i think yes, but more important than that, _ i think yes, but more important than that, we _ i think yes, but more important than that, we need to distinction between short-term _ that, we need to distinction between short—term and long—term. in long term, _ short—term and long—term. in long term, we _ short—term and long—term. in long term, we have done a great step forward — term, we have done a great step forward. short term, yes, there are things— forward. short term, yes, there are things we _ forward. short term, yes, there are things we need to address more urgently— things we need to address more urgently and yes, when it comes to support— urgently and yes, when it comes to surmort to — urgently and yes, when it comes to support to ukraine, we need to do more _ support to ukraine, we need to do more in _ support to ukraine, we need to do more in terms of rapidity.-

support to ukraine, we need to do more in terms of rapidity. some of the mothers _ more in terms of rapidity. some of the mothers of _ more in terms of rapidity. some of the mothers of the _ more in terms of rapidity. some of the mothers of the alliance, - more in terms of rapidity. some of the mothers of the alliance, baltic| the mothers of the alliance, baltic states, have wanted 30,000 troops committed to those countries, the numbers will fall short. —— members of the alliance. why are the troop numbers are fewer than hoped? we need to of course come to a position where _ need to of course come to a position where there — need to of course come to a position where there is an agreement between nato where there is an agreement between nate and _ where there is an agreement between nato and russia and we want to respect — nato and russia and we want to respect it. — nato and russia and we want to respect it, so we do not want to provoke — respect it, so we do not want to provoke falling of the agreement. the problem is not the number, the problem _ the problem is not the number, the problem is — the problem is not the number, the problem is the rapid increase in troops, — problem is the rapid increase in troops, and i think here we are still— troops, and i think here we are still lagging behind.— still lagging behind. your neighbourhood _ still lagging behind. your neighbourhood has - still lagging behind. 7m;- neighbourhood has traditionally been seen as having unstable parts, let's say, in serbia for example there is a government that is quite close to vladimir putin, slovenia was pushing for bosnian membership of nato which are still not the case, how worried

are still not the case, how worried are you about russian destabilisation in western borders? i think none of the european population is immune to what is going _ population is immune to what is going on— population is immune to what is going on and that is the raging war by russia — going on and that is the raging war by russia. the population is a large part of— by russia. the population is a large part of it. _ by russia. the population is a large part of it. so— by russia. the population is a large part of it, so what we should do is address— part of it, so what we should do is address the — part of it, so what we should do is address the government directly, try to listen— address the government directly, try to listen to _ address the government directly, try to listen to the governments and then planned the activity with the governments who are synthetic to the european _ governments who are synthetic to the european cause. it is a fragile balance — european cause. it is a fragile balance we need to seek, but yes, the slavic— balance we need to seek, but yes, the slavic population, it is but much — the slavic population, it is but much at — the slavic population, it is but much at the moment on the side of russia, _ much at the moment on the side of russia, so— much at the moment on the side of russia, so the narrative is very important _ russia, so the narrative is very important-— russia, so the narrative is very im ortant. ., , important. one of the interesting thins to important. one of the interesting things to come — important. one of the interesting things to come out _ important. one of the interesting things to come out of _ important. one of the interesting things to come out of the - important. one of the interesting things to come out of the new. things to come out of the new strategic concept, the blueprint for nato, is the first time using the

word challenge about china, have nato members gone far enough in confronting china and using the language? confronting china and using the lanuauae? , , , confronting china and using the lanuauae? , , ., ., language? yes, because one of the conclusions — language? yes, because one of the conclusions was _ language? yes, because one of the conclusions was that _ language? yes, because one of the conclusions was that we _ language? yes, because one of the conclusions was that we do - language? yes, because one of the conclusions was that we do not - language? yes, because one of the| conclusions was that we do not want to eliminate china, which means we do not _ to eliminate china, which means we do not want — to eliminate china, which means we do not want to confront it, we just want _ do not want to confront it, we just want to— do not want to confront it, we just want to observe, monitor and engage china _ want to observe, monitor and engage china under— want to observe, monitor and engage china under new circumstances. i think— china under new circumstances. i think that — china under new circumstances. i think that is _ china under new circumstances. i think that is the proper approach. if think that is the proper approach. if i'm _ think that is the proper approach. if i'm not — think that is the proper approach. if i'm not mistaken, so media has opened a trade office in taiwan, are you worried about china's expansion and military threats?— and military threats? everyone is worried about _ and military threats? everyone is worried about any _ and military threats? everyone is worried about any kind _ and military threats? everyone is worried about any kind of- and military threats? everyone is - worried about any kind of expansion, especially— worried about any kind of expansion, especially china. it is really a growing _ especially china. it is really a growing superpower. but the point is we need _ growing superpower. but the point is we need to— growing superpower. but the point is we need to engage. only through engagement we can prevent the escalations and perhaps if such interaction was there with russia ten years—

interaction was there with russia ten years ago, this might not have happened — ten years ago, this might not have ha ened. ., . ., ten years ago, this might not have ha ened. ., ., ., ., , ten years ago, this might not have hauened. ., . ., . , , ., happened. from nato leaders, should the have happened. from nato leaders, should they have drawn _ happened. from nato leaders, should they have drawn a _ happened. from nato leaders, should they have drawn a red _ happened. from nato leaders, should they have drawn a red line _ happened. from nato leaders, should they have drawn a red line earlier- they have drawn a red line earlier when russia annexed crimea? could they have stopped what is happening now? i'm sure that will be debated by history to net historians for years to come. plenty more to come from the nato summit in madrid on the closing day, but with that, it is back to you in the studio. thank ou. in the last few minutes russia has said its forces have withdrawn from snake island off the coast of ukraine in the black sea as a "goodwill gesture". the island became famous when ukrainian border guards stationed there rejected a russian warship's demand for their surrender. justin bronk of the royal united services institute told us that the geography of the island made it difficult to defend. 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, fast jets on occasion as well as missile systems and have been consistently destroying russian air defences and other systems they put on this island, so the russians are having to continually ship new ones which are being attacked on the way in. i think this is a recognition by the russians that now ukraine has a significant numbers of himars, this long—range artillery, those heavy range to hit from the shore and so of course it is not gesture, russia has no goodwill towards ukraine and the west, they are trying to literally starve them and blew them to death, but it is just an untenable military position for them to try and help out so they are retreating just as ukraine was

retreating from donetsk in the last week. we will say goodbye now to viewers on bbc two. enjoy the rest of your day. you're watching bbc news. the governor of the bank of england, andrew bailey, has said the uk economy is suffering a "faster and deeper" downturn than other countries. he also has not ruled out the possibility of interest rates rising 0.5 percentage points to curb inflation. the chancellor, rishi sunak, has been speaking at the british chambers of commerce annual conference in westminster. when asked about his plan for the economy, the chancellor said the most important thing for businesses to focus on is investment. i think the thing that i want to probably focus on it for all of you and businesses as well as the important role of investment. i think you were kind enough to mention the introduction in your remarks and we have a long—standing

challenge with the businesses investing in capital, new machines, automation and there is an enormous opportunity for us. if we can crack that, it will drive up productivity, create jobs and increase profitability. great for the country. so the introduction is tax break on that, it is temporary and expires next spring, but what we are committed to doing is finding a more permanent replacement for that which will continue to strongly incentivise business investment. the smaller businesses, we also have something called the annual investment allowance, again something you and i have spoken about and i know it is important to you and your members, because that is an incredibly easy version of that policy for smaller businesses. in fact, 90% of businesses probably only need that. again, temporarily we took it up to £1 million, £1 million of investment every year that you can just write off against your profits will stop there is nothing like that that we can find exist anywhere in the world. we know how important investment will be to

our recovery so the budget will continue to support that. 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. professor martin marshall, the chair of the royal college of general practitioners, explained the reasons for the shortage. we have seen for some time that

general practice in many parts of the country is in crisis and this data confirms that sense of crisis. we know that the size of the population has gone up over the last decade, the need for and demand for general practice services has gone up and the number of whole time 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 exacerbates 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 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 fully

qualified and includes headcount rather than whole time equivalents, so we do know 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 government has said the number of doctors in general practice is increasing. i wonder if there are ways of getting around these difficulties. 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, notjust doctors, and if we can

increase the number of nurses, pharmacists, mental health workers and specialists then that would be a good thing as well, and there is some progress on that, but not enough. the final thing we have asked for is much better support for infrastructure, better support for it, medical records, better support for premises as well. we really do need a significant investment of energy, time, in order to get it back on its feet. why are so many gps leaving? you said they were either leaving the profession or choosing to work part—time. gps are very highly trained in order to provide high quality service for our patients. what a growing number of gps are finding is that theyjust cannot do theirjob any more. when i started as a gp 30 years ago on a busy day i may

i maybe saw 20 patients, now in a busy day i see close to 50 patients. it is very difficult to provide personal care, sometimes even 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 why a number of 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. mps have warned that corrupt money from russia is still being laundered through the uk, despite the war in ukraine. in a highly critical report, the foreign affairs committee said government complacency had helped morally—bankrupt billionaires use britain as a safe deposit box. the government said there was no place for "dirty money" in the uk, especially from russia, and it had taken action to crack down on illicit finance. let's speak now to oliver bullough, author of butler to the world: how britain became the servant of tycoons, tax dodgers, kleptocrats and criminals.

really good to have you both us. first, how big is the problem of so—called illicit finance or dirty money in the uk? it so-called illicit finance or dirty money in the uk?— so-called illicit finance or dirty money in the uk? it is a colossal roblem. money in the uk? it is a colossal problem- it _ money in the uk? it is a colossal problem. it has _ money in the uk? it is a colossal problem. it has many _ money in the uk? it is a colossal problem. it has many different i problem. it has many different aspects, each of them in themselves colossal, but probably the two most important ones is the laundering of money through the city of london, through the british financial system. that is estimated by the national crime agency is in the hundreds of billions of pounds, so thatis hundreds of billions of pounds, so that is of itself a problem, and then there is the second related but equally important problem of the finance that ends up in the uk, does not mean through the uk financial system, that is invested in our particularly real estate but also in fine art and other sectors. and this is one of the things they report really focuses on which is the fact that russian oligarchs, obviously we are talking mostly about russian oligarchs at the moment, other oligarchs at the moment, other oligarchs are available, but russian

oligarchs are available, but russian oligarchs have been bringing their money and investing it in a british real estate for decades and that is something that has only really come to the government's attention scandalously in the last few months since the invasion of people have been banging on about this for years but they have just started listening. this for years but they have “ust started listeningi this for years but they have “ust started listening. what has changed since the russian _ started listening. what has changed since the russian invasion _ started listening. what has changed since the russian invasion of- since the russian invasion of ukraine? because we have had a range of sanctions and renewed interest in clamping down on corruption and oligarchs, so what has not changed since then?— oligarchs, so what has not changed since then? , . , ., ., ., since then? they have been a lot of sanctions from _ since then? they have been a lot of sanctions from russian _ since then? they have been a lot of sanctions from russian oligarchs, i sanctions from russian oligarchs, there was one yesterday on russia's second richest man, and they will make real change in the uk's willingness to accept this money, but the fact there has been so much property available to be sanctioned how open we have long been to this money which has been of burst questionable of origin. so the sanctions have been a big thing that

has changed. that is not affected illicit money from anywhere else, it is a response to the invasion of ukraine rather than illicit money itself, but they're have been some changes, transpose your real estate ownership which is important because oligarchs often hide behind shell companies and other technical bits and bobs, but this report from the foreign affairs select committee which as very good, very readable, makes clear that the real challenge is not really legislative, it is under resourcing the enforcement agencies, serious fraud office and territorial police forces, which do not have a fraction of the money they needed to combat the threat. we are talking about oligarchs from all over the world, incredibly rich, resourceful, ruthless people willing to use any tool from the illegal box to use any tool from the illegal box to defend their wealth and if we will not resource the battle against that wealth we were really not get anywhere. that wealth we were really not get an here. . , , ,., anywhere. that is interesting, so what ou anywhere. that is interesting, so what you are _ anywhere. that is interesting, so what you are saying _

anywhere. that is interesting, so what you are saying is _ anywhere. that is interesting, so what you are saying is the - anywhere. that is interesting, so - what you are saying is the committee are suggesting legislation by itself is not enough unless there are the funds to actually enforce it? i suppose given the current state of the economy, those funds may not be immediately forthcoming, so are there any other options in terms of trying to deal with this? yes. there any other options in terms of trying to deal with this?— trying to deal with this? yes, i mean, trying to deal with this? yes, i mean. to _ trying to deal with this? yes, i mean. to give _ trying to deal with this? yes, i mean, to give the _ trying to deal with this? yes, i j mean, to give the government trying to deal with this? yes, i i mean, to give the government is trying to deal with this? yes, i - mean, to give the government is due, there is a bit more money going into this battle, a new levy on the financial services industry which will help raise a bit of money which should increase funding, not nearly enough but to a certain extent, but the really important point, the evidence from other countries, particularly the united states, shows that actually investigating crime in the financial services sector can be profitable in some places in the states, $7 return on every dollar invested in this, because the big fines you can levy on these companies can more than pay for the cost of the investigation, you just need the seed capital up front. that is the case that i keep trying to make to the government that actually we could, if we put

the money in at this early stage, we could essentially end up having to pay for itself and more if done properly. but the decades that sadly government have prioritised what you might call a light touch regulatory regime, essentially allowing any money from anywhere to come through the city of london but they prioritised that over a well funded investigative sector and that is why all the oligarchs like to bring their money here because what is your money is here, it is pretty safe. to say from investigation by your rivals at home and safe from investigations here because there's not really anyone to do this investigation is. we not really anyone to do this investigation is.— not really anyone to do this investigation is. we are out of time, investigation is. we are out of time. but _ investigation is. we are out of time, but thank _ investigation is. we are out of time, but thank you _ investigation is. we are out of time, but thank you so - investigation is. we are out of time, but thank you so much. | an inquiry has been launched into the charity established in honour of the british 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 natonal health service

in the uk 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. the uk's busiest airport, london heathrow is quieter than normal today, after the airlines were told to cut 30 flights from their schedules this morning, affecting

an estimated 5,000 passengers. and on the eve of the peak holiday months ofjuly and august, staff shortage is leading to many more cancellations, with the threat of industrial action threatened on several airlines, and a new report demanding a better deal for travellers. simon calder, travel correspondent of the independent, is at heathrow. given the amount of disruption there has been to air travel in recent weeks, i am wondering whether we should be surprised by this news from heathrow this morning? it is should be surprised by this news from heathrow this morning? it its a from heathrow this morning? it is a really interesting _ from heathrow this morning? it is a really interesting turn _ from heathrow this morning? it is a really interesting turn of _ from heathrow this morning? it is a really interesting turn of events, . really interesting turn of events, not least because it is normally friday that is their busy day at heathrow. so when last night we learned that 35 to going to be cancelled, 5000 passengers, it was a surprise and i have talked to the airport and they say their figures show there will be 13% more passengers today then last thursday and in order to make sure that

everyone stays safe, they had to whittle down the number of travellers so they cancelled about one in 40 fights. they say they hope passengers will be put on other departures, just to give you an idea about who is cancelling flights, british airways made about 15 cancellations, on top of an existing 100 and something consolation. virgin atlantic grounded a round trip to new york and air france, lufthansa and aer lingus are all cancelling flights in europe. liik cancelling flights in europe. uk airort cancelling flights in europe. uk airport seem to be having so many problems, we have been discussing them for several weeks. are those problems confined to uk our or other countries in the world experiencing problems? the countries in the world experiencing roblems? ., , countries in the world experiencing roblems? . ., , problems? the uk most certainly, in terms of european _ problems? the uk most certainly, in terms of european aviation, - problems? the uk most certainly, in terms of european aviation, is - problems? the uk most certainly, in terms of european aviation, is being | terms of european aviation, is being worst affected and that is partly because it was more deeply

restricted by the travel restrictions in place during covid and has bounced back quicker than other countries. you are also seen problems at amsterdam airport for security queues and they have actually put out an appeal saying, do not turn up four hours before your flight, do not turn up four hours before yourflight, you do not turn up four hours before your flight, you will be welcome because people were turning up five or six hours ahead to try to make sure they got their fight. paris charles de gaulle, all kinds of problems involving the firefighters taking industrial action down to one runway. so in the unlikely event you get from here to paris charles de gaulle, your problems could be just beginning when you get to the french capital. pm beginning when you get to the french caital. �* ., ., . , capital. an announcement this mornin: capital. an announcement this morning that _ capital. an announcement this morning that the _ capital. an announcement this morning that the governmentl capital. an announcement this | morning that the government is capital. an announcement this - morning that the government is going to unveil a 22 point plan to tackle flight disruption. idistill to unveil a 22 point plan to tackle flight disruption.— flight disruption. will it help? i have been _ flight disruption. will it help? i have been looking _ flight disruption. will it help? i have been looking at _ flight disruption. will it help? i have been looking at this - flight disruption. will it help? i have been looking at this 22 i flight disruption. will it help? i i have been looking at this 22 point plan which ijust came out. i can't

see anything new in it but they are talking to all the interested parties, including air traffic control to the airlines, the ground handlers to the airport, and they are basically saying you have to get your act together, we have got not only ate summit resilience group, we have eight strategic risk group. things can only get better, they hope. air canada said they will ground lots of fights injuly and august because they can't operate their planned schedule. this is getting to be the pattern for the summer. ,., ., a getting to be the pattern for the summer. a , , ., summer. good luck, everybody. for now, summer. good luck, everybody. for now. thanks- _ 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. 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 leaders and muslim 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 that 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 british cancer campaigner dame deborahjames who died earlier this week. 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 she made to their lives, as zoe conway reports. deborahjames might have inspired a nation, but perhaps the people she touched the most were 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 certainly would like to thank herfor raising the awareness of bowel cancer. she's shown that it can happen to anybody, at any age, and to say that she's fought it with dignity isn't an understatement. and 24—year—old holly, who'sjust finished treatment for bowel cancer. i want to thank deborah for her selflessness. she found out that she was at the end of her life, and all she wanted to do was help other people. when deborah dressed up in a poo costume, she was actually making a serious point. embarrassment over talking about poo is one reason why bowel cancer goes undetected. she has brought to the forefront something that many people don't like to talk about, which is our bottoms and our poo.

she talked about it in such a light—hearted way, but again, a normal way. she didn't make it something to be scared of. i mean, when you're talking about your burn, and poo, a little bit of glamour house, doesn't it? yeah, a little bit of glitz and glamour absolutely can be really helpful. i mean, i always loved seeing her in her sparkly dresses and things, you know, dancing around in the hospital, again, you know, just bringing forward that there can be joy even in the really, really hard moments. and she didn't look like a typical, what you, i think what a lot of people expect is a typical cancer patient. yeah. young people get bowel cancer. that was one of deborahjames' most important messages. she was just 35 when she was given her diagnosis. 2,600 people under the age of 50 are told they've got it every year. but in many cases, young patients are misdiagnosed. holly was told she had irritable

bowel syndrome, or ibs. i ended up in a&e. i had severe stomach pain. and at this point, i knew i was really unwell. and then, unfortunately, an examination and a ct scan at 4am in the morning showed that it was cancer. and i definitely think that being as young as i was, meant that i wasn't taken seriously. i know statistically bowel cancer does affect people of a lot older age. but we aren't statistics, you know, we're real people with real problems. for two years, caroline's son bradley was told by his doctors his symptoms were due to anxiety or stress, or ibs. what do you make now of all that time wasted? angry. anger, definitely.

but i also know that he would want me... ..to be fighting, that nobody else would go through what he has, and lost so much. he would want me to be... ..campaigning so that we can save at least one life. so at least one young person has thought, actually, i've got those symptoms and i need to push for it. zoe conway, bbc news. the only surviving member of the group behind the november 2015 paris terror attacks, has been sentenced to life in prison. salah abdeslam was found guilty of terrorism and murder charges, for his role in the gun and bomb atrocities that killed 130 people — the worst attack in france since world war two. mark lobel reports. guilty, facing a full life prison term, france's most severe

penalty for criminals, the only survivor behind the gun and bomb attacks that killed 130 people, in the biggest trial in modern french history, following the country's worst peacetime attack. it shook paris to its core in november 2015 2015. as well as those killed, hundreds were injured during horrendous attacks on bars, restaurants, the national football stadium and the bataclan music venue. arrested in brussels four months after the attacks, salah abdeslam said he was a soldier of the so—called islamic state group, but later apologised to victims and claimed he decided not to detonate his suicide vest on the night of the attack. but the court accepted evidence that the suicide vest was in fact defective and there was no last—minute change of heart. his full life sentence now leaves him only a small chance of parole after 30 years.

the court convicted all 20 men put on trial, 19 of them on terrorism charges. the rulings can be appealed. translation: | am satisfied - with the sentence and i think that, like many people, it is fair. i don't actually feel too good tonight. nothing satisfying about that verdict and nothing satisfying about the fact that it ends and we still have our injuries and trauma and our nightmares and our wounds. as part of this trial for the last nine months, victims, families of the dead and journalists have been piecing together what happened that deadly night. for france, this has been a chance to come to terms with a national trauma. the world—famous site at 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 spot 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 may 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 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 their nesting many years before people got here. i think the site needs extra protection. - 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? staying in the uk, one of the lake district's most famous beauty spots — ullswater — is at the centre of a mystery. recently, several geese have been seen disappearing under the water, with speculation it could be the work of a large, unidentified creature. the lake district national park says it's monitoring the situation, but so far has found nothing out of the ordinary. mark denten reports. the calm tranquillity of ullswater, the beautiful area that draws thousands of visitors every year. as you can see, ullswater seems calm and placid and beautiful, as it always does. but could something else be lurking under the water? wayne loves ullswater. he used to regularly swim in it. but not at the moment, because of what he says he saw happen here.

i was on the water on a boat coming out of pooley bridge, and there was a large flock of geese on the lake and there was a large goose, probably about 10 pound in weight, it started to flap its wings furiously on top of the water. and then it got dragged backwards at speed, straight down. i have been advised by people who fish the lake and run expeditions and stuff to fish the lake, he says it may be a wels catfish big enough, but he said it would have to be 50 to 60 pound in weight to do that. it has shaken me up, yes. the reason that i went public about it is because i didn't want anybody with, say, a loved pet, a small dog to get injured, within this area here. there are theories locally that a non—native species could have been introduced in ullswater, a giant catfish maybe or even possibly a crocodile.

christian has been skippering boats on ullswater for decades. he says he has also recently seen geese suddenly disappear beneath the water. sort of flapping their way across the water together, and one of them just disappeared. all three of us, my two crew and i saw it, we all looked at each other as if to say, did you see that? looked back, and the other one went literallyjust 10 or 20 seconds later. there was no disturbance on the water. i have never seen anything like it in all my time on here. but some wildlife experts say, rather than a catfish, or even a crocodile, the culprit could be something else. when i first read it, - i immediately thought otter, because i have seen them take anything up to a swan, so that| was my first initial thought. and i would stand by that, really, because a big dog. otter is a big animal. you know, you are looking - in old money 25 pound in weight.

and yeah, they feed . on waterfall quite a lot. the lake district national park authority say they are aware of alleged incidents involving geese on ullswater, but their lake ranger teams have seen nothing out of the ordinary. they say they are continuing to monitor the area. there was confusion in new york on wednesday when a herd of goats arrived in the city. but they were not on the loose, they were there to work, as wendy urquhart reports. it didn't take long for word to get out, and as excitement grew, new york has made a beeline for the park to see cuteness overload in action. we have come down from washington heights to see the goats, because it has manhattan and it is the running of the goats,

which is kind of extraordinary. 20 goats were let loose in riverside park in manhattan in a bid to get rid of weeds and invasive plants such as poison ivy. and the people who usually have to work on this steep river bank are no doubt more than happy to give up their precarious balancing act. the goats are really helping. they are an enormous... in all seriousness, they are a lot of fun, but they have been a fantastic investment in helping us improve the park. the goats come from green goats farm in rhinebeck, but only four of them will be staying for the summer, and with two acres of park to get through, they have definitely got plenty to munch on. and now to canada, and a view of the niagara falls that hasn't been seen before. it comes from a tunnel on the canadian side of the falls, first built in 1905 as a hydroelectric power plant — now transformed into a viewing platform. tourists descend in a glass elevator, and head to the edge of the platform where they can take in this spectacular view of the falls.

that is it from me for this hour. thank you for your company. you are watching bbc news.— thank you for your company. you are watching bbc news. some of those who have seen rain — watching bbc news. some of those who have seen rain this _ watching bbc news. some of those who have seen rain this morning _ watching bbc news. some of those who have seen rain this morning but - watching bbc news. some of those who have seen rain this morning but for- have seen rain this morning but for most it is a day of sunshine and showers and some showers will be heavy and also thundery. this is the culture front producing the rain. eventually that will be confined to the far north—east of scotland but many of us will see 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 they will also be slow moving with top temperatures down a notch on yesterday, 20 degrees. as we head 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, but this weatherfront thundery, some bright sunny skies, but this weather front coming up across the south—east could produce

rain on the coasts of norfolk and suffolk and also kent. temperatures today 14 to about 21 degrees. pollen levels are high across most of england and all of wales, and very high in the south—eastern corner. in the south—east, that whether front pushes offshore and it will come back on shop across north—east scotland, where rain will be heavy to 90 in aberdeenshire. we will also see a clutch of showers across the midlands, pushing north into north—east england of the night, with overnight lows of nine to 12 degrees. tomorrow, we start off with rain across north—east england and eastern scotland, heavy in aberdeenshire, pushing up into the north—east. behind it, some showers, fewer than today, but they could still be heavy and you can also see the next whether front bringing rain eventually into northern ireland and later in through wales. temperatures abate touch on today, 22 or 23

degrees. on saturday we have a weather front pushing towards the south—east but not getting there, bringing rain which will increasingly turn light and patchy. behind it, showers, some heavy, giving longer spells of rain. temperatures of 14 to 21 degrees. high pressure builds in from there. on sunday, some showers around, mostly in the north—west. then it looks like something drier and warm is coming our way, especially in that latter part of next week.

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11... the uk is to give a further billion pounds of military aid to ukraine to help its fight against russian forces. we've 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. the former snp mp natalie mcgarry has been sentenced to two years in prison for embezzling nearly £25,000 from two pro—independence groups. 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 comes on the final day of the nato summit in madrid. let's join our correspondent mark lowen, who is at the summit in madrid.

thank you very much indeed. hello, from madrid. nato leaders have overhauled their defence at infrastructure in the biggest way since the end of the cold war. us presidentjoe biden yesterday talked about how the government was going to base quarters in poland. there will be us navy destroyers. fighter jet squadrons being sent to europe. there will be many more you get us jumps being sent to the baltic nations. part of, as the nato leaders say they are going to increase their rapid reaction force from 40,000 to more than 300,000 troops to be able to respond to russian aggression into the eastern flank of nato. this all comes as nato's strategic concept, blueprint, is reworded for the first time in 12 years. no longer talking about how there is the hope for a strategic partnership in russia but now

labelling russia as a threat to the stability and peace of the alliance. achievements here as well as finland and sweden have been formally invited to join the nato alliance is the 31st and 32nd members. the opposite of what president putin wanted when he entered ukraine which was to stop nato expansion. ukrainian troops on salisbury plain, part of a package uk assistance is giving to their country as it tries to fight of the invading russian army. this year's summit of nato leaders in madrid comes at a time of high tension. the alliance has reinvented strategy towards russia from making any more land grabs. brute from making any more land grabs. we are from making any more land grabs. - are going to make sure that nato is able to to remove threats in all

directions across and every domain. air, land and sea. at the moment putin has attacked the very tenets of rule—based order. the united states and allies are going to step up. we are stepping up. proving that nato is more needed now than it ever has been. estonia is one of those native countries that thinks it could be the next target for russian aggression. could be the next target for russian an iression. �* ., could be the next target for russian an iression. �* . , ., aggression. britain is now increasing _ aggression. britain is now increasing its _ aggression. britain is now increasing its military - aggression. britain is now - increasing its military commitment there. meanwhile, the war ukraine rages on. i asked the foreign secretary if she thought it would still be possible to have a realistic peace deal with president putin. it realistic peace deal with president putin. , ., , realistic peace deal with president putin. _.,,,, realistic peace deal with president putin. _.,,, ., putin. it is only possible to achieve lasting _ putin. it is only possible to achieve lasting peace, - putin. it is only possible to achieve lasting peace, first putin. it is only possible to i achieve lasting peace, first of putin. it is only possible to - achieve lasting peace, first of all, when _ achieve lasting peace, first of all, when russia are pushed out of ukraine — when russia are pushed out of ukraine. secondly, russia are held to account— ukraine. secondly, russia are held to account for the appalling war crimes— to account for the appalling war crimes that have taken place, and thirdly— crimes that have taken place, and thirdly when we know that future russian — thirdly when we know that future russian aggression can be prevented.

we must _ russian aggression can be prevented. we must never allow this to happen again— we must never allow this to happen again and _ we must never allow this to happen again and we must protect the future security— again and we must protect the future security of— again and we must protect the future security of europe. this again and we must protect the future security of europe.— security of europe. this has been very much _ security of europe. this has been very much a _ security of europe. this has been very much a nato _ security of europe. this has been very much a nato security - security of europe. this has been | very much a nato security summit security of europe. this has been - very much a nato security summit for hooks. those with doubts and staying quiet, but the net result is a newly reinvigorated nato that is putting money and weapons where they are needed at eastern borders. none of this will exactly please the kremlin. it has already threatened to retaliate in its own time. force—feeding in finland joining nato. it has described the alliance is aggressive, expansionist and hostile to russia's interest. and newly reinvigorated nato as frank was saying there, and also a transformative nato summit, perhaps the most consequential since the end of the second world war, for an alliance that has gone through several changes. let's take you through the history of it. in 1949

after the second world war, it had 12 founding members. it grew into the 1990s with the fall of the soviet union. members of the so—called previous eastern block, parts of eastern europe were admitted into the alliance in 1999. and then into the balkans, several countriesjoining in recent years. and then there are enlargements in swindon sweden and finland which other 31st in 32nd members of the nato alliance, countries that have decided to join nato nato alliance, countries that have decided tojoin nato in theirface of russian aggression. some achievements already of the nato summit, but also perhaps some areas where the troop levels may have fallen short of what some countries were asking for. perhaps one of them is latvia. we are delighted to be joined now by the latvian foreign minister. thank you for being with

us. are you disappointed with the number of troops that will be committed to your country, because you, estonia and lithuania were calling for divisions, 30 or 40,000 troops before the summit. there will be far fewer troops that will be committed from the outcome of the summit. ., , ,., ., committed from the outcome of the summit. ., , ., .., summit. you disappointed. that could be very quickly — summit. you disappointed. that could be very quickly reinforce _ summit. you disappointed. that could be very quickly reinforce to _ summit. you disappointed. that could be very quickly reinforce to the - be very quickly reinforce to the division size. what we have got is two things. us commitment to increase the project. that is very important. canadair is going to increase its presence. of course it tapes time. we need some neighbours. we think this is a very good summit in terms of the understanding where

we need to head, and we do believe that this is only the beginning. but some are saying that we are talking more about theory here of numbers. the 300,000 rapid reaction force, many will be based on their own countries. they will not be permanently based on eastern flank. is this really the commitment that would the words? it commitment that would the words? it is a commitment that is matching the words. already, the attack that russia launched against ukraine, another has been significant increase of nato ally troops in bordering states. having said that, we are not that yeah. we consider that this is only the beginning, but we also say that there is a real boost, politicaland we also say that there is a real boost, political and practical commitment, and of course we need now to work to implement those. you share a border with russia and belarus. yesterday, in light of

finland and sweden accession to nato, it would have to place chips on the borders. how vulnerable are you feeling? brute on the borders. how vulnerable are you feeling?— you feeling? we believe there are already quite _ you feeling? we believe there are already quite a — you feeling? we believe there are already quite a lot _ you feeling? we believe there are already quite a lot of _ you feeling? we believe there are already quite a lot of missiles - you feeling? we believe there are already quite a lot of missiles not| already quite a lot of missiles not only in the baltic states but also in sweden and finland. from my perspective, the most historic achievement of the summit is sweden and finland joining because that actually increases our security, makes the border strung and increases the security and decisions against deployment. brute increases the security and decisions against deployment.— against deployment. we have commitment _ against deployment. we have commitment from _ against deployment. we have commitment from them - against deployment. we have commitment from them to i against deployment. we have i commitment from them to stand against deployment. we have _ commitment from them to stand behind the baltic nations if they are attacked? iii the baltic nations if they are attacked?— the baltic nations if they are attacked? , , .., ., ., attacked? if they become nato members. _ attacked? if they become nato members. they _ attacked? if they become nato members, they will _ attacked? if they become nato members, they will stand i attacked? if they become nato l members, they will stand behind attacked? if they become nato i members, they will stand behind us as we will stand behind them. that is one. we look that make this is

actually closing. finally, we do believe that the accession of finland and sweden is important. we do not see that this can actually somehow replace canadian troops in latvia, british troops in estonia or german troops in estonia. it is additional. $5 german troops in estonia. it is additional-— german troops in estonia. it is additional. ~ , ., ., , german troops in estonia. it is additional. a ., ., , ., additional. as a former member of the soviet union _ additional. as a former member of the soviet union or _ additional. as a former member of the soviet union or part _ additional. as a former member of the soviet union or part of- additional. as a former member of the soviet union or part of the i the soviet union or part of the soviet union, when you look at ukraine trying to stand up against russian aggression, you know what the price of soviet aggression was packed then. the price of soviet aggression was packed then-— the price of soviet aggression was packed then. latvia was occupied, never a member. _ packed then. latvia was occupied, never a member. just _ packed then. latvia was occupied, never a member. just a _ packed then. latvia was occupied, never a member. just a part i packed then. latvia was occupied, never a member. just a part as i packed then. latvia was occupied, | never a member. just a part as you mentioned. it really depends on what we describe as a victory. i think ukraine has already won its statement. at the end of february,

there were few who really believe that ukraine can withstand this aggression that kyiv is going to withstand. however, we are part of a dangerous conflict, and unfortunately i do see that there are some gains of russians, but another very important decision, very important commitment by nato member states is that we should increase all that western modern equipment that needs to be supplied to ukrainians so that they can withstand and they must win. and they will. withstand and they must win. and the will. . ~ withstand and they must win. and the will. ., ,, , ., , . they will. thank you very much indeed for _ they will. thank you very much indeed forjoining _ they will. thank you very much indeed forjoining us. - they will. thank you very much indeed forjoining us. so, i they will. thank you very much i indeed forjoining us. so, complete change really and nato defence architecture at the summit, turning from deterrence to forward defence. the pledges of new troops with the rapid reaction force in place and the designation of russia as a direct threat, perhaps moving more to that coldwell model to some

extent of nato against russia, both sides hoping that there is not a direct confrontation between the two. plenty more to discuss for the nato leaders as they wrap up the summit. we will be going back to madrid for some press conferences in the next few minutes, so do stay with us for that. let's stay with this story, and that uk pledge of £1 billion in military aid for ukraine. joining me now is professor michael clarke, former director of the royal united services institute and currently associate director of the strategy and security institute at the university of essex. thank you forjoining us. its £1 billion enough in your view? it is billion enough in your view? it is almost double _ billion enough in your view? it 3 almost double what they are putting insofar. they are putting on 1.3 billion. this will take it to 2.3 billion. this will take it to 2.3 billion. it will be spent on things that ukrainians certainly need such as ammunition which is critical. electronic warfare, drones, uavs and aerial vehicles and so on. whether it is enough really depends on the

way the fighting goes and one would suspect that more will have to be committed in a while, but certainly this is a boost, and if they can spend that money within the next two to three months, they can make a difference. when ukrainians are under such pressure, most of all, they need ammunition. they are running out of artillery and ammunition and other forms of ammunition, particularly rockets, and that is the first priority. is and that is the first priority. is there a danger here of a very prolonged stalemate with increasing loss of life on both sides, to be fair, and neither side being able to proclaim victory?— proclaim victory? yes. the idea of the stalemate _ proclaim victory? yes. the idea of the stalemate is _ proclaim victory? yes. the idea of the stalemate is very _ proclaim victory? yes. the idea of the stalemate is very prominent. l proclaim victory? yes. the idea of. the stalemate is very prominent. the fact is that the ukrainians can fight the russians to a standstill more or less anywhere in ukraine. that is what they are doing. fighting them to a standstill, losing fairly small amounts of territory. but before the ukrainians can actually throw the russians out

and get some of their territory back if not all of that, they will have to reconfigure themselves. that will take us into next year, it won't be quick. i think we have to get used to the idea, that unless we are going to give up and ukraine, this war will go on for at least the rest of this year, probably most of next year and will be very very expensive. and will take a lot of lives from both sides. is expensive. and will take a lot of lives from both sides.— lives from both sides. is there loiic in lives from both sides. is there logic in spending _ lives from both sides. is there logic in spending a _ lives from both sides. is there logic in spending a lot - lives from both sides. is there logic in spending a lot more . lives from both sides. is there i logic in spending a lot more faster. we hear them saying that this has got to end before winter this year. they need more resources and more money. or to say we are going to try and call a halt and get a negotiated settlement here. because we look at syria and that prolonged destruction and no one wants a repeat of that. they don't, but we have to decide they want to end the war and allow putin a third victory, in other words an appeasement. he has

succeeded in gaining territory and will come back for more. it believes more should be russian territory. do we prioritise ending the war and appeasing putin or staying the course such as to prevail so that ukrainians get to say, ok, the city is the best we can do, and now we will negotiate and that could be some time into next year. do you a . ree some time into next year. do you agree with _ some time into next year. do you agree with the — some time into next year. do you agree with the foreign _ some time into next year. do you agree with the foreign secretaryl agree with the foreign secretary that she thought the on the end game possible was a complete reclaiming of all ukrainian territory? is possible was a complete reclaiming of all ukrainian territory?— of all ukrainian territory? is that realistic? well, _ of all ukrainian territory? is that realistic? well, realistically, i of all ukrainian territory? is that realistic? well, realistically, it l realistic? well, realistically, it is whatever the ukrainians say it is. i think our view is we should stick to what they judge. is. i think our view is we should stick to what theyjudge. if is. i think our view is we should stick to what they judge. if they say they are prepared to settle for x amount of territory given away, fine. if they say that they are prepared to retake it because it belongs to them, i think we should back that. that is what the foreign secretary is really saying. but we don't get to make that choice. that choice should _

don't get to make that choice. that choice should be _ don't get to make that choice. that choice should be made in kyiv. but we are choosing to spend billions of pounds. the uk is spending 2.3 billion in military aid and providing humanity and economic support. they are only going to rise at a time when there is a huge demand to have a public service is being financed.— demand to have a public service is being financed. there are, but the world changed _ being financed. there are, but the world changed on _ being financed. there are, but the world changed on the _ being financed. there are, but the world changed on the 24th - being financed. there are, but the world changed on the 24th of- world changed on the 24th of february this year. we are not in the normal world any more. the fact is that the russians under putin, or putin's where is now a fundamental threat to the security of our continent. we have used to the fact that her continent is secure and prosperous and it is our right to be secure and prosperous. it isn't. we have to decide if we are prepared to defend liberal democracy and our allies and friends in europe from what is now manifest threat to all of us in the western world.- of us in the western world. thank ou ve of us in the western world. thank you very much — of us in the western world. thank you very much for _ of us in the western world. thank you very much forjoining - of us in the western world. thank you very much forjoining us. i of us in the western world. thank you very much forjoining us. we | of us in the western world. thank. you very much forjoining us. we are going to be bringing you a live

press conference in a very short few moments from the nato secretary general. we can see people gathered there in madrid. borisjohnson is due to be also giving a press conference in about an hour bus wreck time. we hope to bring you that live too. just they with us as we watch events unfold at the end of the nato summit in madrid. 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 for a royal event for the first time in two years. over the four—day weekend, prince charles meant his granddaughter for the

first time. the meeting was, according to a palace source, very emotional. while this a success when building a new life in california, over the past year, an independent review was carried out by the palace hr department using an outside legal team to investigate the allegation that meghan abused two members of staff while she was there. it has led to improvements in working practices according to source. no further details will be released. the sovereign grant is the annual report detailing the running costs of their were members of the royal family, including travel, staff costs and the upkeep of buildings. security costs are excluded. the 2021 and 2022, the grant equalled £86.73 2021 and 2022, the grant equalled £86.3 million of public money. a slight increase in the previous

year. £55 million was spent on the renovation of buckingham palace, a ten year programme of works. it was the focal point of the platinum jubilee celebrations on the costs were 40% higher than the previous year. the work was accelerated to get it ready for the jubilee weekend. get it ready for thejubilee weekend. foreign travel get it ready for the jubilee weekend. foreign travel was also back on the box after a lull during the pandemic. the controversial nine day trip to the caribbean in march was the most expensive royal trip, costing £226,000. despite her mobility issues, the queen still managed to carry out 201 engagements over the past year. many of them virtual, as was evident in scotland this week. she appears determined to get on with the job. the governor of the bank of england, andrew bailey has said the uk economy is suffering a "faster and deeper" downturn than other countries. he also has not ruled out the possibility of interest rates rising 0.5 percentage points to curb inflation.

the chancellor, rishi sunak has been speaking at the british chambers of commerce annual conference in westminster. when asked about his plan for the economy, the chancellor said the most important thing for businesses to focus on is investment. i think the thing that i would probably focus on for all of you and for businesses elsewhere is about the important role of investment. i think you were kind enough to mention the super deduction in your remarks, something we haven't tried before in this country. we have a long—standing challenge with the businesses investing in capital, new machines, automation and there is an enormous opportunity for us. if we can crack that, it will drive up productivity, createjobs and increase profitability. great for the country. so, the super deduction is a very generous tax break on that. it was temporary and expires next spring, but what we have committed to doing is finding a more permanent replacement for that super deduction, which will continue to strongly incentivise business investment. for smaller businesses, we also have something called the annual investment allowance,

again, something you and i have spoken about and i know it is important to you and your members, because that is an incredibly easy version of that policy for smaller businesses. in fact, 98% of businesses probably only need that. again, temporarily, we took it up to £1 million, so £1 million of investment every year that you can just write off against your profits. there is nothing like that that we can find exists anywhere in the world. we know how important business investment will be to our recovery, so we want to make sure the autumn budget will continue to support that. 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. professor martin marshall, the chair of the royal college of general practitioners, explained the reasons for the shortage. we have seen for some time that

general practice in many parts of the country is in crisis, and these data confirm that sense of crisis. we know that the size of the population has gone up over the last decade, the need for and demand for general practice services has gone up, and the number of whole time 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 exacerbates 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 demand is rising because of an ageing population, is that the nub of it? i think the data the government has produced is a little bit disingenuous because it includes trainee doctors, notjust fully qualified doctors,

and includes headcount rather than whole—time equivalents. so, we do know from the data the number of full—time gps, those who are available to provide services for their patients, is dropping. an inquiry has been launched into the charity established in honour of the british 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 natonal health service in the uk, 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. 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. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. if you're just stepping out, it is properly were taking

an umbrella 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 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 celsius. 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, fewer showers than today but there will still be some showers around and later in the day moving into northern ireland and into wales and highs of 22.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... the uk is to give a further £1 billion of military aid to ukraine to help its fight against russian forces. 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 in england 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. the former snp mp, natalie mcgarry, has been sentenced to two years in prison for embezzling nearly £25,000 from two pro—scottish independence groups. sport now, and a full round up from the bbc sport centre.

good morning. after the disappointment of andy murray and emma raducanu being knocked out of wimbledon yesterday, it's a new day at the all england club today, with six more british players in action, trying tojoin cameron norrie in round three, and one of those matches is already underway. this is britain's alastair gray in second round action, but it'll be a huge upset if he wins. gray is up against the american taylor fritz, who's ranked 14th in the world, and 274 places higher than gray. a good player. not going well for gray at the moment. you can catch that over on the bbc sport website, and there will be bbc coverage later on today. heather watson will also be in action shortly, 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. and liam broady will also be on court shortly, while harriet dart and jack draper are set to feature a little bit later today. and what a day it'll be for the british number three katie boulter. she is first up on centre court, and up against the sixth seed karolina pliskova. boulter will be hoping for a repeat of the last time they met, just over a week ago at eastbourne, when boulter won in three sets. two—time champion rafael nadal follows that match — he's up against the lithuanian ricardas berankis. it's a day of rest for the men's british number one cameron norrie. he's through to round three already after a tough five sets win against jaume munar yesterday. norrie is now the highest seed left in his quarter of the draw, but former british number one laura robson is confident he'll be able to cope with the pressure. it's really the first time with a target on his back, he is coming in as the number one brit, a top ten seed and he has come in slightly under the radar because everyone has been talking about andy and emma, but now the pressure will be on him

and he will love that, he is such a hard worker. he finds ways to win and he is the most incredible athlete as well. grass is not his favourite surface necessarily, but i think he is someone who can build through the draw once he gets a couple of match wins. away from wimbledon, england women are back underway on day four of their one and only test against south africa in taunton. south africa resumed on 55—3, still 78 runs behind england's first innings total 417—8. they have lost early wickets and are now 64—4. lots to play for on this last day. i can see an umbrella up, so let's see how they got on with the weather. fingers crossed. four time formula one world champion sebastian vettel has praised lewis hamilton for the way he handled racially abusive comments, made by former world champion nelson piquet. both hamilton and formula one condemed the comments, with hamilton saying "archaic mindsets need to change". vettel agrees, adding it's vital people are aware of what's right and what's wrong.

that's all the support for now. we're going to cross to the house of commons where the postal affairs minister, paul scully is making a statement. this began over 20 years ago. the distressing consequences have been widely documented both in the courts, in the litigation order judgments, and in the more recent court of appealjudgments, as well as in the media. i met postmasters personally to hear how their lives and the lives of their families have been affected by these events, and every time i am moved by the impact that these events have had on individual postmasters lives and their fight forjustice over a their fight for justice over a number of years. their fight forjustice over a number of years. but i would like to pay tribute to colleagues on both sides of the house for the way that they have supported postmasters in their efforts to expose the truth and see justice done. today i would

like to take the opportunity to update the house on the later steps the government is taking to make sure that fair compensation is paid to people impacted by the scandal. as you will all know, members of the gl 0 performed a great public service by bringing the case in 2019 would expose the scandal. that is why i was pleased that the chancellor announced in march this year that further funding is chancellor announced in march this year that furtherfunding is being made available to make sure they receive at similar levels of compensation to that which is available to the non—gl 0 peers. today i can update the house that the government intends to make an interim payment of compensation to eligible members of the glo who are not already covered by other compensation support, and that is totalling £19.5 million. with a share of the 2019 settlement that we understand was distributed to the glo postmasters, this brings the total of compensation to around £30 million. postmasters will be contacted in the coming weeks to submit an application, after which we aim to distribute the funds

within a few weeks of receiving the application. our hope is that it will go some way to helping many postmasters who have, and still are, facing hardships. in parallel, we will continue to work apace in delivering the final compensation scheme for the glo and i can confirm we will be appointing fritz to access the data, and a methodology they developed regarding the 2019 settlement. they represented the claimant and her vital knowledge and expertise based on their involvement in that case. this will allow us to work at pace with thejf essay in that case. this will allow us to work at pace with the jf essay to give those in the similar compensation to the non—peers. as promised in march, we will consult with members of the glo about the proposed schemes operation, and i'm also pleased to announce that members of the glo group will be able to claim reasonable legal fees as part of participating in the compensation scheme. i hope that will allay any concerns they may have about meeting the cost of

seeking legal advice and support when applying to the scheme. turning to progress on compensation for overturned grim in all competitions __ my overturned grim in all competitions —— my convictions, i'm pleased to report that interim payments are progressing well. as ofjune 29 there have been 75 overturned convictions. the post office has received 74 applications for interim payments, including several new applications recently. 67 offers have been accepted by and paid out to claimants, totalling £7 million. this marks a significant progress with ten additional interim payments made to postmasters since i updated the select committee on the 11th of january 2022, and i'm pleased that these interim payments have helped to deliver an early down payment in the compensation due to affected postmasters in advance of full and final compensation packages being agreed. forthose final compensation packages being agreed. for those postmasters with an overturned conviction, who have already submitted quantified claims, i can show that we are working with

the post office to agree part payment of agreed elements of claims, such as loss of earnings wherever possible, and will continue to do so with additional claims when they are submitted. taking this step should enable us to avoid undue delays by awarding partial compensation while the outstanding matters are resolved. i acknowledge that one area where it has been challenging to agree compensation is non—pecuniary damages, some of which will reflect the wider impact on postmasters lives that these wrongful convictions have had and that includes compensation for the loss of liberty, and impacts on their mental health. a number of the postmasters have agreed to refer this issue to the process of early mutual evaluation to be conducted by former supreme courtjudge lord former supreme court judge lord dyson. former supreme courtjudge lord dyson. it is hoped that this evaluation will facilitate the resolution of those issues, and we stand ready as a government to support the delivery of the early mutual evaluation process, and we are keen to make sure that the

outcomes of this process enable swift compensation. so i urge all postmasters with a horizon related conviction to continue to come forward to seek to have these overturned. they have been contacted individually and other relevant bodies to encourage them to do so. in addition to the progress and compensation for those with overturned committal convictions, good progress has been made in... 65% of eligible claimants have now received an offer, so £29 million has now been offered and 444 further postmasters have been offered compensation since my last update to the house. i would like to thank the independent panels for their diligent work in progress in those cases. as i have said previously, i set the post office the ambition to make 100% of hss offers by the end of the calendar year and the government is working closely with the post office to achieve this. as

i have said before, it is important to provide compensation, that we learn lessons so that something similar can never happen again. that's why the government set up the post office, grow horizon it inquiry and put it on a statutory footing to make sure it has all the powers it needs to investigate what happened, establish the facts, and make recommendations for the future. we are cooperating fully with the inquiry to make sure that the facts of what happened are established and lessons are learned. i commend this statement to the house.— statement to the house. thank you, mr speaker- — statement to the house. thank you, mr speaker- l _ statement to the house. thank you, mr speaker. i would _ statement to the house. thank you, mr speaker. i would like _ statement to the house. thank you, mr speaker. i would like to - statement to the house. thank you, mr speaker. i would like to thank. mr speaker. i would like to thank the minister— mr speaker. i would like to thank the minister for— mr speaker. i would like to thank the minister for his— mr speaker. i would like to thank the minister for his statement. mr speaker. i would like to thankl the minister for his statement and for keeping — the minister for his statement and for keeping the _ the minister for his statement and for keeping the house _ the minister for his statement and for keeping the house informed i the minister for his statement andj for keeping the house informed of the progress _ for keeping the house informed of the progress. horizon— for keeping the house informed of the progress. horizon scandal- for keeping the house informed of the progress. horizon scandal is l the progress. horizon scandal is perhaps— the progress. horizon scandal is perhaps the _ the progress. horizon scandal is perhaps the greatest _ the progress. horizon scandal isl perhaps the greatest miscarriage the progress. horizon scandal is i perhaps the greatest miscarriage of justice _ perhaps the greatest miscarriage of justice in— perhaps the greatest miscarriage of justice in our— perhaps the greatest miscarriage of justice in our country's _ perhaps the greatest miscarriage of justice in our country's history, i justice in our country's history, and _ justice in our country's history, and its — justice in our country's history, and its victims _ justice in our country's history, and its victims have _ justice in our country's history, and its victims have long - justice in our country's history, | and its victims have long waited justice in our country's history, i and its victims have long waited for justice _ and its victims have long waited for justice far— and its victims have long waited for justice fartoo— and its victims have long waited for justice. far too long. _ and its victims have long waited for justice. fartoo long. i— and its victims have long waited for justice. far too long. i want - and its victims have long waited for justice. far too long. i want to- and its victims have long waited for justice. far too long. i want to payl justice. far too long. i want to pay tribute _ justice. far too long. i want to pay tribute to— justice. far too long. i want to pay tribute to the _ justice. far too long. i want to pay tribute to the tireless _ justice. far too long. i want to pay tribute to the tireless work - justice. far too long. i want to pay tribute to the tireless work of i justice. far too long. i want to pay tribute to the tireless work of the i tribute to the tireless work of the justice _ tribute to the tireless work of the justice force _ tribute to the tireless work of the

justice force a _ tribute to the tireless work of the justice force a postmasters - justice force a postmasters alliance, _ justice force a postmasters alliance, and _ justice force a postmasters alliance, and i— justice force a postmasters alliance, and i also- justice force a postmasters alliance, and i also want i justice force a postmasters alliance, and i also want to acknowledge _ alliance, and i also want to acknowledge the _ alliance, and i also want to acknowledge the work- alliance, and i also want to acknowledge the work of. alliance, and i also want to - acknowledge the work of colleagues on all— acknowledge the work of colleagues on all sides— acknowledge the work of colleagues on all sides of— acknowledge the work of colleagues on all sides of the _ acknowledge the work of colleagues on all sides of the house _ acknowledge the work of colleagues on all sides of the house who - acknowledge the work of colleagues on all sides of the house who have. on all sides of the house who have gone _ on all sides of the house who have gone to— on all sides of the house who have gone to considerable _ on all sides of the house who have gone to considerable lengths - on all sides of the house who have gone to considerable lengths to i gone to considerable lengths to highlight— gone to considerable lengths to highlight the _ gone to considerable lengths to highlight the plight _ gone to considerable lengths to highlight the plight of— gone to considerable lengths to highlight the plight of their i highlight the plight of their constituents. _ highlight the plight of their constituents. i— highlight the plight of their constituents. i particularlyl highlight the plight of their i constituents. i particularly want highlight the plight of their - constituents. i particularly want to pay tribute — constituents. i particularly want to pay tribute to _ constituents. i particularly want to pay tribute to my _ constituents. i particularly want to pay tribute to my right _ constituents. i particularly want to pay tribute to my right honourable friend. _ pay tribute to my right honourable friend. the — pay tribute to my right honourable friend, the member— pay tribute to my right honourable friend, the member for— pay tribute to my right honourable friend, the member for north i pay tribute to my right honourable i friend, the member for north durham, whose _ friend, the member for north durham, whose commitment— friend, the member for north durham, whose commitment to _ friend, the member for north durham, whose commitment to this _ friend, the member for north durham, whose commitment to this cause - friend, the member for north durham, whose commitment to this cause has i whose commitment to this cause has been unwavering _ whose commitment to this cause has been unwavering. and _ whose commitment to this cause has been unwavering. and also _ whose commitment to this cause has been unwavering. and also to - whose commitment to this cause has been unwavering. and also to lord i been unwavering. and also to lord arbuthnot — been unwavering. and also to lord arbuthnot in — been unwavering. and also to lord arbuthnot in the _ been unwavering. and also to lord arbuthnot in the other— been unwavering. and also to lord arbuthnot in the other place. i been unwavering. and also to lord | arbuthnot in the other place. and, mr speaker, — arbuthnot in the other place. and, mrspeaker. i— arbuthnot in the other place. and, mr speaker, ido— arbuthnot in the other place. and, mr speaker, i do not— arbuthnot in the other place. and, mr speaker, i do not say— arbuthnot in the other place. and, mr speaker, i do not say this - mr speaker, i do not say this lightly. — mr speaker, i do not say this lightly. i— mr speaker, i do not say this lightly. i would _ mr speaker, i do not say this lightly, i would like - mr speaker, i do not say this lightly, i would like to - mr speaker, i do not say this lightly, i would like to pay. mr speaker, i do not say this i lightly, i would like to pay tribute to the _ lightly, i would like to pay tribute to the minister. _ lightly, i would like to pay tribute to the minister. successive - to the minister. successive conservative _ to the minister. successive conservative governments | to the minister. successive i conservative governments have to the minister. successive - conservative governments have sat upon _ conservative governments have sat upon this _ conservative governments have sat upon this scandal. _ conservative governments have sat upon this scandal, but _ conservative governments have sat upon this scandal, but the - conservative governments have sat upon this scandal, but the ministerj upon this scandal, but the minister has made — upon this scandal, but the minister has made real— upon this scandal, but the minister has made real progress— upon this scandal, but the minister has made real progress in- upon this scandal, but the minister has made real progress in movingl upon this scandal, but the minister. has made real progress in moving us to a place _ has made real progress in moving us to a place where _ has made real progress in moving us to a place where we _ has made real progress in moving us to a place where we can _ has made real progress in moving us to a place where we can see - has made real progress in moving us to a place where we can see that i to a place where we can see that justice _ to a place where we can see that justice is— to a place where we can see that justice is in— to a place where we can see that justice is in sight, _ to a place where we can see that justice is in sight, and _ to a place where we can see that justice is in sight, and i- to a place where we can see that justice is in sight, and i would i justice is in sight, and i would like to— justice is in sight, and i would like to acknowledge _ justice is in sight, and i would like to acknowledge that. i. justice is in sight, and i would - like to acknowledge that. i welcome the update — like to acknowledge that. i welcome the update on — like to acknowledge that. i welcome the update on the _ like to acknowledge that. i welcome

the update on the march _ like to acknowledge that. i welcome - the update on the march announcement that, as _ the update on the march announcement that, as we _ the update on the march announcement that, as we have — the update on the march announcement that, as we have repeatedly— the update on the march announcement that, as we have repeatedly called - that, as we have repeatedly called for, that, as we have repeatedly called for. the _ that, as we have repeatedly called for. the 505— that, as we have repeatedly called for, the 505 litigants _ that, as we have repeatedly called for, the 505 litigants will- that, as we have repeatedly called for, the 505 litigants will receive l for, the 505 litigants will receive the compensation _ for, the 505 litigants will receive the compensation payments- for, the 505 litigants will receive | the compensation payments that for, the 505 litigants will receive - the compensation payments that they are entitled _ the compensation payments that they are entitled t0~ — the compensation payments that they are entitled to. but _ the compensation payments that they are entitled to. but i _ the compensation payments that they are entitled to. but i do _ the compensation payments that they are entitled to. but i do want - the compensation payments that they are entitled to. but i do want to- are entitled to. but i do want to emphasise, _ are entitled to. but i do want to emphasise, and _ are entitled to. but i do want to emphasise, and i'm _ are entitled to. but i do want to emphasise, and i'm sure- are entitled to. but i do want to emphasise, and i'm sure the i are entitled to. but i do want to- emphasise, and i'm sure the minister would _ emphasise, and i'm sure the minister would acknowledge _ emphasise, and i'm sure the minister would acknowledge this, _ emphasise, and i'm sure the minister would acknowledge this, that - emphasise, and i'm sure the minister would acknowledge this, that it - emphasise, and i'm sure the minister would acknowledge this, that it is - would acknowledge this, that it is unacceptable _ would acknowledge this, that it is unacceptable that— would acknowledge this, that it is unacceptable that it _ would acknowledge this, that it is unacceptable that it has - would acknowledge this, that it is unacceptable that it has taken - would acknowledge this, that it is unacceptable that it has taken so| unacceptable that it has taken so lon- unacceptable that it has taken so tong wheh — unacceptable that it has taken so tong when the _ unacceptable that it has taken so long when the right _ unacceptable that it has taken so long when the right course - unacceptable that it has taken so long when the right course of - unacceptable that it has taken so i long when the right course of action was always— long when the right course of action was always clear, _ long when the right course of action was always clear, and _ long when the right course of action was always clear, and really, - long when the right course of action was always clear, and really, therei was always clear, and really, there was always clear, and really, there was no _ was always clear, and really, there was no need — was always clear, and really, there was no need for— was always clear, and really, there was no need for victims _ was always clear, and really, there was no need for victims to- was always clear, and really, there was no need for victims to have . was no need for victims to have spent _ was no need for victims to have spent so — was no need for victims to have spent so tong _ was no need for victims to have spent so tong in_ was no need for victims to have spent so long in limbo. - was no need for victims to have spent so long in limbo. at - was no need for victims to have spent so long in limbo. at the i was no need for victims to have i spent so long in limbo. at the core of this— spent so long in limbo. at the core of this unforgivable _ spent so long in limbo. at the core of this unforgivable scandal- spent so long in limbo. at the core of this unforgivable scandal is - spent so long in limbo. at the core of this unforgivable scandal is the. of this unforgivable scandal is the betief— of this unforgivable scandal is the belief that — of this unforgivable scandal is the belief that workers _ of this unforgivable scandal is the belief that workers were - of this unforgivable scandal is the| belief that workers were dishonest and belief that workers were dishonest ahd technology— belief that workers were dishonest and technology infallible. - belief that workers were dishonest and technology infallible. not - and technology infallible. not surprisingly— and technology infallible. not surprisingly perhaps, - and technology infallible. not surprisingly perhaps, given i and technology infallible. not. surprisingly perhaps, given the track— surprisingly perhaps, given the track record _ surprisingly perhaps, given the track record of— surprisingly perhaps, given the track record of this _ surprisingly perhaps, given the| track record of this government surprisingly perhaps, given the - track record of this government on defending — track record of this government on defending the _ track record of this government on defending the rights _ track record of this government on defending the rights of— track record of this government on defending the rights of working . defending the rights of working people. — defending the rights of working people. decent. _ defending the rights of working people, decent, honest- defending the rights of working people, decent, honest people| defending the rights of working - people, decent, honest people have had their— people, decent, honest people have had their lives — people, decent, honest people have had their lives torn _ people, decent, honest people have had their lives torn apart, _ people, decent, honest people have had their lives torn apart, they- had their lives torn apart, they have _ had their lives torn apart, they have treen— had their lives torn apart, they have been put— had their lives torn apart, they have been put in— had their lives torn apart, they have been put in prison - had their lives torn apart, they have been put in prison and i had their lives torn apart, they. have been put in prison and then need _ have been put in prison and then need to— have been put in prison and then need to wait— have been put in prison and then need to wait years _ have been put in prison and then need to wait years for _ have been put in prison and then need to wait years forjustice. i have been put in prison and theni need to wait years forjustice. for some' _ need to wait years forjustice. for some. that — need to wait years forjustice. for some, that weight _ need to wait years forjustice. for some, that weight has _ need to wait years forjustice. for some, that weight has been- need to wait years forjustice. for some, that weight has been too i need to wait years forjustice. for. some, that weight has been too long and we _ some, that weight has been too long and we must — some, that weight has been too long and we must not _ some, that weight has been too long and we must not forget _ some, that weight has been too long and we must not forget those -

some, that weight has been too long and we must not forget those who i some, that weight has been too long i and we must not forget those who are not and we must not forget those who are hot with _ and we must not forget those who are hot with us— and we must not forget those who are hot with us and — and we must not forget those who are not with us and will— and we must not forget those who are not with us and will not _ and we must not forget those who are not with us and will not see _ and we must not forget those who are not with us and will not see the - not with us and will not see the justice — not with us and will not see the justice to — not with us and will not see the justice to which _ not with us and will not see the justice to which they— not with us and will not see the justice to which they were - not with us and will not see the justice to which they were so i justice to which they were so ehtitted _ justice to which they were so ehtitted as _ justice to which they were so entitled. as i _ justice to which they were so entitled. as i have _ justice to which they were so entitled. as i have done - justice to which they were so entitled. as i have done in. justice to which they were so i entitled. as i have done in the chamber— entitled. as i have done in the chamber before, _ entitled. as i have done in the chamber before, i— entitled. as i have done in the chamber before, i implore - entitled. as i have done in the chamber before, i implore the mihister— chamber before, i implore the minister to— chamber before, i implore the minister to act— chamber before, i implore the minister to act quickly- chamber before, i implore the minister to act quickly and - minister to act quickly and decisively— minister to act quickly and decisively to— minister to act quickly and decisively to draw- minister to act quickly and decisively to draw a - minister to act quickly and decisively to draw a line . minister to act quickly and - decisively to draw a line under this horrific— decisively to draw a line under this horrific miscarriage _ decisively to draw a line under this horrific miscarriage of _ decisively to draw a line under this horrific miscarriage ofjustice. - horrific miscarriage ofjustice. they— horrific miscarriage ofjustice. they can _ horrific miscarriage ofjustice. they can be _ horrific miscarriage ofjustice. they can be no _ horrific miscarriage ofjustice. they can be no further - horrific miscarriage ofjustice. they can be no further delays| horrific miscarriage ofjustice. . they can be no further delays in providing — they can be no further delays in providing the _ they can be no further delays in providing the compensation - they can be no further delays in l providing the compensation which will providing the compensation which witt help— providing the compensation which witt hetp go— providing the compensation which will help go some _ providing the compensation which will help go some way _ providing the compensation which will help go some way to - providing the compensation which will help go some way to writing i will help go some way to writing this wrong _ will help go some way to writing this wrong as _ will help go some way to writing this wrong. as such, _ will help go some way to writing this wrong. as such, can - will help go some way to writing this wrong. as such, can the - this wrong. as such, can the minister— this wrong. as such, can the minister provide _ this wrong. as such, can the minister provide a _ this wrong. as such, can the minister provide a timescale j this wrong. as such, can the i minister provide a timescale for this wrong. as such, can the - minister provide a timescale for one or compensations _ minister provide a timescale for one or compensations will— minister provide a timescale for one or compensations will be _ minister provide a timescale for one or compensations will be made. - minister provide a timescale for one| or compensations will be made. will the minister— or compensations will be made. will the minister confirm _ or compensations will be made. will the minister confirm that _ or compensations will be made. will the minister confirm that the - the minister confirm that the compensation _ the minister confirm that the compensation will— the minister confirm that the compensation will not - the minister confirm that the compensation will not affect| the minister confirm that the i compensation will not affect the post office — compensation will not affect the post office 's _ compensation will not affect the post office 's core _ compensation will not affect the post office 's core funding, - post office 's core funding, day-today— post office 's core funding, day—to—day operation, - post office 's core funding, day—to—day operation, or. post office 's core funding, - day—to—day operation, or viability in any— day—to—day operation, or viability in any way? — day—to—day operation, or viability in anyway? and— day—to—day operation, or viability in anyway? and i— day—to—day operation, or viability in any way? and i stress - day—to—day operation, or viability in any way? and i stress in- day—to—day operation, or viability in any way? and i stress in any. day—to—day operation, or viability . in any way? and i stress in any way. given— in any way? and i stress in any way. given the _ in any way? and i stress in any way. given the vital— in any way? and i stress in any way. given the vital role, _ in any way? and i stress in any way. given the vital role, as _ in any way? and i stress in any way. given the vital role, as we _ in any way? and i stress in any way. given the vital role, as we will - in any way? and i stress in any way. given the vital role, as we will all i given the vital role, as we will all acknowledge, _ given the vital role, as we will all acknowledge, that _ given the vital role, as we will all acknowledge, that post— given the vital role, as we will all acknowledge, that post offices i acknowledge, that post offices perform — acknowledge, that post offices perform in _ acknowledge, that post offices perform in our— acknowledge, that post offices perform in our communities, l acknowledge, that post offices| perform in our communities, it acknowledge, that post offices . perform in our communities, it is essential— perform in our communities, it is essential that— perform in our communities, it is essential that today— perform in our communities, it is essential that today 's _ perform in our communities, it is . essential that today 's communities do not _ essential that today 's communities do not be _ essential that today 's communities do not be made _ essential that today 's communities do not be made to— essential that today 's communities do not be made to pay— essential that today 's communities do not be made to pay for- essential that today 's communities do not be made to pay for the - do not be made to pay for the unacceptable _ do not be made to pay for the unacceptable mistakes - do not be made to pay for the unacceptable mistakes of - do not be made to pay for the unacceptable mistakes of the | do not be made to pay for the -

unacceptable mistakes of the past. labour— unacceptable mistakes of the past. labour has — unacceptable mistakes of the past. labour has called _ unacceptable mistakes of the past. labour has called for _ unacceptable mistakes of the past. labour has called for all _ unacceptable mistakes of the past. labour has called for all those - labour has called for all those involved — labour has called for all those involved to _ labour has called for all those involved to be _ labour has called for all those involved to be held _ labour has called for all those . involved to be held accountable, labour has called for all those - involved to be held accountable, so we can _ involved to be held accountable, so we can he _ involved to be held accountable, so we can he update _ involved to be held accountable, so we can he update the _ involved to be held accountable, so we can he update the house - involved to be held accountable, so we can he update the house on- involved to be held accountable, sol we can he update the house on what investigations— we can he update the house on what investigations are _ we can he update the house on what investigations are ongoing _ we can he update the house on what investigations are ongoing into - we can he update the house on what investigations are ongoing into the l investigations are ongoing into the role investigations are ongoing into the rote of— investigations are ongoing into the rote of fujitsu _ investigations are ongoing into the role of fujitsu and _ investigations are ongoing into the role of fujitsu and others - investigations are ongoing into the role of fujitsu and others involved| role of fujitsu and others involved in the _ role of fujitsu and others involved in the technology— role of fujitsu and others involved in the technology that _ role of fujitsu and others involved in the technology that led - role of fujitsu and others involved in the technology that led to - role of fujitsu and others involved in the technology that led to this. in the technology that led to this failure _ in the technology that led to this failure. finally, _ in the technology that led to this failure. finally, mr— in the technology that led to this failure. finally, mr speaker, - in the technology that led to this failure. finally, mr speaker, the| failure. finally, mr speaker, the minister— failure. finally, mr speaker, the minister spoke _ failure. finally, mr speaker, the minister spoke about— failure. finally, mr speaker, the minister spoke about learning. failure. finally, mr speaker, the. minister spoke about learning the lessons _ minister spoke about learning the lessons from _ minister spoke about learning the lessons from this _ minister spoke about learning the lessons from this horrific - minister spoke about learning the j lessons from this horrific scandal. the government _ lessons from this horrific scandal. the government was _ lessons from this horrific scandal. the government was and - lessons from this horrific scandal. the government was and remainsj lessons from this horrific scandal. - the government was and remains the only sharehotder _ the government was and remains the only shareholder in _ the government was and remains the only shareholder in the _ the government was and remains the only shareholder in the post - the government was and remains the only shareholder in the post office. i only shareholder in the post office. the government— only shareholder in the post office. the government has— only shareholder in the post office. the government has a _ only shareholder in the post office. the government has a financial- the government has a financial responsibility, _ the government has a financial responsibility, but— the government has a financial responsibility, but it _ the government has a financial responsibility, but it also - the government has a financial responsibility, but it also has . the government has a financial responsibility, but it also has a| responsibility, but it also has a morat— responsibility, but it also has a moral responsibility— responsibility, but it also has a moral responsibility to - responsibility, but it also has a moral responsibility to ensure i responsibility, but it also has a - moral responsibility to ensure that nothing _ moral responsibility to ensure that nothing like — moral responsibility to ensure that nothing like this— moral responsibility to ensure that nothing like this ever— moral responsibility to ensure that nothing like this ever happens - nothing like this ever happens again~ — again. thank| again. - thank you. i again. — thank you. i thank the honourable lady for her kind words and i echo her congratulations to the right honourable memberfor her congratulations to the right honourable member for north her congratulations to the right honourable memberfor north durham, surrey. and indeed lord arbuthnot,

and colleagues behind me as well, that have worked on this for so long, so tirelessly, and indeed the honourable lady for motherwell. you cannot listen to those stories and not fail to be moved. there's always something else that comes out that brings a tear to the eye, that brings a tear to the eye, that brings anger, frankly, that this has ever been allowed to happen. so, you know, government has moved to do something about this stop we all are because it is a human cost. we are humans first, politicians second. the honourable lady talked about the timing. there is an application for the 552 to fill in but it will be comparatively simple and we will work with those members to walk them through that process because the last thing we want to do is put hurdles in place. we want to make sure that within a few weeks we have the money going out of the door to

them. they need the money now. similarly, within those few weeks and parallel, the compensation scheme has been started and we want consultation to make sure they are happy with the scheme and that they have faith and confidence they will get that further delivery of funding. in terms of the hss, the historic short foreskin, but one that to be wrapped up by the end of the year to at least make offers to each of the people within that by the end of the year. the overturned criminal convictions, we can move quickly as soon as lord dyson has responded in his early neutral evaluation, but that depends on the flow of cases coming to us by the solicitors that represent them and i will be working with various solicitors that represent those closely to make sure it is as speedy

as possible. i can confirm that it does not affect the core funding of the post office, we will make sure that the post office has a future but we can't have that until we have rectified the mistakes of the past. she also talks about learning the lessons and holding people to account. well, the next stage of the statutory inquiry starts this following week when government, when post office, when fujitsu and indeed others will be coming in front of the start of this process to make sure we know exactly who knew what, who did what, and when. paul scully there, the business minister, announcing what the government is going to do in terms of trying to give more compensation to all those people who have suffered appalling miscarriages of justice in this post office scandal, and the labour shadow praising him

for making progress. let's find out exactly about this and try to understand about the announcement that has been made. our business and consumer correspondence has been watching the statement. a number of figures announced there, can you expose what he was saying? yes. figures announced there, can you expose what he was saying? yes, this is a confusing — expose what he was saying? yes, this is a confusing story _ expose what he was saying? yes, this is a confusing story because _ expose what he was saying? yes, this is a confusing story because there - is a confusing story because there are now so many different groups of individuals who have been impacted by this. the big headlines have been taken up by the largest group of people ever to have their convictions overturned in one year, and that number has gone up and up through the last 12 months and we are now up to 72 individuals who have had their convictions overturned. but there is a much bigger swathe of people who have been impacted by this scandal because it wasn'tjust been impacted by this scandal because it wasn't just the been impacted by this scandal because it wasn'tjust the post office pursuing people to the court and giving people criminal convictions who were supposed masters, but that software, that

horizon software that was installed in all post offices across the uk also made it look like money was missing from lots of lots of other branches and individuals were accused, people had their contracts removed, they lost their businesses or indeed were made bankrupt, or just lost out financially through this process. so they too have been trying to seekjustice to get some money back, to get their names cleared even within the business and the jobs world so that they could get back on a normal footing to try to get back into the world of work after having that cloud hanging over them for such a long time. there are more than 500 individuals in that group, and that's the group that the minister was particular talking to today. so, more than 500 people originally took the post office to court in a civil case to prove the fact that it was the software that was at fault, and not them as people, as business people that have been accused all this time. so these

legal trailblazers that set the ball rolling, said everything in motion for those further individuals to have their convictions overturned, they did win that civil case and there was a financial sum attached to that, but they were working on a no—win, no fee legal system so most of the money was swallowed up by their legal teams and they actually received very little stop they have been excluded from all the rest of the compensation that has followed. those individuals are still suffering massively financially, lots of them in real hardship and some facing destitution at the moment because they have not been able to get access to any of that money. paul scully said he had been determined to make sure that that wrong was rectified, that those individuals did get some money. what he announced today is an interim payment to those people, so he has announced £19.5 million, which works out at around £40,000 each, just under, for 500 or so of those individuals. it is something.

certainly, those individuals will not be unhappy to have this announcement today, but it is not a final settlement. announcement today, but it is not a finalsettlement. he announcement today, but it is not a final settlement. he says again, we are working with the post office, we are working with the post office, we are working with those individuals to agree a final settlement, but it's taking a very long time. for individuals who have had this hanging over them full in some cases decades, it's a really frustrating process. decades, it's a really frustrating rocess. . , ., decades, it's a really frustrating rocess. . , . h. process. has he given a time scale. the labour— process. has he given a time scale. the labour shadow _ process. has he given a time scale. the labour shadow call _ process. has he given a time scale. the labour shadow call for - process. has he given a time scale. the labour shadow call for a - the labour shadow call for a timescale for the payment and pointed out that people obviously have lost their liberty, some people aren't even alive any more. the sense of urgency is really present, isn't it? it sense of urgency is really present, isn't it? . , , ., . ., ., isn't it? it really is. for a lot of those peeple. _ isn't it? it really is. for a lot of those people, and _ isn't it? it really is. for a lot of those people, and particularlyl isn't it? it really is. for a lot of. those people, and particularly in some cases settlement and offers are being made, so for anyone not involved in that litigation they were able to apply directly to the post office and say i also lost out and i would like some money back. the minister hasjust and i would like some money back. the minister has just said that he is hoping the post office will make

offers to everyone by the end of this calendar year, but that is just an offer. some people are saying that this is way below the amount of money that i lost, but because of that time pressure, because people have been waiting for such a long time and as you say, the reality is people are getting older and the concern is that some people may accept low offers, very low offers that don't really cover all the losses that they face, just to at least get some money from the government. the cynic says the government. the cynic says the government and the post office have been dragging their feet for so long that a lot of these victims will just accept anything that's given to them. and yet, the legal teams are working hard to make sure that is not the case. thank you. the only surviving member of the group behind the november 2015 paris terror attacks, has been sentenced to life in prison. salah abdeslam was found guilty of terrorism and murder charges, for his role in the gun and bomb atrocities that killed 130 people — the worst attack in france since world war ii. mark lobel reports.

guilty, facing a full life prison term, france's most severe penalty for criminals, the only survivor behind the gun and bomb attacks that killed 130 people, in the biggest trial in modern french history, following the country's worst peacetime attack. it shook paris to its core in november 2015. as well as those killed, hundreds were injured during horrendous attacks on bars, restaurant, the national football stadium and the bataclan music venue. arrested in brussels four months after the attacks, salah abdeslam said he was a soldier of the so—called islamic state group, but later apologised to victims and claimed he decided not to detonate his suicide vest on the night of the attack. but the court accepted evidence that the suicide vest was in fact defective and there was no last—minute change of heart.

his full life sentence now leaves him only a small chance of parole after 30 years. the court convicted all 20 men put on trial, 19 of them on terrorism charges. the rulings can be appealed. translation: | am satisfied - with the sentence and i think that, like many people, it is fair. i don't actually feel too good today. nothing satisfying about that verdict and nothing satisfying about the fact that it ends and we still have our injuries and trauma and our nightmares and our wounds. as part of this trial for the last nine months, victims, families of the dead and journalists have been piecing together what happened that deadly night. for france, this has been a chance to come to terms with a national trauma. 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. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol. some of us have seen some rain this morning but for most of us it is a day of sunshine and showers, and some of the showers will be heavy and also thundery. this is the front that's 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 the potential for that to be heavy, but we have light winds so they are also going to be slow—moving with top temperatures down from yesterday, 20 celsius. 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 rash of showers, some heavy and thundery, some bright and sunny skies in between. this weather front coming up from the south—east could produce some rain at times on the coasts of norfolk and suffolk and also kent. temperatures today 14 to 21 celsius. 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 onshore across north—east scotland, where rain will be heavy tonight in aberdeenshire. we will also 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 i2 celsius. 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 weather front bringing rain eventually into northern ireland and later in through wales. temperatures up on today, 22 or 23 celsius. 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 celsius. 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. the headlines... 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. the home office has announced that mike the home office has announced an agreement to deport aslyum seekers to nigeria as part of a similar deal to a controversial plan agreed with rwanda last month. the home office has announced there are growing concerns about a �*growing shortage' of gps in england as a new study predicts a quarter of posts could be vacant by 2030. the former snp mp —

natalie mcgarry — has been sentenced to two years in prison for embezzling nearly £25,000 from two pro—independence groups. 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 comes on the final day of the nato summit in madrid, from where we are expecting to hear more from the secretary general and prime minister borisjohnson. russian president vladimir putin has accused nato countries of trying to �*assert their supremacy and imperial ambitions', after plans were announced to boost the number of troops on high alert. we will take you to those news conferences as they happen. let's join our correspondent mark lowen, who is at the summit in madrid.

welcome to madrid, where nato leaders are approving the biggest overhaul of their collective defence since the end of the cold war. russia, which has recently, in 2010, the nato strategic concept, the blueprint of the alliance, was labelled as the hope of a strategic partnership. now it has been defined as the biggest threat to the euro atlantic area. nato leaders are deploying a huge increase in troops in manpower and firepower, on the eastern flank, with the us sending 35 squadrons and destroyers and thousand more troops and a permanent us headquarters to be based in poland. a new recognition of how the international order has been upended by the russian invasion into ukraine. finland and sweden will be new members of the nato alliance. plenty to be discussed and plenty of

achievements too. 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. putin has shattered peace in europe and battled the tenants of the world order. irate and battled the tenants of the world order. ~ . , , , , and battled the tenants of the world order. . , ,, , h, order. we are stepping up, proving that nato is — order. we are stepping up, proving that nato is more _ order. we are stepping up, proving that nato is more needed - order. we are stepping up, proving that nato is more needed now - order. we are stepping up, proving j that nato is more needed now than order. we are stepping up, proving l that nato is more needed now than it ever has been. 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. nato secretary general has got up to speak. let's listening. we are reaching positions to adapt our lines for the future for the stop —— our alliance for the future. we agreed to invite finland and sweden

tojoin our alliance. and we agreed to invite finland and sweden to join our alliance. and we agreed on long term support for ukraine. we agreed nato's new strategic concept. we agreed to step up in the fight against climate change, and to establish a new1 billion innovation fund. we agreed to invest more in nato and to increase nato's, fund purchase. we agreed to deepen our relationships with some of the alliance partners, not least in the indo pacific. ourfinal session at the madrid summit focused on threats and challenges from the middle east, north africa. security in these regions has an impact on the security of all allies. our new

strategic concept identifies one of the main threats to our security. today, we reviewed our progress in the threats against terrorism. in all its manifestations. we reconfirmed our commitment to fight with determination and solidarity, including through intelligence sharing and support for our partners. nato training mission in new york is helping to prevent the return of isis. for the first time, we have just agreed a package for mauritania, helping to address border security, illegal migration and terrorism. we have also agreed additional capacity and support for indonesia and to continue to support jordan. we also address the global

food crisis, which is a direct result of worship is like invasion of ukraine. the impact is severe, including in some of the world's most vulnerable people. food prices are hitting record highs in many countries depend on ukraine for substantial wheat and other ports. allies discussed their efforts to get the crisis and get grain out of ukraine by land and on sea. we also addressed how russia and china can continue to seek political, economic and military gain because of a southern neighbourhood. both must and beijing are using economic leveraged, coercion and a hybrid of cultures to enhance their interest in the region. today, we discussed how to address this growing

challenge, including with even more support from nato partners in the region. we face the most serious security situation in decades, but we are raising to the challenge with unity and resolve. the positions here we have taken in madrid will ensure that the alliance will continue to serve use herpes, conflict and protect our values. standing together in nato. let me close by thanking prime minister, the spanish government and the people in madrid for hosting this historic summit. an excellent way to mark 40 years of spain's membership in nato. we will meet again for the next summit in villeneuve next year.

—— venice next year. next summit in villeneuve next year. -- venice next year.— -- venice next year. could i ask you to respond — -- venice next year. could i ask you to respond directly _ -- venice next year. could i ask you to respond directly to _ -- venice next year. could i ask you to respond directly to the _ -- venice next year. could i ask you| to respond directly to the comments you heard _ to respond directly to the comments you heard overnight— to respond directly to the comments you heard overnight to _ to respond directly to the comments you heard overnight to the _ to respond directly to the commentsi you heard overnight to the comments from vladimir— you heard overnight to the comments from vladimir putin. _ you heard overnight to the comments from vladimir putin. he _ you heard overnight to the comments from vladimir putin. he essentially. from vladimir putin. he essentially suggested — from vladimir putin. he essentially suggested that _ from vladimir putin. he essentially suggested that sweden _ from vladimir putin. he essentially suggested that sweden and - from vladimir putin. he essentiallyj suggested that sweden and finland joining _ suggested that sweden and finland joining the — suggested that sweden and finland joining the alliance _ suggested that sweden and finland joining the alliance would _ suggested that sweden and finland joining the alliance would require . joining the alliance would require some _ joining the alliance would require some kind — joining the alliance would require some kind of— joining the alliance would require some kind of response _ joining the alliance would require some kind of response from - joining the alliance would require some kind of response from the| some kind of response from the russian — some kind of response from the russian government— some kind of response from the russian government and - some kind of response from the russian government and said i some kind of response from the l russian government and said that nato weapons _ russian government and said that nato weapons placed _ russian government and said that nato weapons placed in _ russian government and said that nato weapons placed in those - russian government and said thatj nato weapons placed in those two countries — nato weapons placed in those two countries would _ nato weapons placed in those two countries would precipitate - nato weapons placed in those two countries would precipitate a - nato weapons placed in those twol countries would precipitate a direct response _ countries would precipitate a direct response from _ countries would precipitate a direct response from his _ countries would precipitate a direct response from his government. - countries would precipitate a direct. response from his government. could i ask response from his government. could i ask you _ response from his government. could i ask you ask— response from his government. could i ask you ask you _ response from his government. could i ask you ask you to— response from his government. could i ask you ask you to respond - i ask you ask you to respond directly— i ask you ask you to respond directly to— i ask you ask you to respond directly to him _ i ask you ask you to respond directly to him when - i ask you ask you to respond directly to him when he - i ask you ask you to respondj directly to him when he says i ask you ask you to respond i directly to him when he says at i ask you ask you to respond - directly to him when he says at this point _ directly to him when he says at this point ukraine — directly to him when he says at this point ukraine should _ directly to him when he says at this point ukraine should surrender- point ukraine should surrender completely— point ukraine should surrender comptetety he _ point ukraine should surrender completely he wants _ point ukraine should surrender completely he wants as - point ukraine should surrender completely he wants as the - point ukraine should surrender- completely he wants as the donbas region? _ completely he wants as the donbas region? as— completely he wants as the donbas reuion? �* , . completely he wants as the donbas reuion? a . ., ., region? as we decided today to su ort region? as we decided today to support ukraine, _ region? as we decided today to support ukraine, to _ region? as we decided today to support ukraine, to make - region? as we decided today to support ukraine, to make sure| region? as we decided today to - support ukraine, to make sure that ukraine prevails as an independent southern state in europe, and president putin war against ukraine is absolutely unacceptable. it is

causing a lot of death, damage for ukrainian people, but it also has ramifications over the whole world, not least over the increase in fuel prices. it is president putin who should withdraw its forces and end it by stopping attacking a democratic suffering nate shin and causing so much suffering in ukraine. finland and sweden are sovereign nations and are welcome to join our alliance. we are prepared for any eventuality. at the same time, what we see now in ukraine demonstrates that russia is now fully focused on that war, and therefore also we are also taking note of the messages that it doesn't change much that finland and sweden

arejoining the change much that finland and sweden are joining the alliance. while they have communicated different messages on the issue, the most important thing for us is that finland and sweden will become members of the alliance. we are there to protect the alliance and also finland and sweden and they will be there for all of the allies. triage sweden and they will be there for all of the allies.— all of the allies. now we will apparently _ all of the allies. now we will apparently have _ all of the allies. now we will apparently have another - all of the allies. now we willj apparently have another two all of the allies. now we will- apparently have another two member states, _ apparently have another two member states, sweden and finland. what kind of— states, sweden and finland. what kind of challenges for have in terms of unity? _ kind of challenges for have in terms of unity? you have a lot of differences in these groups of member— differences in these groups of member states. we are talking about economics. _ member states. we are talking about economics, politics. the second question— economics, politics. the second question if— economics, politics. the second question if i may, when will you sign _ question if i may, when will you sign the — question if i may, when will you sign the accession for the two of them? _ sign the accession for the two of them? , ., . . sign the accession for the two of them? . , ., them? the political decision, the real decision _ them? the political decision, the real decision to _ them? the political decision, the real decision to invite _ them? the political decision, the real decision to invite finland - them? the political decision, the| real decision to invite finland and sweden tojoin nato

real decision to invite finland and sweden to join nato was taken at the summit yesterday. that decision has been taken. and then we will do the formal signing of the accession on tuesday. with the presence of the swedish and finnish foreign ministers. the reality, the decision has been decided already with the political decision of all the leaders yesterday at the summit. then, i think on the question of unity, i think that sometimes is easy to confuse too many different things. nato has never been and will never become a monolithic organisation. we are 30 and soon 32 allies. we are 32 different countries with different points of view, different goals, different culture and history. we will always

find differences. for me, that is not a weakness, it is just an expression of the strength of nato that we are democratic nations with different opinions on many issues. so if you defined university as a monolithic organisation, we will never be that. but if you define unity is something completely different, that while we are different, that while we are different, that while we are different, that we are able to unite and stand together on the core issues, to protect and defend each other, then we have actually demonstrated unity more so at this summit then we have done in 70 years, providing security, serving piece, preventing war and sending a clear message to any potential assailant that we are prepared to defend all allies. no ally would be attacked. nato's main purpose is to prevent war by having credible

deterrence. secretary general, as he said, the leaders _ secretary general, as he said, the leaders didn't _ secretary general, as he said, the leaders didn't agreed _ secretary general, as he said, the leaders didn't agreed to _ secretary general, as he said, the leaders didn't agreed to invest - secretary general, as he said, the . leaders didn't agreed to invest more in nato _ leaders didn't agreed to invest more in nato and — leaders didn't agreed to invest more in nato and greece _ leaders didn't agreed to invest more in nato and greece for— leaders didn't agreed to invest more in nato and greece for funding. - leaders didn't agreed to invest more in nato and greece for funding. can| in nato and greece for funding. can you please — in nato and greece for funding. can you please tell— in nato and greece for funding. can you please tell us _ in nato and greece for funding. can you please tell us by _ in nato and greece for funding. can you please tell us by what - you please tell us by what percentage _ you please tell us by what percentage nato - you please tell us by what percentage nato will - you please tell us by what . percentage nato will increase you please tell us by what - percentage nato will increase its budgets — percentage nato will increase its budgets and _ percentage nato will increase its budgets and the _ percentage nato will increase its budgets and the second - percentage nato will increase its| budgets and the second question percentage nato will increase its . budgets and the second question if percentage nato will increase its - budgets and the second question if i may, _ budgets and the second question if i may. do you — budgets and the second question if i may. do you support— budgets and the second question if i may, do you support the _ budgets and the second question if i may, do you support the idea - budgets and the second question if i may, do you support the idea of- may, do you support the idea of bringing — may, do you support the idea of bringing western _ may, do you support the idea of bringing western and _ may, do you support the idea of bringing western and main - may, do you support the idea of- bringing western and main equipment through— bringing western and main equipment through britain? — bringing western and main equipment through britain? tale— bringing western and main equipment through britain?— through britain? we support the idea of brinuain through britain? we support the idea of bringing western _ through britain? we support the idea of bringing western modern - of bringing western modern equipment. you have seen the investments. they had was a new announcement at the summit. nato now has a task to help ukraine position equipment to nato standard equipment. a list of equipments we

will rule out or exclude from that, ukraine needs a wide range of heavy, nato standard equipment, and that is the message from the summit. uncommon funding, we are following up uncommon funding, we are following up on the decision we made in principle last year, that we need to invest more together because, in a more dangerous world, we need to strengthen our unity together in nato. we have strengthened their trajectory up to 2030, the specific figures will be decided in the annual budget. what i can say is that the agreement we have reached today represents a considerable, significant increase in nato's, funded budget, and that was to invest more together in pre—position

equipment, in hard—shell infrastructure and to ensure that we can cope with this together in nato. more control support to our partners and also to have more exercises. it is a significant, considerable increase in the common funded budget and projected towards 2030. thank and pro'ected towards 2030. thank ou, and projected towards 2030. thank you. secretary _ and projected towards 2030. thank you, secretary general. _ and projected towards 2030. thank you, secretary general. from - and projected towards 2030. thank you, secretary general. from spanish newspaper~ _ you, secretary general. from spanish newspaper. first of all, would you .ive newspaper. first of all, would you give us _ newspaper. first of all, would you give us some overall impressions about— give us some overall impressions about the — give us some overall impressions about the spanish organisation of the summit is a hosting nation? and secondly, _ the summit is a hosting nation? and secondly, what you clarify if nato's position _ secondly, what you clarify if nato's position regarding seo tear and millie _ position regarding seo tear and millie yeah, the two autonomous cities _ millie yeah, the two autonomous cities of— millie yeah, the two autonomous cities of spain has changed after

the new— cities of spain has changed after the new concept, all regarding article — the new concept, all regarding article five?— the new concept, all regarding article five? . ,, , ., , . article five? thank you very much. the hosting _ article five? thank you very much. the hosting by _ article five? thank you very much. the hosting by the _ article five? thank you very much. the hosting by the spanish - the hosting by the spanish government of the summit has been perfect, impeccable and excellent. all our allies express their gratitude to spain for hosting us in madrid, a beautiful city, at the royal palace and the museum and at this conference here where all the facilities are in place and they have provided the best possible framework for this historic legal summit, a summit that has taken transformative decisions for our alliance. we are extremely grateful to the spanish government, the prime minister and the people of madrid and the way you have hosted us. i think this also demonstrates that

spain is earning extremely highly valued ally and will allow spain to celebrate and mark the 40th anniversary of your membership. on which territories nato protects, theatre and millie yeah, we protect all allies against any threats. at the end of the day, the decision to vote article five, just to show that nato will protect all allies. secretary general, throughout the summit, _ secretary general, throughout the summit, we — secretary general, throughout the summit, we hear— secretary general, throughout the summit, we hear echoes- secretary general, throughout the summit, we hear echoes of- secretary general, throughout the summit, we hear echoes of the i secretary general, throughout the l summit, we hear echoes of the cold war, _ summit, we hear echoes of the cold war. but_ summit, we hear echoes of the cold war. but of— summit, we hear echoes of the cold war, but of course _ summit, we hear echoes of the cold war, but of course the _ summit, we hear echoes of the cold war, but of course the numbers - summit, we hear echoes of the cold war, but of course the numbers are| war, but of course the numbers are full in _ war, but of course the numbers are full in a _ war, but of course the numbers are full in a way— war, but of course the numbers are full in a way flank, _ war, but of course the numbers are full in a way flank, hot _ war, but of course the numbers are full in a way flank, hot war- war, but of course the numbers are full in a way flank, hot war in- war, but of course the numbers are full in a way flank, hot war in the i full in a way flank, hot war in the cold _ full in a way flank, hot war in the cold war— full in a way flank, hot war in the cold war in— full in a way flank, hot war in the cold war in ukraine. _ full in a way flank, hot war in the cold war in ukraine. has - full in a way flank, hot war in the cold war in ukraine. has the - full in a way flank, hot war in the i cold war in ukraine. has the world entered _ cold war in ukraine. has the world entered a — cold war in ukraine. has the world entered a world _ cold war in ukraine. has the world entered a world that _ cold war in ukraine. has the world entered a world that is _ cold war in ukraine. has the world entered a world that is more - entered a world that is more dangerous—

entered a world that is more dangerous than— entered a world that is more dangerous than the - entered a world that is more dangerous than the cold - entered a world that is morei dangerous than the cold war. entered a world that is more - dangerous than the cold war. what are the _ dangerous than the cold war. what are the red — dangerous than the cold war. what are the red line _ dangerous than the cold war. what are the red line that— dangerous than the cold war. what are the red line that russia - dangerous than the cold war. what are the red line that russia must. are the red line that russia must not crust — are the red line that russia must not crust to— are the red line that russia must not crust to avoid _ are the red line that russia must not crust to avoid a _ are the red line that russia must not crust to avoid a direct - are the red line that russia must| not crust to avoid a direct conflict with nato? — not crust to avoid a direct conflict with nato? tthe— not crust to avoid a direct conflict with nate?— with nato? we live in a more dangerous — with nato? we live in a more dangerous world _ with nato? we live in a more dangerous world and - with nato? we live in a more dangerous world and we - with nato? we live in a more dangerous world and we live | with nato? we live in a more i dangerous world and we live in with nato? we live in a more . dangerous world and we live in a more unpredictable world, and we live in a world where we have a cold war going on in europe. with a large—scale military operations, we haven't seen in europe since the second world war. of course, this is imposing suffering on the ukrainian people, and we see every day, and commend people for their courage and bravery and convey that message to president zelensky when he addressed the summit. at the same time, we also know that this will get worse. because if this becomes a full—scale war, between russia and nato, then we will see suffering, damage,

death, destruction, at a scale which is much worse than we will see in ukraine today. therefore, nato as two tasks. one is to support ukraine. nato and allies provide support to ukraine, we are stepping up support to ukraine, we are stepping up and have agreed a package at the summit. but we also have a core responsibility of course to prevent escalation beyond ukraine. that is the reason why nato is not part of the reason why nato is not part of the conflict on the ground. we support our highly valued partner, ukraine, but we are not part of the conflict, and also why we have so significantly increased our presence in the alliance to remove any room for miscalculation, misunderstanding and must go about our willingness to protect every inch of nato allies. that is every inch of nato core

responsibility. to ensure there is no misunderstanding in the minds of any adversary our willingness, to georgia in 2000 and nato ukraine now, that will be the response of the allowance. that is credible and thatis the allowance. that is credible and that is why we are preventing an attack and preserving our nato allies in support of these people. thank you. he said that allies had spoken— thank you. he said that allies had spoken about how to help mitigate food insecurity and the spreading of hunger, _ food insecurity and the spreading of hunger, but what did they decide? is this nat0's_ hunger, but what did they decide? is this nato's role and what can you do? and — this nato's role and what can you do? and can you also address the reports _ do? and can you also address the reports that the russians have left, for whatever reason, snake island? will for whatever reason, snake island? witt this— for whatever reason, snake island? will this help with shipping routes? thank— will this help with shipping routes?

thank you — will this help with shipping routes? thank ou. , ., . ~ thank you. first of all, i think it is important _ thank you. first of all, i think it is important that _ thank you. first of all, i think it is important that nato - thank you. first of all, i think it is important that nato allies - thank you. first of all, i think it i is important that nato allies meet and coordinate and discuss and exchange views and compare notes on the different efforts that nato allies are involved in to try to get more grain out of ukraine, to get food out of ukraine. second, it is also important to convey the message that contrary to what president putin and also china ran now telling the world through different this information feigns that this food crisis is not being caused by nato actions. it has been called by president —— caused by president putin's war. different allies are involved in different ways. to kyiv, we are trying to facilitate some kind of agreement. greece announced they are ready to volunteer ships to

get rain out of ukraine. other allies are involved in different diplomatic efforts, agreements to allow ships to sail with food, wheat, over the black sea. lithuania, other countries, also updated us on their efforts to romania, and other countries, to expand their online and capacity by railway to transport more food on land. it is very hard to come and set fully by ships, but on land is also a way and several of our allies will be reached on that. and of course, nato's role is to protect and defend allies and create a space for them to operate and that is what we will do. ., ~

for them to operate and that is what we will do. . ,, i. , for them to operate and that is what we will do. ., ~' ,, , . we will do. thank you very much. this concludes _ we will do. thank you very much. this concludes the _ we will do. thank you very much. this concludes the last _ we will do. thank you very much. this concludes the last press - this concludes the last press conference _ this concludes the last press conference of— this concludes the last press conference of the _ this concludes the last press conference of the secretary. this concludes the last press - conference of the secretary general for the _ conference of the secretary general for the summit _ conference of the secretary general for the summit. we _ conference of the secretary general for the summit.— conference of the secretary general for the summit. we will come out of the ress for the summit. we will come out of the press conference _ for the summit. we will come out of the press conference with _ for the summit. we will come out of the press conference with the - the press conference with the secretary general saying that this is a transformative summit and ensure there was no miscalculation by moscow and saying they were fortifying their troops on that flank of territory. we believe that there for now. we were waiting for borisjohnson to also do a press conference. let's bring you back to a key story in the uk. england could face a shortage of more than 10,000 gps in the next decade. 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. with me is elaine kelly, assistant director at the health centre for the health foundation, and dr richard van mellaerts, executive officer at the gp

committee of the bma. may i start with you, you are at the front line, what are you seeing and how worried are you? irate front line, what are you seeing and how worried are you?— how worried are you? we are incredibly _ how worried are you? we are incredibly worried. _ how worried are you? we are incredibly worried. we - how worried are you? we are incredibly worried. we have i how worried are you? we are| incredibly worried. we have a how worried are you? we are - incredibly worried. we have a crisis incredibly worried. we have a crisis in general practice already. it was coming along before the pandemic, due to prolonged lack of investment, and we now have fewer gps than we had before. we have lost 1700 gp since 2015, and we have lost whole time gp equivalents just over the last year. we are finding patients not able to access the care they need at the time they need it. this is becoming more and more worrying and will go into difficult winter with fewer gps and we have had before in general practice. what with fewer gps and we have had before in general practice. what is the cause of— before in general practice. what is the cause of this. _ before in general practice. what is the cause of this. the _ before in general practice. what is l the cause of this. the long-standing siunificant

the cause of this. the long-standing significant challenges _ the cause of this. the long-standing significant challenges for _ the cause of this. the long-standing significant challenges for general. significant challenges for general practice — significant challenges for general practice. there has been an increase in demand _ practice. there has been an increase in demand foran practice. there has been an increase in demand for an appointment is because — in demand for an appointment is because their population is getting older. _ because their population is getting older. and — because their population is getting older, and the complications are expected — older, and the complications are expected now to increase over time. we also _ expected now to increase over time. we also have a situation where we haven't _ we also have a situation where we haven't had — we also have a situation where we haven't had a proper long run workforce _ haven't had a proper long run workforce planning which led to the number— workforce planning which led to the number of— workforce planning which led to the number of gps not really keeping up with that _ number of gps not really keeping up with that demand. once you have a shortage, _ with that demand. once you have a shortage, that increases the increases the pressure, the workload, the burn—out for people who do— workload, the burn—out for people who do work in general practice. that— who do work in general practice. that means some of those will reduce their hours— that means some of those will reduce their hours or to find anotherjob, and then— their hours or to find anotherjob, and then you can create a vicious cycle _ and then you can create a vicious cycle where _ and then you can create a vicious cycle where the gps still there are facing _ cycle where the gps still there are facing greater work well —— workload problems— facing greater work well —— workload problems burn—out and that increases the pressure — problems burn—out and that increases the pressure on them to go. it's a vicar— the pressure on them to go. it's a vicar vicious — the pressure on them to go. it's a vicar vicious cycle.— vicar vicious cycle. what do you think the government - vicar vicious cycle. what do you think the government or - vicar vicious cycle. what do you | think the government or anyone vicar vicious cycle. what do you - think the government or anyone else needs to do to try to stop this, because obviously if people don't get to see their gp in the early

stages of an illness, and then they present with more complex symptoms, it can be worse for the individual and the nation as a costco up? that is absolutely _ and the nation as a costco up? that is absolutely the _ and the nation as a costco up? trisgt is absolutely the case. gps across the country are worried they can't care effectively for their patience with these pressures. we need to see urgent action to reduce the workload thatis urgent action to reduce the workload that is being expected of gps every day that would help the reduce the burn—out affecting many of my colleagues. we need to have support for those people that are getting to the point where they can no longer hold on with general practice, and we need the government to start looking at coming towards negotiating a new contract which recognises the pressures that are present in general practice presently and the sort of problems that patients face in order to care for them effectively. in that patients face in order to care for them effectively.— for them effectively. in terms of immediate _ for them effectively. in terms of immediate short-term - for them effectively. in terms of immediate short-term fix, - for them effectively. in terms of - immediate short-term fix, obviously immediate short—term fix, obviously it's different to a long—term planning fix, but immediately should

the government be looking at trying to bring more medics in from overseas? is that a possibility? increasing people's pay? there is a problem with pensions and tax as well, isn't there? i problem with pensions and tax as well, isn't there?— problem with pensions and tax as well, isn't there? i think there are several things _ well, isn't there? i think there are several things the _ well, isn't there? i think there are several things the government - well, isn't there? i think there are i several things the government could do. unfortunately, none of them are a kind _ do. unfortunately, none of them are a kind of— do. unfortunately, none of them are a kind of quick fix, and there is no single _ a kind of quick fix, and there is no single policy— a kind of quick fix, and there is no single policy which is going to solve — single policy which is going to solve this issue. the government might— solve this issue. the government might be — solve this issue. the government might be able to take several steps to limit— might be able to take several steps to limit the shortages, so, for example — to limit the shortages, so, for example one option is to bring some gps in _ example one option is to bring some gps in from — example one option is to bring some gps in from abroad, although you have _ gps in from abroad, although you have to _ gps in from abroad, although you have to take into account we already do that _ have to take into account we already do that for— have to take into account we already do that for training but that takes a white _ do that for training but that takes a while. we have to think about where _ a while. we have to think about where they are coming from if there are any— where they are coming from if there are any problems.— are any problems. which countries are any problems. which countries are we talking _ are any problems. which countries are we talking about? _ are any problems. which countries are we talking about? is _ are any problems. which countries are we talking about? is this - are any problems. which countries are we talking about? is this a - are we talking about? is this a brexit factor or do we tend to recruit from asia are another continent?— recruit from asia are another continent? ., , . . , continent? people are currently cominu continent? people are currently coming and _ continent? people are currently coming and more _ continent? people are currently coming and more from - continent? people are currently coming and more from outside | continent? people are currently i coming and more from outside the continent? people are currently -

coming and more from outside the eu. the other— coming and more from outside the eu. the other thing to remember is the quickest— the other thing to remember is the quickest fix — the other thing to remember is the quickest fix is focusing on the workforce _ quickest fix is focusing on the workforce that is already here and already— workforce that is already here and already employed in general practice. we need to improve retention _ practice. we need to improve retention and that is focusing on the whole — retention and that is focusing on the whole set of workforce conditions. we want to make sure it is an— conditions. we want to make sure it is an attractive career option. part of that— is an attractive career option. part of that is— is an attractive career option. part of that is pay a parties work conditions. can people balance their work with— conditions. can people balance their work with their other family commitments. can they provide care to their— commitments. can they provide care to their patients? of commitments. can they provide care to their patients?— to their patients? of course we understand _ to their patients? of course we understand the _ to their patients? of course we understand the pandemic - to their patients? of course we understand the pandemic must to their patients? of course we - understand the pandemic must have been incredibly difficult for people who have not had a break from that because it has been going on for such a long time. can you explain in practical terms the day—to—day concerns that you are hearing? why are people finding it still so difficult that they are choosing to leave? it

difficult that they are choosing to leave? . ., , ., difficult that they are choosing to leave? .., , ., , leave? it continues to be the aradual leave? it continues to be the gradual increase _ leave? it continues to be the gradual increase burn-out i leave? it continues to be the gradual increase burn-out as leave? it continues to be the i gradual increase burn-out as a gradual increase burn—out as a result of working over such a long period of time like that. as one gp leaves the professional reduces their hours, it increases the workload for others. it has a continuous cumulative effect and we are entering a perfect storm where practices will be closing because of these kinds of losses to the profession because they simply cannot carry on and that exerts pressure is on the remaining practices and so it gets worse and worse. y practices and so it gets worse and worse, , ., practices and so it gets worse and worse. , ., , practices and so it gets worse and worse. y ., , . ~ practices and so it gets worse and worse. , ., , . ~ i. worse. sorry to interrupt. thank you ve much worse. sorry to interrupt. thank you very much indeed. _ worse. sorry to interrupt. thank you very much indeed. we're _ worse. sorry to interrupt. thank you very much indeed. we're just - worse. sorry to interrupt. thank you very much indeed. we're just going | very much indeed. we'rejust going to take you to boris in madrid. this alliance is confronting britain �*s barbaric invasion of ukraine. after over 100 days of war, we and nato are more resolved than ever

that we must give the ukrainians the means to protect themselves. virtually everyone around the table has agreed to give more to help. at the same time, we have to recognise that the impacts of this brutal invasion of ukraine are being felt around the world, in africa, in latin america, in asia. there is not a country that is not now being affected by the shortages of food and fertiliser. so, just as we in the uk are focused on helping the 8 million most vulnerable households, with more help to come, so to the governments of the commonwealth, of the g7, and of nato are determined to work together to ease... can you hear me all right? he. can you pick

hear me all right? no. can you pick it u- hear me all right? no. can you pick it up roughly? yes? so, too, the governments of the commonwealth, g7 and nato are determined to work together to ease the pressure around the world, whether that means taking the world, whether that means taking the grain out of ukraine, or encouraging moves to increase global energy supplies, or helping countries to find alternative supplies of fertiliser. and we must, frankly, recognise the risk that not every country... we have agreed together to work to explode some myths. we have to explode the myth of western sanctions being in some way responsible for the price spikes. it means that the russian invasion has caused the shortages of food. britain's blockades are

stopping the grain leaving ukraine. —— mike putin �*s blockades. we have to explode the myth that it was nato that because the conflict, nothing could be further from the truth. if you want proof that nato is a purely defensive alliance, you could have no more eloquent testimony than the accession of finland and sweden, quintessentially peace—loving countries that have been neutral for decades, and the fact that they want tojoin decades, and the fact that they want to join nato tells you all you need to join nato tells you all you need to know about nato, and all you need to know about nato, and all you need to know about putin. we need to show the global south that we are the partners they need, that we nato countries are the partners they need, and we are there to help them as they make the transition to a

greener future, as they make the transition to a greenerfuture, that as they make the transition to a greener future, that they should beware of the trap by way of running up beware of the trap by way of running up huge debts to other countries that do not share our values. and maybe do not have their best interests at heart. the final myth we need to debunk is that, when it comes to a crisis like this, western democracy because of the pressures that politicians, they do not have the same staying power and i think that if ukraine were to be crushed... and maybe do not have their best interests at heart, and their best interests at heart, and the final myth that needs to be debunked is that, when it comes to a crisis like this, western democracies because of the pressures that politicians face, do not have the same staying power, and i think that if ukraine were to be crushed or forced that if ukraine were to be crushed orforced into

that if ukraine were to be crushed or forced into a that if ukraine were to be crushed orforced into a bad piece, the consequences for freedom around the world would be appalling, and that view is shared by everyone in nato. so let's be absolutely clear. the best way for us to win the argument around the world about our values, what we stand for, about our opposition to the use of force to change boundaries, about the primacy of international law, the best way to win that argument is for the ukrainians to win, and for putin to fail in ukraine. that's why i'm pleased today that we have announced another £1 billion worth of military support and if you wanted evidence of the amazing ability of the ukrainians to fight back, to overcome adversity and to repel the russians, then look at what has happened just today on calmac chris steak island, where again, russia has had to cede ground —— on snake island. it would again prove

impossible for putin to hold down a country that will not accept his rule. this has been a crucial summit in that we are resolved notjust to support ukraine, but we have agreed a new strategic concept and we are moving additionally beyond the doctrine of tripwire deterrence on nato �*s eastern flank to a new approach of defence deterrence by denial. countries around the table are also recognising that they need to spend more. in our case, that means meeting and being prepared to exceed the target we set for ourselves a decade ago, of everybody spending 2% of gdp on defence, and the goals that would then set for a very different era. and what we are saying is that we want the secretary general to start work on that new target now. and he has agreed to do

that. we need to invest for the long term in vital capabilities like future combat air, whilst simultaneously adapting to a more dangerous and competitive world. the logical conclusion of the investments on which we propose to embark is that we will reach 2.5% of gdp on defence by the end of the decade. i want to say a big thank you to our spanish hosts, i think they have done an amazing job. my views at the end of this madrid summit, the nato alliance is plainly in robust health and getting stronger will stop with new members and a renewed purpose, we can see that our work is cut out and we can see that there are billions of people around the world, swing voters, who need to hear and to understand our arguments. we have a

huge advantage of knowing what we want, in believing in our ideas, and having the means to do what we want to do. above all, we are united, and if history is any guide and i believe that this great alliance will again be successful. thank you all very much, and i would like to go to the media, where i think we have got a question first from chris mason of the bbc. thank you, pro—minister, what is the overall objective of the uk �*s help and strategy for ukraine question mark is it unequivocally getting the russians out, rushing the board as to how they were before the war, and if i may, you have been out of the country for eight days. are you actually looking forward to returning home, given the ongoing speculation about your own future? on the second point, yes, i can't tell you how much i'm looking forward to getting home, not that i haven't enjoyed being in madrid,

just as i enjoyed being in kigali and germany, but there is no place like home. i'm keen to get back. on your point about where we are trying, what the goal is, we be can't more ukrainian than the ukrainians. everyone understands that. it is for zelensky and for his people to decide what they want to do. whether they want to cut a deal with russia to make some kind of peace, that's entirely a matter for them. i noticed that after the attack on the shopping centre, i saw attack on the shopping centre, i saw a poll saying that 89% of ukrainians would under no circumstances contemplate a land for peace deal, so i can see the difficulties in ukraine. ourjob is simply to vindicate the principle, to stand up for the principle of the right of the ukrainians to protect

themselves. that is what we are doing, and that's what everyone in the alliance is doing. we want to give them the means to repel the russians, to expel the russians from the territory that they have occupied because that is the right thing under international law, and as everybody has said, we want at the very least to put zelensky in the very least to put zelensky in the best possible position he could be in if and when he decides that there is anything to talk about. but at the moment, let's be absolutely clear, there doesn't seem to be anything to talk about because it's not only that the ukrainian people would find it very difficult to do a deal, putin is not even offering a deal. he isn't even offering a deal. under no circumstances, it is only logical and right to continue to support ukraine in the way that we are, and indeed to continue to intensify that military support. i think they do have the potential to

turn this round. we have seen what ukraine can do to drive the russians back, we saw what they have done around kyiv and even on snake island. i think the right thing for us is to keep going on the course that nato has set out, no matter how difficult it may be. and that is what this summit has agreed. romany weeks of itv. what this summit has agreed. romany weeks of w— weeks of itv. prime minister, the american assessment _ weeks of itv. prime minister, the american assessment is - weeks of itv. prime minister, the american assessment is that - weeks of itv. prime minister, the american assessment is that the l weeks of itv. prime minister, the i american assessment is that the war in ukraine _ american assessment is that the war in ukraine could grind on for an extended — in ukraine could grind on for an extended period of time. do you really— extended period of time. do you really think you have won the argument amongst fellow leaders to support— argument amongst fellow leaders to support ukraine to the bitter end, and do _ support ukraine to the bitter end, and do you — support ukraine to the bitter end, and do you think you can sustain an appetite _ and do you think you can sustain an appetite for— and do you think you can sustain an appetite for that back home? | and do you think you can sustain an appetite for that back home? i think the argument _ appetite for that back home? i think the argument here _ appetite for that back home? i think the argument here at _ appetite for that back home? i think the argument here at nato, - appetite for that back home? i think the argument here at nato, the - the argument here at nato, the argument at g7, is very clear.

everybody, i think, argument at g7, is very clear. everybody, ithink, there argument at g7, is very clear. everybody, i think, there is a great deal of unity around this table. everybody can see the point of principle, but everyone can see the practical consequences for the world. it would be disastrous if putin were to succeed in ukraine. there is a strong unanimity here. i think when it comes to the global congregation, yes, the interesting thing in the last few days and weeks has been listening to other voices, some of whom i think are under a misapprehension about what is really going on, but he was to blame for the spike in fuel prices, under a misapprehension about what nato really is. i'm afraid that we have to recognise that we have to do more as an alliance to counteract some of the propaganda that is coming out from the other side and we have to be humble about that, we have to recognise that not everybody is automatically going to see it our

way first time. i think the admins are with us and i think we will win the argument, but we need to make it. hugo guy. it. hu:ogu .thank ou, -ro-minister. hugo guy. thank you, pro-minister. you talked — hugo guy. thank you, pro-minister. you talked about _ hugo guy. thank you, pro-minister. you talked about needing _ hugo guy. thank you, pro-minister. you talked about needing to - hugo guy. thank you, pro-minister. you talked about needing to win - hugo guy. thank you, pro-minister. | you talked about needing to win over other— you talked about needing to win over other countries who are worried about— other countries who are worried about the — other countries who are worried about the economic consequences of the war _ about the economic consequences of the war are — about the economic consequences of the war. are you at all concerned that people back at home who are struggling from high inflation, which — struggling from high inflation, which is — struggling from high inflation, which is exacerbated by the war, are also going _ which is exacerbated by the war, are also going to gain ukraine fatigue, if you _ also going to gain ukraine fatigue, if you like. — also going to gain ukraine fatigue, if you like, and what would be your message _ if you like, and what would be your message to — if you like, and what would be your message to them? and on a similar topic. _ message to them? and on a similar topic, hmrc has reported today that 6.1 topic, hmrc has reported today that of million _ topic, hmrc has reported today that 6.1 million people in the uk are now paying _ 6.1 million people in the uk are now paying higher rate tax. you have consistently promised to bring down tax rates, _ consistently promised to bring down tax rates, but in many ways they are higher— tax rates, but in many ways they are higher than— tax rates, but in many ways they are higher than ever. when will you bring _ higher than ever. when will you bring down tax rates and will it be this year? — bring down tax rates and will it be this ear? ,., ., . ,, this year? the point i would make about the cost _ this year? the point i would make about the cost of _ this year? the point i would make about the cost of freedom, - this year? the point i would make about the cost of freedom, as - this year? the point i would make about the cost of freedom, as it i about the cost of freedom, as it were, is that actually, it is always worth paying. unless we get the

right result in ukraine, putin will be in a position to commit further acts of aggression against other parts of the former soviet union more or less with impunity. that will drive further global uncertainty, further oil shocks, further panics and more economic distress for the whole world. and the lesson of the last century, of the lesson of the last century, of the 20th century, is that things are only really sorted out, and you only really have a long period of sustained prosperity when you uphold the rules —based international system, and when borders are not changed by force. so that's the point i would make to people about what we are trying to do here. i think people do get that, they do see how important it is. and then your point about taxation, don't forget that next month we have got a tax cut worth £330 on average for households, sorry, for all players

of national insurance contributions coming in, that's a substantial tax cut. it is in addition to what we have done on fuel duty and on council tax. of course, we always want to try to reduce burdens but we have to do it in a sensible and responsible way. chris smith of the times newspaper. inflation is going to stay high for a very— inflation is going to stay high for a very long time. you have talked about— a very long time. you have talked about how— a very long time. you have talked about how this will abate fairly soon~ — about how this will abate fairly soon~ are _ about how this will abate fairly soon. are you at risk of being about complacent — soon. are you at risk of being about complacent inflation question what do you _ complacent inflation question what do you need to do more to deal with the fallout— do you need to do more to deal with the fallout from this war? i do you need to do more to deal with the fallout from this war?— the fallout from this war? i think we have to _ the fallout from this war? i think we have to recognise _ the fallout from this war? i think we have to recognise that - the fallout from this war? i think we have to recognise that the i the fallout from this war? i think| we have to recognise that the uk the fallout from this war? i think i we have to recognise that the uk is exposed to two particular types of issue. we have got very low unemployment, which means we have, by comparison with a lot of other countries around the table, we have got a tight labour market, which has an inflationary pressure. in the

balance of our energy mix is also difficult at the moment. we have to deal with those issues. we have got to deal with a lot of the underlying causes of cost pressures for people, for businesses, for the whole country. we have got to help people with the costs, with the £1200 country. we have got to help people with the costs, with the e1200 and all the other help that we are giving to people to help get through this price spike, but you've also got to try to look at the root causes. i think there are things going on in the uk economy, whether it is in the housing market or the energy market, our transport systems, which are driving the way government spends money, which are driving unnecessary cost pressures for people in our country. those are the things that we need to fix as part of our plan for a stronger economy. in answer to your basic question, i in no way minimise the importance of this, but nor do i,

this is a big chance for us to do things differently and to do things better and create foundations for a much stronger economy. ben glaze, the mirror. why are you still cutting — ben glaze, the mirror. why are you still cutting 9500 _ ben glaze, the mirror. why are you still cutting 9500 troops _ ben glaze, the mirror. why are you still cutting 9500 troops from i ben glaze, the mirror. why are you still cutting 9500 troops from the i still cutting 9500 troops from the british— still cutting 9500 troops from the british army and why are you breaking _ british army and why are you breaking a manifesto pledge to spend not ~5%_ breaking a manifesto pledge to spend not .5% above inflation on defence spending? — not .5% above inflation on defence spending? if not .5% above inflation on defence sendin: ? ,, not .5% above inflation on defence sendin: ? i. not .5% above inflation on defence sendina? i. . not .5% above inflation on defence sendin. ? i. . . . spending? if you look at what we are doinu with spending? if you look at what we are doing with the _ spending? if you look at what we are doing with the british _ spending? if you look at what we are doing with the british army, - spending? if you look at what we are doing with the british army, i - spending? if you look at what we are doing with the british army, i think i doing with the british army, i think if you ask anyone which is a country which is really committing defence spending to nato, which is a country contributing the most to creating the right level of investment for the right level of investment for the western alliance, it is the uk. i think we are now spending, last year we spent the third biggest amount on defence of any country in the world, in 2021. we have increased defence spending by £24 billion in the latest spending

round. and if you look at what we are doing right now, we are well over, so on the 2.3% we are at 2.3% now, and you will have heard what i just said about the logical, if you protract what we are doing on or curse, —— natalie mcgarry, we will get you to 2.5% by the end of the decade. —— orkas. the most important thing is to have armed services that are brilliantly equipped and superbly able to do the jobs they need. we have the best troops in the world, but i want them to have the kit that they need, and i want them to have the kid that they need. harry cole, the sun newspaper. bitter harry cole, the sun newspaper. after ou took harry cole, the sun newspaper. after you took the — harry cole, the sun newspaper. after you took the mick _ harry cole, the sun newspaper. after you took the mick out _ harry cole, the sun newspaper. after you took the mick out of putin at the g7 for posing topless, i regret

to inform you he has hit back and he said if you did the same, it would be a disgusting sight and western leaders should stop abusing alcohol and other bad habits. do physical exercise and take part in sports. are you going to take that and would you like to respond? and secondly, do you think it is wise to pick a war of words with a man your own government calls a lunatic with a large nuclear arsenal? i government calls a lunatic with a large nuclear arsenal?— government calls a lunatic with a large nuclear arsenal? i think the most important _ large nuclear arsenal? i think the most important conclusion i large nuclear arsenal? i think the most important conclusion that l most important conclusion that vladimir putin needs to draw from what has happened today and in the last few days in nato and previously in the g7 is that we are totally united in condemning what he has donein united in condemning what he has done in ukraine, we are resolved to done in ukraine, we are resolved to do everything that we can to help the ukrainians to repel his troops, and i think that is the thing he should think about. i think he should think about the consequences of his barbaric

actions, the way his invasion has actually brought the west together. nato, g7, eu, look at the way people have come together. if you wanted less nato on his borders by getting into ukraine, which by the way, it was never remotely likely that ukraine was going tojoin nato was never remotely likely that ukraine was going to join nato any time in the foreseeable future, everybody knew that, it was completely mythical, but instead what he has got is sweden and finland breaking their historic vowels of neutrality because they are so appalled and repelled by his violence and aggression. —— their historic vowels. that is comment on historic vowels. that is comment on his behaviour.— his behaviour. jasmine of the ft. thank you. _ his behaviour. jasmine of the ft. thank you, prime _ his behaviour. jasmine of the ft. thank you, prime minister. i his behaviour. jasmine of the ft. | thank you, prime minister. earlier

this week— thank you, prime minister. earlier this week the foreign secretary called _ this week the foreign secretary called china an aggressor and she said that — called china an aggressor and she said that the west have been complacent over china. do you agree with her— complacent over china. do you agree with her assessment and do you think the uk _ with her assessment and do you think the uk needs to re—examine its relationship with china? gn the uk needs to re-examine its relationship with china? on china, it's important _ relationship with china? on china, it's important that _ relationship with china? on china, it's important that we _ relationship with china? on china, it's important that we remember i relationship with china? on china, i it's important that we remember that we had a huge economic relationship with china, so does every country around that table. america has a big trade deal with china. but we must understand that there are areas in which we need to compete, to contest and sometimes challenge what china is up to. and that is clear. we had a long discussion in the uk, as you will remember, which was very difficult and painful, but in the end there wasjust difficult and painful, but in the end there was just a limit to the way economic penetration could go, and is clashed with our need for

national security. so we had to fix that. what we are doing around the world is making sure that we have that balance and that we stand up to china wherever necessary. but also be realistic. it is important to understand that china is a great country, it is going to be a gigantic fact of the economy in the world to come, so there has to be a balanced approach and every country around that table can see that. but obviously, one of the reasons why what is happening in ukraine is so important is because there is a clear read across to other theatres, and that is why we are sticking up for the rules —based international system in the way we are. obviously we are sticking up for it in ukraine because it's the right thing to do, but there is also a read across.

antenna three, spanish media, sarah? prime minister, thank you. how important — prime minister, thank you. how important is the southern flank of north— important is the southern flank of north africa for nato, and will nato defend _ north africa for nato, and will nato defend in _ north africa for nato, and will nato defend in case of aggression? thank ou. that, defend in case of aggression? thank you- that. on _ defend in case of aggression? thank you. that, on your _ defend in case of aggression? thank you. that, on your specific _ defend in case of aggression? triafia; you. that, on your specific question thatis you. that, on your specific question that is a brilliant point. i don't think i have the answer to that because i know that the two, i don't know is enclaves the right word? i'm vaguely aware of the constitutional status, but i would hesitate to offer a doctrine on the extent to which they are comprised within the article five guarantees but it doesn't mean there isn't an answer it just doesn't mean there isn't an answer itjust means that unfortunately i don't know the answer. if they are spanish territory, then i imagine

that they are protected under article five. any go as far as to say that. on your wider point, i think there is a big agenda for nato and i think we should be thinking about it. i think one of the strategic mistakes we have made as europeans is to not recognise that thatis europeans is to not recognise that that is the origin of so much of the migration and so much of the turmoil, and problems in north africa feedback into the swell and make things worse. i would be in favour of much greater engagement with all those areas. so definitely a project for nato. thank you promised. i am on the other— thank you promised. i am on the other side — thank you promised. i am on the other side-—

thank you promised. i am on the other side. not to be confused by these from _ other side. not to be confused by these from prague, _ other side. not to be confused by these from prague, i— other side. not to be confused by these from prague, i can - other side. not to be confused by these from prague, i can see i other side. not to be confused by i these from prague, i can see some sniggering. these from prague, i can see some sni: uterin. , these from prague, i can see some sniggering— sniggering. first of all, i would like to thank— sniggering. first of all, i would like to thank you _ sniggering. first of all, i would like to thank you and _ sniggering. first of all, i would like to thank you and the i sniggering. first of all, i would like to thank you and the uk i sniggering. first of all, i would | like to thank you and the uk for sniggering. first of all, i would i like to thank you and the uk for the support— like to thank you and the uk for the support for— like to thank you and the uk for the support for the ukraine's, you are leading _ support for the ukraine's, you are leading our— support for the ukraine's, you are leading our military support. but at the same _ leading our military support. but at the same time, and also i would like you to _ the same time, and also i would like you to -- _ the same time, and also i would like you to —— thank you for the way ukraine — you to —— thank you for the way ukraine has— you to —— thank you for the way ukraine has defined its future and is victory — ukraine has defined its future and is victory. even president zelensky, we need _ is victory. even president zelensky, we need to— is victory. even president zelensky, we need to win this year. do you see a real— we need to win this year. do you see a real chance — we need to win this year. do you see a real chance for ukraine to win, considering _ a real chance for ukraine to win, considering that the nato alliance are not— considering that the nato alliance are not so— considering that the nato alliance are not so happy to provide our much—needed weaponry. maybe you see some ways _ much—needed weaponry. maybe you see some ways to do that in that

timeframe? and also, even more important. — timeframe? and also, even more important, as you said just now, that no— important, as you said just now, that no one _ important, as you said just now, that no one did expect to see ukraine — that no one did expect to see ukraine in— that no one did expect to see ukraine in nato, which is sad to hear— ukraine in nato, which is sad to hear about _ ukraine in nato, which is sad to hearabout. | ukraine in nato, which is sad to hear about-— hear about. i am 'ust being realistic there. i hear about. i am just being realistic there. but - hear about. i am just being realistic there. but is i hear about. i am just being realistic there. but is there i hear about. i am just being i realistic there. but is there a chance to — realistic there. but is there a chance to become _ realistic there. but is there a chance to become a - realistic there. but is there a chance to become a member realistic there. but is there a i chance to become a member of realistic there. but is there a _ chance to become a member of nato. .. chance to become a member of nato... we are _ chance to become a member of nato... we are going _ chance to become a member of nato... we are going to leave borisjohnson we are going to leave borisjohnson with that press conference in madrid and catch up with the weather. some of us have seen some rain this morning but for most of us it is a day of sunshine and showers, and some of the showers will be heavy and also thundery. this is the front that's 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 the potential for that to be heavy, but we have light winds so they are also going to be slow—moving with top temperatures down from yesterday, 20 celsius. 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 rash of showers, some heavy and thundery, some bright and sunny skies in between. this weather front coming up from the south—east could produce some rain at times on the coasts of norfolk and suffolk and also kent. temperatures today 1a to 21 celsius. 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 onshore across north—east scotland, where rain will be heavy tonight in aberdeenshire. we will also 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 celsius. 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 weather front bringing rain eventually into northern ireland and later in through wales. temperatures up on today, 22 or 23 celsius. 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 1a to 21 celsius. 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.

britain promises another billion pounds to ukraine to help it fight the war against russia. with ukrainian troops now being trained here in the uk, borisjohnson has almost doubled military support for the country. ourjob is simply to vindicate the principle, to stand up for the principle of the right of the ukrainians to protect themselves. that's what we are doing. that's what everybody in the alliance is doing. meanwhile, ukraine claims to have driven russian troops off a key island in the black sea. russia says it has withdrawn as a goodwill gesture. we'll be live with our correspondents in kyiv and moscow. also this lunchtime. fears of a growing shortage of family doctors. a quarter of gp posts in england could be vacant by 2030.