this is bbc news — i'm nancy kacungira — with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a probe into lockdown parties at downing street — suggests the former british prime minister, borisjohnson — should have known rules were being broken. i believed that what we were doing was within the rules. that's why i said what i said in the chamber. president biden meets the german chancellor for talks — as the pentagon announces details of more military aid for ukraine. on the ground in ukraine — the head of russia's wagner group says its forces now surround most of bakhmut — the east ukrainian city, that's been the focus of extensive fighting.

glastonbury 2023 ends the suspense, by announcing the arctic monkeys and guns and roses, willjoin eltonjohn as this year's headline acts. and — memories of 1930s glasgow — we meet the artist holding his first exhibition — at the age of 95 i think they've got the right atmosphere here. i think they just got it right. hello and welcome to bbc news. the former uk prime minister borisjohnson may have repeatedly misled parliament over social gatherings held at downing street during covid restrictions. that's according to mps investigating his conduct, who said that evidence strongly suggests that breaches of coronavirus rules inside no.10 whilst

he was prime minister would have been "obvious" to him. mrjohnson was among those fined by police for breaking lockdown rules. but he said there was no evidence he had "knowingly" misled parliament over the issue. our political correspondent helen catt reports. did borisjohnson know more about lockdown parties in downing street than he told mps? for months now, mps on the privileges committee have been building a picture. they have studied photos with lots of booze but little social distancing, taking evidence and even gone on a tour of number 10. the report says the evidence suggests breaches of guidance would have been obvious to mrjohnson at the time he was at the gatherings. i believed that what we were doing was implicitly within the rules, and that's why i said what i said in the house of commons and that is why, i thank the committee for their labours, and i'm sorry it has

all been going on for so long, but there has been no contempt here. # happy birthday to you... mrjohnson was fined for attending a party on his birthday in 2020. not here, but this party has late in the day in the cabinet room. the report includes whatsapp messages which suggested to some of those who advised him concerned when the story came out. his director of communications message to number 10 official saying, "i'm struggling to come up with the way this one is in the rules in my head." the number 10 official suggested "reasonably necessary for work processes." the director of communications replied, not sure that one works, does it? also blows another great gaping hole in the pm's account, doesn't it? but it is what mrjohnson told parliament that is the subject of investigation. the committee says there is evidence that he may have misled it when he told mps about claims which have since been proven to be true

of a party held in number 10 in december. i have been repeatedly assured since these allegations emerged that there no covid rules were broken. and that is what i have been repeatedly assured. the committee says the commons may also have been misled when mrjohnson failed to tell the house about his own knowledge of the gatherings where the rules or guidance had been broken. it said it appears mrjohnson did correct the mistakes sir keir starmer, who was in northern ireland earlier, was scathing. i think the evidence of wrongdoing by borisjohnson is already pretty damning. i think it's important to bear in mind that rishi sunak,

at the time, was very close to all of this and sat on his hands. and i think first and foremost of the families, not just those that lost loved ones, but also all the other families who were obeying the rules and changing their lives, whilst those in government were not even following their own rules. the labour leader has himself caused a row and enraged some conservative mps after he offered a top job as his chief of staff to the civil servant who investigated partygate, sue gray. she resigned from the civil service but will wait for advice from the appointments watchdog before taking up the role. as for boris johnson, he will have the chance to put his case to the privileges committee in person later this month before they reach their final conclusions. the white house has confirmed president biden has had a cancerous skin lesion removed from his chest as part of a routine health check. a statement from the president's doctor said a biopsy confirmed that the lesion was cancerous and affected tissue was safely removed. it says mr biden�*s chest has healed well and he will be

monitored forfurther developments. the us has announced details of the third us military aid package for ukraine, worth 400 million dollars. it includes ammunition and equipment, but not fi6 fighterjets which kyiv has been requesting. the announcement came ahead of a meeting in washington between president biden and the german chancellor 0laf scholz. high on their agenda was the war in ukraine, and both leaders re—affirmed their support for president zelensky. let's take a listen to some of what president biden and chancellor scholz had to say. we're making the alliance stronger and more capable. you've heard me say before that when i talked to putin a couple of months before that, i told him that we're more likely to get the,, not

the natoization, just give me the finalisation of europe, which he was pushing for, more like get the nato's version of europe. and he's had that effect in terms of what's happened. so a lot�*s happened since last year. we've got a lot to talk about and i look forward to our conversation. thank you for having me again. and i really appreciate to be back in the white house. and let me just say, this is a very, very important year because of the very dangerous threat to peace that comes from russia invading ukraine. and it's really important that we acted together, that we organised our lock step and that we made it feasible that we can give the necessary support to ukraine during all this time. 0ur north america editor sarah smith was at the white house, from where she explained the extent of the pledged support. a continuation of what the us have been providing already. what ukraine needs more at the moment is more ammunition

to use with the heavier equipment that has already been supplied. as you say, they're getting ammo, they're getting more missiles that can be fired from the rocket launcher systems that the us has already provided, and some armoured vehicle that can create bridges which will be useful. it is not a new commitment of any escalation of what the us is providing. as you were saying earlier, still no commitment to provide those f—i6 fighter jets that president zelensky personally asked president biden for when he was in ukraine last week. it would be a long time, even before the m—i abrams tanks which the us promise can get to ukraine. possibly up to the next year, actually, so, i ammunition that can get there quickly is very important for ukraine to try and defend itself at the moment. 0n the ground in ukraine, meanwhile, the head of russia's wagner group has said its forces now surround most of bakhmut — the east ukrainian city that has been the focus of extensive fighting in recent weeks. yevgeny prigozhin said

there was now only one route out of the city, and he called on ukraine's president to withdraw his troops. ukraine has acknowledged that its troops in bakhmut are under severe pressure. casualties on both sides have been severe. in the latest developments, the governor of kharkiv region has ordered the immediate partial evacuation of the town of kupiansk because of constant russian shelling. this involves hundreds of children and people with disabilities. we've been talking to evelyn farkas, a former us deputy assistant secretary of defense for russia and ukraine. she gave us her observations on the recent developments in ukraine. what we're looking for now is movements, as you said, there hasn't been a lots of movements. and the movement is likely to come once the ukrainians have all the weaponry that has been approved by the us government and allied governments. until that gets there, i don't think that ukrainians want to take on a full—scale offences. although, you never know, because the ukrainians

are pretty good at keeping their plans, even from us. we know that they have conducted surprise operations before. i think they would want to have the advantage of as much equipment as possible, including, of course, the tanks. including additional rounds of artillery. they will need all of this protection when they do decide, and i think they would have to decide, to take the offensive. this is not tenable as you mentioned at the top of the segment for them to have a negotiated settlement, the ukrainians will need to see more success. they are not going to give up now and, of course, russia isn't either. now to the case that has gripped america , alex murdaugh, a prominent south carolina lawyer, has been given two life terms in prison for the murders of his wife and son on their hunting estate. prior to the sentence being announced, the 5a—year old again denied the murders of his son paul and his wife maggie.

i'm innocent. i would never hurt my wife maggie and i would never hurt my son paul. thank you, your honor. thank you. after a nearly 30 minute address, judge clifton newman sentenced murdaugh to consecutive life terms for the murders, that were committed injune 202i. in the murder of your wife maggie murdaugh, i sentence you for a term of your natural life. for the murder of paul murdaugh, who you probably love so much. i sentence you to prison for murdering him for the rest of your natural life. those sentences will run consecutive. there've been further

disclosures from the daily telegraph about the uk's former health secretary matt hancock, following the publication of photos of him with his then lover, in contravention of covid guidance at the time. they're the latest in the paper's publication of a vast cache of messages from mr hancock relating to the pandemic. 0ur correspondent ione wells has more from westminster these messages published tonight reveal the scramble that took place after this photograph was published by the sun newspaper of matt hancock kissing his age. matt hancock kissing his aid. essentially, they show his adviser asking matt hancock to think very carefully about whether any rules could have been broken. matt hancock, who was health secretary at the time, asks for clarification about what the covid rules and guidance were at the time that that photograph was taken. he goes on to say that he doesn't think any rules were broken, but possibly the guidance to stay a metre or more away from others and says he feels that the worst way this could be portrayed is that they were kissing before

hugging was legalised. in one particularly memorable exchange as well, they discuss the workplace guidance that was in place at the time, which said that social distancing should be maintained where possible. to which his aide replies that clearly from the photograph, it was possible that his team tonight have said that it is highly intrusive and inappropriate to have published these messages. but it is significant. because it shows that he was aware that guidance could have been breached, but they were trying to find ways to justify it at the time. and i think that is certainly significant because it was, of course, the issue which he ended up resigning over. this is bbc news, the headlines. a probe into lockdown parties at downing street — suggests the former british prime minister, borisjohnson — should have known rules were being broken. president biden meets the german chancellor for talks — as the pentagon announces details of more military aid for ukraine.

the final acts to headline at this year's glastonbury festival have been confirmed. arctic monkeys will perform on the pyramid stage on fridayjune the 23rd, with guns n roses appearing on the saturday. eltonjohn had already been confirmed as the headliner for the sunday. other acts include lizzo, lana del ray and lewis ca paldi. i'm joined now by andreea magdalina — the founder of she said dot so — a global independent community of women and gender—nonconforming people in the music industry. thanks for talking to us. there have been mixed reactions to the headline act so far. what's our years?— our years? it's a pleasure to be here- — our years? it's a pleasure to be here. thank _ our years? it's a pleasure to be here. thank you - our years? it's a pleasure to be here. thank you for - our years? it's a pleasure to i be here. thank you for having me. i have to admit my instinct as someone who fights for woman's reprinted dictation on stage and behind stage is disappointing. 0r disappointed. i am a fan of eltonjohn so if

i'm attending i had would be excited about that. so i'm attending i had would be excited about that.— excited about that. so a bit conflicted _ excited about that. so a bit conflicted there. _ excited about that. so a bit conflicted there. some - excited about that. so a bit. conflicted there. some people what been commenting on this said a issue of gender equality around line—ups is a pipeline problem and pointing at the fact that there are three men had lied in this particular show as being symptomatic of that. what's your take? i agree to some extent _ that. what's your take? i agree to some extent there _ that. what's your take? i agree to some extent there is - that. what's your take? i agree to some extent there is a - to some extent there is a pipeline issue a bigger issue is a systemic one. what you see represented on stage is a reflection of what is happening behind the scenes. until we put more women in positions of power, the music ecosystem is a complex system of agents, managers and record laborers and if we have more women in those positions of power in those positions of power in those companies, it would be more likely they are represented on stage and paid

equally as well.— equally as well. there are different _ equally as well. there are different facets _ equally as well. there are different facets that - equally as well. there are different facets that is - different facets that is composition, aren't there? some people would look at the result of what is happening behind the scenes and say why should it not be ok to sometimes have just man? 0r sometimesjust just man? 0r sometimes just have just man? 0r sometimesjust have women? what would you say to that? it’s have women? what would you say to that? �* , . have women? what would you say to that? v . my to that? it's a tricky question. _ to that? it's a tricky question. which - to that? it's a tricky question. which is i to that? it's a tricky i question. which is why to that? it's a tricky - question. which is why i personally have always stayed away from all female or it all male line—ups. even a 50 50 type quota because the reality is a lot more gray. i think it's important to have representation to inspire people who don't see themselves represented on stage and know that they can, too, get there. tell us more about how you go about doing that? as you said, this is a systemic issue, so what can you do to change that? one of the biggest issues in the music industry is access and the fact that only people

from more privileged backgrounds even get the opportunity to access this industry. who you know matters a lot. so, what we do to address that is building a community of people, i diverse group of people, who have the chance to connect with those who are already playing a role in the music business, and we help them through theirjourney with mentoring programmes and educational content that further help them develop their skills as well as the confidence required to navigate such a difficult industry. fiend such a difficult industry. and that's important, _ such a difficult industry. and that's important, but - such a difficult industry. and that's important, butjust that's important, but just briefly, that's important, butjust briefly, this is something where scene play out in one of the worlds biggest festivals. is it the same situation with smaller concerts or shows? absolutely. the problem pervades, although there are more and more micro communities and independent spaces that are

prioritizing equality in a way thatis prioritizing equality in a way that is part of their business dna. it is not a charge of the nice to do on the side of a but they see is on a value of the ethical and financial perspective to have representation on all levels of their business.— their business. that is really interesting. _ their business. that is really interesting. thank _ their business. that is really interesting. thank you - their business. that is really interesting. thank you for i interesting. thank you for talking to us.— interesting. thank you for talking to us. thank you for havin: talking to us. thank you for having me- _ the world's biggest lgbtq festival — sydney world pride — comes to an end on sunday. an expected 50,000 people will march for equality over sydney harbour bridge. the festival is expected to generate millions of dollars, for the australian economy which is still recovering after the pandemic. phil mercer reports. mardi gras! sydney's gay and lesbian mardi gras is a spectacular display of triumph and defiance. it's one of the showpieces of world pride, a festival that's attracting up to half a million participants. lgbtq businesses, including cafes, bars, fashion

designers and florists, are in the spotlight. they are hoping to cash in. i'm adrian, i'm a florist and i like to say that i am the gayest florist in sydney! it's not about selling things, it's about having experience, the community spirit, that's the key. before the covid—i9 pandemic, tourism was one of austrialia's main exports. worldpride is helping to reignite a key industry. coming from new zealand, you know, australia's right on our doorstep. perfect opportunity to come and show support for the sydney community, to connect with people all around the world. sydney is the first city in the southern hemisphere to host worldpride. it has embraced its global celebration of lgbtq rights — the place feels energised by the festival. the state government is hoping it will inject $75 million into the economy.

i think sydney has always been one of the gay capitals of the world. post covid—19, this is really the event to reopen sydney to the world. i think people getting back to the work, particularly post—pandemic is really important. particularly the industries of hospitality and the arts suffered the most through the pandemic. indigenous art culture and commerce are also being showcased at events across the 17—day festival. we have worked with local aboriginal businesses to run this. this is the first worldpride where a first nation's focus has actually been put at this level. we have marri madung butbut, we have a blak & deadly gala concert which will happen at the sydney opera house. there has been significant social change in australia — marriage equality laws were passed in 2017. but the pride festival has also highlighted that in it dozens of countries, being gay is illegal. sydney parties, knowing

that many other cities won't enjoy its freedoms. phil mercer, bbc news, sydney memories of 1930s glasgow — painted by an artist who is now 95 — is holding his first ever art exhibition, wanting people to see his work before he dies. thomas mcgoran was inspired to paint after his wife gave him some watercolours when he retired, more than 30 years ago. 0ur scotland correspondent alexandra mackenzie has been to see his exhibition. 1930s glasgow, in vivid colour. daily life during the inter—war years and the great depression. thomas, the washing day is your favourite one. why is that? yes, well, i think i've got the atmosphere here, i think i've just got it right. i've got the lady doing her washing, the wee boy sitting on his potty doing his business.

the response from the public has been absolutely wonderful. every one of them have said how much they have enjoyed it, and it's been a trip down memory lane for the elderly people and an education for the younger ones. thomas's three grown—up children could not be prouder of his exhibition in the forge, an east end shopping centre. this has been the ideal place to show his paintings as well, because obviously if you've put them in a gallery, you're not going to get as many people passing by in and popping in as you do here. and because it's in the east end of glasgow where he comes from, it'sjust all kind of tied in. it's all his memories. but every painting in here, every person that's come i in and seen it, they all leave with a smile or they leave i crying because it'sjust evokes so many memories for them. i he's been a great dad all through our lives. he's always been there for us and it's just so lovely to see this happening for him. like the good old days when you were a projectionist? and he's also an inspiration

across the generations. it is unbelievable the detail he goes through, the talent he's got, and the paintings are just fantastic. an idea came to me. i can always remember my mum talking about the wee glasgow woman. here she is, a cushion in the window, hanging out the window and a neighbour is hanging out the window, they had a wee chat. just a wee blether? just a wee blether. thomas plans to keep painting and says he has a few ideas forfuture exhibitions. alexandra mackenzie, bbc news, glasgow. the broadcaster ken bruce has presented his final show on radio 2 after more than a0 years at the bbc. his morning programme had more radio listeners than any other in the uk. during his final show he praised the bbc as �*the finest broadcasting institution in the world.'. 0ur media correspondent david sillito reports # bbc radio 2, ken bruce...

gee, thanks. ken bruce, those familiar, rich tones have been part of radio 2 since the 1980s. we're all here. hello. here, on a rare day release from the studio. he has been part of the bbc... # ken bruce bbc radio 2... ..for1t6 years. are you sad to be going, ora relief? it's a big change. but, you know, i don't do things on whims. so i've been thinking about this and planning it. so today is just the natural culmination of some planning that i've been doing, and itjust feels like the right time to move on. the biggest show in radio, you're walking away from it. absolutely gone of my own accord. i wanted to go at this time and i understand the bbc were in the process of preparing an offerfor me to continue, but i'd made my decision before that.

i mean, you've got a room filled with cards. how does this make you feel? well, it's lovely. it's touching, but you can't let it get to you. otherwise you can't do your job. the last show�*s just about to begin. any regrets? no regrets. in the words of robbie williams, tom rush, the walker brothers, no regrets. and the final song, the beatles, and a very ken bruce goodbye. music: the end by the beatles. and in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make. i have loved being here with you. thank you so much. and may we meet again somewhere. cheering and applause. david sillito, bbc news, wogan house. a bus driver in england has rescued a sheep on a busy road — on herfirst day behind the wheel. when martine patey spotted the animal on the dual carriageway, it was running through the traffic and causing havoc.

with the help of two fellow motorists, she managed to get the sheep onto the bus — and then drove it back to its farm. thank you forjoining me on bbc news. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @ kacungira hello. some subtle changes in our weather as we head through the weekend. it is going to start to feel just a little bit colder. it will often be cloudy. there will be some scattered showers. most of those showers will be falling as a rain. but into the start of the new week, the changes become more dramatic. it will certainly feel much colder, particularly given the strength of the wind, and there'll be some snow and ice to contend with in places. at the moment, though, the really cold air is quite a long way away. to the north of us, we do have this cold front sinking into the picture on saturday that will bring a band of cloud and some showers in northeast scotland and then slumping onto the east coast of england. even further west, i think there'll be quite large amounts of cloud. best chance of any sunshine across parts of western scotland, northwest england, maybe parts of wales as well. temperatures six to nine

degrees about where they have been really through the last few days. now, as we go through saturday night, again, we keep large areas of cloud, some showers, particularly in the north of scotland. if you do see clear spells for any length of time, you could just about get a touch of frost. most places where it stays cloudy will stay just above freezing. and into sunday, another mostly cloudy day with limited sunshine, but a few more showers around this time. and some of those showers across high ground in the north of the uk could start to turn wintry because it will start to feeljust a little bit colder. but the changes really kick in as we move out of sunday and into monday. developing across the northern isles is this weather front. now, it'll push its way southwards. initially it will bring some rain, but on the back edge that is likely to turn to sleet and snow. and behind it, we open the door to significantly colder air, it will be cold enough for snow showers in the north of scotland. eventually some snowfall getting down into parts of northern england. and then by tuesday,

that weather front continues to journey southwards, clearing most areas through the day. behind it, some sunny spells, but some showers, and it certainly will be cold enough for those showers to fall as snow. and, those are the temperatures on the thermometer, but factor in a brisk wind, particularly in northern and eastern areas. this is what it will feel like. it will feel like minus four celsius at best there in aberdeen. tthere are already met office yellow warnings in force for snow and ice in parts of northern and eastern scotland, northeast england, but there could be some wintry weather in other parts of the uk as well.

this is bbc news, the headlines an interim report published by a british parliamentary committee says there is evidence that the former prime minister, broke lockdown rules on four occasions — and that the breaches of regulations, should have been obvious. boris johnson says the report proves he never knowingly misled anyone. president biden has hosted a meeting with the german chancellor 0laf scholz at the white house, to discus the war in ukriane — as the leaders met the pentagon announced washington had given kyiv another four hundred million dollars in military aid. the head of russia's wagner group says its forces now surround most of bakhmut — the east ukrainian city, that's been the focus of extensive fighting.

the mercenary group says the last open roads leading