today at1:00... a 21—year—old us airman will appear in court — accused of leaking top secret military documents. jack teixeira is said to have posted the classified files in an online chatroom — he was arrested at his home after what's been called one of the worst ever breaches of american intelligence. we'll be live in washington with the latest. also this lunchtime, the result will be announced today of a key vote by nurses in england on whether or not to accept the government's new pay offer. new evidence that shoppers are switching from fresh food to frozen to keep down their bills. the hidden danger of some gel nail polishes — warnings of a rise in allergies caused by chemicals. my mum and i were doing a family

tree and we found out that biden was my fifth cousin. and the irish town that as home tojoe biden�*s ancestors prepares to welcome the president of the united states. and coming up on bbc news... great britain face france in the billiejean king cup latest in the billiejean king cup coming up on bbc news. britain latest coming up on bbc news, great britain face france in the billy drinking cup. britain face france in the billy drinking cup-— britain face france in the billy drinking cup. after reaching the semifinals last _ drinking cup. after reaching the semifinals last year, _ drinking cup. after reaching the semifinals last year, just - drinking cup. after reaching the semifinals last year, just how i drinking cup. after reaching the l semifinals last year, just how far can this squad go? —— billiejean cup. hello, good afternoon. the 21—year—old us airman suspected of leaking top secret military documents — is due to appear in court in boston today. jack teixeira, a member of the intelligence wing

of the air national guard, is said to be the leader of an online chat group where the files were shared. they include classified details about ukraine, and sensitive information about us allies. here's our security correspondent, frank gardner. the man now held in custody in connection with a major league of us intelligence. arrested by the fbi, he is 21—year—old jack teixeira, an air force reservist with a massachusetts air national guard. he is charged with the unauthorised removal and transmission of classified documents. these were highly sensitive intelligence assessments prepared by the pentagon'sjoint assessments prepared by the pentagon's joint staff. assessments prepared by the pentagon'sjoint staff. he had access to them and he is accused of posting them on an online chat form for gamers and gun lovers. that included members of ukraine and russia in that group. before long the one secret documents went

public. beyond the pressing question of how did something —— someone so junior get access to something so sensitive, but the wider question of what is the lasting effect of this leak, how much damage is going to do to america and its allies? the documents give details of friction between russia's intelligence and defence agencies, sold the kremlin now knows which of its communications are being eavesdropped on and it will now take countermeasures. on ukraine, the documents reveal great detail on the strengths and dispositions of its weaponry, most damaging of all, it suggests that ukraine is running out of air defences. this could now tempt russia to make more use of its air force, potentially changing the entire course of the war. the russians _ entire course of the war. the russians already _ entire course of the war. tue russians already had entire course of the war. tte russians already had a entire course of the war. ttj: russians already had a pretty good idea that ukrainian air defence missile stocks are being run down, now they have hard numbers. they had a good idea of how many rockets were being fired at them. but now they

can compare that to the stocks that are still available. it is that kind of granule or detailed that has been poured over in moscow. the of granule or detailed that has been poured over in moscow. the damage is now done and — poured over in moscow. the damage is now done and the _ poured over in moscow. the damage is now done and the suspect _ poured over in moscow. the damage is now done and the suspect is _ poured over in moscow. the damage is now done and the suspect is due - poured over in moscow. the damage is now done and the suspect is due to - now done and the suspect is due to appear in this boston courthouse. his friends say he simply wanted to show off how much he knew. the us government says, he is guilty of espionage. frank gardner, bbc news. we are going to go live now to washington. our north america correspondent, jessica parker, joins us from washington. so many questions how are the us authorities reacting to this? this is embarrassing _ authorities reacting to this? this is embarrassing for— authorities reacting to this? tt 3 is embarrassing for the us authorities because of course, this is not the first time in the last 50 years that highly classified information has leaked out. is again raising questions about america's ability to keep its own secrets, but also the secret of its allies. then there is the profile of the suspect, 21—year—old jack teixeira, a

relatively junior official who 21—year—old jack teixeira, a relativelyjunior official who it is relatively junior official who it is alleged relativelyjunior official who it is alleged shared information amongst fellow video gamers potentially in order to impress them. not a highly sophisticated operation. i think that was highlighted yesterday when we saw those images of fbi agents will begin, arresting a young man dressed in shorts and a t—shirt. these images have gone across america and beyond. it will raise questions for the biting government. and they are saying they will re—examine how information is distributed, but as i say, not the first incident of its kind.- first incident of its kind. jessica, thank ou first incident of its kind. jessica, thank you very _ first incident of its kind. jessica, thank you very much. _ first incident of its kind. jessica, thank you very much. jessica - first incident of its kind. jessica, - thank you very much. jessica parker reporting. the result is due today of a consultation with nurses on the government's pay offer — with speculation they may reject it and launch another strike in england. more than a million nhs staff had been offered a 5% rise plus a one—off bonus. it comes as junior doctors stage a fourth day of strike action in england. simonjones reports. chanting: claps won't pay the bills.

claps won't pay the bills. _ day four of the junior doctors strike. but on this picket line in central london, as well as making their own voices heard, they're keen to know whether nurses will vote to end their dispute with the government. we are watching this very closely because the nurses are our colleagues. we work in the same environment. we're part of the same teams. the walk—out by nurses has been on hold following a new proposal by the government. nurses in england have been offered a one off payment of at least £1,655 as a top up for the last financial year. there's also a 5% consolidated salary rise for this year. the vote on whether to accept it closed at 9:00 this morning. the result is due later today. the nhs confederation, which represents health organisations, is keen to see an end to this dispute. when you add in losing large portions of your staff to industrial action, it makes a very difficult situation, almost impossible to manage.

so it took too long, to be frank, to enter into negotiations with nurses, paramedics and other staff. nurses in scotland narrowly voted to accept a 6.5% rise, but in wales a 1.5% increase on top of what was already on the table was roundly rejected. while nurses in england have been considering that 5% offer, junior doctors have been asking for 35%. they say that will help make up for years of below—inflation increases. but the government says that figure would have to come down significantly before there's any point in talks. the nhs has been slowly turning into crisis and that's not a new issue. so it's a shame and we are obviously very sorry to all patients affected by it. but if we aren't going on strike now, we don't make a stand now, then things are going to get worse anyway. nhs bosses say however quickly these disputes are resolved, the effects on the health service will be felt for a long

time to come. simon jones, bbc news. i'm joined by our health editor, hugh pym. we get the result of the vote by royal college of nursing members a bit later — what are you hearing about how it might go? there is increasing speculation in the health world amongst health leaders and others that this will be a rejection of the government's pay offer. in england the 5% for this current year and a top up, one—off payment for the last financial year. the royal college of nursing is not confirming or denying that, simply saying that they are unable to give any firm information about at the moment. they are not formally confirming the results. they say they are still assessing the numbers, but we expect to hear that later on today. assuming it is a rejection, that is not certain, it seems highly likely if it is a

rejection that the royal college of nursing will call another strike for england because their mandate based on the previous ballot runs out on the second. we will have to wait and see. there is another major health union, union sin —— unison. they been striking, they accepted the pay offer though. been striking, they accepted the pay offerthough. it's been striking, they accepted the pay offer though. it's possible it could be accepted. we do not know that for sure. it will be interesting to see all that plays out. and how that will play out with the junior doctors that we heard about. hugh . m, doctors that we heard about. hugh ' m, our doctors that we heard about. hugh pym. our health — doctors that we heard about. hugh pym, our health editor. _ meanwhile britain's biggest rail union, the rmt, is considering an updated offer in their dispute with train operating companies over pay, jobs and working conditions. the rmt called off strikes planned

for the end of march and beginning of april, to enterfresh talks. our transport correspondent, katy austin, is outside the rmt headquarters in central london. katy, this has been a long—running dispute on the railways — that's right. two certificate things happen last month. firstly rmt workers accepted a deal that dispute ended. and also rmt called off strikes by its members at 14 train operating companies, but that dispute is still live. further strikes have not been ruled out, but there have been more talks and now there have been more talks and now there is an updated offer. and industry source told me that the pay element is still broadly the same, 5% for one year and 4% the second year the mac but the first year's

increase would only depend on the union excepting the overall principle of changes to working arrangements. the second year's would be agreed at individual operators. changes would be agreed at individual operators. does that mean we are on the cusp of a deal or members are about to get a vote? we do not know. rmt�*s national committee is considering and a spokesperson said that no decision had been made on what to do next. separately, hundreds of contracted out cleaners who work on the railway have taken part of a strike today and tomorrow on a separate dispute over pay and working conditions. that was our transport correspondent. france's top constitutional court is set to rule today on whether to approve controversial pension reforms that have caused months of protest. paris police have banned any demonstration around the constitutional council until saturday.

the court's approval of president macron's bill will pave the way for the retirement age to be raised from 62 to 64. shoppers are switching from fresh food to frozen because of rising grocery prices, according to the british retail consortium. frozen chicken, ready meals, pizzas and chips are the most popular purchases, as consumers try to keep down their bills. our business reporter, noor nanji, has the details. laura would prefer to give her three young children fresh meat and vegetable to eat, but says they are too expensive these days. she is buying more frozen food to keep costs down. i have been buying a lot more frozen fruit and veg because it is coming out much better value. i'm only using what i absolutely need. and it is... i am not throwing any away because there is less to waste when it is all frozen. she tried to kiss me!

cheaper and less waste, that matters when you have a lot of kids to feed. and laura is not worried the frozen food is less nutritious. we are getting the fruit and veg into the meals and it is picked really quickly, so i'm sure it has still got all the same nutritional value and honestly, it is the sweets that they eat that i'm worried about, not their home—cooked meals. laura is not the only one. the british retail consortium told the bbc that as the cost of living rises, consumers are finding ways to save money, including switching out fresh food for frozen. it comes as fresh food prices continues to soar. fresh food inflation hit i7% in march according to the british retail consortium, the highest rate since records began. things like frozen chicken, frozen ready meals, pizza and chips are the products doing best according to a research firm. here, they are seeing more demand than usual while other supermarkets including waitrose and m&s also say certain frozen food items have been rising in popularity.

i am buying more cheaper frozen stuffjust because it is easierfor lunch. instead of spending £3, i can spend £1.50. i'm not usually a frozen food person, but i find it cheaper to buy the frozen sea bass here and stack it up at home. buying frozen food is not the answer for everyone. running a freezer costs money, so not everyone can afford one. many families also don't have large freezers which can prevent them from buying in bulk. frozen food also has a reputation for being less healthy, but that is something that is changing. it has been thought of as a bit second rate, not as healthy, not as good for us in the past, but if you are buying fresh produce that has been frozen, it can be betterfor us than fresh foods because they are frozen so soon after being harvested that they actually retain a lot of the nutrients within them. there are masses of things you can freeze at home yourself. you might not realise.

if you've got a lot of food waste, it is worth stopping and thinking if things could be frozen. so, to show you the kinds of things i freeze, i've got all of these different bits and pieces — baked goods, fruits, things like that. the weirdest stuff that people don't usually think of, things that come out of the cupboards. for example, i've got wine, which is great for cooking. but things like cashew nuts which go rancid if you leave them in the cupboard too long. and even i've frozen some eggs which were not going to make it because they were past the best before date. so if you can freeze things while they are still relatively fresh, actually, you can save an awful lot from the bin, you can save a lot of money and it is really convenient when you want to cook something and it's just right there in the freezer for you. switching to frozen food, yet another way that shopping habits are changing in this cost—of—living crisis. noor nanji, bbc news. the time is a quarter past one. our top story this lunchtime. a 21—year—old us airman — jack teixeira — will appear in court in boston — accused of leaking top secret military documents.

and still to come — the three—day grand national festival got under way yesterday — we'll be live in aintree on ladies day. coming up on bbc news: misery for martinez and manchester united. the defender carried off with an injury caps off a night to forget for the reds, who squander a two—goal lead to sevilla in the europa league quarter—finals. dermatologists says they're seeing more and more people with life—changing allergies that have been triggered by some gel nail polishes. chemicals can leach into the skin causing adverse reactions. it means some people can then no longer have medical treatments such as cataract removal, joint replacement or dental work — which use the same chemical compounds. niki cardwell reports. when laura davis' nails started lifting off her fingers, she posted the footage on tiktok. it's really horrible

looking back at it now. it was like blood vessels bursting underneath the nails. i was embarrassed, really embarrassed about them. some of them i'd had to trim them right down to, like, half the length. it had a really negative impact on, like, how i felt. i thought people would look at me and think i was dirty. the damage to laura's nails and fingers was caused by an allergy to the gel nail polish that she'd been using at home. the british association of dermatologists first warned that gels were causing allergies in 2018. dr deirdre buckley is a consultant dermatologist and co—author of that report. she says they're now seeing a big increase in cases. i and all of my colleagues who work in cutaneous allergy are seeing patients most weeks with this problem. it can range from the nails loosening to falling off. it can include a severe rash on the face, the neck, the upper chest, which is mysterious. the consequences are severe. in worst cases, there can be respiratory symptoms.

these issues are being caused by acrylates, a group of chemicals that form the basis of all plastics. when solid, they're harmless, but in their liquid form, can be absorbed into the body. once someone becomes allergic to them, it can stop them from having future medical procedures. they become sensitised to acrylates in other things, which can have implications for dentistry or if they're diabetic or for orthopaedic surgery, and it's a lifelong sensitisation. gel products differ from regular nail varnishes as they need to be cured to dry. the rise in allergies to some gel polishes is giving some in the industry cause for concern. suzanne clayton has been a nail technician for 20 years. she set up a facebook group when she and some of her colleagues had clients who developed allergies. four years ago, when i started the group, nobody knew. you know, like i said, i hadn't seen reactions, but neither had other nail techs either. itjust wasn't a common thing. so now it's just growing and growing.

ijust want brands, if they can do something to help us figure out why it's happening and prevent it happening to someone else, then let's all work together. industry experts want better enforcement of existing regulations and clearer labelling of ingredients. some of the imports that we have into this country don't always provide the correct information. we have lots of regulations connected with this industry, but the problem is with the enforcement. and this is the advice from the federation of nail professionals on how to get a safe gel manicure. one of the most recognised allergens is an ingredient called hema. to be safer, find somebody that uses a brand that is hema—free, and there are plenty of them now, and if possible, hypoallergenic. niki cardwell, bbc news. us presidentjoe biden will visit his ancestral home today in county mayo — on the final day of

his visit to ireland. mr biden is due to greet well—wishers in ballina, the hometown of his great—great—great grandfather, who emigrated to the united states in 1851. a crowd of up to 20,000 people is expected to line the streets. our correspondent, charlotte gallagher, has been to the town to see the preparations. ballina is preparing for a special visitor. president biden whose great great—grandfather was born here is coming to town, and some of his distant relatives are very excited. i'm actually related to him. hang on a second, you're related tojoe biden? yes. what is he to you? he is my fifth cousin. yourfifth cousin? mm—hm. and how does that feel? shocking, really. and how did you find that out? i found that out with —

my mum and i were doing a family tree and we found out that biden was my fifth cousin. ballina is getting ready to welcome home its famous son. he is going to be speaking at the cathedral behind me. and you cannot miss what's going on here. there are flags on basically every building in the town. people are ready to celebrate. he came here for the first time when he was vice president and received a rock star welcome. so him returning as president is a huge occasion for this small town. he will be among his people and for us as people of ballina, as people of the west coast of ireland, we are just looking forward to celebrating our people, celebrating the heritage, celebrating our story. and it was a very dark moment in our history when so many people left these shores. it's a celebration of

the opportunity that exists when people have left and worked hard and persevered and reached high office like the white house. today will be a very personal end to an official visit, homecoming for a proud irish american, or as they call him here, cousin joe. ballina is absolutely buzzing. you may be able to hear some of the street musicians who have come out to celebrate, the bunting is up, people are flocking into the town, some with flags, us flags, irish flags, they want to get the best spot forjoe biden's speech tonight. the hotels are full, the restaurants are full, the pubs are full and there may be something in the water here because just across the river from the cathedral wherejoe biden will be delivering his speech is the childhood home of ireland's first female president mary robinson and she will also be here tonight to welcome home ballina's famous son. charlotte, thank you very much. it's going to be quite a day. charlotte

gallagher there. in the last few minutes the parents of a ten—month—old baby have been found guilty of his murder. finlay bowden was placed into care when he was born and died on christmas day 2020 just 39 days after he was returned to his parents, stephen bowden and shannon marston. let's get the latest from our midlands correspondent navtej johal. this was finlay bowden, a happy, giggling baby, whojust a couple finlay bowden, a happy, giggling baby, who just a couple of months after this video was filmed died while in the care of those who should have been protecting him. these were his parents, 30—year—old stephen bowden and 22—year—old shannon marston. they murdered their baby son on christmas day 2020. the court heard he was the victim of repeated acts of severe violence at their home in chesterfield. this was their home in chesterfield. this was the state of the home when billy bowden died. child protection concerns mean he was removed from

his parents shortly after he was born in every 2020 but later that year returned to their care by a court order following an eight—week transition, despite social workers asking for a longer period of —— finlay bowden. georgette lived next door to the family. he finlay bowden. georgette lived next door to the family.— door to the family. he was absolutely _ door to the family. he was absolutely filthy, - door to the family. he was absolutely filthy, they - door to the family. he was| absolutely filthy, they were absolutely filthy, they were absolutely filthy, the house was absolutely filthy, the house was absolutely filthy, the house was absolutely filthy, and my honest first thought was i don't understand how they had got the kid living in there. , , ., , there. this is the house where finn luu lived after _ there. this is the house where finn luu lived after he _ there. this is the house where finn luu lived after he was _ there. this is the house where finn luu lived after he was returned - there. this is the house where finn luu lived after he was returned to i luu lived after he was returned to his parents and it is where he was abused in the days and weeks leading up abused in the days and weeks leading up to his death. by the time he died he had 130 injuries, bruises, burns, and even fractures to his bones. without doubt i've never seen this level of injury in 23 years of policing. there were more fractured bones than on fractured bones in his

body. he would have been in excruciating pain. to add to that pain, medicalattention excruciating pain. to add to that pain, medical attention was not sought, infection came into the injuries, which resulted in sepsis which would have only added to his pain and suffering in the days before his death. it is unbelievable, you can't put it into words. ., unbelievable, you can't put it into words. , ' unbelievable, you can't put it into words. , , ., unbelievable, you can't put it into words. , ' ., ., ., words. finlay suffered a fatal colla se words. finlay suffered a fatal collapse in — words. finlay suffered a fatal collapse in the _ words. finlay suffered a fatal collapse in the early - words. finlay suffered a fatal collapse in the early hours i words. finlay suffered a fatal collapse in the early hours ofi collapse in the early hours of christmas morning and was pronounced deadin christmas morning and was pronounced dead in hospital. the cause of death was given us multiple episodes of nonaccidental blunt force trauma. both parents denied deliberately hurting their son. but the court heard they worked together to keep professionals away from finlay to protect each other and to cover up serious violence. has protect each other and to cover up serious violence.— protect each other and to cover up serious violence. as parents you are su osed serious violence. as parents you are supposed to — serious violence. as parents you are supposed to protect _ serious violence. as parents you are supposed to protect and _ serious violence. as parents you are supposed to protect and not - serious violence. as parents you are supposed to protect and not harm, l supposed to protect and not harm, you are not supposed to harm your kid. i don't understand it, i really don't. a safeguarding review will ask

whether more could have been done to protect finley, a boy whose life endedin protect finley, a boy whose life ended in the cruellest of ways. navtej johal reporting. ended in the cruellest of ways. navtejjohal reporting. hejoins ended in the cruellest of ways. navtej johal reporting. he joins us now live from derby. tell us more about what happened in court today. it has taken a long time to get to today, this trial began exactly five months ago, and as you heard the details of what happened to finley boden are quite frankly horrific. let goes some of those things again, he could sit up on his own and i was the extent of his functioning. yet when he died he had 71 bruises, 50 fractures, he was burned, the defendants, his parents, were heavy, regular cannabis users. but today, after denying throughout the course of this trial that they ever deliberately harmed their son, his father stephen boden and his mother shannon marsden have been found guilty of his murder. they showed

little reaction as the verdicts were read out, and they will be sentenced at a later date. but the judge, read out, and they will be sentenced at a later date. but thejudge, mrs justice tipples was visibly upset when speaking to the jury after the verdict. hervoice when speaking to the jury after the verdict. her voice was breaking and thejurors were in verdict. her voice was breaking and the jurors were in tears. i saw two of them very, very upset. they will be sentenced we understand either next month or the month after. tqm. next month or the month after. 0k, navte' next month or the month after. 0k, navtej johal. _ next month or the month after. 0k, navtej johal, thank you. the european space agency has launched one of its most ambitious missions to date in the last few minutes, sending a spacecraft towards jupiter. it will take eight years to get there — but when it arrives it will begin a detailed study of the planet's major moons, and trying to find out whether they have the conditions needed to sustain life. here's our science editor, rebecca morelle. the start of a mission to the outer reaches of the solar system. this is

the european space agency'sjuice spacecraft and it has a 4 billion milejourney ahead. it spacecraft and it has a 4 billion mile journey ahead. it is travelling here tojupiter�*s giant moans, some of the largest in the solar system. they are shrouded in thick layers of ice, but beneath there are hints of vast liquid oceans and scientists want to find out if they could support life. the spacecraft will study europa and callisto in close—up detail before getting into orbit around the biggest moon ganymede. the uk developed one of the instruments on the spacecraft. what we are looking at here is the black box, the electronics box where the data is sent through, and that is actually put into a vault on the main body of the spacecraft. tt is actually put into a vault on the main body of the spacecraft. it will hel us to main body of the spacecraft. it will help us to see _ main body of the spacecraft. it will help us to see if _ main body of the spacecraft. it will help us to see if the _ main body of the spacecraft. it will help us to see if the oceans - main body of the spacecraft. it will help us to see if the oceans are . help us to see if the oceans are there, and whether they have the conditions that are right for life. we have volcanic thermal vent on the earth in the really deep oceans of

the earth where bacteria has been found. they could easily be something similar. not like little green people running around the surface, because on the surface they would be killed by the radiation environment anyway!— would be killed by the radiation environment anyway! that's radiation will be a challenge _ environment anyway! that's radiation will be a challenge for— environment anyway! that's radiation will be a challenge for the _ will be a challenge for the spacecraft too. built in toulouse in france, its electronics have been shielded to protect it from the harsh environment. it's been designed to study every aspect of jupiter�*s moons. this spacecraft is packed full of instruments. this huge dish is a communications antenna to send messages back to earth. up here at the top, these black polls are a radar that will probe beneath the icy crust. just down here this red circular instrument is a laser that will help them to build a 3d model of the surface, just above that is a high definition camera that will give us our best ever views ofjupiter�*s moons. our best ever views ofjupiter's moons. , . , , , moons. the pictures, the visible ima . es moons. the pictures, the visible images are _ moons. the pictures, the visible images are going _ moons. the pictures, the visible

images are going to _ moons. the pictures, the visible images are going to be - moons. the pictures, the visible | images are going to be absolutely incredible. ganymede is covered in dark terrain and interesting impact craters and it sort of footprint of the activity that would have taken place early on when it was formed. being in orbit around ganymede will produce imaging resolution every few metres so we are going to be able to see exquisite detail in those pictures. tt see exquisite detail in those ictures. . ~ see exquisite detail in those ictures. ., ~ , ., , pictures. it will take eight years to reach the _ pictures. it will take eight years to reach the outer _ pictures. it will take eight years to reach the outer solar - pictures. it will take eight years | to reach the outer solar system. pictures. it will take eight years - to reach the outer solar system. but the mission scientists say will be worth it, if these seemingly inhospitable moons are found to be habitable, where else could life exist in the universe? rebecca morelle, bbc news. here on earth it is lady's to a at aintree today on day two of the three—day grand national festival. racing got under way yesterday but in many eyes will already be turning to the 175th running of the world—famous grand national, which tomorrow afternoon. let's see what the weather will be like for the grand national here is

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