this is bbc news kyiv claims to have shot down six of russia's most advanced hypersonic missiles — during a night of intense attacks on the ukrainian capital. mobile giant vodafone announces it's axing 11,000 jobs, impacting operations worldwide. and the red carpet�*s been rolled out, albeit rather slowly, ahead of all the glitz and glamour of france's cannes film festival. we're going to start

in the house of commons, where we're expecting an urgent question to the home office on the implications of the national crime agency's investigation into mrjavad marandi. this comes after the bbc reported that javad marandi, a businessman whose foreign companies were part of a global money—laundering investigation, is a major donor to the conservative party. the question has been tabled by snp mp alison thewliss. asking if the home secretary will respond or make a statement. we will head back the is should get any further developments. the british telecoms giant, vodafone, is to cut 11,000 jobs over the next three years as part of an overhaul to cut costs. the firm's new boss,

margherita della valle, said its performance had not been good enough. posts will go at the company's headquarters in the uk and in other countries. our business reporter theo leggett has more. talk to us about what we know about the job losses, talk to us about what we know about thejob losses, 11,000. vodafone is a large company with extensive operations across europe and africa and this is about one tenth of the workforce. they will be concentrated in the areas where vodafone has been struggling this principle in germany when we have been losing sales and also in the uk. the other not breaking down exactly what will go and we are but we understand the job losses will not be customer facing, behind the scenes jobs and the significant proportion of them will

be at least several hundred in the uk. the company is not specifying precisely how many but it will be in the areas of the company has been struggling and failing to show any meaningful growth and that has been weighing on profits which have not been living up to expectations. we also heard from a pretty damning verdict on how the business was performing, revenue up but the performance just not good enough. to understand that you have to look at the share price, over the past five years it is pretty much halved which tells you the financial markets think of the company. it is a big company, it makes a lot of money but not as much as it was like, not as much as investors would like. it is failing to show growth and europe and the most important market is shrinking so that is the problem the new chief executive has to sort and the way she wants to do it as trim some fat from the organisation, trim

some fat from the organisation, trim some of the costs and invest in the customer facing some of the costs and invest in the customerfacing part some of the costs and invest in the customer facing part of the business. thank you. the former boss of the car maker audi says he did know that tests were being illegally manipulated to cheat emissions targets. rupert stadler�*s confession is the first time a vw board member has pleaded guilty to knowing about illegal software being used. audi is one of several brands that make up the volkswagen group. it's been battling legal claims over the so—called "dieselgate" scandal. so far, it's paid $25 billion in fines in the us alone. live now tojim holder, who is an automotive analyst. how significant is this admission? it is huge that someone so high in the company has admitted they knew what was going on. you said he was

slow to react and not take the cards of sale quick enough, a fairly benign admission but nevertheless an acceptance that one of the highest levels of the company and one of the most profitable brands of the senior management knew exactly what was happening. management knew exactly what was ha eninu. . , , management knew exactly what was haueninu. . , , , ., management knew exactly what was hauuenin, ., , , , ., ., happening. that begs the question of --eole of happening. that begs the question of peeple of this — happening. that begs the question of people of this seniority _ happening. that begs the question of people of this seniority new - happening. that begs the question of people of this seniority new is - happening. that begs the question of people of this seniority new is it - people of this seniority new is it plausible that people were right at it up of the business new. that needs to be — it up of the business new. that needs to be probed _ it up of the business new. twat needs to be probed further, notjust this admission but last month the admission from one of the technical chiefs who held one of the most senior positions that they also knew what was going on so this is starting to stack up but we should remember this investigation will have begun in 2015 when the scandal broke, arrests were made in 2018, the trial began in 2020, this has dragged on a long time and there needs to be an appetite to look further into just how far the

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home secretary or home office will respond to investigations. ht home secretary or home office will respond to investigations.— respond to investigations. it cannot be the place _ respond to investigations. it cannot be the place to _ respond to investigations. it cannot be the place to comment _ respond to investigations. it cannot be the place to comment on - respond to investigations. it cannot be the place to comment on live . be the place to comment on live investigations by law—enforcement and that remains as much the case today. what i will say is uk electoral law sets out a stringent regime of donations controls to ensure that only those with a legitimate interest can make a donation and those donations are transparent, permissible donors include registered electors, uk registered companies carrying out business in the uk, trade unions and other uk—based entities. i will like to remind the house that the government has taken significant steps to strengthen the integrity of elections and update electoral law to ensure democracy remains secure, modern transparent and fair, including reforms to election

finance, the elections act, introduced a distraction on foreign third—party campaigning and elections. it is an important and existing principle that only those with a legitimate interest in uk elections can spend money seeking to influence the electorate. the elections act strength and transparency and the political finance framework to introduce a new requirement for optical parties with assets and liabilities above £500 to produce a declaration upon registration. this includes the snp and a new low on registration threshold for third—party campaigners spending more than £10,000 during the regulated period before an election. the government is calmly developing a new anti—corruption strategy which had plans to launch later this year seeking to address the impact of corruption on national security and strengthening stressed and the institutions. the government is committed to this fight and kids

corruption and since 2010 the united kingdom has led international efforts to combat corruption through the delivery the anti—corruption strategy 2017—22 and will continue to build on that. i should conclude by passing on to you and the house the apologies of my colleague security minister who would ordinarily have applied to this question but is unfortunately not available at this moment.- question but is unfortunately not available at this moment. thank you for granting — available at this moment. thank you for granting this _ available at this moment. thank you for granting this urgent _ available at this moment. thank you for granting this urgent question, i for granting this urgent question, the news this morning that javad marandi lost a 19 month legal battle to remain anonymous is a victory for transparency and freedom of the press and often weighted in favour of wealthy oligarchs and it goes to the heart of our democracy. it is incumbent to state that javad marandi denies any wrongdoing and his lawyersjust marandi denies any wrongdoing and his lawyers just e—mailed me national crime agency has found that companies are linked to him at a crucial part of the money—laundering

azerbaijan network. credit must go to the evening standard, bbc news and organised crime and corruption reporting project who in 2017 exposed the $2.9 billion of money stolen from the people of azerbaijan. in the national crime agency for the people in this case naming javad marandi as a pattern of importance. the uk must not be home for the world dotted money but has become so under the tories. javad marandi appears to have used corporate structures.- marandi appears to have used corporate structures. order. are you auoin to corporate structures. order. are you going to continue — corporate structures. order. are you going to continue with _ corporate structures. order. are you going to continue with that - corporate structures. order. are you going to continue with that question | going to continue with that question mark because are you can leave the chamben _ mark because are you can leave the chamber. you going to behave? thank you. chamber. you going to behave? thank 0“. g ., ., ., chamber. you going to behave? thank yon— i dronped - chamber. you going to behave? thank yon— i dronped whatl you. javad marandi. .. i dropped what interruntions — you. javad marandi. .. i dropped what interruptions being _ you. javad marandi. .. i dropped what interruptions being shouted - you. javad marandi. .. i dropped what interruptions being shouted when - you. javad marandi. .. i dropped what| interruptions being shouted when the member_ interruptions being shouted when the member is_ interruptions being shouted when the member is asking a question. i do not want — member is asking a question. i do

not want backchat from the bench as if you _ not want backchat from the bench as if you wish _ not want backchat from the bench as if you wish to leave you are more than _ if you wish to leave you are more than i_ if you wish to leave you are more than iwiii— if you wish to leave you are more than. i will not have any more. javad _ than. i will not have any more. javad marandi happy to have abused corporate structures including limited partnerships and those registered to a mailbox in my constituency so well for the transparency bill the, carry out. the clear security aspects to this case, javad marandi is a significant own up to the conservative party. electoral figure sure he deleted £750,000 to the tories whilst the investigation was ongoing. this money security and access to the conservatively the group and advisory board. part of a wider effort of reputational wandering.

when was the minister that made 0'beirne of his links to the ajer by jan on the mat and what actions that he take and can he confirm what meetings he has had to and what has he deceived and government contracts will stop that she agree that considering the links to the one but the national security risk and what role he legislate on inhabiting journals. role he legislate on inhabiting “ournals. , ., , role he legislate on inhabiting “ournals. , , . journals. order. this has stretched my patients- _ journals. order. this has stretched my patients- a _ journals. order. this has stretched my patients. a sentiment - journals. order. this has stretched my patients. a sentiment i - journals. order. this has stretched j my patients. a sentiment i entirely share. i my patients. a sentiment i entirely share- i knew— my patients. a sentiment i entirely share. i knew nothing _ my patients. a sentiment i entirely share. i knew nothing about - my patients. a sentiment i entirely share. i knew nothing about this i share. i knew nothing about this gentleman until about an hour ago when i was briefed by officials and early this morning when i saw this in the times. the government is committed to making sure the litter kingdom does not have dotted money, she has referred already to the

economic crime and corporate transparency bill passing through parliament designed to further strengthen those measures. the government is also firmly committed to legislating as soon demented three—time allows to combat so—called slaps, lawsuits against public participation where extremely rich individuals use essentially vexatious on malfeasance lawsuits to shutdown proper scrutiny and proper free speech. clearly unless case the judge decided transparency and the public interest was served by disclosure and i welcome that. in relation to the other question about traditions i do not anything about those all that is dangerous territory for the nationalists just now. territory for the nationalists 'ust now. ., , . , now. the home office minister resnonding _ now. the home office minister resnonding to _ now. the home office minister responding to the _ now. the home office minister responding to the urgent - now. the home office minister i responding to the urgent question now. the home office minister - responding to the urgent question in the house of commons related to the story we have been reporting this

morning that a top businessman whose foreign companies were part of a global money—laundering investigation is a major donor to the conservative party. the question coming from the snp mp accusing the conservatives of proving to be a home for the world's dotty money. she wanted to know what the donor had received in terms of government contracts and what has donations may have bought. that was the question put to the home office minister who was keen to underline the changes in legislation that there will be new requirements to regulate donations to all political parties, also highlighting the lower registration threshold for those campaigning. he said that change in the law was designed to strengthen trust. more on the bbc website and some of the implications there and it is rough

pointing out the snp mp highlighting it was a victory from the freedom of the press because there has been a 19 month legal battle with the bbc and mr marandi who wanted to remain anonymous. the bbc winning that challenge today and therefore able to report it. we should point out mr marandi strongly denies any wrongdoing, he is not subject to any criminal sanction but nonetheless this has been a long—running battle between the bbc and mr marandi finally details are able to be published. if you want those they are on the website.

for one man from exmouth this is going to have a big impact on his life as he's got to prepare to say goodbye to his dog tarka who's due to retire despite there being no sign of a replacement yet. a bbc investigation has uncovered a complex scam where british men are paid to claim that they are the fathers of children born to migrant women. the fraud involves british men

claiming paternity so the child can get uk citizenship and the migrant mother also has a route to stay in the country. the investigation found some men are being offered up to £10,000 or $12,500 in cash with the illegal practice advertised openly on social media. 0ur correspondent divya talwar has the story. live now to harjap bhangal, an immigration lawyer in the uk. do you have experience of something like this happening, been called the fixed father route. the like this happening, been called the fixed father route.— fixed father route. the first i found out — fixed father route. the first i found out was _ fixed father route. the first i found out was when - fixed father route. the first i found out was when i - fixed father route. the first i found out was when i was i fixed father route. the first i i found out was when i was doing a fixed father route. the first i - found out was when i was doing a tv: show in 2011, somebody phoned up and said they had done this that they had put another name on the birth certificate of the child someone who was british managed to get a passport for them because they had been told it would be quicker and obtained residency and i was in shock so we can assume this has been happening for the past 11 or 12

years. many people have got away with it. taste years. many people have got away with it. . ., years. many people have got away with it. . . , ., with it. we are reporting this now, the suggestion _ with it. we are reporting this now, the suggestion it _ with it. we are reporting this now, the suggestion it has _ with it. we are reporting this now, the suggestion it has been - with it. we are reporting this now, i the suggestion it has been happening for a long time, one would assume the authorities doing little to stop it. a, the authorities doing little to stop it. ~ , , , ~ the authorities doing little to stop it. , ,~ the authorities doing little to stop it. , , it. a simple dna taste could put aid to it. a simple dna taste could put paid to the _ it. a simple dna taste could put paid to the whole _ it. a simple dna taste could put paid to the whole scam - it. a simple dna taste could put paid to the whole scam by i it. a simple dna taste could put paid to the whole scam by the l it. a simple dna taste could put i paid to the whole scam by the home office in their wisdom or perhaps the system is so broken, they do not do this regularly. the red flag should be there when somebody who has not visa status is claiming she has not visa status is claiming she has had another ship with a british person and the child is british then a simple dna test would put that to rest and clean up any misgivings but the home office do not do that and the home office do not do that and the scheme, the system is being abused to what extent we do not know but if it has been going on for a decade to be an assume it is happening in the hundreds or

thousands.— happening in the hundreds or thousands. ., ' . , ., thousands. the home office seat caseworkers _ thousands. the home office seat caseworkers who _ thousands. the home office seat caseworkers who look _ thousands. the home office seat caseworkers who look at - thousands. the home office seat caseworkers who look at these i caseworkers who look at these applications have awareness training and there are checks conducted during the processing of immigration and passport applications but given what you are telling me those systems do not seem to be fit for purpose. tn systems do not seem to be fit for --urose. ., , purpose. in the documentary yesterday — purpose. in the documentary yesterday there _ purpose. in the documentary yesterday there were - purpose. in the documentary| yesterday there were showing purpose. in the documentary i yesterday there were showing ways purpose. in the documentary - yesterday there were showing ways of how the system can be manipulative and people were taking selfies and creating back stories, the documentation was there and they were very confident people were able to get their visa and charge up to £12,000 for services. this is something the home office has not clamped down on and something the bbc is obviously putting to the wider domain. a lot of people know this has been going on for a long time and various communities not just vietnamese but south asian and south american and african. what just vietnamese but south asian and south american and african.- south american and african. what is the solution —

south american and african. what is the solution question _ south american and african. what is the solution question mark- south american and african. what is the solution question mark we i south american and african. what is the solution question mark we need| the solution question mark we need to start asking for dna tests. ianthem to start asking for dna tests. when we are suspicious _ to start asking for dna tests. when we are suspicious that _ to start asking for dna tests. when we are suspicious that this - to start asking for dna tests. when we are suspicious that this can i to start asking for dna tests. t’uwaw we are suspicious that this can take place, a simple procedure and the home office even have their own approved dna providers and testers and the takeout test were people apply from overseas or why not extend that here, it is quite simple to do, there is an issue around the who will pay for it but applicants currently pay for passport fees and application fees and nhs so it is another cost that could be passed to the applicant and it will definitely stop the scam once and for all. thank you. more details on the bbc website and you will notice the facebook connection, some of those advertised there although facebook saying such content is banned by its

rules. leonardo di caprio, robert de niro, harrison ford and scarlettjohannsen are just a few of the movie stars attending the 76th cannes film festival. it's one of the most prestigious film festivals in the world, showcasing the best of international cinema. the festival's known for its red carpet glamour and competitive nature but this year security has been stepped up, with disruption by protesters against france's pension reforms expected. police in the town have temporarily banned all protests. let's go straight there and join talking movies' tom brook. remind us before we get onto the films why is cannes so important? tom, it seems we cannot hear you.

the glitz and glamour in cannes, let me try again for tom if you can heal us remind us why cannes is so important. ht us remind us why cannes is so important-— us remind us why cannes is so im ortant. , ., ., important. it is the one moment in the ear important. it is the one moment in the year when _ important. it is the one moment in the year when the _ important. it is the one moment in the year when the whole _ important. it is the one moment in the year when the whole movie i the year when the whole movie industry comes together other than the oscars and cannes is a wondrous display of films from all over the world, it showcases international cinema but also commercial cinema, the holyrood studio warner brothers is seen at this year with indiana jones so it is a combination of and all this content on display, will people get to see them given the movie business going on but it is an inspiring and vibrant event. what inspiring and vibrant event. what should be looking _ inspiring and vibrant event. what should be looking for? _ inspiring and vibrant event. what should be looking for? the new johnny depp film is one of the opening—night movies. johnny depp film is one of the

opening-night movies.- johnny depp film is one of the opening-night movies. that's right, he die arminen _ opening-night movies. that's right, he die arminen my _ opening-night movies. that's right, he die arminen my dinner - opening-night movies. that's right, he die arminen my dinnerjacket, . opening-night movies. that's right, he die arminen my dinnerjacket, i | he die arminen my dinnerjacket, i got out of bed this morning to put this on for a press screening. he plays the french king louis 15th, the film is directed by a france algeria director who plays opposite him, she is a working—class woman who gets into the court and it was better than i thought it would be. johnny depp certainly does a fine job, he doesn't talk that much, he does speak in french and it was better than i thought, it had a redeeming end but the important thing is will it resurrect the career ofjohnny depp because he has been entangled in the highly publicised legal battles with his ex—wife amber heard and ed has sidelined him and almost cancelled him and the business. my feeling is fs film goes over well and cannes he

will start to rehabilitate himself. he just got signed on again by the french fashion band dior and he is directing a film with al pacino so things could work out 0k directing a film with al pacino so things could work out ok for him. we know the power of movies to raise important poetical issues. talk to us about the significance of the first sudanese film to be shown there. , , ., , , first sudanese film to be shown there. , , . , , ., there. this film is a very big deal fonts sudanese _ there. this film is a very big deal fonts sudanese film-makers, i there. this film is a very big deal fonts sudanese film-makers, it i there. this film is a very big deal| fonts sudanese film-makers, it is fonts sudanese film—makers, it is called goodbye julia fonts sudanese film—makers, it is called goodbyejulia and it is the relationship drama set in khartoum before south sudan get independence in 2011. it reveals the racism between these two women and how it is contorted their lives. it does not have a direct relevance to the current conflict but it does make you realise and the film maker has done a good job that there are human beings living lives of angst and

compassion and you identify with our struggle so it makes the news report we have been witnessing more tangible. ifeel for we have been witnessing more tangible. ifeelforthe we have been witnessing more tangible. i feel for the director because he has stated that in the run—up to cannes preparing his film he has been on the verge of tears all day everyday and i spoke to him on the eve of his arrival here and he told me he was clearly quite torn. ~ , ., ., . , torn. we will listen to that club later. torn. we will listen to that club later- thank — torn. we will listen to that club later. thank you, _ torn. we will listen to that club later. thank you, tom. - torn. we will listen to that club later. thank you, tom. and i torn. we will listen to that club. later. thank you, tom. and they torn. we will listen to that club i later. thank you, tom. and they want to talk with about the impact of the writers strike. we have imported that could be for the coming year. the 76th cannes film festival, one of the most prestigious in the world. headlines next.

hello there. you may have noticed it was quite a fresh feeling morning out there, but temperatures are already on the rise and actually temperatures will continue to rise further as the week wears on with quite a lot of dry weather in the forecast for most of us, too. and that's all because high pressure with us in the driving seat at the moment, keeping things relatively quiet. and you may notice it will feel a bit cool if you are exposed to that northwesterly breeze today. quite a cool feeling. wind direction. as for the weather forecast through this afternoon, then scattered showers across scotland to northern england. i think a few of these trickling into the likes of lincolnshire and cambridgeshire, a few scattered across parts of northern ireland too. but for most of us, escaping dry and bright with some sunshine and patchy fair weather cloud and those temperatures getting up to around 13 to 16 celsius

for many areas into tonight. then those daytime showers are largely fading away. i think a legacy of cloud for the likes of north east england, little bit of cloud, perhaps a little bit of drizzle for scotland, too. but for most of us it will be a milder night in store when compared with last night. it's still a bit chilly though in parts of north east scotland and the northern isles, just two or three celsius here. high pressure still with us tomorrow. we do have this weather frontjust skirting around the top of that high that's going to bring increasing cloud to parts of northern ireland later scotland to where the breeze will also strengthen and outbreaks of rain will move in. but for most of us it will be another dry and fine day as the daytime heating gets to work. i think some patchy fair weather cloud bubbling up that could spark off a few showers. but most of us will escape dry with temperatures for many getting into the mid—teens on thursday. high pressure still with us. so when this cold front does move in, there's not really much in the way of any rain left on that. and you can see some yellow and orange shades on the air mass chart, too, indicating some warmer air on the way.

so thursday itself, then any early mist or fog around shouldn't take too long to lift and clear, and then it should brighten up, especially further south, a bit cloudier further north with a chance for some scattered showers, at times squeezing out around 19, possibly 20 celsius in a few spots. looking further ahead than to your outlook friday and the weekend look to be largely dry, unsettled. and if you are in the sunshine, it should actually feel pleasantly warm. that's your latest forecast.

today at 1pm: a british businessman whose overseas companies were part of a money laundering investigation is revealed to be a major donor to the conservative party. javad marandi has donated more than £750,000. he's not subject to any criminal action and denies any wrongdoing. anti—corruption campaigners say tougher checks are needed on money given to political parties. also on the programme... the number of people out of work due to long term sickness is at a record high, and the unemployment rate goes up. how to get more from the land... british farmers battling soaring costs hold talks with the prime minister. making surfing more environmentally friendly. it is one of the world's

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