live from london, this is bbc news. boris johnson's office dismisses a claim that the former uk prime minister may have committed further breaches of covid rules. south carolina's state senate passes a ban on most abortions at around six weeks of pregnancy. inflation in the uk is expected to fall below 10% for the first time since august, when officialfigures are released later this morning. and spanish football club valencia is fined $48,000 after fans chanted racial abuse at real madrid's viniciusjunior.

a very warm welcome to the programme. i'm sally bundock. we start here in the uk. allies of the former uk prime minister, borisjohnson, have condemned the cabinet office for releasing details about possible covid lockdown breaches to scotland yard and thames valley police. lawyers preparing the government's case ahead of the public inquiry into the handling of the pandemic have sent the police information about meetings held at downing street and the prime minister's country retreat, chequers. the allegations have come to light during preparations for the covid public investigation. mrjohnson has replied to the allegations in a statement. his team says...

0ur political correspondent, jonathan blake, has more details. there is no investigation. what has happened here is that the lawyer through borisjohnson lawyer through boris johnson cosmic ministerial diary from the time of the pandemic in the process of preparing evidence for a forthcoming public enquiry which will examine the uk's response to the covid—19 pandemic came across diary entries which raised concerns. whether it was the nature of who was invited or where they happened and the context, we don't know, but they raise concerns with officials who in turn passed information to police. and the metropolitan police. and the metropolitan police are in london and the thames valley police who cover the area were checkers, the premised apps country residence is located, processing that information relating to possible breaches of the rules in downing street or at chequers. as you've just

violated, borisjohnson�*s team deny any of those events broke the rules in any way. they say they haven't outside or covered by other exemptions and included regular meetings with civil servants and advisers. jonathan blake there. now to the united states. lawmakers in the us state of south carolina have passed a ban on most abortions after foetal cardiac activity begins — around six weeks of pregnancy. the vote passed mostly along party lines, but the three republican women in south carolina's senate all opposed it, voting with the democrats. the hotly contested bill is a revised version of an earlier measure that the south carolina supreme court ruled unconstitutional earlier this year. the ban is expected to be signed into law by republican governor, henry mcmaster. 0ur north anerica correspondent, peter bowes, has more. this will be one of the

toughest anti—abortion laws in the country and it follows the us supreme court decision to overturn a woman's constitutional right to have an abortion, sending the decision to individual states to devise their own laws. but process we are seeing now happen up and down the country. this particular decision and south carolina hotly contested but the final decision was that abortions will be banned after six weeks. six weeks being the point at which some women say they did not even realise that they did not even realise that they were pregnant. there will be exceptions in cases of rape, incest, feudal abnormalities or if the mother's life is believed to be in danger, but those exceptions will apply only after 12 weeks. as i say, this was hotly debated, five women that and three of those being republicans. 0nce women that and three of those being republicans. once that we are not god. lleyton let people make decisions for themselves. the state republican governor

has indicated he will sign the bill into law but opponents insist they will continue fighting it and fighting it in court. peter bowes there. let's get some of the day's other news 110w. saudi arabia and the united states, the co—sponsors of the latest ceasefire in sudan, have urged the national army and the paramilitary rapid support forces to stop violating the seven—day truce, so that humanitarian aid can reach those in need. the us government says it will provide $245 million in aid to help support people fleeing the violence. the governor of florida, ron desantis, is expected to announce he's running for the white house later today. he'd bejoining a field including the former us ambassador to the un, nikki haley, and the only black republican senator, tim scott. the former president donald trump is the favourite to secure the nomination. a category 4 typhoon is heading directly

towards the pacific island of guam. residents in the us territory have been stockpiling supplies and heading for emergency shelters, as torrential rain and extreme flooding are expected. guam's governor said typhoon mawar was the first storm of this magnitude in 20 years. the island is a crucial american military outpost, and some warships have been sent away. the prime ministers of australia and india have agreed a new deal on migration which aims to promote the mobility of students, academics and business people between the two countries. anthony albanese and narendra modi also said they would cooperate to stop people smuggling. a woman hit by a police motorcyle escorting the duchess of edinburgh through west london earlier this month has died. helen holland was 81. the police watchdog

is investigating the crash. will get the latest inflation numbers here in the uk and a few hours. they're expected to fall below 10% for the first time since august when official figures are released in an hour and a bit. economists have predicted the current rate of 10.1 could drop sharply, as last year's huge increase in the cost of energy is no longer part of the calculation. ben king reports. it was massage and energy prices that sent inflation rising. and although households still face much higher bills, the big race came more than a year ago. the big race came more than a yearago. so the big race came more than a year ago. so it does not affected a's headline inflation number which measures how much prices rose between last april and this april. petrol and diesel prices are falling. and food prices are rising less rapidly. food prices are rising less raidl ., , food prices are rising less raidl. , ,, food prices are rising less raidl. , , , ., ., rapidly. just because inflation is coming _ rapidly. just because inflation is coming down _ rapidly. just because inflation is coming down the _ rapidly. just because inflation is coming down the does - rapidly. just because inflation is coming down the does not| is coming down the does not mean prices are coming down.

most goods there are still rising, just at a slower pace. the question now is, how long will it take for those price rises to slow back to the level we are used to where inflation is at its 2% target's if inflation proves persistent, the bank of england may feel a need to put up interest rates again. need to put up interest rates aaain. ., ., ., ., ., again. inflation data on the next coume _ again. inflation data on the next couple of _ again. inflation data on the next couple of months - again. inflation data on the next couple of months will| again. inflation data on the i next couple of months will be really care to determine which side of those views is right, one of the bank actually have enough when it comes to increasing rates or if they want to do more.- increasing rates or if they want to do more. that means after the _ want to do more. that means after the living _ want to do more. that means after the living cost _ want to do more. that means after the living cost we've - after the living cost we've been _ after the living cost we've been through been here after the living cost we've been here of her charity in leeds_ been here of her charity in leeds they help people who been pushed _ leeds they help people who been pushed to the age by a year of rapidly— pushed to the age by a year of rapidly rising prices. a pushed to the age by a year of rapidly rising prices.— rapidly rising prices. a lot of --eole rapidly rising prices. a lot of peeple dealing _ rapidly rising prices. a lot of people dealing with - rapidly rising prices. a lot of people dealing with councill rapidly rising prices. a lot of i people dealing with council tax arrears, rent arrears, people dealing with council tax arrears, rentarrears, energy bills that can't afford. more than anything, the cost of the crisis seems to have tripped people over from being crisis seems to have tripped people overfrom being in a position where they were in

debt but managing to now they can't afford their basic needs and basic budget with the debt payments on top.— payments on top. lower inflation — payments on top. lower inflation should - payments on top. lower inflation should be - payments on top. lower inflation should be a - payments on top. lower| inflation should be a sign payments on top. lower - inflation should be a sign that the cost of living squeezed is getting a little easier. but even that is not expected to get back to normal until next year or thereafter. get back to normal until next year orthereafter. ben get back to normal until next year or thereafter. ben king, bbc news. in 20 minutes in our business coverage will park that further. inflation comes out as sharply as people hope? will discuss that with a top economist. police officers will resume their search at a reservoir in portugal, in connection with the disappearance of madeleine mccann during a family holiday in 2007. they're looking for evidence that might link her disappearance to a convicted german sex offender. he was made a formal suspect by portuguese prosecutors last year. 0ur correspondent, navtejjohal, reports from the reservoir where the search

is taking place. so far today the search has been focused around the arade dam, this area, this vast expanse of water you can see behind me. and actually, i can see from here, still, a couple of officers wearing white forensic suits, just jutting out from that promontory in the distance. it might be a bit far away for you from home to watch that. and that gives you an indication of what we have seen today. forensics officers, police officers, emergency vehicles, we have seen an inflatable boat being launched into the water with a couple of police officers, sniffer dogs moving along the bank. and that gives you an idea, i think, of the scale of the operation and the variety of tools being used as part of the search of this area, which is around 30 miles or 50 kilometres away from praia da luz, where madeleine mccann went missing back in 2007. more updates on a website about the story. more than hundred 30 members of the us congress in parliament urged the notley the next us

climate conference in india. sergeant el tabakh, chief executive of the abu dhabi national oil company has been chosen to head cop28 to be held on to buy in november of this year. but greater sydney where we can talk to chris tony, the pro— vice chancellor of the research at the university of technology sydney and is professor of the earth system science. welcome. many arguing that sultan algebra is not the right man to head cop28. your thoughts? it right man to head cop28. your thou~hts? , , , ~, right man to head cop28. your thoughts?— thoughts? it is publicly quite a while, thoughts? it is publicly quite a while. so _ thoughts? it is publicly quite a while, so when _ thoughts? it is publicly quite a while, so when the - a while, so when the announcement came out it was pretty controversial, as you could imagine. sultan algebra, has the national oil company in our beautifully and church whose the next climate summit, what we call conference parties. many viewers were in the last was in egypt and the next is in abu darby and if i

had it is usually important to get an agreement on cutting emissions. so the controversy of selling someone who had fossil fuel company as we negotiations has caused all sorts of hoo—ha and now as you see there are 133 delegates from the us and europe appealing at. i5 from the us and europe appealing at— from the us and europe appealing at. is that likely thou:h appealing at. is that likely though at _ appealing at. is that likely though at this _ appealing at. is that likely though at this stage, - appealing at. is that likely | though at this stage, many might argue that actually if we have someone running an oil company at the heart of all of this, actually in some ways it brings in the fossil fuel debate even closer and therefore could see significant progress? therefore could see significant rouress? , ., �*, therefore could see significant rouress? , . fl. ., , progress? yes, that's certainly been the argument. _ progress? yes, that's certainly been the argument. there - progress? yes, that's certainly been the argument. there was announcement that no—one was better to make the position because they have to transition and that's one point of view. i think the other side of the story, something that lost in

some of the reporting, as alongside this letter is also an appeal that any company must be fully transparency and declare or they'd like them to declare or they'd like them to declare any commitments it has made towards fossil fuel made towards fossilfuel companies or any campaign contributions. last year there were more delicate fossil fuel companies and every other country apart from the uae. before an agent it was more than any other nation. you have this cohort is bigger than a country basically pushing fossil fuels to be considered and actually basically given a commitment for what they should be really doing, and at the moment, gosh, we are in such a mess. the planet is an absolute falling off a cliff at the moment environmentally and we are tracking on a huge another level. climate change is happening are far faster rate

than we thought. for viewers, the paris climate agreement as a target of1.5 the paris climate agreement as a target of 1.5 global average temperatures. it does not sound a lot, the end of the 19th century, who at one point to. this year with el nino, change of the ocean currents in the pacific looking like it'll kick off, we could well hit that magical 1.5 off, we could well hit that magical1.5 and off, we could well hit that magical 1.5 and that's not someone we want to be. so this is about transparency, about giving the public confidence that everyone is putting on the same direction which is we just got to get emissions down and get it down fast. it's almost a classic subtest, is this real, and this is what delegates are concerned about. you mentioned the last meeting _ concerned about. you mentioned the last meeting was _ concerned about. you mentioned the last meeting was in - concerned about. you mentioned the last meeting was in egypt - the last meeting was in egypt and prior to that was glasgow. now we gather and by the end of the year. —— device. do you feel annual meetings and i were to the gathering of everyone to discuss climate? that every 12 months of the right timing in

terms of what can be done in between if that makes sense? yes, no, it's a fair point. how much momentum do you give and very want to be around the table, there is the issue about cutting emissions, the issue of climate justice and making sure those countries which are suffering the worst effects of climate change are being carefully looked after and fully supported as much as possible. at the moment we have the same climate change happening and we have not got nearly the skill we are trying to limit tattoo, but what paris as we've agreed that only set countries agree to that, we look like we are in danger of having 1.5 in the next couple of years, possibly this year, we have insane levels of climate change happening and we have not been curbing it, emissions are going up. this is a huge challenge and need to make sure things are as transparent as possible and moving a lot quicker. there is the argument as not that we are not pushing enough momentum

moving forward to make that happen. i think the danger is if we have asked meetings, even this would be done. it keeps the pressure point on having a conversation now it's on the front of the public conscience that went out on this and we will need to act on it.- will need to act on it. thank ou so will need to act on it. thank you so much. _ will need to act on it. thank you so much. professor - will need to act on it. thank you so much. professor of l you so much. professor of system science and pro— vice chancellor of research at uts in sydney. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. feeling on top of the world, the moment harry made history. last week he became the first ever doubled above the knee amputee to reach the summit of everest. i amputee to reach the summit of everest. ., amputee to reach the summit of everest. . ., ., ., ., , everest. i am emotional as well because a _ everest. i am emotional as well because a long _ everest. i am emotional as well because a long way _ everest. i am emotional as well because a long way and - everest. i am emotional as well because a long way and i - everest. i am emotional as well because a long way and i cried i because a long way and i cried many times. yes, lots of

emotional things as well. yes, i feel amazing emotional things as well. yes, ifeel amazing but emotional things as well. yes, i feel amazing but also emotional things as well. yes, ifeel amazing but also i hope this will send a message around the world that anything is possible. the world that anything is possible-— the world that anything is ossible. ., , ~ ., possible. the former gurkha soldier lost _ possible. the former gurkha soldier lost both _ possible. the former gurkha soldier lost both his - possible. the former gurkha soldier lost both his legs - possible. the former gurkha l soldier lost both his legs when he stepped an improvised explosive device while serving in afghanistan in 2010. when he woke up he thought his life was over. but taking on a number of extreme sporting fees helped grow his confidence again. you're live with bbc news. the spanish football federation has ordered the partial closure of valencia's stadium after fans chanted racist abuse against real madrid player, viniciusjunior, on sunday. the club has also been fined $48,000. it's been confirmed viniciuisjunior will not be suspended, after getting a red card on sunday. the footballer was sent off for hitting a player from valencia but only

after he was grabbed around the neck. the spanish football federation says they lifted the suspension after watching the footage back. meanwhile, police in spain have arrested three valencia fans suspected of hurling racist insults at the real madrid player. police have also detained four people suspected of hanging an effigy of vinicius, reminiscent of a lynching from a bridge in madrid injanuary. the abuse has sparked outrage in brazil, with the government the lights illuminating rio's statue of christ the redeemer to be swutched off to show their support for the footballer. they have also requested a meeting with officials in madrid. in a tweet, la liga president —

javier tebas — cricised viniciusjuniorfor speaking out against racist abuse, saying: "neither spain nor la liga is racist, it is very unfair to say that. mr tebas went on to list all the ways the league has worked to combat racism but the former manchester city player, micah richards, aays those coomments are part of the problem. it makes my blood boil. that's part of the problem. it's not just a football issue. . it's a life people go through every day. if you think, what chance do we have? 0ur correspondent guy hedgecoe has the latest on the story from madrid. three people have been arrested aged between 18 and 21, all our fans are valencia football club. we believe these are

three individuals, vinicius junior confronted during sunday possibly game between real madrid and valencia in the stadium. individuals he pointed at and telling the referee that they had been racially abusing him and naming monkey chance. that's what we know so far and for other arrests of people suspected of having hung in effigy of ses from average with a red rag injanuary. that's been going on some months now. have been four arrests made related to in that incident. you could say there has been a mixed response. but we have heard in the last few hours, public figures for the most part almost immensely condemning antiracist saying they should not be racism in football sport generally. but

in terms of those comments about spain being a racist country or spain having a problem with racism and its port, that's been much more divisive and so for example the coach of real madrid, the coach of viniciusjunior, but his comments to say there is a serious problem in spanish football. theo pinson politicians on the political left, for example, who tend to support those comments. there have been others who say that although racism should be condemned, spain is not a racist country. we've heard from leader of the opposition conservative popular party who said a spade is not a racist country. we heard from the head of la liga, the spanish league governing body who said spain in spanish football do not have a racist problem. so this has been a very divisive issue, the issue of whether or not spain

has an inherent problem providing racism. guy hedgecoe there. one of the uk's best known art galleries, tate britain, in london, has unveiled an entirely new presentation of more than 800 works. the aim is to tell the story of british art more broadly over the last 500 years, in a way that resonates today. our culture and media editor katie razzall has been to take a look. its journey through 500 years the british art now this story is not presented in a vacuum reflects the culture and society of its times. tate britain is also given greater prominence to works by women artists and diversity. feeling like this the first room in which women artists appear. alex has been busy investing in art by women including the new acquisition by mary beale, the most prolific female portrait painter of the 17th century.

feeling like a course this is a man ausmat world society as a whole and in terms of the arts scene. these artists have been marginalised from art historical accounts and unfairly marginalised. it's important that the worker said in the context of their male peers. tate now displays its art within a wider historical context with new commissions along side for the first time. nils norman foster radical pamphlets to show the turbulence of an age of civil war and turbulence of an age of civil warand painting turbulence of an age of civil war and painting state. there is a new labelling as well, reminder of what life was like workers idealised ms dove skating and slaves depicted amongst the dancers in this 18th century agostino. it is truth that is a misleading image, made for planters, people who made huge wealth out of sugar and slavery, while also offering an image that acts like propaganda to people

back home points of response to people who say why are you really believe these things? while we notjust part of our history? it is not actually not superimposing a modern history onto history. it is precisely telling history more truthfully and exclusively. tate was my collection belongs to us all. they're telling a story through art, whether through the reality of war, industrialisation and its impact or the story of the umpire. i impact or the story of the umpire-— impact or the story of the umire. . , ., ., ~ umpire. i want people to walk riaht u- umpire. i want people to walk right up to — umpire. i want people to walk right up to it- _ umpire. i want people to walk right up to it. this _ umpire. i want people to walk right up to it. this person - right up to it. this person crew right up to it. this person grew up _ right up to it. this person grew up in _ right up to it. this person grew up in galiano. - right up to it. this person grew up in galiano. this | right up to it. this person - grew up in galiano. this work is an odd heraldic imagery on a british passport. it is is an odd heraldic imagery on a british passport.— british passport. it is a document _ british passport. it is a document which - british passport. it is al document which people british passport. it is a - document which people are fighting for, people are literally dying to get this thing. literally dying to get this thin. , �* . thing. doesn't reflect britishness _ thing. doesn't reflect britishness in - thing. doesn't reflect britishness in any - thing. doesn't reflect - britishness in any sense? bulimba it reflects ideas of britishness, ideas of unlimited culture, ideas of nationhood. how do we come to become who we are? cannot provide an answer

these modern works are created during a peoples of brexit. black lives matter and meet you. in 500 years how will visitors here interpret the start of our myelination? katie razzall, bbc news. a rare wristwatch once owned by china's last emperor has sold for more than $5 million. the patek philippe timepiece was snapped up at an auction in hong kong. its unusual features include an arabic numeral dial, pink gold hands and a moon phase function. the emperor gave it away to his interpreter in 1950 on his final day at a soviet prisoner of war camp where he'd been held captive for five years. we will have more on that auction in our business coverage because we will look at the demand or at least the increase in demand for luxurious timepieces and in particular secondhand ones but also of course we're unpacking further the inflation numbers due out here in the uk. will

inflation proved to be very sticky or not in april? i will talk to, top economist in a moment. see you soon. hello. tim rogers on tuesday reached 21 celsius in yorkshire and i think wednesday will be every bit as well, maybe it had warmer in the next few days very little change on the weather front. very little change on the weatherfront. a very little change on the weather front. a large area of high pressure is dominating weather across our part of the. the air originates from the central north atlantic, so not seeing the push of warm air that we sometimes get from the southern climbers and that means so far this may depending on how we look at it it's been a little disappointing in terms of the temperatures sue bennett managed to reach 23 degrees so

far. in most years those values reached the middle high 20s at least at some point in may so yes, it has been a little on the cool side which is not necessarily a bad thing, not all of us like a weather. the forecast early wednesday shows a bit of cloud across western scotland and northern ireland and a few spits and lots of rain but elsewhere we are waking up to mostly sunny skies. a bit of it have any particular in the north. the weatherford will continue to bring it and lots of rain and cloud for a time to the morning to towards these north—western areas to the that it be a gloriously sunny day so this is where damages will be their highest, typically the high teens to perhaps low 20s in one or two areas. 22 for example in cardiff but also with managing the sign is of course very strong this time of year and look at the high uv levels pretty much across the board. the high—pressure is still with us on thursday but it means

also that the wind directions will be changing around the uk as this high—pressure changes shape. that means cloud push across the country to different areas so it looks like parts of england will be a little on the cloudy side at times on thursday, just because we have high—pressure does not mean necessarily that will be sunny through the week. there is photo, is it averages fairly similar, high teens, possibly up similar, high teens, possibly up to 22 celsius. 0ver us will last through that weekend, quite possibly next week. a lot of bit of that in cardiff, every day. not looking bad at all. bye—bye.

live from london, this is bbc news the bank of england expects a significant fall in prices in the uk — the latest inflation numbers are out in a few hours — will they be proved wrong ain? 39 when is tourism too much for a city? barcelona is an extremely popular destination presenting many challenges for local residents. we have a special report. plus the watch that fetched $5 million at auction — we talk to the boss of the company that is making a mint out of selling luxury timepieces.

time now for the top business stories. i'm sally bundock and we start here in the uk where