live from london, this is bbc news. # you're simply the best... # tributes continue to pour in following the death of the queen of rock and roll, tina turner, at 83 years old. florida governor ron desantis formally launches his presidential campaign, and lays out his platform to take on his republican rival donald trump. japan hopes to begin the controversial process of discharging more than a million tonnes of water used to cool damaged reactors at fukushima this year. the funeral of one of the last black raf second world war veterans, flight sergeant peter brown, will take place today.

hello, i'm sally bundock — welcome to the programme. the world of music has been paying tribute to the pop legend tina turner, who's died at the age of 83. she rose to fame with her then—husband ike turner in the 1960s, with songs such as river deep, mountain high and nutbush city limits — before launching a solo career, with hits including private dancer, what's love got to do with it. tina turner sold more than 180 million albums worldwide — and won eight grammy awards over her long career. she'll be remembered for the boundless energy she brought to her performances and that unmistakable voice — as our entertainment correspondent, david sillito reports. # when you were a young boy # did you have a puppy

# that always followed you around... # 1966 — river deep, mountain high. in yourface, hip shaking, sweat drenched, passionate pop perfection. # and do i love you # my, oh, my # river deep, mountain high...# however, in america, the song was a flop. it would be another 17 years before tina turner truly made it. # baby. # # now, ike turner, i'm all you need # so darling... # anna mae bullock grew up in nutbush, tennessee. her family were sharecroppers. she started singing in ike turner's band when she was a teenager. # nutbush city limits... # and poor, largely abandoned by her parents, it was,

she hoped, her escape. but it was an escape into a different sort of misery. # rolling down the river... # there were hits and the world saw a confident, powerful woman on stage. # i'm the gypsy, the acid queen... # but the acid queen in tommy was, in private, fearful of her violent, controlling husband. finally, in 1976, she walked out. i did try to leave, and the first time was when i had the experience of being whipped with a wire hanger. and then another time was something else. and i realised, "well, you don't go back." # i'm your private dancer # a dancerfor money... # what then followed was a rebirth. # let's stay together...#

the team behind the band heaven 17 and the support of david bowie help to set her on her way to becoming one of the biggest selling acts in the world. # 0h, what's love got to do, got to do with it... # no wonder they turned her life story into a musical. and the tributes — among them mickjagger. she was, he says, "inspiring, warm, funny and generous. she helped me so much." she was an inspiration for artists such as beyonce. i'll never forget the first time i saw you perform. i had never in my life saw a woman so powerful. so fearless. so fabulous. and those legs! here performing in her honour in 2005. # rolling on the river... #

cheering and applause # you're simply the best # better than all the rest... # and in the year 2000, she was 60 years old and the biggest selling concert artist in the world. from annie mae bullock and the church choir of nutbush baptist church, to multi—platinum selling buddhist rock and roll superstar, living in switzerland... the extraordinary tina turner. and if you look at today's newspapers, the front pages in the uk have that line, simply

the uk have that line, simply the best. tina turner, who has died at the age of 83. live now to los angeles, where we can speak to chris willman, who is a senior music writer and chief music critic at variety. lovely to talk to you. such sad news to hear of her passing, but what lovely tributes that have been coming in.- have been coming in. yes, i mean, have been coming in. yes, i mean. from _ have been coming in. yes, i mean, from literally - have been coming in. yes, i mean, from literally every l mean, from literally every celebrity in the world, almost. from beyonce, 0prah, ourformer president 0bama and his wife, angela basset who played her in the film version, mickjagger who borrowed a few moves from her over the years, magic johnson, the world of sports, politics, entertainment. we have just — politics, entertainment. we have just been _ politics, entertainment. we have just been hearing about her story and herjourney, it really is quite incredible, and so many say she was a trailblazer and a legend and she absolutely was.-

trailblazer and a legend and she absolutely was. yes, and i think peeple — she absolutely was. yes, and i think people relate _ she absolutely was. yes, and i think people relate to - she absolutely was. yes, and i think people relate to her- think people relate to her story because they want to see themselves in it, we want to believe we are capable of change and she is the ultimate symbol of change and resilience, personally and professionally. when she left her husband mike in 1976 and professionally when she reinvented herself in 1984 with the private dancer album and she had so many hits and flops before then, minor blips, it seemed like she would make it but she disappeared again and people wrote her off as a legacy act playing half filled couege legacy act playing half filled college auditoriums suddenly in the �*80s everything changed and she was on this plateau that she was on this plateau that she never came down from, even after she retired from making records 23 years ago, and from performing in the mid—2000 is it felt like she never went away. it felt like she never went awa . ~ , y it felt like she never went awa . ~ , , it felt like she never went away. absolutely, but her voice is iconic. you _ away. absolutely, but her voice is iconic. you hear _ away. absolutely, but her voice is iconic. you hear her- away. absolutely, but her voice is iconic. you hear her voice, i is iconic. you hear her voice, you know it straightaway it is

tina turner. it was unique in so many ways. tina turner. it was unique in so many ways-_ tina turner. it was unique in so many ways-— tina turner. it was unique in so many ways. yes, within two seconds you — so many ways. yes, within two seconds you know _ so many ways. yes, within two seconds you know that - so many ways. yes, within two seconds you know that it's - so many ways. yes, within two| seconds you know that it's her, nobody sounded like that. it's hard to even descriptor described the voice, it's kind of, it could be a sneer, to be a cry, it it could be cocky and sexy, without really her changing the tonality that much. and itjust seemed to embody every bit of confidence and anguish that you could put into any song, certainly in the �*805 into any song, certainly in the �*80s when she started doing the latter variety material, she wasn't really famous for her ballads up until the �*80s, the first couple of decades, she started making r&b records in 1960 and was known primarily as an r&b singer, almost a caricature that charity women in the shimmering miniskirt and she continued to be that, god bless her, those legs never went away during her career,

but really she expanded her range of material from the �*80s onward and cemented her place in pop history as well as r&b and rock and roll history. we are envious _ and rock and roll history. we are envious of _ and rock and roll history. we are envious of the legs, that's for sure. are envious of the legs, that's forsure. i are envious of the legs, that's for sure. i thought beyonce summed it up well, powerful and fearless, so fabulous. do you think mickjagger, who was a really good friend of tina turner, do you think he stole some of her moves? he absolutely _ some of her moves? he absolutely did. - some of her moves? he absolutely did. i - some of her moves? he: absolutely did. i mean, i'm surprised he didn't acknowledge it a bit more, but maybe he will at some point. in the mid—60s they were both in that tv show turned into a movie called capital of the tammy show. she is a total wildcat in that. mickjagger is still pretty sedate at that point and have to think that if no other point he watched both of their performances together and thought, you know, that's what i need to be doing.— i need to be doing. before we let ou i need to be doing. before we let you go. — i need to be doing. before we let you go, what _ i need to be doing. before we let you go, what is _ i need to be doing. before we let you go, what is your - let you go, what is your favourite song?- let you go, what is your favourite song? river deep,

mountain — favourite song? river deep, mountain high, which was a| favourite song? river deep, - mountain high, which was a huge hit in the uk but a total flop in the states, that was one of her really down periods when it seemed like maybe she was over. but i love the fill spectre wall of sound, it's like a one—time crossover that is just incredible and i phil spector. some that were a bit more like her like proud mary.— her like proud mary. there are so many great _ her like proud mary. there are so many great hits. _ her like proud mary. there are so many great hits. chris, - so many great hits. chris, thank you so much. lovely to speak to you. do tammy what your favourite of her songs is. let's talk about tina turner and herfantastic let's talk about tina turner and her fantastic hits, let's talk about tina turner and herfantastic hits, which was your favourite? let me know. some of the day's avenues now. —— avenues. the us national security agency says that it has identified a state—sponsored cyber actor from china trying target critical infrastructure networks. it comes after microsoft published details of a mysterious computer code

appearing in telecommunications systems in guam and elsewhere. microsoft said the group, codenamed "volt typhoon", had targeted us cyber infrastructure across numerous key industries. the head of a russian paramilitary group that's opposed to president putin has said it carried out a recent cross—border raid from ukraine, in coordination with the ukrainian military. the kremlin claims it killed seventy attackers on monday. there's been no independent verification of the figures. kyiv denies any link to the incursion. a trump supporter who was photographed with his feet on the desk of the house speaker during the capitol riot two years ago has beenjailed for four and a half years. the photo of richard barnett became a defining image of the january 6th insurrection. officials in canada say firefighters have made significant progress in tackling wildfires which have devastated large areas in alberta. rainfall in the last few days

has helped the authorities reinforce firebreaks, and firefighters have arrived from new zealand to help. more than a million hectares of forest have burned in alberta already this year. a sharp fall in how much we pay for our gas and electricity is expected to be announced later, as the energy regulator 0fgem sets the next price cap for households in england, wales and scotland. analysts predict a fall of around £450 household's annual bill. more on that story later in her business coverage. the florida governor, ron desantis, has officially announced his bid to become the republican presidential candidate for the 2024 election. he's widely predicted to become donald trump's main rivalfor the nomination. the 44—year—old's launch event on twitter, with the platform's owner, elon musk, was hit by a series

of technical problems, before he could get his message across. nomia iqbal reports from miami. decline is a choice. success is attainable. a big american flag, dramatic music and a warning only he can fix the problems. just what you would expect from a candidate aiming for the topjob. bud expect from a candidate aiming for the topjob.— for the top 'ob. and integrity to our for the topjob. and integrity to our institutions. _ for the topjob. and integrity to our institutions. i'm - for the topjob. and integrity to our institutions. i'm ron l to our institutions. i'm ron desantis and i'm running for president to lead our great american comeback. we president to lead our great american comeback. we have so many people _ american comeback. we have so many people here. _ american comeback. we have so many people here. i— american comeback. we have so many people here. i think- american comeback. we have so many people here. i think we - many people here. i think we are melting _ many people here. i think we are melting the _ many people here. i think we are melting the server. - many people here. i think we are melting the server. but l many people here. i think we l are melting the server. but for are melting the server. but for a social media, elon musk was unable to launch ron desantis on his twitter spaces. i’m on his twitter spaces. i'm running — on his twitter spaces. i'm running to _ on his twitter spaces. i'm running to lead _ on his twitter spaces. i'm running to lead a - on his twitter spaces. i“n running to lead a great american comeback. technical . litches american comeback. technical glitches aside, _ american comeback. technical glitches aside, ron _ american comeback. technical glitches aside, ron desantis i american comeback. technicali glitches aside, ron desantis is the man who republicans see as donald trump without the

trauma. a conservative hero delivers policies.— delivers policies. florida is where work _ delivers policies. florida is where work goes - delivers policies. florida is where work goes to - delivers policies. florida is where work goes to die. i delivers policies. florida is| where work goes to die. as governor — where work goes to die. as governor here, he has expanded gun ownership laws, restricted sex and gender identity education in public schools, limited abortion access and waged a war with disney. ron desantis is hugely popular here but also very controversial. many people don't like him because of his hardline conservative policies. the question is, can he appeal to enough americans outside florida to win a national election? he has already been travelling across the country to drum up support. however, the polls suggest he can't be donald trump, who has nicknamed him dee sinking ship. some supporters in miami say don't rule him out. ron desantis comes with a big war chest of money and a lot of hype. american history is littered

with those who tried to be president. ron desantis may join them or go the distance. a ship is grounded in one of the world's busiest shipping routes, egypt's suez canal. leth shipping agencies say tug boats are trying to refloat the vessel. this of course will remind you that in march 2021, the suez canal was blocked for six days by the massive container ship ever given. the blockage, which caused much worry and frustration for the global shipping industry, meant that over 300 ships were stuck trying to pass through the canal. we will bring you the latest on this current blockage as we have it. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. feeling on top of the world.

this is the moment hari made history. last week, he became the first ever double above—the—knee amputee to reach the summit of everest. i'm emotional as well because it's a long wait and you know, i cried many times, - and yeah, lots of lots of emotional things. i so yeah, i think i feel amazing. i but also i hope this will send . a message to around the world that anything is possible. the former gurkha soldier lost both his legs when he stepped on 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 feats helped grow his confidence again.

you're live with bbc news. the latest net migration figures, showing the difference between the number of people coming to live in the uk and the number leaving, are expected to hit a record high this morning. it's predicted they will be in the region of 700,000 — well in excess of the previous high of about half a million. mark easton has the story. we can't bring you that report from mark easton so hopefully we shall be able to update you on that a little later but it will no doubt dominate the politics headlines here in the uk. biscoe to japan. —— let's go. japan hopes to begin discharging the water used to cool the damaged reactors at fukushima this year. it says it's unavoidable with storage space on land running out. more than 1 million tonnes of water has been cleaned of most radioactive material but one isotope cannot be removed. so a team of experts from south korea are there to assess the situation.

let's get more from our correspondent shaimaa khalil in tokyo. just tell us more about this process. it is very critical they get this right? good morning- _ they get this right? good morning. yes, _ they get this right? good morning. yes, it - they get this right? good morning. yes, it is - they get this right? good i morning. yes, it is critical, because officials injapan are saying that essentially they are running out of space to store all this water. the team of more than 20 south korean experts have been here injapan for a few days and they have inspected facilities to treat water, to read it from radioactive material, but also to test a facility that treats a concentration or to test the concentration of one particular radioactive material, tritium, that's the tricky part because the japanese authority, the tokyo energy power company, has said that they're able to read

water over 60 radio nuclei is, except for tritium but what trying to do is to get the tritium in the water below the concentration, the general acceptable rate of acce pta ble rate of concentration. acceptable rate of concentration. so the south korean experts are here to make sure of the safety and viability of that plan and essentially to take it back to the south korean government and the south korean government and the south korean public and give them their findings, because there is a great deal of concern about japan's plans, not just of concern about japan's plans, notjust here injapan with the local fishermen that are saying this could be seen as another disaster for them, reputational disaster for them, reputational disaster for them, reputational disaster for their fisheries, but neighbours like south korea, like china, even russia has expressed concern and essentially this goes back to what happened 12 years ago in 2011 when the huge disaster, the earthquake and the huge tsunami essentially destroyed fukushima nuclear power plant's

reactors, three reactors melted. they gave it a huge amount of radiation, and the water used to cool those reactions has been accumulating in about 1000 water tanks, though the government is saying this will come to capacity in 2024 and the plan is to treat this water, the safety levels have been diluted with sea water and then to pump it into a pipe about a kilometre away from the power plant into an underwater tunnel into the sea. this is a process that will take decades, and the concern here is that even if the water is safe for now, environmentalists, maritime scientists and radiation experts are saying there is still concern about the long—term exposure and that's what japan is trying to prove, that it what japan is trying to prove, thatitis what japan is trying to prove, that it is safe, that's what is trying to get people on board, including south korea.- including south korea. thank ou, including south korea. thank you. shaimaa _ including south korea. thank you, shaimaa khalil- including south korea. thank you, shaimaa khalilwith - including south korea. thank you, shaimaa khalilwith the| you, shaimaa khalil with the detail on the story.

ajamaican—born airman who joined the royal air force to protect britain from nazi germany will be laid to rest today. flight sergeant peter brown — who was part of a group of elite fliers dubbed the "pilots of the caribbean" — died in december, aged 96. he was going to have a small funeral but, when his wartime service was revealed, it was soon realised they were going to need a much larger church. helena wilkinson reports. this is flight sergeant peter brown. the young jamaican travelled thousands of miles to the uk so he could volunteer with the royal air force during the second world war. after he came to britain, he trained as a wireless operator and air gunner and he flew in a lancaster bomber when he served in 625 squadron. few knew about his military service with the raf until after he died. the air force veteran, who lived alone, died in his flat in west london in december. he was 96 and had no

known relatives. our intention was originally that there would be the funeral — us — and we'd go to the pub and have a drink in his memory. although he lived alone, peter brown had the support of friendly neighbours who saw him every day. sitting on the bench where they would often meet him for a chat, they told us about peter brown, the modest private man. over the years i knew him, the only time he really opened up was when i introduced him to my seven—year—old grandson, who at that time was crazy about all things aircraft. and he talked to him in some detail about his time in the raf, flying in lancaster bombers in a really open and fulsome way, but not in any sense a boastful way. # happy birthday to you. # this was peter brown's 93rd birthday, organised by his neighbours. 93 today, pete — looking 60.

after peter brown died, his neighbours appealed to organisers to give him a fitting funeral. when peter brown's story was made public, organisers of his funeral were inundated with requests from members of the public who wanted to attend the service. it was due to be held in march, but it was moved to find a bigger location — here at st clement danes church in westminster, the central church of the raf. around 600 people will be at the funeral service later. it's going to be a really special event with lots of different elements. reverend group captain ruth hake will be leading it. the chief of the air staff will be here representing the royal air force, which is, of course, a sign of how importantly we see this as a way of saying goodbye to somebody who was probably one of our very last representatives of the group of volunteers from the caribbean who came to help us in our darkest hour

and our hour of need. so it's really important that we make that commitment to him. in the congregation today will be distant relatives of peter brown, including brooke alexander. she was traced by anglia research, a company based in the uk. she's travelled from jamaica especially for the service. he really dedicated himself to the protection of people. clearly, that was obviously a passion of his and something that mattered to him. and the fact that because of this, we will remember him. he will be remembered. his legacy will live on in the minds and hearts of a lot of people who have connected with this story. and most importantly, he lives on in the legacy of our family. flight sergeant peter brown's funeral will reflect on his service to this country. but it will also be a moment for those who knew him well to remember theirfriend.

he wasjust part of the landscape here. he was part of our everyday experience of, if we go out somewhere, chances are we going to bump into peter. and he is and will continue to be sorely missed. it's quite a day, we are digesting all the tributes are coming in for digesting all the tributes are coming infortina digesting all the tributes are coming in for tina turner and we asked you a little earlier, what is your favourite hit? so far, simply the best has got most of your simon has said, she was such an inspirational person for him personally, simply the best is the one. natalie says the theme tune for the james bond film goldeneye is a favourite. paul in bedford, he says, if you they will be playing simply the best. keep them coming, i will

be back with the top business stories next including a look at the changing energy crisis. see you soon. there will be subtle differences in the feel of the weather from differences in the feel of the weatherfrom place differences in the feel of the weather from place to differences in the feel of the weatherfrom place to place. on wednesday parts of south—east wales saw highs of 23 celsius but on the east coast of england, yes, the sun was shining but the breeze was coming in off a chilly sea, so it felt a little bit cooler. 0ver it felt a little bit cooler. over the next few days, that will continue to be the case. high pressure in charge with the wind around the high pressure flowing in a clockwise direction so for some of us at times the wind will be coming in off the chilly waters of the sea. it is day, temperatures around some and eastern coasts, 11 to 14 degrees can compare that with 22 with some shelter

in the south of oils. this is how the weather looks for the day ahead. quite a lot of cloud at times. but not all the time. northern ireland i think will tend to see a fair amount of cloud feeding in but there will be some spells of sunshine. the rest of the sultan will be found across the northern half of scotland but in the far north it will be windy and on the chilly side at 11 in lerwick. the highest temperatures will be in short across south wales and south west england, up to 22. during thursday night, we keep some areas of cloud here and there, there could be some mist patches. more generally cloudy weather spilling into the far of scotland. it may turn a bit chilly in places, temperatures are typically between 5 and 9. our area of are typically between 5 and 9. 0urarea of high are typically between 5 and 9. our area of high pressure still 0ur area of high pressure still with us as we head into friday. around the southern flank of that high, particularly across parts of south—east england we are going to have a noticeable north—easterly breeze which will make it feel really quite chilly if you are spending the

day on the east coast but england and wales, northern ireland, southern scotland seeing spells of sunshine. northern scotland likely to have more in the way of cloud, may be the odd spot of rain or drizzle. 14th celsius for stornoway but 24 glasgow, liverpool, birmingham and 21 in cardiff. forthe liverpool, birmingham and 21 in cardiff. for the weekend, well, again, around some of the coasts if you are exposed to that onshore breeze it will at times feel rather cool. but where you have some shelter in land and down towards the south—west of the uk, temperatures climbing to 22 celsius.

live from london, this is bbc news. positive energy — uk gas and electricity bills set to fall by hundreds of pounds from july — as the regulator slashes the amount the industry can charge. also coming up — recharged! jaguar land rover to pick the uk for its new battery factory in a vital boost for the british car industry. plus, closer to the brink — talks on america's finances drag on as analysts warn time is running out to avoid a disastrous debt default. we start here in the uk — with a very rare piece of good