live from london. this is bbc news. the uk's net migration hits a record high of more than 600,000 people. ukraine confirms russia's wagner mercenary group has begun handing over the city of bakhmut to the russian army. florida's republican governor ron desantis launches his 2024 presidential bid in a twitter livestream hit by technical glitches. the man who wrote one of the greatest hits for tina turner pays tribute to the music legend. she had a wa tribute to the music legend. she had awa of tribute to the music legend. she had a way of transforming _ tribute to the music legend. she had

a way of transforming songs. - tribute to the music legend. she had a way of transforming songs. so - tribute to the music legend. she hadi a way of transforming songs. so that she owns them, they were hers. she was worshipped. hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones, welcome to bbc news now. we start here in the uk — where new figures show net migration hit a record high in 2022, despite the government's promise to reduce it. net migration is the difference between the number of people coming to live in the uk and the number leaving. it rose to 606,000 last year, driven by people from non—eu countries arriving for work and study, after the pandemic. that's up from 488,000 in 2021. the figure includes people coming to the uk under resettlement schemes from both ukraine, because of the war, and hong kong, after a political crackdown in the former british territory.

i asked peter walsh from the oxford university migration 0bservatory his reaction to the net migration numbers. it is double what we see in normal times pre—pandemic when the figure would be anywhere between 250 and 350,000 but in some way it is no surprise because this is a unique period in which we have three things combining to produce this higher figure. the first is the bespoke humanitarian roots, so the ukrainian road, the hong kong one, the second strong continued demand for student visas, and thirdly, very strong demand for work visas with people going especially into skilled jobs in the nhs as and nurses, and also as co—workers. —— as doctors and nurses, and also as care workers. this was a key issue for people around the time of the brexit vote and one of the reasons for voting tulika maan to get these numbers

down. —— one of the reasons for voting leave was to get these numbers down.— voting leave was to get these numbers down. �* . , , ._ ., numbers down. brexit has played a art, and numbers down. brexit has played a part. and more _ numbers down. brexit has played a part, and more eu _ numbers down. brexit has played a part, and more eu citizens- numbers down. brexit has played a part, and more eu citizens are - part, and more eu citizens are leaving them coming, but that is being compensated for by those coming from the rest of the world and the post—brexit visa system that was more liberal for those without a eu citizenship, so before brexit people could come to work but they needed to go into graduate—level jobs and that was reduced, but it is not all explained by brexit and there was also the graduate visa which allows students to look for work two years after graduating which has also played a part and of course the bespoke humanitarian roots, people moving from ukraine and hong kong. so brexit is not the whole story. —— routes. we

and hong kong. so brexit is not the whole story. -- routes.— whole story. -- routes. we can now seak to whole story. -- routes. we can now speak to martin _ whole story. -- routes. we can now speak to martin in _ whole story. -- routes. we can now speak to martin in hong _ whole story. -- routes. we can now speak to martin in hong kong - whole story. -- routes. we can now speak to martin in hong kong for. whole story. -- routes. we can now| speak to martin in hong kong for his view. ., ., , ., , view. the hong kong share in this fiaure is view. the hong kong share in this figure is 52.020 _ view. the hong kong share in this figure is 52,020 22, _ view. the hong kong share in this figure is 52,020 22, and - view. the hong kong share in this figure is 52,020 22, and they - figure is 52,020 22, and they arrived in the uk through the bno visa scheme which is the british national overseas scheme. injune 2020, beijing imposed a national security law in hong kong with the punishment up to life imprisonment for subversion and terrorist activities and so—called collusion with foreign forces. and then the uk launched the bno visa scheme in late january 2021 and they were estimating, the home office, 300,000 people would have moved to the uk through this route over a span of five years.

through this route over a span of five yew-— through this route over a span of five veere— through this route over a span of five ears. ., ~ ,, , . ., five years. thank you very much for that. now talk— five years. thank you very much for that. now talk liverpool _ five years. thank you very much for that. now talk liverpool through i five years. thank you very much for| that. now talk liverpool through the story where you are? —— now talk us through the story where you are. they have long been close ties with the uk _ they have long been close ties with the uk and — they have long been close ties with the uk and just a six—hour hour flight _ the uk and just a six—hour hour flight from _ the uk and just a six—hour hour flight from where i am in lagos to london _ flight from where i am in lagos to london and — flight from where i am in lagos to london and many nigerians have relatives— london and many nigerians have relatives in the uk but in the past year thousands of young nigerians have headed to the uk, many of them to study. _ have headed to the uk, many of them to study, some to work. student visas _ to study, some to work. student visas granted to nigerian students have increased 83% in the year and they are _ have increased 83% in the year and they are amongst the top five nationalities with the biggest increase and that is because for many— increase and that is because for many nigerians especially professionals, middle—class, and some _ professionals, middle—class, and some qualification, the state of the nigerian _ some qualification, the state of the nigerian economy has been very worrying — nigerian economy has been very worrying with inflation at 20% and at 40% _ worrying with inflation at 20% and at 40% in — worrying with inflation at 20% and at 40% in some of them have been looking _ at 40% in some of them have been looking to — at 40% in some of them have been looking to go back to university and -et looking to go back to university and get further— looking to go back to university and get further qualifications in order to be _ get further qualifications in order to be more employable either back

home _ to be more employable either back home or— to be more employable either back home or abroad so that is what is driving _ home or abroad so that is what is driving that — home or abroad so that is what is driving that increase in student numbers _ driving that increase in student numbers. ., ., «a, the battle for control of bakhmut has been the longest and bloodiest of the ukraine war, leaving most of the city razed to the ground. and today, the head of russia's wagner mercenary group yevgeny prigozhin said its forces have begun withdrawing from the city, transferring control to the russian army. in the last hour or so — ukraine has confirmed that the russian army has indeed taken over on the outskirts of the city. but kyiv says the mercenaries remain in the city centre. and we should add — that ukraine says it still has pockets of resistance there. wagner mercenaries have led the fighting in bakhmut for the russian side, with mr prigozhin last week saying 20,000 of his fighters had died in nine months of fighting there. here is mr prigozhin making today's annoucement on video. translation: we are withdrawing units from bakhmut _ translation: we are withdrawing units from bakhmut and _ translation: we are withdrawing units from bakhmut and today - translation: we are withdrawing units from bakhmut and today it i translation: we are withdrawing units from bakhmut and today it is| translation: we are withdrawing l units from bakhmut and today it is a 5am on the 25th of may and by the 1st ofjune the main part of the

unit will be relocated at the rear camps. the handing over our opposition to the military and a munition, positions, everything, including food rations. —— we are handing over our position to the military. on his official telegram channel, prigozhin added that wagner fighters would be ready to return to bakhmut if the army could not handle the situation. bbc verify has geolocated the video to an area near a pharmacy in the east of bakhmut. we can speak to our gustenau from john hopkins university. the we can speak to our gustenau from john hopkins university.— john hopkins university. the battle has taken something _ john hopkins university. the battle has taken something like _ john hopkins university. the battle has taken something like a - john hopkins university. the battle has taken something like a year- john hopkins university. the battle| has taken something like a year and it was originally intended by the russians as a stepping stone towards encircling ukrainian forces around kramatorsk and luhansk but the offensive failed and bakhmut then became something of a political

symbol. the russians committed to do it because they wanted a victory and so we have had for weeks and weeks and weeks, this gruelling russian offensive, leading to the death of tens of thousands of people. reveille; tens of thousands of people. really clear illustration _ tens of thousands of people. really clear illustration as _ tens of thousands of people. really clear illustration as you _ tens of thousands of people. really clear illustration as you are - clear illustration as you are talking, on this map of the changing of who is in control. why does it matter so much who is in control of bakhmut? it matter so much who is in control of bakhmut? . , matter so much who is in control of bakhmut? ., , ., , , ., , bakhmut? it matters for the russians oliticall bakhmut? it matters for the russians politically and — bakhmut? it matters for the russians politically and you _ bakhmut? it matters for the russians politically and you mentioned - bakhmut? it matters for the russians politically and you mentioned the - politically and you mentioned the head of the wagner group and he wanted to show that his forces could do what the russian military could not do and he has hailed this as a victory for his forces now he's trying to save them and withdraw them from bakhmut. and it all —— also is important for the ukrainians because they wanted to tie down the russian forces and make them sustain

as many losses as possible. if the withdrawal— as many losses as possible. if the withdrawal does _ as many losses as possible. if the withdrawal does take _ as many losses as possible. if the withdrawal does take place - as many losses as possible. if the withdrawal does take place and i as many losses as possible. if the withdrawal does take place and we don't yet have final confirmation yet, but if the mercenary soldiers are out and russian soldiers are in, what difference does that make? for what difference does that make? igrr' prigozhin it has been part of his struggle with the ministry of defence for power and his enemy is actually in the russian ministry of defence rather than the ukrainians and he has been demanding the resignation or the dismissal of the minister of defence and basically he is now saying, we have taken bakhmut and we will give it over to the russian ministry of defence, let's see if they can hand —— hold it, then he will say, we are the only ones who can win this war. iltiui’hat ones who can win this war. what ha--ens ones who can win this war. what happens to _ ones who can win this war. what happens to the _ ones who can win this war. what happens to the wagner - ones who can win this war. what happens to the wagner group now? ones who can win this war. what - happens to the wagner group now? it is very hard to say and prigozhin

said they need rest and recuperation and he has complained about the russian minister of defence denying them the ammunition they need and they have also suffered many casualties. prigozhin keeps a close eye on the power struggle in the kremlin, that it is first priority, more than the war in ukraine per se. we have had negative assessments of the russian army's performance during the whole war, what is your specific assessment of their capabilities to hold bakhmut? it is hard to sav- _ capabilities to hold bakhmut? it is hard to say. the _ capabilities to hold bakhmut? it 3 hard to say. the russians have been digging in so never underestimate their capabilities and we also have to remember ukraine have also suffered heavy losses around bakhmut. it is not clear yet where the thrust of the offensive from ukraine will happen and it may not necessarily happen around bakhmut.

it is not clear what will happen around bakhmut and a broaderfront actually matters more than this particular city which is now completely in ruins and has become a symbol for both sides more than anything else. symbol for both sides more than anything else-— symbol for both sides more than anything else. now we are going to no to anything else. now we are going to go to japan- _ a man armed with a gun and a knife has killed three people, including two police officers, in centraljapan. police have surrounded a building in nagano city in the nagano prefecture where the attacker is believed to be holed up. 0ur tokyo correspondent shaimaa khalil sent us this update on the developing situation. the man is barricaded into a building surrounded by security personnel who have formed a 300 metre exclusion zone around him and that locals have been told not to leave their homes. we heard from an eye speaking to the japanese broadcaster nhk who said he saw a woman running towards the field shouting, help me, help me, before a

man caught up with her and stabbed her. a distress call was made to the police for 30 local time and the police for 30 local time and the police were quickly on the scene and we understand from nhk that the man was armed with a gun and a knife and he was dressed in army fatigues wearing a mask and sunglasses and he shot through the windows of the police car before running and barricading himself. we know that the woman and police officers were rushed to hospital and they are now dead. 0ne rushed to hospital and they are now dead. one other injured man, and we do not have any more details about him but we understand he is close to where the perpetrator is. we heard from residents in the neighbourhood, this happened in the centraljapan region, west of tokyo, and the neighbours seems to be shocked at what happened and they said this is

a quiet neighbourhood with many restaurants and a childcare centre and things like this do not happen in the neighbourhood here. everyone has been heeding the call of the police to stay at home but many have been speaking about how unusual this is for them. we have been looking at pictures of a number of police personnel surrounding the area, police vehicles, some of them wearing body armour and others carrying shields but even in the dark we have seen footage which apparently shows gunfire being shot into the night. this is very unusual forjapan. into the night. this is very unusual forjaan. . ~ ,., into the night. this is very unusual forjaan. . ~' ,. ., into the night. this is very unusual forjaan. . ~' ., ., forjapan. thank you for that u date. the chief constable of police scotland has admitted that the force is institutionally racist, sexist and misogynistic. sir iain livingstone said prejudice and bad behaviour within the force was "rightly of great concern".

this is what he's been saying in the last hour or so. the meaning of institutional racism set out by sir william macpherson in 1999 in his report on the appalling murder of stephen lawrence in 1993 is rightly very demanding. the phrase, the terminology, however, can and is often misinterpreted or misrepresented as unfair and personal critical assessments of police officers and police staff as individuals. that is not the case. does institutional discrimination mean our police officers and police staff are racist and sexist? no, it absolutely does not. i have great confidence in the character and values of our people. i am proud of police scotland. i am proud of my colleagues, proud of my officers and staff. so, i know and i have shared the reservations and concerns about acknowledging that

institutional discrimination exists in policing. however, it is right for me, it's the right thing to do for me as chief constable to clearly state that institutional racism, sexism, misogyny and discrimination exist. police scotland is institutionally racist and discriminatory. around the world and across the bbc, this is bbc news. let's look at some of the stories making news across the uk. an investigation has found that young people with complex mental health needs are being put at risk, by being placed on general children's wards in england. the report was compiled by government—funded organisation, the healthcare safety investigation branch. nhs england says it has an ongoing programme to improve mental health services for children and young people. plans to abolish fixed—term

tenancies in england would destroy the student housing market, landlords have warned. students are typically offered a 12 month fixed—term contract to reflect the academic year — and ensure properties are not left empty outside term—time. under the legislation fixed—term tenancies would be replaced by rolling contracts. the national residential landlords association said the plans could cause "chaos". researchers have found that plant—based foods are good for the health of the heart. they found vegetarian and vegan diets cut high levels of cholesterol that can eventually cause heart attacks or strokes. we now welcome back viewers from around the world. now to florida, where governor ron desantis has officially announced that he is running for us president in 202a. but his much anticipated campaign launch on twitter had a number of tehnical problems. it was an audio chat with the site's owner elon musk. take a listen.

elon is sitting next to me and we want to welcome you to this historic twitter spaces event and more broadly a first in the history of social media. tonight i'm pleased to introduce to you two individuals who've done more to... audio cuts out all right. sorry about that. we've got so many people here that i think we are kind of melting the server. there's 382,000 people on. all right, great. _ so, let's see. just keeps crashing. eventually, after around 25 minutes, the stream was reconnected for the official announcement. let's go to to our correspondent, nomia iqbal in miami. what did you make of it? it was re what did you make of it? it was pretty embarrassing _ what did you make of it? it was pretty embarrassing and - what did you make of it? it was pretty embarrassing and if - what did you make of it? it was pretty embarrassing and if you | what did you make of it? it was - pretty embarrassing and if you think about presidential launches, donald trump coming down the golden escalator to a crowd. barack 0bama announcing his run to a crowd in a

park. the same with the president biden. and then we have ron desantis in a room with a long mask and another man on twitter and then it crashes. he does not think it was a disaster, though. he went on fox news and played it down and said it was great and he got the biggest audience ever, so as far as ron desantis is concerned it was fine, but it has not stopped the american media from having a field day about it. one of the tabloids dubbed him ron disaster and donald trump might like that. what this show, though, is that ron desantis is not entirely disciplined. the headlines are not good for him but he is vying for the nomination and a lot can change in about a year and republican voters will decide in august which man or

woman they want to lead the party. the biggest obstacle for ron desantis is donald trump of course and he has been responding and he released a very short video on his social media site. a rocket falling over with the word ron on it. what does this do to donald trump's chances? donald trump of course is making _ donald trump's chances? donald trump of course is making hay _ donald trump's chances? donald trump of course is making hay of— donald trump's chances? donald trump of course is making hay of this - donald trump's chances? donald trump of course is making hay of this and - of course is making hay of this and comparing elon musk the space ex—boss and there has been a lot of puns about that, the failure to launch —— spacex. donald trump is well ahead in the polls anyway so a lot would have to happen for ron desantis to catch up with him. when

you speak to republican voters in miami about the men, ron desantis or donald trump, they do not like to put them against each other, and most people really like donald trump. but they also believe that ron desantis is better as a governor. they do not like the infighting and they do not like the way that donald trump goes after ron desantis and they think donald trump should be focusing on other people, namely president biden. 0ne voter said that should be the goal, to get rid of president biden and to get him out of the white house. but he is the favourite so far, donald trump, and we will have to see exactly how ron desantis performs over the next year. if he does catch up over the next year. if he does catch up in the polls and is victorious and gets the nomination, this twitter fiasco will be forgotten, but if he fails, and flames out, it

might be this twitter chaos that defines him.— might be this twitter chaos that defines him. . ., ., , hundreds of people have been attending the funeral in london today for a jamaican—born airman who joined the raf to protect britain from nazi germany. flight sergeant peter brown was part of a group of elite fliers dubbed the "pilots of the caribbean". he died in december, aged 96, with no known relatives. he was going to have a small funeral but, when his wartime service was revealed, it prompted a huge public response as helena wilkinson reports. on a warm spring day in central london, flight sergeant peter brown's final journey, his coffin draped with the union flag. on top, the medals he was awarded during the second world war. # happy birthday to you.# this was peter brown on his 93rd birthday, a private,

modest man who didn't like a fuss. born injamaica, he travelled thousands of miles as a teenager to the uk to volunteer with the royal air force during world war ii. he flew in lancaster bombers when he served in 625 squadron. after peter brown died, an appeal was made for relatives to come forward, organisers were then inundated with requests from members of the public who wanted to pay their respects. many are here today for the service, along with caribbean nationals who served in the military in the uk. the royal air force is enormously proud of everyone who has ever served in our ranks. and of course, when you look at the second world war, how everybody from across the commonwealth had to come together at that time, not least the forces and people who came from the caribbean. and to have the last veteran of that

time from the caribbean and to be able to come together today to remember that, to respect that, to reflect on how important it was, it means a great deal to everybody. for me when i read the story i thought, well, i'm emboldened to come down and actually attend on the day because, you know, you've got to come down. the thing is, he's always got family. i know he didn't initially have a close family to hand, but he's always got a family once he's been in the forces, and that's why i'm here. at the raf central church, st clement danes, peter brown's funeral service reflected all parts of his life. there was a reading from the head of the raf. friends, distant relatives and the jamaican community also attended, remembering a special man who gave up his freedom as a teenager to serve this country. helena wilkinson, bbc news, central london. stars from the world of music have

been paying tribute to the rock legend tina turner who's died at the age of 83. beyonce, sir mickjagger and sir eltonjohn have all praised her as a singer who paved the way for many women in the music business. known as the queen of rock and roll, and a firebrand on stage, she was also a survivor of domestic abuse. here's david sillito. # when you were a young boy # did you have a puppy # that always followed you around... # "tina turner, ourforever goddess of rock and roll." the words today from oprah winfrey. # nutbush city limits... # "a legend on record and stage" — eltonjohn. # rolling on the river...# for mickjagger, she was a warm, funny, inspiring friend. the music world is mourning a star who began performing in the �*50s and then in her 40s staged one of pop's great comebacks. # i'm your private dancer...# private dancer, a song written by dire

straits�* mark knopfler, just one of a jukebox full of hits from this golden period in her career. tina, of course, was unique. absolute life force. a human dynamo. i've never met anybody like tina. and i think everybody's struck with her the same way, there's so much positive energy coming from tina. and i think she had a way of transforming songs so that she owned them, they were hers. and she was worshipped by people. none more so than beyonce, here performing in her honour in 2005. i'll never forget the first time i saw you perform. i'd never in my life saw a woman so powerful. i so fearless. so fabulous. # you're simply the best # better than all the rest... #

she said today she was an inspiration. in her life, her resilience and her music, tina turner was her beloved queen. david sillito, bbc news. hello there. it's been a quiet week of weather and this quiet, dry weather will continue as we head into the bank holiday weekend. some sunshine for many parts of the country through the rest of today. there are some areas of cloud developing underneath that high pressure and that high pressure is keeping it dry. but around that, the breeze is changing direction and it means northern and eastern areas, maybe a little cooler than yesterday with the highest temperatures focused more towards the southwest, 22 or 23 will be quite pleasant and most places will see the sunshine to end the day.

there is a bit more cloud, though, developing in the midlands for a while and also across northern ireland. but some clearer skies will develop in many parts of the country overnight and the winds will be light. so it could turn quite chilly first thing on friday morning, particularly across eastern scotland. temperatures not far away from freezing, perhaps. heading into tomorrow, a sunny start for many. we will see cloud coming into the northwest of scotland. a few spots of light rain or drizzle here and the cloud will build up inland across many other parts and spread out a bit. across the far south of england and through the english channel it may well stay sunny, but it will be quite windy and there'll be a chill on that wind as well that will take the edge off the temperatures. but for many parts of the country away from here, probably a little bit warmer than today, 20 degrees in the central belt of scotland through the midlands and also in the northwest of england. high pressure building in across the uk for the start of the bank holiday weekend. does get eroded for a while. across the north that weather front, some stronger winds coming into scotland and northern ireland bringing more cloud, a little bit of light rain or drizzle in the northwest,

some buildup of cloud for northern england and north wales. sunnier skies further south and the winds will be lighter as well. probably the temperatures will peak on saturday, 22, 23 degrees, but it will be cooler in scotland and northern ireland behind that weak weatherfront not bringing much rain. that moves away, and as the high pressure builds back in across the uk, that cooler air will move its way southwards. so if we look at some forecasts for sunday and monday and the radio1 big weekend continues in dundee, it will be cool but less cool i think on monday. and still dry temperatures in northern parts of the uk. may recover a bit on monday. the same can't be said for the south because it will be turning cooler here by bank holiday monday. still dry with more sunshine.

the eurozone's largest economy — germany — falls into recession as the cost of living crisis bites. and the trade war between the us and china rumbles on, with microsoft accusing beijing of spying on numerous american businesses. welcome to world business report, i'm ben thompson.

let's start with germany, because the eurozone's largest economy is now officially in recession.