with m mil the covid inui . it launches a the covid inquiry. it launches a legal challenge over which messages and documents it must disclose. increased incidence of girls being attacked, of female teachers being harassed by pupils is because of you and your teaching and your influence.— and your teaching and your influence. . , ., , ., influence. that is absolute garbage. the controversial— influence. that is absolute garbage. the controversial social _ influence. that is absolute garbage. the controversial social media - influence. that is absolute garbage. the controversial social media and l the controversial social media and rotate, we question him about his views, comments and alleged offences. and stuart broad strikes again, as england start their test match summer at lord's against ireland. coming up on bbc news, it's another new coach for emma raducanu and this split means she's looking for her sixth coach in two years. good evening.

there remain questions tonight about how a 12—year—old girl and a 17—year—old boy came to lose their lives after being pulled out of the sea off the coast of bournemouth yesterday. police have ruled out suggestions that they were hit by a vessel — or that anyone was jumping from the pier. eight other people were treated on the beach for non—life—threatening injuries. a man in his 40s has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter. duncan kennedyjoins us from bournemouth. duncan. there is a real sense of disbelief here about how a group of people playing in the sea can somehow get caught up in a tragedy like this. the police are not saying exactly what happened but they ruled out some things, like this group being hit by a jet ski or becoming injured byjumping off the pier here. whatever has gone on here, it has left two families grieving. for several hours, this part of bournemouth beach was transformed

into a major incident. the sand was cleared of the public to allow in helicopters and other emergency crews. medical teams worked at the water's edge to save those who'd been brought ashore. eyewitnesses said they saw several people being taken away on stretchers. it's horrific, what happened. and i do feel absolutely awful, just to even be there, and obviously people were watching and taking videos and things. yeah, itjust a really distressing event to be a part of and be so close to it. next to the lifeguard post there was someone laying on a stretcher with respiratory gear on, with lots of children and adults surrounding them with stress blankets and water bottles. two of those in the water, a 17—year—old boy from southampton and a 12—year—old girl from buckinghamshire, suffered critical injuries and later died. police today rejected some speculation,

including the suggestion that those in the water had been hit by a jet ski. early investigation indicates that there was no physical contact between a vessel and any of the swimmers at the time of the incident. i can also confirm there is no suggestion of people jumping from the pier orjet skis being involved. the tragedy happened just after liz30pm yesterday in the sea off bournemouth pier. ten people who were in the water got into difficulty. but no physical contact took place between the swimmers and a vessel in the area. the police say a ao—year—old man who was on the water was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter. the other eight people involved in this incident were treated on the beach and are not thought to be seriously hurt. at the same time, the police have asked for anybody who saw or filmed the incident to come forward to help with their investigation. the beach has attracted tens of thousands of people during this half term week.

local leaders say it will remain busy but safe. bournemouth remains a really fantastic place to visit and, you know, this incident needs to be investigated properly and we are confident with our partners that any lessons that need to be learned in the future will be learned. this safe, benign setting has been transformed into one of pain and distress. and we still don't know exactly what happened but two families have been left grieving the loss of their children. duncan kennedy, bbc news, in bournemouth. in the past hour, the government has said it will launch a legal challenge over demands from the covid public inquiry that ministers' whatsapp messages from the pandemic will be released. in a letter, the cabinet office said it was doing so with regret but a big guns meat goes beyond the remit of the inquiry. the

deadline for the government to submit the messages passed at 4pm but the inquiry said it instead receive notice of legal action. alex forsyth has this report. the covid pandemic at a huge and lasting impact. now a public inquiry is about to start hearing more about what happened, the decisions taken in government that affected so many lives. the idea is to learn lessons in case it happens again but already there is a stand—off about exactly what the inquiry should be allowed to see. the chair, baroness hallett, once the notes and whatsapp messages between boris johnson the notes and whatsapp messages between borisjohnson and other government ministers in full. welcome everyone, including those attending remotely. so she can decide what — attending remotely. so she can decide what matters _ attending remotely. so she can decide what matters to - attending remotely. so she can decide what matters to her - attending remotely. so she can l decide what matters to her work. attending remotely. so she can - decide what matters to her work. but at the heart of government, the cabinet office is refusing, saying some of the material is irrelevant to what happened in the pandemic, like personal whatsapps they should

be kept private. the like personal whatsapps they should be kept private-— like personal whatsapps they should be kept private. the government has coo erated be kept private. the government has c00perated fully _ be kept private. the government has cooperated fully with _ be kept private. the government has cooperated fully with the _ be kept private. the government has cooperated fully with the inquiry - cooperated fully with the inquiry today, handing over tens of thousands of documents and we will continue to comply of course with the law, cooperate with the inquiry. we are confident in our opposition by carefully considering next steps. there was a 4pm deadline for the government to decide what to do, then a letterfrom government to decide what to do, then a letter from the cabinet office sticking to its position. it is not handing over an redacted material. in fact, they are taking the matter to court. it said... it went on to say... so what is the crux of their argument?— so what is the crux of their aruument? �* , . ., ., ~ so what is the crux of their aruument? �* , . . ., ~ ., . argument? any material, frank advice from officials. — argument? any material, frank advice from officials, confidential _ from officials, confidential discussions between cabinet

ministers might make it out into the public domain and they say that is damaging for the business of government. from the inquiry�*s point of view, the problem they have got is if they say the government can decide what is relevant, what is to stop everyone deciding what to send the inquiry? at which point, it undermines their ability to say they are doing a thoroughjob. boris are doing a thorough 'ob. boris johnson himself_ are doing a thorough 'ob. boris johnson himself has _ are doing a thorough job. boris johnson himself has added - are doing a thoroughjob. boris johnson himself has added pressure by it saying the government to pass all the material to the inquiry in full. the man who led another major public probe into what happened on bloody sunday in northern ireland agreed the inquiry chair should have all the information. she agreed the inquiry chair should have all the information.— all the information. she is the one who has to — all the information. she is the one who has to conduct _ all the information. she is the one who has to conduct the _ all the information. she is the one who has to conduct the thorough l who has to conduct the thorough inquiry and she is the one who must decide, in my view, whether material is or is not relevant. and if it is not relevant, i can't at the moment see any reason why it shouldn't be published. 50 see any reason why it shouldn't be ublished. ., a, , see any reason why it shouldn't be ublished. ., _, , ., published. so the row continues and now seems — published. so the row continues and now seems headed _ published. so the row continues and now seems headed for _ published. so the row continues and now seems headed for court. - published. so the row continues and now seems headed for court. while | now seems headed for court. while many of those who lost their loved

ones during the pandemicjust pandemic just want answers. the government is so convinced that it doesn't have to hand over this material without any bits blacked out it is prepared to go to court. they say it is about principle. there has to be some element of privacy making in government but it leaves them open to the charge already levelled by labour that they have something to cover up. separately, there is a dispute over whether they have all the material from borisjohnson and all of this before that public inquiry has even had its first public hearing. 0k, had its first public hearing. ok, thank you. alex forsyth reporting from westminster. house prices have fallen at their fastest annual rate in nearly iii years, according to britain's biggest building society. it also warned that further increases in mortgage interest rates could hit the housing market. our business correspondent emma simpson is here with more details. these are turbulent times for the housing market with rapidly rising interest rates. let's take a look at what's going on. nationwide is the uk's second

biggest mortgage lender. this chart shows what's happened to the change in their house prices. if we dive in here, you can see here how there was a mini boom in house prices after the pandemic. they peaked in august last year, taking the average house price tojust over £273,000. but the growth then slowed, and here, you can see house prices have been falling since february, and you have to go all the way back to the financial crisis to see as big an annual drop in may. this puts the average house price now atjust over £260,000. but, of course, house prices are still historically high. it sounds like good news for first—time buyers that mortgage costs are shooting up, so there may not be much of anything to gain. new figures are mortgage approvals today. here is what they were in

march. then they dropped again in april. a sign that buyers might be getting cold feet or can no longer afford to borrow what they need. in the last few days, hundreds of mortgage deals have been pulled amid growing concerns of more rate rises to come, after worse than expected inflation figures last week. the housing market relies on confidence. nationwide says although things aren't looking great in the short term, it doesn't expect a dramatic downturn. but it's clear the ripple effects of rise in interest rates are being felt. emma, thank you. people who were sexually abused in the church of england risk being traumatised again because of the church's poor handling of their need for support. a report seen by the bbc says a temporary scheme for abuse survivors appeared to have been "set up in haste, was under—thought and under resourced." church leaders promised compensation settlements would be quickly agreed, but some survivors say they've been treated with contempt. our religion editor

aleem maqbool reports. they won't let us go. they won't realise that they are the problem. the church, the institution that damaged him, still has a hold on graham sawyer. but now it's notjust because of the clergyman that abused him. i was able to forgive that man from my heart many, many years ago. no, no. it's the... it's the enduring trauma of dealing with the church of england. he's now a catholic priest and moved to ireland, partly to escape the past. the trouble is, every time i have any contact from the church of england, it retraumatises me. as a teenager, graham was a victim of peter ball, the former bishop convicted of a string of six offences. it was the case that led to a massive inquiry and a scheme was set up by the church to offer support to survivors. but it's dealing with that scheme, that some survivors say,

is causing their anguish now. teresa cooper has serious health problems after being drugged and abused as a child in a church—run home. she's received funds from the church scheme but has also been denied applications for help. when she criticised the scheme on social media, the church threatened legal action. they're supposed to be christians. they're supposed to be caring. they're supposed to want to look after you and help you. this was forced on me through no fault of my own. the least they could have done was looked after me. we've seen a report by a new independent board reviewing one survivor's experience of the church. and what it concludes is that the support scheme was under thought, under resourced and dealing with it took a heavy toll on the mental health of the abused survivor involved. the church says its paid nearly £1.5 million in support to 68 abuse survivors but acknowledges some have

had terrible experiences. i would say that i wish it had been for them and i am genuinely sorry that they've had poor experience of the scheme. i know others have had positive experiences. i do get those phone calls and e—mails where they sing the praises of the scheme. both are true and i am genuinely sorry for those who haven't had that positive experience. in 2020, an inquiry called on chruch leaders to quickly settle final compensation claims, notjust these interim payments. the church still hasn't done that and graham sawyer is desperate that it does. please just let go and leave us alone. you can get on with your lives and do your thing. and then finally, perhaps, we will be allowed to do the same. aleem maqbool, bbc news.

the time is 6:15. our top story this evening. police release more details of how two children lost their lives yesterday after being pulled from the sea off bournemouth but questions remain. and the charity stepping in to help families struggling with the cost coming up on bbc news, police have said any protesters will be dealt with in a speedy and robust way at wembley if they try to disrupt the final between manchester city and manchester united this weekend.

were substantially true. robin brant reports. corporal ben roberts—smith. he was an icon in his own country. a war hero, honoured by the head of state no less. the victoria cross on his chest testament to ben roberts—smith's bravery. australia's highest military honour was given to him in 2011 for single—handedly overpowering taliban machine guns. the federal court of australia is now in session. but a court has now ruled that newspaper reports of four claims of murder during his time in afghanistan were substantially true.

the applicant's conduct and actions on the mission to w108 as found means that the respondents have established the substantial truth. the trial was a first of its kind in australia. it centred on events during 2009 and 2012, as australia's military continued its role in the allied effort to try to defeat the taliban. it heard claims he'd pushed a hand—cuffed farmer off of a cliff, details of a captured taliban fighter who was shot in the back ten times, and that he'd ordered two killings, as an initiation for new recruits. today is a day ofjustice. it's a day ofjustice for those brave men of the sas who stood up and told the truth about who ben roberts—smith is — a war criminal, a bully and a liar. there was a crowd outside but roberts—smith wasn't in court to hear the ruling. he denied all six murder claims against him, saying five were lawful, the other didn't happen. this was a civil trial, it's not criminal — the burden of proof is lower. but the man seen by many australians

as the embodiment of heroism now has a much tarnished reputation. the newspapers who exposed him, vindicated. robin brant, bbc news. earlier labour said that the allegations against geraint davies were serious and it encouraged anyone with a complaint to report the party. the website politico reported that he had made unwanted sexual advances toward colleagues and he said he did not recognise the allegations against him. the explosion in digital media has thrown up some highly influential and highly controversial voices — who have a major impact particularly on young people — and how to manage that impact is of great concern to teachers and to society as a whole. one of those characters is andrew tate, who has millions of online followers, many of whom are young —

but fears that he's been driving a rise in extreme sexism and misogyny have led several children's charities to speak out. he is currently detained in romania, along with his brother tristan, as part of an investigation into allegations of rape and people trafficking — which they both deny. in a moment we'll be speaking to our education editor branwen jeffreys about schools' concerns, but first our correspondent lucy williamson has been following andrew tate's case for some time, and put to him in romania some of the claims about his views, public statements and alleged offences. andrew tate has built his image around cars, cigars and controversy, his followers swallowing his sexism along with his success. you know i'm innocent. he said little in public since his arrest in romania five months ago for rape and human trafficking. today, the bbc was the first major media outlet to challenge him

on those allegations and on concerns from police, schools and rights organisations that he's spreading misogynistic attitudes among boys and men. andrew tate. hello. have you raped anybody? absolutely not. have you trafficked anybody? absolutely not. exploited any women for money? absolutely not. but you have admitted using emotional manipulation to get women to work in the webcam industry for you. no. the bbc has spoken to somebody since your arrest who says exactly those things that with you it's all manipulation. there's an ulterior motive to everything... as she accused me of a crime, this imaginary sophie? as she accused me of a crime, this imaginary sephie?_ as she accused me of a crime, this imaginary sophie? she's making the oint. .. imaginary sophie? she's making the point--- has — imaginary sophie? she's making the point... has she _ imaginary sophie? she's making the point... has she accused _ imaginary sophie? she's making the point... has she accused me - imaginary sophie? she's making the point... has she accused me a - imaginary sophie? she's making the i point... has she accused me a crime? i'm askin: point... has she accused me a crime? i'm asking you — point... has she accused me a crime? i'm asking you a _ point... has she accused me a crime? i'm asking you a question. _ point... has she accused me a crime? i'm asking you a question. but - i'm asking you a question. but ou're i'm asking you a question. but you're not _ i'm asking you a question. but you're not the _ i'm asking you a question. elf you're not the boss here.

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athlete. i preach religion, no alcohol, i preach to note knife crime. every problem in society i'm against. i crime. every problem in society i'm aaainst. , , against. i presented you with case after case. — against. i presented you with case after case, quote _ against. i presented you with case after case, quote after _ against. i presented you with case after case, quote after quote, - after case, quote after quote, people genuinely concerned about your impact and he brushes off as if it's nothing. your impact and he brushes off as if it's nothing-— it's nothing. no, you've come here wait an agenda. — it's nothing. no, you've come here wait an agenda, loaded _ it's nothing. no, you've come here wait an agenda, loaded questions, j wait an agenda, loaded questions, things taken out of context, things you don't understand are satirical. satirical, sarcastic and jokes, that's how you explain the comments? would you like to apologise? for you to sit down- -- _ would you like to apologise? for you to sit down... and _ would you like to apologise? for you to sit down... and say _ would you like to apologise? for you to sit down... and say that _ would you like to apologise? for you to sit down... and say that one - to sit down... and say that one woman said that i'm... her boyfriend watched and agitate video and now he won't wash the dishes. schools. or i'm the most dangerous man in the world, that is disingenuous. andrew tate's arrest — world, that is disingenuous. andrew tate's arrest and _ world, that is disingenuous. andrew tate's arrest and detention - world, that is disingenuous. andrew tate's arrest and detention haven'tl tate's arrest and detention haven't dented his influence. he's followed by media to the prosecutor's office and followed by millions on twitter. an indictment in this case, expected here within weeks will mark a new

phase in his fight with romania's legal system. as teachers across the uk continue battling his message. lucy williamson, bbc news. our education editor branwenjeffreys is here. a highly combo to interview, there. tell us more about school concerns and how they are responding to people like andrew tate. teachers sa the people like andrew tate. teachers say they are _ people like andrew tate. teachers say they are seeing _ people like andrew tate. teachers say they are seeing the _ people like andrew tate. teachers say they are seeing the attitudes, | say they are seeing the attitudes, behaviour, the kind of language used by andrew tate being picked up and mirrored, particularly by boys, contributing to a dismissive attitude towards girls and women, to casual sexism being normalised in the school environment and they see that as part of a wider cultural challenge in which teenagers are accessing all kinds of content, some of it very explicit, some violent, online and that's influencing what's happening in school with concerns

about sexual assaults, sexual harassment, and they are having to deal with that on a day—to—day basis. generally they tend not to concentrate on one individual influence are like andrew tate. rather they try and build through resilience and concentration on what a healthy relationship looks like. that is backed by government guidelines which are being reviewed at the moment and we should get an updated version of those later this year. updated version of those later this ear. a , updated version of those later this ear. , . charities supporting families on low incomes this half term say they've seen a surge in demand for help due to the cost of living. the government has provided £200 million this year to fund holiday activities and food vouchers for children who are eligible for free school meals, but provision can vary across england and local charities say they're stepping in to fill the gaps. our correspondentjenny kumah has been talking to families in the south west. escaping to the country from bristol, to be at one with nature.

this holiday club aims to nourish the mind, body and soul. there's food and plenty of fun. a community group runs this scheme for children on free school meals. with food prices stubbornly high, demand for places has rocketed. we post our opportunities on eventbrite and they're taken up within like 30 minutes. so we sell our tickets, although they're free of charge, quicker than glastonbury. last year, the project worked with 1,000 children. this year, they could quadruple that, helped by funding from local businesses. what do you make of the food you get? actually, i've never really liked soup, but considering, it's actually quite nice. i like that we have got to see the wild. this mum has twins who've been on today's trip. it's valued support during a difficult time.

with the gas and electric and food prices, everything going up, that has had a really massive impact on my well—being with myself and my children. families on free school meals can claim food vouchers during the holidays. here in south gloucestershire, the council has cut the voucher from £15 to £10, to put more money into energy bill grants. some, like leigh, are turning to this community larder to bridge the gap. we're grateful for any help we can get, but with the costs of everything going up, the vouchers going down makes a massive impact, realistically. the charity supporting leigh has also been hit by high food prices. this is usually chock—a—block with food but, as you see, we've now got a lot of empty space. so less donations, but more demand for food. this project was set up 16 years ago, largely funded by the community, for the community. i think we're probably going to see more families,

especially as we come towards the summer, that are struggling even for the basics. i think it's notjust going to be the meals we give out — i think we're going to get families that are coming in needing emergency food as well. as politicians and retailers debate whether a food price cap is the way forward, community groups are busier than ever trying to help those hardest hit. jenny kumah, bbc news, bristol. it's a sure sign that summer's arriving; england's cricketers have begun their first test match of the season. the ashes start later this month — but first, england are taking on ireland at the traditional home of cricket, lord's, from where joe wilson sent this report. the colours of the mcc, the traditional club of lords. the current president, yeah, stephen fry's guests, four community heroes of grassroots cricket, connecting to this, lord's, the eve of play, the start of summer. i sometimes compare cricket

to the royal family. to an outsider it looks absurd, and eccentric and slightly strange and rather appealing and odd but both have survived by evolving, by changing, often too slowly. 37 this month, stuart broad is still improvising, still improving. he was too good for ireland's batters in the opening exchanges, taking taking wickets in various ways. keep in mind for context, england's men have played 1060 test matches. for ireland, this here is their seventh. and there were moments to enjoy for ireland. a rare opportunity to play this form of cricket, they were here to compete. but broad took his fifth wicket and soon ireland were 172 all out. a bit of pitch maintenance and then england batting and fast forward, rapid scoring. today, ireland, it's what they'll try against australia. how do you signal four? there, keep going. joe wilson, bbc news at lord's.

and we've just time to show you this beauty. it's a florida ghost orchid, usually found only in the swamps of south west florida and in cuba. there are fewer than 2,000 in existence, but one has flowered in the uk for the first time, at kew gardens in london. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. good evening, another beautiful shot for you and this is a weather watcher picture from north wales. the weather has been very familiar, the west has been the sunniest and warmest. the east, some places, struggling with quite a lot of cloud. that's affecting temperatures. 2a in parts of north—west wales, just 11 in eastern england and north—east scotland. but a change tomorrow because of what's waiting in the north sea. some thinner cloud showing up and that will roll in overnight as it has

over the last few nights and because it is thinner it should break up more readily tomorrow. fairly cool night for earlyjune, in factually in scotland. we have the cloud to start but it will break up more readily and the vast majority tomorrow seeing some sunshine. maybe some cloud over the north—east coast, still quite breezy, so feeling cool but with the sunshine, feeling cool but with the sunshine, feeling better than it has done, and the highest temperatures in the west, up to 23. with sunshine more widespread tomorrow, hi uv levels from shetland down to the channel islands. protect yourself. the weekend starting with abundant sunshine, still some cloud on eastern coasts and the far north of scotland. just a small chance of the shower across scotland. that's only a small chance and i think mostly over the higher ground. on saturday

night around this area of high pressure we may