tonight at ten — the united nations calls for urgent action to prevent more migrants dying at sea. as many as 500 people are believed still missing, after a packed boat sank off the coast of greece. tonight, this footage has emerged of the vessel before the disaster. one moment of hope — a survivor is reunited with his brother. but questions remain about greece's handling of the tragedy. is that footage emerges of the boat at sea, more detail about missed opportunities to save the hundreds who were on we'll have more were l on from greece shortly. also on the programme... a man is charged with three counts

of murder, and three of attempted murder, following this week's attacks in nottingham. counting the war dead — bbc verify finds the number of soldiers killed fighting for russia is at least four times higher than official figures. is the rapid rise in the cost of food starting to slow? the boss of tesco says there are encouraging signs. and england cruise to victory in tonight's european championships qualifier. at 10:30 at10:30 p:m., up at 10:30 p:m., up to 500 at10:30 p:m., up to 500 people after the overcrowded fishing boat calf dies in the mid, we have a next report in the mediterranean on the hello, good evening.

the united nations has called for urgent action to prevent more migrants drowning at sea. it believes up to 500 people are still missing, after an overloaded boat sank off the coast of greece on tuesday. nearly 80 people are known to have died and hopes have faded tonight that anyone else will now be found. officials in greece have denied a series of reports suggesting the boat capsized after a rope was attached to it by coastguards. from the port of kalamata, our europe correspondent nick beake sent this report. tonight, footage said to show the boatin tonight, footage said to show the boat in the hours before it sank. bbc verify has determined this is a video filmed this weekend that the shape of the vessel, the weather, matches the known details of this

tragic timeline. in the middle of such overwhelming loss today, a reunion between brothers. they survived against all odds. just over 100 people were rescued from the shipwreck and have been looked after here, in the port of kalamata, but hundreds are feared dead. among them, dozens of women and children. translation:— translation: there are no women here, all translation: there are no women here. all the — translation: there are no women here, all the women _ translation: there are no women here, all the women died, - translation: there are no women| here, all the women died, drowned, with their children in their arms. it's a tragedy, it's unbelievable. and questions continue about the response to the disaster. translation: here, one survivor tells the opposition leader that the vessel sank after the greek coastguard tried to tow it and another man rescued gave a similar story, so what do we now know about what really happened? at 11am on tuesday the greek authorities first make contact with the fishing vessel and say those on board didn't want their help, but a few hours later according to this e—mail we've obtained the coastguard are warned

by an unofficial hotline for migrants in trouble that 750 people, including women and children, are on board and that they are urgently asking for help. originally the coastguard said that tuesday evening it did travel towards the migrant boat, remained at a distance and discreetly observed that there was no problem in its navigation. but fast forward to today, and a government spokesperson confirms that coastguards had in fact tried to get on the boat, they used a rope to get on the boat, they used a rope to get on the boat, they used a rope to get closer and see if the people wanted any help. the spokesman denied any attempt had been made to tow the ship and that the coastguard didn't cause the boat to sink. all this is significant because for the past two days the greek authorities have been fighting accusations they didn't do enough to save those on board. they've been arguing that the migrants didn't want their help and that their boat was not in peril, but this new information we've

gathered suggests they were given a stark warning about the danger faced and by their own admission the coastguard now says it went and had a close look at what was happening and yet didn't launch a rescue effort. but that has prompted anger. demonstrations in the street and a number of greek cities. the government's tougher position on migrant crossings in the past few years, often condemned abroad, seems to have been popular at home. this disaster though has shaken many deeply, so us three days of national mourning come to an end soul—searching is only beginning about how greece and europe should react to the thousands who will risk everything to try to reach their shores. will talk to nick in a moment. first, let's have a closer look at what's been happening in the mediterranean this year. the route taken by this

boat is the busiest, bringing migrants from libya, with the majority heading to italy. this crossing, together with one from egypt, are the most popular in the eastern mediterranean. the united nations estimates 72,000 migrants have made it to the eu this year, the vast majority arriving on italy plus �*s shores. officially about 1000 people have drowned before this week's latest tragedy. the un migration agency believed 27,000 people have died trying to make it to the eu in the last decade. let's rejoin nick beake. we've seen calls from the united nations today, they say there must be changed, really, what is the likelihood of that?— be changed, really, what is the likelihood of that? well, it won't come soon _ likelihood of that? well, it won't come soon despite _ likelihood of that? well, it won't come soon despite the - likelihood of that? well, it won't come soon despite the urgency i likelihood of that? well, it won'tl come soon despite the urgency of those calls, because the figures you illustrate there reflect a crisis which has never gone away and we are reminded of it every now and then by horrific incidents, although many of them are not on the scale of what we

have seen here. the truth is that the european union has repeatedly failed to find solutions to this. the european commission is talking today about an action plan to try and deal with more crossings this summer and it says it's also looking to address the long—term underlying reasons for people wanting to come to the continent but of course that will take time and if you talk to the people who make the perilous journey, or certainly want to attempt it, they say they are doing it because europe in a way has become a fortress because they don't believe there are many viable transparent and effective legal route to take. i spoke to one syrian man yesterday. he said his wife was wanting to come to germany and she felt that all of her options had been exhausted and that was why she made the decision to get on that boat. she made the decision along with hundreds of others and they all paid with their life.— paid with their life. nick, thank ou, nick paid with their life. nick, thank you, nick beake. _

a man has been charged with three counts of murder, and three of attempted murder, following this week's knife and van attacks in nottingham. valdo calocane is 31, and a recent graduate of the university of nottingham. barnaby webber and grace o'malley—kumar, who were both 19, and ian coates, who was 65, were stabbed in the early hours of tuesday. our midlands correspondent navteonhal reports. barnaby webber, grace o'malley—kumar and ian coates, three victims whose deaths have left behind grieving families and a city in mourning. police have been investigating the fatal stabbing is on the streets of nottingham in the early hours of tuesday morning. and today, they've charged 31—year—old valdo calocane with their murder. he's also been charged with attempted murder after three people were injured when they were hit by a van. valdo calocane, a

graduate from the university of nottingham, used to live here, in haverfordwest, in wales. this man first met him when he was a teenager. first met him when he was a teenager-— first met him when he was a teenauer.~ �*, ., , first met him when he was a teenaier_. �*, ., , ., teenager. we's to play football at the car park _ teenager. we's to play football at the car park up — teenager. we's to play football at the car park up there _ teenager. we's to play football at the car park up there and - teenager. we's to play football at the car park up there and we - teenager. we's to play football at i the car park up there and we played once or twice but i remember him asking if he can play with us and his family lived there for a while. he used to go to the church at the top of the road, always dressed smart, always polite, always very helpful if you spoke to him or anything like that.— helpful if you spoke to him or anything like that. valdo calocane will a - ear anything like that. valdo calocane will appear before _ anything like that. valdo calocane will appear before magistrates - anything like that. valdo calocane i will appear before magistrates here in nottingham tomorrow. we've also learned today that two of the people injured by a van in the city centre on tuesday are now in a stable condition, while a third has been discharged from hospital. and as the city tries to return to some form of normality the ripples of grief caused by these attacks is still being felt across the country. we would request for those... being felt across the country. we would request for those. .. at - being felt across the country. we j would request for those. .. at the start of the _ would request for those. .. at the start of the ashes _ would request for those. .. at the start of the ashes cricket - would request for those. .. at the start of the ashes cricket series | would request for those. .. at the | start of the ashes cricket series in birmingham, a moment's silence to

remember the victims. in nottingham, barnaby�*s friends and family visited the scene where he died. they said they chose to come to this dreadful space because they owed it to him and grace. and in the city centre of the site of an emotional reginald the site of an emotional reginald the night before, the floral tributes continued to grow as this city tries to come to terms with what has happened —— the site of an emotional vigil the night before. navtej emotional vigil the night before. navteonhal, bbc news, nottingham. more than 25,000 russian soldiers who've died in the war in ukraine have been identified by the bbc. these are some of the men we've confirmed have lost their lives. since the start of the war, we've been verifying the deaths of individual russian troops, documenting photographs of graves and matching them with testimony from their families and friends. the most recent official figures from moscow are from last september and claim just under 6,000 russian soldiers have been killed.

critics of president putin say he's deliberately playing down the number of casualties. and the 25,000 russian deaths now confirmed by bbc verify are only part of the story. many others will have died who aren't yet accounted for, so the actual toll is likely to be much higher. the uk government recently estimated that up to 60,000 russian fighters have been killed, and many more injured. our correspondent olga ivshina has our special report. these are the war graves russia doesn't want to talk about. since december, the bbc has located seven new cemeteries dotted across russia and occupied ukraine. they are filled with the graves of poorly trained fighters. many were prisoners, recruited by the notorious wagner mercenary group. and the cemeteries are growing rapidly. this one is about 20 times bigger than it was six months ago. since the start of the war,

we have been verifying photos of graves and social media posts with the independent russian website mediazona and volunteers inside the country. so far, we have identified 25,000 names. this is four times more than russia has acknowledged. it is illegal to report anything but the official death toll inside russia. so we have come to kyrgyzstan to speak to the families of fighters who have died. hundreds of people from countries like this, that were once part of the soviet union, have signed up to join putin's forces. filming tiktoks on the way to war, this 21—year—old paratrooper is typical of those who died at the start of the conflict. a young, highly trained professional soldier in the russian army. translation: he always wanted to be the first. i i think that is why he decided tojoin the military. and there he was also given the choice, apparently. he chose to be there. go to war, you mean? yes, yes.

as a professional soldier, he was buried with full military honours after he was killed in action in may 2022. but six months later, in a nearby village, there was no military funeral for another fighter, even though he also died on the front line. that is because he wasn't a professional soldier but a prisoner serving a seven—year sentence for assault. he had signed up to fight for the mercenary group wagner, hoping to win his freedom in return for a six—month contract. translation: a man called| and told me that my son died fighting in ukraine. i was shocked. i asked, "how come my son is even at the war?" did my son die for nothing? am i going to cry until the end of my life? the deaths of these men show how russia's war has changed. in the first three months of the conflict, it lost large numbers of professional soldiers. but in the past three months, it's nonprofessional fighters who have recentlyjoined the russian

forces that are dying in greater numbers. the shift in demographics in russian losses reflects not only the fact that the russians lost a large number of their professional troops early in the war but also the fact that they have shifted their tactics. they now see their professional soldiers as a resource that is to be held in reserve and only used when the conditions are right. now they are letting the brunt of that reconnaissance offensive activity being led by mobilised troops that they treat in quite a disposable way. only publicly reported deaths are captured by our count. estimates from britain's ministry of defence suggest the true figure is likely to be at least twice as high. the bbc contacted the russian government for comment, but it has not responded. and every day the messages and photos of graves keep coming. olga ivshina, bbc news, jalal—abad, kyrgyzstan.

well, president putin has accused the west of seeking russia's strategic defeat in the war and he threatened to target us—made f16 fighterjets if they are supplied to ukraine. speaking at his country's annual economic forum, mr putin said his country remained strong despite international sanctions. our russia editor steve rosenberg reports. he can't put a foot wrong, he'd like us to think. so, in st petersburg, vladimir putin delivered two messages — to his people and to the world, that russia's economy has survived sanctions and russia's army will be victorious. translation: we see that the west i is doing all it can so that russia i suffers a strategic defeat on the battlefield. but soon ukraine will stop using its own military hardware altogether. there's nothing left. everything with which they fight

and use is brought in from abroad. you can't fight like that for long. the kremlin leader claimed that russia's military is inflicting heavy casualties on ukraine and he warned the west against giving kyiv us—made f—16fighterjets. translation: their tanks are burning. . several tanks have been destroyed, including leopards, and the f—16s will also burn. i have no doubt. if the jets are stationed at air bases outside ukraine and used in combat operations, we will have a look at how and where we can hit the hardware being used against us. how times have changed. western leaders and investors used to flock to st petersburg for what was russia's flagship economic forum. they're staying away now because of the war. and they're not the only absentees.

as you can see, this is not st petersburg. this year, journalists from what russia has officially labelled "unfriendly countries", and that includes britain, have been barred from the economic forum. the first time that's ever happened, a sign of the times as relations between russia and the west have gone from bad to worse, to even worse than that, over russia's war in ukraine. a war vladimir putin seems determined to continue, but behind his public confidence the pressure's growing. he's cornered. he doesn't have a visible exit for himself and because of that he has to continue this war until the end. what does it mean, end? does it mean end point or does it mean victory? nobody knows.

after more than two decades in power, vladimir putin has grown used to winning. the possibility of defeat he will find hard to contemplate. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. the covid 19 inquiry, investigating the uk's preparedness for a pandemic, has been hearing from health experts who said the country entered the coronovirus pandemic with depleted public services, and with the health of the poorest in society in decline. today was the fourth day of public hearings, and a senior civil servant was also pressed to explain what emergency plans were in place before the outbreak. with more, here's our health editor hugh pym. the inquiry is looking first at how well—prepared the uk was a pandemic. today, experts said that population health was getting worse, with widening inequalities, and that there hadn't been any analysis of which groups might be vulnerable, including ethnic minorities.

the impact of the pandemic is very much influenced by inequality, pre—existing inequalities in society, including inequalities in health. so action, it's notjust specific pandemic planning, it's not just whether there's a report somewhere in government about planning for a pandemic, you've got to plan for better health. there were questions raised today on uk government contingency plans before 2020. a former senior civil servant in the cabinet office acknowledged there had been no planning for a national lockdown or long—term school closures, and she was challenged by the inquiry lawyer on why flu was seen as the main risk. would you agree with this proposition that on a general level we were blind sided by the appearance of coronavirus? i don't think blind sided

is the word that i would use. certainly the pandemic that happened in 2020 was different from the reasonable worst—case scenario produced by experts, which focused on a flu pandemic. all this is preparing the ground for the appearance of david cameron, george osborne and other former political leaders next week. they'll be pressed on their spending policies and what steps they took to plan for a pandemic. a two year investigation by the us justice department into the murder of george floyd by a police officer in 2020, has found that the minneapolis police department had a pattern of using excessive force on, and discriminating against, black people. george floyd's death led to mass protests across the country and overseas. our north america editor sarah smith has been looking at the details of today's scathing report.

the demonstrations sparked by the death of george floyd, the police in minneapolis attacked protesters and journalists, violating their constitutional right to free speech. that is one of the conclusions from a report that also finds the police. as racist and i'm wantonly violent. the report found that... we found that the minneapolis police department routinely uses excessive force, often when no force is necessary. including unjust deathly force and unreasonable use of tasers. ., ., , ., tasers. the death of george floyd, killed by police _ tasers. the death of george floyd, killed by police officers _ tasers. the death of george floyd, killed by police officers -- - tasers. the death of george floyd, killed by police officers -- killed i killed by police officers —— killed by a police officer plus makoni on his neck, caused outrage. the report said this is not an isolated

incident but the culture of an out—of—control police force. the killer had used excessive force before and no other officers had tried to stop him. we acknowledge the ain, tried to stop him. we acknowledge the pain. anger. — tried to stop him. we acknowledge the pain, anger, frustration, - tried to stop him. we acknowledge the pain, anger, frustration, fear, | the pain, anger, frustration, fear, and sense of vulnerability that many people in our community have endured. i am people in our community have endured. iam here people in our community have endured. i am here today on behalf of the npd to confirm our commitment to moving forward together. —— mpd. training is one recommendation for improvement. along with policies that will require officers to de—escalate situations, use force less often, and report colleagues' misconduct. the description of the racist and violent behaviour of the police in minneapolis is shocking but sadly unsurprising. and it isn't a problem confined to that city. right across america far too many people, often african americans, are killed by police brutality. and all of the report and inquiries that

follow haven't stopped the violence. sarah smith, bbc news, washington. borisjohnson has been told he's committed a clear breach of the ministerial code, by not clearing a new role writing a column for the daily mail with the parliamentary authorities. it comes a day after the former prime minister was found to have deliberately misled parliament about gatherings in downing street during covid lockdowns. a hosepipe ban in kent and sussex is to be put in place next month. the current spell of hot weather means some households have been without water since monday because of supply issues. the boss of tesco says there are early signs that rising food prices may be starting to slow down. our business correspondent emma simpson is with me. is this all good news, what is he saying? fin is this all good news, what is he sa int? ., ., , is this all good news, what is he sa in: ? ., ., , saying? on the one hand it is good to hear saying? on the one hand it is good to hehr from _ saying? on the one hand it is good to hear from the _ saying? on the one hand it is good to hear from the boss _ saying? on the one hand it is good to hear from the boss of— saying? on the one hand it is good to hear from the boss of britain's l to hear from the boss of britain's biggest retailer, ken murphy, that

he believes food price inflation finally has peaked. he is saying that because the cost of some essentials are starting to come down. milk, bread, cooking oil, pasta, he said was 16% cheaper this month than last. but other commodities like rice, coffee and sugar, are still going up and there are still precious with energy and labour costs. so the big picture is although there are signs that food inflation is easing, that doesn't mean overall food prices are going to fall. it is just that they aren't going to go up as quick and i think thatis going to go up as quick and i think that is what he was getting at when he was saying that food prices were hopefully starting to moderate. the other thing is that he warned that it was unlikely that prices would return to where they were before russia invaded ukraine because some of these increased costs are permanent. like wage rises. that is a huge cost to the supermarkets. they are now baked into the system.

he also said that tesco denied profiteering and he called on the government to help tackle food price inflation by easing brexit regulation, which he said was having a meaningful effect on food imports coming into the uk.— now sport and the first day of the ashes lived up to expectations, withjoe root making a century, before ben stokes unexpectedly declared with just short of 400 runs on the board. patrick gearey was watching in edgbaston. come on england! the fuel that makes the ashes. one of sport's fiercest rivalries has its own energy, edgbaston especially. though the weather might seem familiar for the aussies here, everything else will make them feel a long way from home. # the ashes, they are coming home to england... what sort of welcome do you think those aussies are going to get today? from me, hostile.

but i'm not sure about everyone else, but we are going to pump them 5—0, mate. i think it'll be an absolute ripper. i think the whole series will be close as. i think. i reckon england's a little bit too cocky, to be honest. this is what they've been arguing over for all these years, and the first victory was england's. they won the toss and chose to bat. so, deep breath, first ball. pat cummins to zak crawley. that's how england play now — see it, hit it, cricket. it's exciting, but it means embracing risk, and that comes with consequences. exit ben duckett, followed by ollie pope. crawley made a fluent 50 but didn't reach lunch. the aussies thought they had him and asked for the technology. the spike on the wave form ended crawley�*s story. and now fortune deserted england. poor harry brook tried to leave this, but where had it gone, and where was it going? it's gone back onto the stumps! betrayed by a ricochet. how's your luck? another setback followed. ben stokes, england's revolutionary leader, out. 176-5. it fell to two yorkshire men to turn things around. the inventivejoe root

and the imposing jonny bairstow, who first played together as u12s, rebuilding england's innings. bairstow fell, others too, but root endured wonderfully. england's best batter once again their saviour, manoeuvring his team into a stronger position and then nonchalantly flicking his way to a 30th test match century. on a day of thrilling flux, a brilliant constant. england actually declared their innings a little after that so they could have a bowl at australia this evening. controversial and they didn't take a wicket, but it shows the kind of attacking intent which could make this series unmissable. patrick gearey, bbc news, at edgbaston. england have cruised to victory with a 4—0 win over malta to stay top of their group in the euro championships qualifiers. natalie pirks was watching. it's the time of year when things slow down. thoughts turn to holiday and in malta plus micro aptly named

saint georges bay england fans were enjoying the best of both worlds. —— your eyes aren't deceiving you, football is still being played. there was nothing tyred about trent alexander—arnold all passed, he had there was nothing tyred about trent kane, all passed, he had alexander—arnold all passed, he had the vision for england's opener. the vision for england's opener. city's treble winners were first half by standards. england did not alexander—arnold all passed, he had need them. alexander—arnold was the vision for engl england ener. alexander—arnold all passed, he had the vision for engl england did. alexander—arnold all passed, he had the vision for engl england did not half by standards. england did not need them. the revelling in his new role. malta kane, were all at sea and within seconds harry kane was sent flying. england with their own travel inside 30 minutes. the second half meant england could make a raft of substitutions and when var intervened for a somewhat harsh handball england had another penalty. in the absence of harry

debut in injury time against the group favourites denmark only for var to intervene over a possible offside. the officials took an agonising five minutes to make a decision before they finally decided