english cricket chiefs say they'll use this moment to reset cricket. also in the programme: the nurses�* strike in england is set to end — the latest vote on action fails to meet the required threshold. the former health secretary matt hancock has appeared in front of the covid inquiry — he admitted the uk was underprepared for the pandemic. i am profoundly sorry for the impact that had, and profoundly sorry for each death that has occurred. president putin has been addressing russian military leaders following the mutiny by wagner rebels — he told troops they had stopped a civil war. and new artificial—intelligence technology which cuts waiting times for radiotherapy is to be offered to all nhs trusts in england at cost price.

and coming up on bbc news, could this be the transfer tussle of the summer? manchester city rival arsenal as they also bid for declan rice — £90 million, but west ham want more. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. a long—awaited independent report into the state of cricket in england and wales says racism, sexism, classism and elitism are widespread within the game. the independent commission for equity in cricket has delivered its findings following a two—year investigation. it heard from more than 40,00 people, with 50% saying they'd experienced discrimination in the game, although that figure was much higher amongst minority groups. with more, here's our sports editor, dan roan. for england's cricket teams,

this is a summer to be savoured — both men's and women's sides hosting ashes series. but the sport now faces a reckoning after a damning report laid bare entrenched discrimination. the woman who led the independent commission for equity in cricket told me the game needed urgent reform. i think it's a watershed moment for cricket, i really do. our findings are unequivocal. racism, sexism, class—based discrimination and elitism are widespread and deep—rooted throughout the game. the stories were absolutely horrific, and it goes to show that the culture in cricket is rotten. the report, called holding up a mirror to cricket, heard from more than 4,000 people, with 50% saying they'd experienced discrimination in the game. 75% of those who suffered it did not report it to the cricket authorities. i think the first thing i need to do, dan, is to apologise. and that's the first recommendation that the report made. so i think to those individuals that have been discriminated against and

excluded, all of those individuals, the game, the ecb, the game as a whole owes them a real, genuine apology, a heartfelt apology as to the fact that this should be a game for all and unfortunately this report identifies the fact that it has not been a game for all. this morning, ben stokes, who contributed to the report, addressed the issue. i contributed to the report, addressed the issue. . , ., ., the issue. i have been an england -la er the issue. i have been an england player since _ the issue. i have been an england player since 2011, _ the issue. i have been an england player since 2011, and _ the issue. i have been an england player since 2011, and i _ the issue. i have been an england player since 2011, and i feel - player since 2011, and ifeel fortunate to have been part of some incredibly diverse teams and love how everyone has a different story to tell. we must go further and be more inclusive and diverse, because the game i love and millions worldwide love should be enjoyed without fear of discrimination or judgment, whether that be due to your upbringing, race or gender. among many failings, the report found that women were treated as subordinate and second—class citizens, routinely experiencing sexism, that there was little to no focus

on addressing class barriers, with scarce provision of cricket in state schools, that a heavy drinking culture excludes many people, and that the ecb had failed to support black cricket. maurice chambers came to essex from jamaica as a teenager and said he experienced racism at the club. an investigation is ongoing. he wonders if young black players will even consider cricket as a career. how many people of my background do you see playing professional cricket now, these days? - there's not many of them, are there? is this the kind of stuff i'm going to be faced, | whatever club that l i will be playing for? nobody wants that. the game was already under scrutiny over the yorkshire racism scandal, exposed by the county's former spinner azeem rafiq. now with this fresh report making 44 recommendations, including an independent regulator, the ecb has three months to come up with a plan to salvage trust across the whole of the sport.

well, on the eve of one of the most eagerly anticipated games of the summer, this report makes for particularly grim reading for those in charge here at lord's. the ground is currently preparing for the start of the much anticipated second test in the men's ashes series here tomorrow, but alongside the excitement, there will also be huge concern at what is surely one of the most damaging reports to rock english sport in recent years. among those many recommendations as the suggestion that the annual eton versus harrow school is much here at lords is scrapped and that there is equalisation when it comes to pay between the men's and women's teams. how much of those proposals the ecb is prepared to implement and feels it can afford to remains to be seen, but there is no doubt it is under huge pressure for radical reform. strike action by nurses at the royal college of nursing will not continue after the union's

ballot of its members in england failed to achieve a mandate. while the majority of members voted to continue to take industrial action, the numbers taking part in the vote were too low for it to count. joining me now is our health correspondent sophie hutchinson. tell us more about what has happened. tell us more about what has happened-— tell us more about what has happened. tell us more about what has hauened. , , , , ., . happened. this result brings to an end the current _ happened. this result brings to an end the current pay _ happened. this result brings to an end the current pay dispute - happened. this result brings to an i end the current pay dispute between nurses in england and the government. so far, there have been eight days of strikes since last year, but the ballad failed to reach the 50% threshold that is needed. instead, it was 43%. what is surprising is, of those who voted, 84% wanted to keep striking, so there is some very strong feeling, even anger about this pay deal. the government's offer was a 5% increase with a one—off payment of around £1500. that was rejected by nurses, but this month it went into their pay packets, and it is possible that

although many nurses are still angry about that rise, that in fact it did enough for a slight majority to satisfy them, meaning there are no more strikes. so there are no more strikes planned across the uk, but the big question now is whether senior doctors, consultants, will strike injuly, following their more junior colleagues, who are carrying out the longest strike in nhs history, a five—day strike. former health secretary matt hancock has said he is profoundly sorry for each death caused by covid and said planning for a no—deal brexit diverted resources away from pandemic preparedness. he was giving evidence at the uk covid inquiry, and our correspondent ellie price was listening to the evidence. morning! he's no longer a cabinet minister, no longer even a conservative mp, but matt hancock certainly was a central figure the pandemic. health secretary between 2018 and 2021, for many he was the poster boy for the government's perceived failings... keep doing your bit.

remember the basics, hands, face, space and fresh air. ..before he resigned for breaking his own social distancing rules. i do solemnly... ..sincerely and truly... today, he apologised for what he described as the wrong kind of planning. i am profoundly sorry for the impact that had. i'm profoundly sorry for each death that has occurred. and i also understand why, for some, it will be hard to take that apology from me. i understand that, i get it. mr hancock said the right lessons needed to be learned to stop a future pandemic in its tracks, rather than plan for its aftermath. the attitude, the doctrine of the uk, was to plan for the consequences of a disaster. can we buy enough body bags? where are we going to bury the dead? and that was completely wrong.

families of covid victims had protested outside and watched from the public gallery. they remained unconvinced. we are not coming here for an apology. this inquiry is to look at what went wrong, and there will be recommendations to ensure that this doesn't happen again in the future. remember, this part of the inquiry is about the uk's preparedness in the run—up to the pandemic, rather than decisions made during it. so there are still plenty of questions left unanswered. but it's also very likely that matt hancock will be called to give more evidence back at the inquiry later in the process. ellie price, bbc news, outside the covid inquiry in london. joining me now is our health editor, hugh pym. what have we learned from matt hancock's appearance today? well. hancock's appearance today? well, ma am, hancock's appearance today? well, maryam. as — hancock's appearance today? well, maryam. as we _ hancock's appearance today? well, maryam, as we heard _ hancock's appearance today? well, maryam, as we heard there, - hancock's appearance today? -ii maryam, as we heard there, the kc for the inquiry had to remind

everyone at the beginning that this was about what happened before january 2020, when covid hit the uk. people might wanted to have heard more about what happened when he was in office during lockdown and whatsapp messages, but this is very much on preparedness. he took office in the middle of 2018, so quite a lot of it was about what happened before then, and his apology was on behalf of the system, it seemed, for failing to prepare, because that is what the hearing is about. interestingly, i think what we learned is that everyone has been talking about how a lot of the preparation was for a flu pandemic, and he said that was a flaw, but he went on to emphasise it wasn'tjust that, it was the fact that the planning just assumed that there would be hundreds of thousands of deaths and how to deal with that, rather than trying to prevent it in

the first place, and he said that was a really deep—set problem with the thinking that was there. he was challenged on what more he could have done, and his answer to that was that he was assured by experts that, actually, everything was under control with pandemic planning, although he was pushed a bit on motoe possibly should have done. interestingly, we learned that intensive care drugs had nearly run out in the first phase of lockdown, we didn't know that before, but he said it was the no deal bricks is planning for medicine supply chains which had helped ensure there were enough medicines in intensive care units. —— no—deal brexit. we talked about adult social care, he said that was flawed, some might say he was part of a government responsible for that, and he will be appearing again when the inquiry gets round to what happened from january 2020 onwards. russian president vladimir putin has been addressing military leaders in moscow's cathedral square for the first time since the weekend's aborted mutiny

by wagner group mercenaries. he thanked the troops from the army, security services and national guard saying they had stopped a civil war in russia. 0ur russia editor, steve rosenberg, is in moscow. steve, what has the president been saying? yeah, that is right, over at the kremlin this morning, a very grand ceremony, to a loud fanfare, vladimir putin came down the steps onto cathedral square, and waiting for him were 2500 soldiers and police officers and russian guard and security officials. he had basically come to say thank you for their loyalty and their helping to put down the wagner rebellion. he praised them for defending the constitutional order of russia, for defending russian security and freedom, and he basically said that, in effect, they had stopped a civil war. then there was a minute's silence for russian air force pilots who had been killed in the mutiny,

and then the national anthem. this was pomp and ceremony with a purpose, because the wagner mutiny was an unprecedented challenge to vladimir putin's authority, and what we saw this morning was an attempt to reframe the optics as a victory for mr putin and a victory for russia. there was no mention at all of the deal that was done between the kremlin and the wagner mercenaries on saturday to end the mutiny, and under that deal the wagnerfighters, including their wagner fighters, including their leader, wagnerfighters, including their leader, yevgeny prigozhin, were given immunity from prosecution in exchange for ending the rebellion. steve, thank you very much. well, the movements of the wagner group leader, yevgeny prigozhin, have been closely watched since that attempted mutiny on saturday. his plane has been seen in minsk, the capital of belarus, where he has been ordered

to live in exile. nick beake from bbc verify has been examining the details. if you've been accused of launching a military coup against a country with the most amount of nuclear weapons in the world, you can imagine quite a lot of people will be quite interested to know where you are. and the big question is, where is this man, yevgeny prigozhin, the head of the wagner unit? there's been no sign of the man himself, but here at bbc verify, we've been working on what we think is probably the next best thing at the moment, that is a private jet linked to him. for the past 2a hours, we've been looking at various flights that have been taking off and landing. i want to show you this one this morning. it took off from rostov, where prigozhin was last seen. you can see the route that they took, staying well clear of the ukrainian border, and it landed just outside minsk, the belarusian capital, at a military base. now, we know the name of the aircraft, and you can see the details here. this is an old photograph, but the detail is there. that gave us something to go on. and using publicly available information, you get more detail about the ownership of it. the type of aircraft,

and, crucially, this was a former registrated name of the particular aircraft. so, that gave us something else to go on. so we did a search, because prigozhin in the past, we know, has been sanctioned. and this press release came up, when we put in m—saam, the name of the private jet. it said that it is operated by this company, autolex transport ltd. according to this press release, from the us treasury department, prigozhin�*s name is there. people acting on his behalf purchased this. we were then able to do a further search all of this. this is the official sanctions data. you've got the name of the company, prigozhin in a black and white, why has he been section? it is all because of this, his activities in ukraine. so, that is what we have been working on this morning. the big question remains, was he actually on that particular aircraft? that's something we can't say for sure at this moment. certainly, lots of other people want to know where he is, whether he took that flight. let's remember, belarus was the destination that he was supposed to go to under the terms of this supposed deal

that was hatched at the weekend. the inquest into the death of nicola bulley has been hearing more evidence this morning. ms bulley�*s body was found in the river wyre in lancashire more than three weeks after she vanished. danny savage joins us from preston coroner's court now. what evidence has been heard today? well, this is the second day of the inquest. yesterday, we heard evidence from expert witnesses, today we heard more from nicola bulley�*s close family and near relatives. we heard from paul ansell, her partner, he was interviewed at a time when she was missing. he was giving evidence to the coroner today. he told the coroner that things were going well in the week before she disappeared, her business was going well, nicola worked as a mortgage broker and she was proud of owning her own money again. on the 27th ofjanuary, the day she went missing, she had a busy day she went missing, she had a busy day planned, with meetings. everything was in a good place, he

said. i think the most interesting exchange was from the barrister representing the family, who addressed the coroner at the end of the evidence. she said that the only appropriate ruling is one of accidental death, based on all the evidence that has been heard over the last couple of days. the family are clearly of the view that what occurred on the river bank was a tragic accident, that nicola bulley accidentally fell into the river. she was in good spirits, she had seen other people on the river bank, that was eyewitness evidence that was given, when she was going for a walk with her dog, who she treated as a third child, and nobody would think she would leave on the river bank. there was much rumour and speculation surrounding her death, the coroner was told. that is allayed completely by all the evidence that has been presented, said the barrister. the family is clearly of the view that on the balance of probability, nicola bulley�*s death was an accident. that, of course, is advice to the coroner from the barrister representing the family. the coroner has retired to consider his ruling

and will return at 2.15 to rule on exactly how nicola bulley�*s death occurred and why. the time is: 1:18. our top story this afternoon... a long—awaited report into cricket in england and wales has found that racism, sexism and class—based discrimination is widespread within the game. and coming up, promotions on unhealthy foods are set to be restricted in wales under plans to tackle obesity and diabetes. coming up on bbc news: we'll have the team news from lord's as england pickjosh tongue. the pace bowler comes in for moeen ali for the second test against australia. a new type of artificial intelligence which helps cut waiting times for cancer patients is to be offered to all nhs trusts in england at cost price. the ai saves doctors time by helping

work out exactly where to direct theraputic radiation beams, which kill cancerous cells while sparing as many healthy ones as possible. kate lamble reports. radiotherapy is a life saving treatment for cancer patients. but before machines like this can start to shrink tumors, there's a laborious task for doctors. well, you can actually see here... the radiation target needs to be precisely mapped. medics want to avoid weakening bones or damaging organs. so somehow we've got to kind of avoid dose from each of these areas. if we weaken these bones... carefully plotting each area typically takes between 25 minutes and two hours per patient. it's time medics could spend getting through a backlog or supporting families. so researchers at microsoft have spent more than a decade thinking about how artificial intelligence could take on that work. what ai can truly help with is really reducing the burden that's placed on clinicians.

that was the model that we collaborated on... aditya's team worked with doctors at addenbrooke's hospital in cambridge, who further trained and evaluated their code on real patients — including frank, who was diagnosed with prostate cancer. the people who are looking at this stuff all day long must get quite tired. whereas a computer, it doesn't get tired, itjust keeps doing it. how did it feel to be part of something like that? to be part of a trial? a privilege, i suppose. yeah, a privilege. doctors still check and sign off the ai's work, but in tests they found two thirds of the time, medics didn't feel the need to make any changes. actually, what we found - is that our consultant colleagues preferred to start with the work of the ai than even the work. of their consultant colleagues, which is quite interesting. - the ai is consistent. it doesn't get tired or have its own way of doing things, and raj and his team are now about to give their programme for prostate and head and neck cancer to a manufacturer, which will ultimately allow any nhs

trust to access the technology. this is the first time an ai programme developed within the nhs will be released as a medical imaging device. these hospitals expect to reduce treatment times for their patients. i think it's fantastic that we're able to do this. and what we've agreed _ with the manufacturer is effectively that the nhs will be able to deploy these models at cost. _ those involved believe this could bejust the beginning for al in health care. kate lambert, bbc news. for more on this, head to bbc two at 7pm tonight to see a live newsnight special marking 75 years of the nhs. it'll be available on iplayer afterwards. the uk risks being starved of energy according to a major oil and gas producer in the north sea. the chairman of ithaca energy has told the bbc a combination of a volatile tax regime and labour promises to ban all new oil and gas exploration were deterring investment and jeopardising the uk's future energy security.

the chairman has been speaking to our business editor, simonjack, who's with me now. i thought that north sea oil supplies were already running out? they have been. if you go back to the 80s and 90s, the uk was producing more oil and gas than it could use itself and was exporting the rest. now, we import over half the rest. now, we import over half the oil and gas we consume. so, the question is, if we want to keep, and if we want to keep a domestic oil resource, it needs further investment and a lot of bp, shell, the big names have off—loaded their investments. so smaller players, north sea specialist, have taken that on. they say combination of the current tax regime and a future promise by labour to ban any new production is basically deterring investment and that is going to constrict our future energy security. here is the chairman. at the moment, the taxation regime is changing constantly.

also, the politicians keep making statements which spook investors. without that stable regime, investors won't want to invest, banks won't want to provide credit, and the industry won't be able to commit to large—scale projects. it should be said that the government's own environmental advisors, who take the advice of scientists, wrote to the business secretary to say they would support a tighter limit on north sea production, and an end to uk exploration would send a clear signal that the government was committed to the 1.5 celsius global temperature goal. the labour party says for its part that it will continue to honour any licenses granted during this parliament, so we will be an oil and gas for decades to come. the conservatives say it is right to tax the excess as prophets of war, but whoever gets into power will be using oil and gas for decades to come. at some big decisions coming up at the moment on new oilfields in decisions coming up at the moment on new oil fields in the north sea, expected in the coming days and

weeks. ,, ., g. . ~ expected in the coming days and weeks. ,, ., ., ~ expected in the coming days and weeks. ,, ., ., 4, , weeks. simon jack, thank you very much. supermarket executives have been questioned by mps over why food prices are still rising as some wholesale costs are falling. four of the uk's biggest grocers — tesco, sainsbury�*s, asda and morrisons — were in front of a parliamentary committee examining the cost of a weekly shop. our business correspondent emma simpson is here. yes, mps have been grilling senior supermarket bosses, because the overall rate of inflation in the uk remains stubbornly high. the official stats show that food prices rose 184% in may, compared with a year ago. that is less than the 19.1% the month before, but this figure is still incredibly high. let's take a look at a few examples. in may last year, a dozen eggs would set you back £2.55 on average. last month it was £3.26. how about a two

pint bottle of semi—skimmed milk? last year, just over £1. this year, it is up to £1.29. and cheddar cheese was just it is up to £1.29. and cheddar cheese wasjust under £7 it is up to £1.29. and cheddar cheese was just under £7 per kilo last year, but this year it is up to £9.65. mps wanted to know why food prices were still going up, and they spent a large part of this session quizzing the supermarkets about their profits. it's been described by sharon graham, the general secretary of unite the union, that the biggest supermarkets in the uk are engaged in, and i'll quote, a grotesque display of profiteering. we make, and this is a whole group, lip on every pound. which i don't think is any example of profiteering. a 25% reduction in our full—year profitability in 2022 would not l dictate or reflect that comment. so, we make less

than 3p in the pound. we've also seen profits step back. as i said earlier, the input cost pressures that we've had have not been reflected in full shelf edge prices. i agree with you that the most important thing we can do for consumers right now is to find ways to lower prices. and... i'm not seeing any evidence that the industry is less competitive than it ever was. supermarkets have been reducing the prices of some everyday items, like milk, bread and cooking oil, as the cost of raw materials come down. but they're now feeling the political heat to do as much as they possibly can to ease the pressure on shoppers. meal deals with a high fat, sugar or salt content will be restricted in wales under government plans to tackle obesity and diabetes. temporary price drops and multi—buy

offers on the unhealthiest foods are set to be banned under new laws that will be rolled out across wales in 2025. hywel griffith has this report. they are the default dining option for millions of people. meal deals grabbed on the go and priced to be easy on the wallet, if not always the waistline. in wales from next year, shops won't be allowed to sell the foods highest in fat, salt and sugar as part of a deal. not everyone finds that palatable. no, i don't think it is, personally. no, i don't think it is, personally. i think you should be able to have the choice. and, you know, you can eat and drink what you want within reason. there are way too many offers there are way too many offers and things towards higher fats, and that is what people naturally go to because they think it's cheaper. two, one, off you go! the need to push people towards healthier choices is driven by the growing cost of obesity. in wales, a quarter of adults are obese. and things towards higher fats, another 38% are overweight.

of course, all of these options will still be available. it'll be up to shoppers to decide whether they're prepared to pay more for the less healthy options. some changes are being planned in england and scotland, too. but in wales the labour government is preparing to go further and faster. as well as stopping multibuy offers on unhealthy foods in wales, temporary price cuts won't be allowed either. some fear the least well—off will miss out. the problem is, we are actually going after the wrong types of people, you know? because the evidence would suggest that patients with a lower family income will make a poorerfood choices. so we're actually going after the wrong people that we are actually trying to help. but the labour government in wales insists it won't mean adding to the cost of living. what we want to do is shift the market so that promotions are on healthierfoods, and also encourage reformulation of some of the most unhealthy foods, so that the easy choice is the healthy choice for people in wales.

that would need a reset across the industry. so far, the response hasn't been favourable, with the welsh retail consortium warning the changes are irresponsible and unlikely to change the way we shop. hywel griffith, bbc news. a woman has set a new time record for scaling all the mountains in scotland higher than 3,000 feet — 282 of them — known as the munros. ultra—runnerjamie aarons finished the challenge in 31 days, ten hours and 27 minutes, breaking the previous record by more than 12 hours. she also ran, cycled and kayaked between each of the munros. the strategy was very much about continuing to put one foot in front of the other for the duration of the round. i'm certainly not the fastest

runner out there, there are way too many offers and things towa continue, fats, there are way too many offers and things towa continue, even unique ability to continue, even when incredibly sleep deprived. titers; when incredibly sleep deprived. very im - ressive! time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes.