caused by the death of a teenager in paris on tuesday. the policeman who fired the shot that killed him is now under investigation. former ministers nadine dorries and sirjacob rees—mogg are heavily criticised by a commons committee for trying to interfere with its partygate investigation. and will a foreign holiday this summer break the bank? prices of some popular package holiday destinations have soared. and coming up on bbc news, a steve smith century strengthens australia's hold of the second ashes test at lord's, despite some early england wickets, with the hosts facing an uphill battle on day two. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the government's plan

to deport some asylum seekers to rwanda is unlawful, according to a ruling this morning by the court of appeal in a case brought by campaigners and asylum seekers. three seniorjudges ruled by a majority that rwanda could not be treated as a safe third country. the judgment is a major setback to the government, who want to use the policy to stop migrants arriving in the uk across the channel on small boats. a record number arrived last year, and the government says it will appeal the decision. here's our home editor, mark easton. off's flagship but controversial rwanda — off's flagship but controversial rwanda policy had a new roadblock today— rwanda policy had a new roadblock today with the appeal court including the east african country is not _ including the east african country is not safonov for including the east african country is not safono— is not safonov for the uk to send as lum is is not safonov for the uk to send asylum is there. _ is not safonov for the uk to send asylum is there. at _ is not safonov for the uk to send asylum is there. at the - is not safonov for the uk to send asylum is there. at the lord - is not safonov for the uk to send | asylum is there. at the lord chief justice, lord burnett, announced it had been a split decision. he thinks rwanda is safe but his colleagues did not. , . . , rwanda is safe but his colleagues didnot., . . , did not. deficiencies in the asylum s stem did not. deficiencies in the asylum system and _ did not. deficiencies in the asylum system and rwanda _ did not. deficiencies in the asylum system and rwanda are _ did not. deficiencies in the asylum

system and rwanda are such - did not. deficiencies in the asylum system and rwanda are such that| system and rwanda are such that there are substantial grounds for believing that there is a real risk that persons sent to remand it will be returned to their home countries where they face persecution or other inhumane treatment, when in fact they have a good claim for asylum. in that sense, rwanda is not a safe third country. the in that sense, rwanda is not a safe third country-— third country. the government will be disappointed — third country. the government will be disappointed by _ third country. the government will be disappointed by the _ third country. the government will be disappointed by the majority i be disappointed by the majority judgment, a blow for the home secretary, who has expressed are personal enthusiasm for getting flights to rwanda started as soon as possible. but that's not the end of the legaljourney. the matter will almost certainly now move to the supreme court for a final hearing later this year. the government believes its rwanda deal is the answer to the small boats crisis, that the threat of being forcibly removed to east africa will deter people from crossing the channel and entering the uk illegally. however, the home office's own impact assessment says there is little or no evidence that it will work. the home secretary, who recently visited migrant accommodation in the rwandan

capital, kigali, argues the deal the cut signed with rwanda just over a year ago guarantees the human rights of migrants. this year ago guarantees the human rights of miarants. , , . ., , ., of migrants. this is clearly a matter for — of migrants. this is clearly a matter for the _ of migrants. this is clearly a matter for the home - of migrants. this is clearly a matter for the home office | of migrants. this is clearly a l matter for the home office to of migrants. this is clearly a - matter for the home office to update the house on, we respect the court's decision, and i think there will be a statement later today from the home secretary on that matter. but opponents argue rwanda is not a safe enough place for asylum seekers and the systems of monitoring and oversight are not good enough to protect people from torture and inhuman treatment.— protect people from torture and inhuman treatment. what needs to ha en is inhuman treatment. what needs to happen is that _ inhuman treatment. what needs to happen is that the _ inhuman treatment. what needs to happen is that the government - inhuman treatment. what needs to happen is that the government of l happen is that the government of rwanda _ happen is that the government of rwanda needs to show they can create a fair asylum system and what is important — a fair asylum system and what is important for our case is that anyone — important for our case is that anyone tries to send anyone to rwanda — anyone tries to send anyone to rwanda at any point, they need to have a _ rwanda at any point, they need to have a fair— rwanda at any point, they need to have a fair opportunity to put forward — have a fair opportunity to put forward evidence to show whether it is or isn't— forward evidence to show whether it is or isn't safe now for asylum seekers _ is or isn't safe now for asylum seekers. �* ., is or isn't safe now for asylum seekers-— is or isn't safe now for asylum seekers. �* ., ., ., seekers. although the rwanda plan will almost certainly _ seekers. although the rwanda plan will almost certainly end _ seekers. although the rwanda plan will almost certainly end up - seekers. although the rwanda plan will almost certainly end up in - seekers. although the rwanda plan will almost certainly end up in the l will almost certainly end up in the supreme court, the government remains convinced the policy will prove a lawful and effective tool in achieving the prime minister's

promise to stop the boats. and mark joins me now. mark, how difficult is this decision for the government? oh, ithink this decision for the government? oh, i think the government's asylum policy is in danger of unravelling, because the ability to send migrants to what the government calls are safe third country is like rwanda is central to the illegal migration bill, which is still going through parliament now. that said, the prime minister hasjust parliament now. that said, the prime minister has just issued a statement on this, if i can give you some of that, while i respect the court, i fundamentally disagree with that conclusion, rishi sunak says rwanda is a safe country and we will seek permission to appeal to the supreme court. he says the policy of this government is very simple, it is this country and your government who should decide who comes here, not criminal gangs, and i will do whatever is necessary to make that happen. so a bold response from the prime minister, it does look certainly matter will end up in the supreme court, but this is a big blow to their ambitions when it comes to asylum policy, and also for

the prime minister, who has of course promised to stop the boats. mark, thank you very much, our home editor, mark easton, there. in france, the policeman who fired the shot that killed a teenager in paris on tuesday has been placed under investigation for his death. at least 150 people have now been arrested across france during a second night of violent protests. the 17—year—old was killed when he failed to stop his car when ordered to do so by police. hugh schofield reports from paris. as feared, more rioting, and worse in scale and spread than the night before. cars burned, police stations attacked, a town hall in the north set ablaze. siren. in southern paris, a siren awakened residents after a prison came under attack. it's all in the name of justice for nahel. he's the 17—year—old killed by police at an early morning road check on tuesday.

today, france learned more detail about the incident, as the prosecutor set out his initial findings. nahel, at the wheel of a polish—registered mercedes, had been driving dangerously, he said, and ignored an earlier order to stop. the officer who fired said he'd feared being crushed against a wall, but the prosecutor said that was still not enough to justify the use of a firearm. translation: the public prosecutor l considers that the legal conditions | for using the weapon have not been met. consequently the police officer accused of using his weapon is to be charged with voluntary homicide. for the purpose of the investigation, the public prosecutor requests that the police officer who fired the shot be remanded in custody. after yesterday expressing sympathy with the family of the dead teenager and calling his shooting "inexcusable", today, president macron was at the interior ministry's crisis centre.

this afternoon in nanterre, there will be a silent march to remember the dead teenager, called for by his mother. friends and supporters will express their grief and shock. will things then calm down? nothing could be less certain. hugh schofield, bbc news, paris. our correspondent sofia bettiza is in the paris suburb of nanterre where the shooting took place. sofia, this is not the end of the protests, is it?— sofia, this is not the end of the protests, is it? well, reeta, here in nanterre _ protests, is it? well, reeta, here in nanterre a _ protests, is it? well, reeta, here in nanterre a peaceful— protests, is it? well, reeta, here in nanterre a peaceful march - protests, is it? well, reeta, here in nanterre a peaceful march is i in nanterre a peaceful march is about to take place to honour nahel, who was the teenager that was shot dead by a police officer on tuesday. now, the situation here in nanterre this morning is extremely tense, there is a lot of anger at the media and the police. some people who live here told us that they are very scared, because they don't know what's going to happen tonight, they

haven't been able to sleep for the last two nights. they also said that they are angry because they feel that these riots are actually affecting people who live here, because their shops were vandalised and their cars were set on fire. now, earliertoday, and their cars were set on fire. now, earlier today, the nanterre prosecutor held a press conference and confirmed that there are two investigations happening into looking into what happened, and he also said that the use of a weapon by the police officer who shot nahel was unlawful. but, you know, reeta, thatis was unlawful. but, you know, reeta, that is unlikely to calm down tensions here in nanterre, because people here are extremely angry and upset at what happened, and because of that, 40,000 police officers are going to be deployed across france later today, going to be deployed across france latertoday, because going to be deployed across france later today, because the government fears that more violence and more riots will take place tonight. sofia, thank you very much. former ministers including

sirjacob rees—mogg and nadine dorries are among a number of senior conservative mps accused of undermining and mounting "vicious attacks" on a commons committee investigating borisjohnson. he quit as an mp after the committee found he misled parliament over covid breaches at number ten. our chief political correspondent nick eardley is at westminster. some strong words from the committee, nick.— some strong words from the committee, nick. �* f , committee, nick. and they're 'ust, reeta! just _ committee, nick. and they're 'ust, reeta! just take i committee, nick. and they're 'ust, reeta! just take few * committee, nick. and they're 'ust, reeta! just take few weeks h committee, nick. and they're just, reeta! just take few weeks since i reeta! just take few weeks since borisjohnson quit parliament boris johnson quit parliament pre—emptively, borisjohnson quit parliament pre—emptively, because he knew that the committee was going to throw the book at him, but they were also furious about the way that mr johnson and some of his allies tried to put pressure on the committee. you might remember that some mps referred to it as a kangaroo court, some suggested that mps could even lose their seats if they backed the findings of the committee. well, today the committee has published a new report which points the finger at some really senior conservatives,

at some really senior conservatives, at former cabinet ministers like jacob rees—mogg, priti patel and nadine dorries, at a serving government minister, lord goldsmith, zac goldsmith, and it says there was an unprecedented and coordinated effort to try and influence the committee, that pressure was put, particularly on the conservative members, to try and change their minds. now, this committee isn't recommending a sanction on this, it has not really got the power to do that at this stage, but there will be a vote in parliament in a couple of weeks on this, and it is possible that some opposition parties will try and the mps involved. should say that some of them have hit back at this, saying they think that the committee has gone far too far in criticising them, some have even denied they were trying to put pressure on the committee in the first place. reeta, borisjohnson has quit this place, his parliamentary career is over, but

some of the rows surrounding him, they are not going away. hick. some of the rows surrounding him, they are not going away. nick, thank ou ve they are not going away. nick, thank you very much. _ they are not going away. nick, thank you very much, nick _ they are not going away. nick, thank you very much, nick eardley - you very much, nick eardley reporting there. medical officials are to examine what are thought to be human remains found within the wreckage of the titan submersible, the us coast guard has said. pieces from the sub, which imploded on a deep dive to the titanic, were unloaded in stjohn's in canada yesterday. officials say the subs landing frame and a rear cover were found among the debris. staff sickness in the nhs in england has reached record levels, with mental health issues the biggest cause of absence. analysis of official data for the bbc shows staff sickness in the nhs last year was the equivalent of losing almost 75,000 members of its workforce. our health correspondent nick triggle is here. the analysis by the nuffield trust looked at how many nhs staff in england are off work sick. as you can see, in the decade leading up to the pandemic, the absence rate — the proportion of work days lost to illness — was pretty constant at just over 4%.

when covid hit in 2020, it started rising, and that continued the following year. but then in 2022, it rose again to 5.6%. that's the highest on record and nearly a third above the pre—pandemic level. this comes at a huge cost. the sickness rate last year was the equivalent of the nhs losing nearly 75,000 staff. this is on top of more than 100,000 vacancies, and it is higher than the average across the public sector. the government says it will soon be publishing a workforce plan for the nhs to tackle these issues. unions say this cannot come quickly enough, as staff are at risk of burn—out and their mental health is being affected. if you look at what's behind the rise, there seems to be some truth in that. this chart shows the most common causes for sickness in the nhs. the blue bar represents the average monthly totals in 2022 and the red the same in 2019.

two things stand out. firstly, the biggest cause of sickness is mental health. that's responsible for nearly a quarter of absences and has risen since before the pandemic. cold, coughs and respiratory infections can be recorded under three separate categories. combined, they're responsible for even more illness, reflecting the continued circulation of covid and the return of flu last year. reeta. nick, thank you. nicola sturgeon has told the uk covid—i9 inquiry that her government did not get everything right during the covid pandemic. the former first minister of scotland said she regretted diverting resources away from emergency planning during 2019, as the possibility loomed that the uk and eu might not reach an agreement over brexit. the consequences of a no—deal brexit, compared to what we faced with covid, of course, pales into significance, but at the time, looking at the yellowhammer assumptions,

had they come to pass, they would have been severe. we were talking about availability of food in the shops and medicines for the national health service, so we had no choice but to do that planning. i deeply regret any implications that had our our emergency planning in other areas. our health correspondent catherine burns is at the covid inquiry in west london. what more did we learn from nicola sturgeon, catherine?— sturgeon, catherine? well, reeta, this is week _ sturgeon, catherine? well, reeta, this is week three now _ sturgeon, catherine? well, reeta, this is week three now of _ sturgeon, catherine? well, reeta, this is week three now of the - sturgeon, catherine? well, reeta, this is week three now of the covid j this is week three now of the covid inquiry, and most of the things we have heard so far have been from a uk perspective, so this was next to's take on things, his thoughts on the no—deal brexit planning and how that diverted resources, regrettable but necessary, she said. she was asked about something that keeps coming up, how the focus was on a possible flu pandemic instead of other viruses. she said, yes, that meant the plan was inadequate but

not entirely useless. she also wanted to make the point that it is all very well and good having plans but they just sit on the shelf. all very well and good having plans but theyjust sit on the shelf. she says the question that keeps you awake is whether we have the underlying capabilities to deal with it. she had a bit of a digger, i thought, at the uk government, saying that when covid came along, the scottish government never accepted there would be an inevitable certain amount of harm, instead they were always trying to suppress the virus. she said that was a point of difference between her and westminster. the other person that we had from today was an influential scientist, who is a standout point was this — we are living in an age of pandemics, they are going to be more and more frequent and more and more complex. he said uk scientists are the jewel in our crown but we have to value them otherwise we will be woefully under prepared in the future. the time is 1.16. our top story this afternoon... eight key government policy removing

some asylum seekers to rwanda a court rules. coming up — the shock waves from giant black holes which could reveal some of the best kept secrets of the universe. coming up on bbc news — two british players ranked outside of the world's top 300 are just one win away from reaching this year's main draw at wimbledon. the tournament begins on monday. now, thousands of us will be looking to get away this summer, but this year a foreign break is likely to cost significantly more. new figures show that prices for package holidays to many popular destinations have risen steeply over the last year. our cost—of—living correspondent colletta smith reports. when it comes to chat about holidays, in here they're professionals. literally the first thing everybody says at any appointment! are you fed up of talking about holidays? when i getjealous, yeah!

sophie's just about to jet off, but there's one last thing on the to—do list. come and take a seat. the brighter the better for in the sun. - i like orange when you've got a tan, it stands out. - she's going on holiday to crete with 25 other family members, and this year they've opted for all—inclusive. it's mainly for my brothers . because they've all got kids, so it's so much easier for them to know that they don't have i to take any other money. they can literally get _ what they want while they're there. fabulous. it's no wonder they're thinking about trying to keep a lid on those costs, as travel supermarket told us crete has seen one of the biggest price increases. package holidays are up 9% on average. travel insurance is up 10.5% for an annual multi—trip. airport parking prices are up 9.5% and the only relief is car hire charges, which dropped more than 36% after a massive spike last summer. the other thing to bear in mind is the price of everything

when you get on holiday. inflation is happening everywhere at the moment. research for the bbc showed the costs of 23 basic items. france came out the most expensive, then spain, then italy, then the uk, so if you're depending on a cheap pint or a cheap loaf of bread, you might be stung for more than you hoped. there's no doubt that some people, you know, it's affecting more than others, but of the people that are managing to travel, they are travelling a little bit smarter. sandra says there are things people can do to keep the costs down. rather than the traditional 14 night holidays during school holiday time, then they might go for ten or 11 just to save that little bit. we've also seen an increase of multi—generational holidays where grandparents are taking their children and the grandchildren on holiday. but while plenty are finding ways to get abroad, laura's decided to put her honeymoon plans on pause. all of the, like, prices of mortgage payments went up, the prices of utility bills went up, so then you have to look

and think, well, where's this spare cash coming from? try and find something which is like a dream honeymoon, it's just not feasible when you've planned and paid for a wedding for two years, is just so expensive. but after saving up and loading up, nothing's stopping sophie now. woo! colletta smith, bbc news. a special police unit used to spy on left wing groups was totally unjustified and should have been disbanded in the early 19705. that's one of the conclusions in a report into undercover policing published today. our home affairs correspondent june kelly is in central london. this is a long—awaited report. what else does it say? this is a long-awaited report. what else does it say?— else does it say? yes, reeta, this is the first — else does it say? yes, reeta, this is the first report _ else does it say? yes, reeta, this is the first report from _ else does it say? yes, reeta, this is the first report from the - else does it say? yes, reeta, this is the first report from the huge i is the first report from the huge undercover policing inquiry and it was launched today in the building behind me. it's focusing on the period between 1968 and 1982 and 1968 is significant because this is

when a new unit, the special demonstration squad, was set up and in those early years the special demonstration squad was gathering information on groups like the anti—apartheid movement, the women's liberation front and also trades unionists, some of whom lost their jobs after they were blacklisted because of information gathered by the police. now, the chair of the undercover policing inquiry, the retired judge sirjob meeting, is asking the question, was it all worth it? did the end justify the means? he's come to the conclusion it didn't because he said the tactics used by these officers were very intrusive, gathering a lot of personal information, in some cases the officers actually had sexual relationships with the women they were spying on. of course that women didn't know, they thought they were fellow activists. and using the identities of dead children as part of their cover. and what sirjohn meeting is saying is that none of these groups that were being spied on were a threat to the safety of the state, they were not involved in serious crime including terrorism,

so his conclusion is the special demonstration squad should have been disbanded and is very early days and not allowed to continue for 40 years gathering information on hundreds of people. reeta. gathering information on hundreds of peeple- reeta— people. reeta. many thanks, june kelly reporting- — survivors have called for an official apology for what they say was the forced repatriation of unmarried mothers from britain to ireland over a period of 50 years. thousands of irish women and girls were repatriated, despite having the legal right to live in britain. our ireland correspondent chris page has been hearing the story of maria cahill, who now lives in yorkshire but was taken across the irish sea as a baby. she came on the ship or boat, as it was. and there were other mothers on there. i was wrapped in a blue blanket. she must have loved me so much. maria cahill is recounting a journey from 69 years ago. she'd been born in london,

a british citizen. her mother, philomena, was irish and wasn't married. this was their destination — an institution for unmarried women and girls in castlepollard in county westmeath. i should never have been in ireland — that's my take on that — because i was born in london. the mother and baby homes, as they were known, were seen as places of punishment. maria was eventually adopted. later, mother and daughter looked for each other. after philomena died, maria discovered they'd both lived in edinburgh at the same time. she wrote a poem about her sense of loss. you are the blood in my veins, the water in my teardrops. but still i ache. repatriations were organised by british and irish state agencies and religious charities until the 19705.

research so far has revealed around 3,000 cases, but campaigners believe the realfigure is higher. archives indicate welfare officials in britain regarded unmarried irish mothers as a burden on resources. it was supposed to be an optional scheme for the woman. all of the women that i spoke to, they felt like it was completely forced, that they did not have a choice. maria's daughter says the state authorities, such as councils and church organisations, should apologise. an acknowledgement that that| happened and an apology for it would be enormously welcome. the irish government said it recognised the deep hurt of many survivors who were repatriated. several british organisations who researchers have linked to repatriations didn't respond to a request for comment. maria has spent decades investigating her own early life. my advice to women who have gone through this and are going through it is to keep strong. through it is to keep strong.

there's always a paper trail. there's always a paper trail. it might have taken me 40 years, but, eventually, the bits and pieces were coming together. she hopes a bigger picture will become clear — the truth about the lonely voyages across the irish sea. chris page, bbc news. now a look at some other stories making the news today. the royal household's official spending rose by 5% last year, according to its annual accounts. the sovereign grant — which is the taxpayer—funded settlement for the monarchy�*s running costs — remained at £86.3 million, meaning that buckingham palace had to use around £21 million from its reserves. the government says water supplies will continue as normal, regardless of the outcome of talks with the biggest supplier of water in the uk, thames water. the firm, with 15 million customers,

is at risk of collapse, with debts running into billions of pounds. madonna has postponed her world tour after being taken to intensive care with a serious bacterial infection. the star's manager said the infection was "serious" and had led to a stay of several days in the icu. he added that a full recovery is expected. steve smith completed a sparkling century as australia passed 400 on day two of the second ashes test match at lord's. but england's bowlers struck back, taking five wickets before lunch. joe wilson has been watching the action. a light in the gloom. andrew strauss on the day lourdes in red remembers his late wife ruth and raises money for families dealing with bereavement. england began smartly. taken by bairstow.—

taken by bairstow. yeah, jonny bairstow was — taken by bairstow. yeah, jonny bairstow was catching - taken by bairstow. yeah, jonny bairstow was catching people . taken by bairstow. yeah, jonny - bairstow was catching people again. australia's mitchell starc in this instance. but steve smith, a man england really needed to dismiss, was patting his way, as well as ever. when he drove the ball here the polite member of lords turned into an australian raw, their man, steve smith, had made another hundred. so how could england shift him? they needed something new, they needed something fast. in his first ashes match, josh tongue. his delivery, the edge of smith's back and a fine catch from ben duckett. 110 from steve smith and he was gutted, such are his standards. here comes another good catch from joe root and there go australia with this 416 all out. england must now apply themselves and that themselves back into the match in the test in the ashes, they are trying to catch up. joe wilson, bbc news, at lord's.

now to a galaxy far, far away — and scientists believe they've picked up shock waves from supermassive black holes which exist at the centre of every galaxy. they say they could hold information about "some of the best—kept secrets of the universe". our science correspondent pallab ghosh has more. up in space, at the heart of every galaxy is thought to be a gigantic black hole. here's a real picture of the one at the centre of our own milky way. it's four million times the mass of our sun. it became that big by colliding with other huge black holes inside other galaxies. astronomers atjodrell bank and across the world think they've detected some of these cataclysmic events. pulsars, which are like nature's clocks, really... on the dish of the giant lovell telescope, dr hannah middleton tells me that ideas on how galaxies merge and grow have all been theoretical — until maybe now. we believe that galaxies and the black holes at the centre

of them grow over time by mergers. but we haven't got evidence for this as yet. so if this is the signature of these mergers, it teaches us about the formation of galaxies throughout the universe. astronomers have made the detections by measuring the signals coming from spinning objects in space called pulsars, which are flashing stars at the end of their lives. pulsars are the lighthouses of the universe, sending out bursts of radio waves at regular intervals. the researchers noticed that something was changing their speed ever so slightly. they think that it's caused by gravitational waves constantly bombarding the earth. and the source, they believe, is giant black holes in orbit around each other, all across space. these are at the heart of distant galaxies orbiting each other. the forces between them are so powerful that they distort time and space and send ripples of gravitational waves across the universe.

the lovell telescope is among a network of observatories that have picked up these gravitational waves. astronomers want to use them to study the black holes. currently, the signal that we're seeing is a noisy background from all over space. it's a bit like being in a noisy restaurant with people talking all around you. what we hope is that in the near future, we'll be able to zoom in and listen to some individual conversations, take the measurements from individual black holes and be able to really zoom in and study them. the researchers now have a new way to study the cosmos. they hope to learn how galaxies formed and discover new things that may reveal how the universe first came into existence. pallab ghosh, bbc news, at the lovell telescope atjodrell bank. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. for some others it wasn't the most

promising start to