opening the case against kevin spacey, the prosecutor claimed the hollywood actor was a sexual bully who took delight in making others feel uncomfortable. almost 700 people arrested in france in a third night of unrest after the fatal police shooting of a teenager. the foreign office minister lord goldsmith resigns from the government, accusing the prime minister of apathy on the environment. and england wickets tumble in the second ashes test at lord's. coming up on bbc news, andy murray's draw at wimbledon starts with a match against fellow brit ryan peniston, but then should he win that one, a grand slam finalist awaits in the second round.

good afternoon. the nhs in england will get more than 300,000 extra staff over the next few years under a new government plan announced today. it aims to deal with the current chronic shortage of doctors, nurses and other health workers. at the moment, one in ten posts is unfilled, with more than 110,000 vacancies. there are fears that number could treble. among the measures to address these shortages, this plan will double medical—school places to 15,000 a year, and there'll be 211,000 more student nurse and midwife places a year. the prime minister says it's the largest single expansion in training in the history of the nhs. labour says the government has simply adopted its ideas. here's our health correspondent dominic hughes.

does daniel represent the future of the nhs workforce? he is what is known as an apprentice operating department practitioner, learning on thejob about how department practitioner, learning on the job about how to be a scrub nurse in an operating theatre. his apprenticeship at royal derby hospital is backed up by a university degree, and for daniel, it is the ideal foundation on which to build a career in the nhs.i train and practice within the trust itself, so i work alongside other scrub nurses to practice the roles i will take when i have qualified, and also whilst going to university to learn different subjects and courses in different practices that will enable me to obviously go forward for my qualification. apprenticeships like this play a big part in nhs england's plan to boost the workforce, and it is notjust nursing roles. today's proposals include employing a limited number

of apprentice doctors, working with those already in clinical roles within the health service. there will also be a big increase in a more traditional route via a place in medical school. the boss of nhs england, which drew up the workforce plan, says it is a really significant moment. it plan, says it is a really significant moment. plan, says it is a really siunificant moment. , , significant moment. it is the first time the government, _ significant moment. it is the first time the government, any - time the government, any government, has asked the nhs to develop a comprehensive plan, setting out numbers of nurses, doctors and other key health care professionals that the health service will need and also the cost of training. hi. the health service will need and also the cost of training. hi, how are ou? also the cost of training. hi, how are you? the _ also the cost of training. hi, how are you? the proposals - also the cost of training. hi, how are you? the proposals have - also the cost of training. hi, how are you? the proposals have the| are you? the proposals have the backin: are you? the proposals have the backing of _ are you? the proposals have the backing of the _ are you? the proposals have the backing of the prime _ are you? the proposals have the backing of the prime minister, i are you? the proposals have the i backing of the prime minister, rishi sunak, visiting a hospital in cambridgeshire this morning, and while nhs england is responsible for the day—to—day running of the health service, it is the government that will fund the plan to the tune of £42 billion over the next five years. speaking later at a downing street news conference, he made no apology for the length of time it has taken to get this plan out. it

was important that we got it right, because _ was important that we got it right, because this is a really important day, _ because this is a really important day, and — because this is a really important day, and this sets the nhs up for decades— day, and this sets the nhs up for decades to come, so taking the time to get— decades to come, so taking the time to get it _ decades to come, so taking the time to get it right is absolutely the correct — to get it right is absolutely the correct course of action, and as i think_ correct course of action, and as i think vow“— correct course of action, and as i think you'll be able to say from the plant _ think you'll be able to say from the plant today, it is very comprehensive. plant today, it is very comrehensive. ~ ., , plant today, it is very comrehensive. ~ , comprehensive. while there has been broad welcome _ comprehensive. while there has been broad welcome for _ comprehensive. while there has been broad welcome for the _ comprehensive. while there has been broad welcome for the much - broad welcome for the much anticipated plan, there are also warnings that given the pressures the health service is under right now, it will be challenging to deliver. labour's wes streeting says it is long overdue. got deliver. labour's wes streeting says it is long overdue.— it is long overdue. got to go a lot further to tackle _ it is long overdue. got to go a lot further to tackle the _ it is long overdue. got to go a lot further to tackle the biggest - it is long overdue. got to go a lot| further to tackle the biggest crisis in the nhs�*s history, it needs reform, fixing gps, sorting out social care so people are not stuck in hospital. the social care so people are not stuck in hospital-— in hospital. the plan will be reviewed — in hospital. the plan will be reviewed every _ in hospital. the plan will be reviewed every two - in hospital. the plan will be reviewed every two used i in hospital. the plan will be reviewed every two used to | in hospital. the plan will be - reviewed every two used to make in hospital. the plan will be _ reviewed every two used to make sure it stays on track and is meeting the changing needs of a growing and ageing population, but ultimately it will bejudged on ageing population, but ultimately it will be judged on whether it can make some inroads into the staff shortages that have played a big part in undermining the performance of the nhs in recent years. dominic

hughes, bbc news. some analysis now from our health editor, hugh pym. the government says this plan is historic, that it is unlike anything the nhs has seen before, but i suppose the question is, will it work, is it enough? well, certainly, the enthusiasm of the prime minister was very clear at the prime minister was very clear at the press briefing, which hasjust finished, saying it was a really important day, and one of the most significant things he thinks he will do during his term of office, and nhs leaders say being asked by the government to set out this plan was momentous, hugely important and historic. i think the true position is that there hasn't been a workforce plan in any shape or form in the last couple of decades, and the fact that most health organisations, campaigning groups

have welcomed it is out of relief, that at long last we have got this plan for the future. as i asked at the press conference, why did not come out earlier when the work had begun clearly at the of last year, so it has taken a while coming, but at least it is here. i think one aspect of it is that nhs leaders feel it would be good for morale generally amongst doctors, nurses and other staff, who feel their pressurised on the front line, but there is now a plan to boost training places for doctors, nurses and many other health professionals, thousands of new places, certainly, over the next 10—15 years. but the key thing is, i think, over the next 10—15 years. but the key thing is, ithink, that over the next 10—15 years. but the key thing is, i think, that it is money forfive years, key thing is, i think, that it is money for five years, and it will depend on future governments to carry on with it. i should say that in scotland, a workforce plan was unveiled last year, in wales a new recruitment drive has been launched to find more health staff, in northern ireland i plan launched before the pandemic is now being looked at again in light of new

developments. qm. looked at again in light of new developments.— looked at again in light of new developments. looked at again in light of new develoments. ., ,, , ., developments. 0k, thank you, hugh . m, developments. 0k, thank you, hugh ' m, our developments. 0k, thank you, hugh pym. our health _ developments. 0k, thank you, hugh pym, our health editor. _ a court in london has been hearing claims that the hollywood star kevin spacey is a sexual bully who likes making other people feel powerless. the allegation was made at the start of the actor's trial in london, where he's accused of sex offences against four men — charges he denies. live now to southwark crown court and our correspondent there, helena wilkinson. there are is the case was opened against kevin spacey that they may feel starstruck, that way were on a jury feel starstruck, that way were on a jury to try such a famous person, but they were told to stay grounded through out the trial and listen to the evidence that they hear. she went on to tell them about the allegations that have been made by four men against mr spicy, and the

prosecutor went on to say that kevin spacey had abused his power and influence, and that he was a sexual bully. his defence barrister, patrick gabe's kc went on afterwards to tell the jury that they would hear some deliberate exaggerations and many damned lies. kevin spacey arrived at southwark crown court this morning for the first day of his trial — a far cry from hollywood and the film sets he's used to. the two—time oscar—winning actor, accused of 12 sexual charges, walked past photographers. his case has attracted global attention. inside court one, the 63—year—old sat in a glass dock. appearing under his full name, kevin spacey fowler, he listened intently as the prosecutor opened the case against him. christine agnew kc told jurors that kevin spacey was an "extremely famous actor" who had won many awards.

the prosecutor added, "he is also, the prosecution allege, a man who sexually assaults other men." "a man who does not respect personal boundaries or space, a man who, it would seem, delights in making others feel powerless and uncomfortable, a sexual bully." the jury also heard details of the allegations made by the four men. the prosecution allege that one of the complainants wrote to the actor to seek mentoring went back to a flat with him, fell asleep and woke to mr spacey sexually assaulting him. kevin spacey is well—known for his role in american beauty. he's also starred in other films, including the usual suspects and seven, and the critically acclaimed television series house of cards. he was also artistic director of the old vic theatre in london between 2004 and 2015. kevin spacey denies the charges.

the trial is expected to last four weeks. there's been a third night of violent clashes in france, with nearly 700 people arrested and outbreaks of looting. it follows the fatal police shooting of a teenager in paris earlier this week. the officer who shot dead the 17—year—old boy has apologised to his family and has been charged with voluntary homicide. sofia bettiza reports from paris — and a warning, her piece contains some flash photography. for the third night in a row, riots spread across france. protesters threw fireworks and projectiles at the police and set cars and buildings on fire. this is in bordeaux. lille.

marseille. the government has deployed an extra 40,000 police officers, including elite police units. but as anger grows in france, so does the scale of the unrest. for the first time, several shops were looted. this tobacco shop was destroyed and most things inside it stolen. the owner lives right upstairs and said she heard hundreds of people break in in the middle of the night and was terrified. but this isn'tjust happening in the suburbs like nanterre, it's happening in central paris too, near famous landmarks like the louvre and the champs—elysees. here a crowd of protesters broke into a nike shop in central paris.

here a supermarket was looted. these riots are bad news for the french president, emmanuel macron. he had to leave a meeting of eu leaders in brussels to come back to paris and hold a crisis meeting. clashes like these between the residents of the french suburbs and the police are not rare, but they normally last a day or two. not since 2005 have protests spread across the country at this scale. the police officer who shot dead nahel has been arrested and charged with homicide, but for many people what happened to nahel was the final straw. they are deeply angry at the police. and the government fears that that anger could translate into more riots and violence tonight.

sofia bettiza, bbc news, nanterre. let's go live now to our correspondent rajini vaidyanathan, who's in the parisian suburb of nanterre. are the police there bracing themselves for more unrest over the weekend ? that doesn't seem to be the case, ben. we were here yesterday and we saw dozens of officers arrive on motorbikes in vans with riot shields in anticipation of what unfolded last night. you can see behind me a shop front completely smashed up, there is graffiti, and that is a picture across this area. now, the reason why i think these are going to continue is because the discontent is still there. now, where i'm standing is not too far from the traffic light was 17—year—old nahel was stopped and

where he ended up being killed, and it is that deep—rooted issue which people cite is notjust extend to nahel but many other people in this ethnically diverse community who feel that the police that should be there to protect them are simply not doing that. there to protect them are simply not doinu that. ., ~ there to protect them are simply not doinu that. . ,, , ., there to protect them are simply not doinu that. ., ~' , ., , there to protect them are simply not doinu that. ., ~' ,, , . doing that. thank you very much indeed, rajini— doing that. thank you very much indeed, rajini vaidyanathan - indeed, rajini vaidyanathan reporting there. the foreign office minister lord goldsmith has resigned over what he says is government apathy on environmental issues. in a scathing letter to rishi sunak, he's accused the prime minister of being "simply uninterested" in climate commitments. but mr sunak says lord goldsmith had been asked to apologise for criticising a commons committee investigating borisjohnson but chose to resign instead. our political correspondent iain watson reports. he has long been an environmental campaigner. he was defeated as a conservative mp in the 2019 election, but zak gold smith was give a seat in the lords by boris johnson and he continued to be a

government ministerfor johnson and he continued to be a government minister for the international environment. until today. yesterday, he was criticised by the committee that found boris johnson had lied to parliament. goldsmith agreed with those who called it a kangaroo court. {lin goldsmith agreed with those who called it a kangaroo court. on lord goldsmith, — called it a kangaroo court. on lord goldsmith, he _ called it a kangaroo court. on lord goldsmith, he was _ called it a kangaroo court. on lord goldsmith, he was asked - called it a kangaroo court. on lord goldsmith, he was asked to - called it a kangaroo court. on lord . goldsmith, he was asked to apologise about his comments, i felt those were incompatible with his position. he has chosen to take a different course. i accept that. i'm proud of the record of government and of zac in government making sure that we tackle climate change. but in government making sure that we tackle climate change.— tackle climate change. but lord goldsmith doesn't _ tackle climate change. but lord goldsmith doesn't seem - tackle climate change. but lord goldsmith doesn't seem to - tackle climate change. but lord goldsmith doesn't seem to be i tackle climate change. but lord. goldsmith doesn't seem to be as proud of the government's record on climate change and his resignation focuses on policy and the prime minister himself. he said:

what's notable about the resignation letter isn'tjust what's notable about the resignation letter isn't just what what's notable about the resignation letter isn'tjust what he says, but he doesn't mention. he doesn't mention the committee that gave his friend borisjohnson a kicking or his criticisms of that committee had anything to do with his resignation. by anything to do with his resignation. by keeping the focus on his own government's policy, it has proved to be a gift to the opposition. imilieu to be a gift to the opposition. when ou read to be a gift to the opposition. when you read his — to be a gift to the opposition. when you read his resignation _ to be a gift to the opposition. when you read his resignation letter, to be a gift to the opposition. barman you read his resignation letter, it rings true, it rings true when you see the catalogue of failures of the government on climate.— government on climate. every day brinus government on climate. every day brings more _ government on climate. every day brings more conservative - government on climate. every day brings more conservative chaos i government on climate. every day l brings more conservative chaos and resignations, rishi sunak should have _ resignations, rishi sunak should have done — resignations, rishi sunak should have done the right thing and sacked goldsmith _ have done the right thing and sacked goldsmith yesterday, but it is clear he is _ goldsmith yesterday, but it is clear he is too _ goldsmith yesterday, but it is clear he is too weak to manage his own party _ he is too weak to manage his own party he— he is too weak to manage his own .a . �* , ., he is too weak to manage his own

party. as a close ally of boris johnson's _ party. as a close ally of boris johnson's it _ party. as a close ally of boris johnson's it perhaps - party. as a close ally of boris - johnson's it perhaps unsurprising that goldsmith has criticised the current prime minister, but that doesn't make his comments any less politically wounding. we have a further development in this, because you heard the prime minister there respecting the suggestion that zac goldsmith has resigned because he didn't want to apologise for comments about the committee. the bbc has been given a statement from goldsmith a said he is apologising to them, be that has nothing to do with his resignation. he said the decision has been a long time coming and thejob has been aharder to achieve and the government has been lethargic on climate change. thank

you. iain watson. our top story this afternoon: the government unveils a new plan to deal with chronic staff shortages in the nhs in england. i showed up and got into the mix... tennis superstar novak djokovic talks to us ahead of the start, next week, of the wimbledon championships. coming up on bbc news: owen farrell will lead england at the rugby world cup, after being confirmed at captain, as hooker luke cowan dickie is ruled out of the tournament in france later this year. a new energy price cap comes into effect this weekend, which will see a small drop in household bills. the price cap at the moment isjust over £3,200, but the government has been subsidising bills, so a typical

household would have been paying £2,500. at midnight that drops tojust over £2,000 — though that 5 still almost double what prices were three years ago. the boss of centrica — which owns british gas — has warned that bills are likely to stay around that level for the foreseeable future. here's hannah miller. at home near macclesfield, emily's just had an e—mail to say her gas and electricity bill is about to go down by around £370 a year. it feels good, i think you've to remember it is still not going to go as low as they were, so it's a nice little bit of relief, but it's still not what it was. it's nice to know that they're going to come down, but it's just not quite enough. kind of better than nothing? exactly, yeah, look on the bright side! but at the gym emily runs with her husband alex, they're still locked into a much higher price.

here, the energy costs have more than tripled to around £1,500 a month. and because businesses are not affected by the change in the energy price cap, the bills are going to remain a heavy burden. we are still paying the higher prices, even though we know the energy prices have gone down. how do you feel about that? it's pretty sad, to be honest. it feels like there's no need for us to be paying such a high price, other than the contract that we are in. but the reason we're contracted in is because we had no choice at that time, because otherwise if we were on a variable limit, we wouldn't have been able to afford the energy. so it is really frustrating. itjust feels like it's stalling us — very much two steps forward, one step back. as for the future, there's little sign of prices falling much further any time soon. the boss of british gas owner centrica says the average household bill is likely to stay around £2,000. it's very difficult to tell, because it's all driven by global energy prices

and at the moment the way the market's looking it should come down to— around £2,000 and then stay roughly there and there's no indication it's going to come below £2,000, but over the next nine months or so we would expect it to stay at that level. but, as i said, when we had the issue in russia last week, prices rose by 20%, some of that will feed into energy bills going forward, so we don't know where prices will go. here they're doubling the amount of gas that can be stored and warning that the uk's energy supplies are still vulnerable to external shocks. there's a danger that we get complacent, because last winter was ok and because prices are quite stable now. but what we have got to do, whether you're running a business or running a country, you have got to look ahead and think, "what will this be like in the next three, four, five, 10, 15, 20 years? is it robust, is the system robust?" i think at the moment the system requires more capacity to be more robust. but there are also signs that households across the country have started to reduce our

usage as people try to bring down bills at the time of persistently higher prices. hannah miller, bbc news. joining me now is our business editor, simonjack. i suppose good and bad news for customers?— customers? that's right, we are auoin to customers? that's right, we are going to see _ customers? that's right, we are going to see bills _ customers? that's right, we are going to see bills come - customers? that's right, we are going to see bills come down i customers? that's right, we are i going to see bills come down from £2,500. if it wasn't for government subsidies they would be over £3,000. so that is good news. however, they are still £800 on average higher than two years ago. as we heard, it looks as if this is as low as they're going to go for the time being. when you add that to increasing prices for food and housing, it is going to be a difficult few months and interesting what the boss of centrica said, he said he thinks the first act of the energy crisis is over, but thinks it was worth filling up this big hole

in the ground off thes the coast of yorkshire because we are still vulnerable to shocks to the energy system. it's been almost a week since vladimir putin faced a march and hundreds of his troops. huge questions remain about what happened to yevgeny prigozhin and what next for russia's most effective fighting force in ukraine. they've been given a deadline of tomorrow to join the regular russian army, go home, or move to belarus. but as the bbc revealed yesterday, wagner is still continuing to recruit fighters. bbc verify and our security correspondent frank gardner have been looking at what could happen next. yes, a lot of questions about what has become of this man, this sort of iconic figure associated with the failed mutiny, yevgeny prigozhin. we

know that a plane linked to him flew recently across russia to belarus. and he was seen there early this week. we don't know where he is right now. but what we do know is we have got images of a new camp built in an old location near a place south—east of the minsk. here is what it looked like two weeks ago — empty, disused, an old soviet camp from long ago. two weeks on, this is what it looks like. around 300 new tent—like structures have been built there. in the last two weeks. enough to house around 2,400 wagner troops. we don't know how many will choose to go to belarus or what they will do there. there are a number of optionles. they could launch an

assault against ukraine, this is thought unlikely, but they could. they could try to run their african operations from there. they could try sub version in eastern europe. but this is the evidence that wagner appears to be regrouping in belarus. thank you. it's wimbledon next week, and the two—time champion sir andy murray will face fellow briton ryan peniston in the first round. murray missed out on a seeding for this year's tournament. meanwhile novak djokovic is aiming for an eighth mens singles title and the bbc has been given special access as he prepares for this year's wimbledon. john watson reports. novak, 23 grand slam titles, you are officially the goat, the greatest male player now of all time, do you feel like the goat? it's a really good way how to ask the question, but, no, i don't allow myself to call myself the goat,

because i feel it is disrespectful to all the generations of players that have paved the way for us. being part of the history that deeply moves me, inspires me, motivates me and of course i'm thrilled to be able to get that 23 slam in paris. how many more can you win? what i know is that i still have a lot of drive and lots of motivation to keep going and competing at the highest level. but my kind of ideal goodbye to tennis would be, yes, with a grand slam trophy somewhere, but i still feel i have juice in the legs, as they say. there's the new champion, novak djokovic... 2011 was the first time i won wimbledon and probably a on e in a lifetime kind of feeling.

when it happens for the first time it is just different. of course roger and rafa dominated the first decade of 2000s and i kind of showed up and got into the mix and andy won a few times, it is amazing just to be part of that generation with these three guys. andy and i are still holding on, the new, new, new generation is coming up and i think tennis is in good hands. and this year of course, russian and belarusian players will be allowed to play this year. they have to sign a declaration of neutrality. do you think that's the right move this year from wimbledon? yes. at the end of the day we are athletes and i think sport should be above it. the athletes that you have participating from russia and belarus have publicly you know stated they're against the war. so i think it's fair to allow them to play and i salute and applaud this decision from wimbledon.

novak djokovic ending that report from john watson. it's lunch at day three of the second ashes test at lord's. a dismal morning for england saw them bowled out for 325, with australia now leading by 103 runs. joe wilson is watching the game at lord's. we expect twists. we want turns. it's a test match. but is someone in control? certainly that's the case when it's the lords lawnmower display team in action every morning. there they go. 11.01am and england's captain was shocked. well, what happened there? a leaping australian delivery, a fine catch and that was that for ben stokes. remember, australia have fast bowlers. harry brook was checked for concussion after this, which is now standard practice. he batted on. but not for long. mitchell starc saw the weakness —

go on try this. whatever brook was thinking, there was a fielder waiting. there have been some glorious ashes 50s made on this ground. in truth, this wasn't one of them. this was england's new philosophy failing. next bairstow hit the ball right into the barely believing hands of australia's captain. is it really that easy? only the tail end is left. stuart broad was hit. stuart broad was hit. now this was tough cricket. now this was tough cricket. absolutely fair, but intimidating. absolutely fair, but intimidating. mind you, travis head mind you, travis head is a gentle bowler mopping up. is a gentle bowler mopping up. a catch there, an lbw here, as england's collapse became complete. just time for pat cummings several to take the last one. england had lost six wickets in 90 wins, 325 all out, overwhelmed by australia. i think what will deeply disappoint

england supporters is the way