this is bbc news, the headlines: thousands have gathered — for the funerals of 12 palestinians including eight militants killed during israel's two day military operation injenin. king charles receives the honours of scotland — to mark his coronation — at st giles�* cathedral in edinburgh. the bbc hears first hand — about allegations of an abuse of power inside the uk parliament — claiming the culture in the house of commons is still predatory. this is something everyone will know about, every staffer will have experienced this. breaking news from wimbledon. another disruption at a match and

more confetti has been thrown on court 18 from just stop oil protesters. the british number one katie boulter was playing her match. the second protest of the day. these are the pictures from the first protest because this was also on court 18 and it was also confetti. jigsaw pieces. disrupting the first set of that match for a little while. the organisers of wimbledon had been talking about the prospect of this and they had made appeals for everyone to allow the crowds to enjoy the tennis and not get distracted by any sort of protests because we have seen these protests and other major sporting events, horse racing, snooker, and now tennis and we also saw the one at

lord's where the test match was interrupted. this is the second protest byjust stop oil protesters, disrupting another match at wimbledon. we will be with our colleagues in just wimbledon. we will be with our colleagues injust a moment wimbledon. we will be with our colleagues in just a moment at bbc sport to get the latest on breaking news. staying in the uk, a parliamentary aide has described how she was asked to sit on an mp's lap and felt like she had no choice but to do so. 25—year—old ellie varley said the male mp — who has since been suspended after separate allegations — said she was "very angry" about what she described as a "predatory culture" in the house of commons. she is one of six staffers who has spoken to bbc newsnight about inappropriate behaviour in westminster. newsnight�*s uk editor sima kotecha has been speaking to them. the house of commons is the heart of democracy,

where laws are made and publicly elected officials represent constituents and should therefore uphold the highest standards of behaviour. but now more allegations of sexual misconduct have called into question the morals and ethics of some of them. this is a problem that transcends party politics. it transcends your position of power. it transcends your gender. this is something that everyone will have a story of. every staffer will know someone who has experienced this. ellie is one of six people we have spoken to, who work or have worked in the commons until recently. they all say the culture has changed since the me too movement, and there is a predatory current culture, where some people believe they can behave inappropriately, they say. i wouldn't recommend it as a safe place for men or women. interesting, yes, but not healthy. especially working for an mp directly.

if a young person i knew wanted to work at the house of commons it would come with a whole list of warnings about how to stay safe, who not to hang with and where not to go. ellie says she was asked to sit on the lap of an mp and felt she had no choice other than to do so to get him off her case. he kept saying, "come and sit on my lap". i said, "i'm fine, thank you. i'm happy standing. "i don't want to sit on your lap." he was so persistent ijust thought, "i'm going to sit on your lap "because you are clearly not getting, i don't "want to sit on your lap." it is quite weird to ask. i sat on his lap for what was probably a minute. and was then, "right, nice to see you, i'm off." you brush it off. it becomes part of what comes with the job. the member of parliament is one of a number of mps to have been suspended after separate allegations. in 2018, parliament set up the independent complaints and grievances scheme to investigate complaints about sexual misconduct, but some feel

the process is too slow. misconduct, but some feel in a statement, the house of commons said... those we spoke to hope change is possible, where people in authority speak out against bad behaviour. however, most believe some in senior positions turn a blind eye instead. i regularly saw this, where they see something going on but pretend they haven't. they do this for an easy life. in my eyes this is where the problem lies because those making an impact are not speaking out. sima kotecha, bbc news, westminster.

she will bejoining us on she will be joining us on the programme in the next 45 minutes to tell us more about that investigation, sima, the uk editor for newsnight. we can now go back to the sport. paul has got the latest about the second protest at wimbledon. hello from the bbc sport centre. yes, the second protest has happened at court 18 and this came after an earlier protest. two people have been arrested on suspicion of aggravated trespass and criminal damage after disrupting play on court 18 at wimbledon. what is the latest? i have interviewed _ what is the latest? i have

interviewed tim - what is the latest? i have interviewed tim henmanl what is the latest? i have i interviewed tim henman and what is the latest? i have - interviewed tim henman and he what is the latest? i have _ interviewed tim henman and he was sitting down the second protest because a court 18 is to the right of me here and what i could see, it was more of the orange confetti we saw earlier in the day when dimitrov was playing. we saw a man and a woman running onto the court with just stop oil t—shirts on and they spread outjigsaw pieces and it was a centre court room wooden jigsaw which we presume was bought on site as well as orange confetti. those people were taken away by police and they have been arrested. that coincided with a rain delay so it did not disrupt much play. no rain delay this time and my understanding is the debris was cleared up fairly quickly and katie boulter is back under way in her match. katie boulter taking the first set. we have seen just stop boulter taking the first set. we have seenjust stop oil disrupting

other sporting events including the ashes test match at lord's last weekend and you may remember the pictures ofjonny bairstow lifting pictures of jonny bairstow lifting away pictures ofjonny bairstow lifting away one of the protesters. surprising to see this happening twice in a space of a couple of hours here at wimbledon but it was dealt with promptly. it hours here at wimbledon but it was dealt with promptly.— dealt with promptly. it feels as if we have not _ dealt with promptly. it feels as if we have not spoken _ dealt with promptly. it feels as if we have not spoken much - dealt with promptly. it feels as if we have not spoken much about| dealt with promptly. it feels as if - we have not spoken much about tennis but we have seen daniil medvedev, he made light work of his much earlier? he did. he saw of the british wild card player, arthur ferri, nowjust inside the top 400. 391 in the world. he did really well in the first set. victory for daniil medvedev as he moves into the second round. iga swiatek is sailing through her match. she is looking

good. you can keep across all the latest on the bbc sport website but i will be back at 630 with tim henman. . ., i will be back at 630 with tim henman-— i will be back at 630 with tim henman. . ., ., , former ryder cup vice—captain graeme mcdowell's told the bbc he thinks the dp world tour would be foolish not to consider european golfers playing in the saudi—backed liv series for selection in this year's competition. the ryder cup takes place in rome at the end of september, with regular picks sergio garcia, lee westwood and ian poulter currently ineligible after resigning from the european tour. i hope that if one of the european players on liv puts in a summer deserving of a spot in the ryder cup, the landscape would be available so that that could happen. for us to ignore liv players because of politics and have the us players have liv players on their side, that doesn't make sense.

it makes the european side look foolish. i hope it doesn't come to that. i think sergio garcia is probably the lead guy from that point right now, and i think the european team room would be better with sergio garcia in it. paris saint—germain have confirmed that luis enrique is their new manager. christophe galtier eight was the previous coach but they fell short in the champions league where they were knocked out in the last 16 by bayern munich. and that's all the sport for now. for the past few months, cuba has been in the grip of a crippling fuel crisis. people on the island have had to endure days—long queues for petrol as well as widespread blackouts. now the cuban leadership has turned to an old ally to help ease the crisis: russia. new accords were reached with russian firms in everything from tourist infrastructure to much—needed crude oil. from havana, our correspondent

will grant reports. it's hard enough for cuban taxi driverjorge lloro to keep his soviet—era lada on the road. spare parts are scarce and expensive. but recently, even filling the tank turned into a days—long ordeal. over the past month, petrol shortages in cuba became so severe that, at their height, the queues at the petrol pumps stretched for several city blocks. thousands of waiting customers were organised into whatsapp groups. jorge is number 426 and he'sjust been told it's his turn. but at the petrol station, the tanker hasn't arrived and no—one knows when it's due, much to the drivers' frustration. translation: there are many problems with this system, - it has not been designed well. if cuba's latest challenge has been in fuel, then the queues at the petrol pumps must be set into context of other major challenges the island has faced in recent years. in food security, inflation, electricity provision. it must feel to the beleaguered cuban people like the country simply

lurches from crisis to crisis, forcing out an entire generation of young people from the worst economic conditions since the 1990s. the root of cuba's problems is a potent combination of government mismanagement, global economic downturn and the decades long us embargo. to alleviate the situation, the cuban state recently signed new accords with russian businesses in sectors from tourism and agriculture to energy. the islands leadership hopes russia can provide part of the crude oil which socialist ally venezuela can no longer afford. amid the war in ukraine, though, some economists see closer russian ties as only a short—term fix. translation: while you're putting out. fires on several fronts, russia has come in to shore up that unstable situation, but the problem lies in the medium term because these are in soviet companies giving out government credits. they are private russian firms who will demand a return

on their investment. after a sweltering day of waiting, jorge was finally able to fill up his tank. his lada keeps going for a little longer. like these classic cars, the cuban revolution also dates to the 1950s, but both are now running on fumes, struggling to maintain momentum without a significant overhaul in the years ahead. we have the business news coming up in a few moments. around the world and across the uk. 207 shipping containers with fake goods and drugs recovered from more than half, the sheer size, 580 tonnes, is described as monumental quantities and police say the seizure is the largest in uk history. over two weeks, 100

officers were involved, backed up by experts and counterfeit specialist. it will put a nail in the coffin of the counterfeit goods trade as we knew it at the time so the shops are virtually gone. this knew it at the time so the shops are virtually gone-— virtually gone. this area of manchester _ virtually gone. this area of manchester has _ virtually gone. this area of manchester has been - virtually gone. this area of. manchester has been known virtually gone. this area of- manchester has been known as the capital of the uk counterfeit trade. 33 criminal gangs are said to have targeted this area and a single premises could have flaws converted to house up to 18 shops. the containers themselves can also act as a trading point for online businesses. you are live with bbc news. time for a look at the business news now with ben. lovely to see you. these are the top stories. we start with oil.

energy leaders are gathering again today in vienna for the latest opec summit. the summit is about transitioning to renewable energy, but it comes after the biggest and most powerful player — saudi arabia — announced it would extend its voluntary output cut of one million barrels per day to august. the world's second biggest supplier — russia — also made a similar move, announcing it was cutting production by half million barrels per day from august too. but these cuts are failing to boost energy prices. why? here's the view of one commodity analyst. if we take the data out of the us which was released for the month of april, essentially it was increased ljy april, essentially it was increased by almost 800,000 barrels per day, so in general i would say demand is quite solid, driven by asia, china, india and the middle east, and it is an issue that there was too much supply in the first half of the year on the market and that has affected

prices. demand looks solid but there was just too much supply and opec took action. the wasjust too much supply and opec took action-— wasjust too much supply and opec took action. the question that opec will have four _ took action. the question that opec will have four itself _ took action. the question that opec will have four itself is _ took action. the question that opec will have four itself is whether - will have four itself is whether cutting production is enough to boost prices because we know for many members of opec and indeed opec plus, they need prices to be at a certain level to make drilling and getting it out of the ground viable. are we at that point? we getting it out of the ground viable. are we at that point?— are we at that point? we believe from a fundamental _ are we at that point? we believe from a fundamental perspective | are we at that point? we believe - from a fundamental perspective that now the market should tighten up and it takes a bit of time, the production cuts have an impact on balances and we expect over the coming weeks to see more inventory is falling and as a result we are still expecting prices to recover. a current level of around $77 per barrel for rent and it will move to around 85, 90 by the end of the year. —— for brent crude. fix,

around 85, 90 by the end of the year. -- for brent crude. a number of economies _ year. -- for brent crude. a number of economies are _ year. -- for brent crude. a number of economies are teetering - year. -- for brent crude. a number of economies are teetering close i year. -- for brent crude. a number| of economies are teetering close to recession and we know a slowdown is potentially on the cards for many countries around the world. will oil producers be looking at that nervously and adjusting supply accordingly? nervously and ad'usting supply accordingly?— nervously and ad'usting supply accordinul? , , . , , accordingly? opec and opec plus will look at market _ accordingly? opec and opec plus will look at market balances _ accordingly? opec and opec plus will look at market balances so _ accordingly? opec and opec plus will look at market balances so if- accordingly? opec and opec plus will look at market balances so if there i look at market balances so if there is a big move from the saudi energy minister, opec can take the necessary measure, and it can adjust production accordingly but at the moment demand with the exception of the us, it is more than issue in japan and europe, emerging markets demand remains solid. some of the data has been disappointing but they still travel activity which boosts demand so i do not see demand as being so negative. it is a solid but it is just the supply story we have with the latest move from opec. the

meetin: in with the latest move from opec. the meeting in vienna is about looking at renewable transitions, and it is at renewable transitions, and it is a big irony that big oil producers are talking about moving to sustainability. they make a lot of money out of fossil fuels, so why would they?— money out of fossil fuels, so why would the ? ., , ~ ., , , would they? people think renewables make a larger — would they? people think renewables make a larger share _ would they? people think renewables make a larger share of _ would they? people think renewables make a larger share of our _ would they? people think renewables make a larger share of our energy - make a larger share of our energy and at the moment unfortunately we are still highly dependent on fossil fuels. our energy consumption is driven by 82% from fossil fuels so it is oil, nitrous gas and coal, so solar and wind isjust it is oil, nitrous gas and coal, so solar and wind is just 7.5% at the moment and we need to invest further into renewables going forward to have a clean environment but we should not forget that the transition cannot happen overnight and it takes time to get to a clean environment and in that process we need all the energy sources so we can't just cut off fossil fuels

need all the energy sources so we can'tjust cut off fossil fuels and say let's go immediately to renewables, it is not possible from the sides of the market. fine renewables, it is not possible from the sides of the market.— the sides of the market. one view there on why _ the sides of the market. one view there on why oil _ the sides of the market. one view there on why oil prices _ the sides of the market. one view there on why oil prices are - the sides of the market. one view there on why oil prices are not - there on why oil prices are not falling despite the cut in production. more on that as we get it and we see what the impact of the meeting might be. a us federaljudge has limited the biden administration's communications with social media companies — aimed at moderating their content. in a ruling on tuesday, thejudge barred white house officials and some government agencies from contacting firms over "content containing protected free speech". it is a victory for republicans who have accused officials of censorship. let's speak now to our north america business correspondent michelle fleury. explain what this is all about. this is a bi explain what this is all about. try 3 is a big development. you have a federaljudge who is essentially barring officials within the administration from communicating with major social media companies, at least for now. as you mentioned,

republicans, some of whom are the administration, perceive this as a form of censorship, and they have complained for a while now that the administration overreached during the pandemic when they reached out to platforms and tried to get them to platforms and tried to get them to remove content they felt would promote hesitancy when it came to covid vaccines and also the stuff around the election. the question is what happens next? the department of justice is considering what to do next as it reviews the ruling and it is worth pointing out some of the statements the judge made is worth pointing out some of the statements thejudge made in is worth pointing out some of the statements the judge made in the ruling, a judge appointed by donald trump, he said it was a massive attack against free speech and he called it a targeted suppression of conservative ideas. this is not over yet. the white house says these platforms make their own decisions and the administration acts with

security and safety as the number one concern. tar security and safety as the number one concern-— one concern. for now, thanks for “oininu one concern. for now, thanks for joining us- _ one concern. for now, thanks for joining us- you — one concern. for now, thanks for joining us. you are _ one concern. for now, thanks for joining us. you are watching - one concern. for now, thanks for joining us. you are watching bbc| joining us. you are watching bbc news. thanks forjoining us. here in the uk, there's been intense public interest in pollution in rivers and seas, with several water firms widely criticised for raw sewage spills. one of the biggest firms, thames water, was fined more than £3 million — or $3.8 million — on tuesday after it discharged millions of litres of undiluted sewage into two rivers, killing more than 1,400 fish, and the company's bosses are expected to face mps next week. our reporter, allen sinclair, has been talking about water pollution with the wildlife expert and presenter steve backshall. now its first instinct is to head for water because this is extremely unusual. television presenter and naturalist steve backshall is famous for wildlife programmes, including the hugely popular deadly 60.

his home backs onto the river thames and he's alarmed by new evidence of sewage pollution. we have stand up paddleboarders out here every day, kayakers. we have rowers, we have wild swimmers. i'm teaching my own kids to swim in this river in the knowledge that every once in a while human effluent is going to be poured in 500 metres upstream. it's just not good enough. our rivers are in the worst state of any nation in europe and that is a source, or should be a source, of national shame. water from the thames has been sampled here daily over a four—week period, including throughout last week's henley royal regatta. volunteers were specially trained to conduct the tests using scientific equipment and methods and insist their evidence is irrefutable. if you can pour it into there, that would be brilliant. so we were actually testing for bacteria.

so e.coli and enterococci, which are two bacteria which can cause a lot of harm to humans. and we found after a rain event, a huge surge in e.coli in the river. we were also testing for pollutants as well, nitrates and phosphates. and basically, what we found through the testing of those is this is in poor ecological health as a stretch of river. the testing was specially commissioned by national campaign group river action. it met mps to get their backing for a charter to protect and improve all rivers. in order for river action to be able to help communities like henley, we need to have evidence. we take that evidence to polluters like thames water and also to the government, who are the regulators. the regulators have been defunded by 70% in the past decade and therefore are unable to monitor and also enforce the law. if we can then go together as a community to thames water and politely but firmly ask them to clear up their mess, we will be heard. also expressing deep concern is olympic rowing legend sir steve redgrave.

after many years as a competitor himself, he's now chairman of the henley royal regatta, which welcomes hundreds of top class rowers to the river here each year. in a statement, he said... thames water has declined an interview but disputes a great deal of what is being claimed about the severity and frequency of sewage discharges. the company says it will review the findings of the report, but adds that a major upgrade was already planned for henley sewage treatment works. that's expected to be completed in 2025, part of a £1.6 billion investment in reducing incidents of untreated sewage discharge. allen sinclair, bbc news. train companies are pressing ahead

with plans to close almost all their ticket offices in stations across england. trade unions and charities representing blind people have reacted angrily to the proposals, but rail companies say only 12% of tickets are now bought over the counter. our transport correspondent, katy austin, reports from reading station. at the moment, about 1,000 railway stations around england that are managed by the train companies have a ticket office. now, those operators are under pressure from the government to cut costs and introduce changes that are seen as modernising. the industry says the way people buy tickets has been changing, more bought on phones, online or at machines, and they say only about 12% are now purchased at those kiosks at the stations. now, today, they've announced they'll be consulting passengers and staff about changes that will see most of those ticket offices close. here's what some passengers at three bridges station in sussex thought. i do normally use the self—service ones to buy my ticket,

but there's plenty of times i've had to go and get a replacement ticket or something like that. or if i've ended up having my train cancelled or i need to get an interim ticket for somewhere else or a different route like that, it's so much easier to speak to a member of staff. yeah, to be honest, don't use it. so, yeah. i do it all onlinel on a flexi ticket. we do definitely need an in—person kind of ticket office. yeah, it's important, it's quite vital. for the sake ofjobs, we'd like to see, i'd like to see it stay open. the government and the train companies say this is just about changing how staff work, bringing them out from behind the glass to help support and advise passengers on station concourses. but some disability groups are worried these plans could make it harder for some people to get around on the rail network. and rail unions are strongly opposed to the plans, including the rmt union, which fears they could lead to job losses. and they've vowed to carry on campaigning against these proposals. in the next hour we would have the

latest on the nhs at 75. we also have funerals in june latest on the nhs at 75. we also have funerals injunejenin of course. all of that to come. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear. hello. tuesday was certainly a disappointing day for the outer courts at wimbledon, with heavy rain arriving during the afternoon. the low pressure responsible is causing some issues with the strength of the wind across the low countries at the moment. but for us, it's a quieter story for our wednesday afternoon, a case thursday for our wednesday afternoon, a case will continue settled thursday will continue to be dry and settled and sunny for most but we have this area of low pressure put again from the west, winds will strengthen, gusts in excess of 40 miles per i, and there will be wet

weather moving to northern ireland and gradually by the end of the afternoon into scotland. best of the sunshine in the southeast with the highs of 22 degrees. that bodes well for wimbledon. highs of 22 degrees. that bodes well forwimbledon. plenty highs of 22 degrees. that bodes well for wimbledon. plenty of sport to look out for at the moment. thursday dry and warm and humid on friday and that could trigger some thunderstorms on saturday and we have another test match beginning in headingley in leeds, a beautiful start but they could be sharp showers in the weekend. we can have a look in more detail. the rain will be moving out of northern ireland on thursday and into the early hours of friday morning pushing through scotland so we will start off on friday morning with showery outbreaks of rain to the north and west but further south we will once again it's a clear skies but this frontal system will linger for a time and it will tap into some very warm and humid air as we move into

friday. hence the reason we have this north—west south—east divide. eastern scotland and england and wales, dry and settled and sunny and increasingly hot and humid. that runs the risk of more that runs the risk of more thunderstorms as we move thunderstorms as we move into the weekend. into the weekend. hence the reason for those hence the reason for those showers for both wimbledon showers for both wimbledon and for headingley, those fronts will push in and move steadily north and east. so into the weekend, sunny spells and scattered showers and a little bit fresher.

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