bbc four and (bbc extradition. many thanks. bbc four and cbbc will _ extradition. many thanks.cbbc will end as traditional television channels and they will be moving online as part of the latest round of cost—cutting measures at the corporation. 1000 jobs will be lost and the bbc news channel will merge with the international network bbc world news today and there will also be cuts to local radio stations and regional news services as part of the bbc�*s strategy. it says the focus is more on digital output. the head of p&o ferries has told the bbc it was a "difficult decision" to sack hundreds of staff earlier this year. peter hebblethwaite said that the dismissal of 800 workers and replacing them with foreign agency workers paid less than the minimum wage was intended to secure the future of the business. our transport correspondent katy austin reports. ten weeks on, most of p&o's ferries are running again, but questions remain, including about the way the company suddenly dismissed its staff. how would you feel if somebody did that to you? well... er... it's not, it is not p

bbc four and cbbc will end as traditional tv channels as part of plans for the bbc to become "digital—firstas apologised after 200 flights were cancelled this afternoon because of computer issues. the company advised passengers to check the status of their flight before making their way to the airport. universal credit fraud is at a record high, costing the taxpayer £5.6 billion in the year to april. one in four claims was overpaid. that was due to error or fraud. from the start of the pandemic, the government eased certain conditions to allow unprecedented numbers of people to access benefits. ukraine's deputy defence minister says fighting in the donbas has reached maximum intensity, with the russians storming ukrainian positions in several areas simultaneously. two key cities — severodonetsk and lysychansk — have come under bombardment, and there's heavy fighting for control of roads connecting ukrainian territory. earlier, the authorities said the russians had attacked more than 40 towns in their offensive. james waterhouse is in kyiv. most people watching the coverage would have said t

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this is bbc news the headlines at four. this is bbc news the headlines at four...lf—term getaway begins. dramatic pictures from torquay marina — were a majorfire has broken out in the harbour. more conservative mps publicly declare they have no confidence in the prime minister — after sue gray�*s report into lockdown parties in downing street. former us president, donald trump, dismisses calls for gun reform — days after 19 children and two teachers were killed by a teenage gunman in texas. liverpool and real madrid fans descend on paris — to support their teams in the final of european club football�*s most prestigious prize.

good afternoon, this is your update from the bbc sport centre. fourympic champion mo farah say�*s he'll make decisions about his future on a "race by race" basis. this morning, he was beaten on his return to competition for the first time since failing to qualify for the olympics last year. club runner ellis cross, who represents aldershot, had to pay the £37 entry fee, but set a personal best as he beat the course record holder, and won this year's vitality london 10,000m. farah, a seven—time winner of the event, said before the race if he didn't feel he could compete at the highest level any more, then it'd be time to stop and retire from the sport. ellis did really well to beat me and to win here, but at the same time, you have got to see where you are and, at the minute, i don't even know, this is it, that's where i am now. is it for you now where you are in your career taking it race by race? for sure you have got to take it race by race and let the body see what it can do. as you said, i ain't young any more, am i? i have beaten somebody who's l

— bbc world and bbc news channel — as well as close some of its smaller broadcast channels in the next few years and move the content online. the cps charges actor kevin spacey with fourgy regulator 0fgem says typical household energy bills are set to rise by £800 in october, to £2,800 a year. but the chancellor said the government package "will provide significant support for the british people." our political correspondent helen catt reports. as bills have gone up, so has the pressure on the government to do more than it has. the chancellor of the exchequer. this lunchtime, rishi sunak announced £9 billion worth of measures to help households. he scrapped a scheme which would have seen households have to pay back the £200 reduction on their energy bills during the autumn. so, for the avoidance of doubt, this support is now unambiguously a grant. and, furthermore, we've decided that the £200 of support for household energy bills will be doubled to £a00 for everyone. we are on the side of hard—working families with £6 billion of financial support. he announced extra one—off payments, £650 for those on the lowest incomes. 350 to pensioners and 150 to disabled people an

nicholas witchell, bbc news. four had taken off from hobby airport in houston but within minutes, the pilot reported engine problems. he was trying to return to the airport when the plane came down just behind a row houses. —— came downjust behind a row of houses. no—one on the ground was injured and the pilot has been praised for avoiding the homes as the plane came down. all over the world, people are generating help for ukraine and the refugees who've lost their homes, families and livelihood. now, the biggest brewery in the world has come up with a project that's basically a donation in a can. wendy urquhart explains. this isn'tjust any old beer — this is ukrainian beer. cans are rolling off the conveyor belt at the speed of 90,000 per hour, and anheuser—busch inbev is hoping the money will roll in just as fast, because all of the profits will be used to help victims of the war. ab inbev dominates the global beer market and produces 500 brands of beer including budweiser, bud light and the ukrainian favourite, che

this is bbc news the headlines at four. this is bbc news the headlines at four... people travelling abroad are facing disruption at airports, stations and on the roads — as the half—term getaway begins. dramatic pictures from torquay marina — were a majorfire has broken out in the harbour. more conservative mps publicly declare they have no confidence in the prime minister — after sue gray's report into lockdown parties in downing street. former us president, donald trump, dismisses calls for gun reform — days after 19 children and two teachers were killed by a teenage gunman in texas. liverpool and real madrid fans descend on paris — to support their teams in the final of european club football's most prestigious prize. iam i am live at the gates here open in the next hour for what could be one of the great champions league finals. people are facing huge disruption to their travel plans as the half—term break gets under way. dozens of flights have been cancelled, and there have been long delays at ports and on the roads, as well as cross—channel services. and ther

victoria gill, bbc news, wytham wood. in all fourited kingdom the polling stations have been busy and soon we'll have the voters' verdict. it's the biggest test of public opinion before the next general election, so stay with us for the results. borisjohnson, voting in westminster today with the family dog dylan, has had a testing time with partygate, the war in ukraine, and the covid crisis, so does he still have the voters' trust? does he still have the winning touch? sir keir starmer, voting in north london today, became labour leader by promising to rebuild the party after the corbyn years. but last year's council elections were disappointing for labour. he needs a stronger showing this year. the first minister of scotland was voting in glasgow.

you're watching the context on bbc news. foureast one person in the photo. in ukraine, a 21 year old russian soldier is given life for the murder of an unarmed civilian at the first war crimes trial of the conflict. president biden says the us would defend taiwan if china invaded but beijing says washington is 'playing with fire'. tonight with the context, former labour mp caroline flint — and the republican strategist doug heye.

bbc news. the headlines at four. fans that were in were begging because they said it just seemed to be like it could be a repeat of hillsborough. that's how bad it was. ukraine's president volodyrmyr zelensky has made a rare trip outside the kyiv region, to visit the city of kharkiv. heavy fighting is continuing in eastern ukraine, where russian forces are trying to capture the city of severodonetsk. the russian ambassador to the uk tells the bbc that moscow will not use tactical nuclear weapons in the battle for ukraine. we have a very strict provision on the issues of the use of tactical nuclear weapon, and it is mainly when the existence of the state is endangered.

the garcia's had four children. sarah smith, bbcs, texas. >> this tragedy of course has once again underscore the political divisions in this country over guns, those between those opposing gun rights, and those opposing gun controls. this is a debate we have seen over and over again, once again. this tragedy through things in sharp relief. >> thank you very much. please stay with us. let's just look at what is happening three or two miles away. following on from that news conference, we now have more of a picture, a full picture, of the ents of the shooting itself which saw the gunman in the school for almost an hour and 20 minutes before being shot dead. was have a look at the timeline. at least five police -- released by police. at128 p.m., e crashed into a ditch and shot two men. 11:30 a.m., and i'm on one call was made ying there was a crash, and a man caring a gun. 11:31 a.m., the suspect reached the back row of the school parking lot, and while hiding kind of vehicle, starts firing shots. evelyn and three 3:00 a.m., the schoo

you're watching the context on bbc news. four pictures have emerged of borisjohnson drinking at an event at downing street in 2020 when england was in lockdown. the images — obtained by itv news — show the prime minister toasting a group of people — the bbc understands the police fined at least one person in the photo. in ukraine, a 21 year old russian soldier is given life for the murder of an unarmed civilian at the first war crimes trial of the conflict. president biden says the us would defend taiwan if china invaded but beijing says washington is �*playing with fire'. tonight with the context, former labour mp caroline flint — and the republican strategist doug heye. hello and welcome to the programme. a series of leaked photos have emerged of the prime minister drinking at a gathering in downing street during lockdown in november 2020. the pictures published by itv news were taken at a number 10 leaving do for mrjohnson�*s former director of communications lee cain on 13th november 2020. they show the prime minister raising

an investigation by the bbc radio four�*s file on 4 has discovered more than 13,000 young people havea. good morning. it is a largely dull start. quite a bit of cloud and outbreaks of rain. this first patch of rain clearing, the cloud behind it breaking. but as you can see, further frequent showers through the afternoon, and temperatures today reaching a maximum of 18 celsius. we could see these showers into the evening. but gradually they'll clear and the sky clears. it should stay clear from much of the night, but through to dawn just a little bit of cloud edging in from the west. temperatures overnight are dropping down to around seven celsius. we mightjust get a bright start in the morning, especially the further east you are, but we will see the cloud increasing. this cold front will introduce more cloud as we head further through the day. so, after some sunshine first thing, the cloud increases, outbreaks of light, patchy rain. the front is weakening as it gets towards us, and gradually through the afternoon that cloud should clear. we'll see a bit of sunshine in the evening. te

bbc news. the headlines at four. the government says it's "very concerned" over upsetting scenes at the champions league final — as fans were tear gassed in paris. people were begging, the liverpool fans that were in were begging because they said it just seemed to be like it could be a repeat of hillsborough. that's how bad it was. ukraine's president volodyrmyr zelensky has made a rare trip outside the kyiv region, to visit the city of kharkiv. heavy fighting is continuing in eastern ukraine, where russian forces are trying to capture the city of severodonetsk. the russian ambassador to the uk tells the bbc that moscow will not use tactical nuclear weapons in the battle for ukraine. we have a very strict provision on the issues of the use of tactical nuclear weapon, and it is mainly when the existence of the state is endangered. president biden will arrive in the texan city of uvalde within the next hour, after a teenage gunman killed 19 children and two teachers. one of the greatestjockeys of all time, lester pigg

the win keeps spurs in the hunt for that top four spot, but burnley�*s relegation fears have only intensified. lydia campbell, bbcp this afternoon, but their survival hopes remain in the balance after losing 3—2 at home to brentford, with two men sent off. craig templeton reports. the atmosphere at goodison park has been pivotal in helping everton get out of trouble. if they could spare their team onto another win, premier league survival would be secured. they got the start they were after. it looked like it was richarlison who shall score the opening goal, but it actually flipped off the chest of dominic calvert—lewin. when you haven't scored a league goal since august, it is always good to check when the ref checks it is yours. what looked like plain sailing then hit trouble, with this player coming through, another one during the experience of youth. was it a cross or was it a shot from yoane wissa? whatever it was, it ricocheted off the head of coleman, 1-1. but ricocheted off the head of coleman, 1—1. but everton were about to be handed a lifeline. with one of their players brought down in the box, a penalt

the garcias had four children. sarah smith, bbc news, houston, texas. by by gunman. salvador ramos barricade himself in the classroom shooting 19 children and two teachers, it took 53 minutes before armed police went in as the local people come to terms with tragedy, grief is turning to angen with tragedy, grief is turning to anger. sarah smith reports. we will find out how that admission and other stories are covered on the front of the payments this evening, joining me tonight will be author and journalist emma wolf and james lure. here is care regulator has ordered a nhs trust to make significant improvements to maternity services to ensure the safety of women and baby, an inquiry has been ordered into the care offered by nottingham's nhs trust. on thursday donna ockenden was appointed to chair an independent review after dozens of deaths of babies there. the trust says it is working hard to improve. here is our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan. a warning you will probably find the details in the report distressing. cheese! this nine months old has he

the garcias had four children. sarah smith, bbc news, houston, texas. is the worst school attack in the united states since the sandy hook massacre in 2012. cyrena arokium was a student at the elementary school when 20 of her fellow pupils and six staff were murdered. she's been speaking with our correspondent nada tawfik about the pain of hearing of another mass shooting. a rare moment of family time for cyrena arokium. as a teenager, she is busyjuggling school and gymnastics. but this week's tragedy in uvalde has her reliving her painful past. she was a happy seven—year—old looking forward to christmas when a gunman burst into sandy hook elementary killed 20 children and six staff. she says she hasn't lived a normal life since and continues to struggle with the trauma. i sufferfrom nightmares, especially from that day, and survivor's guilt. and it's very hard to get through that because it's, like, why did i survive, and all these other people had to die? she has decided to speak out now in hopes that politicians will listen to her pleas. it is defini

the garcias had four children. sarah smith, bbc news, houston, texas. on from the news conference earlier, we now have a full picture of the sequence of events of the shooting — which show the gunman was in the school for almost an hour and 20 minutes before being shot dead. let's take a look at the timeline released by the police. at 11:28, the suspect crashes his vehicle in a ditch and starts shooting at two men. at 11:30, a 911 call is made saying there was a crash and that a man carrying a gun was seen 11:31 — the suspect reaches the back row of the school parking lot and whilst hiding behind a vehicle, starts firing shots. at 11:33, the shooter enters the school through an exterior door that had been propped open by a teacher earlier. at the same time, the suspect begins shooting into room 111 or 112. it's not possible to determine which one from the video angle at 11:35 three police officers enter through the same propped open door, and another four follow shortly after. between 11:37 and 12:03 more gunfire is head — specifically 16 rounds are fir

four years. the headlines on bbc news...ntry will apply for nato membership, in response to russia's invasion of ukraine. a british military intelligence assessment suggests russia may have lost one third of its ground forces since the start of its invasion of ukraine. ten people have been killed and three injured in a mass shooting in buffalo — president biden says america must do everything in its power to end hate—filled domestic terrorism. the uk business secretary kwasi kwarteng says he does not think there will be a trade war with the eu over the northern ireland protocol. reports say the uk government is poised to introduce legislation to strip away parts of the protocol, a deal struck by borisjohnson which governs trade after between britain and northern ireland after brexit. earlier our political correspondent david wallace lockhart gave me this update. step one was the brexit deal involved a provision called the northern ireland protocol. and that means when goods are some goods, at least when they go from england,

bbc news, paris. this week will see the start of four days of celebrations to mark the queen's platinum jubilee, aftered kingdom have changed beyond recognition. mark easton has been looking at what we know of the queen's own reaction to the enormous changes she's seen. will you solemnly promise and swear... along with the crimson velvet mantle, edged with ermine, huge responsibility was placed upon the young queen's shoulders at her coronation in 1953. she was presented to the world as a new beginning for an impoverished kingdom and its crumbling empire. "some people have expressed the hope that my reign may mark a new elizabethan age," the queen said in her christmas day address later that year. it was from elizabeth i, who may well have pondered her own destiny in this room in hampton court, that elizabeth ii sought inspiration. i will call to your minds the words of the earlier elizabeth. "though god has raised me high, yet this i count the glory of my crown that i have reigned with your love." so, how did she approach thejob? her answer — to guide this kingdom through changing times, a vital part

bbc news. i'm chris rogers. the headlines at four...minster — after mp neil parish resigns for watching pornography in the house of commons. the government's business secretary says while he's against a windfall tax on oil and gas companies — the final decision over introducing such a policy lies with the chancellor. warnings of further food price increases for households — as inflation takes hold in the uk and the cost of living hits a 30 year high. the red cross confirms it's in the process of evacuating civilians out of the devastated city of mariupol in southern ukraine. defending the black sea port of odesa — but fears grow after the airport runway is damaged by a russian missile strike. the prince of wales urges people to protect the nation's ancient trees in honour of the queen's platinum

later in the hour on the bbc news channel, there is still everything to play for in the final week of the premier league season. tonight arsenal will try and climb back into the top four evening. and welcome to the bbc�*s news at six. britain's most senior military officer admiral sir tonied are kin says ukraine has guaranteed its is vieful as a nation. he said ukrainians are winning the war, but, as we report now, that doesn't mean the fighting is anything like over. far from now, that doesn't mean the fighting is anything like over. farfrom it. ukrainian forces are have been retaking territory in the north east of the country, in cent day, pushing the russians further from of the country, in cent day, pushing the russians furtherfrom kharkiv, their second largest city, but that may be partly because russian forces are have been focussing on the donbas region, further south. our special report tonight is from near the eastern city, known as the gateway to the donbas. our correspondent quentin somerville and camera journalist darren conway have been on patrol with volunteer fighters of the territorial defence force. fighters of the territorial defence force. war desce

bbc world news. hello. some spots down the eastern side of england had more rain on wednesday than they've had in four weeksead. high pressure building in will most of england and wales dry. closer to weather fronts in scotland and northern ireland, there is a chance of seeing a little rain. in fact, a cloudy and damp start for many places here. and as for temperatures, well, it will be a cooler start. the chilliest parts of england and wales perhaps down to mid—single figures, a little bit lower in some areas. so, a lot of cloud across scotland and northern ireland. the chance of seeing a little light rain. it's more especially in western and mainly north west scotland. this will be most persistent. eastern and southern scotland may see some sunny spells, and into the afternoon, a few breaking through in northern ireland. for wales and england, there is a slight chance of catching a shower. the vast majority will stay dry. and though there'll be a lot of cloud around, it'll be a warmer feeling day with some occasional sunny spells, up to 22 in the warm spots in south east england. so, here, a lot of dry we

bbc newsline, stormont. a teacher in birmingham has been charged with sexually assaulting four teenage girls.mily unia told us more west midlands police say these alleged victims were girls aged between 1a and 16 years old. a 28—year—old teacher named by west midlands police was arrested last monday on suspicion of sexual assault. he was released on bail and rearrested yesterday morning. he is now in police custody. he is facing charges of sexual exploitation, sexual activity while in a position of trust and trafficking within the uk. their track charges relate to accusations he drove girls around in his car with the intention of assaulting them. he has been suspended from hisjob assaulting them. he has been suspended from his job and is appearing at birmingham magistrates' court tomorrow. a police spokesman said trained officers are supporting pupils at the school involved. changes to national rail services and timetables have come into effect today. services which were suspended due to covid are being restored and there's a new station opening in the scottish borders. however, there's been

bbc news. tottenham have moved into the top four for the moment with a narrow 1—0 win over burnley. referee kevin friend awarded the spot kick after consulting with var and having a second look. up stepped harry kane to slot the ball home, his 21st penalty in a row for spurs, putting them above arsenal and into the champions league places for the time being. elsewhere leeds have kept alive their hopes of surival after a frenetic home draw with brighton, thanks to a late equaliser. everton could avoid the drop if they beat brentford. it is half—time there at the moment it goodison park. they're currently down to ten men. it had been level at 1—1. richarlison has just made it 2—1. earlier leicester thrashed already relegated watford to consign them to a seventh defeat in eight league games. all the day's results are on the bbc sport website. iga swiatek has successfully defended her title at the rome 0pen, with a straight sets win in the final against 0ns jabeur. the world number one came through 6—2, 6—2 to extend her winning streak to 28 matches. it also means she's won five tournam

bbc news, berlin. you can keep up to date with the war in ukraine twenty four hours a day, by visiting our website at bbcnews.comrespondents there. in the last hour, the white house has announced that president biden will visit the city of buffalo on tuesday, after a gunman killed ten people in a case of suspected racially motivated domestic terrorism. it happened at a supermarket in the city in new york state, on saturday. an eighteen—year—old white man has been charged with first degree murder. most of the victims were black. our correspondent will grant reports. once again, one man's deep—seated racism and easy access to semiautomatic weapons have combined to deadly effect in america. 18—year—old peyton gendron drove for miles to reach this supermarket in a predominantly black neighbourhood of buffalo. heavily armed and dressed in tactical gear, he livestreamed his entire horrific attack. a security guard, a retired buffalo policeman, tried to stop him but was among those killed. most of the victims were black. before the attack, the gunman posted a kind of manifesto online — a hate—filled screed laying bare

the garcias had four children. sarah smith, bbc news, houston, texas.valde shooting, is the worst school attack in america, since the sandy hook massacre in 2012. serena arokeum, was a student at the elementary school, in newtown in connecticut, when 20 of her fellow pupils and 6 staff were murdered. she's been speaking to our correspondent, nada tawfik, about the pain of hearing the news, of yet another mass shooting, this week. a rare moment of family time for cyrena arokium. as a teenager, she is busyjuggling school and gymnastics. but this week's tragedy in uvalde has her reliving her painful past. she was a happy seven—year—old looking forward to christmas when a gunman burst into sandy hook elementary and killed 20 children and six staff. she says she hasn't lived a normal life since and continues to struggle with the trauma. i sufferfrom nightmares, especially from that day, and survivor's guilt. and it's very hard to get through that because it's, like, why did i survive, and all these other people had to die? she has decided to speak out now in

bbc sport website. hearts players, looking a little bit dejected. this is their third final in fourare going to be on the losing side once again. rangers, you can see, 2—0 up. just ten minutes away also from lifting that trophy. there one bit of silverware this season. remember, they lost the rebel league final on penalties. and they were pipped to the title by celtic as well. afterfour seasons in league one, sunderland are on the way up again.l they've been promoted to the championship after beating wycombe wanderers 2—0 in their play—off final at wembley. elliot embleton gave them a half—time lead with a swerving shot that completely fooled the wycombe keeper david stockdale. wycombe were relegated from the championship last season, but their hopes of an instant return were dashed when ross stewart added a second with about ten minutes go. sunderland were a premier league side only five years ago before back to back relegations saw them drop into the third tier, but there was delirium among their 40,000 fans at wembley as they are finally moving in the right direction. the second

emily brown, bbc news. fouron space capsule in preparation for undocking. nasa says dragon will splash down off the coast of florida in about 2k hours. hello again. high pressure is in charge of our weather for most of us today, but we do have some other fronts toppling around the top of it, and they are bringing in some rain, primarily to scotland, but we'll see some of that at times in northern ireland. but nonetheless, you will also see some sunny intervals. so still a lot of dry weather across england and wales, a wee bit more cloud bubbling up through the course of the afternoon, could produce an isolated shower in the midlands, south wales and the south west. ourfirst band of rain clears northern scotland, but we'll see some more rain coming in across the west, with some showers occasionally in northern ireland, temperatures 10—22 degrees. pollen levels are high across much of england and wales today, but low or moderate across the rest of the uk. now, through this evening and overnight, there'll be some c

bbc news. i'm chris rogers. the headlines at four... pressure mounts for radical reform of working practices in westminster — after mp neil parish resigns for watching pornography in the house of commons. the government's business secretary says while he's against a windfall tax on oil and gas companies — the final decision over introducing such a policy lies with the chancellor. warnings of further food price increases for households — as inflation takes hold in the uk and the cost of living hits a 30 year high. the red cross confirms it's in the process of evacuating civilians out of the devastated city of mariupol in southern ukraine. defending the black sea port of odesa — but fears grow after the airport runway is damaged by a russian missile strike. the prince of wales urges people to protect the nation's ancient trees in honour of the queen's platinum jubilee this year. a hello, good afternoon. the speaker of the house of commons, sir lindsay hoyle, has called for a radical review of working practices following a series of sexual

bbc news. still to come: n0 audio. there we go, fourhnology takes abba back on the road again. in the biggest international sporting spectacle ever seen, up to 30 million people have taken part in sponsored athletic events to aid famine relief in africa. n0 audio. fighting to full—scale riot - as the liverpool fans broke out of their area and into i the juventus enclosure. the belgian police had lost control. i the whole world will mourn the tragic death of mr nehru today. he was the father of the indian people from the day of independence. the oprah winfrey show comes to an end after 25 years and more than 4,500 episodes. the chat show has made her one of the richest people on the planet. geri halliwell, otherwise known as 'ginger spice',j has announced _ she's left the spice girls. argh! i don't believe it! she's the one with the bounce, the go, girl power. not geri. why? this is bbc news. our main headline: it's now emerged the gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers in texas was able to enter the school through an unlocked do

their enemy have joined the armed forces of ukraine, they told the bbc why they did it, we are fighting against russia, the last four years, russian occupation in the struggle of ukraine for its freedom and independence, these chechens are fighting in ukraine, but not under the leadership of ramzan, kadirotovast, mainly these are chechens who came from europe, these are chechens who emigrated to europe after the second chechen war, for them it is a kind of continuation of the war of liberation that they have been waging since the mid-90s, shooting for ukraine, kazbek came to ukraine after the second chechen war, i am a man, of course, a person who ended up in ukraine long enough to push me to this the russian occupation of chechnya before the war and now i was and remain a ukrainian businessman, unfortunately it so happened that we had to postpone our peaceful affairs to take up arms to win back the freedom of ukraine a muslim fought in chechnya against russia, later moved to ukraine and became a volunteer after we were forced to leave our home, we found ourselves in ukraine and here after some time the war began in

the quest for the quadruple — four trophies in one season — lives on. from wembley, nestor mcgregor, bbce weekend? hardly a cloud in the sky for many. lots of warm, spring sunshine but it was london that recorded the highest temperature, just shy of the warmest day of the year so far with 23.5 celsius. but i do need to draw your attention to this little feature running up through the south—west as we speak, and it's going to continue to bring some sharp, possibly thundery downpours during the early hours of sunday morning. so, becoming more heavy and widespread to central and southern england towards dawn, and yes, that means some welcome rain potentially for the gardens. but not all of us will see those showers, but some of them could be quite potent. they will be running up through east anglia by the middle part of the morning and all the showers drifting steadily northwards. that means we should see an improving picture across england and wales into the afternoon with sunshine and warmth returning and highs of 23 degrees. not a bad afternoon in western scotland if you dodge the shower

bbc news. some football news for you, eintracht frankfurt are the 2022 europa league champions. this is how the german fans reacted to they win. they beat the ranges 5— fourfrankfurt take home the win and finish the season undefeated. that is the latest from bbc news. thank you for watching. hello, again. there's a few big thunderstorms to watch out for over the next few hours. particularly of concern is across parts of central, southern england, southeast england, and into areas of east anglia, as well. but on into thursday's forecast, they'll all be out of the way, and we're looking at some warm spells of sunshine. so let's take a look at those storms, then. they first developed across the channel islands, and in the first hour that they existed, there had already been over 10,000 lightning strikes, these storms here. now, what's going happen over the next several hours is they'll work in probably around hampshire, sussex, surrey, greater london, moving into east anglia. they could bring some localised flash flooding — 25 millimetres of rain in some of them falling injust one hour. some large hail is a possibility, some large hail is a possibility, as w

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we are going to catch up on the all—important sport, and at the bbc sport centre it is gavin. hello, nice to see you. fourdecisions about his future on a "race by race" basis. this morning he was beaten on his return to competition for the first time since failing to qualify for the olympics last year. club runner ellis cross had to pay the £37 entry fee to take part in the race. but he set a personal best as he beat the course record holder to win the vitality london 10,000m. farah, a seven—time winner of the event, said before the race if he didn't feel he could compete at the highest level any more, then it'd be time to stop and retire from the sport. the winner of the women's race eilish mccolgan missed out on breaking paula radcliffe's 19—year—old british record by just two seconds. but she did beat her mum liz's scottish record. danny sidbury and sam kinghorn won the wheelchair races. i saw the clock and i was like, i'm not going to make it! so i'm happy with today, ifinished really strongly, it has given me a lot of confidence. as i said, i think came i into it not sure. it has been a pretty challe

bbc news. a teacher in birmingham has been charged with sexually assaulting four teenage girls. reporter emily unia is here. emily, what can you tell us? west midlands police say the alleged victims were girls aged 14—16 years old, 28—year—old teacher muhammad taimoor named by west midlands police was arrested last monday on suspicion of sexual assault and then released on bail and rearrested yesterday morning. he is now in police custody. he is facing charges involving sexual exploitation, sexual activity while in a position of trust, and trafficking within the uk. those trafficking charges relate to accusations that he drove girls around in his car with the intention of assaulting them. he's been suspended from hisjob of assaulting them. he's been suspended from his job and is appearing at birmingham magistrates' court tomorrow. a police spokesman has said trained officers are supporting pupils at the school involved. , ., ,, , ., supporting pupils at the school involved. , . ~' , ., ., involved. emily, thank you for the u date, involved. emily, thank you for the update. and _

bbc. still to come on the programme, as the uk prepares to start four days of celebrations to mark the queen's look back at the changes that have occured during the 70 years of her reign. the queen and her husband began their royal progress to westminster. the moment of crowning, in accordance with the order of service, by a signal given — the great guns of the tower. tributes have been paid around the world to muhammad ali, who's died at the age of 7a. 0utspoken, but rarely outfought, ali transcended the sport of boxing, of which he was three times world champion. he was a good fighter. yes. and he fought all the way to the end, even through his illness. yes, he did. uefa imposes an indefinite ban on english clubs playing in europe. today is the 20th anniversary of the release of the beatles' lp sgt pepper's lonely hearts club band, a record described as the album of the century. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines — president biden visits uvalde in texas, where a teenage gunman rampaged through a primary school with an assault rifle on tuesday. 19 chi

legendary series , sales started on the internet at once on four different platforms, but you can buy stamps on none the correspondents of bbceral director of ukrposhta, ihor smilyanskyi, says that thanks to such stamps, the image of the enterprise is changing, which for many people during the war becomes a place of stability and help . bbc news from ukraine today we deliberately came to the operating room of the head post office in order to record an interview with mr. igor smilyanskyi, the head of the good day good day organization i congratulate you, last time we also saw you here in these walls, but here there were much more people at each window, there was a long line of people willing to buy marcus with the same image that you now have on your t-shirt, at the same time, many people were dissatisfied with the way this company took place, let's start with how do you assess what happened? let's say we look strategically and tactically, strategically, we acquired a new brand of ukraine and a new image of ukraine, which became the image of the struggle against the russian federation, so from this point of view, this brand b

sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's gavin. good morning. four he beat the four time olympic champion to win the vitality london 10,000m. farah has won it seven times previously and said before the race if he didn't feel he could compete at the highest level any more then it would be time to stop and retire from the sport. ellis did really well and to win here, but at the same time, you have got to see where you are and at the minute, this is it, that's where i am now. is minute, this is it, that's where i am now. , , ., minute, this is it, that's where i am now. , ., am now. is it where you are in your career taking _ am now. is it where you are in your career taking your _ am now. is it where you are in your career taking your face _ am now. is it where you are in your career taking your face by - am now. is it where you are in your career taking your face by race? i am now. is it where you are in your| career taking your face by race? for sure ou career taking your face by race? sure you have career taking your face by race? fr?" sure you have

researchers also believe it's almost certain that the next four years will see the warmest year ever recorded. on that, the bbcions further" to reach their climate goals. people need to remember that 65% of global gdp, economic effort, globally, committed to plans that are legitimate that could keep 1.5 degrees of warming at that level. that's incredible. the 35% that did not is the problem, and we have to bring those countries on board now. one of those countries is russia. and obviously, that remains a question mark. we don't know — nothing is possible right now, we will see what happens. but china, india, indonesia, south africa — there are a bunch of countries that need now, i think, to raise ambition over the course of these next months. and all of us, the developed world particularly, has got to do a better job of breaking the mould, getting away from business as usual, which is dominating at this moment. what vladimir putin has done, by using gas energy as a weapon, is to convince europe that it has to move faster. so in fact, europe will try to move to deploy renewable energy — wind, solar, etc — much

you can follow this on bbc one right now, see if there will be a winner in these last four minutes.last few hours. we have a confirmation from reuters news agency that sweden's ruling party have seed they now back the country joining nato. the significance of this is that they are in charge in sweden, it means they have abandoned decades of opposition to this move. but since russia's invasion of ukraine they have decided to change policy, they are in favour of joining nato, changing their position. this means that they should be handing in its application tojoin pretty soon. we have already heard earlier this morning finland have donejust heard earlier this morning finland have done just that. we expect in the book ahead both sweden and finland to apply to join nato. as we get more on that, we will bring it to you. today is the final day of the royal windsor horse show. the queen, who missed the state opening of parliament due to mobility issues, is expected to attend along with other royals. lets join our correspondent, helena wilkinson, who is at windsor for us this afternoon. i d

bbc. still to come on the programme... the actor kevin spacey is facing charges on four counts of sexual assault against three men the allegationsiggest international sporting spectacle ever seen, up to 30 million people have taken part in sponsored athletics events to aid famine relief in africa. the first of what the makers of star wars hope will be thousands of queues started forming at 7am. taunting which led to scuffles, scuffles to fighting, fighting to full—scale riot, as the liverpool fans broke out of their area and into the juventus enclosure. the belgian police had lost control. the whole world will mourn - the tragic death of mr nehru today. he was the father of the indian - people from the day of independence. the oprah winfrey show comes to an end after 25 years and more than four and a half thousand episodes. the chat show has made her one of the richest people on the planet. geri halliwell, otherwise known as ginger spice, has announced she's left the spice girls. argh, i don't believe it! she's the one with the bounce, the go, the girl power. not geri, why? this is newsday on the bbc. i'm arunoday mukharji in si