you are watching bbc news. we are bringing you . bbc news. court as stephen boden and shannon marsden are being sentenced for the murder of their son, ten months old finley boden. we have to every now and then dip out of this coverage for legal reasons. we will return to derby crown court when we can. the details of this case are very distressing. we heard there from the judge that blood and vomit were found on finley�*s bad, when he was taken out on christmas eve, the day before he died in 2020, he was put in his pram and in doing so he would have been in excruciating pain as a result of the injuries inflicted upon him by his parents. let's because back to the courts. his parents. let's because back to the courte— his parents. let's because back to the courts. , . ,, the courts. the sentence i can pass on ou as the courts. the sentence i can pass on you as one _ the courts. the sentence i can pass on you as one of— the courts. the sentence i can pass on you as one of life _ the courts. the sentence i can pass| on you as one of life imprisonm

this is bbc news. ve the headlines and all the main news stories at the top of the hour straight after this program. rigorous training to hone modern soldier skills is essential, as at any time they can be thrown into the heart of a war zone or humanitarian crisis. yes, so much has been to meet the soldiers of 16 air assault brigade to see how technology is helping to train troops. for these soldiers from second battalion, the parachute regiment. anything could be waiting behind this door. experience in places like iraq and afghanistan has taught the british army that entering a building in a conflict zone can be extremely dangerous. colchester in essex is home to the elite 16 air assault brigade, the british army's global response force, specially trained and equipped to deploy by parachute helicopter and air landing. ready to be sent anywhere in the world at a moment's notice and able to perform a wide variety of roles from war fighting to providing humanitarian assistance. as a result, the troops her

more on this, right here on bbc news. but first off, let's catch up with all of the sport, and crossed to the bbc sport centre. hello, sarah. let's start with european football — asjuventus scored late to salvage a draw at home against sevilla in their europa league semi—final first leg. federico gatti levelled things up with the header, seven minutes into added time. this, after youssef en—nesyri had put the visitors ahead in the 26th minute. sevilla, who knocked out manchester united in the quarter—finals, have won the europa league a record six times, most recently in 2020. i'm optimistic for the second leg, because this team has shown during the whole season they are able to surmount difficulties. i think the lads deserve this draw, and above all, the chance to play in the finals, so i am happy for them. was they did tonight, they are a truly great team. in the other tie, edoardo bove fired roma to a win over bayer leverkusen in their semi—final first leg match. he scored the only goal of the game in the 63rd minute at

bbc news channel. thank you, deborah. mark, what about your thoughts on the bbc response? again, with the situation in ukraine and obviously the uk supporting ukraine and hosting the events of the competition and within the united kingdom was an opportunity, as i've already highlighted, to showcase what liverpool has got to offer to increase its economic output in terms of tourism and things of that nature. but in essence, i think i can't recall a year when the eurovision song contest has taken so much front and centre out of the news topics of the day and have suggested before created a real situation where there's been a news blackout. and from my mind i think eurovision has been a little bit tongue in cheek over the years. you've got very, very serious, very quickly highlighting the plight of the ukraine and that and i don't think it's a particularly balanced approach to things in general. can i thank you both, marc bradbury and deborah bardsley. thank you for coming on newswatch. thank you for all

split between itv, sky news, bbc one, bbc two and bbc news. god save the king! len clarkson was among those who commended the bbc on a weekend of significant broadcasting challenges. but other viewers were less happy. in a moment, we'll hear from amy wynne morris, who found a lack of impartiality in the coverage. first, here'sjoe collins, focusing on the decision to broadcast for seven and a half hours on saturday, the same output on the news channel as was already being shown on bbc one and bbc two. when i get up in the morning, i like to turn on my tv or my radio to get the news. but on saturday, the only way i could get news on my tv was to turn on one of the foreign broadcasters. now, the reason that people turn to news channels is because they want to discover something new about what happened in the world. and while i have no problem with how the coronation was covered on bbc one and two, we knew exactly what was going to happen in that coronation. there was no new information. and so there wasn't enough news value to justify carrying it live on the news ch

this is bbc news. will have the headlines and all of the main news had stories at the top of the hours straight after this programme. hello and welcome to news watch with me, samira ahmed. as violence continues in sudan, the bbc starts a new radio service for listeners there. but with cuts being made elsewhere in the world service, is it time for the foreign office to start funding it again in full? first, there is no doubt about the main broadcasting event of the weekend, and the bbc, along with the rest of the media, have been gearing up for the coronation all week. we'll be looking in more detail next week at how bbc news has covered the ceremony and the celebrations around it. but in the meantime, here's royal correspondent nicholas witchell on the preparations being made over the past few days. in the potteries and other places in the souvenir business, they've been gearing up for this moment for months. turning out the mugs and plates and a host of other goods which commemorate the coronation. it

this is bbc news.s expected to take at least two days. all of the a62 seats are being contested. polls have suggested sinn fein may overtake the democratic unionists to become the biggest party in local government for the first time. nationwide has announced a a0%jump in profits for the 12 months to april. the uk's biggest building society saw underlying profits before tax of £2.2 billion. the company's chief executive says the strong performance meant some customer accounts would be receiving payments of £100. the government is setting out a £1 billion strategy to try to boost the semiconductor industry in the uk. the investment, over the next ten years, is designed to focus on chip design and development rather than manufacture. semiconductors are an essential part of most of the world's gadgets — they are inside everything from phones to cars. you're live with bbc news. while we wait for president zelensky to arrive, we will keep eyes on the pictures and right across a story of the g7 summit in hiro

this is bbc news. russia vows an adequate military response as the uk confirms it will bolster ukraine's counter offensive with storm shadow missiles. , ., _ , , , missiles. these weapon systems gives ukraine the best _ missiles. these weapon systems gives ukraine the best chance _ missiles. these weapon systems gives ukraine the best chance to _ ukraine the best chance to defend themselves against the continued russian brutality. the themselves against the continued russian brutality.— russian brutality. the bank of encland russian brutality. the bank of england raises _ russian brutality. the bank of england raises interest - russian brutality. the bank of england raises interest rates. russian brutality. the bank of. england raises interest rates to 24.5%, the highest level in 15 years. eurovision fever heats up —— to 4.5%. countries take to the stage this evening for the second semifinal. hello and welcome to the programme. we will start with breaking news from pakistan. we have been following even

john sudworth, bbc news, new york.lled �*fever: the hunt for covid's origins'. it begins today and will have new episodes weekly on radio 4 and bbc sounds. now a look at some other stories making the news today. in northern kosovo, protesters are continuing to gather in the town of zvecan, a day after violent clashes with nato—led peacekeepers left 30 soldiers injured. it follows the installation of ethnic albanian mayors in majority—serb areas. they won power after kosovo serbs boycotted local elections. the country declared independence from serbia in 2008, but most ethnic serbs have never accepted its independence. two italian intelligence agents and a former member of the israeli security forces were among four people killed when a boat overturned on lake maggiore in italy. the vessel was carrying 25 people who were celebrating a birthday, before it was hit by a sudden, violent storm on sunday evening. the independent office for police conduct is investigating, after a 91—year—old woman had a taser pointed at her b

ben king, bbc news.ved in the uk from italy. the bibby stockholm will be moored in dorset, despite strong protests there, including from the conservative—run council. our west of england correspondent, danjohnson, reports from falmouth in cornwall where the barge is being refitted. can this big barge help solve the small boats crisis? the bibby stockholm, now in uk waters and leading accommodation for asylum seekers into uncharted territory. radio chatter after refit work here it will accommodate 500 single men in what the home office describes as basic and functional conditions. this barge carries a pretty heavy load, even before anybody has stepped on board, because as a practical contribution to solving the small boats problem or reducing the numbers of asylum seekers in hotels, it's really quite limited, but it's got a bigger, more symbolic role. this is the government saying it takes those issues seriously, and saying to migrants, "don't come here expecting luxury accommodation." it's controversial,

this is bbc news. police investigating the disappearance of madeleine mccann will begin searching a reservoir in southern portugal this morning — around 50 kilometres from where she went missing in 2007. scenes from ely in cardiff on monday evening — where riot police with dogs joined emergency services after more than 100 people gathered there — some setting cars alight and throwing objects at authorities. negotiations on the us debt ceiling continue into the night. president biden and the speaker of the house say there's still no deal — but they call their talks productive. i think the tone tonight was better than any other time we've had discussions. hello and welcome to the programme — i'm samantha simmomds. let's start with some breaking news coming in from washington. authorities say they have detained the driver of a truck after crashing into security barriers adjacent to the white house grounds, according to a us secret service spokesperson. this is the scene, as you can see a police cordon has

this is bbc news. too close to call — turkey likely headed to a run—off vote for president after the country's most closely—fought election in decades. the leaders of ukraine and france call for more sanctions against russia, as more tanks and armoured cars are promised for kyiv�*s fight. senior doctors in england to start voting on whether to strike over a pay dispute with national health service. and paddington bear's tea with the late-queen picks up the memorable moment gong at the bafta tv awards. hello, i'm sally bundock — welcome to the programme. with almost all ballots counted in turkey's crucial general election, president recep tayyip erdogan has said he would accept a run—off vote. officialfigures give mr erdoganjust under 50% of the counted ballots. his secular opposition rival, kemal kilicdaroglu, is on around 45%. if confirmed, it'll be the first time a challenger�*s taken mr erdogan to a second round in a presidential contest. the conservative leader, who has dominated turkish politics f

this is bbc news. bbc news bringing you different stories from across the uk.harged v8 engine, the bulldog can reach over 170 miles per hour... the aston martin bulldog was launched in 1979 to a fanfare of publicity. they thought it might be the car to rescue the then troubled company. instead, it nearly went bankrupt. only one was ever built. and after disappearing for years they tracked it down and brought it to be restored here in shropshire. they had some of the original pieces like this classic seventies dashboard, but also had to completely remake a lot of the parts from scratch. it's been roadworthy for about 18 months, but in between shows it's been continually modified. the man who's spent most of the past three years rebuilding it is brett egger. very nice. there's only one. so what's to complain about? it's just here for its final tweaks and repairs. now they want to see if it can reach the 200 miles an hour. the designers claimed it could. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news research suggests

live from london, this is bbc news. police investigating the disappearance of madeleine mccann begin searching a reservoir in portugal. i will have the latest from portugal as police search this reservoir is part of their investigation into the disappearance of madeleine mccann. two teenage boys died in a crash before last night's riot in cardiff which left several police officers injured. hello, i'm maryam moshiri, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. police have begun a new search for the british toddler madeleine mccann who disappeared during a holiday in portugal 16 years ago. these are the latest pictures. police divers have gone into the the reservoir thirty miles from where the british girl was last seen. officials are hoping to find evidence linking the main suspect — a german sex offender — christian brueckner was made a formal suspect, or an "arguido", by portuguese prosecutors last year. german state prosecutor hans christian wolters issued the statement, saying,

katie austin, bbc news. inancial conduct authority also says 3.1 million more people faced difficulties injanuary than they did in may last year. researchers found that 11% of adults had missed a bill or loan payment in at least three of the previous six months. those who are experiencing difficulties are being encouraged to ask for help as household budgets continue to be squeezed by the rising cost of living. and you can find tips, advice and solutions to save money, on bbc news online. just head to the �*tackling it together�* section of the website, at bbc.co.uk/news, or by using the bbc news app. manchester city will be a step closer to winning the champions league, if they can beat real madrid tonight in the second leg of their semifinal at the etihad stadium. victory would also keep city's hopes alive of winning a treble of trophies this season, along with the premiere league and fa cup. our sperts editor dan roan has that story. having all but secured yet another premier league title, manchester city

around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. minister has voiced support for an academic whose appearance this evening at the oxford union has sparked controversy. the university's lgbtq+ society wants kathleen stock�*s talk to be cancelled, because she believes that trans women are not the same as women. rishi sunak says debate at universities should be encouraged, not stifled. the oxford union says attendees will have a chance to challenge professor stock�*s views. the british retail consortium says the rate of price rises at uk supermarkets hit a new high in the year to may due, in part, to coffee and chocolate. it says the overall rate of inflation at grocery stores reached 9%, though prices forfresh food have fallen slightly. workers at the homeless charity st mungo's will begin a month—long strike today, in a dispute over pay. the unite union said workers were "taking a stand" following the offer of a 2.25% pay rise, while st mungo's has said it cannot afford to meet the union's demands and called the strike "unprecedented

you're live with bbc news. a reminder of our top story this hour. ation" into an alleged car chase between prince harry and meghan, and members of the paparazzi in new york. some of the photographers were acting as freelancers for back grid usa during the incident. let's go live now to los angeles, where we can speak to giles harrison, who is a paparazzi photographer. giles, good to have you on the programme. when you heard about this story that was emerging yesterday, what did you make of it, harry and meghan�*s spokesperson saying they had a near catastrophic chase? i think, you know, it was a bit of an exaggeration. i think a near catastrophic to our car chase on the streets of new york probably isn't going to happen, if you have been to new york, you can barely get a mile within an hour. i'm sure there was some kind of pursuit, i doubt it was a high speed, james bond —type thing through the streets of new york, i doubt that. do the streets of new york, i doubt that.— the streets of new york, i doubt that. do you work in newark? _ doubt that. do y

thank you for watching bbc news, we willj for watching bbc news, we will be back at the top of the next some beautiful sunshine for a time for many of us, but then we can anticipate some heavy and thundery showers also developing. a few showers close to the east coast first thing on wednesday. for many, a lot of early sunshine, low pressure swirling around to the north west, though, will mean showers even early on for scotland and northern ireland. but it's some of these home—grown ones across eastern england as we warm up the atmosphere with the sunshine come wednesday afternoon, that will produce, i think, the most dramatic scenes. temperatures up to 18 degrees, of course, coming down as the showers develop. they are likely to be accompanied by thunder, hail, lightning and some quite gusty winds at times. and then that low pressure centre just swirls its way south across the uk through thursday. some more organised bands of showers wrapped around it. but also, again, once the sun comes out, we'lljust warm up the quite unstable atmosphere just a little bit more, and pop off some shower

katie razzall, bbc news. own rose during the covid—19 pandemic. 0ur political correspondent is in westminster, this has literallyjust broken, what do we know? this has literally 'ust broken, what do we know?— this has literally 'ust broken, what do we know? this concern is having taken place — do we know? this concern is having taken place during, _ do we know? this concern is having taken place during, between - do we know? this concern is having taken place during, between the i taken place during, between the summers of may 2020 and 2021, and it seems officials going through boris johnson�*s ministerial diary in preparation for the covid public inquiry have raised concerns about whether potential events held at chequers, the prime minister�*s country residence, in fact were a in breach of covid regulations at the time. and we have had confirmation from the metropolitan police this evening that they have received information from the cabinet office. also, the cabinet office have confirmed to us that in line

angus crawford, bbc news. st doubled in the past five years. the organisation ulster wildlife says the species is undergoing a "phenomenal resurgence" after they nearly became extinct on the island due to hunting and habitat loss. british researchers are developing peas that don't actually taste like peas. why, you may ask? well, the plan is to produce an alternative to soya to meet the growing demand for plant—based food. peas are high in protein, but they tend not to be used as a meat substitute because it's hard to mask their taste — as our science correspondent pallab ghosh reports. these pea plants are being grown at mudlee farm just outside norwich. when they're grown, chris harrison will use them to produce meat substitutes. this is what they'll look like after they've been processed. these protein chunks are sold to food firms to make into plant—based alternatives to meat dishes, like this chilli. mm! this is really delicious. but it's easier to make spicy food because a pea protein tastes of peas. once

rory carson, bbc news. n parliament, doesn�*t go far enough to protect survivors of abuse. broadcaster charlie webster who was abused by her running coach along with her best friend katie, has raised concerns in an open letter to the justice secretary. katie took her own life injanuary. here�*s jayne mccubbin. they called her a pocket rocket. the smallest girl in the sheffield running club but one of the fastest. her coach promised to make her an athlete, but he was grooming and abusing her and other girls. katie was 13, paul north almost 50. north served just half of his ten—yearjail sentence. katie was left with trauma, and injanuary this year she took her own life. katie did not get support. she got let down, hung out to dry, and thank you and goodbye. once the court case had finished, that was it. katie�*s best friend in the running club had been broadcaster charlie webster. both girls were being abused without the other knowing. today she�*s going to see katie�*s mum for the first time since her friend�

andrew harding, bbc news. currently no cure for it. but there is now hope there could soon be new drugs to treat it. after major clinical trials, an experimental drug has been shown to slow down the progress of the disease significantly. our medical editor fergus walsh has the details. after decades of failed trials there are now two antibody drugs which can slow early stage alzheimer's disease. the latest one is donanemab, which is given as a monthly infusion. it works by clearing a rogue protein called amyloid, which builds up in sticky clumps in the brains of alzheimer's patients. in a trial, it slowed cognitive decline by around 35% over 18 months in a group of nearly 1,200 patients with early—stage alzheimer's, the best results reported so far. but there were some serious side effects. at least two volunteers died as a result of brain swelling. now, in november, another antibody treatment called lecanemab was the first drug ever to show it could slow the progress of alzheimer's disease. dementia researche

you're watching bbc news. we are _ thought. thank you. you're watching bbc news.ws. we are here with more of the headlines coming up. it is another dry and sunny week with barely a drop of rain. high pressure will bring a lot of dry and settled weather for our bank holiday monday right across the board. you can see this strong area of high pressure dominating the scene in the uk, ireland and the north—west of the near continent. we have had some cloud across eastern england. that will break up through the course of the afternoon. and we should see sunny spells. some cloud draped across the far north of scotland. but most places seeing plenty of sunshine and highs of around 22 degrees. but cooler along north sea coasts. particularly in the south—east with a keen and strong north—easterly breeze. tonight some of the cloud in the north sea will roll back west to the midlands. . where we have clear skies, it is chilly, with temperatures close to freezing. but mainly between four and seven degrees. tomorrow we start off grey across eastern areas. and we will hold on to

jim reed, bbc news.. 0vernight, israel killed a fourth senior member of the palestinian militant group, islamichhad, who headed its rocket launching team. more rockets have been launched from gaza this morning. the first full—scale driverless bus service is taking to the road in scotland from monday, in what is believed to be a world—first. the autonomous vehicles, with two members of staff on board, travel on pre—selected routes using sensors. 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon has been on board the service travelling over the forth road bridge near edinburgh. high-pitched beep. the sound alerting passengers that this vehicle is switching into self—drive mode. the safety driver is monitoring the sensors, keeping an eye on other traffic. his hands, though close, are not touching the steering wheel of this full—size bus travelling on a major route into edinburgh. so it drives itself. it can manage about 90% of the route. from when the trial starts on monday morning at half past seven, the only bits t

jo black, bbc news.ned actor and activist laurence fox's reclaim party following his expulsion by the conservatives. he had made controversial claims about covid vaccines including comparing them to the holocaust. mr bridgen told a news conference in central london the "mainstream parties cannot be part of the solution" and that he "will not be the last" mp tojoin reclaim. he also rejected calls for him to resign and seek re—election under his new party label, saying he believed there would be a general election soon. donald trump has said he will appeal after being found to have sexually assaulted a woman, in a civil case in new york. the former us president abused a journalist, ejean carroll, in a department store in the city in the 1990s. he was also found liable for defamation — after calling the writer's accusations "a hoax and a lie". jessica parker is in washington. jessica, what does this mean for mr trump's political future? the needed consequences are that he has been ordered to pay $5 million

peter ruddick, bbc news. ws now: health secretary steve barclay has accused junior doctors of being unreasonable by refusing to budge on their demand for a 35% pay rise. speaking to the bbc today, mr barclay says there needs to be "movement on all sides". junior doctors are due to walk out for 72 hours injune after pay talks stalled. ministers have offered a 5% pay rise which junior doctors have rejected. here's thejunior doctors�* union. a 5% pay uplift this year would still amount to a massive real—terms pay cut, and would only further the pay erosion that doctors have had to face over the last 15 years. two men have been charged in connection with protest activity at the rugby premiership final at twickenham. the incident took place yesterday whenjust stop oil protesters caused a stoppage to rugby's gallagher premiership final by running on to the pitch and throwing orange paint powder. the match between sale and saracens at twickenham was briefly delayed as stewards escorted the protesters away to cheers f

announcer: and now, "bbc news". >> i'm lewis for jo'e watching the context on bbc news. former u.k. prime minister has been referred to police by the cabinet office over new claims he broke lockdown rules during the pandemic. welcome to the program. former prime minister boris johnson has been referred to police over new claims he broke lockdown rules during the covi19 pandemic. all of the latest on that. also on the program, 16 years since madalyn mccann disappeared, the search has resumed with police digging near the dam kilometers from where she went missing. the disgraced entertainer ralph harris has died at the age of 93. every day of his sexual assault trial. we speak to the chief rabbi of ukraine. what he's doing to support people across the country. but first, we will start with the news in the last couple of hours or so. boris johnson has been referred to police over new allegations he broke lockdown rules during the covid pandemic. information was passed to police by the cabinet office. it is being reported the referrals two police forces based on recently disco

coming up on bbc news...to take action in spain against racist behaviour, it follows wide—spread condemnation of the response to viniciusjunior�*s allegations of racist abuse at the weekend. the disgraced entertainer and convicted sex offender rolf harris has died aged 93. he was once a fixture of family television, but was jailed in 2014 for a sting of indecent assaults on girls. in a statement his family confirmed his death and said he'd already been laid to rest. helena wilkinson reports. rolf harris, the tv star who was a fixture on screens in britain for decades. later revealed to be a serial sex offender. this is his final public appearance, walking into court, his bag packed for prison. a convicted paedophile, guilty of indecently assaulting women and young girls. born in australia, rolf harris arrived in britain in the 50s. he quickly found fame on bbc children's tv. singing, choking, painting, "can you tell what it is yet? " was the catchphrase everyone knew. he presented many programmes including an

orla guerin, bbc news, istanbul. ent biden when he was asked about debt talks, she said things are looking good. he says he is open for a deal it's very close and is also said, according to president biden, that we should know by tonight if we have a deal. the us treasury secretary had extended the deadline until the 5th ofjune but still, negotiations have been going on for some days on capitol hill and we can tell you that according to the news agency, there does appear to be some movement and we do appear to be some movement and we do appear to be getting close to a deal with the us president saying that we should know by tonight if we do indeed have a deal and will continue to keep you updated here on bbc news as soon as we know more. the family of an 85—year—old british national, has told a bbc news arabic investigation — that his disabled wife — died of starvation in sudan, after the british embassy left the couple to fend for themselves during the recent fighting our nawal al ma—gafi, has that story. a race agai

daniel sandford, bbc news at reading crown court. stop lifting carpets and flooring before new tenants move into a property. most social landlords rip up flooring when a tenant moves out for hygiene reasons, but it's not always replaced quickly, leaving the properties with bare floors. by law, landlords only have to put flooring in kitchens and bathrooms, but campaigners are calling for the law to extend to the rest of the house. here's our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith. in the bedroom, there was an underlay, but they have pulled it up — for what reason, i don't know. after years in temporary accommodation, lena and her son, who has autism, have finally got a permanent home. but there's no flooring. no carpet, no vinyl, just bare floors. i am glad to be here, but it would have helped if i had some carpets. unlike in privately rented homes, it is standard policy of almost all housing associations to rip out all carpets between tenants for hygiene reasons. they have been concerned they could be sued, but it is causing hu

your watching bbc news. uk rise at their fastest rate in 45 prime minister rishi sunak met with farmers, supermarket bosses and food industry representatives for a food summit in downing street. food costs have soared in the past year, with some items like meat and vegetables more than doubling in price. supermarkets also faced a shortage of supplies. the government says it wants to ensure affordable and sustainable food supplies, and urged retailers to pass on savings to customers. here's our economics correspondent, dharshini david. brunch with the prime minister in the sun. all smiles, but farmers, manufacturers and retailers were there to discuss the challenges of supplying our food. soaring costs have been the key headache for production and prices. just ask the man in charge of our biggest dairy cooperative. cost pressures on farms have come from all the global factors of conflict and the disruption coming out of covid and so on. actually, farmers have had to pay more than 80% more for their feed, fert

you're live with bbc news. sport and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's ollie foster. hello from the bbc sport centre. four days after he was racially abused by supporters during a match at valencia there was a huge show of support for vinicius junior at real madrid. banners among the home support, read �*we are all vinicius�* enough is enough�*. vinicius was left out of the squad for reals 2—1win, but he came onto the pitch to applaud the fans. his teamates all wore shirts with his name and number on the back. three men were arrested for abusing the brazilian last weekend, one of multiple incidents he's experienced this season. prolific figures across the game have been giving their reaction to events this week. it's a disgusting situation. i think it's so bad that actually it looks like it is going to force change so i'm hoping that there will be something positive to come from it because i think it has taken a central story, because i think it has taken a centralstory, notjust because i thi

this is bbc news. the family of a british man who was shot in sudan and his wife who later died of starvation say they did not get help from the british embassy. it breaks my heart to think that she died alone, and she died because she was alone, and she is still alone to this very moment. the family of a british man who was shot in sudan and his wife who later died of starvation say they did not get help from the british embassy. it breaks my heart to think that she died alone, and she died because she was alone, and she is still alone to this very moment. a russian missile strikes a hospital in the ukrainian city of dnipro, killing at least one person and injuring 15. british cycling bans transgender women from the female category of its competitions. of borrowing in europe how worried should we be about the global economy? and as the iconic rocky horror show celebrate�*s 50 years on the stage, we speak to one of its original stars. hello, i'm ben thompson, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fas

this is bbc news., the country's prime minister has told the bbc his country is "not totally free" as long as king charles iii remains head of state. dr terrance drew said he would welcome an apology from the monarchy for its historic role in the slave trade. there are 1a commonwealth realms — or countries where the king remains head of state. eight are in the caribbean, where questions linger over the crown's role in the slave trade, and whether or not to go republic. 0ur correspondent celestina 0lulode reports. the shifting tides of constitutional change. this tiny island is reconsidering its relationship with the crown. the prime minister of st kitts and nevis says he wants to give people a say on who their head of state should be. the head of state still resides in the monarchy in england. and so that aspect of it is telling us that we are not totally free yet. that consultation or discussion will start sometime during my leadership. the prime minister is also calling for an apology for the monarch

danjohnson, bbc news, cardiff. on — that�*s the rate by which prices are rising — has fallen below 10% for the first time since last august. in the year to march, inflation was 10.1%. but new figures show that last month it slowed to 8.7%. so prices are still rising — but at a slower rate than before. part of the reason for that is a drop in the wholesale cost of energy. but food price inflation is still close to a a5 year high. 0ur economics editor, faisal islam, has more. phone: switch on boiler. i�*ve been setting my alarm to remind me to switch on the boiler so it�*s only on for the minimum amount of time. energy prices may have just started to send the headline rate of inflation down, but the price rises over the past year are still squeezing hard the income of the likes of david from rochford in essex. 0ur energies have doubled in a year, and of course we�*ve just noticed it now with the rebate that we were all getting. so again i�*ve had to be really, really creative there. so there�*s a lot of promise or sug

samira hussein, bbc news, new york.tails are being released about the extraordinary historical pieces of clothing being used during the ceremony. the monarch will use a series of items worn by predecessors including george the fourth, fifth, sixth and of course his late mother elizabeth the second. among the vestments is the supertunica which you can see here with the imperial mantle — the two are worn together. this supertunica was made in 1911 for the coronation of king george the fifth. its shape and form has changed very little since medieval coronations — with spiral threads taking the form of leaves. its design is based on religious vestments. thousands of people are due in liverpool this week — as the city prepares to host the eurovision song contest on behalf of last year's winners, ukraine. today sees the start of the two week cultural festival, eurofest which runs alongside eurovision. ian haslam has more from liverpool. liverpool's nelson monument encased in two and a half thousands sandbags to reflect what's

zoe kleinman, bbc news. in sudan does not end. the head of the un's refugee agency is warning that as many as 800,000 people could flee to neigbouring countries. the foreign secretary james cleverly says the british government has done the majority of what it needs to do to get british nationals out of sudan. 0ur diplomatic correspondent paul adams is monitoring the situation from kenya's capital nairobi. what is the latest on the people who are fleeing the fighting? ben. what is the latest on the people who are fleeing the fighting?— are fleeing the fighting? ben, with every passing _ are fleeing the fighting? ben, with every passing day. _ are fleeing the fighting? ben, with every passing day, the _ are fleeing the fighting? ben, with every passing day, the scale - are fleeing the fighting? ben, with every passing day, the scale of - are fleeing the fighting? ben, with | every passing day, the scale of this crisis starts to get pretty alarming. the numbers have really jumped in the last couple of days, so

this is bbc news, the headlines... the prime minister of bangladesh gives a rare interview, telling me the one million rohingya who fled there from myanmar should be returned. the un and with other organisations, they should take care of it. that is, in their own country, they are safe. it is their duty to do it, not ours. its site was once considered a challenger to traditional media, but now the company behind vice news files for bankrupty in the us. and members of nigeria's lgbt community speak out after being targeted by criminal gangs on dating apps. welcome back. we return now to bangladesh, and our exclusive interview with the country's prime minister, sheikh hasina. earlier, we spoke to her about the fate of the rohingyas currently living in a vast refugee camp on the bangladeshi coastline having fled. but what of the rest of the country? there are elections due injust over six months, with prime minister hasina expected to run again. she was re—elected for a record third term in 2018, and has presided over a p

this is bbc news. e last time. she had to shut another venue last year, and now it's time for her to close this one. it's a really, really emotional day. the restaurant's been open forfour and a half years, but i've been running spice box as a street food business before that. so it's about seven years of hard work. and yeah, it's sad. as food and utility prices rose and customer numbers fell, it became too difficult to stay open. people are struggling and there's less money to go around. and obviously eating out is a luxury. but grace's story reflects many others in the capital, particularly in central london, where more than 500 venues have closed in the last three years. back in walthamstow, grace will now be selling her food to shops one way to keep her brand alive at a time when it wasn't possible to keep her restaurants open. you're live with bbc news. let's take a look some of the headlines from the uk the presenter phillip schofield has resigned from itv and admitted that he lied about a relatio

after watching bbc news. you're watching bbc news. the president's crack down on gangs. the country was once the murder capital of the world. for decades rival gangs ruled the streets. but a year ago the country's young, media savy president declared war on gangs, imposing emergency security measures and giving police sweeping powers of arrest. thousands are now behind bars and the country is transforming before people's eyes, but there's a dark underside hidden from view human rights groups are dismayed, as are relatives, at the thousands of people being arbitrarily arrested. 0ur mexico, central america and cuba correspondent will grant has been investigating for a bbc news documentary called "inside el salvador�*s gang crackdown" he explains what he's found. el salvador has been synonymous with gangs for for a long time. and the murder rate, as you said in your introduction, there was at one point the worst in the world. and for decades, el salvadorans have had to put up with extortion and fear in their neighbourhoods. a lot of viol

nikki fox, bbc news.chy group who was arrested before a planned protest on coronation day has called the detention of him and dozens of others a "direct attack on our democracy." graham smith, who was released after nearly 16 hours in police custody, said officers should hang their heads in shame. the culture secretary lucy frazer has backed the metropolitan police, following criticism of the arrest of more than 50 people yesterday. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. picking out an outfit for the prom, a mum and daughter well aware ofjust how much an outfit can set people back. hundreds. and you even see them secondhand online for hundreds and when you are struggling to pay bills i think it's a real, you know, that moment where you think oh, god, we wanted to be right, so think is a lovely thing to do.— right, so think is a lovely thin to do. thing to do. people can come alon: thing to do. people can come along and _ thing to do. people can come along and take _ thing to do. people can

marta, welcome to bbc news. thank you forjoining us. i want to start by asking you about what president biden has said. also, border patrol authorities have told the bbc, they have said that the lifting of title 42 will mean more chaos at the border. and right now there are, of course, tens of thousands of people waiting to cross into the us. is the state department concerned about the situation at the border? thanks so much, sumi. so, obviously, we are concerned with the situation at the border. however, we have known for some time that the title 42 would be lifted. and so the state department really has been focused on a plan that to work with the region, throughout the region, on a series of initiatives to help decongest the border and to help provide people protection in the region and along the way. so let's talk about some of those policies that were unveiled by the biden administration that work, as you said, with the region. and the biden administration's new asylum policies are, of course, predicated upon working with countries

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and coming up on bbc news... rdyce is the new manager of leeds, he has four games left to keep them in the premier league as he takes over from javi gracia. good afternoon. the government are praising police for their quick response after a man was arrested after what appeared to be shotgun cartridges were thrown into the grounds of buckingham palace last night. ministers say a very complex security operation is in place for the king's coronation this weekend, which will be attended by leaders and royalty from around the world. we've heard today that there will be more than 11,000 police officers on duty. rehearsals for the coronation were held overnight in central london as frances read reports. in handcuffs and calmly escorted away. police had been called to the gates of buckingham palace after shotgun cartridges were thrown into the grounds. the man was arrested on possession of an offensive weapon after they found a knife. 0vernight they did a controlled explosion on a bag he had been carrying. they stressed t

this is bbc news, the headlines. a people killed in violence spawned by a corruption case against imran khan. palestinian militants for the hundreds of rockets into israel following wave of air strikes in gaza. the campaign is been are launching a campaign to try to solve the cases of some of europe's unidentified murdered women. we've only just begun we've onlyjust begun on the eurovision contest. we spoke and he spoke to italy's interests tend to make entry to the contest. what is your vision without its many fans who come outside regardless of the wind, rain, sunshine regardless of the bus, let's cross to my colleague in the eurovision village. meet the swedish ladies! does for a bit of gender balance, here'sjonathan! be shy. we have the swedish ladies unsurprisingly from... and jonathan, where you come from? norway. let's start with you ladies. first of all, how are you finding the eurovision fan village?— fan village? fantastic. very good arrangement — fan village? fantastic. very good arrangement. how _ fan vil

live from london, this is bbc news. donald trump dismisses sexual abuse verdict, mocks accuser in fiery tv appearance — and hints at potential pardons for capitol rioters. the us braces for a border security crisis as a trump era title 42 pandemic restriction expires. pakistan's army issues a stern warning as deadly clashes continue over the arrest of the former prime minister imran khan. and from an essex backing singer to an australian lawyer, we'll bring you some of the diverse acts from the last 16 countries competing in tonight's eurovision second semifinal. hello and a warm welcome to the programme. i'm sally bundock. a day after he was found liable by a new york jury for sexual abuse and defamation, donald trump has faced questions in a live town—hall in the us state of new hampshire. the frontrunner for the 2024 republican nomination for the presidency demeaned his accuser ejean carroll, he reiterated his position the 2020 election was rigged, and if he returned to the white house, mr trump said he would pardon

david wallace lockhart, bbc news, westminster. a new 72—hour strike, after a breakdown in the latest round of pay talks. the action is due to take place from 14th to the 17th ofjune. the british medical association, which represents doctors and medical students in the uk, said the government's offer of a 5% increase was "simply not. . . credible". 0ur health editor, hugh pym, is with me. no sign of any resolution? that is riaht, no sign of any resolution? that is right. there _ no sign of any resolution? that is right, there have _ no sign of any resolution? that is right, there have been _ no sign of any resolution? that is right, there have been three - no sign of any resolution? that is i right, there have been three weeks of talks at least and one participant said there was room for cautious optimism but they have broken down over the issue of pay erosion and the bma once the pay to be made up to take account of inflation over 15 years, which might mean about 35%, may be phased in and they said the government was not prepared t

you're watching bbc news. ga in spain has told the bbc. javier tebas was speaking after the real madrid forward viniciuer was the target of abuse at valencia on sunday. mr tebas said he believed racist insults could be driven out of the country's stadiums within months, but the league would need greater powers. three valencia fans were arrested after viniciusjunior challenged his abusers at the weekend. their club stadium has been partially closed for five games as punishment. the bbc�*s guy hedgecoe sat down with mr tebas for an interview, and asked him if he was frustrated with his organisation's perceived lack of power to act. translation: eliminating this - problem 100% will never be possible, the same way that totally eliminating robberies and other crimes is impossible. but we would reduce it a great deal — and if we were given the necessary powers, in 6—7 months, we could say that we don't have racism. he's the author of 16 books, and has presented more than a0 documentaries on art, history, and literatu

bbc london. the row over ulez as new data suggests more car owners coming up on bbc news coming up on bbc news canr city follow west ham taking a 2—1 lead against such side az alkmaar. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. water companies in england have apologised for not acting quickly enough to stop this — raw sewage flowing directly into our rivers and seas, something that happened on average more than 800 times a day last year. water uk, which represents england's nine water and sewage companies, also says it's ready to invest an additional £10 billion to address the problem and modernise sewers. but it has also admitted that customers will be hit with higher prices to pay for that. downing street says the companies should be putting consumers before profits. our environment correspondent jonah fisher reports. ash is a retired policeman and has for the last ten years dedicated himself to trying to hold water companies accountable. he's taken us to a small treatment plant in oxfordshire, where raw sewage regularly overflows into a ditch outside. you've got basically sewage sludge. w

ben king, bbc news.obs over the next three years in plans to, as they put it, �*simplify�* the company. more than 10% of the workforce will be hit, including staff in the uk headquarters. the firm's new chief executive says the company's �*performance has not been good enough�*. 0ur international business correspondent, theo leggett, joins us. theo, what has vodafone been getting wrong? the business simply hasn't been performing well enough and hasn't been for several years. vodafone is a very big company. it has operations across europe, it also has a significant operation in africa as well. but it is in the older markets, the european markets, where it has seen its profits stagnate or decline. it has been losing broadband subscribers in germany, its biggest market. it hasn't been living up to its own or investors expectations and that's why the chief executive has decided that change is urgently needed. she wants to strip away some of the fat in the company make it a bit leaner. in terms of where those