jonathan beale, bbc news, patch barracks, stuttgart.lub and a number of individuals have been charged by the england and wales cricket board with a breach of its code of conduct. this follows an investigation into racism at the club. the charges relate to bringing the game into disrepute and breaking the anti—discrimination code. the charges surfaced after claims were made last year by the former yorkshire player azeem rafiq. he has welcomed the charges and said the process had been gruelling but necessary. 0ur sports editor dan roan reports from headingley. english cricket was on a high — yesterday's stunning victory over new zealand in the second test one of the greatest wins in the team's history. butjust 2a hours later came the latest development in the saga that's cast a shadow over the sport. yorkshire and a number of unnamed individuals charged by the ecb over allegations of racism at the county following a six—month investigation into its handling of claims made by former player azeem rafiq. in a statement, the governing body sa

jonathan beale, bbc news, patch barracks, stuttgart. let's get some of the day's other news.says it's disappointed the european union is launching legal action in response to its plans to change the post—brexit trading arrangements for northern ireland. the european commission said the measures announced on monday were "illegal" and there was no justification for them. a second ethics adviser to the british prime minister has tendered his resignation in a move that has taken downing street by surprise. christopher geidt said he felt it was the right thing to do. he has previously said he thought there were legitimate questions over whether borisjohnson had broken the ministerial code. the man accused of shooting dead ten people last month in the us city of buffalo has been charged with multiple hate crimes. payton gendron, a suspected white supremacist, is the first person in new york state to face charges of domestic terrorism motivated by hate. the government of el salvador has dismissed ongoing worries about its public finances after economists raised further concern about

our defence correspondent jonathan beale has more details.y of severodonetsk has been described as the hottest of the conflict, with relentless russian artillery strikes reducing the area to rubble and ashes. ukraine's president zelensky has called the situation hell. this weekend, sheltered in a building, he made his first visit to troops there, fighting against huge odds — an effort to boost morale. translation: you are true heroes of our country, - ukraine. you are heroes of war. because of you we have and will have our land and our country. ukraine's forces are outnumbered and outgunned. russia's vast arsenal of artillery trying to pummel and break ukrainian resistance. both sides are taking heavy casualties. but for ukraine, more help will soon be on its way. today, britain announced it will be sending this, its most advanced rocket launcher. following the lead of the us, which is supplying ukraine with a similar system. this british army version can fire a dozen rockets in a minute, and has a range of up to 50 miles — further than most

jonathan beale, bbc news.ate change and conflict, how global efforts to tackle carbon emmissions are being affected by the war in ukraine. the day the british liberated the falklands. and by tonight, british troops have begun the task of disarming the enemy. in the heart of the west german capital, this was gorbymania at its height. the crowd packed to see the man who, for them, has raised great hopes for an end to the division of europe. it happened as the queen moved towards horse guards parade - for the start of- trooping the colour. gunshots the queen looks worried, but recovers quickly. - as long as they'll pay to go see me, i'll get out there and kick �*em down the hills. what does it feel like to be the first man to go across the channel by your own power? it feels pretty neat. it feels marvellous, really. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: borisjohnson survives as britain's prime minister, but four in ten of his mps says they've lost confidence in him. ukraine's president zelensky visits frontline

jonathan beale, bbc news, patch barracks, stuttgart.to retired colonel brendan p kearney, who is now a military affairs analyst after spending 31 years in the us marines. he told us how important it was for ukrainians to receive help from nato. the ukrainians have been forthright and public in asking for help. the us and its european friends and allies, nato, have been providing help here now since the start of these hostilities. the question is can we get enough of it, this additional help, and some of the help just hasn't been delivered yet that was promised months ago, get in the hands of the ukrainian soldiers so they can defend their homeland. colonel kearney, do you feel that the us and other countries are still falling short and need to do much more than what they're doing right now? you know, that's a great question. and, you know, my knowledge base is that what is publicly being shared, and i believe we're getting an awful lot of the material that the ukrainians have requested across the border into ukraine. and then, of course

our defence correspondent jonathan beale has more details.scribed as the hottest of the conflict, with relentless russian artillery strikes reducing the area to rubble and ashes. ukraine's president zelensky has called the situation hell. this weekend, sheltered in a building, he made his first visit to troops there, fighting against huge odds — an effort to boost morale. translation: you are true heroes of our country, - ukraine. you are heroes of war. because of you we have and will have our land and our country. ukraine's forces are outnumbered and outgunned. russia's vast arsenal of artillery trying to pummel and break ukrainian resistance. both sides are taking heavy casualties. but for ukraine, more help will soon be on its way. today, britain announced it will be sending this, its most advanced rocket launcher. following the lead of the us, which is supplying ukraine with a similar system. this british army version can fire a dozen rockets in a minute, and has a range of up to 50 miles — further than most of russia's artillery. the flo

jonathan beale, bbc news, patch barracks, stuttgart.ishjournalist dom phillips and a brazilian expert on indigenous people, bruno pereira, have found human remains. police in the city of manaus, in the state of amazonas, say a suspect has confessed to killing the two men and he apparently led detectives to the place where the bodies were found. there are warnings of water shortages in italy. michael le vell reports. five days on, spain's searing heat wave is all the talk at the school gates. translation: , ., translation: there is fainting, heatstroke. _ translation: there is fainting, heatstroke, children _ translation: there is fainting, heatstroke, children unable - translation: there is fainting, heatstroke, children unable to i heatstroke, children unable to pay attention in class. i heatstroke, children unable to pay attention in class.- pay attention in class. i had thou~ht pay attention in class. i had thought of— pay attention in class. i had thought of taking _ pay attention in class. i had thought of taking the - pay attentio

jonathan beale, bbc news. a reminder of our top story tonight.ervative party but suffering a large tory rebellion. 59% voting in favour of his leadership, 41% voting against. hello. a warmer feel to the weather on wednesday for wales and england, where the past few days have been so cool, cloudy and, for some, very wet. most places will have a dry tuesday. there's a chance of catching a shower, mind you. low pressure's clearing away, further weather systems heading in this week. it'll be wet at times, though not all the time. and this out in the atlantic is tropical storm alex, remnants of which, although passing us to the north, will increase the winds across the uk, especially the further north you are, to end the week. but light winds as tuesday begins, some patchy mist and fog, some showery rain close to the south coast of england, gradually clearing as the morning goes on. some patchy rain in northeast england fizzling out into the afternoon, though we'll keep lots of cloud here. for the rest of england and for wales, warmer sunny spells, a

jonathan beale, bbc news, patch barracks, stuttgart.john spencer is one of the world's leading urban warfare experts and chair of urban warfare studies with the madison policy forum. he's in colorado springs. major spencer, thank you for being with us. you are recently back from ukraine. what were military leaders there saying to you? military leaders there saying to ou? , ., to you? the number one thing they said _ to you? the number one thing they said to — to you? the number one thing they said to me _ to you? the number one thing they said to me although - to you? the number one thing they said to me although not i they said to me although not affiliated was we need artillery, we need it now. talk to us in a _ artillery, we need it now. talk to us in a bit _ artillery, we need it now. talk to us in a bit more _ artillery, we need it now. talk to us in a bit more detail- to us in a bit more detail about this $1 billion of aid. what that would do to the ukrainian defences on the front line? 50 ukrainian defences on the front line? �*

jonathan beale, bbc news.nce vote held by his own conservative mps — we've heard from westminster, but what do voters make of today's developments and of borisjohnson's leadership? our correspondent alex forsyth has spent the day in newcastle—under—lyme, one of the constituencies, which, at the last election, boris johnson succeeded in converting from labour to conservative. at the weekly quiz, there was one question that wouldn't win points but was on many minds. will borisjohnson keep hisjob? 359 ballots were cast... after the votes counted in westminster, what is the verdict here? he always comes up smelling of roses. are you pleased? no, definitely not. why not? i have voted conservative all my life since i could vote and i would never vote for borisjohnson, from the minute he took over. what you think about the result? i'm not happy, not happy with him. and the same as my sister, i voted for him... for others, there was less agreement. he has got us through covid. did all that, congratulations to him, but

jonathan beale, bbc news, patch barracks stuttgart.now by retired colonel brendan p kearney in san diego, who is now a military affairs analyst after spending 31 years in the us marines. thanks very much for your time here on the bbc. how crucial is it for this kind of support to be ramped up for ukraine? i this kind of support to be ramped up for ukraine?— for ukraine? i think it's very crucial. the _ for ukraine? i think it's very crucial. the ukrainians - for ukraine? i think it's very crucial. the ukrainians havej for ukraine? i think it's very - crucial. the ukrainians have been forthright and public in asking for help. the us and its european friends and allies, nato, have been providing help here now since the start of these hostilities. the question is can we get enough of it this additional help and some of the helpjust this additional help and some of the help just have not been delivered yet that was promised months ago, get in the hands of the ukrainian soldiers so they can their homeland. do you feel that the us and other

jonathan beale, bbc news. the outbreak, and the tools we have will not be good enough to handle another pandemic. that's according to the former new zealand prime minister, helen clark, who co—chaired the independent panel for pandemic preparedness and response. the committee was tasked with assessing the global pandemic response, and making recommendations for the next virus outbreak. a short time ago i asked helen clark how she rates the global response. well, the global response obviously hasn't been a brilliant. here we are, more than two and a quarter years into the pandemic phase of the disease, it is still raging, it is still killing people every day, around the world. we haven't got a grip on it. our report talked about how to try and arrest the pandemic now and also how to get better plans in place for the future. neither are moving very fast. ms clark, in your report you talk about the need for radical change in a global response to the pandemic, so in your opinion, what is that radical change that n

jonathan beale, bbc news.s week's summit of the americas in protest against a decision by the us not to invite countries they consider undemocratic, namely cuba, venezuela and nicaragua. the white house spokeswoman said president biden had made a principled decision not to invite what she called dicators. president's principal position is that we do not believe that dictators should be invited which is the reason that the president has decided not to attend. we look forward to hosting foreign secretary debarred as the mexican representative. —— ebard. our reporter david willis joins us now from los angeles. it makes you wonder where it leaves the summit?— leaves the summit? this is a considerable _ leaves the summit? this is a considerable blow _ leaves the summit? this is a considerable blow to - leaves the summit? this is a considerable blow to the - leaves the summit? this is a i considerable blow to the united states. nearly 30 years after they posted the inaugural summit of the americas and back then, the

but for ukraine, which has repeatedly asked for these systems, every little helps. jonathan beale, bbc more than 100 days in, and it looks like the conflict is deepening. yeah, absolutely, but it is also kind of grinding and slowing down, the fight, asjohnny was saying, is building, and we have been hearing conflicting reports about what is going on in the city. what we do know that it is increasingly bloody, this bitter and difficult artillery battle that we are seeing. the question is, asjohnny was discussing, what difference these new hardware can make. it will give ukrainians some advantage, it is accurate and has a long range, but it is unlikely it will turn the tide of the war. all sides are expecting for and of the war. all sides are expecting forand digging in of the war. all sides are expecting for and digging in for a long fight. a public inquiry has begun in belfast into the physical and mental abuse of vulnerable adults at a hospital in county antrim. more than 70 staff have been suspended as a precaution from muckamore abbey, which caters for people with severe learning di

jonathan beale, bbc news.s made then are being kept. we've seen more blistering temperatures this year. it hit 51 celsius in pakistan last month, 49.2 degrees in delhi — the highest temperature ever recorded in the indian capital. drought is fueling food shortages in somalia too. and just look at lake mead, which provides water to 25 million people in the us and mexico. water levels are at their lowest since the 1930s. countries promised to take action to curb emissions at last year's big un climate conference in glasgow... hearing no objections, it is so decided. ..but the world has changed since then. energy and food prices have soared since russia invaded ukraine. and as delegates gather in germany, there is recognition that progress on climate has been slow. i appeal to all of you, especially in these difficult and challenging times, not to lose hope, not to lose focus, but to use our united efforts against climate change as the ultimate act of unity between nations. china is one of 3a countries planning n

the comments were made in a letter to the army, and our defence correspondent jonathan beale has seenth the tone and content, what strikes you? it is not surprising the head of the army wants to make a mark in the first week of his job, not surprising he mentions russia given its invasion of ukraine. what is surprising is the focus on russia and his words, very strong and blunt, making clear the army's focus under his command is to be ready to fight russia in europe if necessary. this is a key quote here. these aren't careful diplomatic words, words easy for a soldier to understand and for us, this letter was always going to be leaked. viewers watching this scene those words might come to the view that is a hint british troops could be fighting ukraine, is that right? that is not what is going to happen, politicians have been clear british troops will not be deployed to ukraine. what we have seen is more british troops being deployed to the country is in red, 2,000 british troops in estonia, 1000 in poland, and there will be a nato summit probably announcing hundreds more being deploy

jonathan beale, bbc news, patch barracks stuttgart.she is known as �*babushka z�* — babushka meaning grandmother. murals, placards, and even statues of her clutching the soviet flag have appeared all over the country. but how did a woman from a small ukrainian village become the face of the war for many russians — and what does she make of all the fuss? 0ur reporter sofia bettiza travelled to kharkiv to meet her. grandmother with the soviet flag. in russia she is known as "babushka—z" and has become one of the main symbols of support for the war in ukraine. it all started with this video back in april. babushka walks towards two ukrainian soldiers and they offer her some food. then they take the flag off her, and stamp on it. so the woman, feeling insulted, gives back the food. my parents died for that flag, she says. for the kremlin, this was propaganda gold dust. a rare example of a ukrainian who regrets the collapse of the soviet union and looks at russians as liberators. within days, babushka started to appear everywhere in russia.

earlier i spoke with our defence correspondent jonathan beale: ido i do not think it is a price thatldier and civil servant working in the mod and that might have been the purpose behind it. nor is it surprising he mentions russia. what is a surprise is the bluntness and also directness of the language he uses on russia, which he mentions four times in the short letter and that standout quote you just gave, there is now a burning imperative to forge an army capable of fighting alongside our allies in defeating russia in battle so essentially saying the raison d'etre of the army is to deter russia and if necessary to be ready to fight russia and europe. not because of language usually get from a civil servant. does this mean we are likely to see british troops deployed to ukraine? it does not mean that. politicians had been clear that will not be happen, no other western countries saying that but what it does mean and what we have seen in the last few years ever since russia invaded crimea, british troops and other troops being sent to eastern european countries to act as a deterrent

jonathan beale, bbc news.he full scale of the scandal — as our ireland correspondent chris page reports. some of the most vulnerable people in northern ireland were supposed to be cared for here. but instead, they suffered cruelty. relatives of patients in muckamore abbey hospital first raised concerns about physical abuse five years ago. they have been campaigning ever since. these families expect some of the evidence they'll hear will be very harrowing, but they hope the inquiry will reveal the full scale of the abuse scandal, that it will give them answers and accountability. there is a litany of allegations of wrongdoing and adult safeguarding concerns. glynn brown is speaking out on behalf of his son, aaron, who has autism and was in muckamore. i'd like to note that this is the worse adult safeguarding scandal since the nhs was formed. so what are the questions that you want to see answered? we have understood there has been catastrophic failures in all directions and all departments. so we would be wanti

to be ready to fight alongside allies to defeat russia in battle. 0ur defence correspondent, jonathan beale surprising that he should set - some really strong words? yes, not surprising that he should set out i some really strong words? yes, not surprising that he should set out a l surprising that he should set out a vision as he takes over this new role, or that it is leaked, because it was sent to all soldiers and civil servants, as you say, all that he mentioned russia. i think what is surprising is the strength of language, the bluntness of the language, the bluntness of the language he uses about russia. in that quote, there is now a burning imperative to forge an army capable of fighting alongside our allies and defeating russia in battle. there was another kind of words you would hear from a diplomat or was another kind of words you would hearfrom a diplomat or a civil servant. he is clearly making his mark. ~ ., ., , ., ., mark. what does that mean in ractical mark. what does that mean in practical terms? we _ mark. what does that mean in practical terms? we are i mark. what does t

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