our business correspondent, peter ruddick, reports.ising cost of living has eased slightly, but when it comes to food, prices continue to surge at record high levels. for some, the cost of putting a meal on the table is becoming impossible to manage. now discussions are taking place between retailers and the government about a possible cap on the cost of some items. the idea is supermarkets would agree a price for certain basic items — things like bread, pasta and milk — in order to help households budget better. ministers insist discussions are still at a very early stage and say any cap would be entirely voluntary. my understanding is that the government is working constructively with supermarkets as to how we address the very real concerns around food inflation and the cost of living, and doing so in a way that is also very mindful to the impact on suppliers. food price controls have already been introduced in other european countries, including france. however, retailers here are sceptical. we haven't heard this from ministers. the

peter ruddick, bbc news.mmemorate the first successful ascent. in 1953, edmund hillary of new zealand and tenzing norgay, a sherpa of nepal, reached the summit of mount everest for the first time in history. it stands at 8,849 metres — that's 20,000 feet — on the border of nepal and china. live now to new zealand with lydia bradey, the first woman to climb everest without oxygen. bravo, lydia, how amazing! thank you. bravo, lydia, how amazing! thank vom— bravo, lydia, how amazing! thank yon-— bravo, lydia, how amazing! thank ou. ~ , . thank you. why did you decide to do this _ thank you. why did you decide to do this in _ thank you. why did you decide to do this in the _ thank you. why did you decide to do this in the first? - thank you. why did you decide to do this in the first? i - thank you. why did you decide to do this in the first? i made. to do this in the first? i made an oxygen — to do this in the first? i made an oxygen free _ to do this in the first? i made an oxygen free single - to do this in th

peter ruddick, bbc news.ether or not recep tayyip erdogan should remain in power after 20 years. his main rival, the secular opposition leader kemal kilicdaroglu, has billed the vote as a referendum on turkey's future direction. both candidates have been trading insults and accusations. president erdogan accused his rival of meeting banned kurdish militants without providing any proof, while kemal kilicdaroglu called the president a liar and a coward. the french film anatomy of a fall, directed byjustine triet, has won this year's palme d'or award at the cannes festival. triet becomes the third female director to have won the prestigious prize. in 76 editions, the film tells the story of the trial of a widow accused of murdering her husband. live now to beatrice loayza, a film journalist who is in cannes. will you make of this film that is one's i will you make of this film that is one' ., ., , ., ., one's i found it to be one of the most incredible _ one's i found it to be one of the most incredible films _

peter ruddick, bbc news.ews 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

peter ruddick, bbc news.o blame for issues with passport e—gates at airports and other points of entry on friday and saturday. the issue, which lasted for more than 20 hours, was resolved late on saturday afternoon. it led to long queues in some arrivals halls, as passports had to be checked manually. no details of what caused the problem have been released. 0ur correspondent matt grave—ling sent this update from london's heathrow airport... much better news from anybody travelling to the uk today. we have been told by the airport that their e—gates are working. we were first told about the problem around seven o'clock on friday evening which we believe affected all uk airports. it was gatwick that told us on saturday, the day after they were expecting around 800 flights, which led to some of the queues we have been seeing. today i heard from gatwick and heathrow who told me things are operating as normal. 0ne department i have not heard from is from the home office. despite calling them a little bit earlier.

our business correspondent, peter ruddick, reports.gly prosecuted when faulty software made it look as though they had taken money. now they've discovered they were also being classified and logged along racial lines, using outdated and racist language. an internal document, which has been made public after a freedom of information request, shows fraud investigators were asked to give all potential suspects a number relating to racial background. the number categories included the terms chinese/japanese types, dark—skinned european types and an offensive colonial term that refers to people of african descent. bajit ran two post offices in east london with his wife for more than 20 years. he lost his business and was declared bankrupt. after giving evidence to the inquiry into the scandal, he now finds it too traumatic to discuss what he's been through. his son said his family were disappointed but not surprised by the document. it was quite disturbing and itjust goes to show the post office has had a rotten culture at its core for a nu

peter ruddick, bbc news.against russian forces. in a rare interview, oleksiy danilov told the bbc the planned assault was an "historic opportunity" — but the government had "no right to make a mistake" — when making such an important decision. james landale reports from kyiv. this is what's left of bakhmut in eastern ukraine. images filmed by russian forces of the ruins they now largely control. mercenaries from the wagner group claimed they're withdrawing, being replaced by regular russian troops. but ukraine insists its forces are still engaged on the ground in the outskirts, as the country's most senior security official told us. translation: we control 'ust a small part of the city, i and we admit that. but you have to keep in mind that bakhmut has played a big role in this war. are the wagner mercenary group withdrawing, as their leader, prigozhin, says? yes, that is happening. but it doesn't mean that they will stop fighting us. they're going to concentrate more on other fronts. our intelligence is foll

peter ruddick, bbc news.t the cannes festival. triet becomes the third female director to have won the prestigious prize. the film tells the story of the trial of a widow accused of murdering her husband. the director slammed the french government during her acceptance speech over the pensions reform protest. the best actor award went to japan's koji yakusho for his part in perfect days from director wim wenders. turkey's merve dizdar won best actress for "about dry grasses," stay with us here on bbc news. hello, good evening. the sunshine has been passed today across england and wales. this was captured by our weather watch earlier today. claudia from many parts of scotland with a weaker weather front sinking southwards. high pressure except to stay with us. it will keep us dry unsettled as we head through the bank holiday weekend, warm sunny spells, don't forget the sun is strong at this time of year and uv levels will be high. as we head through this evening and overnight it will cloud over across parts of

business reporter peter ruddick has more.paying their mortgage. it could even put off wannabe first time buyers. might also impact your credit card and loan repayments. good news for savers. although with prices rising so high, any money you've got put away just doesn't go as far. race across the world has reached the finish line. the show sees people compete in pairs to travel across canada without any phones, planes or credit cards. just a spoiler alert if you haven't seen it yet... but last night, trisha and kathy won for £20,000 cash prize for finishing first. train company transpennine express, which mostly runs services in northern england and some bits of scotland, is to be taken over by the government. customers have complained of bad service and cancelled trains. time now to leave you with ten seconds of alligators! imagine enjoying an island in alabama and then spotting a massive alligator in the shallow part of the ocean while you're bathing. a snappy situation. you're all caught up. bye for now. have a good evenin

here's our business reporter, peter ruddick.l damage of hundreds of wrongful prosecutions of sub—postmasters, now finds itself embroiled in a scandal over the use of racist language. post office branch managers have been fighting forjustice for years. this weekend, they discovered they had also been logged according to their racial profile. between 2008 and 2011, investigators were asked to classify potential suspects according to their racial profile. the category terms included chinese/japanese types, dark—skinned european types, and an offensive colonial word used to describe people of african descent. that's no way to identify someone, is it, really? that's disgusting. ijust feel sometimes that there is too much labelling going around. just say black or white. one of the post office victims, baljit sethi, lost the business he ran with his wife. he now finds it too traumatic to discuss. his son, adeep, said his family were not surprised to read the document. it was quite disturbing. and itjust goes to show that the post offic

peter ruddick, bbc news.nd will be hoping that the trains are a bit better now. but the weather is looking better. amazing yesterday. matt, more son to come?— looking better. amazing yesterday. matt, more son to come? there is at times but more _ matt, more son to come? there is at times but more cloud _ matt, more son to come? there is at times but more cloud today - matt, more son to come? there is at times but more cloud today in - matt, more son to come? there is at times but more cloud today in fact. l times but more cloud today in fact. good morning. a lot more cloud for some across england and wales today and it will feel a little bit cooler that i did but it looks largely dry ahead. one or two isolated showers about but the reason it is a touch cooler is high pressure is in charge keeping things dry but this area of blue, slightly cooler air running around the top and pushing south across the uk behind the weather front. that's across southeast cost —— the southeast producing more cloud, drifting in a