uk defence secretary grant sha -s will... uk defence secretary grant shapps making — will...etary grant shapps making that statement - will... uk defence secretary grant i shapps making that statement about the hack of the payroll system of the hack of the payroll system of the british armed forces, and external network operated by a contractor. he pointed out that a number of actions has been, have been taken as a result, including taking that system off—line, a full investigation and he talked about a malign actor being behind this. he said we cannot rule out state involvement, government officials have told the bbc that china was most likely responsible, something that chinese foreign ministry has dismissed as absurd, although he didn't mention china

the uk defence secretary, grant shapps, is due to make a statement about a hack which has compromised it's understood grant shapps will not be directly pointing the finger today, so expect some more information on that from the secretary of defence. we will go back to the house of commons when that happens. no trains on some of the busiest commuter routes today because of a fresh strike by aslef train drivers. today's strike mainly affects the south of england with those hit including southwestern in the gatwick express. tomorrow it's a different set of operators affected. and on thursday, the north of england and scotland will be hit. katy austin has more. southampton central station was very quiet this morning. people hurried for the few trains that were running. there is a train. it's not here for, like, another hour—and—a—half and i can't get to work. i need to be at work in, like, 20 minutes. normally it takes 20 minutes for me to get to work from here. and there's only one train returning. what train do you normally get? the 8:30 to waterloo. is that running today? no, it's not.

now to a developing story and there has been a significant data breach, involving the uk ministry of defencepondent, alex forsyth has more what we know so far is that a third party has accessed in an unauthorised —— and, a payroll used by the ministry of defence and the system is run by an external contractor. this is not the main ministry of defence computer and operational details of been obtained but what has been accessed his personal details of serving members of the armed forces, mostly names a bank account details but also very small number of cases, some addresses and these are people that are currently serving in the royal navy in the raf but also some veterans as well and we are not sure yet but has not been confirmed yet who was behind this and with the date is being used for but it's a very significant breach and the defence took immediate action to the system is been taken off line and there are clearly investigations going on to ascertain the scale of this and any more information behind it. the ministry of defence in the process of contacting the people who were involved, whos

now to a breaking story and there has been a significant data breach, involving the uk ministry of defenceon this our correspondent alex forsyth. alex tell us what we know. what we know so far is that a third party has access and unauthorised fashion, a pay wall system by the ministry of defence in the system is run by an external contractor and this is not the main ministry of defence computer and operational details been obtained and what has been accessed is personal details of serving members of the armed forces and mostly names and bank account details but also in a very small case, some addresses as well and people are currently serving in the royal navy and the army in the raf, and also some veterans as well and we are not sure yet and it's not been confirmed he was behind this what that data is being used for but it's a very significant breach in the defence is for immediate action in the system is been taken off line and investigations are being done to ascertain the scale of this in more information behind it and it's in the process of contacting the people who are involved in wh

we also understand uk defence secretary grant shapps is due to update on mps and house of commons on response plan, but a plan to ensure the rejection of all serving men and women in the armed forces. so i think this is clearly a very significant development, clearly quite a lot still to be learned about exactly what has happened. we are very likely to hear much more about it in the house of commons tomorrow, but i suspect a lot of questions from mps who are concerned at what has happened and want someone information. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. two british women accused of being part of a global monkey torture network will appear in court today. they are facing charges under the obscene publications act and for causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal. the charges relate to the women's alleged involvement in a monkey torture ring, which was undercovered in a year—long bbc eye investigation. rebecca henschke reports. from their homes in the quiet suburbs, the women are accused of consuming, causing and facilitating the torture of baby monkeys over

because a number of people involved were former members of the armed forces and we understand the uk defencedue to update mps on the house of commons on this tomorrow and set out a plan, an action plan, response plan and a plan to ensure the protection of all serving men and women in the armed forces. i think this is clearly a very significant development and there's a lot to be learned of what's happened and we are likely to hear much more about it in the house of commons but we suspect a lot of questions from mps who were concerned of what is happened and want more information. let's look at other stories in the headlines. thejudge at donald trump's criminal trial threatened the us former president ofjailfor threatened the us former president ofjail for contempt of court. this urges owners away from multi— story building under construction collapse in the south african city of georgia. 22 people are known to be injured while dozens more remain trapped under the rubble. at least one person is known to have died. rishi sunak has said the result of the general election is not a foregone concl

here's the uk defence secretary addressing mps in the house of commons.curity can't release security we can't release further details of the suspected cyber activity behind this incident. however, i can confirm to the house that we do have indications that this was the suspected work of a malign actor, and we cannot rule out state involvement. this incident is further proof that the uk is facing rising and evolving threats, and as i said in my speech in lancaster house injanuary, the world is, i'm afraid, becoming somewhat more dangerous. 0ur security correspondent, gordon corera, explains why grant shapps stopped short of naming china. we haven't had an official accusation against china, i think we should be clear about that. there is a process which is called attribution which the government does where it says, "we've looked at this incident and we think it was china". now, that can often take time. so, for instance, there was a breach of the uk's electoral commission, which happened about three years ago, and there's onlyjust been attributed to china.

today, a spying row broke out as the home secretary expelled russia's defence attache from the uk, callingpril, five individuals have been charged in connection with an investigation into alleged offences under the national security act as part of a counterterrorism policing investigation. the offences relate to what was widely reported by the media as a suspected arson attack on a ukraine linked business in the uk. russia has said it will respond. meanwhile, a russian man, dmitry khoroshev, has been named as the alledged leader of a huge ransomware criminal gang, but is out of the reach of international law enforcement. so, how worried should we be? i'm joined by director general for threats at the nca, james babbage, and captainjohn foreman, who was the uk's defence attache to russia between 2019 and 2022 and before then to ukraine. good evening. john, how significant is what happened today for our relations with russia? i is what happened today for our relations with russia?- relations with russia? i think takin: relations with russia? i think taking the — relations with russia? i think

it's part of efforts to respond to the defence secretary's call to put the uk's defence industry on aresidents of footing. the presidents of russia and china claim they're deepening diplomatic ties, are stabilising the world, and they've called for a political solution to the war in ukraine. vladimir putin was greeted by xi jinping with full military honours on a two day state visit to beijing, their third meeting, in just over a year, comes less than a week after russia launched a new offensive in northeastern ukraine. vladimir putin says their strategic relationships are not opportunistic or directed against other countries. although china has long been suspected of supporting russia's economy and its invasion of ukraine. for the latest, you can sign up to gb news alerts. scan the qr code on your screen. our website also has the details. now it's over to tom and . emily. now it's over to tom and. emily. >> good afternoon britain. it's 12:08 now. today is the 81st anniversary of the infamous , or anniversary of the infamous, or indeed rather more famous dambusters raid that took plac

so if i was the uk defence attache in moscow at the moment, i would be packing my suitcases just in caseill happen next, or there will be 1 or 2 others, sent back. and whether this turns into then something that becomes escalatory or diplomatically , people say, diplomatically, people say, right, we've we've made our point. we've done it. let's leave this and then quietly filter the people back in again, which tends to be what seems to happen, okay. >> philip ingram, good to see you this morning. thank you very much indeed. thank you. >> all right. 7:17. let's have a look at some of the other stories coming into the newsroom. >> and as we were just saying, lord cameron, is to warn that we must be tougher on russia and china in a foreign policy speech today at the national cyber security centre, he will call for the uk and its allies to have a harder edge for a tougher world. he will add that the uk must be more assertive against threats from the two nations. >> experts are warning that medicine supply issues are on the rise and patients are having to play pharmacy bingo in order to play

the uk ministry of defence confirmed the strikes took place against the iranian—backed group on thursdayshipping in the red sea and gulf of aden. meanwhile, according to reports by israel's public broadcaster, israel and egypt are planning to reopen the rafah border crossing in southern gaza for humanitarian aid, following pressure from the us. the crossing had been closed since may 7th, when the israel defence forces took control of the gaza side. with me is our reporter, said shehata, from bbc arabic. lovely to have you here in the studio, let's start off with those attacks, what more do we know about what took place? according to the us central command in the british defence ministry, the strikes targeted 13 targets in three different locations, in sanaa the capital and at the location on the red sea. the british and american statement saying that these military facilities housed drones and surface to air weapons, which are used to attack other ships in the red sea. this shows how the houthis are still causing a threat to the shipment in the red sea. 0n the shipment in the red sea. on

france of course the story in the uk that china is thought to be behind the hack of the uk ministry of defence's for the uk. there are other european governments who have these concerns as well. it is part of a trend, i would say. in the last month we have seen a patching up in these cases of alleged espionage on the part of the chinese intelligent services. in the morning in brussels the far right in german from the afd lead candidate in the european elections, and np called maximilian croft, his office of the european parliament was rated by german police investigating his fork spying for china. we saw four german nationals including his assistant arrested last month for the same charges. of course you recall and i'm sure you have covered the mp5 recall and i'm sure you have covered the mps in the uk who have had their phones hacked by china. so the head of the belgian foreign affairs committee had the same problem. the former urgent prayer minister said his phone was hacked by chinese intelligence services. so there is a big uptick in this. i don't know what western authorities will do about

the uk's ministry of defence has been the target of a significant data breach.d veteran armed forces members has been accessed from a payroll system. the defence secretary will update the house of commons on the situation on tuesday. columbia university has cancelled its main graduation ceremony, after weeks of protests on campus over the israel—gaza war. the ivy league school said it was ditching the 15 may commencement in favour of smaller celebrations, to focus on keeping students safe. already, graduation ceremonies at other colleges and universities have seen disruptions from pro—palestinian demonstrators. one of the biggest nights in the fashion industry's calendar is under way in new york where celebrities are gathering for the annual met gala. the event, hosted by vogue editor—in—chief anna wintour and held at the metropolitan museum of art, is known for its extravagant red carpet fashion and star—studded guest list. the so—called �*oscars of the east coast�* serves as a fundraiser for the metropolitan museum of art's costume institute. that is set for t

the uk's ministry of defence has been the target of a significant data breach. a payroll system. the defence secretary will update the house of commons on the situation on tuesday. one of the biggest nights in the fashion industry's calendar is under way in new york where celebrities are gathering for the annual met gala. the event, hosted by vogue editor—in—chief anna wintour and held at the metropolitan museum of art, is known for its extravagant red carpet fashion and star—studded guest list. the so—called oscars of the east coast serves as a fundraiser for the metropolitan museum of art's costume institute. that's it for the moment. i am caitriona perry. from all the team here, thanks for watching. stay with us here on bbc news. take care now, by. hello. well, your bank holiday monday probably came with a rain interruption at some point. it was pretty unsettled. some lengthy spells of rain across the southeast of england, but plenty of showers elsewhere. others, though, managed some sunshine. and in lincolnshire, we had 11 hours of sun, so it wasn't so bad t

talking aboutis bit more comfortable talking about is the government has announced plans to increase uk defenceincome by 2030. all right. do you think this is this is this is the result of the poll that was conducted within this poll. right. by the way. so do you think this is too much, too little or about right. too little 23% about right 25% too much 15. don't know 35. so they don't know us. have it again there. tobias, to emphasise your point, to be fair, but about right is the second biggest is 25. so it appears then that maybe the conservatives are doing something right there , doing something right there, well it's not just i think the conservatives, it's the whole of europe is recognising that, as you and i in fact, have discussed on many occasions, our world's entered a new era of insecurity, and we've got to wake up to that . we've got to wake up to that. we've got to start to stand up and defend what we believe in, because there are, alliances forming , there are, alliances forming, authoritarian states, rearming, regrouping that are challenging our global order. and it is britain tha

mr zelensky reiterated his country's need for better air defences. the ukfollowing the contamination of drinking water in the south—west of england. so far, 46 cases have been confirmed, but officials say hundreds of people have reported symptoms of cryptosporidiosis. the man charged with trying to murder slovakia's prime minister, robert fico, is appearing in court for a hearing to decide whether to hold him in pre—trial detention. the country's deputy prime minister says mr fico had stabilised but still remained in a serious condition. more now on our top story, the russia—ukraine war. after russian troops crossed the border into north eastern ukraine last week, president putin has said there are no plans to capture the country's second city kharkiv, at least for now. the russian leader said his forces were advancing in order to protect the russian border region. this is how the battlefield currently

mr zelensky reiterated his country's need for better air defences. the ukcontamination of drinking water in the south—west of england. so far 46 cases have been confirmed, but officials say hundreds of people have reported symptoms of cryptosporidiosis. the man charged with trying to murder slovakia's prime minister, robert fico, is appearing in court for a hearing to decide whether to hold him in pre—trial detention. the 71—year—old was brought to the court complex, northeast of the capital bratislava, in a police convoy. now on bbc news, talking business. hello, everybody. a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron heslehurst. let's go and take a look at what's on the show. it's a new lipstick revolution. so is it time to see the light and invest

mr zelensky reiterated his country's need for better air defences. the ukn the south—west of england. so far 46 cases have been confirmed — but officials say hundreds of people have reported symptoms of cryptosporidiosis. security footage has emerged appearing to show the american rapper, sean combs, attacking his ex—girlfriend — cassie ventura — in a hotel hallway in 2016. the bbc hasn't independently verified the video which surfaced in the wake of legal action taken last year by ms ventura against mr combs. hello, i'm azadeh moshiri. an inquiry into the uk's biggest health scandal will release its final report in the next few days. more than 30,000 people in the uk were infected with hiv and hepatitis c after being given contaminated blood products by the national health service in the 19705, 80s and 905.

they have they've got form as hacking for the regime among other clients. >> but hacking the uk ministry of defencet be a little side project. >> maybe we're being clever. do you remember the spy who came in from the cold? where is it? alex luhrmann? something like that. he has to pretend to have fallen out of favour to get sacked and become an alcoholic. and then the stasi come from him and lure him in as a double agent. and that's how he gets him. yeah. this might be what they're doing with the with the bank accounts they've been underpaying all of they've been underpaying all of the defence staff for 20 years, knowing that they'll now appear vulnerable . the chinese will vulnerable. the chinese will overcommit and we've got them. yes. >> we're not that clever. >> we're not that clever. >> well, it's interesting, it's interesting. this core function of our defence, which is cyber security is failing, whereas a bit the right chevrons and their pride flags, you know what i mean? they're just their focus is on the wrong thing at the moment. yeah. >> they have said the special forces are safe at leas

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mr zelensky reiterated his country's need for better air defences. the ukn charged with trying to murder slovakia's prime minister, robert fico, is appearing in court for a hearing to decide whether to hold him in pre—trial detention. the country's deputy prime minister says mr fico had stabilised but still remained in a serious condition. now on bbc news... ronda rousey: more than a fighter. no—one can touch me, no—one can beat me, no—one could even get close to me. everyone's always going to define me by my failures but i know that i created the most efficient fighting style that ever existed and i'm proud of that.

uk. this is bbc news. russia's defence new secretary of russia's security council. he's a long—standing ally of vladimir putin and has served as defence minister since 2012, playing a key role in russia's invasion of ukraine. his replacement will be andrei belousov — an economist and the deputy prime minister. russia editor steve rosenberg explained that at the kremlin, reshuffles are unusual. whoever the russian government ministers are, whoever�*s sitting around that cabinet table, there is one man and one man alone in russia who calls the shots, and that is vladimir putin. he's the man with all the power. having said that, a government reshuffle in russia is interesting, particularly when key ministers like the defence minister is being changed. they don't happen too often. the foreign minister, he's been in his post for 20 years. mr shoigu, he has been defence minister for 12 years. he was appointed by vladimir putin in 2012, i think. the two men were said to be pretty close for a long time. they even went on holiday a

russia is promising an appropriate response after the uk expelled one of its defence attaches . home office claims attaches. the home office claims he is a spy. several russian diplomatic premises are also being shut to while there'll be new restrictions on diplomatic visas. the home secretary says that britain is trying to dismantle the kremlin's intelligence gathering operations, a move that's also supported by labour. we've heard today that a father whose teenage daughter, who took her own life after watching harmful content on social media, says that a draft plan to protect children online doesn't go far enough.the children online doesn't go far enough. the media regulator ofcom says platforms must take action to stop their algorithms recommending harmful content to children or face significant fines. but ian russell, part of bereaved families for online safety, wants to see the safety code strengthened to make sure that the world's biggest platforms, he says, better protect children online. and finally, some royal news. prince harry heard cheers as he arrived today at saint

. >> harland and wolff is an iconic cornerstone of the uk's future shipbuilding, defence and energy capabilitiesbilities. harland and wolff has saved four shipyards from administration , invested from administration, invested millions and now employs 1500 workers across england, scotland and northern ireland, many of whom are my constituents. approval of the company's export development guarantee is crucial to consolidate this progress. will the prime minister ensure that this is achieved ? mr that this is achieved? mr >> well, can i thank the honourable gentleman for his question? >> the government is committed to supporting the uk shipbuilding robert hur right sector, right across the nation , sector, right across the nation, and i've seen firsthand what companies like harland and wolff and the role that they play in the economy. whilst you'll understand i can't comment specifically on the details of any individual case due to commercial sensitivity, i can assure him that we are working closely with harland and wolff in their request for a ukef guaranteed loan. it is under consideration and ca

personal information about serving members of the uk armed forces has been accessed from a system used by the ministry of defenceials told the bbc that china was most likely responsible. chinese foreign ministry spokesman, linjian, dismissed the accusation: translation: the remarks of the uk politicians are absurd. _ china firmly opposes and fights all forms of cyber attacks. we also firmly reject using the cyber security issue politically to smear and vilify other countries. earlier we spoke to our chief political correspondent henry zeffman. what happened was that some third party actor got hold of the armed forces payroll system. that is information on the names of everyone serving in the armed forces and some veterans too, also things like their bank details and in some limited cases their personal addresses too. grant shapps, the defence secretary, will be updating mps about this later today. he won't identify a culprit but i am told that at top of government faces back the chinese state of being behind this and that of course opens up all sorts of questions about the uk's relationship both diplomatic and e

mr zelensky reiterated his country's need for better air defences. the ukf england. so far, 46 cases have been confirmed, but officials say hundreds of people have reported symptoms of cryptosporidiosis. security footage has emerged appearing to show the american rapper, sean combs attacking his ex—girlfriend — cassie ventura — in a hotel hallway in 2016. the bbc hasn't independently verified the video, which surfaced in the wake of legal action taken last year by ms ventura against mr combs. health officials in devon, in south—west england, say they expect an increase in cases of a diarrhoea—causing illness, after a parasite entered the water supply there. a total of 46 cases of cryptosporidiosis have been confirmed so far, with more than 100 other people reporting symptoms. south west water had said it's "truly sorry" for the outbreak and that the company will not stop working until the situation is resolved. we can cross live to brixham and our climate and science reporter, esme stallard. what else have we actually heard from south west water as this inv

i'm sure all other nato members should follow the uk's example when you are increasing your defence budget agreement for the next ten years is currently working. thank you for being very clear on our opportunity, our armed forces to use long—range missiles to defeat the spots of evil in the russian federation's territory so basically, if everyone would do as the uk does, the world would be much closer today to peace, justice and, of course, victory. georgia is celebrating the anniversary of its independence from russia with official ceremonies being held in the capital, tbilisi. it comes as the country continues to grapple with the mass protests against a controversial, so—called "foreign agents" law which opponents believe would put georgia's independence at risk. the country's two key leaders are on opposites of the debate over that law. both spoke at the ceremony. the president warned that georgia's independence must be safeguarded, but the prime minister accused her �*betrayal�*. take a listen. translation: it was the reasonable ste -s of the translation: it was the reasonable steps of

i'm sure - all other nato members should follow the uk's example when you are increasing your defencent meaning our international agreement for the next ten years is currently working. thank you for being very clear on our armed forces to use long range missiles to defeat the spots of evil in the russian federation so basically, if everyone would do as the uk does, the world would do as the uk does, the world would be much closer today to peace, justice and, of course, victory. i'm the next meetings and the initiative of president zelensky for the peace summit will bring more results for this and that is why i also spoke about returning all abducted children and bringing back civilians who have been taken hostage since 201a. the prisoners of war also have to be back according to the geneva convention which russia is unfortunately not committed to but the world can do much more and that is why we are calling for these extra efforts.— is why we are calling for these extra efforts. a, . ~ , ., extra efforts. 0k, maria mezentseva, thank ou extra efforts. ok, maria mezentseva, thank you fo

we're also talking about european defence and security cooperation, intelligence sharing, cooperation on logistics projects and cyber security and support for the ukperation partnerships. so there's a lot of substance on the bone, but more than anything, making it crystal clear that the labour party will be strong and sound on defence and what we won't be doing is coming up with gimmicky stunts like the tory commitment, to national service , which is to national service, which is just a pitch to their core vote. people over 65 are tempted to vote for reform , senior military vote for reform, senior military figures have rubbished , the figures have rubbished, the proposals. michael portillo, one of your, presenters, former defence secretary, said yesterday it's not thought through . there's no through. there's no consultation, and even last week the tory defence minister in the house of commons said there were no plans for national service in any form because it would do more harm than good. so strong, sound defence under labour are not these kind of gimmicks. >> i wonder, bill, if people trust sir keir starmer though, because, i mean, it was only

uk government. it's calling on the ministry of defence to recognise the condition in its own right and to expand financialected. ministers say they're continually reviewing policies, and owe a debt of gratitude to all veterans, as john maguire reports. vicki ross lives her life in constant pain. always active and fiercely competitive, she plays wheelchair rugby, which you may be amazed to hear helps her to deal with the pain. it's a distraction, but not a cure. is that ever a time where you're not in pain? er, i don't think so, other than when i'm on the operating table. so, yeah, everything hurts at some point. especially in my knees and my feet and kind of in my shoulder as well. butjust depending on what i do through the day, so whether i'm sitting down too much or whether i stand too much or whether i walk — you know, that increases the pain and increases the time to recover back to that kind of baseline of pain. she had a very successful military career, but was medically discharged after 22 years. the army had followed playing football for manchester city. a lifetime of sport and physical endurance

personal information about serving members of the uk armed forces has been accessed from a system used by the ministry of defencekely responsible. chinese foreign ministry spokesman, linjian, dismissed the accusation. translation: the remarks of the uk politicians are absurd. _ china firmly opposes and fights all forms of cyber attacks. we also firmly reject using the cyber security issue politically to smear and vilify other countries. with more on this, our political correspondent alex forsyth. what more do we know about this data breach? , ., ., what more do we know about this data breach? , . . ., ., ., ., , breach? this data, the data that has been accessed, _ breach? this data, the data that has been accessed, unauthorised - breach? this data, the data that has been accessed, unauthorised accessj been accessed, unauthorised access of this data breach has been on serving data personnel across the army, navy, but also some veterans. the access was to a payroll system. we are not our understanding is that no operational data has been compromised. the information accessed has been largely names and bank accoun

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the home secretary, james cleverly, has announced to parliament that a russian defence attache will be expelled from the uk that he would remove the diplomatic status of a number of russian—owned properties which the government believed "had been used for intelligence purposes". prince harry has attended an event to mark a decade of the invictus games — the international sporting event that he founded for military personnel wounded in action. a spokesman for the duke of sussex says he won't be able to see his father while in the uk this week — because king charles has a full programme of engagements and will be too busy. chinese president xi jinping is in hungary on the final leg of his european tour. he arrived in budapest in the past couple of hours — just in time for a gala dinner with hungarian prime minister, viktor 0rban. president xi is due to hold talks with hungarian president tamas sulyok, before visiting chinese investments in hungary. earlier on wednesday, xi was in belgrade. his serbian counterpart aleksandar vucic told thousands of supporters — many waving chinese flags — that the government

personal information about serving members of the uk armed forces has been accessed from a system used by the ministry of defenceected to be behind the attack. let's speak to our chief political correspondent, henry zeffman. tell us more about this. we still don't know _ tell us more about this. we still don't know an _ tell us more about this. we still don't know an awful— tell us more about this. we still don't know an awful lot - tell us more about this. we still don't know an awful lot about i tell us more about this. we still i don't know an awful lot about this case but what we know it is very serious indeed. what happened was that some third party actor got hold of the armed forces payroll system. that is information on the names of everyone serving in the armed forces and some veterans too, things like their bank details and in some limited cases their personal addresses too. grant shapps, the defence secretary, will be updating mps about this later today. he won't identify a culprit but i am told that at top of government faces back the chinese state of being behind this and that of course opens up all

thankful to the recent increase in budget allocations, specifically of the uk, as nato member, up to 2.5% of its annual defences is an example that other nato allies must follow. a . example that other nato allies must follow. a, . ~ , ., , example that other nato allies must follow. . ~ , . , ., follow. mariia mezentseva, member of the ukrainian — follow. mariia mezentseva, member of the ukrainian parliament, _ follow. mariia mezentseva, member of the ukrainian parliament, thank- follow. mariia mezentseva, member of the ukrainian parliament, thank you i the ukrainian parliament, thank you very much forjoining us from kharkiv. thank you for your time. to georgia now where there've been scuffles in the parliament and protests outside it over the expected passing of a new law that would force civil society groups and media organisations to declare foreign funding. opponents of the law fear it will be used to impose the same clampdown on media as in russia — where there's already similar legislation in place. protestors say the law silences dissent, and also makes it harder for georgia to join the european union.

uk, this is bbc news. lawyers for the prosecution and defence have wrapped up their closing arguments in the fraud trial ofsitting more than three hours longer than scheduled. prosecutors say he engaged in a fraud against the american people. mr trump's lawyers said the case was based on lies. with the end of the trial now in sight, donald trump repeated his claim that the whole things a political sham. make no mistake about it. pop i'm here because of crooked joe biden. while inside the court with his family watching on, his defence lawyers rested their case. their closing arguments were focused on mr trump's former lawyer and fixer, michael cohen. just before the 2016 election, he paid stormy daniels to silence her allegation that she had had sex with mr trump. but mr cohen's claim his boss knew the payment was made to influence the election was a lie, the defence said. and while mr trump's son continued the attack on the steps of the court... and he's actually lied to that veryjury, and yet he's the only person of relevance that this entire case... ..the prosecution, in their closing arguments, agreed,

personal information about serving members of the uk armed forces has been accessed from a system used by the ministry of defenceismissed the accusation. translation: the remarks of the uk politicians are absurd. _ china firmly opposes and fights all forms of cyber attacks. we also firmly reject using the cyber security issue politically to smear and vilify other countries. with me is our security correspondent gordon corera. this is a really significant data breach. ~ . . , this is a really significant data breach. ~ . ., , ., , , this is a really significant data breach. . . . , ., , , , this is a really significant data breach. . ., ., , ., , , , ., breach. what has happened? it is for those who have _ breach. what has happened? it is for those who have affected. _ breach. what has happened? it is for those who have affected. you - breach. what has happened? it is for those who have affected. you hear i those who have affected. you hear about this happening to other organisations sometimes, that personal have been collected, but we are talking about the serving military, reservists, some veterans as well. wha

the ministry of defence say uk forces have taken part in an operation in yemen to try and stop attackshas asked more than 600 homes in a surrey village not to drink their tap water, after tests raised concerns over its quality. 0ur reporter louisa pilbeam is there this morning. louisa, logistically, this is a big operation. 600 homes but this is a big operation and there will be consent to, what, you cannot drink the water that comes out of the taps? the water that comes out of the ta 5? �* , , the water that comes out of the tas? , ., ., the water that comes out of the ta.s?,,, , ., ., the water that comes out of the tas? , ., ., ., taps? absolutely, naga. more than 600 homes — taps? absolutely, naga. more than 600 homes here _ taps? absolutely, naga. more than 600 homes here in _ taps? absolutely, naga. more than 600 homes here in bramley, i taps? absolutely, naga. more than 600 homes here in bramley, a i taps? absolutely, naga. more than i 600 homes here in bramley, a village just outside guildford in surrey, have been told that they cannot drink their tap water. this has come about

defence agreements with germany, rebooting the agreement with france and looking for a defence agreement between the uk them, which has been corroded after the last 14 years and has seen service morale now plans to record lows. find has seen service morale now plans to record lows-— record lows. and can i 'ust check in terms of how h record lows. and can i 'ust check in terms of how far i record lows. and can i 'ust check in terms of how far he i record lows. and can ijust check in terms of how far he would - record lows. and can ijust check in terms of how far he would go i record lows. and can ijust check in terms of how far he would go to i terms of how far he would go to defend this country. does that include using nuclear weapons? we have include using nuclear weapons? - have an unshakeable commitment to the nuclear deterrent. it was a labour government after the war that was instrumental in establishing nato and establishing our uk deterrent. and we have given a triple lock commitment to that. we will build the new submarines necessary, we will renew the trident warhead and we will maintain our co

uk? one thing they are doing is expelling the russian defence attache, they are declaring him as an undeclared another rather grand —looking building in sussex, that, allegedly, used for intelligence purposes. russia, of course, unhappy about this, says there will be an appropriate response, you can expect similar closures and expulsions of british interests in moscow soon, i would have thought. john swinney has been formally sworn in as scotland's first minister. kate forbes, the formerfinance secretary, has been appointed as his deputy after deciding not to run for the leadership of the snp herself. here's our scotland editor, james cook. when this court first convened, james v was scotland's king, henry viii governed england. by those standards, this ceremony is brand—new. john ramsay swinney, to be first minister of the scottish government... mr swinney becomes just the seventh first minister since devolution in 1999. do you swear that you will well and truly serve his majesty king charles in the office of first minister of the scottish government? three times he nodded as scotland's senio

the uk ministry of defence says the actions of the patrol ship have severely impacted the worldwide trading, as the crew of the vessel has now stopped £511 million worth of drugs reaching the streets of britain and other countries. the archbishop of canterbury has paid tribute to the king's sense of duty after his return to public duties, following his cancer diagnosis. justin welby says the king's transparency with his condition showed his willingness to support others . a welby's support others. a welby's comments come on the first anniversary of the coronation he added that crowning the king was the privilege of his lifetime . the privilege of his lifetime. gun salutes will be heard across the capital later in celebration of the king's coronation, with 41 volleys fired at noon by the king's troop, royal horse artillery and rail passengers are facing a week of disruption because of strikes by train drivers across some parts of the country. members of the aslef union, at 16 operators, have launched a six day ban on overtime, which is expected to cause short notice cancellations. they'll al

lord david cameron says the uk has sent an unequivocal message by expelling a russian defence attacheer claims he's a spy. the home office says it's part of a series of sanctions against moscow aimed at dismantling the kremlin's intelligence gathering operations . the russian embassy operations. the russian embassy in the uk, though, says the new measures are groundless and the reasons given for them are ridiculous . well, last month was ridiculous. well, last month was the hottest april ever recorded in britain, continuing a streak of record breaking temperatures for the 11th month. scientists say that europe is warming at a faster rate than anywhere else due to climate change caused, they say, by humans. and experts suggest with greenhouse gases still increasing, temperatures will continue going up and breaking new records . and breaking new records. and finally, prince harry has been celebrating the 10th anniversary of the invictus games today with family , friends and veterans at family, friends and veterans at saint paul's cathedral. the duke of sussex gave a reading in front of

i'm sure all other nato members should follow the uk's example when you are increasing your defence budgetional agreement for the next ten years is currently working. thank you for being very clear on our opportunity, our armed forces to use long—range missiles to defeat the spots of evil in the russian federation's territory so basically, if everyone would do as the uk does, the world would be much closer today to peace, justice and, of course, victory. at least nine people have been killed after tornadoes ripped through central us, destroying buildings and a petrol station that was sheltering dozens of people. two people were confirmed dead in arkansas, two in oklahoma and five in texas, where denton and cooke counties were among the hardest hit. severe storms formed over texas and oklahoma on saturday. footage showed a petrol station almost completely destroyed, with twisted metal littered over damaged vehicles. the twisters also overturned lorries and shut down a highway near dallas. georgia is celebrating the anniversary of its independence from russia. with official ceremonies being

defence correspondent jonathan beale is there. the time is 6:13. our top story this evening: the uknomy grew at the start of this year. celtic and rangers go head—to—head tomorrow in the old firm derby. and coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news, a new name on the trophy and a wembley sell—out on sunday. we'll look ahead to the women's fa cup final between manchester united and tottenham. prince william has said his wife catherine is "doing well" following her cancer diagnosis. he made the remarks while visiting a hospital on the isles of scilly. the princess of wales revealed in march that she was receiving "preventative chemotherapy" after abdominal surgery injanuary. our south west england correspondent jenny kumah reports. sailing into st mary's harbour on a sunny day to a warm welcome. the prince back at work, but there was still time for a pasty. it means a lot because it's showing that he's still here for the community. the scillies are said to be a favourite place for prince william. he's visited many times — as a child with his parents, then as a husband