and in this article liz truss they say that— and in this article liz truss they say that the uk and the united 5ay that the uk and the united states— say that the uk and the united states should be closely involved in any peace _ states should be closely involved in any peace negotiations, or should we get to— any peace negotiations, or should we get to that _ any peace negotiations, or should we get to that stage rather than leave it to france and germany again. we have it to france and germany again. have time for it to france and germany again. - have time for a quick look at the front page of the independent and this photograph of sir paul mccartney. headlining in glastonbury tonight. another piece of history, just a quick thought on that photo for both of you. that just a quick thought on that photo for both of you.— for both of you. at 80 he is the oldest person _ for both of you. at 80 he is the oldest person to _ for both of you. at 80 he is the oldest person to headline - for both of you. at 80 he is the oldest person to headline at i oldest person to headline at glastonb

irate liz truss when she encourage people to do this? ~ ., liz truss when she encourage people to do this? ~ . ,, ., to do this? we will leave ukraine and come back— to do this? we will leave ukraine and come back to _ to do this? we will leave ukraine and come back to the _ to do this? we will leave ukraine and come back to the uk. - to do this? we will leave ukraine - and come back to the uk. david, can you talk us through another story on the front page of the daily telegraph is up the headline is prime minister it will be ousted by autumn unless he changes course. this is according to lord frost, his former brexit minister.— this is according to lord frost, his former brexit minister. well, lord frost is becoming _ former brexit minister. well, lord frost is becoming something - former brexit minister. well, lord frost is becoming something of. former brexit minister. well, lord frost is becoming something of a l frost is becoming something of a poster— frost is becoming something of a poster boy for the conservative party you

when we hear liz truss tomorrow, when we see what _ we hear liz truss tomorrow, when we see what she — we hear liz truss tomorrow, when we see what she has got to publish, i think— see what she has got to publish, i think there — see what she has got to publish, i think there will be a further outcry and going — think there will be a further outcry and going into this week, another week— and going into this week, another week that — and going into this week, another week that the prime minister will have to _ week that the prime minister will have to try and live through, i think — have to try and live through, i think it— have to try and live through, i think. . , _, have to try and live through, i think. . , ,., , ., have to try and live through, i think. . , , ., , ., ., think. a second story on the front .ae. think. a second story on the front -a~e of think. a second story on the front page of the _ think. a second story on the front page of the guardian _ think. a second story on the front page of the guardian is _ think. a second story on the front page of the g

word is that liz truss our own people as well. word is that liz truss has — our own people as well. word is that liz truss has now _ our own people as well. word is that liz truss has now spoken _ our own people as well. word is that liz truss has now spoken to - our own people as well. word is that liz truss has now spoken to her - liz truss has now spoken to her ukrainian counterpart spoke this morning at the sentencing and she reiterated her concerns and discussed the next steps. there also been a comment from the russian foreign minister, sergei lavrov, who said the decision was based on the laws of the donetsk people's republic and they have said russia should not interfere in the justice system of the republic. if they have committed crimes in that territory. let me interrupt that because anyone who knows anything about these donetsk people's republic, they are entirely puppet only the russian state but very specifically the presidential administration as was clear in a series of leaked documents that were leaked from the kremlin and that being putin's rasputin, as he was call

truss — take off tonight not least because liz truss was sent out this morning to the _ liz truss was sent out this morning to the media saying, "this flight will absolutely take off, " to the media saying, "this flight will absolutely take off," and it's important — will absolutely take off," and it's important to assert the principle that our— important to assert the principle that our policy is legal and going ahead, _ that our policy is legal and going ahead, and the lefties can't stop it." ahead, and the lefties can't stop it" there — ahead, and the lefties can't stop it." there will be an element of humiliation, and i was reminded just now, _ humiliation, and i was reminded just now, listening to your report, back in 2012, _ now, listening to your report, back in 2012, not— now, listening to your report, back in 2012, not everyone may or member this lrut— in 2012, not everyone may or member this but theresa may, the home secretary— this but theresa may, the home secretary then, invested a huge amount— secretary then, invested a huge amount of— secretary then, inv

and liz truss has been quite high in the pole _ and liz truss has been quite high in the note but— and liz truss has been quite high in the pole but people don't seem to be quite sure _ the pole but people don't seem to be quite sure. it's interesting that ben wallace has taken the position and being — ben wallace has taken the position and being talked about as somebody potentially in the frame to succeed boris _ potentially in the frame to succeed borisjohnson. it's important to remember— borisjohnson. it's important to remember that even though he's doing quite remember that even though he's doing guite wett— remember that even though he's doing quite well and as it doesn't seem like there's any particular agreement amongst conservative mps about who — agreement amongst conservative mps about who the successor to the pm shoutd _ about who the successor to the pm should be — about who the successor to the pm should be. ~ , ., ., , ., . should be. mps do go up a diuretic politically frequently. _ should be. mps do go up a diuretic politically frequently. will - should be. mp

interesting as for months and months, liz truss was at the top _ months and months, liz truss was at the top of— months and months, liz truss was at the top of this list of which can administer they like to well and the chancellor— administer they like to well and the chancellor always doing well and now sunak— chancellor always doing well and now sunak and _ chancellor always doing well and now sunak and played it with his whole wife and _ sunak and played it with his whole wife and her status in the scenes are disappeared out of the public eye really altogether. so you have truss— eye really altogether. so you have truss people are not quite sure about _ truss people are not quite sure about on— truss people are not quite sure about on ukraine is there is been a lot of— about on ukraine is there is been a lot of posturing over recent months. we saw _ lot of posturing over recent months. we saw pictures of her wandering around _ we saw pictures of her wandering around in — we saw pictures of her wandering around in a — we saw pictures of her wandering around in a fur

liz truss always seen as somebody — still. liz truss always seen as somebody who _ still. liz truss always seen as somebody who would - still. liz truss always seen as somebody who would be i still. liz truss always seen as somebody who would be veryj somebody who would be very interested in leadership. could she at some pointjump, make the call? i think someone like liz truss will want to be loyal to borisjohnson because first off there are people such as liz truss who is probably the biggest win in the most recent cabinet reshuffle, promoted to a great office of state, but also i think you go back and if you look as though you are the person, no matter what your motives are, talking more broadly, if you look as though the other person in bringing down the prime minister what happens to those mps, there are a decent number if you look at the vote, are loyal to borisjohnson? most of them were on the payroll. if boris johnson? most of them were on the -a roll. i. ., ,, boris johnson? most of them were on the -a roll. ,, . ,, ., the payroll. if you assume most of those on th

foreign secretary liz truss will raise the case of two britons sentenced to death for fighting russian forces when she speaks to her ukrainian counterpart later today. charities and campaigners go to the high court to challenge the government's plan to send asylum seekers to rwanda. if you want to get in touch about any of the stories today, you can reach me @annitabbc on twitter. a royal warship that sank 340 years ago, while carrying the future king — james ii — is discovered off the coast of norfolk. # neighbours # everybody needs good neighbours...# after 37 years and nearly 9,000 episodes, residents of ramsey street past and present get together for the final time — as filming of neighbours comes to an end. a congressional committee in the united states has accused donald trump of leading a conspiracy to thwart democracy after refusing to accept he lost the presidential election in 2020. the committee has been investigating the riots at the capitol building in washington injanuary last year — when mr trump's supporters tried to prevent the peaceful transfer of power tojoe

liz truss confirming to the house that she was bringing forward the bill. so over very quickly but this legislation does have a lot riding on it, the relationship between london and brussels, the relationship between borisjohnson and members of his own party. and also implications for the future of devolution here in northern ireland. briefly what is in this legislation, the government is proposing green and red channels to remove unnecessary costs and paperwork for businesses trading within the uk. businesses putting goods in the market in northern ireland can choose to follow either uk or eu goods reels. northern ireland can benefit from the same tax breaks and spending policies of the rest of the uk, including vat cuts and energy—saving materials and also the government is saying there is a measure to normalise governance arrangements so that limits the role of the european court ofjustice. as things stand, it is that court which has a final say on some laws here governing the trading arrangements for northern ireland and that is something unionists pa

ben wallace rumbling, liz truss agitating for more _ rumbling, liz truss agitating for more money at the nato summit in spain _ more money at the nato summit in spain... after the completely disastrous, in my eyes, millennia that boris— disastrous, in my eyes, millennia that borisjohnson has been ruling, but certainly the six months, we have _ but certainly the six months, we have had — but certainly the six months, we have had partygate... and another storym _ story... inaudible. and the double by—election loss last week _ and the double by—election loss last week. defence and his support of ukraine _ week. defence and his support of ukraine will seem to be one of johnson's _ ukraine will seem to be one of johnson's sole strong points, but even _ johnson's sole strong points, but even that— johnson's sole strong points, but even that seems to be under threat with the _ even that seems to be under threat with the rumbling is one other cabinet — with the rumbling is one other cabinet ministers. is this the beginning of the end for him? we have _ beginning of the end for hi

and i'm nowjoined by the foreign secretary, liz truss. just talking about the politics in the uk at the moment, do you still have confidence in the prime minister, is he the right person to lead the uk? i have absolute confidence in the prime minister. he's doing a fantasticjob. he has led on... ..delivering on brexit, helping britain recoverfrom covid, we were the first country to fully develop the vaccine and get it rolled out and now he's doing a brilliantjob of supporting ukraine in the appalling war against russia. and the conservatives have just lost two important by—elections. should he be considering his position? his role? incumbent governments do tend to lose by—elections. that's not a predictor of the future. what we are making sure is that we are getting the economy going, we're helping the economy grow so people have more opportunities, morejobs in the future and that is what will help us secure the next election. and the migrants deal, which has been signed between the uk and the rwandan government has come under a lot o

translation: both boris johnson and liz truss say openly _ that we should defeat russia, we should force russia to its knees. go on then, do it. a new report has described a systemic culture of abuse inside british gymnastics. by using our voices, we now know that there is a culture of abuse and these are children being abused. and in central africa the race to stop the plunder of rich peatlands and the release of damaging carbon dioxide. and coming up on the bbc news channel, rory mcilroy says he's in a good spot mentally, as he starts the us open with a sharp three—under—par round. welcome to bbc news at ten. interest rates have risen again to the highest level for 13 years, as the bank of england tries to slow the pace of rising prices. rates have increased from 1% to 1.25% — the fifth consecutive rise — and it comes as household finances are being squeezed by the record fuel and energy prices. inflation, the rate at which prices rise, is currently at 9%, the highest for a0 years, and the bank has warned it could go higher than 11% later this year. our economics editor faisal

and i'm nowjoined by the foreign secretary, liz truss. just talking about the politics in the uk at the moment, do you still have confidence in the prime minister, is he the right person to lead the uk?

and we had a good start with liz truss, i must say, the foreign secretary. but then, in february, something changed and it's been radio silence since there in terms of the intensity and the quality of our talks. so we would like to resume that but, you know, again, put yourself in our situation, a government that wants to talk but basically says, "i'm going to take unilateral action to..." well... "..to basically breach the whole thing." they're adamant that this unilateral action, this legislation is coming. so you must be feeling very bleak, very pessimistic right now. we are serene but firm. let's talk about one other challenge that, while you're wrestling, you personally in london, wrestling with this very difficult situation with britain and brexit, the eu's arguably got a much greater strategic problem right now, and that is how best to show unity, decisiveness in the confrontation with vladimir putin after his invasion of ukraine. as a very senior eu diplomat, are you satisfied with the levels of unity you're seeing? as you said, i've been around for

how secretary, liz truss. would you describe china? because how would you describe china? because it�*s been referred to as a strategic rival. is china now the enemy? strategic rival. is china now the enem ? ~ �* , . ., strategic rival. is china now the enem? ., strategic rival. is china now the enem?�* ,~ ., ., enemy? we're very clear that russia is the absolute _ enemy? we're very clear that russia is the absolute number— enemy? we're very clear that russia is the absolute number one - is the absolute number one short—term threat. this is why we need to step up and supporting ukraine. it�*s why today, nato are talking about a stronger, more global nato. it�*s using economic coercion around the world, including europe. we need to be aware from the threat from china and we need to make sure that we don�*t become strategically dependent on china, and we are able to support taiwan and we are able to support taiwan and we are able to support taiwan and we are able to support a free and we are able to support a free and open indo pacific. this is why the uk�*

the foreign secretary liz truss has called it a sham judgement with no legitimacy. theirfamilies are hoping it may be possible to negotiate a prisoner exchange. but for now, for their involvement in ukraine's conflict, they've become part of russia's propaganda war. emma vardy, bbc news. 0ur international correspondent 0rla guerin is in the donbas region tonight. 0rla, what's likely to happen next? well, the russian state news agency as saying that these men will face a firing squad. in the short term, their lawyer says they will appeal. there is a month in which they can do that. i think realistically we are at the beginning of a complicated, protracted legal and political tug over these men. now, the government has said it's working with ukraine, it's doing everything possible to secure their release. we don't know in practical terms what that means or what leveraged britain could try to apply. downing street may be hoping that these men will be included in a future prisoner exchange. now, those have been happening between russia and ukraine. there have been sever

when we heard foreign secretary liz truss john bbc breakfast a couple of hours ago, she was adamant the flight would take off —— on bbc breakfast. the flight will take off tonight. it is very important that we establish the principle of this route into rwanda. it is a key part of our strategy for tackling the appalling people smugglers who are trading in people's hopes and dreams and in many cases, costing their lives. so this is why it is vitally important that we press forward with this policy and if people aren't on the _ flight today, they will be on subsequent flights. obviously this policy has been hugely controversial, hugely divisive. some people are completely against it, like the bishops, who say it is immoral. opposition parties say they do not support the approach either. but i think you got an impression from the foreign secretary that the government will not let this go and even if some of those appeals today or even all of them are successful, the government thinks this is a key part of its strategy to tackle people —— smuggling, to tackle boats crossing the chann

the foreign secretary, liz truss, discussed the situation on the phone this morning with her ukrainian counterpart, dmytro kuleba. in a tweet afterwards, she said the men were prisoners of war, and the judgment against them was an egregious breach of the geneva conventions. but the foreign office appears reluctant to escalate this into a bilateral dispute with moscow, to avoid fuelling the false claims the men were british mercinaries. what officials both here and in ukraine believe is that russia is using the case of mr aslin and mr pinner to put pressure on the uk. these people, they have been accused, they have been prosecuted illegally, without any guarantees of the rule of law. the russians are trying to intimidate the whole world with a different means. ukraine's prosecutor general, iryna venediktova, said the sentencing was phony, a violation of international law. and she has already begun an investigation into what she called this illegal action. for now, the fate of aidan azlan and shaun pinner, and saadoun brahim, from morocco, who was convicted too, remains uncertain. their

the foreign secretary liz truss has called it a sham judgment with no legitimacy. theirfamilies are hoping it may be possible to negotiate a prisoner exchange. but for now, for their involvement in ukraine's conflict, they have become part of russia's propaganda war. emma vardy, bbc news. 0ur international correspondent 0rla guerin in the donbas in eastern ukraine. does the british government have any hope of getting them released? i think that is unclear at the moment and it is unclear if there will be an attempt to carry out the sentences. they have been handed down by a court that is not internationally recognised, in a self—declared republic, the dpr, which is not recognised by anyone except russia. there is little doubt the officials in the dpr take their orders from the kremlin, so this is very much a verdict from president putin and it seems like a tactic to pressure britain, to embarrass britain, which has been a staunch supporter of ukraine since the war began and has sent a great deal of weaponry, including weaponry in use here in the donbas and of cour

that was our senior african correspondence anne soy speaking to the foreign secretary, liz truss. —— respondent. the ukrainian authorities say russia has taken the city of severodonetsk after weeks of fighting that's cost both armies dear. taking the city would bring president putin closer to gaining control of the whole eastern donbas region. i'm joined by our correspondentjoe inwood. from kyiv. joe what more can you tell us? this has been a long term aim of the russians, to take this city, the city of severodonetsk, the biggest population centre that ukrainians still held in this region. they have now taken it. in many ways, this was expected, the ukrainians have said for the last day or so they were planning on pulling out their troops and it turns out they have been doing it without telling people, doing it without telling people, doing it without telling people, doing it in secret, withdrawing their forces back to the more defensible positions they say about five kilometres to the west of severodonetsk. but this is a significant moment and has been a focus of russia was mike inv

foreign secretary liz truss has called it a sham judgement with no legitimacy. theirfamilies are hoping it may be possible to negotiate a prisoner exchange. but for now, for their involvement in ukraine's conflict, they've become part of russia's propaganda war. emma vardy, bbc news. a gunman has opened fire inside a manufacturing facility near hagerstown, in maryland in the united states killing at least three people and wounding a fourth. the suspect was wounded during a confrontation with a maryland state police trooper and has been taken to hospital. the move came a day after the un watchdog criticised them for failing to co—operate. the veteran british peace campaigner and political activist bruce kent has died at the age of 92. his family said he passed away after a short illness. bruce kent was a prominent member of the campaign for nuclear disarmament and led the organisation throughout much of the '80s. the bbc�*s tim allman looks back at his life and career. it was one of the places chosen by the committee of 100 in the latest demonstration of the

studio: liz truss, could i ask her... studio: liz truss. the — could i ask her... studio: liz truss, the foreign _ could i ask her... studio: liz truss, the foreign secretary, i truss, the foreign secretary, wrapping up her comments that. —— wrapping up her comments that. —— wrapping up her comments that. —— wrapping up her comments there. she said her proposals are both necessary and legal, saying we can't allow this situation to drift, and her solution that she has outlined is a lanes system, a green lane and a red lane, green lane for goods travelling to northern ireland that will then stay in northern ireland, and a red lane for goods that then go on to the republic of ireland and into the rest of the eu. we will continue monitoring that stop now the weather. it is a classic weather phrase — a mixed bag, used to describe what is coming up in the days ahead but that is pretty much what we have got and what is in the bag, sunshine and showers, and that mix is going to be fairly well distributed across the uk as the week plays out. we are always goin

liz this good morning, nick. liz truss has this meeting today with her ukrainian counterpart? this meeting today with her ukrainian counterart? , ., ukrainian counterpart? yes, morning, nara. a ukrainian counterpart? yes, morning, naga- a call — ukrainian counterpart? yes, morning, naga- a call with _ ukrainian counterpart? yes, morning, naga. a call with the _ ukrainian counterpart? yes, morning, naga. a call with the ukrainian - naga. a call with the ukrainian foreign secretary later this morning where i have no doubt that these cases will be raised. the uk firmly believes that this is a sham judgment, that it has no legitimacy. and the argument that the foreign office makes is that these men were in ukraine legitimately, they remembers of the ukrainian armed forces legitimately —— they were members of the armed forces legitimately so they should be protected as prisoners of war under the geneva convention. that is not what is happening at the moment. the russian side has made the argument they are mercenaries, the uk says thatis they are mercenaries, the uk says that

the foreign secretary liz truss has called it a sham judgment with no legitimacy. theirfamilies are hoping it may be possible to negotiate a prisoner exchange. but for now, for their involvement in ukraine's conflict, they have become part of russia's propaganda war. emma vardy, bbc news. 0ur diplomatic correspondent explained why aiden aslin and shaun pinner have been treated so differently from other ukrainian prisoners of war. they were full members of the ukrainian armed forces — and yet, despite all that, they have been convicted by this court which is not recognised internationally because the republic is not recognised internationally except by one country, russia. but they have been convicted, amongst other things, of terrorist acts and being mercenaries — which clearly they are not, they were full members of the ukrainian armed forces, there are even images showing aslin signing up when he actually, all those years ago, made his declaration to the ukrainian armed forces. so that's what they were doing there, but clearly they are also foreigners who've

liz truss, the foreign secretary, says... and this was the message from dominic raab, the deputy prime minister. we have had a period of sustained distractions and the partygate issue was significant but we also had the conclusion of the police investigation and the conclusion of the sue gray report and i think it's time to draw a line in the sand on that. the pm has apologised and i think what people most expect is us to befocusing on them and to put these distractions behind us. the vote is an opportunity to draw a line in the sand. if we don't take it we will not be talking about the cost of living and we will not talk about the queen speech agenda whether it's skills or crime—fighting or social care, we will be talking amongst ourselves. (are, we will be talking amongst ourselves. , , (are, we will be talking amongst ourselves-— (are, we will be talking amongst ourselves. , , ., . , ourselves. depending what sources ourselves. depending what sources ou are ourselves. depending what sources you are reading, the _ ourse

rishi sunak, liz truss... she has expressed_ sunak, liz truss... she has expressed her loyalty to boris johnson _ expressed her loyalty to boris johnson. tom tugendhat also potentially a candidate. a former cabinet _ potentially a candidate. a former cabinet minister was saying to me one thing — cabinet minister was saying to me one thing that might keep them in number— one thing that might keep them in number 10 is because there is not that obvious successor. is it worth having _ that obvious successor. is it worth having boris— that obvious successor. is it worth having borisjohnson in place, or a messy— having borisjohnson in place, or a messy leadership contest that plays opposition hands? that is a question going _ opposition hands? that is a question going through the minds of the wavering — going through the minds of the wavering conservative mps later today _ wavering conservative mps later today it — wavering conservative mps later toda . . wavering conservative mps later toda . , ., ., today. it is down to the conservative _ t

tomorrow on changes —— liz truss. that's what they've gone on for tomorrow. this priority they have her own powers being taken away orjudges being blocked for making final decisions around disputes that northern ireland has. when you read further down the story, it's described as a tactic that the uk government might use to get the eu back. so, how seriously is this as a threat to the eu courts? they describe it as... they also have other details around this legislation would remove all customs checks from mainland britain into northern ireland and businesses will choose which regulations they want to follow. so i think this is another heated topic that tomorrow will begin to unravel more. we see that across the front pages. we see the rebellion that borisjohnson might face. we have the cbi talking about something tomorrow. there's another huge issue for the prime minister. ., ., , ., , minister. your thoughts on this cuickl , minister. your thoughts on this quickly, sienna. _ minister. your thoughts on this quickly,

. >> i don't think there's even room for maneuver anymore because both boris johnson and liz truss say openly we should defeat russia, we should force russia to its knees. go on then. do it. >> that sounds more like a threat than an invitation. steve rosenberg, bbc news, st. petersburg. >> so as russia denies that it invaded ukraine, let's bring you up-to-date with what is happening on the ground. the frontline has for weeks been the city of donetsk, surrounded and under siege. authorities say that 10,000 civilians are trapped there. joe inglewood has the latest. >> this is the far eastern point of the terriries still control but ukraine. and we should always say this, the mobile networks are down there and we rely on information that comes in bits and pieces but it seems that the russians are continuing a huge offensive there, massive artillery barrages, using grand forces to try to take territory a little bit at a time, but the ukrainians are holding on for every single building. one thing that's happened over the last 24 hours that i thought was interesting. the russians declared a

truss say openly that we should defeat russia, we should force russia to its knees. go on then, do it. let's also look at what's happening on the ground in ukraine. the leaders of the three most powerful countries in the european union, italy, germany and france, visited kyiv today. french president emmanuel macron, german chancellor olaf scholz and italian prime minister mario draghi travelled by overnight train. the trio visited irpin, just outside of kyiv, where they saw evidence of the destruction caused by indiscriminate russian shelling. and they also met with president zelensky. all leaders committing to increase their support for ukraine, with more money, more humanitarian aid and, most importantly for ukraine, with more weapons. our international correspondent orla guerin hasjoined troops in the kharkiv region. orla is now in nearby kostiantynivka. every flag marks a new grave, a fallen soldier in ukraine's war... ..anotherfather or husband or son... ..like denis gordeyev, a former lawyer and human rights activist, mourned by his brothers in arms. under the

i don�*t think there�*s even any room for manoeuvre anymore because both borisjohnson and liz truss say openly that "we should defeat russia. "we should force russia to its knees". go on then, do it. steve rosenberg there. earlier i spoke to dr evelyn farkas, the executive director of the mccain institute. i asked her what she thought of the bbc interview with russian foreign minister sergei lavrov. well, ifound it, you know, typical russian disinformation. you know, one minute they are denying that they are invading a country and the next minute, they�*re admitting it and excusing it and all of the human rights atrocities, because the one that your interviewer steve mentioned wasjust a drop in the bucket compared to all the human rights violations that russia committed in ukrainejust in the last several months and — and so now, we have a situation where they�*re saying well, we did — we did — we did this operation and it was excusable somehow because they were afraid of ukrainejoining nato — which, of course, if you follow that logic, you would be very nervous sitting in sw

liz truss, the foreign — won't get away with this. liz truss, the foreign secretary, _ won't get away with this. liz truss, the foreign secretary, while - won't get away with this. liz truss, the foreign secretary, while you i the foreign secretary, while you have been speaking, robertjenrick, has said "i utterly condemn the sentencing of aiden aslin and shaun pinner held by russian proxies in eastern ukraine" echoing your thoughts and sentiments. i hear everything you say about being in breach of the geneva convention and that the pressure that needs to be put on russia, but realistically, how confident are you that these men will be released? fii how confident are you that these men will be released?— will be released? of course i don't know what — will be released? of course i don't know what will _ will be released? of course i don't know what will happen _ will be released? of course i don't know what will happen to - will be released? of course i don't know what will happen to them. . will be released? of course i don't i k

when the uk foreign secretary, liz truss, told mps on the uk foreign affairs select committee, "we should be sending arms to taiwan. "we need to learn the lesson from ukraine. "every piece of equipment we've sent takes months of training, "so the sooner we do it, the better." is she right? now, i heard peter ricketts, who knows more about these things than i do, about weapons and so on. this is lord ricketts, who's a former nato ambassador. exactly, ambassador and a national security adviser, and much else besides, who used to be my backstop in hong kong, in the foreign office and is terrific, i heard him talking about that, and i think he made the reasonable point that we haven't exactly got an excess of weapons and that our priorities should be in europe and dealing with ukraine and helping there. we don't have, i think, an excess of the sort of weapons that would be needed, but certainly, certainly we should try to involve without compromising the strategic ambiguity of taiwan, we should certainly insist on them being involved in things like the world health organization council, to br

britain has offered help, not directly to the taliban, but the foreign secretary liz truss has tweeted. she said, my thoughts are with all those affected. the uk stands ready to support them. but no specifics. in the last ten months, most countries have been giving money to the un and other aid agencies, not directly to the taliban government. a senior un official has said that neither the un nor the taliban have the search and rescue equipment they need. it seems they are looking to turkey to provide that, but there is a vital need to act very fast in the situation-— need to act very fast in the situation. ., ., ., , ., situation. caroline hawley, how world affairs — situation. caroline hawley, how world affairs correspondent. - there's more updates, news and analysis on bbc news 0nline — that's bbc.co.uk/news — and by using the bbc news app. prices are rising at their fastest rate for a0 years, with food costs, particularly for bread, cereal and meat, still climbing. inflation — the rate at which prices rise — went up to 9.1% in the 12 months to may, from 9% in april, acc

but what would be even better and this, i think liz truss has also said this, she has made this very clear, what would be even better is to get some of the flexibility we need in our conversations and we remain optimistic. conversations and we remain optimistic— conversations and we remain otimistic. ., ,, ., optimistic. boris johnson talking to chris mason _ optimistic. boris johnson talking to chris mason at _ optimistic. boris johnson talking to chris mason at the _ optimistic. boris johnson talking to chris mason at the g7 _ optimistic. boris johnson talking to chris mason at the g7 summit. i optimistic. boris johnson talking to chris mason at the g7 summit. a i optimistic. boris johnson talking to | chris mason at the g7 summit. a lot of lines coming and quoting officials about what they want to see out of those meetings. a us official has said the g7 will task ministers to work intensively on a russian oil price cap and stakeholders including in the private sector. let me read through this, the g7�*s goal is to star vladimir putin of his main source of cash, says that us of

— is liz truss honest? i assume she is. is is liz truss honest? i assume she is- is nadhim _ is liz truss honest? i assume she is. is nadhim zahawi _ is liz truss honest? i assume she is. is nadhim zahawi honest? i'm| is liz truss honest? i assume she i is. is nadhim zahawi honest? i'm not auoin to is. is nadhim zahawi honest? i'm not going to start — is. is nadhim zahawi honest? i'm not going to start going _ is. is nadhim zahawi honest? i'm not going to start going down _ is. is nadhim zahawi honest? i'm not going to start going down a _ going to start going down a character assassination. i can only tell you what i'm going to do. at}! tell you what i'm going to do. of course, i'mjust tell you what i'm going to do. of course, i'm just asking about potential candidates who may end up leading the conservative party, and being prime minister of this country, if this vote doesn't go boris johnson's way tonight, country, if this vote doesn't go borisjohnson's way tonight, or if he wins, but by not very much, it could lead to a leadership contest. i

this is foreign secretary liz truss. there are very real problems that we are facing in northern ireland, first of all, on trade, we are seeing a trade diverted from east—west and north—south, the people of northern ireland are not able to benefit from the same tax benefits as people in great britain, and that is causing a feeling of inequality between the different communities of northern ireland and what is so important is we restore the belfast good friday agreement, we restore power—sharing in northern ireland, and that is the priority of the uk government. you heard liz truss mention the good friday agreement — its central to all this. northern ireland was created in 1921. it remained part of the uk. that was when the republic of ireland became an independent state. that created a split between the unionists and the nationalists. it led to scenes like this. armed groups from both sides carried out bombings and shootings. that period is known as the troubles, it started in 1968 and lasted 30 years. over 3,000

we know that cabinet support for the prime minister still holds firm — here's foreign secretary liz truss. we had a vote yesterday. it was a clear result in that boat. it was a clear result in that vote. now is the time to get behind the prime minister to deliver on what people in britain want to see which is dealing with issues around the affordability of housing and the affordability of childcare and getting taxes down and getting our economy going and that's what people want to see. the vote has exposed a deeply divided party — and we've been hearing from mps who voted against the prime minister. tobias ellwood is one of them. for the moment i accept the democratic outcome and i encourage all colleagues to do the same. but two in five of us did not express support for the prime minister and we now need to feel included in shaping the party's future, the conduct of the past couple days was farfrom civil and illustrates there is work to be done to unite the party. jacob reese describing spinning this as a remain plot. it's a tactic to mislead and distract and it shows a worrying grasp

the foreign secretary, liz truss, said it was needed to protect the good friday agreement but the eu's ambassador to britain called the plans illegal and unrealistic. the family of the british journalist who was murdered in the amazon last month have attended his funeral in the brazil city rio dejaneiro. his sister said he had been killed for trying to tell the world about the destruction of the rainforest. three suspects have been arrested for the murder of dom phillips and the brazilian indigenous expert, bruno pereira who was buried on friday. hundreds of protesters have taken to the streets of madrid in response to the deaths of at least 23 migrants who tried to enter spanish territory. the incident happened in the north african enclave of melilla. spain's prime minister has blamed the mafia, and human rights groups in morocco say the death toll is unprecedented. the bbc�*s tim allman reports. a sea of bodies on the streets of madrid. these people, representing some of the two dozen or so migrants who lost their lives, as they tried to force their way to melilla. many of these de

the foreign secretary, liz truss, discussed the buttons on the phone this morning with her ukrainian counterpart. and in a tweet afterwards, she said the men were prisoners of war and the judgment against them was an egregious breach of the geneva conventions, the treaties that set out the rules of war. she has been ordered by boris johnson to do everything in her power to secure their release. but the foreign office had a dilemma. if it makes a noise and summons the russian ambassador, it risks turning this into a bilateral row between london and moscow, adding fuel to the false idea these two men are british mercenaries. the emphasis instead is on helping ukraine protect two of its own service meant. —— protect two of its own servicemen. ukraine's ambassador here told me he was confident the men would be released. we consider these people as part of the regular ukraine armed forces and should be treated the same way as we treat the russian soldiers in our captivity so we are preparing the exchanges and in the coming days they will be exchanged. doing amazing. for now, high—le

do you have trust in the good faith of forest johnson and liz truss? and if not, were you tempted to go harder and further with the legal proceedings that you've taken against the british government, or do you still have those options up your sleeve? thank you very much for that question. of course sir. i think our, today's action, the fact that we have to size the legal proceeding center, legal action against the, our ally against our, our partner in this is very difficult times where we face together. the global challenges is pretty telling what the level of trust or v hair are at the same time, or we are fully aware of their current circumstances in the world, in europe and in northern islands, and therefore for us. so the piece on the islands, and so our commitment to the people of northern ireland. ah hi for. i would say all the riding a principal in how we approach these negotiations. therefore, we decided that our response should be measured, should be proportionate. and sir v r offering not only legal action here today, but we've been flashing

i don�*t think there�*s even any room for manoeuvre any more because both borisjohnson and liz truss say openly that "we should defeat russia. "we should force russia to its knees". go on then, do it. that was steve rosenberg. in his nightly address, president zelensky said ukraine has never been closer to the european union than it is now. he was speaking after the leaders of the most powerful european union countries visited him in kyiv. italian prime minister mario draghi, french president emmanuel macron and german chancellor olaf scholz travelled by overnight train. they visited irpin, just outside of kyiv, where they saw evidence of the destruction caused by indiscriminate russian shelling. at a meeting with president zelensky, they committed to increase their support for ukraine with more money, more humanitarian aid and, crucially, with more weapons. dr evelyn farkas is the executive director of the mccain institute and former deputy assistant secretary of defense for russia, ukraine and eurasia. shejoins us now from washington. doctor, thank you for coming on. it was quite r