hello, this is bbc news. i m shaun ley. the headlines. the family of former british soldier jordan gatley say he s been killed fighting for the ukrainian armed forces in the eastern city of severodonetsk. ministers order a review into whether a 5 pence cut in fuel duty is being passed on quickly enough to drivers. it s horrendous. i don t know how people are going to survive. i rely on my car all the time, and it s a huge cost to everybody. it comes as a leading business group tells the bbc they believe households in the uk will go into recession this year. disability campaigners are taking legal action against the government for not backing a recommendation from the grenfell tower inquiry to give vulnerable residents of high rise buildings personal fire evacuation plans. voting ends in most of france in an election to decide whether emmanuel macron can continue governing with a majority in the national assembly. and queen elizabeth the second becomes the world s second lon
max verstappen has opened up a commanding lead in the formula one drivers championship with victory at the azerbaijan grand prix. he led home a red bull 1 2 with carlos sainz in second, but there were more engine problems for ferrari and title rival charles leclerc. ben croucher has the story. starting to feel the heat, luis? temperatures were raised in azerbaijan. started badly when sergio perez snuck through the start. ferrari s day up in smoke with max verstappen up day up in smoke with max verstappen up into the lead. red bull s day was running smoothly. it was a little bumpier behind. back pain and a bouncing mercedes gave lewis hamilton an uncomfortable ride. he finished fourth behind team mate george russell, out front verstappen verstappen extends his champions