also in the programme: as ukraine approaches 100 days of war, president zelensky urges western nations to step up their weapons deliveries with russia now in control of 20% of his country. and after winning his defamation case against ex wife amber heard, we look at why johnny depp lost a similar court battle in the uk. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to the programme. queen elizabeth has overseen a fly past of 70 aircraft on the first day of events to mark her platinum jubilee. the 96 year old british monarch wasjoined on the buckingham palace balcony by family members for the aerial display. she also attended the lighting of beacons at her residence, windsor castle. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell was there. for all that she wants thejubilee to be about local communities creating their own special memories, in the end, it s all about her. after all, there wouldn t be a platinum jubilee if there weren t a monarch who ser
let s start here in the uk, where in just over an hour s time the latest inflation figures for april will be released. many analysts are expecting the rate to hit 9% for last month, which will mean the prices remain at their highest level in three decades. the bank of england has warned inflation could hit 10% within months, as the price of fuel and food puts pressure on household budgets. bbc s consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith has more on the impact rising prices is having on daily lives. shopping is like ten or more a week, more expensive, shopping is like ten or more a week, more expensive, bread shopping is like ten or more a week, more expensive, bread has gone up, the bread i have gone up gone up, the bread i have gone up 50p. gone up, the bread i have gone u- 50. , gone up, the bread i have gone u . 50 . , ., ., gone up, the bread i have gone u. 50, , ., ., , gone up, the bread i have gone u 50. , ., ., gone up, the bread i have gone up 50p. this woman i
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say they were a family. they ve issued a statement, saying they re devastated by the death of their co star matthew perry. and coming up in sport on bbc news, saudi arabia set to host the men s football world cup in 2034 as australia pulls out of the race to stage the tournament. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. two of borisjohnson s closest aides while he was prime minister have been giving evidence to the covid 19 inquiry. lee cain, who was mrjohnson s director of communications, said there was a lack of clear leadership at the beginning of 2020, but that the government thought it was well prepared for the pandemic by march of that year. mrjohnson s former chief aide, dominic cummings, has given a scathing assessment of cabinet government during the pandemic. he said the cabinet wasn t a place for serious dicussion and that important decisions about covid had been taken elsewhere. ellie price reports from the inquiry. lee cain should have appeared here yes