victory over nazi germany. we ll also have a special report from the east of ukraine, where the fighting in this war, is most intense. the big picture here in the donbas is that the kremlin s offensive is largely stalled. they ve taken hardly any significant towns, and the ukrainians are making them pay a heavy price for every scrap of land. and bbc news has revealed how untreated sewage is being dumped illegally in rivers across the uk, putting health and nature at risk. and birmingham airport admits it was chaos this morning as thousands queued for hours to get through security. good evening. welcome to the programme. the labour leader sir keir starmer says he will quit if he s fined by durham police for breaking covid rules last year during lockdown. he s been under pressure after the police announced they would be investigating an event at which he drank beer and had a curry with party workers at an mp s office. in a statement this afternoon sir keir insisted repeatedly t
we can speak to our correspondent danjohnson who s at stormont for us this lunchtime. it s an historic election result but little sign of a functioning government? little sign of a functioning covernment? ., , ., , government? the votes have been counted, government? the votes have been counted. the government? the votes have been counted, the seats government? the votes have been counted, the seats allocated - government? the votes have been counted, the seats allocated and l government? the votes have been l counted, the seats allocated and we know who counted, the seats allocated and we know who the new assembly members will be know who the new assembly members will be here know who the new assembly members will be here at stormont. we know that sinn will be here at stormont. we know that sinn fein will be the largest party that sinn fein will be the largest party but that sinn fein will be the largest party but they cannot come into power party but they c
as the opposition leader faces further questions about potential lockdown breaches. more than 60 people are thought to have been killed after a russian bomb hit a school in eastern ukraine. residents had been sheltering in the building s basement a former security chief known for his loyalty to beijing is confirmed as hong kong s new chief executive. stars are gathering on the red carpet for the bafta television awards in london. the channel 4 drama it s a sin leads the nominations. and actor ncuti gatwa is the new doctor who. best known for netflix series sex education, he ll take over from jodie whittaker as the time lord next year. it feels really amazing. it s a true honour, this role is an institution. it s so iconic and it means a lot to so many people, including myself. the northern ireland secretary brandon lewis has said the uk government will work to fix issues with the northern ireland protocol in the wake of the outcome of the elections for the stormont executive
drakeford s labour government exceeded expectations, really, did much better. and i think we basically mirrored that, really, here in wales with the local elections. what we didn t expect, potentially, was such a big downfall for the tories here in wales. they ve done worse, losing all over the gains they made in 2017, losing the majority and the only councils they controlled, monmouthshire in wales. and, actually, now in monmouthshire, for the first time, labour is now the biggest party. that s the first time for labour there. labour, they took back control of two of the councils they lost last time around. they were unable to take the third. and they did actually lose one as well, due to a local issue in neath port talbot. some of the other stories of the day yesterday were plaid they ve gone from one council to controlling four. however, their overall vote share is down and they ve lost six seats. so i think the question for them will be, if they can t take seats and can
of the champions league. interest rates have risen to their highest level since 2009. the bank of england has confirmed the rise from 0.75% to 1%. it s part of an attempt to keep rising inflation in check by encouraging people to save money by borrowing and spending less. but as families contend with the soaring cost of living, higher mortage payments will make financial challenges even more painful for millions of households. andy verity reports. the global economy reopening after a pandemic and a war in ukraine, don t ask what that has got to do with the price of cheese. the answer is everything. price of cheese. the answer is everything- price of cheese. the answer is everything. prices are going up weekl , everything. prices are going up weekly. you everything. prices are going up weekly, you know? everything. prices are going up weekly, you know? will- everything. prices are going up weekly, you know? will - everything. prices are going up weekly, you know? will