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round of parliamentary elections in france in an election to decide whether emmanuel macron can continue governing with a majority in the national assembly. a bipartisan group of us senators say they have agreed a framework for potential legislation on gun safety president biden hails it as a step forward. and, queen elizabeth ii becomes the world s second longest serving monarch only louis xiv of france has ruled for longer. a british family say their son has been killed while fighting russian forces in the east of ukraine. jordan gatley, who left the british army in march to travel to ukraine, was shot in the city of severodonetsk the scene of intense fighting in recent days. in a tribute on social media, his father said his son was a hero. our correspondent in kyiv, nick beake, gave us the latest details. jordan gatley s dad, dean, has said that his son travelled to ukraine after careful consideration and was helping to train ukrainian troops. he d apparently ....
hello. we start with the soaring cost of living, because the price of filling up an average car here in the uk has hit more than £100 for the first time ever. fuel prices are adding to the intensifying pressure on household budgets, notjust here, but around the world, coming on top of rising energy bills and food prices. our business editor simonjack reports. butcher alistair paul makes deliveries from here in inverness all over the west coast of scotland, but he s considering doing fewer journeys in his three vans, or charging for delivery, as higher fuel costs put a squeeze on the business. we re finding it really difficult. the vans are taking about £130 each to fill up for the week. it s up to over £300 a week, where it was, you know, down in the 200s beforehand. everyone s struggling. we re struggling at home. the staff are struggling. you know, we re all struggling. so, it s not only fuel, it s everything else that s going up. at least his business can claim back the ....
are products already there but they come and go and we want to make sure there is a ready stream of such products for the people who need them. as well as all the other initiatives i mentioned just now. on what rishi sunak and myself are talking about on fiscal measures, i m sorry to say that you are going to have to contain your impatience and reducing income tax to 2p, not even on the back benches of the tory party, nobody has yet proposed that to me, but we, i know and i think everyone knows, that because of covid we had a massive fiscal shock and it was because of the strength of the economy that we were able to look after people and we still are. we just want to make sure that as we come out of it, we keep things strong and take sensible steps but of course as i think i said a couple of course as i think i said a couple of times, we are strongly inclined to stimulate further growth and productivity with tax cuts as and when they become sensible. mason boycott of the dail ....
across the uk were left without electricity after storm are last year. measuring more than ten metres long with two legs in the face of a crocodile, remains of europe and biggest land dinosaur are discovered on the isle of wight. remains of europe us. two british men captured by russian forces in ukraine have been sentenced to death by an unrecognised court in donetsk, the territory held by pro russian rebels. aiden aslin and shaun pinner were fighters in the ukrainian military who were captured in april in mariupol. yesterday, footage shared on social media by russia s state run news agency appeared to show the pair pleading guilty in court to training in order to carry out terrorist activities . a third man, believed to be a morroccan national, was also seen next to them in the dock. the uk government has said it is deeply concerned following the death sentences handed to the britons. speaking to the bbc in the past hour, the mp for aslan s family, robertjenrick ....
outlining measures to boost homeownership in england. current and former staff at a group of children s homes tell the bbc vulnerable young people have been let down. hello, and welcome to wimbledon. and after 30 years, sue barker announces she is stepping down from presenting wimbledon. on sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel. half an hour after teeing off in the breakaway liv invitational event, over a dozen golfers are suspended by the us pga tour. good evening. two british men who were fighting alongside ukrainian troops have been sentenced to death in eastern ukraine by a russian court. 28 year old aiden aslin and 48 year old shaun pinner were found guilty alongside a third man from morocco, after being captured during fighting in mariupol in april. the foreign secretary liz truss has condemned their sentence, calling it a sham judgment with absolutely no legitimacy. emma vardy reports. forfighting as soldiers in ukraine s military, after a short ....