it is unfair because of human rights, the equality act and the public sector equality duty, it is unfair to treat disabled people differently. and queen elizabeth ii becomes the world s second longest serving monarch only louis xiv of france has ruled for longer. hello and welcome to bbc news. a former british soldier has been killed fighting in ukraine, his family have announced. jordan gatley who left the british army in march died in the battle for the eastern city of severodonetsk, the scene of intense fighting in recent days. he s the second british man to die fighting russian forces in ukraine. i asked our correspondent in kyiv, joe inwood, what we know about mr gatley and how he died. we understand jordan gatley had been a british soldier, he left the army in march to come and fight in ukraine. according to his family he had been involved in training at the start of this but that had changed because he was in the city of severodonetsk which is very much the front
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
hello and welcome along to sportsday. i m s era sarah mulkerrins. joe root hits 150 as they back to back against new zealand. dan evans rounds off a perfect week. and linn grant becomes the first female winner on the dp world tour after victory in scandinavia. welcome along to sportsday. day three was all about england s batters as they dominated play at trent bridge. starting the day on 90 for one, they were looking at a hefty first endings told her a 553. play ended with a root in on 163. in the foothills of new zealand s vast first innings total, england had to bat, so why not enjoy it? alex lees made his highest score for england, but 67 felt like a disappointment, such was the context. this was a day of opportunity, and lees knew it. both teams dropped several catches. this was a tough one but it was joe root, and therefore to be regretted by new zealand. 0llie pope was guiding his way to 100. england backing his talent, giving him responsibility, and this is how you
and sugar tax on process food sold in england. a father and son have been killed in a crash at the isle of man tt. five riders have died in this year s event as you can see, this eye is not blinking. and singerjustin bieber reveals the reason he cancelled his performances this week he s experiencing facial paralysis. good afternoon. royal officials have said that prince charles remains politically neutral , following a report that he has strongly criticised plans to send some asylum seekers to rwanda. an unnamed source told the times newspaper that prince charles has described the policy as appalling and said he was more than disappointed by it. the first flight carrying asylum seekers to rwanda is due to leave on tuesday. simonjones reports. their destination, dover. more than 10,000 migrants have reached the uk in small that so far this year. boats so far this year. the government says it is determined to stop people risking their lives crossing the channel and to
on student loans in england is being cut by almost 5%. ministers hope it will provide peace of mind for graduates. as you can see, this eye is not blinking. and singerjustin bieber reveals the reason he cancelled his performances this week he s experiencing facial paralysis. more from me at the top of the hour but now on bbc news it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. a repeat of last summer s euros final but it s behind closed doors for england as they take on italy in the nations league. a masterclass from mitchell as new zealand cruise past 500 on day two of the second test against england. and back in the big time saracens reach their first premiership final, since punishment for their salary cap breaches. welcome along to sportsday on a hugely busy saturday. cricket, rugby, formula one to come but we ll start with football as we re under 15 minutes away from kick off in a repeat of last summer s euros final. england are taking on italy in th