we begin with the increasingly interesting question ofjust exactly where the leader of the russian mercenary group actually is. russian mercenary group actually is- russian mercenary group actuall is. , ., actually is. yevgeny prigozhin has been a actually is. yevgeny prigozhin has been a high-profile - actually is. yevgeny prigozhini has been a high-profile figure has been a high profile figure in the russian invasion of ukraine. two weeks ago he led a short lived mutiny and was thought to have fled to belarus under an amnesty agreement. now the leader of belarus says that yevgeny prigozhin has returned to russia placing his future potentially into question. our russia editor steve rosenberg travelled to the capital of belarus, minsk. he was one of only a handful ofjournalists in the room to speak to mr lukashenko, who the uk does not recognise as the legitimate president of the country. there are still so many questions about the russian rebellion. would he have the answ
thunderstorms expected at edgbaston. talking thunderstorms, some of you had a talking thunderstorms, some of you had a pretty disturbing night last night, had a pretty disturbing night last night, lightning and thunder across parts night, lightning and thunder across parts of night, lightning and thunder across parts of the uk and more severe storms parts of the uk and more severe storms to parts of the uk and more severe storms to come today. i will have your storms to come today. i will have your full forecast here on breakfast. it s sunday the 18th ofjune. our main story: a video has emerged showing some conservative party workers drinking and dancing at a christmas party during covid lockdown. the footage, published by the sunday mirror, was taken at the conservatives headquarters in westminster in december 2020, when london was in tier 2 restrictions. our political correspondent iain watson has more. some conservatives will not want to look in the mirror toda
of football fun. we all have a mate who takes it too far on a night out and that was man city players last night as they celebrated winning the treble. can you really blame them, though? that is very good work, lads! you are all caught up now. bye! this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. welcome to hardtalk from manchester. i m stephen sackur. this city styles itself the capital of the north of england, but with the pride there is also some resentment of the degree of centralisation in england, the dominance of london, and the lack of regional autonomy. my guest today is the mayor of this city, andy burnham. he quit westminster politics to come here and he is committed to a radical vision a decentralised, united kingdom. but is own party, let alone the country as a whole, ready for his brand of radicalism? andy burnham, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. now, mr mayor, y
israel s foreign minister, has sharply criticised mr guterres, saying his tenure was a danger to world peace. it comes as the un s human rights chief says palestinians are living in utter, deepening, horror . israel has carried out more heavy aerial bombardment across gaza in its fight against hamas. and the fighting on the ground has intensified in the south particularly around khan younis. israeli officials said the idf had surrounded the home of hamas s chief, yahya sinwar, in the city. our international editor jeremy bowen reports now on the growing humanitarian crisis and you may find some of the images in his report distressing. more palestinian civilians fled south towards the egyptian border after israel declared a brief pause in combat operations. almost two million gazans have fled their homes. israel says it is killing fewer civilians, as the us has requested. the un says nowhere in this tiny territory is safe. this person offers people lifts. he says he has