four correspondence and specialists to get pa rtygate four correspondence and specialists to get partygate and the north korean covid crisis. hello. if you justjoined us, a very warm welcome. a woman who was terrorised and abuse is taking legal action against mi5. the woman, who are we are calling beth, has launched a formal complaint. her then partner used his security status as a means of controlling her. the agent cannot be named. he attacked the woman with a machete and threatened to kill her. last night, we reveal how the state informant attacked his girlfriend with a machete and threatened to kill her. he can t be named because the government have claimed a court order. he attacked his british partner before leaving the uk while under police investigation to work for a foreign intelligence agency. beth has launched a legal case against the security service. normally complaining about mi5 handled its agent. her lawyer says the case has a wider implication. i think this r
the police close their inquiry. in total 83 people have been penalised. millions of tonnes of grain stuck in ukraine, as the un warns of a globalfood crisis if exports don t resume. this crop is due to be harvested in just over a month s time, but the farmers here still have no idea where they re going to store it or how they re going to get it out of the country. music: chariots of fire main theme and the film score that mesmerised millions its composer vangelis has died at the age of 79. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel: mcilroy sets the pace a storming start to the pga championship in oklahoma sees him on five under after his first round. good evening. we start tonight with the story of an mi5 agent accused of violent abuse and threats to kill his partner, whose identity has been protected by the security services and the government. the spy who s not british is said to have terrorised his partner while also threatening to sexually abuse and kill
ten people have been killed in a shooting at a supermarket in buffalo in new york state. the gunman is in custody. i m from wembley, where liverpool have done the double after beating chelsea on penalties to lift the fa cup. good morning. we ve got more spells of warm sunshine today, but also some heavy showers and the odd thunderstorm pushing northwards. i ll bring you all the details here on bbc breakfast. it is sunday 15 may. our main story: ukraine has won the eurovision song contest in a symbolic show of public support after the country was invaded by russia. the uk s sam ryder came second, its best result for more than 20 years. ryder won the most votes from the music industry experts, but when the public votes were added, ukraine s kalush orchestra leapt to first place. mark lobel has this report from turn. let the eurovision song contest 2020 to begin! let the eurovision song contest 2020 to beuin! .,, h let the eurovision song contest 2020 to beuin! .,, , ., ., ., t
The Labour Run Council is still struggling to pay off a huge equal pay claim that dates back more than a decade ago. It has also had major issues with a new it system. Our Midlands Correspondent navteonhal is there. The pressure on the citys finances has been rising and rising. Europes biggest Local Authority is now in biggest Local Authority is now in big trouble. Its problems began more than a decade ago, when a Landmark Case was brought against the council, which led to it having to pay out more than £1 billion so far in equal pay claims to mostly female staff. But with the authoritys revenue budget, the money it spends on recurrent costs like wages, at £750 million, the announcement of this summer but it had up to £760 million still to find to settle the equal pay claims was a huge blow. And that is on top of the botched roll out of a new it system which has set up back and about £100 million. The City Council Leader who is currently abroad, he says, is part of a long standing