is in a very serious situation scotland s first minister nicola sturgeon has been accused of misleading a scottish parliament committee which was looking at the way harassment allegations against alex salmond were investigated. an exciting discovery by scientists in switzerland that could change how we view the universe and everything in it and coming up on bbc news, after a decent day for the bowlers, england now have an uphill task. india finishing on 375 5 in theirfirst 0di. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. one year since the first lockdown the queen has reflected on the grief and loss felt by so many during the pandemic. in this message attached to flowers she sent to the hospital where the duke of edinburgh was treated, she also praised the immeasurable service of those who have supported us over the last 12 months . prime minister borisjohnson has remembered the more than 126,000 people who have died during what he s called a very dark and difficul
at the border with ukraine. we don t know what president putin s attentions are, but we do know what has happened in the past. we do know the playbook. record numbers of migrants crossing the english channel prompt a review by the british government. and hundreds of tesla drivers are locked out of their vehicles, after the carmaker s app stopped working. and pressure mounts on ole gunnar solskjaer after another defeat for manchester united, thumped 4 1 at watford. we ll have all the day s sport. hello and welcome, whether you re watching in the uk or around the world. the world health organisation has called for an urgent tightening of measures across europe to halt spiralling covid transmission rates. it s warning that half a million more deaths could be recorded by march unless urgent action is taken. the un body says, at the moment, one person is dying from the virus in europe every 15 to 20 minutes. the warning comesas demonstrations take place in a number of countries ag
officers in the wake of the kidnap, rape and murder of sarah everard. at least eight people have been killed in an explosion outside a mosque in cobble. it s the first major blast since the withdrawal of international troops dash mac kabul. ethiopia s sisay lemma wins men s london marathon. kenya s joyciline jepkosgei took the women s title. in all, 40,000 are aiming to complete the course. on the first day of the conservative party conference in manchester, borisjohnson has declined to rule out further tax rises. he said the country had been hit by a pandemic, the like of which had not been seen in our lifetimes, and that the government wouldn t be irresponsible with the public finances. asked about the shortage of lorry drivers threatening supplies of food and fuel, he said the country couldn t simply reach for the lever of uncontrolled immigration and suggested firms pay more to attract more staff. here s our deputy political editor, vicki young a lot has happened since
used to. the fork to farm summit, the prime minister at meeting stakeholders, cheaper cuts, needs must and they will be discussing how we improve food security and production. we ve also got new figues from which? that put food inflation for april at over i7% the consumer group says prices ofjuice, chocolate, water, fish, chilled ready meals and cheese are continuing to rise. the british retail consortium saying it is confident that supermarkets are doing all they can to keep food prices low. get in touch with us this morning. food prices, reality or rip off? here is the news from karishma patel. thank you. the latest figures show the number of people not working due to long term illness is at a record high. the office for national statistics also found wages are rising at their fastest rate for 20 years but that those increases are being outstripped by inflation. vodafone is to cut 11,000 jobs over the next three years which is about a tenth of its workforce. this w