won t last. the rain will travel eastwards through the day and it will turn increasingly humid. details coming up. good morning. it s tuesday, 27thjune. president putin has made his first public comments since the mutiny by the wagner mercenary group ended, saying any attempt to stir up turmoil in russia was doomed to fail . during a tv address, mr putin said the leaders of the uprising would be brought tojustice, but regular wagnerfighters could join the russian army, return to theirfamilies or go to belarus. graham satchell reports. vladimir putin has not been seen since saturday, but late last night he called a meeting of his security chiefs. in an address to the nation he thanked the russian people for standing up to what he called treachery. translation: it was the patriotism l of our citizens, the consolidation l of the whole of russian society, that played the decisive role in these events. this support helped us overcome the most difficult challenges that our motherl
of the year. let s cross live to brussels. finline has become the 31st member of nato and nato secretary general jens stoltenberg is holding a press conference. let sjoin it. at jens stoltenberg is holding a press conference. let s join it. conference. let s oin it. at times like this friends conference. let s join it. at times like this friends and conference. let s join it. at times like this friends and allies - conference. let s join it. at times like this friends and allies are - like this friends and allies are more important than ever and a fenland now has the strongest friends and allies in the world. president putin wanted to slam nato s today we show the world that he failed. that aggression and intimidation do not work. instead of less nato, he has achieved the opposite, more nato. and our door remains firmly open. thank you for your outstanding leadership and commitment, president, and for leading finland into the most successful alliance in history. so welc
weeks. ,, ., g. . ~ expected in the coming days and weeks. ,, ., ., ~ expected in the coming days and weeks. ,, ., ., 4, , weeks. simon jack, thank you very much. supermarket executives have been questioned by mps over why food prices are still rising as some wholesale costs are falling. four of the uk s biggest grocers tesco, sainsbury s, asda and morrisons were in front of a parliamentary committee examining the cost of a weekly shop. our business correspondent emma simpson is here. yes, mps have been grilling senior supermarket bosses, because the overall rate of inflation in the uk remains stubbornly high. the official stats show that food prices rose 184% in may, compared with a year ago. that is less than the 19.1% the month before, but this figure is still incredibly high. let s take a look at a few examples. in may last year, a dozen eggs would set you back £2.55 on average. last month it was £3.26. how about a two
remember, this is the average. some items in your trolley will have gone up items in your trolley will have gone up even more sharply over the past 12 months. first one up. in may last year, a dozen eggs would have set you back on average £2.53. last month, it was £3.26, up 29% in a year. how about a two pint bottle of semi skimmed milk? last year, £1.01. this year, up 28% to £1.29. and lastly, cheddar cheese, which per kilo last year cost £6.99. this year that is up to £9.65 a kilo, up a staggering 38%. so can something be done to stop these prices rising so rapidly? there s concern among food industry experts that these price rises won t be slowing down anytime soon. in the uk the grocery retail market is probably the most competitive in