donald trump in the early polls, we ll break down the numbers with veteran american pollster, frank lu ntz. # i m your private dancer, i ll do what you want me to do. and an avalanche of tributes to the music legend tina turner. hello, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. net migration to the uk reached record levels last year with 606,000 people added to the population. the numbers were boosted by the arrival of hundreds of thousands of international students, and skilled workers, including more than 200,000 nurses and carers. the prime minister, rishi sunak, has said net migration is too high and he wants to bring the numbers down. in a moment we ll get more from our political correspondent jonathan blake but first let s speak to our head of data robert cuffe. and robert is in the newsroom. the main number is 600,000 people coming through and the main reasons why we are seeing such a large number is p
hello to you. and welcome to the programme. is the bloody battle for bakhmut over? the head of russia s wagner mercenary group says its forces will hand over the city to russian forces as it declares victory and withdraws. kyiv, though, says it still controls pockets of the city. also in the programme: migration is not out of control. the uk prime minister says the number of people coming to the uk is still too high after new figures show net migration hit a new record high. as business demands more workers, we ll assess proposals for a new skills based visa system. armed officers descend on central london after a car crashes into the gates of downing street. police say a man was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and dangerous driving, but the incident is not being treated as terror related. and after a storm of racist abuse against real madrid s vinicius junior, the president of la liga denies that the spanish football league is racist, but he calls for new powers to
thank you forjoining us. here s what s coming up. we start with football because manchester united have qualified for next season s champions league after thrashing chelsea 4 1 in the premier league at old trafford. erik ten hag s side needed only a point, but secured all three in style. casimiro scored his second goal in two matches to send them on their way when he opened the scoring with a header in the sixth minute. marcus rashford scored the fourth after anthony martial and a bruno fernandes penalty had put the home side firmly in control. it means united are now guaranteed a top four finish and a return to europe s premier club competition. so we finalised the season and that was our objective. we achieved it and that s huge, especially in this league because there are many competitors who also have the same objectives and they have all good squads and teams. so when you achieve it, it s a massive performance and we are really happy with it. i think it was an open game,
russia is preparing for a major ukrainian offensive, with vast defenses set up in key areas in the south of the country, including crimea. we ll have all the details from our new bbc verify team it s been investigating. also on the programme. we will bring you the latest updates on the search for madeleine mccann, who disappeared in southern portugal in 2007. police are to search around a reservoir near where the british three year old girl went missing. and we ll look at the political headaches that greeted joe biden and rishi sunak on their return from the g7 leaders summit injapan. the prime minister has met with his ethics adviser over what to do about suella braverman. the home secretary was caught speeding in 2022 and asked the civil service for advice on arranging a private speed awareness course. she says she s confident nothing untoward happened . meanwhile, president biden returns to the negotiating table in washington for talks with the republican house speaker
a very warm welcome to the programme. i m sally bundock. we start here in the uk. allies of the former uk prime minister, borisjohnson, have condemned the cabinet office for releasing details about possible covid lockdown breaches to scotland yard and thames valley police. lawyers preparing the government s case ahead of the public inquiry into the handling of the pandemic have sent the police information about meetings held at downing street and the prime minister s country retreat, chequers. the allegations have come to light during preparations for the covid public investigation. mrjohnson has replied to the allegations in a statement. his team says. 0ur political correspondent, jonathan blake, has more details. there is no investigation. what has happened here is that the lawyer through borisjohnson lawyer through boris johnson cosmic ministerial diary from the time of the pandemic in the process of preparing evidence for a forthcoming public enquiry which will examine th