hello, this is bbc news. iam ben i am ben brown. the headlines: the former deputy chief whip chris pincher has been suspended as a conservative member of parliament after allegations that he grouped two men. doctors are warning of a shortage of beds, due to covid related to staff sickness. there are cases across the uk jumping by 32% in the week. police officers in scotland have stopped carrying out extra unpaid work, unless they are ordered to do so, amid a pay dispute. the chinese president, shooting pain, has defended his country s model of ruling hong kong. xijinping,. it to mark 25 years since they handed over the colony. he says it is now enjoying true democracy.
this is bbc news. iam ben i am ben thompson. he had lined up to 2pm. rugby headlines at. interest rates rise to 1% their highest level since 2009, as the bank of england tries to curb soaring inflation. profits at energy giant shell almost triple to £7.3 billion in the first three months of this year its highest ever quarterly figure. ukraine says russia is trying to destroy the last group of soldiers holding the azovstal steelworks in mariupol. but the kremlin denies it has stormed the complex. the coronavirus pandemic caused 15 million excess deaths around the world. that s according to new research by the world health organization, which reveals the true death toll from covid 19 and scientists monitoring birds in an oxford woodland say they think
what about the rest of the weekend? sunday will bring some rain across england and wales, something a little brighterfor england and wales, something a little brighter for scotland and northern ireland. cloud on monday as i m thi i m sis bbc news with the latest headlines. the bbc understands that conservative mp neil parish accused of watching pornography in parliament is expected to resign later. police officers searching for 33 year old katie kenyon who went missing a week ago have found the body of a woman. moscow claims that more than a million people have been evacuated from ukraine to russia since the start of the conflict. ukraine accuses russia of stealing several hundred thousand tonnes of grain from territory its forces occupy. the kremlin has denied any knowledge of the alleged theft. iam ben i am ben brown reporting live from the ukrainian capital where the
this is bbc news these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. moscow claims that more thani million people have been evacuated from ukraine to russia since the start of the conflict. ukraine accuses russia of stealing several hundred thousand tonnes of grain from territory its forces occupy. the kremlin has denied any knowledge of the alleged theft. iam ben i am ben brown live in the ukrainian capital of kyiv. i will have the latest on the heavy in fighting in the eastern front, donbas. police officers searching for 33 year old katie kenyon who went missing a week ago have found the body of a woman. emergency workers are still counting the casualties after a deadly suicide attack during friday prayers in kabul.
this is bbc news these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. moscow claims that more than! million people have been evacuated from ukraine to russia since the start of the conflict. ukraine accuses russia of stealing several hundred thousand tonnes of grain from territory its forces occupy. the kremlin has denied any knowledge of the alleged theft. iam ben i am ben brown live in the ukrainian capital of kyiv. i will have the latest on the heavy in fighting in the eastern front, donbas. police officers searching for 33 year old katie kenyon who went missing a week ago have found the body of a woman. emergency workers are still counting the casualties after a deadly suicide attack during friday prayers in kabul.