the inquiry looking at the uk s response to the covid 19 pandemic starts hearing evidence today. it s expected to last at least three years, with witnesses including borisjohnson and matt hancock. police in nottingham say they ve closed a number of roads in the city as they deal with what they re calling an ongoing serious incident. officers have been called to several locations. trams are also suspended. figures show regular pay not including bonuses were 7.2% higher in the three months to april, helped in part by the rise in the national living wage. but despite the surge, pay continues to be outstripped by rising prices. the american actor, treat williams, has died in a motorbike crash in vermont he was 71. in a 50 year career, he had more than 130 on screen credits, including the musical hair and tv series everwood. yes, the covid inquiry. what do you want? it starts today. remember all those five o clock faces, rishi sunak, chris whitty, patrick vallance and the
more of his own mps call for him to resign. russia insists what it calls the liberation of eastern ukraine s donbas region is its unconditional priority , as eu leaders try to agree a ban on russian oil. the french government has blamed what it called industrial scale ticket fraud for the chaos at this weekend s champions league final. at this weekend s it comes after french ministers held emergency talks this morning with police and european football officials. there s been widespread condemnation of the tactics of french police, who used tear gas and pepper spray on thousands of liverpool fans as they queued for hours to get into the stadium in paris. our sports correspondent nesta mcgregor reports. pandemonium in paris. fall back! some of the images which marked the biggest night in european club football. french police using tear gas and pepper spray as liverpool fans waited to enter the stadium. even with a 35 minute delay to kick off, there were plenty of empty
suspects than six years ago. can ukraine s troops hold back the russian advance in the east? we report from a frontline town, which may become one of moscow s key targets. the price of the cheapest pasta in uk supermarkets went up by 50% in a year, as households continue to be hit with the rising cost of living. balmoral has been the only place where the queen could relax from the affairs of state. and in the run up to the long jubilee weekend, we talk to people who live near balmoral about their neighbour, the queen. and coming up on the bbc news channel. the takeover is complete the consortium led by american todd boehly is finally approved, bringing the 19 year roman abramovich era to an end. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the french government has blamed what it called industrial scale ticket fraud for the chaos at this weekend s champions league final in paris. french ministers held emergency talks earlier today with police and french and european f
sunshine. and that will lift the temperatures, 17 in cardiff. temperatures still below par for the time of year. into wednesday, yes, still some showers in the forecast. again some heavy thundery ones. but these western areas seeing more dry weather and more sunshine and temperatures nudging up a little. that is a sign of things to come. as we led into the long weekend, we have this area of high pressure that means plenty of dry weather. but one little feature pushing in from the north could introduce some showers and this low to the south again brings the threat of one or two be showers. particularly in southern parts as we head through into sunday. but to sum up it will be often be dry through the weekend. spells of sunshine, but the chance of showers and a bit of uncertainty how many there will be. that s all from the bbc news at six. so it s goodbye from me and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc s news teams where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday i m gavin ramjaun. in
and in ukraine, russian forces advance on the centre of the key city of severa donetsk in the eastern donbas. good evening and welcome to bbc news. breaking welcome to bbc news. news on our top story toda with breaking news on our top story today with the problems at the football over the weekend. we are just hearing in the last couple of moments that you aare launching an independent report, commissioning and independent report into what happened. let s look at the events of saturday night. the french government has blamed what it called industrial scale ticket fraud, for the chaos at this weekend s champions league final in paris. french ministers held emergency talks earlier today with police, and french and european football officials, as the row continued about what happened at the match. there s been widespread condemnation of the tactics of the police, who used tear gas and pepper spray on thousands of liverpool fans as they queued for hours to get into the stadium.