ahead of the covid public inquiry,say they were obliged to pass on evidence of potential law breaking under the civil service code. is it fitting and proper that the correct procedure, certain anomalies vigorously investigated, or is it a smear, a stitch up, a witchhunt? they will not let lockdown lie. who said lie? it is on the front pages left, right and centre, we have been here before. it is an avid ready phone in, it has got to be done! forward to hearing from you on this one. that is what we re doing. we will be reading all your text to get a measure of what you think, here is the news from karishma patel. the annual rate of inflation in the uk fell to 8.7% in april, the first time since august last year that it s been in single figures. inflation had been at10.1% in march. borisjohnson s office has said it s totally untrue that the former prime minister may have committed further breaches of covid rules. labour has called on the government to explain why the allegati
how a genetic test could reduce the chances of people having a recurring stroke. west ham have done it they beat az alkmaar, to celebrate reaching their first major european final since 1976. and whilst it s a fine friday for many, in parts of england and wales they could be some thundery showers later. your full forecast coming up. good morning. it s friday, the 19th of may. our main story. it s friday, the 19th of may. the uk has announced a new raft of sanctions against russia, which will include a ban on importing diamonds, copper, aluminium and nickel. prime minister rishi sunak, who is injapan for the g7 summit of world leaders, said vladimir putin must be shown that his violence and coercion towards ukraine do not reap rewards. our political editor chris mason sent this report from the japanese city of hiroshima. a tranquil if rather damp setting for our interview with the prime minister, a traditional japanese tea house, carp in the pond outside. world leaders have
criminal court in the hague. most of the world is not afraid the agresser must fear the full power ofjustice, only him, yet this is our historical responsibility. the un humanitarian chief says sudan s two warring parties are keen to continue fighting, despite hopes of a ceasefire. and with just two days to go until the coronation excitement is building on the mall, where crowds are camped out waiting to see the king. the us has dismissed. they claim was false and that washington did not encourage or enable ukraine to strike outside its borders. ukraine has denied any strike outside its borders. ukraine has denied any responsibility. - strike outside its borders. ukraine has denied any responsibility. we | has denied any responsibility. we can speak now to. thank you very much coming on the programme. what do you make of these latest claims that these drone attacks on the kremlin were an attempt to assassinate president putin? i kremlin were an attempt to assassinat