minister in six years. the face at the top may change, but the story remains the same. and before that prime minister held her first cabinet meeting of the truss era this morning after a reshuffle of senior positions. and i m rebecca jones in the studio our other headlines this afternoon. the former manchester united footballer ryan giggs is to face a retrial on domestic violence charges. chelsea have sacked manager thomas tuchel following a poor start to the season and a 1 0 champions league defeat to dinamo zagreb last night. hello and if you re just joining us welcome to bbc news. we are at joining us welcome to bbc news. we are at westminster on this most dramatic are at westminster on this most dramatic of days. the are at westminster on this most dramatic of days. are at westminster on this most dramatic of days. the day that the liz truss held dramatic of days. the day that the liz truss held her dramatic of days. the day that the liz truss held her first
president biden looking for a gas tax holiday but will it pass? the senate passing the first gun legislation in years as frustration grows in uvalde. that s what we re watching this hour. we begin with the house insurrection committee revealing new evidence of donald trump s personal involvement in a coordinated effort to target and intimidate state election officials. the committee highlighting the courage of the people who refuse to be intimidated, who continue to do their jobs and to stand up to those efforts. the committee used the fourth public hearing to highlight just how severe the threats to our democracy is. that threat that was faced in the days and weeks after the 2020 election, as the former president and his aides promoted the big lie to put forward slates of fake electors in key battleground states. we also learned in the hearings that trump s personal attorney rudy giuliani admitted they have no evidence of fraud to back up these dangerous claims, and the pl
investigate the alleged war crimes. ukrainian police say they have already found the bodies of more than 1200 civilians in the kyiv region alone. and, a huge tunnel has been discovered running under the mexico us border, with its own rail track, electricity and ventilation system. authorities say it was being used to smuggle drugs. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the uk s rate of inflation the measure of the rise in the cost of living has hit its highest level for a0 yea rs. and the rate at which it is increasing is the fastest since records began. it reached 9% in april, up from 7% the month before. that means the prices we pay for goods and services are on average 9% higher than they were last year. most of the rise was due to the large increase in energy bills after the lifting of the price cap last month. the chancellor rishi sunak blamed higher global energy prices he said the government could not protect people completely from