order an investigation into whether the home secretary broke the ministerial code. suella braverman was accused of asking civil servants to help her avoid taking part in a group speed awareness course after she was caught speeding. mr sunak says he has consulted with the independent advisor on ministerial interests and was advised that on this occasion, further investigation is not necessary, and said he did not believe the matter amounted to a breach of the ministerial code. live now to our chief political correspondent, nick eardley, at westminster. this has broken the last half an hour or so, what more has the prime minister and for her part suella braverman had to say? in minister and for her part suella braverman had to say? in some ways it is that what braverman had to say? in some ways it is that what the braverman had to say? in some ways it is that what the home braverman had to say? in some ways it is that what the home secretary i it is that what the home s
hello. i m helena lee. great to have you with us. we begin with some news from the war in ukraine. russia says its troops have fully captured the ukrainian city of bakhmut. kyiv has denied those claims, but if true, it could mark an end to the longest and bloodiest battle of the 15 month war. russia has been trying to take bakhmut since last year in a grinding war of attrition. and in the last few minutes, the russian news agency interfax has said president putin congratulated his troops for capturing the city. earlier, ukraine had said its units were still fighting in the city. this comes on the heels of the us agreement to allow ukrainian pilots to train in american made f16 jets. a move moscow had criticised. meanwhile, ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky has been on a whirlwind tour in an effort to drum up support and weapons for an expected counter offensive against russia. it s been a busy few hours for zelensky, touching down injapan on saturday for diplomatic talks
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
welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast moving news, interviews and reaction. we start in the uk where the home secretary, suella braverman, is in the firing line over claims she asked civil servants about the possibility of a private speed awareness course, after she was caught driving too fast. downing street says the prime minister has had a conversation with his ethics adviser, sir laurie magnus. it s not yet clear whether an investigation will take place, but opposition parties are adamant one is needed. the home secretary was asked about the fine as she arrived at downing street in the past hour. are you going to resign, home secretary? did you break the ministerial code? earlier, she was quizzed over the matter while visiting a children s charity in london. did you ask civil servants last year to arrange a one on one driving awareness course when you were caught for awareness course when you were cau-ht for speedin- 7 awareness course when you were caught for awar
complaint after their striker viniciusjunior was racially abused vinicius junior was racially abused by viniciusjunior was racially abused by opposition fans. welcome back to bbc news. i am. here in the uk the home secretary says she s confident nothing untoward happened in relation to a speeding fine she received last year. suella braverman asked the civil service for advice about arranging a private speed awareness course. suella braverman was asked about the issue whilst on a trip to a children s charity in london. did you ask civil servants to arrange a one on one drivers course for speeding? arrange a one on one drivers course forspeeding? it s arrange a one on one drivers course for speeding? it s a yes or no question. i for speeding? it s a yes or no question- for speeding? it s a yes or no question. i am focused on the priorities question. i am focused on the priorities for question. i am focused on the priorities for british question. i am focused on the p