the premier of the british virgin islands, andrew foy, has appeared in court in america on drugs and money laundering charges. and, a big fight in the big apple. katie taylor and amanda serrano square up ahead of the most important women's boxing match in history. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel, developments in the sale of chelsea football club, with todd boehly�*s consortium set to be named the preferred bidder. good evening. the conservative mp for tiverton and honiton in devon, neil parish, has been suspended from the parliamentary party over allegations he watched pornography in the house of commons chamber. the 65—year—old says he's referred himself to the parliamentary standards commissioner, and he'll cooperate fully with any investigation. speaking this evening, he said he's embarrassed by the allegations, and he suggested he may have opened the video on his phone by accident. here's our political correspondent, ben wright. having told his wife, he faced the cameras waiting on his driveway. not a well known name before today, the conservative neil parish has been identified as the mp accused of watching pornography in the house of commons chamber. you have had the conservative whip removed _ where does that leave you? it leaves me still as the member of parliament for tiverton and honiton. i havejust come back from a surgery in honiton. i will maintain my duties very much as the mp and while i remain chair of the environment, food and rural affairs select committee, i will also keep up my work there. is this embarrassing? of course it's embarrassing and it's embarrassing for my wife, and the family, and so that is my main concern at the moment. i have a very supportive wife and i thank her for that. at a meeting of tory mps on tuesday, two women said they had seen a male colleague viewing porn on his phone. first, the conservative party said the matter should be investigated by parliament's independent complaints and grievance scheme. the mp involved had still not been named when neil parish himself was asked about the allegations in an interview on wednesday. i think the whips' office will do a thorough investigation and we will wait and see that result. and now we have it. after meeting the tories' chief whip today, mr parish was suspended from the parliamentary party and referred himself for investigation by the commons standards commissioner. labour said it should have happened much sooner. the conservatives have obviously known for days who this mp was. having known, they should have done something about it, they should have acted swifter. we can boost production... neil parish has represented the devon seat of tiverton and honiton since 2010 and is chair of the environment, food and rural affairs select committee, a seniorjob for a backbench mp. but now he is under pressure to explain what he was doing with his phone. neil, was it a mistake? i will await the findings of the inquiry. i'm talking about, did i you open something up by error in the commons? i did, but let the inquiry look at that. there has been a chorus of cross—party condemnation about this and it has renewed claims that westminster has a problem with misogyny and sexism, a parliamentary culture that needs to change. i'm shocked, as most people are shocked, that that would happen. and, you know, we have got inquiries going on but i'm really pleased that the chief whip has acted quickly. these things should not be left to fester. but the investigations may not be quick and for now mr parish shows little sign of retreating. he clearly hopes to tough this out for now, despite the outrage we have heard all week but today several senior female mps have said are potentially lengthy investigation simply is not good enough. harriet harman, the labourformer deputy, harman, the labour former deputy, said harman, the labourformer deputy, said the allegations marked a new low for the house of commons and said mr parish should stand down immediately if he had watched pornography in parliament and karen bradley, a former tory cabinet minister, urged him to stay away from the commons while the investigation is carried out. thank you for that. the three—time wimbledon tennis champion, boris becker, is beginning a two—and—a—half year prison sentence for hiding millions of pounds in assets after being declared bankrupt. his trial at southwark crown court in london heard how he owed creditors £50 million, but transferred money to the accounts of his ex—wives, and failed to declare loans, property and shares. thejudge said becker showed no humility throughout his trial. our sports correspondent, natalie pirks, has all the details. are warning that her report contains some flashing images. as he walked into court, his tie in the colours of wimbledon, where he made his fame and fortune, boris becker was no doubt contemplating how it came to this. . �* , �* , doubt contemplating how it came to this. . �*, �*, ., this. that's it! 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afterwards but _ the final. and novak djokovic's coach afterwards but he - the final. and novak djokovic's coach afterwards but he was i the final. and novak djokovic's i coach afterwards but he was soon bussed. expensive lifestyle commitment including high—profile divorce and payments for a child conceived from a night with a russian model at a london restaurant saw him in financial trouble. career earnings of £38 million were gone. and three weeks ago, a jury found him guilty of four of the 2a counts against him including transferring cash to avoid paying creditors from his 2017 bankruptcy case, and failing to disclose a property in germany. and her sentencing remarks, judge deborah taylor said he had shown no remorse or to military. becker looked shocked and red—faced as he was sentenced to two and a half years with half on license —— remorse or humility point of this case has generated considerable interest across europe and the picture was painted in court of a man with nothing to show for his glittering sporting career, a man with a chaotic finances, with no future earning potential and whose reputation lies in tatters. i future earning potential and whose reputation lies in tatters.— reputation lies in tatters. i think toda the reputation lies in tatters. i think today the tennis _ reputation lies in tatters. i think today the tennis world - reputation lies in tatters. i think today the tennis world is - reputation lies in tatters. i think today the tennis world is a - reputation lies in tatters. i think today the tennis world is a bit i reputation lies in tatters. i think. today the tennis world is a bit sad about— today the tennis world is a bit sad about what has happened. he was somebody who was such a great talent and had _ somebody who was such a great talent and had so _ somebody who was such a great talent and had so much to offer and is still a _ and had so much to offer and is still a very— and had so much to offer and is still a very lovable and likeable character. i think it's very sad thinking — character. i think it's very sad thinking about where he is at tonight _ thinking about where he is at toniaht. , ., ., tonight. his partner left tonight to beain life tonight. his partner left tonight to begin life without _ tonight. his partner left tonight to begin life without him. _ tonight. his partner left tonight to begin life without him. becker- tonight. his partner left tonight to begin life without him. becker will spend more than a year in prison, a successful career on court ended swiftly inside one. now, for the latest on the situation in ukraine, let's go to my colleague, ben brown, who's in the capital, kyiv tonight. hello and good evening. two britons who came here to ukraine to help with aid distribution and the evacuation of refugees are now feared to have been captured by the russians. dylan healey and paul urey had travelled to the city of zaporizhzhia in a car. they said they were going to help a woman and her children get out of the country, but on monday contact with them was lost. danny savage has the latest. dylan healy and paul urey, two british humanitarian workers who it is understood have been detained by russian forces in ukraine. they were stopped at a russian—controlled checkpoint as they tried to assist a mother and her children leave a village near zaporizhzhia. we have had contact with the lady they were evacuating, south of zaporizhzhia. and we have a statement from her to say, actually, three hours after they were supposed to get there on monday, that the russian soldiers were interrogating her and her family about these two british guys they had picked up, said that they were trying to evacuate, and why are they talking to these british spies and things like that. paul urey is in his mid—40s, diabetic and usually cares for his mum linda. at her home near preston this afternoon, she talked of her fears and had a message to those holding her son. please give him back. he's a family man. his my carer. he helps me. and he has been gone two weeks now and a week they've had him. imiss him. i can't cope with it. i've not ate, i can't sleep. dylan healy�*s friends at his local football club in cambridgeshire tonight talked of their concerns. he was always committed to the team. never, ever harmed anybody. no one would expect that someone you know, someone you played football with for years, had been captured by russian forces. families also say the men are not spies or mercenaries, and want to know they are being treated well. danny savage, bbc news, preston. russia has faced worldwide condemnation for launching a missile attack here in kyiv last night — a couple of miles from here in fact — just after the united nations secretary general antonio guterres had finished a meeting in this city with ukraine's president zelensky. ukraine has said it was effectively an attack on the un, and an attempt to humiliate the organisation. this report from our eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford contains some images you may find distressing. vera gyrych was carried from the wreckage of her home in a body bag. she'd been found buried beneath rubble after a russian missile strike on central kyiv. vera was 55, a journalist for the american broadcaster radio liberty. it says it's shocked and outraged by the meaningless manner of her death. we saw forensic workers bring out what looked like fragments of the missile. russia's defence ministry claims it was firing precision weapons. only the military factory opposite the apartment block is scorched, but still standing. this couple feel lucky to be alive today, even able to salvage something from the ruins. misha said they'd just got home when they heard the first blast. "if we'd been in a lift a minute longer," he tells me, "we'd have been burned or killed." russia may well have been aiming at a military facility across the road here, but once again it's civilians who are the casualties of this strike. the mayor here in kyiv now says 100 civilians have been killed in ukraine's capital alone in a war that russia began over two months ago and still shows no sign it wants to stop. and down in mariupol, the besieged city by the sea, there are still civilians and fighters under fire, surrounded at the giant azov steelworks. the rest of the shattered city is now under russian control. 0lia's husband and natalia's brother are both soldiers there. trapped, with supplies running out. so, the women came to kyiv to urge the government to do more to save them. they're talking about civilians, but not about military, and i'm really worried about it because the military are also people. they don't want to die in that city that is already destroyed. why do they have to do it? i don't understand. they have been holding the whole ukraine and even europe for two months, and they deserve to come back alive. kyiv itself has begun to come alive again now that russian force have retreated from its suburbs. but even this half normality is fragile when moscow has shown it can strike at any time. sarah rainsford, bbc news, kyiv. and meanwhile the fighting in the east of this country, in donbas, is intensifying. ukraine admits it's suffering heavy casualties there, but also claims it's inflicted what it calls �*colossal�* losses on the russians. that's all from me in kyiv. back now to clive in the studio. many thanks, ben brown. a member of the infamous group of islamic state extremists known as �*the beatles' because of their british accents, has been jailed for life in america. alexanda kotey, admitted more than half a dozen charges linked to the abduction, torture, and the murder of hostages, in syria. the premier of the british virgin islands has appeared in a us court on drugs and money laundering charges. andrew foy appearance followed his arrest by us agents posing as cocaine traffickers. it came on the same day that an inquiry into corruption recommended that the elected government of the british 0verseas territory be dissolved. from miami, nomia iqbal sent this report. just over a week ago andrew foy was opening an athletics game. now he is under investigation for money—laundering. agents from the drug enforcement agency where pretending to be members of a mexican cartel and wanted his help smuggling cocaine into the us. an agent reported that at one meeting, mr foy asked for a slice of the profits for smuggling the drugs. they state he pulled out a calculator and worked out that 10% of $78 million would be $7.8 million. foy agreed to use the ports to ship his cocaine. the drugs would be hidden in five kilograms buckets of waterproofing paint. it is also alleged that mr foy was shown part of his payoff in the back of a private jet with designer shopping bags containing the $700,000. mr foy reportedly said, why am i getting arrested? i don't have any money or drugs. andrew foy appeared on a video link inside the courthouse behind me. he was dressed in what looked like a prison uniform and his head was bad. the charges were presented to him and he will return here again next week for a pre—trial detention hearing. the us government says he is a flight risk and the danger to the community. to add to the crisis, it comes a day after the island's governor, john rankin, released a month long investigation into corruption and bad governance on the british virgin islands. he is appointed by the queen and investigation has recommended the uk takes direct control for two years. i pledge that the best interests of the people of bvi will be my overriding concern. and ensuring transparent, honest and open governance. transparent, honest and open governance-— transparent, honest and open covernance. ~ �* transparent, honest and open covernance. ~ ~ ,, governance. with andrew foy in us custod , governance. with andrew foy in us custody. the _ governance. with andrew foy in us custody, the island's _ governance. with andrew foy in us custody, the island's future - governance. with andrew foy in us custody, the island's future is - custody, the island's future is facing huge uncertainty. the uk has had a clear path forward will be announced soon. the labour party has confirmed its deputy leader, angela rayner, was present when sir keir starmer was seen drinking beer with colleagues in april last year, at the time there were coronavirus restrictions in place, limiting who you could mix with indoors. labour had previously denied ms rayner was at the event, but now says that statement was a "mistake" made in "good faith". new figures show the extent of the cost of living crisis, with around 90% of people across britain saying they're having to pay more for essentials. the office for national statistics says food, fuel and energy were the main commodities those surveyed said had shot up in price. citizens advice has also told the bbc that the number of pay—as—you—go energy customers seeking help is already higher so far this year than for the whole of 2021. here's our business editor, simonjack. thank you for calling. how is it i can help you today in this department? most customers of this energy company in hampshire are on prepaid meters. it's alright, just take deep breaths and i'll look through this and i'm sure that we'll be able to do something for you, 0k? many are living day—to—day... so, do you have any debts outside of utility? ..eking out their energy between benefit and wage payments. what day do you get paid? some are desperate. please don't be frightened. we had a customer that phoned us a couple of weeks ago that had to sell all their belongings in order to be able to heat or eat. april's crippling rise in bills has been too much for some, and there is worse to come when bills rise again in october. we were already seeing people in financial stress during this last winter. it was a relatively mild winter. you know, 54% price increase now, another 20% in october, it's going to be... i think one of my industry colleagues described it as being horrific. i think that's probably a fair statement. anything on standby will actually use up your credit... _ the calls being taken behind me are from the front—line of the cost—of—living crisis, people unable to heat their homes, their food or both. and although energy prices are the biggest shock to household incomes, it's not the only one. food prices are rising, petrol and diesel have set records in recent weeks, and national insurance went up in april, reducing take—home pay. the biggest cost—of—living squeeze in 70 years got under way in earnest in april, and it's affecting millions of people. in the streets of eastleigh, everyone was feeling it and having to make changes. everything's gone up — gas, electric, council tax went up. i didn't get a pay rise this year. the tax and national insurance has all changed as well. if i get the cooker on or whatever, i make sure the heating's off because i think, well, i'm warm enough. things like holidays and that are out of the question, - days out and things - because it's more important. we've got to eat and heat our house and everything. - citizens advice saw an eightfold increase in calls from prepayment meter customers this april. so far this year, we've already helped as many people as we did in the whole of 2021 with not being able to afford to keep their prepayment meter topped up. and so we're really seeing a huge increase in that issue, and in march, we also saw a record number of people coming to us for crisis support in terms of fuel vouchers as people just don't have enough money to live. with hardship like this, little wonder the chancellor is under pressure to increase support beyond the £350 per household package already announced, before bills rise again just before winter. simonjack, bbc news, eastleigh, hampshire. the number of people who had coronavirus in the uk has fallen by nearly a quarter. the office for national statistics, says around one in 23 people would have tested postive for the virus in the week to the 23rd april — that's down from one in 17 the previous week. a former member of the taskforce that helped plan the roll—out of covid vaccines has been appointed to address the supply problems affecting hormone replacement therapy drugs. madelaine mcternan and her new team will work with manufacturers, the nhs and the royal college of gps, to help pharmacists and prescribers respond to demand. the products are used by women to treat symptoms of menopause. our health correspondent catherine burns has that story. the conversation about menopause has been getting louder. hot flushes and night sweats and mood swings. with celebrity campaigners raising awareness... i'm trying to help one woman at a time. ..and mps sharing their experience in parliament. i am bringing a focus to the menopause. l add menopause into the mix and it's a nightmare. doctors and drug companies talk about the davina effect, saying demand for hrt spiked after the tv presenter�*s documentary on menopause last may. i couldn't believe the reaction after the last documentary went out. it was like a tsunami. her follow—up comes out next week, and the industry is poised for another surge. as demand has gone up, some suppliers have not managed to keep up. this problem really started with one product. the makers of estrogel say they are bringing about twice as many of these bottles into the country now compared to this time last year, but it's not enough. the plan is for this product to be back in full stock injune. in the meantime, if women cannot get theirfirst choice, there are other gels, sprays and patches that do the same job. it has been an absolute nightmare getting hold of the stock. we have been looking for it every half an hour or so. we did manage to get some in but it has been really difficult. the worry now is a domino effect as it is getting harder to get some alternative products. yasmin relies on estrogel but can't get any. i essentially have to go without for most of the time and then that has a knock—on effect with my health and increases in other areas of my life like migraines and sleep. the government is responding to this wake—up call using lessons from the successful vaccine roll—out. madelaine mcternan heads up the vaccines taskforce and now has another job title — hrt tsar. on day one, she said that chemists could only give three months supply at a time of estrogel and two other hrt meds. her next task could be finding out how many women are on hrt. no one knows for sure. one of the things that we would like to see done is to look at this, understand the uptake, but also this will help us predict problems as we are seeing them and create measures to prevent them. the best estimates are that around 10—14% of menopausal women are taking hrt. that number is only expected to rise. catherine burns, bbc news. with the local elections less than a week away, all of london's 32 boroughs are upfor grabs. labour and the conservatives are battling it out for wandsworth and barnet, while the lib dems are hoping to capitalise on growing support in richmond and kingston. 0ur political correspondent alex forsyth assesses the electoral mood of the capital. 0n the busy streets of south—west london, a political battle is under way, a contest for control of the capital's councils. so, inside tooting market, what issues count? i'm working, and i should be able to be saving so much money, but i physically cannot because, like, everything's just so expensive. there's always a lot of rubbish on, like, the floor and everything everywhere. even in here, like, people... there's bins everywhere but people won't put their stuff in the bin. every vote on offer is crucial here. wandsworth�*s a symbolic council, held by the conservatives for decades. now labour's fighting to take control in local elections that will test the national mood. keeping your legs straight, - walk your hands back to your feet. at this fitness centre, they know they're choosing local leaders, but say the big picture matters, from parties in downing street to the cost of living. 0ur rent is going up by, i mean, literally 50% on top _ of what we were paying already. all the rates are creeping up, everything isjust- completely out of control. i if there's some sort of genuine reali impetus from the politicians to make a difference on getting things back under control, then _ that would be great. i think there'sjust so much distrust at the minute, - and we are regularlyl being told nonsense. in london, every council seat�*s up for grabs, so what happens here really counts. last time these elections took place, labour had one of its best results in london in decades. sir keir starmer needs to build on that support, not slip back. for borisjohnson, it's being seen as a test of his leadership. losing high—profile councils here would be a blow. but this is not a two—horse race. the capital will be a crucial litmus test for other parties, too. the lib dems need to keep the support they have in places like kingston and make inroads elsewhere. the greens are standing across london, as well as independents and smaller parties. at the busy lizzie baby group, parents are clear what's on their minds. air pollution and the environment, but especially living in london, air pollution levels just going up and up. the environment's really important. also, the upkeep of our local playgrounds. so, do events in westminster matter? i would say it does because you do need responsible and accountable leadership. for local elections, i do tend to think a little bit more locally. probably less since i've had him. now it really is about what's l happening within about a mile radius of where i live! it's issues like swimming pools and refurbishing playgrounds . and stuff like that, - things i never used to think about and now are kind of top of the agenda. . local issues will, of course, factor. each part of london is diverse and distinct but where voters turn will show who's in tune with the public, or whose political bubble might burst. alex forsyth, bbc news, london. the bbc understands a consortium led by todd bowley, the owner of the la dodgers baseball team, is set to be named the preferred bidder for chelsea football club. earlier today, the british billionaire sirjim ratcliffe made a $4.25 billion offer. chelsea were put up for sale in march, before the owner, roman abramovich, was sanctioned for his alleged links to the russian president, vladimir putin. tomorrow will see one of the most anticpated boxing matches in history between two female fighters, katie taylor and amanda serrano. they're top of the bill at the iconic madison square garden, where the undefeated taylor will put her lightweight titles on the line against world champion serrano. 0ur correspondent ade adedoyin is in new york for us tonight. the excitement starting to build in new york ahead of a significant night for the sport. the irish and puerto rican fans were in good voice at the weighing earlier. taylor has an unblemished record but many are tipping serrano to win. the best facing the best. katie taylor. amanda serrano. neither wanted to blink first. the weigh—in was like an event in itself. both have had their names in lights all week. the pair reach a new height here in new york. a photo op on the empire state building ahead of this landmark moment in boxing. i think saturday night could definitely will be the best night of my career. just everything, there's something different about this fight, this is a moment in history. for the first women to headline madison square garden. ireland's former 0lympic champion is the crossover star. amanda serrano a seven weight world champion the co—star looking to steal the show. 13 years as a pro fighter, - i've struggled, i've fought my way to this spot right now— and i want to go out there and just secure that victory. and the target, the undisputed lightweight title and a place in history. oh, there it is! a chance to join the list of the all—time greats who have secured milestone wins at this iconic venue. so what can we expect on fight night between katie taylor and amanda serrano? we have a clash of styles and after about a round, katie taylor can box no longer, she has to brawl. and that's we get what i call the rocky moment, when everybody stands up and you can hear the tunes in your head and theyjust hit each other for ten rounds. this blockbuster bout is notjust significant, but also lucrative. both will earn over $1 million, and that's double the challenger�*s career payday. and youtuberjake paul, who promotes serrano, is putting his money where his mouth is. i bet amanda wins for $1 million. and the bookies agree with him. let's shake on it, let's go. the last time katie taylor fought here at madison square garden, she unified the division. all those belts are up for grabs on saturday, and the odds—makers are backing the local favourite amanda serrano to dethrone the champion. ade adedoyin, bbc news, new york. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. this is bbc news, the headlines.