we ll have the latest developments. also on the programme tonight. appeal courtjudges rule the first flight to take migrants arriving illegally in britain to rwanda can take off tomorrow. fears for the uk economy as figures show it shrank in april for the second month in a row. a judge rules that treatment should stop for this 12 year old boy who s been in a coma since he was found unconscious at his home. and how a british athlete picked up a pen during lockdown and landed himself at the prestigious royal academy summer exhibition. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel. a 650th test wicket forjimmy anderson as england look good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the government has just published legislation changing northern ireland s post brexit trading arrangements a move the eu says may breach international law. the proposals seek to override parts of the existing protocol, agreed with the eu in 2020, which allows for extra checks on some goods moving
taking asylum seekers to rwanda. the government is taking on the courts at home and facing accusations from abroad of breaking international law. and a world first in biology, mapping the genome sequence of every species in the british isles. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel. tantalisingly poised england set up a grandstand finish against new zealand as james anderson breaks yet another record. welcome to bbc news at ten. we start tonight with a special report revealing the slow but steady progress of russian forces in eastern ukraine. president zelensky has called again for western allies to provide advanced missile defence systems for the ukrainian army. the russians now control almost all of the strategic city of severodonetsk. the last remaining bridge was destroyed by the russians today, making it impossible to bring out more civilians. the ukrainian government says russia is able to keep up its military offensive because it s still earning huge amoun
is there a more visual manifestation of the cost of living crisis than this? i watering forecourt prices up and down the country. for the average family car, it now costs north of £100 develop. it is average family car, it now costs north of £100 develop.- north of £100 develop. it is a killer, it is north of £100 develop. it is a killer, it is actually north of £100 develop. it is a killer, it is actually a - north of £100 develop. it is a killer, it is actually a killer, l north of £100 develop. it is a killer, it is actually a killer, i| killer, it is actually a killer, i don t know how we are going to carry on affording travelling. it is on affording travelling. it is horrendous, on affording travelling. it is horrendous, i on affording travelling. it is horrendous, i don t - on affording travelling. it is horrendous, i don t know how people are going horrendous, idon t know how people are going to horrendous, i don t know how people are going to survive.
for not backing a recommendation from the grenfell tower inquiry to give vulnerable residents of high rise buildings personal fire evacuation plans. and queen elizabeth ii becomes the world s second longest serving monarch only louis xiv of france has ruled for longer. a very good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. we will have more news on that breaking story aboutjordan gatley, the former british soldier who has been killed fighting in eastern ukraine, from our correspondent in kyiv. we willjoin him injust we willjoin him in just a few moments. but first, aleading business group has told the bbc that households have been cutting back on spending because of the cost of living crisis, and will go into their own recession this year. tony danker, the director general of the confederation of british industry, says the government needs to take action. meanwhile, the competition regulator has promised to look into government concerns that the 5p cut in fuel duty is not being pas