this is bbc news, the headlines: three people have been arrested in connection with the deaths of five migrants in the english channel on tuesday. in a world of �*rising new threats�*, the uk and germany announce stronger defence cooperation to counter the threat from russia. president biden confirms that more military assistance will be sent to ukraine within days after the us senate approves a long—awaited aid bill. and four people are injured after escaped horses bolt through central london. an army spokesperson has told the

bbc our horses have returned to the barracks and are undergoing veterinary care. three soldiers are in hospital receiving treatment and their injuries are not deemed to be life—threatening. the bbc understands a fourth person was injured who was a cyclist and a member of the public. plenty more on the bbc news website on that. those alarming scenes we saw earlier today in central london. i think we can show you the pictures? no, while we wait for business ben thompson is here. let'sjust wait for business ben thompson is here. let's just show you that auction that's going on in vienna at the moment, that painting that had been found. very unusual apparently. the auction is just starting for that painting and you can see it on the left of your screen. this painting that has been found and

it's supposed to be extremely significant and very unusual. they are expecting it to reach somewhere between 30 million and 50 million. so a huge amount expected and we will wring you that when we have it. time for a look at the business news now. we begin in the us, where we've had earnings results from boeing. it's been a challenging time for the planemaker after a door panel blew out on a commercialflight, leading to the company having to pay out compensation to customers and slowdown it's production of it's 737 max. it's also being investigated by aviation regulators and the us department ofjustice. revenues were down 8% but it's share price is up — so is the company able to navigate it's way through these challenges?

travel expert paul charles thinks they're too big to fail. yes, they are slowing down production deliberately after years of issues that they are now grappling with. but the big question is, when will that production line and the deliveries stabilise? we are in a period at the moment in the airline industry where there is huge demand. airlines want more planes, they are seeing enormous demand from their passengers to fly. this is going to be the busiest summer ever, most likely, in the world for flying, and yet boeing can't deliver those planes fast enough. so, the big question is, how will they stabilise it? and, as everyone was saying, who is going to stabilise it? who will be in charge at boeing to make these tough decisions? too big to fail, we know the industry is dominated by boeing and airbus. its future is not in doubt.

but it does pose some fundamental questions not least for the power that boeing plays in that market. but also why it is so difficult for new entrants to get a slice of it. i am talking about china for example. a rival plane—maker is still relatively small and does not have the right licences to operate in the us and europe yet but it is snapping on the heels of airbus and boeing. it is but the barriers to entry are enormous. you have to have years of licences and experience, technological track records. china may get there of course in the future but at the moment it doesn't have those so if you are an airline boss you are going to go with the safety net or what should be a safety net or what should be a safety net or what should be a safety net in boeing and airbus. both of them have their own issues. airbus itself having had engine problems with some of its planes. so there are issues with both of them. what is key about boeing now is to re—instill confidence. if you run an

airline you need to see the production line will stabilise, that the person in charge at the top knows what they are doing to instil safety culture and that has been the issue. the culture has simply not been as a safety conscious and it as it should have been and what they need to do is to make sure their employees think about culture much more and think about safety much more and think about safety much more and think about safety much more and almost make them the boss of boeing to some extent, to make them feel good and passionate about them feel good and passionate about the quality of the work they are doing. the quality of the work they are doinu. �* . doing. and all the while the customer — doing. and all the while the customer is _ doing. and all the while the customer is caught - doing. and all the while the customer is caught in - doing. and all the while the customer is caught in the i doing. and all the while the - customer is caught in the middle. they find that the airlines can't get the planes and therefore prices go get the planes and therefore prices 9° up get the planes and therefore prices go up the tickets because they are not able to put on the services they want and all of us end up paying for these failures.— these failures. airlines are making a lot of money _ these failures. airlines are making a lot of money this _ these failures. airlines are making a lot of money this year _ these failures. airlines are making a lot of money this year and - these failures. airlines are making a lot of money this year and are i a lot of money this year and are proving to be highly profitable because those prices are going up. notjust because of demand but also because of inflation. there are higher costs across the supply chain and aviation whether it's for paying wages for workers, whether it's the

costs of materials and maintenance which have gone up, and because of that high demand and lack of supply. so we are going to be paying these sorts of prices as consumers for a long time yet and there is no sign of those prices coming down. the end of those prices coming down. the end of the low—cost flight is definitely over. let's stay in the us, where the senate has approved a controversial landmark bill that could see tiktok banned in america. it gives tiktok�*s chinese owner, bytedance, nine months to sell its stake or the app will be blocked in the country. the bill will now be handed over to us presidentjoe biden, who has said he will sign it into law as soon as it reaches his desk. tiktok has told the bbc that it did not have an immediate response to the move. previously, bytedance said it would oppose any attempt to force it to sell tiktok. with us is erin delmore, our north america business correspondent. soa so a step closer now to a ban? absolutely. we do have some more new

information from tiktok. the company is called this an unconstitutional law and have called it a tiktok ban saying we will challenge it in court. and talking about how they say it will hurt the 170 million tiktok users in the us and the 7 million small businesses that use tiktok to further their own ends. the tiktok ceo came out and said tiktok expects to win a legal challenge and said rest assured we aren't going anywhere. this case is heading to the courts. some groups have promised to fight it. when you hear this talk about unconstitutional grounds they focuses on the us first amendment rights, free speech. this does set “p rights, free speech. this does set up legal challenges to be heard not only from today onwards but it's worth pointing out this ban wouldn't go into effect for nine months or something more like 12 months of president by does invoke a 90 day extension. that puts it safely out of the realm of the political calendar because of course we do have an election coming up here in

november and it also remains that tiktok�*s feet would be uncertain if forced to divest we would need to see who comes forward as a buyer for tiktok and whether bike dance agrees to sell and whether it will sell it with the algorithm which is the secret sauce that makes scrolling through your phone on tiktokjust like sitting down on your sofa and eating potato chips. as part of why tiktok has this overwhelming support and it's why people like it and stick with that social media platform. it stick with that social media platform-— stick with that social media latform. , ., ,. ., platform. it is fascinating. remind us of why there — platform. it is fascinating. remind us of why there is _ platform. it is fascinating. remind us of why there is so _ platform. it is fascinating. remind us of why there is so much - platform. it is fascinating. remind | us of why there is so much concern because some suggestions that tiktok and this ban means tiktok is a victim of politics and not necessarily the business of the economics of it. it’s necessarily the business of the economics of it.— necessarily the business of the economics of it. it's unusual for congress _ economics of it. it's unusual for congress to _ economics of it. it's unusual for congress to go _ economics of it. it's unusual for congress to go ahead _ economics of it. it's unusual for congress to go ahead and - economics of it. it's unusual for congress to go ahead and pass| congress to go ahead and pass legislation that targets one company in particular. but people will tell you the us have had laws on the

books for many years and the challenge foreign ownership of communications platforms. around a third of people under the age of 30 use tiktok as a repeated source of the news and that leads to questions about misinformation and disinformation and also questions about the chinese government being able to obtain data on american tiktok users. 0n the one hand a lot of people sit and say how could an app of people sit and say how could an app that feeds me videos of people making sourdough bread to that and it's because of the link between private companies in china and the chinese government which the us says could be exploited. we chinese government which the us says could be exploited.— could be exploited. we will keep a close e e could be exploited. we will keep a close eye on _ could be exploited. we will keep a close eye on it _ could be exploited. we will keep a close eye on it as _ could be exploited. we will keep a close eye on it as that _ could be exploited. we will keep a close eye on it as that deadline . close eye on it as that deadline creeps up. for now, thank you. injune millions of people across the european union will head to the polls to elect more than 700 representives to the european parliament. the state of the economy will be high on the agenda for many. 0ur correspondent nick beake reports now from the spanish port of algeciras. it's the country's biggest port and its second

largest industrial hub — but unemployment there is twice the eu average. in a perfect world, 20—year—old lucia would make a living doing what she loves — restoring furniture. today it's this coat of arms. but it doesn't pay enough and in her part of spain, finding anyjob is really hard. translation: i am working very hard to try and make a living _ for what i love doing. i see my friends with full—time jobs only making e700 a month. they take advantage of the fact that we're young because they know that we're going to shut up and take whatever money they give us. in the city of algeciras, these kids face a tough future. it feels like a bustling place, but 40% of young people can't find a job, the highest rate in the whole country. the sky high level of unemployment here in algeciras means there's huge scepticism that anything will change for the better after

the european parliament's elections in six weeks' time. there are deep rooted economic problems and despite the vibrancy of this place, success stories are pretty hard to find. but this is one — business is good at this repair company. a 230—metre—long container ship, the latest vessel they're fixing. it's meant 21—year—old mario has been able to get a decentjob, something that's eluded many of his friends. outside of the naval sector, it is kind of difficult to have a permanentjob. the contracts that they are providing are low—wage and short—term and they basically, yeah, you know, they take a little bit of advantage of the people needs to save their money. one of the bosses says he'd love to take on more workers, but the problem is that while so many young people need a job, theyjust don't have the expertise.

we have the highest percentage of unemployed people here, and that people we cannot, we cannot get with us because they don't have the skills. algeciras boast the biggest port in spain but doesn't feel the benefits. the eu is sending e140 million to the region to try to boostjobs, which may or may not win votes at the european elections. but it feels much bigger investment is needed here, particularly in roads, railways and other infrastructure to turn the tide for this young generation. nick beake, bbc news in southern spain. in other news... profits for lloyds banking group plunged by 28% as competition grew for mortgages and deposits. the bank posted pre—tax profits for the first 3 months of the year of £1.6bn, down from £2.3bn last year. lloyds said its margins had been hit mainly within uk mortgages amid heightened competition

between lenders to offer squeezed buyers better deals. some positive news for the german economy, with the measure business sentiment improving more than expected this month. the ifo institute's business climate index rose to 89.1; beating analysts' expectations of an 88.8 reading. according to the institute, the economic situation is stabilising, led by service industries. the city of baltimore is taking legal action against operators of the container ship which hit and destroyed the francis scott key bridge last month — killing six people. the singapore—flagged dali is owned by grace 0cean and managed by synergy marine. baltimore accuses them of negligence in causing the accident, saying it has caused the city's economic engine to �*grind to a halt�* those are your top business stories this hour. you are watching bbc

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now in the past few minutes a long—lost klimt portrait has been auctioned off for 30 million euros. the unfinished work, �*portrait of fraulein lieser�*, was thought lost for almost a century — until it reappeared in january. portraits by klimt rarely come on to the open market. so there is gone for 30 million euros. we will talk to a corresponding about that later in the programme. now the us military are trained to deal with the unexpected, but take a look at what turned up on the runway at macdill air force base in tampa in florida. a three metre — or ten foot — alligator. it was spotted next to the landing gear of a refuelling aircraft.

let's speak to the airfield manager you see in that video, link collier, and michael heldreth, who is in charge of wildlife on the airbase. so talk me through what happened. git approximately eight in the morning we were notified by our maintenance personnel there was wildlife and an alligator on the airfield. myself and michael quickly responded and we discovered the alligatorjust sitting under the tyre of the left wing. sitting under the tyre of the left win. , , r sitting under the tyre of the left win. , , . ., sitting under the tyre of the left win. , g ., wing. just chilling out was it? indeed. are _ wing. just chilling out was it? indeed. are you _ wing. just chilling out was it? indeed. are you in _ wing. just chilling out was it? indeed. are you in this - wing. just chilling out was it? indeed. are you in this video | indeed. are you in this video michael?— indeed. are you in this video michael? , �* ., michael? yes. i'm in the background

watchin: michael? yes. i'm in the background watching the — michael? yes. i'm in the background watching the swc _ michael? yes. i'm in the background watching the swc deal— michael? yes. i'm in the background watching the swc deal with - michael? yes. i'm in the background watching the swc deal with the - watching the swc deal with the alligator. i work with the sda wildlife — alligator. i work with the sda wildlife services and we provide federal— wildlife services and we provide federal leadership and managing human— federal leadership and managing human wildlife conflicts. myjob specifically is to minimise the wildlife — specifically is to minimise the wildlife on the airfield to protect the wildlife itself and the safety of the _ the wildlife itself and the safety of the aircrews and the military equipment. 50 of the aircrews and the military equipment-— of the aircrews and the military ea-uiment. , .,, . ., equipment. so 'ust to be clear you are the equipment. so 'ust to be clear you the — equipment. so 'ust to be clear you the in — equipment. so just to be clear you are the one in the _ equipment. so just to be clear you are the one in the hawaiian - equipment. so just to be clear you are the one in the hawaiian shirt i are the one in the hawaiian shirt standing far away?— are the one in the hawaiian shirt standing far away? yes. the swc responded _ standing far away? yes. the swc responded and _ standing far away? yes. the swc responded and they _ standing far away? yes. the swc responded and they had - standing far away? yes. the swc responded and they had all- standing far away? yes. the swc responded and they had all the l standing far away? yes. the swc - responded and they had all the ropes and i responded and they had all the ropes and i was _ responded and they had all the ropes and i was there to give them any assistance — and i was there to give them any assistance they needed at the time. tell me _ assistance they needed at the time. tell me what happened because the video we have isjust tell me what happened because the video we have is just showing them with the alligator, how did they get it away? lt with the alligator, how did they get it awa ? ., , ., with the alligator, how did they get it awa ? . , ., ., ., with the alligator, how did they get it awa ? ., ., ., ., .,

it away? it was a wonder to our ca ture. it away? it was a wonder to our capture- the — it away? it was a wonder to our capture. the alligator - it away? it was a wonder to our capture. the alligator actually i capture. the alligator actually moved from the current position went under equipment and waded under there. that is where the fight began and we take the fight to our enemy and we take the fight to our enemy and they came in to capture the alligator. 50 and they came in to capture the alliuator. , ., ., ., alligator. so you got it into the truck and where _ alligator. so you got it into the truck and where did _ alligator. so you got it into the truck and where did you - alligator. so you got it into the truck and where did you take l alligator. so you got it into the truck and where did you take it alligator. so you got it into the - truck and where did you take it to? they relocated to north of tampa into a _ they relocated to north of tampa into a more — they relocated to north of tampa into a more suitable environment, a more _ into a more suitable environment, a more open — into a more suitable environment, a more open area with water. this alligator— more open area with water. this alligator was probably pushed out during _ alligator was probably pushed out during a _ alligator was probably pushed out during a more dominant alligator during _ during a more dominant alligator during mating season. that is quite common _ during mating season. that is quite common. they will look for more suitable — common. they will look for more suitable environment with less competition. suitable environment with less competition-— suitable environment with less cometition. , ., competition. some expert had said it miaht be competition. some expert had said it might be they _ competition. some expert had said it might be they were _

competition. some expert had said it might be they were looking - competition. some expert had said it might be they were looking for - competition. some expert had said it might be they were looking for a - might be they were looking for a mate somewhere on the base but you think it was a territory issue? titer;r think it was a territory issue? they could have — think it was a territory issue? they could have been _ think it was a territory issue? tue: could have been looking think it was a territory issue? tte: could have been looking for think it was a territory issue? "tt21: could have been looking for a think it was a territory issue? tt21 could have been looking for a mate or if there was a more dominating alligator in the area that alligator will leave to try and find a more suitable environment with less competition for meeting. you guys are very relaxed — competition for meeting. you guys are very relaxed about _ competition for meeting. you guys are very relaxed about this. - competition for meeting. you guys are very relaxed about this. in - are very relaxed about this. in terms of work stresses and things you might encounter on a day—to—day basis this is one of the more alarming ones. but this is quite usualfor alarming ones. but this is quite usual for you? alarming ones. but this is quite usualfor you? tt alarming ones. but this is quite usual for you?— usual for you? it is quite usual. this is not _ usual for you? it is quite usual. this is not the _ usual for you? it is quite usual. this is not the first _ usual for you? it is quite usual. this is not the first alligator - usual for you? it is quite usual. this is not the first alligator i i this is not the first alligator i have encountered on the base. around 2018 we did have an alligator on the actual runway so this one being on the ramp, we consider it a little bit more stabilised where we are able to not have to rush to remove the alligator to prevent operations here. ., the alligator to prevent operations here. . , ., , the alligator to prevent operations here. . , . the alligator to prevent operations here. ., , . ., here. have you been checking in on it since? do —

here. have you been checking in on it since? do you _ here. have you been checking in on it since? do you know— here. have you been checking in on it since? do you know if— here. have you been checking in on it since? do you know if it's - here. have you been checking in on it since? do you know if it's happy i it since? do you know if it's happy in its new place? the it since? do you know if it's happy in its new place?— in its new place? the swc law enforcement _ in its new place? the swc law enforcement officers - in its new place? the swc law enforcement officers took - in its new place? the swc law enforcement officers took it . in its new place? the swc law l enforcement officers took it and sent us— enforcement officers took it and sent us a — enforcement officers took it and sent us a video and it swam away happx _ sent us a video and it swam away ha - . ~ sent us a video and it swam away ha . _ . ., �* , sent us a video and it swam away ha“ _. sent us a video and it swam away a.--~ ., sent us a video and it swam away happy. well that's good to hear. in terms of being _ happy. well that's good to hear. in terms of being in _ happy. well that's good to hear. in terms of being in charge _ happy. well that's good to hear. in terms of being in charge of - happy. well that's good to hear. in terms of being in charge of wildlife on the race, what other wildlife you issues with? the on the race, what other wildlife you issues with?— issues with? the main thing we do have conflicts _ issues with? the main thing we do have conflicts with _ issues with? the main thing we do have conflicts with our _ issues with? the main thing we do have conflicts with our bird - have conflicts with our bird species _ have conflicts with our bird species. we are surrounded by water so there _ species. we are surrounded by water so there is— species. we are surrounded by water so there is a — species. we are surrounded by water so there is a lot of presence of birds _ so there is a lot of presence of birds and — so there is a lot of presence of birds and we have the small mammals like armadillos and raccoons and other— like armadillos and raccoons and other stuff like that. but like armadillos and raccoons and other stuff like that.— other stuff like that. but this is one of the _ other stuff like that. but this is one of the more _ other stuff like that. but this is one of the more extreme - other stuff like that. but this is | one of the more extreme ones. other stuff like that. but this is - one of the more extreme ones. really good a you to talk to me. thank you for coming on bbc news. you look like you are in the secret location there, i love it.— there, i love it. this is our secret location! thank _ there, i love it. this is our secret location! thank you _ there, i love it. this is our secret location! thank you so _ there, i love it. this is our secret location! thank you so much - there, i love it. this is our secret location! thank you so much forl location! thank you so much for talkin: to location! thank you so much for

talking to us. _ you're watching bbc news. two premier league footballers have been arrested in connection with an alleged rape. both men are aged 19 and play for the same club. the bbc approached the club but they declined to comment. the players were released on bail after being interviewed by police. 0ur sports correspondent natalie pirks has more. a 19—year—old man was arrested on suspicion of assault, and aiding and abetting a rape. a second 19—year—old man was arrested on suspicion of rape. the allegations were first reported by the sun newspaper, which said the alleged attack took place on friday. it is not known if these players have been suspended, pending the outcome of the police investigation. there have been high profile incidents involving top—flight footballers in the past, and that actually lead the premier league to introduce mandatory sexual consent training for players and staff back in 2022.

the former labour minister and crossbench peer, frank field, has died at the age of 81. he'd been a leading voice on welfare reform for much of his career and had served as the mp for birkenhead on merseyside for forty years. lord field's family issued this statement a short time ago. frank was an extraordinary individual who spent his life fighting poverty, injustice and environmental destruction. his decency and faith in people's self—interested altruism made a unique contribution to british politics. frank will be mourned by admirers across the political divide. frank was director of child poverty action group for a decade. earlier, i spoke to the charity's chief executive, alison garnham. frank was a very brave individual who was very strategic, he was very committed, steadfast. but he was a true campaigner. i think his real legacy to us

is the achievement of child benefit. when he was at the child poverty action group, it looked like the then government was about to abandon child benefit and abandon its election pledge, in fact, and there was a leak that he was able to make public. and as a result, child benefit was introduced in 1977, and he said himself it was the biggest ever redistribution of income to families and particularly to poorfamilies. and that was really his legacy from child poverty action group, and we all receive money as parents today as a result of that action. yeah, he paved the way for other things as well, didn't he, like minimum wage, free school meals, things like that? yes, in the early days at cpag, those were the main campaigns, free school meals and rent allowances. but he was instrumental in setting up the low pay unit, which campaigned for and won the national minimum wage. so, again, that's a legacy of his achievements, that he was so strategic that he was able to be very

successful in his campaign. yeah, i was just reading a tribute from sir tony blair. of course, he was a minister in tony blair's government in 1997, where he said he was an independent thinker, never constrained by conventional wisdom, but always pushing at the frontier of new ideas. he was prepared to stand up for what he believed in, wasn't he? he was. and i think maybe he wasn't who people thought he was. he wasn't kind of the new groom wanting to means test everybody. he was committed to contributory benefits and a decent pension system, and he was true to those beliefs. and i think it perhaps was a bit of a surprise, but he was consistent throughout his life. and, and he went into the lords as a crossbencher, again, was prepared to fall out with the labour party if needs be, even though he was a labour mp. yeah, and i think that again is a sign of him being very principled. if there were things he believed

in very strongly, he stood by them. he had had two terms, actually, as chair of the work and pensions committee when he was in the house of commons, and those were both characterised by really excellent reports. and just latterly before he left parliament he was at the work and pensions committee and the work rate was incredible. he really had a point to make. so, what's the one thing you'll remember him for? i think his truly great legacy is child benefits. i think without him and his campaigning efforts, we would never have achieved it. and i think we're all very grateful for that. a guitar played byjohn lennon and paul mccartney is going up for auction after spending the last 50 years hidden in an attic. the framus12—string hootenanny was used in sessions for the beatles albums "help!" and "rubber soul". the auctioneers expect it to fetch up to $800,000 when it goes under the hammer in new york next month. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich.

hello. there is very little sign of the weather warming up much over the next few days. we will stick with this unusually chilly feel for the time of year. there will be some sunshine and also a scattering of showers and some of those showers will be wintry over higher ground in the north of the uk. we keep this cold air mass, that chilly air being drawn down from the north. you can see the blue colours in our chart which takes us through thursday and into friday. for the rest of today, still some showers around, particularly affecting eastern areas where there will be a brisk breeze and it will feel particularly cold. the best of the sunshine further west. higher temperatures up to around 12 or 13 degrees. through this evening and tonight we will see areas of cloud drifting southwards bringing some showers and some of those showers will be wintry over high ground, particularly in scotland. even over fairly modest hills, say above 200 metres elevation, we could see some snow mixing in with the showers. staying quite windy across northern and eastern coasts. temperatures dropping close

to or even below freezing in some spots so a touch of frost for some of us to take us into tomorrow morning. tomorrow will bring areas of cloud southwards across england and wales. some bits and pieces of showery rain. it should brighten up in northern england and sunny spells in northern ireland. scotland with a mix of sunshine and showers. those showers could still be winrty up over high ground. just eight degrees for aberdeen. nine for newcastle and hull. perhaps 13 in cardiff and plymouth. through thursday night and into friday we will see another frontal system grazing the south of the uk, so more cloud and maybe some more showers in southern england and south wales. further north, sunny spells and showers. still hints of something wintry in those showers over the hills and the mountains. still particularly cold in the north—east. eight for aberdeen and 11 or 12 degrees further south. for the weekend there are some signs of something a little bit less chilly, but only a little bit. these yellow colours trying to spill northwards, but the reason for that is an area

of low pressure so certainly not a heatwave and certainly not completely dry for the weekend. there will be some outbreaks of rain particularly for england and wales. a better chance of sunshine for northern ireland and scotland and feeling a bit less chilly.

live from london, this is bbc news. president biden signs a bill into law providing military assistance for ukraine, israel, and taiwan worth $95 billion us. he says it'll make america in the world stronger. the uk and germany announce stronger defence cooperation to counter the threat from russia. they say they'll support ukraine for as long as it takes. a teenage girl is arrested on suspicion of stabbing at a school in wales. british police arrest three people in connection with the deaths of five migrants in the english channel on tuesday. this tragic incident once again demonstrates the threat to life posed by these crossings, and brings into focus why it's so important to target these criminal gangs involved in organising them.