argentina's new president has spoken to the bbc, defending his tough economic changes. javier milei campaigned with a chainsaw to symbolise his desire to cut public spending. he says it is false to suggest the public were bearing the brunt of steep spending cuts and the devaluation of the currency. our south america correspondent ione wells has been speaking to him. shejoins me now. he has slashed the value of the currency, slashed government

spending, spending on things like pensions. this is all part of his big radical plan to try to get inflation and debt in the country. he has started to get inflation down, it is still the highest in the world, but it has come at a cost. a lot of people i spoke to in argentina said they were struggling as a result of high prices at a time when support for them or their pensions or salaries were not keeping up with inflation. when i put that to him he said it was false, said that the political class instead were playing and he also claimed that the reason people might think they were paying was due to what he described as the mass media, calling some journalist serial liars. i asked calling some journalist serial liars. iasked him if calling some journalist serial liars. i asked him if that was the case given that the information that most people have access to as the prices they see on the shelves. translation: do you know how many goods assets - exist within an economy?

so you don't do economics based on the price of an individual asset. president, i'm sorry, ijust i want to make sure we're speaking in terms that normal people will understand because our audience, people on the streets here are not economists. how does somebody who has seen the price of milk double since you came to office, what would you say to them specifically the people who are struggling and say that they feel like they are paying for the adjustment? si... even if you believe it is the right one, what would be your message to them right now? how long should they wait specifically, for example, for things to feel better? translation: in the last month, salaries started to beat inflation. | they went up by 14%. would the message be in simple terms, wait a bit longer, and how long... could you just give me a timeframe of how long you'd like people to wait who are struggling right now? translation: the first thing is that in economics, - miracles don't exist. what would have been the alternative to continue to print money like the previous administration that generates inflation and ends up

affecting the most vulnerable? that was not the way to go. ione, you also spoke to the president about the long—disputed falkland islands? that's right, the falkland islands is still_ that's right, the falkland islands is still a — that's right, the falkland islands is still a very controversial topic in the _ is still a very controversial topic in the country, still evokes a lot appear— in the country, still evokes a lot appear to — in the country, still evokes a lot appear to take sentiments. historically, argentine presidents have always said they would make the falcons _ have always said they would make the falcons argentine. javier milei had a recent_ falcons argentine. javier milei had a recent anniversary of the falklands war and said he would give argentines _ falklands war and said he would give argentines a road map to reclaim the islands, _ argentines a road map to reclaim the islands, make them argentine again. i pushed _ islands, make them argentine again. i pushed him specifically on what that road — i pushed him specifically on what that road map might look like. translation: we believe that it has to be within the framework of peace l and as a result of a long term negotiation process, we are not going to relinquish our sovereignty, nor are we going to seek conflict with the united kingdom.

what makes you think that the uk would agree to that? because they've been very clear that they do not want to negotiate this. they might not want to negotiate today. at some later point, they might want to. many positions have changed over time. what kind of timeframe would you offer argentines for that? translation: i think it's a long | time to go and that this may be| approached in the same way as in the case of china and hong kong. so something can be done. so it could be decades? translation: yes, of course. he has clearly got a big job, lots of different policy areas, he is clearly a big character. what struck you walk away from that interview? i think what really struck me was how he is so _ think what really struck me was how he is so variable in terms of his differeht— he is so variable in terms of his different policies. when it comes to the economy he is clear it is his

priority. — the economy he is clear it is his priority. he— the economy he is clear it is his priority, he doesn't care what criticism _ priority, he doesn't care what criticism is _ priority, he doesn't care what criticism is thrown at him, he is determined _ criticism is thrown at him, he is determined to push ahead with this plan, _ determined to push ahead with this piam eveh — determined to push ahead with this plan, even if it does make people struggling in the short in other policy— struggling in the short in other policy areas, he'd tone down some of his rhetoric— policy areas, he'd tone down some of his rhetoric since his election campaign, perhaps suggesting that now campaign, perhaps suggesting that how he _ campaign, perhaps suggesting that how he is— campaign, perhaps suggesting that now he is in the role president, he is trying _ now he is in the role president, he is trying to— now he is in the role president, he is trying to become more pragmatic. wheh _ is trying to become more pragmatic. when asked about china he was incredibly— when asked about china he was incredibly critical of them during the campaign, even referring to them as assassihs — the campaign, even referring to them as assassins at one point, he refused — as assassins at one point, he refused to— as assassins at one point, he refused to repeat any of the criticism, _ refused to repeat any of the criticism, clearly conscious that argentina — criticism, clearly conscious that argentina rely some countries like china _ argentina rely some countries like china for— argentina rely some countries like china for a — argentina rely some countries like china for a lot of trade and investment. in some areas like the economy— investment. in some areas like the economy he — investment. in some areas like the economy he has turned up his rhetoric — economy he has turned up his rhetoric. clearly trying to push through — rhetoric. clearly trying to push through a _ rhetoric. clearly trying to push through a lot of radical austerity measures — through a lot of radical austerity measures. on foreign policy, he might— measures. on foreign policy, he might have had to tone things down slightly— might have had to tone things down slightly since that campaign of his.

thank— slightly since that campaign of his. thank you — to ukraine now and frontline soldiers have told the bbc the army needs to rethink how it conscripts men to fight. they say a failure to train and mobilise enough recruits means some have been fighting without a break since russia's full—scale invasion more than two years ago. our ukraine correspondentjames waterhouse has the story. under the green canopy of a ukrainian spring, an artillery unit waits for their next order. some of these men have been fighting for months, if not years. "my men know each vehicle," says their commander. "it's like a woman with her own characteristics." as russian forces inch closer, they're hunkering down and waiting for billions of dollars' worth of long delayed american ammunition to finally be delivered. this time last year, ukraine was preparing for a counter—offensive, but this time it's different — they're preparing for

what might be coming. this ammunition will help but ukraine is also grappling with trying to mobilise enough men to replace these ones. kyiv is widening the call—up age but radio operator oleksandr, who works and lives in this bunker, thinks it's more than just a numbers game. translation: if we all go home, | inexperienced soldiers might be | able to hold the line, but a lot of them will die. in the nearby city of kramatorsk, ilya, a frontline medic, tells me officials are not honest with recruits, who are thrown into the front line indefinitely with little training. he thinks there should be a limit on the toughest deployments. it would be more truth and effective if military recruitment office would say, "right, you will have super "hard job — infantry — but for, for example, "for half a year.

"then, you'll go to next level training and you'll got more "specific tasks to do." ministers are trying to restore trust in the way the army recruits, whilst turning up the pressure for men to sign up. inna sovsun is a kyiv mp, whose partner is fighting, and she thinks there are enough men to swap in and out from the front line. there are more people, who are not serving than those who are serving. and the numbers is not even one to one, it's a much bigger ratio. just how much by the fact, you know, the fact your husband, your partner is serving, how much has that shaped your view? of course, my understanding is shaped by who i am, by the fact that i, you know, spend countless nights worrying about where my partner is, if he is ok and so on and so forth. it's an anxiety shared by millions of ukrainians.

tired soldiers are torn between needing to defend their country and wanting to go home. james waterhouse, bbc news, the donetsk region. three tourists found dead in mexico were shot in the head and their bodies dumped in a well. authorities say two australian brothers and their american friend disappeared on the 27th of april while on a surfing trip in ensenada, in the north of the country. officials believe the men were attacked trying to stop the theft of their pickup truck. two men and a woman have been detained on suspicion of involvement in the attack. meanwhile, surfers took part in a �*paddle out�* off the coast of ensenada to pay tribute to the men, throwing flowers into the waves as they took to the water. in brazil, rescue efforts are taking place in the south of the country

were floods and landslides have killed 78 people. residents took shelter on rooftops and whole neighbourhoods have been submerged. president lula, who visited the state on sunday, blamed the disaster on climate change. heineken says it will reopen more than 60 pubs in the uk that were closed in recent years. the company has pledged £39 million, with renovations at more than 600 sites. the british beer and pub association says the number of pubs across the country have been declining with 500 last year alone. country have been declining with 500 last yearalone. heineken country have been declining with 500 last year alone. heineken says the changes will create more places for people to watch sport and eats inside pubs. the eurovision song contest final is next weekend. the show has already started. contestants have already been putting on a show for the event's

official opening in malmo in sweden. as many as 100,000 visitors are expected for the world's largest live music contest. poppyjeffery reports. in eurovision, you don't get a red carpet. you get a turquoise one. # 0oh, see that girl. # watch that scene. # digging the dancing queen..#. this year's contest has been officially opened in the swedish city of malmo, ahead of what is a very busy week for the 37 representatives taking part. from the refined to the quirky... hello! my name is windows 95! # she's unforgettable..#. tomorrow is the first semifinal, with half of the acts performing in the hopes of making it to the grand final on saturday. the uk is part of the big five, the countries that contribute the most to the ebu, and they automatically get a place in the final. but for the first time they will perform live in the semis. and it's fair to say that 0lly alexander isn't doing things by halves. # take me back to the beginning. # again..#.

but this year's contest has an undertone of tension, with calls for some acts, including the uk, to boycott the event over the israel—gaza war. i think it's really important that people are able to to protest and people voice their opinions. also myself, i think it's really important to... to not stay silent. # every day i'm losing my mind..#. israel is competing. eden golan�*s song hurricane is a rewritten version of her first entry, 0ctober rain, which was thought to reference the hamas attacks of october the 7th. the tension means security is a real focus, but police in malmo say they are ready. we have high security around the israeli delegation, but we also have a high security for the other delegations from the other countries. so i think it's important for us that all of them feel safe when they are coming to malmo. so even if they are not from israel,

we try to keep them in a good mood and feel safe no matter what country they're from. and they are definitely in a good mood. chicken noises. the permanent slogan of eurovision is "united by music", something that's not lost on those taking part. it boils down to those three minutes of music, really. that's a completely non—intellectual experience. and when you don't think any more, you just experience, you don'tjudge, you don't divide. that stuff goes away. and we need to foster those moments where we experience that together. and with that, the eurovision song contest 2024 is good to go. peppyjeffrey, bbc news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

it's been one year since the coronation of king charles. on 6th may 2023, the ceremony at westminster abbey saw him crowned king charles iii in front of a global audience. it's been a bumpy year for the king, marred by illness. he has just returned to public engagements following some time off to undergo cancer treatment. let's speak tojennie bond, a former bbc royal correspondent. lovely to see you. how would you sum up lovely to see you. how would you sum up the first year? lovely to see you. how would you sum up the first year?— up the first year? well, looking back to that _ up the first year? well, looking back to that day _ up the first year? well, looking back to that day a _ up the first year? well, looking back to that day a year - up the first year? well, looking back to that day a year ago, - up the first year? well, looking back to that day a year ago, a l up the first year? well, looking . back to that day a year ago, a wet, 5°99)” back to that day a year ago, a wet, soggy, cold may day. it is much brighter this year, but the script is not one that the king would have written for himself. certainly, the once all these health crises for him and kathryn, princess of, coming. i

think it is going very well, better than predicted, when he has been stopped in his tracks by cancer. we are told he spent his weekends up in high—growth gardening and reflecting. spring is that season of hope when there is new growth all around and i think he is feeling optimistic that he is getting back to normal. we are told he is like a caged lion desperate to get back to work full—time. haifa caged lion desperate to get back to work full-time.— work full-time. how would you reflect on _ work full-time. how would you reflect on the _ work full-time. how would you reflect on the broader- work full-time. how would you reflect on the broader imagesl work full-time. how would you - reflect on the broader images away from the personal? the broader themes of the role of the monarchy in the uk and around the world one year on? do you think he will have hearts priority is that he would want to emphasise, and how do you think that broader project is going? i think he has stuck very much to

his packed passions of the environment, climate change, culture and community. he has started a big campaign to prevent food waste. he has been very active on all those sites, even from behind when he is having his cancer treatment. there have been sampled sites and it shows he has 56% support of those questioned. they think he's doing a good job. any politician would die for those kind of figures. the latest eyesore for rishi sunak was 18%, latest eyesore for rishi sunak was i8%, keir starmer33%. broadlyi think he has pleased the people and the general support for the monarchy was 60% in support, 28% in the republic. that is a slight increase

from where it used to bounce around 25%. i think most people feel he has done a good job and have good hopes for the future.— for the future. clearly his health concerns remain. _ for the future. clearly his health concerns remain. catherine's, i for the future. clearly his health i concerns remain. catherine's, too. then family relations with prince harry. what are some of the challenges to come?- harry. what are some of the challenges to come? harry is going to arrive in — challenges to come? harry is going to arrive in the _ challenges to come? harry is going to arrive in the uk _ challenges to come? harry is going to arrive in the uk tomorrow. - challenges to come? harry is going to arrive in the uk tomorrow. he i challenges to come? harry is going i to arrive in the uk tomorrow. he has a surface to attend at st paul's cathedral for the invictus games anniversary. it is telling that no single member of the royalfamily will attend that service, he is very much on his own. i cannot think for one moment he will not see his father during this trip. he flew specially to see him during and after his cancer diagnosis. i'm sure the two of them will need. i don't think that will be the case with william. that family rift remains.

the king is absolutely determined to leave the door open and try to smooth over the family troubles. interesting. thank you very much for coming on the programme. here in the uk, we are highlighting the stories of three women who were all victims of the same online fraudster that they met on a dating app. peter gray from mirfield in west yorkshire met each of the women on the dating app tinder, and then while he was dating them he used the women's ids to take out loans in their name of thousands of pounds. he is currently serving 56 months injailforfraud. 5 live drive will have the women's full interviews later today, and clare mcdonnelljoins us now with more details. just start if you can if you can tell us about these women. what happened? tell us about these women. what ha ened? ~ . tell us about these women. what happened?— tell us about these women. what hauened? . , happened? what happened was they were on tender— happened? what happened was they were on tender and _ happened? what happened was they were on tender and the _ happened? what happened was they

were on tender and the dated - happened? what happened was they| were on tender and the dated picture great between 2018—2021. 0n the face of it he seemed like a respectable man, to quote one of the women, the kind of guy your mum would like you to meet. but he was grooming them, essentially. he was showering them with gifts, taking them out for meals and he would take photos of her driving licence while she was in the toilet and essentially what happened is he used her id and other women's id to rack up thousands of pounds of debts in the woman's names. . . . , , names. that is pretty terrifying. how did they — names. that is pretty terrifying. how did they work _ names. that is pretty terrifying. how did they work what - names. that is pretty terrifying. how did they work what was - names. that is pretty terrifying. l how did they work what was going names. that is pretty terrifying. - how did they work what was going on? what happened was they essentially saw money disappear from their accounts, or they would get e—mails from loan companies send your loan has been approved, and i would think, what loom? essentially they started to piece things together. i will play you a clip of hannah and

her sister, will play you a clip of hannah and hersister, natalie. natalie started to do a bit of digging and managed to do a bit of digging and managed to speak to a girlfriend of his via facebook because he had no profile online apart from on tender and his girlfriend said what you're dealing with here is a conman, by which point it was too late for that family because hannah and her mother had actually given him £20,000 and hannah was actually pregnant. you will hear first from her sister natalie of finding out had on them. it was shocking. as a family, we have never been around anybody like this. so it was completely alien to us to, you know, we were quite innocent to the fact that this could actually happen. you know, you see these things happen on tv. you never believe it's going to happen to you, but believe me, it can. when yourfamily came to you and natalie, as she said, we took this information to you. what was it like hearing that?

oh, i just felt my world just fallen apart. i just thought, how am i supposed to deal with it? and, you know, i am used to a family unit, brought a baby. without it or without it, sort of feeling like a secure, livable home. but from birth parents and just literally thought, what? what is the point? how can i go on like this? the women got in touch with the specialised police team, and that police team uncovered his alternative profile as a conman and thatis alternative profile as a conman and that is when they went to the police and press charges. he is currently serving 56 months injailfor defrauding the woman. they met on tender, the dating app.

what is the company said? timer;r they met on tender, the dating app. what is the company said?— what is the company said? they say the take what is the company said? they say they take this _ what is the company said? they say they take this very _ what is the company said? they say they take this very seriously, - what is the company said? they say they take this very seriously, they i they take this very seriously, they use tools to highlight concerning words or phrases and they say they offer a service where you can photo id someone proposed you decide to date that person. clearly, there are loopholes that these women fell victim to you and they are concerned.— victim to you and they are concerned. ~ . ., , , concerned. what has been the long-term _ concerned. what has been the long-term impact? _ concerned. what has been the long-term impact? the - concerned. what has been the - long-term impact? the long-term im act on long-term impact? the long-term impact on these _ long-term impact? the long-term impact on these women, - long-term impact? the long-term impact on these women, they - long-term impact? the long-term| impact on these women, they have been left shelves of their former selves. they said they found it very difficult to trust anyone. 0ne even said she doesn't her id out with her

when she goes out on a date. 0ver when she goes out on a date. over 70,000 people last year alone fell victim to this kind of fraud. the advices ask questions, tell your friends and family if you have concerns, use claire's law by going to the police. if you have been affected by this, you can go to bbc dakota uk forwards last action line and there is lots of advice there for you. and there is lots of advice there for ou. . ~ and there is lots of advice there for ou. ., ,, i. and there is lots of advice there for ou. ., ,, . ., and there is lots of advice there for ou. ., . ., ., you can hear the full interviews on radio 5 live today, or listen to the 5mins0n podcast �*the women conned by a romance fraudster�* on bbc sounds. if you're in the uk, for details of organisations which offer advice and support if you've been affected by fraud, go online to bbc.co.uk/actionline. i will be back at the top of the

hour. you will show you some pictures we are keeping across. this is rafah, after the announcement from the israeli military telling people in rafah to move towards an expanded humanitarian zone, about 100,000 people asked to move. plenty more on that coming up. it has turned into a mixed bank holiday weekend, to say the least. we've seen some sunshine, temperatures up into the low 20 celsius. we've also seen some heavy downpours and localised flooding, more of both of those through the rest of the day. spells of sunshine, but some hefty downpours, all driven by this swirl of low pressure. also a lot of cloud in the north of the uk, inbetween a swathe of sunshine. but that slice of sunshine filling in with some scattered showers and thunderstorms. so by the end of the afternoon, parts of south—east england

and east anglia still seeing some outbreaks of rain, perhaps with some flashes of lightning. for south—west england, wales, the midlands into northern england, a mix of sunny spells feeling warm in the sunshine, 20 degrees, but some hefty showers and thunderstorms. northern ireland mostly dry, but often rather cloudy. some showers and storms across central and southern parts of scotland, mainly dry in northern scotland, but rather cloudy. through this evening and tonight, most of the showers will fade. we'll keep a fair amount of cloud. and while we do see some clear breaks, perhaps across parts of the midlands, wales, southern england, we could see some mist and fog patches developing, at least for a time. temperatures generally between seven and ten degrees. so not particularly cold as we start tomorrow morning. a lot of cloud around. across england and wales will see some spells of sunshine. and while there will still be some showers, there shouldn't be as many as we have today. they shouldn't be as heavy either. northern ireland often rather cloudy, particularly by the afternoon. lots of cloud for scotland, too, still with one or two showers. but those temperatures starting

to lift, particularly down towards the south. 20 degrees. by wednesday will see cloud and rain across parts of northern ireland and northwest scotland. a frontal system moving in here. but further south and east, some spells of sunshine and some warmth. 19 degrees in newcastle, 20 in cardiff, 21 in london. that is a sign of things to come as we head towards the end of the week. there will still be some frontal systems grazing the north of the uk, some rain at times, particularly across scotland, but for many high pressure becoming increasingly dominant and with some relatively warm air in place, temperatures will start to climb. you could see highs in the south on friday of 23, maybe 2a degrees. and it looks like the mostly fine and warm weather will last at least into the start of next weekend.

he's set to become scotland's new first minister in a return to front line politics after a late challenger pulls out of the race. also on the programme: challenger pulls out of the race. the israeli military drops leaflets urging civilians to move out of eastern rafah ahead of an expected ground assault. chinese president xi jinping is in paris for his first trip to europe

in five years. and victory at the 110th attempt for britain's lando norris, who finally wins his first grand prix. good afternoon. in the last hour it's been confirmed thatjohn swinney has been elected as the new leader of the scottish national party and is set to become the new first minister of scotland. he takes over from humza yousaf, who announced his resignation last week. let's speak to our scotland editorjames cook. so james, a coronation rather than a contest. yes, that's exactly right, ben, a coronation, because the nominations for the post of snp leader closed at

noon, and a