and zelensky again callin: nato. and zelensky again calling for— nato. and zelensky again calling for a _ nato. and zelensky again calling for a defensive - calling for a defensive systems. how important are they right now? systems. how important are they riaht now? �* . systems. how important are they right now?— right now? add defence systems are crucial- _ right now? add defence systems are crucial. we've _ right now? add defence systems are crucial. we've seen - right now? add defence systems are crucial. we've seen even - are crucial. we've seen even just a few weeks ago that russia, while they are focusing on the east and the south, they have shown an ability and a desire to send rockets to westin ukraine, on keefe, and so when we talk about being safe in one's country, ukrainian civilians in western ukraine, they air defences crucial because russia has shown they are willing to send rockets really at any time to menace ukrainian civilians —— western ukraine at kyiv. it’s western ukraine at kyiv. it's really interesting to speak to you, a

president zelensky called for help in his nightly address. translation: this confirms that sanctions packages - against russia are not enough. ukraine needs more assistance with weapons and air defence systems, those our partners have, should not be on their sites or in storage but in ukraine, where they are needed. they are needed here, more than anywhere else in the world. meanwhile, russia says it will supply belarus with a missile system, capable of carrying nuclear weapons. it follows concerns from the country's president, alexander lukashenko, about what he describes about aggressive policies being pursued by its neighbours, poland and lithuania. translation: we have made a decision that within the nexti few months we were hand over to belarus the iskander—m missile system which, as you know, can use both ballistic and cruise missiles both in conventional and nuclear versions. the war in ukraine is top of agenda for global leaders arriving at a summit in munich. president zelensky will address them on monday, hoping to persuade them o

but they are united behind president zelensky, the government is working together in kyiv. they are working each and every day. the military is in very good shape. each and every support coming from europe, each and every visit, people know they are not alone. ., ., , alone. the leader of the bigger beer, alone. the leader of the bigger beer. that _ alone. the leader of the bigger beer, that may _ alone. the leader of the bigger beer, that may city _ alone. the leader of the bigger beer, that may city does - alone. the leader of the bigger beer, that may city does not i alone. the leader of the bigger i beer, that may city does not want talks yet with president zelensky. president zelensky has been saying he is prepared for talks. where are we with peace negotiations? we heard a lot about that at the beginning of the war. are they still going on? is the war. are they still going on? is the hope of negotiated settlement? that is difference in attitudes. glad to nose he lost so many soldiers. —— wladimir putin knows he lost so many soldiers. he wants nato not to encroach

for ukraine this has been a long—time ambition, and president zelensky was quick to react — hailing it as an "historic" moment, which will bring "victory" in the war against russia "closer". meanwhile president putin said he was against the idea — because the eu wasn't a military blo, but couldn't see how it would benefit kyiv. here is commission president ursula von der leyen speaking in brussels. and we all know that ukrainians are ready to die for the european perspective. we want them to live with us the european dream. let's look at where ukraine is in its eu application... the application has broadly three phases. phase 1 is the application to become a candidate for eu membership. ukraine submitted their application in march. first they need the european commission to recommend them — which they did today. then the application needs to be approved by european council and parliament. phase 2 is where it gets more complicated. ukraine must meet three conditions to join the eu. they must have stable and democratic institutions. they must be a functioning market economy. and they

president zelensky calls it "a brazen terrorist attack". translation: today's russian strike on a shopping mall in kremenchuk. is one of the greatest atrocities in the history of europe. the g7 leaders describe the attack as "abominable". also on the programme... nato plans a huge upgrade in rapid reaction forces. the alliance says the increase followed a direct threat the floods in bangladesh have killed dozens and left millions stranded. we'll hear about the life of journalists and protesters in hong ahead of its handover. nato plans a huge upgrade in rapid reaction forces. the alliance says the increase followed a direct threat from russia to europe security. live from our studio in singapore... this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's six in the morning in singapore and 1am in central ukraine, where around 1000 people are thought to have been inside a shopping centre when it was hit by a russian missile. so far, at least 13 people have been killed, and more than 50 injured, but it's feared the death toll could climb significantly. g7 leader

or on a phone _ been off to see zelensky or on a phone call— been off to see zelensky or on a phone call and it happens often lined up — phone call and it happens often lined up for that advance for the party _ lined up for that advance for the party so— lined up for that advance for the party. so petro fines, party k, and interest— party. so petro fines, party k, and interest rates shooting up. so it does _ interest rates shooting up. so it does seem _ interest rates shooting up. so it does seem to be call on zelensky in times— does seem to be call on zelensky in times of— does seem to be call on zelensky in times of trouble.— times of trouble. there is a sort of tradition here _ times of trouble. there is a sort of tradition here of _ times of trouble. there is a sort of tradition here of politicians - tradition here of politicians spending more time i when things are getting hot at home. i'm sure it is a portable but it is alleged that during nancy mcdonald's long premiership when the national prime minister, he was going to so many international conferences that one

it is difficult to say because president zelensky l zelensky? it is difficult to say - because president zelensky didn't give details of exactly what escalation might look like. it could be that we are going to see an increase or restarting attacks on the north, on the northern territories, it could be that they intensify things coming from the east. or it could be that this is president zelensky trying to intensify pressure on the west to continue the heavy levels of support that they have been offering. so, this is a warning but without specifics from the president. and specifics from the president. and with the world _ specifics from the president. and with the world leaders warning about the fact that this could last for years, i mean, it is almost a kind of dichotomy because on the one hand, you've got russia intensifying its attacks this week, what impact would it cause if that continues for years, potentially? tt is years, potentially? it is interesting, _ years, potentially? it is interesting, you - years, potentially? it is interesting,

volodymyr zelensky once his country, ukraine tojoin volodymyr zelensky once his country, ukraine to join and ukraine now has a big burst with the european commission sakeit with the european commission sake it approves the idea of ukraine starting on the very long path, probably, to full eu membership. borisjohnson comes membership. boris johnson comes to membership. borisjohnson comes to 24 membership. borisjohnson comes to 2a hours after the leaders of france, germany, italy and rumania were here on a similar visit and the ukrainians say they are grateful for this show of strength and support, the political strength it shows in the face of b putin's aggression. but they really stress when talking to them privately, in the hour of need, art heavy weapons coming from the west. they remain in this really brutal battle with russia. —— vladimir putin. the european commission has recommended that ukraine be given official candidate status in its application to join the eu, with the body's head saying because ukrainians had shown themselves ready to die for europe, she wanted to see them

once his country to join the eu volodymyr zelensky once his country tojoin the eu in volodymyr zelensky once his country to join the eu in these volodymyr zelensky once his country tojoin the eu in these unique circumstances. today you can get a boost from the european commission, which gave its approval to the idea of ukraine embarking on that path to full eu membership. of course, the prime minister's visit comes just a day after other european leaders were here. ukrainian officials say they are grateful for any show of solidarity, any show of strength. but if you talk to them, they will stress time and again that it is weapons from the west that they really need in this hour of need as they continue this brutal fight against russia.— they continue this brutal fight against russia. they continue this brutal fight auainst russia. w �* ., ~ against russia. nick beake with the latest in kyiv- _ against russia. nick beake with the latest in kyiv. let's _ against russia. nick beake with the latest in kyiv. let's stay _ against russia. nick beake with the latest in kyiv. let's stay with

president zelensky says 1,000 people were inside at the time. at least ten are dead and more than a0 injured. the attack came shortly after the ukrainian president had appealed to world leaders at the g7 summit for missile defence systems to protect more ukrainian cities. tonight boris johnson called tonight borisjohnson called the attack barbaric. also on the programme... the inquiry into how thousands of people were treated with infected blood in the nhs hears from sirjohn major, who describes victims as suffering from "incredibly bad luck". barristers go out on strike in england and wales in a long running dispute over pay and conditions. and britain's number one emma raducanu makes her debut on centre court as one of them gets under way. and coming up on sportsday, we're live here at wimbledon, where it's not all about emma raducanu and andy murray on day one. nine brits scheduled to play — of them cam norrie is the first safely through to round two. a shopping centre in central ukraine has been hit by a russian missile. president zelensky

whether or not that's— president zelensky. whether or not that's a _ president zelensky. whether or not that's a coincidence i'll leave that ”p that's a coincidence i'll leave that up to— that's a coincidence i'll leave that up to viewers. of course this helps borisjohnson up to viewers. of course this helps boris johnson domestically but it should _ boris johnson domestically but it should also be pointed out that whenever you hear interviews with senior— whenever you hear interviews with senior politicians across the board in ukraine, — senior politicians across the board in ukraine, they stress the help that the — in ukraine, they stress the help that the uk has given and praise boris _ that the uk has given and praise borisjohnson as having led from the front _ borisjohnson as having led from the front 0f— borisjohnson as having led from the front. of course i'm sure there's a bit front. of course i'm sure there's a hit of— front. of course i'm sure there's a bit of internal or domestic audience, of course there is. that doesn't _ audience, of course the

president biden undoubtedly will support president zelensky if he decides to negotiate. i think that's part of the reason for providing him the equipment is open to be a stronger position to negotiate but he will not lean on him unlike what henry kissinger said and what macron said. >> whose definition of sovereign ukraine is right? because russia obviously is already annexed some pieces. i see that come here that phrase thrown out, it's almost purposefully not defined. >> president zelensky is been clear. he's been clear that in the first principle he will not give up claim to any sovereign ukrainian territory including donbass and crimea, both of those. however, he has also said that he will not use military force to enforce that claim on crimea. he hasn't made that same statement about donbass and he has said that he is willing to sit down and negotiate after the russians pull back from the territory that they have gained since february 24, 2022. since this current version of the war began. the russians have claimed territory, occupied territory, open slit but that i

zelensky can do. in there is no deal that president zelensky can do.— zelensky can do. in those circumstances _ zelensky can do. in those circumstances g7, - zelensky can do. in those i circumstances g7, supporters of ukraine around the world had to do what they can to continue to help ukrainians. a bbc investigation finds evidence that russian forces are stealing thousands of tonnes of grain from occupied areas of ukraine as some countries grapple with shortages. one woman has died and a man is in hospital with life—threatening injuries following a gas explosion that destroyed a house in birmingham and damaged at least three others. that is sad and tragic, notjust for the individuals involved, notjust for the local community, but especially family and friends of individuals affected by this. barristers across england and wales walk out of courts in a dispute over legal aid funding despite warnings of misconduct disciplinary proceedings if they don't turn up to work. nhs patients in england who ha

but i know that zelensky declared the complete and total mobilisation of the country. and i know that he's sending young boys, young boys without any military experience to the front line. it seems a month or two ago, you and other senior russian diplomats were very keen to tell the united states and europe not to send heavy weaponry to ukraine. in the words of sergey lavrov, if they did so, there would be very serious consequences. and he said, indeed, it might raise the possibility of escalation to the point of nuclear confrontation. those heavy weapons are now being sent, including multiple rocket launch systems from the united states and from the uk, even heavy artillery now being sent by the german government. it is happening. so where are these consequences? i read a quotation recently of an assistant defence secretary of the us, who said that the us does not want to escalate the conflict but russia has no say in what the us can or cannot supply to ukraine. i would agree with the latter part of the sentence, but he should have dropped the former one then, because

in his nightly address, volodymyr zelensky said he didn't how many more blows there would be before victory appeared on the horizon. demonstrations for and against the us supreme court's decision to overturn the constitutional right to abortion have taken place in many parts of the country for a second day. hundreds of people — mostly opposed to friday's landmark ruling — gathered outside the supreme court building in washington. norwegian police say they are treating friday's attack on a series of oslo bars and nightclubs — including a popular gay one — as islamist terrorism. two people were killed. the assailant — a norwegian citizen of iranian descent — has been detained. now on bbc news, click. this week, a high—tech message from ukraine. it's unusual for presidents or heads of government to use a hologram to address people. the artificial intelligence catching the rubbish dumpers in the act, including this suspicious—looking chap. there i am. look at that, bang to rights. is it a film or is it a game? when you've got a hollywood director on board, it might be both. and

in his nightly address, president zelensky said the war had entered an emotionally difficult stage and that air defence systems held in storage in allied nations were needed more than ever. shelley phelps has the latest. it was horrible last week, yesterday we could not take it any more, thank you to the soldiers who evacuated us from there, otherwise this would have been it. i already told my husband if i die, please bury me behind the house. you need to understand, there is much shelling, it is no is a tactical withdrawal to fight from higher ground nearby. but it's a huge loss, and russia's biggest victory since it captured the port of mariupol. president zelensky used his nightly address to call for more assistance. this confirms that sanctions packages against pressure are not enough, that ukraine needs more systems with questions that weapons and the modern systems our partner has should be in ukraine where they are now needed. they are needed now here more than anywhere else in the world. meanwhile, russia says it will supply belarus with a missle system capable of carrying nucl

. .. —— president zelensky... the estimate is about 1000 people inside, and i think that reflected the number of concern. the number of people who have been killed and injured could rise quite significant these. , , , , ., , these. yes, it is very, very early on, these. yes, it is very, very early on. these _ these. yes, it is very, very early on, these pictures _ these. yes, it is very, very early on, these pictures we _ these. yes, it is very, very early on, these pictures we been - these. yes, it is very, very early i on, these pictures we been looking at, nick, and the city mayor is on site. he will not say exactly how money people were killed, but the deputy head of the ukrainian presidential office saying at least two people known to have died and 20 more wounded in this missile strike, but i suppose the immediate task at hand is dealing with the fires and actually trying to get people out at the moment. actually trying to get people out at the moment-— actually trying to get people out at the moment. ~ ,

when president zelensky said he ho es russia. when president zelensky said he hopes this — russia. when president zelensky said he hopes this war _ russia. when president zelensky said he hopes this war will _ russia. when president zelensky said he hopes this war will be _ russia. when president zelensky said he hopes this war will be over - russia. when president zelensky said he hopes this war will be over by - he hopes this war will be over by the end of the year it looks increasingly optimistic because defence analysts are saying that they anticipate a pause in autumn and then for the russian forces to push on, perhaps back to kyiv? everything depends on president putin. whether he's determined enough to carry on through the winter and beyond. we have heard people talking about this possibly going on for years. the one person who will decide that is him. and you could imagine that if he felt russian interest worldwide was seriously affected enough he would want to finish this by winter but depends on him in the way he is thinking. in depends on him in the way he is thinkina. ,

many of us are seeing president zelensky - us are seeing president zelensky speak— us are seeing president zelensky speak and find it super compelling tbrough— speak and find it super compelling through 2d but we find is a technology event we had to go one step further and give ourselves the challenge — step further and give ourselves the challenge. star step further and give ourselves the challenue. ,, ., ., , step further and give ourselves the challenue. ., . . , , step further and give ourselves the challenue. ,, . . , , . challenge. star wars t-shirt and all, president _ challenge. star wars t-shirt and all, president zelensky - challenge. star wars t-shirt and all, president zelensky spoke i challenge. star wars t-shirt and all, president zelensky spoke of tech vision for ukraine from the slightly larger—than—life holographic display which is known as capsule. shot on a cinematic camera with some very good lighting, the transparent lcd screen effectively uses a light rig behind it to portray depth. but the speech was also filmed using volumetric capture. images from a 21 came

these zelensky delighted to see him. these tri -s are zelensky delighted to see him. these trips are surrounded _ zelensky delighted to see him. these trips are surrounded in _ zelensky delighted to see him. turf trips are surrounded in secrecy so we only find out when we start getting the pictures from the ukrainian side of that prime minister and president zelensky in kyiv and this is his second visit, the first was in april, he was one of the first european leaders to visit ukraine after the war and that is a signal the uk is trying to send about the solidarity with ukraine so we have seen pictures of him there. it looks like at one point he gives president zelensky or write something in the book, i think it's about the queen, it looks like there is a picture of a young queen on the cover of the book, potentially as a gift and alongside his visit where they sit down and talk there is also they sit down and talk there is also the announcement of a military training programme that the uk is offering and it says it will train 10,000 soldiers every 120 days so every fo

we learned ben wallace met president zelensky in kyiv this - president zelensky in kyiv this week. our correspondent nick beake is in kyiv and joins us now. what was the purpose of that visit? this was a video that has been posted in the last hour or so on the official telegram channel of president zelensky and it, you see the president meeting ben wallace, the president meeting ben wallace, the british defence secretary and other british officials who have come to this meeting and you can see the warmth between the two men. mr wallace telling president zelensky is doing an amazing job to which zelensky says we are doing together. many people suggest britain has been instrumental in sending weapons to the country to fight russia's advance. mr zelensky is seen to reply it is the ukrainian people who are to be praised for their efforts. this was an unannounced visit but the latest sign that the british government want to show their solidarity. it comes shortly after these two britons were sentenced to death for apparently being mercenaries. that was the view of this court in the east

much in need by zelensky. still haven't delivered some promised very little. the french are promising eight howitzers . will that make a difference? yes it will but they need hundreds to be sure and then you have the united states. once we make the decision to deliver we deliver very quickly. no one moves as fast as we do given the distance we are moving but our problem is the decision-making process and i was in the pentagon a couple of weeks ago and i came to grips with what this issue is. if zelensky is asking for howitzers, something we haven't given him before, not like stingers or javelins because that's a new system and the administration is concerned about houston being provoked by that and the war being escalated and that request leaves thepentagon and goesinto the national security process and sits there for weeks because people are arguing over should we or should we ? is this going to provoke him or not ? >> why do you accept that? that is not okay. if hesits there with general graphing, explain what you explain . just say we're gettinggummed up in

president vladimir zelensky of ukraine is doing the impossible everyday. his courageous defense of democracy is reminding usng all what is most precious and fundamental to our way of life. his bravery is exceeded only by that of the people of ukraine and unifying the world including americans to fight for freedom and the rule of law. we are honored to have representatives here tonight from ukrainian press organizations including the ukrainianor orthodox church ukrainian catholic church and jewish cultural center the forward relief organization the center for ukrainian studies and ukrainian congress of america and ukraine weekly. i would like to recognize all of you on behalf of all of those that you represent. [applause] and is now my very special privilegeof with the embassy of ukraine to thehe united states a critical player for the country and just told me there only 40 people in the ukraine embassy here and they are managing the entire efforts here in the united states. we are very grateful to him for coming. he has been working 24 hours a day in washi

president zelensky argued that the eu's future depended on letting his country in. translation: all of europe is a target for russia, - we are sure of it, and ukraine is just the first stage in this aggression. this is why a positive eu response to the ukrainian application for membership can be a positive answer to the question of whether the european project has a future at all. the eu will decide next week whether ukraine should be given candidate status. you have done a lot in strengthening the rule of law but there still needs to be reforms implemented to fight corruption, for example. translation: very fruitful talks with the president - of the european commission ursula von der leyen, were held in kyiv today. i'm glad to note her sincerity. it is the european commission that will prepare a conclusion about our application. ukraine has provided all the necessary answers in a very short time and it was done in a proper way. in the south of the country, fighting has left villagers devastated. homes and churches have been destroyed. ukraine now waits to find out

via holographic technology, president zelensky was simultaneously addressing this conference and some others around europe to ask the tech community to come together and support his country. it's unusual for presidents or heads of government to use a hologram to address people. many of us have seen president zelensky speak, super compelling, through 2d, but we thought as a technology event, we had to go one step further and give ourselves the challenge. yep, with a star wars t—shirt and all, president zelensky spoke of his tech vision for ukraine from this slightly larger—than—life holographic display which is known as capsule. shot on a cinematic camera with some very good lighting, the transparent lcd screen effectively uses a light rig behind it to portray depth. but the speech was also filmed using volumetric capture. images from a 2i—camera rig have been stitched together to create a 3d model of the president and that's viewable in augmented reality by anyone, anywhere, as long as they've got a new enough device, just by scanning the qr code. and the kit to make more cont

well president zelensky get in return? political support, the leaders meeting here are absolutely set. they want to make sure that ukraine has their unwavering support and they want vladimir putin to know that he has not managed to divide those democracies with his war on ukraine. expect pledges of financial aid, probably hefty financial aid, expect political support in the bucket load. militarily, well president zelensky get? we know a lot of these leaders in recent days and weeks have signalled their willingness to supply more heavy weaponry. some of them have already been doing so, albeit in certain cases like germany, rather slowly. when it comes to european weapon supply, one of the leaders face that it is not a simple scenario, getting hold of this weaponry, getting it many factors in getting it to the front line are getting soldiers train can be complicated. i spoke to the head of germany's largest weapons manufacturers, who said right now, this isjust an example, we don't have enough ammunition across europe, we ca

there were warm words from president zelensky and borisjohnson about zelensky and boris johnson about each other. they do have a good relationship. you can see the cathedral, the golden domes of st. michael's. they went to the various burned out vehicles, a macabre tourist attraction. it wasn't just photo ops, they announced a major training programme which will happen to train up about 10,000 ukrainian soldiers every 120 days. he a serious announcement as well on top of that. ., ., ., , serious announcement as well on top ofthat. ., ., ., , ,, , ., of that. you have to be kept that distance i'm _ of that. you have to be kept that distance i'm sure, _ of that. you have to be kept that distance i'm sure, but _ of that. you have to be kept that distance i'm sure, but do - of that. you have to be kept that distance i'm sure, but do you - of that. you have to be kept that| distance i'm sure, but do you see that, apart from the willingness to support ukraine, is there a friendship galloping between them? it's always difficult to know. what the real relationship is like. 0n the real relatio

mr wallace telling president zelensky that he's doing an amazingjob, to president zelensky that he's doing an amazing job, to which the president responds, "we are doing it together," an indication of the bond between ukraine and uk. britain has been instrument on sending weapons to this country to fight russia's advance. mr zelensky seemed to reply we are doing it together, it's the ukrainian people who should be praised for their efforts. this was an unannounced visit but it's the latest sign the british government want to show their solidarity with ukraine, with the government here in kyiv. it shows after these two britons were sentenced to death are apparently being mercenaries. certainly that was the view of the court and the use of this country, the donbas region, a court which no country in the world recognises apart from russia. and this is a case that, as we been hearing, has international dimensions to it. the russian foreign ministry saying today that britain's response in these sorts of cases is hysterical. will have more on ukraine injust a few minutes. more than half of

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president zelensky says his forces are "holding on", but warns troops are running low on ammunition. the british government is looking at plans to change the law to allow agency staff to be brought in to cover for some striking workers. tens of thousands rally across the us to call for stricter gun laws, in the wake of recent mass shootings. china says it'll fight to the very end to prevent taiwan from being declared independent. and queen elizabeth ii becomes the world's second longest serving monarch — only louis xiv of france has ruled for longer. now on bbc news, hardtalk�*s stephen sackur speaks to russia's ambassador to the un, vassily nebenzia. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. when vladimir putin ordered his invasion force into ukraine in late february, is this the scenario he imagined for earlyjune? a brutal war of attrition in the donbas, a defiant ukrainian government deploying more heavy weapons from western allies, russian losses mounting, a punishing sanctions regime on moscow and more nato expansion in the offing? well, my guest, in an exclusive interview, i

ukraine's president zelensky has called the situation hell. this weekend, sheltered in a building, he made his first visit to troops there, fighting against huge odds — an effort to boost morale. translation: you are true heroes of our country, - ukraine. you are heroes of war. because of you we have and will have our land and our country. ukraine's forces are outnumbered and outgunned. russia's vast arsenal of artillery trying to pummel and break ukrainian resistance. both sides are taking heavy casualties. but for ukraine, more help will soon be on its way. today, britain announced it will be sending this, its most advanced rocket launcher. following the lead of the us, which is supplying ukraine with a similar system. this british army version can fire a dozen rockets in a minute, and has a range of up to 50 miles — further than most of russia's artillery. the flow of western weapons has already angered moscow, though president putin is also trying to play down its significance. translation: we believe that the delivery of - rocket syst

for the zelensky government, it would be a symbolic prize to match the practical military and economic assistance still urgently required. well, my guest is one of ukraine's deputy prime ministers, olha stefanishyna. is ukraine getting the backing it needs? deputy pm olha stefanishyna, in kyiv — welcome to hardtalk. hello, stephen. thank you very much forjoining us. now, over the last few hours, you have been heavily involved in hosting the leaders of france, germany, and italy in kyiv. the meeting, as we speak, is still ongoing. does the fact of this visit give you hope that you're finally going to get the levels of assistance from europe that you say you need? well, we have been very clear from the very beginning that regardless the outcomes of the negotiations — which in fact are still ongoing for the third hour already between the leaders — regardless of these outcomes, this visit is already historical and it will be historical not only because of their physical presence here, but also because the historical issues on the agenda. first and foremost, these are the three major

searching for survivors — as president zelensky calls it a brazen terrorist attack. translation: today strike on a sho -|n~ translation: today strike on a showing mall — translation: today strike on a showing mall in _ translation: today strike on a shopping mall in kremenchuk. translation: today strike on a shopping mall in kremenchuk is| translation: today strike on a - shopping mall in kremenchuk is one of the greatest atrocities in europe. the attack happened as world leaders at the g7 summit in germany — they pledged to support ukraine until the war with russia is over. also on the programme... the inquiry into how thousands of people were treated with infected blood in the nhs hears from sirjohn major who describes victims as suffering from "incredibly bad luck". the floods in bangladesh that have killed dozens and left millions stranded — the un warns of a deteriorating situation. police say they believe zara aleena was attacked by a stranger in london at the weekend as a man is arrested on suspicion of murder. emma raducanu makes her centre court debut

in his latest address, mr zelensky said russia now controlled a fifth of his country. on thursday, he met the new us ambassador to ukraine, bridget brink. she has given herfirst broadcast interview to the bbc�*sjoe inwood, who reports from kyiv. the battle for severodonetsk is not over, it seems. this is how one ukrainian soldier experiences it. bodycam footage, released on social media, shows intense street fighting, as they try to hold back the russian advance. "calm down, calm down — it's ok," he says. one of his colleagues has been hit. they apply pressure to the wound, before trying to get him to safety. it has been increasingly hard to get a clear picture of what is happening on the ground. even as the fighting rages, the region's governor knows this city may fall. translation: it's not - the battle for severodonetsk which is most important. we need to win the war. the luhansk region became the fortress to hold back a huge influx of russian forces. by holding them back, we don'tjust keep them at a distance — they lose equipment and personnel. meanwhile, we

is your assessment — president zelensky had said. is your assessment that _ president zelensky had said. is your assessment that ukrainian - president zelensky had said. is your assessment that ukrainian forces i president zelensky had said. is your| assessment that ukrainian forces are losing... fighting a losing battle? the interesting thing is that it's really hard to get an accurate picture of what is going on. the respected analysts at the institute for the study for said the same thing in their morning briefing. getting a clear picture out of the cities is very hard. we have often seen contradictory information. one moment we are hearing ukrainians on the back foot and withdrawing, then they are on the counteroffensive. over the weekend, they said their forces had taken back of the i think it is fair to be honest about it and say it is difficult to get a picture, primarily because all of the phone signals are down. but i think, generally, the russians have been taking ground, they have been closing in. the ukrainian say they ca

michael's cathedral, then he walked along the cobbles here alongside president zelensky. they walked over to a large crowd and tried to get a few words with both president zelensky and prime minister, and we were told they were here to talk to the ukrainian people, not us. the the message is the uk is with ukraine. the prime minister may be acing problems at home, but here, there's a feeling that he's amongst friends and president zelensky said just as much. we had the leaders of france, germany and italy yesterday, and today the british prime minister. i think they want to be sending a message to president putin. the west says it is with ukraine. your crane want to join the european union. says it is with ukraine. your crane want tojoin the european union. the problem is if you listen to those ukrainian commanders in the east, they say they're not arriving soon enough and they're losing hundreds of men every day on the front line in this brutal war. but for today, this visit, the second trip to kyiv by borisjohnson, is sending a message that the united kingdom is with uk

zelensky: "it's too much for me". let's ta ke let's take a look at some more headlines around the world. a chinese filmmaker, wanted by the malawian authorities over allegations of racism and child exploitation, has been arrested, in neighbouring zambia. lu ke was exposed by a bbc africa eye investigation, which reported he had used malawian children to film personalised greetings videos, some of which included racist content. colombia's largest active rebel group, the national liberation army, has said it's willing to resume peace talks with the government, once the new president, gustavo petro, takes office in august. mr petro has become the country's first left—wing leader, after winning sunday's presidential election. just days after swimming's governing body banned trans athletes if they've already gone through any part of the process of male puberty, the president of world athletics, lord coe, has suggested the sport could ban transgender women from elite female competitions. 120,000 people have been protestin

fierce street fighting in eastern ukraine — president zelensky says his forces are "holding on", but warns troops are running low on ammunition. tens of thousands rally across the us to call for stricter gun laws, in the wake of recent mass shootings. and queen elizabeth ii becomes the world's second longest serving monarch — only louis xiv of france has ruled for longer. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the uk transport secretary grant shapps has said the government is preparing to lift a ban on agency staff filling in for striking workers. the potential change in legislation could allow companies to hire temporary workers to cover roles to prevent disruption. if the plan goes ahead, it will not come in time to affect the planned walkout by 40,000 rail workers at the end of this month. speaking on the bbc�*s sunday morning programme, government minister brandon lewis told sophie raworth the government is working with the rail industry to stop the strikes the transport secretary has outlined he's not taking anything off the table, he wants to lo

president zelensky will address the g7 leaders at their summit in bavaria today. the ukrainian leader is expected to renew his call for more heavy weapons to help resist russia's invasion. from the summit, here's our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. they said they wanted to put on a show of unity, after dinner and drinks last night, that's exactly what these leaders did. what matters now is what they do with it. these protesters and barberry are helping keep the war in ukraine firmly on the war in ukraine firmly on the g7 agenda, summit that will be addressed today by president zelensky, expected to ask once again, for heavy weapons. he knows he will only win the war in ukraine if the leaders stay united and show resolve for the long—term. what he wants from them is a note of unity and no noises of. one of his biggest supporters as borisjohnson who is urging his fellow leaders to tip the military balance in the favour of care.— favour of care. the price of freedom — favour of care. the price of freedom is _ favour of care. the price of freedom is wor

volodymyr zelensky wants his country, ukraine, tojoin. and ukraine actually has got a big boost now with the european commission saying it approves the idea of ukraine starting on the very long path, probably, to full eu membership. of course, borisjohnson�*s visit comes just 2a hours after the leaders of france, germany, italy and romania were here on a similar sort of visit, and the ukrainians say that they're really grateful for this sort of show of strength, this support, the political strength it shows in the face of vladimir putin's aggression. but if you talk to them privately, they really stress that what they really want at this time, in their hour of need, as they describe it, are heavy weapons coming from the west. they want them to come here much quicker because they remain in this really brutal battle with russia. heavy fighting is continuing in the east of ukraine and the war is taking a terrible toll. hundreds of ukrainian troops and civilians are being killed or injured every day, mainly as a result of russian shelling.

this battle might decide the fate of the whole donbas region, says president zelensky. the battle for the capitol laid bare. the january the 6th committee prepares to go public with its findings. and on his first trip to the democratic republic of the congo, king philippe of belgium returns a priceless kakungu mask taken out of the country before independence in 1960. hello and welcome. the issue of gun control in the us and what to do about it has challenged us lawmakers for years. after hearing searing testimony from victims and their families of the recent mass shooting in texas, the house of representatives approved a series of measures aimed at regulating the sale of guns. but the proposals do not have the 60 votes they would need for approval in the senate, and hence are likely to go nowhere. of the house nancy pelosi spoke before the vote. to those for whom a moment of silence is good enough because you don't have the courage to take the boat to protect the children, i would say, your political survival is totally insignificant. to the survival, compared to the s

ukraine's president zelensky has called the situation hell. this weekend, sheltered in a building, he made his first visit to troops there, fighting against huge odds, in an effort to boost morale. translation: you are true heroes of our country, ukraine. _ you are heroes of war. because of you we have and will have our land and our country. ukraine's forces are outnumbered and outgunned. russia's vast arsenal of artillery trying to pummel and break ukrainian resistance. both sides are taking heavy casualties. but for ukraine, more help will soon be on its way. today, britain announced it will be sending this, its most advanced rocket launcher. following the lead of the us, which is supplying ukraine with a similar system. this british army version can fire a dozen rockets in a minute and has a range of up to 50 miles — further than most of russia's artillery. the flow of western weapons has already angered moscow, though president putin is also trying to play down its significance. translation: we believe - that the delivery of rocket syste

�*never closer to the european union than we are now�*, president zelensky�*s pledge that ukraine was ready to put in the work to become a full eu member. the us capitol investigation hears that rioters demanded former vice—president mike pence be dragged out of the building. keeping cool in school, the heatwave continues to provide record temperatures across europe. and france prepares to decide if president macron should control parliament, as he begins his second term as leader. hello and welcome. ukraine's application to join the european union looks set to take a step forward today. senior eu officials will give their recommendation on whether to grant the country what's known as "candidate status". but it's a long and complicated process to actually become a member. in his nightly address, president zelensky said ukraine has never been closer to the european union than it is now. here's azadeh moshiri. ukraine's president called it a truly historic day, describing a visit to kyiv by some of europe's most powerful leaders. from france, germany and italy, three of the eurozone�