intensifies in the kharkiv region. more on that in a moment. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's gavin. hello from the bbc sport centre. straight to a very busy night of women's football, with plenty of european qualifiers taking place right now. one of those teams in action — the defending champions england, they're up against france at newcastle united's st james�* park. and glenn havejust taken and glenn have just taken the lead, beth mead with the goal in the first half. england goalkeeper mary earps coming off injured early there. elsewhere: scotland v israel. 3—0 scotland, as they look to go top of their group. republic of ireland v sweden. 0—1 sweden.

those two teams are in the england and france group. portugal v northern ireland kicks off in the next 15 mins or so, both sides unbeaten in their group. wales 0—1 ukraine, wales looking to continue their 100% record in the tournament. away from the uk, there's been plenty of action elsewhere. it was goalless between norway and italy. netherlands v finland goalless. spain won in denmark, 2—0. jenni hermoso with the first in their 2—0 victory. well, once those matches come to an end — all eyes will turn to a huge match in men's football on saturday — as borussia dortmund take on real madrid in the champions league final. the german side haven't won the tournament since 1997 — whilst real are going for a record—extending 15th title — and their manager admits his team have an affinity with this competition.

there is something special in this club. i think it would be important to be studied, this, because it is not a casualty, it is something that special, it depends from what, i don't know, but i think he can be the history or the tradition or the quality of the players or the character because it happened so many times that it is not a casualty. the biggest respect for him because he is one _ the biggest respect for him because he is one of— the biggest respect for him because he is one of the managers who has not only— he is one of the managers who has not only made it with one team, he has made _ not only made it with one team, he has made it— not only made it with one team, he has made it with different teams in different— has made it with different teams in different countries and cultures, and not — different countries and cultures, and not within three years, within two decades he has been successful as a manager, and of the players play for— as a manager, and of the players play for him, he needs to be a role model— play for him, he needs to be a role model for— play for him, he needs to be a role model for every young coach. there's been a big shock in

the men's draw at the french open — with the world number six andrey rublev being knocked out in straight sets by italy's matteo arnaldi — a player ranked 29 places below him. another big challenge awaits, with in—form stefanos tsitsipas in round four. no problems for the australian open championjannik sinner — who sealed his place in round four with relative ease. he beat pavel kotov in straight sets, winning 6—4, 6—4, 6—4. world number one iga swiatek is a step closer to a third successive title at roland garros. she's into round four after beating marie bouzkova in straight sets. elsewhere, there were wins for coco gauff and ons jabuer. there's an unlikely leader at the top of golf�*s canadian open leaderboard — with world number 76 robert macintyre leading the way. the scotsman is ten under par and three shots clear of the rest of the field. meanwhile, at the women's us open, wichanee michai leads — but a point on how tough this course in pennsylvania is, she's onjust three under early in her second round. tournament favourite nelly korda is trying to fight her way back

from her opening round of ten over par — she's dropped a shot again early on. and now currently 11 over through her second round. and that's all the sport for now. if you were watching the programme last night, you'll know it was a busy night of breaking news. just before news came of that verdict in the trial of donald trump came reports that presidentjoe biden had given permission to ukraine to use american weapons on military targets inside russia. there were conditions — they could only be used around the kharkiv region in the east. germany — which had also held back before — has nowjoined america in giving that permission. the kremlin is now accusing nato and america, of "provoking a new level of tension". jean mackenzie, has the latest from kyiv. this is what ukraine has been so desperate to stop — an onslaught along its north—eastern border.

russia has been able to bombard the city of vovchansk with impunity, launching attacks from russian soil then seizing ground. overnight, it struck an apartment block in the region's capital, kharkiv, 20 miles from the border. at least six people were killed. elena's husband and mother were inside and are still missing. president zelensky has pleaded to be allowed to properly defend his country by using nato weapons to strike russia. washington has finally agreed, but with strict limits. ukraine can only target russian positions along the kharkiv border. this is some step forward to that goal which we discussed before, to make the possibility to defend our people who live in the villages through the borderline.

but russia is pushing on multiple fronts. earlier, the united states hinted that having changed his mind once, president biden could do it again. we will continue to do what we have been doing, which is, as necessary, adapt and adjust. since the start of the war, president biden has been weighing up on one hand his support for ukraine and on the other, the need to stop this escalating into an even bigger conflict between russia and the west. he has been nervous about how moscow, with its nuclear weapons, would respond to this move. but as the situation on the battlefield has changed, so too have mr biden�*s calculations. the us has changed the rules of this grinding war. russia, despite its many threats, has yet to make its next move. jean mackenzie, bbc news, kyiv. joining me now to discuss it all.

inna sovsun a ukrainian mp born and raised in kharkiv. melinda haring, a leading expert on us policy on ukraine. i would start with you first michael, we have been reported for weeks about the situation in kharkiv, how so many people have been fleeing the city, ukraine's second largest, just tell us how things are for the people that you have been speaking to in harkey. paint a picture before we get into the politics. it paint a picture before we get into the politico— the politics. it is very scary to sta in the politics. it is very scary to stay in the — the politics. it is very scary to stay in the city, _ the politics. it is very scary to stay in the city, it _ the politics. it is very scary to stay in the city, it takes - the politics. it is very scary to | stay in the city, it takes about the politics. it is very scary to - stay in the city, it takes about 40 stay in the city, it takes about a0 seconds for a missile launched from russian territory to reach and hit kharkiv, brief people of kharkiv are trying to go on with their lives, but it is extremely difficult to adjust to that situation. no air raid alerts make any sense just

because it takes less than one minute for a missile to hit the city, so unfortunately people are living in constant fear, they are constantly seeing the destruction. my constantly seeing the destruction. my primary school has been destroyed, my high school is standing empty because schools have been closed for four years so. you see signs of destruction on every street in the city centre. people are starting to flee, especially those with kids, but there is still thousands of kids living in harkey because their parents work in critical infrastructure. it is a scary reality, but what is most important is that people continue to live their lives despite those attacks because they believe if everybody flees it is a victory for russia. this reality is terrifying to go by. russia. this reality is terrifying to to b . , russia. this reality is terrifying to iob . , ., russia. this reality is terrifying touob. , ., ., ., ._ to go by. sorry to hear that so many --eole to go by. sorry to hear that so many peeple you — to go by. sorry to hear that so many people you know — to go by. sorry to hear that so many people you know and _ to go by. sorry to hear that so many people you know and care _ to go by. sorry to hear that so many people you know and care for - to go by. sorry to hear that so many people you know and care for are i people you know and care for are going through such a difficult time, thank you for sharing that, melinda,

i would bring you in, because we know for months now ukraine has been asking for additional support and military hardware, and that support was eventually passed by the us congress, i know we have this development, the permission, i guess you could say, by the us and germany for western weapons to be used across the border into russia. how much of a game changer do you think this could be?— this could be? great to be back with ou, and this could be? great to be back with you, and honoured _ this could be? great to be back with you, and honoured to _ this could be? great to be back with you, and honoured to be _ this could be? great to be back with you, and honoured to be on - this could be? great to be back with you, and honoured to be on with - this could be? great to be back withj you, and honoured to be on with my friend _ you, and honoured to be on with my friend inna _ you, and honoured to be on with my friend inna sovsun, it is a game changer— friend inna sovsun, it is a game changer and finally the russians have _ changer and finally the russians have been pushed on their back foot. ithini

into finally — time, months, for president bite into finally relax and allow this bil into finally relax and allow this big decision. is it the big deal? yes it— big decision. is it the big deal? yes it is — big decision. is it the big deal? yes it is. the thing i want to know and well— yes it is. the thing i want to know and we'll be — yes it is. the thing i want to know and we'll be watching over the weekend — and we'll be watching over the weekend are four images of what the russiens— weekend are four images of what the russians are doing around belgorod. there _ russians are doing around belgorod. there are _ russians are doing around belgorod. there are 30,000 to 50,000 russian troops _ there are 30,000 to 50,000 russian troops around belgorod, i want to know _ troops around belgorod, i want to know how — troops around belgorod, i want to know how they're moving them and how quickly, _ know how they're moving them and how quickly, and _ know how they're moving them and how quickly, and id moving the logistical nodes that are now being able to— logistical nodes that are now being able to be — logistical nodes that are now being able to be hit by the ukrainians thanks— able to be hit by the ukrainians thanks to — able to be hit by the ukrainians thanks to the president bidens decision — thanks to the president bidens decision. that is the money question _ decision. that is the money question. it's a big deal, the decision— question. it's a big deal, the decision was late, the decision a n1onth— decision was late, the decision a month ago— decision was late, the decision a month ago and president biden or the immediate _ month ago and president biden or the immediate under pressure from the french— immediate under pressure from the french and — immediate under pressure from the french and the germans, and i find it ironic— french and the germans, and i find it ironic that — french and the germans, and i find it ironic that president biden was campaigning on his muscular ukraine policy— campaigning on his muscular ukraine policy in _ campaigning on his muscular ukraine policy in his— campaigning on his muscular ukraine policy in his campaign literature and has — policy in his campaign literature and has been dragging his feet. it's not a _ and has been dragging his feet. it's not a good — and has been dragging his feet. it's

not a good look when we left is ahead — not a good look when we left is ahead of— not a good look when we left is ahead of you and seen to do this thing _ ahead of you and seen to do this thing already. ahead of you and seen to do this thing already-— ahead of you and seen to do this thing already. inna sovsun let me brina ou thing already. inna sovsun let me bring you back — thing already. inna sovsun let me bring you back in, _ thing already. inna sovsun let me bring you back in, i _ thing already. inna sovsun let me bring you back in, i know- thing already. inna sovsun let me bring you back in, i know you - thing already. inna sovsun let me bring you back in, i know you are| bring you back in, i know you are with people who are fighting in this ongoing conflicts, what is the morale among ukrainian forces at the moment? and do we have any reaction so far to this recent development? we have heard the news about 2a hours ago, and juliet the first thought of mine and of thousands of other ukrainians was that the news came 2a hours too late to save the life of a very famous ukrainian paramedic, a former student of mine and great friend of mine who died around kharkiv, 2a hours before that announcement. not a single death of people who have been recognised or publicly known in the ukrainian publicly known in the ukrainian public sphere, unfortunately we have

raised several death of people who have been known to wider society, activists, journalists, have been killed over the last week, so that was my first thought. that's it came 2a hours too late to save his life and so many other lives. we very much hope that this will help us strategically for the future to save more lives of thousands of men and women fighting right now, so of course it was a small boost to the morale of the otherwise very tired army, but the army that still continues to fight. we very much hope that this trend will continue and that the aide will continue to increase because it is very difficult to fight with one arm tied behind your back, as we had to fight before. this is not how the brits had to fight in the second world war when aid was provided from the

americans, there was no limitations for the british back then, so it felt extremely unjust that we had to follow rules nobody else had to follow. that we continue to fight on our own territory, and you can never win if you only fight on your own territory. it only beats you out. it was a small boost in morale, came at a difficult time for everybody here because of that recent death, but we hope for the better, and we very much hope that this indeed will take some pressure out of kharkiv region, and overly later on we would have further promised to protect notjust kharkiv region but other regions are under attack as well. so at least we can say that area right now. taste under attack as well. so at least we can say that area right now.- can say that area right now. we are sor for can say that area right now. we are sorry for the _ can say that area right now. we are sorry for the loss _ can say that area right now. we are sorry for the loss of your _ can say that area right now. we are sorry for the loss of your friend, . sorry for the loss of your friend, inna sovsun, and remaining of the

personal cost of any conflict. men what we heard from the us and germany was limited permission, only around the border with kharkiv, the you think that permission should be extended more broadly? absolutely. there is no reason _ extended more broadly? absolutely. there is no reason not _ extended more broadly? absolutely. there is no reason not to _ extended more broadly? absolutely. there is no reason not to extend - extended more broadly? absolutely. there is no reason not to extend it. | there is no reason not to extend it. there is no reason not to extend it. the brits— there is no reason not to extend it. the brits did — there is no reason not to extend it. the brits did not put that restriction and i would urge the biden— restriction and i would urge the biden administration to remove it as quickly— biden administration to remove it as quickly as— biden administration to remove it as quickly as possible, and my worry is that the _ quickly as possible, and my worry is that the russians will exploit the restrictions that washington has put in place _ restrictions that washington has put in place. how could they do that? they— in place. how could they do that? they could — in place. how could they do that? they could target kharkiv is big, they could target other areas not in this easing — they could target other areas not in this easing of restrictions, they couldn't— this easing of restrictions, they couldn't hit the region to the west, and they— couldn't hit the region to the west, and they could find ways to cynically _ and they could find ways to cynically exploit the way we have legalistic — cynically exploit the way we have legalistic lead restricted the ukrainians, and the broader point is this restriction should not have been _ this restriction should not have been put — this restriction should not have been put in place and created a humanitarian data structure very, and it _

humanitarian data structure very, and it is— humanitarian data structure very, and it is something the white house bears— and it is something the white house bears culpability for.— bears culpability for. melinda harinu bears culpability for. melinda haring and — bears culpability for. melinda haring and inna _ bears culpability for. melinda haring and inna sovsun, - bears culpability for. melinda l haring and inna sovsun, thank bears culpability for. melinda - haring and inna sovsun, thank you for your professional and personal insights on developments in ukraine, we appreciate it. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

south african political parties are getting ready for coalition talks as results from wednesday's election show the african national congress is set to fall well short of a majority. the latest tally, gives the anc a2% of the vote. the leader of the next largest party — the democratic alliance — said his party would only enter coalition talks with parties that shared its values and principles. for several hours, updated results had been unavailable on the electoral commission's website. it blamed a technical fault. catherine byaruhanga is at the official results centre —

north ofjohannesburg. most of the molestations have been counted and it shows the anc have around a2% of the boat, far short of the 50% it needs to have an outright majority in parliament. throughout the day, we have seen leaders from various parties walking through this hall, already, you see them shaking hands. the talk right now is about the possible correlation government if the anc does not get the outright majority, and we are dog joined by one of the leaders from one of the parties connecting —— contesting. thank you forjoining us on bbc news, you stand to win about 0.a% in this vote, but as a party in this election, how historic is a sport for south africa was to mark it the historic election and we thought it would be? it historic election and we thought it would be? , , ., . would be? it is the historic election — would be? it is the historic election and _ would be? it is the historic election and we _ would be? it is the historic election and we thought i would be? it is the historic election and we thought it| would be? it is the historic- election and we thought it would be, support— election and we thought it would be, support for— election and we thought it would be, support for the anc is winning.

secondly, _ support for the anc is winning. secondly, i think the anc has reached — secondly, i think the anc has reached its sell by date, the question— reached its sell by date, the question is how do you break apart and be _ question is how do you break apart and be what you want to be. we are bringing _ and be what you want to be. we are bringing in— and be what you want to be. we are bringing in a— and be what you want to be. we are bringing in a long transition that we think— bringing in a long transition that we think will be at least one decade with consolidation.— with consolidation. thank you for “oininu us with consolidation. thank you for joining us on _ with consolidation. thank you for joining us on bbc— with consolidation. thank you for joining us on bbc news, - with consolidation. thank you for joining us on bbc news, and - with consolidation. thank you for joining us on bbc news, and of. joining us on bbc news, and of course we continue to bring you these results as they come in at this polling centre herejust outside ofjohannesburg. they say everyone has a book inside them — but the reason most of us don't bother publishing one, is because we don't know where to start. some people go for ghost writers. but now — there's another way. a new app using artificial intelligence is looking to help people chronicle their life stories. the app — called autobiographer — uses ai technology to engage users in meaningful conversations about their memories, and then turns those into a story.

matt bowman is co founder and ceo of the company and joins me now. it's nice to do a story which is using ai in a positive way, isn't it? tell us about how it works. thank you for having me, pleasure to be here, and yes we intend to in create as many positive stories as we can with what we bid. a conversation based story app that helps users discover and preserve their life stories with those they care most. it engages the user in a composition that is adaptive and dynamic and intuitive and really fun as well. as you mentioned, we believe everyone has a story to tell, and we are on a mission to discover the untold stories inside each of us. discover the untold stories inside each of us-_ discover the untold stories inside each of us. ., ., ,, each of us. so, matt, what happens? you talk into — each of us. so, matt, what happens? you talk into a _ each of us. so, matt, what happens? you talk into a phone _ each of us. so, matt, what happens? you talk into a phone on _ each of us. so, matt, what happens? you talk into a phone on proms - each of us. so, matt, what happens? you talk into a phone on proms on i you talk into a phone on proms on how to share certain stories and then what is the finished product?

you can think about it as your own ai autobiographer, and it may start with proms in general are about topics you designate, nate talking about your mother or how you grew up, but as it is an abductive ai opposition it flows from there. you can sit back and enjoy where the composition meanders between you and your guide or directed to different topics if you have something specific you want to talk about. it is encrypted in your private, what we call memory vaults, so you can organise and see all the stories are told and the output on all of this is different types of stories. we have created a gratitude letter you can share with someone specifically you have spoken about and we haven't specific short stories about anything from a people or places or things perspective, and those are in pdf outputs eased this year from your phone. 50 pdf outputs eased this year from your phone-— pdf outputs eased this year from our hone. ., ., ., ., your phone. so how do you go from someone rambling _ your phone. so how do you go from someone rambling into _ your phone. so how do you go from someone rambling into your - your phone. so how do you go from someone rambling into your own i your phone. so how do you go from someone rambling into your own to your phone. so how do you go from i someone rambling into your own to a beautifully written text? that

someone rambling into your own to a beautifully written text?— beautifully written text? that is a ke oint beautifully written text? that is a key point about — beautifully written text? that is a key point about the _ beautifully written text? that is a key point about the ability - beautifully written text? that is a key point about the ability to - key point about the ability to ramble and not to be polished is really what helps the stories from the ground up the authentic and reach emotionally significant places. we accomplish that with the range of ai technology. one specific portion is emotionally available and synthesises everything you say to a simple story. along the way, you can check notes and make edits and switch things around as a co—creator, so when you create the pdf, you know what stories you want to share. i pdf, you know what stories you want to share. ~ ., , .,, ., to share. i know people doing similar things, _ to share. i know people doing similar things, it _ to share. i know people doing similar things, it may - to share. i know people doing similar things, it may be - to share. i know people doing i similar things, it may be without the ai portion, particularly with relatives who maybe have dementia or long—term illnesses which may be mean that they want to ensure the root record those stories any point but didn't way, and goes along with

people sitting down and noting their stories, could this be one way to record those stories in that way as well? ~ , , ., , record those stories in that way as well? ~ ,,., , ., , record those stories in that way as well? ~ , ., i, ., well? absolutely, and my personal background — well? absolutely, and my personal background comes _ well? absolutely, and my personal background comes from _ well? absolutely, and my personal background comes from that - background comes from that situation. i was in the military for many years unfortunately lost ma ny yea rs u nfortu nately lost friends many years unfortunately lost friends in service under wartime deployments and lost one of my closest friends, sean, to cancer, immediately after i left the military, i was with him on that cancerfight and helping military, i was with him on that cancer fight and helping them take care of his kids, my godchildren, and if i had autobiographer during that time, it would have been an interviewee —— intuitive and easy way to interview him and capture the essence, which is my personal mission to share sean's essence and the friends that i've lost with their surviving families so we can do that retroactively no by telling stories that we have of sean into the app and then gather them to honour and memorialise him. what the app and then gather them to honour and memorialise him. what a fittin: honour and memorialise him. what a fitting honour — honour and memorialise him. what a fitting honour for _ honour and memorialise him. what a fitting honour for sean _ honour and memorialise him. what a fitting honour for sean and _ honour and memorialise him. what a fitting honour for sean and your - fitting honour for sean and your fellow members of the military, matt

bowman, thank you for taking us through your app and wish you all the best. . ~ through your app and wish you all the best. ., ,, , ., us presidentjoe biden has outlined a new proposal to end the conflict in gaza. he said it is time for the war to end, in gaza. he said it is time for the warto end, and in gaza. he said it is time for the war to end, and set out a three stage road map involving a six—week cease—fire which would become permanent, then the rebuilding of gaza with international assistance. president biden acknowledged that negotiation between phase i and phase ii would be difficult, but he emerged hamas to take the deal and also pressed all israeli political leaders to do the same. we would have more developments on that and more reaction as and when we get it.

some incredible images to show you from iceland tonight... mesmerising drone footage showing the lava that continues to flow from the icelandic volcano after a powerful eruption on wednesday. it's meant more evacuations.— a state of emergency has been declared in parts. the nearby town of grindavik has been threatened several times since eruptions in the region began in december. before that, the volcano hadn't erupted for eight centuries. experts have described what they call a �*new era of seismic activity�*. and before we go. a 12—year—old boy has won a national us spelling bee by correctly spelling 29 words in 90 seconds. he was nine words better than the runner—up. bruhat soma correctly spelled words including "sciniph" and "aposiopesis" to take home the $50,000 prize.

let's listen to how he won. sciniph. s-c-i-n-i-p-h. voussoir. v-o-u-s-s-o-i-r. caixinha. c-a-i-x-i-n-h-a. ramoneur. r-a-m-o-n-e-u-r. aposiopesis. a—p—o—s—i—o—p—e—s—i—s. abseil. a-b-s-e-i-l. posology. time. cheering and applause i don't know how to respond to that, always indians who win those spelling bees, i can't even spell my own name sometimes. i would be back after a short break, there's plenty more on all of the days news on the bbc news website, but for now stay with us. hello there. tomorrow marks the start of meteorological summer, and there's going to be a lot of dry weather this weekend and some warm sunshine as well. and earlier today, it was very pleasant in cumbria,

but there was a chilly wind blowing. some of the strongest winds have been here in cromer in norfolk, gusting a0 mph. the wind off the north sea making it feel quite chilly. and around the edge of this area of high pressure, this is where we've got the strongest of the winds. that's been bringing a lot of cloud to some eastern parts of england. a little rain earlier as well, but that's moving away. we're still going to hang on to some cloud for eastern areas of the uk overnight. one or two spots of rain heading down across eastern parts of scotland. but further west, we're going to have clearer skies and lighter winds as well. it could turn a little chilly, 6—7 degrees first thing in the morning. heading into tomorrow, and it will warm up in the sunshine and there'll be more sunshine across east anglia and the south—east of england, should be dry here as well. a bit more cloud, though, coming down across scotland into northern england and the midlands could bring one oi’ two showers. otherwise, it should be dry. sunny spells for northern ireland, lots of sunshine in scotland. temperatures in the central belt reaching 20 degrees on saturday afternoon. and across the south—east, it will be a warmer day with more sunshine and the winds not

as strong either. the high pressure that's bringing a lot of dry weather is tending to get pushed away a little bit on sunday. and around the top of that high, we're seeing more cloud coming in from the atlantic. that'll bring cloudier skies into scotland and northern ireland, maybe a few spots of rain in the north—west. some of that cloud will push into northern england. but further south, we've got some sunny spells. the winds continuing to fall lighter across south—eastern areas. so it's warming up here further. highs could reach 22 degrees. and still quite warm across north—east england, eastern scotland with some sunshine. not quite so warm in the west of scotland, where we've got all this cloud. and that cloud will push its way southwards overnight and into monday together with that weather front, which is very weak. so there's little or no rain on that. it's more cloud that's moving southwards, followed by sunshine in northern england and scotland and perhaps northern ireland. temperatures reaching 17—18 degrees. further south, even with some cloud, we've still got highs of 20 celsius. but the area of high pressure is getting pushed away, and that's allowing north—westerly winds to come in.

those will be stronger on tuesday. polar maritime air could bring some showers. wintry over the scottish mountains, still warm and dry in southern england.

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we are the only party that is taking bold action, that's got a clear plan so that we can deliver a secure future for everyone. the worst thing we could do now is do what rishi sunak is doing and put our head in the sand. austerity, brexit and the cost of living — i all the reasons why the tories i should be removed from office. what is it that the i labour party offers? joining me to go through the latest from the uk general election, john manley, anna mikhailova and taj ali. first, the latest headlines — us presidentjoe biden has presented a new initiative aimed at ending the war in gaza, which he said would ensure durable peace and the release of all israeli hostages. he said israeli officials had agreed to the proposals, which envisage a peace plan in three phases. donald trump has confirmed he'll appeal against his criminal conviction a day after a jury

in new york found him guilty of falsifying business records.