this is bbc news. i'm victoria fritz with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the un human rights council orders an urgent inquiry into atrocities committed by russian troops in ukraine, with more than 10,000 cases of alleged war crimes being investigated. why would you hit a residential area in the middle of a war? to so fear and panic. that's how dirty this conflict is. biden�*s baby formula crisis. following days of criticism the us president announces measures to tackle the nationwide acute shortage as europe gears up for this weekends final of the extravaganza that is the eurovision song contest, we hearfrom bookies favourite

— ukraine's kalush 0rchestra. let me be perfectly blunt. you are not my first choice. he's back! and it seems critics certainly haven't lost that lovin�* feeling for maverick, as the sequel to the 1980s blockbuster movie top gun gets rave reviews. hello and welcome. it's now day 79 of the war in ukraine and, as the un human rights council orders an investigation into possible war crimes committed by moscow's forces, russia says it's being demonised by the west. the inquiry will look into allegations that russian troops committed

atrocities north of kyiv at the start of the war. images, numbers, and facts can over time blur into one, and often it's artists and writers who manage to find long lasting images and words that speak to tragedy. clive myrie reports from kharkiv. the desire to destroy in war amid a cacophony of artillery... distant explosion ..forever raises the question, why? what can ever be the reason for the inhumanity of mass murder? this is the main road leaving ukraine's second city of kharkiv, about to enter the suburb of saltivka. the sign up ahead reads, "warning — shelling." we're less than 35 miles from the russian border. the kremlin�*s troops are being forced back, but they're lashing out.

every now and again, we hear the sound of artillery incoming from that direction. the front line's only about 8km from here. as the russians continue to pull back, they're firing into this area, and indeed overnight it was hit by a shell. but it's a residential area, look at it. you've got residential apartment blocks there. this is a sort of pedestrian area. the pizza place has been smashed to pieces. this is a residential spot, a suburb. why would you hit a residential area in the middle of a war? to sow fear and panic — that's how dirty this conflict is. how to comprehend the madness. weeping how best to convey the pain to save future generations making our mistakes. the volunteers among the troops distributing food to those

the war�*s displaced include serhiy zhadan, one of ukraine's most prominent poets. we agreed to meet in the perfect place for a conversation about the capacity of poetry to capture the tragedy of war. this was once a museum dedicated to a revered 18th century ukrainian poet. the last visitor — a russian bomb. "the russians are actually trying to destroy our "identity," he tells me, "our subjectiveness." "to me, ukraine, the ukrainian world is to a great extent "conveyed and felt through poetry." "using poetry, you can explain a lot." "it's about emotions, about heart."

long after the tanks have rusted to powder and nature reclaims its fields, the poets�* words will live on — offering solace for future wars, lifting spirits from the depths of despair to the highest stars. that report from clive myrie in kharkiv. let's get some of the day's other news. the us coastguard says at least 11 people have died off the coast of puerto rico after their boat capsized. 31 others were rescued. most were from haiti and the dominican republic. they believe the boat was probably carrying illegal migrants. the northern ireland assembly will meet for the first time today since last week's election. the democratic unionist party is set to block the formation of a power—sharing devolved government, over its opposition to the post—brexit trade border with great britain. sinn fein has replaced the dup as the largest party at stormont.

borisjohnson has asked his ministers to come up with plans to drastically shrink the civil service. it's understood that he wants to see it return to 2016 levels, when around 91,000 fewer staff were employed. a source said freezing recruitment and abolishing vacant posts could produce instant savings that could go towards lowering taxes. but unions have criticised the move. a day after admitting that it's dealing with a covid outbreak, north korea has acknowledged the first deaths from the disease. the official news agency said at least six people had died after showing signs of what it called a "fever of unknown origin." it said more than a 180,000 people were being isolated and treated. the aljazeera journalist shireen abu akleh will be buried alongside her parents in a cemetery nearjerusalem's old city on friday, two days after she was shot dead in an israeli army raid. she was killed while covering clashes in thejenin refugee camp.

the us, european union and united nations have backed calls for a full investigation into what aljazeera labelled a deliberate killing "in cold blood." the cuban government has declared a period of mourning for the victims of a hotel explosion in the capital, havana, last week. 44 cuban nationals and a spanish tourist were killed in the blast. the authorities believe it was caused by a gas leak. president biden has opened a two—day summit of southeast asian leaders in washington. it's the first time the asean group of countries has held a meeting at the white house. to mark the gathering, the us announced it would spend more than a $150 million on various projects in the region. the white house says president biden is taking steps to address an acute shortage of baby formula that has seen empty shelves and rationing of the product in shops across the united states. major us pharmacies have restricted sales of baby formula in response

to a worsening shortage, which intensified when abbott, which makes top brand, similac, closed a key factory and issued a recall in february afterfinding contamination. in the past few hours, white house press secretary, jen psaki, gave an update on the situation president biden has directed the administration to work urgently to ensure that infant formula is safe and available for families across the country during the abbott nutrition voluntary recall. this is work that's been under way for months. today, president biden spoke with retailers and manufacturers, including the ceos of walmart, target, reckitt, and gerber to call on them to do more to help families purchase infant formula. joining me now is lisa stellwagon, clinical professor of paediatrics and co—founder of university of california health milk bank. thank you very much forjoining me. how reassuring do you find those words

from the white house? i think they are very reassuring. they know that formula shortage is of great concern. it is rather spotty, some areas of the country are more affected than others. i'm in southern california and the great impact here was for some of the speciality formulas made by abbott, and those children have less options in terms of formula substitutions. what response have you seen to this shortage at the milk bank? you know, most families are not going to be looking to a milk bank to fill the gap if they are having trouble finding their normal baby formula. we encourage families to go look forformula, they can for formula, they can substitute other infant formulas and switch between brands until they find the supply is restored of their normalformula. babies that normal formula. babies that have normalformula. babies that have medical issues, premature babies, you babies, the families may be interested in reaching out to a milk bank to

look for pasteurised donor human milk to fulfil those needs and we have been getting an increase in calls in milk banks across the country. i wanted to ask about between substitutes, other discernible nutritional differences between brands or can parents a switch in the event of a shortage like this? i in the event of a shortage like this? ., �* ~ ., this? i don't know in the uk, but in the — this? i don't know in the uk, but in the us— this? i don't know in the uk, but in the us people - this? i don't know in the uk, but in the us people feel- this? i don't know in the uk, | but in the us people feel that you should stick with one brand of formula, is not evidence—based, most babies can tolerate different versions of the same formula, for example cows milk protein formula fortified with iron, it will be similar one brand to the other. there may be some minor taste issues, in general, younger babies will take it easily. 0lder babies you may have to trigger the little by mixing your previous formula, a little bit of that with the new one and doing a little delusion for and doing a little delusion for a couple of days to move the baby over to a new formula, but unlikely to cause any gi upset. however, if you have a baby who

is protein allergic or who has medical issues you have to be careful about subsidising formulas one to the other. thank you so much for your time and that advice to parents. i'm sure be really reassuring to people worried about this. lisa, thank you so much. thank ou. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: flying high. tom cruise's sequel, top gun: maverick, gets supersonic reviews from the critics. the pope was shot, the pope will live — that's the essence of the appalling news from rome this afternoon, that, as an italian television commentator put it, terrorism had come to the vatican. the man they called the butcher of lyon, klaus barbie, went on trial today in the french town where he was the gestapo chief in the second world war. winnie mandela never looked like a woman just sentenced to six years injail. the judge told mrs mandela there was no indication she felt even the slightest remorse.

the chinese government has called for an all—out effort. to help the victims - of a powerful earthquake — the worst to hit the i country for 30 years. the computer deep blue has tonight triumphed over the world chess champion, garry kasparov. it is the first time a machine has defeated a reigning world champion in a classical chess match. america's first legal same—sex marriages have been taking place in massachusetts. god bless america! cheering this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: the un human rights council orders an investigation into possible war crimes committed by moscow's forces in ukraine. the white house says president biden is taking steps to address an acute shortage of baby formula that has seen empty shelves and rationing of the product in shops across the united states.

time now to get the latest sports news. hello, i'm tulsen tollett, and this is your sports news, where we start with football, and tottenham have beaten arsenal 3—0 in the premier league, to keep their champions league qualification hopes alive. two first half goals from harry kane, either side of a sending off for arsenal's rob holding for a second yellow card, were added to by a third goalfrom son heung min after the half time interval. it moves antonio conte's side to within a point of the gunners, with two games left to play, while the arsenal manager was reluctant to say too much when questioned by the bbc�*s mark scott. i cannot give you an honest assessment, because i would be suspended for a long time. you cannot give me an honest assessment of the match altogether? i'm sorry, i like to be honest, and i cannot give you my honest assessment. is that because you're unhappy? i am so proud of my players, this game is now gone.

we lost it, we accept it, we move on to newcastle. defending champion rafael nadal has been knocked out of the rome masters, losing in three sets to 13th seeded canadian, denis shapovalov. the spaniard breezed through the first set, but the 35—year—old struggled physically towards the end of the contest, with shapovalov eventually winning1—6 7—5 6—2. it's raised doubts over nadal�*s fitness ahead of the french open, which he's won a record 13 times. a player living with an injury — that's it. a player living with an injury - that's it. it a player living with an injury — that's it. it is nothing new. it is something that is fair and, unfortunately... my... day by day is difficult, honestly. novak djokovic eased past stan wawrinka 6—2, 6—2, to reach the last eight. wawrinka who's beaten the serb in two grand slam finals never got going. the serb will now play

eighth seeded canadian, felix auger—aliassime, as he chases a sixth title in rome. in the women's draw, world number one iga swiatek became only the ninth player since 2000 to win 25 matches in a row, after beating victoria azarenka. poland's swiatek overcame a slow start to win 6—4 6—1 against the belarusian, in the last 16, and now faces the former us open champion, canada's bianca andreescu in the quarter—finals later. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, tulsen tollett, and the rest of the team that's your sports news for now. it's taken tom cruise 36 years to get back into the cockpit, but according to critics it's well worth the wait. top gun: maverick will be out in cinemas later this month,

though a decision not to re—cast some older women from the previous film has sent some reviewers into a minor tailspin, as mark lobel reports. time to feel claustrophobic again. time to feel claustrophobic aaain. ~ time to feel claustrophobic a . ain. ~ . time to feel claustrophobic aaain. ~ . ,, . again. with all due respect, i am not a _ again. with all due respect, i am not a teacher. _ again. with all due respect, i am not a teacher. hotshot i am not a teacher. hotshot private maverick _ am not a teacher. hotshot private maverick is - am not a teacher. hotshot private maverick is back i am not a teacher. hotshot | private maverick is back but this time he is in charge of training proteges for a dangerous bombing mission. this is your captain speaking. the verdict? it is simply skyhigh. it is the most freely block buster in years, according to rotten tomatoes. critics say the flag is barrier breaking and even better than the 1986 original. it and even better than the 1986 oriuinal. , ., .,, original. it is a top gun movie. _ original. it is a top gun movie. it _ original. it is a top gun movie, it looks - original. it is a top gun movie, it looks and - original. it is a top gun l movie, it looks and feels original. it is a top gun - movie, it looks and feels like a top gun movie.— a top gun movie. there is a sincerity — a top gun movie. there is a sincerity at _ a top gun movie. there is a sincerity at the _ a top gun movie. there is a sincerity at the field - a top gun movie. there is a sincerity at the field that. sincerity at the field that lies— sincerity at the field that lies at_ sincerity at the field that lies at the heart of it speaks to people. —— movie.

lies at the heart of it speaks to people. -- movie. viewers will have _ to people. -- movie. viewers will have to — to people. -- movie. viewers will have to wait _ to people. -- movie. viewers will have to wait to _ to people. -- movie. viewers will have to wait to find - to people. -- movie. viewers will have to wait to find out i will have to wait to find out if he cooks another goose as he takes his best friend's son under his wing. it's release delayed by the pandemic, cinema —goers will finally find out if maverick has met his match played byjennifer connelly. i played by jennifer connelly. i thought played byjennifer connelly. i thought she is an independent, strong woman. enjoyed her sense of humour and strong woman. enjoyed her sense of humourand a strong woman. enjoyed her sense of humour and a zest for life. but not everyone is on board for the cussing. meg ryan and kelly mcgillis did not feature on this one, which some complaining the stars may have fallen victim to ageism. but one actor's return is hailed. val kilmer, surviving throat

cancer, comes back as a navy admiral. also the breathtaking ad, set to jet admiral. also the breathtaking ad, set tojet into big—screen ahead of the actual movie as they struggle to find new people to serve. so with days until takeoff, strapped in to reach speeds way beyond cruise control. mark lobel, bbc news. hollywood journalist, jeanne wolf has seen the movie and shejoins me now from los angeles. jeanne, you've seen it — is it any good? he is right! it did not disappoint a bit. he is right! it did not disappointa bit. i he is right! it did not disappoint a bit. i was so excited to see it. it is a definition of a buster. you do not get tired of being in the theatre for a minute. you are on the edge of your seat. he talked about tom cruise playing a flight trainer, well, he actually did that with the

actors. tom likes to punish himself and do lots of stance and these guys loved to work with him and love being in the real air plants, not computer generated but they also talked frequently about how many times they lost their lunch. i frequently about how many times they lost their lunch.— they lost their lunch. i was not entirely _ they lost their lunch. i was not entirely sure _ they lost their lunch. i was not entirely sure where - they lost their lunch. i was| not entirely sure where you they lost their lunch. i was - not entirely sure where you are going with the end of that sentence. when people talk about tom cruise and people in the industry and people who come across him, they almost always talk about him in loving terms. you often hear about it because you may share make up artist and that kind of thing. they say he is fantastic to work with. he does not seem to age as well. from 1986, to the one with you today, what is the difference?— difference? they use some scenes from _ difference? they use some scenes from the _ difference? they use some scenes from the old - difference? they use some scenes from the old movie| difference? they use some i scenes from the old movie as flashbacks and honestly you will see that time, closely

verging on 60, looks absolutely fabulous. 0ne obligatory shirt off scene, when they are playing volleyball on the beach and he wakes out on that scene as well. one of the reasons i like working with him is because in a way he echoes his character, it takes a bunch of pilots who have never flown before and turns them into a team and that is what time his some with these at this. they had to know they had to be part of something very, very special and totally entertaining. who are the stand out stars? iam not i am not sure you have breakthrough people. ed harris is very good. the scene with

val kilmer, since you know he is very sick. jon hamm... everybody in it is a good. you will love some of the newcomers. a female pilot and all of them look very convincing. the storyline is a great. lots of fights, humour and he and jennifer connelly i think they play this just right because we do not want to see him be all mushy and romantic right away and she resists him and resists him and i cannot tell you if they ever get together but you can guess that. it really is, in every way, it has everything you want in a movie — excitement, good lines, the scenes where they fight with the air plants is fabulous. although you may not want to go along on that right. it delivers an it pays en

marche to the old movie but you do not have to have seen it to get this. if you love the old movie, then you appreciate some of the sentimentality. the guy who sat next to me what the old movie in the morning. that is the kind of dedication i would not want to have. i just want this movie to come at me. i wanted tojump up and applaud at the end of it and what worries me is that reviews are so good that i want to make sure that people go see it and it lives up to all the great things we are saying about it. in the end, i think it is a fabulous movie but in the end, it will only bejudged fabulous movie but in the end, it will only be judged if it makes money.— it will only be judged if it makes money. it will only be judged if it makes mone. ., . makes money. thank you so much. all of us here _ makes money. thank you so much. all of us here on _ makes money. thank you so much. all of us here on abc _ makes money. thank you so much. all of us here on abc world - all of us here on abc world news are appreciating your tribute jacket as well. that

sounds fun. i have more fun for you. ukraine is the odds on favourite to win the eurovision song contest. the eurovision song contest, will celebrate its 66th year. ukraine is odds—on favourite to win and both belarus and russia have been banned. but will ukraine's entry, stefania, an ode to the lead rapper's mum, become an anthem for european peace? the bbc�*s viktoriia zhuhan has followed the kalush 0rchestra all the way from the battlefields of bucha to turin, in italy. filming a music video in the middle of a war, just weeks after the russian troops arrived. , ., , ., arrived. there is a constant feelinu arrived. there is a constant feeling of _ arrived. there is a constant feeling of stress. _ arrived. there is a constant feeling of stress. aerate i

feeling of stress. aerate sirens art non—stop you never know whether next mr koval will hit. , , know whether next mr koval will hit. ,, ~ ., 2 hit. this is ukraine's the entry for— hit. this is ukraine's the entry for ukraine, - hit. this is ukraine's the entry for ukraine, the i hit. this is ukraine's the - entry for ukraine, the kalush 0rchestra. entry for ukraine, the kalush orchestra. the devastation and death toll, despite all that, the lead singer says they are more determined to win. translation: i more determined to win. translation:— more determined to win. translation: ., ., translation: i thought about how i translation: i thought about howl could _ translation: i thought about howl could help _ translation: i thought about howl could help my _ translation: i thought about howl could help my country. i| how i could help my country. i have never served in the army or fired a weapon. but perhaps i could help with some other way and that is why i started volunteering. to represent ukraine at eurovision is a huge responsibility.— responsibility. cheering and applause- — responsibility. cheering and applause. the _ responsibility. cheering and applause. the band - responsibility. cheering and

applause. the band are - responsibility. cheering and | applause. the band are going responsibility. cheering and - applause. the band are going to eurovision. applause. the band are going to eurovision-— applause. the band are going to eurovision. �* ,, �* eurovision. translation: on the first da of eurovision. translation: on the first day of the — eurovision. translation: on the first day of the more _ eurovision. translation: on the first day of the more i _ eurovision. translation: on the first day of the more i joined - first day of the more ijoined up first day of the more ijoined up to defend ukraine and this was more important for me to join the band. we were trained in military tactics, for state and weapons and then we put it into practice straightaway. being prepared to die for my country was the hardest thing to prepare for, for the unity of my country. to prepare for, for the unity of my country-— of my country. they all say they are — of my country. they all say they are doing _ of my country. they all say they are doing it _ of my country. they all say they are doing it for - of my country. they all say| they are doing it for ukraine but can the kalush 0rchestra unite the eurovision vote tomorrow night? translation: the sum was originally about my mother. not a single lyric was about war but now for many ukraine as it has become a symbol of war. even my perception of the song has changed. i knowi perception of the song has changed. i know i will fight for ukraine today, notjust my

mother. really exciting and i know but i will be watching tomorrow. we will have courage here on bbc news. —— coverage. hello again. we're looking at a fairly windy day today across northern areas of the country, and there's a bit of rain around, as well. this is where the rain's been over recent hours, it's been quite wet in northern ireland. a few splashes from northern england, north wales, but the majority of the rain has been working its way across scotland. it will continue to move its way eastwards over the next few hours, the rain tending to become confined, really, to north—western areas of scotland, where it will be quite heavy at times, quite windy, as well. these are kind of temperatures as we head into the first part of friday morning. so it is a mild start to the day, 9—11 celsius. then for many of us, it's a bright enough start, as well. some sunshine to come for england and wales, but a different story for scotland, where low

pressure will be pushing this band of rain, particularly across northern and western areas. through the day, there should be an improvement with a bit of sunshine coming through across eastern and southern scotland, but perhaps staying quite damp across northern areas, particularly for the northern isles. the rain reluctant to push away. in the sunshine across england and wales, the winds a little bit lighter to the south, and there will be a bit more of that sunshine, so warmer — temperatures reaching 22 celsius or so, but quite cool underneath those windier conditions in scotland with that rain, as well. well, into the weekend weather prospects, well, we have some thundery showers that we are watching to come up from the south. however, saturday should be a largely dry day with sunshine for the majority of the country, given those brighter skies are working in across scotland, and to a degree northern england and northern ireland, as well, we'll see those temperatures climbing a little bit here. 17 celsius or so for glasgow, 17—18 in parts of northern ireland. but it's in eastern england that we will see that day's highest temperatures — up to 22—23 celsius. saturday night time, there probably will be some thunderstorms coming up from the south.

now, these are going to be hit or miss in nature. the first batch of thundery showers probably not bringing a huge amount of rain, but could bring lots of lightning, but, as we get into sunday and then monday, as well, there is a greater chance of seeing some heavier downpours develop over time. still on sunday, there will be some places that stay dry with some hazy spells of sunshine. it will start to feel a little bit more humid in the south compared with recent days. 19 celsius in glasgow, still into the low 20s across parts of the south and east, but then monday, we've got rain or thundery showers that will break out a little bit more widely. some of the rain quite heavy.

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