this is bbc news — the headlines at six. sweden's ruling social democrats have backed the countryjoining nato — it's after finland also confirmed it will apply for nato membership, in response to russia's invasion of ukraine. their membership in nato would increase our shared security, demonstrate that nato�*s door is open, and that aggression does not pay. a british military intelligence assessment suggests russia may have lost a third of its ground forces since the start of its invasion of ukraine. president biden has been speaking after ten people are killed in a shooting in buffalo.

we must all work together to address the hate that remains a stain on the soul of america. our hearts are heavy once again, but our resolve must never, ever waver. the uk government says it wouldn't be deterred from taking action over post—brexit trading arrangements in northern ireland — to try to help restore power—sharing at stormont. and a triumphant ukraine wins the eurovision song contest after claiming the popular vote. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. sweden and finland have confirmed they will apply for nato membership — ending decades of military non—alignment.

the finnish president, sauli niinisto, called his country's decision historic. however, sweden's governing social democrats, said that as members they would not accept nuclear weapons or alliance bases on swedish territory. reports say both countries are planning to hand their membership applications to nato on wednesday. nato foreign ministers — who are meeting in berlin — say they want a rapid accession because of the crisis in ukraine. from berlin, our europe correspondent, nick beake, reports. a fresh aerial attack lights the sky above the besieged mariupol steelworks. this is where the last of the city's defenders have been holed up, a final ukrainian stand against a relentless russian bombardment. but as well as by land and by sea, russia continues its assault from the air, focusing its fight on the donbas region. here in the german capital, foreign ministers from nato countries shoulder—to—shoulder, pledging support for ukraine. and now preparing to welcome two new members with finland

confirming today it will seek to join the alliance. we have reached today an important decision in good cooperation between the government and the president of the republic. we hope that the parliament will confirm the decision to apply for nato membership during the coming days. it will be based on a strong mandate. the uk is among the countries giving their full backing. we were very pleased to be joined by our friends, finland and sweden. if they do apply to join nato, the uk is strongly supportive of that. sweden and finland joining the western military alliance is not just about the symbolism of two more flags being planted here. it would double the length of the land borders between russia and nato countries. it's the sort of expansion vladimir putin was desperate to avoid. but turkey has said it could block any enlargement,

although its foreign minister has been stressing solidarity this weekend and prompting hopes any opposition could be overcome. nick beake, bbc news, berlin. sweden's governing social democrats gave a news conference a little earlier, where they said that as members they would not accept nuclear weapons or alliance bases on swedish territory. our reporter in stockholm maddy savage said membership could be imminent for sweden. what's been going on over the past couple of days is the ruling party, social democrats, have been locked away in talks, the party's board, waiting to decide whether or not to change their policy on being for or againstjoining nato, they have decided it is right for sweden to join, and that essentially brings through quite a quick knock on effect, becausejust one party in government at the moment, most of the other major opposition

parties already very much in favour ofjoining nato. there is already a parliamentary debate scheduled for monday. and many sources, speaking to swedish media, very much predicting that the formal application will be made within the next couple of days. in the end, the pictures that you just saw from the news conference, the announcement wasn't made at the press conference but in a more low—key statement about 30 minutes ago. but magdalena andersson has just been speaking. i'm understanding the swedish. she has said that us social democrats we think it is the best democrats think it is the best for sweden's security that we go into nato. this backs up the findings of a cross—party report which was released to the swedish parliament on friday where politicians from across the spectrum had looked into the pros and cons ofjoining nato and decided that they thought it was better for sweden's security, for the security of northern europe, and that they were not too worried, as some critics argued, that it could trigger a military

attack from russia at this stage. we will have to wait and see how quickly things move forward. but as i said, all signs really pointing to the fact that membership could now be imminent for sweden, as well as finland, which already announced earlier this weekend that it was moving forward with the process too. thanks to maddy with the latest from the capital of sweden, stockholm. now let's look at the situation on the ground in ukraine. the ministry of defence says russia is likely to have lost a third of the ground combat forces it committed to the invasion. the intelligence assessment said the russian offensive had stalled and fallen behind schedule. overnight, a russian missile strike hit the western region of lviv, from wherejoe inwood reports.

it was last night, just as the sounds of the celebration of ukraine's eurovision victory were dying down. they were replaced by the sound of air raid sirens, not an unfamiliar sound in this part of the country. when we woke up, we were told that six missiles, maybe more, had come over. two had been shot down, but four hit a military installation just near here. we haven't been told more information than that. quite often when it is a military target we are not told what happened, but we know it was destroyed completely. the authorities say there were no casualties, however. let's move on to this military intelligence assessment that russia could have lost a third of its ground combat forces it has committed in this invasion. given what you have seen since you have been there, is it credible? it sounds remarkable. absolutely. if you have seen some of the images coming out, for example, the satellite images and drone footage of the attempted russian crossing of the siverskyi donets river a few days ago, it should not come as much of a surprise. there were between 70—80 vehicles destroyed, tanks, armoured personnel carriers

and trucks completely wiped out by artillery fire. it sounds a lot, a third, and it really is. i think the thing that is extraordinary is that it is credible. they have lost a vast number of troops. with these things it is hard to know exactly the truth of the matter. of course the british ministry of defence is not impartial in this matter, a lot of the damage done to russian forces has come from weaponry that they have provided. but it does seem to tally with the reports we have had. the full—blooded retreat from around kyiv and the retreat from around kharkiv now, there have been a large number of military blunders, even disasters, for russia in this campaign. there are other areas where they have advanced and succeeded, but in the main this has not been a successful campaign, either in tactics or strategic terms for the russians. thanks to joe for that update from ukraine.

an 18—year—old man has appeared in court charged with murder, after ten people were killed in a shooting at a supermarket in the city of buffalo, in new york state. three others were wounded. of the 13 people shot, 11 were black. police said the gunman, payton gendron, live—streamed the killings. president biden hasjust been speaking about the incident at an event in washington. jilland i, like all of you, pray for the victims and their families, and their devastated community. i've been receiving updates from my team in the white house and it is in close contact with thejustice department. we are still gathering the facts while already thejustice department has stated publicly it is investigating the matter as a hate crime, a racially motivated act of white supremacy and violent extremism. as they do, we must all work together to address the hate

that remains a stain on the soul of america. our hearts are heavy once again but our resolve must never, ever waver. with more on that attack in buffalo, nada tawfik reports from new york. a busy grocery store in a predominantly black community — this was the shooter's intended target. the horror started immediately in the parking lot. as the gunman emerged from his car heavily armed and wearing tactical gear, he shot four people, killing three of them. to eyewitnesses, it was clear he came to do maximum damage. when i first saw him shooting, he shot a woman, he shot a deacon, he shot another woman. and then, he went in the store and started shooting again. a retired buffalo police officer was working security, and shot the gunman. but he was unharmed because of his armour. the shooter then returned fire, killing the security guard. the entire horrific episode of people being killed in cold blood in the store was streamed live online. the suspect was taken into custody

alive, after putting his gun to his neck and threatening to shoot himself. he has been identified as an 18—year—old white male, and has been charged with murder in the first degree. officials said evidence showed the attack was racially motivated. we are investigating this incident as both a hate crime, and a case of racially motivated, violent extremism. a white supremacist who has engaged in an act of terrorism _ and will be prosecuted as such. in a cold—hearted, cruel, - calculating way, a military—style execution targeting people - who simply want to buy groceries. distraught community members have been gathering at the scene, trying to come to terms with the fact that a toxic mix of guns and racism has ended their neighbours�* lives in an instant. nada tawfik, bbc news, new york.

we are going to cross live to buffalo where officials are giving an update on the situation. haw an update on the situation. how cuickl an update on the situation. how quickly will _ an update on the situation. how quickly will federal _ an update on the situation. firm quickly will federal charges in this case? we quickly will federal charges in this case? ~ , ., _ quickly will federal charges in this case? . , ., a ., case? we understand the urgency of the situation. _ case? we understand the urgency of the situation. i— case? we understand the urgency of the situation. i have _ case? we understand the urgency of the situation. i have served - case? we understand the urgency of the situation. i have served our- the situation. i have served our team _ the situation. i have served our team to — the situation. i have served our team to work on warrants and work with law _ team to work on warrants and work with law enforcement partners. we will bring _ with law enforcement partners. we will bring charges as soon as we have _ will bring charges as soon as we have the — will bring charges as soon as we have the evidence to support them. the attorney general gave us a little bit of information about the victims. what else can you tell us? are you able to tell us the ages of the victims and when do you expect to release the names? we the victims and when do you expect to release the names?— the victims and when do you expect to release the names? we are looking at potentially — to release the names? we are looking at potentially releasing _ to release the names? we are looking at potentially releasing that _ to release the names? we are looking at potentially releasing that later - at potentially releasing that later today, _ at potentially releasing that later today, we will get all of that information out.— today, we will get all of that information out. there is a lot of

eo - le information out. there is a lot of peeple on _ information out. there is a lot of peeple on the — information out. there is a lot of people on the street _ information out. there is a lot of people on the street relating - information out. there is a lot of people on the street relating to. information out. there is a lot of i people on the street relating to us frustrations with the fact that the shooter surrendered peacefully and saying things, pointing out that black men have been shot for much less in encounters with the police. would you respond to that criticism out there? film; would you respond to that criticism out there? �* , ., , ,., , ., out there? any opportunity we have, that is what — out there? any opportunity we have, that is what we _ out there? any opportunity we have, that is what we teach, _ out there? any opportunity we have, that is what we teach, to _ that is what we teach, to de—escalate the situation, we are not looking to shoot anyone. this individual— not looking to shoot anyone. this individual at the time put the gun to his _ individual at the time put the gun to his own— individual at the time put the gun to his own chin, not pointed towards the officers — to his own chin, not pointed towards the officers. the shooting had stowed — the officers. the shooting had stopped at that point and the officers — stopped at that point and the officers moved in very quickly to de—escalate. had the need to come into play— de—escalate. had the need to come into play where they were forced to take deadly physical force then they would _ take deadly physical force then they would have acted on that. again keep in mind _ would have acted on that. again keep in mind he _ would have acted on that. again keep in mind he was heavily armed. he had metel— in mind he was heavily armed. he had metal plating, armour plated vest on, metal plating, armour plated vest on. and _ metal plating, armour plated vest on. and it— metal plating, armour plated vest on, and it could have been a really bad situation. we responded as we are trained —

bad situation. we responded as we are trained. the bad situation. we responded as we are trained-— bad situation. we responded as we are trained. , . , ., , ., are trained. the security guard shot at him and because _ are trained. the security guard shot at him and because he _ are trained. the security guard shot at him and because he was - are trained. the security guard shot at him and because he was wearing | at him and because he was wearing protective gear it had no effect on him, is that right? fit, protective gear it had no effect on him, is that right?— him, is that right? a retired officer working _ him, is that right? a retired officer working security - him, is that right? a retired - officer working security engaged the suspect— officer working security engaged the suspect and fired rounds and we have evidence _ suspect and fired rounds and we have evidence that he struck him at least one time, _ evidence that he struck him at least one time, but it unfortunately had no effect — one time, but it unfortunately had no effect. ~ ., , ., no effect. where was the weapon purchased. _ no effect. where was the weapon purchased, and _ no effect. where was the weapon purchased, and given _ no effect. where was the weapon purchased, and given that - no effect. where was the weapon purchased, and given that the - no effect. where was the weapon i purchased, and given that the state police have investigated, would there be any state law to prevent him from getting a weapon like that? we will not get into specifics of when _ we will not get into specifics of when the — we will not get into specifics of when the weapons were purchased, we have a _ when the weapons were purchased, we have a timeline on that, the atf immediately moved on that. as far as last year. _ immediately moved on that. as far as last year. it _ immediately moved on that. as far as last year, it has been put out there that the _ last year, it has been put out there that the state police had brought this individual in for a mental health— this individual in for a mental health evaluation. he went to the local hospital. he was there, the information we have, for a day and a half and _ information we have, for a day and a half and was — information we have, for a day and a half and was evaluated and then released — half and was evaluated and then released at that point. a question for the governor. _

released at that point. a question for the governor. we _ released at that point. a question for the governor. we are - released at that point. a question for the governor. we are coming l released at that point. a question l for the governor. we are coming up to ten years from sandy hook when everyone said this wouldn't happen again. the political environment is probably even more difficult for the proposals you are mentioning. what are you going to do differently? i’m are you going to do differently? i'm auoin are you going to do differently? i'm going to keep fighting. our proposals make sense, we had preplanned a number of measures to protect— preplanned a number of measures to protect new yorkers on tuesday and i will continue with that press conference to make sure any time we find a _ conference to make sure any time we find a loophole we close it quickly. there _ find a loophole we close it quickly. there are — find a loophole we close it quickly. there are guns, any other guns, they look like _ there are guns, any other guns, they look like an— there are guns, any other guns, they look like an assault weapon but do not fit _ look like an assault weapon but do not fit the — look like an assault weapon but do not fit the description of laws right— not fit the description of laws right now because the criminal mind is very— right now because the criminal mind is very diabolical, and just like the ghost _ is very diabolical, and just like the ghost guns, years ago nobody would _ the ghost guns, years ago nobody would have thought about what a ghost _ would have thought about what a ghost gun was but you can order online _ ghost gun was but you can order online the — ghost gun was but you can order online the components of a gun that can take _ online the components of a gun that can take people's lives. ijust signed — can take people's lives. ijust signed a _ can take people's lives. ijust signed a law outlawing that, so we are always — signed a law outlawing that, so we are always trying to stay ahead of the criminals, but we find out they take advantage of loopholes in the law and _

take advantage of loopholes in the law and i_ take advantage of loopholes in the law and i will close them. this calls— law and i will close them. this calls for— law and i will close them. this calls for a _ law and i will close them. this calls for a national response. what was unused — calls for a national response. what was unused was not able to be purchased legally in the state of new york, the gun was but the high—capacity magazine that was used with it _ high—capacity magazine that was used with it had _ high—capacity magazine that was used with it had to come from another state _ with it had to come from another state because it is illegal in the state _ state because it is illegal in the state of— state because it is illegal in the state of new york. we need a smart national— state of new york. we need a smart national policy and let's start with something in the no—brainer category. _ something in the no—brainer category, after sandy hook, shame on this country. _ category, after sandy hook, shame on this country, shame on congress at that time _ this country, shame on congress at that time for not passing something as lrasic— that time for not passing something as basic as— that time for not passing something as basic as a background check. i'm ready— as basic as a background check. i'm ready to _ as basic as a background check. i'm ready to recharge that conversation. yes, ready to recharge that conversation. yes. it— ready to recharge that conversation. yes. it is— ready to recharge that conversation. yes. it is a _ ready to recharge that conversation. yes, it is a challenging time politically, but that doesn't mean we should — politically, but that doesn't mean we should stand down and let the criminals — we should stand down and let the criminals win. any other offers of cross-party — criminals win. any other offers of cross—party cooperation? no, but i expect— cross—party cooperation? no, but i expect to _ cross—party cooperation? no, but i expect to hear from them because these _ expect to hear from them because these are — expect to hear from them because these are their constituents as well, _ these are their constituents as well, they represent other new yorkers, — well, they represent other new yorkers, other people across this country. — yorkers, other people across this country, and this is a time when regardless — country, and this is a time when regardless of your political philosophy or registration, leaders need _ philosophy or registration, leaders need to— philosophy or registration, leaders need to lead, step up, step up, this can happen—

need to lead, step up, step up, this can happen in red as easily as blue states, _ can happen in red as easily as blue states, so— can happen in red as easily as blue states, so we have a national moment here where _ states, so we have a national moment here where the world is focused on what _ here where the world is focused on what happened here in buffalo. yes, it is white _ what happened here in buffalo. yes, it is white supremacy terrorism, domestic— it is white supremacy terrorism, domestic terrorism. we have to fight that, lrut— domestic terrorism. we have to fight that, but also that coupled with the access _ that, but also that coupled with the access to _ that, but also that coupled with the access to guns is the lethal combination we need to stop. i call on leaders — combination we need to stop. i call on leaders everywhere, regardless of what you _ on leaders everywhere, regardless of what you may have felt about guns in the past, _ what you may have felt about guns in the past, this is the time to say we actually— the past, this is the time to say we actually value people's lives, that's— actually value people's lives, that's what i will be expecting. you s - oke that's what i will be expecting. you spoke about _ that's what i will be expecting. ym. spoke about social media, what would it look like? legislation, a conversation? how would you deal with this based on first amendment rights? i with this based on first amendment riuhts? , ., , ~ rights? i understand first amendment ri . hts, rights? i understand first amendment rights. however _ rights? i understand first amendment rights, however hate _ rights? i understand first amendment rights, however hate speech - rights? i understand first amendment rights, however hate speech is - rights? i understand first amendment rights, however hate speech is not. rights, however hate speech is not protected, — rights, however hate speech is not protected, you cannot yell fire in a theatre _ protected, you cannot yell fire in a theatre because people's lives could be in dangerand theatre because people's lives could be in danger and people rush out of

there _ be in danger and people rush out of there and _ be in danger and people rush out of there and that is settled law of the land _ there and that is settled law of the land. there are parameters, if you incite _ land. there are parameters, if you incite people to violence, that is not protected. so we know the limitations of what our laws can do and i'rn _ limitations of what our laws can do and i'm going to make sure we protect— and i'm going to make sure we protect at— and i'm going to make sure we protect at the state level but there is much _ protect at the state level but there is much more to do from the social media _ is much more to do from the social media companies themselves. i want them _ media companies themselves. i want them to— media companies themselves. i want them to sit— media companies themselves. i want them to sit in a room, look me in them to sit in a room, look me in the eye _ them to sit in a room, look me in the eye and — them to sit in a room, look me in the eye and tell me have you done everything — the eye and tell me have you done everything humanly possible to make sure you _ everything humanly possible to make sure you are monitoring this content the second _ sure you are monitoring this content the second it hits your platform. and if— the second it hits your platform. and if you — the second it hits your platform. and if you are not i will hold you responsible, so prove to me there is nothing _ responsible, so prove to me there is nothing else — responsible, so prove to me there is nothing else that can be done because — nothing else that can be done because they have a lot of resources, so don't tell me you can't _ resources, so don't tell me you can't afford _ resources, so don't tell me you can't afford this. there is a lot of technology _ can't afford this. there is a lot of technology. monitoring aspects are important — technology. monitoring aspects are important to us as well as working with our— important to us as well as working with our state police officers. studio: _ with our state police officers. studio: we have been listening in live two studios live two buffalo to the reaction to the shooting.

different lines, one said this would be prosecuted as a hate crime, the commission are saying that so far the evidence points to the fact that the evidence points to the fact that the gunman acted by himself and the gunman is on suicide watch at the moment. we had a bit of a description of the last moments of the arrest, saying that the gunman put the gun to his own chin, and thatis put the gun to his own chin, and that is when officers moved in and de—escalated the situation. right at the end we were hearing a wider call, a plea for action against social media companies, the question of freedom of speech issues, first amendment issues and gun rights issues which obviously are often frequently talked about in the aftermath of events such as this. we will keep across that press conference and bring you any new lines as we get them. let's bring you back to the uk now. a teacher in birmingham has been charged with sexually assaulting four teenage girls. it's alleged that some

of the assaults happened while muhammad taimoor was at work. our reporter emily is here. talk us through what we know about the event so far. by, talk us through what we know about the event so far.— the event so far. a west midlands police told us _ the event so far. a west midlands police told us the _ the event so far. a west midlands police told us the alleged - the event so far. a west midlands police told us the alleged victimsl police told us the alleged victims were girls aged between 14—16, and a 28—year—old teacher muhammad taimoor, named by west midlands police, was initially arrested on suspect no suspicion of sexual assault last monday, released on bail and rearrested yesterday morning. he faces charges involving sexual exploitation, sexual activity while in a position of trust and trafficking within the uk. that trafficking within the uk. that trafficking charge relates to accusations that he drove girls around in his car with the intention of assaulting them. he has been suspended from hisjob of assaulting them. he has been suspended from his job and is appearing at birmingham magistrates' court on monday, tomorrow morning. a police spokesman has said trained officers are supporting pupils at the school involved.— officers are supporting pupils at the school involved. emily unia, thank you _ the school involved. emily unia, thank you very _

the school involved. emily unia, thank you very much. _ the school involved. emily unia, thank you very much. next - the school involved. emily unia, thank you very much. next to i the school involved. emily unia, - thank you very much. next to brexit and northern ireland. the business secretary kwasi kwarteng says he doesn't think there'll be a trade war with the eu over the northern ireland protocol. reports say the uk government is preparing to introduce legislation to strip away parts of the protocol. the protocol — agreed by borisjohnson and the eu — governs trade between britain and northern ireland after brexit. here's the business secretary. i don't think there's going to be a trade war, i don't think that's something that... they're talking about retaliation, they're talking about action they would take. there is a lot of talk, as we've seen over the last six years, the vote happened six years ago, and there's been a lot of talk and a lot of threats about what the eu will or won't do. that's up to them. as far as i'm concerned, our primary the duty as the british government is to look after political stability in northern ireland, and if that means re—looking at the protocol, we absolutely have to do that. well, the prime minister will travel to belfast tomorrow for talks with the parties about restoring power—sharing. this is after the recent elections there. the labour front bencher, ed miliband, says borisjohnson

should not use the protocol for political maneuvering. i'm afraid itjust proves, once again, that borisjohnson is not a serious person about the real issueis not about the real issues this country faces. he signed the agreement, he said it was a triumph, and he refuses to negotiate on things like a veterinary agreement that— could make a real difference. power—sharing collapsed two and a half months ago in northern ireland. he is finally getting around actually to going to northern ireland. what i hope he doesn't do is try and use northern ireland as a political weapon, because that will be absolutely the wrong thing to do. what he needs to do is engage seriously, engage seriously with the people of northern ireland and europe and find a solution to these issues. not go round making threats. a trade war at this moment, of all moments, will be the worst thing. the state oil giant aaron kuhl has doubled its profits in the first

quarter of this year as oil prices surge in the wake of the russian invasion of ukraine. saudi amco which is the world's most valuable company, reported a net income of $39.5 billion so far this year, impaired tojust 21.7 billion $39.5 billion so far this year, impaired to just 21.7 billion last year. the company says its earnings are at their highest since its record stock market listing in 2019. it has benefited from a sharp rise in crude oil prices as well as an increase in production. now to the eurovision song contest. ukraine says it hopes to be able to host next year's competition, after the country's emotional win in last night's final in italy. their entry — the kalush orchestra — topped the leaderboard after winning the popular vote. sam ryder, the uk's entry, finished second, but led after the jury votes with his song space man. our correspondent, mark lowen, sent this report from turin. music: stefania by the kalush orchestra. in the end they had it all — the sound, the sympathy, the success.

ukraine's kalush orchestra went into eurovision as the favourite with a folk and hip—hop anthem to the lead singer's mother and now to their motherland under attack, one member staying home to fight. # i'm up in space, man! it so almost went the uk's way, sam ryder�*s space man hoping to take his country to the galaxy of winners for the first time in 25 years. 183 points. he did so well. there it is. but as the public votes went in he was brought down to earth and ukraine's star shone bright. cheering all the way to kyiv where the winning song warmed hearts broken by war.

this meant so much more than music or eurovision kitsch. it was a continent rallying behind a country in darkness, defending its european identity. we won here in eurovision. and now the feeling is like, yes, and we — and now the feeling is like, yes, and we will— and now the feeling is like, yes, and we will win also in the war with russia _ and we will win also in the war with russia and — and we will win also in the war with russia and all europe is with us, and it— russia and all europe is with us, and it was— russia and all europe is with us, and it was feeling like we are altogether. in and it was feeling like we are altogether-— and it was feeling like we are alto . ether. ~' ., ., ., altogether. in ukraine we have war, it is not a time _ altogether. in ukraine we have war, it is not a time to _ altogether. in ukraine we have war, it is not a time to have _ altogether. in ukraine we have war, it is not a time to have fun. - altogether. in ukraine we have war, it is not a time to have fun. but - altogether. in ukraine we have war, it is not a time to have fun. but wel it is not a time to have fun. but we need _ it is not a time to have fun. but we need to— it is not a time to have fun. but we need to have — it is not a time to have fun. but we need to have fun, _ it is not a time to have fun. but we need to have fun, we _ it is not a time to have fun. but we need to have fun, we need - it is not a time to have fun. but we need to have fun, we need to - it is not a time to have fun. but we need to have fun, we need to live. need to have fun, we need to live and we _ need to have fun, we need to live and we need _ need to have fun, we need to live and we need to— need to have fun, we need to live and we need to have _ need to have fun, we need to live l and we need to have understanding and we need to have understanding and feeling — and we need to have understanding and feeling of— and we need to have understanding and feeling of life. _ and we need to have understanding and feeling of life. back— and we need to have understanding and feeling of life.— and feeling of life. back in turin, sore heads. _ and feeling of life. back in turin, sore heads, but— and feeling of life. back in turin, sore heads, but pride _ and feeling of life. back in turin, sore heads, but pride for- and feeling of life. back in turin, sore heads, but pride for the - and feeling of life. back in turin, l sore heads, but pride for the brits too. has sam's result list your faith in the uk's eurovision dream? definitely. hopefully it is the beginning of something and we shall continue to have success. fiur continue to have success. our country and — continue to have success. our country and the _ continue to have success. our country and the rest - continue to have success. our country and the rest of europe starts — country and the rest of europe starts to— country and the rest of europe starts to take us seriously again.

italy hosted quite the party here. there was politics too, with russia kicked out for taking europe back toward. but last night, at least, there was room for fun.- toward. but last night, at least, there was room for fun. thank you so much. there was room for fun. thank you so much- and — there was room for fun. thank you so much- and so — there was room for fun. thank you so much. and so the _ there was room for fun. thank you so much. and so the hopes _ there was room for fun. thank you so much. and so the hopes of— there was room for fun. thank you so much. and so the hopes of bringing l much. and so the hopes of bringing eace and much. and so the hopes of bringing peace and eurovision _ much. and so the hopes of bringing peace and eurovision to _ much. and so the hopes of bringing peace and eurovision to ukraine - much. and so the hopes of bringing l peace and eurovision to ukraine next year both for now in doubt. but europe is dancing to ukraine's tune, and that's what russia too will hear. mark lowen, bbc news, turin. congratulations to them. today is the final day of the royal windsor horse show. the queen who missed the state opening of parliament due to mobility issues is expected to attend along with other royals. our correspondent helena wilkinson is at windsor and has the latest. i don't think we are going to know untiljust before the big performance here later this evening as to whether the queen will be coming here. as you said she has mobility issues but she managed to come to the windsor royal horse show earlier this week, looking very

happy and in her element. it is one of the events she very much enjoys coming to. so fingers crossed she is able to come here later on this evening. let's find out a bit more about the event itself. your role in the event tonight? i’ge about the event itself. your role in the event tonight?— the event tonight? i've got a sliuhtl the event tonight? i've got a slightly unusual _ the event tonight? i've got a slightly unusual role, - the event tonight? i've got a slightly unusual role, i - the event tonight? i've got a slightly unusual role, i am . the event tonight? i've got a i slightly unusual role, i am sort the event tonight? i've got a - slightly unusual role, i am sort of supporting — slightly unusual role, i am sort of supporting the musical ride as part of what _ supporting the musical ride as part of what we — supporting the musical ride as part of what we have called the charles ii of what we have called the charles h retinue. — of what we have called the charles ii retinue, we are representing a small— ii retinue, we are representing a small subsection of the charles ii court _ small subsection of the charles ii court wigs — small subsection of the charles ii court wigs and flowery coats and all. ~ . , , ., court wigs and flowery coats and all. ~ ., , ., ., all. what is your role tonight in the performance? _ all. what is your role tonight in the performance? tonight- all. what is your role tonight in the performance? tonight and| all. what is your role tonight in - the performance? tonight and come in 'ust before the performance? tonight and come in just before the — the performance? tonight and come in just before the musical— the performance? tonight and come in just before the musical ride, _ the performance? tonight and come in just before the musical ride, i'm - just before the musical ride, i'm leading — just before the musical ride, i'm leading the retinue across the main arena _ leading the retinue across the main arena trying to keep our horses nice and calm _ arena trying to keep our horses nice and calm after all the fireworks and bursts _ and calm after all the fireworks and bursts of _ and calm after all the fireworks and bursts of flames and things, and then— bursts of flames and things, and then sit— bursts of flames and things, and then sit there and enjoy the show. how much — then sit there and enjoy the show. how much preparation, or how long has it taken for you to prepare for an event this evening that is going to be on television live tonight. no pressure! brute to be on television live tonight. no ressure! ~ ., , ., pressure! we have been here for about nine _ pressure! we have been here for about nine days _

pressure! we have been here for about nine days preparing - pressure! we have been here for about nine days preparing and i about nine days preparing and getting — about nine days preparing and getting the timing is right and the spate _ getting the timing is right and the spate spacings and inoculating the horses— spate spacings and inoculating the horses to — spate spacings and inoculating the horses to all of these noises and new experiences but most of the time we are _ new experiences but most of the time we are building to events like this in our— we are building to events like this in our day—to—day training. this we are building to events like this in our day-to-day training. this is, as i mentioned, _ in our day-to-day training. this is, as i mentioned, the _ in our day-to-day training. this is, as i mentioned, the first _ in our day-to-day training. this is, as i mentioned, the first event - in our day-to-day training. this is, as i mentioned, the first event in l as i mentioned, the first event in the platinumjubilee as i mentioned, the first event in the platinum jubilee celebrations. what does it mean to you personally to be in the arena this evening, hopefully with the queen watching on? ~ , ., hopefully with the queen watching on? . , ., ., hopefully with the queen watching on? ~ , ., ., ., hopefully with the queen watching on? . , ., ., ., ~' on? when you 'oin a regiment like the household— on? when youjoin a regiment like the household cavalry _ on? when youjoin a regiment like the household cavalry that - on? when youjoin a regiment like the household cavalry that is - on? when youjoin a regiment like the household cavalry that is one | on? when you join a regiment like i the household cavalry that is one of the household cavalry that is one of the things— the household cavalry that is one of the things you join for, to be part of the _ the things you join for, to be part of the ceremonial lifeguard of the queen _ of the ceremonial lifeguard of the queen i— of the ceremonial lifeguard of the queen. i think to celebrate the kind of constant — queen. i think to celebrate the kind of constant strand of continuity that the — of constant strand of continuity that the queen has represented in the national consciousness is fantastic _ the national consciousness is fantastic. �* . , the national consciousness is fantastic. ., , ., , fantastic. and a bit of stardust this evening. _ fantastic. and a bit of stardust this evening, tom _ fantastic. and a bit of stardust this evening, tom cruise - fantastic. and a bit of stardust this evening, tom cruise is - fantastic. and a bit of stardust - this evening, tom cruise is meant to be coming this evening. i this evening, tom cruise is meant to be coming this evening.— be coming this evening. i don't know how they will — be coming this evening. i don't know how they will jam — be coming this evening. i don't know how they will jam him _ be coming this evening. i don't know how they willjam him into _ be coming this evening. i don't know how they willjam him into the - be coming this evening. i don't know how they will jam him into the show. how they willjam him into the show. hopefully— how they willjam him into the show. hopefully he will parachute in something like that but it will be good _ something like that but it will be good to— something like that but it will be good to see him. thank you much indeed, _ good to see him. thank you much indeed, lieutenant. the good to see him. thank you much indeed, lieutenant.— good to see him. thank you much indeed, lieutenant. the hope is her ma'es indeed, lieutenant. the hope is her majesty will — indeed, lieutenant. the hope is her majesty will be _ indeed, lieutenant. the hope is her majesty will be able _ indeed, lieutenant. the hope is her majesty will be able to _ indeed, lieutenant. the hope is her majesty will be able to attend - indeed, lieutenant. the hope is her majesty will be able to attend this l majesty will be able to attend this evening and some other celebrities

and actors will be here this evening as well as tom cruise, dame helen mirren will be taking part, and will have an acting role as elizabeth i. thanks to helena for that. a pair of rare pangolins have made their debut at prague zoo. the pair — a male called guo bao and a female called run hou tang — were unveiled to the public after a month in quarantine following their arrival from taiwan. pangolins are the only mammals with scales entirely covering their bodies. the animals' arrival is emblematic of a u—turn in czech foreign policy in recent years. the government had been making overtures to china with the expectation of a couple of pandas for prague zoo, but has since become more pro—taiwan. just time to give you a heads up that one of earth's most stunning sights — a super blood moon — will grace the skies overnight. in the year's only full lunar eclipse, earth will come between the sun and the moon. this is how it looked from greece, the last time the phenomenon happened, in may 2021.

the eclipse will be visible with the naked eye across the americas after moonrise tonight and most of europe will get a great view before dawn on monday, cloud permitting. the full moon will cross through earth's shadow, making it appear a coppery red. it'll also appear larger than usual because it'll be at its closest point to earth in its orbit. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. hello there. it is fair to say the forecast hasn't gone to plan today, especially across more southern parts of the uk. we have seen high pressure that brought us the sunshine and the warmth yesterday being replaced by a falling pressure, strengthening breeze and rain that has been pushing up from the south. yesterday we had the sunshine widely across southern parts of england, it was really warm, and today without much more warm, and today much more cloud around and some rain as well and that rain is going to continue to push northwards this evening and overnight. so wet weather heading up

across northern england into northern ireland and southern parts of scotland. following on from that, there could be some thundery downpours across southern parts of england, perhaps across parts of wales as well. it is going to be a very warm and muggy night. if you're hoping to see the super blood moon, the best chance of clear skies later will be across northern parts of scotland. generally a cloudy start tomorrow, misty with some further bursts of rain, again potentially heavy and thundery, again working northwards into scotland, allowing some sunshine eventually in northern ireland. sunshine develops more widely across england and wales, but there still could be some thundery downpours here and there. it is going to be a warmer day in that sunshine, but much cooler i think in scotland, where it is cloudy and wet into the afternoon. that wet weather does move away through the evening, and then we await the arrival of this next weather system coming in from the atlantic and that is going to draw up some warmer air ahead of it on a southerly breeze. many parts of the country will start dry on tuesday, with some sunshine around and then on that weather front we see this rain developing in western areas,

especially during the afternoon when it could turn heavy, but it is with that sunshine and breeze it is going to feel warm. the warmest day of the week ahead, 26 degrees likely in the south—east of england, but given that heat we could trigger a few storms later in the day. most of the wet weather coming on that weather front there and that will push rain eastwards overnight. that should be moving away from most areas on wednesday, but again the devil is going to be in the detail, many places starting dry on wednesday, some sunshine and showers in the north—west of scotland moving away, thickening cloud arriving in the south—west and that will start to bring some rain in as well. that will push northwards and eastwards during the evening into the night and ahead that developing rain, temperatures are in the low 20s in many places. that is the theme, really, through the week ahead. there is some warmth and some sunshine at times, but every now and again there is potentialfor some heavy and even thundery downpours.

are to apply to join nato, because of russia's invasion of ukraine. as nato foreign ministers, meeting in berlin, urged a rapid accession for the two countries, its secretary general said this was a seminal moment. if they decide to apply, this would be an historic moment. their membership in nato would increase our shared security. russia has long opposed the expansion of nato and has called finland's move a mistake. also on the programme: a teenager appears in court after shooting dead ten people in a racially motivated attack at a us supermarket. president biden says the nation must change. we must all work together to address the hate that remains

a stain on the soul of america. the northern ireland trade row post—brexit — borisjohnson heads to belfast tomorrow to try to break the political deadlock. and chelsea beat manchester city in extra time to win the women's fa cup final at wembley. good evening. finland and sweden have abandoned their military neutrality and announced their intention tojoin nato, in response to russia's invasion of ukraine. the alliance's secretary general, jens stoltenberg, has described the move as historic, while president putin, talking of finland, called the plan a mistake. nato, the north atlantic treaty organization,

is a military alliance formed in 1949 by 12 countries including the us, uk, canada and france. after the soviet union's collapse in 1991, many former eastern bloc countriesjoined nato. sweden and finland, which has a more than 800—mile border with russia, now want to join soon. this follows nato foreign ministers, who are meeting in berlin, saying they wanted a rapid accession because of the ukrainian crisis. our europe correspondent nick beake reports. they claim vladimir putin's war has brought them closer together and made them stronger. now the nato family is set to get bigger. america's top diplomat, back in europe, said the support for ukraine is for the long term. every member of the alliance wants to bring this war to an end as soon as possible. but we're equally determined to maintain our security assistance to ukraine, to continue our sanctions, export controls and diplomatic pressure on russia for as long as is necessary.

the united states and our allies and partners on focused on giving ukraine as strong a hand as possible. over in stockholm this evening, an historic moment. sweden has stayed neutral for decades, like finland. not any more — both now want to join nato. we're now facing a fundamentally changed security environment in europe, and when we navigate in this new environment, the fundamental question for us is, how do we best protect sweden? and the kremlin has shown that they are prepared to use violence to achieve their political objectives. sweden and finland joining the western military alliance is notjust about the symbolism of two more flags being planted here. it would double the length of the land borders between russia and nato countries. it's the sort of expansion that vladimir putin

was desperate to avoid. but russia is keeping up its assault on ukraine — from air, land and sea, focusing on the donbas region, although moscow accused the west of waging a total war on the russian people and has promised there will be consequences if nato expands. the head of the organisation told the bbc the alliance was prepared. president putin doesn't understand that what we speak about is not nato aggressively moving east. this is about free, independent decisions by free, independent democratic nations — the baltic countries, poland, but also now most likely finland and sweden. and we respect those free, independent decisions. finland and sweden's nato membership is not a done deal. all existing 30 members need to agree to it, and turkey could yet hold up the process. but many allies are now promising

to fast—track these applications in the face of ongoing russian aggression. nick beake, bbc news, berlin. so what's the situation within ukraine itself, on this, day 81 of the war? let's take a look at what's been happening. in mariupol, besieged and bombarded for weeks, relentless russian attacks are continuing. in the city, here at the azovstal steelworks, incendiary weapons, which produce burning elements, are used against ukrainian fighters holding off russian forces. in the east of the country, in donbas, intense fighting continues to take place. the us embassy in kyiv posted this footage of american—supplied howitzer guns in action — 90 have been sent to ukraine. and these pictures have emerged of surface—to—air missile launches in russian—controlled areas. well, the ministry of defence here says russia has likely lost a third of its combat capability in ukraine

since the start of the war. live now to kyiv and our correspondent there, james waterhouse. billjames, how significant is this assessment by the mod? bill james, how significant is this assessment by the mod?- bill james, how significant is this assessment by the mod? well, reeta, we once again — assessment by the mod? well, reeta, we once again have _ assessment by the mod? well, reeta, we once again have a _ assessment by the mod? well, reeta, we once again have a difference - assessment by the mod? well, reeta, we once again have a difference in - we once again have a difference in opinion between a nato member and ukraine itself. the uk ministry of defence has described russia's campaign as being behind schedule, having lost momentum, saying it has lost a third of its invasion force from the 24th of february. that includes injured and killed soldiers, as well as damaged or captured equipment. but the pentagon offered a similar conclusion at the start of this month, and you could argue that this has been the case for some time, these are the very reasons why vladimir putin has shifted his focus to the east. and then you look at what president zelensky is saying, he has described the situation in that donbas region

as being difficult, the russians have made a number of advances today still in that area, and you just have to look at mariupol. president zelensky has admitted he doesn't have the military capability to free that besieged city, and you can be sure that vladimir putin will continue to try to carve out something that resembles a victory. james, thank you very much. president biden has said the united states must do everything in its power to end what he called hate—filled domestic terrorism, after a gunman killed ten people in a supermarket. the shooting happened in new york state. most of the victims in the city of buffalo were black. an 18—year—old man, who is white, has been charged with first degree murder. our correspondent will grant reports. once again, one man's deep—seated racism and easy access to semiautomatic weapons have combined to deadly effect in america. 18—year—old peyton gendron drove for miles to reach this supermarket in a predominantly black neighbourhood of buffalo. heavily armed and dressed in tactical gear, he livestreamed his horrific attack.

a security guard, a retired buffalo policeman, tried to stop him but was among those killed. most of the victims were black. we're still gathering the facts, but already the justice department has stated publicly that it is investigating the matter is a hate crime, a racially motivated act of white supremacy and violent extremism. as they do, we must all work together to address the hate that remains a stain on the soul of america. before the attack, the gunman posted a kind of manifesto online — a hate—filled screed laying bare his extremist views. outside the supermarket, gendron was disarmed, taken into custody and charged with first—degree murder. in court, his lawyer entered a not guilty plea. meanwhile, a community has again been plunged into mourning, struggling to comprehend how a simple trip to the supermarket

could end in a horror scene at the hands of a teenager with a gun. will grant, bbc news. the business secretary, kwasi kwarteng, has said the government would look again at the northern ireland protocol, which governs post—brexit trade arrangements, in order to help restore power—sharing at stormont. but ireland's foreign minister warned against unilateral action by the uk. the trade border between great britain and northern ireland lies in the irish sea. some goods, such as food products, are inspected when they arrive from great britain. the agreement is part of the brexit deal signed by borisjohnson's government and the eu. it was designed to keep open the land border with the republic of ireland, which is in the european union. the eu wants to stop any goods which aren't in line with its standards from reaching the european single market. iamjoined

i am joined now by nick eardley, our political correspondent, so boris johnson off to northern ireland in what is a very difficult situation. yes, the focus of that trip will be to try to get power—sharing back up and running, we are told the prime minister will have a tough message for the party is about the need to get back to work. but to be frank, unless something changes, that is not going to happen. the dup are required for power—sharing, and they've made it clear they will continue to boycott stormont unless some of those bricks are trading arrangements you just described change pretty drastically. now, although it was the government in london that signed up to that deal, it wants pretty big changes too, and i'm told it's likely, though not guaranteed, that in the next few days, ministers in london will reveal legislation which would give them power to override certain parts of the brexit deal. now, that would be controversial, some fear it would lead to a trade war, a tit—for—tat with europe. now, we had the business secretary say today that he

doesn't think that will happen, but ultimately ministers in london know that if they go ahead with their plans, it is up to europe how it reacts. there are big questions to answer, the stakes are high, and the answers are not simple.— answers are not simple. nick, many thanks. chelsea have won the women's fa cup, beating manchester city 3—2 after extra time in front of a record crowd ofjust over 19,000 at wembley. in what will go down as one of the greatest women's finals, chelsea lifted the trophy for the second year in a row. rhia chohan is there for us. rhia. well, as finals go, reeta, this one certainly delivered, these two dominant sides showed no signs of backing down, which sent the game into extra time, but it was chelsea's day, another trophy under emma hayes, his 13th major cup since taking over the club. and what's not in doubt is the very best in the women's game was on display today.

a long time coming — three fa cups apiece, yet these sides hadn't met in the final, until now. in the early minutes, manchester city had the chances, before england defender millie bright set up the perfect ball. deep cross in...! and it is all the way in! all it took was a little nick from sam kerr to help it over. earlier this week, the chelsea boss, emma hayes, said she loves watching city's lauren hemp play. she won't have enjoyed this one, though. six goals in six games for city's superstar. erin cuthbert, who had covered every inch of this pitch, is often the creator of goals for chelsea. but she definitely owned this. chelsea were all set for the win, before this hiccup. that's a really good touch... absolutely brilliant play from manchester city! but in extra time, the top flight�*s golden boot winner scored the deciding goal. one misstep,

and sam kerr makes you pay! this team has superb character for a reason, and we've won the titles we have for multiple reasons. there is no denying it was the best fa cup final, i think, in recent years. chelsea, fa cup winners 2022... manchester city gave it their all, but the depth and consistency of this chelsea squad has paid off. they won the league last weekend and have now secured their fourth fa cup. lifting trophies is becoming a habit for them. rhia chohan, bbc news, at wembley. ukraine says it hopes to be able to host the eurovision song contest next year after the country's emotional triumph in last night's final in italy. their entry, the kalush orchestra, flew to the top of the leaderboard after winning the popular vote. sam ryder of the uk finished second but topped the jury votes with his song, space man.

our correspondent mark lowen sent this report from turin. music: stefania by the kalush orchestra. in the end, they had it all — the sound, the sympathy, the success. ukraine's kalush orchestra went into eurovision as the favourite, with a folk and hip—hop anthem to the lead singer's mother and now to their motherland now under attack — one member staying home to fight. # up in space, man! it so almost went the uk's way, sam ryder�*s space man hoping to take his country to the galaxy of winners for the first time in 25 years. 183 points. he did so well!

there it is. but as the public votes went in, he was brought down to earth and ukraine's star shone bright. all the way to kyiv, where the winning song warmed hearts broken by war. this meant so much more than music or eurovision kitsch. it was a continent rallying behind a country in darkness, defending its european identity. we won here in the eurovision, and now this whole feeling is like yes! and we will win also in the war with russia. and all europe is with us. and it was feeling like we are all together. in ukraine, we have war. it is not a time to have fun. but we need to have fun. we need to live. and we need to have understanding and a feeling of life. back in turin, sore heads — but pride for the brits too. has sam's result restored your faith in the uk's eurovision dream? yes. definitely.

hopefully, this is the beginning of something and we shall continue to have success. and hopefully our country and the rest of europe - starts to take us seriously again. italy hosted quite the party here. there was politics too, with russia kicked out for taking europe back to war. but last night, at least, there was room for the fun. thank you so much! and so the hopes of bringing peace and eurovision to ukraine next year — both for now in doubt. but europe is dancing to ukraine's tune, and that is what russia too will hear. mark lowen, bbc news, turin. that's it for now. we're back with the late news at ten. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. goodbye.

hello. this is bbc news with me, reeta chakrabarti. sweden is poised to follow finland's lead and apply to join is poised to follow finland's lead and apply tojoin nato because is poised to follow finland's lead and apply to join nato because of russia's invasion of ukraine. its governing party — the social democrats — are abandoning decades of opposition to the idea, creating a large majority in favour in the country's parliament. earlier finland, which has an 800 mile border with russia, confirmed it wanted to join, calling its announcement historic.

the us secretary of state, antony blinken, made clear both countries would be welcome. turkey, a nato member, has voiced its opposition, accusing them of sheltering kurdish militants, while russia has called the move a "mistake". nato's secretery general, jens stoltenberg, spoke to the bbc�*s tim willcox shortly after addressing the talks. turkey has made it clear that their intention is not to block finnish or swedish entry into nato, but they have raised some concerns. turkey is an important ally and, of course, when concerns are raised we need to sit down and i am confident that we will do this time, as we have done so many, many times before in nato, we will find a way forward together, so — if finland and sweden applies — that we can welcome them to our alliance in a quick and speedy process. how long would it take to ratify finland and sweden to become full members of nato? and what would happen if there

was some russian aggression before they were fully ratified? would they be covered by article five? would nato come to their defensive, if the process was starting, if not complete? allies have expressed the will to ratify very quickly, but it will vary a bit from country to country and of course i cannot guarantee on behalf of 30 independent parliaments in 30 allied countries, but we speak about months and our allies are really eager to do this as fast as possible. that includes also, for instance, the united kingdom. then in the interim period, we are in close contact with finland and sweden and we are prepared to also address their security concerns in the interim period, after application, but before all parliaments are ratified. and we can, for instance, look at the possibility of increased nato

military presence in the baltic region, on land and sea, but also state very clearly to russia that finnish and swedish security matters for nato allies, also throughout the application process. so nato would come to finland's aid, if finland were attacked, even before ratification was complete? so, i am saying that their security matters, especially in a process where they have applied for membership and allied parliaments are ratifying. the form of article five does not apply until all parliaments have ratified, but there are other ways for us to demonstrate that their security matters for us — just to increase nato's military presence in the region and in and around finland and sweden will send a strong message. what would constitute a russian attack? would it have to be

an invasion or could it be economic, could it be a cyber attack? what would constitute, what would be the red lines, as far as nato is concerned? we need to address every situation, depending on what happens. we will never give our potential adversaries the privilege of exactly defining when we will trigger a nato reaction or later on, an article five situation. what we know is that russia has almost all their available forces now focused on ukraine, so if anything, i think what we should be focused on is the likelihood for more cyber attacks, hybrid attacks and that kind of thing. and these are actually areas where we have worked together with finland and sweden for many years. we have a nato european centre of excellence on hybrid threats in helsinki, so we know how to work with finland and sweden on hybrid

and cyber threats and we will work together with them, of course, even more closely in this interim period, after a potential application and until final ratification. hello there. it is fair to say the forecast hasn't gone to plan today, especially across more southern parts of the uk. we have seen high pressure that brought us the sunshine and the warmth yesterday being replaced by a falling pressure, strengthening breeze and rain that has been pushing up from the south. yesterday we had the sunshine widely across southern parts of england, it was really warm, and today much more cloud around and some rain as well and that rain is going to continue to push northwards this evening and overnight. so wetter weather heading up across northern england into northern ireland and southern parts of scotland. following on from that, there could be some thundery downpours across southern parts of england, perhaps across parts of wales as well. it is going to be a very warm and muggy night. if you're hoping to see the super blood moon, the best chance of clear skies later will be across northern parts of scotland. generally a cloudy start tomorrow,

misty with some further bursts of rain, again potentially heavy and thundery, again working northwards into scotland, allowing some sunshine eventually in northern ireland. sunshine develops more widely across england and wales, but there still could be some thundery downpours here and there. it is going to be a warmer day in that sunshine, but much cooler, i think, in scotland, where it is cloudy and wet into the afternoon. that wetter weather does move away through the evening, and then we await the arrival of this next weather system coming in from the atlantic and that is going to draw up some warmer air ahead of it on a southerly breeze. many parts of the country will start dry on tuesday, with some sunshine around and then on that weather front we see this rain developing in western areas, especially during the afternoon when it could turn heavy, but ahead of it with that sunshine and breeze it is going to feel warm. the warmest day of the week ahead, 26 degrees likely in the south—east of england, but given that heat we could trigger a few

storms later in the day. most of the wet weather coming on that weather front there and that will push rain eastwards overnight. that should be moving away from most areas on wednesday, but again the devil is going to be in the detail, many places starting dry on wednesday, some sunshine and showers in the north—west of scotland moving away, thickening cloud arriving in the south—west and that will start to bring some rain in as well. that will push northwards and eastwards during the evening into the night and ahead that developing rain,, but ahead of that developing rain temperatures are in the low 20s in many places. that is the theme, really, through the week ahead. there is some warmth and some sunshine at times, but every now and again there is potentialfor some heavy and even thundery downpours.

this is bbc news — the headlines at 7:00pm: sweden's ruling social democrats have backed the countryjoining nato — it's after finland also confirmed it will apply for nato membership, in response to russia's invasion of ukraine. their membership in nato would increase our shared security, demonstrate that nato's door is open, and that aggression does not pay. a british military intelligence assessment suggests russia may have lost a third of its ground forces since the start of its invasion of ukraine. pictures have been released of buffalo supermarket shooting suspect payton gendro. president biden has been speaking about the attack... president biden has been speaking about the attack.

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