this is bbc news. i'm chris rogers. our top stories: france and germany urge president putin to engage in peace talks as russia continues its offensive in the dombas. the russian ambassador to the uk tells the bbc that moscow will not use tactical nuclear weapons in the battle for ukraine. we have a very strict provision on the issues of the use of tactical nuclear weapon, and it is mainly when the existence of the state is endangered. president biden renews his appeal for tighter gun control following the texas elementary school shooting as the parents prepare to bury their children. and protests erupt in rio de janeiro after a video of a black man being asphixiated in the back

of a police car causes shock and anger. real madrid win the champions league final, after a 1—0 victory over liverpool in paris. the spanish football side take the title for a record fourteenth time. the kick off was delayed by 30 minutes, as police used tear gas on some fans struggling to get into the stade de france. the cannes film festival awards have been announced. it has been awarded to sweden's ruben 0stlund. the leaders of france and germany have made a joint

appeal to president putin to hold serious talks with the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky, as russia claims to have made strategically significant gains. ukraine has warned it may have to withdraw from severodonetsk, the easternmost city it still controls. it comes as the russian ambassador to the uk told the bbc that moscow will not use tactical nuclear weapons in the battle for ukraine. our world affairs correspondent caroline hawley reports. russian forces in action in eastern ukraine, where they're making advances. moscow says its forces have captured the town of lyman, an important railway hub, and the key city of severodonestk is now in its sights. translation: if the occupiers think that lyman and _ severodonetsk will be theirs, they are wrong. donbas will be ukrainian. but this is the kind of firepower russia is bringing to bear on the region, and after three months of war, ukraine wants more help from the west to resist. today, president putin spoke

to his french and german counterparts, who urged him to hold direct and serious negotiations with ukraine to end the conflict. remember this moment at the start of the war, when president putin alarmed the world by announcing he'd put russia's nuclear deterrent forces on high alert. russia has the world's biggest nuclear arsenal, and this exercise just before the invasion involved nuclear weapons, but the bbc�*s been told it's unlikely to use them in ukraine. do you believe that there could be the use of a tactical nuclear weapon in the war in ukraine? no. tactical nuclear weapon in accordance with russian military doctrine is not used in conflicts like that at all. so, you do not believe that will happen? i don't think so. can you categorically say it will not happen? we have very strict provision on the issues of the use of tactical nuclear weapon, and it is mainly when

the existence of the state is in danger. it has nothing to do with the current operation. but russia does still want to display its military might to the world. here, a missile is test—fired that president putin says can travel at nine times the speed of sound, its range over 600 miles. the images released today by russia's defence ministry carry a message of the potential reach of its destructive power. caroline hawley, bbc news. president biden has urged americans to "make their voices heard" as he renewed his appeal for tighter gun controls. it follows the massacre at a school in texas, in which 19 children and two teachers died. meanwhile, the former us president donald trump and other leading republicans have dismissed calls for gun reform, saying the shooting was a reason to arm, not disarm. 0ur north america correspondent barbara plett usher reports. just days ago, children cowered on the floor in this school

as a killer armed with assault rifles stalked their classroom, the latest victims of a uniquely american tragedy. president biden addressed the parents�* heartbreak in a speech at a graduation ceremony. he'll be visiting the town tomorrow. those parents are literally preparing to bury their children. in the united states of america, to bury their children. there's too much violence, too much fear, too much grief. the massacre thrust the issue of gun control back into national focus. gun rights activists said they were horrified by the violence, but the national rifle association went ahead with its convention in texas, supported by its high—profile champion. like others, he insisted the solution had nothing to do with guns. the existence of evil in our world is not a reason to disarm law—abiding citizens who know how to use their weapon and can protect a lot of people.

the existence of evil is one of the very best reasons to arm law—abiding citizens. it's taking our babies! the convention was a target for growing outrage over mass shootings with assault weapons and over the fierce opposition to gun control in the republican party. here in uvalde, people say something has to be done, but they're reluctant to get into the bitter partisan debate over gun restrictions. and they're consumed with the process of grieving, planning funerals now that will start to take place in the coming days. the sorrow here is mixed with anger over mistakes made by the police. this man, ruben mata montemayor, heard the gunshots from a distance. he found out later they'd killed his great—granddaughter. where was the police that's supposed to be there to protect them kids? why, why, why? there are no answers here. they're beseeching a higher power to help them. barbara plett usher, bbc news, uvalde, texas.

real madrid has won the uefa champions league final for the 14th time, beating liverpool 1—0 at the stade de france in paris. the drama started before kick—off when turnstiles at the liverpool end stopped working. the authorities say that's because some fans had fake tickets. some liverpool fans reportedly tried to force their way into the stadium, but they were forced back by riot police who used tear gas to disperse the crowds. they arrested 68 people. we've been stuck at this gate since quarter past 6pm. i got really bad asthma, and i've been tear gassed twice. i'm really, really struggling. the match was delayed by more than half an hour to try to get all fans with valid tickets into the stadium. uefa, the union of european football associations, released this statement about the delay. it says: in the lead—up to the game, the turnstiles at the liverpool end became blocked by thousands of fans who had purchased fake tickets which did not work

in the turnstiles. this created a build—up of fans trying to get in. as a result, the kick off was delayed by 35 minutes to allow as many fans as possible with genuine tickets to gain access. as numbers outside the stadium continued to build up after kick off, the police dispersed them with tear gas and forced them away from the stadium. uefa is sympathetic to those affected by these events and will further review these matters urgently together with the french police and authorities, and with the french football federation. 0ur correspondent danjohnson, who was in the fanzone near the stadium when the match got under way, had this to say about the delayed kick—off. kick—off delayed by 35—40 minutes because of access issues around the stade de france. we've seen some videos on social media of some fans trying to get away from being tear gassed by the french police. not quite clear exactly what led to those delays

and those access problems, but certainly everybody who should've been wasn't in the ground at the original kick—off time. and it looks like some fans may have managed to get into the stadium without tickets. that's why the french police is saying that they needed to send in more officers to try to actually differentiate who in the crowd had tickets, who was eligible to come forward, but we've seen some complaints from fans about not enough gates being opened, about not being able to get close enough to the ground from the station. so, some access problems which caused that delay to kick—off. once the match got under way, liverpool's determination was clear and they dominated the first half, but despite several chances to score, they couldn't put the ball away. just before half time, karim benzema put the ball in the back of the net, but after a lengthy wait, he was declared offside and the goal was disallowed. real madrid came out fighting in the second half putting the liverpool defence under pressure time and again and it paid off when viniciusjunior

scored, putting real madrid one up. liverpool were unable to claw back an equaliser, giving real madrid their 14th uefa champions league win. let's bring you some live pictures now from the fan zone. as you can see mainly make real madrid fans celebrating that in. there is a large police presence there but so far no reports of any kind of trouble. however, liverpoolare reports of any kind of trouble. however, liverpool are calling for an investigation into what happened before the match as reported earlier but all well spirited at the moment. it is a night for real madrid. you are watching bbc news. a reminder of our headlines: france and germany urge president putin to engage in peace talks as russia continues its offensive in the dombas. the russian ambassador to the uk tells the bbc that moscow will not use

tactical nuclear weapons in the battle for ukraine. president biden has renewed his appealfor tighter president biden has renewed his appeal for tighter gun controls following the shooting at a texas elementary school as parents prepared to bury their children. the death of a black man forced into the boot of a police car, where a gas grenade was set off, has sparked outrage in brazil. police stopped genivaldo de jesus santos in the street in the north—eastern city of umbauba, sergipe state, on wednesday. we can show you this video footage. this video footage shows two officers holding down the boot with the man inside as thick smoke billowed from the car. an autopsy confirmed mr santos died of asphyxiation. pedro borges, editor—in—chief of alma preta — a journalism agency specialising in racial issues —

talk to us about the reality for black brazilians. we are talking about a really historical and really a crisis that we face in brazil. the police brutality is just one face of the huge problem that we have to deal with in our routine. black people face a really huge problem on health system, education system, but in the security publicly, we face death all the time. so this police brutality happens, like, every day in brazil. we are all the time reporting cases like this one, but even when we are reporting cases in our routine, when we face something like that happened to genivaldo, something that even us who are accustomed with that, we feel, you know, really, really bad and really sorry for what's going on here in brazil.

hundreds of thousands of young russians have left their country — many because they oppose the war. many of them ended up in armenia — a country in the south caucasus which russian citizens can enter without visas. but not everyone feels safe in armenia, which is russia's strategic partner in the region. rayhan demytrie reports. a pop-up a pop—up russian wedding in a remote armenian town. most of the guests have fled russia. the groom used to make animation films and after getting arrested for opposing russia's invasion of ukraine he and his bride made a life changing decision. i never thought about moving abroad,

seriously but now i don't think i can come back.— seriously but now i don't think i can come back. and if you ask about the _ i can come back. and if you ask about the future, _ i can come back. and if you ask about the future, nobody - i can come back. and if you ask. about the future, nobody knows. also, i think it is dangerous for me and my wife to go back because i think we are on the list. it because i think we are on the list. , . , because i think we are on the list. , ., , ., because i think we are on the list. , ., list. it is a list of so-called traitors — list. it is a list of so-called traitors and _ list. it is a list of so-called traitors and some, - list. it is a list of so-called traitors and some, in - list. it is a list of so-called traitors and some, in the l list. it is a list of so-called - traitors and some, in the words of vladimir putin, for russians who do not back his war in ukraine. this woman was punished with two weeks in prison for attending an anti—war rally in saint petersburg. anti-war rally in saint petersburg.— anti-war rally in saint petersburg. anti-war rally in saint petersbura. , , ., petersburg. they try to give ou this petersburg. they try to give you this idea _ petersburg. they try to give you this idea that _ petersburg. they try to give you this idea that you - petersburg. they try to give you this idea that you are i you this idea that you are nobody here and your voice is nothing. nobody here and your voice is nothinu. ,, , ., , ., ., nothing. she is not planning to sta in nothing. she is not planning to stay in armenia. _ nothing. she is not planning to stay in armenia. she _ nothing. she is not planning to stay in armenia. she does - nothing. she is not planning to stay in armenia. she does not| stay in armenia. she does not feel safe here.— feel safe here. some hotels were asked _ feel safe here. some hotels were asked by _ feel safe here. some hotels were asked by police - feel safe here. some hotels

were asked by police for - were asked by police for russian gas data and also it is a normal routine talk, i can feel how people in armenia cannot really get what is going on and they are on the side of my government which punished me and all my friends. no, i do not feel really safe. despite close ties — not feel really safe. despite close ties to _ not feel really safe. despite close ties to moscow, - not feel really safe. despite close ties to moscow, more j not feel really safe. despite - close ties to moscow, more than 100,000 russians have entered armenia since the start of the war stop this man found work in a cafe catering for russian expats. translation: i a cafe catering for russian expats. translation: i used to travel here _ expats. translation: i used to travel here for _ expats. translation: i used to travel here for summer. - expats. translation: i used to travel here for summer. i - expats. translation: i used to travel here for summer. i have l travel here for summer. i have lots of friends here and i do not like what is happening at all. of course i do not support it. it is a war between brothers.— it. it is a war between brothers. a . ~ ., brothers. back at the wedding, the guests _ brothers. back at the wedding, the guests and _ brothers. back at the wedding, the guests and the _ brothers. back at the wedding, the guests and the newlywedsl the guests and the newlyweds have decided their worries for the night. this is a

celebration of love and the ever changing circumstances of life. a few months ago these people were living in the comfort of their homes in russia. and now they are among the tens of thousands of new emigres in armenia, trying to make sense of this massive shift in their lives. they plan to open an animation studio here and begin life anew. the rising cost of living is impacting people in countries all around the globe. in new zealand, inflation is at a 30—year high, and people are dealing with a worsening housing crisis, high food prices and wages that are much lower than their australian neighbours. that's prompted some people to leave the country altogether. 0ur report starts in wellington, new zealand.

when the pay is not keeping up with the cost of living, i don't know how i'm going to continue to work in this field and survive. can we aim it back at that one? he looks a bit sad, he definitely needs some more water. hannah loves her early childhood teaching job. she says the magic moments of the kids learning new things bring herjoy and pride. and yet she feels undervalued. with a low wage and rising prices, it's been hard to make ends meet. i don't know that necessarily this role is something i can continue for the rest of my life. at least not unless there were going to be pay increases. which is sad. just all of the essential kind of items that you need to live are incredibly expensive. inflation is the highest it's been in 30 years, partly because of the increase in price of petrol. and while the new zealand government has tried to introduce some short—term measures like subsidising fuel prices and cutting the cost of public transport in half, there's not much they can do about food.

fruit and vegetables have risen 18% in the past year. it's bad news for hannah, who's a vegan. it's insane to see how much it's gone up. cauliflowers, broccoli, these really basic vegetables that should be, you know, accessible to people are no longer the case. new zealand's capital, wellington, has been ranked one of the world's least affordable cities for buying a house. the picture is also grim for renters, with a rise of 12% in the past year. to keep costs down, hannah shares a house with others. they say with the current prices, none of them could ever contemplate owning a home. i have a leg infection that i can't afford to go the doctors with right now. like, i'm in the process of selling my computer because i'd rather not have a computer and have something to... food.

yeah, food. at least three of this small group are thinking about leaving new zealand. every year, tens of thousands of new zealanders move abroad, and many choose australia. it's a country where they have the right to live and to work. and lately, the rising cost of living in new zealand has been a major push. take chris and his family. they have recently left wellington to start a new life here in brisbane. chris is a builder. he and his wife, harmony, decided to move here a few months ago. despite owning their home and both are earning fairly good salaries back in wellington, they were still struggling. we've noticed australians saying the cost of living is going up, and we're looking at them and saying that was the cost of living five years ago for us. living in brisbane and being away from the rest of her family was a difficult decision for harmony. when are you going to go back home? i'm not going home. new zealand is home. you don't get a choice. if you want to live, you have to move, or new zealand has to change.

as mae draws to a close, parts of india and pakistan have recorded their hottest spring on record for millions of people. the heat has also threatened the country's wheat crop, causing a ban on exports of the grain. premonsoonal heat is not unusual in india, but it has been the rapid onset, extent, and severity, that have marked this spring out. experts say is climate change continues, things will get worse, especially for this reason. let's get more on this. let's talk to dr andrew king, a senior lecturer in climate science from the university of melbourne. he joins us from there. thank you forjoining us on the bbc. we are always told that severe weather will become more frequent because of climate change, but we seem to be seeing the severity of these heat waves as well. are they particularly unusual? yes stop

this has been _ particularly unusual? yes stop this has been an _ particularly unusual? yes stop this has been an exceptional l this has been an exceptional heatwave, particularly in terms of its persistence. we have seen heat all the way through from march until the present in especially northern india and eastern pakistan, really exceptional temperatures that sometimes even are around 50 celsius. it is really unbearable heat. ~ . , unbearable heat. what is it like, 50 celsius? _ unbearable heat. what is it like, 50 celsius? what - unbearable heat. what is it like, 50 celsius? what is l unbearable heat. what is it like, 50 celsius? what is it| like, 50 celsius? what is it due to a human being and animals?— animals? those kinds of temperatures _ animals? those kinds of temperatures are - animals? those kinds of temperatures are really| animals? those kinds of- temperatures are really hard to cope with. we know that when we have very high temperatures we see increases in heat stress and related illness. it imposes and related illness. it imposes a strain, especially on the young and the elderly and it poses a strain on animals as well. it is really hard to live with, and especially this

region of the world, where many people work outdoors. it's harder to escape the heat then it is in many other places. this continues, which i think we all pretty much know it will, what will it do, what is the impact notjust to the region, but perhaps to the wider world as well as back how does it affect the economy, production, people? it does it affect the economy, production, people? it does ose a production, people? it does pose a lot— production, people? it does pose a lot of— production, people? it does pose a lot of problems. - production, people? it doesj pose a lot of problems. this production, people? it does i pose a lot of problems. this is a very well populated region of the world. many people have experienced this extreme heatwave just by the fact that many people live in this area. so it obviously causes big problems, and economically, as well, as you mentioned, the wheat export ban, obviously coupled with other issues going on in the world, is causing lots of problems to food suoply, lots of problems to food supply, both in india and elsewhere. it

supply, both in india and elsewhere.— elsewhere. it is quite a depressing _ elsewhere. it is quite a depressing prospect, l elsewhere. it is quite a i depressing prospect, isn't elsewhere. it is quite a - depressing prospect, isn't it, for all of us? is it easier to adapt than to try and climate change? adapt than to try and climate chan . e? , adapt than to try and climate chane? , ., , change? there is also benefit tot in: change? there is also benefit to trying to — change? there is also benefit to trying to stall— change? there is also benefit to trying to stall change. - change? there is also benefit to trying to stall change. we l to trying to stall change. we need to keep global warming as low as possible, otherwise we really do have much worse climate extremes on the horizon. so everything we can do to reduce climate change is important, but we can also adapt to a warmer world, and we can take steps to try to mitigate the worst impacts. share mitigate the worst impacts. are one, mitigate the worst impacts. are one. thank— mitigate the worst impacts. are one. thank you _ mitigate the worst impacts. are one, thank you for your time. thank you. --dr ——dr andrew ——drandrew king, ——dr andrew king, thank you for time. the top prize at the cannes film festival, the palme d'0r, has gone to a satirical movie about two fashion models who end up

stranded on a desert island with a group of billionaires. triangle of sadness was directed by the swedish film maker ruben 0stlund — he's one of the few film—makers to win the prize twice. claudia redmond reports. triangle of sadness is the winner of one of film public most prestigious awards, the palme d'0r, the 75th cannes film festival. directed by ruben 0stlund, the biting satire about the world of fashion and the superrich, set on board a luxury yacht, eight minute standing ovation when it was first shown at the festival. i was first shown at the festival.— was first shown at the festival. ., , _ festival. i feel happy. i feel ha-- . festival. i feel happy. i feel happy- i— festival. i feel happy. i feel happy- i feel _ festival. i feel happy. i feel happy. ifeel happy, - festival. i feel happy. i feel happy. ifeel happy, of- festival. i feel happy. i feel- happy. ifeel happy, of course. it's crazy. it's crazy. to be in the cinema, and you hear them clap and laugh and be upset, you know, all these kinds of emotions, i am very, very happy that the jury acknowledged that and gave a film that is basically considered a satire or a comedy the palme d'0r. the considered a satire or a comedy the palme d'or._ the palme d'or. the film follows the _ the palme d'or. the film follows the story - the palme d'or. the film follows the story of - the palme d'or. the film follows the story of a - the palme d'or. the film l follows the story of a male

model, played by harris dickinson, who finds himself on a luxury cruise captained by woody harrelson. it a luxury cruise captained by woody harrelson.— a luxury cruise captained by woody harrelson. it can make ou woody harrelson. it can make you extremely _ woody harrelson. it can make you extremely uncomfortable | woody harrelson. it can make - you extremely uncomfortable and can make you think. it can give you a sense of meaning, like there was a purpose to going to see the film and at the same time, and that's more importantly, it makes you laugh throughout. which is quite a trick. , , , ., trick. ruben is very wonderful at picking _ trick. ruben is very wonderful at picking holes _ trick. ruben is very wonderful at picking holes in _ trick. ruben is very wonderful at picking holes in our- at picking holes in our behaviour and our egos and i think— behaviour and our egos and i think with _ behaviour and our egos and i think with — with this character i really had to try to let — character i really had to try to let go _ character i really had to try to let go of that and allow myself _ to let go of that and allow myself to be pathetic and, you know. — myself to be pathetic and, you know, offer myself up as a piece — know, offer myself up as a piece of— know, offer myself up as a piece of meat, and that is an absurd — piece of meat, and that is an absurd thing to do.— piece of meat, and that is an absurd thing to do. three, two, one... absurd thing to do. three, two, one- -- the _ absurd thing to do. three, two, one... the second _ absurd thing to do. three, two, one... the second farm - absurd thing to do. three, two, one... the second farm door. one... the second farm door makes ruben 0stlund one of a

small number of double winners. —— palme d'0r. -- palme d'or. thank you for watching. hello there. on saturday, the lion's share of the sunshine and warmth was found across the south and the west of the uk. temperatures were above 20 degrees in a few places, and at newquay in cornwall, beautiful blue skies overhead. further north and east, there was a bit more cloud and it did feel quite a lot cooler. and as we move through sunday, with high pressure to the north—west of us and low pressure to the north—east, that'll be driving quite a brisk northerly wind. and that will bring a rather cool feel for many. temperatures will be a little disappointing for the time of year. so, generally speaking, it will be rather cool through sunday, particularly where we have areas of cloud and some showers, which could be heavy and thundery. equally there will be some

spells of sunshine in between, but we'll see showers from the word go across parts of wales, the midlands, some north sea coasts as well. showers drifting towards the south west of england, where they will turn heavy and thundery, and for many places, it will be rather cloudy. not least in the north east of scotland, where that cloud will produce some spots of rain. coupled with quite a brisk north or north—westerly wind, it will feel decidedly cool, just 9—11 degrees. maybe ill in glasgow. not too many showers for southern scotland or for northern ireland. scattered showers across england and wales, especially for south west england and south wales, where some of the showers will be heavy and thundery into the afternoon. top temperatures 15—16 degrees. now, as we head through sunday night and into the early hours of monday, many of the showers in the south will clear, but at the same time will bring areas of cloud down across scotland. some showery rain with that, a few showers running down the east coast of england as well. and it's going to be quite a chilly night. temperatures widely down into single digits. one or two places 3—4 degrees

briefly around dawn on monday. for monday, yes, we'll see some spells of sunshine, but often quite large amounts of cloud and some heavy, potentially thundery showers breaking out. just about anywhere could catch a shower. and those temperatures still a little below par, 11—16 degrees. now, as we look deeper into the coming week, this area of low pressure is going to wobble its way westwards, so that will bring some showers at times once again on tuesday, some heavy, thundery ones in places. signs are it will slowly dry out a little through the week, but there's still a bit of uncertainty about the jubilee weekend forecast.

this is bbc news. the headlines: france and germany have urged president putin to engage in peace talks as russia continues its ukrainian offensive in the donbas. the russian ambassador to the uk has told the bbc that moscow will not use tactical nuclear weapons in the battle for ukraine. president biden has renewed his appeal for tighter gun controls, following the texas elementary school shooting. mr biden is due to visit the town of uvalde — where19 children and two teachers were killed — as the families prepare for the first of this week's funerals. protests have erupted in rio de janeiro after the video of a black man being asphixiated in the back of a police car —

caused shock and anger. the incident has reignited the long running arguements