welcome to 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 donbas. 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 in danger. 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 asphyixiated 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 14th time. the kick off was delayed by 30 minutes, as police used tear gas on some fans struggling to get into the stadium — more than 60 people were arrested. and, the top prize at this year's cannes film festival has been awarded to sweden's ruben 0stlund. his movie, triangle of sadness, receive the palme d'or for outstanding film. 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. 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. 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 specializing 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. real madrid has won the uefa champions�* league final for the 14th time, beating liverpool 1—0 at the stade de france in paris. liverpool 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 lengthy discussions, 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. but there was drama before the match got under way as our correspondent, danjohnson reports from paris. it is only minutes after the final whistle but already, tens of thousands of liverpool fans have disbursed from the fan park here. there were 30—40,000 liverpool fans crowded here to watch the game on big screens. those who did not have tickets for the match, there would have been a huge party here had they won, but instead everybody has disappeared quite quickly because they are, no doubt, disappointed. they are heartbroken that they have not been able to claim their seventh champions league title but they are also disappointed about the way the game was delayed and there

is criticism of a lack of organisation which meant that kickoff had to be knocked back 30 minutes. we had a statement from uefa that said in the lead—up to the game, the turnstiles at the liverpool end became blocked by thousands of fans who purchased fake tickets which did not work in the turnstiles, creating a buildup of fans trying to get in and as a result the kickoff was delayed to allow as many fans as possible with genuine tickets to gain access. as numbers outside the stadium continue to build up after kickoff, the police dispersed them with tear gas and forced them away from the stadium. even as fans have been leaving here in the last few minutes they have reported that the french police have been using tear gas. they complain the police have been very quick to move to that level of action with no real provocation. liverpool fans here have been overwhelmingly very well—behaved. there was a huge and positive hopeful atmosphere here this afternoon. so many thousands of liverpool fans positive that they could take home the european cup

for a second time but it was not to be. sports broadcaster roberto rojas gave us a perspective on the match from the us. i think the disorganisation we saw in paris is surprising for many americans, the fact that for an event so big, so watched all over the world, because of the lack of organisation, it surprised a lot of us and i think we were in shock that in 2022 that these kind of events still happen. so hopefully that, obviously it did not become the worst of circumstances and hopefully future champions league finals and other events that happen in the sport are able to take lessons from it and improve from it moving forward. it was perhaps the expected result for many but liverpool fought hard and missed some chances. what the highlights for you?

a liverpool team that was very much controlling the match. they had a lot of chances in the first and second half and they were unlucky to not get that goal in the first half. but leaning into that advantage in the second half. real madrid demonstrated the tournament, the fact that they were able to walk out and that they defeated the defending champions and perhaps some of the best teams in europe, i think it is a demonstration of that and liverpool were very unlucky. that was shown during the course of the year when they wanted a quadruple, they only got the fa cup in the league cup so they saw this as a saving grace but i think the experience, you know, the team knows how to play these type of competitions and they demonstrated that. i think experience and obviously how proficient

these teams are demonstrated that fact in the final and i think we saw that overall in the end in paris. 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 donbas. 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 appeal for tighter gun controls following the texas elementary school shooting, as the parents prepare to bury their children. as may draws to a close, parts of india and pakistan have recorded their hottest spring on record. the heat has also threatened india�*s wheat crop causing a government ban on exports of the grain. spells of pre—monsoon heat are not unusual in india and pakistan at this time of the year but the rapid onset and severity has this spring worse. earlier i spoke to dr andrew king, a senior lecturer in climate science, at the university of melbourne

and asked him if these heatwaves are particularly unusual. this has been an exceptional heatwave, particularly in terms of its persistence. we�*ve seen heat all the way through from march until the present, in especially northern india and eastern pakistan — really exceptional temperatures at sometimes even around 50 degrees celsius. so really unbearable heat. what is it like, 50 celsius? what does it do to a human being and animals? we know that when we have very high temperatures we see increases in heat stress 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 than it is in many other places. if 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? how does it affect the economy, production, people? it does 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 supply. 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 russian wedding in the remote armenian town of tumanyan. most of the guests have fled russia. yura, the groom, used to make animation films. after getting arrested for opposing russia�*s invasion of ukraine, he and his bride asya made a life—changing decision. i never thought about moving abroad, seriously, but yes, now i don�*t think i can come back.

and if you ask about the future, nobody knows. also, i think it is dangerous for me and asya to go back, because i think we are in the list. it is a list of so—called "traitors and scum" — in the words of vladimir putin — for russians who do not back his war in ukraine. polina was punished with two weeks in prison for attending an anti—war rally in st petersburg. they try to give you this feeling that you are nobody here and your voice is nothing. polina is not planning to stay in armenia. she does not feel safe here. some hotels were asked by police for data of russian guests, and also in just normal routine talks, i can feel how people in yerevan cannot really get what is going on and they are on the side of my government which punished me and all my friends. so no, i don�*t

feel really safe. despite yerevan�*s close ties to moscow, more than 100,000 russians have entered armenia since the start of the war. zhenya found work in this cafe catering for russian expats. translation: i used to travel to ukraine every summer. - i have lots of friends there and i don�*t like what is happening at all. of course i don�*t support it. it�*s a war between brothers. back in tumanyan, the guests and the newlyweds have put aside their worries for the night. this is a celebration of love and the ever—changing circumstances of life. just a few weeks 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. yura and asya plan to open an animation studio here and begin life anew. rayhan demytrie, bbc news, armenia. 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 to leave the country altogether. shaimaa khalil�*s 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. and i want a future for my children, and that�*s not in new zealand.

sorry. # te aroha. hannah says she wants to put down roots in new zealand, but with her current financial situation, she just can�*t see how that will happen. shaimaa khalil, bbc news. 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. claudia redmond reports. (tx all equal. that is so true. triangle of sadness is the winner of one of film public most prestigious awards, the palme d�*0r, at the 75th cannes film festival. directed by ruben 0stlund, the biting satire about the worlds of fashion and the superrich,

set on board a luxury yacht, had an eight—minute standing ovation when it was first shown at the festival. i feel happy. i feel happy, of course. it�*s crazy, it�*s crazy. to be in the cinema, together with the audience in the lumiere, and to 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 golden palm. the film follows the story of a male model, played by harris dickinson, who finds himself on a luxury cruise captained by woody harrelson. he can make you extremely uncomfortable and he can make you think. he can give you a sense of meaning, like there was a sense of purpose going to see the film and, at the same

time, and that�*s more importantly, he makes you laugh throughout. which is quite a trick. ruben is very wonderful at picking holes in our behaviour and our egos and i think with — with this character, i really had to try and let go of that and allow myself to be pathetic and, you know, offer myself up as a piece of meat, and that's an absurd thing to do. three, two, one... applause 0stlund�*s second palme d�*0r makes ruben 0stlund one of a small number of two—time winners including francis ford coppola and ken loach. claudia redmond, bbc news. that is the latest from bbc news. you can keep up with all of the developments on ukraine, plus many of our other stories, including that win for real

madrid as well. that is on the bbc news website or the bbc news app. keep in touch, i am on twitter. for now, thanks 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 14 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 ukranian 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 appealfor tighter gun controls, following the texas elementary school shooting. mr biden is due to visit the town of uvalde — where 19 children and two teachers were killed — as the families prepare for the first of this week�*s funerals. real madrid have won the champions league final, after a 1—0 victory over liverpool in paris.