this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. anger at the treatment of fans at the champions league final in paris. the match is delayed. some supporters claim they were tear gassed and prevented from entering the ground. real madrid win the match, after a 1—0 victory over liverpool. the spanish football side take the title for a record 14th time. legendaryjockey lester piggott, who won the derby nine times, has died at the age of 86. 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 very strict provision on the

issues on the use of tactical nuclear weapons 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. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. i'm shaun ley and it's good to have your company. liverpool football club have called for an investigation into the security arrangements of saturday's champions league final in paris, after thousands of fans were stopped from gaining access to the ground. police fired tear gas and pepper spray at supporters as some attempted to climb over the security barriers, delaying kick—off for more than half an hour. liverpool went on to lose

1—0 to real madrid. danjohnson reports from paris. these are scenes any football fan will find uncomfortable and not what you'd expect to see at the biggest european final in 2022. thousands of supporters, frustrated and angry, after the french police reached quickly for the tear gas as they struggled to get everyone to their seats on time. chaotic scenes and fans saying they feared for their safety despite having queued for hours. i've got really bad asthma and i've been tear gassed twice. i was really, really struggling. thousands of thousands of fans out there getting tear gassed. with tickets. treating them like animals. uefa blamed thousands of liverpool fans with fake tickets blocking the turnstiles, but supporters said organisation wasn't good enough. tom was there with his disabled son harry. the treatment of supporters

by uefa and the police, it's an absolute disgrace today, indiscriminately pepper spraying people queuing up with tickets to get in the ground who arrived two and a half hours before kick off at the stadium and then getting charged by riot police with shields, again, having to shield my son out of the way. absolute disgrace. away from the stadium, the afternoon was full of joyful positivity and confidence in the crowd at the liverpool fan park. but concern over the delay gave way to the tension of the match, and ultimately, the disappointment of the final whistle. that is it. no seventh champions league title for liverpool. it's been a tense, nervy game and they never really got going. there is a stunned silence

here and there is heartbreak. congratulations to real madrid. they're really playing better football. sorry, i'm getting so emotional... it's ok. just so happy i came out here. so it was worth every penny. honestly, every penny. not a result we wanted at all. but it is what it is. is what it is. we'll go again next year. the atmosphere has been fantastic innit, but it'sjust _ a shame over the loss. if we would have won this, i it would have been bouncing here, wouldn't it? it's just a shame. and there was more tear gas in the streets as they left. but within, like, two minutes of the final whistle, they tear gassed everybody, that's why all the fans went that way. and this is where liverpool's season ends. but this club and its supporters always somehow show their hope never dies. danjohnson, bbc news, paris. we can go to paris and our sports

correspondent now olly foster, who was in the thick of it last night before you got into the stadium. what was it like? we arrived at _ stadium. what was it like? - arrived at about 8:30pm. kick—off had already been delayed because of the security concerns, that chaotic scenes around the turnstiles. when we got there just a few minutes before that delayed kick—off, all the entrances had been shot but some of my colleagues had been down about an hour earlier and described terrible scenes. they sought some liverpool fans trying to force their way through turnstiles but it is very much disputed, uefa's claims that thousands were arriving late and with fake tickets. many liverpool fans with genuine tickets were very distressed, many did not

get into the match which should have been a fantastic celebration of a fantastic season, they lost the match but this is one of the showpieces of world football. many denied entry despite having genuine tickets and many fearing for their safety and simply turning our way. there are a combination of factors, it appears there was a complete system failure of crowd management around the stadium last night, certainly a couple of hours beforehand and there were bottlenecks with french police and stewards funnily far too many fans down into narrow walkways and underpasses and a real logjam with fans getting stuck away from the stadium and then when they got closer to the stadium, as you wait four were closer to the stadium, as you wait fourwere claiming, closer to the stadium, as you wait four were claiming, thousands having fake tickets, which is why kick—off was delayed, which is why many liverpool fans failed to get into

the ground and put also exacerbated the ground and put also exacerbated the situation is there were hundreds of gangs of french youths, clearly ticketless and intent on causing trouble, who found themselves inside the outer recording at the stade de france and were running around with french police who had already used peppe" french police who had already used pepper spray and tear gas to try to disperse fans trying to get in but also trying to control these french youths and there were many innocent bystanders caught up in the tear gas and the pepper spray that was used. many fearful for their safety. myself and our bbc team were caught up myself and our bbc team were caught up in the tear gas, it's a very unpleasant and completely puts you out of sorts, which is what its intent is, but there were hundreds who were impacted by this, many women with children and families all caught up in this. hugely

distressing and there will be so many questions asked about how the french authorities and uefa and the stewards dealt with s. de french authorities and uefa and the stewards dealt with s.— stewards dealt with 5. do some of those who were _ stewards dealt with 5. do some of those who were there _ stewards dealt with 5. do some of those who were there last - stewards dealt with 5. do some of those who were there last night, i stewards dealt with 5. do some of| those who were there last night, is there a sense of relief that things could have got worse because of the numbers of people in a very restricted area, presumably at the risk of crashes was real? bier? restricted area, presumably at the risk of crashes was real? very much so and of course _ risk of crashes was real? very much so and of course liverpool— risk of crashes was real? very much so and of course liverpool are - so and of course liverpool are hugely sensitive to those issues of crushing when you think back to hillsborough and many took themselves away from the situation but such was the set up whereby many were caught up in the trouble with local french youths and also the police trying to disperse them in a very provocative and at times heavy—handed way and there will be an inquiry, liverpool saying it was unacceptable and has called for an

urgent investigation into what happened last night but for the most part we haven't heard from you wafer since last night but they clearly blame all these fake tickets which were not electronic, which might have contributed to the issue, usually it is all done on your phone, you get your electronic ticket but there were paper tickets which are much easier to duplicate on one issue might have been that if there were so many counterfeit tickets, if they had already been used by the time genuine ticket holders turn up, they will not work because dow goes down in the system that they have already been used so this is treated as the counterfeit ticket, so much will have to be investigated because there were echoes here last night of what happened at the euro final at wembley which was lawless at times, i was caught up in that with poor stewarding, many hundreds of people

without tickets stormed into that final between england and italy. policing was very inadequate with that situation and they will have to find out what went wrong here because so much did last night. filly because so much did last night. olly foster in paris, _ because so much did last night. olly foster in paris, i wasjust going to foster in paris, i was just going to say for people at home, picking up on the point that there would be an investigation, it looks like the british government is calling for one as well. nigel huddleston the sports minister has tweeted in the last half hour or so, we are very concerned about the upsetting scenes at the stade de france and will be working with the authorities to find out what happened and why. the legendaryjockey lester piggott has died at the age of 86. he rode his first winner at the age ofjust i2 and went on to be crowned champion jockey 11 times. "sadly we can confirm that lester died peacefully in switzerland this morning." andy swiss looks back at his career.

lester has it in the bag! when it came to the art of winning, few could match lester piggott. his statistics are staggering — nearly 5,000 victories across a career spanning almost half a century. he rode his first winner back in 1948 at the age ofjust i2. it was a feat that made the headlines, and plenty more would follow. in 1954, while still a teenager, he won the derby, the first of a record nine victories in the race. the youngest jockey to wini the derby in modern times. but for all the adulation, lester piggott remained a shy and softly spoken man. how hard do you have to work, in fact? - well, it's pretty hard work. you know, all day long, and night sometimes. at 98", he was tall for a jockey, hence his nickname, the long fellow. here comes lesterl piggott on nijinsky! but his much imitated style in the saddle earned him the champion jockey title some 11 times. the success, though, was followed by scandal.

good evening, the headlines at six o'clock. lester piggott has been sent to jailfor three years. in 1987, piggott was jailed for tax evasion and stripped of his obe. and while he made a comeback to some success, in 1995 at the age of 59, he finally retired from the saddle. despite his personal controversy, his sporting ability beyond dispute — one of the greatestjockeys that racing has ever seen. the jockey lester piggott, who has died at the age of 86. us presidentjoe biden will visit uvalde in texas later on sunday where he'll meet the families of 19 children and two teachers who were killed last week. mr biden has called for action to prevent future massacres in a country where efforts to tighten firearms regulations have repeatedly failed. our correspondent will

grant has this report. after the most terrible week in its history, uvalde is preparing to bury its victims and receive a president. victims families are bearing and a new parent can imagine. the attack by a teenager armed with a semiautomatic weapon has made that nightmare a reality. as a motorcade drives down the streets of uvalde they will come across many small impromptu tribute to the victim set “p impromptu tribute to the victim set up around the city. this is a community deep in warning, torn apart by what happened in mr biden knows he must tread carefully to balance sympathy with asking the difficult questions. this has brought the gun debate back into

sharp focus in the us. he reiterated that change is necessary. we cannot outlaw tragedy but we can do what we can to make our country safer so i call on all americans to work together to make this nation what it should be. but work together to make this nation what it should be.— what it should be. but he has his work cut out. _ what it should be. but he has his work cut out. bipartisan - what it should be. but he has his work cut out. bipartisan support| what it should be. but he has his. work cut out. bipartisan support is difficult to find on any issue in the us these days, on gun control it's almost impossible. at the nra convention in houston his predecessor donald trump echoed the republican line that the main issues are mental health and school security. in a city largely bereft at hope, president biden aims to show his solidarity and empathy as a man who has lost children of his own. the larger issues of how such

brutality could have been prevented may simply be put on hold. joining me now from uvalde is cbs correspondent danya bacchus. thank you for speaking to us this sunday. can i ask you first, how was the mood in the time change during the mood in the time change during the weekend so far? i the mood in the time change during the weekend so far?— the weekend so far? i think we initially saw — the weekend so far? i think we initially saw shock _ the weekend so far? i think we initially saw shock and - the weekend so far? i think we i initially saw shock and heartache and of course that heartbreak is continuing but that is not compounded with anger and outrage as we have learned more details about what happened inside the school during the shooting. many parents were in the parking lot when the shooting took place, they were begging police officers to go in and save their children and then later this week we found out those officers were waiting inside for

almost an hour before they confronted the gunman so we have seen the change go from shock and heartbreak to grief and anger. during the commencement speech he delivered at the university of delaware on saturday the president was pretty blunt with his message about the need for gun control. do you think you will temper the tone of his remarks given that he is visiting a town that is morning? i would be surprised if that issue even comes up as he meets the families. we now that the purpose of this trip according to the white house is that the president and first lady are here to grieve with the community and they will attend a mass, they will stop here at rob elementary school to visit this memorial and meet families and first responders so i don't know when that topic will come up. i know when he makes public statements that may come up but i would be surprised if

he brings that up as he tries to consult those families. it he brings that up as he tries to consult those families.- he brings that up as he tries to consult those families. it was a dilemma that _ consult those families. it was a dilemma that vice _ consult those families. it was a dilemma that vice president i consult those families. it was a - dilemma that vice president kamala harris faced over the weekend. i was wondering what we know about the funeral arrangements in uvalde for families who are having to bury their children and the families of their children and the families of the teachers who were killed. irate the teachers who were killed. we know the teachers who were killed. - know that funeral arrangements are being made and some of those funerals will take place tomorrow and then continue through next week. we know that an anonymous donor paid $175,000 to make sure the families here were able to give their loved ones the proper burial so we know that the community will come together. they have been rallying together. they have been rallying together this week to support each other but now that the unthinkable act of having to bury their children is happening, they will come together again.— is happening, they will come together again. thank you for

“oininu together again. thank you for joining us. — together again. thank you for joining us, especially- together again. thank you for joining us, especially so - together again. thank you for joining us, especially so earlyj together again. thank you for - joining us, especially so early from uvalde in texas. the well—known english stage and tv actor patricia brake — best known for her role in the british sitcom porridge, has died at the age of 79 after a very long battle with cancer. her daughter told the bbc that she died yesterday morning at home, with herfamily by her side. uk holiday—makers continue facing cancellations and severe delays at airports, train stations and ferry terminals at the start of the half—term break. easyjet and tui have cancelled dozens of flights, while long queues have also been seen at london's st pancras station. our correspondent tim muffett told us more. this weekend, for many people, marks the start of half term. and right now here at st pancras eurostar terminus, there's a pretty steady flow of people arriving and departing. but yesterday there were very, very long queues here, notjust tourists making their way from here to the continent, but many liverpool fans as well

on their way to paris for the champions league final, and i'm sure we'll see many of them returning today and it's going to be a pretty miserable journey for them, given the results. now, when it comes to the roads, the rac estimates that by the end of today, around about 17 million leisure journeys will have taken place this weekend. many roads have reported very heavy traffic, including the m4 and the m5 and also the roads leading into the port of dover. yesterday, there were very, very heavy queues there, tourists and some liverpool fans as well, as well as many freight lorries. and this morning there are reports that things are pretty busy as well, although the port says they expect things to become a little less busy as the day progresses. but i think for many people, air travel is going to be the real challenge over the next few weeks. on thursday, easyjet cancelled around 200 flights because of it problems. then late on friday night, it announced that between now and june 6th, another 200 or so flights would be

cancelled from gatwick. not it problems, but they say a combination of other issues, including baggage handling issues, air traffic control issues, and runway work as well. i think the main problem is that during the pandemic, manyjobs were lost and now, as there is a resurgence of demand for air travel, there is a struggle by many airlines to recruit the staff needed. many need security checks and special training, so this is no quick fix. tim muffett in london. just to bring you some news from bbc broadcasting housein you some news from bbc broadcasting house in london, a story from bristol airport in the south—west of england, luggage delays, passengers have complained of long delays collecting baggage. some on twitter

site planes have been delayed by up to three hours due to luggage handling shortage and vivian is following up so we will get more on that. bristolairport following up so we will get more on that. bristol airport had a similar problem just a fortnight ago when some flights were delayed because of problems with the baggage handling system so there are issues there and we will try to get to the bottom of what's happening and how it's affecting people trying to travel in and out of bristol this sunday. the leaders of france and germany have made a joint appeal to president putin to hold serious talks with the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky, amid russian claims of significant gains. ukraine has warned it may have to withdraw from severodonetsk, in the east of the country. the russian ambassador to the uk has told the bbc that moscow will not use tactical nuclear weapons in the battle for ukraine. our world affairs correspondent caroline hawley reports. an exercise involving nuclear weapons carried out by russia

just before it invaded ukraine — an apparent warning to the west. russia has the world's biggest nuclear arsenal, so when vladimir putin made an announcement at the start of the war, it caused global alarm. as the war in ukraine escalated, there were fears that a cornered president putin might actually use them, but russia's ambassador to the uk has played down the threat for now. tactical nuclear weapons 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. can you categorically say that it will not happen? we have a very strict provision over the use of tactical nuclear weapons, and it is mainly when the existence of the state is endangered. it has nothing to do with the current situation. but russia is still determined to show the world its military might, the potential reach of its destructive power. these are images released by the russian defence ministry

of the apparently successful test firing of a missile — its range over 600 miles. here's an assessment of what the ambassador had to say from our russia editor, steve rosenberg. what the ambassador said there, we've been hearing for years from russian officials. whenever their country is accused of anything all accusations are rebuffed, all evidence of a russian complicity is dismissed, and what you end up with is this parallel reality in which, for example, cctv footage of russian soldiers shooting dead an armed ukrainian dead unarmed ukrainian civilians is dismissed as — what did the ambassador call it? ajoke, a game, a computer game. where the horrors of bucha are dismissed as a fabrication and where the levelling of mariupol, this extensive damage to residential areas, is sort of brushed aside as either collateral damage or blamed

on ukrainian soldiers. in other words, none of this is ever russia's fault. everyone is against russia, everyone is blaming russia, everyone is accusing russia. russia is the innocent party. this is the kremlin narrative which we've heard many times before. we heard it after the salisbury poisonings, we heard it after the attempted assassination of the russian opposition leader, alexei navalny, and we're hearing it again now. a clean—up operation is underway in a marina in torquay in south west england, after a superyacht burst into flames and sank there yesterday. the 85—foot vessel was carrying 8000 litres of fuel, which the environment agency fears could escape into the surrounding waters. a major incident was declared and nearby beaches and roads were evacuated. how to free a killer whale that is stuck in france's river seine? using orca sounds to guide it back to sea.

until now, officials have been at a loss about how to deal with the whale. stephanie prentiss reports. it's a four—metre—long killer whale that's been trapped in the river seine for around ten days. and now experts say its situation has reached a critical point and that if it isn't freed, it's at risk of dying. they've come up with a plan to play orca sounds, using a drone to try and lure the mammal back towards the sea. translation: it's the least intrusive idea and the least | stressful for the animal. it's the first initiative. what is very interesting is that if it works, it will change everything in this type of rescue in france. the sounds will playjust above the water, along this part of the river, stretching from rouen to le havre, incrementally moving the whale to safety. whether it's still strong enough to save itself is up for debate. being in fresh water for so long has weakened it, and there isn't enough food to keep it going. it's been seen flailing around in the water, and its dorsalfin now appears to have been affected.

the animal is in a bad shape and has a lot of injuries. its fin is bent, which means it's in a poor health. a group of marine specialists have decided that using ships or nets to try and herd the whale will cause further stress and danger. so its fate now rests on how effectively loudspeakers attached to the drone can mimic a fellow orca calling it back to the sea. well, we can always hope. that's it, you're watching bbc news. hello. second half of the weekend not quite as optimistic as the first. it's going to be more cloud as we move through sunday, and some nuisance showers. it has been a beautiful start in northamptonshire, as you can see, but the shower cloud threatening, and we've already seen the first signs of those showers across the north norfolk coast. now, the reason being high pressure is drifting away to the north—west and we're seeing a tightening of isobars, the strengthening of the wind, a coolish source

as well coming down from the north. that so far has been driving the showers chiefly along that east coast, as you can see. one or two as welljust moving their way down through the irish sea along the cheshire gap as well. so cloudier skies as we go into the afternoon and the showers becoming a little bit more frequent. a cooler afternoon in scotland along that east coast, nine to 11 degrees, maybe a top temperature of 1a. fewer showers potentially into northern ireland and still a high of 1a degrees. cloudier skies for england and wales. a cooler story across that north sea coast. top temperatures of 16 degrees. not everyone will see the showers, but some of those across cornwall and devon could be heavy and thundery by the end of the afternoon. now, as we go through the evening and overnight, most of the showers will be driven along the far north and we'll see some clearer skies. that's going to allow the temperatures to fall away to single figures, so a chilly start first thing on monday morning. and a subtle change in wind direction means the showers could be in different places as we move into monday across

the north and the west. and those showers then will push their way steadily inland, so another cloudy day, another coolish day, and showers hit and miss. not everyone will see them, but if you catch them, they could be slow moving with the odd rumble of thunder. highs of 11 to 17 degrees. the low still with us as we move out of monday into tuesday. we could see some showers or longer spells of rain into the far north—west, maybe starting off dry across central and southern parts of england and wales. sunshine could trigger off a few sharp showers as we go through the day, but with that sunshine, maybe a degree or so higher — expect temperatures to peak at around 18 degrees. now, as we head to the all—important bank holiday weekend, still some level of uncertainty for the weather story here, but it looks a little bit warmer and generally a little bit drier. there is a risk of a few scattered showers around. please keep abreast of the forecast. bye— bye.

hello this is bbc news, these are the headlines. anger at the treatment of fans at the champions league final in paris. the match is delayed and some supporters claim they were tear gassed and prevented from entering the ground. real madrid win the match, after a 1—0 victory over liverpool. the spanish football side take the title for a record fourteenth time. legendaryjockey lester piggott, who won the derby nine times, has died at the age of 86. heavy fighting is continuing in eastern ukraine, where russian forces are trying to capture the city of severodonetsk. the russian ambassador to the uk tells the bbc that moscow will not use tactical nuclear weapons in the battle for ukraine. president biden renews his appeal for tighter gun control following the texas elementary school shooting as the parents

prepare to bury their children.