this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the top stories at 10. culture secretary, nadine dorries, has urged uefa to launch a formal investigation after liverpool fans were tear—gassed at the champions league final. liverpool lost to real madrid but did win two other cup finals. and tonight liverpool players have taken part in a parade through the city. president zelensky has visited his troops on the front—line in eastern ukraine for the first time since the war started. president biden is meeting the families of some of the 19 children and twp teachers shot dead by a teenage gunman in texas. and one of the greatest jockeys of all time — lester piggott — has died aged 86.

in a moment, huw edwards will be here to bring you more on all those headlines when we're joined by viewers on bbc one. but before that, we'll start with ukraine. and president zelensky has visited troops on the front line in eastern ukraine. he went to the kharkiv region — an area once again under attack from president putin's forces. this evening, the european union failed to reach agreement on an embargo of russian oil, on the eve of a summit of eu leaders in brussels. the ban on oil imports is part of the eu's sixth sanctions package on russia over its invasion of ukraine, which the commission has been struggling to finalise.

the package is being held up by hungary, which says an oil embargo would be a body blow to its economy, because it can't easily import oil from elsewhere. earlier, i spoke to kira rudyk, ukrainian mp and current leader of the political party voice. she told me the effort of building international support for ukraine is ongoing — and that she has not seen as much unity as she'd expected. in davos we were able to have this proper estimation on who actually supports ukraine, which countries, which leaders, and if there were any ones that were not and we were very much surprised to see that that the collective southern countries, we are talking about south america,

africa, eastern countries, they are rather on russia's side and this is surprising and obviously upsetting. we will continue working on our diplomatic front to get their support but it's an illusion saying that the whole world supports ukraine. �* ., ., . ukraine. and for that collective south you _ ukraine. and for that collective south you have _ ukraine. and for that collective south you have described, - ukraine. and for that collective | south you have described, what ukraine. and for that collective - south you have described, what key point are they missing out on here? well, they are missing out before the war ukraine was top three producers of wheat, grain, sunflower oil, and to make toes and call and tell me which ones you don't like? which ones you're ready to give up? right now the world has ten weeks of grain supplies, then what? the united nations know that we are at their food storage crisis and there are other organisations as well and in the southern countries, they will be the first ones to be hit by this crisis? they would be the first ones

to actually the first ten, because they are getting the grain from ukraine was the main export there, so right now it's not only a matter of ukraine and our security, it's matter of global feud security to get the ports on blocks and to get as much support as needed in terms of weapons, sanctions, that you mentioned, in terms of political support that we should be getting more and more and more and more. let's look at the subject on those weapons, as we've heard further calls for the long—range weapons. any sign that those are forthcoming and when they will be reaching ukraine in what you need those in particular? we ukraine in what you need those in articular? ~ . ., ukraine in what you need those in particular?— ukraine in what you need those in articular? ~ . ., ., particular? we are asking for those countries to — particular? we are asking for those countries to give _ particular? we are asking for those countries to give us _ particular? we are asking for those countries to give us a _ particular? we are asking for those countries to give us a wide - particular? we are asking for those countries to give us a wide range . countries to give us a wide range reference, the united states and the us, our two reference, the united states and the us, ourtwo main reference, the united states and the us, our two main allies in the war, we need the wide range missiles systems because we need to be able to find russia back as hard as

possible. you've seen the advancing. can ijump in. _ possible. you've seen the advancing. can ijump in, because _ possible. you've seen the advancing. can ijump in, because one _ possible. you've seen the advancing. can ijump in, because one of- possible. you've seen the advancing. can ijump in, because one of the - can ijump in, because one of the concerns particular from america can ijump in, because one of the concerns particularfrom america is the long—range missiles could possibly be used to hit russian territory. can you guarantee this would not happen? we territory. can you guarantee this would not happen?— territory. can you guarantee this would not happen? we are at war. ukrainian people _ would not happen? we are at war. ukrainian people are _ would not happen? we are at war. ukrainian people are dying - would not happen? we are at war. ukrainian people are dying for- would not happen? we are at war. ukrainian people are dying for the| ukrainian people are dying for the last three months, civilians, soldiers, and how can we guarantee at war that we will not be fighting them back? i can guarantee you the opposite that we will be using the weapons to protect our country and to find russia. their supply chains, their weapons supplies, everything we can. because you see that war is not ending or coming towards an end, it's coming towards russian forces getting into ukrainian land further and further and we need a means to protect ourselves. we need a means to push them back. we did not attack them on right now all of the weapons

we are asking for our land, and if russian forces are hit by those missiles, that is it, that is how the war works. we missiles, that is it, that is how the war works.— missiles, that is it, that is how the war works. we talk also, and i know ou the war works. we talk also, and i know you were — the war works. we talk also, and i know you were asked _ the war works. we talk also, and i know you were asked historically i know you were asked historically about how the war will end. is it going to be a case that the hard reality is that ukraine is going to have to forfeit that land in the east, that donbas region. and how does it sit with you as a ukrainian and a politician? we does it sit with you as a ukrainian and a politician?— does it sit with you as a ukrainian and a politician? we are not ready to cive u- and a politician? we are not ready to give up any _ and a politician? we are not ready to give up any ukrainian _ and a politician? we are not ready to give up any ukrainian territory. | to give up any ukrainian territory. that would mean that all of the death all the people who put their lives at stake were useless and i cannot let it happen. and when anybody is talking about peaceful negotiation, the question is, how do you make putin keep his part of the bargain? for eight years when he was attacking us in the east of our country because the war did not start this year, it's been going on

and on and on, and he was not able to execute any part of the deal so right now that question to the world leaders is, is there a force in the world that will make him keep his word? and right now i am persuaded it is not. and that's why the result of the result and resolve of this war is only military. the ukrainian mp there. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30pm and 11:30pm in the papers. our guestsjoining me tonight are broadcaster and writer jemma forte and the journalist and broadcaster caroline frost. the usjustice department has announced a formal investigation into the police response to the school shooting in texas last week, in which 19 children and two teachers were killed. young children trapped with the gunman repeatedly called 911 while officers waited to go in for at least an hour. the announcement comes as president biden arrived in uvalde just days after the horrific attack. mr biden has been meeting victims�* families and first responders, as well as religious and community leaders.

earlier, i spoke to daniel berman, who's a former senate republican staffer. i asked him whether events in uvalde would lead to any legislation to curb guns. it's very late in the election year. it's very late in the election year. i don't think it is impossible that for instance you could get some degree of buy parts and stop on for instance, mental health, but the problem is, at this point, and this election cycle, passing major legislation would be demoralising to republican voters and motivating to democrat voters and for that reason i think it is unlikely that even if the gop was inclined to hold discussions on policy that they will allow staff to necessarily pass the senate on which means in turn that democrats probably, unless they can

get their filibuster overcome, they won't get much done and the combination of those two interacts because the fact there is nothing will legislatively have a means there is no reason to seriously consider what you could do if you could pass something. you consider what you could do if you could pass something.— could pass something. you are describing _ could pass something. you are describing the _ could pass something. you are describing the context - could pass something. you are describing the context and - could pass something. you are| describing the context and that could pass something. you are i describing the context and that is very important because it is those people who are looking at that very election cycle you have described who will be making the decision. texas allows you to buy a aal 15 but won't allow you to buy a drink until you are 21 but you can buy a gun at 18, and for those parents, i don't think they care a jot about the election cycle. why is this being politicised? i election cycle. why is this being politicised?— politicised? i think partially because it _ politicised? i think partially because it is _ politicised? i think partially because it is ultimately - politicised? i think partially - because it is ultimately politicised on this. the problem with gun control and this is one of the problems i have with democrats in messaging, they can't say what proposals would have prevented it.

if you have a determined 18—year—old who has access to $70,000 in credit cards, you will not be able to stop them from getting a weapon with any of these degrees are policies that they are going to be able to do this on and that's why i think there is a lot of focus on the failings of the police or elsewhere. the people who say it's a gun control issue who see gun control as a cultural thing. they view guns as their presence is the problem not the cause of this incident but they see america's gun culture and gun control laws as the reason why these things happen and therefore getting rid of it as a solution which only works for people who already believe that.

tonight's main news... an emergency meeting to be held in paris after last night's chaotic scenes at the champions league final. the tactics of the french police were criticised. the uk government says the scenes were deeply concerning, as returning fans described their experiences. a few old people were getting tear gassed, we got tear gassed. there was a few kids panicking. it was just mayhem, just mayhem, to be honest. just poorly organised. in liverpool this afternoon, a victory parade for the club's two trophies this season, despite defeat in the champions league final. the french authorities have called football bodies and police to the meeting tomorrow to discuss what went wrong. also tonight... president biden visits texas to meet families of the 19 children and two teachers shot dead

by a teenage gunman. president zelensky visits his troops on the front line in eastern ukraine for the first time since the war started. lester has it in the bag. and tributes to one of the greatest jockeys of all time, lester piggott, who's died at 86. good evening. the french government has called an emergency meeting to be held tomorrow with football bodies and the police to examine what went wrong at last night's champions league final. there were chaotic scenes before, during and after the match between liverpool and real madrid, as liverpool fans accused police of brutal and intimidating tactics.

the uk minister for sport, nadine dorries, said the images of what happened were deeply concerning. while the mayor of liverpool — who was at the game — described the conduct of the french police as completely unacceptable. the french authorities accused many liverpool fans of turning up with fake tickets. our correspondent danjohnson sent this report from paris. this was like something from darker days in football. a scene that unnerves any fan and not what you'd expect at the biggest match in the european club game. this nine—year—old was caught by the effects of tear gas. liverpool fans say it was indiscriminate and heavy—handed policing after officers failed to manage the crowd and get everyone to their seats in time for kick—off. it was an experience which meant many went home to merseyside in shock as well as disappointment. a big queue, you have kids getting crushed together and stuff. it was disgusting, really. a young lad who i know, he's 12, his dad's posted a message that they were gassed.

he's 12~ _ a few old people were getting tear—gassed. we got tear—gassed. there was a few kids panicking. we got into the stadium, me and my daughter, but it was quite intimidating. but people we knew didn't get in who had tickets to get in. we got there about two and a half hours before kick—off, _ and then going into one gate. we tried, what, 1000 of us tried to go through one gate that only had one turnstile open. so it wasjust mayhem. they were squashed up against the fences, all down the side. people were crying. kids. — there was children on parents�* shoulders. we were in tears. just what we witnessed, it was just horrific. liverpool fans have told us this was a narrow bottleneck created by the police which stopped them reaching this turnstiles, even though they were here in good time, so the pressure was on here. there were some people climbing the fence. it's not clear if they were actually liverpool fans. but uefa and the french authorities are sticking to their line that these problems were caused by thousands of liverpool supporters turning up here with fake tickets.

even the friends and family of liverpool players had trouble getting into the stadium. it's been a shambles, really. one of my mates who got a ticket off me got told he had a fake ticket, which i can assure you, it definitely wasn't a fake ticket, when you get them off the club and you're a player. to be honest, people werejust making it up at times and obviously clearly panicking and things like that. tear gas getting thrown at people, which is unacceptable. today, fans gathered in celebration to mark their double cup—winning season, despite missing out on the premier league and champions league titles. but the city's mayor, who was at last night's final, has echoed calls for an investigation. i'm going to call on liz truss, the foreign secretary, to write to the french president, macron, and hold uefa to account. the police behaviour was absolutely brutal and we need some answers. the culture secretary,

nadine dorries, has made a similar demand and uefa says there will be a review into how this happened. the french ministry of sport has called a meeting tomorrow morning, presumably aware that whatever was behind it, this is not the impression it wanted sports fans to take away from the city hosting next year's rugby world cup, then the olympics in 202a. danjohnson, bbc news, paris. the usjustice department is to investigate the police response to the mass shooting at a school in texas in which 19 children and two teachers were killed. public anger has grown after it emerged that officers waited in the hallway as children remained trapped with the teenage gunman in a classroom. the announcement came as president biden visited the town and met the families of those who died. our north america correspondent barbara plett usher sent this report. this is the hardest visit a president has to make —

especially when the victims are so young. mr biden and his wife, jill, joined the mourning of a devastated community, pausing to recognise each of those murdered at this school. 19 children and two teachers. the president draws on his personal history in these moments of public grief, because he's lost two children of his own. a bouquet of flowers added to the mound of remembrance that seeks to dampen the horror by honouring the dead. the rampage began when the teenage gunman entered the school through a back door, armed with a high—power rifle. children as young as eight were trapped with him for an hour before security forces finally stormed in. the justice department announced today it would review the police response. mr biden went on to meet privately with the families of victims. he also attended a church service. as he left, the crowd outside called for action. but this is a difficult political environment.

there is a fierce debate about how to stop such attacks. the president wants to tighten gun laws, and faces strong partisan opposition. especially in texas. this is, after all, gun country. there are mixed feelings about mr biden's visit. i don't know if it can make any difference, actually. i think that as a nation, we are just very divided. but i think that in a time of crisis, it's great for leaders to show unity. we just need to grieve. just come here and give us hope for tomorrow. but don't tell us politically what we need to do. most of all, the families did not want their pain to be drawn into the political disputes. patricia castanon is lost in a fog of grief at the death of her niece, annabelle. she was a happy, smiley... this is how she was with me. there's no words for me to say. she was just a good person. you know the president

is coming to visit. do you think that will help? no. why do you say that? because he can't bring her back. he can't bring her back. he can't bring none of them back. nobody can. he can't bring them back, and he's struggling to protect others. his biggest obstacle is how to prevent this happening again. president biden kept a fairly low profile on this visit. no public statement, just a few comments he made to the crowd outside the church, perhaps in recognition of how raw the grief is here. and also the political sensitivities. there is a small group of democratic and republican senators in washington trying to come up with a compromise and a modest step towards gun—control legislation and he wants to give them as much space as possible. but this is the second time in a month he has had to visit a community to console them after a

mass shooting and he is both frustrated and distressed. here they are preparing to bury their dead next week so the difficulties go on. studio: barbara plett usher in uvalde, thank you. president zelensky has made a rare trip outside the capital kyiv to visit his troops on the front line in eastern ukraine. he went to the kharkiv region, close to the russian border — an area once again under attack from president putin's forces. mr zelensky described the situation in some parts — particularly severodonetsk — as "indescribably difficult" for the ukrainian army. it's the first time since the start of the war that the president has ventured to the devastated eastern region, as our correspondent caroline hawley reports. he came to ukraine's second largest city to be shown the damage inflicted by russian forces in some of the fiercest fighting of the war. to talk of reconstruction. and to reward the ukrainian soldiers, who'd repelled

the russians from kharkiv. translation: i'm greatly honoured to be here. - i want to thank each one of you for your great service. for risking your life for our sake, for the sake of our country. glory to ukraine. this was a visit aimed at boosting morale as ukraine suffers losses in the donbas region further east. applause. president zelensky said the situation facing the army there was indescribably difficult. with heavy artillery, russian forces are pounding ukrainian positions. all this firepower helping them advance in a war that's killing more and more people every day. nowhere has president putin's war been more devastating than in the southern

port of mariupol. these pictures show it before the invasion. and this is what it looks like now. it fell to russian forces earlier this month. and moscow's emissary here has defended their conduct in the city. these are residential areas. these are not legitimate military targets. we have a lot of registered cases when ukrainian artillery was shelling residential areas. i do accept that mariupol is destroyed by fighting. but you won't accept it's the result of russian forces? no, it can be both because this is a fight. as i have said, russians are targeting military infrastructure. collateral damage is possible. the town of bucha has become synonymous with atrocities, but the ambassador dismissed allegations of war crimes here as a fabrication. and what of an incident caught on cctv in which these two soldiers are about to kill two unarmed ukrainians? these men, sir, are walking away from the soldiers.

you can see it there. they are shot and they are killed. is this how russia is conducting this war? i cannot tell whether they are russian soldiers. you have showed me something, probably a piece of a film or a piece of a game orajoke, orwhatever. a computer game, and telling me... sir, it's cctv footage. let's see what it is. it's cctv footage... 0k, great. ..from a building, and it has been corroborated. whatever the kremlin says, the ukrainian people know to their cost what to expect from the invading forces. and so, here in the eastern town of sloviansk, they are preparing to flee as russia advances. caroline hawley, bbc news. this week will see the start of four days of celebrations in the uk to mark the queen's platinum jubilee after 70 years on the throne. during that time fundamental aspects of life in the united kingdom have changed beyond recognition — but the queen has been a constant

symbol of continuity, presiding over a society in a process of relentless change. our home editor mark easton has been looking at what we know of the queen's own reaction to the changes she's seen. will you solemnly promise and swear... along with the crimson velvet mantle edged with ermine, huge responsibility was placed upon the young queen's shoulders at her coronation in 1953. she was presented to the world as a new beginning for an impoverished kingdom and its crumbling empire. "some people have expressed the hope that my reign may mark a new elizabethan age," the queen said in her christmas day address later that year. it was from elizabeth i, who may well have pondered her own destiny in this room in hampton court, that elizabeth ii sought inspiration. i will call to your mind the words

of the earlier elizabeth. "though god has raised me high, yet this i count the glory of my crown — that i have reigned with your love." how did she approach the job? her answer — to guide this kingdom through changing times. a vital part of what she called "a trusted framework of stability and continuity to ease the process of change." # freedom, freedom. # everywhere there must be freedom. the most immediate challenge was helping the country adapt to the end of empire during a time of post—war economic hardship. no longer an imperial power, we have been coming to terms with what this means for ourselves and for our relations with the rest of the world. it was also a time of change and tension as immigrants arrived from britain's colonies. elizabeth described the new commonwealth as an equal partnership of nations and races,

pledging to give the institution her heart and soul every day of her life. the queen has often reflected on the enormous social and political change that has characterised her reign. in the swinging �*60s she reflected on how good it was that women were beginning to play theirfull part in public life. in the strife of the �*70s, she spoke of hope and faith, and above all, the values and principles she believed would see us through the toughest of times. the traditional values etched across our history equip us well for this age of change. to ease the process of change, queen elizabeth ii has sought to bring constancy to her role as monarch. dependable, unchanging, loyal and true. as the united kingdom celebrates her 70 years on the throne, she's become the keystone in the nation's architecture. the solid and immovable piece that holds the country's image of itself in place. change has become a constant.

managing it has become an expanding discipline. the way we embrace it defines our future. if success to elizabeth was to have reigned with the love of her people, as elizabeth i inspired her to do, then success it has been. transcending ages, races and classes, elizabeth can be confident she enjoys the respect and affection of her kingdom. mark easton, bbc news. with all the day's sports news, here's lizzie at the bbc sport centre. thanks, huw. good evening. nottingham forest are back in the premier league for the first time in 23 years. they narrowly beat huddersfield town in the championship play—off final — nicknamed the richest game in football. adam wild reports from wembley. it isn't the easiest route to promotion. it is invariably the most agonising, the most exciting. after nine months, this walk up wembley way

is the season's final stretch. for either huddersfield or nottingham forest, the riches of the premier league await. some value that at £170 million. but for one set of fans, a party you can't put a price on. not a time, then, to let things slip by. ryan yates' header did just that — the best of the early chances. but forest would have their moment before the break. driven into the box, lewis colwill deflecting past his own keeper. forest had the lead. now, could they hold onto it? the second half, a tale of two penalties that weren't. both at the forest end. huddersfield's harry toffolo brought down — no penalty. even a video replay wouldn't change the referee's mind. and just moments later, perhaps an even stronger claim. again, forest seemed to get away with it. for huddersfield, this was agonising. for forest, this meant everything.

23 years outside of the premier league finally at an end. the side twice crowned the best in europe are now back amongst english football's elite. adam wild, bbc news at wembley. celtic�*s women have done the cup double. they beat glasgow city 3—2 in extra time to win the scottish cup, despite having a player sent off in the first half. celtic also won the league cup this season. sergio perez has won one of the most dramatic monaco grands prix for years — shortened due to heavy rain and crashes. but it was a missed opportunity for favourite charls leclerc, who once again failed to win his home race. joe lynskey reports. for charles leclerc, this was the chance of his life. he would start on pole for a race through the streets that he grew up on. but one thing could stop him. torrential rain in monaco delayed this grand prix. then brought decisions.

leclerc�*s ferrari team changed their mind about his tyres. two pit stops near the start saw leclerc lose his lead, but down the field were bigger problems. this was the risk that came with the rain. fortunately, mick schumacher could walk off the track. the rest waited for safety. at the restart, lewis hamilton was stuck in eighth, just where he started, while at the front, sergio perez had the lead. but it was so close. through the narrow streets, perezjust held on. he wins the monaco grand prix! leclerc had missed out, and this extraordinary race had a winner not from monaco, but mexico. joe lynskey, bbc news. rafael nadal survived a scare to reach the quarter—finals of the french open tennis. the 13—time champion in paris dropped two sets against the talented young canadian, felix auger aliassime, but came through to set up a blockbuster match against his long—time rival

and top seed novak djokovic in the last eight. and that's the sport. back to you, huw. the record—breaking jockey lester piggott — who won the derby no fewer than nine times — has died at the age of 86. in all, he recorded almost 11,500 winners in a career that started in 19118, when he was just 12 years old. he was admitted to hospital in switzerland, where he lived, last week. his career stopped abruptly in the late 1980s when he was jailed for tax fraud, but he returned to racing after his release. our sports correspondent andy swiss looks back at his long 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 had a ruthless desire to win, a thirst for knowledge, and an innate talent. and when you combine all those things, you have someone who is very, very difficult to beat. he rode his first winner back in 19118 at the age ofjust 12. 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 win the derby in modern times. but for all the adulation, piggott remained a shy, softly spoken man. how hard do you have to work, in fact? well, it's pretty hard work. you know, all day long, i and at night sometimes. at five foot eight, he was tall for a jockey, hence his nickname, the long fellow. but his much—imitated style in the saddle earned him the championjockey�*s 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 champion jockey lester piggott, who's died at the age of 86. that's all from us. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. goodbye.