welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. after an appeal from ukraine's president, european union leaders agree to ban more than two—thirds of russian oil imports. explosion. the battle for donbas. we report from the front line as russian forces close in on ukraine's eastern region. this might all simply bejust in case, a contingency plan, but if the russians do blast their way through, they're going to need it. all shouting. european football's governing body announces a full independent investigation into the chaos that marred the champions league final in paris. the murder of a popular

punjabi singer, just a day after his security cover was reduced, sparks anger in india. and as stonehenge is lit with pictures of queen elizabeth for her jubilee, we look at the image of britishness the queen projects around the world. live from our studio in singapore... this is bbc news. it's newsday. we start with some breaking news and more sanctions against russia. in the last hour, the european union has agreed to ban more than two—thirds of russian oil imports. eu council president charles michel said this would cut a huge source of financing for moscow's war machine. in a tweet... the decisions came after a summit in brussels,

where hungary — heavily dependent on russian oil — resisted a full oil embargo. for more on this story, i'mjoined now by our reporter mark lobel. just talk us through this at this point. it's not a full band, how significant is it? that's right, this is the news in the last hour from brussels. as you had sedate —— heads of states are putting over a package, it's a significant move. they were aiming for a full ban on oilfrom move. they were aiming for a full ban on oil from russia to the eu, and charles michel is saying two thirds of oil coming more than will be banned. it's a significant move, but they didn't go all the way because of hungry and potentially slovakia and the czech republic, who are heavily reliant on russian oil. their concerns are they haven't got the solutions. what else would they use in its place?

nonetheless, it is being held is a big move to dent to the war financing is a big move to dent to the warfinancing taken out is a big move to dent to the war financing taken out by russia. from all of these energy supplies that they are being profiting from at the region of $23 billion a month forfossilfuels. that region of $23 billion a month for fossil fuels. that includes oil and gas from the eu. that was a price that's doubled since this time last year because those prices have skyrocketed because of the invasion and the ukraine. the questions are really what the timing will be of this move, an also what the eternities with only —— alternatives. we don't know whether it's just oil shifted to you that's band —— to the eu. we have to find out the details of what is being cut, but in the meantime, i think eu leaders were urged by president zelensky to get on with it. he was talking about a

day financing the war effort. mark lobel, keeping us up—to—date with the latest out of that story. we'll be following the story throughout the day. russian forces have intensified their attack on the eastern donbas region. their renewed assault comes as president biden ruled out sending advanced long range rocket systems to ukraine to help it fight the russian invasion. our correspondentjeremy bowen and cameraman fred scott have been in the donbas, where the russians are trying to encircle the city of severodonetsk. they sent this report from bakhmut, a front line town about 60 kilometres away, that could become one of russia's next objectives in the region. life was never easy in donbas, at least it was familiar. now, the war is getting closer to their care home, and it's time to go. these women have no

families to support them. one of the ukrainian volunteers said, "the russian soldiers "are worse than animals, we can't leave these "women behind." they're taking them west out of donbas, away from the russian advance. out of donbas, away a russian strike did this close by in bakhmut. most of the residents had evacuated by the time it was hit last week. the man who lived in this flat left the day before. civilians here fear the russians will take all of donbas, including their town. roman and marina want to stay, but it's getting lonely, with the destructive power of the russian army on their doorstep. translation: so far, we made the decisionl that if it gets too bad, i don't know. we want to stay here, we want peace, we want our child to go

to school here normally. we will rebuild the city. sonia, their daughter, turned eight this month. her school closed when the russians invaded. online lessons are part of a wall of normality her parents are trying to build around her. it's looking very fragile. just down the road is a glimpse of the future they dread. the russians are around five miles away. they're hitting bakhmut regularly, but not constantly yet. doggedly, civilians clutch at routine, as their old lives disappear. the town waits on big decisions. for the few civilians left about leaving or staying, how to survive, but also

for the ukrainian army. some powerful american—made howitzers have just arrived, but not enough to stop the russian advance to sievierodonetsk. ukraine's generals must decide how many more troops to sacrifice in what could be a losing battle for this part of donbas. a fighting retreat to more defensible positions looks likely if the russian offensive doesn't stall. new trench networks, well back from the existing front line, are ready. kramatorsk, one of the donbas towns that must be on the russian target list, is about 15 minutes�* drive that way. the rest of the ukraine is there. this might all simply bejust in case, a contingency plan,

but if the russians do blast their way through, they're going to need it. maxsym's unit was ordered to retreat closer to bakhmut after weeks of heavy fighting. he's one of thousands of ukrainian volunteers. the aircraft. back in kyiv, just after the invasion, he signed up with his friend. i'm studying economy. and i am studying biology. the two students fought in the victory in kyiv. dymitro is still there. ukrainians have to put aside the deliverance they felt then. in donbas, maxsym, 19 years old, is in an attritional struggle. we are defending this area's chemical factory. i think that there

is no way to... ..make a deal with putin. putin understands only the language of bullets, blood, war crimes. air—raid sirens were sounding as they prepared to bury a 21—year—old ukrainian soldier. since the invasion, this war has had terrible consequences, and notjust in ukraine. this man and thousands more ukrainians and russians are dead. the killing here has brought the big nuclear armed powers closer to confrontation than since the height of the cold war. millions of refugees — a wider war is a clear risk. more destruction, hunger, poverty and more funerals are a certainty.

war is the bringer of grief and change. jeremy bowen, bbc news, donbas. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. remarkable reporting there. the un nuclear watchdog says iran's stockpile of enriched uranium has continued to grow substantially, and tehran has done little to answer questions about traces of uranium found at three undeclared sites. iaea says the amount of uranium enriched iran is many times beyond the limit imposed by the international nuclear deal agreed in 2015. the canadian government has introduced tough new legislation to crack down on the sale, transfer, and importation of handguns. rifle magazines will also be limited to no more than five rounds. the prime minister, justin trudeau, said there was no reason anyone needed guns in their everyday lives except for hunting or sports shooting.

the authorities in nepal have located the bodies of all but one of 22 people on board a plane that crashed in the himalayas on sunday. two germans, four indians and 16 nepalis were on the flight, which normally lasts just 20 minutes. an investigation into the cause of the crash has been launched. the first hurricane of the season in the eastern pacific made a beeline for beach resorts on the southwest coast of mexico. hurricane agatha is packing winds in excess of 75 kilometres an hour and gaining strength. shelters have been set up in popular local surfing towns and hotels are offering extra accommodation to tourists in the area. european football's governing body, uefa, has announced an independent investigation into what went on at the champions league final in paris at the weekend. the french government blamed �*industrial scale' ticket fraud for the chaos at the stade de france. there's been widespread condemnation of the police

tactics — officers used tear gas and pepper spray on thousands of liverpool fans as they queued for hours to get into the stadium. our paris correspondent, lucy williamson, has the latest. the news about uefa's investigation comes after a day when the french government expressed regret for some aspects of organisation around saturday's final. but on television tonight, the french interior minister focused again on what he sees as the core problem — fake tickets among british fans — and he said at all future sporting events in france, spectators would need to show digital tickets only to gain access. nevertheless, there's a sense here tonight that france will need to build back confidence among sports fans ahead of its hosting of the rugby world cup next year and the olympics in 202a. taiwan says china flew 30 military aircrafts into the southwest corner of taiwan's self—declared air defence zone.

it's the largest number of aircraft flown in a single day since january this year and comes about a week after president biden vowed to intervene militarily if china attacked taiwan. i'm joined now by the bbc�*s taiwan correspondent cindy sui, who joins us from california. she's usually based in taipei. just explain to us how significant this military action is.— significant this military action is. ,, ., , action is. this is the latest in a series _ action is. this is the latest in a series of— action is. this is the latest in a series of military - action is. this is the latest i in a series of military actions near taiwan. in a series of military actions neartaiwan. it's in a series of military actions near taiwan. it's very close to taiwan and is seen as a provocation. it's the latest in what has been going on since i think 2020, september2020, think 2020, september 2020, when think 2020, september2020, when the taiwanese defence ministry told the public about these chinese aircraft entering this area. today, monday, 30 aeroplanes, much more than usual, and these included not

only fired objects, but also summering role planes —— fighterjets. the reason that isn't happy because probably biden�*s recent comment, which makes beijing worried that the us is changing its decades policy on taiwan. that was called strategic ambiguity, and which the us agrees to provide taiwan the weapons to defend itself, but doesn't actually commit to intervening militarily to defend taiwan. biden�*s comment last week indicated that he was wanting to send troops to help defend taiwan, and it's not the first time he's made such a comment. this has made beijing very worried that the us is changing its policy in taiwan and it's very suspicious that the us might be trying to create an asian style nato in the regime.

cindy, with the latest on that story. we will be talking in detail about china �*s relationship with other countries. an agreement which i looks to be in doubt. we'll be speaking to a guest very shortly on newsday. do stay tuned for that. you're watching newsday on the bbc. an investigation into the murder of a popular punjabi singerjust a day murder of a popular punjabi singer just a day after murder of a popular punjabi singerjust a day after his security cover was reduced. the queen and her husband began their royal progress to westminster. the moment of crowning, in accordance with the order of service via signal given, the great guns of the power. tributes have been paid around the world to muhammad ali, who's died at the age of 7a. 0utspoken but rarely out—fought, ali transcended

the sport of boxing, of which he was three—times world champion. he was a good fighter and he fought all the way to the end, even through his illness. yes, he did. uefa imposes an indefinite ban on english clubs playing in europe. today is the 20th anniversary of the release of the beatles' lp sgt pepper's lonely hearts club band, a record described as the album of the century. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines. european union leaders have agreed to ban more than two—thirds of russian oil imports in a compromise deal to put more pressure on vladimir putin over the war in ukraine.

ukrainian soldiers are facing a fierce battle in the east of the country as russian forces close in on the key city of severodonetsk. i want to turn to another story. a sweeping new agreement between china and pacific island nations has been ditched after several countries in the region raised objections to parts of the deal. china's foreign minister, wang yi, was in fiji, where he met with his counterparts as part of a diplomatic blitz that's roused deep concern among western nations. for more, we can speak with dr anna powles, a pacific security specialist at massey university in new zealand. she joins us now from wellington. great to get you on the programme. i want to start by asking, what's happened to this agreement? there was a fair amount of fanfare about it. chinese sounded like it was definitely going to go through. now appears to be in a bit of

doubt. inaudible i'm afraid we're having some technical difficulties hearing doctor anna. we will be sure to try and get her a little later in the programme. for now, let's turn to india. the rapper drake has led tributes to the indian singer and rapper sidhu moose wala, who's been shot dead near his home in the north indian state of punjab. mr moose wala had a huge global following. this report from rajini vaidyanathan contains flashing images from the start. described as one of india's most forceful music exports, sidhu moose wala's music racked up more than 5 billion views. known for his trademark punjabi vocals, mixed with rap, hip—hop and drill beats. creative but controversial.

seen here with bestselling uk rapper stefflon don. some of his songs, like this, glorify gun culture. sidhu moose wala had been charged with indian police for sharing violent contact on social media, and it was a shooting that claimed his life on sunday. cctv shows two cars trailing his black suv. officials say at least 30 shots were fired by the gunmen. police initially said it could be gang—related, but they're still investigating. a career that was just getting started. a budding politician who'd also acted in films. so, sidhu moose wala has been called a pioneer, an icon, a legend already, and he was only 28. what this means is that this person has been able to create this mind—blowing legacy which goes beyond music. his artistry was truly inspiring and i think that what he was able to do, which is what we love

about him, and what people love about him, is provoke — he was able to provoke lyrically and he was able sidhu moose wala's final release was called the last ride. the lyrics of the song were chillingly prophetic. the funeral will happen at noon. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news. we are going to try and speak to our guest again. i'm hoping you can hear us and vice versa. lust talk about that agreement. —— let's talk about. that agreement. -- let's talk about. , , that agreement. -- let's talk about. , ., . ., , about. just to clarify, the agreement _ about. just to clarify, the agreement was _ about. just to clarify, the agreement was redrafted about. just to clarify, the i agreement was redrafted by china and circulated to pacific

countries —— pre—drafted. there was a strong sense amongst the pacific island leaders that they were uncomfortable with they were uncomfortable with the communique, some of what it contained, as well as the process by which china sought to secure their agreement. so, i did get shoulder yesterday. —— it did. it didn't come as much of a surprise for us in the region. much of a surprise for us in the region-— much of a surprise for us in the reuion. ., ~ ., ., the region. doctor anna, doctor powles, rather, _ the region. doctor anna, doctor powles, rather, what _ the region. doctor anna, doctor powles, rather, what did - the region. doctor anna, doctor powles, rather, what did they i powles, rather, what did they take issue with? to communicate was very ambitious, _ take issue with? to communicate was very ambitious, covering - was very ambitious, covering economic agreement, trade and infrastructure, as well as security and deepening china's access to fisheries. there were access to fisheries. there were a number of provisions in the

communique looking at data sharing, network governments, cybersecurity, the adoption of chinese smart systems. and those provisions are of concern to the pacific. there's concern about potential for collection of bio data, as well as those travelling in and out of the reason. —— the region. there was also a significant amount of concern about... yes? please do no of concern about... yes? please do go ahead. — of concern about... yes? please do go ahead, doctor _ of concern about... yes? please do go ahead, doctor powles. - of concern about... yes? please| do go ahead, doctor powles. i'm so sorry, i should say we run out of time. apologies for some of the technical difficulties. i want to move on now. ahead of the platinum jubilee celebrations this week, eight supersize images of queen elizabeth have been projected onto stonehenge, a prehistoric monument in the south west of england —

and each image marks a decade of her reign. for many, the queen projects an enduring image of britishness around the world. in thisjubilee week, our royal correspondent, daniela relph, looks at the queen's iconic public image. (tx next) being king or queen is an exclusive club. jordan's king abdullah is in a unique position to understand the pressures and privilege of monarchy. his father, king hussein, became king in 1952, the same year as the queen's accession. a close family bond that continues today. when you look at her majesty, you look at consistency, and i think putting the moral bar at the highest point possible. again, if you look at 70 years of british history, you've had good days and bad days. her majesty, i think, was a beacon of light, of hope, and continues to be,

i believe, for your nation and for many of us around the world. good evening, mr bond. but for most of the past 70 years, the queen's public image has been largely unchanged, and tied to a sense of national identity. i think that the queen's presence makes britain kind of larger than it is because it has such a global attention. i mean, we don't care what the royals in the netherlands are like or are doing. we don't care what the king of spain is doing, you know, next week. we have no idea. but people are very, very involved with, invested in, focused on what the british royal family are doing at any given point of the day. 0fficial photographs are the defining images of monarchy. for the goldenjubilee, the photographer rankin took this picture. he captured the queen laughing when he dropped some camera equipment — an unusual, off—guard official photo. when i was waitingi in the throne room, where she knights people, i was watching her walk i towards me with a footman,

and they were laughing. - i remember her walking - through the door, and i felt this incredible sort of wave of power. i the power in the room. 70 years on the throne gives you that impact. from all angles, perhaps the most recognisable figure in public life. daniela relph, bbc news. before we go, a reminder of our breaking news — the president of the european council says the eu has agreed to ban more than two thirds of russian oil imports. he said this would cut a huge source of financing from moscow's war machine, adding russia's largest bank was being cut off from the swift systems and three more broadcasters were being banned. lots more for you on the bbc website and throughout the day on bbc news, so do stay tuned. that's it

from us for now, thanks for watching. hello there. the week has started with plenty of heavy showers. the big question mark is around how many of those heavy showers will remain by the end of week for the platinumjubilee. we will talk more about that at the moment but we start with a look back at the recent satellite picture and show her satellite picture and shower clouds rotating on top of the uk underneath an area of low pressure which stays with us through tuesday so there will be for the showers. this frontal system being the risk of more ireland. what a chilly start of the morning and there will be some spells and sunshine around but some showers from the word go and those were developed quite widely into the afternoon and some will be heavy, some will be thundery and parts of wales in the southwest could try out a little bit

towards the end of the day with more than we have sunshine — 17 degrees for cardiff and from plymouth, cooler for the north and newcastle, limper aberdeen and his band 11 for aberdeen and this band of cloud will bring some ran across northern ireland into the evening. that then moving to the irish sea across the isle of man and southwest scotland as well as england and parts of wales as we head into wednesday morning. elsewhere, some clear spells in one or two showers and wednesday, again, getting off to a relatively chilly start in some places. no prizes for guessing — wednesday is another sunshine and showers day. sunshine and showers day, but the showers increasingly will become focus across central and eastern parts of the uk the west, not as many showers, more in the way of sunshine, and with more sunshine generally, temperatures 17, 18, maybe 19 degrees. then, getting into the start of the long weekend, for thursday on the face of it, things to look too bad,

plenty of sunshine and showers in this of cloud in the frontal system does threaten to introduce some rain into northern ireland to the afternoon. where we do get sunshine, it will be warmer, temperatures between 18—21 degrees. some headaches that are on the forecast for the weekend. tries to take charge, but of this frontal system pushing tries to take charge, but this frontal system pushing up to the northwest. the big question mark is about how many showers we will see. the chant is certainly there. that said, it should often be dry and where we see some sunshine, it will feel fairly warm.