welcome to bbc news, i'm david eades. our top stories: european union leaders agree further sanctions against russia over its invasion of ukraine — but stop short of imposing a total ban on russian oil. the battle for donbas — we report from the frontline 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 are going to need it. justin trudeau proposes new laws to crack down on on the sale, transfer and importation of handguns in canada. mona lisa with cream cake, a man is held after attempting to deface the world famous

portrait in the louvre museum in paris. by the end of the year, the eu will be blocking 90% of its oil imports from russia. that is the message coming from the eu member states as they imposed further sanctions against vladimir putin's government — over its invasion of ukraine. the bloc agreed to ban more than two—thirds of russian oil imports straight away at a summit in brussels, where hungary — heavily dependent on russian oil — resisted a full oil embargo. european commission president, ursula von der leyen said the agreement was very significant for reasons

of climate as well as dealing with moscow. it isa it is a big step forward what we did today because indeed we have now gotten rid of cole and this was already very difficult. now we have basically the political agreement, how to phase out oil in a clear timeframe, and we started tonight and we will report tomorrow to discuss the big energy package that the commission tabled which is the basis to be able, over time, to completely diversify away from russian fossil fuels. that is our goal and therefore we have now a very clear roadmap on the table. . �* , now a very clear roadmap on the table. . v , . now a very clear roadmap on the table. . �*, , ., ., table. that's ursula von der le en. well a little earlier i asked our reporter, mark lobel how significant this agreement is.

there is no doubt the first feeling amongst eu leaders in brussels would be one of relief that they passed what had to be unanimous agreement as part of this package of sanctions on russia. it is a big deal, it is 90% of all the imports of oil from russia into the eu banned by the end of the year, it is what the president of the eu council called a remarkable achievement because it is going to take a real slice out of that financing of the war effort for russia as he put it, russia's war machine he said would be suffering as a result of what was a lot of money. so father eu has been 30 billion euros since the beginning of the invasion on oil imports, they rely on about quarter of the crude import coming from russia but it is short of a full deal and just before they had agreed, president zelensky actually addressed them, saying they had to stop these internal quarrels from taking place citing pressure was put on hungary but they couldn't get that extra 10%. where does that leave hungary because they have exemptions of sorts, dont they?

are they open ended, when will they finish? will they ever get to a 100% ban? it is really interesting, there has been no public falling out, when the eu leaders were questioned about this, they said hungary's stance was fair, they also had to protect the eu citizen and their power supply but when you think of it, the pipeline which comes from russia into the eu, supplies from the northern end of germany and poland, germany and poland have said that they are happy to hand over their supply by the end of the year whereas the southern supply which goes to hungary and slovakia will still keep running until other supplies can be made. in answer to your question, it might take, they said between 45 and 60 days to do some infrastructure changes in or order to use the adria pipeline into croatia. they said the refineries need updating, we also know the president who has been re—elected in hungary as an ally of president's even he has

said that this invasion must stop, essentially so a lot of people will be suspicious there. and very briefly you mentioned it is the sixth package of sanctions, oil is the issue that if one looks at but that was not all that is in it. yes, russia's biggest bank has been banned from using the swift payment system, three more russian broadcasters put on the banned list of broadcasting into the eu, there is also a ban on insuring russian ships or the reinsuring russian ships, so all of these measures which needed unanimous support being brought on russia to try and stop them, to stop them in their tracks as they continue this war in ukraine. 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. 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. 0nline 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 severodonetsk. 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 dymitro. 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. more military assistance bound to come as well. earlier i spoke tojohn herbst, a former us ambassador to ukraine and currently director of the eurasia center at the atlantic council. i asked him what difference it would make to ukraine if longer range missiles were to be made available from the us? if the united states was resolute in supporting

ukraine, biden has done a good dealfor ukraine but he has done it incrementally and timidly. if he was resolute in supporting ukraine, sending all the weapons ukraine has been asking forfor months, then our experts understand the situation they believe ukraine needs. the russian offensive in eastern ukraine which right now is enjoying some incremental success would be stopped in its tracks. so you would have no issue, john of providing the sales which could be fired well into russia? correct although i don't think the ukrainians would use those missiles for that purpose. what they would use those missiles for would be to offset the vast russian superiority at the present time in tanks, artillery, long—distance muscles and planes, and they can therefore strike russian supplies as they enter ukraine, they could strike russian artillery that is anywhere in ukraine and these would be things

that it makes perfect sense for us to provide because putin's aggression against ukraine is also a sign of an aggressive foreign policy that is going to come for nato allies if putin succeeds in ukraine. can i ask you then what do you think russia will make of that biden decision? because there seems to be a clearer approach towards the donbas region at the moment from russian forces. you've used the word incremental two or three times there, perhaps that will be a fair word to use in terms of their approach to dealing with the donbas. do you think they will feel they are getting it right this time? yes, the united states and nato and the eu are far more powerful than russia in every aspect with the exception of nuclear weapons where the us and russia are peer powers. putin's bet is that western leadership is weak, western leadership can be

bluffed and biden�*s statement that came a day or two after russia threatened us and threatened nato looks like classic weakness so it emboldens putin to be more aggressive. so it is a very serious strategic mistake. that the former us ambassador to ukraine. let's get some of the day's other news. 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. the iaea says the amount of uranium enriched iran has is many times beyond the limit imposed by the international nuclear deal agreed in 2015. 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 i6 nepalis were on the flight

which normally lasts just 20 minutes. an investigation into the cause of the crash has been launched. presidentjair bolsonaro has sent his condolences to the families of 91 people who died in torrential rains in northeastern brazil, as rescue workers continued to search for 26 people that are still missing. the city of recife has been worst affected, after days of downpours triggered flooding and landslides that swept away almost everything in their path. 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. 0ur 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. a lot of still to come. ' a lot of still to come. �*we have a lot of still to come here on bbc news. so stay with us for this. an investigation is launched into the murder of a popular punjabi singer, just a day after his security cover was reduced. we will have the details.

the queen and her husband began their royal progress to westminster. the moment of crowning, in accordance with the order of service, by a signal given, the great guns of the tower. tributes have been paid around the world to muhammad ali, who has died at the age of 74. outspoken but rarely outfought, ali transcended the sport of boxing, of which he was three times world champion. he was a good fighter. 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.

this is bbc news. the latest 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. 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. he said the government had a duty to act against rising gun violence. we are introducing legislation to implement a nationalfreeze

on handgun ownership. what this means is that it will no longer be possible to buy, sell, transfer, or import handguns anywhere in canada. justin trudeau there. i am nowjoined by marieke walsh, political reporter with the globe and mail. she's in ottawa. thanks very much indeed. i mean, i presume this is the electoral promise bearing fruit, is it?— fruit, is it? yes, that and more. — fruit, is it? yes, that and more, david. _ fruit, is it? yes, that and more, david. the - fruit, is it? yes, that and more, david. the primel fruit, is it? yes, that and - more, david. the prime minister and government announced today and government announced today a bolstered bill from what they promised in the election, notably the freeze, as you mentioned, as the transfer, desal, the importation of handguns, which is to gun crime in canada. the question is whether it actually targets the right areas and will reduce the crime, because it is often illegal weapons, crime, because it is often illegalweapons, not

crime, because it is often illegal weapons, not legal weapons that are part of that crime. so the government is also saying it will attack all cross—border gun smuggling, bolts investigations, and also make the sentencing around those crimes more severe. in this idea of a gun freeze, it sounds good, imagine it is extremely difficult to institute. , ~ ., institute. absolutely. another bi i institute. absolutely. another big question _ institute. absolutely. another big question around _ institute. absolutely. another big question around what - institute. absolutely. another big question around what the | big question around what the government is doing, because they are also promising a buyback programme for assault style weapons that they are burning, they have already delayed that several times and putting down the road because it is so complicated to do. so this will have to work went through the house of commons and, certainly, it should be noted that the liberal government, prime minister justin trudeau's government, has a lot to do with those who want stricter gun laws and its first iteration was strongly condemned by people who want more gun control, so this is really an attempt to appease them. they don't go as far, though, as they want. many people advocating for a ban on handguns and daily in canada

and they're not going quite there today. i and they're not going quite there today.— and they're not going quite there today. i was caught by some of the _ there today. i was caught by some of the statistics - there today. i was caught by some of the statistics which | some of the statistics which pointed to i think 277 deaths by shooting in canada last year and across the border 45,000, which did include suicides, but this incredible golf in the difference between the two countries and would be fair to say that public opinion in canada is, what, overwhelmingly in support of much tighter gun—control? in support of much tighter gun-control?— in support of much tighter un-control? �* ., , ., , gun-control? i'm not sure aides io gun-control? i'm not sure aides no so far gun-control? i'm not sure aides go so far as _ gun-control? i'm not sure aides go so far as to _ gun-control? i'm not sure aides go so far as to say _ go so far as to say overwhelmingly, but certainly it is the majority, and it is the majority who also support the majority who also support the progressive coalition in canada. so voters who vote for the liberal government, voters who vote for the new democrats who vote for the new democrats who are currently holding up the minority government in parliament for these codes of measures, but you are right there is a distinct difference with the united states, were to struggle to get any changes whatsoever through congress and at capital hill. they also note

that despite how much better canada looks in comparison to the united states, ineptly performs worse on gun crimes than countries like the united kingdom, so it is easy to say canada is doing better, but there is also work to be done here. ,., ., there is also work to be done here. , ,., there is also work to be done here. ~ here. good point. marieke walsh, thank— here. good point. marieke walsh, thank you - here. good point. marieke walsh, thank you very - here. good point. marieke i walsh, thank you very much indeed, good to see you. let's turn to india now, 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, glorified 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.

sidhu moose wala's final release was called the last ride. the lyrics of the song were chillingly prophetic. the funeral will happen in youth. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news. a man disguised as an elderly woman has attacked the mona lisa at the louvre in paris. stephanie prentice reports. no way! the voice that spoke for everyone there, as the mona lisa, one of the world's most famous painting, is cleaned off by security with tourists and art lovers watching and filming in shock. thankfully, the portrait is protected by bullet—proof glass after somebody showered it in acid in the 19505, but how did leonardo da vinci's renaissance painting become covered in cream? american visitor luke sumbry recorded this footage shortly after landing in paris for a sports match. he told us what happened.

we went to, i think it is called the louvre, excuse my — " louvre". excuse my pronunciation. we went to go see the painting, we were chilling there for about five minutes, and then we hear da whole bunch of gasps and "oh" and "ah" from the crowd. ijust looked up and i saw — we later found out it was a man dressed as an old lady in a wheelchair, running out of this wheelchair, and then from there kind of proceeded to hit on that — what we now know as bullet—proof glass — and then smash a cake and smear a cake all over the painting. this man, seen escorted out by security, claimed to be behind the attack which is being cited as a stunt to raise awareness of climate change. he said, like, "we need to save the planet, think "about the planet, the artists are killing the planet." applause meanwhile, back at the scene of the crime, relief and applause as the mona lisa's smile is back to its full

glory once again. stephanie prentice, bbc news. and that is bbc news. 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. shower clouds rotating on top of the uk, underneath an area of low pressure, which stays with us through tuesday, so there will be further showers — this frontal system being the risk of more persistent rain in northern ireland. quite a chilly start of the morning and there will be some spells and sunshine around, but some showers from the word go. and those will develop quite widely into the afternoon and some will be heavy, some will be thundery. parts of wales in the south—west could dry out a little bit towards the end of the day. sunshine — 17 degrees for cardiff and plymouth. cooler for the north and 12 in newcastle. ii for aberdeen.

and this band of cloud will bring some rain across northern ireland through the evening. that then moving to the irish sea, across the isle of man, and south—west scotland, as well north—west england and parts of wales, as we head into wednesday morning. elsewhere, some clear spells and one or two showers on wednesday, again, getting off to a relatively chilly start in some places. no prizes for guessing — wednesday is another sunshine and showers day, but the showers increasingly will become focused across central and eastern parts of the uk. 0ut towards the west, not as many showers, more in the way of sunshine. and with more sunshine, generally, temperatures will be a little bit higher — 17, 18, maybe 19 degrees. then, getting into the start of the long weekend, for thursday on the face of it, things don't look too bad, plenty of sunshine, one or two rogue showers. this 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 then on the forecast for the weekend. this frontal system pushing up to the north—west. this broad low to the south

could throw some into southern england by the world as we had to saturday and into sunday. the big question mark is about how many showers we will see. the chance is certainly there. that said, it should often be dry and where we see some sunshine, it will feel fairly warm.

this is bbc news. the headlines: the eu has agreed to cut almost 90% of oil imports from russia by the end of the year, in their latest response to the invasion of ukraine. leaders will impose an immediate ban on more than two—thirds of russian oil imports after leaders spent weeks trying to resolve their differences over the proposal. they couldn't agree to a total ban as hungary was granted a exemption. the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky, says the situation in the eastern donbas region remains extremely difficult, as russian forces continue their offensive there. he said the russian army had gathered its maximum combat power to put more and more pressure on the defenders. the canadian government has proposed new legislation to crack down on the sale,

transfer and importation of handguns. the prime minister, justin trudeau, said