even say this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. as fighting intensifies in ukraine, officials warn their army is running out of ammunition. we ask why western—made arms are taking so long to reach the front line. we're providing very sophisticated, very much computer intensive gps aided systems that are much, much more efficient we're providing very sophisticated, very much computer intensive gps aided systems that are much, much more efficient than the russians have, but we still have to get it there. hundreds of marches are taking place in the us to push for reform of gun laws, in the wake of another spate of mass shootings. officials for prince charles have insisted that he is �*politically neutral�* — after reports of his controversial

remarks about the uk government's asylum policy. and pop—starjustin bieber cancels a number of shows, after being diagnosed with an illness that's partially paralysed his face. as you can see, this eye is not blinking. i can't smile on this side of my face. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. we begin in ukraine, where officials say their forces urgently need more supplies of ammunition. according to one regional governor, the fighting has become a war of artillery — and the russian army is much more powerful. the us and nato are in the process of sending heavy armaments —

but say they need to be supplied at a pace that ukraine's forces can absorb safely. the battle for control of the key town of severodonetsk is shaping the war — with reports of street—to—street fighting. neither side has scored a knock—out blow, and much of the city has been reduced to rubble. nick beake reports from kyiv. the russian onslaught in the donbas region is relentless, bombarding ukrainian troops whose commanders now say they are outgunned, and rapidly running out of ammunition. the ukrainian governor of the luhansk province claimed they could hold on to the besieged city of severdonetsk if western allies sent them enough long—range artillery. nice to meet you. meanwhile in the capital kyiv, president zelensky was welcoming the head of the european commission,

and arguing the eu's future depended on letting ukraine into its ranks. translation: all of europe is a target for russia. - we are sure of it. and ukraine is just the first stage in this aggression. this is why a positive eu response to the ukrainian application for membership can be a positive answer to the question of whether the european project has a future at all. the commission's decision on whether to recommend kyiv�*s application is coming next week. you have done a lot in strengthening the rule of law but there still needs to be reforms implemented to fight corruption, for example. ukraine is pinning its long—term hopes on eu membership but says it is the quantity and speed of weapons coming from the west that will determine its immediate fate. nick beake, bbc news, kyiv. for more on why it's taking

so long for western made weapons to reach the front line, we spoke to retired colonel, brendan kearney — a military analyst and former chief of staff of us marine forces in europe. the united states, it has been publicly acknowledged, is sending the himars high mobility artillery rocket system, and that's going along with some of the other equipments, very sophisticated equipments, that are being provided by other countries in europe and our nato allies. the british, as an example, are sending the m270 which is a multiple rocket launcher system — again, very, very sophisticated, far exceeding anything the russians have, in terms of capability, but unfortunately it requires training, it requires logistics training, and those are things that still need to be worked through to get those in the actual hands of those who need

to fire those systems. it takes about three weeks to take a basic artilleryman, someone who has already been trained in using artillery to learn the more sophisticated aspects of the himars system. hopefully, that has been going on, and i would think that is taking place outside ukraine. then it becomes a question of getting that trained crewmen married up with the weapons systems and the ammunition, and that means the equipment and ammo has to get from where ever to stash whatever it is in the preposition stocks in europe for example to the polish border and then across to ukraine, and then that becomes a strictly

ukrainian problem of moving it from western ukraine to eastern ukraine where it can be effective in the donbas. demonstrations are taking place across the united states calling for tougher gun control. it follows the recent mass shooting at an elementary school in uvalde in texas, where 19 children and two teachers were killed. our correspondent barbara plett usher is in washington. the theme of these rallies is this time it will be different, this time there will be action on gun control. but i have to say, a bit earlier, it didn't feel like it was different at all. people around me started to run in panic. it's not clear why, it seems maybe somebody pulled a stunt, pretending to carry out some kind of attack. but whatever the case, it really shows you how much fear people live with, how much this is a reality for them and that's why they're marching, not only here in washington but around the country, demanding congress act to have restrictions on gun ownership, despite opposition from the gun lobby and despite the opposition from republican politicians. certainly the series of mass shootings in recent weeks has refocused national attention on this and there is a small effort in congress, senators from both parties trying to come up with a modest proposal, a compromise that might pass.

nothing close to what the people here are demanding, but perhaps that would break the paralysis and certainly these activists will continue to push for greater change. let's speak now to mariah cooley, board member of �*march for our lives'. she was at the protests in washington and joins in washington and joins us from there. thank you very much forjoining us here on bbc news. why will it be different this time? this here on bbc news. why will it be different this time?— different this time? this time is different this time? this time is different because _ different this time? this time is different because it _ different this time? this time is different because it is _ different this time? this time is different because it is different. look at what is going on across the nation. today, we had over a56 marches over a6 states and we had a0,000 people come out today in dc. and we have a meeting with republicans, democrats, gun owners, people that were previously porters

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continue to value that more than american lives, it will be my duty to make sure they are voted out because i do not prioritise my life. is what we are seeing in the senate right now. is what we are seeing in the senate riaht now. ., ~ ,, is what we are seeing in the senate riaht now. ., ~ i. ., i. royal officials in britain have insisted that prince charles remains politically neutral, following a report that he has strongly criticised government plans to send some asylum seekers to rwanda in central africa. an unnamed source told the times newspaper that prince charles has described the policy as appalling and said he was more than disappointed by it. the first flight carrying asylum seekers to rwanda is due to leave on tuesday. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. as prince of wales, his interventions over the years have led to accusations of meddling. charles is now moving ever closer to the throne so this morning's headlines suggesting he's taken a stand on the highly sensitive political issue

of the government's refugee policy are potentially problematic. 10,000 migrants have arrived in britain in small boats so far this year. the prince is said to have described the government's plan to send some to rwanda as appalling. charles' comments are said to have been made in private conversations, they haven't been denied. the timing of the alleged remarks is particularly sensitive. yesterday, the high court refused to grant an injunction barring the first deportations, which are due to take place on tuesday. those opposed to the policy applauded the prince's alleged comments. we very much welcome what prince charles seems to have said. this policy is wrong, we believe it's unlawful and is morally indefensible. the home secretary has set great store by the deportation policy. she launched in rwanda earlier this year. the government says it will act as a deterrent. conservatives say charles' alleged

comments are misguided. he is entitled to his view, as is anyone else. but the number of views that have been made about rwanda seem to be on the basis of a lack of information about what this programme and what migrants' experience has been like in rwanda. and what of charles? clarence house says he's politically neutral. four years ago he was asked if his tendency to intervene would continue when he was king? no, it won't. i'm not that stupid. i do realise it is a separate exercise being sovereign. in ten days, charles will be in rwanda to represent the queen at the commonwealth heads of government conference. the prime minister will also be there. it promises to be an interesting conversation. nicholas witchell, bbc news. nine people have been arrested in northern china, after a video of a brutal attack by a group of men —

on a woman who spurned an advance — went viral. the incident happened in the city of tangshan and it started after a man put his hand on a woman's back in a restaurant and she pushed him away. officials say two of the women were admitted to hospital. our china media analyst, kerry allen, has more about the case. surveillance footage was filmed at a restaurant in an area of northeast china called tangshan, and this footage showed a group of women in a restaurantjust enjoying a meal, minding their own business, and a man approaches one of these women and starts touching her and she is clearly uncomfortable as she tries to put him off several times, and then what happens, within a matter of seconds, the whole incident suddenly turns violent so the man starts throwing punches at one of the women, herfriend rushes to defend her, and then itjust, this whole incident spirals out of control, these women are wrestled

to the ground, you see men throwing chairs at them. and there is footage outside the restaurant that shows one of the women being grabbed by her hair along the street and repeatedly kicked while she is down. this footage, which was shown in the early hours of friday has horrified social media users, it has been absolutely erupting online and people are so angry about this because the scale of violence that it shows is just horrific. yeah, there is a lot of fear about this but also people are very strongly reacting online, on platforms like sina weibo, which is china's version of twitter or facebook, and saying that it is a very chinese thing for nobody to rush in and intervene because historically, before domestic violence laws were introduced in 2016, it was very much the case that people just thought that this kind of behaviour was acceptable, it was a private matter between a man and a woman, and also there is a fear in china of people being implicated in crimes, so the idea that

anybody would rush in, this doesn't often happen. and i remember myself when i was living in china ten years ago, i would see incidents like this of men assaulting women on the street and you would just see crowds of bystanders not intervening whatsoever, just stood there, watching. the headlines on bbc news... as fighting intensifies in ukraine, officials warn their army is running out of ammunition. hundreds of marches have been taking place in the us to push for reform of gun laws in the wake of another spate of mass shootings. officials for prince charles have insisted that he is politically neutral after reports of controversial remarks about the uk government's asylum policy. brazilian police have found possible human remains in their search for uk journalist, dom phillips and bruno pereira, an expert on indigenous peoples.

the pair disappeared 6 days ago while travelling through the amazon rainforest. police say experts will analyse the material that's been found, as well as blood traces that were discovered on a fishing boat. katy watson reports. dom phillips and bruno pereira are experts in their field. one, an established journalist writing a book on saving the amazon — it was the reason for taking this trip. his travel companion, a renowned expert on indigenous affairs. bruno knows these communities well but also has his enemies and had been threatened in the past for his work in trying to protect communities from illegal mining and fishing. on friday, there was a significant breakthrough, materialfound in the river not far from here that could be human remains. the authorities are also examining traces of blood on the boat belonging to a suspect and police have visited the families of the missing men to collect dna samples.

hope might be fading, but the families are doing everything they can to find their loved ones. today we joined the military teams to the main search area, deep in the javari valley. its sheer beauty masks the conflict found in these forests and it was along these rivers the two men were threatened again just before they disappeared. this is an area of the amazon where there's so little state presence and everybody involved in the search is having to be flown in. the news of the missing pair has gained worldwide attention. we urge brazilian authorities to redouble their efforts to find philips and pereira, with time of the essence in view of the real risks to their life and security. it is therefore crucial that the authorities at the federal and local levels react robustly and expeditiously. that's a call that has been echoed by mr phillips' sister in london. she called for an in—depth and open investigation into what's happened.

katy watson, bbc news, in valle dojavari. let's look at some of the day's other news. china has told the united states to stop "provoking disputes" — after the defence secretary, lloyd austin, criticised what he called �*beijing's aggressive approach to its territorial claims'. beijing regards taiwan as part of chinese territory — and says it will smash any attempt to declare independence. but lloyd austin, said china should not encroach further on taiwan. motorists filling up at petrol stations across the united states are facing having to pay an average of $5 a gallon for the first time. president biden has tapped into the us strategic fuel reserve to help bring prices down, as the united states grapples with its highest inflation rate for a0 years. australia has agreed to pay more than half a billion dollars in compensation, to a french submarine maker,

to settle a contract dispute that caused a bitter diplomatic rift with france. the new australian prime minister, anthony albanese said he and france's president emmanuelle macron were re—establishing a better relationship. the singerjustin bieber has revealed he is suffering from facial paralysis after cancelling shows on his world tour earlier this week. in an instagram video, the pop star said he had ramsay hunt syndrome, which is caused when a virus, like shingles, affects the facial nerve near a person's ears. he said he doesn't know how long it will take to recover. as you can see, this eye is not blinking. i can't smile on this side of my face. this nostril will not move. so there is full paralysis on the side of my face. so for those who are frustrated

by my cancellations of the next shows, i am just physically obviously not capable of doing them. i'll be using this time to just rest and relax and get back to 100% so that i can... ..do what i was born to do. but in the meantime... ..this ain't it. catriona neville is a member of the medical advisory board for facial palsy uk, a charity that supports people affected by facial paralysis. this is a charity that supports people affected by facial paralysis. she told me more about the virus that causes the condition. it's the varicella—zoster virus, which is the same virus that causes chickenpox and shingles, that attacks the facial nerves, causing the muscles of the face to become paralysed, amongst other symptoms in ramsay hunt syndrome, that's right.

how many cases of ramsay hunt syndrome do you see or are reported in the uk? how common is it? well, there is thought to be 100,000 cases of facial palsy within the uk, and ramsay hunt syndrome is actually the second most common cause of facial palsy, after bell's palsy, but patients are often misdiagnosed, which is a real problem because if patients are misdiagnosed, they don't get the essential medication, anti—viral medication and steroid medication that they need to have if they have ramsay hunt syndrome. so it is really important that actually patients are diagnosed appropriately by people who know what they are talking about, so as they can get the medication that they must have. so, let's go back to the misdiagnosis. what is the difference between palsy and ramsay hunt? where does the mistake occur? so, bell's palsy and ramsay hunt syndrome, patients will both present

with paralysis of half of their face, but the difference in ramsay hunt syndrome is that patients will also have severe pain in theirface or their ear or their head. they may have a rash or blisters within their or on their face or in their mouth. they might have dizziness or vertigo and they can also have reduced hearing or to notice, so patients with any other symptoms really need to be seeking medical help immediately because they need to get these anti—virals and these steroids within the first 72 hours or they may not make a full recovery. so what are the long—term complications if you don't get there in time? so, luckily, if people do get the medication, then 70% of them will make a full recovery. but for the remaining 30%, unfortunately, there can be long—term complications, and those include something called

synkinesis, which is when the facial muscles become very tight, very overactive because the nerve has regenerated incorrectly, and patients can get linked movements in theirface. so, for example, when they are chewing, their eye might be closing at the same time, which is very debilitating. patients can also get extreme tightness in their face, as a result of this overactivity, which can be very, very painful, and their face won't move properly, as a result of this overactivity and stiffness. and all of this can have a huge detrimental effect on patients' psychological health as well. i supposejustin bieber being so open about this will raise awareness of the condition and the symptoms. absolutely. it is so important that people understand the condition, the symptoms, so that it doesn't get misdiagnosed in the future. we know from a survey we did with the facial palsy uk charity that over 50% of patients with ramsay hunt syndrome

were misdiagnosed, so we really want to make sure that that is not happening in the future, so raising awareness of facial palsy, raising awareness of ramsay hunt syndrome is absolutely vital, and people need to get the support they need, access to charities like facial palsy uk, hospitals that specialise in facial palsy management, in order to get the appropriate health at the appropriate time. and finally — some proof that when it comes to art, small really can be beautiful. an exhibition of miniatures, made by more than thirty international artists, has just gone on display in london. it features tiny characters struggling with life in their own ways, with flying circuses, beaches made of candy, and houses all made to a very small scale. there's even a tiny figure of greta thunberg — the artist who created it said they wanted to show that even

a small act can have a big effect when it comes to the environment. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear. good evening. it certainly has been a day of contrasts across the country. for some, a day of blue sky, sunshine and warmth. just take a look at deal a little earlier on — absolutely glorious, not a cloud in the sky. but further north and west, it was cloudy, it was wet as well at times, and pretty windy with it, and you can see from south ayrshire. but it's not unusual to get strong winds, obviously, in scotland and northern ireland, but it is quite unusual to get strong winds at this time of year. so, we saw some gale force gusts in excess of a5—55 mph in one or two spots, and the rain was fairly persistent as well, particularly through western scotland. quite showery as it moved its way through the borders of northern ireland. there were also some showers into wales. the best of the sunshine was into the southeast,

but the story will quieten down as we go through the night. the low pressure is going to start to pull away, the isobars will gradually start to open up and the winds ease down as well. there will still be a few scattered showers, chiefly to the northwest of scotland and across that north coast of northern ireland, but elsewhere, we keep some clear skies. temperatures will hold up, mind you. double figures quite widely, so not a cold start by any means. so, warm and sunny first thing on sunday morning, and as we go through the day, the temperatures are going to climb. we will continue to see a few scattered showers moving their way into scotland, northern ireland, maybe into northwest england, some of those drifting further inland, but with lighter winds in comparison to yesterday, a little more sunshine coming through, it's certainly going to be a better day. the best of the drier settled weather certainly once again in the southeast, where we'll see top temperatures of 22 degrees. comes at a bit of a price, however, because if you are a hay fever sufferer, the grass pollen level now reaching its peak at this time of year and,

as you can see, pollen levels are expected to continue to be very high indeed. as we move through the week ahead, however, high pressure is certainly going to dominate, but there's still the risk of a few showers from that frontal system that flirts across the top of the high. but as the high pressure becomes established, we'll start to tap into some pretty warm air that we've seen recently across spain and portugal, so the temperatures are set to climb. and this could be the first widespread warmth we've seen this summer, temperatures in leeds getting up as high as 26 degrees.

hello, this is bbc news with lukwesa burak. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment. first, the headlines. as fighting intensifies in ukraine, officials warn their army is running out of ammunition as it engages in intense artillery battles with russian forces. hundreds of marches are taking place in the us to push for reform of gun laws in the wake of another spate of mass shootings. officials for prince charles have insisted that he is �*politically neutral�* after reports of controversial remarks about the government's asylum policy. police in brazil searching for a missing britishjournalist say they've found possible human remains in a river.

the government is expected to reject proposals to introduce