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tonight at ten — pledges of support and calls for unity on ukraine, as russia steps up attacks. the g7 group of leaders have gathered in germany as the war enters a fifth month — and impacts economies and food prices. you've got to have really, really honest discussions about the implications of what's
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going on, the pleasures that individual friends and partners are feeling. on the ground — more than a dozen russian missile strikes on kyiv — including a block of flats where one person was killed. we'll report from ukraine — and from the g7 summit. also tonight... the prince of wales — and the charity donations handed over in cash. 22 bodies — thought to be teenagers — are discovered in a nightclub in south africa's eastern cape. # i'm coming out, i want the world to know... diana ross helps bring the first glastonbury festival for three years to a close. good evening. leaders of the g7 group of nations have been meeting in germany, for the first day of talks in a key
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week of diplomacy over ukraine. borisjohnson said the country should not be forced towards making a deal with russia — president biden called for western unity to be maintained so that russia could be defeated. we'll report on today's missile attacks on ukraine in a moment — but first to the summit and our political editor chris mason. chris. the second of a tree you are back to the premise. first it was the commonwealth summit in rwanda. it'll soon be on to the nato defence alliance summit in spain. firstly though here at the g7. all of this means he is out of the country for a week while senior conservatives in the cabinet now are privately talking about is very future. some week we'll try to start the process to change the rules so there can be another vote of confidence in him sooner rather than later. amid all that he is on the global stage and
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alongside fellow world leaders he is talking about ukraine and russia. jackets on, is it? a suggestion from borisjohnson about the dress code and before long the leaders are mocking president putin. the canadian prime minister suggests they should mimic the russian leader by taking their shirts off, too, and going horse riding, as he has done. beyond the jokes, the leaders of the world's richest countries are gathering to work out what to do next about ukraine. there are differences of emphasis in approach here about how much and for how long ukraine should be helped. the uk insists it must be for the long haul. the prime minister acknowledges, though, some are tiring of it. i think that the pressure is there and the anxiety is there and we've got to be honest about that. the g7 has been solid and we continue to be solid,
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but in order to protect that unity, in order to...to make it work, you've got to have really, really honest discussions about the implications of what's going on. these two men look like the best of friends. but in private, the prime minister emphasised to the french president any attempt to settle the conflict now with russia having stolen ukrainian territory would be a mistake. at this summit, the aim is to portray as much unity and resolve as possible. as the conflict in ukraine drags on and its costs back home, not least rising prices, become more obvious. president biden, in conversation with the summit�*s host, the german chancellor, stressed a sense of togetherness was imperative. we have to stay together. because putin has been counting on from the beginning that somehow nato would and the g7 would splinter.
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and we're not going to. so we can't let this aggression take the form it has and get away with it. the fundamental truth for all of the leaders here is the democratic pressures that they face back home from their parties and their public. borisjohnson is well aware of this, of course. this matters because the leaders have to mould and flex their views to reflect their domestic audience. unlike their opponents, president putin, who does not. the challenge then, is how to stand together, how to move as one. not easy and not guaranteed in the long term. and that is because at some point there will have to be a discussion about what would be an acceptable position for talks to start between ukraine and russia, where would different western powers find
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themselves on that key question and at what stage? in the meantime the consequences and the costs of the war continue in ukraine and beyond. studio: chris, thank you. on the ground in ukraine this was another day of russian missile strikes — including at least 14 targeting the capital kyiv. one hit a residential block of flats, killing at least one person and injuring six others. our europe correspondent nick beake reports. once again, ukraine's capital is under attack. this video said to show the city's horizon as more russian rockets hit. and once again, civilians are in the firing line. a residential block in the centre of kyiv smouldering, ripped apart. inside, rescuers reach a young girl, pinned down by debris. they manage to bring her to safety and then take her to hospital.
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moments later, a ukrainian official appears outside, brandishing a russian passport, saying that one woman still trapped is originally from moscow. shortly afterwards, paramedics bring her out. whether or not this was the intended target, it's shattered the relative calm that had returned to the capital, kyiv, in recent weeks. it feels like this is vladimir putin sending his own message at a time when those g7 leaders are meeting. we find two residents trying to take it all in. tamara says the first strike came after six in the morning and she heard four in all. "i can't find the words," she explains. elena asks, "just tell me why they are doing this to us". these flats are near to an ammunition factory that was hit in april and could have been the intended target today. but the head of national police says they are now collecting evidence
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which could prove this attack was a war crime. there have been more explosions here as the day has gone on. this may be far from the fiercest fighting raging in the east of the country, but russia has renewed its effort to strike fear and pain at the heart of ukraine's capital. nick beake, bbc news, kyiv. well, the impact of the war on ukraine's children is ever more apparent — homes, schools and hospitals damaged or destroyed — water, power and food supplies affected, the separation of families. in the four months since russia invaded — aid agencies say at least two children have been killed every day. and two thirds of ukraine's children have been displaced from their homes. and 5.2 million children are in need of humanitarian assistance — that's according to the un.
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and some children remain in areas of intense conflict, like the eastern part of ukraine, and the donbas region. as our international correspondent orla guerin has seen in eastern ukraine. there is a sense of permanence to the war here now. no more talk of quick victories. instead, a landscape of conflict and constant vigilance. and a vision of the future down the barrel of a gun. this is timor. just eight years old. we found him manning his own checkpoint, with a group of friends, armed with toy guns. keeping watch from morning till evening.
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flagging down cars. on the look out for russian infiltrators. they ask for ids and a password. this is their war effort. and timor, what do you know about the war that is happening in ukraine? "i know we are killing them and they are killing us", he says. are you scared because of the war? "very much". what is the most scary thing? "that they might come here." with front lines not far away, the danger is all too real. just ask this boy, who is 12.
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"we know that russia invaded our country", he tells me. "of course our army is destroying the occupiers. "so they can't reach all of us." regulars can pass freely, but they try to stop everyone else. the war they see around them is not a game. and this is not playtime. childhood here is another casualty of the invasion. orla guerin, bbc news, eastern ukraine. and don't forget there are constant updates about — and analysis of what's happening in — ukraine, at bbc.co.uk/news, and via the bbc news app. large cash donations to the prince of wales�*s charitable projects — totalling more than £2 million —
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were reported by the sunday times today, raising questions about the way they were made and the donor — a former prime minister of the gulf state of qatar. our royal correspondent jonny dymond is here in the studio to explain — jonny, what was reported? the sunday times reports a huge donation from sheikh sheikh hamad binjassim you can see here meeting prince charles on a different occasion, a donation of around 3 million euros. £2.5 million. also the detail of it. the donations made in three different chunks but given overin in three different chunks but given over in banknotes, in cash, one donation apparently stopped into a carrier bag from fortnum and mason at top end food store and another given over in a suitcase directly to the prince. given over in a suitcase directly to the prince-— the prince. that is the accusation and what has _ the prince. that is the accusation and what has the _ the prince. that is the accusation and what has the prince - the prince. that is the accusation and what has the prince or -
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the prince. that is the accusation and what has the prince or his . and what has the prince or his representative said in response? clarence house put out a statement and they said there was a donation from sheikh hamad binjassim, the money went to the prince but it was passed immediately into the prince's charity accounts and their all necessary checks were made on the cash. no one is suggesting anything illegal has been carried out or that any rules have been broken, but it is a difficult moment for prince charles partly because of the nature of the donation. a cash donation of this size is almost unknown. you would expect a back transfer or cheque partly because i have those been controversy, orfor cheque partly because i have those been controversy, or for a while now, around the way prince charles and his charities have raised funds. perhaps most importantly because this use donation comes from one man and that lead some people to suspect or to worry that sheikh hamad bin jassim might have undue influence over prince charles, the air to the throne, the man who will be king. thank you very much. john diamond,
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or royal correspondent. an investigation is under way in the eastern cape in south africa into the deaths of 22 young people — most thought to be teenagers — in a nightclub. there were no signs of injuries on their bodies — one possibility is that they were poisoned by a gas leak. the group was out celebrating the end of school exams — as shingai nyoka reports. the nightclub where so many young people died. police remain at the scene of the incident in which the cause of these deaths remains far from clear. officers responded to distress calls at enyobeni tavern in the early hours of this morning. most of the victims were teenagers. at this stage, the parents have been told they have to visit the morgue to identify their children. the problem was police were trying to secure the crime scene, or preserve evidence, so they had to restrict access. south africa's president, cyril ramaphosa, expressed his condolences to the families and called for a thorough investigation. the police have ruled out a stampede as the cause. there are suggestions that the revellers could have inhaled or ingested
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a toxic substance. shingai nyoka, bbc news. the united nations says efforts to deliver emergency, life—saving supplies to eastern afghanistan continue, following the earthquake that killed 1000 people on wednesday. but some remote areas are still to receive any help — as our correspondent yogita limaye reports from paktika province. mud tracks that wind round mountains, past valleys, through river beds. the area this earthquake hit hardest is only a0 miles from the nearest town. the journey takes at least four hours. aid is arriving from humanitarian agencies, and some from the taliban government. this is the centre of the worst affected district. but locals tell us there is destruction far beyond, where no help has reached.
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this village is home to around 250 people. barely any home here is intact. residents heard an explosion—like sound before the mud walls and roofs came down on them. the few houses still standing too dangerous to live in. at the edge of the village, debris under which four of a family were killed. this man told us he and his mother exchanged the spots they were sleeping in the night the earthquake struck. she died. translation: something hit my head hard and i thought i would die, - but i managed to crawl out from under the rubble. i moved stones and mud aside, and found my mother. when i touched her, i realised she had died. i miss her immensely.
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his brother is in hospital. in nearly every family here, someone's been injured. a village elder told me why no—one'd started clearing the debris yet. translation: we've had at least two aftershocks each day. _ we are too scared to go into our homes. there is sadness and hunger everywhere. no—one has come to our aid. we need food and money to rebuild our homes. people here have told us that scattered all over the mountain side are more small villages and hamlets where also no aid has reached so far. it is clear afghanistan needs a lot of support, notjust in terms of food and other supplies, but it also needs help to reach these remote areas — perhaps more air power, more experienced disaster response teams.
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the taliban government doesn't have that. countries around the world aren't sending their people in, because they do not recognise the group that runs this land. villagers, who were barely getting by before the earthquake, left on their own to deal with the disaster. in the last few minutes, it's being reported that a house in kingstanding, birmingham, has been destroyed by an explosion — with reports of casualties. several other houses have been significantly damaged. west midlands police said, "the cause of the explosion is not yet known." you can get more on this developing story at bbc.co.uk/news. this year's wimbledon begins tomorrow with emma raducanu, sir andy murray and novak djokovic all on centre court for the opening day's play. some of those hoping to secure
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tickets are camping outside the all england club tonight — as our sports news correspondent laura scott reports. it's been a while, but wimbledon�*s back in full force, and so is the queue. awaiting them is an all—star cast. serena williams hasn't played singles since this agonising exit last year, but hasn't given up on another trophy at a0. opening centre court in its 100th year is defending champion novak djokovic. but rafael nadal is eyeing his third slam of the year after three years away. i enjoy it, unforgettable moments here, so i don't know how many wimbledons remain for me, no? so if i have the chance to be here this year, i want to enjoy that opportunity. for some, the championships will be as much about who isn't here. russian and belarusian players are banned over the war in ukraine, meaning no world number one, daniil medvedev, and no ranking points. despite many time—honoured traditions, some things have changed.
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this is the first time players have been allowed to practise here on centre court before the championships get under way, including rafael nadal behind me. the idea is this will help bed in the courts and prevent slippages in the early rounds. there are winners... cheering. game, set and match, murray. ..and wild cards among the brits. and last year's overnight sensation, emma raducanu. but the us open champion is tempering expectations after a recent injury. in a way it might help because there is absolutely no pressure on me. like, i haven't had the ideal preparation, so of myself i can't really expect too much and i can just go out there and have a good swing. some have claimed the lack of ranking points means this championships will feel like an exhibition event. but others say it could never be, given the perennial prestige of this place. laura scott, bbc news, wimbledon. meanwhile, another british summer
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institution is tonight closing its doors for the year — the glastonbury festival is ending with kendrick lamar, and earlier diana ross. this was the first glastonbury for three years. our culture editor katie razzall saw the big return at worthy farm in somerset. # baby love, my baby love, i need ya, oh how i...# glastonbury is going out on a high. early at the legends slot, diana ross pumped out hit after hit. # white shirt now red, my bloody nose...# and history has been made at the festival by the youngest ever solo headliner, billie eilish. # heyjude, don't make it bad...# and the oldest, sir paul mccartney, whose 36 song set last night included a nearly 5—minute sinagolong to heyjude. crowd: # nah nah nah na—na—na—nah #. and some special guest appearances. mr bruce springsteen!
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# everybody had a hard year # everybody had a good time #. there was even a much missed beatle, 42 years after his death. seeing john again. we are back together. with 100 performance stages glastonbury is about so much more than the headline acts. this festival celebrates creativity, imagination, and inclusivity with a good dose of change the world thrown in. we will not let russia's will break us. whether it is an address by ukraine's president. climate! or climate change activist greta thunberg. so many women and so many girls are going to die because of this. or the outrage expressed by stars like olivia rodrigo about the recent us supreme court decision on roe v wade, politics is neverfar away. we are not closed off
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from the world here. we're not about escapism. we are about dealing with the world, enjoying ourselves, coming together. kendrick lamar is tonight's headline act despite efforts in recent years to make the artist line—up much more diverse the crowd still doesn't reflect that. # let's go # yo, it's the hyper man set # aj tracy, live and direct...# this was british rapper aj tracey on the pyramid stage on saturday. i don't care who it is that's listening to our music as long as everyone is being respectful. it would be nice if we could just educate people about on, like, the privilege you do have, but when i look at the crowd i'm just grateful, to be honest. i am, like, well, these people are here to listen to me. i better not fall over. and that's it. this has been a delayed 50th birthday celebration for the uk's biggest festival. glastonbury is ending for the year with many years in these somerset fields still to look forward to. katie razzall — bbc news — glastonbury.
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mccartney's performance from last night is on the bbc iplayer now. time for a look at the weather. here's matt. they had a bit of luck in glastonbury this weekend. not too much rain around and diameter there will be some at wimbledon. hopefully you don't see skies like these captured in scotland this afternoon. they could be a little nervousness tomorrow. the cloud will thicken up around lunchtime and that could produce the spot of rain. overall look how the cloud disappears and blue skies return in the afternoon. a fine end to the day. not a huge amount of rain this week. here is where the bulk will be. eastern areas will see — 15 millimetres. very dry month here so far. in the west the bulk of the rain is to be found because of areas low pressure spinning of the atlantic, moving north. much like today will do tonight and tomorrow. a trailing weather front which will produce some showers bursting. some sunshine
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either side and these are the temperatures for the morning commute. morning sunshine for many but here is the weather front across northern england, england and wales to begin with. outbreaks of rain will push eastwards turning showery and that could give interruptions or competent. then some sunshine. a brighter and less windy day across many western areas full stop unnoticeable breeze will push hours across but more will have a dry day in the west. it should feel warm but where we see the afternoon showers and east, a bit cooler. temperatures where they should be. tomorrow evening the next batch of cloud and rain spilling its in it, it doesn't move in any great hurry into tuesday, still sitting across western areas, particular south to scotland and wales on the south—west. writing up to the west of that. it should stay dry and a bit warmer towards the east but that split, bring to the north and west, driest across southern and eastern areas. ., ~' driest across southern and eastern areas. ., ~ , ., there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel.
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now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. hello there. with low pressure in charge today, it's been a fairly unsettled day, blustery across the board and, of course, some of us have seen cloud and outbreaks of rain. you can see this swirl of cloud and rain on the satellite and radar picture from earlier. drier and brighter towards the south and east. now, over the next few days, that area of low pressure does clear away, but the next area of low pressure is hot on its heels and we're going to see further changeable and unsettled weather to come. so what can we expect this week? well, there will be rain and showers at times, particularly in the north and west. not a total wash—out, some sunshine, the best of it to be found in the south and east. breezy at times, with temperatures close to average for the time of year. so, here's how it looks as we go overnight into monday. we've got that band of showery rain gradually working its way east,
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some showers following on behind it. ahead of it, though, a largely dry picture with some clear spells. temperatures not falling too far, in the double figures for most. potential for one or two showers just to feed into the south and east in the early hours. so, monday starts off with that band of showery rain over in the west. it works its way eastwards through the day. could be some heavy bursts of rain in there. if you catch one of those showers, it has the potential to be heavy, possibly thundery. drier and brighter behind it, although turning cloudier for northern ireland later in the day with some rain to come. and of course, wimbledon kicks off on monday. potential for one or two showers to begin, but as the day wears on, becoming drier with some good spells of sunshine and temperatures in the low 20s. now, we saw that cloud and rain pushing into northern ireland. that's associated with that next area of low pressure. and as we move into tuesday, it edges eastwards. it doesn't make great inroads, though, so for northern and western areas, it's a fairly soggy picture. behind it, seeing a mixture of sunny spells and showers for northern ireland. ahead of it is largely dry with some sunny spells, the best of the brightness to be found over in the south and east. here's where we'll see temperatures at a maximum of around 23 celsius, but generally sitting in the mid
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to high teens. as we move overnight, tuesday into wednesday, we see those weather fronts work their way further east. so for wednesday, we'll see lighter winds than tuesday, with a mixture of sunny spells and scattered showers. again, if you see one of those showers, they do have the potential to be heavy, but some sunny spells coming through in between. the temperatures, 17 in aberdeen, 2a degrees celsius, though, for parts of east anglia. bye— bye.
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hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be
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bringing us tomorrow. with me are lizzy buchan, the deputy online political editor at the mirror, and olivia utley, the assistant comment editor for the telegraph. the assistant comment editor we the assistant comment editor will say hello to both moment. tomorrow's front pages, starting with... the i leads with the news from the g7 summit in bavaria, and western leaders' commitment to doing more to stand up to russia and china, amid fear of countries' abandoning support for ukraine. the financial times also leads with g7 news, and the angle on the proposal to hurt the russian war chest with a price cap on crude exports. the front page of the metro reports on g7 leaders allegedly mocking russian president vladimir putin's macho image. the mail investigations unit has a story that britain has become the global capital of fraud, with losses rocketing to almost £3 billion a year. the guardian leads on prime minister borisjohnson telling other g7 leaders not to give ground on ukraine. and "charles cash in bag probe" — the sun's front page says the charity watchdog will invesitgate the handing of 3 million euros in cash to prince charles

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