welcome to newsday — reporting live from singapore — i'm suranjana tewari. the headlines. standing together — world leaders at the g—seven summit call for unity to help ukraine defeat russia. we have to stay together. as putin is counting on from the beginning that somehow nato would... and the g7 would splinter and... but we haven't and we're not going to, in ukraine — residents reel from the latest act of russian aggression — as kyiv is struck by a barrage of missiles. at least four people are killed — after a wooden grandstand collapsed at a bullfighting festival in colombia.

and — diana ross helps bring the first glastonbury festival for three years — to a glorious close. it's 7am in singapore and 1am in germany where leaders from the g7 group of nations have held their first day of talks in what will be a key week for diplomacy over the war in ukraine. borisjohnson says ukraine should not be forced into a peace settlement with russia. if that means losing territory. and president biden has been calling for western unity

to hold, to defeat russia. our political editor chris mason reports from bavaria in germany. the leaders of the world's richest countries gather to work out what to do next about ukraine. they begin by mocking president putin. bare—chested horseback! the canadian prime minister suggests they should mimic the russian leader by riding bareback on a horse, as he has done. beyond the jokes, though, there are real differences of emphasis and 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, though, acknowledges 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. but in order to protect that unity, in order 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. a reunion of a year old, now... 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. as putin is counting on from the beginning that somehow nato would... and the g7 would splinter and... but we haven't and we're not going to, so can't let that aggression take the form it has

and get away with it. the fundamental truth for all of the leaders here is the democratic pressures 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 opponent, 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. chris mason, bbc news at the g7 summit in germany. my colleague shaun ley is in bavaria where the g7 leaders have been meeting. he told me more about what they have been discussing. they what they have been discussing. had when idea an| quite they had when idea and one quite powerful idea and remember what china has been doing over the last few years. as part of its road initiative,

it's been levering and support from other countries. it been building its connections with other parts of the world. it's been getting raw materials and resources africa and the caribbean areas, they have been doing it by offering money, offering loans, offering gifts offering loans, offering gifts of money to help those countries develop the infrastructure which finally enough also helps china providing ports and other things that will help them go forward and therefore be able to supply those raw materials more efficiently. it is been very much a latency of interest. the g7 is realised that china has stolen a march on it and basically it will offer a march of 55 billion us dollars to countries around the world, the president of indonesia and the prime minister of india and other countries to come to bavaria. they'll be talking with the g7

leaders on monday about things like energy and global food security and about these partnership arrangements. the theme of this g7 summit is about partnerships and a just world, creating circumstances in which everyone benefits. maybe even that is an acknowledgement that sometimes the g7 lectures the rest of the world but did not understand and listen enough. tomorrow, they will be listening and we will see if there are further initiatives as a result of that. it initiatives as a result of that. , . . . initiatives as a result of that. ., . initiatives as a result of that. ,. ., . ., that. it is a balancing act for so many _ that. it is a balancing act for so many leaders. _ that. it is a balancing act for so many leaders. what - that. it is a balancing act for so many leaders. what are l that. it is a balancing act for. so many leaders. what are we expecting to happen on day two? allow the focus will be on ukraine yet again. i mean, the irony of that issue cream was not even on the agenda today but somehow it ended up dominating proceedings. not least because of the bilateral meetings that we had and chancellor schultz was the host

here in the report, we saw borisjohnson in the french president, both of them talked about ukraine. they are worried. they are worried that the political leaders coming together, at some point, the nations are going to go, we are making big sacrifices because of the sanctions on russia, we cannot get oil and gas, or not is cheaply. we cannot get green out of ukraine, so, prices are going up and we are hurting. we are willing to take her share of the pain of her brings the war to an end more quickly, if the sanctions biting on russia get it to pull out of ukraine. if ukrainian suffer less. at the moment, there no sign of that. at will point of a countries population see that their leaders, enough already, reduces pressure on us because we cannot afford the pain because there is no gain. tomorrow, president zelensky will be speaking via video link and he'll be trying to put some more steel into the backbone of

the g7. and in ukraine, kyiv the capital city has suffered intense attacks more than a dozen missile strikes — launched by russia; the most sustained barrage in months. it happened hours after president zelensky warned that the war is entering a difficult phase. a nine—storey residential building in one district was damaged during the strike. one person was killed and five injured, including a 7—year—old girl. our correspondent nick beake reports. once again, ukraine's capital is under attack. explosion 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. screams inside, rescuers reach a young girl, pinned down by debris.

they manage to bring her to safety and then take her to hospital. 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 but her condition is not clear. 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. 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. elaine asks, "just tell me why they are doing this to us". among those arriving to see the damage,

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 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 tried to strike fear and pain at the heart of ukraine's capital. nick beake, bbc news, kyiv. later in the programme, we'll look at the plight of children in ukraine with our correspondent orla guerin but first... a wooden stand has collapsed during a bullfighting festival in colombia, killing at least four people.

local media reports that at least five hundred others were injured. the incident happened in the city of espinal, during a traditional "corraleja" event, when members of the public are encouraged into the ring to engage the bulls. one animal escaped spreading fear in the surrounding area. colombia's president—elect, gustavo petro, has criticised the nature of the event, saying local authorities should no longer organise activities in which animals or people get killed. forensic experts have been dispatched to the south african city east london to help investigate the deaths of least 21 mostly teens to the south african city east london to help investigate the deaths of least 21 mostly teens at a popular liquor outlet. 17 people were found dead inside the premises and with no apparent injuries. the others died in hospital. the police have now confirmed that the youngest victim was 13. the cause of death is not yet known — but it's thought there may have been a gas leak. the bbcs southern africa correspondent 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 a toxic substance. shingai nyoka, bbc news. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme. farewell from the pyramid stage — the legendary glastonbury festival comes to a close.

china marked its first day of ruling hong kong with a series of spectacular celebrations. a huge firework display was held in the former colony. the chinese president jiang zemin said unification was the start of a new era for hong kong. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly that was cloned in a laboratory using a cell from another sheep. for the first time in 20 years, russian and american spacecraft have docked in orbit at the start of a new era of co—operation in space. applause. challenge powered past the bishop rock lighthouse at almost 50 knots, shattering a record that had stood for 3h years. and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew.

this is newsday on the bbc. our headlines. standing together — world leaders at the g—seven summit call for unity to help ukraine defeat russia. in ukraine — residents reel from the latest act of russian aggression — as kyiv is struck by a barrage of missiles. at least four people are killed — after a wooden grandstand collapsed at a bullfighting festival in colombia. let's bring you the latest on a developing story in the uk — a house in birmingham in central england has been destroyed by an explosion. it's unclear what caused the blast but there are reports of casualties, and residents nearby have been evacuated from their homes. nearby have been evacuated six fire crews and ambulance staff remain at the scene and police have cordoned off the area and some

surrounding roads. simonjones is following this from oui’ london newsroom. have passed it on sunday evening saying that they heard a huge explosion in many of them raised on to see what it happened and they were greeted with a sign of absolute devastation. when house is been completely destroyed in the blast, a big fire also broke out in a number of other propertiesjoining it have out in a number of other properties joining it have also been damaged and in terms of injuries, we are told that one man has been taken to hospital and with what is been described as life—threatening injuries tend injuries, he was straight from the flames from passersby and others have been injured by their injuries are less severe than they have been checked in by paramedics and have since been released but this is been

a major incident and there are six fire engines send to this residential area and the police have thanked all of those who came to the aid of people who were in shock and pictures we have seen of large crowds gathering outside the scene of the explosion. but the police have been moving people away from the area and accord and has been put around the scene of the explosion and many people will not be able to return to their homes until tomorrow at the earliest and in terms of what we know, about the cause of the blast, that is still under investigation. one thing the authorities are going to be looking at is a potentially a gas explosion because we have seen gas engineers arriving at the scene but people have been speaking about the sense of shock and sink the building completely ripped apart in this huge explosion.

it's emerged that the prince of wales accepted donations for his charitable projects of up to 3 million euros in cash — from the former prime minister of the gulf state of qatar. the sunday times has also reported some of the money was handed directly to prince charles. our royal correspondent jonny dymond has the details. around 3 million euros were donated in three chunks, all of it in cash, in euros and banknotes. at least twice handed over once apparently in the carrier bag from a top end food store and another time, apparently in a suitcase directly handed to prince charles. from his office, his office and residence, no denial at all of the core

of the story. some quibbling of some the details and acknowledgement that yes, it says the former qatari prime minister did make a donation to prince charles but immediately into a charity account and appropriate checks were made on the donation word were made on the donation where it came from to make sure that it fitted in all governance rules of the charities. but the problem for the prince is not that any of this suggested to be illegal, it's not or that any rules were broken, no one is saying that either. but it's the fact that it was done as a cash donation is probably not the way was very large donations are made here in britain the charities and the fact that there has always been controversy around some of the fundraising operations of prince charles charities and i think most importantly, the fact that one person made such a sizeable donation to prince charles charity and the concern that some people have is that gives that person undue influence over

the heir to the throne, the man who will be king. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. the former us president donald trump has hailed the supreme court ruling that overturned the right to abortion as a victory for the constitution, the rule of law, and life itself. abortion rights defenders are set to hold a candlelight vigil outside the high court in washington on sunday night. in turkey, police stopped istanbul's pride event and dozens of people have been detained. the organisers managed to read a statement and start a small parade before the police arrived and broke up the event. this is the 8th year running pride has been banned. it was 2014 when the last pride event took place with over 100,000 participants. 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 — thats according to the unmany 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. 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. "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. this year's glastonbury festival closed with kendrick lamar and diana ross

taking top billing on the pymarid stage sunday afternoon. our culture editor katie razzall reports from worthy farm in somerset on what the return of glastonbury has meant. # 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! # 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. russia's war 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 never far away. we are not closed off 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. let's just remind you of our main story here on newsday and it is the top story on the bbc news website: as the leaders of the g7 nations

meet in germany to discuss the war in ukraine — russia hits ukrainian towns and cities with a fresh barage of missile strikes. you'll find more on all of our stories on bbc news online or here on bbc world news. stories on bbc news online hello. even with the weekend's rain in the west, it's been a rather dry month so far across most parts of the country. but if i show you the rainfall animation for this week, notice how it mounts up across these western areas, the colours deepening. it's here where we could see anything between 40—80 mm of rain, more especially around the hills and the coast. some eastern areas where so far this june, we've seen only just over a quarter of our normal rainfall, not a huge amount is expected at all. although there's still a chance we could see a bit more towards the south east

corner through the middle part of the week. the reason, well, areas of low pressure are going to come in off the atlantic and then stall before working northwards, as this one did from sunday, leaving a trailing weather front to take us into monday, which will produce sunshine and showers working their way eastwards, but much lighter winds than we saw through the weekend. so, this is how we start the day, the commuting temperatures somewhere between 11—13 degrees, not desperately cold out there. but a line of cloud and showery rain western england, eastern wales to begin with, maybe just in the south east of scotland, too. that trundles its way eastwards through the day, fragmenting even more, but it does mean sunnier skies develop in its wake. just a few showers dotted around, not as many as we saw in the weekend, so western areas much, much brighter compared with sunday, though winds not as strong. still a noticeable breeze, though, coming in from the south—west, and it's a slightly cooler direction for some of you compared with what we saw for the weekend, especially in the east of the country, but actually with more sunshine, lighter winds in the west,

it should feel a touch warmer. temperatures 7—21, around we should be. early peak in the pollen levels in east anglia, the south east, and then a later peak of the west. and of course monday sees the start of wimbledon. cloudy skies to begin with, brightening up, you could just see a few spots of rain around lunch time, but mostly dry through the day. now dry into the evening and overnight, to come across eastern areas, but the next batch of wet and windy weather pushes in through northern ireland and towards the west. keeping temperatures here in teens for one or two, but a chillier night in the eastern half of the country, 5—6 degrees in rural areas to start tuesday. so, this is the next area of low pressure for tuesday, and coming up out of the atlantic and stalling. the winds blowing up the weatherfront, so it doesn't move a great deal. it will clear away from northern ireland in the morning, but will will linger across parts of central, south—western scotland, wales and push into the western fridges of england. brighter skies in the west later, always dry and brighter through central, eastern england, where it will be a bit warmer, 2a degrees a potential high. overall, though, temperatures around average for the time of year. more rain in the north and west, driest to the south and east.

this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour as newsday continues, straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. russia's war on ukraine has turned culture into a battleground in countries supportive of ukraine's resistance to putin's invasion, some russian artists, musicians and dancers have been stripped of their platforms

or they've been asked to denounce russia's military aggression.