that the world is at turning point because of the war in ukraine. at a scaled back military parade in moscow, mr putin claimed russia is defending itself against western elites and international terrorism. translation: today once again civilisation is at a decisive - turning point. a real war has been unleashed against our homeland. meanwhile, russia has launched another wave of cruise missile attacks on the ukrainian capital kyiv — we'll be live from there. also this lunchtime: plans for high—street pharmacies in england to hand out routine prescriptions for minor illnesses — to ease the pressure on gps.

chaotic scenes in pakistan as paramilitary forces arrest the country's former prime minister imran khan during a court appearance. a helping hand for generation rent — a new mortgage on offer where you don't need a deposit — or a guarantee from family orfriends. a # instead i wrote a song at # instead i wrote a song at # about how you did me wrong... # and growing excitement in liverpool ahead of the eurovision song contest this weekend — tonight it's the first of the semifinals. and coming up on bbc news: another frustrating injury blow for england bowlerjofra archer, who's returned home early from the ipljust five weeks before the ashes gets under way.

good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the russian leader vladimir putin has said civilisation is at a �*turning point�* because of the war in ukraine. in a speech in moscow marking the anniversary of soviet victory over the nazis in the second world war, he claimed russia is once again facing an existential threat — �*a real war�*, he said, has been unleashed against our homeland', he said, and told his people they are engaged in a patriotic struggle for the future of their country. here's our russia editor, steve rosenberg. he speaks russian they chant in russian it is the day russia likes to project power and invincibility. military band plays despite security concerns, the annual victory day parade went ahead on red square to commemorate

the defeat of nazi germany. but the war in ukraine made this feel a very different may 9th, the 80—year—old t—sii the only tank on display here. modern tanks are normally a feature of the victory day parade. not this year. there was no military fly—past, it was cancelled, and there were fewer soldiers here than normal. watching from the stands, russia's commander—in—chief. vladimir putin is under intense pressure. his invasion of ukraine has not gone to plan, but he continues to blame the west. translation: today, once again, civilisation is at - a decisive turning point.

a real war has been unleashed against our homeland. we have repulsed international terrorism in the past, now we will protect the people of donbas, and we will ensure our security. and security has become a problem for those running russia. less than a week ago, this happened — an apparent drone attack on the kremlin. the russian authorities blame it on ukraine. these too. in recent weeks there's been a string of drone attacks on russian territory, and on russian—occupied crimea, as well as bombs targeting the railways and power lines. citing security concerns, several russian regions had cancelled local victory day events. for the kremlin, it was important to keep calm and carry on in the capital, but the red square parade

was shorter than normal. what was once a showcase of russian military might this year seemed to highlight military problems more than ia months after the kremlin launched a full—scale invasion of ukraine. steve rosenberg, bbc news. well, just hours before that annual victory day parade in moscow, ukrainian officials say their air defences shot down most of the russian cruise missiles that were launched overnight against the capital, kyiv. no casualties were reported. it comes as the the european commission president ursula von der leyen is on a visit to kyiv. hugo bachega reports from there. early morning in kyiv and a new russian attack. the fifth in nine days to hit the city. the missiles again came as people were sleeping. most were shot down by ukraine's air defences. an intercepted missile fell on this field outside kyiv. another landed on a district near the capital.

russia launched 25 cruise missiles according to the ukrainian army. 23 were destroyed. just yesterday, russia carried out the largest drone attack on kyiv in the war. the air strikes seem designed to test and wear down ukraine's defences as the country is planning an offensive to take back territory. this morning the head of the european commission arrived in kyiv. ursula von der leyen paid respects to former soldiers. and met president zelensky. welcome. thank you very much. kyiv, as the capital of ukraine, is the beating heart of today's european values. ukraine is on the front line of the defence of everything we europeans cherish.

our liberty, our democracy, our freedom of thought and speech. courageously, ukraine is fighting for the ideals of europe that we celebrate today. the visit is another sign of support from the european union which ukraine hopes one day to join. and in that news conference president zelensky criticised restrictions imposed by eu nations on ukraine's grain exports. and again he called for the fast delivery of artillery shells from the eu. this, as ukraine says, is finishing its plans for a much anticipated counteroffensive. now is the battle for bakhmut continues the president also said russia had failed to seize the city before its victory day celebrations. hugo, thank you very much. hugo bachega with the latest from kyiv.

here, high street pharmacies in england will be able to start prescribing medicine for some minor illnesses such as earaches and sore throats under a new government plan. ministers hope it will take the pressure off busy gps and free up millions of appointments for those who most need them. the move brings pharmacies into line with scotland and wales but there are concerns about how they'll cope with extra demand. our health correspondent, sophie hutchinson, reports. you could be waiting weeks and weeks and weeks just for an appointment. it's quite disheartening, really. it is, it's disappointing i think is the word. - but it's everywhere. it's our nhs that's - supposed to be so good. portsmouth, one of the worst places to get a gp appointment. here, the number of patients for each doctor is the second highest in england and like many areas, services are on their knees. it feels like a tsunami of need that is coming through to us and it feels quite demoralising that we are not managing to meet that need.

in portsmouth and the surrounding areas here they say they are short of gps by around 50%. back in 2016 and 2019 in england to the government set targets to increase gp numbers, but it's notjust on track to miss those two targets, gp numbers have actually fallen even further. are you 0k? are you being served? yes _ today the government promised to improve gp services under new plans. 616 million will be spent over two years to allow pharmacists to prescribe antibiotics for conditions including earache, sore throats and urinary tract infections. and they'll double the number of blood pressure checks they carry out. patients will be able to book physiotherapy and podiatry services without going through a doctor. and new phone systems will be offered to some gps and training for receptionists to direct calls to a range of services, including physios and nurses.

one of my five priorities is cutting waiting lists and today's announcement is getting on with that, and it's about primary care, and expanding access to services that people can get from their pharmacy will stop but also that people can get from their pharmacy, but also investing in general practice and in surgeries to end the 8am scramble. the new measures are expected to free up 15 million gp appointments over the next two years. that's just 2% of the total. and in terms of extra work for pharmacists, here in birmingham they say they are under too much pressure already. pharmacies have undergone severe funding cuts since 2016. many pharmacies are running at a loss, dispensing at a loss and they are actually running on bare bone skeletons at the moment. we are on our knees as a sector. so the concern that we have come out we are cautiously optimistic about their service, but the concern we have is delivering the service successfully. the royal college of gp has questioned the plans and said what's

needed are thousands more family doctors. but government plans are still unclear. its long—awaited workforce strategy is not expected for another few months. sophie hutchinson, bbc news. pakistan's former prime minister imran khan has been arrested by paramilitary forces outside the high court in the capital islamabad. he was appearing there on charges of corruption, which he says are politically motivated. imran khan, the former cricket star, was ousted as prime minister in april last year and since then he's been campaigning for early elections. our pakistan correspondent, caroline davies, reports from islamabad. the moment of arrest. imran khan waiting to appear in court, but the glass in front of him smashes and paramilitary troops sent to arrest him pile through into furniture and his supporters. surrounded by officers in riot helmets and shields, imran khan is marched from the court to a waiting car, where

he's been taken the officers didn't say. police said he was arrested on corruption charges. it's been over a year since corruption charges. it's been over a yearsince imran khan corruption charges. it's been over a year since imran khan was ousted from power in a vote of no confidence. court cases against him have been mounting. the former prime minister has continued campaigning, criticising the government, to pakistan's powerful military. earlier this year when imran khan's supporters in lahore blocked police attempting to arrest him the government said he was using his supporters to avoid the rule of law. national elections are meant to take place in pakistan this year, does the country's economy falters and inflation soars politics is pulling pakistan apart. caroline davies, bbc news, islamabad. the skipton building society is offering a mortgage where you don't need a deposit. it's aimed at people who are currently renting and trying to get onto the property ladder. unlike other 100% mortgage schemes, this one doesn't require the financial backing of family orfriends, but you do need to have been paying rent on time for 12 months

and have a good credit history. here's our business reporter, ben king. for many people hoping to buy their first home deposit is the biggest barrier to getting the keys to the front door. skipton building society is dropping that requirement, and unlike other deposit free mortgages they don't need a relative or friend to guarantee the payment. for charlotte hart well from nottingham the deposit has been an impossible barrier, even though she is on a decent salary. iii barrier, even though she is on a decent salary-— decent salary. if i want to buy a house i've _ decent salary. if i want to buy a house i've got _ decent salary. if i want to buy a house i've got to _ decent salary. if i want to buy a house i've got to spend - decent salary. if i want to buy a house i've got to spend nothing decent salary. if i want to buy a - house i've got to spend nothing from my salary for a year in orderjust to buy a house in my local area, and that's not going to happen, it isn't practical. it does feel impossible. so having something like this does really give you a sense of hope. skipton is charging 5.49% for these mortgages over a five year fixed

term, that's higher than average. and repayments can't be more than your rent. so if you are currently paying £1000 a month you will be limited to borrowing £186,000. what limited to borrowing £186,000. what reall , limited to borrowing £186,000. what really. really — limited to borrowing £186,000. what really, really important for anybody that's _ really, really important for anybody that's looking to enter into a massive _ that's looking to enter into a massive financial contract which, let's_ massive financial contract which, let's be _ massive financial contract which, let's be clear, a mortgage is that exactly. — let's be clear, a mortgage is that exactly, that it's really, really responsibly done, so what we are wanting _ responsibly done, so what we are wanting to — responsibly done, so what we are wanting to do here is make sure this is absolutely affordable and the ti l ht is absolutely affordable and the right choice at the right decision for the — right choice at the right decision for the borrower and for the lender. skipton— for the borrower and for the lender. skipton admits this new mortgage won't help everyone. but it could offer a glimmer of hope for some. ben king, bbc news. a giant barge which will house 500 asylum seekers has arrived in the uk from italy. the bibby stockholm will be moored in dorset, despite strong protests there, including from the conservative—run council. our west of england correspondent, danjohnson, reports from falmouth in cornwall where the barge is being refitted. can this big barge help solve

the small boats crisis? the bibby stockholm, now in uk waters and leading accommodation for asylum seekers into uncharted territory. radio chatter after refit work here it will accommodate 500 single men in what the home office describes as basic and functional conditions. this barge carries a pretty heavy load, even before anybody has stepped on board, because as a practical contribution to solving the small boats problem or reducing the numbers of asylum seekers in hotels, it's really quite limited, but it's got a bigger, more symbolic role. this is the government saying it takes those issues seriously, and saying to migrants, "don't come here expecting luxury accommodation." it's controversial, to say the least. these people are coming into the country, got to go somewhere. so it seems like a fairly reasonable idea to me. they should be stopped before they get this far, but i don't know, what do you do? they are human beings.

would you be happy if that was staying in falmouth? no, not really, no. those supporting refugees here are appalled. it looks like a prison ship, i think everyone can see that. it's tiny and it's now going to be refitted to accommodate 500 people. it speaks for itself, you can see it. to imagine 500 young men cooped up in there for an indefinite amount of time — that is, by anyone's definition, cruel. the government's made a priority of stopping dangerous, sometimes deadly, migrantjourneys across the channel, as well as reducing the hotel bills, running at £6 million a day. we are talking about people who have fled violence like we've been witnessing recently in sudan... but there is plenty of opposition. what the home office should be focusing on is running an effective asylum process that doesn't leave people waiting for months and years for a decision, and if the home office just got on and made some of these decisions, we wouldn't have to rely on hotels and other accommodation.

there is anger along the south coast in portland too, where the barge will be moored for at least the next 18 months. locals fear the added pressure on limited resources. this vessel could also face the choppy waters of a legal challenge, but the government says it is full steam ahead and other boats could follow. there are some big outstanding questions, not least the cost. how much is this actually going to save and how much of an impact will it really have? if you look at the numbers, 500 asylum seekers on viacom at the number in hotels is currently 51000 and there are around 150,000 in total in the asylum backlog, so this ship could face stormy seas en route to its final destination in portland in dorset and if the government is serious

about tackling asylum seeker numbers, it may well need a bigger boat. the time is approaching 1:18pm. our top story this lunchtime... at a scaled back military parade in moscow, vladimir putin warns that the war in ukraine means the world is at turning point. and still to come, manchester city fans flock to madrid as they hope for revenge in the semi final of the champions league tonight. coming up on bbc news: we hear from british shooter amber rutter who recalls her heartbreak after a positive covid test ruled her out of the tokyo olympics on the eve of the games, and how she overcame anxiety and depression. now, with the growing debate about how artifical intelligence should be used, universities are being urged to teach students more about al and how it can help them in the world of work. the quality assurance agency, which reviews standards at british universities, says they should equip

students with al skillsets, and adapt courses where appropriate. our education correspondent hazel shearing reports. the release of chatgpt, an online tool that can answer questions in natural human—like language, has sparked discussions about the future of artificial intelligence and its uses — and it's worrying universities. this is the first exam season where students will have access to chatgpt. so can it be used to cheat? we've been looking at how chatgpt handles some of our assessments. i went to the university of bath to find out what sort of conversations lecturers are having. it will handle things like multiple choice questions, for example, it'll handle those very well. in its current format, chatgpt really struggles with any of the kind of higher order thinking that we require graduate students demonstrate. james and i look at how chatgpt has answered a question from an exam paper. on first glance, it looks very good. it looks very clearly written. it looks quite professional in its language.

it's only when you start to look at it in detail and kind of scratch beneath the surface, you'll start to see that actually there's not a huge amount of detail. you generally have this pattern of regurgitating the question that you've asked. these are very kind of superficial observations. if you're not aware of how large language models work, you would be very easily fooled into thinking that these are genuine references. they just don't exist. james says he'll think about what grade he'd give it and come back to me later. today, universities are being urged to teach students how to use chatgpt and other artificial intelligence tools. bath has actually already started using it in some assessments. so one of the things that's great about chatgpt is the fact that it gets students started on things. it won't give them the answers, but it can give them ideas as to what to think, what to do, and how to structure their work. kim's masters students are being asked to create a marketing plan, and they can ask chatgpt to help them out. it will come back with something like this — a series of numbered points suggesting what should be in it.

kim expects her students to see it as inspiration and not a finished product. this will not pass. just submitting something like this, it's just not detailed enough. it doesn't show us any learning. it also doesn't show any critical thinking of have they been able to apply what they've learnt in class to their work? bath's policy on chatgpt and other ai tools should be in place from september. in the meantime, many staff are returning to in—person invigilated exams where students won't have access to it. for remote assessments, the assumption is they shouldn't be using it unless they're explicitly told they can. i think there's a natural reaction when any new technology comes out that seems to be a threat that people think, "0h, let's throw it away. can we ban it?" i think the more we thought about it, is that this tool is not going away, and therefore, in order to ensure our students are equipped with the skills they need for the future workplace, but also that our degrees remain current, we're going to have to engage

in this in a way that ensures that it works for us rather than being forced to change because of it. before i leave, i get an emailfrom james. he's finished marking the chatgpt response from earlier. if the student had lifted an answer like this, it wouldn't have paid off. hazel shearing, bbc news. the chairman of tesco, john allan, has strongly denied claims that he touched women inappropriately on two separate occasions. a report in the guardian newspaper alleges that mr allan touched a tesco employee at the supermarket giant's shareholder meeting last year. it also claims mr allan, who is the former president of the cbi, grabbed a woman at one of its events in 2019. mr allen said that the claims are simply untrue, and tesco said it has not received any complaints. a controversial new law under which six anti—monarchy protesters were arrested on coronation day has been criticised as too crude and too broad. scotland yard says it has regrets about the arrests and confirmed that no charges would be brought.

our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, is here. daniel — the police here were using a law that's only a few days old? it was literally enacted on wednesday, came into force on wednesday, came into force on wednesday, a law against going equipped for locking on, in other words turning up with equipment which would allow you to use by clocks or something like that to lock onto a building. six anti—monarchy protesters were arrested, they had luggage straps with them which police decided could be used for locking on but the police have now accepted they cannot show any intent that that is the case. the former applicant for the conservative leadership david davis has said these laws are too crude. since we have been on air, sir mark rowley, the metropolitan police commissioner, has defended his actions, saying while it is

unfortunate six people were affected and unable tojoin unfortunate six people were affected and unable to join the hundreds of peaceful protesters, i support the officers in this unique and fast—moving operational context. he says protest is an important right in every democracy but it is limited and needs to be carefully balanced alongside consideration for the rights of others so they can go about their normal business, in this case participating in a once in a generation of edge. so this business about whether people should be prevented from protesting, as has happened here, will go on for some time, i think. happened here, will go on for some time. ithink-— happened here, will go on for some time. ithink— time, ithink. thank you, daniel sandford, _ time, ithink. thank you, daniel sandford, our _ time, ithink. thank you, daniel sandford, our home _ time, ithink. thank you, daniel sandford, our home affairs - sandford, our home affairs correspondent. manchester city take on real madrid tonight in the first leg of their champions league semi final. city will be looking for revenge in the spanish capital — last season real madrid knocked them out of the competition. our sports correspondent, olly foster, reports from madrid. they've been here before almost exactly a year ago when real madrid knocked them out at the same stage. that was one of the most

extraordinary matches in the history of the champions league, the spaniards with injury time goals and an extra time winner, but manchester city and their manager come armed this time. we have haaland. best striker in the world. that's what's different. he's incredible, he's a rocket. it's crazy, really. but if we're going to have it, we're going to have it this year. he will get two, we . are going to win 4—0. is your voice going to hold out until the match? i don't think so, no! istanbul, here we come! istanbul, here we come! nobody has made such an impact on the english game in their debut season — 51 goals and counting, the striking viking keeping city ahead in the title race. tonight he leads the line against the european champions. well, haaland certainly won't have any, but what about those other manchester city players who might be carrying some of the scars of what happened here 12 months ago at the bernabeu stadium? the manager says that if they've got any chance of reaching the final they've got to put all that behind them.

what happened in the past is in the past. we are not here for revenge. it's just another opportunity. as much as we are here, one day we will get it. one day we will reach the final and we will win it. we come here to do this this season. it is going to be incredibly emotional. nick porter is with pep on that. after 50 years watching city together, he lost his father ten days ago. he told me three months ago, said, "i've just got this feeling, i've just got this feeling this is our year for the champions league. " and that's why i don't feel nervous. we are going to do it this year, we are. and we're going to do it forjohn "pops" porter. john porter, it's foryou, dad. whatever their inspiration as they arrive here, you can feel the belief running through the city support that they will conquer europe for the first time. but once again, the 1a time champions real, with their own superstars, will have a huge say in that. olly foster, bbc news, madrid.

speaking of semifinal... it's the first semifinal of the eurovision song contest in liverpool tonight, ahead of the final this weekend. the uk has been chosen to host this year's song contest on behalf of ukraine. it's a big moment for the city of liverpool, and david sillito joined one group of people there who've formed a choir to spread some eurovision joy. liverpool, the mersey ferry. and let me introduce the over the water eurovision choir singing this year's uk song. # instead, i wrote a song about how you did me wrong # i could have cried at home...# it's absolutely amazing. it's buzzing in liverpool. it'sjust landed. # and we all sing along...# and it's cooking, isn't it? and liverpool is lively without eurovision, so you can imagine what it's like with.

it's like on steroids. # instead i wrote a song...# they're not wrong. the city is abuzz with eurovision's gloriously diverse carnival. take croatia. i mean, you're not really very eurovision, are you? no, we're not. yeah, that's an understatement. so why i decided to take them out for a drink to a liverpool landmark is anyone's guess. you have a reputation for being outrageous. some say that. it's a matter of opinion. are you going to behave yourselves on the night? yes, we will. i would call that a wry smile. and their song? so that first line is "mother bought me a tractor." yeah.

mother bought me a tractor? yeah. let's just say it's a song open to interpretation. eurovision, you see, has a no politics rule. so let 3 are keeping it subtle. the whole point is to spread the message in a subtle way, not directly, never. hi, there. but there's one political message eurovision is happy to embrace, something which has brought sweden's loreen, who won in 2012, back to the show. community. i call it community, like this, i mean, if you look at it, you're accepted regardless of where you're from, what your sexual preferences is, your religion, whatever you come with, as long as you come with love and respect. you're welcome. 0h! and with that, i thought i'd show loreen what the choir had been doing with the song she won with in 2012. # euphoria!# it is so beautiful.

ijust wanted to show it, i wanted to show it to you. thank you, thank you for that. and to end, ourfinal song of the day in liverpool's williamson tunnels. this lot wouldn't be here singing if not for eurovision. no, it was the catalyst for bringing them all back together again. so it's really, it's become a really big thing and it probably wouldn't have happened were it not for eurovision. eurovision, it's already had quite an effect. david sillito, bbc news. cheering what about the eurovision weather for liverpool? here's darren bett. it looks an amazing venue but the

weather can't make its mind up. we