live from washington. this is bbc news. the defence ministry in moscow says wagner mercenaries, with the support of russian troops, have taken full control of the battleground city of bakhmut. claims ukraine denies. the war dominates talks at the g7. later, president zelensky will meet us presidentjoe biden as the summit concludes. the celebrated british author, martin amis, has died at the age of 73. and in sport, as manchester city win the premier league for the third year in a row, our analysis editor ros atkins for the third year in a row, our analysis editor ros atkins takes a look at the problems the club faces off the pitch.

hello. i'm helena lee. great to have you with us. we begin with some news from the war in ukraine. russia says its troops have fully captured the ukrainian city of bakhmut. kyiv has denied those claims, but if true, it could mark an end to the longest and bloodiest battle of the 15—month war. russia has been trying to take bakhmut since last year in a grinding war of attrition. and in the last few minutes, the russian news agency interfax has said president putin congratulated his troops for capturing the city. earlier, ukraine had said its units were still fighting in the city. this comes on the heels of the us agreement to allow ukrainian pilots to train in american—made f16 jets. a move moscow had criticised. meanwhile, ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky has been on a whirlwind tour in an effort to drum up support and weapons for an expected counter—offensive against russia.

it's been a busy few hours for zelensky, touching down injapan on saturday for diplomatic talks with many of the gathered heads of the g7 nations. he's due to meet with the leaders within the next hour. that includes prime minister rishi sunak, one of ukaine's closest allies. he also met with nations that have yet to pick a side in the conflict. indian prime minister narendra modi has never condemned russia's invasion. and india has emerged as a top buyer of russian oil. mr zelensky will address the leaders of the major western democracies during meetings on sunday and reportedly will also meet directly with presidentjoe biden. live now to the bbc�*s nick marsh who is in hiroshima for the summit. for a surprise visit in person by ukrainian president

volodymyr zelensky, all eyes have been on that attendance, haven't they?— have been on that attendance, haven't they? yes, i think what ou haven't they? yes, i think what you were _ haven't they? yes, i think what you were just — haven't they? yes, i think what you were just saying _ haven't they? yes, i think what you were just saying that - haven't they? yes, i think what you were just saying that about these suppose that gains by the russians in bakhmut only underlined the urgency. we understand it was actually the ukrainians pushing quite hard for him to be here in person. he is clearly very keen to meet his g7 allies and pleading the case for more assistance for his country, military assistance on the battlefield, financial assistance, tightening sanctions on russia. it looks like he is going to get all of that. he's got a bit of a victory yesterday when the us confirmed they would allow ukrainian pilots to be trained in f-i6 ukrainian pilots to be trained in f—i6 fighterjets. he is here to meet allies but also countries that are so far not online, countries that have not

so far condemned the invasion of ukraine. you mentioned that indian prime minister narendra modi. they sat down and narendra modi recognise this war was a question of humanity and he would do anything he could to resolve the war but crucially that does not mean imposing sanctions on russia. india has become one of the top buyers of russian oil, a key source of revenue for moscow since the war broke out over a year ago so still a lot of work to be done. no minds have been changed but this let the president has been taking shows he's broadening the scope when it comes to the basis of support ukraine. it it comes to the basis of support ukraine.- support ukraine. it is interesting _ support ukraine. it is interesting you - support ukraine. it is interesting you have | support ukraine. it is - interesting you have been saying, we have been hearing from the german chancellor olaf scholz who said it is important that blood of the zelensky meets with leaders of the global south as well. —— that

president zelensky. communique has been issued earlier, and there a veiled warning in regards to chatter, would you say? regards to chatter, would you sa ? , , , regards to chatter, would you sa? , say? yes, yes, absolutely. veiled only _ say? yes, yes, absolutely. veiled only in _ say? yes, yes, absolutely. veiled only in the - say? yes, yes, absolutely. veiled only in the sense i say? yes, yes, absolutely. i veiled only in the sense that china was not specifically named in thisjoint china was not specifically named in this joint communique. the big talking point has been about this notion of economic coercion so the idea that china weaponised is its vast economy in order to persuade, pressure countries that it does not get on with and it has disputes with, in order to sort of fall in line. if australia criticises covid policies in china, then they are going to stop importing australian barley, that kind of thing. we have seen disputes with japan and south korea as well. g7 countries are worried. the us is leading the way in trying to contain china. they want heavy curbs on investment, export

controls but the european nations have to acknowledge the economic reality that china is the eu biggest trading partner. the contract of de—risking, so moving supply chains away from china not be so economically independent but saying that is easy, as we saw in the joint communique, but doing that is going to be a lot harder.- going to be a lot harder. nick, ureat to going to be a lot harder. nick, great to have _ going to be a lot harder. nick, great to have your _ going to be a lot harder. nick, great to have your coverage, i great to have your coverage, thank you. olaf scholz, the german chancellor has been speaking about the delivering of f—i6 jets and the training of ukraine pilot is a long—term project and he says the united states is not finally decided what stands at the end of it. he says the delivery of these jets is rather a message to russia that russia cannot

expect to succeed even if it counts on a long while and ultimately support for ukraine will prevail, the comments from german chancellor olaf scholz. now as we've been hearing, us presidentjoe biden had given the nod to supplying fi6 jets to ukraine during the g7 summit. russia has condemned the agremeement saying the west was continuing on the path of escalation. shortly after the announcement, my colleague sumi somaskanda discussed us presidentjoe biden�*s announcement with richard haass, the president of the council of foreign relations. he shared his reflections on the announcement. throughout the last 16 months or so the west has almost been debating with itself. should we give ukraine this or that ever more capable piece of equipment? might it be a little too much for putin and the russians to swallow? what then might the russians do in retaliation or escalation? what i am glad to see is that whether it is tanks or aeroplanes now, we're giving ukraine the capability it wants and needs. i can't sit here though

and predict whether this would be militarily decisive. it is quite possible it will help ukraine. it is also possible, even after another six months of fighting, that the battlefield will look an awful lot like it looks now, in which case the conversation about what next and in particular what about diplomacy will come to the fore. you wrote specifically about this in your piece in foreign affairs where you wrote, "the most likely outcome of the conflict is not "a complete ukrainian victory, but a bloody stalemate." why do you think that is? right now you've got ukraine in control ofjust over 80% of its territory. russia is dug in in crimea and parts of the east. it is very difficult to dislodge forces that are dug in in deep defensive positions. russia has numbers on its side. it's been a horribly equipped and led fighting force but it still has capability. so sitting here, it is hard

for me to imagine that ukraine can rout russian forces and essentially liberate all of its territory. can they bring back or take back some territory? i would think that is likely. but i would still think that, come six months from now, at the end of this fighting season, more likely than not is that russia is sitting on much of what it is currently occupying. we will have more on the g7 summit coming up later in the programme. the celebrated british novelist martin amis has died at the age of 73. his wife said the cause was oesophageal cancer. martin amis was one of the defining writers of the 19805 and 905. he produced 15 novels, and perfected a style that was satirical, witty and caustic. our arts correspondent david sillito looks back at his life. "in diston everything hated everything else. "and everything else in return hated everything back." martin amis reading from his 2012 novel, lionel asbo: the state of england, a pitch black comedy about the darker side of britain.

trademark amis. money, london fields, yellow dog — much of his best work was set in london, little signposts of the changing and, in his opinion, declining state of our nation. the son of another famous author, kingsley amis, the connection was at times both help and a hindrance. but the quality of his writing soon established him as a literary star in his own right. a generation that include salman rushdie, who paid tribute to a unique and instantly recognisable literary voice. his willingness to take on the big topics and talk at length sometimes got him into trouble. "but if september 11 had to happen..." especially after his 9/11 book, the second plane. but while his subject matter was often dark, beautifully written black jokes, old age, he said, changed him. you begin to value life as much as you do when you were a child

and if this is second childhood than it is a good fun. you have a leave—taking poignancy about you. not anger and certainly not reactionary anger. i don't want to turn the clock back. that is the idlest kind of enquiry. i want to see what is there and see what comedy is there in it. headteachers at some of the uk's top schools say they're bewildered by the fast rate of change in artificial intelligence and are seeking guidance on how to best respond to the technology. in a letter to the times newspaper, they have announced a body of experts to advise schools — so they can capitalise on al's benefits while minimising its risks. let's talk to our technology editor, zoe kleinman just six months ago the ai chat

has been released. it can give human like written answers to questions and draws on a huge portion of the internet even though not all of it is accurate. it did not take long for students to figure out it could be good for homework and coursework. the latest version is said to be able to pass the bar exam taken by trainee lawyers and if this worries educators, including the head of absent college, part of a group of teachers who have written a letter to the times expressing concerns. the difficulty. _ expressing concerns. the difficulty, the _ expressing concerns. tue: difficulty, the challenge expressing concerns. tte: difficulty, the challenge will be taken out of education that young people will simply ask chat gpt and other ai systems what the answer is in maths, history, english, chemistry, languages and outcomes the answer and education is about challenge. answer and education is about challenge-— challenge. there is a growing chorus of _

challenge. there is a growing chorus of voices _ challenge. there is a growing chorus of voices calling - challenge. there is a growing chorus of voices calling for i chorus of voices calling for caution around ai. elon musk signed an open letter recently suggesting that al development should all be pause until suitable safety measures were put in place. jeffrey hinton retired from google saying he now regretted his work. but there are benefits as well. it can drop lesson plans and help with marking, freeing up teachers to spend more time with their pupils. the head teachers are forming an advisory group to help schools manage both the opportunities and threats presented by ai. in the interest of students and educators and the group says it will not be pushed around by tech giants. let's return now to hiroshima and the g7 summit. i'm joined now by dr tristen naylor, professor of international politics and history at the university of cambridge. he looks at political summits and diplomacy, including g7.

he's at the summit in hiroshima. great to have you with us. it is fair to say all eyes have very much been on president zelensky. how important do you think it is he was able to attend in person because there is a lot of speculation about that. essentially, do you think he gets more from allies and other leaders when he is able to look them in the face and say we need more support and we need more weapons?— need more weapons? absolutely. there is really _ need more weapons? absolutely. there is really no _ need more weapons? absolutely. there is really no substitute - there is really no substitute for being able to be in the room, be it with allies or those who are not aligned at all. certainly, it seems very, very likely that one of the conditions for him coming was that it would be able to walk away from hiroshima with redoubled from g7 allies but what is really important for president zelensky is not meeting with those already on

side but being here he is able to particularly meet for the first time since rush�*s invasion with the indian prime minister narendra modi and if thatis minister narendra modi and if that is a critical meeting for zelensky to be able to have. do ou zelensky to be able to have. do you think you can effect meaningful change with india and we can expect to see any actions coming from india in the future in support of ukraine in this war? changing the indian _ ukraine in this war? changing the indian prime _ ukraine in this war? changing the indian prime minister - ukraine in this war? changing the indian prime minister 's l the indian prime minister �*s position is something that is very, very difficult to do, i think. he is very unlikely to change his position in the near future but president zelensky, his g7 allies, they had to try and at this as an opportunity to try under a japanese leadership with french policy, american diplomacy as well, they have given it a shot and it is important to remember that in a few months time the

rent motive will be welcoming the world to delhi for that g20 summit and this is an opportunity for them to begin to set the conditions for narendra modi to set the conditions for peace. there is a potentialfor large a potential for large diplomatic assist a potentialfor large diplomatic assist to the indians. nothing will happen in the near term but what is being set up is at the very least an interesting potential diplomatic deal down the road. let's talk about the china front then. what incentive do you think the g7 nations can give countries like brazil to side with them on the question of china when it comes down to the nuts and bolts of it when china is the biggest trading partner? china is the biggest trading artner? ., ., ~' china is the biggest trading artner? , partner? look, competing with china and _ partner? look, competing with china and the _ partner? look, competing with china and the chinese - partner? look, competing with| china and the chinese economy and chinese production is a very, very tall order. what the g7 has been doing notjust this

year but over the past few years is beginning to forge a framework to compete with the delta and road initiative. it is early days and it is a difficult if not monumental task. but what is really important is that the g7 are able to put together an offer that the japanese have labelled the global self, to offer an alternative to china's and road initiative, one that safeguards things such as a rules —based international order and respect for the economic sovereignty and independence of countries around the world. we and independence of countries around the world.— and independence of countries around the world. we know that leaders gathered _ around the world. we know that leaders gathered there - around the world. we know that leaders gathered there have - leaders gathered there have been trying to reach out to the global south and speak to other countries attending right now and our viewers will be able to see on the screen that the french president emmanuel macron is currently speaking and delivering a statement although he is currently speaking in french. ijust want to ask about the fact that other countries have been

invited. do you think that this changes the way that the g7 does business? and, to be frank about it, do you think that this weakens or strengthens it? the g7 is in a very different world than the world in which it began in the 19705. back then the g7 accounted for 70% of the world's gro55 then the g7 accounted for 70% of the world's gross domestic product. today it is somewhere in the neighbourhood of a0%. the g7 5imply in the neighbourhood of a0%. the g7 simply cannot even pretend to be if not the top table of economic governance, one of them, without other partners in the world. the g7 cannot go alone. that is not just in regards to economy but also 5ecurity. so it is vitally important that the g7 reach out beyond itself if it is to achieve its objectives of maintaining a rules —ba5ed international order, of maintaining protection of

democracy throughout the world. so it absolutely 5trengthen5 so it absolutely strengthens the ability of the g7 to do what it sets out to do. find the ability of the g7 to do what it sets out to do. and to let our viewers _ what it sets out to do. and to let our viewers know - what it sets out to do. and to let our viewers know in - what it sets out to do. and to | let our viewers know in regard to what the french president is saying in those comments he has been saying that he remains cautious on developments in back foot —— ukraine, after the russian mercenary that no group claimed control of the city of bakhmut. claims that ukraine has also denied. but back to you, tristen, do you think that russia's invasion, full—scale invasion of ukraine has given the g7 something of a reason for coming together and putting on a more united front? and e55entially has changed the united front that the group appears to be pulling on.

ab5olutely. in many ways russia's invasion of ukraine has given the g7 a new lease on life. there were many questions, particularly since que5tion5, particularly since 2008, since the global financial crisis, the elevation of the g20 to the leaders level, as to whether or not the g7 has any relevance in the world anymore. what a'5 invasion of ukraine gave the g7 the opportunity to re— articulate what its identity is and what it is for. for the protection of the rules —ba5ed international order, for the protection of democracy wherever it may be. and what we have seen notjust this weekend in hiroshima but over a year now is that the g7 come5 now is that the g7 comes together with resolve that we have not seen in many years. thank you very much doctor naylor. interesting to talk to you. thank you. and to give you

an update on what else the french president has been saying, he says that the g7 is an opportunity to convince india and brazil over ukraine. india and brazil over ukraine. india which has been ambivalence that ambivalent with its stance on the russian invasion of ukraine. late5t invasion of ukraine. latest comments there coming from the french president, emanuel macron in hiroshima injapan. let's have a look now at some other news. the white house and republicans have called their latest offer is a step back in negotiations to raise us federal debt ceiling. there were no new meetings on saturday on capitol hill and kevin mccarthy has said that talks were unlikely to move forward until president biden return5 forward until president biden returns from the g7 summit on sunday. lawmakers have until june one to reach a deal to lift the borrowing limit before the us default5 lift the borrowing limit before the us defaults on debt triggering po55ible financial

chao5. triggering po55ible financial chaos. the two warring 5ides triggering po55ible financial chaos. the two warring sides in sudan have agreed to a seven—day humanitarian cea5efire according to the us state department. the truth will take effect in 48 hours and fighting between sudanese military and its rival, the rapid support forces enter5 military and its rival, the rapid support forces enters its sixth week. more than 1 million 5ixth week. more than 1 million people have been displaced in the conflict. the world health organization has launched a worldwide network to weakly detect the spread of infectious diseases. covid—19 showed the world is stronger when it shed the fight against the health threat. and it has emerged that the uk home secretary when caught speeding last summer asked civil servants for advice on arranging a 1—to—1 speeding cour5e. on arranging a 1—to—1 speeding course. that is according to confirmation from the government. speeding happened when she was attorney general and a5 when she was attorney general and as his routine 5he when she was attorney general and as his routine she was offered in september the choice offered in september the choice of a fine and three points on

her license or a speed awareness cour5e her license or a speed awarene55 course with other members of the public. sinn fein has become the largest party in local government in northern ireland for the first time. re5ults northern ireland for the first time. results in the local council elections, time a political crisis in the devolved government at stormont where the dup had locked a return to power—sharing. 14 people have died and thousands have been left homele55 after heavy rain and flooding in parts of northern italy. the mayor of the city of ravenna has told the bbc that it is the worst di5aster has told the bbc that it is the worst disaster in a century. wor5t disaster in a century. the latest reports talk about 23 over flowing river5, landslides and 500 disrupted or destroyed road5 landslides and 500 disrupted or destroyed roads and over 18,000 people still without electricity and agriculture has also been heavily impacted and affected. re5cue efforts are still ongoing. political leaders in government have expressed there, and i quote,

expre55ed there, and i quote, total closeness to the affected population, especially on twitter and the government says it is working on improving in a package for the region as soon as possible. however, some right—wing politicians have also been making public statements attacking climate activi5t5 underlining the link between extreme weather events in the current crisis and the messaging has also been acted —— echoed by media outlets. to football — and manchester city have won their third successive premier league title. their spot at the top of the table was confirmed this evening, after second place arsenal lost 1—0 away at nottingham forest. here at etihad stadium, that says it all. premier league champion5 says it all. premier league champions for the third time in a row after manchester city �*5 clo5e5t rivals, ar5enal, lost their match against nottingham forest. remember, arsenal had led manchester city for much of the season manchester city produced their best form precisely when it mattered in

the run in so a third consecutive league title for manchester city and the fans here were understandably delighted. irate here were understandably delighted-— here were understandably deliahted. ~ ., :: delighted. we left main road 20 ears a . o delighted. we left main road 20 years ago this — delighted. we left main road 20 years ago this week _ delighted. we left main road 20 years ago this week before - delighted. we left main road 20 years ago this week before that| years ago this week before that down in the third division, and we won the lottery on the way but you have to spend money wisely, look at the other clubs and what they have spent. it is unbelievable.— unbelievable. we've been with this club for _ unbelievable. we've been with this club for a _ unbelievable. we've been with this club for a long _ unbelievable. we've been with this club for a long time. - unbelievable. we've been with this club for a long time. and | this club for a long time. and to see them win their first title is brilliant. and seeing them win three times in a row, something that people do not do every day,. it means that there is a lot to love here. what a day for manchester city fans. but they will hope that even better things could be about to come because, of course, manchester city are through to the fa cup final and also through to the champions league �*5 final so while they have won this trophy they know that two more could be on their way and they will be hoping for what will be an extraordinary

travel. —— triple. stay with us here on bbc news. we will have more on the g7 summit coming up at the top of the hour. thank you for your company. see you soon. hello there. it's been a lovely start to the weekend, really, especially across england and wales where we have had lots of sunshine so blue skies over these bluebell woods in south wales in pontypridd. on the satellite picture you can see the extent of the sunshine. a bit more cloud for scotland and northern ireland, the weak weather front overhead here, but still managed 5ome brighter spells and, actually, for scotland, northern ireland, england and wales we have temperatures reaching the low 205 in the warmest spot5, 21.5 there in porthmadog actually making it the warmest day of the year so far for wales. over the next few hours we have another weather front moving in, pepping up, bringing a bit of heavy rain for a time to scotland and northern ireland but as we get towards dawn that will tend to start to fizzle away.

clear skies for england and wales allowing temperatures to dip down to around 5—8 celsius. it'll be quite a cool start to sunday morning for england and wales. sunday's chart5, well we've got a weak weather front moving into an area of high pressure. the high pressure will 5qui5h the weather front so not much of rain on it, really, as we head into sunday. just this stripe of cloud. a few spots around but generally although quite cloudy there'll be some bright weather coming through at times. england and wales again having the best of the weather with plenty of sunshine around, perhaps a bit of cloud developing through the afternoon acro55 east anglia and the south—east. but those temperatures again, not bad for this time of year, quite close to average really with highs into the upper teen5 or low 205. 21, maybe 22 in the warmer 5pots. heading into next week a similar kind of scenario, weak weather front5 trying to come around the top side of this area of high pressure and again you may see an odd spit of rain for scotland and northern ireland but not much. most of the day will be dry with some sunny spell5 coming through and again it is england and wales will have the best of the day's sunshine and we continue to see those temperatures in the warmest

5pots climb into the low 205. deeper into next week the jet stream takes this kind of pattern. got a ridge over the uk, so high pressure will be close by in these troughs around southern europe will ensure we continue to see heavy thundery showers acro55 southern europe which is quite unusual, really, for this time of year. and here is the forecast in a bit more detail over the next several days you can see the extent of the dry weather we will have and temperatures again holding for the most part at around 18—21 celsius. so some fine weather next week.

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