live from washington, this is bbc news. president zelensky meets with world leaders on the final day of the g7 summit injapan. 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 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 takes a look at the problems the club faces off the pitch.

i'm helena humphrey. great to have you with us. ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky is injapan at the g7 summit and in the past few minutes has taken part in a so—called a family photo with leaders of the world's most powerful democracies. it's part of a multi—day diplomatic tour to solidify support for an expected spring counter—offensive against russia. later, mr zelensky will address the leaders in a speech and hold a direct meting with presidentjoe biden. earlier, french president emmanuel macron said zelensky�*s presence at the g7 is a "way to build peace" and emphasized the need for a solution to the conflict

based on international law. and new comments from german chancellor olaf scholz — who said training programs for ukrainian pilots on f—16fighterjets are a message to russia that it should not expect to succeed, even in a prolonged conflict. well those scenes at the g7 come as russia claims its troops have fully captured the ukrainian city of bakhmut. kyiv denies that, 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 hours, 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 and the french president emmanuel macron "remains cautious" about those developments. i spoke earlier to an expert and asked him what the presence

of him being there means. there is nothin: of him being there means. there is nothing like _ of him being there means. there is nothing like being _ of him being there means. there is nothing like being present - is nothing like being present in the room, bit with allies or with those not aligned at all. it is very likely one of the for him coming was that he would be able to walk away from hiroshima with redoubled commitment from his g7 allies but what is really important for zelensky is notjust for zelensky is not just meeting for zelensky is notjust meeting with those already on side but being here he is able particularly to meet for the very first time since russia's invasion with the indian prime minister narendra modi and that is a critical meeting for zelensky to be able to have. do ou zelensky to be able to have. do you think that he can effect meaningful change with india, that 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 a very, very difficult to do, i think. he's unlikely to change his position the nearfuture but president zelensky, g7 allies, they had to try and this was an opportunity to try, underjapanese readership, with french diplomacy, with american diplomacy as well and they have given it a shot. it is important to remember that in a few months time the renter 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 and if there is the potential here for a large diplomatic assist to the indians. nothing will happen in the near term but what is being set up is for some at the very least interesting diplomatic deal down the road.— interesting diplomatic deal down the road. we're talking about changing _ down the road. we're talking about changing minds, - about changing minds, attitudes, let's talk about the

china front. what incentive do you think g7 nations can give countries like brazil for example attending, to side with them under question of china when china, when it comes down to the nuts and bolts of it, is their biggest trading partner? look, competing with china and the chinese economy and chinese production is very, very tall order. what the g7 has been doing notjust this year but over the past couple of years is beginning to forge a framework to compete with the belt and road initiative. it is early days and it is a difficult if not a monumental task but what is really important is the g7 are able to put together an offer to what the japanese have labelled the global self, to offer an alternative to chinese belt and road initiative, one that safeguards things such as the world based international order and respect for the economic sovereignty and independence of

countries around the world. i want to ask about the fact other countries have been invited. do you think that this changes the way that the g7 doesn't business and do you think to be very frank about it, that this weekends or strengthens it?- it, that this weekends or strengthens it? the g7 is in a very different _ strengthens it? the g7 is in a very different world - strengthens it? the g7 is in a very different world than - strengthens it? the g7 is in a very different world than the | very different world than the world in which it began in the mid—i9 70s. back then, g7 accounted for about 70% of the world's gross domestic product. todayit world's gross domestic product. today it is somewhere in the neighbourhood of a0%. the g7 simply cannot even pretend to be if not the top table of global economic governance, one of them, without other partners in the world. the g7 cannot go it alone, that is notjust in terms of economy but also in terms of economy but also in terms of economy but also in terms of security, so it is vitally important that the g7 reach out beyond itself if it is to achieve its objectives of maintaining a rules based

international order, of maintaining say the protection of democracy throughout the world, so it absolutely strengthens the ability of the g7 to do what it sets out to do. alongside the g7 countries themselves, leaders of many of the world's most powerful nations have also been invited to hiroshima, among them brazil, india, indonesia and south korea. but one absent nation loomed large over the summit: china. joining me live to discuss its role is shihoko goto, deputy director for the asia program at the wilson center, a us government—backed think tank. welcome to the programme. what role did china play in this summit? much of the conversation was centred around china. bringing together what is to be the soviet satellite states together and making them

bringing it into its own sphere. the fact that we have seen so much discussion about china is a reminder that there is a great deal of concern about the power that china wields on the global economy and the biggest concern at the moment is about chinese coercion, that is to say the leveraging of china's economic impact and weaponising it effectively to impose its own political will, especially on smaller countries. so what we have seen at the g7 is to talk about how to counterbalance that, how to strengthen not only the ability of the g7 themselves to push back against themselves to push back against the chinese but also to protect the chinese but also to protect the smaller countries as well. talking about that time, economic cohesion, which result from the g7 leaders, g7 leaders are calling on countries to avoid it but have they provided

incentives for countries to get on board? we have heard the stick, do we have the carrot essentially? i stick, do we have the carrot essentially?— stick, do we have the carrot essentially? i think one of the big questions _ essentially? i think one of the big questions right _ essentially? i think one of the big questions right now- essentially? i think one of the big questions right now is - essentially? i think one of the big questions right now is to l big questions right now is to say, well, china is offering a lot of money, it is providing a lot of money, it is providing a lot of money, it is providing a lot of incentives to have chinese support and what the g7 and countries providing? if there is greater clarity emerging with this latest g7 summit meeting, that is to say there is an alternative to china. not necessarily when it comes to building infrastructure cheaply but they are going to provide money that is more sustainable for long—term project, quality infrastructures and an ability to work together against china should china impose its will politically and use that as a

web to corel the emerging markets to its will. == web to corel the emerging markets to its will. -- whip i want to talk _ markets to its will. -- whip i want to talk about _ markets to its will. -- whip i want to talk about taiwan. i markets to its will. -- whip i l want to talk about taiwan. do you think it would have a similar support if china were to make a further move on it politically or to take a move militarily? i politically or to take a move militarily?— politically or to take a move militaril ? ., , ., militarily? i am sure that the time when — militarily? i am sure that the time when his _ militarily? i am sure that the time when his leader - militarily? i am sure that the time when his leader would i militarily? i am sure that the i time when his leader would very much like to be a participant at the g7 summit meeting, just as zelensky is there as well. of course, the situation around taiwan is it is not a country, it cannot participate in summit including the g7 summit. it is looking at closely and not only

how nato and the g7 are coming to the support of zelensky but also to see what kind of support that could translate into supporting taiwan as well. there is a great deal of encouragement, i think, there is a great deal of encouragement, ithink, on there is a great deal of encouragement, i think, on the part of the taiwanese, notjust because there is so much continued international support, for well over a year, fort ukraine, but the fact that in the statement released that there is continued support for taiwan and expectation for the g7 and international community to come to the support of taiwan, whatever shape that may take. ., ,., ., , , take. how important it is these summit has — take. how important it is these summit has been _ take. how important it is these summit has been for— take. how important it is these summit has been forjapan? i summit has been forjapan? would you say it has bolstered its prominence on the world stage once again? absolutely. ja an, stage once again? absolutely. japan. this _ stage once again? absolutely. japan. this has _ stage once again? absolutely. japan, this has been _ stage once again? absolutely. japan, this has been an - stage once again? absolutely. japan, this has been an abilityj japan, this has been an ability to really hone down on the message that it has been continuing in the last few

years, to talk about a free and open indo—pacific but also to insist on a rules based order worldwide. its commitment to go beyond the g7 and to invite countries like india as well as south korea and brazil is really a reflection on the part of japan to be really a reflection on the part ofjapan to be more inclusive, to ensure that there is greater support for some of those big agendas, especially encountering the chinese thread. ——in countering. find encountering the chinese thread. --in countering. and on that point. _ thread. --in countering. and on that point, with _ thread. --in countering. and on that point, with indonesia, - that point, with indonesia, south korea, india attending, are we seeing the formation of are we seeing the formation of a new alliance against china or are we not there yet? we a new alliance against china or are we not there yet?- are we not there yet? we are seeinu are we not there yet? we are seeing affirmation _ are we not there yet? we are seeing affirmation of - seeing affirmation of commitment amongst the leading democracies of the world that

varies this ability to band together. —— that varies. it is notjust together. —— that varies. it is not just about china encroaching upon the international system, that there is an alternative to that. and we are seeing greater clarity in what shape that will take and that there is a co—ordinated economic as well as military and political support to ensure that the rules based order continues to survive. ,, ., ., survive. shihoko goto, from the wilson centre, _ survive. shihoko goto, from the wilson centre, thank _ survive. shihoko goto, from the wilson centre, thank you - survive. shihoko goto, from the wilson centre, thank you for - wilson centre, thank you for coming on and sharing your thoughts. coming on and sharing your thoughts-— 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 1980s and �*90s. he produced 15 novels and perfected a style that was satirical, witty and caustic. our arts correspondent david sillito looks back at his life.

reads: 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 blackjokes, old age, he said, changed him. you begin to value life as much as you did when you were a child and if this is second childhood, then 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. tim amis, who has died at the age of 73. —— martin amis, who has died at the age of 73. in other news — the white house says president biden will hold talks with republican leader speaker mccarthy on sunday on the us debt ceiling. both sides called the latest round of negotiations a "step back". lawmakers have untiljune i to reach a deal to lift the borrowing limit before

the us would default on its debts, triggering possible financial chaos. the two warring sides in sudan have agreed to a seven—day humanitarian ceasefire — that's according to the us state department. the truce will take effect in 48 hours. fighting between the sudanese military and its rival, the rapid support forces, is entering its sixth week. more than a million people have been displaced in the conflict. it's emerged that the uk's home secretary suella braverman, when caught speeding last summer, asked civil servants for advice on arranging a one—to—one speed awareness course, the government has confirmed. the speeding happened when she was attorney general and, as is routine, she was offered in september the choice of a fine and three points on her license or a speed awareness course with other members of the public. head teachers 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 chatbot chatgpt was released to the public and since then, it's been used hundreds of millions of times. it can give human—like written answers to questions and draws on a huge portion of the internet as a giant database of information — even though not all of it is accurate. it didn't take long for students to figure out that it could be good at homework and coursework. the latest version, gpt—ii is said to be able to pass the bar exam taken by trainee lawyers — and this worries educators, including the head of epsom college. he's part of a group of teachers from both state and private schools. they've written a letter to

the times, expressing concerns. the difficulty, the challenge will be taken out of education, that young people will simply just ask chatgpt and other generative ai systems what the answer is in maths, in history, in english, in chemistry and languages, and out comes the answer, and education is about challenge. there's a growing chorus of voices calling for caution around ai and its potential impact on all of us. the tech billionaire elon musk signed an open letter recently, suggesting that al development should all be paused until suitable safety measures were in place. and top ai pioneer geoffrey hinton retired from google, saying he now regretted his work. but there are benefits, too. ai chatbots can draw up 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 the threats presented by ai. they say the group will act

in the interests of students and educators and it will not be pushed around by tech giants. zoe kleinman, bbc news. 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—placed arsenal lost 1—0 away at nottingham forest. fans gathered outside the etihad stadium to celebrate the title victory. they have the chance to claim a treble with the fa cup and champions league finals to come next month. but questions remain off the pitch with the club facing more than 100 premier league charges for breaching financial regulations. the bbc�*s analysis editor ros atkins has been looking at the story. manchester city are premier league champions but questions remain about how the club does business. ., , ., �* ~ ., business. people don't know if this team. _ business. people don't know if this team, this _ business. people don't know if this team, this whole - business. people don't know if this team, this whole project, | this team, this whole project, is based on some wrongdoing in the past. is based on some wrongdoing in

the ast. . �* , is based on some wrongdoing in the ast. ., �*, , , ., the past. that's because city stand accused _ the past. that's because city stand accused of— the past. that's because city stand accused of over - the past. that's because city stand accused of over 100 i stand accused of over 100 breaches of the premier league's financial rules. some of those charges _ league's financial rules. some of those charges are _ league's financial rules. some | of those charges are extremely serious and the claim is that they've been basically been falsifying their accounts. {line falsifying their accounts. one denied doing _ falsifying their accounts. one denied doing this _ falsifying their accounts. one denied doing this and the questions they face stretch back years. because this is a club transformed from one that went decades without a trophy to one that's won the league five years out of the last six. that is a long way from where it was in 2008.— that is a long way from where it was in 2008. financially, we were almost — it was in 2008. financially, we were almost out _ it was in 2008. financially, we were almost out of— it was in 2008. financially, we were almost out of business. i were almost out of business. but it was about to become the richest club in the world. sheik mansour is a billionaire member of the abu dhabi royal family, his investment company bought manchester city and the spending began. three years on, uefa, the governing body of football in europe, introduced something called financial fair play, designed to stop club spending more than they earn. and to some observers, it was clear why. it and to some observers, it was clear why-—

clear why. it was brought in principally _ clear why. it was brought in principally to _ clear why. it was brought in principally to reduce - clear why. it was brought in principally to reduce the - principally to reduce the overreliance on very wealthy benefactor because that's simply not financially sustainable.- simply not financially sustainable. ., ., , sustainable. uefa said it wants to protect _ sustainable. uefa said it wants to protect clubs _ sustainable. uefa said it wants to protect clubs from - sustainable. uefa said it wants to protect clubs from financial| to protect clubs from financial trouble and to keep football fair. and in 2014, it fined nine clubs for breaking the rules. manchester city was one of them. it paid a 60 million euro fine while insisting it hadn't broken the rules. that was 2014. four years later, the german newspaper — beagle published this investigation based on leaked e—mails from inside manchester city. it claimed: the story connected to a central claim about city's finances.— central claim about city's finances. �* , , ., finances. we've seen repeated accusation _ finances. we've seen repeated accusation of _ finances. we've seen repeated accusation of overly _ accusation of overly sponsorship deals. in other words, sponsorship deals. in other words. the _ sponsorship deals. in other words, the allegation - sponsorship deals. in other words, the allegation is - words, the allegation is that city agreed deals with sponsors with a connection to abu dhabi. the sponsors then paid more than the market value. but allow the club to inflated income which in turn allow the club to spend more money while appearing to be within the

rules of financial fair play. manchester city denies doing this but uefa investigated. in 2020 it concluded: it banned city from european club competitions for two years but the club's position remained unequivocal. the most im ortant remained unequivocal. the most important thing _ remained unequivocal. the most important thing i _ remained unequivocal. the most important thing i have _ remained unequivocal. the most important thing i have to - important thing i have to say todayis important thing i have to say today is that the allegations are not true.— today is that the allegations are not true. and city took the matter to _ are not true. and city took the matter to the _ are not true. and city took the matter to the court _ are not true. and city took the matter to the court of - matter to the court of arbitration for sport and contested all of the charges, including sponsorship allegation.— including sponsorship alleuation. ~ .., , allegation. when the case went before cas. _ allegation. when the case went before cas, the _ allegation. when the case went before cas, the verdict - allegation. when the case went before cas, the verdict was - before cas, the verdict was that they could not find any compelling evidence to say that that was the case and that's why city's champions league ban was lifted. “flit?r why city's champions league ban was lifted. , . ,, was lifted. city were back in euro -e was lifted. city were back in europe but _ was lifted. city were back in europe but that wasn't - was lifted. city were back in europe but that wasn't all. | was lifted. city were back in i europe but that wasn't all. the ruling said: and that: in other

words, some alleged breaches were not considered on a technicality. they had been brought to light. one academic describes that in these terms. in my personal view, what i think has happened is we've been able to exploit a few legal loopholes is the manchester city have never really had to answer the charges that were brought to them. �* . f , charges that were brought to them. . them. and city's rivals were unimpressed _ them. and city's rivals were unimpressed by _ them. and city's rivals were unimpressed by the - them. and city's rivals were l unimpressed by the outcome. liverpool's jurgen unimpressed by the outcome. liverpool'sjurgen klopp kaldred: liverpool'sjurgen klopp kald red: . liverpool'sjurgen klopp kaldred:. josemaria at spurs called is: city, though, called a validation of their evidence and in 2021, they reached the final of the champions league. i also won the premier league that year and the next. and then, as city chased the league this season, in february, there was another development. the dominant force _ was another development. tie: dominant force in the was another development. ti2 dominant force in the english game hit with an unprecedented catalogue of charges by the premier league that in most case could it expelled from the

league. case could it expelled from the lea . ue. , ., case could it expelled from the learue. , ., , ., league. the period in question is 2009- 2018, _ league. the period in question is 2009- 2018, the _ league. the period in question is 2009- 2018, the first - league. the period in question is 2009- 2018, the first nine | is 2009— 2018, the first nine full seasons under city's abu dhabi ownership. the charges included: it is also accused of: if the charges are upheld, using a title is one possible punishment. but there are others. ~' , punishment. but there are others. ,, . ., others. most likely sanction will either _ others. most likely sanction will either a _ others. most likely sanction will either a financial - others. most likely sanction will either a financial one i others. most likely sanction will either a financial one orj will either a financial one or a points deduction. hide will either a financial one or a points deduction.- will either a financial one or a points deduction. we are not at this stage — a points deduction. we are not at this stage though. - a points deduction. we are not at this stage though. city - a points deduction. we are not at this stage though. city said | at this stage though. city said it is surprised by the charges and denies them. a statement pointed to a: and the bbc�*s dan roan ask city's manager pep guardiola about this. city's manager pep guardiola about this-— city's manager pep guardiola about this. how confident are ou that about this. how confident are you that you've _ about this. how confident are you that you've been - about this. how confident are you that you've been told - you that you've been told everything? is it in any way affected your belief in the club? i affected your belief in the club? , ., , ., club? i first thought is that we are already _

club? i first thought is that we are already being - club? i first thought is that - we are already being condemned. so, we are already being condemned. 50. like. — we are already being condemned. so, like, what's happened right now is— so, like, what's happened right now is happen the same as happened in uefa, the club proved _ happened in uefa, the club proved that we were complying and i_ proved that we were complying and i said — proved that we were complying and i said to them what happened and they sid pepper, we did — happened and they sid pepper, we did nothing wrong. this case won't be quick. _ we did nothing wrong. this case won't be quick. days _ we did nothing wrong. this case won't be quick. days before - won't be quick. days before city won the title, the times reported: they are questioning the legality of the process. it could be years before what city did and didn't do is settled. people are going to continue to raise their eyebrows about city until the premier league either improves some, you know, some kind of financial misconduct —— either proves. fir kind of financial misconduct -- either proves.— either proves. or city clear their name. _ either proves. or city clear their name. so _ either proves. or city clear their name. so as - either proves. or city clear their name. so as city - either proves. or city clear their name. so as city fans celebrate another title and the team's domination of english football, club has won the premier league remains by the premier league remains by the premier league remains by the premier league of extensively breaking its rules and gaining a financial advantage.

you are watching bbc news. remember, there's more on our website. i'm helena humphrey. thank you for your company. i will see you soon. goodbye for now. hello there. it's been a lovely start to the weekend, really — especially across england and wales, where we've had lots of sunshine, so blue skies over these bluebell woods in south wales in pontypridd. and 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 we've still managed some brighter spells — and, actually, for scotland, northern ireland, england and wales, we had temperatures reaching the low 20s in the warmest spots. the 21.5 there in porthmadog actually making it the warmest day of the year so far for wales. now, over the next few hours, we've got another weather front that's moving in, it's kind of 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 degrees. it'll be quite a cool start to sunday morning for england and wales. sunday's charts. well, we've got a weak weather front moving into an area of high pressure. the high pressure will squish the weather front, so not much rain on it, really, as we head into sunday — just this stripe of cloud. so, 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 across 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 teens or low 20s. 21, maybe 22 in the warmer spots. now, heading into next week, it's a similar kind of scenario — a very weak weather front trying to come around the top side of this area of high pressure, so 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 spells coming through. again, it's england and wales that will have the best of the day's sunshine and we'll continue to see those temperatures in the warmest spots climb into the low 20s. now, deeper into next week, the jet stream takes this kind of pattern. kind of a ridge over the uk, so high pressure will be close by and these troughs around southern europe will ensure that we continue to see heavy, thundery showers across southern europe — which is quite unusual, really, for this time of year. so, here's the forecast in a bit more detail. over the next several days, you can see the extent of the dryer weather we'll have and temperatures again holding for the most part at around 18—21 celsius, so some fine weather next week.

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