joe inwood is in kyiv.as been said and the likelihood of a diplomatic resolution to all of this? , ., ., , diplomatic resolution to all of this? ., ., this? everyone has always said that di - loma this? everyone has always said that diplomacy is _ this? everyone has always said that diplomacy is the — this? everyone has always said that diplomacy is the eventual _ this? everyone has always said that diplomacy is the eventual way - this? everyone has always said that diplomacy is the eventual way out | this? everyone has always said that| diplomacy is the eventual way out of this conflict. but what we are hearing more and more, and in a way, this shouldn't be surprising, is that all sides think that is a long way off, we're not going to get any diplomatic solution until both sides can find common ground and given the distance between them, i think sides now accept there is a lot of fighting to take place before negotiations can begin. at the moment, that fighting is concentrated in the eastern region known a

joe inwood, bbc news, lviv. eastern ukraine, other areas are coming underfire including the town of dnipro in the centre—east. it was shaken last night by missile strikes which damaged a railway facility and a major bridge. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucet is in dnipro. bring us up to date with what has been happening. ukrainians are constantly reminded that even though russia's main military focus is now the donbas, eastern ukraine, which lies south—east of where we are now, but nowhere in this country is safe. yeah, in dnipro, the centre of the east, after weeks of relative calm, last night several cruise missiles slammed into the centre of the city, damaging, as you say, a bridge crossing the dnipro river, and also damaging a railway facility. it shook the building where we were, in the heart of the city at that time. underlining again that, alongside its focus on the east, russia is now targeting, as we heard from joe inwood, critical infra structure. dnipro is a logistics town, main aid age

joe inwood, we will leave it there _ to come out.ome out. joe inwood, we will leave it there for now, _ to come out. joe inwood, we will leave it there for now, thank - to come out. joe inwood, we will| leave it there for now, thank you. i'm joined now by dr samir puri, a senior fellow in urban security and urban warfare with the international institute for strategic studies. he's also a former ceasefire monitor in east ukraine. thank you for speaking to us here on bbc news first. ijust thank you for speaking to us here on bbc news first. i just want to pick up bbc news first. i just want to pick up on that last point, and a ceasefire monitor. with that background and expertise, how do you assess what is taking place at the moment in ukraine and those talks that are supposedly taking place in the background?— that are supposedly taking place in the background? thank you for having me. the the background? thank you for having me- the rapidity _ the background? thank you for having me. the rapidity with _ the background? thank you for

joe inwood in kyiv.h an unlocked door. 18—year—old salvador ramos barricaded himself inside a classroom where he killed 19 children and two teachers. the details come as tens of thousands of members of america�*s biggest gun lobby, the national rifle association, gather in texas for their annual convention, just a few hours away from where the shooting took place. 0ur correspondent barbara plett usher reports. this is what the centre of town looks like two days after a massacre. a marker for every one of the 19 children and two of their teachers. some came from outside uvalde to show solidarity. there was even a brief visit by the duchess of sussex, meghan markle — she laid flowers at the cross for an eight—year—old boy. jackie would have turned ten next month, but she�*d already found her own voice, her uncle said. jackie was the life of our family. she had just recently received her first communion. so she was on fire. she felt like a rock star. he says his brother argued with police on that day, deman

joe inwood, bbc news, kyiv.elebrations are in full swing for the platinum jubilee celebrations. in the biggest international sporting spectacle ever seen, up to 30 million people have taken part in sponsored athletics events to aid famine relief in africa. the first of what the makers of star wars hope will be thousands of queues started forming at 7am. taunting which led to scuffles, scuffles to fighting, fighting to full—scale riot, as the liverpool fans broke out of their area and into the juventus enclosure. the belgian police had lost control. the whole world will mourn the j tragic death of mr nehru today. he was the father of. the indian people from the day of independence. the oprah winfrey show comes to an end after 25 years and more than four and a half thousand episodes. the chat show has made her one of the richest people on the planet. geri halliwell, otherwise known as ginger spice, has announced she's left the spice girls. argh, i don't believe it! she's the one with the bounce, the go, the girl p

joe inwood, bbc news, kyiv. britain, the deadline for downing street officials to object to being named in the official report on lockdown parties has passed. the senior civil servant sue gray, who has led the investigation, is expected to publish her findings within days. earlier the education secretary, nadhim zahawi, defended a meeting which took place last month between ms gray and borisjohnson — insisting it would not have influenced the outcome of the inquiry. our political correspondentjonathan blake has the latest. borisjohnson, the prime minister whose political fate could rest on the findings of a report by the senior civil servant sue gray. weeks ago, the two held a meeting. who called it, what was discussed — depends on who you ask. one cabinet minister says the row doesn't matter, as sue gray has complete control over her inquiry and the prime minister would never interfere. i don't know why they had that meeting a couple of weeks ago. all i can say to you, i don't believe it's material to the outco

joe inwood, bbc news, lviv.men to cover their faces with a veil when in public, warning if they fail to do so, their males relatives could be jailed for three days or sent to court. women s rights activists have or sent to court. secunder kermani reports from kabul. the clothes afghan women wear have been fiercely debated and fought over. this is a conservative country and many wear the blue burqa or cover their face. but in big cities, like in this market in kabul, many others choose just to cover their hair. translation: humans are born free. no—one has the right to talk about women's clothes. at the ministry of prevention of vice and promotion of virtue, the taliban announced the veil would be compulsory. any woman repeatedly not complying could see their male relatives jailed. many women in afghanistan do wear the burqa already, but many others don't — theyjust cover their hair — and they see that as being perfectly in accordance with islamic and afghan values. so, who are you to tell them how they should be

joe inwood, bbc news, lviv.r faces when in public, returning the country to the dress code enforced during their previous time in power. it recommended that women wear the all—encompassing burqa. the move has been met with dismay by women 5 rights campaigners, who say that nine months after seizing power, the taliban are again rolling back women 5 rights. 0ur correspondent secunder kermani has more from kabul. the last time they were in power, the taliban made women wear the all—encompassing burqa. it was one of the measures most closely associated with their regime. after taking power last august, however, they held off on issuing any new laws on what women should wear — until now, that is. today, they decreed that all women must cover their faces with a veil in public, and they laid out an escalating series of punishments for any woman not complying, beginning with their male relatives being talked to at home. then, if a woman still isn't complying, those male relatives being summoned by taliban officials, the

joe inwood, bbc news, kyiv.odymyr groysman, to ask how ukraine will keep feeding its people going forward if farmers can no longer harvest their grain. translation: here, we are not alone. we must not ameliorate the situation from the view of ukraine itself. because here, we are all together in the one boat. and the threat which comes from putin is much wider thanjust the territory of ukraine. if we imagine that he was successful and he prevented his original plan of conquering ukraine after four days, what would have happened? we would have seen his killers on the eastern borders of the european union. and i see that western societies, they all understand that it is not only up to ukraine to fight this evil, but for all of us, altogether. if we discuss the topic you asked about, about food, then it is also right to say that putin's actions are provoking a global food crisis, because annually, ukraine harvested 80 million tonnes of grain for our internal needs. we only needed 20 million tonnes. the other 60 mill

thank you very much, joe inwood difficult time.v. _ nancy pelosi warned there could be no trade deal with washington if the government decided to override parts of the agreement. loris sprott —— lord frost said... he went on to say don't a senior official in the us state department said the biden administration's priority was maintaining the peace process. irate maintaining the peace process. we reall maintaining the peace process. - really want to see this resolved. the last thing we believe we need collectively is a big fight between the uk. in a moment where we need to be sharing a message of unity. we hope this issue is resolved and both sides refrain from unilateral acts. they find a way to lower the temperature and resolve this issue. james landale is here. why is derek saying this? it’s james landale is here. why is derek saying this?— saying this? it's interesting because we _ saying this? it's interesting because we know _ saying this? it's interesting because we know the i saying this? it's interesting because we know the

joe inwood, bbc news, kyiv.ine remains where the most intense fighting is taking place — a region which has been ukraine's old industrial heartland. coal mines in the donbas region were crucial for the soviet union during its existence — but the war means most have now closed. our correspondent andrew harding has been to one of the few where miners are still at work — at toretsk — very close to the frontline. it's not what you might expect to encounter, right on ukraine's front lines. an active coalmine. but today, within earshot of the war, the work goes on, at least in a handful of mines. dangerous enough at the best of times, but with missiles now hitting this area every day, it's hard to know which is safer — above ground or below. "i'm scared like everyone else, but we still need to work," says ira yusko, a medic, waiting beside the lift shaft. wages here are low, but a third of the workforce has chosen to stay on at the toretsk mine, at least for now. the miners here arejust starting their shift. they are

joe inwood, bbc news, kyiv.me minister anthony albanese will be sworn in tomorrow despite his labour party still not having an outright majority in parliament. postal votes are still being counted to determine the outcome in some seats. a short while ago our correspondent shaima khalil told us about the challenges mr albanese will face. australians have woken up to a new leadership but also to a huge shift in the political landscape of their country. this was a bruising defeat for scott morrison and his governing liberal national coalition. with voters, especially women, turning their backs on them. the independent candidates did really well in this election, and this is an indication of how frustrated voters have become with the two major party politics. the new leader, anthony albanese, wasted no time in saying that climate action, climate policies, are going to take centre stage for his government. in his acceptance speech, he said that australia could be a renewable energy superpower. it could be a leader in

with all the latest developments, joe inwood has this report.ion: if i had the strength, i would be the first to defend. - i would stand and help our troops. you know, it hurts a lot. what did we fight for? what did we set free? but it seems ivan could be one of the last victims of russian shelling in kharkiv. explosion. ukrainian forces say they�*ve recaptured a number of villages on the outskirts of the country�*s second city. analysts believe the russians could soon be pushed out of artillery range. that would be welcome news to the defenders of barvinkove, a strategic town on the edge of the donbas. they�*re well dug in here, but know the russians are coming. "they want to go to dnipro and zaporizhzhia", maxim says. "they want to capture our territory, to encircle us, surround us. but this will not happen. we will not allow it." in the port city of mariupol, the un and red cross say they will continue their attempts to free civilians from the besieged azovstal steelworks. yesterday, they escorted a further 50 civilians to safety. president z

joe inwood, bbc news, lviv.sistant director at the atlantic council think tank's eurasia center, he joins me from washington, with hejoins me from washington, lots with he joins me from washington, lots of analysis for l you with lots of analysis for us. thank ou for with lots of analysis for us. thank you forjoining — with lots of analysis for us. thank you forjoining us _ with lots of analysis for us. thank you forjoining us and _ with lots of analysis for us. thank you forjoining us and enjoy. - with lots of analysis for us. thank you forjoining us and enjoy. we i with lots of analysis for us. thank i you forjoining us and enjoy. we are hearing there that ukraine is being able to push russian forces beyond the artillery range of kharkiv, this doesn't sound like a victory, tactically for the ukrainians, it is hugely significant, right? it is enormously — hugely significant, right? it 3 enormously significant. as hugely significant, right? it 1 enormously significant. as we saw and heard on the package, kharkiv

joe inwood, bbc news, lviv. ukraine have been enrolled in schools across the uk. school leaders have welcomed the arrival of the new pupils but say extra counselling and language tuition is needed to help support them. 0ur education correspondent elaine dunkley reports. marharyta arrived in manchester a month ago with her family. she couldn't speak any english. eyes. she's keen to learn. lip. like many children, she had to leave behind so much that she loved. ah, beautiful face. marharyta has just been offered a place at a local primary school, and it can't come soon enough. war has taken its toll on young lives. those things which ukrainian children saw... ..i don't believe, um, that it will be without any traumas. this is what childhood should be. nine—year—old alisa is from a city in the south of ukraine which is close to intense fighting. she's just started at st martin's church of england primary in norfolk. alisa speaks very little english, but her new friend poppy is determined to make her feel as welcome

joe inwood, bbc news, lviv.he speaker of the house of commons, sir lindsay hoyle, has called for a radical review of working practices, following a series of sexual misconduct and bullying claims about politicians. yesterday, the conservative mp neil parish resigned after admitting he'd watched porn in parliament. the business secretary kwasi kwarteng has denied there is a culture of misogyny at westminster. our political correspondent helen catt reports. it is the admission that shocked westminster. an mp watched porn in the commons chamber. what westminster. an mp watched porn in the commons chamber.— westminster. an mp watched porn in the commons chamber. what was going throu . h the commons chamber. what was going throu~h our the commons chamber. what was going through your mind? _ the commons chamber. what was going through your mind? a _ the commons chamber. what was going through your mind? a moment - the commons chamber. what was going through your mind? a moment of- through your mind? a moment of madnes

joe inwood, bbc news, kyiv. let's get the latest on the monkeypox outbreak now.r of infections to continue to rise. argentina's health ministry says the confirmed case is a man who recently travelled to spain. about 200 monkeypox infections have now been detected in countries outside africa, where the disease is usually found. wendy urquhart reports. the latest laboratory to confirm a case of monkeypox outside of africa. reportedly a 40—year—old man who recently returned from spain to argentina where residents reacted to the news. translation: where is this going? for example this pandemic, is it going to end or not? i think this is going to continue and they will come one after the other, all the time, unless we become more conscientious. i hope that it is not something that involves to be more and more complicated for our everyday life. of the 200 cases recorded recently, around half in the uk where the health security agency says monkeypox patients should avoid any contact with their pets for 21 days. virologists fear that the virus could get into domestic ani

joe inwood, bbc news, kyiv.rine, the mp for winchester, has become the latest conservative mp to call publicly for the prime minister to resign. in a statement to constituents he said he could no longer "defend the indefensible" as "rule makers cannot be rule brea kers". he has become the sixth mp to call on the prime minister to resign since sue gray's final report into pa rtygate was published on wednesday. the bbc is aware of about 20 tory mps who have now submitted letters, well short of the 5a required to force a vote on mr johnson's leadership. with with a big day ahead in football, here's chethan pathak at the bbc sport centre... good afternoon. liverpool fans are continuing to arrive in paris in their thousands, ahead of tonight's champions league final against real madrid. after the disappointment of missing out on the premier league title, liverpool have the chance to win a seventh european cup and end the season with a treble having already won the fa cup and league cup. john watson reports. liverpool

joe inwood, bbc news, kyiv., a quote on twitter from devon and somerset fire and rescue services who said we currently have five appliances at torquay marina fighting a fire on an 85 that privately owned vessel, it is a large shot, these keep away from the area. advice from the emergency services, keep away from the seafront for safety, this is because of the risk that the fire appliances are obviously trying, they are fighting a fire on an 85 foot private vessel. we have some pictures from torquay that have just come in and the advice from the fire and rescue services is keep away from the area. if you are in the area, you will not have missed this, that smoke is blotting out the sun for many people enjoying a lovely summer weekend. that is a very serious fire and they are obviously very concerned about the effects of that and about protecting people in the marina and also ensuring that people are not going to suffer the effects of smoke inhalation. so the fire and rescue services say that five appliances are a

joe inwood has sent this report. there is no doubt this is a breakthrough, albeit a small one. been trapped there for weeks, alongside the last ukrainian forces in mariupol, in increasingly dire conditions. the exact number who left is disputed. the russians say 46 in two groups. they were seen this morning arriving at a village near the russian border. it is claimed they are being processed by separatist, although accompanied by un and red cross staff. the ukrainian deputy commander inside the steelworks confirmed the ceasefire had held, but said more people needed evacuation. translation: i emphasise that we want to guarantee i the evacuation, notjust of civilians, but also our wounded servicemen, who require urgent medical attention. meanwhile, one of the most senior us politicians was in kyiv. nancy pelosi's visit was signalling notjust america's increased financial commitment to ukraine, but also increasing diplomatic support. we believe that we are visiting you to say thank you for your fight for freedom, that we are on a frontier of freedom and that your fight is a fight

joe inwood, bbc news, lviv. 0ur correspondent ben brown sent us this from kyiv.s carried out by the russian army when they were occupying here. towns like bucha sought so much destruction, you can see some of the homes that have been destroyed here behind me, home after home in this street where bodies were found littered along the road when the russians had finally left. the ukrainian authorities say something like 8000 separate war crimes have been committed, that is what they are investigating. specifically they have named and identified ten russian soldiers from the 64th motorised rifle brigade who they say carried out atrocities in this town. and also, international war crimes investigators are going to be arriving here. from the dutch government, on behalf of the international criminal court in the hague. and this town is still giving up hague. and this town is still giving up some of its secrets, some of its horrors, because only this weekend another three bodies have been discovered here, men whose hands had been tied behind their backs and who showed the

joe inwood, bbc news, lviv. let's cross to my colleague ben brown who's in kyiv.der i just wonder whether you can ijust wonder whether you can give us an overview, if you would, of what is happening on the battlefield in ukraine where you are. and particularly what is the latest in hearty of two —— kharkiv. it is particularly what is the latest in hearty of two -- kharkiv.- hearty of two -- kharkiv. it is a hue hearty of two -- kharkiv. it is a huge city. _ hearty of two -- kharkiv. it is a huge city. the _ hearty of two -- kharkiv. it is a huge city, the russians - hearty of two -- kharkiv. it is a huge city, the russians have i hearty of two -- kharkiv. it is a i huge city, the russians have been shelling it a lot. what ukrainians have been trying to do is push them back, push back their artillery away from kharkiv so the russians cannot population any more. we are some success in that mother ukrainians. they have captured around five villages north—east of kharkiv. a counter offensive air which is proving quite successful. but we also understand that about 100

joe inwood, bbc news, lviv. let's get an update on the situation in ukraine now live.hello, iam hello, i am joined hello, iamjoined here hello, i am joined here in kyiv by a former ambassador to the united states. first of all let me ask you about the situation in mariupol. it does seem to be good news that at least some people are being evacuated from that city. you are ri . ht, evacuated from that city. you are riuht, it evacuated from that city. you are right. it is — evacuated from that city. you are right. it is good _ evacuated from that city. you are right, it is good news. _ evacuated from that city. you are right, it is good news. the - evacuated from that city. you are right, it is good news. the main i right, it is good news. the main thing _ right, it is good news. the main thing is — right, it is good news. the main thing is that those people are out of danger, — thing is that those people are out of danger, and another important thing _ of danger, and another important thing is _ of danger, and another important thing is how to survive the injured ukraini

russian forces resumed their bombardment shortly after yesterday's evacuation. 0ur correspondent joe inwood reports. after weeks of living in the most appalling conditions, they emerged into the light, freed by negotiations that took place in the dark. there was much secrecy around the talks, brokered by the united nations, but the sight of a small number of civilians walking through the wasteland that used to be one of the wasteland that used to be one of the worlds biggest steel plants shows they achieved what many thought impossible. a ceasefire held, and around 100 people made it to relative safety. 1 held, and around 100 people made it to relative safety.— to relative safety. i can't believe it. two months _ to relative safety. i can't believe it. two months of _ to relative safety. i can't believe it. two months of darkness - to relative safety. i can't believe it. two months of darkness and | to relative safety. i can't believe - it. two months of darkness and when we were in the bus i told my husband, we won't have to go to the toilet with a torch and use a bag as the loo. ,, , . to

joe inwood, bbc news, kyiv. sport centre, here's chetan. good afternoon. liverpool fans are continuing to arrive in paris in their thousands, ahead of tonight's champions league final against real madrid. after the disappointment of missing out on the premier league title, liverpool have the chance to win a seventh european cup and end the season with a treble having already won the fa cup and league cup. forjurgen klopp are and for players like trent alexander—arnold, who at 23 years old has a won every major trophy he can, but he still cannot wait for this this evening. when ou're wait for this this evening. when you're working _ wait for this this evening. when you're working hard _ wait for this this evening. when you're working hard behind - wait for this this evening. when you're working hard behind the | you're working hard behind the scenes, these are the occasions in your mind and what makes you work harder, for us we are excited to be here, ifeel like we harder, for us we are excited to be here, i feel

joe inwood, bbc news, lviv.l service jobs to free up cash for measures to ease the cost of living. he wants to reduce staffing levels to where they were in 2016. he described a suggested saving of £3.75—billion a year as "realistic". but a civil service union called the plan "ill thought—out" and warned it could affect services. our political correspondent nick eardley reports. jobs, jobs, jobs is the answer. that's his solution when it comes to the cost of living, but the prime minister now says the government employs too many people. he wants to cut 90,000 civil service jobs in the next three years and has told ministers to draw up plans within weeks. you should always spend taxpayers' money as efficiently as possible. governments have no money of their own, it is only money taken from hard—working taxpayers, who provide the funds that the state expends. but during an issue with the cost of living and with inflation, you need to have control of budgets. this man is the uk's top civil servant, simon case. he wr

live now to lviv and our correspondent there, joe inwood. joe, what's the latest where you are?cks from the sky and yesterday we had that here in lviv, no sooner had the celebrations for ukraine's eurovision win had gone down that the air raid sirens came out, we understand six cruise missiles flew over, two were shot down. we don't know if there were casualties but understand the facility was completely destroyed. significant as ukraine's losses are and there are many, this assessment from the british ministry of defence paints the russian bosses as far more significant. one third of all ground forces they say have been destroyed since the start of the invasion. that doesn't mean all those people have been killed all vehicles destroyed, some had been captured or wounded, but the level of damage for the russians is massive and the mod says their attempts to the donbas region will grind to a halt as a consequence. thank you very much. nhs prescription charges in england are to be frozen for the first time in 12 years — as part of government efforts to ease the cost of living cris

are correspondentjoe are correspondent joe inwood. just are correspondentjoe inwood.ust a couple of breaking news related to events, we've been told the international sporting community — we've seen a number of sanctions against teams in russia— russia's national soccer team will be banned from european competition next season. you may remember uefa and fifa have already suspended the new teams. now clarification that they will be banned from next season, too. russia's bid to host both euro 2028 and euro 2032, both of those bids have now been declared ineligible. that's based on... they've issued a statement saying their decision to roll out russia as a host have followed its regulations that each bidder not acting in a manner that could bring you a file or the bidding profile into disrepute —— uefa. russia will not be a eligible to host euro 2028 or 2032, alongside banning as national soccer team from next season's competition. let's return to those events. the first buses carrying evacuees from the azovstal industrial site have reached a safe distance away from the

joe inwood, bbc news, lviv.ple remain trapped in horrifying conditions. in the donbas region, rescue operations to free them are led by volunteers, who are taking enormous risks. 0ur correspondent, andrew harding, has been hearing from some of those volunteers and the people whose lives they've saved. they sit in stunned silence on the school bus thatjust rescued them from hell. still weary with terror. two other buses with them did not make it back. "it was so scary," is all she can manage to say. thousands here are running the russian gauntlet, trying to escape from the kremlin's new offensive in eastern ukraine. but imagine escaping this, and then going back in again and again. that is what a group of remarkable volunteers are doing here in the donbas, including the man who filmed this. a british maths teacher, guy 0sborn, who came out last month to lend a hand. we have been going quite close to the front and evacuating huddled, bedridden people, a couple of blind people, people with zimmer frames. it is quit

live now to our correspondent, joe inwood, in kyiv. is it getting harder?seen here is a resetting of opposition implicit throughout. president zelensky has always maintained that negotiations are an option on diplomacy is still the preferred way forward but still they said their precondition would be getting all their territory back so i think what we have always seen as the public statement it would like to talk but an acknowledgement that the positions compared to that of the positions compared to that of the russians are miles apart. essentially what the ukrainians have always wanted is all the territory back and the russians want to take the donbas and parts of the so so there is no overlap here. the adviser was stating that the only way you are going to have a diplomatic solution to this is after a significant amount of fighting and i think that was probably a reality we have always known. we are seeing pictures of president zelensky mixing the portuguese by minister and i have been a number of meetings like this and many pledges of military and financ

more from the bbc�*s joe inwood, in lviv.een a lot of uncertainty about the total numbers that were still in the plant over the last couple of weeks but actually it seems the figures we have been getting were accurate. they have come out in drips and we see some cuts hospital facilities and others taken to detention camps essentially. but we understand now that leaders have come out and what we can say is finally the resistance is over. the next question is what happens to them. there had been initially a suggestion that this was going to be a prisoner exchange and they were going to go one way back to ukrainian territory and the russians would get some of their prisoners in return. over the last few days, we've heard talk in this state duma, questions over whether they should be treated as prisoners of war or they should be treated as war criminals. that would be a very different thing indeed and that would make any future compromises of this kind very difficult. there was even one man who was a member of the negotiating tea

joe inwood, bbc news, kyiv.texas entered the building unhindered through an unlocked door. 18—year—old salvador ramos barricaded himself inside a classroom where he killed 19 children and two teachers. the details come as tens of thousands of members of america's biggest gun lobby, the national rifle association, gather in texas for their annual convention, just a few hours away from where the shooting took place. 0ur correspondent barbara plett usher reports. this is what the centre of town looks like two days after a massacre. a marker for every one of the 19 children and two of their teachers. some came from outside uvalde to show solidarity. there was even a brief visit by the duchess of sussex, meghan markle — she laid flowers at the cross for an eight—year—old boy. jackie would have turned ten next month, but she'd already found her own voice, her uncle said. jackie was the life of our family. she had just recently received her first communion. so she was on fire. she felt like a rock star. he says his bro

joe inwood, bbc news, lviv. let's get a live update. we can speak to our correspondent.g us, you go. the world has been focused on marie apple for many weeks now, knowing that there are thousands of civilians trapped there. promise after promise to evacuate them. why has this suddenly now happened? what was the change in gear as we see civilians only getting out of mariupol. civilians only getting out of mariupol-— civilians only getting out of mariu ol. . , ~ ., mariupol. last week, we had the visit of the _ mariupol. last week, we had the visit of the un _ mariupol. last week, we had the visit of the un secretary - mariupol. last week, we had the visit of the un secretary generalj visit of the un secretary general who promised to give his personal inputin who promised to give his personal input in trying to reach a deal to allow the evacuation of civilians, particularly from the steelworks, the azovstal steelworks in mariupol. this is a major development because for many days there has been growing concerns about the conditions there for there of civilians and the sold

joe inwood, bbc news, lviv.says it has no hostile intentions towards finland and sweden but has warned that their membership of nato would lead to the militarisation of the baltic region. finland is expected to formally announce its intention to join the western military alliance tomorrow. russia and finland share an 800—mile border. the finnish president is said to have told vladimir putin in a phone call earlier today that russia's invasion of ukraine had altered his country's security environment. russian state media claims mr putin replied that abandoning decades of neutrality would be a mistake and any changes to finland's foreign policy could be negative for bilateral relations. russia has cut off some electricity supplies to finland overnight, claiming it had not been paid for previous deliveries. both sweden and finland are attending an informal meeting of nato foreign ministers, with both expected to announce their intention to join. the g7 group of leading industrialised nations say they'll never recog

our correspondent joe inwood has there. our correspondentjoe inwood has the latest.eeks of living in the most appalling conditions, they emerged into the light, freed by negotiations that took place in the dark. there was much secrecy around the talks, brokered by the united nations, but the sight of a small number of civilians walking through the wasteland that used to be one of the world's biggest steel plants shows they achieved what many thought impossible. a ceasefire held and around 100 people made it to relative safety. translation: i relative safety. translation: i can't believe it. two months of darkness when we were in the bus, and i told my husband we won't have to go to the toilet with a torch and use a bag as a loo. this to go to the toilet with a torch and use a bag as a loo.— he is just he isjust six months old, half his life has been spent in a bunker. a moment of relief for ukraine. translation:— moment of relief for ukraine. translation: ukrainians come defenders. _ translation: ukrainians come defenders, today _ translation: ukrainians come defende

joe inwood, bbc news, lviv.gners have criticised the government's plan to delay a ban on multi—buy deals forjunk food by a year. ministers say they're putting the policy on junk food deals on hold to help with the cost—of—living crisis. here's 0livia richwald. as a country, britain is rather chubby and under the government's obesity strategy, junk food ads would have been banned before 9pm. multi—buy offers on food high in fat sugar and salt would also have been banned. but today the proposed junk food bans were delayed by 12 months. if the government doesn't see through these straight forward measures, which are by the way in line with where history is taking us, i worry if commitment to health disparities, to the ten—year cancer programme, to the five more years of healthy life longevity commitment to our whole commitment to making britain healthier. according to the latest figures 14% of five—year—olds were classed as obese. by 11 it rose to 25%. some of the strategy has been put into place, like new calorie

with more on the fate of soldiers captured there, here's our correspondent in ukraine, joe inwood.orts would take the total number who have surrendered and left the steelworks to 1,730. about 80 of those, we understand, are severely wounded who were evacuated, but the rest have been taken to detention facilities in the donetsk people's republic. couple of questions. what happens to them next? we've heard debates in the russian duma, the parliament, saying that some of them, the members of the azov battalion, shouldn't be treated as prisoners of war, but should be treated as war criminals. these are people that the russian state accused of being nazis, something which the ukrainians deny and has been widely discredited. but it does seem that not all of them potentially will be treated according to the geneva conventions. that is going to pose difficult questions for anyone who remains inside. i should say, we don't really have confirmed numbers of this, but it has been said that the leaders of the azov battalion are yet to give themselves up. the united nations and the red cross, we

because russia would immediately escalate the war after any break in fighting. 0ur correspondent, joe inwoodtal kyiv and has been giving us the latest. i think what we have seen here is a restating of a position that has sort of been implicit throughout. president zelensky has always maintained that negotiations are an option, that diplomacy is the preferred way forward but also they have said that their precondition would be getting all their territory back. i think what we have always seen is the public statement that they would like to talk but actually an acknowledgement that the positions compared to that of the russians are miles apart. essentially what the ukrainians have always wanted is all of their territory back. what the russians have said since the start, they want to take large parts of the south. there is not really an overlap. what we saw from the presidential adviser was stating that reality and explaining what i think most analysts would have seen from the start that the only way you will have a diplomatic solution to this is after a significant amount of fighting and i thi

joe inwood, bbc news, lviv.ent vladimir putin has warned his finnish counterpart thatjoining nato and abandoning finland's neutral status would be a mistake. finland is expected to formally announce its intention tojoin the western military alliance tomorrow. as this map shows, russia and finland share a 800 mile border and russia says it has no hostile intentions towards finland and sweden, but has warned that their membership of nato would lead to the militarisation of the baltic region. the finnish president is said to have told president putin that russia's invasion of ukraine had altered his country's security environment. speaking ahead of a meeting of nato foreign ministers, finland's foreign minister pekka haavisto explained why his country wanted to join nato and why his leader had spoken to president putin. we have 1,300 kilometre common border with russia and it is peaceful and we want to maintain that. it's important we communicate with our neighbour, we don't ask permission. each and every member co

joe inwood, bbc news, lviv.hn herbst — who's senior director of the atlantic council's eurasia center — and was the us ambassador to ukraine under president bush from 2003 to 2006. i began by asking him what he made of russia's withdrawal from kharkiv. it of russia's withdrawal from kharkiv. is it of russia's withdrawalfrom kharkiv. is pretty it of russia's withdrawal from kharkiv. is pretty simp troops it is pretty simple. sent 200,000 troops into ukraine because it thought it could take almost easy lay. they lost around china here a few weeks ago and now they have lost kharkiv, although they have never captured it, although it was only 50 miles from the russian border. this is as a former us ambassador, you would know the significance of kharkiv, that area of ukraine, it has been a key target for pressure since the conflict began, how damaging if the kharkiv met, if what he's saying is true? it is ukraine's second largest city, a major centre of scientific work and regional dynamism. largely a russian speaking

our correspondent in lviv, joe inwood, told us more about the battle for kharkiv and its significance wider war. kharkiv is ukraine's second city, and it has had the nickname in the past of a fortress city. and i think it is fair to say that over the last 70 days, it has earned that reputation. it seems the ukrainian forces that have been defending it since pretty much the start of the war, under huge levels of bombardment, have successfully pushed the russians back. they have been launching counter offensives, we understand, over the last few days, and now this analysis from the institute of the study of war thinks that has been so successful that the russians have been pushed back to the border in some cases and have basically given up their attempts to encircle kharkiv. now, it is not a turning point in the war, i think, in the same way that the defeat for the russians in the battle for kyiv was, but i think it is a significant moment. the reason for that could be that it will allow the ukrainians to redeploy some troops, but also to start to threaten the supply lines that the russ

joe inwood, bbc news, kyiv.alk you through the allegations, the charges that he is facing. there are two allegations of sexual assault against a man and that man is now in his 40s as the allegations were from allegedly march 2005 in london. kevin spacey is also facing another count of sexual assault against another man that was an march 2005 in london and against, and august 2008 in london and against the same man he is charged orfacing charges of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent in the third alleged victim, he is facing allegations that he sexually assaulted this man who is now in his 30s of april 2000 2013 in gloucestershire. all those allegations are during the time that the actor was, the director of the 0rd vic theatre. he has denied all allegations of the sword and the crown prosecution says he must have the right to a fair trial. and now it is time for the weather. good evening to you. it is a bit of a mixed day with a lot of cloud across england and wales and part

joe inwood in lviv, thank ou. eurovision is upon us once again.ition. 200 million people are expected to tune in tomorrow, with the uk's sam ryder among the favourites — yes, the favourites — to win. david sillito is in turin for us. 0h, have i got a sunglasses mark? we are in turin, and you've got to look your best. we are in italy, after all. and our meeting with sam was a brief chat over a mint tea. cool! am i 0k? yeah, yeah. one, two, three... cheering because things have got a bit hectic for the uk's eurovision hopeful. are you getting any sleep while you are here? lam, actually, yeah. sleep is... i'm glad you brought it up. so it's been absolutely relentless, going here, there and everywhere. so you really have to keep an eye on your diet, your rest pattern, staying hydrated. i know these are such obvious things. you're like an athlete. yeah, i always thought that! the worst athlete in the world! sam ryder and space man. if this gets nil points, then there really is no eurovision justice. indeed, as soon as we sat down, the fans began to gat