oleh is keen to visit his mother before he heads to italy for eurovision. first time home since the war began. oleh's mum, stefania, was the inspiration for the song the band is playing at the contest. the song has taken on a whole new meaning, a war cry for the motherland. she sings in ukrainian soldiers on the front line have been recording their own versions. before we left kalush, oleh took me to the easter service. even the local priest gave his support. oleh's roots are the key to understanding the lyrics of the song, but it's tima's connection with the ukrainian folk music that inspired the tune. tima and his mum svitlana show me their family heirlooms. traditional clothes like these have been part of ukraine's identity for hundreds of years. it is something the russian invasion has been trying to wipe out and something the band say they want to protect. with his brother already serving in the military, tymofii admits he felt the pressure too. the time has come for the band to leave ukraine for the eurovision song contest. there is a no—fly zone acro

i'm oleh from kalush orchestra and these are my... this is my...ers for your five questions. da? yes! it feels like no eurovision band from ukraine has ever been under so much pressure as this one. it's notjust about eurovision — it's the pressure about representing ukraine to the whole world as the war is going on and telling ukraine and its story during this one and unique chance. all: let the eurovision i song contest 2022 begin! cheering and applause. this is the night of the grand final, where we make eurovision history! tonight, the sound of beauty triumphs in torino. - 25 countries are competing i for the grand final and you — yes, you — have the power to decide who will be - the winner of eurovision 2022. make a note of the codes that correspond to your favourite l songs because soon, we will open the telephone lines. i ukraine is the bookies�* favourite but sweden, the uk and spain also have hit songs. # space man. # oh, yeah!..#. it's time for ukraine's kalush orchestra to perform to 200 million people worldwide. # stefania, mama, mama, s

oleh's roots are the key to understanding the lyrics of the song.with ukrainian folk music that inspired the two. tymofii and his mum svetlana show me theirfamily tymofii and his mum svetlana show me their family a loans. —— family heirlooms. music plays. traditional clothes like these have been part of ukraine's identity for hundreds of years. it is something the russian invasion has been trying to wipe out and something the band say they want to protect. with his brother already serving in the military, tymo admits he felt the pressure to. music plays. the time has come for the band to leave ukraine for the band to leave ukraine for the band to leave ukraine for the eurovision song contest. there is a no—fly zone across the country, so it's an uncomfortable three—day journey by road via poland to get to turin. kalush orchestra requires special permission from the government to take part in eurovision. the band's arrival is met with huge media attention. everybody asks them the same question. what would it mean to ukraine? journalists from all over

oleh: most of the men have volunteered to go off to war. many of them were also drafted. only ones left behind are the men over 60 years old. now, we're looking for them to drive the tractors and work other machines. we have a big problem with our labor force. reporter: alongside russia, ukraine is africa's and asia's breadbasket. ukrainian farmers were previously exporting over four million tons of grain per month. now, the government puts the figure at just a few hundred thousand. with the black sea ports effectively blocked, wheat, corn, and cooking oil can no longer be shipped. soon, agricultural production itself may start dropping. the shockwaves are felt around the world. grocery prices are rising. the u.n. fears that hunger will spread, especially in poorer countries. an agricultural expert from lviv offers little hope. tatyana: if the situation continues the way it is now, we won't have any problem with food production in ukraine. if ukraine produces 100-million tons of grain, and half of that is exported, the harvest could turn out bad two times in a row, and we

oleh: most of the men have volunteered to go off to war. many of them were also drafted.only ones left behind are the men over 60 years old. now, we're looking for them to drive the tractors and work other machines. we have a big problem with our labor force. reporter: alongside russia, ukraine is africa's and asia's breadbasket. ukrainian farmers were previously exporting over four million tons of grain per month. now, the government puts the figure at just a few hundred thousand. with the black sea ports effectively blocked, wheat, corn, and cooking oil can no longer be shipped. soon, agricultural production itself may start dropping. the shockwaves are felt around the world. grocery prices are rising. the u.n. fears that hunger will spread, especially in poorer countries. an agricultural expert from lviv offers little hope. tatyana: if the situation continues the way it is now, we won't have any problem with food production in ukraine. if ukraine produces 100-million tons of grain, and half of that is exported, the harvest could turn out bad two times in a row, and we

as the russians shell it, defiance has running out through the chaos of this war, a fight to which oleh, we'll go back to ukraine. if it comes back to that, all of us will go and defend our country until the very end. >> bianca nobilo, cnn. >> thanks for spending part of your day with me. i'm michael how many times. you can follow me on twitter and z instagram. do stick around. kim brunhuber picks it up with more news in just a moment. ♪ life can be a lot to handle. ♪ this magic moment ♪ but heinz knows there's plenty of magic in all thatat chaos. ♪ so different and so new ♪ ♪ was l like any other... ♪ i need a lawn...quick. the fast way to bring it up to o speed... scotts turf builder rapid grass. it grows two times faster than seed alone for full, green grass. everything else just seems... slow. it's time for our memorial day sale on the sleep number 360 smart bed. it senses your movement and automatically adjusts so you both stay comfortable, and can help you get almost 30 minutes more restful sleep per night. save $1,000 on the sleep number 360 special edition smart bed, queen now o

oleh pasternak, taxino, i just clearly marked which two conditions i will remind the ukrainian presidenter for ukraine to leave the negotiation process, it was not only the holding a referendum on some of our territories occupied by the russians, but also the destruction of the defenders of mariupol, in particular, etc. olezhe would like to ask you, now we are watching the already three-day assault and we still understand that the situation there looks as deadlocked as possible, and now we really need to hope for the miracle and skill of our defenders well, they didn’t hold a referendum, but they didn’t stop trying to somehow separate and then probably annex kherson oblast. russia, in general, has an indifferent attitude to any negotiation process and in fact declares that it is not interested in it either and does not need rubber. well, maybe they just stopped steaming altogether, what are the referendums, what are the pseudo-referendums, that is, they are occupying the territory , putting their own there administration and live in their north korea, there may be such a scenario in the

kozacheskogo, they defeated school , we will talk about this in more detail together with the prosecutor oleh maksyukon joins our broadcast p oleg congratulations to you congratulations to you, sir, but not we see that there is already a judicial investigation and a judicial review of the case during the violation of the rules of war. olezhe. please tell me how you assess the case and how much is actually threatened by the sanctions of article 438 of article 438 the criminal code of ukraine provides for a punishment in the form of imprisonment from 8 to 12 years. we will ask the court. about the maximum punishment, namely 12 years of imprisonment, the head of the ministry of foreign affairs, dmytro kuleba , noted that there are four components of our victory and namely, reparations, the release of er, well, temporarily, it is now captured ukrainian territories, as well as the consolidation of ukraine as a state in the european er, european community. well, the fourth position is precisely these high-profile lawsuits, especially well, why are they high-profile , because the guilty should recei

time, and finally councilor su of the president of ukraine mykhailo podolyak gave an interview to oleh bazar for lb and liv about the fact that the channels from the so-called floor of petro poroshenko, although from the press it does not belong to petro poroshenko. they are causing harm due to the narcissism of the ex-president, we have a comment now, we will hear mr. podolyak and then i will continue, let 's go back a little bit, a little bit, to the information policy. what was the reason for turning it off from the air, three channels are loyal to petro poroshenko, this is a question of the security council, this is a question of the unified information policy of the state, during the war, they broadcast partly a marathon, partly yes, and partly broadcast a person who is very much in love with us, there are many narcissists, i understand that in our country, politics is built on narcissism as such, we we often sell daffodils by the way, this is again a question of the professional quality of the information space of ukraine. let's put it this way, the owner, the indirect owner of t

i spoke to the bad's leader oleh before the show and whatever happens on saturday, on sunday it is backon. i translation: we have a - volunteer organisation. there are 35 of us we are helping people with transport, accommodation, medicine, were doing everything possible to help people across the ukraine. but back in the semifinals, it was a little eurovision moment. ukraine! the song, does that have become a symbol of hope, support, community. david sillito, bbc news, turin. and good luck to ukraine and the other contestants, of course. bye for now. hello there. tuesday was a day of sunshine and showers — most of those showers were across scotland and northern ireland. and there was quite a lot of rainfall across parts of western scotland at times — some of these showers quite heavy, even some rumbles of thunder, too. for the next few days, it's going to remain breezy, rather unsettled, low pressure nearby, and we'll see showers or even longer spells of rain. now for wednesday, this feature could bring some significant rainfall to parts of england and wales throughout the day. now some

ukraine's kalush orchestra has been travelling europe, and we spoke to band leader oleh during a briefseful for the country, and we consider this to be the biggest, the highest use that we can be for the whole country. they've been given special permission to leave ukraine, however one member has been left behind and is now serving with the ukrainian military. for the rest of the band, eurovision is part of something much bigger. what does being in song contest at a moment like this mean for you personally? translation: for our country, it is so important to have - victories in all ways, so if we win it will be another opportunity to show ukraine to the world, to remind people about ukraine and increase morale in the whole country. while they may be firm favourites, it is perhaps worth noting another front runner in the betting — sam ryder, representing the uk. no one is expecting nul points this year. david sillito, bbc news, turin. time for a look at the weather. here's stav da naos. thank you, george. we are keeping a theme of sunshine and showers for theme of sunshine and showers f

i spoke to the band's leader, oleh, before last night's show and, whatever happens on saturday, on sunday now it's time for a look at the weather with matt. good morning. we have at last got a bit of rain in the forecast. a soggy morning for some but welcome news for gardeners. on the radar, a scattering of showers through scotland and northern ireland but the bulk of the rain is through wales, the midlands, lincolnshire and the south—west. sliding eastwards. splitting the country into michael stop things brightening up into michael stop things brightening up across the wales and south—west. sliding towards the south east. the rain started to ease off. the northern half of the country by contrast, many staying dry through the bulk of the day and even if you see some showers they will be fairly fleeting pushing through on the breeze, the odd head for an sundry one but many places will avoid them altogether. —— make the odd heavy and thundery one. it will be a slightly cooler day tomorrow. it feel pleasant once the is for you. this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and a

ukraine's kalush orchestra has been travelling europe, and we spoke to band leader oleh during a briefcountry. they've been given special permission to leave ukraine, however one member has been left behind. he's now serving with the ukrainian military. and for the rest of the band, eurovision is part of something much bigger. what does being in a song contest at a moment like this mean for you personally? translation: for our country, it is so important to have - victories in all ways, so if we win, it will be another opportunity to show ukraine to the world, to remind people about ukraine and increase morale in the whole country. while they may be firm favourites, it is perhaps worth noting another front—runner in the betting — sam ryder, representing the uk. no—one is expecting nul points this year. david sillito, bbc news, turin. and now it is time for a look at the weather with susan powell. some rain on the way for many parts of the uk in the next 24 hours. it has been particularly dry in recent weeks across england and wales. certainly the gardens will be grateful for it. quite

ukraine's kalush orchestra has been travelling europe, and we spoke to band leader oleh during a brief given special permission to leave ukraine, however one member has been left behind and is now serving with the ukrainian military. for the rest of the band, eurovision is part of something much bigger. what does being in song contest at a moment like this mean for you personally? translation: for our country, it is so important to have i victories in all ways, so if we win it will be another opportunity to show ukraine to the world, to remind people about ukraine and increase morale in the whole country. while they may be firm favourites, it is perhaps worth noting another front runner in the betting — sam ryder, representing the uk. no one is expecting nul points this year. david sillito, bbc news, turin. and having listened to the report they are, your vision has always been a mixture of music and politics relations between countries. absolutely, political voting is definitely a thing and interestingly, it doesn't always affect the result. if you look at the statistics of the countr

i spoke to the band's leader, oleh, before last night's show and, whatever happens on saturday, on sunday david sillito, bbc news, turin. a uk ticket—holder has won last night's euromillions jackpot of £184 million. it's the biggest ever national lottery win in this country. we don't know who the winner is yet — we may never — becasue right now, the winner is yet to be declared — if you have a ticket, you are being urged to check their tickets. they are now worth more than harry kane — £33 million — and paul pogba — £64 million — combined, and can buy four caribbean islands, with a few million to spare, or the equivalent of 11 six—bedroom luxury house in london's hyde park. it means 15 players have won a jackpot of more than £100 million in the history of the national lottery. it's 100 years since archaeologists discovered the tomb of the boy king tutankhamun in egypt. at the time, it was said to have been unearthed by the english archaeologist howard carter. but a new exhibition in oxford in the uk takes issues with that, as ijeoma ndukwe finds out. photographs, drawings and plans — just

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