steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.lier to former ukrainian minister of defence — mr andriy zagorodnyuk. he says the kremlin version raises questions from a military perspective. there are strange things about this. first of all they immediately blamed ukraine. secondly the sa that immediately blamed ukraine. secondly they say that ukraine _ immediately blamed ukraine. secondly they say that ukraine aim _ immediately blamed ukraine. secondly they say that ukraine aim to _ immediately blamed ukraine. secondly they say that ukraine aim to the - they say that ukraine aim to the residents of putin and if you could see that video you could see that the drone was quite slow. if it was launched from ukraine which obviously the ukrainian government denies, it would take hours for it to get to moscow so, you cannot plan any operation like that within hours of delivery of the drone so it doesn't make any sense what russia is saying. they immediately mention about retaliation and response, and they started this usual russian speec

that report from our russia editor steve rosenberg.spoke to melinda haring in washington, she is a nonresident fellow at the atlantic council's eurasia centre. i asked her whether this is an embarrassing moment for president putin. look, the ukrainians have flat out denied it, both zelenskyy and his spokespeople have denied it, and they say it doesn't make any sense. a lot of people are saying it looks like it is a false flag operation. we don't know though. the leading theory right now is that the kremlin may have been involved in order to justify some hits on ukraine, but we simply don't know at this point. the us government doesn't know either who is responsible. we government doesn't know either who is responsible.— who is responsible. we “ust heard from i who is responsible. we 'ust heard from steve �* who is responsible. we just| heard from steve rosenberg who is responsible. we just . heard from steve rosenberg in his piece that russia is saying ukraine is responsible for an explosion at a fuel depot, also there was a derailment

that report from our russia editor steve rosenberg.linda haring, in washington, who is the nonresident fellow at the atlantic council's eurasia centre. i asked whether this is an embarassing moment for president putin. look, the ukrainians have flat—out denied it, both zelensky and his spokespeople have denied it, and they say it doesn't make any sense. a lot of people are saying that it looks like it's a false—flag operation — we don't know, though. the leading theory right now is that the kremlin may have been involved in order to justify some hits on ukraine. but we simply don't know at this point, the us government doesn't know either who's responsible. i mean, wejust heard from steve rosenberg in his piece that russia is saying that ukraine is responsible for an explosion at a fuel depot. also, there was a derailment and strike on two trains very close to the border. is ukraine possible of doing something like this? monica, a lot of the activity that we're seeing are probably shaping activities — ukraine is getting ready to launch

steve rosenberg, many thanks.nredacted whatsapp messages, diaries and notebooks to the covid inquiry has been extended. the cabinet office now has until thursday to pass the material on or face criminal prosecution. the government is arguing that some of the information isn't relevant to the inquiry. our political correspondent alex forsyth is at westminster. a slight extension, what does this mean, what happens now? it a slight extension, what does this mean, what happens now? it boils down to a dispute _ mean, what happens now? it boils down to a dispute with _ mean, what happens now? it boils down to a dispute with the - mean, what happens now? it boils down to a dispute with the people| down to a dispute with the people carrying out the public inquiry into the pandemic and the government. the inquiry team would like to see the whatsapp messages between boris johnson and other figures whatsapp messages between boris johnson and otherfigures in government as well as his notes and diaries in full unredacted, and

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.t of defences being built by russia in the areas they currently occupy in the east of the country — in preparation for an expected ukrainian counter offensive. those images have been analysed by bbc verify. it's a new service bringing together 60 journalists with a range of forensic and investigative skills, to fact—check data and help explain complex stories — as well as counter disinformation. our analysis editor ros atkins has more. ukraine's expected to launch a counteroffensive soon and here at bbc verify we've been looking at how russia is bolstering its defences. here's the front line with territory controlled by russia marked in red. we've also highlighted bakhmut, the city has hosted some of the fiercest fighting of the war. and we know that around the city both sides have been using trenches. this is a ukrainian soldier. we also know that trenches are a crucial part of russia's effort to fortify the entire front line. that process has been documented by the open source analys

our russia editor, steve rosenberg, sent this report.sion russian tv says this is the moment that moscow came under attack. from early morning, people in and around the russian capital reported hearing explosions. idid, too. at home, my window shook from the force of the blast. russia's defence ministry says that ukraine had targeted moscow with drones. the russian military claimed it had brought them all down. "look at that," a man says in this video. "right above our house!" later, russian investigators announced that no—one had been injured. they've opened an official investigation into the attack. one of the drones had crashed into a high—rise apartment block. another reportedly flew into this residential building. here is part of it on the ground. it had failed to explode. the area was cordoned off, and emergency services removed it. amongst local residents, the sense of shock is palpable. "we're all on edge," marat says. "i don't know what we should do about it." "i fear for my life and the lives of my loved ones," says yelena. "th

that was the first inkling we have had of this from our russia editor, steve rosenberg.buildings in moscow. one person they say has been injured. we will keep across the developments on that and we will try and speak to our russia editor, steve rosenberg later, if we can get hold of him. in the meantime, let me remind you of the other breaking news this hourfrom ukraine. russia has carried out another aerial attack with drones against kyiv. siren sounded and explosions were heard in kyiv in the early hours of tuesday. official said air defence system destroyed many of the drones but one person was killed when debris hit a residential building. for other people were heard. it is the 17th attack this month. more details on that as and when we get them. you can reach me and most of the team on social media. stay with us on bbc news. hello. it was a near—perfect weekend for some of you, and for those on half term this week, there can't be too many complaints for many. skies a little like we saw here on the banks of loch lomond as we went through today. but it could be a busy

steve rosenberg plays us through the greatest hits of the contest. ♪ welcome to world news america on around the globe. let's start and pakistan where the fallout from the arrest of the former leader is intensifying. police say a people have died nationwide in the protests and 1000 have been arrested after two days of unrest. the man is in custody on charges of corruption and has pleaded not guilty. caroline davis starts our coverage. caroline: waiting. watched by pakistan. this compound is w he will appear. a night of unrest. road blocks installed around the entrances, hoping to stop protesters. in the center of the capital, clashes between police and protesters build quickly. the surge is unexpected. they are coming fast now. we need to move back. you can see people gathering with sticks and stones. they are hitting any teargas canisters, trying to get them back to the police lines. the party leaders say they want these protests to be peaceful but after months of building nsion, some are ready for more. they have shelled on us, says this man, referring to the teargas. this is what w

our russia editor, steve rosenberg, reports. cheering. project power and invincibility. despite security concerns, the annual victory day parade went ahead on red square to commemorate the defeat of nazi germany. but the war in ukraine made this feel a very different 9th of may. the 80—year—old t34, the only tank on display here. modern tanks are normally a feature of the victory day parade, not this year. there was no military fly—past, it was cancelled. and there were fewer soldiers here than normal. watching from the stands, russia's commander—in—chief. vladimir putin is under intense pressure. his invasion of ukraine has not gone to plan, but he continues to blame the west. translation: today once again civilisation is at - a decisive turning point. a real war has been unleashed against our homeland. we have repulsed international terrorism in the past, now we will protect the people of donbas and we will ensure our security. and security has become a problem in the kremlin. less than a week ago it was attacked by drones. the russian

steve rosenberg, bbc news.tian: threatening to withdraw troops from back mood and less he gets more ammunition he posted a new video claiming russian troops have abandoned from a two kilometer position on the russian line pure he claims his paramilitary group plugged of the line, but he says they will not be able to defend against a counteroffensive. if getting for goshen -- pr igozhin not to be completely trusted. we have a senior fellow of the brookings institute and an author of a book about president putin. sorry we have been so long coming to you, but you will understand there is breaking news out onew york aired we n see the microphones in the box next to you, so if things happen, do forgive me if i peel away for that. but let's talk much more about russia. i wonder what you made today of the parade, a single tanks rolling through. what does that tell us about the state of the armed forces? >> obviously the russian armed forces are overstretched. they need more men, they need more ammunition for her on th

steve rosenberg, bbc news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.t this time of year is a simple affair. the water is cold. so you've just seen the getting in bit. now, it's all about the few short minutes we have in the water to de—stress from a difficult, pressurised environment on a hospital labour ward. good for the soul. this just gives you such a sense of well—being and togetherness. and i think coming together as a team, it really helps with the teamwork side of things, and it'sjust a chance to get away from the work stress. a recent society of occupational medicine report highlighted two concerns. the first, that stress of work for midwives leads to mental health problems and burn—out. the second, that individual midwives had a responsibility to engage in appropriate self—care and develop a tool box of stress management. but who needs a tool box when you have the ocean? you're live with bbc news. it is three months since large earthquakes devastated large parts of turkey and syria. enter: around 50,000 people killed, that's the official deat

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. so that's russia.. satellite images like this have revealed the extent of defences being built by russia in the areas they currently occupy in the east of the country. that's in preparation for an expected ukrainian those images have been analysed by bbc verify. it's a new service bringing together 60 journalists with a range of forensic and investigative skills, to fact—check data and help explain complex stories as well as counter disinformation. our analysis editor ros atkins has more. ukraine's expected to launch a counteroffensive soon and here at bbc verify we've been looking at how russia is bolstering its defences. here's the front line with territory controlled by russia marked in red. we've highlighted bakhmut, the city has hosted some of the fiercest fighting in the war. and we know that around bakhmut both sides have been using trenches. this is a ukrainian soldier. we also know that trenches are a crucial part of russia's effort to fortify the entire front line. that process has been docum

it is a russia editor, steve rosenberg.ay parade went ahead on red square. to commemorate the defeats of nazi germany. but they were in ukraine are made this feel a very different 9th of may. the 80—year—old t 3a, the only tank on display here. modern tanks are normally a feature of the victory day parade. not this year. there was no military fly—past. it was cancelled. and there were fewer soldiers here than normal. watching from the stands, russia's commander—in—chief. vladimir putin is under intense pressure. his invasion of ukraine has not gone to plan. but he continues to blame the west. translation:— continues to blame the west. translation: ., ., . ., ., translation: today, once again, civilisation is _ translation: today, once again, civilisation is at _ translation: today, once again, civilisation is at a _ translation: today, once again, civilisation is at a decisive - civilisation is at a decisive turning point. a real war has been unleashed against our homeland. we have repulsed international terrorists in the p

steve rosenberg, bbc news, at eurovision in liverpool. thank you. thank you very much.ting works, take a look at our guide to eurovision on the bbc news website. time for a look at the weather. here's louise lear. i'm speechless! 12 points for the start of the day, not so much towards the end. blue sky and sunshine, glorious in st albans this morning, but look what happened as we would through the afternoon, the thunderclouds started to develop and plenty of showers once again across the country. there is more to come as we move into tomorrow, i am afraid. it's all because of this area of low pressure still sitting across the far north and west. for the next few hours, we stopped to see showers using away but, as we go into tomorrow morning, though showers are really going to start together as we develop into the afternoon. once again, some of them could be quite heavy and possibly thundering to you can't be too clever about it. it's sunshine and showers for the afternoon to tip top temperatures of around 17 in the sunnier moments but those temperatures will pull away i

steve rosenberg, bbc news., a non resident seniorfellow at the american think tank the atlantic council's eurasia centre, about the parade. it was small, sombre, short and solemn. it was not much of a parade at all. it was less than an hour, and as you noted, there was only one soviet tank. there were far fewer soldiers than in the past — 11,000 to 8,000 this year. there are far fewer vehicles as well. there were 131 last year and about 50 this year, so it really shows how degraded the russian military has become. and that's a big problem for putin. this is the biggest day on his calendar and his legitimacy rests as the heir who inherited the army that defeated the nazis, so it is not a good look at all for vladimir putin today. and what do you think about the words that he said, his framing, which we've heard from him before, that effectively it's a continuation of the fight against the nazis, his war in ukraine? does that message resonate with people across russia? so the message has resonated in the past and

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our russia editor, steve rosenberg, sent this report from moscow.g in from the left, what appears to be a drone. then an explosion over the kremlin. this footage is unverified but the kremlin says that overnight two drones targeted the residents of the president. moscow blames ukraine and says that no one was injured. on russian state tv, a dramatic start to this talk show. the present announces breaking news, there has been an attempt, he says, to assassinate putin. —— the presenter announces breaking news, there has been an attempt, he says, to assassinate putin. in daylight down at the kremlin we couldn't see any obvious signs of the explosions. lots of questions remain unanswered about what happened here last night. who launched the drones? with what aim? ukraine has denied involvement. if this was, as the kremlin claims, a ukrainian drone attack, an attempt to kill the president in the very heart of moscow, that is hugely embarrassing for the authorities here. after all, where was the security? this is supposed to be one of the most heavily gua

steve rosenberg, bbc news.tory day parade in moscow, ukrainian officials say their air defences shot down most of the russian cruise missiles that were launched overnight against the capital, kyiv. no casualties were reported. it comes as the the european commission president ursula von der leyen is on a visit to kyiv. hugo bachega reports from there. early morning in kyiv and a new russian attack. the fifth in nine days to hit the city. the missiles again came as people were sleeping. most were shot down by ukraine's air defences. an intercepted missile fell on this field outside kyiv. another landed on a district near the capital. russia launched 25 cruise missiles according to the ukrainian army. 23 were destroyed. just yesterday, russia carried out the largest drone attack on kyiv in the war. the air strikes seem designed to test and wear down ukraine's defences as the country is planning an offensive to take back territory. this morning the head of the european commission arrived in kyiv. ursula von der le

steve rosenberg, bbc news.low at the american think tank the atlantic council's eurasia center. what did you make of the parade? tit was a small, sombre, short, and solemn. it was not much of a parade at all. it was less than an hour and as you noted, there was only one soviet tank. there were far fewer soldiers than in the past, 11,000 or 8000 this year. there were far fewer vehicles as well. there were 131 last year and about 50 this year. it really shows how degraded the russian military has become. that is a big problem for putin. this is the biggest day on his calendar and his legitimacy rests as the heir that... what about the words he has said, his framing that... tt is what about the words he has said, his framing that. . ._ his framing that... it is a continuation _ his framing that... it is a continuation of - his framing that... it is a continuation of the - his framing that... it is a continuation of the fight | his framing that... it is a - continuation of the fight against the nancy's, they were i

steve rosenberg, thank you. our top story this lunchtime.er a security alert at buckingham palace last night, ahead of the king's coronation. and the man wanting to share his collection of old technology whilst he can. coming up on bbc news. manchester city will be back to the top of the premier league this evening if they beat west ham — arsenal are two points ahead after they beat chelsea last night. animal welfare campaigners are claiming the government has broken its own rules by allowing fast—growing chickens to be reared. ministers say the animals are protected by legislation, but a group called the the humane league have been in court, arguing the chickens suffer from health problems because they grow so quickly. they can reach slaughter weight in just five weeks. here's our environment and rural affairs correspondent claire marshall. the chicken industry is big business. 22 million birds are killed for their meat each week here in the uk. to save money feeding and housing them and to get more breast meat from each bird, they have bee

our russia editor, steve rosenberg, is in moscow for us. steve.t was strange, earlier today, the kremlin spokesman held his daily conference call. he made absolutely no mention at all of what happened last night to journalists. but a couple of hours later, the kremlin issued its dramatic statement claiming there had been an attempt last night to kill vladimir putin. flying in from the left, what appears to be a drone. then an explosion over the kremlin. this footage is unverified, but the kremlin says that overnight, two drones targeted the residence of the president. moscow blames ukraine, but says that no—one was injured. on russian state tv, a dramatic start to this talk show. the presenter announces breaking news. "there's been an attempt," he says, "to assassinate putin." in daylight, down at the kremlin, we couldn't see any obvious signs of the explosions. lots of questions remain unanswered about what happened here last night. who launched the drones, and with what aim? ukraine has denied involvement. if this was, as the kremlin claims, a u

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.uch as this have revealed the extent of defences being built by russia in the areas they currently occupy in the east of the country in preparation for an expected ukrainian counter offensive. those images have been analysed by bbc verify. it's a new service launched today. it brings together 60 journalists with a range of forensic and investigative skills, to fact—check data and help explain complex stories, as well as counter disinformation. our analysis editor ros atkins has more from the newsroom. ukraine's expected to launch a counteroffensive soon and here at bbc verify we've been looking at how russia is bolstering its defences. here's the front line with territory controlled by russia marked in red. we've also highlighted bakhmut, the city has hosted some of the fiercest fighting of the war. and we know that around the city both sides have been using trenches. this is a ukrainian soldier. we also know that trenches are a crucial part of russia's effort to fortify the entire fro

steve rosenberg, bbc news.mir putin, professor sergey markov. thank you forjoining us on the programme. would you agree that today's parade rather than showcasing the might of russia's military actually showed the problems that it faces and its weaknesses?— problems that it faces and its weaknesses? , , ., , weaknesses? yes it shows problems. as the military _ weaknesses? yes it shows problems. as the military operation _ weaknesses? yes it shows problems. as the military operation in _ weaknesses? yes it shows problems. as the military operation in ukraine l as the military operation in ukraine appears to much more difficulty than we expected. and compared to previous years. at the same time have political will and russia has no war with ukraine and it is not a russian invasion to ukraine it is actually the liberation of ukraine. you say that is the russian liberation but when you speak to ukrainians they do not say that. they feel their country has been invaded. ida they feel their country has been invaded. .

our russia editor steve rosenberg sent this report from moscow.losion russian tv says this is the moment that moscow came under attack. from early morning, people in and around the russian capital reported hearing explosions. idid, too. at home, my window shook from the force of the blast. russia's defence ministry says that ukraine had targeted moscow with drones. the russian military claimed it had brought them all down. "look at that," a man says in this video. "right above our house!" later, russian investigators announced that no—one had been injured. they've opened an official investigation into the attack. one of the drones had crashed into a high—rise apartment block. another reportedly flew into this residential building. here is part of it on the ground. it had failed to explode. the area was cordoned off, and emergency services removed it. amongst local residents, the sense of shock is palpable. "we're all on edge," marat says. "i don't know what we should do about it." "i fear for my life and the lives of my loved ones," says yelena. "

our russia editor, steve rosenberg, reports: cheering. and invincibility. despite security concerns, the annual victory day parade went ahead on red square to commemorate the defeat of nazi germany. but the war in ukraine made this feel a very different 9th of may. the 80—year—old t34, the only tank on display here. modern tanks are normally a feature of the victory day parade, not this year. there was no military fly—past, it was cancelled. and there were fewer soldiers here than normal. watching from the stands, russia's commander—in—chief. vladimir putin is under intense pressure. his invasion of ukraine has not gone to plan, but he continues to blame the west. translation: today once again civilisation is at - a decisive turning point. a real war has been unleashed against our homeland. we have repulsed international terrorism in the past, now we will protect the people of donbas and we will ensure our security. and security has become a problem for the kremlin. less than a week ago it was attacked by drones. the russian authorities b

in moscow, our russia editor steve rosenberg heard the explosions.ell, at 6:21; this morning — ijotted down the time — i heard an explosion in the distance and the windows of my home shook. than half an hour later, i heard another explosion. and i checked on social media and there was a lot of chat, a lot of discussion from muscovites and people living just outside the capital, who'd heard blasts, too. very quickly, it became apparent there had been some kind of drone attack. and that was confirmed pretty quickly by the moscow mayor, sergey sobyanin, who said there had been a drone attack. he said that several buildings in the capital had received minor damage. he said there were no serious injuries. and then the governor of moscow region — so the area just outside the city — he also confirmed there had been a drone attack and said that russian air defences had shot down several drones. how many drones are we talking about here? well, the russian defence ministry a short while ago issued a statement, saying there had been what it called a "terrorist

our russia editor steve rosenberg heard the explosions and sent this report.ision says this is the moment that moscow came under attack. the bbc has not independently verified the images russian tv showed. but from early morning, people in and around the russian capital did report hearing explosions. i heard them, too. at home my windows shook from the force of the blasts. russia's defence ministry accused ukraine of carrying out the attack but said that russia's military had downed all the drones. ukraine has denied having anything to do with this. president putin clearly doesn't believe that. translation: the kyiv regime has l chosen the path of scaring russia | and russian citizens by launching strikes on residential buildings. this is a clear sign of its terrorist activity. as they flew towards moscow, the drones sparked disbelief. "look at that," a man says. "it's right above our house!" one of the drones crashed into a high—rise apartment block. another flew into this residential building. here is part of it on the ground. the explosives failed to detona

our russia editor, steve rosenberg, heard the explosions this morning, and sent this report.evision says this is the moment that moscow came under attack. the bbc has not independently verified the images russian tv showed. but from early morning, people in and around the russian capital did report hearing explosions. i heard them, too. at home my windows shook from the force of the blasts. russia's defence ministry accused ukraine of carrying out the attack but said that russia's military had downed all the drones. ukraine has denied having anything to do with this. president putin clearly doesn't believe that. translation: the kyiv regime has l chosen the path of scaring russia | and russian citizens by launching strikes on residential buildings. this is a clear sign of its terrorist activity. as they flew towards moscow, the drones sparked disbelief. "look at that," a man says. "it's right above our house!" one of the drones crashed into a high—rise apartment block. another flew into this residential building. here is part of it on the ground. the explosives failed to deto

anchor: our russia editor, steve rosenberg. thank you. the u.s.ank has raised interest rates to the highest level in 16 years, the federal reserve lifted the benchmark rate by one quarter of one percentage point on wednesday, the 10th straight time that the fed has raised interest rates as it tries to bring inflation under control without taking the economy. speaking after the announcement, jerome powell said the u.s. has a greater chance of avoiding recession but he acknowledged he could not rule out a recession. we can bring in a reporter in new york. good to have you with us. we have interest rates at the highest level since 2007, it is fair to say many people in this country will be wondering and hoping that this is it for now. what is the sense you are getting? reporter: for the first time, we really heard a signaling that perhaps the federal reserve policymakers are prepared to pause interest rate rises, but they were very careful in the language in making sure that this would be understood by economic data. that is a change from previous me

. ♪ >> steve rosenberg there.ur stop -- top story and saturday's coronation of king charles. the festivities will bring back memories for those who played a part in the last coronation of queen elizabeth ii, all the way back in 1953. our correspondent has been speaking with three people who were there that day. ♪ >> memories may fade, but some never leaves -- lose their luster. ♪ >> gavin ross was a scholar at westminster school. it was a scholar's job to deliver the musical anthem to welcome the monarch. >> we were high up and the queen arrived a little early in the music so she had already gotten quite a way in. we knew we were privileged but beinyoung boys, we had plenty of other things to do but it did not hit us so that we were uniquely privileged. >> this is an amazing scrapbook. >> as well as the sound, the look of the coronation mattered. a 17-year-old apprentice, a designer who made the queen's coronation ground -- down. her scrapbook is -- >> please take sandwiches with you and a thermos as coffee will n

steve rosenberg, bbc news. >> that may be the feeling in moscow. war has dominated life in ukraine. james landau has the reaction. >> ukraine has denied responsibility for the attacks in moscow. i would not describe their denials as full throated. one advisor said we have nothing directly to do with it. that is a phrase that leaves open a wealth of other possibilities. what has been striking has been the willingness of people in kyiv to express grim satisfaction out what has been happening in moscow. one advisor said he was watching with pleasure. a spokesperson for the air force set on social media sorry joyce. because there were no complaints in kyiv. people in moscow are just getting a taste of what people in the capital are experiencing on a nightly basis. there are clearly risks for ukraine. if western allies think an instance like this in any way can make the war worse, could in any way cause some western allies to restrict military aid, that can have an impact. the british foreign secretary was asked about this. he did not seem unduly concer

steve rosenberg, bbc news. >> muted victory parade, let's get ukraine's point of view.e earlier to the ambassador to the united states. take a listen. >> madam ambassador, think you so much for joining us. there has been a new to the ceremony marking victory day, and i want to ask you about something that theusan president vladimir putin said. he said the following. quote, a true war has been unleashed against our motherland, we have repelled international terrorism and we will defend the residents of the donbass and secure our safety. do these words show that he will continue the war at all costs? >> thank you for having me. i don't know what fantasyland people who say this live-in, because the whole world sees the truth and the truth is russia attacked us in between 14 and in 2022, and started a full-fledged war against us. and it was unprovoked, unjustified, the only aggressor is russia. and this comes from an indicted war criminal who is wanted by the international criminal court for the crimes against ukrainian children, who should probably think about something el

and just to mention that at three o'clock we have that programme from steve rosenberg on the bbc anddbye for now. hello, i'm will perry, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up... it's game on at the etihad next wednesday after manchester city pick up a draw at real madrid in the last four of the champions league. london's nfl games are announced with jacksonville, atlanta, buffalo, baltimore and tennessee all coming to the capital in october. and we hearfrom britain's paralympic canoe champion who's called for more to be done to help women who suffer with endometriosis after it took years for her to be diagnosed with the condition. hello and thanks forjoining us, here's your latest sports news. the champions league semifinal between real madrid and manchester city is fascinatingly poised after a 1—1 draw at the bernabeu on tuesday night. the second leg is at the etihad next wednesday. olly foster was in madrid for us. high stakes but about last night. there were nerves, needle and two fantastic goals. what a job around madrid stood on erling haaland, 51 goals and counting but none

>> as steve rosenberg said earlier, it is very embarrassing for the kremlin.shows how far the expectations have fallen and how much of this invasion has been a failure. they went through thinking at the beginning of the invasion that they were going to capture kyiv in three days, and today the statement is that president putin was unharmed in the attack on the kremlin. it is enormous state decline. in the late 1980's, there was a german teenager who flew a small biplane and landed it on red square, unbeknownst to the soviet border guards, who had been drinking all day. and this was a major symbol of the coming end of the soviet state. but i think also the kremlin have been quite keen to bring the war home in the last months to most russians. most russians are going about their lives as normal. they have been able to mostly ignore the war. when you see literally an explosion over the kremlin, where the russian flag flies, it is hard to ignore the immediacy of that. christian: the ukrainians would point to partisans within russia. is there evidence there are org

the contest attracts fans from all over the world — including our very own russia editor steve rosenbergow how that came to be. so we asked steve to explain. plays scales. you know, i think i started out pretty normal, really. when i was a kid learning music, it was all about the classics. then one saturday night, i saw this... and my life was never the same again. # finally facing my waterloo... #. eurovision blew my mind. the colour, the costumes and, yes, even the music. so many different styles, so many languages. and ifound myself trying to work out the notes to the songs on the piano. like save your kisses for me. plays tune. so while some kids at school were collecting coins or stamps, i was secretly collecting eurovision hits. i think i can play around 300 eurovision songs from memory. weird? a little bit, maybe. but in a world that feels as if it's been turned upside down, for me, tinkling a little abba or katrina and the waves is a great way to de—stress. and i've been lucky enough to combine work and play. as a bbc correspondent, i've reported on the odd eurovision. and i do m

the contest attracts fans from all over the world — including our very own russia editor steve rosenbergencyclopedic knowledge of eurovision tunes. he's flown to liverpool for the contest and today is entertaining people at a bar in the city by taking requests... i'm hoping he'll take mine in a moment, but first, just a word about how he got hooked in the first place. plays scales. you know, i think i started out pretty normal, really. when i was a kid learning music, it was all about the classics. then one saturday night, i saw this... and my life was never the same again. # finally facing my waterloo... #. eurovision blew my mind. the colour, the costumes and, yes, even the music. so many different styles, so many languages. and ifound myself trying to work out the notes to the songs on the piano. like save your kisses for me. plays tune. so while some kids at school were collecting coins or stamps, i was secretly collecting eurovision hits. plays tune. i think i can play around 300 eurovision songs from memory. weird? a little bit, maybe. but in a world that feels as if it's been turn

talk about it, i suggest look alone the material is the observation of the bbc correspondent steve rosenberg, who currently works in the moscow bureau, he walked the streets of the russian capital for the grain museum of the great patriotic war and his observation about how the russian government tries to compare the second world war with the current war of russia against ukraine, let's look at our people often ask me what is it like to be in moscow right now if you sum it up in one word it all looks realistic at first glance there is a sense of normalcy uh the weather is getting warmer people are walking under the spring sun they are resting, but in reality there is nothing normal about what is happening here now, we see repression, they are intensifying, recently a critic of the kremlin was imprisoned for a quarter of a century for treason, this is volodymyr karamurza , we also saw an american airport operator whom everyone here knows well, he was arrested for espionage, this is evangeldshvid and of course, if you go to the city, you will see these constant reminders of the full-scale inva

over the border in moscow,our russia correspondent, steve rosenberg told us what that moment was like the drone strikes hit there. it was surprising. i went out to walk the dog and went back in the house and i heard this loud explosion. the window shook. you hear bangs from time to time but the winds don't normally shake and then a half an hour later there was another explosion and we dived onto social media and by then a lot of chat and discussion about what was happening and a lot of people in and around moscow had heard similar explosions and it was clear something big was happening, some kind of drone attack and it didn't take long for the moscow mayor to come out and confirmed there had been a drone attack on the russian capital and moscow region but this isn't something we are used to hear. it is perhaps something that some people had expected, but when you hear it it brings home the fact that there is a war going on. for many muscovites, even after more than 15 months of this so—called special military operation that the kremlin still calls it, many muscovites have turned away.

ukraine denies any involvement. 0ur russia editor steve rosenberg heard the explosions, and sent this russian television says this is the moment that moscow came under attack. the bbc has not independently verified the images russian tv showed. but from early morning, people in and around the russian capital did report hearing explosions. i heard them, too. at home, my windows shook from the force of the blasts. russia's defence ministry accused ukraine of carrying out the attack but said that russia's military had downed all the drones. ukraine has denied having anything to do with this. president putin clearly doesn't believe that. translation: the kyiv regime has chosen the path of scaring l russia and russian citizens by launching strikes on residential buildings. this is a clear sign of its terrorist activity. as they flew towards moscow, the drones sparked disbelief. "look at that," a man says. "it's right above our house!" one of the drones crashed into a high—rise apartment block. another flew into this residential building. here is part of it on the ground. the explosives fai