this is bbc news. i m vishala sri pathma. our top stories: switzerland s biggest bank, ubs, takes over its rival, credit suisse to help restore global financial stability. environmental scientists prepare to unveil eight years of work showing the scale of the climate crisis and the threat from global temperature rises. tt s already increased by two celsius and is having a devastating impact on the snow and ice up here. ukraine condemns president putin s surprise visit to the russian occupied city of mariupol, devastated in the early months of the war. translation: like all - ukrainians, like all mariupol residents, ifeel that today a war criminal, whose name is vladimir putin, visited the scene of a crime
today a war criminal, whose name is vladimir putin, visited the scene of a crime he committed for several months. it s been 20 years since the us led coalition began its war in iraq to topple the dictator saddam hussein. we ll assess the legacy. and valencia s streets come to life for a five day festival celebrating the spanish city s culture, history, and people. switzerland s biggest bank ubs has agreed to take over its troubled rival, credit suisse. the rescue deal follows a weekend of emergency talks between the two banks, after credit suisse saw its value plummet over the past week. banking regulators hope
welcome to bbc news. i m vishala sri pathma. our top stories switzerland s biggest bank, ubs, takes over its rival, credit suisse to help restore global financial stability. environmental scientists prepare to unveil eight years of work showing the scale of the climate crisis. the temperature up here in the alps is rising by about twice the global average, it s already increased by two celsius and is having a devastating impact on the snow and ice up here. ukraine condemns president putin s surprise visit to the russian occupied city of mariupol devastated in the early months of the war. translation: like all - ukrainians, like all mariupol residents, ifeel that today a war criminal, whose name is vladimir putin, visited the scene of a crime he committed several months.
during which ukrainian fighters held out here at the azovstal steel plant their long defence a symbol of ukrainian resilience. it was here, too, where russian forces bombed a maternity hospital an early alleged war crime along with a theatre where hundreds of civilians were sheltering and died. here in kyiv, the mayor of mariupol told me how he felt seeing mr putin in his city. translation: like all ukrainians, i feel that today, a war criminal whose name is vladimir putin visited the scene of a crime he committed for several months destroying the city of mariupol. the only city russian aviation is carpet bombing is mariupol. this is what parts of mariupol actually look like contemporary images from local residents showing still ruined tower blocks.
this is bbc news. i m vishala sri pathma. our top stories switzerland s biggest bank, ubs, takes over its rival, credit suisse, to help restore global financial stability. environmental scientists prepare to unveil eight years of work, showing the scale of the climate crisis, and the threat from global temperature rises. it s already increased by two celsius and is having a devastating impact on the snow and ice up here. ukraine condemns president putin s surprise visit to the russian occupied city of mariupol, devastated in the early months of the war. translation: like all - ukrainians, like all mariupol residents, ifeel that today a war criminal, whose name is vladimir putin, visited the scene of a crime