against tighter gun controls. ukrainian troops may be forced soon to retreat from the large eastern city, according to a senior official there. now on bbc news, our world. six million people have fled ukraine, half of whom have gone to next door poland. during a week in april, our world followed warsaw s mayor. on the 24th of february, russian president vladimir putin ordered a military invasion of neighbouring ukraine. reporter: russian troops i are closing in on the capital, and in the last few hours multiple exposures have been reported. the invasion triggered the largest refugee crisis in europe since the second world war. almost six million ukrainians have fled the country. reporter: more than half of those who ve left are now in poland - where local people are providing accommodation, food and other support. reporter: the population of warsaw is up nearly - 20% in just two weeks. the mayor saying they can t handle the millions more that are expected to come here into po
struggled to get into the stadium amid scenes of chaos. footage showed supporters stuck outside the stade de france and police apparently using pepper spray against some fans. thousands and thousands of fans out there, getting tear gassed, with tickets. treating them like animals. it s a disgrace. we ve seen this before. it isa it is a risk to health. the game is still ongoing. we ll have the very latest on tonight s action, and disruption. also on tonight s programme. as russia makes further gains in eastern ukraine, france and germany appeal directly to president putin to hold serious talks to stop the war. and delays for travellers at dover, and elsewhere, a champions league final between liverpool and real madrid kicked off tonight following a 36 minute delay or stop there were reports of chaotic scenes, with large numbers of liverpool fans with tickets facing long delays to get into the stadium. there were reports of some police officers using pepper spray on the crowd
too much fear, too much grief. protests erupt in rio dejaneiro after a video of a black man being asphyxiated in the back of a police car goes viral. and france and germany urge president putin to engage in peace talks as russia continues its offensive in eastern ukraine. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. real madrid has won the uefa champions league final, beating liverpool 1 0 at the stade de france in paris. these are the live shots from outside the stadium, thousands of fans trying to leave the grounds. there we are. there are the live shots you can see there. these were the scenes before kick off, which was delayed by more than half an hour as fans struggled to get inside. there were reports that police tried to hold off fans trying to force their way into the stade des france, with some officers using pepper spray. let s hear from a fan. we ve been stuck at this gate since quarter past 6pm. i got really bad asthma, and i ve been tear g
in the dombas. the russian ambassador to the uk tells the bbc that moscow will not use tactical nuclear weapons in the battle for ukraine. we have a very strict provision on the issues of the use of tactical nuclear weapon, and it is mainly when the existence of the state is endangered. and protests erupt in rio de janeiro after a video of a black man being asphyxiated in the back of a police car causes shock and anger. real madrid has won the uefa champions league final for the 14th time, beating liverpool 1 0 at the stade de france in paris. the drama started before kick off when turnstiles at the liverpool end stopped working. the authorities say that s because some fans had fake tickets. some liverpool fans reportedly tried to force their way into the stadium, but they were forced back by riot police who used tear gas to disperse the crowds. we ve been stuck at this gate since quarter past 6pm. i got really bad asthma, and i ve been tear gassed twice. i m really, really s
to have captured a strategic town. tributes are paid to the 19 children and two teachers killed in the texas school shooting, as parents criticise the police for not taking faster action against the gunman. excuse me, sir. i supposed to move? how one man is taking a supermarket to court for refusing entry to his assistance cat. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc s lunchtime news. nottingham university hospitals nhs trust has been ordered to make significant and immediate improvements to its maternity services. concerns have been raised about avoidable deaths and injuries to mothers and babies. the care quality commission says the trust has serious staffing and cultural problems. yesterday the senior midwife donna ockenden was appointed to chair an independent review of maternity care at the trust, which has said it is working hard to make all the improvements necessary. sanchia berg reports. a warning, you may find some details and images distressing from the start of this