in northern ireland to try to help restore power sharing at stormont. and, a triumphant ukraine wins the eurovision song contest after claiming the popular vote. finland s government has announced it will apply to join nato. its parliament is expected to approve the application within days. sweden is likely to do the same. nato foreign ministers, who are meeting in berlin, say they want a rapid accession because of the crisis in ukraine. the secretary general of nato, jens stoltenberg, welcomed finland s application, and said it would increase nato s shared security. president putin has already called finland s move a mistake. from berlin, our europe correspondent, nick beake, reports. a fresh aerial attack lights the sky above the besieged mariupol steelworks. this is where the last of the city s defenders have been holed up, a final ukrainian stand against a relentless russian bombardment. but as well as by land and by sea, russia continues its assault from the air, foc
Now on bbc news, its sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday im gavin ramjaun. Mikel artetas arsenal return to the summit of the Premier League, after beating Manchester United at old trafford. But delirium for the red devils at wembley as Manchester Uniteds women lift the fa cup for the first time. And djokovic crashes out in rome he loses to the chilean Alejandro Tabilo in the big upset of the mens draw. The first female welsh boxing champion lauren price wins her first world title in just her seventh professional fight. Hello and welcome along to the programme and we start with the race for the Premier League title, with arsenal now back on top again, after a 1 0 win over Manchester United at old trafford. It was a game that failed to ignite the two teams, so long rivals over the years, the goal that separated it. Leandro trossard converting a kai havertz cross. Arsenal back above Manchester City then, by the finest of margins just a point. But city with a game in hand. What a fin