that the russians had full control of the city. we ve been hearing these claims, actually, from yesterday, and these claims have not been confirmed yet by the ukraine s general staff, the armed forces of ukraine, neither by the local administration and authorities. what we can say with certainty, of course, is the situation in lysychansk has been very intense for quite a while now. after the battle for severodonetsk, lysychansk was the key focus of the russian offensive, their ground forces have been affecting lysychansk nonstop, the city was under intense artillery fire, missile fire, bombardments, aerial bombardments. and like we ve always been saying, and our minister of defence confirmed it a few days ago, for ukrainians, the value of human life is top priority, so sometimes we may retreat from certain areas, just so that we will retake them in the future. and there are other claims that russia is encircling ukrainian troops, or encircling the town itself. what s your tak
good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. six new claims of inappropriate behaviour by the former deputy chief whip chris pincher have emerged, days after he was suspended as a tory mp over allegations he groped two men. mr pincher denies the latest claims, which are reported in several sunday newspapers. borisjohnson is facing questions about how much he knew when he appointed the mp as the deputy chief whip in february. here s our political correspondent helen catt. it was what it s claimed happened on an evening of drinking here at london s carlton club that led to chris pincher s resignation from the government on thursday night and later his suspension as a conservative mp. in today s papers, there are more claims, denied by mr pincher, of incidents at other locations, stretching back a number of years. among them, that he made unwanted physical advances towards three male mps, including once in a parliamentary bar and once in his office. one of those mps, it s reported, t
got what it wanted from talks at the summit in madrid. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week on the travel show: venice puts forward plans to make us pay to visit the city via an app. they understand that the city is very complicated, very unique, very fragile, so i think that the people that love venice will understand, of course. cat s in northern ireland to take in the sights and sounds as the tourists return. really, with bushmills, it s very friendly on your palate. so thatjust draws you in. and actually, put it to your ear. it s saying try me! drink me! you love me! and we drop in on what claims to be the world s oldest university as it welcomes back students for the first time in around 800 years. we start this week in italy, in the canals, squares and passageways of one of the world s most popular destinations. venice has, over the years, developed a relationship with tourists that can best be described as complicated. and this is what it s like at midday
attack on a series of oslo bars and nightclubs, including a popular gay one, as islamist terrorism. two people were killed. the assailant, a norwegian citizen of iranian descent, has been detained. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week on the travel show venice puts forward plans to make us pay to visit the city via an app. they understand that the city is very complicated, very unique, very fragile, so i think that the people that love venice will understand, of course. cat s in northern ireland to take in the sights and sounds as the tourists return. really, with bushmills, it s very friendly on your palate. so thatjust draws you in. and actually, put it to your ear. it s saying try me! drink me! you love me! and we drop in on what claims to be the world s oldest university as it welcomes back students for the first time in around 800 years. we start this week in italy, in the canals, squares and passageways of one of the world s most popular destinations. venice
good morning welcome to breakfast with luxmy gopal and rogerjohnson. our headlines today: leaders of the g7 will meet in germany today, with the war in ukraine and the rising cost of living top of the agenda. as he travels to bavaria, borisjohnson says he is actively thinking about a third term in downing street , despite criticism of his leadership. # i saw her standing there. the foo fighters frontman dave grohl joins paul mccartney on stage at glastonbury his first puiblic appearance since the death of his bandmate taylor hawkins. it s sunday the 26th ofjune. our main story: the prime minister is arriving in germany for the start of a g7 summit set to be dominated by the war in ukraine. as well as discussing ways to deal with russian aggression, world leaders will also look at how to manage the cost of living crisis caused in part by the conflict. our diplomatic editor, james landale, reports. in the bavarian alps, german police patrolled by air and forward, taking some