this was the moment he arrived at the prime minister s residence in rome, where he was greeted by italian president sergio mattarella. shortly after this, he met the italian prime minister, giorgia meloni. she s been one of ukraine s more vocal backers, although polls suggest that italian people overall are opposed to sending ukraine more weapons, as are some of her coalition partners. more now from the bbc s sofia bettiza in rome. more than 1000 security officers have been deployed in rome today. this is the first time the president zelensky visits italy since russia invaded ukraine last year. he has had a meeting with his counterpart, the italian president. they had a private meeting that lasted for about 25 minutes and some of the things that they discussed were economic sanctions against russia, the kidnapping of ukrainian children, the need to step up the fight against pro kremlin fake news and ukrainejoining the european union. after the meeting, president zelensky said
hasjust begun. these are live pictures from gaza. this is the seen live. it is of course night time. the agreement brokered by egypt follows five days of violent exchanges which have killed at least 35 people all but one of them palestinians. there has been no comment from israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, or other officials since reports of the truce came out. we hope to be live in gaza later in the programme. but so far it is a quite night across gaza city. the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky, is only one day visit to italy. he s been meeting italy s prime minister, giorgia meloni who affirmed that italy would remain a solid ally, and provide kyiv with all the assistance it needed. prime minister meloni also stressed that the conflict would only end when russia stopped its aggression and withdrew from all ukrainian territory, adding that any other outcome would jeopardise peace in all of europe. mr zelensky then had a private audience with pope fra
song contest gets underway. the event is taking place in the english city of liverpool. britain is hosting it on behalf of ukraine last year s winners. now, on bbc news. it s sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m gavin ramjaun. it s all over for southampton they re relegated from the premier league after losing to fulham. leeds united fight on but it s never easy. they salvage a point against newcastle in their battle to avoid the drop. and notts county are back in the big time. theyjoin wrexham in the football league after a dramatic penalty shoout win in the national league play off final. also coming up on sportsday: british basketball s biggest rivals go head to head, in the playoff final. but can the riders tame the lions in this year s showpiece event? hello there and welcome along to sportsday, on a day southampton fans were dreading, but perhaps thought was inevitable. the club have been relegated to the championship after losing at home to fulham.
zelensky. mr erdogan s party has beenin zelensky. mr erdogan s party has been in powerfor more than zelensky. mr erdogan s party has been in power for more than 20 years. it is only an hour and a half an until the finalfor the an until the final for the eurovision an until the finalfor the eurovision song an until the final for the eurovision song contest gets an until the finalfor the eurovision song contest gets under way. the event is taking place in liverpool. uk is hosting it on behalf of ukraine, last year s winners. those are the top stories here on bbc news. now, it is time for sports day. hello and welcome to sportsday i m gavin ramjaun. it s all over for southampton they re relegated from the premier league after losing to fulham. leeds united fight on but it s never easy. they salvage a point against newcastle as they battle to survive the drop. and notts county join and notts countyjoin wrexham in the big league after a dramatic shoot out win. also coming up
you re watching bbc news. now it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday i m gavin ramjaun. at the masters, a rain delayed second round concludes, as rory mcilroy misses the cut. haaland s on fire as city keep the pressure on arsenal at the top of the table. and getting the party started early as celtic go 12 points clear, following victory in the old firm derby. also coming up on sportsday. salford red devils get the edge on leigh leopard in a thrill for super league s rivals round. hello there and welcome along to sportsday. all the talking points from the premier league to come but first to the masters, which has been heavily affected by the weather. we saw trees fall on the course at augusta yesterday, as concerns over storms delayed the second round. on day three, the rain is still falling but it s no longer an issue for rory mcilroy whose masters is over. brooks koepka leads the way on round three, on 13 under, jon rahm not far behind. earlier i