years for sexually abusing a boy. after yesterday s apology from water companies about sewage in our rivers and seas, i m at a beach in devon which has just been given the official go ahead for bathing. and coming up on bbc news: one of the greatest comebacks. we are reflecting on sheffield wednesday s stunning play off penalty shoot out win to secure a shot at promotion. good afternoon. leaders of the world s most developed g7 economies who are gathered in hiroshima for a summit have promised new sanctions against russia. they said the measures would starve moscow of technology, industrial equipment, and services that supported its war against ukraine. the us is imposing around 300 new sanctions, while the uk has announced a ban on importing russian diamonds, copper, aluminium and nickel. this morning, the g7 leaders laid wreaths at the memorial garden in hiroshima, at the site which was devastated by an atomic bomb in 191i5. ourfirst report this lunchtime is from our corres
before we move on to events in ukraine, the importance of that meeting injeddah. it is the first time in more than a decade that the syrian president is in attendance. these are pictures coming to us for a few minutes ago. president bashar al assad, who was frozen out of the regional body 12 years ago in relation to that war, the civil war that engulfed the country. these pictures are of him meeting with the saudi crown prince, mohamed bin salman, who is hosting this event in jeddah. this in itself is a very important moment. he was suspended from the regional body 12 years ago after the devastation caused by the civil war in his country. we are expecting to hear from the syrian president a little later. we will also hear from the president a little later. we will also hearfrom the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky, who has made that trip tojeddah. two very important speeches and very important moments that we will bring to you live here on bbc news. but we will return
respect for the past is framing a discussion about ending europe s current war. the g7 leaders will hear from the ukrainian president over the weekend in the hope that they can reduce the risk of another hiroshima. laura bicker, bbc news, japan. rishi sunak, who you saw there at the summit, said vladimir putin must be shown that his violence and coercion towards ukraine will not reap rewards . our political editor chris mason spoke to him and sent this report from hiroshima. a tranquil if rather damp setting for our interview with the prime minister a traditionaljapanese tea house, carp in the pond outside. world leaders have gathered here to discuss the global economy, an increasingly muscular china, and the war in ukraine. we ve taken the lead on announcing new sanctions on russia. i m hopeful and confident that our
enmity, everyone who wants to shows enmity, everyone who wants to bring back the old days of invading empires that didn t count with the will. .. a united stand with the uk also imposing more sanctions, rishi sunak said vladimir putin s violence and coercion towards ukraine should not reap rewards . i m feeling hopeful and confident that our partner countries will follow, as they have done when we ve done this previously. that will make the sanctions more effective, ensure that russia pays a price for its illegal activity. we ll bring you all the latest. also on the programme. trouble after last night s match between west ham and az alkmaar, when fans of the dutch side tried to attack people in the guest area for west ham. timothy schofield, the brother of the television presenter philip schofield, is jailed for 12