deer the uvalde police district has suspended welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. ukrainian authorities say they ve located two burial sites in the eastern town of lyman which was recently liberated from russia. these images of the burial sites havejust come in. one site is believed to contain about 200 graves of civilians while another mass grave is believed to contain both civilians and soldiers. the discovery comes as president zelensky says the world must act now to stop russia s nuclear threat. speaking in kyiv to our world affairs editorjohn simpson, ukraine s leader warns that russian officials have begun to prepare their society for the possible use of nuclear weapons, although he does not believe the country is ready to use them. here sjohn s report. yesterday, president zelensky alarmed a lot of people by seeming to say he wanted a pre emptive strike to stop russia using battlefield nuclear weapons. today, he was keen to say he d just been
by a former police officer. ukraine s president zelensky urges russians to stand up against the war in an interview with the bbc. the conservative mp conor burns has been sacked from the government following what it says is a complaint of serious misconduct. scotland s first minister calls liz truss arrogant and disrespectful for not contacting her since becoming prime minister. and i am at wembley, where englands women return to the scene of the european triumph to face the world champions in front of a sell out crowd. and coming up on the bbc news channel, england s men are in rugby league action. they have their warm up game against fiji tonight before their world cup starts next weekend. good evening. without a complete restructure of the social care system, millions of people could be left without the support they need. that is the warning from care england, which represents independent social care providers. this week, bbc news is taking an in depth look at the social c
and coming up in half an hour, foreign correspondents based in london give an outsider s view of events in the uk in dateline. the prime minister has sacked international trade minister, conor burns after allegations of serious misconduct were made against him. he s also had the conservative whip suspended while an investigation takes place. mr burns is yet to respond. the prime minister s office said she had taken direct action after being informed of the allegation. joining me now is our political correspondent, zoe conway. bring us up today with this. downing street want to bring us up today with this. downing street want to be bring us up today with this. downing street want to be seen bring us up today with this. downing street want to be seen to bring us up today with this. downing street want to be seen to be - bring us up today with this. downing street want to be seen to be acting l street want to be seen to be acting quickly and with clarity. we don t know t
tonight at 10: ukraine s president zelensky urges the world to act swiftly to stop the nuclear threat from russia. as his forces continue to regain [and taken by the russians, he says president putin is not ready to use nuclear weapons, but his rhetoric is dangerous. they begin to prepare their society. that is very dangerous. they are not ready to do it, to use it, but they begin to communicate. we ll bring you more on the bbc s interview with the president in kyiv. also on the programme. overwhelmed by grief parents and relatives mourn their children murdered in thailand by a former police officer. the conservative mp conor burns has been sacked from the government following what it said it is a complaint of serious misconduct. european champions take on the world champions as england play the united states in night s and the bbc announces which city will host the eurovision song contest next year. liverpool. congratulations! and coming up on the bbc news channel: england
in sport: still in the title race. tottenham beat crystal palace and keep the heat on leaders chelsea. a boom for books as the publishing industry has a surge in sales and a record year. and carol has the weather. a chilly start in southern areas, with a touch of frost. but here we ve got early sunshine. most of the uk will be cloudy, with showers and a few sunny spells in between. more in about 15 minutes. thank you amcu bend. see you then. tensions are rising in north korea, as the u 5 call for more pressure to force the country to give up its nuclear weapons programmes. last night, president trump briefed all 100 members of the senate, revealing a strategy of economic sanctions and diplomacy. but washington also said they were prepared to defend themselves and their allies, as our correspondent laura bicker reports. the us is piling on the pressure. this is a military exercise just north of the north korean border. a message that the us is ready if diplomatic efforts fa