hello, i m sally bundock, welcome to the programme. ukraine s president zelensky is returning home from a meeting of g7 leaders injapan. he left the summit having secured further promises of financial and military support, including american made f 16 fighterjets. the commander of ukraine s ground forces says they re close to surrounding the eastern city of bakhmut. ukraine has disputed the russian claims to have taken full control of the city. russia has lost thousands of men in the assault on bakhmut many from the wagner mercenary group. our diplomtaic correspondent james landale reports from kyiv. for more than eight months, in what s now the longest battle of this war, ukrainian forces have defended bakhmut. the eastern city is now largely in ruins and largely in russian hands in particular in the hands of fighters like these from the wagner mercenary group, whose leader yevgeny prigozhin claimed to have full control here. from house to house, he said, we took the
called epidermolysis bullosa. one down, two to go an extraordinary acheievement, says pep guardiola, as manchester city lift their third premier league title in a row and set their sights on a famous treble. good morning. iam out i am out of the chelsea flower show in the samaritans garden. in the samaritans garden. there are 36 aardens in the samaritans garden. there are 36 gardens here in the samaritans garden. there are 36 gardens here this in the samaritans garden. there are 36 gardens here this year. - in the samaritans garden. there are 36 gardens here this year. 12 - in the samaritans garden. there are 36 gardens here this year. 12 show. 36 gardens here this year. 12 show gardens. it is the hundred and i2 gardens. it is the hundred and 12 the year of the chelsea flower show. for all of us this week it is looking mostly dry with a fair bit of sunshine, and feeling pleasantly warm. details coming up. good morning. it s monday, 22nd may. our main story. the prime m
and achieve their goals. for nehal and those who lost their loved ones, this place won t be the same. but clinging on to what is left, she is desperate to see little afghanistan rise again from the rubble. firuz rahimi, bbc news, 0verkent. are you a fan of the chelsea flower show? it is getting under way today and king charles will visit later for the first time since he became monarch. preparations have been months in the making, as garden designers vie for the show s top prizes but this year, the historically male dominated event will have more women competitors than men for the first time. daniela relph reports. a feminine touch there is more of it than ever before. 58% of exhibitors this year are women. a wider range of categories and celebrating different kinds of gardens has helped.
lovely stuff. this year s rhs chelsea flower show is getting under way and king charles will visit later for the first time since he became monarch. preparations have been months in the making, as garden designers vie for the show s top prizes but this year, the historically male dominated event will have more women competitors than men for the first time. daniela relph reports. a feminine touch there is more of it than ever before. 58% of exhibitors this year are women. a wider range of categories and celebrating different kinds of gardens has helped. on main avenue, though home to the spectacular show gardens it is still mostly male designers at work. but in the grand pavilion, there is a garden dedicated to women and their contribution to horticulture. where possible, female growers have been used,