in northern ireland s council elections, sinn fein says the democratic unionist party must return to power sharing government at stormont. sinn fein is now the largest in local government as well as the assembly. now on bbc news. the media show. hello and welcome to this edition of the media show, and this week? our guest needs very little introduction. jeremy bowen joined the bbc as a trainee journalist in 1984 and he is now bbc news s international editor, one of the bbc s most recognised faces. welcome to the show. thanks very much for having me. you have a new series for radio 4 called frontlines ofjournalism, billed as your reflections on the most difficult stories you have covered. one of those is certainly ukraine. we heard the news that the afp journalist had died, killed, we re told, by russian artillery. he was 32 years old and this is a conflict you know very closely. yes, he was killed somewhere in the east, somewhere near bakhmut, where i have spent quite a bit o
suella braverman, is under pressure after claims she asked civil servants to help her avoid a speeding fine. saudi arabia is set to make history as the country sends its first ever female astronaut to the international space station. president zelensky has thanked g7 leaders for their enduring support of ukraine. speaking at the end of a summit injapan, mr zelensky said that russia s defeat would result in lasting world peace. he also insisted russia does not occupy the embattled city of bakhmut. it comes after conflicting reports of who is now in control of the eastern city. russian president putin has congratulated the wagner mercenary group for capturing the city. our asia pacific correspondent, laura bicker, sent this report from hiroshima. this president knows the cost of war. mr zelensky paid tribute to the victims of the hiroshima bombing and needed no reminder from the sombre city of what can happen when a bitter conflict leads to the use of a nuclear weapon. together
restored at stormont. hello, i m lucy gray. president zelensky is returning home from the g7 summit injapan, having secured a pledge of unwavering support as well as more military equipment from ukraine s allies. speaking at the end of the meeting mr zelensky said that russia s defeat would result in lasting world peace. he also insisted russia does not occupy the embattled city of bakhmut. it comes after conflicting reports of who is now in control of the eastern city. russia s president putin has congratulated the wagner mercenary group for capturing the city. our asia pacific correspondent, laura bicker, sent this report from hiroshima. this president knows the cost of war. mr zelensky paid tribute to the victims of the hiroshima bombing and needed no reminder from the sombre city of what can happen when a bitter conflict leads to the use of a nuclear weapon. together with the entire g7, we have ukraine s back, and i promise we re not going anywhere. his meetings with th
russia is preparing for a major ukrainian offensive, with vast defenses set up in key areas in the south of the country, including crimea. we ll have all the details from our new bbc verify team it s been investigating. also on the programme. we will bring you the latest updates on the search for madeleine mccann, who disappeared in southern portugal in 2007. police are to search around a reservoir near where the british three year old girl went missing. and we ll look at the political headaches that greeted joe biden and rishi sunak on their return from the g7 leaders summit injapan. the prime minister has met with his ethics adviser over what to do about suella braverman. the home secretary was caught speeding in 2022 and asked the civil service for advice on arranging a private speed awareness course. she says she s confident nothing untoward happened . meanwhile, president biden returns to the negotiating table in washington for talks with the republican house speaker
the warplanes to kyiv. the rules state that countries can only resell or re export us military hardware if america approves it, but moscow has warned the decision could present colossal risks to the allied countries and china has also expressed its strong dissatisfaction. for the latest, live now to nick marsh, who is for us there in hiroshima. so zelensky arrived today, on sunday he is due to meet president biden and address the g7 leaders, is ukraine dominating discussions at the g7? , ,., , ukraine dominating discussions at theg7? ~ y , the g7? absolutely, president zelensky pretty the g7? absolutely, president zelensky pretty much - the g7? absolutely, president zelensky pretty much stole i the g7? absolutely, president| zelensky pretty much stole the the g7? absolutely, president - zelensky pretty much stole the show yesterday in hiroshima, the agenda was supposed to be dominated by talk of china, but the kind of will he, won t he drama of his arrival took centre sta