this is bbc news. the headlines. the veteran british tv presenter phillip schofield says he has agreed to step down from itv s this morning with immediate effect after more than 20 years ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky meets uk prime minister rishi sunak at the g7 summit injapan after landing zelensky tweeted that peace will be closer as a result of his meetings. russia hits back at a deal to supply ukraine with f 16fighterjets saying it s fraught with massive risks for the west amid claims from the notorious wagner mercenary group that bakhmut is now under russian control. in northern ireland, the republican political party sinn fein is on track to become the largest party in local government with calls for the return of local rule in stormont. breaking news, manchester city at the champions of the premier league after a second placed arsenal have just lost to nottingham forest at the city ground, meaning they have no chance of catching them before the s
the first major boxing event to be held in the republic for almost a decade. ade adedoyin reports. one of ireland s much cherished sports stars, having won multiple professional titles abroad, now a chance for katie taylor to finally box at and make history. i ve wanted to ever since i turned pro six years ago. i wanted to do was box at home. i m a proud irish woman. i ve had the chance to box on big nights, madison square garden being one of them, but i think the only thng to top msg is a big homecoming fight like this can have a chance of fighting in front of my own people. it could possibly be that best night of my career so far to date. but the recent history of boxing and airmen has been a challenge. in 2016, a gangland shooting at a weigh in brought an end to big ten boxing. terry s homecoming will be the first major fight in dublin in seven years. for boxing to be brought back