we must all work together to address the hate that remains a stain on the soul of america. our hearts are heavy once again, but our resolve must never, ever waver. the uk government says it wouldn t be deterred from taking action over post brexit trading arrangements in northern ireland to try to help restore power sharing at stormont. and a triumphant ukraine wins the eurovision song contest after claiming the popular vote. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. sweden and finland have confirmed they will apply for nato membership ending decades of military non alignment. the finnish president, sauli niinisto, called his country s decision historic. however, sweden s governing social democrats, said that as members they would not accept nuclear weapons or alliance bases on swedish territory. reports say both countries are planning to hand their membership applications to nato on wednesday. nato foreign ministers who are meeting in berlin say they want a rapid access
the northern ireland trade row, post brexit. the government is set to publish legisation to give ministers the power to override parts of the deal with the eu. the controversial us preacher who s accused of being politically extreme draws thousands of people and also protesters at the start of a uk tour. and chelsea lifts the trophy after beating manchester city in extra time to win the women s fa cup final at wembley. good evening. the bbc has seen further evidence of apparent war crimes committed by russian soldiers in ukraine. since russian forces were pushed back from kyiv at the end of march, the bodies of more than 1,000 civilians have been discovered in the bucha region, just outside the capital. many were found in shallow, temporary graves. now, the bbc has learned more than half of the dead, around 650 people, were shot in what a senior police official has described as executions. in this special report, our eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford has be