And coming up on bbc news the world indoors are underway in glasgow and home favourite jemma reekie is safely through to the semi finals of the 800m after winning her heat. Good afternoon. He was Vladimir Putins arch enemy the kremlin s most prominent opponent. The kremlin s most almost two weeks ago Alexei Navalny died in mysterious circumstances in the arcticjail where hed been imprisoned. Well, today, in a gesture of mass defiance, thousands of mr navalny s supporters attended his funeral in moscow. They knew they were risking arrest, but they chanted that they were not afraid. Our Eastern Europe correspondent Sarah Rainsford reports and some viewers may find some of the images in this report distressing. They shouted his name. A Final Act Of Support for Alexei Navalny. As his coffin arrived at a moscow church. Its the name Vladimir Putin refused to utter. Navalny, being buried today, was putins greatest political rival. So, this funeral was a show of defiance too. By those who queu
hello, i m nancy kacungira. let s ta ke let s take you straight to berlin where the german chancellor olaf scholtz and president zelensky are holding a press conference. he said he will continue to support the ukraine as long as needed. he said more than1 million refugees ukraine as long as needed. he said more than 1 million refugees are ukraine as long as needed. he said more than1 million refugees are now living in germany. those are some of the lines coming out of that press conference where we are watching president zelensky who has been meeting with his german counterpart, the german president frank walter steinmeier and he has now met chancellor olaf scholtz and this is the conference they are holding. who will bring you more as they come in. let s cross to our correspondent jenny hill who is in berlin. jenny, what more are we hearing from president zelensky and the german chancellor? figs president zelensky and the german chancellor? , , ., president zelensky and t
volodymyr zelensky the president of ukraine is visiting germany. in the last hour, he was greeted by the german chancellor olaf scholtz, with whom he is now holding talks. germany has just announced its biggest sum of military aid to ukraine yet 3 billion dollars. that s about £2.1i billion. earlier, mrzelensky was received by president frank walter steinmeier. the trip comes just a day after a visit to italy, where he met the italian pm, the president and the pope. let s cross to our correspondent jenny hill in berlin. thank you forjoining us. germany is certainly pulling out all the stops for the visit of president zelensky? indeed. first of all from the formalities and ceremonial prospective he has had the thought military honours at the chancellery and he met the german president early this morning. and while he was there, president zelensky thanked there, president zelensky thanked the german people, describing germany as a true friend under a reliable ally. he
the uk s entry, mae muller, will be the last of the 26 acts to perform. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week, it s time to party. it it is the birthplace of the olympic games, french and ancient philosophers and democracy. home to the acropolis and whitewashed houses set against stunning blue sea and sky. we are in greece. greece, a firm favourite with package holiday and culture lovers alike. in fact, almost a million of them arrived here every week last summer to soak up the sun. with summer fast approaching in europe, we thought it s time to take a look back at some travel show greek adventures. and what better place to start than athens, the country s capital city? we went to see the ancient monument of the acropolis, which is facing up to the challenge of becoming more accessible, proving even historical sites need to move with the times. that was a bit of a mission! i m making my way up to the acropolis which, in greek, means high city, which doesn t look nor
hello and welcome to bbc news. the german chancellor, olaf scholz, has said his country will continue to support ukraine in its war against russia for as long as needed. he was speaking after meeting the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky in berlin. mr zelensky, has described germany as a true friend and reliable translation: this awful war has severe geopolitical - consequences for everyone. but mostly for the men and women of ukraine. more than 1 million of them, women, children and older people have found protection here in germany. our citizens here stand in full solidarity to the people who have fled from the brutal attacks. mr zelensky called olaf scholtz a true friend and thanked germany for its solidarity. germany announced they would donate supplies worth $3 billion to keep. the trip comes after a visit to italy where he met the italian prime minister, the president and the pope. let s cross to our correspondentjenny hill in berlin. this seems like a setting