this hello this is bbc news. i m lewis vaughan jones. the headlines. the government says it s very concerned over upsetting scenes at the champions league final, as fans were tear gassed in paris. ukraine s president volodyrmyr zelensky has made a rare trip outside kyiv, to visit the city of kharkiv. heavy fighting is continuing in eastern ukraine, where russian forces are trying to capture the city of severo donetsk. the russian ambassador to the uk tells the bbc that moscow will not use tactical nuclear weapons in the battle for ukraine. president biden is visiting the texan city of uvalde, after a teenage gunman killed 19 children and two teachers. one of the greatestjockey s of all time lester piggott, who won the derby nine times, has died at the age of 86. now on bbc news. the hidden world of football.
today s main news. growing calls for an urgent inquiry into the chaos around the champions league final last night. french police tactics were criticised and the uk government says the scenes were deeply concerning, as returning fans described their experiences. a few old people were getting tear gassed. we got tear gassed. there was a few kids panicking. just mayhem. just mayhem, to be honest. it was just poorly organised. in liverpool this afternoon, a victory parade for the club s two trophies this season despite defeat in the champions league final. we ll have the latest on the reaction to last night s events. also today. president zelensky visits his troops on the front line in eastern ukraine for the first time since the war started. president biden arrives in texas to meet families of the 19 children
this is bbc news. the headlines at 5pm. culture secretary nadine dorries has urged uefa to launch a formal investigation after fans were tear gassed at the champions league final in paris. liverpool s mayor wants an explanation from the french authorities it was shambolic and badly organised. i think the police were really brutal in terms of the treatment of fans. president biden has arrived in the texan city of uvalde, after a teenage gunman killed 19 children and two teachers. ukraine s president volodyrmyr zelensky has made a rare trip outside the kyiv region, to visit the city of kharkiv.
more lives every day. with all this firepower, moscow is now making steady advances in the east. president zelensky has admitted the situation is difficult. nowhere has preident putin s war been harder than in the port city of mariupol. these pictures show it before the war. this is what it looks like now. but in a bbc interview, moscow s emissary here defended the conduct of russian forces. these are residential areas. these are not legitimate military targets. we have a lot of registered cases. this is over a widespread area. ..where ukraine s artillery was shelling residential areas. i do accept mariupol is destroyed by fighting. but you won t accept it is the result of russian forces?
your on an open top bus, and as you mentioned, on board will be the fa cup and the league cup, the two trophies that the men s team have won. the women have also won silverware. they won the championship and have been promoted to the women s super league and they will also be parading across the city with their trophy as well. for the men, perhaps not quite the celebration they might have wanted, but to have had the chance of winning four trophies right until last week is a huge achievement, and thatis last week is a huge achievement, and that is something the supporters feel is worth celebrating. indeed. many thanks- feel is worth celebrating. indeed. many thanks. jane feel is worth celebrating. indeed. many thanks. jane dougall- feel is worth celebrating. indeed. many thanks. jane dougall with l feel is worth celebrating. indeed. l many thanks. jane dougall with the latest on the scenes in liverpool. in a gesture of defiance directed at the russians, president zelensky has made a