the special ukrainian spirit. 100 days ago, the front line came to kyiv s doorstep. towns like irpin bore the brunt with people and pets desperate to get out. the russian troops ultimately couldn t get in. there is still, though, a giant question mark over whether they will come back for kyiv. that hasn t put the city off, though, trying to heal. for some families, that will take time. 0ne ukrainian soldier killed while defending the city of slovyansk is taken to his final resting place. followed by his mother, vladyslava. bogdan was 26 years old. his first name means, given by god , because his parents had waited so long to have a child. translation: we have to win, there is no other way. - there is no other way. we are going to win. this collective grief has not killed the fight. translation: we don t need the sky, ground or sea to be closed. let them come here. it will be easy to kill them on our land. we need weapons, we will take care of the rest. now it s time for a
justin trudeau, said there was no reason anyone needed guns in their everyday lives, except for hunting or sports shooting. ahead of the platinum jubilee celebrations this week at super size images of queen elizabeth have been projected onto stonehenge and in the south west of england and each of those images marks a decade of those images marks a decade of her rain. for many, queen projects and enduring image of britishness around the world and thisjubilee week our royal correspondent looks at the queen s iconic public image. one of the most photographed and painted people in the world. sometimes a vivid presence in public life, orjust a quiet part of our everyday. being king or queen is an exclusive club. jordan s king abdullah is in a unique position to understand the pressures and privilege of monarchy. his father, king hussein, became king in 1952, the same year as the queen s accession. a close family bond that continues today. when you look at her majesty, you look at
pressure moves westwards from scandinavia. not many isobars on the charts. the winds are going to be very light but what this area of low pressure will do is create further showers. there will be quite a bit of cloud around on monday morning, still a few bright or sunny spells coming through but into the afternoon, the showers become extensive and widespread. some of them heavy, particularly across south west england where the wind will bash together to give a line of conversions and along that we will see some of the day s heaviest showers and thunderstorms that will probably stretch into parts of the south midlands and central southern england. is immune from a shower. because there is not much wind, the showers could last for quite a long time. on tuesday, more showers in the forecast but they showers are going to get a bit of a kick from a trough in thejet going to get a bit of a kick from a trough in the jet stream. that means that means that showers will be much heavier
to avoid being captured. the head of scotland s state run ferry network has told the bbc that rising passenger numbers, more intense storms and a lack of new vessels have combined to cause a deterioration in the service. robbie drummond s comments will pile more pressure on the scottish government over the botched purchase of two ferries which are under construction but are years late and millions of pounds over budget. our scotland editor james cook has that story. please ensure you have all your belongings with you. thank you for travelling with caledonian macbrayne. scotland s ferries are in hot water. they keep breaking down and someone has bungled the building of boats to replace them. but what does that mean for the islanders who rely on the service? we set off on a journey to find out. first stop, the isle of arran, in the firth of clyde, where getting to the mainland can be a struggle, even in an emergency. so, that was me, having had a mini stroke at the weekend, whe
an act of kindness or a cynical ploy to win over poorer customers? drugs giant pfizer says it ll no longer make profts from medicines it sells to the world s low income countries. ukraine takes its conflict with russia to the big screen. hello there and a very warm welcome to the programme. the gunman who shot dead nineteen children and two teachers at an elementary school in texas is reported to have posted three online warnings before his attack on tuesday. the governor of texas greg abbott said salvador ramos wrote first that he was going to shoot his grandmother, then that he had done so. he then declared he was going to shoot up an elementary school. this message was sent only 15 minutes before he reached the school. the 18 year old was killed by border police. the attack took place in the town of uvalde in southern texas. our north america editor sarah smith is there and has been speaking to members of the community about how they re coping. the heartbreak is painfully