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
in northern italy. and, irish boxer katie taylor, bids to become only the second fighter in the modern era, to hold all the major belts, at two different weights. in london, joanna simpson s husband killed her in a vicious attack. he is now due for release after serving half his sentence. her mother desperately wants him to stay behind bars. good evening. vladimir putin cast a shadow over two major international summits today. in a significant shift of policy, at the g7 meeting of the world s most advanced economies injapan, america signalled it s willingness to back the supply of f 16fighterjets, and the training of ukrainian pilots, in the war with russia. meanwhile moscow s closest ally in the middle east. syria s bashar al assad, received a warm welcome at a summit of arab leaders in saudi arabia, after years of international isolation. during syria s bloody civil war, it was only massive russian military support, that allowed assad condemned by many as a war criminal
it s been a hectic afternoon in the premier league as champions manchester city showing their fighting spirit at newcastle. three losses now for anthonyjoshua. what next after his defeat to oleksandr usyk? and three golds in total forjoe fraser to complete a record breaking european championships for british gymnasts. hello there. we start in the premier league, where it s been a day of drama. shocks, comebacks, red cards, var and a hatful of goals six at stjames park, where nothing could separate newcastle and manchester city in a classic encounter. the home side had led 3 1 at one stage, but couldn t hang on against the defending champions. matt graveling reports. eddie howe has never beaten pep guardiola, whose side is undefeated in 19 premier league away games. it s safe to say this would be easy. the last time these teams met, city scored five, and five minutes then, the goals suggested more. this touch from mcgill insured a city when would be far from from mcgill insu
here with kate taylor head lining, it s huge, it s monumental. people will be there to support her saturday night, it is going to be like ireland waking up in 1990 again. a national treasure and a trailblazer. taylor s inspiration came from deadre. the first irish woman to win a world title back in the 90s. a time when women s boxing was frowned upon. it s healing a lot of my own heart breaks for my career and the fact that i never got a chance to box in ireland as a professional, and seeing it happen now is really healing my heart, to be quite honest. as the light welterweight title is on the line committee is very much like the katie taylor show. she s the one that the majority of the crowd will be there to see him fight night, the question is, can cameron upset the homecoming party? she s always been an idol to me and i have a lot of respect for her. i will always have respect for her, at the end of the day, when the bell goes, she s another opponent,
of respect for her and i ll always have respect for her. but at the day when the bell goes, she s another opponent. and as soon as i am facing someone, i ve got the winning mentality - where it s, i kind of don t care who you are, i don t i don t care what you done, i m there to win. this is a huge night for ireland and for katie taylor. a win, and she ll become only the second boxer in the modern era to hold all the major belts in two different weight divisions at the same time. ade adedoyin, bbc news, dublin. time for a look at the weather. here s chris fawkes. high. whenever we get showers at some places get lucky and other places get a bit less lucky. take a look at this coming reading we had some hazy spells of sunshine and a dry day, a decent day. butjust 15 miles away from that benson in oxfordshire got a direct hit from this really big storm, 19 millimetres of rain in the space of just two hours, a third of the month of rain and instead of it being a