as russian forces bombard an area near the south eastern ukrainian city of zaporizhzhia. the new prime minister of sri lanka tells the bbc the economic crisis that s brought unrest across the country is going to get worse before it gets better. # ..up in space, man. something strange is going on at eurovision bookmakers are predicting a rare good result for the uk. but will it be enough to stop the favourites, ukraine? hello and welcome to bbc news. there s been widespread international condemnation of police in israel for their use of force at the funeral of the al jazeera journalist, shireen abu akleh. pallbearers injerusalem were among those who were beaten and kicked. officers said stones and bottles were thrown at them. the white house described the scenes as deeply disturbing and the european union said it was appalled. shireen abu akleh was shot dead in the occupied west bank on wednesday. from jerusalem, here s tom bateman all chant. shireen abu aqla was one of the