cheering and it s merry across the mersey as liverpool is picked to host next year s eurovision song contest. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the rail bridge connecting occupied crimea to russia has been severely damaged by a fire, and the road bridge next to it has collapsed. images widely shared on social media show a train on the kerch rail bridge engulfed in flames. the cause of the damage is unclear. the adviser to the head of the office of president of ukraine tweeted crimea, the bridge, the beginning . the 19km, 12 mile bridge across the kerch strait was opened by president putin four years after moscow illegally annexed crimea. these pictures show mr putin driving a truck, leading a convoy across the newly opened bridge in 2018. all this comes as ukraine says two mass burial sites have been found in the eastern town of lyman which has been recently liberated from russia. danjohnson has the latest. dawn this morning revealed a maj
to call for stricter gun laws, in the wake of last month s mass shooting at a school in texas. the government is expected to reject proposals to introduce a new salt and sugar tax , on processed food sold in england. a father and son have been killed in a crash at the isle of man tt . five riders have died in this year s event. as you can see, this eye is not blinking. and singerjustin bieber reveals the reason he cancelled his performances this week he s experiencing facial paralysis. good evening. royal officials have insisted that prince charles remains politically neutral following a report that he has strongly criticised government plans, to send some asylum seekers to rwanda in central africa. an unnamed source told the times newspaper, that prince charles has described the policy as appalling and said he was more than disappointed by it. the first flight carrying asylum seekers to rwanda is due to leave on tuesday. campaigners against the government s pol