in parliamentary elections. polls suggest the governing centre right new democracy party is on course to win the most seats. now on bbc news, political thinking with nick robinson. hello and welcome to political thinking, a conversation with, rather than an interrogation of, someone who shapes our political thinking about what shapes theirs. it isn t that long ago, since nicola sturgeon looked to be unassailable as first minister of scotland. she and her party, the snp, were held up as a contrast to the chaos and the division of the tories down south. yet since she stood down as first minister, pretty much anything that could go wrong has gone wrong, as part of a police investigation into the snp s finances, which has a long way to run yet. now, even though no one s been charged, her party finds itself in the worst crisis it s faced, certainly since alex salmond became first minister 16 years ago. my guest this week is not sturgeon, it s not salmond. it is the new rising star
new democracy party are ahead of the main rival, the leftist syriza party. it s unlikely either party will earn a majority. saudi arabia is set to make history as the country sends its first ever female astronaut to the international space station. now on bbc news, talking business. hello, everybody. a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron heslehurst. let s go and take a look at what s on the show. eyeing up africa as the west competes with china, who will end up having the most influence on that fast growing continent? as the g7 uses its summit injapan to draw the world s poorest countries closer, will recent visits to africa by its leaders pay off as they look to tackle concerns about food and energy in return for natural resources? i m going to be discussing all of that with these two. there they are. this former senior us trade official who now helps build bridges between private companies and opportunities across africa. also, the african union
saudi arabia is set to make history as the country sends its first ever female astronaut to the international space station. hello and welcome to bbc news. good to have you with us. a defiant ukrainian president, volodymr zelensky, has told the g7 summit in hiroshima that russia does not occupy the embattled city of bakhmut. it comes after conflicting reports of who is now in control of the eastern city. russian president putin has congratulated the wagner mercenary group of capturing the city. but that s been rejected by ukraine. and this follows confirmation from president biden that the united states and partners will help train ukrainian pilots to fly fourth generation fighters such as the f 16. president zelensky has long called for such jets to better fight russia s full invasion of ukraine. our asia pacific correspondent laura bicker sent this report from hiroshima. this president knows the cost of war. as he paid tribute to the victims of the hiroshima bombing, he nee
the uk home secretary, suella braverman, is under pressure after claims she asked civil servants to help her avoid a speeding fine. saudi arabia is set to make history as the country sends its first ever female astronaut to the international space station. president zelensky has thanked g7 leaders for their enduring support of ukraine. leaders for their enduring speaking at the end of a summit injapan, mr zelensky said that russia s defeat would result in lasting world peace. he also insisted russia does not occupy the embattled city of bakhmut. it comes after conflicting reports of who is now in control of the eastern city. russian president putin has congratulated the wagner mercenary group for capturing the city. our asia pacific correspondent, laura bicker, sent this report from hiroshima. this president knows the cost of war. as he paid tribute to the victims of the hiroshima bombing, he needed no reminderfrom this sombre city of what can happen when a bitter conflict le
to the international space station. hello i m lucy grey. ukraine s president zelensky has thanked g7 leaders injapan for their enduring support of ukraine, at the end of a summit dominated by russia s invasion of his country. it comes after president biden confirmed that the us and its allies will help train ukrainian pilots to fly western fighter jets such as the f16. president zelensky has long called for the aircraft, to help in the fight against russia. our asia pacific correspondent laura bicker sent this report. this president knows the cost of war. mr zelensky paid tribute to the victims of the hiroshima bombing and needed no reminder from the sombre city of what can happen when a bitter conflict leads to the use of a nuclear weapon. together with the entire g7, we have ukraine s back, and i promise we re not going anywhere. his meetings with the us president and others are to ensure this does not happen in ukraine. putin will not break our resolve. in a policy shift,