and researchers in the uk say they now know why swimming can significantly improve your mood. state media in russia is reporting that president putin has visited mariupol the ukrainian city which was captured by invading russian forces last year. (map)the tass news agency says he travelled there by helicopter, and visited local residents. it s mr putin s first trip to the ukrainian territory which has been occupied by russia since the invasion was launched just over a year ago. we ve received these pictures, which we understand to be mr putin in mariupol on saturday evening. he s shown driving around in a car, and also visiting what appears to be a child ren s playground. and other footage shows him visiting a theatre, and talking to a group of people on a street, before visiting a flat. the visit came at the end of a week when the russian president was charged by the international criminal court with forcible abductions of ukrainian children. the trip to mariupol which w
Defiance, this matters, because this city for ukraine is a symbol of its resistance from last year, and that may be one of the reasons why he s visited it. james landale in the ukrainian q. james landale in the ukrainian capital kyiv. some financial news and talks are taking place in switzerland about a possible takeover of the troubled bank credit suisse. it s understood that the country s biggest bank, ubs, is in negotiations to buy all, or part, of the organisation. credit suisse had been caught up in the market uncertainty triggered by the collapse, nine days ago, of america s silicon valley bank. it had been offered an emergency credit facility of more than $50 billion by switzerland s central bank but that had not prevented a sharp fall in its share price. analysts say a takeover deal by ubs could be finalised before the markets re open on monday. our business correspondent marc ashdownjoins me. it is still very, very unclear, isn t it, what s shape this might take, but there i