this is bbc news, the headlines at six: doubts over power sharing in northern ireland sinn fein are in line for the first minister s role at stormont, but the democratic unionists say they won t take part unless new brexit trading rules are scrapped. if the eu do not show flexibility, we have always said we will take the action we need to take as the uk government to ensure northern ireland s place in part of the internal market and protecting the good friday agreement is absolutely there. labour hits back at fresh claims over keir starmer s lockdown meal with colleagues saying he didn t break covid rules. more than 60 people are thought to have been killed after a russian bomb hit a school in eastern ukraine. the us first ladyjill biden has made a surprise trip to ukraine.
this is bbc news. the headlines at 8:00pm. doubts over power sharing in northern ireland sinn fein are in line for the first minister s role at stormont but the democratic unionists say they won t take part unless the uk government scraps brexit trading rules. we as the uk government want a resolution on this with the eu but we ve never taken anything off the table for the people of northern ireland. more than 60 people are thought to have been killed after a russian bomb hit a school in eastern ukraine. meanwhile the us first ladyjill biden has made a surprise trip to the country. she s visited a temporary shelter
earlier i spoke to our correspondentjoe inwood in western lviv, who explained the latest visitors who have been travelling to ukraine. there are other interesting selected today. firstly, first ladyjill biden of these come here, her husband hasn t. she met with first lady 0lena zelenska foot up it s the first time the ukrainian first lady has been seen in public since the start of the war. there are concerns at the beginning of the conflict that she would be targeted by russian assassin, so that was two first lady together, may be 400 kilometres south of here at a children centre. we have heard justin trudeau, prime minister of canada, went to irpin head of a meeting with president zelensky later today, and a very surprising one, you to front man bono and the edge put on surprise performance in a kyiv subway station. u2 front
this is bbc news, the headlines at six: doubts over power sharing in northern ireland sinn fein are in line for the first minister s role at stormont, but the democratic unionists say they won t take part unless new brexit trading rules are scrapped. if the eu do not show flexibility, we have always said we will take the action we need to take as the uk government to ensure northern ireland s place in part of the internal market and protecting the good friday agreement is absolutely there. labour hits back at fresh claims over keir starmer s lockdown meal with colleagues saying he didn t break covid rules. more than 60 people are thought to have been killed after a russian bomb hit a school in eastern ukraine. the us first ladyjill biden has made a surprise trip to ukraine.
the focus is of course on the children, and it s considered a happy and relative non partistan event in an otherwise divicise city. things can get colorful, like in 1927 when first lady grace coolidge entertained a crowd of children by holding up her pet raccoon. not a rabbit, but a raccoon. go figure. first ladies often get the chance to shine at such events, including eleanor roosevelt taking part in the event in 1936. the egg roll is a chance for the first couple to share the spotlight, like in 1982 when ronald and nancy reagan found themselves literally surrounded by easter cheer. and for presidents of all political stripes, it s a chance ot show their softer side. here s president 0bama, bending down to speak with kids who are taking part in the competition. i want to turn back to you. talking