the special ukrainian spirit. 100 days ago, the front line came to kyiv s doorstep. towns like irpin bore the brunt with people and pets desperate to get out. the russian troops ultimately couldn t get in. there is still, though, a giant question mark over whether they will come back for kyiv. that hasn t put the city off, though, trying to heal. for some families, that will take time. 0ne ukrainian soldier killed while defending the city of slovyansk is taken to his final resting place. followed by his mother, vladyslava. bogdan was 26 years old. his first name means, given by god , because his parents had waited so long to have a child. translation: we have to win, there is no other way. - there is no other way. we are going to win. this collective grief has not killed the fight. translation: we don t need the sky, ground or sea to be closed. let them come here. it will be easy to kill them on our land. we need weapons, we will take care of the rest. now it s time for a
justin trudeau, said there was no reason anyone needed guns in their everyday lives, except for hunting or sports shooting. ahead of the platinum jubilee celebrations this week at super size images of queen elizabeth have been projected onto stonehenge and in the south west of england and each of those images marks a decade of those images marks a decade of her rain. for many, queen projects and enduring image of britishness around the world and thisjubilee week our royal correspondent looks at the queen s iconic public image. one of the most photographed and painted people in the world. sometimes a vivid presence in public life, orjust a quiet part of our everyday. being king or queen is an exclusive club. jordan s king abdullah is in a unique position to understand the pressures and privilege of monarchy. his father, king hussein, became king in 1952, the same year as the queen s accession. a close family bond that continues today. when you look at her majesty, you look at
pressure moves westwards from scandinavia. not many isobars on the charts. the winds are going to be very light but what this area of low pressure will do is create further showers. there will be quite a bit of cloud around on monday morning, still a few bright or sunny spells coming through but into the afternoon, the showers become extensive and widespread. some of them heavy, particularly across south west england where the wind will bash together to give a line of conversions and along that we will see some of the day s heaviest showers and thunderstorms that will probably stretch into parts of the south midlands and central southern england. is immune from a shower. because there is not much wind, the showers could last for quite a long time. on tuesday, more showers in the forecast but they showers are going to get a bit of a kick from a trough in thejet going to get a bit of a kick from a trough in the jet stream. that means that means that showers will be much heavier
expecting an invitation back. top gun: maverick looks set to put him back on top and bring some solid, much needed business to cinemas around the world, struggling to recover from the impact of covid 19. a central feature of the cannes film festival this year has been the war in ukraine. that disconcerting reality has made its presence felt in numerous ways, from president zelensky giving a live video address to the opening night audience here at cannes to severalfilms made by ukrainian film makers or shot in ukraine being shown here at the festival. but can these movies really make any difference to what s happening with the war, to people s lives on the ground in ukraine? a church basement seen in the documentary mariupolis 2 shows the desperate lives of citizens who ve lost their homes through the devastations of war. it comes from lithuanian director mantas kvedaravicius, who was killed allegedly by russian solders in april.
if we wanted to make a war film or a film about that glorifies combat, we would ve been blowing people away from the beginning to end. it s a film about character, and essentially, the end big battle, the adversary is faceless, the opponent is symbolic of the character and his conflict. having any fun yet? now, 36 years later, we have top gun: maverick sequel. the film has been getting outstanding reviews. it s seen as less jingoistic than its predecessor. the 59 year old star has been on a charm offensive promoting his film. 0n the french riviera, there was a lot of love for him. he is very nice. he played very good. he s very famous and he s serious about his life, you know? very professional, so i think he s a good guy. your reputation precedes you. i have to admit, i wasn t expecting an invitation back. top gun: maverick looks set to put him back on top and bring some solid, much needed business to cinemas around the world, struggling to recover from the impact of