president volodymyr zelensky has called for ukraine s candidacy tojoin the european union to be speeded up. he said membership should be quick and not take decades. earlier, his chief of staff accused russia of waging a war on ukrainian civilians, in response to military defeats. there were missile strikes overnight on a resort near the black sea port of odesa. the emergency services say 19 people died and more than 30 others were injured in the attacks. a block of flats and a recreation centre were hit. our corresppondent in kyiv, joe inwood, has the latest. today we had another attack, once again using these old soviet era missiles which hit a resort town just to the west of odesa. it was a nine storey apartment block that was hit as well as a holiday complex. a 12 year old boy is amongst the dead. now, what s interesting about the odesa attack today is it happened maybe 12 hours after the russians had been pushed off an island called snake island in the black sea. now, tha
of the british grand prix and belgium s yves lampeart won the first stage of the tour de france. more on the bbc sport website and app. here in the uk tens of thousands of people will be marching at pride events this weekend to celebrate the lgbt plus community. it s 50 years since the gay liberation front organised the uk s first ever pride parade in london paving the way for the britain s gay rights movement. our lgbt and identity correspondent lauren moss has been speaking to some of the group s founding members. it s an explosion of colour, celebration. happy pride. ..and protest. pride is back where it began, with those who started it 50 years ago. the gay liberation front was formed in the early 1970s by a group of students and young activists in london demanding equality and a change in society. i was here on the first march. i was a 16 year old who had just been thrown out of school for being gay.