the strictest of water restrictions. a presidential visit: k pop supergroup bts speak out against hate crimes in america. it s a great honour to be invited to the white house tonight to discuss important issues of anti asian hate crimes, asian inclusion, and diversity. cheering and jubilant scenes in bradford as europe s youngest metropolis wins the contest to become the uk s next city of culture. hello and welcome. president biden has confirmed that the united states will provide ukraine with more advanced rocket systems, something the ukrainians have long been requesting. mr biden said it would enable ukraine to strike russian targets more precisely. in the last 2a hours, a russian air strike hit a chemical plant in the eastern city of severodonetsk, releasing a cloud of dangerous gas. residents have been told to stay in bomb shelters to avoid the fumes. both sides are suffering heavy casualties here and the ukrainian command may decide on a tactical retreat. russia now occ
i m @annitabbc or you can use the hashtag #bbcyourquestions. borisjohnson s standards adviser says there is a legitimate question over whether the british pm broke the ministerial code after getting fined for partygate. but his colleagues still insist he won t need to resign. these are significant issues but we have had range of accountability and transparency around it. i don t think this ends in a leadership challenge. tech firms are urged to do more to make it safer for women and girls to be online. from fine china to fish and chips we go on a whistle stop tour to see what merchandise has been created hello and welcome, if you re watching in the uk or around the world. within the past 2a hours, both the us and germany have announced that they re to send new weapons systems to ukraine. germany has this morning promised kyiv an air defence system the iris t system which chancellor olaf scholz says will enable ukraine to defend an entire city against russian air attac
this is bbc news. i m victoria fritz with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the us says it s sending more advanced rocket systems and munitions to ukraine to fight against russian forces. it comes as russia pounds the key city of severodonetsk in the east, and as an air strike on a chemical plant releases dangerous gases. translation: given the presence of large-scale chemical production in donetsk, the russian army strikes there, including blind air bombing, arejust crazy. in other news: the so called mega drought shows no sign of abating as californians once again suffer
welcome to bbc news, i m david eades. our top stories: russian forces pound the key city of severodonetsk in eastern ukraine increasing their control of the area as an air strike on a chemical plant there releases dangerous gases. translation: the directionl of the situation in the donbas given the presence of large scale chemical production in donetsk, the russian army strikes there, including blind air bombing, arejust crazy. one week after the mass school shooting in texas, we hearfrom parents grieving the loss of their daughter and paying tribute to her talents. cheering. after more than two months of full lockdown, shanghai eases its covid restrictions, and bts, south korea s k pop supergroup, visits the white house to speak about anti asian
this is bbc news. our top stories: the us says it s sending more advanced rocket systems and munitions to ukraine to fight against russian forces. it comes as russia pounds the key city of severodonetsk in the east, and as an air strike on a chemical plant releases dangerous gases. translation: given the presence of large-scale chemical production in donetsk, the russian army strikes there, including blind air bombing, arejust crazy. one week after the mass school shooting in texas, we hearfrom parents grieving the loss of their daughter and paying tribute to her talents. and bts, the k pop supergroup, visits the white house to speak about anti asian hate