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New yorks metropolitan opera held a special concert for ukraine on monday night to offer solace and support to the country and its people. the performance was broadcast live internationally, including into ukraine. the proceeds from the sold—out performance will be donated to charities helping those in ukraine with relief efforts. the bbc�*s new york correspondent nada tawfik was there. at the met�*s famed opera house, a show of solidarity with ukraine. in response to the haunting scenes f...

Buildings here, where he has been inspecting the hungarian relief effort. this is a crossing where about 1200 people have been coming through every day. viktor 0rban, the prime minister, has come down to meet some of the hungarian relief workers here, run by one of the main charities. he will be speaking to the media in a moment. i am going to try and put a question to him. and. try and put a question to him. and, nick, do try and put a question to him. and, nick. do you _ try and put a question...

Threat named anywhere, it threatens us all. >> millions of ukrainians have already left. these childrens being treated for cancer, boarding a medical train over the border in poland. none of them knowing, exactly when theyll ever be able to make that journey home again. greg, sky news. >> well, britons are opening their homes to refugees fleeing the war. and will receive 350 pounds from the government as a thank you. this calls from criticism as the uk for the refugee crisis. michael explains th...

Accommodation just like that? im just thinking about the practicalities here. whilst clearly theres a demand from lots of people for more to be done, in practical terms, these things can take time, cant they? whether it be housing, thinking about schooling, for instance. theres huge questions here. but, chris, thats precisely the point. this is more complicated than previous cohorts of refugees that weve seen. you know, for example, one of the charities today was telling me that because were exp...

So with high fives and hugs, we invited them in, made them feel at home and that was the most important thing that we felt safe, secure. >> reporter: we asked roman how he is settling in. >> all thing considered. >> just one example of the kindness of strangers in the midst of war. lisa holland, sky news, warsaw. well, there are calls on the government to help 14% of uk households who are off grid without access to gas as the war in ukraine causes further volatility in the energy market. chari...

Long would that take? i assume it | would be in one day, yes. because long would that take? i assume it i would be in one day, yes. because a lot of— would be in one day, yes. because a lot of people — would be in one day, yes. because a lot of people at the borders and a lot of people at the borders and a lot of— lot of people at the borders and a lot of checkups, so about that. and what health — lot of checkups, so about that. and what health did _ lot of checkups, so about that. if. w...

Absolutely. poland has felt the pressure. more refugees arriving from ukraine into poland than any other country and it has now crossed that staggering figure of 2 million refugees in the last three weeks. this is the arena, the constant venue on the edge of crack off which is being used as a registration centre. and this is where they come to give their details and get a polish id number —— edge of krakow. that is so they have the right to live and work as promised by the polish government ...

Happening. i mean, supporting it from outside means with, with equipment. thats one thing. but actually putting our war fighters overhead in a country where the russians have a lot better surface to air missiles than what we fought in any other campaign in the last twenty years and the moment one of them gets shot down, then that is going to escalate things to to be honest, open it. mark, guys, great to have your opinion on this, sir. we appreciate it. i said tomorrow its actually today in ukrai...

Im sure that the british public are able to, some people be able to, some wont, so they will be able to make their own decisions. >> interesting initiative, lets discuss with our political correspondent, tamara coat. what do you make of this? clearly, some people are being briefed about this. the minister this morning, suggesting, we may have to wait a little for the detail. that seems to be happening quite regularly. >> there will be a new scheme, announced on monday a humanitarian scheme who d...

Will die for everything i love, and i will not retreat. if this country is invaded and everybody is saying well, weve got to evacuate, we got to leave, i will not. i will dig my boots in the arkansas soil and fight for the people that i love, the land that i love and the way of life that i love but im not going overseas to fight. i dont know whats going on. >> tucker: a lot of people you see on tv would leave instantly if we were invaded, theres been polling that shows it pretty clearly. you sho...