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Another batch. we did another batch yesterday and they sold out almost immediately. >> rachel: if i was ukrainian kid i would want one for sure. obviously people around the world do, too. know it is going to direct relief which is doing so much good work. if you want to place an order, you can go to citizen brick.com. i will give you the last word. anything else you want to tell us about what you hope to accomplish with this campaign? >> we just would like it thank everybody as of right now we h...

I think the government is moving at pace. i think its working things out as it goes along. i think perhaps there could be more planning put into it. but we are where we are. the government is talking to my organization refugee council and other charities and trying to create a system that works asingively as possible. i think one of the things that must be looked at now by governments, is it taking control of this matching process? at the moment its a bit of free for all, ukrainian refugees gett...

Teh government offering hosts £350 a month if they take in a refugee for at least six months. 0ur political correspondent helen catt gave me more details about the process. initially it is only going to be for people who have been named ukrainian refugee who will come to stay with them stopping the process moves on again on friday when they will need to fill in a longer form and they will name that person that they want to come in with them. the reason for doing that at this stage is because it...

Pressure from rising energy, fuel and food costs. it comes as official figures, released this morning, show the cost of living continued to soar last month. prices rose by 6.2% in the 12 months to february — the fastest for 30 years. the figures lay bare the challenge the chancellor faces ahead of his spring spending statement. mr sunak faces growing calls to offer more support as household budgets are squeezed. so what new measures might he consider? there is speculation the chancellor could ...

And that was vera who was playing to lift the spirits of those in the bomb shelters in ukraine, have either of you reached out to her or her from either of you reached out to her or herfrom her? either of you reached out to her or her from her?— either of you reached out to her or her from her? no, actually, ithink we had already _ her from her? no, actually, ithink we had already collected _ her from her? no, actually, ithink we had already collected our- her from her? no, actually, i think| ...

Or any other property you may own, for the next six months. its the fastest way in which we can get people out of danger and into the united kingdom. it isa it is a case already whether its through society or social programmes it is a case already whether its through society or and john sutherland has already been preparing his home in london for ukrainian refugees. while theyre here, i try to make them as welcome as possible. try to make their life enjoyable and not stressful, and make them fee...

What it shows is that, despite the kremlin�*s almost total control of the media, its still struggling to persuade some people within the system that what the kremlin is doing is right. as for marina 0vsyannikova, she has reportedly been detained by police, and the tv channel, channel one russia, has launched an internal investigation. 0ur russia editor steve rosenberg in yuroslav, russia. the european union has announced its approved a fourth set of sanctions against russia. france, which curr...

Twenty two of them were taken down by air defense systems, but the average military base took a great deal of damage. so it is possible that some of the military assets there were moved here to the lviv airport. all we know for the moment, though, is that there was a strike. we have no word on casualties. well bring you more details as soon as we get them and we will get back to you in moments. jonathan, thank you . ukraines president vladimir zelenskyy says he is thankful to president biden for...

Fleeing fighting in ukraine, since the russian invasion, some 2.5 million have left in search of safety elsewhere. neighbouring european countries have taken in vast numbers with minimal checks, but the uks approach has faced criticism from some for being too strict and too slow. we are already doing everything we can. michael gove confirmed at least 3000 visas for those with family links to the uk had now been approved and said a new scheme allowing people to offer a spare room or empty propert...

Our reporter danjohnson is at krakow train station for us this morning, where a huge relief effort is under way. good morning. massive relief effort under way. dan, some of the larger cities are struggling to cope with the numbers of people arriving, arent they? things are getting really difficult and weve come back to krakow relay station because it is the hub for the entire relief effort. this is where everybody arrives from the border, from ukraine, getting off trains and this is sort of the ...