know we must ask ourselves and all of our allies, what more can we do, what more ammunition can be provided, what extra production can we invest in, what weapons do we have to help the ukrainians in this fight? and we have been discussing this today. and there is the question about what we can do in terms of medium and longer range missiles. i make this point, because it is a sovereign decision for every country, but in terms of what britain has done, i know what we have given to the ukrainians has helped them resist this appalling invasion and fight back against russian aggression. in ukraine itself, russian forces are advancing in the east, and many who live there are packing their belongings, and moving away. ukraine says its forces are holding on, but in the donetsk region, several villages have been captured after invading forces took the town of avdiivka, and there are fears more settlements could follow. james waterhouse has been to meet families living just behind the
four survivors originally from the ivory coast and guinea gave their accounts to coastguards after being brought ashore. the three men and a woman had initially been rescued by a cargo ship. on monday, according to a recent report from the international organisation for migration at least 4m refugees drowned between january and march, marking the deadliest three month period since 2017. the report also reveals over the past decade, the mediterranean sea has claimed around 25,000 lives. these grim numbers do not fully capture the extent of the tragedy as the actual death toll might be even higher. in recent days there have been a number of rescues from the island and these pictures from the weekend show rescue workers helping migrants in trouble on the lampedusa coast. 0ur rome correspondent sofia bettiza has been following the story. this is not the first tragedy in the mediterranean sea this year. as you mentioned, we do know that 41 migrants died, and they were killed i
bickering and nonsense. truer words never been said. the reidout with joy reid is up next. tonight on the reidout it s about trying to pull the wool over the eyes of america. because the tyrants and dictators of the world are on the march today. so who wins with this ludicrous embarrassing spectacle? orban wins, putin wins, xi wins, the tyrants of the world win. if one more reason to celebrate donald trump and his cult followers. congressman jamie raskin speaking the truth as biden s special prosecutor robert hur testifies before a congressional committee with the latest republican attempt to smear the president comes up embarrassingly short. also, raphael warnock joins me as polls close in his state s presidential primary, and he has a warning about voter suppression ahead of the presidential election this fall. plus, a new u.s. intelligence report suggests israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu could be on thin ice due to the war in gaza. today, i spoke w
i have to be honest, we are not going to be able to turn things round straightaway but we will get to work on that. hollywood s biggest night kicks off later with the oscars and all eyes will be on oppenheimer to see if it can break the record for the most wins. hello, i m anna foster. a us military ship is headed for gaza, carrying equipment to build a temporary port for aid deliveries. the us military confirmed the ship set sail in the last few hours from a military base in virginia on its way to garzo but it will take time to construct a port. time is in short supply. the un warning and a quarter of the population of gaza, more than half a million people are currently facing famine. there is a separate aid ship with around 200 tonnes of food that has been loaded on board over the last few days which are still waiting to be given the all clear to set sail from cyprus. the eu announced this over the weekend, a joint operation between the eu, the uk, the us and others and the
going to be able to turn things around straightaway, but we will get to work on all of that. and hollywood s biggest night kicks off later with all eyes on oppenheimer to see if it can break the record for the most wins at the oscars. the budget the government unveiled on wednesday has left the shadow chancellor with a major headache. jeremy hunt cut national insurance by 2p for the second time in six months, as well as adopting two of labour s policies, which it planned to use to fund breakfast clubs in schools and extra nhs appointments, if the party wins the next election. earlier, the shadow chancellor, rachel reeves spoke to the bbc s laura kuennsberg and started by talking about how they plan to raise money now. we are committed to the extension of working rights, including banning the national welfare and is a key component of our growth plans, and britain has never had one before. the idea is to live it in private sector investment alongside a government endowment to