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russias expectations of a quick defeat and the taking of kyiv were quickly dismissed as ukraine fought back and reversed much of russias early gains. in kyiv, on the anniversary, a solemn ceremony. [ speaking non-english ] >> ukraines president zelenskyy remains the very public face of ukraines resistance and was defiant in his speech. >> translator: if we all do our homework, victory will be inevitable. i am certain there will be victory. >> western allies this week pledging more mili...

and smashed, but not trashed. why more of us are fixing rather than replacing our damaged devices. well be getting a masterclass in gadget repair. hello. lets return to our top story — its exactly a year ago today that russia launched its full—scale invasion of ukraine, beginning europes biggest conflict since world war ii. tens of thousands killed on both sides, and an estimated 13 million people displaced from their homes or made refugees abroad. the economic impact has been glob...

undergoing a blistering cross examination by the prosecution. they are trying to poke holes in his claim he did not kill his wife maggie and youngest son paul. >> on the stand murdaugh admitted he lied to police about where he was in the moments leading up to the killing and confessed to being addicted to opioids and stealing from clients. well have more in a few moments. first, it is hard to believe it has been one year to the day since russian troops and tanks rolled across the borde...

august 21st, an intelligence firm noticed the unusual presence of russian strategic bombers on site, spring break supersonic bombers designed to carry nuclear weapons. youre seeing the satellite imageries on your screen right now. then just days ago, on septembei intelligence spotted three more russian strategic bombers, t tu-95s. prior to august, there were no strategic bombers. now, as of this week, there are at least seven. ukraine is well within the range of both bombers. in relate...

also tonight... prices are still rising at their fastest rate for a0 years, with the cost of food a prime factor. tomorrows rail strike will go ahead, after talks between the rmt union and railway employers broke down. and a new tribute to the thousands who arrived from caribbean countries from the 19405 and made a huge contribution to british life. and coming up on the bbc news channel... britains harriet dart is hitting form a week before wimbledon, reaching the last eight at eastbou...

rights whose intervention prevented the fight from taking off at all. at a later he became the second independent ethics adviser to resign. the government was considering paying subsidies to steer manufacturers in the uk in breach of the rules. the code says ministers should not operate the law. downing street is considering suspending it. for lord geidt this was the last straw. on friday boris johnson escape these distractions to spend the day in two years and even among the allies ch...

and dubbed the next david attenborough, a conservationist kid meets one of his biggest heros. hello and welcome to bbc news. teachers are calling for more children in england to be urgently given free school meals — in order to support families struggling with the cost of living. they say the programme should be expanded to include all families who receive universal credit. in a letter to ministers, uniions are warning that more than two—and—a—half million children live in hous...

call for help from inside the classroom while police waited outside. were going to play that audio for you in a moment. plus, there are new details about a key figure in the response to that shooting, uvalde school district police chief pedro arredondo will not be sworn in to his newly elected city council seat today as originally planned. should he keep his job as police chief? >> critical question. also today, a bipartisan group of senators will meet on gun reform. president biden is...

Jack smith has secured his most valuable witness yet, mark meadows. Prosecutors dont hand out agreements like candy. Mark meadows was at the center of so much of this. He could speak to trumps mindset in a very specific way. Welcome, everyone. Im poppy harlow with Phil Mattingly in new york. We begin with the federal election interference case against donald trump. The former president s Chief Of Staff mark meadows we learned was granted immunity by special counsel jack smith and met with his te...

The hamas fighters broke through the border fence from gaza at these points marked in green, and then reached these areas in red. Israel says 700 of its citizens have been killed, with many others taken hostage. Israel has compared it to the 9 11 attacks and in retaliation, its launched a wave of air strikes on gaza, where nearly 500 palestinians have died. Live now to my colleague anna foster, whos in ashkelon, close to the gaza border. We are only a few kilometres from the border and i can hea...