russia is facing a further round of western sanctions. the eu announced a tenth wave of measures and the united states has imposed restrictions on more russian individuals and businesses. now on bbc news ukraine: a year on the frontlines. over the past 30 years or so, i ve covered conflicts in the middle east, in the balkans, and in africa, but this is unlike anything that i have ever known. this is a war that we did not expect to see in europe in our time. there was a sense that the security architecture that we knew, the safety, the security, that we thought we had since the end of the cold war, that was gone. i was here injanuary and february of last year counting down to the invasion. i was sure it would come, but it turned out to be even worse than i expected. we were in mariupol, which is a port city in the east. it s only 30 miles from the russian border. but inside the city, there was this surreal atmosphere of calm. and i remember we went to film in a supermarket.
it will affect both routine and emergency care. and roald dahl s multi million selling children s books are to be printed in their original form after a backlash against editing them for modern audiences. hello and welcome to bbc news. the us presidentjoe biden has ruled out sending f 16fighterjets to ukraine, saying the planes are not needed, for now. it comes despite increased pressure from ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky for urgent air support to help protect its skies from russian attacks. president zelensky has marked the first anniversary of russia s invasion of ukraine by hailing his nation s year of invincibility. he said his country had endured a year of pain, but that victory was inevitable with continued western support. our kyiv correspondent, james waterhouse, reports on how the first anniversary was marked. the morning war rained down on ukraine. air raid siren. a shadow with haunting consequences. the once unthinkable playing out as the world looked on.
we are live in ukraine as the country marks a year to the day since russia s invasion. we have a special report on the battle for one strategic town. a t20 world cup semi final. on bbc london: a year after the war in ukraine began and coming up in sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel. harry brook breaks another test record to put england on top in the second test against new zealand. action for three days, it s got a pretty difficult to deal with across the nhs. there will be other parts of the nhs taking industrial action in march. there will also be ambulance worker strikes on 6th march, 8th march, 20th march involving three separate unions. there is no strike action in scotland after a higher pay offer and some unions are considering an offerfrom the welsh and some unions are considering an offer from the welsh government. the royal college of nursing is in talk with ministers about pay in england. but no news yet on how that is progressed. thank you. pol
if the week, the polish president said that if the war week, the polish president said that if the war would last another year, there if the war would last another year, there would be a threat of russia invading there would be a threat of russia invading another country. how are you stopping the russian aggression here? you stopping the russian aggression here? is you stopping the russian aggression here? s it you stopping the russian aggression here? is it theoretically possible for russia here? is it theoretically possible for russia to invade another country? for russia to invade another country? for russia to invade another count? ., ., country? unfortunately, yes, i believe this country? unfortunately, yes, i believe this is country? unfortunately, yes, i believe this is possible. - country? unfortunately, yes, i believe this is possible. and . country? unfortunately, yes, i. believe this is possible. and that can happen. i can explain why. you see
bill designed to make it easierfor people to change their legal gender. china s population has fallen for the first time in 60 years, with the national birth rate hitting a record low. and in the tennis, andy murray beats italian matteo berrettini in a thrilling five set match at the australian open. scotland s first minister, nicola sturgeon, says a decision by the uk government to block a bill passed in scotland is outrageous and has vowed to fight it in court. the legislation had aimed to make it quicker and easierfor trans people to change gender but uk ministers say it would have a significant impact on equality laws. our lgbt and identity correspondent lauren moss explains. it split the political spectrum, and now it s causing divisions in the united kingdom. scotland s gender recognition reform bill, to simplify the process for people to change their legal sex, was voted through just before christmas, but not without controversy. thank you. the next. shame on you! an