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through the first line of russian defences. our security correspondent frank gardner has been working with the bbc verify team to determine whether ukraine is making any significant process. ukraine s big counter offensive in the south is making progress, but how far have their troops really got and can they break through russia s defences to turn the tide of this war? let s just remind ourselves. the dark red area is the area occupied by russian forces. the purple area is ground that the ukrainians have recaptured. the russian defences consist of two major lines, each composed of several interlocking obstacles trenches, anti tank devices, minefields, all covered by artillery. the ukrainians have had to spend most of the last three months picking their way through minefields like this one. you can see the hidden mines circled in red here. and they re doing this on foot, sometimes at night, often underfire, hence the slow progress to date. they re also having to find t ....
series, has died. from the 1960s tv series. hello and welcome to world news today. theresa may s efforts to form a working government despite losing her majority in the uk general election are gathering pace. a minor party from northern ireland is reported to have agreed to help her party get their programme through parliament. according to downing street, they have reached the outline of an agreement with the democratic unionist party, or dup, who are pro brexit and socially conservative. a downing street spokesman said: earlier, it was announced that the prime minister theresa may s two top advisers had resigned, following pressure from members of her own party. they ve been replaced by one of the losing conservative candidates, the former housing minister gavin barwell. our political correspondent alex forsyth reports. they were at the heart of power, the prime minister s closest advisers for years. but nick timothy and fiona hill were accused of having too ....
theresa may has reached an agreement to give her a working majority in the british parliament despite having lost her majority in the general election. she has reached the outline of an agreement with the small democratic unionist party, or dup, from northern ireland. a downing street spokesman said this. we welcome this commitment which can provide the stability and certainty the whole country requires as we embark on brexit and beyond. whatever the future holds for mrs may, she ll face it without her two closest advisors. nick timothy and fiona hill have resigned following pressure from mps. our political correspondent, alex forsyth, reports. past friends, now even closer political allies. without enough mps of her own, theresa may has turned to the democratic unionist party to help herform a government. she signalled her intention yesterday in this address. we will continue to work with our friends and allies in the democratic unionist party in particular. our two ....
through parliament. the prime minister was left eight seats short of an overall majority in the general election. theresa may has also confirmed to german chancellor angela merkel that britain is ready to begin brexit negotiations as planned in the next couple of weeks. our political correspondent, alex forsyth, reports. past friends, now even closer political allies. without enough mps of her own, theresa may has turned to the democratic unionist party to help herform a government. she signalled her intention yesterday in this address. we will continue to work with our friends and allies in the democratic unionist party in particular. our two parties have enjoyed a strong relationship over many years, and this gives me the confidence to believe that we will be able to work together in the interests of the whole united kingdom. with its ten seats won on thursday, the dup will back theresa may on key votes like the budget. it s not a full coalition, but a looser agreem ....
to german chancellor angela merkel that britain is ready to begin brexit negotiations as planned in the next couple of weeks . our political correspondent alex forsyth reports. past friends, now even closer political allies. without enough mps of her own, theresa may has turned to the democratic unionist party to help herform a government. she signalled her intention yesterday in this address. we will continue to work with our friends and allies in the democratic unionist party in particular. our two parties have enjoyed a strong relationship over many years, and this gives me the confidence to believe that we will be able to work together in the interests of the whole united kingdom. with its ten seats won on thursday, the dup will back theresa may on key votes like the budget. it s not a full coalition, but a looser agreement. the details, scant so far. now they re politically centre stage, prompting renewed scrutiny of their policies by some here in westminster. pro ....