Treatment. Hello and welcome to todays verified live. We start in ukraine where russia has carried out one of the deadliest strikes in months. Ukraines Defence Ministry says 49 people have been killed and 219 people have been injured. It Happened in poltava a city in the east of ukraine. Many people are believed to be trapped under rubble. The countrys Defence Ministry called it a barbaric strike against an educational establishment. President zelensky said it was a very difficult day for ukraine. Translation i have received preliminary l reports on the russian attack on poltava. According to the information available now, two ballistic Missiles Hit the territory of an educational institution and a neighbouring hospital. One of the buildings in the institute of communications was partially destroyed. People were trapped under the rubble. Many of them were rescued. More than 180 people were injured. Unfortunately, there are many dead. As of now, 41 people have been reported dead. My con
police in canada say they have arrested myles sanderson, four days after ten people were killed in a stabbing attack in saskatchewan. sanderson was one of two people wanted in connection with the stabbings the other his brother was found dead on monday. a motive for the killings still isn t clear. we can speak now to our north america correspondent, nomia iqbal, who s in melfort, saskatchewan. thank you so much forjoining us. a lot of reports at the moment but what exactly do we know? a, moment but what exactly do we know? ., , ., , know? a reminder for people, this manhunt know? a reminder for people, this manhunt has know? a reminder for people, this manhunt has been - know? a reminder for people, . this manhunt has been happening since sunday so today was the fourth day the police here in western canada were trying to find myles sanderson and this hunt has been taking place over three provinces and parts of canada. parts of canada europe. the prime minister of
allowed girls to go to secondary schools and most of afghanistan, the only country in the world to do so. china military launches fresh drills off taiwan. it s in response to a visit to the island by a new group of american lawmakers. and world leaders meet in an attempt to reach an agreement on a treaty to protect the world s oceans from exploitation. welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. broadcasting to viewers in the uk we begin in britain, which has become the first country to approve what its manufacturers are calling a next generation covid vaccine. the uk s medicines regulator has approved a new version of moderna s coronavirus vaccine the first to target both the omicron variant as well as the original strain of the virus. ministers say the vaccine will now form part of the autumn booster campaign. here s our medical editor fergus walsh: this is the start of a new era in covid 19 vaccines. until now, they ve all been designe
Borisjohnson intervenes again in the Brexit Debate calling for a strict time limit on any transition deal. Ukips new leader henry bolton addresses his Party Conference in torquay saying Mass Immigration is harming British Culture and overwhelming public services. A mans been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a young girl was dropped from a bridge into a river in bolton. Now on bbc news sir viv richards, sir wes hall and david lloyd recall the impact west indian players made on the Lancashire Cricket League over the last 90 years. This is a story about small white towns and the biggest black stars. We are talking about the best players in the world. These guys were clamouring to come and play in Lancashire League cricket. When east meets west. Rainy east lancashire meeting the sunny west indies. What a marvellous stroke. For the biggest name ever to play in the Lancashire League, it was a welcome to match. It was a special time in a home away from home. A story that starts
Have been stepping up efforts to stop the vote claiming that most voting stations have been closed. It follows a raid at the Catalan Governments i. T centre to disrupt electronic voting. The vote is considered illegal by the government in spain. The National Police have sealed off over a thousand schools which are intended to be polling stations. Its prompted the president of the Catalan National assembly to make this plea. Translation i want to make a plea to the police and appeal to their sense of responsibility and community. Well, this was the scene in madrid earlier people against the vote showing their support for a united spain. But many catalans say they are determined to vote. Heres our correspondent tom burridge who is in barcelona. This is how parents and people in this part of barcelona a scene repeated across the city and across the region of catalonia, are trying to keep this school open. They hope the police cannot get in if they organise activities with their kids and s