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hello and welcome to bbc news. ukraine says it's enduring heavy russian shelling in the city of lysychansk, as the battle for the east of the country intensifies. lysychansk is the last ukrainian—held city in luhansk, part of the industrial donbas region that russia is focussing its military power on. these pictures from russia's state—owned domestic news agency, ria, show drone images of battles near the city. but kyiv denies russian claims that the city has been encircled. meanwhile, two more britons captured by russian forces in ukraine have been charged with being mercenaries...

temperatures above where we should be. this is bbc news — i'm frankie mccamley — the headlines. six new claims of inappropriate behaviour by former deputy chief whip chris pincher have emerged, days after he was suspended as a tory mp after allegations he groped two men. russia says it now controls the whole of the luhansk region in eastern ukraine — but ukrainian officials say they can't confirm the reports. the influential british theatre director, peter brook, who's career ranged from radical interpretations of shakespeare to broadway musicals, has died at the age of 97. tho...

And it will be a dry night for most. and so as we start monday morning commute, temperatures similar to recent mornings, around 10 to 13 degrees. a dry bright start for the vast majority could be a bit more cloud. isolated showers drift its way southwards across england and wales during the morning. more showers at times in scotland, northern ireland, but actually, very few in number. vast majority will have a dry day on monday, and temperatures 16 to 18 degrees across the north but feeling a bit fresher in the cloudier spots and the breeze, low 20s in the south. as we go through into tuesday,...