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The situation on the ground seems to be locked into a slow war of attrition that will bring more shocking images like this while the world waits and hopes maybe talks will eventually bring a ceasefire. we will discuss this throughout the programme. ukranian refugees wanting to come to the uk can start applying for visas to be sponsored by british families from today. more than 150,000 people have registered for the scheme by offering a room in their home or a vacant property, but there have been some delays in matching up refugees and sponsors. our special correspondent lucy manning has spoken...

Here — farfrom it. houses are ready, but those sponsoring refugees complain the system isn't. how many houses have you got in the community for ukrainian refugees? we've got 35. and how many refugees have come so far? zero. and how long do you think it's going to take for the first ones to start coming? i would say, if my people get here in a week, i'll be happy. it could be two weeks. they have got no heating. they're running out of money. is it your birthday soon? rebecca lewis is sponsoring maria and her two children, currently living in a room with ten people after fleeing ukraine. we pu...

We put their visa application through, but it's taken us hours and hours. the homes for ukraine scheme is absolutely brilliant, but there are some issues with the process that is blocking people being able to help these refugees fast enough. in poland, steve mclean found the clothes he brought to donate weren't needed — homes were. he's trying to help some of the refugees come to britain, where he has 25 other homes lined up in his community. just really frustrating. we have applied for one family to go to the uk, but the visa application process has been taking them a long time. it needs to...

Over 100,000 people signed up. >> critics of the scheme, including opposition labor party say that there's not enough urgency, and the visa application process is too complicated. >> that's about it for this. week >> we're gonna leave you with some images of the mini british children coming together to support ukraine. >> they've been raising money by going to school in ukrainian colors. >> see you next week!

But the uk government says it is moving as quickly as possible to help people find safety, and it says the home office has streamlined the visa process to welcome people faster. but most of the 150,000 rooms offered are still empty. lucy manning, bbc news. the latest snapshot of the state of the uk economy and the public finances will be published by the chancellor of the exchequer in his spring statement tomorrow. rishi sunak is under mounting pressure to bring forward new measures to help households with the sharply rising cost of living and the expected economic impact of the war in ukraine...