hello and welcome. president putin is expected to hold a ceremony in the next few hours to declare that four ukrainian regions willjoin russia. the kremlin says luhansk, donetsk, zaporizhzhia and kherson voted to join russia in recent, self styled referendums. but ukraine and the west have dismissed the votes as a sham. ukraine insists its goal of fully liberating the country will never change, regardless of any statements from moscow. our ukraine correspondent, james waterhouse, has been to one village close to the front line, as well as where russia now sees as a new border. there aren t cues to the front line from this side. war with russia is trying to cause new water. it feels like driving into a vacuum. devoid of communities but not damaged. in the village here, it s mostly women and not many. the men and children have left now. life 11 miles from the enemy is not easy. translation: miles from the enemy is not easy. tuna/mom- miles from the enemy is not easy. translatio
territories in ukraine, but the us says it will never recognise russia s claims. meanwhile ukraine says 23 people were killed when a russian missile hit a convoy of vehicles carrying civilians. search and rescue efforts continue in florida, after hurricane ian caused widespread destruction. record numbers of nurses are quitting the nhs in england more than 40,000 have left in the last year. steve wright will host his final radio 2 weekday show this afternoon, but stressed he is not retiring and will continue at the station. the prime minister liz truss and chancellor kwasi kwarteng will meet the head of the office for budget responsibility, the uk s independent financial forecaster this morning. they ll discuss the fallout frpm last week s mini budget. while the watchdog offered to prepare a draft forecast in time for last friday s mini budget, that offer wasn t taken up. forecasts from the 0br give an indication of the state of the nation s finances and there have been cal
markets. meanwhile, ministers continue to defend plans. we had to act really quickly continue to defend plans. we had to act really quickly last continue to defend plans. we had to act really quickly last friday - continue to defend plans. we had to act really quickly last friday to - act really quickly last friday to give people confidence on energy. in give people confidence on energy. in the afghan capital kabul a blast targeting students preparing for exams kills at least 19 people. record numbers of nurses are quitting the nhs in england with more than 40,000 leaving in the last year. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. in ukraine, 23 civilians have been killed in the southern city of zaporizhzhia after a russian missile struck a convoy of vehicles. that s according to the governor of the province. initial pictures that have started coming in show ambulances arriving at the scene. 0ur correspondent who s just arrived there reports that
i was talking to someone with extraordinary knowledge, experience, history. i used to look forward to it. welcome. a period of national mourning for her majesty queen elizabeth ii has now started, led by her successor king charles iii. earlier on friday, the new king arrived at buckingham palace after travelling from balmoral in scotland, where the queen died on thursday at the age of 96. in his first address to the people as monarch, charles fought to contain his emotion as he thanked his late motherfor her decades of service. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports on the day s events. from buckingham palace, an address to the nation by britain s new king. it began with a tribute to his mother, the late queen elizabeth. throughout her life, her majesty the queen, my beloved mother, was an inspiration and example to me and to all my family, and we owe her the most heartfelt debt any family could owe to their mother for her love, affection, guidance, understanding a
today, again, church bells across the country, including the storied westminster abbey and st. paul s cathedral rang out. today mourners mourn the loss of the longest-reigning monarch in british history. across the country and on ships at sea, the british armed forces fired salutes to honor her majesty. one round was fired for each of the 96 years she lived. all eyes on her eldest son, king charles iii, and his wife, now the queen consort, camilla. they returned from balmoral castle, where they were greeted warmly by the crowd in attendance, some of whom broke out in song. god save our gracious king god save the king we love you, king charles. we love you so much. one member of the crowd was so overjoyed she planted a kiss on his cheek. minutes later, a historic site, the king of england walking into the royal residence in england, buckingham palace, one of many symbols of change today and likely in the days to come. the new king spoke today in his new kaps any