might never recover. yogita limaye, bbc news, kyiv. if you ve been affected by sexual violence, there are details of organisations in the uk, offering information and support. just go to bbc.co.uk/actionline. or you can call forfree, at any time, to hear recorded information on 0800 077 077. workers here have seen living standards fall for the third month in a row. that s because while wages are rising prices are still rising faster, according to the latest officialfigures. in the three months to february, average pay in the uk went up by 4% compared to a year earlier. but real wages fell by 1%
among the people we met, there is no relief that the russians have gone. because they have left behind deeply wounded lives that might never recover. yogita limaye, bbc news, kyiv. if you ve been affected by sexual violence, there are details of organisations in the uk, offering information and support. just head to bbc.co.uk/actionline. or bbc.com/actionline if outside the uk. or you can call forfree, at any time, to hear recorded information on 0800 077 077. the former conservative minister, crispin blunt, has apologised for his comments
five, six, seven years. in a statement, a government spokesperson says, they re clear much more needs to be done and they are recruiting more sexual violence advisers and boosting funding for victim support services by at least £440 million over the next three years. but for survivors of sexual violence, the wait for justice continues for now. lauren moss, bbc news. if you ve been affected by sexual violence, there are details of organisations in the uk, offering information and support. just go to bbc.co.uk/actionline. or you can call forfree, at any time, to hear recorded information on 0800 077 077. the uk s ministry of defence says moscow s current war plans remain focused on ukrainian positions near donetsk and luhansk, in the east. our security correspondent, frank gardner, has been looking at the military strategy both sides
information on 0800 077 077. president zelensky has been addressing the south korean parliament, saying he fears tens of thousands of people are likely to have been killed in russia s assault on the south eastern city of mariupol. ukrainian forces say they re now preparing for a last battle to control the port, but their ammunition is running low, with the city still surrounded. the other major front in the war is of course in the east, with president zelensky warning that tens of thousands of russian troops are gathering for a major offensive for control of the donbas region. there s evidence of a huge column of russian armoured vehicles on the move as part of the military operation. our defence correspondent, jonathan beale, is in eastern ukraine. jonathan, so many people there must be bracing themselves now for a coordinated russian attack.