week s catastrophic earthquakes. and the state of western australia tries to poach more than 30,000 key workers from the uk. hello and welcome to the programme. next week marks the first anniversary of russia s invasion. ahead of that ukraine s president zelensky has been speaking to the bbc s world affairs editor john simpson reflecting on what s happened and what may happen ahead. mr zelensky claimed his troops could keep defending their country until they are able to launch a counter offensive. and crucially he ruled out conceding any territory to russia in a potential peace deal. a warning that there are flashing images in this report. a year on, president zelensky may be stressed and deeply tired, but there s a definite spring in his step. compared with the last time i met him, four months ago, he seemed a lot more confident, even though russia may soon unleash a new onslaught. translation: they are coming from several directions - and we understand it but we are h
and a huge payout by william hill one of the world s biggest betting companies after the uk regulator issues it with the largest penalty it s ever imposed. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to the programme. we begin today in the united states where police who are investigating a mass shooting at a primary school in nashville say the attacker had legally purchased seven guns and hid them at the family house. audrey hale, a 28 year old former pupil, shot six people dead, including three children, all nine years old, and the school s head teacher before being shot and killed by officers. let s take a look at gun violence in the us. a mass shooting is defined as four or more people being injured or killed. it s only march, and there ve been over 130 mass shootings across the us so far this year. and there ve been more than 600 mass shootings in each of the last three years. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal sent this repor
discover a harmful gene. it s seven in the morning in singapore, and 8am injapan and south korea. both countries have hailed a new chapter in their troubled relationship. it came after leaders of the two countries met at a summit in tokyo as both face increasing challenges from china and north korea. the leaders announced agreements on trade, security and cultural exchange. i m joined now by our tokyo correspondent shaimaa khalil thank you forjoining us on the programme. this is a big moment for these two leaders what are some of the top issues that they have addressed? the top issues that they have addressed? i m looking at the headhnes addressed? i m looking at the headlines of addressed? i m looking at the headlines of the addressed? i m looking at the headlines of the broadcast - addressed? i m looking at the headlines of the broadcast in l addressed? i m looking at the i headlines of the broadcast in the top three headlines are all about the south korean leaders v
we begin with the race to get more aid into southern turkey and northern syria, where the death toll from last week s earthquakes has now surpassed 41 thousand. millions are still left without shelter in freezing conditions with little food and poor sanitation. the challenge in northern syria is particularly difficult the political situation is unstable after years of war and control of the border is split between the syrian government and rebel groups. until today aid has been routed through a single crossing point at bab al hawa. our correspondent laura bicker has been there and sent this report. every day in antakya, relatives huddle around piles of rubble that were once family homes, waiting for news. but rescue efforts have slowly become recovery missions, and now, as workers comb through bricks and dust, the hope is of finding a body to say a final farewell. 30 people are entombed in what is left of this building. layers of concrete are pulled apart to reve
we begin with the race to get more aid into southern turkey and northern syria, where the death toll from last week s earthquakes has now surpassed 41,000. millions are still left without shelter, in freezing conditions, with little food and poor sanitation. the challenge in northern syria is particularly difficult the political situation is unstable after years of war and control of the border is split between the syrian government and rebel groups. until today, aid has been routed through a single crossing point, at bab al hawa. 0ur correspondent laura bicker has been there and sent this report. every day in antakya, relatives huddle around piles of rubble that were once family homes, waiting for news. but rescue efforts have slowly become recovery missions, and now, as workers comb through bricks and dust, the hope is of finding a body to say a final farewell. 30 people are entombed in what is left of this building. layers of concrete are pulled apart to reveal the remai