with the latest. also in the programme: in the uk, police in liverpool arrest a man who was targeted by a gunman in a shooting that left a 9 year old girl dead. and we ll be live from florida where democrats have picked charlie crist to take on republican heavyweight ron desantis in the upcoming race for governor. we start in ukraine, which is marking two important dates. six months since the start of the russian invasion and 31 years since its independence, after the fall of the soviet union. this is in the ukrainian capital. while traditionally we d see a military parade today there are ukrainian tanks and seized russian military hardware on display. and we saw the ukrainian president and the first lady laying flowers at the wall of remembrance in kyiv honouring those killed defending the country. here s mr zelensky. translation: we only care about our land, we will fight for it until the end. we have been holding strong for six months. it s tough but we have clenched
Of them who arent happy. Arsenal crushed chelsea 5 0 to move clear in the premier League Title Race as it heads towards the thrilling conclusion. Baroness Floella Benjamin is honoured by bafta for her work supporting young people and pioneering diversity in childrens television. It will develop into a sunny dry day for many but more cloud in the east and the south west producing some showers and still a key northerly wind down the east coast. All the details later. Its wednesday the 24th of april. Our main story. More than 50 survivors of the migrant Boat Disaster in which five people died off the coast of france are recovering in england this morning, having declined to be rescued by french authorities. The incident took place just hours after parliament approved a bill to allow the uk to send some Asylum Seekers to rwanda. The government has said the new law will reduce illegal Channel Crossings but some migrants have said it wont deter them from trying. Graham satchell reports. The
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