from being declared independent. and queen elizabeth ii becomes the world s second longest serving monarch only louis xiv of france has ruled for longer. hello and welcome to bbc news. ukrainian officials in the town of severodonetsk say they re still in control of the azot chemical plant where hundreds of civilians have been sheltering. the governor of the region said fierce fighting was cotinuing. it comes as ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky has said his troops are running low on ammunition as they try to repel russian invaders in the east. mr zelensky says his forces are holding on for now as they engage in fierce street fighting but he appealed for more help from western powers. helena wilkinson has the latest. this is the east of ukraine, in the donbas region, it s one of the areas russian forces have focused their firepower. ukraine soldiers are still holding out here, but the intense fighting goes on. ukraine s army says it is running low on artillery she
showers for england, and wales for the most part, it s a dry day with some warm spells of sunshine throughout the day, really. now, on the satellite picture, we can see a lot of cloud coming into north western areas. and it s this cloud that s bringing those widespread showers at the moment to northern ireland, scotland and a few into the north west of england as well. now, through the day, into the afternoon, those showers become a little bit less widespread, so there ll be a bit more sunshine poking through the clouds here. it stays quite windy, though, with gusts into the 30s mph. further south, the winds lighter, there ll be more sunshine and it will feel warm with just a bit of fairweather cloud. temperatures reaching about 23 in the warmest areas, overnight, a few showers in scotland, but then later in the night, we ll see this area of rain develop in the western isles and the highlands. away from the northwest, though, it s a dry night with some clear spells and tempe
china says it ll fight to the very end to prevent taiwan from being declared independent. and queen elizabeth ii becomes the world s second longest serving monarch only louis xiv of france has ruled for longer. hello and welcome to bbc news. reports from eastern ukraine say a huge chemical plant in the town of severodonetsk where hundreds of people have been sheltering is on fire. the governor of the region says the azot plant had come under intense bombardment but was still under ukrainian control. the fierce fighting comes as ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky says his troops are running low on ammunition as they try to repel russian invaders in the east. and he s appealed for more help from western powers. helena wilkinson has the latest. this is the east of ukraine, in the donbas region, it s one of the areas russian forces have focused their firepower. ukraine soldiers are still holding out here, but the intense fighting goes on. ukraine s army says it is running l
good to be here, nick. i m sorry to mention the powerlessness! when you watch the tory infighting this week, who is going to be leader? and nobody says keir starmer. it s, will it bejeremy hunt, will it be borisjohnson? does it increase that sense of frustration, of not being in power? the frustration of not being able to do things is huge, and you re right, we ve had 12 years of this now. we are nearly going to have been as long out of power as we were in power. and yes, there s just this massive difference, and it is incredibly frustrating. i think it s also. it s frustrating in terms of all the things that you can do in government, but also frustrating watching them right now, because it feels like they are damaging everybody. we re going to talk about politics, as it were, in a while. but just talking about you, do you ever feel, as these years have passed on, years of opposition, maybe i had my moment, maybe it s time to do something else ? and seeing your husband ed
their everyday lives. this government their everyday lives. this government is their everyday lives. this government is acting - their everyday lives. this government is acting as| their everyday lives. this government is acting as arsonists rather government is acting as arsonists rather than government is acting as arsonists rather than firefighters, it s grossly rather than firefighters, it s grossly irresponsible. tens of thousands rally across the us to call for stricter gun laws, in the wake of recent mass shootings. china says it ll fight to the very end to prevent taiwan from being declared independent. and queen elizabeth ii becomes the world s second longest serving monarch only louis xiv of france has ruled for longer. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. reports from eastern ukraine say a huge chemical plant in the town of severodonetsk where hundreds of people have been sheltering is on fire. the governor of the region sa