peacefully we have to take action including military action but today, ukraine virtually produces or manufactures nothing, they have been dry to maintain their manufacturing capability but actually they have been importing things for free. free loading. but, you know, it will come to an end sooner or later. we can join my colleague vitaly shevchenko who has been watching the news conference, it s been going on for about an hour so far and what are the main headlines? so about an hour so far and what are the main headlines? about an hour so far and what are the main headlines? so far we have seen a very the main headlines? so far we have seen a very heavy the main headlines? so far we have seen a very heavy focus the main headlines? so far we have seen a very heavy focus on - the main headlines? so far we havej seen a very heavy focus on ukraine. vladimir putin yet again defended his so called special military operation against ukraine by saying russia was forced to star
by dangerous delays. crews are enduring long waits outside accident and emergency departments in england, because hospitals are struggling to deal with overcrowded wards. nhs england says it has recruited more staff and increased bed capacity, but acknowledged the system was under considerable strain. sharon barbour reports. it s been a long night for margaret. there were ambulances backed up outside. two hours in an ambulance. finally able to get off the ambulance and into a&e, margaret then faced a long wait. she told us she s been here for 14 hours. margaret s 73, and has had no sleep. what was it like last night when you came in to a&e? there were ambulances parked out there. there s ambulances parked out there today. there s no beds. you know, and there s people on trolleys in the corridors. waits in a&e here have been as long as 30 hours, with hospital bosses now warning of even worse to come, as they cope with a sharp rise this week and patients arriving. in the foot
my guest is a palestinian doctor, izzeldin abuelaish, whose three daughters and niece were killed in an israeli tank strike on his home in the gaza strip in 2009. at the time, he said he felt no bitterness. and, soon after, he published his award winning autobiography called i shall not hate. now, he has lost 22 more family members in these current bombings. is he still preaching his message of forgiveness and peace? dr izzeldin abuelaish, welcome to hardtalk. now, nearly 15 years ago, you lost three of your eight children when an israeli shell fell on your home in gaza. please do relate to us what happened. 16th january 2009. ..were what we called a war. and what is war? war is not the soldier who is going to kill and to be killed. it s about innocent human being, in particular, women and the children. during the 21 days of the war, with my children at my home, expecting the worst, who will be killed? i used to let three of my children to sleep beside each wall, in case any
home, it conditions. if you can t warm your home, it can conditions. if you can t warm your home, it can impact on your mental health home, it can impact on your mental health we home, it can impact on your mental health. we are being told to be prepared health. we are being told to be prepared for the cold weather. don t -et prepared for the cold weather. don t get caught prepared for the cold weather. don t get caught out. look after vulnerable people if you can and look after vulnerable people if you can and look after ourselves and keep warm. 0k, stay look after ourselves and keep warm. ok, stay warm. thank you. let s take a look at today s papers. the impact of the upcoming strike by ambulance staff leads the telegraph. it warns that elderly people who fall at home are facing being left without an ambulance when paramedics and 999 callers walk out later this month. meanwhile, the times says ambulance bosses will plead with unions to protect heart attack and stroke pat