hello and welcome to bbc news. ukraine says it s enduring heavy russian shelling in the city of lysychansk, as the battle for the east of the country intensifies. lysychansk is the last ukrainian held city in luhansk, part of the industrial donbas region that russia is focussing its military power on. these pictures from russia s state owned domestic news agency, ria, show drone images of battles near the city. but kyiv denies russian claims that the city has been encircled. meanwhile, two more britons captured by russian forces in ukraine have been charged with being mercenaries, according to russian state media. it comes after two other british men were sentenced to death last month. joe inwood reports. andrew hill travelled to ukraine to help fight the russian invasion. dylan healy went there to help evacuate civilians. both men now face being tried as mercenaries in an unrecognised separatist court. they would not be the first to appear there. last month, aiden aslin, sha
and distinctive creatures. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. new allegations have emerged against chris pincher, who resigned from the government on thursday, after he was accused of groping two men in a private members club the night before. mr pincher, who admits that he d had too much to drink, says he s now seeking professional help. he denies the latest claims which are made in a number of sunday newspapers. borisjohnson is facing questions about how much he knew when he appointed mr pincher as the deputy chief whip in february. here s our political correspondent helen catt. it was what it claimed happened an evening of drinking here, that called for the resignation of chris pincher, to suspension as a conservative mp. in the papers today, there are more claims denied by mr pincher, at other locations, stretching back a number of years, and among them, that he made unwanted physical advances towards three male mps, including once in a palm tree bark and once in hi
the entire region of luhansk. kyiv denies carrying out a series of attacks across the russian border, which have reportedly left at least four dead. and a warning in the uk that the number of people being admitted to hospital with covid is expected to rise again. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 7am in singapore and 1am in the danish capital, copenhagen where police say three people have been killed in a shooting at a shopping centre. there are also many injured. the mayor of copenhagen says it s a very serious situation, and one person, a danish man, has been arrested and charged with manslaughter. eyewitnesses have spoken of chaotic scenes after the man opened fire inside the fields shopping mall, the country s biggest shopping centre. police have not been able to establish the attacker s motives. it s not known whether he was acting alone. there is a heavy police presence across the copenhagen region. our security correspondent gord
live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 6am in singapore, and midnight in the danish capital, copenhagen where police say several people have been killed in a shooting incident in a shopping centre. this happened just a few hours ago now. there are also many injured. the mayor of copenhagen says it s a very serious situation, and one person, a danish man, has been arrested. eyewitnesses have spoken of chaotic scenes after the man opened fire inside the fields shopping mall, the country s biggest shopping cnetre. police have not been able to establish the attacker s motives. it s not known whether he was acting alone. there is a heavy police presence across the copenhagen region. our security correspondent gordon corera reports. chaos on a sunday afternoon, as gunfire erupts inside the fields shopping centre, in copenhagen. some shoppers fled the complex, other tried to find cover, desperately seeking hiding places. translation: we were just |
the unforgettable scenes of desperate afghans clinging to a c-17 at the airport in kabul trying to escape the clutches of the taliban happened a year ago today. defining image of a strategic and humanitarian disaster marking the turning point of a presidency back here at home. one that we still consider today. as we say good morning. good to have you with us. i m bill hemmer and hello at home and hello to you. a i m dana perino this is america s newsroom. it has been a year but i feel like i can remember every moment of this whole two weeks that we watched it. maybe six weeks we watched the world change. heartbreaking images that stunned americans. thousands of afghans crowded the airport and ran after planes taxiing on the runway. president biden faced backlash and also from our allies for the botched u.s. withdrawal but he refused to budge. president biden: i am president of the united states of america. and the buck stops with me. i m deeply saddened by the facts we no