this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i m samantha simmonds. ukraine says the expected large scale russian offensive in the east of the country is under way. translation: no matter how many of the russian troops i are there, we will be fighting. we will defend ourselves and we will do everything that we must to keep what is ukrainian. over 200 children have been killed and many more injured during russia s invasion. we have a special report on the impact of the war on the next generation. a us federaljudge throws out the covid 19 mandate forcing people to wear a mask in public buildings or on public transport. and, as parliament returns, the british prime minister is expected to apologise to mps after he was fined for breaching covid rules at
buffoon untrustworthy leader just three of the words used to describe boris johnson. but the most common word was liar. this is a wordcloud put together by the polling companyjl partners. they asked 2000 voters what they thought of the prime minister. it was a nationally representative sample of the population and 72 percent of the responses were negative. tomorrow the prime ministerfaces mps from across the house in parliament for the first since he was fined for breaching covid rules and then he ll address his own party in the evening. let me throw this to you. are you surprised when you hear about that word cloud or look at it? plat word cloud or look at it? not reall . word cloud or look at it? not really- one word cloud or look at it? not really. one has word cloud or look at it? not really. one has to word cloud or look at it? iirrt really. one has to put it in context. the phenomenon that boris johnson is. a lot of those words were being used about him two or
james cook, bbc news, perth. tomorrow the prime minister boris johnson will face mps for the first time since he was fined for breaching covid rules, as politicians return to westminster following the easter break. our political correspondent nick eardley is in westminster tonight. and nick, what can we expect tomorrow? i don t think there are many expecting an easy first day back for borisjohnson. his critics make two key arguments. one, he should resign because he broke the very coded laws he introduced in two, he misled parliament when he told mps all the rules had been followed at all times in downing street. in his statement tomorrow, expect the prime minister will apologise again. his team say he understands the strength of feeling in the country. but it is also clear that mrjohnson doesn t
hello, i m nuala mcgovern. you re watching the context on bbc news. breaking news this hour ukraine s president says russia s large scale offensive to take control of the east of ukraine has begun. president putin says the west has scored an own goal by imposing sanctions against russia but moscow s mayor says thousands ofjobs are at risk in the city. borisjohnson will address mps tomorrow the first time since being fined for breaching covid rules will he do enough to win back the public? and as a new teaser trailer for the top gun sequel is released find out which one of our panel has a connection to the film s star. tonight with the context, from london former culture secretary and now conservative peer ed vaizey
and the latest fallout from the prime minister breaking covid lockdown rules. the telegraph says that the home secretary, priti patel, has flown to the rwandan capital, kigali, and will set out details of the agreement later. the daily mail also carries the story. it reports how the government s scheme will be part of a broader plan to take back control of illegal immigration . worst is to come, pm that s the headline in the daily mirror, as it leads with the latest on borisjohnson s fine for breaching covid rules. the paper quotes a downing street source, who warns that mrjohnson could face another three fines. the guardian s front page also focuses on the prime minister s lockdown breach. it says his position could come under threat after mps return from recess on tuesday, and quotes a number ten source calling this week the calm before the potential storm .