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
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
the consumption, spending that we all make on the high street and in discretionary goods is already in decline. fierce street fighting in eastern ukraine president zelensky says his forces are holding on , but warns troops are running low on ammunition. tens of thousands rally across the us to call for stricter gun laws, in the wake of recent mass shootings. 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. the uk transport secretary grant shapps has said the government is preparing to lift a ban on agency staff filling in for striking workers. the potential change in legislation could allow companies to hire temporary workers to cover roles to prevent disruption. if the plan goes ahead, it will not come in time to affect the planned walkout by 40,000 rail workers at the end of this month. speaking on the bbc s sunday morning programm
To develop one of the largest untapped oil and gas fields in uk waters. Rosebank which is about 80 miles west of shetland is one of the largest untapped discoveries in the region. Experts say it contains up to 350 Million Barrels of oil. Production could start in 2026 with extraction continuing until at least 2030. Its thought that around 69,000 barrels of oil could be produced every day. That would equate to around 8 of the uks total output. And there would also be natural gas with around 44 million cubic feet of it produced per day during the projects lifetime. The Energy Secretary Clare Coutinho said, we need oil and gas on the path to net zero so it makes sense to use our own supplies from north sea fields. The jobs and billions of pounds this is worth to our economy will enable us to have Greater Energy independence. But there has already been criticism. The Environmental Group greenpeace says, relying on fossilfuels is terrible for our Energy Security, the cost of living, and the
The green light to develop one of the largest untapped oil and gas fields in british waters. Rosebank lies in the north sea, about 80 miles west of shetland. Experts say it contains about 350 Million Barrels of oil. Production could start in 2026, with extraction continuing until at least 2030. Its thought that about 69,000 barrels of oil could be produced every day. That would equate to about 8 of the uks total output. There would also be natural gas, with about 44 million cubic feet produced per day during the projects lifetime. The Energy Secretary Clare Coutinho says. The news has not gone down well with climate campaigners. Heres tessa khan, executive director of uplift, a group that has been working to stop Rosebank Being opened up for oil and gas production. I think we need to be clear that this is a huge mistake on economic grounds, on Energy Security grounds and on Climate Grounds and the uk public do not stand to benefit from this field. With me is our Business Editor simonja