of a key supreme court ruling. shanghai residents face more covid 19 restrictions as china tries to crush an outbreak. millions have now been locked in their homes for seven weeks we are restricted on the food we can get over the next few days. no commercial deliveries, no group buys just government approved food deliveries. there s also further restrictions on access to the hospitals. and a passenger with no idea how to fly is given instructions to land a plane in florida, after the pilot fell ill. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello, and welcome to the programme. ukrainian forces have been retaking a number of towns and villages, pushing russian infantry and artillery back towards the border. the fighting, which has led to a dramatic fall in russian shelling of kharkiv, has been slow and costly but ukrainian forces, say they now have the upper hand. kharkiv is just a0 kilometres from the russian border, and the russians retreat coul
israel gaza conflict. and the developments over the last few hours now. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has returned to tel aviv. this is his fourth the that make third trip there since the conflict broke out on october a temporary deal for paul s infighting is due to expire in the next few hours but talks have been ongoing in an effort to extend that temporary truce. senior israeli advisor told the bbc earlier that israel would agree to an extension as long as hamas continues to release hostages. earlier on, ten israeli and four thai hostages held by hamas in the gaza strip arrived in israel after being handed over to the red cross. two russian israeli women were also freed earlier. in exchange, israel announced 30 palace indian women and teenage boys have been freed from israeli prisons in return for the latest round of releases that we are seeing. meanwhile israel are still trying to confirm a claim by hamas that a ten month old baby, the youngest hostage being
moment. was there anything i missed? he said he really hoped the momentum round this would lead to further and deep negotiations and did make the point as we discussed that the aid that will be getting across is a fraction of what is needed at the moment. but he made the point anna, very much they are ready to go on the ground and he didn t comment, did he, on why we have seen this delay? did he, on why we have seen this dela ? ., ., , delay? no, he didn t. that is something delay? no, he didn t. that is something we delay? no, he didn t. that is something we have - delay? no, he didn t. that is something we have been - delay? no, he didn t. that is i something we have been trying delay? no, he didn t. that is - something we have been trying to work out. at this time yesterday the suggestion was everything was ready to go. there were timings which hadn t been officially confirmed for today but they were being widely reported last night. evening news programmes were talk
Religion and make it into a commodity. And unearthing the secrets of an ancient tomb as archaeologists discover a collection of mummies. Hello, and welcome. It is 7am in singapore and midnight here in london, where the Prime Minister, theresa may, produced a dramatic surprise she is seeking an early general election in june, three yea rs general election in june, three years ahead of schedule. The aim is clear, to increase her majority in parliament and give herself leeway in negotiations to leave the eu. Opposition parties welcomed the chance to offer the people an alternative to the conservatives. Our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg reports. Did she surprise them . Did she surprise you . Did theresa may even surprise herself . Her biggest decision as Prime Minister, taken only days ago. I have just chaired a meeting of the cabinet where we agreed that the government should call a general election to be held on the eighth ofjune. That was not her plan. But she says to get brexit don
Religion and make it into a commodity. And unearthing the secrets of an ancient tomb as archaeologists discover a collection of mummies. Hello, and welcome. It is 7am in singapore and midnight here in london, where the Prime Minister, theresa may, produced a dramatic surprise she is seeking an early general election in june, three yea rs general election in june, three years ahead of schedule. The aim is clear, to increase her majority in parliament and give herself leeway in negotiations to leave the eu. Opposition parties welcomed the chance to offer the people an alternative to the conservatives. Our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg reports. Did she surprise them . Did she surprise you . Did theresa may even surprise herself . Her biggest decision as Prime Minister, taken only days ago. I have just chaired a meeting of the cabinet where we agreed that the government should call a general election to be held on the eighth ofjune. That was not her plan. But she says to get brexit don