Hopefully rest and reflect a bit, we are here at deadline white house. Our thinking about the families 4700 miles away in ukraine. With this Holiday Season it must feel like for them. Christmas eve mark ten months since the start of a russian war that has not let up. Even now, as we head into the thick of winter. When russia unleashed that first air strike on february 24th, it was the largest attack on the european state since world war ii. It is a gut punch that capture the worlds attention more than any other, came less than two weeks later. Putins forces laid siege to the port city of mariupol, unleashing ripped through a Children Hospital and maternity ward, sending pregnant women fleeing for their lives. We are only beginning to grasp the scope of the atrocities there. According to the bbc, Satellite Images show that since june, more than 1500 new graves have appeared at a mass burial site inside mariupol. Devastating. And yet. And yet the twice impeached, disgraced ex president c
hopefully rest and reflect a bit, we are here at deadline white house. our thinking about the families 4700 miles away in ukraine. with this holiday season it must feel like for them. christmas eve mark ten months since the start of a russian war that has not let up. even now, as we head into the thick of winter. when russia unleashed that first air strike on february 24th, it was the largest attack on the european state since world war ii. it is a gut punch that capture the world s attention more than any other, came less than two weeks later. putin s forces laid siege to the port city of mariupol, unleashing ripped through a children hospital and maternity ward, sending pregnant women fleeing for their lives. we are only beginning to grasp the scope of the atrocities there. according to the bbc, satellite images show that since june, more than 1500 new graves have appeared at a mass burial site inside mariupol. devastating. and yet. and yet the twice impeached, disgraced
prince william and his wife kate mark the fifth anniversary of a catastrophic tower block fire in london in which 72 people died. in beijing, thousands of people are being locked down and millions face compulsory testing after a surge in covid i9 cases. music plays and could the best be yet to come? after nine years together, the k pop supergroup bts announce they re taking a break to focus on their solo careers. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. a last minute intervention by the european court of human rights has blocked the uk government s plan to send seven asylum seekers to rwanda, under a controversial new policy. the home secretary, pritti patel, said she was disappointed but would not be deterred and preparations for a second flight were under way. mark lobel reports. going nowhere. boris johnson s reminder going nowhere. borisjohnson s reminder plan to curb immigration grand canal. this flight was
are being locked down and millions face compulsory testing after a surge in coronavirus cases. music plays and could the best be yet to come? after nine years together, the k pop supergroup bts announce they re taking a break to focus on their solo careers. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. a last minute intervention by the european court of human rights has blocked plans by the british government to send seven asylum seekers to rwanda under a controversial new policy. the home secretary, priti patel, said she was disappointed, but would not be deterred and preparations for a second flight were under way. mark lobel reports. going nowhere. borisjohnson s rwanda plan to cut immigration grounded for now. this flight was originally meant to take over 100 asylum seekers to rwanda, thenjust a handful, when finally all passengers were removed following a series of legal challenges. it s particularly galling for the government, coming on the day more tha
the home secretary, priti patel, said she was disappointed but would not be deterred, and preparations for a second flight were underway. mark lobel reports. going nowhere. borisjohnson s rwanda plan to cut immigration grounded for now. this flight was originally meant to take over 100 asylum seekers to rwanda, thenjust a handful, when finally all passengers were removed following a series of legal challenges. it s particularly galling for the government, coming on the day more than 300 people arrived in dover after attempting to cross the channel in small boats. the exact journey this policy is meant to deter. britain s partner in this, the rwandan government, remains on board. we are undeterred. we are committed to this partnership and we stand ready to welcome the migrants when they do arrive in rwanda. and so we will wait to see what happens, but on our part we are ready to receive the migrants. the european court of human rights, which is separate to the european union,