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
their everyday lives. this government their everyday lives. this government is their everyday lives. this government is acting - their everyday lives. this government is acting as| their everyday lives. this government is acting as arsonists rather government is acting as arsonists rather than government is acting as arsonists rather than firefighters, it s grossly rather than firefighters, it s grossly irresponsible. tens of thousands rally across the us to call for stricter gun laws, in the wake of recent mass shootings. 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 if you re watching in the uk or around the world. 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 sa
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
the nation as demonstrators demand stricter gun laws. cnn correspondents spanned out across the country to cover the push for gun reform. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. we start in ukraine, where officials are claiming progress in the south, as russian shelling rains down on the east. ukraine has been pushing forward with this counteroffensive in the kherson region, and president volodymyr zelenskyy says another area has been cleared of russian troops. here he is. translator: the ukrainian military gradually liberates the territory of the kherson region. the day the village of tevriska was added to the list of those returned to our state. there are several areas in. russian artillery is playing a big role in the fighting in the east. the ukrainian governor says heavy weapons are dismantling buildings in entire neighborhoods in severodonetsk. russia now controls most of the city, but the governor says ukrainian troops are still fightin
and aircraft. all kidding aside, he s come off the sidelines. he s retired, helped us identify and get ahead of the challenges that arise at our ports, our railroads, and on the road. this is about reducing costs for families. you know, i have to admit to you, a lot of the elected officials have been in office for a while. every once in a while something you learn makes you viscerally angry, like if you had the person in front of you, you would want to pop them. i really mean it. there are nine major ocean line companies that ship from asia to the united states. they form three consortiums. these companies have raised their prices by as much as 1000%. so everything coming from asia, 90 some percent of it is stuff coming from asia. they ve raised it by 1000%. that s why i called on congress to crack down. they re foreign-owned shipping companies that raised their prices, while raking in just last year $190 billion in profit. a sevenfold increase in one year. sevenfold increase