hello and welcome to you if you are watching in the uk and around the world. we begin in ukraine, where russia has launched missile strikes across the country, hitting residential areas, as well as energy infrastructure, plunging much of ukraine into an emergency blackout. this is the city of dnipro, where at least five people were killed and dozens injured when an apartment building was struck on saturday. according to the regional governor, several children were among those hurt. rescue workers are still combing the rubble for survivors. ukraine s president zelensky spoke earlier. translation: in the city of dnipro, | a residential building was destroyed i as a result of this russian strike. dozens of injured and traumatised people were rescued and being treated. clearing operations are ongoing and will continue throughout the night. how many people are under the rubble is still unknown. unfortunately, the list of the dead is growing every hour. our correspondent paul adams
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that reduces our carbon footprint and reduces harmful greenhouse gases. but for some, the government s plans don t go far enough. we re second only to the us in how much plastic waste is produced per person. that means we re the second biggest producers of plastic waste in the world. so we really need transformative change to happen. we need the government to be showing real ambition and taking the lead. we re actually looking for a 50% reduction in single use packaging, which would lead to the kind of change we need to see. the proposed ban in england only applies to cafes and restaurants, and not to single use plastic packaging for food and drinks sold in supermarkets. the government says it s working on separate plans for these retailers to cover disposal costs from 2024. sean dilley, bbc news. you can reach me on twitter. that is all from me for now,
plans don t go far enough. we re second only to the us in how much plastic waste is produced per person. that means we re the second biggest producers of plastic waste in the world. so, we really need transformative change to happen. we need the government to be showing real ambition and taking the lead. we re actually looking for a 50% reduction in single use packaging, which would lead to the kind of change we need to see. the proposed ban in england only applies to cafes and restaurants, and not to single use plastic packaging for food and drinks sold in supermarkets. the government says it s working on separate plans for these retailers to cover disposal costs from 202a. sean dilley, bbc news. you are watching bbc news. there is more on all of these stories on our website and on the bbc news app. you can reach me on twitter. i m @anjanagadgil.
to cafes and restaurants and not to single use plastic packaging for food and drinks sold in supermarkets. the government says it s working on separate plans for these retailers to cover disposal costs from 2024. sean dilley, bbc news. the british iranian man alirayza akbari, who was sentenced to death in iran, has been executed, according to iranian state media. mr akbari who was a former defence minister in iran was detained three years ago and charged with spying for britain, which he denied. the uk government yesterday urged iran to halt the execution and release him immediately. labour is calling on ministers to ban the forced installation of prepayment meters on financially stretched households until the spring. the intervention comes after citizens advice warned more than three million people across britain ran out of credit on their prepayment meter last year, because they could not afford to top up. marta newman reports.