russia says its forces have completed the capture of soledar a small town in eastern ukraine that s been the focus of intense fighting. moscow called it an important step in its offensive which would allow russian troops to cut off ukrainian forces in nearby bakhmut. if russia s claims are true, it would be the first ukrainan town it has captured since july after six months of russian military setbacks. but ukraine s president zelensky says the battle in soledar is still under way. our ukraine correspondent, james waterhouse, reports. a salt mining town under russian assault, soledar has become a story of carnage and contradiction. after months of bloody fighting, an attempt by russia to give a clear message. for the first time, a claim to be in complete control, and that this town is the start of something bigger. the capture of soledar became possible due to the constant destruction of the enemy, says russia s defence ministry. by ground attack, aircraft, missiles and
some conservatives have been rallying around tory mp william wragg, who s apologised after admitting he gave other mps personal phone numbers to a man on a dating app. mr wragg told the times newspaper he was sorry for the hurt he d caused, but he d been scared because the individual had compromising information on him. the leader of britain s biggest teaching union says sexism in schools is increasing because of harmful content on children s phones. daniel kebede of the national education union says boys are watching aggressive and violent pornography, which completely are watching aggressive and violent pornography which completely distorts their view of women. he s calling for action from tech giants and the government. infrastructure and buildings are being inspected for damage in new york, after a rare east coast earthquake. the epicentre of the 4.8 magnitude quake was central newjersey. it briefly interrupted a un security council meeting and flights were su
i think there is self replicating misogyny that girls show to other girls, like, why haven t you put make up on today, or you ve put too much make up on today. l i think there is a great pressure to conform to a certain standard of, for example, outfit or body type or make up. and the access is all around them and it s 24/7. they have not got the ability to switch off. let s bring in the panel. annabel denham, deputy comment editor at the telegraph, and seema mehta, political writer at la times. depressing listening to this stitches there, what you make of it? unfounded but definitely the case that online pornography and degrading depictions of sex is teaching particularly with teenage boys to take you make of how to think about relationships as exploitative and they want to be the last we hear of it. teachers of raise concerns about sexist language increasing in schools, there have been research papers finding social media algorithms are amplifying misogynistic content to
the message of this powerful exhibition in eric cantona s adopted home is that sport can be about so much more than money. he s an icon. it can be about hope, and change, and evenjustice. nick robinson, bbc news, at the nationalfootball museum in manchester. thanks so much, really. the man acknowledged by the guinness book of world records as the world s most durable dj has died aged 98. ray cordeiro s demise comes two years after he retired from hosting his radio show at the hong kong public broadcaster rthk which ran for 51 years. born in hong kong of portuguese descent, he was known affectionately as uncle ray and the godfather of music . his dj career spanned more than seven decades. that s it from us for now. you can reach me on socials on instagram and twitter i m @bbcvishalasp. thanks for watching.