help britain become more attractive, help more investment flow into our country, yes, i m absolutely prepared to take those decisions. more rail disruptions this time it s the london marathon that could be affected as rail workers announce more strike dates next month. and a peak audience of around 28 million people watched on tv as the queen s coffin was carried through london. and coming up in the sport over on the bbc news channel: england s cricketers mark their first match in pakistan for 17 years with a victory in the first t20 game in karachi. good evening. president putin is paving the way to try to annex a significant area of ukraine that are being occupied by russian forces. officials in the russian controlled areas in the donetsk, luhansk, kherson and zaporizhzhia region have announced they plan to hold referenda onjoining russia in the coming days. ukraine and the us have said such ballots would be an illegal sham. russia has suffered a serious of setbacks on th
to ensure economy grows. it s six in the morning in singapore, and 6pm in new york where world leaders are taking part in a un meeting which is already being dominated by ukraine. russia s invasion was always going to be at the top of the agenda, but events on tuesday have brought the war into even sharper focus. officials in russian controlled areas in the east and south of ukraine have announced snap referendums onjoining russia. it appears to be part of a push by moscow to accelerate their annexation, in response to serious setbacks on the battlefield. we have set a course of reunification with russia and will not turn back from it. based on the results of the referendum i will personally appeal to the president of the russian federation of vladimir putin with request for proof as soon as possible. and i m sure this procedure will not take much time. sure this procedure will not take much time- much time. how is the global community much time. how is the global communit
it s seven in the morning in singapore, and 7pm in new york where world leaders are taking part in a un meeting which is already being dominated by ukraine. russia s invasion was always going to be at the top of the agenda, but events on tuesday have brought the war into even sharper focus. officials in russian controlled areas in the east and south of ukraine have announced snap referendums onjoining russia. it appears to be part of a push by moscow to accelerate their annexation, in response to serious setbacks on the battlefield. in areas newly liberated by ukrainians forces, disturbing accounts of torture by russian soldiers are continuing to emerge. our senior international correspondent orla guerin reports now from the city of izyum i want to warn you orla s report contains some distressing testimony. in the centre of izyum, the heart of darkness. ukrainian investigators say the russians turned this police station into a torture chamber. we were taken down to the ce
fourth hour of fox & friends. and we this is fox, and we really are friends, and we re glad you re here with us. [laughter] will: thanks for spending your labor day with us. rachel: so grateful. by the way, the barbecue came from new jersey, and it was delicious. will: something tells me that s not a new jersey accent. [laughter] rachel: no. but he did make it in new jersey. path president pete: he said i can take this real stuff and bring it up to the yankees up in the northeast, and they ll love it. it s really good. [laughter] rachel: oh, i love it. he s a great barbecuer, also a great baker. those are some of the best chocolate chip cookies i ve ever had in my life. pete: national tailgating day. we are psyched that it s almost football season well, it is football season for college, and this week is the fox & friends fantasy football draft. if you weren t tuning in earlier on the show, will cain is the, if not the commissioner, the shadow commissioner of the ne
And prince harry and meghan are in nigeria as part of the dukes promotion of the invictus games. You are watching bbc news. More on those solar storms with an expert explaining how that happens, the link between the sun and those storms, in the next 15 minutes or so. Lets talk about ukraine for now. More now on Russian Forces launching a surprise new Ground Offensive in ukraine crossing the border into the northeastern Kharkiv Region. For months fighting has been focussed in the east where russia occupies large areas. Fridays attack may be an attempt to open a new front and intensify pressure on kharkiv, which is the countrys second largest city. Small groups of Russian Troops with armoured vehicles pushed through the front line military sources say they advanced a kilometre, before being pushed back amid reports of sustained russian shelling. Earlier i spoke to maria avdeeva, a security analyst from ukraine. I asked her to explain, what is happening in kharkiv city and in the region t