welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the united nations has described the war in ukraine as a horror story of violations against civilians , and says there s growing evidence war crimes may have been committed. on saturday it will again be attempted to establish humanitarian corridors out of the besieged southern port city of mariupol, which russian forces have been trying to fully capture for several weeks. our correspondent catherine byaru hanga is in southern ukraine. a warning her report contains some images viewers may find upsetting. haunting, apocalyptic scenes in mariupol. rapid explosions russia has bombarded this city into near submission. once home to about 500,000 people, thousands are believed to have been killed. emergency workers from russia are filmed here, retrieving the dead. moscow has repeatedly denied that its troops are responsible for the mass killings of civilians in ukraine, but mariupol s mayor says some of the worst war
of tens of thousands of people stuck in mariupol. the french presidential election campaign has concluded and voters now have a day to reflect on the competing claims of the two remaining candidates, emmanuel macron and marine le pen. voting is on sunday in an election which is being closely monitored across the european union and beyond. a woman has been found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter following the death of her 7 year old son. hakeem hussein was found dead in a garden in birmingham in november 2017. he was severely asthmatic and coventry crown court was told he was left alone without his inhaler. our midlands correspondent phil mackie reports. hakeem hussein was a frail young boy who died because his mother cared more about getting her next fix than looking after him. laura heath smoked heroin and crack cocaine. her addiction had spiralled out of control in the months before he died. she even used her son s inhaler as a makeshift crack pipe. they lived in squa
hello and welcome to bbc news. the ukrainian government has urged the united nations to do more to bring those trapped inside the city of mariupol to safety. it s urged the un secretary general, antonio guterres, to intervene immediately. he s meeting president putin in moscow next week and then travelling on to kyiv. on saturday, there ll be another attempt to establish humanitarian corridors out of the besieged southern port city of mariupol, which russian forces have been trying to fully capture for several weeks. simonjones has the latest. under attack, ukraine s second city, rq. russia was much assault is intensifying. the dangers are clear. despite the destruction, some residents are determined to stay. we destruction, some residents are determined to stay. determined to stay. we are auoin to determined to stay. we are going to fight- determined to stay. we are going to fight. to determined to stay. we are going to fight. to fight - determined to stay. we are going
to reflect on the competing claims of the two remaining candidates, emmanuel macron and marine le pen. voting is on sunday in an election which is being closely monitored across the european union and beyond. now on bbc news, carmen roberts heads to chile with the travel show to see the results of what some people are calling the world s biggest rewilding project. this week on the show. going wild in chile. we have actually found dear. can you see him in the distance? treasure hunting in lebanon on. and on board a leaky boat in crocodile infested waters.- leaky boat in crocodile infested waters. ~ ., ., , infested waters. we have lots of water in infested waters. we have lots of water in my infested waters. we have lots of water in my boat. - infested waters. we have lots of water in my boat. i - infested waters. we have lots of water in my boat. i don t i of water in my boat. i don t know exactly why yet, but here it is. chile and patagonia, a place where tradition is me
Im katty kay in washington, Christian Fraser is in london. And berlin is in chaos. Throughout the years of financial crisis, the rise of populism and brexit, germany has been a beacon of stability in europe. Angela merkel, the steady hand in turbulent times. Some even called her the new leader of the free world. But suddenly the chancellor looks vulnerable and german politics is a mess. Her Coalition Talks fell apart last night when the pro business fdp party decided to pull out. So what now . The breakdown in negotiations raises the possibility of a snap election. Though for now president Walter Steinmeir has told the parties to get back to work to try to find some compromise. The longer it goes on, the greater the uncertainty for mrs merkel. From berlinjenny hill reports. She promised germany a government for christmas. Instead, Angela Merkel has delivered an unprecedented political crisis. Not much to applaud. In the early hours of this morning, mrs merkel admitted she couldnt form