we start this hour with a special report from ukraine, from the southern port of kherson, which is under increased bombardment from russian forces, and where today the maternity ward of a hospital was among the places being shelled. kherson is often called the gateway to crimea and because of its strategic importance, was one of the first places taken by russian forces at the start of the war. it was liberated last month, in a significant gain for ukrainian troops. but civilians are now living with a daily onslaught of russian shelling. our correspondent yogita limaye has spent the last four days in kherson, with colleagues imogen anderson, sanjay ganguly and mariana matveichuk, and they sent this special report. a warning, it contains distressing images. kherson is being pounded. this where one of more than a0 mortars fell in a single day. a city haunted by relentless attacks. another shell hit near by between a block of homes. as the firemen worked, we heard the sound of
and the met reveals it is now investigating 1000 claims of sexual and domestic abuse involving around 800 police officers. we will have more on the view from number ten downing street on falling public trust in the police. also on the programme. a constitutional showdown as rishi sunak says he ll block the gender recognition bill passed by nicola sturgeon and the scottish parliament. the government at westminster stops the government of parliament here in edinburgh from doing what it wants to using a legal advice never used before. and yes, you guessed it, thatis before. and yes, you guessed it, that is prompting one heck of a row. what do we want? 10%! when do we want it? as teachers strike in scotland, seven new dates for action are announced for england and wales, affecting more than 23,000 schools. and after 30 years on the run, the head of the infamous cosa nostra mafia has been arrested in sicily. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel: no slip ups down unde
countries. they have for many years promoted the right to criticise power and protect the fundamental rights of citizens. they have made an outstanding effort to document war crimes, an outstanding effort to document warcrimes, human an outstanding effort to document war crimes, human rights abuses and the abuse of power. together, they demonstrate the significance of civil society for peace and democracy. this year s peace prize is awarded to human rights advocate from belarus. the russian human rights organisation and the ukrainian human rights organisation centre for civil liberties. ales bialiatski was one of the initiators of the democracy movement which emerged in belarus in the 19805. which emerged in belarus in the 1980s. he has devoted his life to promoting democracy and peace will development in his home country. he founded the organisation meaning spring in 1996 in response to the controversial constitutional amendments that gave the president dictatorial, there s
because of an extreme heatwave. people in the us state are being urged to turn down their air conditioning, switch off unneccesary lights, and avoid using major appliances in the afternoons and evenings. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. in three weeks time, italians vote in a general election. now, if the opinion polls are to be believed, the country is about to embrace a political movement with its roots in post war fascism. what would that mean for italy and for europe? well, my guest today, here at the ambrosetti forum a sort of italy style davos gathering is enrico letta, a former italian prime minister and leader of the centre left democratic party. is his effort to keep the far right out of power doomed to fail? enrico letta, welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much for the invitation. we appreciate your time, particularly because you are in the middle of a fiercely fought election campaign. would you accept