and without weeks of rain, the drought could last into the winter. angus crawford, bbc news. let s return to our main story this evening, as we mark six months since the start of the war in ukraine. tens of thousands of ukrainian refugees have fled to the uk since the russian invasion. more than 6.4 million have escaped to europe so far and you can see here where they ve gone. more than 100,000 are here in the uk under the government s homes for ukraine scheme. poland has taken in more than ten times that figure 1.2 million. our midlands correspondent phil mackie has been to meet a ukrainian family living in leicestershire. six months ago, we didn t expect such a big turn in our life. their heart is still in ukraine, but for yana and her sons igor and ilya, for the foreseeable future, home will be in hinkley in leicestershire.
rehearsing the same steps is 16 year old margarita, from kyiv. both girls will make solo performances as part of the show at the macready theatre, in rugby, later this month. they are doing incredibly well. after all they ve been through, they ve integrated, they re learning, they appear happy to be here. they are an absolute pleasure to work with and they seem to be an absolute inspiration to our students. kings ballet academy offered the girls scholarship places after watching them dance on video. they came here under the homes for ukraine scheme and are staying in hinkley. soffia, along with her mother, brother and grandma. margarita is alone with a foster family. i really like the uk. i am safe, i have ballet lessons every day. because of the war in ukraine, i had to come to england to continue doing ballet. but you are missing your family? i am very worried about my family. who you have you left behind, who s in ukraine?
to our students. kings ballet academy offered the girls scholarship places after watching them dance on video. they came here under the homes for ukraine scheme and are staying in hinkley. soffia, along with her mother, brother and grandma, margarita is alone with a foster family. i really like the uk. i am safe, i have ballet lessons every day. because of the war in ukraine, i had to come to england to continue doing ballet. but you are missing your family. i am very worried about my family. who you have you left behind, who s in ukraine? my mum and my brothers and dad. the school has high hopes both girls will go far. they ve not only got the talent, they ve also shown such grit, resilience and determination, which are key factors in becoming a professional dancer. two talented young girls with a future in ballet, now made possible.
after all they ve been through, they ve integrated, they re learning, they appear happy to be here. they are an absolute pleasure to work with and they seem to be an absolute inspiration to our students. kings ballet academy offered the girls scholarship places after watching the dance on video. they came here under the homes for ukraine scheme and are staying in hinkley. soffia, along with her mother, brother and grandma. margarita is alone with a foster family. i really like the uk. i am safe, i have ballet lessons every day. because of the war in ukraine, i had to come to england to continue doing ballet. but you are missing your family. i am very worried about my family. who you have you left behind, who s in ukraine? my mum and my brothers and dad. the school has high hopes both girls will go far. they ve not only got the talent,
at least three weeks training to use. norah. o donnell: imtiaz tyab, thank you. tonight, there s thisig john hinckley jr., the man who tried to assassinate president ronald reagan here in washington in 1981, is now just two weeks from having full freedom. a federal judge said today that hinkler, now 67, is no longer a danger to himself or others. the reagan foundation strongly opposes hinkley s release saying it is both saddened and concerned. to the major drought causing headaches across the west. water restrictions took effect today in southern california due to a deepening drought impacting the western u.s. while many californians have restrictions on watering their lawns, authorities in southern nevada are taking even more drastic measures. here s cbs ben tracy. reporter: in las vegas, they re rolling up the green carpet, a new nevada state law bans all nonfunctional grass,