Exercises around taiwan which have coincided with a bipartisan visit to taipei by six us lawmakers. An Army Spokesman said they were directed at what he called The Wrong Signal being sent about the island by the united states. The grandmother of a british man who has been captured in ukraine says shes horrified by images of him being shown on russian tv, and has called for him to be treated humanely. Aiden aslin was fighting with Ukranian Forces in the besieged city of mariupol, when he told family he was having to surrender to Russian Forces. Here s our correspondent emma vardy. If youre watching this, it means that weve surrendered. The last message to loved ones, before his capture in one of the most desperate places on earth. We ran out of ammunition. Didnt really have any other choice other than to surrender. For weeks, aiden aslin and his unit defended the heavily bombarded city of mariupol, holding off Russian Forces as long as they could. Two days ago, his family received a pho
At least 400 people are now known to have died. The Us State Department says its deeply concerned about the level of violence injerusalem following clashes between palestinian demonstrators and Israeli Police on friday. At least a 150 palestinians and three israeli officers were injured. Bank Holiday Travel disruption is set to continue this weekend as millions of people take advantage of their first easter break without Covid Travel Restrictions. Delays are expected on the trains, planes and ferries until tuesday as Greg Mckenzie reports. Its the First Bank Holiday since all Covid Travel Restrictions were lifted in the uk, but the easter getaway has been more slow for some. These scenes at dover yesterday after p 0 suspended its ferry services. Post brexit lorry checks adding to the challenge. This is easter weekend. This is the perfect storm, isnt it . Exactly what you dont want it to be. This is been its worst at the moment, with all of the gridlock that weve had and that one day an
Cant imagine why. Well, look, now, this idea is being used in new ways, and omar mehtab has been looking at the phenomenon of the scalpers. With the pandemic came lockdowns, and with the majority of the population stuck at home, we had nothing really to do. But buy. And so online spending went up. We bought clothes, hobby kits, sourdough starters, fire pits, hot tubs, gym equipment, anything to get us through it, and that includes Gaming Consoles like the brand new p55. But there was a problem the semiconductor shortage. The shortage of semiconductors. They dont have the semiconductors. What is that . Simply put, they are the brains of modern electronics. So, theyre in pretty much every product. Electronics need them. Cars, smart phones, laptops, Gaming Consoles. And so, with very few on the market, fans are trying websites to try and get them. However, there is money to be made. In come the scalpers. So, these are people who buy rare or sought after items and resell them again at a hi