russia has responded to president zelensky s visit to washington, accusing the us of fighting an indirect war against it. in a speech, president putin said a new patriot missile defence system would simply prolong the war , and that russia would find an antidote. the ukrainian leader is now back in ukraine. well, ten months on since the start of the conflict, ukrainian forces have regained some areas taken by russia. the bbc has been following one soldier, lieutenant eugene gromadskyi, as he fights to defend his country, at great personal cost. our correspondent quentin sommerville, and camera journalist darren conway, joined him near kupyansk, in the country s east, where fighting continues, amid appalling winter conditions. when the enemy is on your doorstep, sacrifices must be made. this is home for a platoon from ukraine s 92nd brigade. they have a few small rooms in an abandoned house. they re crammed in tight. meals are eaten standing up. not that senior lieutenant e
but there is increasing pressure for more help with military tanks from germany to help fight off the russian invasion. poland says its will make an official request to the german government. the british prime minister has said there are clearly questions that need answering following reports that the chairman of the conservative party and former chancellor nadeem the howie was forced to pay a significant penalty and millions of pounds in unpaid taxes. rishi sunak has ordered an investigation into whether there were breaches of the ministerial code. mr zahawi is facing calls to resign but he said repeatedly that he made a careless but not a deliberate error. are your tax affairs a distraction for the party, mr zahawi? down the stairs and into the car the man who was charged a penalty by the tax authority and settled a huge tax bill while he was chancellor of the exchequer. nadhim zahawi is now the chairman of the conservatives. his boss, the prime minister, left facing ques
the decision was made for both of us to work behind our mother s koppen, and there is absolutely no way i would let do that by himself, there is no way would let me do that by myself, if it was role reversal. president biden visits america s border with mexico for the first time since taking office as the area struggles to cope with record numbers of illegal crossings. and emotional reunions at airports in china as its borders reopen for the first time since the start of the pandemic nearly three years ago. thousands of protestors have stormed government buildings in brazil s capital, brasilia, including the senate, the congress, supreme court, and the presidential palace. most seemed to be supporters of jair bolsonaro the right wing former president who lost power in last year s election. security forces fired tear gas as they moved in to re take the buildings making dozens of arrests. brazil s president lula, who was not in brasilia when the violence broke out, has prom
called the report rubbish. the bbc chairman said there was not a conflict . turkey has defended the burning of the koran in front of the turkish embassy. now on bbc news, the travel show. coming up on this week s show. during the pandemic many of us realised just how intense was our passion for travel. the ukrainian artwork that has now found a safe home on display at a gallery in madrid. and who discovered the equator? hello and welcome to the travel show, coming to you this week from behind the scenes at our home here at the bbc in london. it is here where we plan the shows and edit the films from all over the world, finding stories, juggling logistics and, just like everybody else, trying to find the biggest bang for our buck when it comes to travelling abroad. over the past decade here at the travel show hq it has been ourjob to create new content for you every week on a fairly modest budget. so no wonder we picked up a tip or two along the way about how to get the most
representatives from the los angeles county department federal theory of investigation, the district attorney standing here with us, the red cross, the department of the health, victim services are at the centre to assist the victims, survivors and their families. assist the victims, survivors and theirfamilies. ifanyone assist the victims, survivors and theirfamilies. if anyone believes theirfamilies. if anyone believes their relative may be a victim please contact representatives at this victims resource centre that i m talking to you about. again, if you think you have questions, you are upset, you haven t been able to locate a family member that you think is involved, please go out to this victim centre and we will assist you. that is why would there put up at the centre we also have members from the psychological services bureau from the los angeles county sheriffs department. as we go hour by hour, if we see any other needs there are multiple agencies that are contacted