ukraine hasn t declared any involvement. also in the programme, the latest trial of the hollywood film producer harvey weinstein has begun at a court in los angeles, where he is facing 11 further charges of abuse. and good news for sea life in britain, as the uk begins recycling fishing nets dumped at sea. a bumpy ride for the iphone m as roller coasters reportedly trigger the latest apple product to make emergency distress calls. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in ukraine, where russia has launched a wave of missile strikes across the country. president volodymyr zelensky described the escalation as an effort to wipe ukraine off the face of the earth. president biden says the us will provide ukraine with advanced air defence systems in response. killing at least 11 people and damaging infrastructure. the capital kyiv has been targeted for the first time in
a love story for the ages actors timothy west and prunella scales reflect on their 60 year marriage. he is the person i love. i enjoy being with. that s about it, i think. being with. that s about it, ithink. good morning- that s about it, ithink. good morning. cloudy that s about it, ithink. good morning. cloudy and - that s about it, ithink. good morning. cloudy and wet - that s about it, ithink. good morning. cloudy and wet at l that s about it, i think. good - morning. cloudy and wet at times today across parts of scotland and northern england. for the rest of england, wales and northern ireland, sunshine and showers, with the blustery winds easing. details later. good morning. it s wednesday, november 15. israel says its military is carrying out an operation against hamas in gaza s largest hospital. al shifa hospital is in nothern gaza, and thousands are said to be inside. we are still getting details in every moment, but israel is describing this as a precise and
as is so often the case, virat kohli made the headlines. he scored 117 a record 50th one day century, overtaking sachin tendulkar in the process. he was well supported, though. shreyas iyer added 105 and subman gill scored 80, as india posted a huge 397 4 from their 50 overs the highest score in a men s world cup knockout game. for a while new zealand looked in contention to chase it down, thanks to daryl mitchell s century, but wickets fell around him and eventually scoreboard pressure took its toll, with the black caps bowled out for 327. mohammed shami taking a remarkable 7 57. well, india will face either south africa or australia, who play on thursday. it s already been a world cup winning year for south africa after success in rugby union and captain temba bavuma admits he and his teammates have been inspired by what the springboks achieved. this i think to a large degree we look at them in all, the springboks, and how they have gone about their back to back wins wi
and sent us the latest. well, apec has started here and it s really a huge moment for the city of san francisco. it s the biggest summit to be held here since the united nations charter was signed here in 1916. and this is really a huge economic summit. you re talking about more than 50% of all of the world s trade belongs to the 21 nations who ll be attending here this week. and we re talking about 40% of the world s population, by the way. so it s a big economic conference. but by far the biggest ticket item here is the meeting betweenjoe biden, president biden, and his counterpart in china, president xijinping. now, relations between those two nations have not been particularly good of late. they last met last year in indonesia. and since then, you had that moment where the american government shot down a chinese spy balloon. you ve had flaming tensions in the south china sea. and you ve also had joe biden ramping up a ban on high level ships, which really hurts the chines
sides in the champions league quarterfinals. chelsea join liverpool and manchester city in the last eight, after a convincing win over the spanish league leaders atletico madrid. keeping beauty spots beautiful when the covid restrictions lift why landowners want more people to pay attention to the countryside code. good morning. today once again is going to be fairly cloudy for most with some patchy rain coming down the east of the country. the best of the east of the country. the best of the sunshine in the south west and also central and eastern parts of scotland. i will have all the details later in the programme. it s thursday the 18th of march. our top story. people under the age of 50 are unlikely to get their first dose of a covid vaccine before the end of april because of what nhs england is calling a significant reduction in supply. it s understood to have been caused by a delay in the manufacture of millions of doses of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine in india.