but also to inspire men, to inspire the boys. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 6am in the morning in singapore and 1am in kyiv in ukraine, where, across the country, embassies will be closed, public events have been banned and the threat level for an increased russian attack has been raised. it s not the way the people of ukraine had planned to celebrate their indepedence day, but this year, the 24th of august, to celebrate their independence day, but this year, the 24th of august also marks the six month anniversary of when russian troops crossed their border to start a war that had been predicted for a number of months. our defence correspondent jonathan beale has himself reported from the front line in ukraine. he reminds us now of how russia s invasion has progressed over the past six months. it started in the early hours of february the 24th. this map is a reminder of what ukraine looked like before the invasion. russia already occu
who suffered a brain injury. a man who was captured by pro russian separatist forces has reportedly died. he was taken prisoner along with another man in april. new figures show covid infections for the uk have risen by 25% in a week. three .5 million cases were recorded. more struggles for tiger woods on the second day of the open. good afternoon. the met office has issued an extreme weather warning for parts of england on tuesday and monday. the heat health warning has been increased from level three to level four. the government says this meets the definition of a national emergency. the first time ever, temperatures could hit a0 degrees. the highest temperature ever recorded in the uk was 38.7 degrees in cambridge in 2019. the warning covers manchester, the midlands, and london. the warning means that there is substantial danger to life. our correspondent is in central london for us. ~ , ., ., for us. well here it is around 25 degrees. for us. well here it is around 25
League football grounds. We are here at staff at rangers, sir keir starmer wrapping up his visit behind me Stafford Rangers. He was talking to a handful of voters who said they voted conservative last time and were considering Voting Labour at this one. There are a number of Labour Campaigners here as well. The focus for him today was the economy, he is making the accusation that under the conservatives, britain has got poor. Rishi sunak also focusing on the economy, he is making the case is planned for the economy is working keir starmer alleges that under the conservatives, britain has become poorer. Conservative mps in particular are Stepping Down, among them michael gove. I asked Keir Starmerfor his Reaction Them michael gove. I asked keir starmer for his reaction to that decision. Michael gove is Stepping Down and i obviously michael gove is Stepping Down and i obviously wish him well but i think its significant he is Stepping Down because its significant he is Stepping Down becau
Years in parliament. But he says hes now concluded, there comes a moment when you know its time to leave, that a new generation should lead. Rishi has the plan our country needs, he added, i will do everything i can to support him. But as rishi sunak toured the Titanic Quarter in belfast, the list of mps jumping ship continued to grow. Among more than 100 other mp5 Standing Down, the former Prime Minister theresa may, the former leader of the house of commons, andrea leadsom, and former defence secretary ben wallace. While the conservatives are now seeing more mp5 walk away than in 1997, labours losses are less substantial. Keir starmer took his campaign to glasgow, hoping scotland will pave his way to a win. After mps lined up to mark the close of Parliament Last night, the campaign is well and truly under way, with both potential Prime Ministers constructing their arguments to the country as they try to build up support to win. Hannah miller, bbc news. Joining me now is lizzy buchan,