and defence chiefs are taking unexplained aerial phenomena seriously. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the evacuation of ukrainian troops from the azovstal steelworks in mariupol has continued, with a convoy of at least seven buses carrying soldiers escorted by pro russian forces. more than than 260 soldiers left, after a negotiated surrender. they ve been taken to areas held by russian backed rebels. meanwhile, western military sources say, vladimir putin is now directly involved in the day to day running of the war, taking decisions normally made by senior military figures. our correspondent, laura bicker, reports. it has been a brutal and bloody 83 days, but their battle is over for now. the wounded from azovstal are carried out of the vast steel plant filmed by the very force they ve been fighting. russia will be keen to air these images which, they say, show surrender but the ukrainians say this deal is about survival. tonight, as more fight
us federal agents discover the longest and most sophisticated tunnel of its kind used to smuggle drugs across the mexican border. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the evacuation of ukrainian troops from the azovstal steelworks in mariupol has continued, with a convoy of at least seven buses carrying soldiers escorted by pro russian forces. more than than 260 soldiers left, after a negotiated surrender. they ve been taken to areas held by russian backed rebels. meanwhile, western military sources say, vladimir putin is now directly involved, in the day to day running of the war, taking decisions, normally made by senior military figures. our correspondent laura bicker, reports. it has been a brutal and bloody 83 days, but their battle is over for now. the wounded from azovstal are carried out of the vast steel plant filmed by the very force they ve been fighting. russia will be keen to air these images which they say show surrender. but the ukrain
a reason they re addicted. a special report on how mental health problems are closely linked to drug and alcohol addiction. the leader of north korea condemns his health officials, as a huge wave of covid cases sweeps through the country. and a day return to paddington for the queen, as london s new elizabeth line is officially opened. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel, the squad for england s euro women s squad is announced. arsenal sjordan nobbs is out. we will tell you who is on the provisional list. good evening. more than 200 ukrainian fighters, who ve been holding out for nearly three months in a steelworks complex in mariupol, have now been taken to territory controlled by the russians. there are still people trapped in the azovstal plant and efforts to rescue them are ongoing. the southern port city has been a key target of the russian attack and it gives russia control of most of ukraine s coastline on the black sea. russian forces surrounded mariupo
a super blood moon. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the prime minister borisjohnson will visit belfast today to urge the main northern ireland parties to resume power sharing. the largest unionist party, the dup, is currently refusing to take part in the government of northern ireland because of the post brexit trading arrangements with the eu, known as the northern ireland protocol. the uk government is expected to introduce legislation which would allow ministers to override parts of that protocol. speaking to the belfast telegraph, borisjohnson says that protocol is now out of date and changes are needed. our political correspondent nick eardley reports. boris johnson will arrive in northern ireland later to find a political system which is stuck. despite elections earlier this month, there s no new government. sinn fein finished top for the first time ever, but the democratic unionist party the second largest at stormont won t agree