of the us midterm elections. nine months into the war in ukraine, with winterfast nine months into the war in ukraine, with winter fast approaching, we are with winter fast approaching, we are with a community in norfolk that once again is preparing to send vitally needed supplies into the war zone. is it change at the top for liverpool? after a period of sustained success, are the club s american owners looking to sell the club? have you got your christmas decorations are up, or is it way too early? good morning and welcome to this winter wonderland near warrington, where i ll be looking at the cost of living crisis and how it could affect christmas for many people. good morning. some sunshine today, but plenty of thunderstorms and heavy downpours. details later in the programme. good morning. it s tuesday, the 8th of november. our main story. headteachers in england are warning they re facing a crisis, and many schools may have to cut teachers or reduce their hours to save
a network of volunteers has come together to help those still in ukraine, and those who fled the fighting. just doing whatever we can to help them get on to become independent, really. she s desperate to go back home, as most ukrainians are, because it s her home. tanya, what do you think of the people helping you? lam happy. happy for the help. yeah, yeah. this is the main room where people bring donations, and then we sort them into various departments. and it s all free. in dereham, they ve set up the ukraine aid centre. there s free clothing for families, advice from the county council about schools, doctors, benefits, and a chance for those a long way from home to meet up. via a translator, oksana tells me she s been overwhelmed by the kindness of strangers here.
of the us midterm elections. nine months into the war in ukraine, with winterfast nine months into the war in ukraine, with winter fast approaching, we are with winter fast approaching, we are with a community in norfolk that once again is preparing to send vitally needed supplies into the war zone. is it change at the top for liverpool? after a period of sustained success, are the club s american owners looking to sell the club? have you got your christmas decorations are up, or is it way too early? good morning and welcome to this winter wonderland near warrington, where i ll be looking at the cost of living crisis and how it could affect christmas for many people. good morning. some sunshine today, but plenty of thunderstorms and heavy downpours. details later in the programme. good morning. it s tuesday, the 8th of november. our main story.
i m just not sure what s underneath me. now i am up on this bridge. the bridge is gone. this is the moment, in the dead of night, on a road in ukraine. yeah, i ain t getting through that. ..when scott stones realises he can go no further. the bridge he was about to drive across has been blown apart. since the russian invasion, he s made fivejourneys, taking aid, donated from norfolk, in to the war zone. he knows there s a desperate need among the people, but he s never sure what he ll find when he gets there. there s always one story that stuck out my mind. it gets a bit in my throat now. a ten year old stood in front of me, totally emotionless, and told a story about his headmaster standing in a doorway trying to stop the russian troops coming through. and they grabbed him, took him through to the assembly room where the children were hiding, tortured him for over 20 minutes before shooting him in the back of the head. and that kid said it completely emotionless. and when it was trans
the the midpoint of the community effort. all of the donations coming, cast, products, food, medical supplies etc, they are piled onto the lorry and taken to ukraine. they are about to go on their sixth journey. the usual sort of stuff you would expect, pens for kids, medical equipment, this medical grab bag has been donated. bandages and things like that. obviously going into a war some very important. kids and projects. anything you can imagine. even the zimmerframes. projects. anything you can imagine. even the zimmer frames. even wheelchairs. and of course, candles. very, very needed in ukraine at the moment. we were talking to scott s contacting kyiv yesterday and they said they need chargeable batteries, torches etc. there is a need. it is people like this that are answering some of those calls for help.