here in the uk, the family of cody fisher, who was stabbed to death at a club in birmingham on monday, say their hearts are broken. hello and welcome to bbc news. we start this hour with a special report from ukraine, from the southern port of kherson, which is under increased bombardment from russian forces, and where on tuesday the maternity ward of a hospital was among the places shelled. kherson is often called the gateway to crimea and, because of its strategic importance, it was one of the first places taken by russian forces at the start of the war. it was liberated last month, in a significant gain for ukrainian troops. but civilians are now living with a daily onslaught of russian shelling. 0ur correspondent yogita limaye has spent the last four days in kherson with colleagues imogen anderson, sanjay ganguly and mariana matveichuk and they sent this special report. i should warn you it contains some distressing images. kherson is being pounded. this is wh
here in the uk, the family of cody fisher, who was stabbed to death at a club in birmingham on monday, say their hearts are broken. and building model plane kits for a new generation of fans we report on the revival of a classic hobby. hello and welcome to bbc news. we start this hour with a special report from ukraine, from the southern port of kherson, which is under increased bombardment from russian forces, and where on tuesday the maternity ward of a hospital was among the places shelled. kherson is often called the gateway to crimea and, because of its strategic importance, it was one of the first places taken by russian forces at the start of the war. it was liberated last month, in a significant gain for ukrainian troops. but civilians are now living with a daily onslaught of russian shelling. our correspondent yogita limaye has spent the last four days in kherson, with colleagues imogen anderson, sanjay ganguly and mariana matveichuk, and they sent this spe
in 2013, benedict became the first pope in six centuries to resign. the united states is the latest country to consider entry restrictions for travellers from china due to soaring covid infection rates after beijing relaxed containment measures this month. here in the uk, the family of cody fisher, who was stabbed to death at a club in birmingham on monday, say their hearts are broken. and building model plane kits for a new generation of fans we report on the revival of a classic hobby. hello, and welcome. we start this hour with a special report from ukraine from the southern port of kherson, which is under increased bombardment from russian forces, and where on tuesday, the maternity ward of a hospital was among the places shelled. kherson is often called the gateway to crimea and, because of its strategic importance, it was one of the first places taken by russian forces at the start of the war. it was liberated last month in a significant gain for ukrainian troops. b
arrested two men on suspicion of murder. the 23 year old was stabbed at a nightclub in birmingham on monday. the un security council has denounced a ban by afghanistan s taliban led administration on women attending universities or working for humanitarian aid groups. and building model plane kits for a new generation of fans we report on the revival of a classic hobby. hello. air raid sirens have sounded across all of ukraine, with civilians being asked to stay in shelters amid reports of russian jets taking off from an airbase in belarus. russia has also stepped up mortar and artillery attacks on kherson, a port city in southern ukraine. kherson is often called the gateway to crimea, and because of its strategic importance, it was one of the first places taken by russian forces at the start of the war. it was liberated last month, in a significant gain for ukrainian troops. but civilians are now living with a daily onslaught of russian shelling. our correspondent yogita
control. surviving in kherson is a matter of chance. viktoria yaryshko, a red cross volunteer, was killed just outside this base, a few feet from safety. in the underground shelter, her mother, luidmyla, showed us the medal of honour she was given. translation: i m very happy she helped a lot of people. i she was so kind. but it s also painful for me. i must recover and raise her two children. i tell them they should be proud of their mother because she is a hero. viktoria s son, sasha, and his sister live here, clearly comfortable with other volunteers. war and loss bind them together. dmitro rakitskyi was victoria s friend. translation: when someone so close dies, it is difficult. but if we give up and stop, then her death will have been in vain. we work to make sure people live. everything else is secondary.