Now on bbc news, unspun world withjohn simpson. Hello and welcome to unspun world. Its exactly two years since our programme launched, and the anniversary comes at a critical moment in the ukrainian war, which is also exactly two years old. Russias gaining ground, and President Putins only serious political opponent, alexei navalny, is dead. Sudden death syndrome, the Prison Authorities informed his family. Well, theres been a lot of that about where mr putins enemies are concerned. So, is putin untouchable now . We dont see that much of active support for the regime, that much of active support for the war. So this gives us an understanding that putin maybe is not that confident. Do ukrainians feel theyre on the road to defeat . I dont think that we can speak now about the defeat. Im sitting in kyiv, which is a free capital of ukraine. And is World Warjust around the cornerfor all of us . The military commanders are saying that there is an unprecedented threat from russia because of t
into the truck. police missed her by five minutes. could have kept her from getting out of here. that weighs heavily on your mind. sandra: it is a case that has baffled investigators on long island and captured the attention of a nation over a decade now, but a suspect is about to be arraigned. nonstop dogged determination of the men and women of the police department, investigators and partners in law enforcement, all of that work never stopped. sandra: welcome back, a second hour kicks off of america reports, and it is a busy news hour indeed. sandra smith in new york. hi, rich. rich: good afternoon, sandra. i m in for john roberts in washington. rex heuermann is expected to be arraigned after he was arrested in new york city. sandra: heavy police presence outside his massapequa park home, 25 minute ride from where four minute were found along the highway leading to gilgo beach. six more victims were found in 2011. many neighbors acting to the arrest. the gu
bill: also the debate that has everybody taking sides, while some restaurants let kids eat free, one restaurant is letting kids eat free from kids. no children allowed, people who want to dine in peace. some parents say it s a slap in the face. we ll take you there coming up this hour. jacqui: welcome back as america reports rolls into the second hour, jacqui heinrich in washington. bill, good to be with you. bill: nice to see you, jacqui. sandra and john have the day off. first, a fox news alert from overseas, check it out. jacqui: begin this hour with a duelling display on the world stage. president biden making a surprise visit to war torn ukraine all while china prepares to send its top diplomat to russia. bill: so that s happening as president putin gears up for a major address, marking one year since the invasion began. tomorrow morning early our time. he s hoping for some support from the communist nation, he might just get it, jacqui. jacqui: the u.s. is
labour government in nine years. experts warn record breaking heatwaves in india and pakistan are a hundred times more likely because of climate change. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 6am in singapore, and 2.30am in afghanistan where the number of restrictions imposed on women under taliban rule is growing. the ministry for preventing vice and promoting virtue has been behind a raft of new, hard line laws, and among them ordering afghan women to wear the islamic face veil. our correspondent secunder kermani has been given exclusive access to a team of inspectors from the ministry, and begins our programme. we re joining the inspectors of the ministry of vice and virtue. they are remoulding afghanistan to fit in with the taliban s hardline beliefs. and how often do you do this? every day. every day? morning and afternoon? first stop, a shopping centre. bystanders and shopkeepers are given a lecture on the importance of saying yo