for ukrainian fighters in mariupol to surrender, has passed. the city is surrounded by russian troops and has been bombarded for weeks. president volodymyr zelensky says the situation there remains as severe as possible . ukraine hopes to evacuate 6,000 people from the city through humanitariain corridors; mariupol s mayor says 100,000 civilians are trapped there. it comes as russia intensifies its attacks in the east of the country, in the donbas region. ukraine s allies in the west have promised to boost military aid. from lviv our correspondent danjohnson sent this report. this message still works is their last stand of the resistance and variable. russian forces have repeatedly tried to storm it, and they have laid down another deadline to surrender. ukrainian soldiers are holding out, but they are getting desperate. translation: this is our appeal to the world. - this could be the last appeal of our lives. we are probably facing our
the headlines on bbc news. the deadline set by russia for ukrainian troops in mariupol to lay down their weapons has passed with no sign of surrender. western allies promise more military aid for ukraine as fighting intensifies along a 300 mile frontline in the east of the country. the prime minister faces criticism in the house of commons for his lockdown breaking fine ahead of tomorrow s vote on whether there should be an investigation into claims he misled parliament. borisjohnson has ignored calls from labour to apologise to the archbishop of canterbury, following reports that mrjohnson had criticised the church of england over its clergy s comments on his asylum policy. during prime minister s questions, mrjohnson was pressed on claims that he told a meeting of conservative mps last night
away from russia s stated deadline for the remaining ukrainian troops in mariupol to surrender. we ll get a live report from ukraine with the latest on the city s impending fall, perhaps, as well as moscow s new offensive in the eastern part of the country. plus, expert military analyst from retired u.s. army colonel peter mansoor. also ahead i didn t expect to wake up yesterday to the news the senator from the 22nd district had, overnight, accused me by name of grooming and sexualizing children in an email, fundraising for herself. so i sat on it for a while, wondering why me? then i realized, because i am the biggest threat to your hollow, hateful scheme. democratic state senator mallory mcmarrow of michigan takes on a republican colleague who accused her of grooming children. her speech has been viewed online more than 7 million
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it keeps coming back in so many different ways and forms. it definitely is not going away yet. thank you very much, helen. our top story this lunchtime. the deadline set by russia for ukrainian troops in the city of mariupol to surrender has passed. # hands, touching hands. #. and the power of music a new report calls for music therapy to become a routine treatment for people with dementia. coming up on the bbc news channel. in tennis, russian and belarussian athletes will be banned from competing at wimbledon this summer as the invasion of ukraine continues. prince harry has said he s trying to ensure his grandma,