breaking transparency rules over his dealings with former russia launches a new wave of air strikes against cities across ukraine leaving at least 19 people killed. and pope francis is in hungary for one of the most politically sensitive trips of his papacy. in the past he has criticised the country for its immigration policies. hello and welcome to the programme, i am maryam moshiri. in sudan, the crisis continues as the army and of the rival paramilitary groups are accusing each other of breaking the extended ceasefire. it comes as thousands of people, sudanese and of many other nationalities including britons, continue to attempt to flee the country. there has been fighting in the capital khartoum as well as in the capital khartoum as well as in the capital khartoum as well as in the darfur region. the world health organization has warned war is having a catastrophic impact with medical staff and patients unable to reach facilities. and as people continue to flee, some hav
the chairman of the bbc richard sharp has announced he s resigning after admitting he breached the british government s code for public appointments. the report found that mr sharp failed to properly disclose his involvement in facilitating a loan of £800,000 for the uk s former prime minister borisjohnson. this morning, mr sharp released this statement. the morning, mr sharp released this statement- morning, mr sharp released this statement. , statement. the view is while i did reach the code statement. the view is while i did reach the code for statement. the view is while i did reach the code for public- reach the code for public appointments, he states very clearly that a breach does not necessarily invalidate an appointment. indeed, i ve always maintained the breach was inadvertent and not material, which the facts he lays out substantiate. the secretary of state has consulted with the bbc board, who support that view. nevertheless, i have decided that it is right t
Lawyers for Breonna Taylor the woman killed by police in her own home in the us call for full transparency over the investigation into her death. In washington, female lawmakers form a guard of honour as the late Supreme Courtjustice Ruth Bader Ginsburgs casket departs the capitol. Look away if you dont like rodents, but this rat is officially a hero, and hes got a gold medal to prove it. Welcome to the programme. The United States now has over seven million cases thats according to statistics from Johns Hopkins university. The figure of 7,500,746 cases, confirmed by tests, is the highest in the world. India is second at 5. 8 million cases and brazil third with 4. 7 million. According to the tracker, more than 203,000 people have died from covid 19 in the us, which is also a global high. The news comes as the head of the who Emergencies Programme has warned that the death toll from coronavirus could reach two million or higher if concerted action to curb the pandemic is not taken. Aske
And look away if you dont like rodents, but this rat is officially a hero, and hes got a gold medal to prove it. Us media reports say President Trump has decided to nominate the federaljudge, Amy Coney Barrett, to fill the Supreme Court seat left vacant by the death of ruth bader ginsburg. The bbcs us partner cbs has been told by multiple sources involved in or familiar with the Selection Process that she will be nominated by mr trump tomorrow. Supreme courtjustices are nominated to the bench by the us president , but must be approved by the senate. With the death ofJustice Ginsburg, a liberal stalwart, mr trump was given the chance to cement a rightward ideological tilt of the nine member court by replacing her with a conservative. So, what do we know about his reported pick, Amy Coney Barrett . Shes a judge on the Circuit Court of appeals, a position she was nominated to by President Trump. Shes 48 years old, was born in new orleans, and has seven children. Previously, she served as
Local lockdowns are being introduced in three more areas of wales this weekend, the capital cardiff, swansea and clanethly. Itll mean close to half the welsh population, around 1. 5 Million People will now be under much tighter restrictions. 0ur correspondent, Hywel Griffith reports now, from cardiff. Weve got to come to a decision by sunday. The logistics of lockdown can be painful. Leigh and her grandson, corey, cant decide how theyll cope. It all depends on how long this covid lockdown lasts. They live separately, and so from sunday evening cant be under the same roof or leave cardiff. Other relatives live in places already under lockdown, so theyll all be cut off. Its a travesty, isnt it . Ill be honest with you, i think its going to have a lot of psychological effects. I think its going to bring in a lot of loneliness, and i really am not looking forward to the second wave. I think its going to be twice as bad as the first wave. They endured the first time, but knowing that corona