tales of traumatic atrocity. and the most difficult years of his career. the billionaire businessman sir richard branson tells the bbc he thought he was going to lose his entire empire in the pandemic. hello, i m sally bundock. a new wave of russian airstrikes is under way in ukraine, with reports of explosions in kyiv and the southern cities of zaporizhzhia and odesa. the raids come a day after russia accused ukraine of carrying out a drone attack on the kremlin it what it claimed was an attempt to assassinate president putin. ukraine has rejected accusations that it was responsible. vincent mcaviney reports. flying in from the left, what appears to be a drone, then an explosion over the kremlin. this footage is explosion over the kremlin. this footage is unverified explosion over the kremlin. this footage is unverified but the kremlin says early on wednesday morning, two drones targeted the residents of the president. moscow quick to blame ukraine saying that no one was inj
somalia has a long history of droughts. but due to climate change, the intervals between dry periods are getting shorter, and this one is the worst in a0 years. it s estimated that more than half the population, nearly eight million people, are currently living in drought affected areas. it s growing into a full blown famine, where households have no food, and children suffer acute malnutrition. andrew harding s report comes from dolow, where people have come in search of life saving help. a warning that you are likely to find parts of it difficult to watch. from the parched plains of southern somalia, a weary exodus. these families have trekked for days across a hostile wilderness in search of food. tens of thousands have made similarjourneys in recent weeks, drawn to places like this. the crowded outskirts of dolow, a border town where some help is at hand. the local hospital, funded by britain since the last famine here back in 2011, is playing a vital role. the baby is re
hello and welcome. prime minister liz truss will try to save her leadership this week as three conservative mps publicly call for her resignation. it comes as all eyes are on the markets this morning after the appointment of new chancellorjeremy hunt on friday. our political correspondent ben wright reports. fighting for her political survival, today she will try and show she is listening. as the chancellor works in the new government budget the prime minister will hold a reception for her cabinet this evening to hear their views about what should go into it. tax rises and spending cuts are clearly in the mix, and the plan will be presented to parliament in a fortnight. the prime minister has very little time to convince financial markets and her party that she has a plan for restoring stability. but some tory mps are run out of patience and are calling for liz truss to go. can liz truss survive? no, i think the game is up and know it isjust no, i think the game is up and kno