meanwhile, international aid agencies say reaching survivors is proving to be very challenging. now on bbc news, ukraine: a year on the front lines. over the past 30 years or so, i ve covered conflicts in the middle east, in the balkans and in africa, but this is unlike anything that i have ever known. this is a war that we did not expect to see in europe in our time. there was a sense that the security architecture that we knew, the safety, the security that we thought we had since the end of the cold war, that was gone. i was here injanuary and february of last year, counting down to the invasion. i was sure it would come, but it turned out to be even worse than i expected. we were in mariupol, which is a port city in the east. it s only 30 miles from the russian border. but inside the city, there was this surreal atmosphere of calm. and i remember we went to film in a supermarket. there was no panic buying. the shelves were full. we met a lady called tatiana, who was 7a, a
Three dozen according to local then at Fordham University here in New York City earlier this Evening Police wearing helmets andce carrying batons arrested propalestinian demonstrators placing them in zip ties as they took down an encampment inside a campus building. This is all, of course, part of a larger Protest Movement spreading across dozens of colleges. And while the demands of each individual protest vary, theyre primarily focused on drawing attention to the Tens Of Thousands of Palestinian Civiliansni killed in gaza and calling for their colleges to financially divest from investments connected to israel. Protesters have been followed by dozens of counterprotests primarily in support of israel and against what supporters call rising antisemitism. Overall more than 1,500 protesters have been arrested in just the past two weeks. Many of those arrests have been brutal withar protesters forcedo the ground and forcibly removed. With a story this big its important not to paint all of
good morning. welcome to breakfast with ben thompson. 0ur headlines today rishi sunak says there s unfinished business on brexit as he tries to reach a deal with the eu on trade arrangements for northern ireland. awaab s law: new rules to improve standards in social housing after two year old awaab ishak died because of mould in his home. calls for free hearing tests for everyone in their a0s and 50s as charities say it could reduce the risk of dementia. it s a big cup final day in scotland and in england as celtic, rangers, manchester united and newcastle united all go in search of league cup glory at hampden park and wembley. morning, all. part two of the weekend continues on a very quiet note. there s going to be a lot of dry weather around and a little more