ready already here as their team gets ready to already here as their team gets ready to face fiorentina in the europe ready to face fiorentina in the europa conference league final as they look europa conference league final as they look to win their first trophy in 43 they look to win their first trophy in 43 years in 43 years. good morning, another cloudy an 43 years. good morning, another cloudy start today. like the last few days it will burn back towards the east coast and many of us will see some sunshine. if you are fed up with this weather, it is changing at the end of this week. # you can leave your hat on.# we catch up with the stars of the full monty good morning. it s wednesday, the 7th ofjune. thousands of people have fled their homes in southern ukraine, after a huge dam on the dnipro river collapsed and flooded towns and villages downstream. the un described it as one of the most significant attacks on civilian infrastructure since the start of the
have the latest on that will come back to verify live. let s return straightaway to our story because both cad and moscow blame each other for the breach of that damn. meanwhile, people downstream of the dam are having to flee advancing floodwaters while those others have lost access to safe drinking water. let me just show you some of the latest pictures that we are getting from the region, because right throughout the day we have been seeing the rising waters. we have also seen in terms of the rescue efforts, multiple rescue efforts of people being plucked from rooftops. we heard that people are actually staying in trees overnight to try and escape all of that that you are seeing on the screen. let s speak to a climate and environmental policy expert from eco action ukraine, the civil society organisation that has been studying environmental impacts of the war in the country. thank you so much for being here on the programme. in terms of your assessment of the impact of wha
high. iwill average monthly payment hit a record high. i will be looking at why and whether there is an end inside to rising housing gusts. newcastle are edging closer to the champions league with a win at goodison park. that leaves everton deep in relegation trouble. good morning. a bit of a grey and drizzly start. the weather will brighten up today and it will be warmer than recent days. all the details for today and the bank holiday weekend throughout the programme. good morning. it s friday, the 28th of april. our main story. head teachers in england will be balloted for strike action, in a move which could see further disruption for schools and parents. the union last held a strike vote injanuary, which supported taking action but did not reach the required 50% turnout. ministers say the pay deal is fair and reasonable. our reporter frances read has the latest. empty hallways, empty desks, children at home, because the teachers say they aren t getting paid what they need
the white house confirms president biden had a cancerous skin lesion removed from his chest during a routine health screening. with the oscars a week away we hear from some of those involved in the nominated british film living. idid not i did not feel daunted or oppressed by the originalfilm i did not feel daunted or oppressed by the original film or by the situation, ijust felt by the original film or by the situation, i just felt that i by the original film or by the situation, ijust felt that i was very fortunate. hello and welcome to bbc news. we begin in ukraine where a senior official in the besieged city of bakhmut has said that there is fighting on the streets, but that russia hasn t taken control. the city in the eastern donetsk region has been almost destroyed during more than seven months of shelling. despite having little strategic value, its capture would mark moscow s first notable victory in half a year. meanwhile the authorities have ordered some resi
we start with the latest market action and as the trading day began in asia the pound started to slide down nearly 5% at one point against the us dollar that s on top of the 3.6% dive on friday. investors are running for the exits as fears mount the new government s shock and awe tax plans for the uk economy are too big a gamble. on friday the chancellor, kwasi kwarteng, announced historic tax cuts, and the biggest increase in borrowing since 1972 to pay for them. there is now calls for the bank of england to take emergency action to calm rattled markets and bolster sterling. so let s look at how the pound is trading now. it has been hovering around just over $1.05 but one hour ago we were looking at the pound buying $1.03 so it has recovered a tiny bit but not much and you can see that the markets in asia are fairly mixed and we have the price of oil edging lower as well. joining me now is simon french, chief economist at panmure gordon. is at panmure gordon. this what