welcome to the programme. before we go any further, let s take you to the polish capital warsaw, where it sjust gone midday and a ceremony is taking place to commemorate the memory ofjewish people killed in the warsaw ghetto uprising, which started 80 years ago, on april 19th 1943. more than 10,000 inhabitants were killed when they defied we can heara we can hear a siren in the background marking this key moment as crowds gather. siren blares more than 10,000 inhabitants were killed when they defied we can hear a siren in the background marking this key moment poland s nazi occupiers, while 50 thousand who survived were sent to concentration camps. today s commemorations are being hosted by the polish president, andrzej duda. the presidents of israel and germany are also there. we arejoined by we are joined by our correspondent adam easton. tell us more about what s happening. figs adam easton. tell us more about what s happening. adam easton. tell us more about what s happ
Queen in an ever changing world, she was stability. And a link to a proud past. As britains longest reigning monarch, she saw unprecedented change. Womens empowerment, the fight for racial equality, and lgbtq rights, technological revolution, the decline of the church of england. She was admired worldwide for her lifelong dedication to his subjects, following a pledge she made by her 21st birthday. I declare before you all, that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and to the service of our Great Imperial family, to which we all belong. At the age of 96, her death was not unexpected, but it nonetheless shook the nation to its core. And raised an existential question, can the monarchy survive the passing of the second great Elisabeth Ian age . I went to Balmoral Castle within hours of her death. The 50,000 acre retreat in the Scottish Highlands was the queens favorite summer residents. Hundreds game to pay their respects. This is all still very fr
from being declared independent. and queen elizabeth ii becomes the world s second longest serving monarch only louis xiv of france has ruled for longer. hello and welcome to bbc news. ukrainian officials in the town of severodonetsk say they re still in control of the azot chemical plant where hundreds of civilians have been sheltering. the governor of the region said fierce fighting was cotinuing. it comes as ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky has said his troops are running low on ammunition as they try to repel russian invaders in the east. mr zelensky says his forces are holding on for now as they engage in fierce street fighting but he appealed for more help from western powers. helena wilkinson has the latest. this is the east of ukraine, in the donbas region, it s one of the areas russian forces have focused their firepower. ukraine soldiers are still holding out here, but the intense fighting goes on. ukraine s army says it is running low on artillery she
china says it ll fight to the very end to prevent taiwan from being declared independent. and queen elizabeth ii becomes the world s second longest serving monarch only louis xiv of france has ruled for longer. hello and welcome to bbc news. reports from eastern ukraine say a huge chemical plant in the town of severodonetsk where hundreds of people have been sheltering is on fire. the governor of the region says the azot plant had come under intense bombardment but was still under ukrainian control. the fierce fighting comes as ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky says his troops are running low on ammunition as they try to repel russian invaders in the east. and he s appealed for more help from western powers. helena wilkinson has the latest. this is the east of ukraine, in the donbas region, it s one of the areas russian forces have focused their firepower. ukraine soldiers are still holding out here, but the intense fighting goes on. ukraine s army says it is running l
To the victims families. Our hearts go out to them, to the families, at this difficult time. We will leave no stone unturned. We will do everything in our power to find our hostages and bring them home. We will not rest until we do. Meanwhile lawyers for israel have told the International Criminal court that south africa is making a mockery of genocide. It comes after south africa implored the uns top court to order israel to stop its incursion in rafah, citing the Genocide Convention. Now that both sides have presented arguments, its up to the icjs judges to decide whether it is necessary to issue a ruling. From the hague, heres the bbc s anna holligan. Well, israel described south africas case as an inversion of reality, divorced from facts, and accused south africa of exploiting the Genocide Convention by presenting outlandish allegations, such as accusing israel of creating extermination zones, using language reminiscent of the holocaust, and comparing the situation in rafah to the