let s talk to our business correspondent, katy austin. tell us more, the government has been clear in its communications with post it needs to undo what it did, namely, sack 800 people, without consultation, which post has accepted was breaking the law. yes. accepted was breaking the law. yes, this is becoming accepted was breaking the law. yes, this is becoming a accepted was breaking the law. yes, this is becoming a war accepted was breaking the law. 123 this is becoming a war of words between the boss of p&o ferries peter hebblethwaite and the transport secretary, so grant shapps s letter pointed out that changes in the law were being planned that would mean any ferry operators working in an out of uk ports would have to pay seafarers the uk minimum wage, he said p&o ferries should reverse the ethe decision is because they would have to pay the rates any way so they might as well reinstate those seafarers on their previous term, wages and condition, today, peter hebblethwaite
fled ukraine to poland since the war in ukraine began, with the majority being women and children. that s according to the polish border guard agency. are we any closer to a ceasefire? russia s president putin lays out his demands to turkey, including one that ukraine neverjoins nato. the kremlin backed news channel rt has its licence to broadcast in the uk revoked the watchdog ofcom says it s not a fit and proper channel. ukranian refugees wanting to come to the uk can now apply for visas to be sponsored by british families, under the government s homes for ukraine refugee scheme. demonstrations are planned at ports across the uk in outrage at p&o ferries, which sacked 800 staff to replace them with agency workers. and all remaining covid travel restrictions are lifted for passengers entering the uk.
from the front line, in the city of kharkiv, that s under constant russian bombardment. you can see what they re up against here. this is daily, but the steadfastness of these men has been felt notjust in kharkiv, but around the world. they ve had four weeks of this, and still they remain. the russians haven t been able to break their lines. in other news here in the uk: p&o ferries admit they did break the law when they sacked 800 staff without consultation. we start with a big day of diplomacy in brussels. world leaders have gathered there for three summits, in a show of unity against russia s war in ukraine. first up, nato, the security alliance of 30 countries from north america and europe. next, the g7 leaders from the us, the uk, canada, france, germany, italy and japan were all there. within the past hour, the us president hasjoined european leaders
this is bbc news welcome if you re watching here in the uk or around the globe. i m ben boulos. our top stories. multiple explosions are heard in the western city of lviv smoke rises over the ukrainian city as russian rocket attacks continue. president biden visits poland where he met ukrainian refugees and addressed crowds in warsaw. he had this message about vladimir putin. this man cannot remain in power. god bless you all and may god defend our freedom. in other news, a ferry operated by p&o has been detained in northern ireland because of fears about staff training. and tributes from across the music industry for taylor hawkins
strong. and presumably in places like hull for strong. and presumably in places like hull for the strong. and presumably in places like hull for the maritime - strong. and presumably in places| like hull for the maritime industry provides a lot of work in the community, there will be a huge amount of reputational damage done even when they get to a point of resuming services and presumably people will be reluctant perhaps to spend their money with p&o? i think ou re spend their money with p&o? i think you re right. spend their money with p&o? i think you re right. this spend their money with p&o? i think you re right, this is spend their money with p&o? i think you re right, this is a spend their money with p&o? i think you re right, this is a community - you re right, this is a community which has a big type with the maritime industry and was shipping, a long history with passenger ferries going back to performance when one of the north sea ferries was requisitioned to help