security official tells the bbc that ukrainian forces are now ready to launch a long awaited counter offensive. the comments come after russian attacks on dnipro and the wagner group s recent claims it has fully captured the city of bakhmut. the head of russia s wagner mercenary group has announced that his forces have started to withdraw from bakhmut. ukraine denies this. the battle for that city has been the longest and bloodiest of the war. now, oleksiy danilov the secretary of ukraine s national security and defence council says an assult to retake territory from russian forces is ready to launch. he s been speaking exclusively to our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. this is what s left of bakhmut, in eastern ukraine. images filmed by russian forces of the ruins they now largely control. mercenaries from the wagner group claim they re withdrawing, being replaced by regular russian troops. but ukraine insists its forces are still engaged on the ground and the o
to be open towards migrants coming from outside europe. the british public will be invited to swear allegiance to king charles during his coronation on saturday. the mainly christian service will also see religious leaders from otherfaiths play a part for the first time. now on bbc news. talking business. hello, everybody. a very warm welcome to this special edition of talking business weekly with me, aaron heslehurst. let s go take a look at what s on the show. i m here in rabat it s the capital of morocco to look at this country s potential to solve europe s energy crisis. this north african country is making the most of its abundant sunshine and wind to lead the way in renewable energy. but the question is, can morocco turn itself around from being dependent on, well, this, imported fossilfuels, to being able to export clean energy to europe as we tackle climate change? it s an ambitious plan, so i m going to be discussing all of that with these three experts. there
well, this, imported fossil fuels, to being able to export clean energy to europe as we tackle climate change? it s an ambitious plan, so i m going to be discussing all of that with these three experts. there they are. the big boss of one of africa s largest renewable energy companies, an energy expert from the world bank and a leading moroccan environmental campaigner. also on the show, i m going to sit down with the moroccan government minister tasked with the mighty challenge of making sure everything is in place for this country to enjoy the abundant wind and sunshine whilst transforming its economy. wherever you rejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. and i tell you what, it s certainly warm here in morocco s capital of rabat. in fact, this is a country that s trying to make the most of its natural resources, including the sunshine, to solve one of the biggest problems on the planet energy. that s because everyone wan
billowing from the facility in the port of sevastopol. it comes five days after a ukrainian drone attack in the same area. and a threatened strike by us screenwriters demanding more pay could bring hollywood film and television studios to a standstill next week. a may the 1st deadline has been set for an agreement. now on bbc news, talking business. hello, everybody. a very warm welcome to this special edition of talking business weekly with me, aaron heslehurst. let s go take a look at what s on the show. i m here in rabat it s the capital of morocco to look at this country s potential to solve europe s energy crisis. this north african country is making the most of its abundant sunshine and wind to lead the way in renewable energy. but the question is, can morocco turn itself around from being dependent on, well, this, imported fossilfuels, to being able to export clean energy to europe as we tackle climate change? it s an ambitious plan, so i m going to be discussing a
people since tuesday. it comes as sudan s former prime minister, abdalla hamdok, warned that the conflict would be a mayor conflict for the world if it continues and could become worse than those in syria and libya. this is khartoum earlier. the ceasefire between warring generals in sudan has been repeatedly violated and the army now says it is launching a large scale attack on the capital. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams reports. hello, everyone, we have just landed at stansted london airport. for dr abdulrahman babiker, a welcome return to british soil a return that almost didn t happen. thank you to the government for helping this and facilitating for us getting the guidance for the nhs doctors. by sea and air, others are following. thousands of foreign nationals fleeing anyway they can. port sudan on the red sea fast becoming a major hub. in the capital khartoum, the ceasefire seems precarious with the army warning people to stay indoors while it deploys tanks.