again on 23rd january. i know there s a lot of controversy about us striking, and that we re not kind of getting those calls and getting to patients today, but in realistic terms, day to day, we re not getting to patients. we ll be talking to a paramedic in devon who says it s notjust about pay, it s about the intense pressure on staff. it s notjust the nhs, 100,000 civil servants are to strike on 1st february in their campiagn for better pay. also tonight. as russian forces intensify their efforts to occupy eastern ukraine around the mining town of soledar, there s a heightened concern about the fight of two british men who have disappeared in eastern ukraine, where they were helping locals. and could the elgin marbles be sent back to greece on loan? and stay with us here on bbc news for continuing coverage and analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. good evening. the national health service is facing the prospects of more is facing the prosp
workersjoin protests growing discontent in iran, all workers join protests against the regime. savings you live in britain, as the uk begins recycling fishing nets dumped at sea. hello, welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. there has been widespread international condemnation of what president putin referred to as a massive strike against ten ukrainian cities including the capital, kyiv. they have all come under sustained missile attacks on the biggest bombardment by russian forces since the early weeks of the conflict. many homes were reported to be among the sites targeted, along with healthcare facilities and schools. the major areas affected by the capital, kyiv, along with dnipro, zaporizhzhia, kharkiv, and liver. president putin said the strikes were retaliation for saturday s attack on the bridge, as the one upland link between russia and occupied crimea. our correspondent reports from the centre of kyiv where the strikes began early in the mor
against the regime saving sea life in britain as the uk begins recycling fishing nets dumped at sea. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. there has been widespread international condemnation of what president putin referred to as a mass strike against 10 ukrainian cities, including the capital kyiv. they have all come under sustained missile attacks in the biggest bombardment by russian forces since the early weeks of the conflict. many homes were reported to be among the sites targeted, along with healthcare facilities and schools. the major areas affected were the capital kyiv, along with dnipro, zaporizhizhia, kharkiv and lviv. president putin said the strikes were retaliation for saturday s attack on the kerch bridge, the one land link between russia and occupied crimea. our correspondent paul adams reports from the centre of kyiv, where the strikes began early in the morning. explosions screaming after months of quiet in the capital, the war i
more money for social care in england to help free up nhs beds, but critics say it s just tinkering around the edges. iranian police and anti government protesters clash in tehran for a seventh day in the worst unrest for years after the death of a young woman in police custody. and launching the see monster, the latest project in a festival of creativity in the uk, costing the taxpayer £120 million. is it worth it? and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel england s cricketers convincingly crushed in karachi as pakistan level the t20 series with a ten wicket win. good evening. interest rates have risen to their highest level for 14 years, heaping extra costs on mortgage holders, credit card users and businesses. the governor of the bank of england warned that the uk economy may already be in recession. rates have risen by 0.5% today the seventh hike in a row as the bank tries to curb inflation. interest rates now stand at 2.25%. our economics editor faisal isla