and that people watch it. so the fact that we have come all the way this far has been so exciting. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin our coverage today with the story of a huge fire in bangladesh which has destroyed about 2,000 shelters at a rohingya refugee camp in the south east of the country. officials say the blaze has been brought under control but around 12,000 people have been left homeless at the camp in cox s bazar district and have nowhere to go. 0ur correspondent anbarasan ethirajan reports. the bamboo shelters of rohingya refugees in cox s bazar district are no match for the raging blaze. residents ran from the huts with their meagre belongings as the fire spread quickly. it s yet another blow for the rohingya refugees who had to flee their homes from neighbouring myanmar. thousands have become homeless in a matter of few hours. it will be a challenge for the authorities to rehome those affected. nearly a mi
a nine year old girl dead. olivia pratt korbel died on monday night after two men, one armed with a gun, ran into her house. joseph nee, a former drug dealer and believed to be the target of the attack, has been arrested. the police are appealing for more information. and a fine of £1,000 faces anyone who breaches a hosepipe ban imposed by thames water in the south of england from today. coming up on the bbc news channel rangers seek to make the group stages of the champions league for the first time in over ten years. good evening. at least 22 people have been killed and around 50 others injured in a russian strike on a railway station in the east of ukraine. it comes exactly six months after russia launched its full scale invasion of the country. the head of the un antonio guterres said it was a sad and tragic milestone . the conflict has had a huge human cost the un says there have been more than 5,500 thousand civilian deaths, but the true number is likely to be far m
be sent back to myanmar. and a helping hand for graduates. president biden cancels $10,000 of student debt for millions of americans. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in ukraine, where the country s president, volodymyr zelensky, says a russian missile strike on a rail station has killed at least 22 people and wounded dozens more. mr zelensky had previously warned that russia might do something cruel to disrupt ukraine s independence day which coincidentally fell on the same day as the six month anniversary of the invasion. this is the current state of play in the country with russia controlling ukrainian territory in the south and east. the southern front, around the occupied city of kherson, is where ukraine says it is planning a counter offensive. from there, our correspondent quentin sommerville sent this report. once more into the line of fire an
also coming up on the programme: we are in india to meet the rohingya families who are now unwelcome in their adoptive country but can t be sent back to myanmar. a success for conservation scientists, after this tiny endangered baby elephant was born at a british zoo. and the k pop phenomenon black pink breaking records as south korea showcases its successes on day one of the seoul pop culture convention. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to the programme. ukraine s president, volodymyr zelensky, says a russian missile strike on a rail station in the east of the country has killed at least 22 people and wounded dozens more. mr zelensky had previously warned that russia might do something cruel to disrupt ukraine s independence day which coincidentally fell on the same day as the six month anniversary of the invasion. this is the current state of play in the country with russia controlling ukrainian territory in the south and east
And destroy hamas so that it no longer posed any threat, and said he would secure the release of the remaining hostages still being held in gaza. In the war that has followed the 7th Of October attacks, gazas Hamas Run Health Ministry sayys more than 33,000 people have been killed there. On sunday, Tens Of Thousands of protesters in israel called for the Israeli Government to strike a deal to bring the hostages home and for mr netanyahu to resign. Earlier, i spoke to our middle east correspondent injerusalem, hugo bachega, about idf troops withdrawing from khan younis. The israeli authorities are saying their mission in khan younis has been accomplished and that these troops are now being prepared for future operations in gaza. I think the israelis are under a lot of pressure, especially from the americans, to de escalate the conflict. I think the big question here is about what will happen in rafah. Because the israelis have been saying that it is essential to launch a major offensive