There have also been strikes on the russian side of the border in belgorod on sunday. The Russian Military claimed a ukrainian airstrike destroyed a section of a 10 storey apartment block. With the latest on the conflict, our defence Correspondentjonathan Beale reports from vovchansk in Kharkiv Under Russian attack. The road to russia, just a few miles from the border. And proof that the russians are back in the Kharkiv Region again. The town of vovchansk was liberated in a surprise ukrainian offensive less than two years ago. Now its at risk of falling back into russian hands. Alexi, a local policeman, is once again telling the population to leave. He says its better than dying. The shelling is constant and chaotic. And its all over the town. We quickly move on at the sound of a russian drone. This is all thats left of sergeis home. The familiar russian tactic of reducing towns to rubble. But sergei says he cant leave. He needs to look after his goats now his only worldly possessions.
North yorkshire, one of 27 newly designated Bathing Sites. Some brave souls are already in the water of the river nidd but how clean is it . Arsenal take the premier League Title Race to the final weekend. Even the heavy rain at old tafford couldnt stop them as they beat Manchester United. And were set for a thrilling finish to the season. Idid it i love you top boy, happy valley and the Sixth Commandment were some of the big winners at the Bafta Television awards but the crown left empty handed. Good morning. Yesterday was the warmest day of the year so far. In chertsey, the temperature reached 27. 5 celsius. Today, rain is coming in from the south west, affecting some western areas. Dry, sunny and warm further east. I will have all the details later. Its monday, 13th may. New evidence has been uncovered that the British Government was warned by its own Embassy Staff in the us about the risk of hiv from contaminated blood in the early 1980s. Its now thought more than 1,200 nhs patient
We can cross live to westminster and our Political Correspondent hannah miller. We have had some previewing of the speech. Tell us what we can expect. If they choose to spend more money on defence then it is likely going to have to come from other departments. There are questions about the extent to which that is an affordable commitment. We also expect rishi sunak to make the speech about him as an individual rather than his party. It is significant because it is her first among his first major outing since the terrible local Election Results just a couple of weeks ago. In that sense, trying to use this again to canterbury the tone. Labour, as you say, are out around the country trying to talk about the impact that their new mayor that won in the local elections could have and damage under a labour government. Their response to the speech so far before the speech is to say the conservatives cant fix the country because they are the problem. As the Prime Minister rishi sunak has the Pr
We begin this hour with a shake up in russias military hierarchy. Russias Defence Minister, sergei shoigu, is being removed from his post and will become the new secretary of russias security council. Hes a long standing ally of Vladimir Putin and has served as Defence Minister since 2012, Playing A Key role in russias invasion of ukraine. His replacement will be andrei belousov, an economist and the deputy Prime Minister. Earlier, our russia editor Steve Rosenberg explained that at the kremlin, reshuffles are unusual. Whoever the russian government ministers are, whoever s sitting around that cabinet table, there is one man and one man alone in russia who calls the shots, and that is Vladimir Putin. Hes the man with all the power. Having said that, a Government Reshuffle in russia is interesting, particularly when key ministers like the Defence Minister is being changed. They dont happen too often. The foreign minister, hes been in his post for 20 years. Mr shoigu, he has been Defence
Day in the Premier League. Good day in the Premier League. Morning. After the war the good morning. After the warmest of the year yesterday, today will be warmer in the east changes in the west with thunderstorms. I will bring you all the details shortly. Good morning. Its sunday may 12. Did you stay up late . Maybe you did switzerland has won the Eurovision Song Contest in a competition marred by controversy and politics. The singer nemo triumphed with the song the code. The uks Olly Alexander came a disappointing eighteenth. There was booing for israel in the arena, while earlier, thousands of pro Palestinian Protesters marched outside. Our arts correspondent David Sillito has more. Switzerland, winning one of the most extraordinary Eurovision Song Contests of all time. Fans had to file into the arena amidst a small melee of police and protesters, the presence of israel in the final has provoked demonstrations and discomfort from some of the competitors. But when israels eden golan t