our understanding of the natural world. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. russian forces are tightening their grip on the donbas region. president zelensky has called again for western allies to provide advanced missile defence systems for the ukrainian army to stop the steady russian advance. russia now controls almost all of the strategic city of severodonetsk. the final bridge to the city has been destroyed, trapping ukrainian troops and thousands of civilians. russia is also bombarding the neighbouring city of lysycha nsk, from which where civilians are still trying to flee. our international correspondent orla guerin, with video journalist colm o molloy, sent this report from the donbas. radio bleeps max speed. we re told to drive at maximum speed on the exposed road to lysychansk. a dark horizon greets us. munitions explode residents praying for salvation, as russia lays waste. man whistles and shouts ukrainian troops call for help. ..to tak
of life in britain, which could transform our understanding of the natural world and, a buzz lightyear annimated film, featuring a same sex kiss, is banned in m middle eastern and asian countries. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we start with a special report from eastern ukraine where russian forces are tightening their grip on the donbas region. president zelensky has called again for western allies to provide advanced missile defence systems for the ukrainian army, to stop the steady russian advance. russia now controls almost all of the strategic city of severodonetsk. the final bridge to the city has been destroyed, trapping ukrainian troops and thousands of civilians. russia is also bombarding the neighbouring city of lysychansk, from which civilians are still trying to flee. our international correspondent orla guerin, with video journalist colm o molloy, sent this report from the donbas. radio bleeps max speed. we re told to drive at max
number one side. good evening. a last minute legal challenge at the european court of human rights has cast doubt on whether the first flight this evening sending asylum seekers from britain to rwanda will go ahead. the court in strasbourg has issued an order blocking the removal of one of the handful of individuals expected to be on board, among them iraqi kurds and iranians. the bbc understands that the home office in london now thinks that the court could prevent any planned removals today. the government insists the flights are necessary to deter people trafficking gangs helping thousands cross the channel. here s our home editor mark easton. the flight to an uncertain future is ready for take off. just a handful of asylum seekers will be forced to board this evening, seven at most, each with a one way ticket to rwanda, a country they have never been to and don t wish to go to. awnd this is why, this morning more than 300 people arrived in dover having attempted to cr
what she calls a refreshed case for independence. the duke and duchess of cambridge mark the fifth anniversary of the fire at grenfell tower in west london, which claimed 72 lives. he hits it to the cover point boundary. and a thrilling win for england as they beat new zealand by five wickets to take the test series. and coming up on the bbc news channel, serena is back. williams says she ll make her return at wimbledon after pulling out with injury last year. welcome to bbc news at ten. there is a last minute legal battle under way to stop a flight from the uk from taking asylum seekers to rwanda. was due to leave the military airport the uk this evening but a series of legal challenges mean there will be no more than just a few people on board. among them, iraqi kurds and iranians. the government insist the flights are necessary to deter gangs trafficking people across the english channel. the church says the plans are a moral and other critics say the flight is unworkable,
taking asylum seekers to rwanda. the government is taking on the courts at home and facing accusations from abroad of breaking international law. and a world first in biology, mapping the genome sequence of every species in the british isles. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel. tantalisingly poised england set up a grandstand finish against new zealand as james anderson breaks yet another record. welcome to bbc news at ten. we start tonight with a special report revealing the slow but steady progress of russian forces in eastern ukraine. president zelensky has called again for western allies to provide advanced missile defence systems for the ukrainian army. the russians now control almost all of the strategic city of severodonetsk. the last remaining bridge was destroyed by the russians today, making it impossible to bring out more civilians. the ukrainian government says russia is able to keep up its military offensive because it s still earning huge amoun