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
a record breaking heatwave sweeps spain as temperature hit 43 degrees celsius. authorities are on alert for thje possibilty of wildfires. in the wake of russia s invaion of ukraine, nato shares it comcerns about vulnerable members in eastern europe, we have a special report on the extremely close encounters ith the russian military. encounters with the russian military. and, a buzz lightyear animated film, featuring a same sex kiss, is banned in 14 middle eastern and asian countries. hello and welcome. the first flight taking migrants who entered the uk illegally to be resettled in rwanda is set to leave today. about seven people are expected to be on board, although three of them are understood to be planning to appeal. the head of the un refugee agency said the policy set a catastrophic precedent. our home editor mark easton has the story. dozens more asylum seekers arrived on the kent coast today, 37 men who the government says should potentially face removal to rwanda
scientists plan to sequence the genomes of all forms of life in britain, which could transform our understanding of the natural world. and a buzz lightyear annimated film featuring a same sex kiss and a buzz lightyear animated film featuring a same sex kiss is banned in m middle eastern and asian countries. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to the programme. russian forces are tightening their grip on the region of the donbas. president zelensky has called again for western allies to provide advanced missile defence systems for the ukrainian army to stop the steady russian advance. the russians now control almost all of the strategic city of severodonetsk. the final bridge to the city has been destroyed, trapping ukrainian troops and thousands of civilians. the russians are also bombarding the neighbouring city of lysychansk, where civilians are still trying to flee. our international correspondent orla guerin sent this report from t
from their sett. scientists say, having their detailed genetic information is vital. back onshore in plymouth, the rock pools are full of surprises. but their genetic code could also help us to find nature inspired medicines or materials. this immense endeavour could change our understanding of the diversity of life. rebecca morelle, bbc news, plymouth. disney pixar s latest animated movie, lightyear, has been banned from cinemas in the united arab emirates. the film contains a same sex kiss, but the uae s media regulators did not give a specific reason for its decision. mark lobel reports. mission control: 4.3. it s days until take off for the story that inspired buzz lightyear s character. it s notjust emperor zurg in their way though, but also regulators on planet earth,
disney and pixar s latest animated movie, lightyear, has been banned from cinemas in the united arab emirates. the film contains a same sex kiss, but the uae s media regulators did not give a specific reason for its decision. the scene had been cut from the us version but was reinstated after complaints by pixar employees. lightyear s problems in the middle east are the latest in a string of difficulties faced by films containing lgbtq+ content in the region. for more, i m joined now by sandro monetti, editor in chief of hollywood international filmmaker magazine. his famous line is to infinity and beyond, buzz lightyear but his wings are being clipped? not exactly to infinity 14 countries aren t showing it,