by italian president sergio mattarella. shortly after this he met the italian prime minister giorgia meloni, who said her country would back ukraine for as long as necessary. she called russia s invastion brutal and unjust. let s cross to the newsroom now and talk to our europe regional editor paul moss. very busy day for president and clearly some significant political strategy there on his behalf. he has been shoring strategy there on his behalf. he has been shoring up strategy there on his behalf. he has been shoring up support strategy there on his behalf. he has been shoring up support in - strategy there on his behalf. he has been shoring up support in italy - strategy there on his behalf. he has been shoring up support in italy and in many ways this was very much a loving of a visit when giorgia meloni saw this zelensky, they probably embraced each other and as you suggested, she was fulsome in her support and said italy would be a solid ally of ukraine, crucia
good in less than ninety minutes. morning. thousands o through good morning. thousands of women go through ivf fertility treatment every year, but many say they are treated unfairly at work during it. we will look at why and what your rights are. in sport, a first all manchester fa cup final as united pipped brighton on penalties to set up a showdown with rival scott city in wembley in june. good morning. under clear skies are some of us were lucky to see the northern lights last night. the starting to clear skies, wintry showers across the north and east, driven in in a strong wind, rain in the south and west and in between, some sunshine. all the details later in the programme. it s monday 24th april. our main story. the government has insisted it s doing everything it can to keep british nationals safe in sudan where hundreds of people have died in more than a week of fighting. british diplomats and theirfamilies have been airlifted out of the country but uk nationals
with a third missing more than a month of teaching, according to a new report. housing charity shelter blamed what it described as total inaction from the government for the numbers of young people in traumatic living arrangements. the government says it increased local housing allowance significantly during the pandemic, and is delivering more affordable homes. here s our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan. it s barely 6:30am, and isaiah is heading to his childminder. ..while his brother coby begins the journey to school. single mum lily is heading to work as a nurse, hence the early start. we used to walk to school every single day from our old house. but that all changed when they were made homeless in september, after the landlord sold the property. now the commute can take up to 45 minutes. if i could get us housed near his school, that s my main goal. this is where they re currently living, all three sharing a one bed flat. it s temporary accommodation.
schools are closing early and there is a warning that the bad weather is going to last until the weekend. # instead i wrote a song bout how you did me wrong # i could ve cried at home and spent the night alone # instead i wrote a song i feel much better now and i wrote a song becomes the uk s eurovision entry. and coming up on the bbc news channel. england have lost their first t20 international since winning the t20 world cup, with hosts bangladesh power into a six wicket win. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. at least nine people have been killed in ukraine as the country has again come under sustained russian missile attack. there s been severe damage to parts of its energy infrastructure as well as residential areas. the mayor of kyiv says 40% of the capital s residents are without heating. shelling overnight in southern ukraine has damaged the only functioning power line used for electricity to cool the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, which is occupied by