in this building, the scourge - of war is back in europe. the unprovoked invasion of ukraine has inflicted the most unimaginable suffering on so many innocent people. brazil s ex president jair bolsonaro has returned to the country after three months of self imposed exile in the united states. the vatican says pope francis health is improving as he continues to be treated in hospitalfor a respiratory infection. a blood test is being trialled that could spare thousands of bowel cancer patients unnecessary chemotherapy. and the uk s police watchdog has referred the case of an unarmed black man shot dead by an officer to the crown prosecution service. hello and welcome to bbc news. hearing it has taken place in the last hour after evan gershkovich was arrested. a russian foreign ministry spokesperson said they believe evan gershkovich was conducting activites not related to journalism on assignment from the americans . in a statement, the wall streetjournal said. the
high. iwill average monthly payment hit a record high. i will be looking at why and whether there is an end inside to rising housing gusts. newcastle are edging closer to the champions league with a win at goodison park. that leaves everton deep in relegation trouble. good morning. a bit of a grey and drizzly start. the weather will brighten up today and it will be warmer than recent days. all the details for today and the bank holiday weekend throughout the programme. good morning. it s friday, the 28th of april. our main story. head teachers in england will be balloted for strike action, in a move which could see further disruption for schools and parents. the union last held a strike vote injanuary, which supported taking action but did not reach the required 50% turnout. ministers say the pay deal is fair and reasonable. our reporter frances read has the latest. empty hallways, empty desks, children at home, because the teachers say they aren t getting paid what they need
on ron desantis kicking a off his world tour. we begin with jacqui. hi, jacqui. hi, sandra. there s questions about whether this announcement will be for lack of a better word kind of a rush job. we have not seen any recent blitz across the states to tout his achievements like we were told would happen with the president. there s reports that campaign staffing decisions haven t been made yet. and there s not any major announcement. no event for that announcement anyway that we know of. instead, we re told to expect an announcement over social media according to reports. that is the president s preferred method of communication lately. the white house is continuing to side step traditional media, keeping him at a distance and setting up influencers to get their messaging out. biden didn t give any hints this afternoon. ready to run again, mr. president? might be an uphill battle regardless of the roll-out. and nbc news poll shows 70% of americans don t want president biden
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