that the russians had full control of the city. we ve been hearing these claims, actually, from yesterday, and these claims have not been confirmed yet by the ukraine s general staff, the armed forces of ukraine, neither by the local administration and authorities. what we can say with certainty, of course, is the situation in lysychansk has been very intense for quite a while now. after the battle for severodonetsk, lysychansk was the key focus of the russian offensive, their ground forces have been affecting lysychansk nonstop, the city was under intense artillery fire, missile fire, bombardments, aerial bombardments. and like we ve always been saying, and our minister of defence confirmed it a few days ago, for ukrainians, the value of human life is top priority, so sometimes we may retreat from certain areas, just so that we will retake them in the future. and there are other claims that russia is encircling ukrainian troops, or encircling the town itself. what s your tak
good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. six new claims of inappropriate behaviour by the former deputy chief whip chris pincher have emerged, days after he was suspended as a tory mp over allegations he groped two men. mr pincher denies the latest claims, which are reported in several sunday newspapers. borisjohnson is facing questions about how much he knew when he appointed the mp as the deputy chief whip in february. here s our political correspondent helen catt. it was what it s claimed happened on an evening of drinking here at london s carlton club that led to chris pincher s resignation from the government on thursday night and later his suspension as a conservative mp. in today s papers, there are more claims, denied by mr pincher, of incidents at other locations, stretching back a number of years. among them, that he made unwanted physical advances towards three male mps, including once in a parliamentary bar and once in his office. one of those mps, it s reported, t
and shipped to the site on barges. but the hope is that the project could then be replicated elsewhere. we know that if this project happens, this will start the ball rolling here, not only in uist but across the islands because it s very much needed. the smart clachan is now at planning stage, with those behind it looking for local and national support to make the project a reality. but for those searching for a place to call home, the project would be just a small step in the majorfight against depopulation in our island communities. ian macinnes, bbc news, uist. time for a look at the weather. here s matt. hello. there s a lot of dry weather around today with some places staying completely dry. still keep on guard for darker clouds on the horizon. a few showers scattered across the country as we ve seen so far today and will continue into the afternoon. main rain bearing weather front we had through yesterday. that s pushing its way
there were communities that were formed together, that work together, that shared their workspace and shared their growing space. the smart clachan would be offered to islanders in the first instance on a shared ownership model. the houses wouldn t be built right on the road. they ll be away from the road slightly so that it gives people the opportunity to have a bit more land with each home as well. and also, we d be looking at communal garden spaces and with our community workspace, we hope that that will enable people who are living in the homes to be able to work from those spaces. the houses would also be built in the islands in modules at a local factory, and shipped to the site on barges. but the hope is that the project could then be replicated elsewhere. we know that if this project happens, this will start the ball rolling here, not only in uist but across the islands because it s very much needed. the smart clachan is now at planning stage, with those behind it looking for l
property and things like that. anything that gets built typically will have people waiting to get in. so it s just really hard to find a place to live. the housing issue here is a longstanding one, but there is hope that a potential solution may lie in a new take on an old concept. what s being proposed builds on the idea of an island clachan which was a handful of houses for communal working was key. there were communities that were formed together, that work together, that shared their workspace and shared their growing space. this smart clachan would be offered to islanders in the first instance on a shared ownership model. the houses wouldn t be built right on the road. they ll be away from the road slightly so that it gives people the opportunity to have a bit more land with each home, as well. and also, we d be looking at communal garden spaces and with our community workspace, we hope that that will enable people who are living in the homes to be able to work from those spaces.