kremlin. eu energy ministers are holding emergency talks to consider how to respond to president putin s demand that european countries pay for gas supplies in russian currency, the rouble, hungary has restated its opposition to any embargo but germany has signalled greater readiness towards winding down imports. that is a round up of the latest developments here and ukraine. plenty more throughout the day. you are watching bbc news. the headlines on bbc news. ukraine says another round of evacuation is needed to get hundreds of civilians out of a steel plant in mariupol, where ukrainian fighters are still holding out against the russian siege. a record 2.7 million people have been referred for cancer checks by nhs england in the last year. it follows a dramatic fall in numbers during the pandemic. more than 100 migrants have been brought to shore by the border force and the rnli,
another major talking point was the performance ofjordan pickford in the everton goal several saves from the england goalkeeper kept his side very much in the match. mark cavendish will compete at the the giro d italia for the first time since 2013. he s been named in the quick step alpha vinyl team for the event which begins on friday.(00v) back in late 2020 he was considering retirement after injury, illness and depression hampered his form. cavendish, who turns 37 this month, made a stunning return to the podium with four stage wins at last year s tour de france, but he was only included after a team mate withdrew. he s won 15 stages during his five previous appearances at the giro. and to tennis, andy murray says he s not supportive of players from russia and belarus being banned from wimbledon. 0rganisers ruled last week that players from the two countries can t play at this year s grand slam due to russia s invasion of ukraine. murray said there s no right answer on the iss
fight to end soon. the training of ukrainian troops continues. some have been getting to grips with new weapons, like these short range anti tank missiles. for others, after two months on the front line, it s time for a short rest. these troops are from the 81st brigade. translation: this is a good | opportunity for the boys to rest and to return to the fight with new energy, to recover physically, morally and psychologically. meanwhile, in venice, the ukrainian symphony orchestra has been performing at a concert for peace. the repertoire featured a mix of music by italian and ukrainian composers. international harmony, in stark contrast to life in ukraine. tim muffett, bbc news. 0n the as of still steelworks we
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point, and it is ukraine that bears the brunt. yes, the army here is much more powerful than it was eight years ago, president zelensky quoted not to hundred thousand troops, billions of dollars of funding training, antiaircraft missiles were delivered, those deliveries, those aircraft, those planeload the military equipment have continued to arrive as recently as yesterday. there was one shipment from canada. the point remains it will be ukraine, and ukrainians to defend themselves in this serious escalation that we are seeing pan out, and it is clear, all signs are pointing to something quite large scale, albeit the russian ministry of defence are saying cities are not going to be under attack, they are targeting specific military targets. that will be no consolation or comfort of people this morning. james waterhouse, people this morning. james waterhouse, thank - people this morning. james waterhouse, thank you - people this morning. james| waterhouse, thank you very people this