china says it ll fight to the very end to prevent taiwan from being declared independent. and queen elizabeth ii becomes the world s second longest serving monarch only louis xiv of france has ruled for longer. hello and welcome to bbc news. reports from eastern ukraine say a huge chemical plant in the town of severodonetsk where hundreds of people have been sheltering is on fire. the governor of the region says the azot plant had come under intense bombardment but was still under ukrainian control. the fierce fighting comes as ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky says his troops are running low on ammunition as they try to repel russian invaders in the east. and he s appealed for more help from western powers. helena wilkinson has the latest. this is the east of ukraine, in the donbas region, it s one of the areas russian forces have focused their firepower. ukraine soldiers are still holding out here, but the intense fighting goes on. ukraine s army says it is running l
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Music the rise and rise of dua lipa well hear from her about her new album and Headlining Glastonbury this summer good morning. We have some heavy, thundery good morning. We have some heavy, Thundery Downpours across parts of southern Thundery Downpours across parts of Southern England and south wales. The driest Southern England and south wales. The driest and brightest conditions today the driest and brightest conditions today will the driest and brightest conditions today will be in the north and west and the today will be in the north and west and the low cloud and mist and the murkihess and the low cloud and mist and the Murkiness Across Eastern Areas is turning Murkiness Across Eastern Areas is turning back to the coast. I have the details turning back to the coast. I have the details later in the programme. Its thursday 2nd may. Our main story. Britains biggest Indoor Arena Co Op Live In Manchester Has postponed its opening yet again, and called off this weeks concerts by The Gr
I was charged with resisting the law and, following an express trial, i have paid a fine of 240 euros. Having paid that fine, we know the Spanish Police investigation has closed and Billy Vunipola is now free to fly back to the uk, and he is due back later today. What will now follow is an internal process at saracens and he will cooperate with that and he unreservedly apologises for any inconvenience he has caused during this incident. A meeting to discuss the introduction of a possible salary cap in the English Premier League has been taking place today with the aim of making the competition fairer. Its part of plans to reform the profit and sustainability regulations, which resulted in both Nottingham Forest and everton being deducted points this season. Top clubs would only be allowed to spend a sum linked to the Television Revenues of the bottom clubs in the league. There is expected to be some opposition to the proposal. Luis rubiales, the former president of the spanish football