ruling on abortion calling it a victory for life itself. # when i saw her standing there. # sir paul mccartney absolutely wows glastonbury and brings on surprise guests bruce springsteen and dave grohl. hello and welcome to bbc news. there have been several large explosions in the ukrainian capital, kyiv, after russian missile attacks. the city s mayor says ambulances and rescuers have been sent to the scene. the attacks come hours after president zelensky made another plea for ukraine s allies to provide air defence systems. these are the latest pictures from the scene of the missile attacks taken by our team in kyiv. several apartment blocks have been hit with debris falling onto caras parked below. several people have been injured. it s the first assault on ukraine s capital since earlyjune. kyiv s mayor has called it an attempt to intimidate by russia ahead of international summits. vitali klitschko arrived at the scene of a strike a short time ago, and says peopl
Or partially shut. Its over Safety Concerns about what is known as raac a type of concrete, thats known to be at risk of crumbling. Meanwhile, in the last hour another twist with the Education Secretary caught on camera voicing herfrustrations about the media coverage. This is Gillian Keegan after an interview with itv news. Does anyone ever say, you have done a good job because everyone else has sat on their bleep and done nothing . No signs of that, no . The footage was captured by itv news as the Camera Repositioned for extra shots at the end of an interview with the minister, while she was still wearing her microphone. This was the prime ministers response to accusations of refusing to adequately fund School Repairs. Are you to blame for. Whats happening now . And do you want to apologize to parents and pupils . I think that is completely and utterly wrong. Actually, one of the first things i did as chancellor in my first Spending Review in 2020 was to announce a new Ten Year Schoo
Primary school in brixton. And Katherines Primary Academy in essex. Just three of the more than 150 schools that wont be fully reopening as planned this week thanks to the presence of this, raac. A lightweight concrete used in the 50s, 60s and 70s but now often in a state of serious disrepair. Its a problem thats been known about for years. Five years ago, a Primary School building in kent collapsed, leading to wider concerns. Good morning, sir. So the questions of many parents are now asking of government why act only now, just days before the start of The New School year in england . We went through this exhaustive survey of 22,000 schools after the initial incident in 2018. Then, in the summer months, new information came to light that suggested that some of the buildings that had previously been classified as safe might not be. And so the Education Secretary acted immediately on that. The chancellor said the government would spend whatever it takes to keep children safe at school,
And scotland will be fully or partially closed today, because of concerns about crumbling concrete. Investigations are also under way in schools in wales and Northern Ireland. Ministers have promised to speed up checks on schools where the material, known as raac, may have been used. 0ur reporter Louisa Pilbeam reports. From the midlands to suffolk. And london. More than 100 schools in england look like this today, with buildings roped off and closed on what for many should be the first day of the new term. The problem crumbling concrete called raac, meaning many schools are unsafe. Sarah, a mum of two who didnt want to be on camera, told us. The main issue for me is we dont have any certainty about when the children are going Back To School. The lack of certainty right now is worrying for everyone. The school havent been that specific about the actual meanwhile, on social media sites, including mumsnet, one parent said. The government has been criticised for not acting faster despite
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