of women and girls . you are watching bbc news. now the arts interviews: edward enninful. as editor in chief of british vogue since 2017, edward enninful has challenged convention not least by increasing the number of black and older women in the magazine. he s reached the summit of international fashion and media while battling depression, alcohol problems and a sickle cell condition. it s a long way from his childhood in ghana, which his family fled during the political turmoil of the mid 1980s, landing in south london at the height of social unrest in the capital. black, working class, gay and a former asylum seeker, he s now tipped by many as anna wintour s replacement when she eventually retires from american vogue. hello, amol. hello. very good to see you. how are you doing? i m good. thank you for having me. i wanted to find out who he really is and how he wants to change our culture. edward enninful, thank you so much for speaking to me, thank you for speaking to bb
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year s military service. in response to the threat from china. here in the uk, a murder investigation has been launched in birmingham, after a 23 year old man was stabbed to death in a nightclub. police have named the victim as cody fisher. we start this hour with a special report from ukraine, from the southern port of kherson, which is under increased bombardment from russian forces, and where today the maternity ward of a hospital was among the places being shelled. kherson is often called the gateway to crimea and because of its strategic importance, was one of the first places taken by russian forces at the start of the war. it was liberated last month, in a significant gain for ukrainian troops. but civilians are now living with a daily onslaught of russian shelling. our correspondent yogita limaye has spent the last four days in kherson, with colleagues imogen anderson, sanjay ganguly and mariana matveichuk, and they sent this special report. a warning, it contains d
this is bbc news i m david willis. our top stories: hundreds flee the ukranian city of kherson because of intense russian shelling. we ll have a special report from on the ground. more than 60 people are killed in winter storms across the united states and canada. president biden approves emergency funding. in taiwan all men will be required to serve a year s military service in response to the growing threat from china. and who is george santos? we ll bring you the story of the republican congressman elect who lied about hisjob, his education, and his family history in order to win an election.