with colleagues imogen anderson, sanjay ganguly and mariana matveichuk and they sent this special report. i should warn you it contains some distressing images. kherson is being pounded. this is where one of more than a0 mortars fell in a single day. a city haunted by relentless attacks. another shell hit nearby between a block of homes. as the firemen worked, we heard the sound of more explosions. after a brief pause, they returned to the job, dousing the fire before anyone was hurt. down the road, we found people in a panic. punish the russians for their crimes. punish them their whole lives, a woman cried. they d just seen a neighbour s
this is bbc world news, the headlines: hundreds of people are fleeing the ukranian city of kherson because of intense russian shelling. bombardment of the city has increased sharply over the past few days. on tuesday, a shell hit the maternity ward of a hospital. pope francis says his predecessor benedict vxi is very ill benedict xvi is very ill and he is praying for him. in 2013 benedict became the first pope in six centuries to resign. the united states is the latest country to consider entry restrictions for travellers from china due to soaring covid infection rates there. taiwan, japan, india and malaysia have already said they ll monitor arrivals from china. here in the uk, the family of cody fisher, who was stabbed to death at a club
here in the uk, the family of cody fisher, who was stabbed to death at a club in birmingham on monday, say their hearts are broken. hello and welcome to bbc news. 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 on tuesday the maternity ward of a hospital was among the places shelled. kherson is often called the gateway to crimea and, because of its strategic importance, it 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. 0ur correspondent yogita limaye has spent the last four days in kherson
this is bbc world news, the headlines hundreds of people are fleeing the ukranian city of kherson because of intense russian shelling. bombardment of the city has increased sharply over the past few days. on tuesday a shell hit the maternity ward of a hospital. pope francis says his predecessor, benedict the sixteenth, is very ill and he is praying for him. the vatican says that benedict s condition has worsened in recent hours. the united states is the latest country to consider entry restrictions for travellers from china due to soaring covid infection rates there. taiwan, japan, india and malaysia have already said they ll monitor arrivals from china. here in the uk, police investigating the death of footballer cody fisher have arrested two men on suspicion of murder. the 23 year old was stabbed at