president putin has not spoken but his predecessor said on social media the country would push ukrainian forces away back to poland. more from me at the top of the other, now it s time tojoin from me at the top of the other, now it s time to join the team on the travel show. sitting halfway between the scottish mainland and norway. the shetland islands have a unique combination of cultures. and today the sleepy town of lerwick is facing an invasion from a long dormant foe, the vikings. so this is up helly aa. it s one of a number of viking festivals that take place in shetland every year. this one in lerwick is the biggest. up helly aa is best known for its night time procession. almost a thousand people carry flaming torches through the streets, then set fire to a replica viking ship. a group of around 60 locals kitted out in elaborate viking garb. i mean, these this is serious stuff. who makes these? almost all that was done in shetland. and then there was a design committe
the ukrainians in the fight. welcome to the programme. if you re watching here in the uk, on pbs in the on pbs in the us, or around the world, on pbs in the us, or around the world. it s on pbs in the us, or around the world, it s great on pbs in the us, or around the world, it s great to on pbs in the us, or around the world, it s great to have - on pbs in the us, or around the world, it s great to have your. world, it s great to have your company. it s the first anniversary of the ukraine war one year since vladimir putin ordered his forces to launch an all out assault on ukraine with the aim of taking kyiv within days. the strategy failed. ukrainian resistance has been fierce, though it has come at an immense cost. many have died on the battlefield, and accusations of war crimes by the russian troops have shocked the world. the war has changed europe, and the world leaving russia diplomatically isolated, and revitalising the nato alliance. unexpectedly revitalising
and the us announces new sanctions, and an additional $2 billion support package aimed at helping the ukrainians in the fight. welcome to the programme. i m shaun ley, it s good to have your company. we mark this hour, as we have the last 24. it s the first anniversary of the ukraine war, one year since vladimir putin ordered his forces to launch an all out assault on ukraine with the aim of taking kyiv within days. the strategy failed. ukrainian resistance has been fierce, though it has come at an immense cost. many have died on the battlefield, and accusations of war crimes by the russian troops have shocked the world. the war has changed europe, and the world leaving russia diplomatically isolated, and revitalising the nato alliance. one that a former us president had suggested was already past its sell by date. our international editor jeremy bowen has reported on the conflict from the very beginning. he s kept in touch with many of the ukrainians he s spoken to along the
no comment on the anniversary from the russian president, vladimir putin, his predecessor warned that and ukrainian forces could be pushed all the way back to the border to poland. at ten o clock we will be joining the team for the ten o clock news, before that, johnson is in talks to president zelensky in this unspun world special. this is just one very small part of all the destruction that russia has visited on ukraine during the past year. we are only 18 miles from kyiv here, the closest the russian troops came to the capital before they were thrown back. one man has personified ukraine s resistance to the russian onslaught. an actor who used to play the part of ukraine s president in a television soap opera, and then ran for the job for real, and won, only to find last february, he had to play a new role the leader of a country that was fighting for its very existence. president volodymyr zelensky. mr president, a year ago, would you have thought that you would be sitt
As labour plan a vote calling for an end to the one per cent cap on Public Sector pay rises Downing Street signals it is prepared to review the policy. The off duty policeman who tackled the London Bridge attackers says he wished he could have done more. I tried to take the first one out in one go, i swing as hard as i can, everything behind it. And the creator of Paddington Bear michael bond has died at the age of 91. It has been announced by the Crown Prosecution Service today that six people will Face Criminal Charges of the Hillsborough Stadium disaster of almost three decades ago. Among the six, Fourformer South almost three decades ago. Among the six, four former South Yorkshire police officers. They include David Duckenfield, the former chief superintendent, the Match Commander on the day of the disaster in 1989. Accused of manslaughter by Gross Negligence. Also former chief co nsta ble negligence. Also former chief constable sir Norman Bettison, accused of four offences of misc