Than 200 people could have been inside the diy store. The mayor of kharkiv says there are a large number of people missing following the strike. Earlier this month, Russian Forces began a renewed offensive in the kharkiv region, in an attempt to break through a weakened ukrainian front line. Heres one of the shop workers explaining what happened. Translation i was at work in the Furniture Section when there was the first hit. Me and my colleague fell off our feet, went down and hit the floor. There was a second hit after which we were covered in rubble. We were covered in it, our faces, too. We started to dig our way up to the top. There, the Extinguishing System had started working. We grabbed a few people and an Emergency Service guy who was shopping saved us. He was with a girl that was also shopping and he helped us to get out through the window. Me, my colleague and another boy as well, a shopper, and his girlfriend made it out. 0ur International Editor jeremy bowen is at the scen
Leader keir starmer on voting age. Yes, this is something keir starmer said labour wants to do and is aware has been Labour Policy for a while now but while were into Election Campaign now, we dont know what will make into their manifesto but now he has signalled this move towards giving rise to 16 year olds are something he wants to happen as he has seen happen in other nations and clearly thinks its a good idea. No indication yet if the tory party will be following suit but the main theme today has been around the economy. Keir starmer has also been speaking about that when speaking to voters in the West Midlands. He said the stable economy would be the first thing the Labour Government would focus on. With the conservatives as well, sunak was during a meeting with voters in the north today and we heard from jeremy hunt who did an interview with the Daily Telegraph and said tax cuts for working people would be what the conservative government if re elected would focus on. The backdro
He drinks tea all day, apparently lots and lots of tea and leaves the bag in. Oh, wow. So its industrial strength. Keir starmer apparently drinks coffee and then maybe a bit of tea later on in the day. Isnt a snacker, though. Apparently no sweet tooth, just the occasional bag of crisps. So what did they eat in the height of it all . In the middle of the day . I mean, obviously, these people eat something, maybe anything they can get. I mean, keir starmer admitted recently, actually, even though hes a vegetarian, hed had a box of chicken at some point at the end of a long day. Well, whatever theyre eating, we were wrong on this cast, this podcast, but the date i was told to go long, you had various dates, you had a close race. You were the closest. Well, thats kind of you to say. I mean, about a month ago. Thats right. I did think or we reported that there was a possibility that they would call and go this summer. But after the local election results, which were very bad for the tories,
A number one priority. Here is our Political Correspondent helen catt. Here is our Political Correspondent helen catt. The Labour Leader arriving at a Football Club in the West Midlands, here to put the boot into the tories economic record and to explain what a Labour Government would do. Stability now is change its strange to say that in 2024 but a stable economy has to be the first step of an incoming Labour Government and that is what we will make an absolute priority if we are privileged enough to come in to serve. It comes at a leading think tank, the ifs, urged both labour and the tories to be open about the tough choices they will face over the countrys finances if elected. For rishi sunak, a low key visit, a cuppa with veterans in the north of england. He answered some gentle concern about his drenching in Downing Street. It was wet. The amount of people that gave me an umbrella over the last couple of days. But no questions from journalists instead a Treasury Minister defended
Thinking. Donald trump using one of his precious few days outside the courtroom to campaign in minnesota ahead of any swing states. So does the former president really think he can win a state thats disappointed republicans for more than five decades . Plus, the u. S. Is throwing a lifeline to thousands of palestinians at risk of starvation, courtesy of a makeshift effort to get food and fuel into gaza, but getting the supplies there is just step one. Workers have to figure out how to get it to the people who need it in the middle of an active war zone. And sentencing for the man convicted of brutally attacking Nancy Pelosis husband with a hammer set to start any minute now. Why federal prosecutors are pushing for much more than the recommended time behind bars. First, it is a rare weekday away from court for donald trump, who was given the day off to attend his sons High School Graduation in florida this morning. Later today, the former president is heading to the midwest where he wil