we ll get the latest from our correspondent in the united states. the afghan taliban says that at least 21 people were killed in a blast at a kabul mosque. the un calls on the group to bring an end to terrorism. japan launches a nationwide competition to encourage people in their 20s and 30s to drink more alcohol. that was fantastic. you can t buy that feeling, frankly. and striking gold: we hear from one of the british divers who helped locate a us world war i shipwreck that s been missing since 1917. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. explosions have been reported at a military airbase in russian occupied crimea. officials there say there s been no damage, and that a ukrainian drone has been shot down. it happened north of the city of sevastopol at the belbek airbase. you ll remember another russian airbase in crimea was hit and, separately, in russia itself two villages close to the border with ukraine were evacuated after a fire broke out at an
rolling out the rocket that could pave the way for astronauts to return to the moon. after one venue cancels his latest production, over comments on trans rights and the #metoo movement, monty python s terry gilliam says british theatre needs to be more courageous. i think the whole artistic community has to be brave. that is what art is about it is pushing the limits. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. officials in ukraine are warning that the situation at the russian occupied zaporizhzhia nuclear power station is approaching critical. emergency workers have been staging drills and practising cleaning operations in the event of radioactive contamination. russia took control of the nuclear plant the biggest in europe in early march, and there s recently been heavy shelling at and around the site, with both sides blaming each other for the attacks. our correspondent james waterhouse reports from zaporizhzhia city. ukraine s vast, rich landscap
fire. forthe responsible for the effects of the fire. for the first time, counsel has admitted they knew that the building was defective. the infected blood scandal of the 70s and 80s thousands of surviving victims should receive immediate six figure compensation, rules a judge. and coming up in half an hour, foreign correspondents based in london give an outsider s view of events in the uk in dateline. hello, welcome to bbc news. it is good to have your company this evening. rebekah vardy has lost her libel case at the high court. in what had become known as the wagatha christie trial, the wife of the former england footballerjamie vardy had sued coleen rooney after she accused vardy of leaking private information about her to the tabloid press. in a statement after the verdict, coleen rooney said she was pleased with the judgment, but added that the case should never have gone to court. rebekah vardy said she was extremely sad and disappointed , and that it wasn t the