The governor of Russias Kursk Region put it in figures. He told vladimir putin that ukrainian soldiers had seized 28 settlements in his region. The Kremlin Leader cut him off. Leave the numbers to the military, he said. Translation the main task is with our ministry of defence, and that is to force the enemy from our territory. Our adversary will, of course, receive a fitting response. And, without doubt, all our objectives will be met. As ukrainian troops have moved in, residents have moved out. Officials say that more than 120,000 people have been evacuated in kursk region, and thousands more in the neighbouring region of belgorod. There are fears of a ukrainian incursion there too. What is happening is huge. For the first time in more than 80 years, foreign troops are fighting on russian soil. And yet the Countrys Leadership describes this as a provocation, a terrorist attack. The kremlin still avoids using the word war, as if to tell the people theres no need to panic. 0n the stree
hello there. we start with disney. its shares are at a record high after it swung back into profit for the last three arms of 2020. that is despite the pandemic that has seen its theme park closed and cinema releases cancelled around the world. it s all down to, you guessed it, streaming. between disney+, hulu and the sports channel espn, disney has now got 146 million paying subscribers for its streaming services, that makes it a serious challenge to netflix with its 200 million subscribers. michelle has all the details. disney s new digital streaming service is an increasingly important part of the company, even more so since the company, even more so since the pandemic pretty much shut down its other businesses. the key growth area it reported almost 95 million paid subscribers to its disney+ streaming service in the final three months of last year. helping them to make a profit of $17 million. that will be a relief to the company which has invested heavily in the streamin
let s get down to business. as you have been hearing, here in the uk emergency measures are in place with the army ready to help ease your supply problems after a fourth day of long queues and pump closures. doctors and home care staff have called for essential workers to be given priority for fuel until petrol stations are back on track. in europe, politicians say the uk is finally feeling the economic impact of brexit, and its supply chain is broken. the uk government argues the lack of lorry drivers is due to closures during the pandemic. bodies in the uk have been calling for action for month saying the government has been far too late in its response. the secretary general of the international chamber of the commerce uk joins international chamber of the commerce ukjoins me now. good morning to you. what is your take on why we are where we are? it take on why we are where we are? , are? it is universal frustration - are? it is universal frustration from i are? it is univ
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