the capture of bakhmut would be the first russian victory of note in more than six months of fighting. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, sent this report from the capital, kyiv. this is bakhmut, or at least what is left of it, after some of the fiercest fighting since russia invaded ukraine. for more than six months, russian shells and missiles have rained down on the city. thousands of russian soldiers have died trying to seize it and now their commanders are growing increasingly confident. translation: we have - almost surrounded bakhmut. there is only one road that remains in and out of the city. the pincers are closing. before we were fighting a professional ukrainian army but now we fight against old men and boys. ukrainian forces are still defending the city street by street and reports suggest reinforcements are being sent in. but these russian troops say the ukrainian army is destroying bridges like these, potentially to prepare for what western analysts ca
was arguably in 1985 when he beat thomas hit man hearns in a fight known as the war . tributes have been paid to hagler across the sport of boxing. former featherweight world champion barry mcguigan tweeted, shocked and deeply saddened to hear of the passing of the incredible marvellous marvin hagler. i m honoured to have spent some amazing times with him. former middleweight champion oscar de la hoya also tweeted, saddened to hear about the death of marvelous marvin hagler. one of the greatest to ever step in the ring. the world of formula 1 is continuing to pay tribute to the voice of the sport. murray walker who as we ve been hearing this morning passed away last night. after more than a0 years in broadcasting, his voice is one of the most recognisable in sport. earlier this morning, there was a fitting tribute ahead of the final two testing sessions at the bahrain international circuit. world champions past and present have been sharing their memories. seven ti
Delegates at the nut Conference Vote in favour of a ballot on Strike Action in england, because of concerns about funding cuts. More throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. Coming up now its sportsday. Good evening, spurs reduce the gap with chelsea as bournemouth get thumped 4 0 at White Hart Lane. Stoke city with a win, and Valtteri Bottas claims Pole Position for the first time in his career to deny team mate Lewis Hamilton Pole Position on the grid in bahrain. And britains cyclists add to the medal tally at the World Track Cycling Championships in hong kong and defending champion mark selby makes a blistering start to this years snicko World Championship. Good evening, lots of neutral fans would like to see the race to win the Premier League title go to the final few matches. Spurs have done their bit to make sure it does. They beat bournemouth 4 0 in the days early kick off to move to just four points behind League Leaders chelsea who dont play until tomorrow. David ornste
Delegates at the nut Conference Vote in favour of a ballot on Strike Action in england, because of concerns about funding cuts. More throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. Coming up now its sportsday. Good evening, spurs reduce the gap with chelsea as bournemouth get thumped 4 0 at White Hart Lane. Stoke city with a win, and Valtteri Bottas claims Pole Position for the first time in his career to deny team mate Lewis Hamilton Pole Position on the grid in bahrain. And britains cyclists add to the medal tally at the World Track Cycling Championships in hong kong and defending champion mark selby makes a blistering start to this years snicko World Championship. Good evening, lots of neutral fans would like to see the race to win the Premier League title go to the final few matches. Spurs have done their bit to make sure it does. They beat bournemouth 4 0 in the days early kick off to move to just four points behind League Leaders chelsea who dont play until tomorrow. David ornste
The Prime Minister meets victims of flooding, announces a doubling in flood defences funding and defends not turning up when bewdely was under water. It is all too easy for a Prime Minister to come to a place in the middle of an emergency. It is not so easy for the Emergency Services because what they have to do is then break off. Meghan uses one of her last appearances as a senior royal to urge men to do more to respect women. Value and appreciate the women in your lives, and also set the example for some men who are not seeing it that same way. And scotland cause a big upset in the Six Nations Rugby as they beat france at murrayfield. 2817. More on that and a full sports round up in half an hour here on bbc news. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Its been confirmed that the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the uk has risen to 273. Thats up from 209 yesterday. 23,500 people have been tested for the virus the vast majority have been given the all clear. There have been