hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. court documents show that alec baldwin was told that a prop gun was safe, in the moments before he accidentally killed a crew member on set. get out and get your booster. a fresh push for eligibile people in the uk to get theirjabs, amid rising concern over the rates of coronavirus. there ll be half a billion pounds to support families in the chancellor s budget for the uk next week, but the opposition labour party call it a smokescreen. the coastal town that has received a £41 million donation from the woman behind fisherman s friend cough sweets. now on bbc news.it s the travel show, with christa larwood. having a blast in iceland. someone asked me if it was sped up. it s not. it was just, like, a sleep slope. that was crazy. chewing the fat in southern spain. offering a helping hand to lost seal pups in ireland. when she came in, she didn t look too great, but now she looks beautiful, one of the prettiest seals i ve seen! terrifie
by deporting ukrainians, and targeting civilians. the democratic unionist party says it will not nominate ministers to the northern ireland power sharing executive until decisive action is taken on post brexit trading arrangements. until we get decisive action taken by the uk government on the protocol we will not be nominating ministers to the executive. the boss of scottish power urges ministers to do more to help with rising energy bills. and mps call for more protection for child social media influencers who could be at risk of exploitation we ll hear from one former influencer. good afternoon. president putin has tried to justify the invasion of ukraine on the grounds of national security. in a speech at the victory day parade in moscow s red square, he told soldiers they were fighting for what their predecessors had fought for during the second world war. he also alleged that nato was exploring land close to russia and that he was fighting neo nazis in ukraine. he p
and the global news podcast. it is two years since russia began its full scale invasion of ukraine, triggering the bloodiest conflict in europe since the second world war. but after 730 days of fighting, who has the upper hand? what is life like in ukraine and russia today, and when will the killing end? the global news podcast and ukrainecast have come together to answer your questions. hello, i m oliver conway from the global news podcast. i m vitaly shevchenko, the co presenter from ukrainecast in the ukrainecast studio. i m olga robinson from bbc verify, also in the ukrainecast studio. i m lyse doucet, the bbc s chief international- correspondent and i m back. in the ukrainian capital, kyiv. and i m steven rosenberg, the bbc s russia editor and i m in moscow. thank you all forjoining us. we have had lots of questions from listeners to the global podcast, and ukrainecast. thank you all. we will try to answer as many as we can. hello, i m derek from london in the uk. is the