the prince of wales urges people to protect the nation s ancient trees in honour of the queen s platinum jubilee this year. hello, and welcome. let s start with the latest news from ukraine. the evacuation of civilians from steelworks in mariupol has begun, ukraine s president volodymyr zelensky has confirmed. it follows a long period of uncertainty over the fate of people still stuck in the last pocket of refuge for ukrainian soldiers and about a thousand civilians in mariupol, the southern ukrainian city. ukrainian president zelensky has tweeted. .. we ll bring you more on that developing story later here on bbc news. meanwhile, let s bring you another development. police have confirmed a body found in the forest of bowland on friday is that of missing woman, katie kenyon. the 33 year old mother of two was last seen in burnley on the 22nd april. 0ur reporter, jo makel, joins us now with the latest. what more can you tell us? well, chris, obviously what more can you tell u
from msnbc world headquarters here in new york. welcome everybody to alex witt reports. we begin with breaking news, a united nation is underway to evacuate civilians trapped in that avoztvaz steel plant. the president says that a group of about 100 evacuees are heading their way to a city of zaporizhzhia, which is under ukrainian control at this time. they are giving president prudent credit for the evacuations. this is where that plant looks like now, after weeks of bombardment from russian forces. we are learning a bit more about how speaker nancy pelosi s high profile meetings with his lewinsky in kyiv. she says that the west cannot shrink from russian threats. do not be bullied by police. if they are making threats, you cannot back down. that is my view of it. you were there for the flight and you cannot fold to a bully. and that visit came within hours of another big attack from russia. a missile strike on a military airfield and odessa. one congressional delegate h
20 something,. my life is often consumed by illness. 1,000 people are born every day in africa with sickle cell. i have sickle cell disease. up to 90% of us died before the age of five. our government do little to help us. and i m advocating to those in power to change that. even in our own communities, people with sickle cell are often treated like an outcast because of misconception and stigma surrounding the disease. i am putting my life on the line to fight this deadly disease. and to dispel the myths that surround it. sickle cell is not witchcraft, it is not. it is something that we can solve. the abnormal red blood cells in my body affect my oxygen levels. one of the biggest problems with sickle cell is oxygen. like, if you don t have sufficient oxygen so you can only push your body via for a good number of days before you need to really rest. they were telling people, this girl has sickle cell. i d been raising awareness about the devastating impact of sickle cell pati
good morning, sir. good morning. ..it was the chancellor who took to the airwaves to try and reassure the public that the government had matters under control. welcome back to the studio, chancellor. appearing on the laura kuenssberg programme, mr hunt said ministers would do whatever was necessary to keep schoolchildren safe. we will spend what it takes to sort out this problem as quickly as possible. so do you commit to covering whatever costs are required to remove all of this dangerous concrete from schools around the country? we will spend what it takes to make sure that children can go to school safely, yes. the chancellor has insisted the government acted fast when the dangers of school ceilings unexpectedly falling on children came to light, but did they? injuly 2018, a staff room ceiling suddenly collapsed at a primary school in kent, and crumbling raac beams were blamed. in december of that year, the government warned every school authority to beware the dangers. in
thanks to the presence of this, raac. a lightweight concrete used in the 50s, 60s and 70s but now often in a state of serious disrepair. it is a problem that has been known about for years. five years ago, a primary school building in kent collapsed, leading to wider concerns. good morning, sir. so the questions of many parents are now asking of government, why act only now, just days before the start of the new school year in england? we went through this exhaustive survey of 22,000 schools after the initial incident in 2018. then in the summer months, new information came to light that suggested that some of the buildings that had previously been classified as safe might not be. and so the education secretary acted immediately on that. the chancellor said the government would spend whatever it takes to keep children safe at school, although it is not clear what that means in the long term. labour is piling on the pressure, demanding action. first, i am calling on the govern