And making stolen phones harder to sell on the Uk Government, asks Tech Companies how they can tackle phone theft. And libraries are facing mass closures across the uk. A former childrens laureate tells us why he feels that is a decimation. Hello and welcome to the programme. We start this i were in ukraine. Where russia has carried out one of the deadliest strikes in months. Ukraines Defence Ministry says 51 people have been killed, and more than 200 injured. It happened in poltava a city in the east of the country. Many people are believed to be trapped under the rubble. The countrys Defence Ministry called It A barbaric strike against an educational establishment. President zelensky said, it was a very difficult day for ukraine. Our bbc verify correspondent, Merlyn Thomas has the latest. Here at bpc verify we are working hard to analyse and verify footage of the aftermath of the attack. Let me talk you through what we know so far but what happened. The attack was on the city Of Po
And britain s schindler commemorated with his own street. Nicolas winton is the hero who Rescued Hundreds Ofjewish children from the nazis we speak to one of welcome to the World Today an hour of international news from The Bbc. The french authorities say that at least 12 people have died, after a Boat Carrying Dozens of migrants capsized in the english channel. About 50 were rescued in an operation involving boats and helicopters. Its been confirmed the last hour a pregnant woman was one who lost their lives. The french coastguard says the boat got into difficulty off Cap Gris Nez at around 6am and everyone on board ended up in the water. An emergency medical Care Centre has been set up at Boulogne Sur Mer. French Rescue Helicopters busy once again today bringing casualties from the sea to the shore. This the scene this afternoon at a harbour in the big Port City of bologna, bodies of strictures, many survivors already taken to hospital for emergency care. This is nothing that this i
For Western Scotland and Northern Ireland. Southern britain will be wet. Thundery rain could give rise to localised flooding in places. We are picking up a strong easterly wind as well which will be noticeable across North Sea coast. Temperatures around 20 in the south, may be higher for Western Scotland. That theme continues friday and into the weekend. In the north, best of the weekend. In the north, best of the sunshine here, and in Northern Ireland, Heavy Rain across the south and particularly on friday so stay tuned to the weather forecast. Thank you very much. It is time for the news know where you are. Hello and welcome to sportsday. Im 0lly foster. More british medals on the sixth day of paralympic competition in paris, but no golds yet today. Bazball goes multi ball. Brendon mccullum will lead englands cricketers in all forms of the game from next year. And three days before Craig Bellamy s first match in charge, we check in with the wales squad. Also coming up on sportsday fr
Areas of cloud, yes, But some spells of sunshine. And with that feed of humid air, we will see some pretty high temperatures on friday, widely into the 20s, Mid 20s for some including Western Scotland. We could get up to 25 degrees with some sunshine across that western side of scotland. What about the weekend . Well, still rather warm and humid, at least for a time. Some rain, particularly down towards the south, drier and brighter further north. This is bbc news. The headlines. The deadliest disaster in the English Channel this year. A pregnant woman is among 12 people whove died as a migrant boat capsizes. Russian missile strikes on the ukrainian military Institute Kill at least 51 people. Over a dozen could be trapped under the rubble. Benjamin netanyahu condemns the uks decision to suspend some Arms Exports to israel, calling it shameful. Now to the us, and its 62 days to go until Polling Day, lets return to the middle east, where the Health Ministry says at least 40,819 people ha