of bakhmut, the east ukrainian city which has been the focus of extensive fighting in recent weeks. the former uk prime minister boris johnson will give evidence to a parliamentary committee later this month, who are looking into whether he lied to parliament. it relates to the parties which he participated in during the covid lockdown, and the statements which he subsequently made to parliament about them. it comes as conservative mps express anger that the partygate investigator, sue gray, has been offered a job with the opposition labour party, as sir keir starmer s chief of staff. a short while ago, we heard from mrjohnson. when i knew they could probably be contradicted by dozens and dozens of officials. but why on earth would i have done that? it simply doesn t make sense. i believed that what we were doing was within the rules. that s why i said what i said in the chamber. it was my honest belief at the time and that s why i thank the committee, but i don t think the
and children. give them a chance to leave the city, the city is surrounded. chance to leave the city, the city is surrounded. bakhmut is a smalltown city is surrounded. bakhmut is a smalltown set city is surrounded. bakhmut is a smalltown set in city is surrounded. bakhmut is a smalltown set in farmland. l a smalltown set in farmland. before the invasion it had a population of around 73,000 people but moscow sees it as a stepping stone to take over bigger cities further west. president zelensky has admitted the situation in bakhmut was becoming more and more difficult. and in another blow for ukraine, kyiv has ordered the immediate partial evacuation of the town of kupiansk in the north east. families with children, people with disabilities and those with disabilities and those with mobility problems must leave, because of constant shelling by russian forces. the city was liberated from russian occupation last september but
thomas plans to keep painting and says he has a few ideas forfuture exhibitions. alexandra mackenzie, bbc news, glasgow. a bus driver in england has rescued a sheep on a busy road on herfirst day behind the wheel. when martine patey spotted the animal on the dual carriageway, it was running through the traffic and causing havoc. with the help of two fellow motorists, she managed to get the sheep onto the bus and then drove it back to its farm. there you go. before we go, heck here is a reminder of our top story. russian mercenaries say they have surrounded most of bakhmut in eastern ukraine. the city has been the focus of extensive fighting in the recent weeks, and ukraine has acknowledged that its troops there are under severe pressure and may have to pull out. ukraine has ordered some
and while we were running there was an explosion. a probe into lockdown parties at downing street indicates the former british prime minister borisjohnson should have known rules were being broken. i believed implicitly that these events were within the rules, nor did anybody tell me before or afterwards anything to the contrary. and memories of 1930 s glasgow we meet the artist holding his first exhibition at the age of 95. i think i got the right atmosphere here. i think ijust got it right. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. russian mercenaries say they have surrounded most of bakhmut in eastern ukraine. the city has been the focus of extensive fighting in recent weeks.