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weather and the first easter weekend without covid restrictions. 100 days until the start of the commonwealth games in birmingham and we are live at the only new venue built for the competition. we will find out what is involved. good morning, for the rest of the week it will be mainly drive. showers in the forecast could be sharp and thundery. you will notice a cool breeze, especially along the north sea coast line. all the details throughout the programme. it s tuesday, 19th of april. our main story. ukraine says russia has launched a large scale offensive in the east of the country, signalling the start of the second phase of the war. according to president volodymyr zelensky, a large part of the russian army is now focusing on the donbas region. moscow s forces already occupy large parts of the territory. defence correspondent jonathan beale reports from eastern ukraine. this is now the sight and sound of the donbas. severodonetsk, another city and another target for russ ....
making up your minds? we d like to hear from you, do get in touch at @annitabbc using the hashtag #bbcyourquestions a million off peak rail fares are being cut some by as much as half in a bid to boost train travel and it s 100 days to go until the start of the commonwealth games we ll be hearing about the athletes who are hoping to shine ukraine says russia has launched a large scale offensive in the east of the country, signalling the start of the second phase of the war. according to president volodymyr zelensky, a large part of the russian army is now focusing on the donbas region. moscow s forces already occupy large parts of the territory. this attack had been widely predicted as russia focuses its efforts on the east of ukraine. ukraine s national security council says russia has already tried to break through the whole front line in the donetsk, luhansk and kharkiv regions. but officials at pentagon are reporting that the besieged port city of mariupol s ....
a judge in the us throws out the covid 19 mandate forcing people to wear a mask in public buildings and public tranport. and it s 100 days to go until the start of the commonwealth games we ll be hearing about the athletes who are hoping to shine hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. ukraine says battle for the donbas or the second phase of the war has begun, after russia launched a major offensive in the east of the country. according to president volodymyr zelensky, a large part of the russian army is now focusing on the east. moscow s forces already occupy large parts of the area. this attack had been widely predicted as russia seeks to link the territory it already controls with the occupied crimean peninsula. ukraine s national security council says russia has already tried to break through the whole front line in the donetsk, luhansk and kharkiv regions. but officials at the pentagon are reporting that the besieged port city ....
in belfast, and says it s down to him changing his throwing style. and after the stormy weather yesterday there will still be a few showers around over the next few days, but easter weekend is looking a bit drier. i will have all the details here on breakfast. it s good friday, the 29th march. a senior mp has called for a police investigation after secret papers seen by the bbc showed the post office continued to fight compensation claims brought by sub postmasters, despite knowing its defence was false. labour s kevan jones, who sits on the horizon compensation advisory board, has called the post office s actions an abusive use of public cash against innocent people , and said there would be no justice until someone was brought before the courts. our reporter aruna iyengar has more. it s the latest twist in the ongoing post office drama. between 1999 and 2015, hundreds of sub postmasters and sub postmistresses were wrongly prosecuted because of faults with horizon an it s ....
it s thursday, the 13th april. i m annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the education secretary, justine greening, has said that she wants a new model of grammar schools in england which are open for everyone. she says she particularly wants to ensure that there are much stronger educational outcomes for ordinary working families, and notjust the privileged few. but new analysis from the government shows a majority of selective school places go to more affluent families. let s here little of whatjustine greening has been saying in the past few minutes. the final part of the plan for britain is a fairer society. a society based on merit. delivering a fairer society should start with education and our schools, making sure that our children and young people can do their very best, and reach their potential wherever they are growing up. that is the means by which we build a better country, it s how we deliver the plan for britain. in short, we are the means, our co ....