Meanwhile, two others remain critically ill in hospital. matt cole, bbc news, brixton. meanwhile, in ukraine, following a wave of airstrikes on friday, emergency crews have been struggling to restore power and water supplies that left millions without light, heat or water. russia fired more than 70 missiles at ukraine in one of its biggest attacks since the start of the war, knocking out power in the second biggest city, kharkiv, and forcing the government to bring in emergency blackouts nationwide. ukrainian president zelensky said that the country had managed to restore power to almost six million people in the last 2a hours. translation: russia spares no resources for the war against our people, it is specifically against all ukrainians, from lutsk to kharkiv, from sumy to odesa. i am grateful to every leader and to every nation and to our partners who understand that such a large scale russian investment in terror just imagine, more than 4,000 missiles that must be covered by a
Theseis be relying on the armful is to do these is an ultimate backstop. jonathan blake reporting there. the family of a woman who died after being injured at a gig in south london say she was full of care, kindness and love. 33 year old rebecca ikumelo who was a mother of two and a nursing graduate was hurt in a crush at the 02 academy in brixton on thursday night. two other women remain in a critical condition. ukraine s president zelensky says the country has managed to restore power to almost six million people after massive russian strikes against the electricity generating system. ukrainian officials said russia fired more than 70 missiles on friday, in one of its heaviest barrages since the invasion began in february. the attacks forced emergency blackouts nationwide. ukraine has become the first country to pick its entry for next year s eurovision song contest. the nationalfinal was held in a metro station which had been converted into a bomb shelter in kyiv. the winners ar
The mayor of london wrote on twitter that it was vital that the investigation into what happened concludes as soon as possible, and added that city hall was working with the authorities to ensure nothing like this happens again. a postmortem examination of rebecca ikumelo s body will take place today. two other women, aged 21 and 23, remain in a critical condition. simonjones, bbc news, brixton. ukraine s president zelensky says the country has managed to restore power to almost six million people after massive russian strikes against the electricity generating system. ukrainian officials said russia fired more than 70 missiles on friday, in one of its heaviest barrages since the invasion began in february. the attacks forced emergency blackouts nationwide. staying in ukraine and the selection for the act to compete in next year s eurovision song contest has taken place. tivorchi were chosen
In one of its heaviest barrages since the invasion began in february. the attacks forced emergency blackouts nationwide. staying in ukraine, and the selection for the act to compete in next year s eurovision song contest has taken place. tvorchi were chosen for their song heart of steel after a special tv show, which was broadcast from a converted bomb shelter in kyiv. 0ur entertainment reporter daniel rosney was watching. his report contains flashing images. ukraine takes eurovision seriously. tvorchi! the war didn t get in the way of this live show. down these stairs is a kyiv metro station. ..transformed into a bomb shelter when russia invaded. president zelensky has used one nearby before to address the public. from a bunker, to a tv studio. the decision to go underground
Ukraine s president zelensky says the country has managed to restore power to almost six million people, after massive russian strikes against the electricity generating system. ukrainian officials said russia fired more than 70 missiles on friday, in one of its heaviest barrages since the invasion began in february. the attacks forced emergency blackouts, nationwide. the world cup comes to a conclusion today, as the holders, france, take on argentina. both countries have won the tournament twice in the past, but france could become the first country to win consecutive world cups since brazil in 1962. 0ur paris correspondent lucy williamson has been chatting to fans in the french capital. for french footballers, team loyalty is a way to win matches. for french fans, it s a way of life. for guillaume, practising his game near paris this week, not even argentina can shake his faith in the national side. nothing, no fear, because i know that they are the best team