from the bela rusian from the belarusian side, migrants started throwing rocks and bricks and branches towards the polish horses and it is a scene of chaos here 7 forces. and just how dangerous was a russian missile test for the international space station? it s been condemned by washington but moscow says the debris poses no threat . here in the uk, the former yorkshire cricketer azeem rafiq has given harrowing evidence to mps about how he was bullied and racially abused at the club. and he accused english cricket of institutional racism. just to warn you, some of the details are upsetting. pretty early on, me and other people from asian backgrounds, there are comments such as you lots it over there, nearthe comments such as you lots it over there, near the toilets. therejust seems to be an acceptance in the institution from the leaders and no one ever stamped it out. azeem rafiq was speaking to the digital, culture, media and sport select committee. and this is why. in 202
immigration here at home could get in the way. meanwhile, new attacks all across ukraine, including kyiv, as the united nations chief visited the country. plus, things go from bad to worse in mariupol, as russia bombs a makeshift hospital inside the steel plant where fighters and civilians are barely holding on. former ambassador to ukraine, bill taylor, joins us in a moment. and later, we ll talk to former u.s. ambassador to russia, michael mcfaul, on the very latest in ukraine. and the january 6th committee ready to go public as the chairman announces the date of the first open hearings on the attack on the capitol. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is friday, april 29th. quite a week. yesterday, we knew president biden would be asking congress to fund a sweeping aid package aimed at keeping ukraine in the fight against russia for at least the next five months. we just didn t know how much he would be asking for. we heard from the president, proposing $3
we re responding fully. and our priority is on providing every assistance possible. investigators are looking into what caused the aircraft to crash. this is a developing sorry. we ll bring you updates throughout the morning. god bless those three marines. we think of those hurt and nothing routine ever when you re operating on behalf of the country. we ll keep up-to-date on that throughout the morning. the new york post revealing that biden staffers met with special counsel jack smith s aides before indicting former president trump. he denied he was involved in the justice department s decision to indict trump. we have more from washington. this report indicates the meetings began in 2021 when former do president donald trump was talking about the return of the documents to the archives. according to the new york post, jay bragg who joined the special counsel team took a t meeting in 2023 with the deputy chief of staff for the white house counsel s office. nine weeks
good morning. for many, cloudy and wet start to the day but that will give way to sunny spells through the afternoon. however, more rain coming in from the south west and it will be mild. all the details later in the programme. it s tuesday 19th march. our main story. a group compensation claim has been launched for those affected by the pollution of the river wye, which lawyers say could add up to hundreds of millions of pounds. last year, the government s nature watchdog, natural england, said the river s health was declining with many putting the blame on the rapid expansion of industrial chicken farms in the area, and the spreading of their manure on fields. now, lawyers want to hear from those affected but the food producer being targeted says it isn t supported by evidence. 0ur environment correspondent jonah fisher has the details. this is england s favourite river, and now it s like something like charlie and the chocolate factory. pete used to love taking his cor
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