counter offensive. the comments come after attacks on dnipro and the wagner group claiming it fully captured the city of bakhmut. the battle there for control has been the longest of the war. the head of russia s wagner mercenary group has announced that its forces have started withdrawing from the ukrainian city. ukraine denies this. now, one of the country s most senior security officials says ukraine is ready to launch its long expected counter offensive against russian forces. oleksiy danilov has been speaking exclusively, to our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. this is what s left of bakhmut in eastern ukraine. images filmed by russian forces of the ruins they now largely control. mercenaries from the wagner group claim they re withdrawing, being replaced by regular russian troops. but ukraine insists its forces are still engaged on the ground and the outskirts, as the country s most senior security official told us. translation: we controljust a small i part of
what about your own troops behaviour? what do you want from me now? no, i do not understand. i am asking you a question about what russian troops are doing on the ground. what is the purpose of your question? my question is, why won t you tell the truth about what the world can see, what the united nations has documented ? war crimes being carried out by russian troops in ukraine. the united nations cannot document anything because the secretariat is not empowered to make any investigation. it s been a day of long delays and frustration, for passengers arriving at major airports in the uk, because electronic passport gates broke down. officials say technical issues at uk border force were to blame, with the e gates faling last night. as a result, staff had to check passports manually, which takes more time. this evening, the home office says the problem has been fixed, and the gates are working again. graham satchell has more. this is the gatwick line. gatwick airort, this is the gatw
term holidays. our transport correspondent has more. even a day of less than glorious weather could not dampen the mood of tourism businesses in this corner of southern spain today. they hope a further easing of travel restrictions will mean more brits come overfor half restrictions will mean more brits come over for half term. it is going to make such come over for half term. it is going to make such a come over for half term. it is going to make such a difference - come over for half term. it is going to make such a difference to - come over for half term. it is going to make such a difference to so - come over for half term. it is going i to make such a difference to so many people, to the travellers, to the people, to the travellers, to the people with businesses over here, and obviously in other countries as well. it is going to be a major boost. well. it is going to be a ma or boost. ., ., , ., , boost. from the 11th of february, fully vaccinated boost. from the 11th of f
give as a sense of what difference the new rules are making. gatwick airort is the new rules are making. gatwick airport is still the new rules are making. gatwick airport is still out the new rules are making. gatwick airport is still out lot the new rules are making. gatwick airport is still out lot more - the new rules are making. gatwick airport is still out lot more quiet . airport is still out lot more quiet thanit airport is still out lot more quiet than it was before the pandemic. thousands of people arriving here today will be affected by these new rules. anyone arriving into the uk apart from coming from the common travel area, the channel islands and ireland, will have to take a pcr test at the end of the second day after their arrival and then they ll have to isolate until they get a negative result. that means you will have to pay for the pcr test, it is not an nhs scheme, but from a private company. not everyone is happy with these new rules, including the first mini
of a routine and something to get up for and come out the house for! it s nice to be back and actually yeah, feel like you re earning your money, not just getting it from the government. i think, without furlough, yeah, i dread to think, really, where we would be now. the staff might be back but it isn t a business as usual and they have been warned theirjobs could be at risk. the government insists furlough has been a success but has announced extra help towards the cost of living as support schemes are with drawn. are with drawn. that is a new resnonse are with drawn. that is a new response which are with drawn. that is a new response which will are with drawn. that is a new response which will be - are with drawn. that is a new i response which will be delivered through councils and that will be going live in october to provide additional help throughout the course of this winter.- course of this winter. gatwick airort course of this winter. gatwick airport s course of t