which found he lied to mps about downing street parties during the pandemic. hello, i m matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. we start in ukraine lots to update you on because the capital kyiv, has come under missile attack, at the same time as a delegation of african leaders arrived in the country, to discuss ways to end the war with russia. ukraine s foreign minister said, the message to africa was clear russia wants more war, not peace. we ll have more on that visit, in a moment, but first let me show you some of the damage caused by that attack. ukraine s air force says it shot down a dozen rockets, including hypersonic missiles. at least two explosions were heard in the capital. live now to yalda hakim who s in a village on the outskirts of kyiv where they re dealing with the aftermath of those attacks. welcome to the programme. just take us for it. i think i m right in saying a litt
the children s minister will quince and ministerfor schools robin walker among the latest to hand in their resignations. developments coming thick and fast in the last hour i m annita mcveigh in the last hour i m annita mcveigh in downing street to keep you up to date with all the latest developments. the july 4th shootings in illinois took weeks to plan and the suspect dressed as a woman to escape, say police. a 21 year old has been charged with seven counts of murder. the british number one cameron norrie is to face novak djokovic in semi finals at wimbledon. the women s european championships will kick off this evening with england taking on austria. hello and welcome back to downing street. as you join us again i m just looking at a letter that has been sent by robert halfon mp which reads, in my last statement, i said that if governance doesn t improve i will have reached the end of the road. i haven t had a chance even yet to read through all the details of this letter
Many are receiving medical attention. The fatality was 73 year old Geoffrey Kitchen, from gloucestershire in the uk. Hes believed to have suffered a heart attack. More than 30 people were injured, seven critically. There were 229 people on board the flight from london to singapore when it hit turbulence over myanmar, and experienced a rapid drop in altitude. The pilot had to make an Emergency Diversion and landed in bangkok. It was there that medical teams entered the plane, establishing that Geoffrey Kitchen had died and offering medical treatment to those who were injured. Heres one of the people who was helped by thai medical staff, explaining what had happened. Things were going very smoothly at first. Id just been to the loo, came back, sat down. Bit of turbulence and suddenly the plane plunged i dont know how far but it was, they said, 6,000 feet. It didnt seem like 6,000 feet. It didnt seem like 6,000 feet, but it was a long way. And so sudden, there was no warning at all. And i
Opportunity for peace. Yasir arafats Whistle Stop Tour of the hague, the European Parliament in strasbourg, london and onto ireland should have been a lap of honour to coincide with the start of the israeli troop withdrawal from the gaza strip and jericho. But with that deadline passed, the palestinian leaders visit is more of an attempt to solidify his new found status as an International Statesman as he encounters increasing hostility at home. The man in the mosque is the man whose face the plo needs to have and to hold. When the plo blunders, it is hamas, the Palestinian Islamic movement opposed to the peace deal, that wins his support. Russian troops are intervening in squabbles in former soviet republics. Further afield, Boris Yeltsin has changed his tune and now warns that russia opposes the early expansion of nato to include Central European countries. In london today, the Russian Foreign minister, andrei kozyrev, said moscow was intervening in its former empire only to keep the
Carrying aid still wait at the Rafah Crossing in egypt till they can go in. The uk Prime Minister rishi sunak has become the latest world leader to visit israel and pledge support while seeking to prevent a wider regional conflict. Hes now travelled on to saudi arabia. Our first report is from jeremy bowen in israel. Britains Prime Minister came, he said, because israel faces its darkest hour. Israel is welcoming its allies. It will need their support in the next few weeks. Waiting injerusalem was benjamin netanyahu, israels Prime Minister, a day after he welcomed joe biden. We absolutely support israels right to defend itself in line with international law, to go after hamas, to take back hostages, to deter further incursions and to strengthen your security for the long term. Now, i know that you are taking every precaution to avoid harming civilians, in direct contrast to the terrorists of hamas, which seek to put civilians in harms way. We have here two forces. One is an axis of evi