and the countdown to the commonwealth games, which begin in birmingham in 100 days. it looks like we can fit a lot of people on here so i am sure the atmosphere is going to be amazing and i think we are just looking forward to a good summer of sport. coming up on the bbc news channel. manchester united confirm cristiano ronaldo will not feature in tonight s premier league clash at anfield, following the death of his baby son. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. moscow claims to have struck more than 1,000 targets overnight in what ukraine says is the launch of a large scale offensive in its eastern donbas region. the move marks a new phase in the conflict. ukraine says russia is continuing to move military equipment into the area from russian territory. in his nightly televised address, president volodymyr zelensky pledged to defend the whole of his country. 0ur correspondent danjohnson has more from the western city of lviv. russian firepower on display. in th
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 of ma
the prime minister faces jeers from opposition parties and conservative mp and former chief whip, mark harper, tells mrjohnson he no longer has his confidence i m very sorry to have to say this, but i no longer think he is worthy of the great office that he holds. russia launches a fresh offensive on eastern ukraine and urges those defending cities like mariupol to lay down their arms authorities say more than 200 children have been killed since the invasion began. we hear from the parents of one of those innocent victims. actorjohnny depp takes the stand in his 50 million dollar defamation trial against ex wife, amber heard saying claims of abuse, which he denies, damaged his career and reputation. one day you are. cinderella, so to speak, and then in 0.6 seconds, you are quasimodo. and as manchester united take on liverpool, fans show their support for cristiano ronaldo after he and partner, georgina rodriguez, announced the death of their twin baby son. good evenin
your business partners if he had no involvement in your business? you have a dad? does he call you? yes. does he answer the phone? yes. okay. why did you need to talk to him during business meetings if he had nothing to do with your business? that s all that anybody is talking about. hillary vaughn catching up with hunter biden as he showed up unexpectedly at this contempt of congress hearing. sending off a firestorm inside that hearing room. he agreed to appear precisely at a public hearing under oath to answer the committee s questions. coming in to the oversight committee, spitting in our face, ignoring a subpoena to be deposed what are you afraid of? the only folks afraid to hear from the witness with the american people watching are my friends on the other side of the aisle. we have no choice except to refer charges and find hunter biden in contempt. neil: its advanced from there. the house oversight committee considering whether the president s s