from being declared independent. and queen elizabeth ii becomes the world s second longest serving monarch only louis xiv of france has ruled for longer. hello and welcome to bbc news. ukrainian officials in the town of severodonetsk say they re still in control of the azot chemical plant where hundreds of civilians have been sheltering. the governor of the region said fierce fighting was cotinuing. it comes as ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky has said his troops are running low on ammunition as they try to repel russian invaders in the east. mr zelensky says his forces are holding on for now as they engage in fierce street fighting but he appealed for more help from western powers. helena wilkinson has the latest. this is the east of ukraine, in the donbas region, it s one of the areas russian forces have focused their firepower. ukraine soldiers are still holding out here, but the intense fighting goes on. ukraine s army says it is running low on artillery she
china says it ll fight to the very end to prevent taiwan from being declared independent. and queen elizabeth ii becomes the world s second longest serving monarch only louis xiv of france has ruled for longer. hello and welcome to bbc news. reports from eastern ukraine say a huge chemical plant in the town of severodonetsk where hundreds of people have been sheltering is on fire. the governor of the region says the azot plant had come under intense bombardment but was still under ukrainian control. the fierce fighting comes as ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky says his troops are running low on ammunition as they try to repel russian invaders in the east. and he s appealed for more help from western powers. helena wilkinson has the latest. this is the east of ukraine, in the donbas region, it s one of the areas russian forces have focused their firepower. ukraine soldiers are still holding out here, but the intense fighting goes on. ukraine s army says it is running l
the consumption, spending that we all make on the high street and in discretionary goods is already in decline. fierce street fighting in eastern ukraine president zelensky says his forces are holding on , but warns troops are running low on ammunition. tens of thousands rally across the us to call for stricter gun laws, in the wake of recent mass shootings. and queen elizabeth ii becomes the world s second longest serving monarch only louis xiv of france has ruled for longer. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the uk transport secretary grant shapps has said the government is preparing to lift a ban on agency staff filling in for striking workers. the potential change in legislation could allow companies to hire temporary workers to cover roles to prevent disruption. if the plan goes ahead, it will not come in time to affect the planned walkout by 40,000 rail workers at the end of this month. speaking on the bbc s sunday morning programm
towards them when he was artistic director of london s old vic theatre. and we have a glimpse of the biggest archaeological museum in the world, due to open near cairo next year. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news: playing himself into ashes contention. opener mark stoneman hit the first century of england s tour as the tourists find their feet down under. good evening. robert mugabe, the world s oldest head of state, is refusing to resign as president of zimbabwe, a day after the military took control of the country s government. mr mugabe, who s accused of countless abuses of power during his 37 years in office, is under house arrest and has been discussing his future with regional negotiators and the head of the army. the opposition leader, morgan tsvangirai, has called on mr mugabe to resign immediately. our africa correspondent andrew harding is in zimbabwe and sent this report. this report contains some flashing images. he is a frail 93 year old under house arrest.
welcome to bbc news. robert mugabe, the world s oldest head of state, is refusing to resign as president of zimbabwe, a day after the military took control of the country s government. mr mugabe, who s accused of countless abuses of power during his 37 years in office, is under house arrest and has been discussing his future with regional negotiators and the head of the army. the opposition leader, morgan tsvangirai, has called on mr mugabe to resign immediately. our africa correspondent andrew harding is in zimbabwe. his report contains some flashing images. here s a frail 93 rolled under house arrest. but tonight you photos of president robert mugabe do not show a broken man, farfrom it. the generals may have seized power in zimbabwe, but now they want mr mugabe s lessing. it is time for a troubled country. on the streets of the capital we found only a few kids of yesterday s military coup. and for the most part an anxious calm. few hints. so what s going on? in a sense