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the capture of bakhmut would be the first russian victory of note in more than six months of fighting. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, sent this report from the capital, kyiv. this is bakhmut, or at least what is left of it, after some of the fiercest fighting since russia invaded ukraine. for more than six months, russian shells and missiles have rained down on the city. thousands of russian soldiers have died trying to seize it and now their commanders are growing increasingly confident. translation: we have - almost surrounded bakhmut. there is only one road that remains in and out of the city. the pincers are closing. before we were fighting a professional ukrainian army but now we fight against old men and boys. ukrainian forces are still defending the city street by street and reports suggest reinforcements are being sent in. but these russian troops say the ukrainian army is destroying bridges like these, potentially to prepare for what western analy ....
junior doctors in england are on strike until the weekend in an ongoing row over pay that set to cause major disruption to services. welcome back to bbc news we will be back with lucy in belfast. sport first. here s will perry. hello from the bbc sport centre. huge night in the champions league at the etihad. pep guardiola has defended his record in the competition with manchester city, as his side take on bayern munich in the quarter final first leg. guardiola comes up against the man who denied him in chelsea s 2021 final victory in porto, thomas tuchel, and the spaniard has failed to win the trophy since his 2011 triumph with barcelona 12 years ago. the champions league has long been city s goal since the takeover of the club in 2008, yet guardiola says success is far from guaranteed. how many masters have played in his career? in 30 or a0 years as a golfer? 30 years, four majors, like it is a champions league in comparison, how many? 130. 18 out of 130. he loses mor ....
as they tried to apprehend him. the russian foreign minister, sergei lavrov, is in south african for talks with his counterpart, naledi pandor. she s refused to criticise the invasion of ukraine, saying her administration wants to stay neutral. thousands of ambulance staff across england and wales are on strike again today. paramedics, control room staff and support workers from three unions are taking part. a bbc investigation into extreme dog breeding reveals links to organised crime, and a network of breeders putting money before the health of their dogs. i need to know that i have done one thing right with my life. and we ll hear from actor brendan fraser about his 0scar tipped role as a morbidly obese man trying to reconnect with his family in new film, the whale. i m going to need to be the voice for those who live the way the character does, to pitch him with dignity and with respect. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the british prime ....
to europe through the nord stream one pipeline but at the same reduced level as before it was closed for repairs ten days ago. there had been concerns that moscow would not resume the deliveries. italy s prime minister, mario draghi, has arrived to meet president mattarella to hand in his resigantion after three main coalition allies snubbed him in a senate confidence vote. a new report suggests doctors have effectively cured the rare bleeding disorder haemophilia b. england s lionesses fight back to reach the semi finals of the euros an extra time time winner from georgia stanway sees them come from behind to beat spain hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. two candidates are left in the race to replace borisjohnson, as rishi sunak and liz truss, go head to head to become the next prime minister. a key battle ground will be taxation, and in her first major broadcast interview of the race this morning, ms truss has insisted that the tax c ....