that i have been sent. prince harry and meghan s team say they have been invited to the king s coronation, but won t confirm whether the royal couple will attend. this year s oscars feature a record number of nominees of asian heritage. we ve been speaking to one hopeful about their special recognition. i was just hoping that the movie gets finished and that people watch it and so the fact that we have come all the way this far has been so exciting. hello there. very warm welcome to the programme. we begin our coverage today with the story of a huge fire in bangladesh which has destroyed about 2,000 shelters at a rohingya refugee camp in the south east of the country. officials say the blaze has been brought under control but around 12,000 people have been left homeless at the camp in cox s bazar and have nowhere to go. 0ur correspondent anbarasan ethirajan reports. the bamboo shelters of rohingya refugees in cox s bazar district are no match for the raging blaze. residents r
once the book came out, i felt i felt incredibly free. i felt a huge weight off my shoulders. hello and welcome to bbc news. ukrainian forces have come under increased pressure from russian troops in the besieged city of bakhmut which russia has been trying to capture in months of intense fighting. the deputy mayor of the city has told the bbc that the 4,000 civilians still living there out of an original population of 75,000 - have no gas, electricity or water. thousands of russian troops have died trying to take the eastern city. if it falls, it would be the first russian victory of note in more than six months. 0ur diplomatic correspondent, james landale, reports from kyiv. munitions explode this is bakhmut, or at least what s left of it, after some of the fiercest fighting since russia invaded ukraine. for more than six months, ukrainian forces have held off a ferocious onslaught, but now russian commanders are growing increasingly confident, including the leader of t
if it falls, it would be the first russian victory of note in more than six months. 0ur diplomatic correspondent, james landale, reports from kyiv. munitions explode this is bakhmut, or at least what s left of it, after some of the fiercest fighting since russia invaded ukraine. for more than six months, as the bbc has reported, ukrainian forces have held off a ferocious onslaught, but now russian commanders are growing increasingly confident, including the leader of the mercenaries known as the wagner group, which have been at the heart of the assault. translation: we have - almost surrounded bakhmut. there s only one road that remains in and out of the city, the pincers are closing. before, we were fighting against the 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
details will help others. once the book came out, i felt incredibly free. i felt a huge weight off my shoulders. hello and welcome to bbc news. a historic agreement to protect the world s oceans has been approved, after ten years of talks. the high seas treaty aims to safeguard marine life in 30% of areas that don t belong to any single country. only about 1% of these areas are currently protected. the deal is being hailed as a massive step by climate activists, as our reporter esme stalla rd reports. the ship has reached the shore. cheering and applause it took all night, but countries from around the world finally agreed on how to protect the high seas. high seas are international waters that aren t controlled by any nation. we will formally adopt the text in all six official languages of the united nations. high seas are international waters that aren t controlled by any nation. they make up two thirds of the world s oceans and play host to most of our planet s marine life
spending in china will increase by more than 7% this year that the opening of congress. the premier called for more soldiers to be trained under combat conditions. in recent days, we have learned the heartbreaking news that the former wales footballer jason bowen is the latest sports star to have been dianosed with motor neurone disease. the 50 year old, who played for swansea, cardiff and newport county during his career, says he s determined not to look too far ahead, and to enjoy the present. saved by the keeper. 3 1, that s it now. jason bowen doing what he often did for teams like cardiff, swansea and newport county. a committed professional, he played until he was a0 before hanging up his boots. during his long career bowen faced many challenges, the biggest awaits him now. i wasjust in the house with my wife and i had a lot of twitching in my muscles, going down my left side and my hand was getting a little bit weaker so she said, go to the doctor. the doctor seeing m