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hello. i m nancy kacungira. ukraine s most senior security official has said the country is ready to launch its long expected counter offensive against russian forces. in a rare interview, oleksiy danilov told the bbc the planned assault was an historic opportunity but the government had no right to make a mistake when making such an important decision. mr danilov has been speaking to our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. we have been talking about this counteroffensive for months, and during that time ukraine has been building up stockpiles of ammunition, it s been taking receipt of tanks and armoured vehicles from the west. receipt of tanks and armoured it s been training its troops as much as it can. so when we sat down with oleksiy danilov, the man who is at the heart of what is effectively ukraine s war cabinet, it was inevitable that we were going to talk about the circumstances around which this counteroffensive may at some stage begin and this is what he to ....
weekend of sport. it will be a life changing day, for either luton or coventry with a place in the premier league awaiting the winner of the championship playoff final, at wembley. and it s north versus south in the climax of rugby union s premiership at twickenham, as sale sharks take on saracens. it is just it isjust a it isjustajump it isjust a jump to it is just a jump to the left. # and then step to the right! 50 years of the rock horror show the man behind it all tells us why he s surprised it s lasted so long. it is fine and dry whether, have plenty in the forecast. a cooler feel in the north of the uk. all the details on the way. . it s saturday the 27th of may. our main story: phillip schofield has resigned from itv after admitting to an affair with a younger male colleague at this morning. in a statement, mr schofield said he had lied about the relationship to the network, as well as to his agents, lawyers and family. he said the relationship was unwise, but no ....
hello, i m lukwesa burak. president biden has said a deal with republicans to raise the us government debt ceiling is very close and he s optimistic it will be achieved. the two sides have a little more breathing room after the treasury secretary, janet yellen, extended the deadline slightly, saying the government would not run out of money untiljune 5. they re working on an agreement that would ensure no repeat of the stand off before next year s presidential election. as the clock ticked down to the midnight deadline which hasjust passed mr biden hinted a deal might be not be too far away. with regards to the debt limit, things are looking good. i m very optimistic. i hope we ll have some clearer evidence tonight, before the clock strikes 12:00, that we have a deal. but it s very close and i m optimistic. and our north america correspondent nomia iqbal sent us this update. lawmakers have now been given a little more time to find that much needed solution. many of ....
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government demonstrations. some breaking news here in the uk. tv presenter phillip schofield will step down from this morning with immediate effect after more than 20 years on the itv programme, the broadcaster has announced. the 61 year old tv presenter will not return to co host the morning talk show with holly willoughby, with thursday s show being his last. in an statement, itv said that holly willoughby will remain on this morning and will co present with members of the this morning family. despite his departure from this morning, phillip schofield will continue to present peak time shows for itv. after more than 20 years on the this morning sofa, phillip schofield has stepped back from itv s flagship morning show having presented his last episode on thursday. ina in a statement from itv, they said that after more than 20 years on the this morning so far, phillip schofield has stepped back from itv s flagship morning show flagship morning show having presented hi ....