aleksander rodnyansky, explained the significance for kyiv s forces. we ve been waiting for this moment for quite some time. we ve been hoping that we would pierce through the russian defence line, the first defence line, which was the hardest to pierce through, if you believe military experts when they talk about it. so hopefully now, when we reach the second and the third lines of defence that the russians have established, those will be easier to essentially overcome. and perhaps hopefully this is the spot, this is the place where we can now actually put all the modern nato technology, the tanks that we ve been getting and the training that we ve been receiving, put all of that to use, to our advantage. hopefully, it s the key moment. again, we ll see what happens. it s hard to predict at any point, including at this point. but you know what the objectives are. we have a common objective of liberating ukraine, notjust for ukraine, but for the whole western developed democr
through key russian defences near the southeastern city of zaporizhzhia. one general has told a british newspaper that extensive minefields had blocked advancing troops for several weeks. president zelensky announces he s replacing his defence minister oleksii reznikov, saying a new approach is needed, 18 months after russia invaded. the chancellor says the government will spend what it takes to keep england s schoolchildren safe from crumbling concrete. more than 100 schools have been forced to close buildings because they contain a type of concrete that has a lifespan of about 30 years. the labour leader sir keir starmer is expected to reshuffle his shadow cabinet tomorrow as mps return to westminster from their summer break. there is much speculation over what role sir keir may give his deputy leader angela rayner. now on bbc news, the travel show. from tiny fairy penguins to taking the show on the road one of the world s most spectacular ecosystems, and maybe the wors
indicted for trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election. even the former president himself believes the indictment is coming. the question is when it will be trump s third criminal indictment and a potential gamechanger for the battle of the gop presidential nomination, and some of trump s republican challengers are in the january 6th insurrection. among those questioned in the case, former vice president mike pence. here he is being whisked to safety that day as rioters chanted hang mike pence after believing that pence could overturn the election results. here s what pence said earlier today on cnn. the president s words were reckless that day. i had no right to overturn the election, but while his words were reckless, based on what i know, i m not yet convinced that they were criminal. president trump was wrong on that day and he s still wrong in asserting that i had the right to overturn the election and what his intensions were and as you know, criminal charge
i have lost my wife now. i don t know where she is now. it s my wife. 21 year old izra ahoon had been unable to find a legal route tojoin her husband in germany. this evening, we went to meet dr makaris. he treated 30 of the survivors, who told him dozens of children had been on board. they told us that there were children in the bottom of the ship children and women. one told me about 100 children, the other told me about 50. lots of children? lots of children. hanging over this tragedy is one simple question should the greek authorities have done more to save those on board ? the coast guard says the migrants didn t want their help a claim that s been challenged so, we ve been trying to piece together exactly what happened in this disaster that seemed to unfold in slow motion. at around 8am on tuesday, the greek authorities are first informed about the fishing vessel. the coast guard has first contact at 11am and claims it doesn t request assistance. a little later,
macroeconomics this is bbc news. the headlines: prince harry wins his phone hacking case and is awarded £140,000 in damages. he describes it as a great day for truth . what now for ukraine after hungary s prime minister blocks a $55 billion eu aid package and threatens to pull the handbrake on future payments. a un report says the taliban is sending female abuse survivors to prison because shelters have closed. let s turn now to the war in ukraine because hungary has blocked more than $50 billion in eu aid for ukraine, hours after agreement was reached on starting membership talks with kyiv. after late night negotiations, the hungarian prime minister victor orban posted on social media: he then left for the night. speaking to reporters, charles michel the president of the european council focused instead on what he saw as a positive the opening of those membership talks with both ukraine and moldova. he added that the eu would attempt to reach a unanimous