they ve started handing over control of the eastern city to moscow s army. the battle for bakhmut has been the longest and bloodiest of the war. this aerialfootage taken earlier this month shows intense shelling in a residential area. most people fled before fighting broke out. bakhmut is of little strategic value, but its capture would be a symbolic victory for russia. meanwhile, the ukrainian president volodymr zelensky made a surprise commencement speech for graduates atjohns hopkins university in the us. i m proud that ukraine is not losing a single day in its defence against russian terror. every day, we do everything to become stronger, to give more protection to people, to save more lives. the united states is also not lost a single day to help ukraine repel the russian aggression. the battle for bakhmut began last august. ukraine says its forces still control part of it. our bbc verify team has been looking at images that show the extent of the destruction there durin
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over its economic crisis, and he s landed in the maldives. mr rajapaksa left aboard a militaryjet, ending a family dynasty that has ruled the country for decades. he had been in hiding, after crowds stormed his residence on saturday. they are still there. sources have told the bbc his brother, former finance minister basil rajapaksa, has also left the country. the president had promised to resign, but by remaining in position, he kept his immunity from prosecution. many sri lankans blame him for the economic crisis which has crippled their country, leaving it short of funds our correspondent rajini vaidyanathan was with protestors outside the presidential palace in colombo when the news of president rajapaksa s departure was made public. there is a real party atmosphere here at colombo seafront, which has been a protest site for many weeks, one of the main demands protesters had was for gotabaya rajapaksa to go. their slogan, their chant was go home, gota . we now know that
The week in parliament. Coming up on this programme. As winter tightens its grip, theres a row in the commons about the health of the nhs. Our nhs, mr speaker, is in crisis. But the Prime Minister is in denial. The only way we can ensure weve got funding for the National Health service is a strong economy. With the Stormont Assembly in crisis, we find out whats gone wrong in Northern Irelands power sharing agreement. Also on this programme. A damning indictment of the uks approach to defence. We are short sighted, penny pinching, naively optimistic. We are complacent and we are ostrich like to the way in which the world has become interconnected. And, how can we get more women into parliament, a senior mp thinks its time for action. In our Committee Sessions, we heard very warm words from all of the party chair and leaders. We didnt really hear very much detail. But, first, it was a parliamentary week dominated by the stresses and strains facing englands nhs. Mps returned To Westminste
Coming up on this programme. As winter tightens its grip, theres a row in the commons about the health of the health service. Our nhs, mr speaker, is in crisis. But the Prime Minister is in denial. The only way we can ensure weve got funding for the National Health service is a strong economy. With the Stormont Assembly in crisis, we find out whats gone wrong in Northern Irelands power sharing agreement. Also on this programme. A damning indictment of the uks approach to defence. We are short sighted, penny pinching, naively optimistic. We are complacent and we are ostrich like to the way in which the world has become interconnected. And, how can we get more women into parliament . A senior mp thinks its time for action. In our Committee Sessions, we heard very warm words from all of the party chair and leaders. We didnt really hear very much detail. But, first, it was a parliamentary week dominated by the stresses and strains facing englands nhs. Mps returned To Westminster after the