by the covid pandemic. but i ve arrived during a brief moment of normality when lockdown has been lifted restaurants are filling up and masks are optional outside. bologna is an ancient university town the oldest in the western world brought to life by students flaunting their youth. this bread is an aphrodisiac. i m all alone in a hotel. why would i want to do that? this place is rich and its food is famous. some bold souls whisper that it s the best in italy. [massimo] smell, smell, smell! the smell is unbelievable. i m stanley tucci. i m italian on both sides and i m traveling across italy to discover how the food in each of this country s 20 regions is as unique as the people and their past. anger, religion, and death in one pasta. it has everything in it. i m here to discover why this place is home to the gastronomic superstars of the nation s food. [nicola] this is made with love. .and how an obsession with perfection. [woman] every cut is perfect. .drives its producers
welcome to verified live,three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. of breaking stories, and checking the authorities in ukraine say more than 40,000 people are at risk from flooding, after a major dam in the south of the country, was attacked and collapsed yesterday. presdent putin has blamed ukraine for the attack calling it a barbaric act . while kyiv and moscow blame each other, once again it s civilians paying a heavy price for russia s war. this is the scene in the city of kherson entire houses and streets submerged underwater. some people waiting to be rescued in affected areas have been forced to spend the night on their roofs or in trees as the waters rose. the dam supplies water to large tracts of agricultural land, including in crimea. and the reservoir behind it provides water to cool the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant further upriver. both areas are currently under russian control. united nations says the collapse of the dam wil
hello and welcome to bbc news. the vatican says pope francis has spent a good night in hospital after being admitted with a respiratory infection. a spokesman said he had been experiencing breathing difficulties, but they also confirmed he was not suffering from covid. the bbc s davide ghiglione is outside the hospital in rome. a spokesperson informed journalists that he spent a peaceful night at the hospital. so his condition remains stable at the moment. the vatican is trying to reassure journalists, people and catholics all over the world. according to italian news agency ansa, the pope should be discharged within the next couple of days. and he should be able to celebrate next sunday s mass. everybody knows at the vatican that the pope has been particularly weak over the last couple of months. we do know already that he was forced to use a wheelchair. so it could be quite tiring for him even if he is able to attend all the ceremonies and easter celebrations. we can get mo
political reasons. key player in the trump hush money probe just met with the manhattan grand jury investigating the former president. appearance at court monday, shrouded in secrecy corroborate a lot of what michael cohen said, and it also could be a very strong response to castelo. people are pleading with the prosecutor. don t do it. don t do it because i didn t do anything wrong. in france demonstrators continuing to protest the government s move to raise the retirement age. many of them entered an airport in southwest france just a short while ago setting off smoke bombs. authorities say around 13,000 police officers will be deployed across the country of european countries, people are feeling the pinch economically. paltrow s accuser took the stand in that skate collision trial hit in my back so hard, never been hit that hard describing a very different version of events thanks to her, i said, you skied directly into my stepping back and he said, oh, sorry. sorry. i m s