ukraine, with john berman in new york. investigations are under way this morning to determine whether russian forces might have used chemical weapons in the battered southern city of mariupol. the head of the military there in the donetsk region telling cnn that three people are being treated for a nonlife threatening illness, or symptoms, after a russian drone dropped something from the air. cnn cannot independently verify that claim. but the pentagon says it is monitoring this development, and the uk has launched an urgent investigation. and breaking moments ago, fierce new fighting there in mariupol, we have a new video that shows plumes of smoke rising from a residential area on the hills above a shipping yard near the city s port. and even though russian forces have retreated from the kyiv area in the north, there is still danger lurking in northern ukraine. president zelenskyy describing the region as one of the most contaminated by mines in the world. translator: inv
we believe someone or some people at that party know what happened. the former downing street adviser dominic cummings describes the department of health as a smoking ruin in the early months of the coronavirus pandemic. a digital travel certificate the eu suggests a way for holiday makers to prove they ve had a covid vaccination. bird song. and, why this is so unusual? the bird that s now so rare in the wild, it s forgotten how to sing its own song. coming up in sport later in the hour on bbc news, we will have the latest from the cheltenham festival, where champion hurdle star rachel blackmore has more rides on day two. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. a damning report into child sex abuse in football says the football association failed to do enough to keep children safe after the scale of the problem came to light. the independent review found the fa was too slow to put protection measures in place following the high profile convictions of abusers
a digital travel certificate the eu suggests a way for holiday makers to prove they ve had a covid vaccination. the former downing street adviser dominic cummings describes the department of health as a smoking ruin in the early months of the coronavirus pandemic. and, why this is so unusual the bird that s now so rare in the wild, it s forgotten how to sing its own song. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. a damning report into child sex abuse in football says the football association failed to do enough to keep children safe after the scale of the problem came to light. the independent review found the fa was too slow to put protection measures in place following the high profile convictions of abusers in 1995, and identified significant institutional failings , as our sports correspondent, natalie pirks, reports. this is the day survivors have been waiting for, to see black and white what they have always known, the fa should have done more to keep them safe.
am not ruling out anything for now. the empty beaches of spain just waiting for tourists but what plans are in place to get us travelling again a report into child sexual abuse in football says the fa could and should have done more to keep children safe. and getting to know your dad better. one of our bbc young reporter s tells us about one of the positives to come out of lockdown. there is always something you can find in common with your family, after all, they are your family, they love you and it can be taken from you at any time. it s good evening, and welcome to bbc news. the vaccine programme across the uk, so successful up to now, is about to face a challenging few weeks. the nhs has written to local health organisations, telling them to expect a significant reduction in the supply of vaccine doses from the end of the month and lasting for a month after that. the problem is being blamed on the number of doses coming into the country. the health secretary says the
world ahead of the commonwealth games in australia. and not one, not two, but three boaty mcboatfaces. the little yellow submarines, named by the public, set off on their first scientific expedition. and carol has the weather. thank you and good morning. they call thank you and good morning. they ca ll start thank you and good morning. they call start to the day with frost around first thing and we have a wea k around first thing and we have a weak weather front sinking south bringing cloud and patchy rain. for most of us it will be dry and right with sunshine. more details in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. the legislation paving the way for theresa may to begin the formal negotiations for withdrawing britain from the european union faces its final test in parliament today. ministers hope mps will reject the two changes made to the brexit bill in the house of lords. peers want to guarantee the rights of eu citizens in the uk and ensure parliament has a vote