mr zelensky said it was very difficult to fight russia without them. and he said the decision to supply long range weapons depends only on washington. translation: if you are defending your land, - and you cannot reach the appropriate distance to destroy your enemy, then the enemy has the distance advantage. that is what it is important to have long range weapons. we are talking about it for a long time with the us and other partners. today, we have some long range projectiles and artillery systems equipments delivered to us. well, as those talks about long range weapons with the us continue, washington is expected to announce a new weapons package for ukraine which will include, we believe, cluster munitions. ukraine has been asking for them for months, but they re highly controversial as they fall over wide areas and can cause large numbers of civilian casualties. straight to kyiv. our security correspondent gordon corera is there for us now. just what do you make
russian resistance. our correspondent, andrew harding, has been to the front line in eastern ukraine and he sent this report. ukrainian troops barely flinch as another russian shell hits the front lines close to bakhmut. for a month now, the counteroffensive has raged here. davai, davai! come on, come on. the commander urges his men forwards. and they are making progress, but it s slow work. too slow for some. i step on the russian mine. this soldier lost his foot to a mine a while back and has now recovered and is fighting again. but he s worried. yes, we need help. we need more artillery systems. we need more, more, more weapons. and without that? without that i think probably, we have. we will lose this game. you re going to lose? yes. the counter offensive is certainly proving costly for ukraine. another casualty arrives at a field hospital on the southern front. oleh is just 19 years old. he was wounded in the back this morning by shrapnel from a mortar. despite the ri
start with andy murray, the two time champion, winning his first title backin champion, winning his first title back in 2013. a total contrast from thursday night where he went two sets to one when the curfew meant that a match had to be carried over into friday afternoon, but credits to the fifth seed from greece to then when those two sets. andy murray s great frustration and some andy murray s wimbledon ends yet again at the second round stage. frustration for him, the british number one was beaten by america s christopher eubanks. nori was a semi finalist last year, but his championships are over, as are liam brody, the british wild card. brody beaten by dennis, his route to semifinals here, he knocked out andy murray a couple of years ago, five sets, brody brave again and really full of character. it couldn t get himself over the line. one man who is wimbledon does continue as the top seed through to the third round. he beat alexander muller, the frenchman, causing probl
only confirmed this morning after a laryngitis scare, where we are waiting for another surprise act here, any moment now. and coming up on bbc news, england start their first innings 473 runs behind australia on day two of the women s ashes test, hoping to bat for a long time yet at trent bridge. hello. the bbc has seen emails revealing the operators of the submersible that went missing near the wreck of the titanic on sunday with five people on board repeatedly dismissed warnings over safety concerns. the correspondence was with a leading deep sea exploration specialist. rob mccallum told the submersible operators ceo, stockton rush, that he was potentially putting his clients at risk and urged him to stop using the sub until it had been classified by an independent body. but mr rush responded that he was tired of industry players who try to use a safety argument to stop innovation. we ll have the latest on the search for the vessel, after debris was found on the sea floor
letting contractors outbid them for accommodation for asylum seekers. families who are forced to live in hotels. the bbc has seen emails, revealing the operator of the submersible, that went missing near the wreck of the titanic with five people on board, repeatedly dismissed warnings over safety concerns. the correspondence involved a leading deep sea exploration specialist, rob mccallum, telling the boss of the company behind the sub, stockton rush, that he was potentially putting his clients at risk, and urging him to stop using the vessel, until it was classified by an independent body. but mr rush responded he was tired of industry players who try to use a safety argument to stop innovation. we ll have the latest on the recovery operation, after debris was found on the sea floor. but first, our science editor, rebecca morelle, has this exclusive report. we already know that experts had issues with the safety of the titan submersible. their worries were over its unus