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thanks forjoining us. we begin in ukraine where a fresh air attack on kyiv has left at least one dead and a further three injured. the city s mayor vitali klitschko says around 20 russian explosive drones had been eliminated but that a fresh wave is heading towards the capital. russia has stepped up its attacks on kyiv over the past month, using barrages of drones and missiles in an attempt to overwhelm the city s defences. this latest attack comes as one of the country s most senior security officials says ukraine is ready to begin it s long awaited counter offensive. oleksiy danilov, the secretary of ukraine s national security and defence council, has been speaking exclusively to our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. this is what s left of bakhmut in eastern ukraine. images filmed by russian forces of the ruins they now largely control. mercenaries from the wagner group claim they re withdrawing, being replaced by regular russian troops. but ukraine insists ....
hello. i m nancy kacungira. ukraine s most senior security official has said the country is ready to launch its long expected counter offensive against russian forces. in a rare interview, oleksiy danilov told the bbc the planned assault was an historic opportunity but the government had no right to make a mistake when making such an important decision. mr danilov has been speaking to our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. we have been talking about this counteroffensive for months, and during that time ukraine has been building up stockpiles of ammunition, it s been taking receipt of tanks and armoured vehicles from the west. receipt of tanks and armoured it s been training its troops as much as it can. so when we sat down with oleksiy danilov, the man who is at the heart of what is effectively ukraine s war cabinet, it was inevitable that we were going to talk about the circumstances around which this counteroffensive may at some stage begin and this is what he to ....
going to be discussing all of that with these three experts. there they are. the big boss of one of africa s largest renewable energy companies, an energy expert from the world bank, and a leading moroccan environmental campaigner. also on the show, i m going to sit down with the moroccan government minister tasked with the mighty challenge of making sure everything is in place for this country to enjoy the abundant wind and sunshine whilst transforming its economy. wherever you rejoining me from around the world, once again a big hello and a warm welcome to the show and, i tell you what, it s certainly warm here in morocco s capital of rabat. in fact, this is a country that s trying to make the most of its natural resources, including the sunshine, to solve one of the biggest problems on the planet energy. that s because everyone wants more of it and, of course, we want to play less for it. as we know, the war in ukraine has led to big increases in our energy bills ....
problems at airports in the uk. longer waiting times at passport control. problem with the border force e gates system. let s look at the impact. this picture, tweeted on saturday morning from london heathrow s terminal five, gives an idea of some of the delays which have been building up. heathrow airport said we are aware of a nationwide issue impacting the egates, which are operated by border force. our teams are working closely with border force to help resolve the problem as quickly as possible. the issue is being felt at all points of entry to the uk notjust aiports. but airport seem worst hit here s london luton. and these were some of the queues at london gatwick. a spokesperson there told us the problem first started between seven and 8pm on friday evening. the uk home office, which oversees the border force, say there is an issue with its border system but it told the bbc that it was too sensitive to say precisely what is happening. it s working to resolv ....
of downing street earlier this week, has been released while under investigation. he was detained on thursday on suspicion of criminal damage and dangerous driving. hello and thanks forjoining me here at the bbc s headquarters in central london. is there any sign yet of the much heralded counteroffensive by ukraine? for the west and ukraine if they were to go too early, ahead of all that hardware being in place, then we could see the front lines we see now in place for some time to come. after the g7 summit in hiroshima is a chinese attack on taiwan any more likely likely? more likely or less likely? i think for now xijinping has made the calculation that he simply can t afford to invade taiwan. and should we lose sleep at night for fear that artificial intelligence, ai, is going to take over the world? we are going to have to have systems in place to police it. we almost need a new police force entirely focused on al. the city of bakhmut in ukraine now seems to be pr ....