hello and welcome to bbc news. we start this hour with a special report from ukraine, from the southern port of kherson which is under increased bombardment from russian forces, and where today the maternity ward of a hospital was among the places being shelled. kherson is often called the gateway to crimea and, because of its strategic importance, it was one of the first places taken by russian forces at the start of the war. it was liberated last month in a significant gain for ukrainian troops. but civilians are now living with a daily onslaught of russian shelling. our correspondent yogita limaye has spent the last four days in kherson with colleagues imogen anderson, sanjay ganguly and mariana matveichuk, and they sent this special report. i should warn you it contains some distressing images. kherson is being pounded. this is where one of more than a0 mortars fell in a single day. a city haunted by relentless attacks. another shell hit nearby between a block of
the ambitious us politician, who seemingly lied his way into congress. a very warm welcome to bbc news, and we start this hour with a special report from ukraine. from the southern port of kherson, which is under increased bombardment from russian forces, and where, today, the maternity ward of a hospital was among the places being shelled. kherson is often called the gateway to crimea and, because of its strategic importance, it was one of the first places taken by russian forces at the start of the war. it was liberated last month, in a significant gain for ukrainian troops, but civilians are now living with a daily onslaught of russian shelling. 0ur correspondent yogita limaye has spent the last four days in kherson, with colleagues imogen anderson, sanjay ganguly and mariana matveichuk, and they sent this special report. i should warn you, it contains some distressing images. kherson is being pounded. this is where one of more than a0 mortars fell in a single day. a cit
area from canada in the north down through the us and reaching as far as mexico. the un security council has said restrictions on female aid workers in afghanistan go against commitments made by the taliban to the afghan people. the un said the ban on women working for aid agencies would have an immediate impact on humanitarian operations. now on bbc news, click. rock version of: the twelve days of christmas. well, ho, ho, ho! and merry clickmas! it s the first one from our new glasgow base. so we are here in the middle of pacific quay, in the studio. yeah. yoo hoo. good, innit? and we ve got all the latest tech decks. ..low carbon log fire. ..cgi baubles. ..and sustainable signage. now, this is our last show of 2022, and i think we can all agree it s been a year, hasn t it? it s been a year. here we go. so he s doing the launch sequence now. seven, six. ..four, three, two, one. i started it with the maddest idea i ve heard of in ages launching satellites into space by thro
against commitments made by the taliban to the afghan people. the un said the ban on women working for aid agencies would have an immediate impact on humanitarian operations. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. never has it felt more important to remember the lessons of the greatest crime of the 20th century, the nazi genocide of thejews. europe is again witnessing a war of aggression, anti semitism is on the rise and young people, according to the surveys, have an alarming level of ignorance about the holocaust. well, my guest today is tova friedman, one of the youngest survivors of the auschwitz death camp. now in her 80s, she s written a memoir and is using social media to tell her story. so is the world ready to listen and learn? tovah friedman, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. it is a great pleasure to have you with me here in this synagogue. i am mindful that it is 77 years since you, as a six year old girl, were f