Have been killed, including a mother and her ten year old daughter. Almost 70 have been injured and around a dozen are trapped under rubble. It is a familiar yet still horrifying sight where you have a residential block with a chunk missing smoldering debris and rescue teams frantically trying to save who they can. And when you have wave after wave of missile strikes, there is always a place in ukraine that is the most acute, acutely hit, and it is the turn of kiev. But alongside this, ukraine is desperately trying to seize the initiative in its counteroffensive, which is coming up to two months old. The gains it has made have been modest and they have been intensely contested. We are seeing an increase in fighting. It is true to say that they are concentrating men and machinery, notably in the southeastern and eastern parts of the front line. But we are getting comments from the kremlin alleging that the counteroffensive is not going according to plan, in their words, saying that all
explaining why he allowed the uk to take part in military action in yemen without first holding a commons debate. rishi sunak has faced criticism for not allowing mps to hold a discussion before britainjoined the us in bombing raids on houthi rebels who have been targeting commercial shipping in the red sea. our political correspondent leila nathoo has the story. rishi sunak has made his case that joining us air strikes on houthi targets in yemen on thursday night was an act of self defence to protect global shipping, that britain could not stand by while fighters defied warnings to stop their attacks on commercial vessels in the red sea, like this one they filmed. there has been broad political support for this limited action, but today mps will get their first chance to question the prime minister about his decision and what happens next. he ll have to address concerns about the escalation of tensions in the region, about the uk being drawn into a longer military campaign a
resort of marsa alam. the foreign office says it s supporting the british nationals involved. our correspondent, sally nabil who is in cairo told us how it s believed events unfolded. after finishing afterfinishing the after finishing the cruise, the boat was about to head back to the shores today and the footage we have seen from the fire is really dramatic and you can possibly imagine the hard times those people on board to have had after the fire broke out on board the boat. and no one knows exactly what happened, what caused this huge fire to break out. but initial reports are suggesting an electrical fault. investigations are still under way, electrical fault. investigations are still underway, but electrical fault. investigations are still under way, but if there seems to be another dimension, another reason, including man made factors like negligence, like poor maintenance, i think that would have really serious repercussions on the tourist industry in this area, which
long weekend, both sunday and monday looking fine as well. what you will notice is the air will get cooler, so temperature coming down a few degrees but that said, we are talking about may sunshine and in the sunshine it will feel pleasantly warm. enjoy the long weekend if you have it. thanks, chris. and that s bbc news at ten. there s more analysis of the day s main stories on newsnight with victoria derbyshire which is just getting under way on bbc two. the news continues here on bbc one, as now it s time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. but from the ten team, it s goodnight. institutionally racist, sexist, misogynistic and discriminatory. that s the verdict on the uk s second biggest police force from it s own chief constable. what needs to change? less than a month after four former police scotland officers came on newsnight to expose sexism in the force the boss admits there is a problem. the longer i was there i started t
successoi’ every success. our country continues to battle through a storm. but i believe in britain. i believe in the british people. and i know that brighter days lie ahead. meanwhile, the cost of living crisis continues as many food prices soar some, like pasta, tea and cooking oil, up by 65% in a year. in our area, there is a lot of people that rely on pensions, rely on benefits, and if they are not supported, businesses won t continue to thrive because there will be nobody to use us. and stay with us on bbc news for continuing coverage and analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one, live in downing street. i will unite the country, not with words, but with action and with that message, just over an hour ago, outside number ten, rishi sunak, the united kingdom s new prime minister began his premiership. he is the third leader in seven weeks, but today he promised he will fix mistakes ma