for the coronation of the king. charles iii will be crowned at westminster abbey on saturday may 6th. the nurse accused of murdering or attempting to murder 17 babies a court is told a pattern had emerged of babies dying or collapsing when she was on duty. russia has launched more missile strikes against ukraine, hitting the western city of lviv, and zaporizhzhia in the south east. and jamie oliver and the campaign for children from all families in england on universal credit to be allowed free school meals. and coming up on the bbc news channel. qualification and elimination from the champions league can be decided tonight. celtic need a win to stay alive in the competition as they host rb leipzig. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. it has been another turbulent day on the financial markets after a warning from the bank of england about the uk s financial stability. the chancellor, appearing before mps today, insisted that the government s tax cutting plans a
continues, the bank of england is forced to step in again. let s start with the war in ukraine we ve seen a second day of russian missile strikes across the country. have a look at this map. it shows all the places that have been hit since monday morning. we ll take a closer look at the damage done in a moment. but first, let s look at the international response. an emergency meeting of g7 leaders that s the group of rich countries has warned russia that irresponsible nuclear rhetoric is threatening global peace. ukraine s president, volodymyr zelensky, had this message. translation: i ask you to increase yourjoint efforts to help financially to create the air shield for ukraine. millions of people will be grateful to the group of seven. now this is the statement issued by the g7 after its meeting. these pictures released earlier by the russian ministry of defence show a little of what s been going on. more cruise missiles launched what they describe as a massive
in a major scientific achievement, nasa says its attempt to deflect the path of an asteroid has been a success. last night, the police arrested him for killing hemsley post. and one of the last stars of hollywood s golden age, the actress angela lansbury, has died, at the age of 96. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to the programme. president biden and g7 leaders have said they will provide ukraine with military and financial support for as long as it takes as they warned russia against using weapons of mass destruction. the leaders made the commitment at an online meeting, in which they promised severe consequences should moscow s rhetoric on nuclear weapons become more than just words. the meeting was addressed by president volodymyr zelenskyy, who called for more help with air defence following two days of russian missile attacks. paul adams reports from kyiv. in kyiv, a day of welcome calm after yesterday s storm. air raid sirens
crowned at westminster abbey on saturday 6 may. nasa says its attempt to deflect the path of an asteroid has been a success in a major scientific achievement. and one of the last stars of hollywood s golden age, dame angela lansbury, has died at the age of 96. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. president biden and g7 leaders have held an emergency meeting to discuss what more they can do to support ukraine after a second day of russian missile strikes. they condemned the attacks and reassured president zelenskyy that they were steadfast in their commitment to ukraine. they said irresponsible nuclear rhetoric risked global peace and security. ukraine s president also addressed the g7 meeting, calling for more help with air defence, and presented his peace formula. from kyiv, here s paul adams. in kyiv, a day of welcome calm after yesterday s storm. air raid sirens did sound briefly, citizens heeding their government s warning to seek shelter, some h
To those on the receiving end of these weapons. the more success ukraine has on the battlefield, the more russia inflicts punishment on the civilian population. frank gardner, bbc news. nasa says its mission to change the course of an asteroid was a success. a small space craft smashed into an asteroid millions of kilometers from earth two weeks ago. and observations by telescope show that the orbit of the asteroid was shortened by half an hour as a result of the collision. the aim of the project was to test whether a space object that threatened earth could safely be deflected. rebecca morelle has more. extraordinary images from a mission like no other, as nasa s dart spacecraft closed in on an asteroid 7 million miles away from the earth. its aim to knock the space rock off course by smashing into it. three, two, one!