hit the country s south coast. than five hundred earthquakes buy from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news, it s news day. now to the uk and a dramatic day of politics. a dramatic political develop meant over the past 2a hours. the former prime minister, david cameron, has astonished westminster by returning to government as britain s new foreign secretary. it s part of a major cabinet reshuffle by the current prime minister rishi sunak. mr cameron, who was pm between 2010 2016, said although he disagreed with some of mr sunak s decisions, he believed he was a strong and capable leader. the move comes on the same day suella braverman was sacked as home secretary, following days of speculation about her future. mrs braverman had angered many in government after writing a newspaper article criticising the policing of pro palestinian marches in london. cor blimey look at this! the guy who used to be prime minister, back where he used to live and back in government. the
i suspect that the ukrainians will be able to hold out and continue to bleed russian forces. moscow s campaign to capture avdiivka may be less about battlefield strategy and more about securing a propaganda prize back in russia. russia s forces have been on avdiivka s doorstep for almost a decade, since first taking over nearby territory in 2014. since then, ukraine s long standing fortifications have, so far, held back a total russian breakthrough. but a new wave of ground assaults appears imminent, with reports of 40,000 russian soldiers massed on three sides of the town. and this threatens to turn avdiivka into another bakhmut that nearby city turned battleground, bombarded into oblivion. more battle hardened soldier than bureaucrat, this is the town s mayor, vitaliy barabash. to break the deadlock, barabash is among many who want more firepower from the west. until then, ukrainians like ihor will continue to feel the brunt of russia s onslaught. meanwhile, emergency wor
welcome to the daily global, where we ll bring you the top stories from around the world. we begin with a dramatic day in uk politics. the former prime minister david cameron has astonished westminster by returning to government as britain s new foreign secretary. it s part of a major cabinet reshuffle by the current prime minister, rishi sunak. mr cameron, who was pm between 2010 and 2016, said, although he disagreed with some of mr sunak s decisions, he believed he was a strong and capable leader. the move comes on the same day suella braverman was sacked as home secretary following days of speculation about her future. mrs braverman had angered many in government after writing a newspaper article criticising the policing of pro palestinian marches in london. here s our political editor, chris mason. what the hell.? people express surprise in a variety of ways. here s mine. cor blimey! the guy who used to be prime minister back where he used to live. and back in governmen
although he disagreed with some of mr sunak s decisions, he believed he was a strong and capable leader. the move comes on the same day suella braverman was sacked as home secretary, following days of speculation about her future. mrs braverman had angered many in government after writing a newspaper article criticising the policing of pro palestinian marches in london. so what s behind the move to bring david cameron back into government? is it a good move for the conservative party or is it, as labour claims, a sign of desperation? here s our deputy political editor vicki young. thank you very much. thought you d seen the back of david cameron? this was him walking away after he lost the brexit referendum in 2016. he hums. right! since then, he has occasionally criticised his successors over cuts to foreign aid and the scrapping of parts of h52. of course, i have disagreed with some individual decisions, but politics is a team enterprise. i have decided to join this team