international telephone links have now been restored, and ships carrying aid are expected to arrive by friday. a belgian court has sentenced a vietnamese man to 15 years in jail after ruling he was the ringleader in the trafficking of 39 migrants found dead in a lorry in the uk. the victims, all vietnamese, were discovered on an industrial estate in essex in 2019. vo van hong was found guilty of having led a cross channel people trafficking operation based in belgium. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, who s on a visit to ukraine, has warned that russia could launch an attack on ukraine at very short notice. russia has around 100,000 troops massed on its borders. moscow has denied it s planning a military invasion. the us secretary of state has urged president putin to choose a peaceful path. america has also confirmed an extra $200 million
let s take a look at some of today s other news. international aid efforts have been stepped up in tonga, after the scale of damage caused by the volcanic eruption and tsunami was revealed. new pictures show the islands covered in a layer of volcanic ash, while, in coastal areas, waves tore down trees and ripped through buildings. international telephone links have now been restored and ships carrying aid are expected to arrive by friday. a belgian court has sentenced a vietnamese man to 15 years in jail after ruling he was the ringleader in the trafficking of 39 migrants found dead in a lorry in the uk. the victims, all vietnamese, were discovered on an industrial estate in essex in 2019. vo van hong was found guilty of having led a cross channel people trafficking operation based in belgium. a second man in his 30s has been arrested by irish police investigating the murder of ashling murphy. the 23 year old primary school
new zealand and australia have sent critical supplies on navy ships, which are expected to arrive by friday. international telephone links have been restored following saturday s volcanic eruption. the us secretary of state antony blinken has warned that russia could send more troops to its border with ukraine and launch an attack at very short notice . he is visiting the ukrainian capital, kyiv, to offer american support. russia denies that its estimated 100 thousand troops on the ukrainian border are there to invade. the number of staff vacancies in care homes in england has nearly doubled in the past nine months, according to the watchdog, the care quality commission. its research shows that by the end of last year, the number of unfilled posts had risen to more than 1 in 10. here s our social affairs editor, alison holt: care homes supporting people who are older and disabled have found it increasingly tough to find enough staff. burn out from coping with covid,
international telephone links have now been restored in many areas and ships carrying aid are expected to arrive by friday. a belgian court has sentenced a vietnamese man to 15 years injail, after ruling he was the ringleader in the trafficking of 39 migrants found dead in a lorry in the uk. the victims, all vietnamese, were discovered on an industrial estate in essex in 2019. vo van hong was found guilty of having led a cross channel trafficking operation based in belgium. more on our main story, here in downing street the prime minister s reflecting on a turbulent day at westminster, including the defection of one his own conservative mps to the labour benches. christian wakeford is the mps for bury south, he said the conservatives had no leadership and no integrity under boris johnson. our special correspondent ed thomas
borisjohnson has come under renewed pressure in parliament over claims that several gatherings in downing street broke lockdown rules. former conservative cabinet minister david davis said he must resign. another conservative mp has defected to the labour party. president biden has warned vladimir putin that the us will do significant harm to russia if he decides to invade ukraine. he said mr putin would test the united states, but he still thought moscow didn t want a full scale war. new images of the devastation in tonga caused by the volanic eruption and tsunami over the weekend. international telephone links have been restored, and ships carrying aid are expected to arrive by friday. a vietnamese man has been sentenced to 15 years injail after a belgian court ruled he was the ringleader in the trafficking of 39 people