Hello and welcome. We start in ukraine, where president Volodymyr Zelensky says a russian guided bomb has hit a Blood Transfusion Centre he says rescuers are at the scene in the town of kupiansk where there are quote dead and wounded. The reported strike came shortly after kyiv said missiles had hit a facility which manufactures engines for aircraft and helicopters in the country s west. In a tweet, president zelensky said this war crime alone says everything about russian aggression. Beasts that destroy everything that simply allows to live. Defeating terrorists is a matter of honour for everyone who values life. so far, theres been no comment from russia. Our ukraine correspondent, James Waterhouse is in kyiv if there is accuracy to president zelensky s claim, it appears once again a medical building has come in harms way. Weve seen it before with a Maternity Hospital in the besieged city of Mariupol Last year. Weve seen it in a Mental Health hospital in dnipro just a few months ag
has said the uk is prepared to back our words with actions against the houthis. peter sand is chief analyst at xeneta, an ocean and airfreight analytics platform. i don t know if you have data or statistics on how this is impacting trade so far? if i look at the impacting trade so far? if i look at the most recent developments, a key indicator of the tensions that we are seeing right now, they are up today following the most recent attacks and tension building. we have now is almost 200% up from about a month ago. we are now at 5400, and in the uk, 4500 up, though still dramatic. the reason tensions are now shooting our destroyers. it is not making this go away. some ofthe not making this go away. some of the world s not making this go away. some of the world s biggest - not making this go away. some of the world s biggest shipping | of the world s biggest shipping companies are completely avoiding the red sea at the moment and that will likely continue for some time? w
knows, when someone is under investigation for fraud. republicans are demanding answers from joe biden on the weaponization of government. it s a damming new controversy after the irs showed up at the home of a twitter files journalist, the same day he was testifying on big tech censorship. seems like a pretty big deal that biden should want to address, but his administration has no explanation. what does bother you? it s certainly something that i would want to look into. i m not aware that irs agents do that except, as you said, in cases where there is an investigation. if you could respond to this. i m afraid i ll have to refer you to the irs. that s stonewalling, not sitting well with jim jordan. the chairman telling biden it s time to start talking. just give us the answer, and if it is chance, then just tell us but tell us what it is. i don t know how it takes so long to figure this out. we may look to subpoena the documents, any communications relativ
a very warm welcome to the programme. we begin here in the uk. it is the morning after that budget. the chancellor has insisted his first budget is transformational and will get people back into work. jeremy hunt set out major changes to pensions and benefits, as well as an expansion of free childcare in england, all designed to boost economic growth. the new pension tax rules will allow higher earners to save more into their pensions, tax free. the opposition labour party has said it s the wrong priority for the wrong people. emma simpson reports. at this nursery in south east london working parents like charlie love the idea of 30 hours of free childcare for those nine months and over in england. her daughter, dorothy, will hopefully qualify. will hopefully qualify. other to - line, will hopefully qualify. other topline, ecstatic, will hopefully qualify. other topline, ecstatic, i ve - will hopefully qualify. other topline, ecstatic, i vejust i topline, ecstatic, i v