In myanmar, a second day of protests following the Military Coup which removed the countrys elected leaders. We report on the pandemic s effects on childrens Mental Health, with many dealing with grief or loneliness. It feels like were all alone in the world because you cant talk. You can talk to somebody but you cant tell them what you really feel. Applause. And the nationwide applause for captain sirtom, as his family leads tributes to the man who raised millions for the nhs. And coming up in sport on bbc news. Manchester city re establish a three point lead at the top of the premier league, as Raheem Sterling scores in their 2 0 win over burnley at turf moor. Good evening. More than 10 Million People across the uk have now received at least one vaccination for coronavirus as part of the biggest programme of its kind in the history of the nhs. Its a major milestone in the race to control the faster spreading variants of the virus. Ministers are hoping to avoid yet another lockdown by
Aliens have never visited earth. Hello, im samantha simmonds. Youre watching bbc news. We start with the war in gaza. A ship carrying humanitarian aid is expected to set sail to the territory from cyprus this weekend part of a planned maritime aid corridor. Its a joint operation between the eu, us, uk, and united arab emirates, aiming to bring supplies from cyprus to the coast of gaza. The un says a quarter of gazas population is on the brink of famine, and children there are starving to death. Organisers hope the plan could allow additional aid to be brought in, but they continue to press israel to allow more deliveries by road. These are the latest pictures from larnaca in cyprus where, as you can see, aid is being loaded onto a ship, which is due to depart in a couple of hours. The European Unions ambassador to the us told the bbc a little more about the plans for the maritime corridor. Hopefully the pilot, the first try to get aid, already happened over the weekend, but it takes so
showdown. president biden set to meet with congressional leaders again, in an effort to step back from the brink of default. john durham releases his findings on the origins of the trump/russia probe. his reactions ahead to it. russia launches a barrage of missiles from the sea, air and land. we ll have a live report on that. thanks for joining us. all eyes on washington, as the u.s. government could start to run out of money within weeks unless it allows itself to borrow more. in the coming hours, president joe biden is set to meet with congressional leaders at the white house, to try to get on the same page about raising the u.s. debt ceiling. the president and senate leader kevin mccar are at odds before the country falls into debt. democrats and republican leaders have yet to find common ground. there is no movement. we re only a couple of weeks away. if you look at the timeline to pass something in the house and pass something in the senate, we have to have a dea
the rains keep falling in new zealand, and rescue efforts continue. we ll get the latest from auckland. and a day of tragedy in pakistan, with dozens killed in two separate transport accidents. liable from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. we start the show in ukraine, where it s being reported that a missile hit a residential building in country s second largest city, kharkiv. that s according to local officials. this image has been filed by the reuters news agency. it s a developing story, and there s no word yet about any casualties. as and when we get more information we will bring that to you. this follows intense fighting in the key southern city of kherson, which has come underfire once again from russian troops. three people have been killed there, and six others injured in the intense shelling. the attack came from russian troops stationed on the opposite bank of the dnipro river. local officials say multiple launch rocket systems, artillery, m
and the palestinians. and a day of tragedy in pakistan, with dozens killed in two separate transport accidents. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. we start the show in ukraine, where it s being reported that a missile hit a residential building in country s second largest city kharkiv. that s according to local officials. this image has been filed by the reuters news agency. it s a developing story and there s no word yet about any casualties. but as soon we do get any more information, will bring it to you. this follows intense fighting in the key southern city of kherson, which has come underfire once again from russian troops. three people have been killed there and six others injured in the intense shelling. the attack came from russian troops stationed on the opposite bank of the dnipro river. local officials say multiple launch rocket systems, artillery, mortars and tank shells were used. damage was reported to a regional hospital, a sc