and thousands of workers across the uk switch to doing fewer hours for exactly the same pay, after the world s biggest trial of a four day work week. president putin is to set out his latest thinking about the war in ukraine shortly, as the anniversary of the invasion of ukraine approaches. these are the live pictures from moscow where he ll be addressing both houses of the russian parliament and senior military figures. it comes a day after president biden s surprise visit to kyiv where, in a joint statement with president zelensky, he said that putin s war of conquest is failing. president putin s speech was meant to take place in december but was postponed after a series of setbacks on the battlefield. his last state of the nation address was nearly two years ago in april 2021. the fighting has cost tens of thousands of lives on both sides and hundreds of thousands of russians have been drafted into the army. we are expecting president putin to portray this almost year
the uk government is looking into the feasibility of hosting the special olympics world summer games in 2031. the event, that provides sport for people with intellectual disabilities, has never been staged in the uk. last month s games in berlin saw seven thousand competitors from almost 200 countries take part. laura baxter is the strategic director of growth and legacy at special olympics great britain. for us as a movement within special olympics, you know, we want to use every opportunity to showcase the. the ambition, the achievements of our athletes. and, you know, societally, for people with an intellectual disability, to have the platform where they can showcase their skills, platform where they can showcase theirskills, not platform where they can showcase their skills, not only in the power of sport but through society day today, you know, these opportunities transform lives. find today, you know, these opportunities transform lives. transform lives. and amazing to think th
to create a special government foundation whose job will be to provide targeted aid to the participants in the military operation and their families. it will coordinate social, medical and psychological support, send them to sanatorium is, help them with education, employment, entrepreneurship, raising the levels of their skills, entrepreneurship, raising the levels of theirskills, providing entrepreneurship, raising the levels of their skills, providing new professions. another task, an important task is to assist them with home care, provide them with false legs and arms in the most efficient manner. i appeal to all
indigenous market is giving entrepreneurs a chance to hone their skills. entrepreneurs a chance to hone theirskills. but their skills. but discrimination and theirskills. but discrimination and indifference can be barriers to success. there are my perceptions across australia about aboriginal people and those perceptions also translate into the business world but we just don t want people as that we don t want people as that we do not want stuff as much as other people but that could not be further from the truth. aboriginal people are on the margins of society and have not shared in australian prosperity. they can suffer high rates of unemployment, poverty and ill health. answers have been hard to find. but in the business sector there is a belief that commercial success can help to tackle disadvantage. can help to tackle disadvantaue. , , disadvantage. this is the signature disadvantage. this is the signature of disadvantage. this is the signature of the - disadvantage. thi
in the lower incomes and that is what we mean by levelling up. that leads me onto what we mean by levelling up. that leads me onto my what we mean by levelling up. that leads me onto my next question because you are helping hgv drivers and poultry workers but there are other industries that are complaining. as the answer, then, you are saying more immigration? element think the answer is for getting tired people in from abroad as it was a great thing. i ve always beenin as it was a great thing. i ve always been in favour to allow people who work hard and want to make their lives here. but work hard and want to make their lives here- work hard and want to make their lives here. ., ., ., ., lives here. but what i also want to see is standards lives here. but what i also want to see is standards of lives here. but what i also want to see is standards of jobs lives here. but what i also want to see is standards of jobs going - lives here. but what i also want to see is standar