prince harry speaks to the bbc about the invictus games, and how ukrainian soldiers are taking part against the odds. so they remove their uniforms, put the team strips on, for a couple of days, tried to decompress and then they re straight into it and they ve got to go back. ukraine says that russian forces have now embarked on the large scale offensive in the east of the country that has been aniticpated for the past week. indeed, theyappear to have expanded their bombardments, with sites right across the country being hit over the past 2a hours. in a televised address, president volodymyr zelensky laid out the scale of the attack and the challenge for his forces in the donbas. translation: we can assess now that russian military has| begun the battle for donbas, for which they have been preparing a long time. a very large part of the russian army is now concentrated for this offensive. no matter how many of the russian troops are there, we will be fighting. we will defend
soldiers are taking part against the odds. so they remove their uniforms, put the team strips on, jumped on the coach, came over here slept for a couple of days, tried to decompress and then they re straight into it and they ve got to go back. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. ukraine says that russian forces have now embarked on the large scale offensive in the east of the country that has been aniticpated for the past week. indeed, theyappear to have expanded their bombardments, with sites right across the country being hit over the past 2a hours. in a televised address, president volodymyr zelensky laid out the scale of the attack and the challenge for his forces in the donbas. translation: we can assess now that russian military has| begun the battle for donbas, for which they have been preparing a long time. a very large part of the russian army is now concentrated for this offensive. no matter how many of the russian troops are there, we wil
throughout his life he campaigned on behalf of disabled people, and in latter years, despite his own increasing frailty, he retained his passion for photography. i like these ones because they re simple. he could look back on a life notable for his marriage into the royal family, but which had also produced many professional achievements. memorable images, among them this one of the queen which ended up on britain s postage stamps, or this relaxed 80th birthday portrait taken at his home. as for the photographer himself he shared the view of many an amateur snapper. it s all luck! i m always relieved that they come out! the worst of the wind will moderate and it will be a breezy night out there. went two showers in the north and north west and ice will be widespread. temperatures close to or below freezing. minus ten in the highlands of scotland. tomorrow there will be plenty of sunshine. more showers on the breeze across the eastern coastal areas. more rain pushing into we
cut money to gps if they do not offer more appointments. the times carries the same story. it says the move comes after a report into the working hours of doctors. it is the leader is well in the telegraph which reports comments from the outgoing us ambassador to the european union which suggests that president trump wants the eu to disintegrate. the mirror carries the news of a baby kidnapped nearly 20 yea rs news of a baby kidnapped nearly 20 years ago in the us now found and returned to her mother. the guardian is carrying an exclusive about future relations with the city of london financial infrastructure and the european union. the daily express looks at the life and times of lord snowdon, the former husband of lord snowdon, the former husband of princess margaret has passed away. now on bbc news, the story of yulia stepanova, the russian athlete who exposed the state sponsored doping scandal in life on the run. yulia stepanova, russian champion, world class athlete tu
in life on the run. yulia stepanova, russian champion, world class athlete turned whistle-blower. her contribution to sport and the fight against doping is beyond comparison. nobody has done more for the anti doping movement. branded a traitor in her motherland. she and her husband exposed cheating in russia on a colossal scale. now they live in secret, fearing for their lives. unlikely to ever return home. yulia stepanova. .. the young family seem completely at home in this average american town. this is yulia stepanova and vitaly stepanov, an elite athlete and an anti doping officer. their shocking revelations exposed the dirty secrets of russian athletics. three damning reports commissioned by the world anti doping agency. much of them based on the testimony of this couple. it found that many athletes have taken illegal drugs between 2011 and 2015. for years sports competitions have been hijacked by the russians. coaches and athletes have been playing on an uneven field. s