live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers we begin in moscow, where russia has accused ukraine of trying to assassinate president vladamir putin. ukraine says it had nothing to do with the incident, in which a drone was seen flying over the kremlin, before a small explosion. president zelensky said kyiv only fought russia on ukrainian territory. our russia editor, steve rosenberg, sent this report from moscow. flying in from the left, what appears to be a drone. then an explosion over the kremlin. this footage is unverified, but the kremlin says that, overnight, two drones targeted the residents of the president. moscow blames ukraine but says that no one was injured. on russian state tv, a dramatic start to this talk show. the presenter announces breaking news. there s been an attempt, he says, to assassinate putin. in daylight down at the kremlin, we couldn t see any obvious signs of the explosions. lots
catch collapses. night time rehearsals for the coronation of the king and queen, as thousands of ceremonial troops get ready for the role in the procession on saturday. on bbc london, 20,000 council homes started, but is it enough to solve the housing crisis? and the mp trying to force a change in the law on ultra low emission zones. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. russia has accused ukraine of trying kill president putin by launching two drone strikes on the kremlin. unverified footage on social media appears to show an object flying over the kremlin before a small explosion. ukraine said it had nothing to do with it. russian officials say they disabled the drones and have described it as a terrorist act. our russia editor, steve rosenberg, is in moscow for us. steve. it was strange, earlier today, the kremlin spokesman held his daily conference call. he made absolutely no mention at all of what happened last night to journalists. but a couple of hours later
safest area for us to stay. seen here in earlier, calmer times, widower mohammed salman and his three young children. we have the army behind us and the rsf in front of us, and they were shooting at each other, and we were in the middle, so that was the hardest points of the whole situation. we laid down, i was talking to them constantly, explaining that we are quite safe here, look, we re on the ground, nothing is happening to us, i m nothing is happening to us, i m not going to turn around to my children and say we in danger. for ten days, mohammed races out to find water. he is a dual british sudanese national, whose wife died three years ago. whose wife died three years a . o. . whose wife died three years am, ., , whose wife died three years auo. ., , ago. being a single parent household, ago. being a single parent household, i ago. being a single parent household, i couldn t - ago. being a single parent household, i couldn t take j ago. being a single parent. household,
to a seven day truce, starting tomorrow. more than 100,000 people have already fled to neighbouring countries, amid warnings of a humanitarian catastrophe that could affect the entire region. now the un is urgently trying to get humanitarian supplies safely into the worst affected areas. as the british air rescue comes to a close. our africa correspondent andrew harding reports. he reports on one family s flight to safety. in the war torn centre of khartoum, in a bullet ridden apartment, a terrified family of four. now, during the shooting, me and the kids would stay here because it s the safest area for us to stay. seen here in earlier, calmer times, widower mohammed salman and his three young children. we had the army behind us and the rsf in front of us, and they were shooting at each other, and we were in the middle.