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and the attacks continue on other cities in the west of ukraine following up sunday s missile strike on zaphorizhzhia. hello and welcome. for all of you watching on pbs and around the globe, a warm welcome. there have been multiple explosions in the ukrainian capital, and reports of further strikes across the country. a series of explosions have hit kyiv, the first time the city has been targeted in months. the government says eight people have been killed and many more injured in the strikes, but further details are not yet clear. the mayor of kyiv, vitali klitschko, says there were several blasts in the central shevchenkivskyi district at around 8am local time. it s been months since the last strike on the capital, and there are reports of missile strikes across ukraine authorities authorities say zaporizhzhia, dnipro, lviv and other cities have been targeted. moscow has yet to comment on the strikes. the ukrainian president has accused russia of trying to wipe his coun ....
liz truss will head to the house of commons this lunchtime for herfirst appearance at prime minister s questions. and i m geeta guru murthy in the studio. also in the headlines this morning. the mother of nine year old olivia pratt korbel appeals to the gunman who killed her daughter to hand himself in. univeral free school meals have been introduced for the youngest school children in wales hello and welcome to downing street, where, behind the inside number ten, cabinet ministers have gathered for their first meeting, collectively, since many of them were appointed last night to the new government of liz truss. the big fourjobs are held by the first time, none of them, by white men although issues of class and education will be picked over by critics. liz truss has delicately altered the balance of this, there s only one minister attending cabinet he was originally attending cabinet he was originally a rishi sunak supporter, michael ellis the attorney general, the man ....
to protect taiwan if it were attacked by china. black and asian women in the uk are being harmed by racial discrimination in maternity care according to an investigation by the charity birthrights. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. monkeypox has now been detected in three more countries bringing the total to 15 as scientists say they are still unsure what is causing the outbreak. austria, israel and switzerland are the latest to report the presence of the virus. these cases come as britain s health security agency has said high risk contacts of people with monkeypox should self isolate for three weeks. mark lobel reports. it is still unclear why we are witnessing this unusual spread of monkeypox, as more patients emerge with the common symptoms of a bumpy rash, fever, sore muscles and a headache. it is something that everyone should be concerned about. we are working on it hard, to figure out what we do and what vaccine, if any, may be ....
Without electricity, heating and water as temperatures plummet below freezing in many parts of the country. a very important development, announcement that will be made by president biden later today. then president zelensky will be addressing the us congress and i think he will be making the case for more help and more aid. i think in congress there is opposition, especially from some republicans, who have criticised the level of support that is being given by the us to ukraine. so i think president zelensky will use this opportunity to highlight and talk about the damage and the destruction that this war has caused here in ukraine, and to highlight the need for more help. hugo bottega in kyiv, there. with some on the republican side in the us raising questions about continued funding for ukraine, will president ....
And our correspondent hugo bachega. talk to us not only about the symbolism of this trip but also its practical significance. practical significance. good morning- practical significance. good morning. yes, practical significance. good morning. yes, it practical significance. good morning. yes, it is - practical significance. good morning. yes, it is very - practical significance. good - morning. yes, it is very significant because this is the first foreign trip by president zalevski since the beginning of the war. the us is ukraine s most important ally in terms of the financial and military support that washington has been giving. an important day and a very busy day for president zalevski in washington. he will be meeting president biden at the white house. president biden at the white house. president biden at the white house. president biden will announce a package with military assistance and i think the key thing is that the us will be announcing that it is sending patrio ....