fergus walsh, bbc news. let's turn to ukraine.es overnight in one of the most intensive wave of attacks in months. it's left around a million people without power and at least five people dead. the blast killed at least five people and left more than 1 million without electricity. the ukrainian government officials said eight missiles struck the dam. let's speak to our eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford who is in kyiv for us. that was an enormous barrage over the last 2a hours? that was an enormous barrage over the last 24 hours?— the last 24 hours? yeah, it was. this happened _ the last 24 hours? yeah, it was. this happened at _ the last 24 hours? yeah, it was. this happened at dawn - the last 24 hours? yeah, it was. this happened at dawn today. i the last 24 hours? yeah, it was. - this happened at dawn today. people were woken by a huge explosion right across the country as missiles and drones were fired by russia at all corners of ukraine. ukraine's air defences struggle to cope, but there were some 150 missiles and d

fergus walsh, bbc news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.ys. entire villages are being evacuated, with hundreds of frail and elderly people moved to safety. it's all happening in the same week that vladimir putin secured another term in the kremlin, promising to continue the full—scale war he launched two years ago. our eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford reports from sumy, near the russian border, on what that means for ukraine. nina hasjust lost everything she owns. they all have. ukrainian pensioners who've been forced to flee russian bombardment and abandon their homes. nina's pain is felt by everyone here. villagers were evacuated under fire, by police, urging them on to safety. some had to be carried across bridges already bombed. this is sumy region, on the border with russia. the police video shows whole streets there destroyed in air strikes. so the first thing i hear at this temporary shelter is a plea for help for ukraine's soldiers. then anger at the man who launched this war, and just secured himself another six years i

fergus walsh, bbc news. new football kit. it's centres on nike's decision to switch the colour of the st george's cross on its new england football shirt from red to these purple and blue stripes. rishi sunak says, "we shouldn't mess" with national flags. and the labour leader sir keir starmer has called for the change to be "reconsidered". nike has defended its decision as a �*playful update'. let's listen to what mr sunak had to say on the matter. you are a football fan — would you like to see nike change the design of the new england shirt featuring different colours for the cross of st george? i different colours for the cross of st george?— st george? i prefer the original, and my general— st george? i prefer the original, and my general view— st george? i prefer the original, and my general view is, - st george? i prefer the original, and my general view is, when i st george? i prefer the original, and my generalview is, when it| and my general view is, when it comes to nationalflags, we shouldn't mess

fergus walsh, bbc news.nt apology for historical forced adoptions. the commonsjoint committee on human rights says many women suffered harrowing experiences at the hands of state employees in post—war years. the scottish and welsh government's have already apologised for their role in the process. let's talk now about music. teenage eli crossley, who has duchenne muscular dystrophy, has just performed at the south by southwest festival in texas thanks to a custom piece of kit — a smart suit he wears to slow the progression of his condition. this is not his first festival. he's the lead singer of the band askew and, last year, they became the youngest band ever to have played at glastonbury. let's speak to eli and his mum, emily reuben, co—founder and ceo of duchenne uk. hi, thank you for having us. i have to confess to everyone watching, you were invited to come on, and i didn't know until last night, so it is lovely to see you and quite a coincidence!— is lovely to see you and quite a coincidence! ., ., , .

fergus walsh, bbc news.ganisers have got something special in store. for the first time, a "no adults allowed" garden — designed by children, for children — will be on display. our culture correspondent, charlotte gallagher, has been given a look behind the scenes. i've been invited to a top secret summit — and, in fact, i shouldn't really be here. this is strictly no adults allowed. children from sullivan primary in south—west london are putting the finishing touches on their very own garden for chelsea flower show. so have you been learning about gardening while you're doing this? yeah, we've been learning about gardening for a while now. what's been the favourite thing about doing this project? probably being able to design and make the garden in general, which is going to go into the flower show for everyone to enjoy and see. i think that's the key thing, when we're designing with plants, we're trying to find things that complement each other. but it's a steep learning curve, so some grown—ups have been

fergus walsh, bbc news.cross on the new england football shirt. the sportswear company nike says it has playfully updated the cross from its traditional red to include purple and blue horizontal strips. both the prime minister and labour leader sir keir starmer say the colours don't need to be changed. 0ur correspondent ben woolvin is at wembley for us. ben, very senior politicians weighing into this row? yes, nike saying the redesign was intended to unite and inspire but it seems to be doing quite the opposite. this is the new england shirt which went on sale for the first time yesterday ahead of the euros, on the back of the colour the redesign st george's cross which is proving to be so controversial, no longer red but a combination of blues and purples which nike says is by england's world cup winning side of 1966 who had a purple training kits, but lots of politicians saying theyjust kits, but lots of politicians saying they just don't like this kits, but lots of politicians saying theyjust don't like t

joining me now is our medical editor, fergus walsh.have been given very little information about what exactly is she is being treated for but from the few details we have, what more can you tell us? we are not have, what more can you tell us? - are not being told what type of cancer this is, nor what stage it was caught at. both of those are crucial factors and i'm was caught at. both of those are crucialfactors and i'm not was caught at. both of those are crucial factors and i'm not going to speculate on either of those. but the tone of the princess of wales' statement is very positive in terms of recovery. what we have been told is that the cancer was found after she had this successful abdominal surgery, and it was discovered once the post—operative tests had been completed and the results had been reviewed. she is now undergoing a course of what she described as preventative chemotherapy. that began late last month. chemotherapy is an umbrella term for any drug treatment to kill cancer so it can either be given to mop up any remain

walsh on that significant story, that england football kits and controversy, that's continuing, i ambeen out and about today you may already have noticed a change in the feel of the weather, certainly compared with what some of us had a couple of days ago when temperatures in southern england got close to 19. tomorrow we will see afternoon highs more like nine celsius, colderair digging afternoon highs more like nine celsius, colder air digging down from the north, behind a weather front which you can see here on our other satellite image. this line of cloud has been bringing some pics of rain. behind that, speckled shower close racing in. it's been windy up to the north—west of the uk, gills and the far north, plenty of showers, some with hail and thunder, some which are of a higher ground, particularly in scotland. temperatures if anything coming down as we head towards the end of the day. this evening and tonight we will lose the last of that weather front, see some clear skies, but plenty more showers, still some heavy thundery ones, and some wintry ones of a higher ground in the

our royal correspondent sarah campbell and medical editor fergus walsh are with me.g to you both. starting with that statement from buckingham palace, we have to remember here it is princess catherine facing cancer treatment and also king charles.— and also king charles. yes, “ust underlining fl and also king charles. yes, “ust underlining that, i and also king charles. yes, “ust underlining that, talking h and also king charles. yes, just underlining that, talking about | and also king charles. yes, just i underlining that, talking about the fact they were in hospital together because there news first broke in mid—january when the king was undergoing a procedure for an enlarged prostate and he was in the london clinic at exactly the same time as catherine was in for her major abdominal surgery. and of course subsequent to that at the time it was reported that that was noncancerous in terms of guidance. and of course what happened subsequently is that there were post—operative tests which found that cancer had been present and so we are where we are in terms of her ca

fergus walsh, our medical editor, is here, along with daniela.ed harry and meghan in your report, this must be so difficult for them, being so far away? it difficult for them, being so far awa ? , ., difficult for them, being so far awa ? , . , ., ., away? it is, that statement from california came _ away? it is, that statement from california came to _ away? it is, that statement from california came to us _ away? it is, that statement from california came to us a _ away? it is, that statement from california came to us a couple i away? it is, that statement from california came to us a couple of| california came to us a couple of hours after the official statement here. wishing kate health and healing. what we don't know is when harry and meghan were told about the princess's diagnosis. the relationship between the two brothers is still really strained and very poor. and both sides, kensington palace and arch well, you represent harry and meghan in california, say they will not discuss any private conversations. the bottom line is that we now h

fergus walsh, bbc news. many thanks for sharing those experiences.e time the treatment of _ see? we have been seeing for some time the treatment of lung - see? we have been seeing for some time the treatment of lung cancer i see? we have been seeing for some time the treatment of lung cancer is i time the treatment of lung cancer is changing quite rapidly as we start to understand all the different changes at genetic level which takes place as cancers develop. we have drugs to target these changes and switch off the growth in cancers. the key thing for the nhs is for the 36,000 people or so a year who have lung cancerfor us to be 36,000 people or so a year who have lung cancer for us to be able to identify as quickly as possible the changes that we can suggest the right treatment. previously, everybody got chemotherapy, which was only moderately effective. now we have different agents, targeted treatments and immune treatments. the key thing is to find a way to get from seeing someone might have a lung cancer on a scan to that molecular diagnosis as