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this is bbc news with the latest headlines: russian forces have now fully withdrawn from northern ukraine — according to uk intelligence — but the eastern donbas region suffers heavy shelling and rocket fire overnight. violence inflicted by russian troops on one ukrainian town is descibed as �*more horrific�* than first reported — with claims civilians were held undergound. there were people here, including dozens of children, who were living amongst corpses for hours, sometimes days. the chancellor rishi sunak describes reports about his wife's tax arrangements a smear campaign — and insists no rules were broken. easter break travel disruption — thousands face significant delays at airports ahead
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of the big getaway. around 16,000 women are developing post—traumatic stress disorder after suffering a miscarriage in the uk. and five—time champion tiger woods return to competivitve golf on day one of the masters. russia is shifting its focus from the north of ukraine — towards the area in the south and east — known as donbas. this morning — the uk's ministry of defence confirmed that russian troops have now "fully withdrawn" from northern ukraine but they expect some of those units will be moved to fight in the east
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ukrainian forces are continuing to recapture areas around kyiv — president zelensky says the destruction uncovered in borodyanka — north west of kyiv is worse than what has been seen in bucha. today — european commission president ursula von der leyen will travel to kyiv to show, in her words, europe's "unwavering support" for ukraine in its fight against russia. russia has been suspended from the human rights council in a un vote. and the german chancellor olaf scholz will visit boris johnson today. ukraine aims to establish 10 humanitarian corridors today to evacuate trapped civilians in the south and east of the country. previous attempts in mariupol have failed. our first report this morning — is from the city of chernihiv — a city that survived a 10—week siege from russian forces. our correspondent, yogita limaye, has been given rare access to the area, now russian forces have pulled out. her report contains material some
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viewers may find distressing. another area the russians have withdrawn from. more unimaginable trauma. yahidne, a village in the north—east, close to the border with belarus. mykola klymchuk took us to the basement of the local school, filled with the stench of disease and decay. he was held here for four weeks, along with 130 others. the elderly, children, babies, whole families rounded up at gunpoint, crammed together. translation: i had only half a metre of space. i was sleeping, standing up. i tied myself with my scarf to the railing here, so i didn't fall over. i spent 25 nights in this position. the main thing i thought was, i have to survive for my daughter and granddaughters.
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a crude calendar marked every day of pain. four children lay in each of these cots. the constant sound of bombardment allowed barely any sleep. translation: the toilets, they were buckets. - they would overflow. sometimes russian soldiers took people outside and used them as human shields. the room has no ventilation. mykola says 12 people died here. those who died in this room, they were mostly elderly people, believed to have suffocated to death. and when they died, it wasn't immediately possible to take the bodies out. russian soldiers wouldn't allow it. also, there was fighting going on outside, so it was often too dangerous. so they would then pick up the bodies, and put them here in the corner.
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so, essentially there were people here, including dozens of children, who were living amongst corpses for hours, sometimes days, until they were allowed to take the bodies out and keep them upstairs on the ground, just outside the school building. 15—year—old anastasia was also held captive. "i knew the people who died. they were kind. "i felt really sad," she said. "for no reason, theyjust died, sitting there." russian soldiers took villages like yahidne in a bid to encircle and capture the city of chernihiv. they weren't able to enter it, but large parts have been destroyed. a crater created by aerial bombing,
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a whole neighbourhood in northern chernihiv flattened. nina's home was shelled. her daughter lost a leg. "all of us were knocked out by the explosion. "when we came to our senses, we began to search for each other. "then i saw her screaming, �*mummy, i don't have a leg'. "it was horrific." how does she respond to russia denying its targeted civilians? "tell them to stop lying. they lie a lot," she said. "there's a woman in a hospital without a leg. "that is the truth." yogita limaye, bbc news, chernihiv. ukraine's prosecutor general says vladimir putin can be prosecuted for war crimes
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in the international courts. iryna venediktova was speaking on a visit to borodyanka around 80km north—west of kyiv. she said 650 dead bodies had been found in the kyiv region. we found in kyiv region, makariv, borodyanka, bucha, irpin, we found 650 dead bodies. vladimir putin is the main warcriminal of the 21st—century. but actually, we can suspect in ukraine legislation, you know about immunity, three people in any state have immunity. presidents, ministers of foreign affairs and the head of government. that's why when they are on the opposition, we cannot start to prosecute them in ukraine. but in the international courts, we can do it.
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in russia, nobel peace prize winner dmitry muratov has been attacked while on a train. his publication, novaya gazeta, tweeted that an unknown person entered the journalist's carriage and poured red oil and his eyes are burning terribly. mr muratov said the male attacker shouted, "muratov, this is for our boys." novaya gazeta is known for being highly critical of the russian authorities. we can go now to moscow and speak to our correspondentjenny hill. i want to ask you what more do we know about that attack on the nobel peace prizewinner? fix, know about that attack on the nobel peace prizewinner?— peace prizewinner? a group calling themselves — peace prizewinner? a group calling themselves paratroopers _ peace prizewinner? a group calling themselves paratroopers using - peace prizewinner? a group calling themselves paratroopers using a i themselves paratroopers using a telegram travel, a rambling statement they have put out saying that their veterans will remind the great patriot is that the blood of our glorious sons will not go unanswered. they talk about repeating accusations from the
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authorities here in russia that the ukrainians were the ones who fabricated evidence of those atrocities in bucha and say that they were a threat come to each of you. i am not sure who they are addressing there but presumably kremlin critics or anyone who seeks to print evidence of the atrocities or accuse russia of having perpetrated them. the newspaper which this man is the editor of had to suspend its print and online editions at the end of last month saying it was impossible to tell the truth about what is happening in ukraine as a result of legislation passed by the kremlin. he has been, as you say, a well—known critic of the regime. that is the latest we have on this group claiming responsibility.— have on this group claiming responsibility. what has the reaction been _ responsibility. what has the reaction been in _ responsibility. what has the reaction been in russia - responsibility. what has the reaction been in russia to i responsibility. what has the i reaction been in russia to the country being suspended from the human rights council by a un vote? the authorities describe that as an unlawful politically motivated step.
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they also point out that they actually left the council, withdrew before the vote was taken. they jumped before they were pushed. moscow has repeatedly said the council is a politically motivated place. where the west tried to use it as a tool to further their own interests. more defiance from on that particular front. it is interesting to see that vladimir putin publicly at least seems to relish russia's increasingly pariah status on the world stage. perhaps thatis status on the world stage. perhaps that is because it allows him to further his narrative that russia is the real victim here and that the west, ukraine are the aggressors. that is what he has been telling russian people and that is what he will continue to tell them parroted by state media. we
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will continue to tell them parroted by state media.— by state media. we have some breakin: by state media. we have some breaking news, _ by state media. we have some breaking news, reports- by state media. we have some breaking news, reports that i by state media. we have some l breaking news, reports that two russian rockets have struck a railway station in eastern ukraine causing casualties. that is what ukraine state railway company said. the station is used to evacuate civilians from areas under bombardment from russian forces. the state railway company says two russian rockets have struck a railway station causing casualties in the east of ukraine. that is a report from reuters. we will bring you more details when we have them. our correspondent emma vardyjoins us from lviv. what is the latest? as you have been hearin: , what is the latest? as you have been hearing. the — what is the latest? as you have been hearing, the news _ what is the latest? as you have been hearing, the news from _ what is the latest? as you have been hearing, the news from reuters, - hearing, the news from reuters, another sign of the attacks focused on eastern ukraine. we have seen the withdrawal over the past week of russian forces from around the kyiv region. that withdrawal is now complete. the question is what comes next. it is believed the kremlin�*s
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aims will be focused on the donbas region, aiming to take this territory, characterised as liberating this area and showing it as a victory to the russian people. it means with the military aggression being stepped up there, there is more dangerfor civilians who live in the donbas region. ukrainian officials have told people to get out while it is still safe, to get out while it is still safe, to flee while they are able. many are making the journey in cars to flee while they are able. many are making thejourney in cars and by are making the journey in cars and by train, are making thejourney in cars and by train, but as you hear there, a train station being targeted. in days to come, some rail lines will be cut off. concern for people in the eastern region of ukraine and we are seen thousands moving away. idietitian are seen thousands moving away. when i soke to are seen thousands moving away. when i spoke to you — are seen thousands moving away. when i spoke to you yesterday, _ are seen thousands moving away. when i spoke to you yesterday, we were talking about the potential timeframe, uncertainty over when the russian attack might be. do we know today how much scope there is for civilians to be able to leave safely before any risk of that?—
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before any risk of that? military intelligence _ before any risk of that? military intelligence suggests _ before any risk of that? military intelligence suggests about - before any risk of that? military intelligence suggests about one before any risk of that? military - intelligence suggests about one week and we will see the russian attack step up. they are already happening. there are many air strikes in the east of ukraine. russian forces have suffered losses, they need time to regroup. in the meantime, the ukrainian president is calling again to the west to help arm ukraine. he needs more military support, saying ukrainian forces can do what they can to defend the donbas region but without more military aid, thousands of lives could be at stake. the military is needed not only to counter the attack from russian forces but also to prevent atrocities like we have seen in commack. we are going to see ukrainian officials and the president using every opportunity they can to call for military assistance from the west. it is a difficult balance to strike. nato officials have spent the last two days discussing this, there has been
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military aid in the form of defensive anti—tank missiles, but providing more offensive weaponry like tanks and fighterjets, nato has the concern that this will escalate and into a fully blown conflict between russia and the west. ., ~ conflict between russia and the west. . ~ , ., conflict between russia and the west. ., ~' , ., , conflict between russia and the west. . ~ ,, , . the headlines on bbc news... russian forces have now fully withdrawn from northern ukraine — according to uk intelligence — but the eastern donbas region suffers heavy shelling and rocket fire overnight. the chancellor rishi sunak describes reports about his wife's tax arrangements a smear campaign — and insists no rules were broken. around 45 thousand women are developing post—traumatic stress disorder after suffering a miscarriage in the uk. airline passengers have been told to expect delays to continue for at least a month as staff shortages cause chaos.the industry regulator, the civil aviation authority,
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says it's concerned about the experiences customers are facing, and warned airlines against making last—minute cancellations. travellers have been hit by disruption over the past week and the coming weekend is expected to see some operators return to pre pandemic levels. here's our transport correspondent katy austin. holidays are back. going away is easier again, with uk travel restrictions removed. there's now huge demand for travel in the easter and summer holidays, and airports and airlines that were hit so badly during the pandemic, are trying to scale up again quickly to meet that demand. but many people's pre—easter trips had a bumpy start. there were long queues at some airports last weekend, including at manchester, which has had problems for weeks. the biggest area of challenge that we've had is here in security. after shedding jobs during covid, airport bosses admit they've struggled to hire again quickly enough.
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the speed and the scale of recovery has caught us, and it has meant that we are short staffed at the moment. it has meant that there is a number of weeks where our processes need to catch up, our recruitment processes. but again, we're confident that in a matter of weeks we will be in that position. i think we're going to have instances of queues over the next four to six weeks. but as i said, you know, there will be lots of people will get through in five or ten minutes. there will be — the majority will get through in 30 or a0 minutes. airports say covid documentation checks are also adding to delays. a specialist recruiter near gatwick airport said huge hiring drives were under way ahead of the summer, but filling roles, including baggage handlers, has been a challenge. we have had a large volume of people who have taken the decision to stay in the employment that they found after they were made redundant. i think that they feel that that may be a little bit more stable, and there is a little bit of nervousness of coming back to work
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in an industry that essentially made them redundant. recruitment has been a problem for airlines, too. easyjet has cancelled hundreds of flights this week, blaming staff sickness. british airways has also made cancellations. among those whose plans have been ruined are these school children. half their group had already gone on a ski trip, but their easyjet flight from gatwick to join them, was cancelled. it's really sad, because we had to get up really, really early in the morning, for absolutely nothing, just to go to the airport and wait for about six hours, sitting down next to our suitcases and looking forward to something that wasn't going to happen. easyjet said sorry, and offered further assistance, including a refund. businesses are happy to see so many passengers again, but not everyone's much anticipated journeys have gone to plan. katy austin, bbc news in manchester.
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our correspondent ben boulos has been at manchester airport this morning and has been telling us more on the disruptions across the country. well, it is likely to be a busy few days ahead at this airport and others around the country as many families go away for the easter break. in many cases, theirfirst trip abroad since the pandemic. we have already seen big queues here at manchester airport, at check—in and security over the last couple of weeks. and that's something that has been seen in some other airports as well. and the reason for that is because of a lack of staff. now, that has been caused by a combination of high levels of sickness and a lot of unfilled vacancies. now, we are well aware that the travel industry has been one of the hardest hit by the pandemic. and over the last two years, a lot of people have had to be laid off, a lot of workers have been laid off or themselves have chosen to go and look for work elsewhere. so, although we are now seeing
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a pick—up in demand for flights and bookings are up as travel restrictions have all pretty much gone, the industry is struggling to fill the gaps to get the staff needed to meet that demand. let me just talk you through some of the numbers, take stansted airport, for example, easter weekend last year, they had about 8,000 passengers passing through. this easter weekend they are expecting 240,000 passengers. at the same time, flights are being cancelled, more than 1,000 were cancelled last week, mostly british airways and easyjet flights. again, that is due to a lack of staff. easyjet telling us that their staff sickness levels are about double what they are normally. and then you've got the problem of recruitment. take luton airport as an example. 400 job vacancies across many roles including firefighters, security staff, hospitality staff. and the problem is,
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you can'tjust get people in overnight and put them in thosejobs. what the airport bosses are telling us is there is a rigorous security vetting process, training, and so we could see these delays at airports lasting anything for the next up to two months. the chancellor rishi sunak has been defending his wife over criticism of her tax arrangements — saying his family are the targets of a smear campaign. akshata murty pays £30,000 a year for her non—domiciled status, which means she does not have to pay uk tax on her overseas income. let's get more on this with our political correspondent damian grammaticas. rishi sunak has been defending his wife but has he successfully been able to refute the claims made against her?—
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able to refute the claims made against her? able to refute the claims made auainst her? ~ ., .,, ., , against her? what he has done is restated the _ against her? what he has done is restated the defence _ against her? what he has done is restated the defence that - against her? what he has done is restated the defence that she - against her? what he has done is| restated the defence that she had made, herspokesperson restated the defence that she had made, her spokesperson had made the day before. what he has said is that she has done nothing wrong, she follows the rules, she pays uk tax here on her uk income, she pays, she says, every penny she earns internationally she would pay the full taxes on that was the phrasing he used there. this is how the system works for people like her who are international and have moved here. he has not quite settled all the questions there because it is not the way the system works for most people. whether you move here or you live here, you pay full tax on your earnings anywhere around the world in the uk. for some people, and that is whether you are a uk citizen or anywhere else, whether you live here or you move here, it does not matter what happens, you have to claim that you have been non—domicile status, you are a permanent resident somewhere else
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and you have no intention of staying in the uk long term, then you can say that yourforeign in the uk long term, then you can say that your foreign earnings do not have to be taxed in the uk as long as you do not bring them here. she has chosen that special status and pays a £30,000 charge, the question that leaves is, a couple of questions, one is how much she earns elsewhere, where she pays tax, the labour party says it is relevant, he is the chancellor of the exchequer in charge of the tax system, he should come clean about that. the other question is may be for people looking at this would be that domicile status, it is in india, she has multiple homes here, her husband is here, and obviously has a commitment to being a politician here, they may want to raise questions about that too. labour and the liberal democrats have pointed
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out that you should not be able to be a politician here and have a wife who is not domiciled here.- be a politician here and have a wife who is not domiciled here. thank you very much- — around 16,000 women in the uk are developing post—traumatic stress disorder after suffering a miscarriage, according to new data shared with bbc news. researchers at pregnancy charity, tommy s — say most women are falling through the net and getting no psychological support or treatment. our global health correspondent, tulip mazumdar has this report. as you walk with your lanterns, we hope you're able to find some light in the dark, and will be walking in memory of your baby that died. applause. as dusk approaches, hundreds of families gather to remember the lives that could have been, and those which were far too short lived. the starlight walk has been
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organised by the baby loss charity, sands. kelly suffered a late miscarriage five months into her pregnancy, and went through the traumatic experience of giving birth to her son, henry. i believe that it changed my whole outlook in life. this person i was when i went into the hospital is not the same person that walked back out. i wish i could go back to being carefree and enjoying life. i strongly believe that if i was given support when i left the hospital, that i would never have ended up with post—traumatic stress, or still be in therapy four years after having henry. kelly is far from the only one who didn't get the psychological support she needed. data on miscarriage is vague, as losses are not officially counted, but research carried out at three london hospitals suggests nearly one in three women suffered post—traumatic stress one month after a loss. some women's symptoms improved over time, but one in six women
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still had post—traumatic stress after nine months. most women are never diagnosed or treated. what sort of symptoms. . ? professor tom bourne led that study. well, the most common symptoms are flashbacks, so people are getting flashbacks of the event, re—experiencing what actually happened to them, perhaps. i think it can be incredibly destructive, and for some, their relationships will break down, and for some, they'll find it very difficult in the workplace as well. at the moment, screening isn't happening, and i don't think — i think people are constantly slipping through the net, and i think being unwell fora number of years because they're not getting treated properly. we're in this beautiful meadow. i can see a couple of stags in the distance. this is one potential solution being developed by professor bourne and his team, to try and make what can be a very traumatic experience, more bearable. this is a virtual reality headset that we are offering women who need to have a procedure to remove pregnancy tissue
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when they've miscarried, to transport them to sort of a more calm virtual reality world, for distraction from the pain and anxiety during the procedure. dr parker has just started trialling this new kit. she's also doing a study looking into how other activities, like playing tetris or listening to a podcast, might help. we're looking to see if brief cognitive task shortly after a traumatic event can target specifically intrusive memories of flashbacks, and whether that can prevent the development, not only of those distressing symptoms in and of themselves, but other psychological problems. as night falls in edinburgh, each lantern for each life lost shines bright. more than 300 people are taking part in tonight's walk. there's been so much love here, lots of tears as well. silence at times, but also laughter. and most of all, there's been acknowledgement — recognition
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of these precious lives that have been lost. for kelly, this walk is part of her healing process. i feel he's with me when i come to these. i feel close to him. i know he's with me every day, but these events make it more real. tulip mazumdar, bbc news, edinburgh. we have an update on the breaking news on the railway attack in ukraine. reuters have reported in the past few minutes that more than 30 people were killed and more than 100 people were wounded in a rocket attack on the railway station in eastern ukraine. that was the information we brought you a few minutes ago about the attack reported by reuters, the ukraine state railway company said two russian rockets had struck a railway
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station in eastern ukraine causing casualties. it is a station used to evacuate civilians of areas under bombardment from russian forces, in the past few minutes an update from reuters saying more than 30 people were killed and more than 100 people were killed and more than 100 people were wounded. let's have a look at the weather. what can we expect? more of the same. more sunshine today and lighter winds. same. more sunshine today and lighterwinds. it same. more sunshine today and lighter winds. it is pretty wet around the english channel, channel islands very soggy, rain into the coast of sussex and hampshire and the isle of wight. sunshine for most at the moment, sharon clouds will p0p up at the moment, sharon clouds will pop up during the day, most frequently in northern scotland and northern ireland. it is a brisk north—westerly wind not as cold as yesterday but temperatures are down
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for the stage in april. a cold night will follow. inland, showers were widespread frost, not good if you have been gardening recently. showers continue through the night, north wales, liverpool bay, northern ireland and northern scotland. tomorrow, northern scotland frequent showers, but the rest, the bulk of the day drive, winds lighter and temperature starting to rise.
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hello, this is bbc news — with luxmy gopal. the headlines: russian forces have now fully withdrawn from northern ukraine, according to uk intelligence — but the eastern donbas region suffers heavy shelling and rocket fire overnight. violence inflicted by russian troops on one ukrainian town is descibed as "more horrific" than first reported — with claims civilians were held undergound. the chancellor, rishi sunak, describes reports about his wife's tax arrangements as a smear campaign — and insists no rules were broken. easter break travel disruption — thousands face significant delays at airports ahead of the big getaway. around 115,000 women are developing post—traumatic stress disorder after suffering a miscarriage in the uk.
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