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today at one, we're live in ukraine, with pressure building in the east of the country as russia prepares for a major new offensive. the fighting is expected to intensify significantly in the coming weeks according to the pentagon and the uk ministry of defence. ordinary lives transformed by an extraordinary war. we follow the fortunes of one suburban ukrainian family. translation: "woman, stay," they commanded. | "you go outside, i take you down." so i stood in the yard, and i heard two shots. it was so hard, i thought they were dead. also this lunchtime... wages continue to fail to keep up with the rising cost of living, according to new figures.
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the metropolitan police say at least 50 fines have now been handed out over parties across government that broke lockdown rules. and harley and harry, the twins born at 22 weeks — so tiny they could fit in the palm of your hand — defy medical expectations and are both finally home. and coming up on the bbc news channel... england are in northern ireland on a big day of women's world cup qualifiers, looking to all but secure their spot at next year's finals. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one, live from the ukrainian capital, kyiv, with pressure continuing to build in the east of the country,
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as russia redeploys thousands of troops there ahead of an anticipated fresh assault in the area. the governor of the eastern donetsk region has told the bbc of fierce fighting, saying "the battles are continuing "all day, every day. the uk's ministry of defence warns the conflict in the donbas region will intensify over the next few weeks as russia continues to refocus its war effort there. it comes as britain and america investigate unconfirmed reports that chemical weapons may have been used by russian forces attacking the southern port city of mariupol. meanwhile, in a rare public appearance, president putin says russia's main objective is to help the people of the donbas region. our correspondent dan johnson has the latest, from the western city of lviv. more russian tanks are rolling into eastern ukraine, and more people are
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at risk of being caught in the crossfire, as moscow's military units regroup, ready to push further into the country. residents are being warned about the risk of scatter bombs dropped from the air in kharkiv, with delayed detonation. there are attacks from the black sea as well, russia says this is one of its frigates shooting down a ukrainian drone. it is no surprise more people are heading west to get to safety. at the station in lviv they are ready for more desperate rivals. this person cannot walk and has been forced to leave donetsk. translation: it is has been forced to leave donetsk. translation:— has been forced to leave donetsk. translation: it is not good for me to run from — translation: it is not good for me to run from my _ translation: it is not good for me to run from my home. _ translation: it is not good for me to run from my home. i _ translation: it is not good for me to run from my home. i have - translation: it is not good for me to run from my home. i have a - translation: it is not good for me l to run from my home. i have a house, my gun grandchildren went to school, and now what?— and now what? what do you think about the russians? _ about the russians? translation: ~ ., ., ., translation: what i have to think? if putin will be _ translation: what i have to think? if putin will be killed, _ translation: what i have to think? if putin will be killed, everything - if putin will be killed, everything will be fine. if putin will be killed, everything will be fine-— if putin will be killed, everything will be fine. , ., ., ., will be fine. these two are also off
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a train from _ will be fine. these two are also off a train from the _ will be fine. these two are also off a train from the east, _ will be fine. these two are also off a train from the east, who - will be fine. these two are also off a train from the east, who have i will be fine. these two are also offl a train from the east, who have left everything, and everyone else in theirfamily, behind in kharkiv. translation: i their family, behind in kharkiv. translation:— their family, behind in kharkiv. translation: �* ., ., ., ., translation: i didn't want to go, to be honest. translation: i didn't want to go, to be honest- it — translation: i didn't want to go, to be honest. it was _ translation: i didn't want to go, to be honest. it was my _ translation: i didn't want to go, to be honest. it was my decision - translation: i didn't want to go, to be honest. it was my decision to - be honest. it was my decision to save _ be honest. it was my decision to save hen — be honest. it was my decision to save hen it _ be honest. it was my decision to save her. it is a battle zone, it is so scary. — save her. it is a battle zone, it is so scary, every time we call relatives. _ so scary, every time we call relatives, we hear the explosions, gelling, _ relatives, we hear the explosions, gelling, rocket's, and you don't know_ gelling, rocket's, and you don't know if— gelling, rocket's, and you don't know if there will be an answer or not _ not. translation: .,, , translation: the most terrible thing is my father. — translation: the most terrible thing is my father. who _ translation: the most terrible thing is my father, who is _ translation: the most terrible thing is my father, who is now _ translation: the most terrible thing is my father, who is now in _ translation: the most terrible thing is my father, who is now in the - is my father, who is now in the occupied — is my father, who is now in the occupied territory. _ is my father, who is now in the occupied territory. we - is my father, who is now in the occupied territory. we ran, - is my father, who is now in the occupied territory. we ran, asl occupied territory. we ran, as hard as we _ occupied territory. we ran, as hard as we can, — occupied territory. we ran, as hard as we can, we _ occupied territory. we ran, as hard as we can, we are— occupied territory. we ran, as hard as we can, we are heading - occupied territory. we ran, as hard as we can, we are heading to - as we can, we are heading to germany _ as we can, we are heading to germany. there _ as we can, we are heading to germany. there is _ as we can, we are heading to germany. there is no - as we can, we are heading to germany. there is no certain| as we can, we are heading to - germany. there is no certain plan, maybe _ germany. there is no certain plan, maybe we'll— germany. there is no certain plan, maybe we'll find _ germany. there is no certain plan, maybe we'll find a _ germany. there is no certain plan, maybe we'll find a farm _ germany. there is no certain plan, maybe we'll find a farm to - germany. there is no certain plan, maybe we'll find a farm to work i germany. there is no certain plan, i maybe we'll find a farm to work on. in maybe we'll find a farm to work on. in an _ maybe we'll find a farm to work on. in an apollo, — maybe we'll find a farm to work on. in an apollo, residents _ maybe we'll find a farm to work on. in an apollo, residents who - maybe we'll find a farm to work on. in an apollo, residents who have i in an apollo, residents who have lived under bombardment four weeks are now hearing reports chemical weapons have been used. the accounts are not verified but ukrainian soldiers reported feeling dizzy and having trouble breathing after something was dropped from a russian drone. translation: ~ ., ~ , translation: we take it very seriously- _ translation: we take it very seriously- i — translation: we take it very seriously. i want _ translation: we take it very seriously. i want to _ translation: we take it very seriously. i want to remind - translation: we take it very l seriously. i want to remind world leaders that a possible use of
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chemical weapons had already been discussed by the russian military. at the time, it meant the reaction to the russian aggression should have been harsher and faster. brute to the russian aggression should have been harsher and faster. we are beauinnin have been harsher and faster. we are beginning to — have been harsher and faster. we are beginning to learn _ have been harsher and faster. we are beginning to learn just _ have been harsher and faster. we are beginning to learn just how _ have been harsher and faster. we are beginning to learn just how many - beginning to learn just how many lives have been disrupted. the un says around two thirds of all ukraine's children, 4.8 million of them, are now refugees, away from home. theirfutures them, are now refugees, away from home. their futures are tied up with the fate of their country and the fight it still faces. danjohnson, bbc news. the uk's ministry of defence says moscow's current war plans remain focused on ukrainian positions near donetsk and luhansk, in the east. our security correspondent frank gardner has been looking at the military strategy both sides are deploying ahead of russia's anticipated big push. president putin made a rare public appearance today, defending his invasion of ukraine and telling russian's he had no choice but to
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start this war to protect russia. translation:— start this war to protect russia. translation: �* ., ., ., ., translation: and we are aware that toda , our translation: and we are aware that today, our officers _ translation: and we are aware that today, our officers are _ today, our officers are participating in the special operation in donbas, in ukraine. 50. operation in donbas, in ukraine. so, let's have a — operation in donbas, in ukraine. so, let's have a look at the map to see how this is actually looking. this was how ukraine looked to weeks ago, the areas in red are the ones that the areas in red are the ones that the russian forces were occupying. now in the north, in purple, you can see the ukrainian counter—attacks that they have pushed them right back over the border, very successful ukrainian campaign in the north, less successful in the south. let's zoom in and out of the east, the so—called donbas region, because this is where the battle is now going to bejoint. it could start, i mean, there are low—level skirmishes already, but it could start any time in the next few days, quite possibly over the easter weekend. and for several months, if not years, ukrainian forces, you can see them firing their rocket launchers there, they have been digging into defensive positions. now, on their side is the fact that they are some
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of the most experienced combat troops, working against them is geography. they are much closer to the russian border than they are to the russian border than they are to the capital, and to their support lines, so getting supplies to them will be tough, but this is where the battle is going to be decided. moving further south to mariupol, the besieged portadown on the sea of azov, incredibly, it is still not completely in russian hands, despite nearly 50 days of intense shelling and assault by the russians. today, there are claims of an alleged russian chemical attack on mariupol�*s defenders. the west is taking that seriously. we mariupol's defenders. the west is taking that seriously.— taking that seriously. we are workin: taking that seriously. we are working urgently _ taking that seriously. we are working urgently to - taking that seriously. we are i working urgently to understand whether— working urgently to understand whether or not chemical weapons have been used. _ whether or not chemical weapons have been used, and if they have, as the foreign— been used, and if they have, as the foreign secretary has said, the people — foreign secretary has said, the people responsible will be held to account — people responsible will be held to account. the use of chemical weapons is apparent, _ account. the use of chemical weapons is apparent, it does cross a line, and all— is apparent, it does cross a line, and all options are on the table for how we _
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and all options are on the table for how we would respond. the and all options are on the table for how we would respond.— and all options are on the table for how we would respond. the one person who could stop — how we would respond. the one person who could stop all— how we would respond. the one person who could stop all of— how we would respond. the one person who could stop all of this _ how we would respond. the one person who could stop all of this is _ how we would respond. the one person who could stop all of this is the - who could stop all of this is the person who started it, russian president vladimir putin. but he is unlikely to call off this invasion until he can show tangible results. frank gardner, bbc news. let's speak tojenny hill in moscow. president putin making some public comments on the war, we haven't heard much from him lately, what has he been saying? well, vladimir putin's invasion may not have been going the way that he wanted it to, but you would not know it in public. today is a really special day in russia, it is 61 years since the russian cosmonaut you're a gagarin became the first man in space, it is something celebrated by russians, and vladimir putin has been doing his best to make the most out of what is a cherished anniversary here. so, he has been touring a space centre in the far east of this country, and there he has sought to portray his
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invasion of ukraine as a source of national pride too, he has been telling workers there that his soldiers in ukraine are courageous, that their objectives, which will be achieved, are noble ones. once again we have seen mr putin try to trot out this alternative kind of reality, he and his officials do it consistently, in which ukraine is the aggressor, and russia is the victim. he has beenjoined on his visit to the space centre by one of his very few allies in the world stage now, alexander lukashenko of belarus. you will there are that belarus. you will there are that belarus has assisted with the invasion, both men's countries are under heavy western sanctions, not that you would have known it looking at them smiling away today. mr putin was once again defiant about those sanctions, saying it is impossible to really isolate russia, and russia will simply develop its own technologies and competencies. as if to emphasise that, he returned to
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one of his favourite subjects, the soviet union. he said, in the soviet union, we were under sanctions, but still we managed to put the first man into space. we still we managed to put the first man into space.— man into space. we will leave it there, man into space. we will leave it there. jenny _ man into space. we will leave it there, jenny hill, _ man into space. we will leave it there, jenny hill, in _ man into space. we will leave it there, jenny hill, in moscow, i man into space. we will leave it - there, jenny hill, in moscow, thank you for that. the enormity of this conflict, the massed armies, the global ramifications, it can be overwhelming to comprehend. but what needs to be understood is that it's ordinary, individual families that are ultimately affected. families living everyday lives, they're not activists or politicians, they're just minding their own business. so, along with cameraman david mcilveen, i wanted to explore the fortunes of one ordinary family living in an ordinary street, in the middle of an extraordinary war. there are some distressing details in my report. details in our report. an ordinary suburban home. it could be anywhere. but this is railway station street
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in bucha, number17. in the road, remnants of a column of russian armour that rolled into town on february the 27th, and mercilessly attacked by ukrainian forces. the firefight caused huge explosions, leaving nearby trees bearing strange fruit. i tell you what comes to my mind being here is what it must have sounded like, the noise of all these vehicles all along the street, just going up. the explosions, the fire, the inferno. it must have been horrible for people hiding in their basements on either side of the street. the area is in ukrainian hands now, but the russians who survived the attack back in february and fled returned a week later, their pride in pieces all around.
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this is number 31 railway station street, and on the fence is written the word "people," in the hope the soldiers would be kind. viktor, like most suburban dads, is into diy. except his roof repairs are the result of war damage. one day under russian occupation three soldiers came calling, ordering him, his son and the neighbour off the roof. "they fired shots into the ground to hurry us up," he tells me. "they said they were going to kill us. "then they ordered us to lie face down on the ground. "�*put your pig faces in the dirt,�* they said. "then they fired some shots close to my head. "i could feel the sand that the bullets kicked up touch my hair. "then i heard the soldiers say, �*we can get rid of the two older �*ones and spare the younger one.�*
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then a third soldier said, �*no, �*they were just fixing the roof.”' other times they cowered in the cramped vegetable cellar when they heard the russians in railway station street. the comfort of normality. it's a prize for civilians in war. just being able to feed the chickens. especially after what viktor�*s wife tanya went through when her menfolk were ordered off the roof. translation: my husband and son stood with their hands up _ saying, "don't shoot." "woman, stay," they commanded. "you go outside, i take you down." so i stood in the yard and i heard two shots. it was so hard, i thought they were dead.
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i don't know how i'm going to walk around the streets any more after everything that's happened. i'll remember the blasts and us hiding and the shrapnel and bullets flying. i can't explain everything i feel, i can't explain everything we went through here. and what of her son roman, just 15, subject to the mock execution? subject of a mock execution? how will he cope with the horrors he's seen as he gets older? "the first corpses i saw were of russian soldiers," he said. "i went outside and i saw the burned body of a man. "he had no head. "i'll never forget.
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"this memory will stay with me forever." at the end of march, the russians retreated from railway station street, but they had parting gifts. "i heard several shots from the next street," he says. "and people were screaming. "it was clear a lot of people were being killed in the final "days of the occupation. "in yablunska street, in a school and a nearby apartment." this is yablunska — or apple tree — street today. and this is how the russians left it. how does a community, a nation, recover from collective trauma? perhaps the only solution for the residents of railway station street is time.
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our correspondent anna foster is in bucha. the russians left 304 weeks ago now, but to this day the authorities are still unearthing horrors? —— left three or four weeks still unearthing horrors? —— left three orfour weeks ago? still unearthing horrors? -- left three or four weeks ago?- still unearthing horrors? -- left three or four weeks ago? yes, the fat people — three or four weeks ago? yes, the fat people living — three or four weeks ago? yes, the fat people living in _ three or four weeks ago? yes, the fat people living in the _ three or four weeks ago? yes, the fat people living in the small - three or four weeks ago? yes, the fat people living in the small time | fat people living in the small time had to see sites like this everyday, they are living in the midst of destruction and horror, at the moment berwick seeming some of their dead. i hadjust moment berwick seeming some of their dead. i had just been to the site of a mass grave where war crimes investigators are very slowly, carefully a nd investigators are very slowly, carefully and painfully exhumation the bodies people buried because they did not have time to give them
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a proper and dignified burial, they buried them in a mass grave outside of the church so that it's happening, war crimes investigators trying to preserve every bit of evidence they might need for the future. some people moving back into their homes, they do not have things like power and they are trying to make the best they can. outside of town i have just passed a destroyed russian convoy where local people are going and taking pictures on top of destroyed tanks, in some cases with human remains nearby, itjust shows you watch people here have been through and how much longer they may have to live with those memories —— itjust shows you what. absolutely dreadful. thank you, anna foster, live in bucha just north of us in kyiv. that's it from me and the team here in kyiv. now back to victoria in the studio in london. studio: thank you. new figures show that wages are still failing to keep up
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with the rising cost of living in the uk. the office for national statistics says that between december and february, regular pay excluding bonuses went up by 4%. but taking rising prices into account, that's down 1% from the same point a year earlier. our economics correspondent andrew verity reports. with a shortage of qualified truck drivers and fuel prices soaring, moving goods from a to b has become increasingly expensive. this essex transport and logistics firm has had to boost driver pay to try to attract and keep enough staff to meet the workload. knowing all about the skills shortage, his customers have been prepared to pay more, akon stable pass on to the consumers. following perpetual situation at the tail—ender of last year, the general public woke up to the fact there was a driver shortage, meaning we were
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able to explain our situation to our customers with more clarity and they were willing to pay something towards the additional cost of drivers. ~ . ., towards the additional cost of drivers. ~ . , drivers. with record vacancies, millions of _ drivers. with record vacancies, millions of companies - drivers. with record vacancies, millions of companies cannot l drivers. with record vacancies, i millions of companies cannot find staff to meet orders, forcing them to either make customers wait or turn them away. one reason the growth of economic activity had slowed almost to a stop. there is a striking divide between private and public sector. private sector earnings were up by 6.2% without taking account of inflation, but only 1.9% in the public sector. the same front line workers applauded during the pandemic are going through the tightest squeeze in living standards they have seen. after inflation the average public sector worker can buy 3.8% less than one year ago. trade unions wants an emergency budget to help with the
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cost of living crisis across the economy. cost of living crisis across the economy-— cost of living crisis across the economy. cost of living crisis across the econom . , . ~ , economy. these are the same key workers on _ economy. these are the same key workers on the — economy. these are the same key workers on the front _ economy. these are the same key workers on the front line - economy. these are the same key workers on the front line of - economy. these are the same key workers on the front line of the i workers on the front line of the pandemic, keeping the country and the economy going, the same public sector workers for whom, after a decade, the government have held down that page, yeah after year. this is an emergency situation, public sector workers are at the sharp end of the cost of living crisis. ,., .. , ., crisis. government lifted the cap on ublic crisis. government lifted the cap on public sector _ crisis. government lifted the cap on public sector pay — crisis. government lifted the cap on public sector pay at _ crisis. government lifted the cap on public sector pay at the _ crisis. government lifted the cap on public sector pay at the end - crisis. government lifted the cap on public sector pay at the end of - crisis. government lifted the cap on public sector pay at the end of iastl public sector pay at the end of last year but after inflation it remains to .1% below 12 years ago. with inflation expected to peak at up to 9% this year, pressure for bigger pay rises, especially in the public sector, will be expected to grow. police say they have issued at least 30 more fines for breaches of lockdown regulations in whitehall and downing street. this comes on top of the 20 fines sent out last month. let's get more from our political correspondent david wallace lockhart in westminster.
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what have police search? the last time we got an update was much the 29th, at which point the police had 20 fines were issued, they have updated that to say over 50 fixed penalty notices have been referred in relation to events in downing street under the government building is well covid regulations were in place. it does not mean over 50 individuals have been fined, somebody could get more than one, the met have not named names not being specific about which events they relate to. number ten had said they relate to. number ten had said they will go public if the prime minister also, the head of the civil service, is fined. this afternoon they had said there is no update at this time. the prime minister previously said he was confident covid rules were followed at all points, we now know the met believes there over 50 instances were rules have been breached and reached the
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threshold for a fixed penalty notice. sir keir starmer says obvious widespread criminality, ed davey says boris johnson cannot obvious widespread criminality, ed davey says borisjohnson cannot be trusted, the prime minister says we will hear from trusted, the prime minister says we will hearfrom him when trusted, the prime minister says we will hear from him when this is over but there could be yet more fines to come. ., ~' but there could be yet more fines to come. . ~ i. conservative mp crispin blunt has apologised for defending a fellow mp convicted of sexually assaulting a teenage boy. mr blunt had said that his friend, imran ahmed khan was a victim of a dreadful miscarriage ofjustice. today mr blunt tweeted that he doesn't condone any form of abuse and believes in the independence and integrity of the justice system. a libel case brought by hollywood actorjohnny depp against his ex—wife amber heard will start hearing evidence today. this latest legal battle between the pair results from an article she wrote about domestic abuse. although he wasn't specifically named, mr depp said this implied that he was an abuser. our entertainment correspondent david sillito reports from the us state of virginia,
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where the trial is taking place. fairfax, virginia, and the fans have arrived for the beginning of this court case betweenjohnny depp and his former wife amber heard. the heart of this libel trial, allegations of repeated assault. this is, of course, the second time they've met in court arguing over the issue. it was in the summer of 2020 that johnny depp tried to sue the sun over an allegation he was a wife—beater. he lost the case. the judge ruled that the claim was substantially true. johnny depp said the judgment was perverse and bewildering. so two accounts of a marriage that are diametrically opposed, and the previous judgment was overwhelmingly in amber heard's favour. so this, a second attempt to try to restore a reputation. and the jury has today been told to tell their families they could be here for seven weeks. forjohnny depp, thejudgment
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in london had an immediate impact. he was, for instance, dropped from the fantastic beasts movie. but many of his fans have remained loyal. hopefullyjust being here, knowing that we're supporting him, that we care enough to show up and make plans for this kind of thing will encourage him and support him to go through this ordeal. and for amber heard, who didn't even namejohnny depp in the article in question in the washington post, another long court case, challenging her account of suffering abuse and assault. david sillito, bbc news. a bbc investigation's found that scammers are tricking people into handing over money by convincing them they are donating to aid efforts in ukraine. criminals are pretending to be big—name charities, including the british red cross and unicef, while asking for money via emails and fake websites. many of these scams are asking
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for donations in cryptocurrencies. hannah gelbart has been following their digital paper trails. as the war broke out in ukraine, the government put out a plea on twitter for donations. with the conflict affecting national infrastructure, zelensky signed a law to make cryptocurrencie legal in ukraine. cryptocurrencies legal in ukraine. so far, they say they've received $70 million in cryptocurrencies alone. and it set something else in motion too — criminals, scammers, fired into action, making fake appeals from every corner of the internet. somebody is capitalising on this, and i had a feeling people would fall for this, and people are falling for this. so if you look at my history... ax is a cyber security researcher who has been tracking how much money these scams are making. it's a pattern we're seeing. cryptocurrency wallets are publicly viewable so you can see the balance and a history of transactions. as of today, this particular wallet has a total balance of over 90,000 us dollars.
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this wallet address is on a fake charity website, and it's been used in other scams before. we also found e—mails from people impersonating real charities, like the british red cross and unicef. it is not accurate. it's not unicef branded, it's not in our colours and there is no typical donate button. this scam has made $540. and there are plenty of clues that it's fake. different e—mail addresses in the "from "and "reply to" fields. a "contact" button with yet another fake e—mail address. an ip address based in vietnam. another email claims to be from a children's doctor called maxim aranov in ukraine. i'm writing to you on behalf of the children's clinic here in kharkiv which was destroyed as a result of the russian invasion. i wanted to find out who this doctor was. i looked for the clinic on google earth and asked
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ukrainian colleagues, but we found no evidence of a children's clinic. a reverse image search matched the facebook profile picture of another doctor, but he's from mexico city. translation: this person - is using my photo and my identity to ask for money and donations for a children's hospital. it's completely false. these scams have many victims — the people who have unknowingly donated to fake charities, real charities worried their donors may lose trust. but, most of all, the citizens of ukraine in desperate need of aid. hannah gelbart, bbc news. harley and harry, twins who are thought to be the most premature to survive in the uk, are now back home with their family. the pair were born at 22 weeks and five days at the queen's medical centre in nottingham last october. they spent the first five months
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of their lives in intensive care, and needed multiple operations. graham satchell has been catching up with the family. when baby harley was born in october last year, she was just 15 centimetres long, half a ruler, and weighed 500 grams, orjust under1 lb in old money. her twin harry, born an hour later, weighed a fraction more, 520 grams. they were so tiny, they could fit in the palm of your hand. harley and harry's mum and dad jade and steve will remember forever the momentjade went into labour early, very early, at 22 weeks and five days. i was thinking this is going to be the worst day of our lives. and as i was saying it, i corrected myself and said, "this could be the worst day of our lives." and he said, "it could also be the best." and here we are, you know? defied all the odds. babies aren't normally considered viable until 24 weeks, so when harley was born, expectations were low.
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then something remarkable happened. harley cried, as almost a defiant, "i'm here". and of course, then, well, ijumped in the air — you couldn't — because it was a sign of life. and everything absolutely kicked in. the twins spent 140 days in intensive care and had a series of operations on almost all their major organs. before one operation, jade and steve were told to say goodbye. we quickly arranged a christening because of our beliefs. it felt like a funeral. that was the worst point for me, that was the lowest point. after almost four months in intensive care, jade and steve were able to bring their babies home. at 22 weeks and five days, harley and harry are the most premature twins to survive in the uk, and thought to be the third most premature in the world. definitely feels like a miracle. it definitely does. i think these miracles are happening more often now.
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i think things are changing, but absolutely. the twins have now been home for a month and are doing well. babies born before 24 weeks are very likely to have developmental problems, but jade says they should still be given every chance. i always used to say, "well, can they feel... "will they be able to feel love?" that's the main thing for me. and they can. and at the moment, they seem absolutely perfect, you know? we could have problems along the way but that's not to say that anybody, a baby that's born at 30 weeks orat full term... they go on to have problems, we know that from being in the unit for so long. jade and steve had ivf treatment for 11 years before they were successful. it's been a long fight to get this far, but they are now relishing the journey ahead. graham satchell, bbc news. amazing. time for a look at the weather. here's stav daneos.

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