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today at 1pm: nato warns the west must prepare for the long haul here in ukraine. it comes as russia confirms it fired missiles into this city last night — the first direct attack on kyiv for a fortnight. translation: the first one struck l on that side, it was really loud. l i thought it fell somewhere near my office. after about ten seconds, a second one hit — here. translation: they've killed so many people. | it's really difficult. and the other headlines this lunchtime... the leader of the british virgin islands is arrested in florida on charges of drug smuggling and money laundering. black schoolchildren are likely to face tougher punishments than other pupils because they're viewed as less innocent, says a new report.
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the families of disabled children tell us their worries about the impact of high energy costs on their childrens' conditions. have you told them, lady grantham? she's told us nothing. do sit down. and downton abbey is back on the big screen — we talk to the film's stars. and coming up on the bbc news channel: ralf rangnick will become the new austrian national team coach at the end of the season, but he will continue with manchester united in a consultancy role. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc�*s news at one, live from kyiv.
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well, russia has confirmed that it attacked this city last night — it says it was targeting a missile factory. the attack coincided with the visit here of the united nations secretary general, antonio guterres, who had just finished a meeting with ukraine's president zelensky. we heard the explosions, and shortly afterwards, and shortly after the secretary general told me he was shocked by the attack. ukraine says it was an attempt to humiliate the un. one woman was killed and several other people were injured. moscow says the missiles were launched from a submarine in the black sea. meanwhile, an aid organisation says it believes two british volunteers providing humanitarian assistance here in ukraine have been captured by the russian military, near the city of zaporizhzhia. joe inwood, here in kyiv, has our first report. if kyiv thought it was safe from russian attack, last night was a rude awakening.
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the capital had not been targeted by russian missiles for two weeks. translation: the first one struck l on that side, it was really loud. l i thought it fell somewhere near my office. after about ten seconds, the second one hit — here. i then realised this one was even closer. translation: they've killed so many people. | it's really difficult. our brothers, thanks to them for our freedom, they won't leave anything standing. i can't any more. russia says it was targeting in missile production facility. four people were hospitalised and one woman was killed. what's most extraordinary about this attack is that it happened while the secretary general of the united nations was in kyiv just a couple of miles away. according to vitali klitschko, the mayor of the city, moscow was sending a message.
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translation: this is the "hello" to him. i mr putin has shown him a middle finger at this moment. _ shelling and destroying our houses. it had already been a tiring day for antonio guterres, after witnessing for himself the site of alleged russian war crimes, he held meetings aimed at solving one of the toughest issues of the war, setting up humanitarian corridors from the besieged city of mariupol. it's hoped there could be some movement today but, so far, even the diplomatic might of the un has failed to a achieve a breakthrough. nato is now warning this conflict could last for years. all sides say they want a diplomatic solution but after the events of yesterday, that feels as far away as ever. joe inwood, bbc news, kyiv. let's go live now to moscow and our correspondent there, jenny hill. let's talk about the attack here
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last night. the ukrainian saying it was quite deliberate timing to coincide with the un secretary general�*s visit. a postcard from moscow, ukraine said. what are the russians are saying about it? moscow has confirmed — russians are saying about it? moscow has confirmed that _ russians are saying about it? moscow has confirmed that it _ russians are saying about it? moscow has confirmed that it did _ russians are saying about it? moscow has confirmed that it did indeed - has confirmed that it did indeed strike kyiv last night but it insists that the target was a military one, specifically a plant which manufactures missiles. it has been two weeks since the last strikes on kyiv and they were at the time widely interpreted as being a retaliation for the sinking of the russian warship. it is perhaps no coincidence that the plant the russian say they have targeted, it's not confirmed but reported to have been involved in the production of the neptune missiles, which the ukrainians claimed to have used to destroy the flagship of vladimir putin's black sea fleet. having said that, vladimir putin is more than aware at the potency of the symbolism of what has happened in
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kyiv last night was that this is the russian president sending a message to the international community, telling its leaders and are institutions that in effect he holds them in contempt and that as far as he is concerned, he will continue doing as he pleases because no one has the right or the power to stop him. bill has the right or the power to stop him. �* g , ., ~ has the right or the power to stop him. �* g , ., him. all right, jenny, thank you very much- _ him. all right, jenny, thank you very much- jenny _ him. all right, jenny, thank you very much. jenny hill, - him. all right, jenny, thank you very much. jenny hill, our- very much. jenny hill, our correspondent in moscow. millions of ukraine's children have fled their homes since the war began, the united nations children's agency unicef estimates two thirds of the country's children are now displaced. for some, it's an even harder journey, because they don't have their parents with them. one children's home on the eastern front line — in luhansk — had to relocate hundreds of miles across the country to the western city of lviv. danjohnson has been to meet some of those who moved there. watch for the flush of panic across angelina's face. air raid siren wails.
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but she knows the drill. she's been through more air raids than any ii—year—old should. air raid siren contnues. the lives of these orphanage children are now dominated by running from war and taking coverfrom attacks. are you scared, angelina? angelina tells us to stay down, and keep away from the windows. she's a veteran even before she's reached her teenage years. smartphone apps show alerts spreading across the country, and thoughts turn to home. "this is lysychansk", angelina say. reading memories of the town she was evacuated from. "i want to go home.
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"the more they shoot, the more i want to go back", she says. but angelina has no idea what awaits. this is why they came west. bombs landed close to their orphanage in the luhansk region soon after they escaped in the early days of the invasion. local officials sent us these pictures of the damage. the un says nearly five million ukrainian children are now refugees. this man tells me he heard shooting and bombing early on the morning of the invasion. translation: i didn't know exactly what the sounds were. _ then russian tanks invaded lysychansk. we packed all our stuff. the manager was thinking we would evacuate to lviv or kyiv. lviv it was, but even this far west, they're not safe. his phone now holds videos of a missile strike nearby. translation: it was very close to here. i we even saw the fire.
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the windows were blown out and some shrapnel flew in. it was here on the floor. i was walking on fragments of glass. angelina offers a lesson in the attempt to redraw ukraine's geography. "take me back to lysychansk", she says. "i want the war to be over, "then we will rebuild lysychansk and our country." danjohnson, bbc news, lviv. well, most of the fighting here is now on the so called eastern front — in donbas — where russia is now concentrating its firepower — ukraine admits its troops there are being attacked with rockets, artillery, mortars and aireial bombardments — but also claims its inflicted what it calls �*colossal losses' on russian forces. that's it from me and
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the team here in kyiv — back now to jane in the studio in london. thank you very much. and now the rest of today's news. the premier of the british virgin islands has been arrested in florida on drug trafficking and money laundering charges. andrew fahie was detained by us agents posing as cocaine traffickers. here's our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. good day to my people of the british virgin islands and those abroad. this is andrew fahie, premier of the british virgin islands, effectively the prime minister of the small british overseas territory in the caribbean but perhaps not much longer. yesterday, he was arrested at this airport in miami by undercover eight us drug enforcement agents pretending to be members of the mexican cartel. now he is facing charges of drug—trafficking and money—laundering. the head of the da
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said... —— the da they have long been questions over the way the sun—drenched tax haven has been governed, where thousands of secretive holding companies are used to hide money. since january last year, andrew fahie has been the subject of a commission of inquiry into allegations of misgovernment and corruption in the islands. a commission where he was controversially defended by the conservative mp the former attorney general, geoffrey cox. the foreign secretary liz truss said she was appalled by what she called these serious allegations. she spoke to the governor of the bvi, a diplomat who represents the queen there, he will chair an emergency meeting of the territory's cabinet later today.
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the foreign secretary visiting the netherlands this morning, said his arrest demonstrated the importance of the commission of inquiry, which is expected to report soon. as for andrew fahie, he is expected in court later. when he was detained he reportedly said, why am i being arrested? i don't have any money or drugs. james landale, bbc news. the number of people testing positive for coronavirus in the uk has decreased by nearly a quarter, according to the office for national statistics. abouti in 23 people would have tested postive for the virus in the week to 23rd april, down from i in 17 the previous week. black schoolchildren are likely to face tougher punishments than other pupils because they re viewed as less innocent, and more like adults. a new report from the commission on young lives in england says a racial bias known as �*adultification�*, means black children have lower levels of safeguarding.
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concerns have been growing since the case emerged of child q - a 15—year—old girl who was strip searched at her schoool in london without an appropriate adult present. our community affairs correspondent adina campbell reports. black girls and boys, they're treated differently. yeah, 100%, 100%. i do think there's a lot of, like, problems with racism. in south london, these teenagers say the way they look affects their experiences in and out of school. a few days ago, i got i stopped and searched. did you understand the nature of the search, did they kind of go through why they stopped you and explained? no. i asked for their police station, their name, . they didn't give me nothing, theyiust left _ this is their reality, and last month, the shocking case of child q, the 15—year—old black girl who was strip—searched at school by police, led to angry protests. this case, yet again, adds to the wider issue of how black people are treated
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by the authorities in this country — exposing more resentment, more fear and more mistrust in places where young people should feel safe. today, a new report, chaired by england's former children's commissioner, looking at how to improve support for vulnerable young people, has made a number of recommendations. it starts with training for teachers, i think, to have anti—racist practice and racial discrimination at the heart of that initial teacher training. it isn't at the moment. to have recruitment drives, to get more black teachers into the classroom and in senior leadership roles and in governor roles, too. at the moment, 90% of teachers are white, especially in primary school. he is actually huge in history... the government says the teaching workforce is becoming more diverse, and it's strengthened safeguarding guidance for schools, with regular training for staff. but child safeguarding leaders are becoming increasingly worried about a racial bias,
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known as adultification — where black children, like child q, are met with suspicion rather than care. black girls tend to be perceived as being loud, as being aggressive and being hyper resilient. so if you want to, again, explore the adultification of black girls, let's look at the history. we have to root it within, or place it, within slavery and colonialism. these mums, who are also local authority and school governors, say everyone has a responsibility. if you have an understanding of the injustices and the discrimination that is happening towards young black girls, you are more than capable to be in a position to say, "hang on, i don't agree with this, let me insert myself "onto a governing board and actually use my privilege to be able to speak "up on behalf of that community, or on behalf of young black girls". my black skin isn't a threat. their black skin isn't a threat. her tears arejust as
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important as your tears. in the case of child q, the metropolitan police has apologised and the independent office of police conduct is expected to release the findings of its investigation next month. adina campbell, bbc news. the three—time wimbledon men's singles champion, boris becker, will be sentenced today for breaking uk insolvency laws. it is happening at southwark crown court _ it is happening at southwark crown court in _ it is happening at southwark crown court in london. | it is happening at southwark crown court in london.— court in london. i will helen wilkinson — court in london. i will helen wilkinson is _ court in london. i will helen wilkinson is there. - court in london. i will helen wilkinson is there. what's . wilkinson is there. what's happening? _ wilkinson is there. what's happening? a— wilkinson is there. what's happening? a sentence i wilkinson is there. what's i happening? a sentence hearing wilkinson is there. what's - happening? a sentence hearing got under way in the last hour or so. a fall from grace for the former world number one, boris becker sitting in the dock in court one here at southwark crown court. listening to the prosecution and also now his defence barrister making submissions. it was three weeks ago here at southwark crown
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court when boris becker was found guilty of four counts under the insolvency act. they include a failure to declare a property in germany and guilty of transferring hundreds of thousands of pounds from his business account after his bankruptcy. he was declared bankrupt in 2017 and the trial heard how he made a huge amount of money, around £38 million, during his career but things went downhill when he had a costly high—profile divorce and also an expensive lifestyle. and the prosecutor here this morning has said that mr becker was selective with whom he told the full truth of his assets and what he had when it suited him and when it suited him he made full disclosure and when it didn't, he didn't. we should find out in the next couple of hours what his sentence will be.— his sentence will be. helena, thank ou, his sentence will be. helena, thank you. helen — his sentence will be. helena, thank you, helen wilkinson. _ his sentence will be. helena, thank you, helen wilkinson. it _ his sentence will be. helena, thank you, helen wilkinson. it is - his sentence will be. helena, thank you, helen wilkinson. it is almost. you, helen wilkinson. it is almost 1:18 p m.
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our top story this lunchtime. as russia confirms it fired missiles on the ukrainian capital kyiv yesterday, nato warns the west must prepare for the long haul. and after seven years, the british actorjames corden calls time on hosting america's late late show. coming up on the bbc news channel... it's an all british line up in the semifinals of the world snooker championship.. the world snooker championship. judd trump is leading mark williams at the crucible. ronnie o'sullivan continues his match againstjohn higgins later. families with disabled children are worried that rising household bills could make their child's condition worse because many rely on energy—intensive equipment, such as electric hoists and wheelchairs. the disability charity contact says hundreds of parents are concerned they'll be forced to cut back, or stop using the equipment altogether. our disability affairs
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correspondent, nikki fox, has this report. what film is it, molly—moo? they're making the best of it. but molly and her mum, adelle, are going through the toughest of times. shall we put some songs on? three years ago, molly was an active 10—year—old. let's wipe that chin. but then she was diagnosed with a rare life—limiting condition called batten disease, which has taken her mobility and her vision. she's always full of beans, giggling. funny! just lets nothing get in her way whatsoever. she's amazing. we're ready in the swing. there's no escaping the amount of specialist equipment molly uses each day. 0k. adelle is a single mum, so she can't do without it. but it all needs power. we've got two wheelchairs, two ceiling—track hoists, a through—floor lift, two suction machines and an electric bed. adelle is struggling to keep up with the bills.
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her only option is to cut back on essentials. it's getting to a point of, do we put fuel in the car and take molly for a day out, or do we need to put that aside to be able to pay for gas and electric? there's no extra help for us whatsoever. don't get me wrong, everybody should get help. but parents with disabled children who aren't able to go out and work and earn a decent living, you know, there should be something out there to help support us. adelle is not alone. in a survey by the charity contact, almost 2,000 families feared their child's condition could get worse as a result of rising energy prices. more than 50 organisations have written to the chancellor, asking for benefits to be increased in line with inflation. we would like to see the governmentjust recognise that disability means extra costs. at the moment, the measures that the government has taken don't go anywhere near far enough, in terms of supporting families who are doing their best under incredibly challenging circumstances. i'm getting a smile...
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the government says it's announced a £22 billion package of support for the hardest hit this year, including over £9 billion to help with rising energy bills. come on, then. but as those bills are expected to rise again later this year, adelle fears the short time she may have left with her daughter will be spent worrying about how she'll financially get by. she's spending what is potentially the last few years of her life stuck in because we can't afford to go out and do things. it's absolutely ridiculous. how does it make you feel that you can't give molly the best quality of life? obviously, you have times where you do break down and things kind of do hit you again. but you have to keep going — you have no choice. you just don't let these things get you down. got to stay strong for molly, because if i'm not strong, then there's nobody else to be strong for her. and you can hear more about this on the bbc�*s new "access all" podcast,
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with nikki fox on bbc sounds. the labour party has admitted its deputy leader, angela rayner, was present when sir keir starmer was seen drinking beer with colleagues in april last year, at the time there were coronavirus restrictions in place limiting who you could mix with indoors. the party acknowledged it had previously told journalists that angela rayner was not at the event. our political correspondent, iain watson, joins me. what is the party saying about this event, then, ian? this what is the party saying about this event, then, ian?— event, then, ian? this event took lace event, then, ian? this event took place almost _ event, then, ian? this event took place almost a — event, then, ian? this event took place almost a year _ event, then, ian? this event took place almost a year ago, - event, then, ian? this event took place almost a year ago, april- event, then, ian? this event took place almost a year ago, april 30| place almost a year ago, april 30 last year in the run—up to the local elections in durham. effectively, what labour are saying is this was a work event, so, therefore, the rules on socialising and all the rest of it didn't apply. when sir keir starmer was pictured sipping from a bottle of beer, he was simply having
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a brief break away from work to have a brief break away from work to have a takeaway meal. what effectively was happening was a virtual online rally of supporters. initially, though, when labour were asked if the deputy leader, angela rayner, was also at that event, they said no. the daily mail has now produced video footage suggesting very much that she was there. labour said actually their initial response was an honest mistake. but they are also arguing that they've got no reason to conceal her presence because no rules were broken. now, some conservatives, including a local conservative mp, are urging durham police to reopen an investigation into the event. the police have told the bbc, however, that one of them received further communications about this event. they haven't current reopened the investigation. from the conservatives' point of view, they want to suggest labour are being hypocritical over party gate but from labour's point of view, there is nothing comparable they safe between this event, the
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election rally, the events taking place at the heart of government where people, including the prime minister, have been fined. thank ou. a hormone replacement therapy tsar has been appointed by the government to try to tackle supply issues with the drug. madelaine mcternan was part of the taskforce that planned the covid vaccine rollout. the department for health and social care says she will use her knowledge of supplying millions of vaccines to help address the shortage of hrt. the products are used by about a million women in the uk to treat menopause symptoms. a trial to extend the school day in wales is coming to an end. for the last ten weeks, pupils at 1a schools have been offered an extra hour every day, with the focus on activities rather than academic learning. our correspondent, hywel griffith, has been to see how it's gone. it's changed definitely for me, because i've enjoyed school a lot more, because it's like something to look forward to at the end of the day.
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the day flys past really fast. before, it used to be bit boring. after you go home, there's nothing really to do. but now there's something to look forward to and do, like, after school. so you'll be sad to see it end? yeah. spread the dough out and you're i going to turn the tray as you do it. time's up on this school's big experiment. an extra hour every day for ten weeks to stretch and excite these children about learning again coming out of the pandemic. so, did it work? yeah, it's made it feel a little bit different because when i wasn't doing these activities, i was looking forward to go home and play on my ipad and all that. but now after school, i get to do other activities and i get to see my friends more time. yes, great. good. from taekwondo... ..to lego and ceramics, they've been put through their paces —
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not in traditional academic subjects, but sessions that help build confidence. it's also helped out many parents, likejordan, whose daughter took part. i would say it's been beneficial. as a working parent, i would say it's definitely been more beneficial because instead of thinking about childcare costs, they're staying in school that extra times. after ten weeks of cooking, drumming, dancing and everything else, one lesson has already been learnt — that rolling out the extra hour for every school and every pupil in wales would be hugely complicated and expensive. hello, come on in. welcome to the lego club. the school had the freedom to piece together its own plan, with staff offered extra pay if they wanted to help and local companies employed to come in, too. only years 5 and 6 took part. offering it to every child would be tough. it would be a very difficult task to run for every year group, especially for us —
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being over three sites. it would definitely need possibly one or two full—time employees to... so a huge undertaking? yeah, huge, yeah, definitely. and expensive, i guess? yeah. when you go home, you're going to cook these. they're going to have to go in the oven, 0k? so what will the end result be? some unions oppose the extra hours, warning they can turn schools into childcare centres. the welsh government says it will evaluate what's been learnt here before making any decisions. hywel griffith, bbc news, abertillery. james corden has announced he is leaving the us talk show the late late show. he's hosted the show for seven years, but the actor has previously said he never intended for the programme to be his "final destination". i've decided to sign for one more year on the show and this will be... this will be my last year hosting the late, late show. audience: "awww." don't you dare! laughter.
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there'll be tears, there'll be so many tears. because this has been the hardest decision i've ever had to make, it really has. i've never taken this job for granted ever. it was a hit tv drama that ran for six series, chronicling the lives of the crawley family in the refined surroundings of an english country estate. downton abbey moved to the big screen in 2019 — and you probably know it's back for another outing... the second film is out today, taking the family to the south of france. our correspondent, alex stanger, caught up with the cast. have you told them, lady grantham? she's told us nothing. do sit down. how do you feel when you pick up a downton script? i count my lines. his own name. yeah, yeah, yeah. "does he survive to the end?" mr barber is a producer and director. _ he wants to make a film at downton. i'm always just so intrigued to see what he has next.
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this whole storyline with the film crew coming in and invading downton and, you know, mary becoming so integral to that really surprised me. action! cut, cut. sorry? you usually have, even in a small scene, have a beginning, middle and end. but this — no way. it seems the public only want films that talk. i should have thought- the best thing about films is that you can't hear them. it's almost more challenging than having a ginormous part with lots of lines, with lots of scenes. it takes a lot... it takes a real sense of craft. you need to know when to come in and... and make it natural. and what level to come in and make it natural. and when to talk over each other! yes _ i know you've probably been asked it before, but have you taken anything from the set? you know, we can't take anything because it's all... goes into storage and it's all very much protected and looked after. you can buy stuff from the gift shop. yeah. but it's not the same.
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yeah, you can buy some marmalade. do you remember when we went to... i always call— it downton abbey world. i think it has _ a different name to that. the exhibition. there were really fun things in the shop. i they were, like, baubles with our faces on and stuff like that. - i got my mum a daisy bauble. daisy and mrs patmore. is that a little bit horrifying? it's quite funny. there is something about him. i like a wild animal ready to spring. is there going to be a trilogy? if the second film is halfway as successful as the first, then who knows? it would be a treat. i mean, the fact is that we've all managed to get back together because we don't throw chairs at each other and we enjoy being injulian fellowes' story. and if the audience still feels the same about us after this film, then, who knows? maybe. alex stanger, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. nick miller is back with me. i nick miller is back with me. i can see the dowager _ nick miller is back with me. i can see the dowager countess i out in the sunshine, sipping the sherry and moaning about how dry everything is out there. i can address most of that apart from the
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