was wanting to be a credit that will go with i was born in berlin, starts july 22nd on d w. ah ah, this is the of the news life from berlin. british prime minister boris johnson is refusing to resign as much of his cabinet deserts him. enough is enough. i believe that point is now health minister such

a job. it is one of the most senior ministers to quit and tell the embattled prime minister his time and number 10 is up. also on the show, ukrainian defense forces prepare for a new russian ground offensive, the regional governor of damascus urging 100 thousands of civilians to fleet plus tamp loan as the board running festival returns housings walk to the spanish town after a 2 year cove. at 19 pause, but not everyone is eager to party. animal rights, campaigners say the tradition is pool and outdated. ah, i'm fair richardson. thank you so much for joining us. define british prime,

sir boris johnson says he will not resign. johnson faced off with a hostile session of parliament on wednesday, with his own conservatives and the opposition labor party demanding he go. johnson is under intense pressure over a series of scandals that have repeatedly cast doubt on his integrity. dozens of his most senior ministers and aides have quit in the last 2 days. in response, johnson has fired michael gove, one of his most loyal allies all eyes on number 10, downing street official home of the u. k. and battled prime minister office lu over the nation within his government bars. johnson is fighting for his political survival about how that one minister who resigned and young from time looked up during a stormy parliamentary session. and now this week, again, we have reason to question the truth and integrity of what we've all been told. at some point, we have to conclude that enough is enough. i believe that point is now the

job and finance minister wishes to not resigned. on tuesday after emerge had johnson knew about sexual misconduct by chris pincher. before pointing into his senior government position, opposition need a kiss. dharma asked the question on everyone's mind, not. he knew, he accused minister, had previously committed predatory behavior, but he promoted to a position of power anyway. why johnson merrily survived a confidence load held by his party in june after he and his staff repeatedly broke his own lockdown laws. during the pandemic. the latest scandal has weakened him further. he should later they should a left long time ago. i think he can edmund. okay. yeah, i'm just price is still there. so i really think he's he's always now the counting

the hours. so let's say still johnson remains defiant. as a prime minister think there are any circumstances in which he should resign. ah, the pricing to complete the job of a prime minister in difficult circumstances when you had to the can also my that is the keep going on. that's a lot of it. but the pressure mounting over 40 members of government handed in there is a good nations. by the end of wednesday, a group of remaining cabinet ministers play with johnson to step down. again, the prime minister refused. a party committee will decide on monday whether 2nd confidence mode will be scheduled or if it goes ahead, johnson will likely soon be out of number 10. whether he wants to or not. earlier did all these folk to you k correspondent bergen mass and we asked her

whether she had ever seen anything like this in british politics. i've never seen anything like this. i've never seen a crime minister who's so distant from all these people around him who are urging him to go. people who previously were super supportive of him from his inner circle, like his clothes, cabinet colleagues who are now turning against him was saying, who are urging him to go, which is what we know from reports. and he's just not going to he has not spoken to the public in the last hours i would say, but he has been out and speaking to parliamentary colleagues. and what he has said is that he, he sees it as his job to fight, to almost casting heroic figure probably in, from his point of view. somebody who doesn't want to just resign. he wants to go down fighting till the last minute. and that's what he is evidently doing at the moment. so he's just not going as did of your correspondent bag mass reporting from

the u. k. their else bring you up to speed with the latest on the war in ukraine. defense forces are preparing for a ground assault by russian troops in the genetic industrial region in eastern ukraine. the local governor says there is now no safe place left and is urging the remaining $350000.00 residents to get out with. it's a desperate rush to leave. but saying good bye is hard. there is a much love for them here in the city of love, janski's russian shelling as demolished homes, small businesses, and hopes for aging, with dignity and security. oh, the other, this was my shock here only. i have no words. you lots of money, lots of resources, and what 20 years of work? well in the everything it's lost a lot. i've no more income. nothing connects us to this city, any mold of thought or worship with water. you sure. did you just the coil amelia?

i'm scared for my wife and my daughter who's 6 months pregnant, you'll madly be they need to leave here, especially after what happened yesterday model. they hit the city center. this. was it the worst of job? what is a law? russia has already claim victory and nearby lou. hans, now the kremlin is moving the frontline of the war to the front doorstep of done yes. in the don boss region, 2 civilians died after shelling struck a market and slum yonce earlier this week. the local government is begging civilians all 350000 of them to evacuate. what brought to life? no more joyce livable to morrow yield. i would join the army. this isn't the 1st time war has come to slough. yonce. it was seized by russian back separatist and 2014 and re captured 2 and a half months later. there is no telling how long these refugees will have to stay

away, or what they'll find when they return. ukraine's militaries continuing the fight, as russia's forces advance. while ukraine's government estimates that more than 10000 of its soldiers have been killed in the conflict, though international observers fear the real figure is much higher. some of those wounded are being treated in hospitals, in other european countries, including here in germany. even when jenko got out alive, she was. but you warned it defending key if against russian troops muslim moves this book. melissa melissa. we discovered them in a forest. now we immediately began fighting a lot though we were lucky that day. boy, because our unit left the battle with only 2 wounded his locker with me and another lad had wobbled on it. so yeah, boy is sheldon corpus who jenko received 2 bullet wounds and the shrapnel wound to

his legs. he's one of the 1st ukrainian soldiers to be treated in germany, says the russian attack began alone, no final to medical care. the patient received and ukraine was excellent, but he needed further operations. so of course, to do that, we needed a large team and the appropriate infrastructure, which is practically nonexistent in ukraine at the moment when a new plan, you know, who i'm speaking in. 6 soldiers are being treated at the louise and hospital in maxim cut of ingle was shot at by a russian tank in the dawn, thus a piece of shrapnel hit him in the arm. oh, immediately. oh, media of my median nerve is damaged virginia. should i am still, i can move my hand in this direction, but not in the other. and i can't feel anything and these 2 fingers, even if there is peace in germany, the doctors in a hand are familiar with war injuries. he follow with steed ally knows we had

a lot of experience treating patients from a rock many years ago. lampton glenna. so in principle, this is nothing new for us. garza duffer spoons principally gets neat noises, but it's not just doctors helping the wound baby oh ukrainians. who live in and stopped by to day to wish even a happy birthday. she just turned 37. that brief and welcome moment of destruction from the war. melinda was rich, thought those, okay, it's hard to read the news about ukraine little's unusual that those now here you are safe and everything is good. how many of the key planes and helicopters fly and you aren't afraid? number use and ukraine? it's completely different. all good, everything that flies belongs to your countries army or that of the enemy will you? will that scary? it's that so natural. so far about 300 people from ukraine have been flown to germany for treatment, including civilians and soldiers. even who jenko knows,

one thing for sure. he wants to return and continue fighting. let's bring up to speed now with some more stories making news around the world's. the heads of u. s. and u. k. security services have made a rare joint appearance to warn about the threat from china. we see at the i director christopher re said china is the biggest long term threat to economic and national security. the 2 chiefs said they are expanding operations to combat growing. chinese espionage hormones are gillian. e, you've all makers have vote as you classify nuclear and gas fired power plants as sustainable investments. but it was a close vote. critics say the classification is green washing. the u has pledged to cut carbon emissions by 55 percent by the end of the decade. in the u. s. both anti abortion and pro choice protestors have demonstrated outside mississippi's only abortion clinic on the last day before it closes for good. it is ceasing operations

after the state band, all abortions in the wake of the u. s. supreme court decision revoking women's constitutional right to abortion. islamic state group has claimed responsibility for a raid on a prison in the nigerian capital of buddha. police are searching for hundreds of inmates on the run. after hundreds escaped in a prison break. officials, they militants use explosives to try and blast their way end free fellow members. one guard was killed in the blast. a 1000000 muslims are in islam, holiest city, mecca for the annual harsh pilgrimage. it's the largest hotter since the cova pandemic began. although this year's number of worshippers is still far below the pre pandemic level of some 2500000 people. and one of your biggest festivals is back after a 2 year cove. it hiatus mid day, fireworks kicked off spain sand. firmin festival, a week long celebration,

best known, or its daily bull runs through pamplona, cobblestone streets. oh, after a to year pandemic break, pamplona is ready to celebrate the sun. firmin bull running festival, kicked off with thousands in wine soaked. white shuts brandishing red scarves. in pamplona, as town square, he were prepared to come before coded and we've been waiting and waiting and waiting. and finally it's yours. we're really excited. i brief thrill seekers can join daily bull runs through the city straits over the next week. h bull will then come to its end in the fighting ring.

o animal rights activists say the practice is outdated and prune, they want to permanent holt to the bull fighting. bullfighting is long, ritualized executions of pulls that stopped over and over again for 20 minutes until the dad's on it and credible pool and painful for the bulls that go through this process. but for this year, at least, festival go is a bringing the pre pandemic party, back to pamplona. let's get some sports news now. and in the 1st game of football, 02022 hosts, england have beaten austria out. one know, a tournament is said to be the most watched women's european championship. a record of 70000 fans turned up for the opening match a manchester, the tournament last 4 weeks and ticket sales already top half a 1000000. more than doubled the number for euro 2017,

beth mead scored the 1st half gl for england, who are among the favorites. before we go, let's get a quick recap of our top story at this hour. british prime minister voice john and is to find a growing clamor for him to stand down over a series of scandals. dozens of his ministers and senior aides have quit for the last 2 days as he was update at this hour coming up next is our documentary a bittersweet deal? looking at the diabetes business is of course, always more news and analysis on our website to you talk. i'm claire richardson in berlin. thank you so much for joining us. as you go to any issues with all say, we'll credit you.