welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt.f the war in ukraine: russia targets more cities as its troops regroup around the capital kyiv. another attempt to evacuate people from the devastated towns of mariupol and sumy after so—called �*humanitarian corridors' failed to hold. president biden again rules out direct action against russia, claiming it would lead to world war iii. disappointment for wales in the six nations. they're beaten 13—9 by france, who remain on course for the grand slam. in weather,

good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. 0ur headlines today.ed disciplinary procedings against the actor. it's the last day of free covid tests for most people in england, as the government pushes ahead with its plan for living with covid. as ukraine braces itself for more attacks, the head of the uk's intelligence agency says some of vladimir putin's advisers don't appear to be telling him the truth. with the cost of living crisis, it is fish and chip

good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. 0ur headlines today. — smoke can be seen in the direction of the airport, six kilometres from the city centre. 0n the front line in kharkiv, where ukrainian troops have held back russian advances for three weeks, despite heavy daily bombardment. 0utrage at p&0 ferries builds after 800 staff were sacked with plans to replace them with cheaper agency workers. unions threaten legal action and demonstrations are planned at ports across the country.

welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. 80% of residential buildings have been damaged or destroyed by russian bombing. the ukrainian president volodymir zelensky says 300,000 people are still stuck in mariupol, as he calls for meaningful peace talks with russia. did p&o break the law when it sacked 800 members of staff? the labour party and the tuc urge the government to publish its legal advice. good morning. in sport... the history maker...

welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today... crime. we have not done and would never do anything like this war crime in any of the cities of the donetsk or lugansk regions, or of any region, because we are people. high—level talks are to take place today between the foreign ministers of ukraine and russia — theirfirst since the invasion began. a direct plea from ukraine�*s ambassador to the uk,

hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty.is here with us. there has been a lot happening in the past hour. aha, there has been a lot happening in the past hour-— there has been a lot happening in the past hour. a number of reports of strikes in _ the past hour. a number of reports of strikes in kyiv _ the past hour. a number of reports of strikes in kyiv which _ the past hour. a number of reports of strikes in kyiv which we - the past hour. a number of reports of strikes in kyiv which we have - the past hour. a number of reportsj of strikes in kyiv which we have yet to confirm. also, you will pick up on this, in lviv, we saw smoke in the background from our correspondence. we havejust got confirmation buildings around the airport, we understand, have been hit. this is from the town mayor. we saw earlier plumes of smoke on the horizon. it is believed to be around the airport. it is part of the russian air assault. as we enter the 23rd day of the russian invasion, ukrainian counterattacks and logistical woes are said to be stal

hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt.ndent for four years — he's here to talk us through the latest. this is our map of ukraine — showing the areas broadly speaking under russian control. and this is zaporizhye nuclear power station — the largest nuclear power plant of its type in europe — you can see here the six nuclear reactors. it generates about a quarter of ukraine's energy needs. this is what has been happening overnight. this footage is from cctv at the plant. it shows what the ukrainians are saying is shelling of the plant and a fire breaking out in what reports suggest is an adminstrative building. to be very clear, as of now, there is no indication that there has been any damage to any of the reactors or increase in radiation levels. and the international atomic energy agency tweeted this. watching from kyiv, volodymyr zelensky, ukraine's president, was quick to sound the alarm. translation: we need to stop the russian military _ translation: we need to stop the russian military immediately. - translation: we n

good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today.e's biggest nuclear power plant causing a fire. the country's president describes it as "nuclear terror". the authorities say the site is secure and radiation levels are normal. prime minister borisjohnson and us president biden have both condemned the attack. heavy fighting has intensified across ukraine. the southern city of mariupol has had its power and water supplies cut off after relentless russian bombing limited progress at peace talks as both sides agree to "humanitarian corridors" to allow people to escape conflict zones. businesses boycott russia.

welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. 0ur headlines today... justify them. reports of blasts in two ukrainian cities — lutsk and dnipro — that hadn't seen any shelling in the war so far. new plans to help those fleeing the fighting. the government is drawing up a scheme to allow ukrainian refugees to live with families in the uk. we want to try to go to london because my sister and sister's daughter are here.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. 0ur headlines today.rs of detention in iran. she touches down in the uk alongside fellow detainee anoosheh ashoori, who was arrested in iran in 2017. crying. a long—awaited family reunion, they thank campaigning and diplomatic efforts for making them whole. in ukraine, president zelensky accuses russia of intentionally dropping a bomb on a theatre in mariupol where hundreds of people were sheltering. translation: the world must finally l officially recognise that russia has l

hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt.ek since we all woke up to the news that russia had invaded ukraine — and this is the map of where we're at. the red shows the areas russia has managed to take. russians are now occupying the city of kherson in the south — these are military tanks rolling through the streets. the city has a population of 290,000 people — so is the biggest area that russia have taken so far and the most significant development of the last 24 hours. attention is now likely to move to the east to mariupol — where nearly half a million people live — it is now very close to being surrounded — and if it falls it would form a landbridge linking crimea with mainland russia — and these russian backed forces in eastern ukraine. turning to kharkiv in the north east — this was a university building that was hit — and other government buildings have also been targeted. it continues to come under attack and we believe there were strikes there last night. there were also some explosions overnight in kyiv — but the ca

welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today: fighting reaches the centre of the besieged city of mariupol where more than 80% of residential buildings have been damaged or destroyed by russian bombing. the ukrainian president volodymir zelensky says 300,000 people are still stuck in mariupol, as he calls for meaningful peace talks with russia. did p&0 break the law when it sacked 800 members of staff? the labour party and the tuc urge the government to publish its legal advice. good morning. in sport... the history maker... howjockey rachel blackmore fulfilled what she called an impossible dream by becoming the first female rider to win jump racing's prestigious cheltenham gold cup cup good morning, all. it is a beautiful start to the weekend. dry, settled and sunny weather out there. there is, however, a keen easterly breeze which will make it feel that little bit colder on exposed coasts. i will have all the details shortly. good morning. it's saturday 19th march. our top story. fighting has reached the ce

hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt.rs. according to the united nations, since the start of the war three weeks ago, there have been 1,900 civilian casualties, 726 deaths and three million refugees have now fled from their homes. those figures are stark enough, but the true numbers are likely to be much higher because getting accurate, up—to—date information is so very difficult in a warzone. let me give you one example. this is the famous old theatre in the city of mariupol, in the south of ukraine. or at least it was. according to local officials, it has been flattened by a russian bomb. it's claimed hundreds of people were sheltering inside at the time. maybe more than 1,000 of them. but so far it's been impossible to get precise casualty numbers. this satellite image shows the building before it was destroyed. you can just make out those white letters painted on the ground — spelling out the russian word for "children". families hoped that would keep them safe. to make it clear it was a place of refuge. russia has de

good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. 0ur headlines today.ond round of peace talks is due to get under way today. one million refugees have fled ukraine since the start of the invasion, according to the un. charities in the uk are launching an appeal to help those who've left their homes. chelsea's billionaire russian owner wants out and is selling the club. after nearly two decades in charge, roman abramovich calls it an "incredibly difficult decision" and will donate the proceeds of the sale to war victims.

welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today... international condemnation of russia after the bombing of a maternity and children's hospital in the beseiged city of mariupol — ukraine's president zelensky describes it as a war crime. we have not done and would never do anything like this war crime in any of the cities of the donetsk or lugansk regions, or of any region, because we are people. high—level talks are to take place today between the foreign ministers of ukraine and russia — theirfirst since the invasion began. a direct plea from ukraine's ambassador to the uk, as he begs the government to relax visa rules for people fleeing the war, most of them women and children. i totally hope they're not posing any any threat, especially terrorist threat to the uk. so that's why i hope and i beg that the procedures will be dropped and every bureaucratic red tape should be cancelled. millions of workers face being hundreds of pounds worse off unless the chancellor borrows billions more to help with the cost of living crisis. otherwi

good morning, welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and naga munchetty. 0ur headlines today: ukraine'sof the most famous and successful players in the history of the game.

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hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. the military action. morning. as ever, quite a bit to catch up on from overnight and the situation not getting any better. let's start by taking a look at the map. most of you will be getting pretty familiar with now. the areas in red are those currently believed to be under russian control. the stripes where we think russia is advancing. overnight we had two cities who have not been hit before, we think. dnipro. and in the west, lutsk. not had any military activity there so far, so we will bring you updates on that when we get them. ukraine's biggest cities, kyiv and kharkiv, they have not fallen into russian hands yet, but the pressure is building. we can look at kharkiv now. that has sustained two weeks of intensive bombardment. the pictures here were gathered by the bbc�*s went somerville and team. they have been on the front line of fighting. we can zoom in further north. this is an area right up to the east of the capital. we have seen intense fighting as russian forces moving c

hello, this is breakfast with ben thompson and naga munchetty. volnovakha. maria pohl has been cut off and surrounded for days now —— mariupol, the city has been effectively under siege. we are half—an—hour into this unannounced ceasefire, at least temporary ceasefire, we are not sure if it is actually happening on the ground, we don't have any evidence of it yet and it hasn't been confirmed by the ukrainians. we also don't know exactly how it will operate, how long those safe passages will be open for or exactly where they will lead. but at least it is a chance for some of the residents in those towns and cities to make it to a safe place and the situation in mariupol had been getting desperate, with the attacks they are intensifying. the bbc had verified this footage of a russian helicopter attack on the city, we think this happened yesterday, the footage was posted yesterday. mariupol is important because it connects crimea — annexed by russia in 2014 — with the rest of ukraine so controlling that strip of land is a big gain for the russians.

welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today: day 17 of the war in ukraine: russia targets more cities as its troops regroup around the capital kyiv. another attempt to evacuate people from the devastated towns of mariupol and sumy after so—called �*humanitarian corridors�* failed to hold. president biden again rules out direct action against russia, claiming it would lead to world war iii. disappointment for wales in the six nations. they're beaten 13—9 by france, who remain on course for the grand slam. in weather, it is a windy weekend, gail is at times, especially in the west and although there will be rain or showers around at times, it is not wet all the time. the weekend weather is on the way. —— gales. it's saturday 12th march. our top story: russian troops are pushing forward into new areas of ukraine, edging closer to kyiv. air raid sirens have sounded in the capital and there are reports that heavy shelling has been heard. the ukrainian government says that russian attacks have again prevented peop