i'm samantha simmonds.ussian forces are trying to take the entire donbas region. it comes as russia confirms it fired missiles into kyiv — during a visit by the un secretary general antonio guterres. the first one struck on that side. it was really cloud. i thought it fell somewhere near my office. after about ten seconds the second one hit here. russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov has said his country does not consider itself to be at war with nato — and is not threatening anyone with nuclear weapons. also ahead... former wimbledon tennis champion boris becker is jailed for two and a half years, for lying about his assets

i'm samantha simmonds, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world.ys it's halting supplies of gas to poland and bulgaria as a matter of urgency. the united nations secretary—general says his organisation is prepared to evacuate civilians stranded in shelters in the besieged ukrainian city of mariupol. volu nteers volunteers hear that a number of people coming through their doors has fallen because of the siege on mariupol, and the fact that people can't get out. they are likely spending another night under heavy bombardment. a malaysian man with the mental age of a child has been executed in singapore for drug smuggling. the bbc says it is shocked at multiple allegations of sexual misconduct against the former radio one dj tim westwood.

he told my colleague samantha simmonds more.er to go to poland, and what the amir khan foundation and myself have decided to do is to help build outdoorfacilities for the ukrainian children. i mean, in any conflict, it's the children who suffer the most. and as a parent myself, we want to ensure our help and support. so that's the reason why i had to go there myself and, coming next week, we'll be doing a big charity bowl in london where we will be raising money for the ukrainian refugees. and tell us more about what you saw when you were there. what i saw there, obviously, you know, it was a lot of children who have disabilities, as well, they'd been homed by the polish people. and you could see in their faces how upset they are. i had a chat with a couple of the parents, as well, and they feel like they want to go back home again, they are missing theirfamilies — they left some of their families back in ukraine, and they had to leave because obviously, it was really dangerous to live there. you could see that the children have

i'm samantha simmonds. heavy fighting is continuing in eastern ukraine where russian forces are trying to take the entire donbas region. it comes as russia confirms it fired missiles into kyiv — during a visit by the un secretary general antonio guterres. the first one struck on that side. it was really cloud. i thought it fell somewhere near my office. after about ten seconds the second one hit here. russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov has said his country does not consider itself to be at war with nato — and is not threatening anyone with nuclear weapons. also ahead... former wimbledon tennis champion boris becker is jailed for two and a half years, for lying about his assets during bankruptcy proceedings. a retired afghan general has told the bbc that he and other former soldiers and politicians are preparing to launch a military offensive against the taliban. as heavy fighting continues in eastern ukraine, an advisor to the country's president volodymyr zelensky has acknowledged that ukrainian force

i'm samantha simmonds. ukraine says the expected large—scale russian offensive in the east of the country is under way. translation: no matter how many of the russian troops i are there, we will be fighting. we will defend ourselves and we will do everything that we must to keep what is ukrainian. over 200 children have been killed and many more injured during russia's invasion. we have a special report on the impact of the war on the next generation. a us federaljudge throws out the covid—19 mandate forcing people to wear a mask in public buildings or on public transport. and, as parliament returns, the british prime minister is expected to apologise to mps after he was fined for breaching covid rules at downing street during lockdown. hello and welcome. ukraine says that russian forces have now embarked on the large—scale offensive in the east of the country that has been anticipated for the past week. in a televised address, the ukrainian leader, volodymyr zelensky, said the battle for the donbas region

i'm samantha simmonds, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the russian company, gazprom says it's halting supplies of gas to poland and bulgaria as a matter of urgency. the united nations secretary—general says his organisation is prepared to evacuate civilians stranded in shelters in the besieged ukrainian city of mariupol. volu nteers volunteers hear that a number of people coming through their doors has fallen because of the siege on mariupol, and the fact that people can't get out. they are likely spending another night under heavy bombardment. a malaysian man with the mental age of a child has been executed in singapore for drug smuggling. the bbc says it is shocked at multiple allegations of sexual misconduct against the former radio one dj tim westwood. the ugly face of the beauty industry in egypt. a bbc investigation finds dozens of unqualified people are administering botox and fillers, leaving women scarred for life. one of the greatest ever football games. manchester city and real madrid play out a classic champions league. russia

i'm samantha simmonds.sive in the east of the country is under way. translation: no matter how many of the russian troops i are there, we will be fighting. we will defend ourselves and we will do everything that we must to keep what is ukrainian. over 200 children have been killed and many more injured during russia's invasion. we have a special report on the impact of the war on the next generation. a us federaljudge throws out the covid—i9 mandate forcing people to wear a mask in public buildings or on public transport. and, as parliament returns, the british prime minister is expected to apologise to mps after he was fined for breaching covid rules at downing street during lockdown.

this is bbc world news — i'm samantha simmonds — the headlines: heavy fighting is continuing in easternaine where russian i will await the findings of the inquiry and consider my position. i will vote to remain if i am found guilty. a new hormone replacement therapy zar is appointed as more than a million women are affected by supply issues. on news watch, you have chosen an ambitious plan for france and for europe. praise for the bbc�*s coverage of the french presidential election but should be use subtitles instead of voice—overs? join us at 8:45pm. the 54—year—old had been accused of trying to avoid paying his debts including by hiding two of his tennis trophies. it is estimated his £38 million in career earnings was largely spent on a divorce settlement, child maintenance payments and what he himself called expensive lifestyle commitments. as he walked into court, his tie in the wimbledon colours that had always brought him fame and fortune, boris becker was no doubt contemplating how it came to this. three weeks ago a jury found how it came to this. three weeks ago ajury found him

this is bbc world news — i'm samantha simmonds — the headlines: heavy fighting is continuing in eastern