China is ramping up its zero Covid policy as 23 cities and 200 million people are under full or partial lockdown in China. Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog
Shanghai, the country’s leading financial hub, went into lockdown on the 28th March and public services are in chaos.
What are the barriers for China getting out of this?
And what impact will this have on not only China, but the world economy?
Newsnight’s Economics Editor Ben Chu reports.
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Some Russian people are anxious to get out of the country because there has been a persistent rumour that President Vladimir Putin's government might soon introduce martial law to deal with demonstrations against the invasion of Ukraine.
With flights to Europe halted, the only way out of the country is by car - crossing this border - or by train.
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There has been heavy gunfire and explosions in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv as the Russian assault intensifies.
Russian forces appear to be meeting stiff resistance. Ukraine’s President Volodomyr Zelensky has vowed that his country will resist the invasion.
Germany has said it will send weapons to Ukraine to help its defence, ending a ban on military intervention abroad that has existed since the Second World War.
Martine Croxall presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Orla Guerin in Kiev and Europe Editor Katya Adler.
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Heavy fighting has taken place in several cities across Ukraine.
Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second city, has seen some of the fiercest battles with #Russian forces accused of using cluster munitions. Many civilians are reported to have been killed.
Thousands more people have been trying to flee the country, adding to a growing refugee crisis.
Clive Myrie in Kyiv presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Orla Guerin and Fergal Keane.
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Who is the Russian President, and what does he want with Ukraine?
Vladimir Putin is the President of Russia, and has been the country's leader for more than 22 years.
He grew up in an area which is now St Petersburg. His political career began when he and his family moved to Moscow in 1996, and he quickly became an important political figure.
The BBC's Ros Atkins looks at Putin's life and his world view - and how they influence the decision he took this week.
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During an interview on BBC News, a BBC Ukrainian journalist viewed pictures of her family home, which was devastated overnight in Kyiv.
"This building is my home," Olga Malchevska told presenter Karin Giannone on set in London.
"I can't believe what I am seeing is where I used to live," she added.
While on air, she heard from her mother, who along with other family members, is safe.
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