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People across the UK are opening their homes to Ukrainian refugees as the government launches its Homes for Ukraine site. 89,000 signed up within the first day. Housing and Communities Secretary Michael Gove said the UK had a history of "supporting the most vulnerable during their darkest hours". He said there would be no limit to how many Ukrainians could enter the UK under the visa sponsorship scheme. Each household housing a refugee will be offered £350 a month, tax-free. They will not be expected to provide food and living expenses but can choose to offer this.

A concert has been held in New York to raise funds for people in Ukraine. "Certainly as an American we want to do more... it's a helpless feeling," one member of the audience said. The "emotional" performance ended with a standing ovation.

Around 2,500 Ukrainians are currently stuck in the Turkish province of Antalya. Routes home from the tourist destination became shut off after the invasion began. Those now facing an uncertain future include Ukraine’s Olympic medal-winning national Canoe team, as well as players from a number of top-league football clubs. President Erdogan has not signed Turkey up to many of the West’s sanctions against Moscow and Antalya still hosts Russian tourists. The region hosted last week’s failed peace talks between foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine.

China will face consequences if it helps Russia evade sanctions in its invasion of Ukraine, the US says. Unnamed US officials reportedly told multiple news outlets that Russia had asked China to provide military assistance after it began the invasion. The Chinese foreign ministry accused the US of spreading disinformation. Russia denied asking Beijing for military help. The exchanges came before top US and Chinese officials met in Rome.

New pictures from Ukraine’s besieged port city of Mariupol reveal the terrible conditions faced by its 500,000 residents. Russian forces completely surround the city and shelling has already claimed thousands of lives. People are surviving in basements and bomb shelters. Many are running out of food, water and heating supplies. Reeta Chakrabarti in Lviv presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Andrew Harding in southern Ukraine.

Tens of thousands of children in Ukrainian state care are in desperate need to get out of the country amid the invasion from Russia. They are scattered around Ukraine, making the efforts of civil society and religious groups to get them out even harder.

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Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich has been sanctioned by the UK government as part of its response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The 55-year-old Russian oligarch is alleged to have strong ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin, which he has denied. His attempt to sell Chelsea has been halted by the UK government following the sanctions. Chelsea FC cannot sell any more tickets for games, its merchandise shop will be closed, and it will be unable to buy or sell players on the transfer market. The UK government said Mr Abramovich, who has an estimated net worth of £9.4bn, is "one of the few oligarchs from the 1990s to maintain prominence under Putin".

According to one estimate by a Russian economist, as many as 200,000 Russians have left their country since the start of the war in Ukraine, with more than 25,000 alone arriving in Georgia since Russia's invasion began. The exodus does not stop there. The EU, US, UK and Canada have closed their airspace to Russian flights, so they are heading for countries where flights are still permitted and where visas are not required, such as Turkey, Central Asia and the South Caucasus. Many have fled to Armenia.

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In the early days of the invasion, Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine fought back a Russian armoured column. Since then, it has suffered nightly Russian airstrikes and shelling, with dozens of civilians killed and hundreds injured. The BBC's Quentin Sommerville and cameraman Darren Conway have spent the week with the Ukrainian forces as they fight to stop a further Russian advance. This report contains material some viewers will find disturbing

Russia is now the most sanctioned country in the world. While the West has imposed economic sanctions on Russia the reaction of Asian countries has not been as unified as those of Europe and North America. The BBC’s Asia Business correspondent, Mariko Oi, looks at how countries across Asia have reacted to the sanctions.

Students, lawyers and electricians are among those preparing to fight against the Russian invasion of the port city of Odessa, Ukraine. Russian ships have been off the coast of the city for days. Residents expect that the invasion will be coming soon as some flee and some prepare to fight.

Press secretary Jen Psaki said Russia's claims about US biological weapon labs, and chemical weapon development in Ukraine, were preposterous. She called the false claims an "obvious ploy" to try to justify further premeditated, unprovoked attacks. It comes after Western officials shared similar concerns about fresh attacks. Newsnight Correspondent David Grossman reports. Christian Fraser is joined by shadow foreign secretary David Lammy and Conservative MP and member of the foreign affairs select committee, Bob Seeley.

A brave father threw his three-year-old son from the second storey of a burning building. First responders on the ground caught the toddler and then his dad, who also had to jump to safety. Both are safe with only minor injuries. The fire started in an apartment on the third storey of the New Jersey apartment complex before spreading through the building. Fifty people were displaced by the blaze.

Singer, musician, producer, actress, theme park owner and campaigner Dolly Parton is adding author to her long list of accomplishments. With the help of best-selling author James Patterson, the 76-year-old has penned her first novel. Called Run Rose Run, it draws on Parton’s own experiences in the music business.

The head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog has said he’s extremely concerned about lack of communication between the Ukrainian regulator and nuclear sites under nuclear control. The BBC has talked to a family member of a worker at the Chernobyl nuclear power station, which was taken over by Russian troops last week, who says that conditions are concerning.

The Russian onslaught is continuing just north of Kyiv as Vladimir Putin’s forces continue their advance on Ukraine’s capital. Families and children have been fleeing the bombardment while under fire. Our correspondent Orla Guerin reports from Irpin, which is crucial to the Russian advance on the capital Kyiv.

A Ukrainian couple have tied the knot in a military-style wedding at a checkpoint near the country’s capital, Kyiv. The mayor of Kyiv and former world heavyweight boxing champion, Vitali Klitschko, was among the guests.

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, efforts to protect Ukraine's cultural heritage are stepped up. A local museum and its art works in Ivankiv, north-west of Kyiv, has been burned down by Russian forces, according to reports. The country is home to seven Unesco heritage sites, including the St Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv with its golden domes and stunning Byzantine fresco of the Virgin Mary. Olesia Ostrovska-Liuta, who is the museum director of Mystetskyi Arsenal, one of Europe's largest art museums, said she had decided to stay in Kyiv, protecting the artwork. "We are facing basically not just an attack on Ukraine but we are also facing an attack on our culture," she said. The BBC's Katie Razzall reports.

"Stand with Ukraine." People across the world have joined together to promote a message of peace in protest against Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

As millions began to flee Ukraine amid the Russian invasion, Rita and her four children were separated from her partner in the south of England, unable to reach safety in the UK as flights were cancelled. After several days apart and a dangerous evacuation from Ukraine's war zone, they were finally reunited in Romania.

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Disney’s Encanto is now nominated for 3 Academy Awards including Best Animated Feature! See the Family Madrigal on the big screen as the film returns, now playing in theaters. 🦋✨ Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Encanto,” is the tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto. The all-new original film features the voice of Stephanie Beatriz as Mirabel, an ordinary 15-year-old who’s struggling to find her place in her family. “Mirabel is a really funny, loving character who also deeply yearns for something more,” says Beatriz. “She’s also not afraid to stand up for what she knows is right—something I love and relate to very much.”

PV Sindhu won comfortably over Ksenia Polikarpova of Israel in her first #Tokyo2020 game. Final score: 21-7, 21-10. The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games are taking place in Japan, from July 23, 2021 to August 8, 2021