a russian military plane crashes, with no survivors. moscow says ukrainian prisoners of war were on board and accuses kyiv of shooting it down. here in the uk — a shake—up of the royal mail, which could see deliveries reduced to as few as three days a week. and the nominations for the 2024 brit awards have just been just been released — with dua lipa receiving three nominations. all that's still to come in as half—hour, but before that attentively tend to be busy sports latest from rep. jane has the latest details. chelsea await the winners of tonight's efl cup semi—final between fulham and liverpool. the second leg is finely poised, with the visitors liverpool having the advantage, following a 2—1win at anfield earlier this month. fulham manager marco silva says

he hopes playing at craven cottage can make all the difference. him to make this difficult for liverpool at a big impact. the last two games we played there. and they pushed forward. and you can listen to that game at craven cottage on bbc radio 5 live and bbc sounds from 8pm tonight. or follow it on the bbc sport website. the efl have confirmed that two legged ties will remain in the efl cup semi—finals, but that they are open to changing the format if a deal can be struck with the premier league. you can read more about that on the bbc sport website. chelsea will get to the women's champions league quarter—finals if they beat real madrid tonight at stamford bridge.

the spanish club can't qualify themselves, but they won their only point of the group stages — controversially — in the first game against chelsea, when a late winner was ruled out incorrectly for emma hayes�* side. necrotizing and just as they go in this game with the pressure to win. has been more dangerous than that has everything to paper. i think of the plans but they can't qualify. i think it's a dangerous place there are many to the game. a win for chelsea — who are a point off the top of the group — would mean qualification into the quarter—finals. if not, then they have to beat paris fc, who play hacken tonight. on to tennis now and carlos alcaraz is out of the australian open after losing to alexander zverev. zverev won the first two sets, then held off a comeback by alcaraz to win an exciting quarter—final,

which ended at 20 pasti in the morning local time. the sixth seed will now play daniil medvedev in the semi—final. in the women's draw dayana yastremska has become the first ukrainian qualifier to reach the semi—finals there since the late 70s. the 23 year old beat linda noskova in straight sets. yastremska is ranked 93rd in the world —and has already beaten two grand slam champions during her historic run. she's now one step from the final. yastremksa will now play i2th seed zhang qinwen in the semi finals after the chinese player came from a set down to beat anna kalinskaya. it'll be zhang's first appearance in the last four of a grand slam. england spinner shoab bashir has been granted a visa to travel to india tojoin the rest of the test squad. the 20 year old was born in britain but is of pakistani heritage and the visa delay meant bashir had to fly home from their training camp

in abu dhabi instead of to india with his england team—mates. he won't be there in time for the first test in hyderabad tomorrow, as india prepare to defend their extraordinary home record. they've lost just three of their past 46 tests in their own conditions, and have not lost a series since england caused an upset back in 2012. and that's all the sport for now.

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as we've been hearing — royal mail could be allowed to reduce letter deliveries to five or even just three days a week. it's one suggestion to help the service become more sustainable, as the number of letters we send plummets. but how does britain's postal service compare to others around the world? courtney bembridge has more from our newsroom. 11 at the royal mail is obliged to deliver letters six days a week. but for years, deliver letters six days a week. but foryears, it's deliver letters six days a week. but for years, it's been asking to scrap that saturday service. that is something that the government doesn't support. a break already somewhat of an outlier compared to european nations which have always significantly produced their offerings. it is off,'s chief executives add to european nations which have always significantly produced their offerings. it is off,'s chief executive said this morning. off, 's chief executive said this morninu. ., , morning. some of the debate is the best, b morning. some of the debate is the best. by the — morning. some of the debate is the best. by the way. — morning. some of the debate is the best, by the way, it is _ morning. some of the debate is the best, by the way, it is not - morning. some of the debate is the best, by the way, it is notjust - morning. some of the debate is the best, by the way, it is notjust be i best, by the way, it is notjust be patient, have either got service, or they have gone to every other day. so there are some big a look at some international comparisons and a bit more detail. let's take the uk, are

still delivered six days a week that germany is looking to reduce that from 6—3, and have already introduced a similar change. normally, letters arrive on alternate days while in denmark took up alternate days while in denmark took up to five days for a letter to arrive. that is after a move away from paper to my geico friendly delivery methods. in australia, meanwhile lives every second day, while he isjust three meanwhile lives every second day, while he is just three days a week. there's already a model therefore produced better services. now, there's already a model therefore produced betterservices. now, i'm other parts of this is regulator here in the uk has said that if deliveries don't change, the price of a stamp of increase. so let's take a look at that in a bit more detail. the prices i in us dollars, so let's start there, if you want to send a letter to arrive the escape day, it will cost you 68 cents a batch of first—class delivery uk, which will cost the equivalent of $1 60. germany isjust which will cost the equivalent of $1 60. germany is just 3 cents, which will cost the equivalent of $1 60. germany isjust 3 cents, while

in singapore, it is perfect sense. and that is after a recent increase. but spare a pot for australians. if ever to send a letter to arrive the next day, it will cost $5 65. of course, there are a lot of factors that influence the geography, but the weight of the population uses its postal service and in many countries, it is than usual to have a letterbox at all. like looking at the postal service is right around the world. prime minister rishi sunak has sought to distance himself from suggestions he "doesn't get" britain. at prime minister's questions, the labour leader, sir keir starmer asked whether mr sunak was surprised one of his own mps said he wasn't listening to what people want. in a newspaper article, the former levelling up secretary, sir simon clarke, accused the prime minister of not �*getting' the country and called for him to be replaced. our political correspondent chris mason spoke to him who do you think should be praying

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this department. they worked for rishi sunak and is not year as chancellor and have a case gathering. all of those things are not in doubt what is and with but the ability to connect to the british public.— the ability to connect to the british public. the ability to connect to the british ublic. .,, , ., british public. those listening to our conversation _ british public. those listening to our conversation may _ british public. those listening to our conversation may say - british public. those listening to our conversation may say that i british public. those listening to i our conversation may say that this guy is saying that the prime minister should go but can't answer the question as to who should come next. it is not responsible? but the question as to who should come next. it is not responsible?- next. it is not responsible? but to be responsible — next. it is not responsible? but to be responsible is _ next. it is not responsible? but to be responsible is but _ next. it is not responsible? but to be responsible is but a _ next. it is not responsible? but to i be responsible is but a conservative party to continue what i think it is a path to a catastrophic defeat unless we find a message which connects better with the public that we serve. share connects better with the public that we serve. �* y ., connects better with the public that weserve.~ , ,, we serve. are you surprised there haven't been _ we serve. are you surprised there haven't been any _ we serve. are you surprised there haven't been any other _ we serve. are you surprised there | haven't been any other colleagues today publicly articulated in a similar argument to doris? who are on your own. i similar argument to doris? who are on your own-— similar argument to doris? who are on your own. i always expected that this would be _ on your own. i always expected that this would be the _ on your own. i always expected that this would be the start _ on your own. i always expected that this would be the start of _ on your own. i always expected that this would be the start of the - this would be the start of the conversation i have incurred some pretty hostile comments from a number of people. look, i am a big

guy, i can take that and i totally respect the strong views that something like this evokes. no one likes the guy who is shouting "iceberg", but i suspect people will be even less happy if we hit the iceberg. we are encouraged to do that. that is the point which ijust to bandwidth colleagues respectfully and calmly is that we are not, at the moment, responding to the situation with the seriousness that it warrants. i don't want a decade of decline. i want to come to the litters for countries like mine. i am worried that we are unimpressed by shattering to peach stopper in the movie the birds that your colleagues about her today but what you have decided to do. like the foolish, self—indulgent, helps the liver. maybe they are right. i recognise all of the strength of the impact colleagues have expressed. most people, even if they don't

agree with me will recognise that i am a thoughtful man. and i am looking at this as calm as i can, as i say, through the lanes of the ones in the conservative government that delivers for britain and having fought for years, barely, to make a success of my constituency and the government site survey. in looking at this: it's telling the one thing, we find a way to connect with the public, and that does action are both legal and illegal migration of the kind that we have not seen the need seat of course, finding a recipe for economic growth for building homes and need for public service reform but really what we have instead is an agenda which is those inspiring people if we don't change is going to bejust been kicked out. change is going to be 'ust been kicked out change is going to be 'ust been kicked ouch change is going to be 'ust been kicked out. ., ., ., , kicked out. that we have the last bill that who — kicked out. that we have the last bill that who you _ kicked out. that we have the last bill that who you might _ kicked out. that we have the last bill that who you might want - kicked out. that we have the last bill that who you might want to i kicked out. that we have the lastl bill that who you might want to be prime minister, so i let her have i have a lot of admiration for lots of

colleagues. i am have a lot of admiration for lots of colleagues. iam not have a lot of admiration for lots of colleagues. i am not putting myself forward for the ship. you have no interest? i forward for the ship. you have no interest? ., ., ., ., , interest? i am aware of my dictations _ interest? i am aware of my dictations as _ interest? i am aware of my dictations as well _ interest? i am aware of my dictations as well as - interest? i am aware of my dictations as well as my i interest? i am aware of my - dictations as well as my strengths, and the truth is that what is to me is that we need to live very far places like... right you have no aspirations of his neck this is absolutely not about signing clark to do things the way in which some of my critics have sought to turn this, predictably, but totally accurately into this is about me. it's actually about our party about that or my colleagues are going to pace up to political reality because i do not want us to be on the margins of british political life for five, margins of british political life forfive, ten, 15 years. we can only prevent this by acting. but i have attempted to do over the last 2a hours is to stay in a way which cannot be ignored that this is a moment of decision, invited back to be after the bye election next

month, whether that be after the may local elections, i know there are colleagues who are looking to see whether this stinker is going to turn, there is a point at which colleagues cannotjust pretend that there isn't a problem. there is, and as a political realist, i consistently looked at it. because the consequences are not —— of doing so will be awful. the consequences are not -- of doing so will be awful.— joining me now is labour's shadow attorney general, emily thornberry. simon clark relating to the conservatives about to hit an iceberg. it is a labour government the lifeboat is no look at the contrast the lifeboat is no look at the contrasi , . the lifeboat is no look at the contras. , ., ., ,, ., contrast they are talking about their ideas _ contrast they are talking about their ideas about _ contrast they are talking about their ideas about how- contrast they are talking about their ideas about how we - contrast they are talking about their ideas about how we can i contrast they are talking about - their ideas about how we can fix the mess that the conservatives have made our country, and the conservatives are yet again having some sort of circular firing squad where they are all fighting with

each other. there are plenty of reasons, plenty of reasons to get rid of this clapped out conservative government and one of them has got to believe that we don't subject to public teamwork to mark inviting from the government. hussein who has turned fire blue _ from the government. hussein who has turned fire blue on _ from the government. hussein who has turned fire blue on blue, _ from the government. hussein who has turned fire blue on blue, but _ from the government. hussein who has turned fire blue on blue, but he - turned fire blue on blue, but he also has the labour party is party. yeah, well, i mean, sorry, but, listen, what we are going to be facing out into the election is we are going to be facing solutions with the conservatives can give it up with the conservatives can give it up as they go along compared to later, i think, up as they go along compared to later, ithink, speak up as they go along compared to later, i think, speak as it is. it's up later, i think, speak as it is. it's up as they go along given that we have had no growth during the entire time that we have had a conservative government. to call into managed decline is kind of the kinds because it hasn't been managed. our country is declining. we are growing more.

we need to have a fresh start. and if i start with the new government that's got some ideas that has a bfa in the growing economy and making sure that we have the money to be able to pay for the sorts of public services that we all need so much. instead, we see a government that just constructing its shoulders, either that is a problem when it's obvious that he is or they say they've fixed it when they clearly happen. people know the truth. when i speak to people on the doorstep know the truth. they know there has been so little achieved under all of theseis been so little achieved under all of these is a very conservative government. now, some people are crying about it and find excuses as to why that is, but most people know that we have been slowly climbing as a country and we have to change. we have to have a change, we need a fresh start, and the only way to have that fresh start and that they build. ., ., ~ , ., build. the word that we keep hearing

is self-indulgence, _ build. the word that we keep hearing is self-indulgence, and _ build. the word that we keep hearing is self-indulgence, and when - build. the word that we keep hearing is self-indulgence, and when you - is self—indulgence, and when you talk to those voters on the doorstep, are they fed up as much as everybody else feels about politicians arguing amongst themselves about the party about a country that have been issues that voters are grappling with the today to figure out a list of all colours. i don't think that's true. i think that if you look at what it is that we have been talking about as their party, ourfocus is we have been talking about as their party, our focus is entirely on the issues that need to be objective difference to people's lives. so, today, we were talking about what we ought to do in order to be able to fight crime, which has been a 70% since 2015 for involving a path of the government to 16 press releases about it. we have a real policy. we have some very different ideas, and those are the things that we talk about. we talk about the changes that we want to be able to make, whether it is the criminaljustice

system, health, education, how we can grow our economy, all of these things are fresh ideas, the cost of living, how we can make people's lives just a bit easier. people are very suffering up accepting that they are fed up with just hearing nothing but, as i say, false promises or things that things have probably been fixed when they happens were a sort of distraction technique where they go off and talk about something else so little relevance. as with care start of the saints of the conservative government spending time fighting the national trust for the lifeboat institute instead of getting and changing people �*s lives. as we approach an election under which you would like to think that this is an election would like to think that this is an electio . . . . would like to think that this is an electio , . ., , ., ., would like to think that this is an electio , , ., ., , election because the leader and be forced to apologise _ election because the leader and be forced to apologise to _ election because the leader and be forced to apologise to dave - election because the leader and be forced to apologise to dave for - forced to apologise to dave for telling the prime minister he had floods of thousands of people in his

hands related to what is happening in gaza, voters will want an election that is spot on issues not on two sides trading insults. yes. on two sides trading insults. yes, it is our on two sides trading insults. yes, it is your approach _ on two sides trading insults. yes, it is your approach to _ on two sides trading insults. yes, it is your approach to issues - on two sides trading insults. is: it is your approach to issues which changes people's lives. in politics ought to be about how can we change people �*s lives for the better has been a cop who changed our country for the better? with the better? what should can we show, what difference can we make? if we spend all our time having it all at one another about the coats that we wear or whatever it is, that doesn't really shed a great deal of light. what we need to do is have the space to be able to discuss the real issues and also to hold one another to account. if you just make stuff up. to account. if you 'ust make stuff u -. to account. if you 'ust make stuff u n . ., to account. if you 'ust make stuff u -. ., ., , ., to account. if you 'ust make stuff u -. ., . y ., , to account. if you 'ust make stuff up. tend to have you with us. thank ou. -- up. tend to have you with us. thank you- -- good _ up. tend to have you with us. thank you- -- good to _ up. tend to have you with us. thank you. -- good to have _ up. tend to have you with us. thank you. -- good to have you with - up. tend to have you with us. thank you. -- good to have you with us. i up. tend to have you with us. thank. you. -- good to have you with us. we you. —— good to have you with us. we will talk more as the intellect could be a pretty divisive election here both here in the uk in

the right around the world. you are up—to—date. the headlines coming up for you shortly. before that, let's take a look at the better. see you soon. hello there. as storm jocelyn cleared our shores, wednesday has been a day for assessing the damage that was left. but it was a slightly quieter story with the winds gradually easing down. we did actually see some brief glimpses of sunshine, not a bad afternoon in hexham, northumberland. and as we go through the evening and overnight, the winds will continue to ease. we've got these weather fronts starting to slowly drift in from the west. they'll bring outbreaks of rain, but they will also introduce this south—westerly flow, which is driving milder air right across the country. so there'll be a lot of clouds to start the day on thursday. outbreaks of drizzle, misty conditions along west coasts and some rain moving out of northern ireland into northern scotland. but by the afternoon, most of the persistent rain will have eased away. it will stay damp and drizzly with a few showers out to the west. but an incredibly mild story for all of us.

13 degrees in london. at this time of year, we should be seeing temperatures around 7—8 celsius. there will be some showery outbreaks of rain into northern england. hopefully a brighter story into the afternoon for northern ireland. mild here, and still very mild particularly in comparison to where we were just over a week ago in scotland, highs of 10—12 celsius. now, through thursday night into the early hours of friday morning, there'll be a spell of heavier, more persistent rain, as the cold front starts to push its way steadily eastwards. hopefully that will clear away from east anglia. here, it will be a mild start on friday morning. clearer skies, fresher conditions, 4—5 celsius in the far north and west. but that's where we'll have the best of the sunshine. and on the whole, a ridge of high pressure will build on friday, keeping things largely fine and quiet. a few scattered showers along north and west facing coasts of scotland and northern ireland. a little bit fresher here, but generally those temperatures above where they should be for the time of year still at around 6—12 celisus. into the start of the weekend,

england and wales still under this influence of high pressure, quiet and dry. toppling across the high, we'll see weather fronts. so as we look further ahead, there's always the risk of some wetter and windier weather into the far north and west, nowhere near as severe as it has been. and on the whole, that mild trend is going to stay with us. the best of any sunshine certainly across central and southern areas, but not a bad weekend ahead for most.

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