this is bbc news, the headlines. donald trump will face his first criminal trial next month after a judge in new york denies his bid to have the case dismissed. it's in relation to a hush—money payment to an adult—film star as far as this is concerned, it is election interference by biden because it is the only way he can think of getting elected because he has accomplished nothing.

at bbc verify, we have been analysing the footage coming out of nasser hospital following a raid by israeli forces. a setback for two of the world's biggest economies — the uk and japan fall into recession. queen camilla celebrates 400 years of shakespeare alongside a dozen acting dames. time for a look at the business news now with mark lobel. we start with that news that the uk dipped into a recession at the end of 2023. official figures show the economy shrank by 0.3% in the last three months of the year, following a fall in economic activity of 0.1% from july to september. it was the second consecutive quarter of negative growth which defines it as a recession. despite this, the economy grew by 0.1% across the whole of 2023, but this is still the weakest economic growth since 2009 following the global financial crisis. today, the uk chancellor — orfinance minister — jeremy hunt acknowledged the data, but defended the governments handling of the economy.

we always expected growth to be weaker while we prioratised tackling inflation — that means higher interest rates — and that's the right thing to do, because you can't have long—term healthy growth with high inflation. but also, for families, when there is a cost—of—living crisis, when the cost of their weekly shop is going up, their energy bills are much higher, it's the right thing to do. the underlying picture here is an economy that is more resilient than most people predicted. earlier, i spoke to nina skero, chief executive of the centre for economics and business research. i asked her whether these latest figures were a cause for concern. the situation is not especially bad, and it's really important to remember that this gdp data is backwards looking. so we're talking about the end of 2023, and i do think it's a case of 2023 ending on a weaker note than 2024 started. so we think that the quarter that we're currently in, february — quarter one, 2024, that

we're probably already out of this very shallow recession. but on the other hand, it's certainly not a particularly robust release given that it still shows a very flatlining rate of growth or rate of economic lack of expansion, i guess. exactly. and the uk, though, is still one of the weakest members of the g7. if we look at the us economy growing by 3.3% in the last quarter of the year, the imf predicting only 0.6% growth for the uk this year. why the difference? well, you have somewhat a little bit of bit of an outlier. so again, it depends who you're comparing of the uk against. if we look at other major european economies, i would say in the last few years, performance has been comparable, although if we look at cumulative growth since late 2019, so just before the pandemic, uk is trailing, but only somewhat. now there is a bigger difference compared to the us. i would say in the us they have been a lot more successful in terms of combating inflation. they were faster to wake up

to the inflationary threat and and i think that has paid off sort of intervening with higher with higher interest rates sooner. and they also haven't been impacted by the spike in energy prices after the the russia—ukraine conflict broke out. nina skero there. british gas owner, centrica, says its profits fell by i7% to £2.8 billion — around $3.5 billion — in 2023 due to oil and gas prices falling back to levels seen in 2022. british gas profits, meanwhile, increased ten—fold to £750 million — that's around $940 million dollars. that is because energy regulator 0fgem allowed it to recover losses of £500 million racked up in the aftermath of russia's invasion of ukraine. earlier, i spoke to independent energy analyst david cox who said centrica's dip in profits was more about its balance sheet than a barometer of its overall health.

0verall, it's a solid balance sheet, a solid set of accounts that centrica have reported. and i suppose that's promising from a uk company perspective to have some solid uk companies making some money and rewarding shareholders and, hopefully, our pension funds as well. it will be the first american spacecraft to land on the moon since the apollo 17 moon landing in 1972. it will also become the first ever private venture to reach the moon. intuitive machines of houston successfully launched its robotic lunar lander — 0dysseus — today. all being well, it will touch down in a just over a week's time. nasa has paid $118 million for the lander to carry diagnostic and exploratory equipment — one to take images of the dust plume kicked up by the spacecraft�*s engines. also on board, a statue byjeff koons, and a time capsule designed to preserve the earth's

cultural heritage and knowledge. let's look into this with chad anderson, founder of the investment firm space capital and author of the book the space economy, not on the moon, but safely here on earth in new york. amidst economic downturns, millions are being spent on a moon landing, what's in it for these private companies? is it isita is it a case once the moon landing takes place that the ego has landed or is there a more commercial reason for its? , . ., , ., for its? there is certainly a commercial— for its? there is certainly a commercial reason - for its? there is certainly a commercial reason for- for its? there is certainly a commercial reason for it. | for its? there is certainly a - commercial reason for it. stories like this are really interesting and exciting. we are watching this mission with a lot of interest and we hope they are successful. but the space economy is much larger than just lunar landings, space stations, sort of thing. geospatial intelligence, satellite communications, these are satellite technologies that power the world's

global economy today. it underpins multi—trillion dollar industry is today. it is easy for us to take gps for granted, for example, because it is free and it is in the background but our economy would not be what it is today without it. the space economy is much broader. in 2023, there was $300 billion invested into 2000 unique space companies in the last ten years and last year, when enterprises were tightening their belts and laying off employees, revenue was really difficult to come by but governments were continuing to spend and this impacted the space economy in a real way. there was record amounts of investment into space infrastructure, including some of these emerging areas like lunar. it's interesting because space exploration here, if we look at the way this is funded, nasa is paying its own ticket to be on board, $118

million, is that the future for space exploration? these commercial joint enterprises with nasa?— joint enterprises with nasa? without a doubt, this — joint enterprises with nasa? without a doubt, this is— joint enterprises with nasa? without a doubt, this is the _ joint enterprises with nasa? without a doubt, this is the future. _ joint enterprises with nasa? without a doubt, this is the future. the - a doubt, this is the future. the only reason we are talking about any of this entrepreneurial activity, private investment capital and innovation is because of spacex and because of nasa's early bets on spacex and their early contracts. basically, the government, figuring out how to contract with these more agile and innovative companies, they removed the barriers to entry and enabled entrepreneurship and innovation to flourish in an area with a market was really limited by design previously. so, certainly the government being a customer of many customers on board a spacecraft like this, this is how they are contracting with spacex, this is how they are contracting with these commercial lunar payload services contractors such as intuitive machines and several others. it will continue to be the way in which

innovation flourishes here going forward. . ,., , ., forward. chad, so interesting and the idea it is _ forward. chad, so interesting and the idea it is backing _ forward. chad, so interesting and the idea it is backing up - forward. chad, so interesting and the idea it is backing up the - the idea it is backing up the entirety of human knowledge, that goes beyond cloud computing! sticking that memory chip on the moon, thank you forjoining us. chad anderson, investment firm space capital there. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. bbc news bringing you different stories from across the uk. people living in bath say this is not only an eyesore, it's starting to become an environmental problem too. houseboats moored on the river avon have sunk a number in the recent storms and flooding. there have been some really recently that looked like they were afloat and moored quite happily. we had a heavy storm. the river came up overnight and then the boat went down. i mean, it's a tragedy for the people who were in the boats, but once the boats are sunk in terms of what's going to happen to them and at the moment, theyjust seem to be left to disintegrate

into the river. my problem with that is this is a wildlife rich area, believe it or not, in a city. we see cormorants here. we have kingfishers, otters on the river, even beavers, apparently. and this is just openly polluting the avon. the amount of rain we get, the river goes up, goes down. unless you adjust your ropes, you're going to get caught. and then that pulls the boat under. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. let's take you live to kansas city now where — let's take you live to kansas city now where police are holding a news conference. — now where police are holding a news conference, this is after a gunfire killed _ conference, this is after a gunfire killed one — conference, this is after a gunfire killed one person and injured at least _ killed one person and injured at least 21— killed one person and injured at least 21 others. this killed one person and in'ured at least 21 othersfi least 21 others. this was after a su er least 21 others. this was after a suner bowl _ least 21 others. this was after a super bowl victory _ least 21 others. this was after a super bowl victory parade. - least 21 others. this was after a | super bowl victory parade. they least 21 others. this was after a - super bowl victory parade. they have just said that two juveniles have been detained in kansas city and they have also said that more than half of the victims in that shooting were under the age of 16. let’s were under the age of 16. let's listen in- _ were under the age of 16. let's listen in. we _ were under the age of 16. let's listen in. we do _ were under the age of 16. let's listen in. we do have - were under the age of 16. let's listen in. we do have 24-hourl were under the age of 16. let�*s listen in. we do have 24—hour was until we have to either file charges

or release them. again, we are working closely with the county prosecutor's office to present the most successful case for prosecution.— most successful case for prosecution. most successful case for rosecution. ~ ., prosecution. linking them to the shootin: , prosecution. linking them to the shooting. do _ prosecution. linking them to the shooting, do you _ prosecution. linking them to the shooting, do you have _ prosecution. linking them to the shooting, do you have enough i shooting, do you have enough evidence — shooting, do you have enough evidence at this point?- shooting, do you have enough evidence at this point? some of those questions, _ evidence at this point? some of those questions, i'm _ evidence at this point? some of those questions, i'm not - evidence at this point? some of those questions, i'm not able . evidence at this point? some of| those questions, i'm not able to give a direct answer, just because i want to protect the integrity of this investigation. my focus right now and what is most important to us is to make sure that everything in this case is presented for successful prosecution so some of those questions i am hesitant to... it seems like we are so many hours from _ it seems like we are so many hours from the _ it seems like we are so many hours from the shooting and at this point we do _ from the shooting and at this point we do not — from the shooting and at this point we do not announce... we from the shooting and at this point we do not announce. . ._ we do not announce... we have sub'ects we do not announce... we have subjects that — we do not announce... we have subjects that are _ we do not announce... we have subjects that are detained - we do not announce... we have subjects that are detained like i j subjects that are detained like i said earlier. that is under investigation. we have detectives who have worked overnight and through the night you are still up there is now working with our county prosecutor's office for the

furtherance of this investigation. we have all intentions of presenting charges. the we have all intentions of presenting charaes. ., ., ., charges. the other thing i wanted to ask ou charges. the other thing i wanted to ask you about _ charges. the other thing i wanted to ask you about the _ charges. the other thing i wanted to ask you about the individuals, - ask you about the individuals, whether— ask you about the individuals, whether part of a gang? is this some type of— whether part of a gang? is this some type of gang situation? the relationship _ type of gang situation? tia: relationship between type of gang situation? tue: relationship between the type of gang situation? tt2 relationship between the subjects involved, that is still under investigation.— involved, that is still under investigation. involved, that is still under investitation. , , ,, ., investigation. the three sub specs the three currently _ investigation. the three sub specs the three currently having - the three currently having custody... studio: you're watching bbc news. i'm azadeh moshiri. a murder investigation has been launched after a 16—year—old boy was stabbed to death in bristol. let's listen to what the police are saying. let's listen to what the police are sa int. ., ., . , let's listen to what the police are sa int. ., ., ., ., let's listen to what the police are sa in. .,., ., ., _ saying. paramedics gave emergency care at the scene _ saying. paramedics gave emergency care at the scene but _ saying. paramedics gave emergency care at the scene but were - saying. paramedics gave emergency care at the scene but were unable . saying. paramedics gave emergency| care at the scene but were unable to save the victim, a 16—year—old boy. the family have been informed and we will provide them with support at this difficult time. the major crime investigation team are leading the inquiry into what happened and are

working closely with colleagues across the force to identify and arrest those who have carried out this sickening attack. if anyone has any information which would help our investigation, please do contact us directly or anonymously through crimestoppers. we fully appreciate the magnitude of this incident and other similar incidents we have sadly seen in recent weeks. investigations remain ongoing and we are keeping an open mind as to whether last night's tragedy is linked to other recent assaults. we know these incidents are causing concern among our communities which is why we have launched an operation to tackle serious violence involving young people. this will look to identify those most at risk of carrying knives, but also those most vulnerable to those crimes. from 5pm today, officers will also be enhanced stop and search powers and set of parts of bristol meaning there will be able to stop people without needing reasonable suspicion that they may be involved in

criminality. this will allow officers to search for weapons and require someone wearing a mask or face covering to remove it. this is not a decision we have taken lightly, we do know people have concerns about the use of these powers and so we have consulted with key partners in the community. there will be extra officers in the area over the next coming days and i encourage anyone with concerns to please approach them.— please approach them. three teenagers — please approach them. three teenagers have _ please approach them. three teenagers have lost - please approach them. three teenagers have lost their - please approach them. three teenagers have lost their life | please approach them. three l teenagers have lost their life in the last— teenagers have lost their life in the last month, we have had others injured _ the last month, we have had others injured as_ the last month, we have had others injured as well, i can you reassure people _ injured as well, i can you reassure people you — injured as well, i can you reassure people you are able to stop this? we are people you are able to stop this? are working people you are able to stop this? 2 are working hard with our partners, with our communities, to identify and address the risks existing in the here and now and also to work, to tackle the longer term issues that are causing people to carry knives on the streets which is of huge consent to us all. you have said there _ huge consent to us all. you have said there is _ huge consent to us all. you have said there is no _ huge consent to us all. you have said there is no evidence - huge consent to us all. you have said there is no evidence this - huge consent to us all. you have said there is no evidence this is. said there is no evidence this is connected _ said there is no evidence this is connected with the other incidents but there — connected with the other incidents but there clearly is a wider problem. but there clearly is a wider problem-— but there clearly is a wider problem. but there clearly is a wider roblem. , . ., , ., problem. there is clearly a wider roblem problem. there is clearly a wider problem and _ problem. there is clearly a wider problem and we _ problem. there is clearly a wider problem and we are _ problem. there is clearly a wider problem and we are very, -

problem. there is clearly a wider problem and we are very, very i problem. there is clearly a wider - problem and we are very, very much aware of that. we need to identify any links to any ongoing or previous incidents, that is a line of inquiry within the investigation. nothing to indicate any connection at all to the incident in knowle west, i want to stress that, but we need to keep an open mind about any other links. do you feel like you have the resources to be able to adequately deal with these incidents? there has been issues of crime here for a long time but don't feel like it has been properly dealt with. t time but don't feel like it has been properly dealt with.— time but don't feel like it has been properly dealt with. i would always want more resources _ properly dealt with. i would always want more resources in _ properly dealt with. i would always want more resources in policing, i properly dealt with. i would always| want more resources in policing, of course i would. we have what we have, we need to make best use of that, we need to work with communities, with our partners, to create the maximum impact from what we've got. what we are doing within the constabulary is a direct response of the incidents that have happened is brigade ink resources from across the force to coming to bristol to give us greater capacity to get amongst the spaces where these offences are being committed, providing sufficient disruption and

mitigate the risk posed to others. any understanding on the sequence of events leading up to that young man being found in old market? what do you understand happened? the incident you understand happened? tt2 incident began in the park that i'm standing next to now. we believe the assault was committed there and then the victim was conveyed to old market by someone who i believed had come to assist him. the vehicle he had been transported in stopped at old market, i don't know the reasons in relation to that and he alighted from the vehicle, i don't know the circumstances and how that happened but then he collapsed in the street and sadly died at that location. have you spoken to the person driving that vehicle, any indication of who they were and any connection? my of who they were and any connection? my understanding is that person has been identified and is helping with the investigation as a witness. d0

the investigation as a witness. do ou the investigation as a witness. do you have suspects who are wanted? not at this stage, we are actively seeking to identify suspects responsible so cctv footage from the area, which this appeal is to try and identify those responsible to begin arrest them and bring them to justice. inaudible question it is hugely frustrating and that is a frustration that is shared by people who we work within the community, residents locally. i have just come off a meeting this afternoon with people from the community who help us deliver policing. it is hitting people hard and we just need to work together. that is all we can do, to come together as a community as partners in the city to identify and address the underlying causes and then i think a really important focus at the moment is targeted disruption that we need to deliver. lloathed the moment is targeted disruption that we need to deliver.— the moment is targeted disruption that we need to deliver. what do you think is the root _ that we need to deliver. what do you think is the root of— that we need to deliver. what do you think is the root of this _ that we need to deliver. what do you think is the root of this problem - think is the root of this problem and what is the key to solving it?

it is very difficult to put your finger on that. i think that's the question that everyone nationally would want to understand. you look at the age of those involved, the high levels of violence being used, the weapons being carried currently, it is like something i've not seen before in my experience in policing. i can't fathom why people would carry the type of weapons that we have seen being carried. we need to work with communities, we need to work with communities, we need to work with communities, we need to work with families, we need to work with schools to try and turn these behaviours around. brier! with schools to try and turn these behaviours around.— with schools to try and turn these behaviours around. brief on what you think happened _ behaviours around. brief on what you think happened here, _ behaviours around. brief on what you think happened here, a _ behaviours around. brief on what you think happened here, a bit— behaviours around. brief on what you think happened here, a bit of- think happened here, a bit of information in the statement earlier but do you know anything about the people, any descriptions about the people, any descriptions about the people you believed were involved with mike that has been worked on throughout the day so we have cctv footage that we will be scrutinising and looking to gather more and more from the vicinity as we look to

track the movements of those responsible as they left the area and that is how we will identify those responsible and take action to locate them and bring them to justice. inaudible question inaudible question i mean, from the cctv footage that i have seen, we have seen offenders coming into the area on bikes and then made off from the area on bikes so now we need to track them through the cctv and witnesses who come forward to us. i urge people to support that that those appeals in the investigation so we can identify them and bring them into custody. inaudible question that is a power authorised for an initial period of 24 hours, authorised by the local chief inspector. as a superintendent, i can extend that authority by an additional 24 hours by 5pm tomorrow if i think it is proportionate and necessary. beyond the 48 hours, that is the maximum it can be authorised

for, the stop and search powers. if we identified a similar level of concern, we can reactivate and authorise. initially, 204i concern, we can reactivate and authorise. initially, 204! was up to an extension of an extension of 48 hours. t an extension of an extension of 48 hours. . ., an extension of an extension of 48 hours. it, i hours. i confident it will help? i think it's necessary. _ hours. i confident it will help? i think it's necessary. it's - hours. i confident it will help? i think it's necessary. it's not - hours. i confident it will help? i think it's necessary. it's not a i think it's necessary. it's not a decision we have taken lightly. we understand the concern in some communities by the use of stop and search by police but we need to get amongst the cohort carrying weapons and provide effective disruption and enforcement so that there is a real strong deterrent around carrying knives on the street in bristol. last question, please. can you explain a bit more about what that response will look like? more atrols response will look like? more patrols in _ response will look like? more patrols in the _ response will look like? more patrols in the area, _ response will look like? more patrols in the area, some - response will look like? m2 patrols in the area, some dedicated officers that are protected to deliver some targeted enforcement and disruption, some intelligence capacity so we can look to identify who is out there and who is involved in this criminality and also some investigative capacity so that when we do bring the people into custody, we do bring the people into custody, we are making sure we are delivering

the highest quality investigations to get the best criminaljustice outcomes. to get the best criminal 'ustice outcomesfi to get the best criminaljustice outcomes._ thank l to get the best criminaljustice i outcomes._ thank you. studio: the uk economy shrank by nought point 3% in the final three months of last year. labour says the government's economic record is in tatters but the chancellor has been downplaying the chancellor has been downplaying the news. jeremy hunt blamed high inflation, he has been speaking to faisal islam. irate inflation, he has been speaking to faisal lslam— faisal islam. we always expected . rowth faisal islam. we always expected trowth to faisal islam. we always expected growth to be _ faisal islam. we always expected growth to be weak— faisal islam. we always expected growth to be weak about - faisal islam. we always expected growth to be weak about tackling | growth to be weak about tackling interest rates. that is the right thing to do, you can't have long—term healthy growth with high inflation but also for families, when there is a cost of living crisis, when the cost of their weekly shop is going up, their energy bills are much higher, it is

the right thing to do. the underlying picture here is an economy that is more resilient than most people predicted. inflation is coming down, real wages have been going up now for six months and if we stick to our guns, independent forecasters say that by the early summer, we could start to see interest rates are falling and that would be a very important relief for families with mortgages. let’s would be a very important relief for families with mortgages. let's speak to labour's james _ families with mortgages. let's speak to labour's james murray, _ families with mortgages. let's speak to labour's james murray, welcome | families with mortgages. let's speak. to labour's james murray, welcome to you, good to have you on the programme, the chancellor they're programme, the chancellor they�* re saying programme, the chancellor they're saying this was all to be expected as the bulk of england vice that inflation. ., _ as the bulk of england vice that inflation. ., ._ , . ., inflation. today, the office of national statistics _ inflation. today, the office of national statistics has - inflation. today, the office of. national statistics has confirmed that britain has fallen into a recession and we also know that the economy is smaller now than it was when rishi sunak went into number 10. the whole cornerstone of his leadership has been shattered people across britain are paying the price, this is rishi sunak�*s recession and it is time for change with a general

election. what kind of impact of global circumstances had on the economy here? the knock—on effect from covert here? things that were out of hand of the government. there is no doubt the uk has been buffeted by international events by the but the decision taken by the government to have made the situation far worse for people living in britain, whether that is the instability we have had for years, brexit without a plan, the mini budget in late 2022 which crashed the economy, people who have been feeling the impact of rising energy prices far more, suffering from persistently higher. just this year, people remortgaging on their mortgage deals, people and businesses across britain are feeling the price and the cost of the conservatives might make decisions. ., �* , , ., the conservatives might make decisions. ., �*, , ., ., ., decisions. labour's plant to grow the economy _ decisions. labour's plant to grow the economy was _

decisions. labour's plant to grow the economy was this _ decisions. labour's plant to grow the economy was this £28 - decisions. labour's plant to grow the economy was this £28 billion j the economy was this £28 billion green pledge, that's been ditched, hasn't it? ~ 2, green pledge, that's been ditched, hasn't it? ~ ., , ., ., hasn't it? what we set out as our lan hasn't it? what we set out as our [an to hasn't it? what we set out as our plan to grow _ hasn't it? what we set out as our plan to grow the _ hasn't it? what we set out as our plan to grow the economy - hasn't it? what we set out as our plan to grow the economy which l hasn't it? what we set out as our| plan to grow the economy which is fully funded and fully costed and we have explained exactly what we would do to support the transition to lower energy bills, more sustainable energy sources, and to get the economy growing. the real difference with our plan for the economy is that it would be based on the pillars of stability, investment and reform. with our new plan, we would get the economy growing, make people across britain better off, get sustainable revenue for public services and take britain in a better direction because i think frankly people across britain are keen to turn the page to enter the chapter of 14 years of conservative economic failure for which british people are paying the price. we understand that the chancellor is looking at larger public spending cuts as a way to deliver tax cuts, what is your view on that?- what is your view on that? look, this is a bizarre _ what is your view on that? look, this is a bizarre running - what is your view on that? look, - this is a bizarre running commentary from the chancellor on his own budget. we are used to speculation ahead of the budget, now it has been brief by the chancellor himself. let's see what they come up with in

the budget at the beginning of march. we are very clear about what we would do differently if we were in government, clear that the tax loopholes that we would close to help fund public services and what we would do to get the economy growing because that is the real failure of the last 14 years of the conservatives being in power, low economic growth now tipped into recession. the impact that has on public services, on businesses and on people right across the uk. james murra , on people right across the uk. james murray. shadow _ on people right across the uk. james murray, shadow financial _ on people right across the uk. james murray, shadow financial secretary to the treasury, thank you very much forjoining us. check on the weather,. hello there. normally at this time of the year, maximum temperatures would be eight or nine degrees. now, today wasn't a record breaker by any means, but it was unusually mild, particularly for england and wales, 17 degrees

in worcestershire and also suffolk and in the north east of england, it was 16 degrees in durham. those high temperatures came because we had a southerly breeze and we also broke the cloud up to give some sunshine here and there as well. but that was ahead of the rain. and whilst it was 15 degrees in manchester for a while, we have seen the cloud thickening across wales and western parts of england with some rain developing, the rain cleared away from scotland and northern ireland but this band of rain will push south eastwards across england and wales should be gone by the end of the night and it's going to leave some clear spells, but a few showers towards the north and the west and not quite as warm as it was last night, but still a mild start to friday and friday should be a quiet day, really. we're going to find some spells of sunshine. showers coming over the irish sea into england and wales and a few showers for a while in the far north of scotland — may well turn out to be quite sunny across southern counties of england and the winds should be fairly gentle as well. those temperatures not quite as high as today, but 12 degrees in the central belt of scotland is above average still and 14 in the south east of england and across east anglia. now, over the weekend, we're looking to the atlantic to see some rain.

that first weather front is just going to fade away. this is the main feature of the weather through the weekend. that rain pushing its way eastwards, starting drive for many places i think on saturday. but there will be a lot of cloud, a few spots of rain ahead of the main rain band that's bringing some wet weather over northern ireland, moving a little more quickly over the irish sea into western parts of england and wales and into western scotland later on in the day as well. but still ahead of that, we've got temperatures reaching 13 or 14 degrees. if it does brighten up a little bit. that band of rain moves eastwards overnight. we're all going to get some spells of rain for a while. it does clear away more readily from the northern half of the uk, but a different story further south where we could well hang on to some rain across parts of england and wales even into the afternoon. this rain pushing slowly south eastwards, eventually clearing wales more sunshine and dry weather for northern england, for scotland and also for northern ireland. barring the odd shower in the far north west of scotland, we're still in this quite mild air mass. so again, temperatures will be around 12 to 14.

live from london. this is bbc news. dwindling ammunition and a growing casualty list, the bbc visits the ukraine front line where soldiers are urging the us forfurther military assistance. are urging the us for further military assistance.- are urging the us for further military assistance. last year these man were firing _ military assistance. last year these man were firing 80 _ military assistance. last year these man were firing 80 shells - military assistance. last year these man were firing 80 shells a - military assistance. last year these man were firing 80 shells a day - military assistance. last year these man were firing 80 shells a day at. man were firing 80 shells a day at russian positions. not anymore. these are the last two shells that you have? yes, says the officer in charge. you have? yes, says the officer in charae. ., , ,

charge. donald trump will face his first criminal _ charge. donald trump will face his first criminal trial— charge. donald trump will face his first criminal trial last _ charge. donald trump will face his first criminal trial last next - charge. donald trump will face his first criminal trial last next month| first criminal trial last next month after the judge first criminal trial last next month after thejudge denies first criminal trial last next month after the judge denies his first criminal trial last next month after thejudge denies his case be dismissed with up as far as this is concerned it's election interference by biden because it's the only way he can think to get elected because he's accomplished nothing. the israeli army raid selling guises main hospital saying it has credible evidence hostages are being held there. a setback for two of the worlds biggest economies without the uk and japan fall into recession. and queen camilla celebrates hundred years of shakespeare with a dozen acting games. —— 400. hello, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. in approving new aid package for

ukraine. nato secretary—general has warned that the