yes, hello, christian. to football, and chelsea's women have taken a huge step towards the semifinals of the champions league. they beat ajax 3—0 in the first leg in amsterdam. laurenjames opened the scoring before two goals from sjoeke nusken put chelsea in complete control. just under 36,000 fans watched the match, which is a new record for a women's game in the netherlands. in the night's other tie, benfica are taking on the eight—time champions lyon. that one kicked off around half an hour ago. and it is currently goalless there. defending champions barcelona play norwegian side brann on wednesday. in men's football, it's been a day to remember for 18—year—old kobbie mainoo. the manchester united midfielder has been called up to the senior england squad for the first time. mainoo was originally named in the under 21s but has been promoted to gareth southgate�*s team for the upcoming friendlies against brazil and belgium. meanwhile, off the pitch, it's been a landmark day for english football,

as a football governance bill that will see an independent regulator oversee professional football in the uk has been introduced to parliament for the first time. the legislation would grant powers to a body free from control of government and football authorities to oversee clubs in england's top five men's tiers and ensure long—term financial stability of the men's professional game. it would in turn help football clubs avoid falling under financial mismanagement, like bury football club. the international olympic committee have confirmed athletes from russia and belarus will not be a part of the parade during the opening ceremony at paris 202a. qualified athletes from those countries will compete under a neutralflag, following russia's invasion of ukraine in 2022. meanwhile, the ioc have also called the russian—organised friendship games "a cynical attempt to politicise sport", describing the event as a "purely politically motivated sports event". the inaugural summer friendship games are reported to be taking place in september, something the ioc have called a "blatant violation

of the olympic charter". for the third time in four years, australia's cricketers have withdrawn from an upcoming tour of afghanistan following the taliban's return to power in 2021. this time, they've withdrawn from a men's t20 three—match series in august because of continued restrictions on women and girls in the country, with cricket australia saying government advice is that conditions for females in afghanistan "are getting worse". the bbc understands that aryna sabalenka is due to play as planned in the miami 0pen. it follows the death of her partner konstantin koltsov on tuesday. having received a bye in the first round, sabalenka wasn't set to be in action until thursday or friday, although it's understood there may be discretion in the scheduling, given the circumstances. miami police have said in a statement that no foul play is suspected around koltsov�*s death. well, if sabalenka does play, she could face simona halep in round two. the romanian returns to action for the first time in 19 months,

after the court of arbitration for sport reduced her four—year ban for intentional doping to nine backdated months, ruling that she was not guilty. meanwhile, emma raducanu won't be in miami at all after she withdrew with a back injury. her management insist it's nothing serious. raducanu was due to face china's wang xiyu in the first round on tuesday. and the draw for the group stages of the davis cup have been made, with defending champions italy set to face the netherlands, belgium and brazil in bologna. great britain will come up against canada, finland and argentina in manchester as they try to reach the knockout stages in malaga later in the year. arguably, the toughest group appears to be in valencia, where spain will take on australia, france and the czech republic. there we go, that's all the sport from us for now. we will be back later on. we will see you then. iam going i am going to whip you straight to florida. he has come out of this voting station, standing next to melani nanai. he is talking about migration. we

melani nanai. he is talking about miaration. ~ ., ., . migration. we have to close the border. migration. we have to close the border- let _ migration. we have to close the border. let people _ migration. we have to close the border. let people come - migration. we have to close the border. let people come in - migration. we have to close the . border. let people come in legally. say it? border. let people come in legally. sa it? ., . say it? how you conduct mass deportation? _ say it? how you conduct mass deportation? that _ say it? how you conduct mass deportation? that will - say it? how you conduct mass deportation? that will be - say it? how you conduct mass deportation? that will be very| deportation? that will be very evident. deportation? that will be very evident- it _ deportation? that will be very evident. it will— deportation? that will be very evident. it will go _ deportation? that will be very evident. it will go very - deportation? that will be very| evident. it will go very quickly, deportation? that will be very i evident. it will go very quickly, i will tell you that, the deportation, we are going to get the criminals out of our contrite away. 0ur out of our contrite away. our country is being invaded and many of these people are criminals. they are criminals. how can anybody do this? there is never been a president that's done such harm to a country as this president has done to our country. he's the worst president we've ever had and i'm looking forward to november five. we've ever had and i'm looking forward to novemberfive. thank you, everybody, thank you. forward to november five. thank you, everybody, thank you.— everybody, thank you. former president _ everybody, thank you. former president donald _ everybody, thank you. former president donald trump, - everybody, thank you. former president donald trump, hasl everybody, thank you. former - president donald trump, has been voting in the primaries in florida. the reason he has been asked about migration today... the us supreme court has refused to block a law in texas that would allow state authorities to arrest and deport migrants suspected of crossing the border from mexico illegally. the biden administration had challenge that in court because they say it interferes with the federal

government's powers to regulate immigration, clearly donald trump welcomes those powers, and ally in greg abbott, the governor of texas. we will give you more news in the second because he has given an interview to nigel farage, which has played out on gb news, specifically his comments on and nato, but we are going to focus on a story gavin was just telling you about in english football. english football is to get a new regulator. the government presented the bill creating one to parliament today, which means for the first time, football will not be self—governing. the government said the bill, which was published after fan—led reviews, is a response to three things — covid, when the clubs suddenly needed urgent help from the government and fans, the aborted superleague plan, when the biggest clubs wanted to break away — much to the dismay and anger of english fans — and thirdly the collapse in the lower tiers of bury football club, among others. 0ur sports editor dan roan has more. whether it's controversy over teams docked points for overspending, clubs getting into financial

difficulty or the threat of a european super league, english football has faced various crises in recent years. and today, the government published legislation that will establish the game's first independent regulator. we have seen 64 administrations since the premier league was formed in 1992. today, this bill is about making sure that we bring financial resilience and stability back into football, so we don't see those clubs go under. this comesjust days after the premier league failed to agree a proposed £900 million funding deal that would have seen it share more with clubs like this, leyton orient of league i. so, i was hugely disappointed. the government has been very clear from the outset in these discussions that if football didn't come to a deal, the regulator would be able to in the bill that we were going to bring forward. as well as the power to impose a financial settlement on the game and to block clubs joining breakaway

leagues, the regulator will be able to issue club licenses linked to financial security and fan power on key decisions, fine clubs up to 10% of their annual turnover for non—compliance and implement a tougher owners and directors test. in 2017, this club was almost in liquidation, once upon a time. and then, since then, we've had bury who have now had to go through what they've gone through, the financial difficulties of what reading is currently going through. when you look at it from the outside in, there's definitely a concern and you definitely want there to be robust measures in place that can protect football clubs. this constitutes the most significant reform to the way that the game is run in england for a generation, but the premier league has said that it's concerned about any unintended consequences that could weaken competitiveness or appeal of the game here. the premier league reiterated it distributes £1.5 billion over three years to all levels of the games, and while some campaigners say the legislation

hasn't gone far enough, the football league welcomed it. the gulf between top and bottom has grown to... it's a chasm. when we formed the premier league, the premier league's turnover was 45 million, efl�*s was 3a — gap of 11 million. the gap is now 3 billion. it's not bridgeable. the regulator, which ministers want to become law before the general election, will not block state ownership of clubs. and with the possibilities of amendments, its final form is still in play. dan roan, bbc news. i was just looking at that statistics — 64 administration since 1992. pretty extraordinary, isn't it? let's speak to rob wilson, who is professor of applied sport finance at sheffield hallam university. good to see you, rob. that is the biggest problem of the pyramid structure as we call it, and the

reallocation, or not, as is the case, from the top to the bottom, due the grassroots. how are they going to fix that? that due the grassroots. how are they going to fix that?— due the grassroots. how are they going to fix that? that comes to the dissi ation going to fix that? that comes to the dissipation of— going to fix that? that comes to the dissipation of the _ going to fix that? that comes to the dissipation of the premier _ going to fix that? that comes to the dissipation of the premier league i dissipation of the premier league broadcaster, which we have heard a huge amount of in the last few weeks, because they have not been able to agree the terms of that deal, but rick perry mentioned something in dan's report there which i thought was really quite interesting. in 1992, when the prayer league was formed, the gap between the premier league and what became the chamferjab, the old second division, was not actually that big —— the championship. we now have a big gulf between the championship and the premier league, which means clubs are overstretching. we only need to look at what is going on at nottingham forest right now to realise how much you have to stretch yourself to play yourself in those competitions and getting out of lee two into league 1 is costly. that fuels those 60 plus administrations you just mentioned. what i think we can not discount is

the bad actors that have come into the bad actors that have come into the system, those owners who have simply written roughshod over community assets, they've estadio, they have lined their own pockets and have run those clips into the ground, and i am not sure a revelatory process like the one we have heard today will really stop that completely.— have heard today will really stop that completely. have heard today will really stop that comletel . ~ ., , ., ., that completely. who is going to run this organisation? _ that completely. who is going to run this organisation? is _ that completely. who is going to run this organisation? is it going - that completely. who is going to run this organisation? is it going to - that completely. who is going to run this organisation? is it going to be . this organisation? is it going to be someone from the legal profession? is it going to be a politician? and isn't going to have the teeth to actually make difference? ads, isn't going to have the teeth to actually make difference? a couple ofthe actually make difference? a couple of the good — actually make difference? a couple of the good points _ actually make difference? a couple of the good points therefore - actually make difference? a couple of the good points therefore to - of the good points therefore to firstly, who's going to run it? the government are currently out advertising for people to head up the various parts of the independent rig later, interim chief executive officer from safe standing uk, rig later, interim chief executive officerfrom safe standing uk, i believe, so they are independent of both the government and importantly independent of the clubs, because that's critical in this whole discussion. remember, clubs have a vote on the regulations that

ultimately participate within in their leagues, pamir league for instance, 14 clubs to vote in favour of any particular change —— premier league. 0rany of any particular change —— premier league. or any regulations that are undertaken within the division. that independent regulator will be independent regulator will be independent of clubs and also should be independent of government, the government commits given the mandate and oversight to achieve those things, now, whether or not it has teeth will come down to what particular problems it seeks to solve. we heard there about strengthening the owners and directors test. i'm not sure we can really do too much more. we have already got state ownership, couple of big private equity and some fairly wealthy private individuals as well, so it will be interesting to see what happens there. the most interesting thing is the backstop this independent regulator can provide. really forcing the premier league and efl, the english football

league, to come to a deal over the terms of their broadcast distribution.— terms of their broadcast distribution. ~ . ., distribution. what about ticket -rices? distribution. what about ticket prices? that — distribution. what about ticket prices? that is _ distribution. what about ticket prices? that is what _ distribution. what about ticket prices? that is what most - distribution. what about ticketj prices? that is what most fans distribution. what about ticket. prices? that is what most fans i speak to complain about.- speak to complain about. ticket rices are speak to complain about. ticket prices are really _ speak to complain about. ticket prices are really hurting - speak to complain about. ticket prices are really hurting fans - speak to complain about. ticket prices are really hurting fans in| prices are really hurting fans in the pocket. we should not forget, though, that a lot of these clubs have try to freeze to prices and the further down the leak system you go, the more important that ticket revenue becomes, and actually could argue premier league clubs should be reducing ticket prices, because the marginal gain they get from generating that ticket revenue is quite small versus a team in the two that arguably should be charging much more, because it is the lifeblood of their main revenue source —— a—league two. i think that is really tricky. the government would not want to see ticket prices rise to much more significantly and they will be taking some lessons from the bundesliga, i imagine. i think so. thank you for that, rob.

we have just seen pictures of donald trump, who has been voting in florida, but he has given an interview tonight to his friend and gb news presenter nigel farage. and in this interview, he says the us will "100%" remain in nato under his leadership, so long as european countries pay their way. a bit ofa a bit of a qualifier, still. with me is reporter frances read. she has been watching the interview. the nato bid was the most interesting. was it reassuring? to a certain extent. _ interesting. was it reassuring? to a certain extent. the _ interesting. was it reassuring? trr —. certain extent. the interview was done at mar—a—lago. this is not the first time nigel farage has sat down with donald trump for an interview. they have got so much of a long sitting relationship... the questioning was not vertically robust. what it did do quite effectively was take the temperature on what donald trump is thinking about about a range of issues, in the run—up to the 2024 us presidential election, and nato, as you mentioned, is the kind of key

thing, or key point of relevance, i think many people wanted to hear about and wanted him to clear up, i think more than anything and what he would actually physically do if poland or another country that is a member of nato was invaded. 0f member of nato was invaded. of course, a few weeks ago, he said that the us would not reject nato allies if they did not spend what he said they should on defence and donald trump was widely criticised for making those comments. in the interview, he said it's all simply a form of negotiation. let's have a listen to what he had to say. nato became strong because of me. now, nato has to treat the us fairly, because if not for the united states, nato literally doesn't even exist. but they took advantage of us, like most countries do. so if they play fair, - if they start to play fair, america's there? yes, 100%, 100%. thank you. a lot of people would applaud him, actually, on this one issue, and in fact the council president european

council president, made that point today, that europe is not spending enough money on defence. the thing that concerned people was at that rally where he said, he once warned one of these leaders that he would allow russia to do whatever it wants to nato member nations that are delinquent. is he going to come to the defence of countries countries that might not be up to that 2%? that is the question. across brussels and europe, that has been the question. they have been talking about the discussion of not being too reliant on the us,— too reliant on the us, particular with an increasingly _ too reliant on the us, particular with an increasingly aggressive | with an increasingly aggressive russia on the doorstep. nato secretary—generaljens stoltenberg said that the previous comments completely undermined nato country security, really the concept of nato as well, so this does clear that up somewhat, but we don't know what any future action would potentially be, but crucially trump also spoke directly about vladimir putin of his relationship with vladimir putin, saying he thought putin was a man

who could be negotiated with with the rest ukraine. let's have a listen to that.— the rest ukraine. let's have a listen to that. put in response to strenuth? listen to that. put in response to strength? i _ listen to that. put in response to strength? i don't _ listen to that. put in response to strength? i don't know, - listen to that. put in response to strength? i don't know, i- listen to that. put in response to strength? i don't know, i don't l listen to that. put in response to - strength? i don't know, i don't know what he responds _ strength? i don't know, i don't know what he responds to. _ strength? i don't know, i don't know what he responds to. i _ strength? i don't know, i don't know what he responds to. i can _ strength? i don't know, i don't know what he responds to. i can tell- strength? i don't know, i don't know what he responds to. i can tell you l what he responds to. i can tell you one thing. — what he responds to. i can tell you one thing, he certainly would not have _ one thing, he certainly would not have gone — one thing, he certainly would not have gone into ukraine. and he did not for— have gone into ukraine. and he did not for people say, how do you know that? _ not for people say, how do you know that? even_ not for people say, how do you know that? even democrats say he would not have _ that? even democrats say he would not have gone if i was president. you would — not have gone if i was president. you would not have ukraine commune i had israeh _ you would not have ukraine commune i had israel. the attack on october the 7th _ had israel. the attack on october the 7th would never have taken place — the 7th would never have taken lace. ., , the 7th would never have taken . lace, ., , ., the 7th would never have taken lace. ., .. ,., the 7th would never have taken nlace. ., . .,, place. those are claims are clearly can never stand _ place. those are claims are clearly can never stand up _ place. those are claims are clearly can never stand up a _ place. those are claims are clearly can never stand up a book- place. those are claims are clearly can never stand up a book that - place. those are claims are clearly| can never stand up a book that that is donald trump's opinion. in helsinki, we were member him standing up to flood report in. frances, thank you for that —— we remember him standing up to vladimir putin. we will talk about that, the 20th meeting of the uk in —— ukraine contact group. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

you're live with bbc news. a court here in england has issued the first criminal conviction for the new offence of "cyber—flashing". nicholas hawkes from essex was sentenced to more than a year in prison after pleading guilty to sending unsolicited, explicit photos to a 15—year—old girl and a woman. sanchia berg reports. it's happened to many thousands of women and girls. without warning, a photo appears on their phone or their computer — explicit, shocking and unwanted. cyber—flashing, and these other forms of online violence against women and girls, it has significant and profound impacts to women and girls�* sense of safety, sense of wellbeing, sense of being able to operate in the online world. seven weeks ago, sending images like those became a criminal offence — and today, at southend crown court, the first person was jailed for cyber—flashing. nicholas hawkes admitted sending pictures of his genitals to a teenage girl and a woman

in her 60s. the court heard that nicholas hawkes suffered from extreme —— severe posttraumatic stress disorder after being kidnapped and tortured some years ago. his barrister said he got no sexual gratification from sending those images. the judge did not accept that. the lord chancellor, alex chalk kc, said... he said... many hope this conviction will give victims renewed confidence. it's so important that the state shows women and girls that they're on their side, that violence against women and girls is not acceptable, it's not going to be tolerated. so—called lower—level offences

like cyber—flashing actually result in prison sentences for men who seek to dominate and force themselves in public space on women by sending them indecent images. it's not acceptable. this prosecution was straightforward, as nicholas hawkes pleaded guilty, but campaigners warned future cases might be more difficult as — according to the law — prosecutors need to show those sending the images intended to cause alarm or distress or gain sexual gratification. if you have seen the latest bond movie, no time to die, you will recall that the final scene is a bit of a cliff—hanger. in fact, you might even assume that 007 is no more, except we know the franchise continues. and today speculation is rife that the man replacing daniel craig will be 33—year—old aaron taylor—johnson — famous, perhaps, for being the much younger husband of photographer/director sam taylor—johnson,

but also his role in herfilm nowhere boy. you might also be familiar with his superhero films. he starred in one of marvel�*s avengers movies. and before that in 2010, he played the superhero kickass. emer mccarthy has more. it's one of the most coveted jobs in cinema, and speculation is rife that aaron taylor—johnson is set to be the nextjames bond. the sun newspaper is reporting that the 33—year—old has been formally offered the role, and he's set to sign a contract later this week. he would, of course, be taking overfrom daniel craig. he stood down as 007 back in 2021 after starring in five films. but there are a few other names in the mix. they include henry cavill. he's already played superman, but he says that he'd love to play bond. idris elba has also shown interest, but at 51, he's acknowledged that he may now be too old to take on 007.

hot off his oscars win, cillian murphy's name has also been thrown in the mix. his fellow irishman and former bond, pierce brosnan, says that he thinks he'd do a magnificentjob. but pierce brosnan has also been singing the praises of bridgerton heart—throb rege—jean page. he thinks that he'd be a wonderful bond as well. the next bond film will be the 26th in the series, with insiders saying production is set to start later this year. joining me is zainainwa, a film journalist and red carpet host. i thought it was going to beat idris elba. is it not? is he told now? hello, yes, apparently! == elba. is it not? is he told now? hello, yes, apparently!- elba. is it not? is he told now? hello, yes, apparently! -- too old now. we hello, yes, apparently! -- too old now- we were _ hello, yes, apparently! -- too old now. we were not _ hello, yes, apparently! -- too old now. we were not to _ hello, yes, apparently! -- too old now. we were not to is _ hello, yes, apparently! -- too old now. we were not to is 100%, but sources say _ now. we were not to is 100%, but sources say bond _ now. we were not to is 100%, but sources say bond is _ now. we were not to is 100%, but sources say bond is aaron's - now. we were not to is 100%, but sources say bond is aaron's shall, j sources say bond is aaron's shall, should he accept it. having seen him

in kick—ass or avengers, he has what it takes. it in kick-ass or avengers, he has what it takes. , .., ., it takes. it is the coveted role everyone _ it takes. it is the coveted role everyone wants _ it takes. it is the coveted role everyone wants to _ it takes. it is the coveted role everyone wants to play, - it takes. it is the coveted role everyone wants to play, but l it takes. it is the coveted role i everyone wants to play, but you it takes. it is the coveted role - everyone wants to play, but you do get typecast. does that come into the thinking of those who get approached?— the thinking of those who get a- roached? ~ ,., ~ ., approached? when you think of the name james _ approached? when you think of the name james bond, _ approached? when you think of the name james bond, it _ approached? when you think of the name james bond, it is _ approached? when you think of the name james bond, it is an - approached? when you think of the name james bond, it is an iconic i namejames bond, it is an iconic british character, so, yes, of course there are some thoughts that people have. however, as we progress further on, bond should technically be someone who is going to be known worldwide, notjust a person in a suit, so i think that's kind of all we have to go on...— suit, so i think that's kind of all we have to go on... does aaron taylor-johnson _ we have to go on... does aaron taylor-johnson fit _ we have to go on... does aaron taylor-johnson fit that - we have to go on... does aaron taylor-johnson fit that mould? | taylor—johnson fit that mould? daniel craig was... was pretty well—known, even though the presenter here cannot get his name right, but he was well—known before he took the role. right, but he was well-known before he took the role.— he took the role. yes, i do think aaron taylor-johnson _ he took the role. yes, i do think aaron taylor-johnson would - he took the role. yes, i do think aaron taylor-johnson would fit l he took the role. yes, i do think i aaron taylor-johnson would fit the aaron taylor—johnson would fit the role. i think fans and viewers at the moment are enthusiastic about it as well, and his name is currently

hashtag training on x, formally known as twitter, so he does fit it and we are ready for it and after 16 years and daniel craig stepping off, there's been quite a few speculations of the different names darting about, and we know that it might not always be the biggest name forward that's casted stop what is daniel craig and easy act to he was one of the best bonds, wasn't he? . , he was one of the best bonds, wasn't he? ., , ., , he was one of the best bonds, wasn't he? . , ., , ., he was one of the best bonds, wasn't he? ., , ., , ., ., �* he? that is all up to her don't opinion. _ he? that is all up to her don't opinion. who _ he? that is all up to her don't opinion, who knows? - he? that is all up to her don't opinion, who knows? how- he? that is all up to her don'tj opinion, who knows? how are he? that is all up to her don't - opinion, who knows? how are they auoin to opinion, who knows? how are they going to revive _ opinion, who knows? how are they going to revive bond? _ opinion, who knows? how are they going to revive bond? because - opinion, who knows? how are they i going to revive bond? because looks pretty terminal at the end of no time to die. pretty terminal at the end of no time to die-— pretty terminal at the end of no time to die. production is set to start this year, _ time to die. production is set to start this year, and _ time to die. production is set to start this year, and the - time to die. production is set to start this year, and the hope . time to die. production is set to start this year, and the hope is | start this year, and the hope is that it will just start this year, and the hope is that it willjust continue where he left off, and turn it around, but i think that's what james bond is a franchise does, it is aimed to plot twist, shock us and thrill us, so

hopefully that is the only way they can turn it around for us. qm. hopefully that is the only way they can turn it around for us.— can turn it around for us. 0k, we believe that _ can turn it around for us. 0k, we believe that they _ can turn it around for us. 0k, we believe that they are, _ can turn it around for us. 0k, we believe that they are, zainab - can turn it around for us. 0k, we | believe that they are, zainab jiwa. thank you very much indeed. we will see whether it is aaron taylor—johnson taking over for daniel craig cannot drag david. he is a pop star, i think! —— and not craig david. we'll talk about the ukraine contact permitting and we will focus, as we do, on the western balkans, where things look a little dangerous at the moment. hello there. although south—east england and east anglia kept a lot of cloud during tuesday, the rest of the uk actually the weather brightened up quite nicely, with some good spells of sunshine coming through — for example, here in county durham. and it was mild, especially around lincolnshire. temperatures widely here reached around 16 celsius. but the next weather system is already showing on the satellite picture, with cloud thickening from the south—west.

and overnight tonight, we're looking at rain moving in. now the rain will be at its heaviest across northern ireland, northern england, wales, and probably the north midlands. temperatures keeping up at around 9—11 celsius across england and wales. scotland and northern ireland, around sixes and sevens. wednesday, then, we start off with rain in northern ireland — but the wettest weather looks likely to affect wales, northern england, and the midlands through the course of the day. it's not clear that we'll see rain as far north as northern scotland, so it might actually be a dry and bright day here, and a lot of cloud for east anglia, south—east england — could thicken up to give an odd patch of rain through the afternoon. but it will stay mild — 15—16 celsius in the warmest spots. north midlands northwards, the weather will be cooler — temperatures around 10—11 at best. now, that cooler slice of weather across the north isn't going to last long, because we've got this slab of milder air moving in behind this warm front for thursday. and that is going to be bringing some more rain, particularly to scotland. and it's notjust wet weather, it's also going to be windy — with gusts across northern scotland reaching 50, perhaps 60mph. the rain trickles southwards

into northern ireland through the afternoon — but on thursday, across england and wales, cloud will probably thin and break to give some sunny spells. it will probably stay dry for wales, midlands, east anglia, and southern england. highest temperatures up to 16 celsius, so pretty mild. but it's all change again for friday. a cold front pushes southwards, introducing much cooler and fresher air, with those north—westerly winds following. so, weather—wise, our cold fronts bring some cloud and rain to england and wales during friday. the rain could be slow to clear away from south—east england. behind that, the sun comes out, but there'll be loads of showers for scotland, northern ireland and the north—west of both england and wales. the showers for these areas, heavy with some hail and thunder, and temperatures for the most part around about average, 9—12 celsius. it stays unsettled, then, through the weekend. loads more showers to come, and, as well as that, there'll be a chilly north—westerly wind. bye for now.

hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. today, ukraine's survival is in danger. and america's security is at risk, and they don't have a day to waste and we don't have a day to spare either. this is about trust in the capacity of the _ this is about trust in the capacity of the united _ this is about trust in the capacity of the united states _ this is about trust in the capacity of the united states to _ this is about trust in the capacity of the united states to support l

this is about trust in the capacity. of the united states to support the country's _ of the united states to support the country's -- — of the united states to support the country's —— countries _ of the united states to support the country's —— countries who - of the united states to support the country's —— countries who stand . of the united states to support thei country's —— countries who stand by the same _ country's —— countries who stand by the same rutes— country's —— countries who stand by the same rules and _ country's —— countries who stand by the same rules and principles. - to make it clear, the chancellor emphasised several times, no boots on the ground in ukraine, and there is nothing to add at this time. we don't have to worry about russia when they lose this war, and that's why we have to really focus on efforts, our efforts now to help ukraine. joining us on our panel tonight is shannon felton spence in boston, a political strategist at the harvard think tank, the belfer center and lord peter ricketts in london, former uk national security advisor and british ambassador to france. first — the latest headlines. the political leader of hamas has accused israel of sabotaging renewed talks on a ceasefire in gaza with monday's assault