tonight at ten... growing pressure on nato countries to send more tanks to ukraine, after kyiv�*s warning of a fresh russian assault. more weaponry has been promised, but ukraine says it's not enough. we have a special report from an area that's seen some of the heaviest fighting of the war. rumbling gunfire. very active front lines this morning, very close to soledar, seized by the russians in the last few days. also on the programme... failed by the psychiatric hospital that should have looked after her — an inquest says neglect contributed to the death of 26—year—old beth matthews, who ordered poison online and took it the actor alec baldwin is to be

charged with involuntary manslaughter, following the death of the cinematographer halyna hutchins, who was shot on the set of his film. today, i'm announcing that i will not be seeking re—election. jacinda ardern steps down as new zealand's prime minister — saying she no longer has enough in the tank to do to the job. and after an epic five and three quarter hours, andy murray triumphs in a thrilling match at the australian open. and coming up on the bbc news channel: manchester city concede two before half—time against tottenham. pep guardiola's side hoping to close the gap at the top, but could spurs see out the win. good evening. there's growing pressure on nato countries to agree to send more

tanks to ukraine to help in the fight against russia. pledges of military aid have increased, after kyiv warned that russia was preparing a new assault. nine countries, including britain, have promised to urgently step up supplies of heavy weaponry and the uk has committed to sending about a dozen challenger tanks — but the ukrainians say they need more. their western allies will meet in germany tomorrow to discuss further help, as the war approaches its first year. we'll have more on the prospects for that meeting in a moment. but first, our correspondent andrew harding reports from one area where weaponry is needed — around the town of soledar, where some of the fiercest fighting of the war has been taking place. it's seen as key to capturing the strategic city of bakhmut. incoming artillery fire as we arrive close to the front line. a lot of incoming. a quick run for cover.

we're in an area where russian and ukrainian infantry now appear to be fighting at close quarters. i'm going through the remains of a house here, hit by a shell. towards the ukrainian position. we're just hearing small arms fire as well as this heavy artillery fire, which means that the russian lines are very close. in fact, we're hearing they're just maybe a kilometre away across the fields behind me. ukrainian troops firing from the outskirts of the nearby town of soledar. they're clinging on here. but soledar itself is now in russian hands, the kremlin�*s first significant victory in months. you've lost territory here, you've lost soledar? we have a quite tough situation here, so, but it's

a controlled situation anyway. sometimes it's really better to take a step back, but destroy the enemy. then, after that, to make attack and to already crush enemy completely. we destroy each day 50, 100 enemy people. ukrainian drone footage appears to back that up. a russian position here coming under artillery attack. several wounded russian soldiers visible in the aftermath. ukraine is losing men, too. it's not clear exactly how many, but medics insist morale remains high. they are tired, they are cold, they are wounded. but they ask me, man, doc, when can i return to my boys? they don't say, oh, thanks, god, i'm wounded, now i can relax and so on. no. careful, careful.

very active front lines this morning. the ukrainians have withdrawn, but they're now trying to pound russian positions as hard as they can to prevent them from advancing here and encircling the next bigger prize, which is the town of bakhmut, which the ukrainians have been defending fiercely for months now. ok, let's go. time to leave a fluid front line that is costing both sides so much. andrew harding, bbc news near soledar, ukraine. well, as we said, there's a meeting tomorrow of 50 countries to discuss providing more weapons and support to ukraine. the defence secretary ben wallace will be among those at the gathering in germany. today, he was in estonia, where he announced the uk would send 600 brimstone missiles to ukraine. from estonia, our defence correspondent jonathan beale reports.

is this the week when the west finally delivered the weapons ukraine says it needs to win this war? britain is the first promising to send modern main battle tanks. the army's challengers are already parked in estonia to reassure a nato ally, also worried about russian aggression. ultimately this tank was designed to fight russian tanks in eastern europe, and that's exactly what it's off to do. the troops who operate them here believe they will make a difference for ukrainian battle. at the start of the war, the west's focus was on providing weapons for ukraine to help it defend itself. that has now changed. britain is giving 1a of these challenger 2 main battle tanks, as well as 30 of these massive self—propelled guns. used together, the hope is that ukraine will punch through russian lines and retake territory. from defence to offence.

but ukraine says it still needs more. the uk's defence secretary today gathered allies to step up the pressure, and some are specifically hoping that germany will deliver. i hope that tomorrow in ramstein people will all hear the message that, you know, unlocking tanks is part of 2023. we've done our bit. it's not a battle—winning single change, 14 tanks. but it shows that the glass ceiling can be broken and that we can put these vehicles in. it is the german—made leopard tank that could make the difference. hundreds built and operated by many european nations. but all would still require germany to give the green light to send them. germany may be looking to america. today, it's new defence minister met lloyd austin. we will renew our united commitment to support ukraine's self— defence for the long haul.

the us, ukraine's biggest military backer, so far hasn't sent main battle tanks either. in berlin there are still lingering fears of russian escalation. moscow has once again warned the west against providing heavy weapons to ukraine. it's promised to hunt them down and destroy them. the mood music doesn't sound that positive, poland says it wants to send 14 of its german—made leopard tanks to ukraine. tonight, its prime minister said he was moderately pessimistic that germany would give the green light. that said, germany has resisted pressure to give weapons in the past and then has sent them, so it could still change. there is a sense of urgency. western officials tell me there is a window officials tell me there is a window of opportunity in the spring for ukraine to go on the offensive, so

whatever happens at ram steam tomorrow this pressure will continue. thank you, jonathan beale. the inquest into the death of a young blogger at a private hospital run by the priory group in greater manchester has concluded that she died from suicide — contributed to by neglect. beth matthews, who was 26, had a poisonous substance delivered to her secure ward and swallowed it in front of staff. the jury at manchester south coroner's court said the evidence showed inadequate care of a highly vulnerable patient. and tonight we can reveal that two other women died at the same hospital within eight weeks of each other. angus crawford has this report. a place where the vulnerable... i am honestly shocked that i even made it out alive. ..could be cared for and protected. i wouldn't even put an animal in there. but that's not what happened here. something occurred in a place - where she was supposed to be safe.

victims of a system that failed. all i can say is they've got blood on their hands. deseree, lauren and beth. beth matthews, who loved speed and sailing. but after a suicide attempt, coping with life—changing injuries, she became a mental health campaigner... that day was was the lowest point of my life. ..gaining tens of thousands of followers. admitted to this psychiatric hospital in march last year, she bought a poisonous substance online, had it delivered, and swallowed it in front of staff. ifeel let down, i know beth felt let down. something occurred in a place where she was supposed to be safe that should never have been allowed to happen. today, an inquestjury concluded neglect contributed to her death. the priory had shown inadequate care

of a highly vulnerable patient. the passing of beth that day was wholly avoidable and her death was completely unnecessary. we've been tragically let down by the priory, who we believed were providing a safe place for beth and the care that she needed. with hundreds of millions of pounds in nhs contracts, the priory group is the biggest single private provider of mental health services in the uk. this unit was recently rated as "good", but we've learned of two other deaths here which raise serious questions about patient safety. deseree fitzpatrick struggled with her mental health too and was admitted to the same hospital as beth in january last year. full of life, lovable. but she was given the wrong medication by staff and choked to death in her sleep. we've obtained cctv from her inquest. carers didn't notice for hours

that she was already dead. they wrote that she was breathing. these checks didn't cause her death, but the coroner said they were grossly inadequate. if my daughter didn't go in the priory, she'd be still alive today. as soon as she put her foot in that priory, they killed her. they've got blood on their hands, and i am not going to let this go until i getjustice for my daughter. hi, so i'm in currently hospital, and today my mum's coming to visit me. and this is lauren bridges, 20 when she died at the same hospitaljust weeks after deseree. this is my daughter, lauren, isn't she just beautiful? - her family hope her inquest next month will give them answers, too. i completely went... well, i was going to say back to square one, but worse. meredith was just 15 when she was admitted to the same priory hospital in cheadle. i never felt safe. seven years later, she still can't forget her time there. she even started a petition

to have it closed down. the longer it's open, and the longer things aren't getting done, the more people are going to die, basically. and i can't have that on my conscience. the priory group wouldn't comment on lauren's inquest till it's complete, but for deseree and beth said, "we apologise unreservedly for the shortcomings in care and want to express our sincere condolences. "the safety of our patients remains our utmost priority, and we immediately took action to address the issues raised." three young women all died in an eight—week period at the same priory hospital — a place where they hoped they'd get better, thought at least they might be safe. angus crawford, bbc news, stockport. if you've been affected by that report, you can find organisations offering help and support at online at bbc action line, and you can see

a programme about beth matthews on the bbc iplayer — the lives she saved. the american actor alec baldwin is to be charged with the involuntary manslaughter of the cinematographer halyna hutchins, who was shot dead on the set of a film that he was acting in and producing, in 2021. the film's armourer is to face the same charge, after a gun that alec baldwin discharged on set was found to contain live ammunition. sophie long has the latest from los angeles. the frantic efforts to save halyna hutchins in the moments after she was shot. it was during rehearsals on the set at the bonanza creek ranch in new mexico when the shootings and deaths depicted on the 19th century western they were filming became all too real.

alec baldwin was holding the gun that discharged the bullet that killed her. prosecutors say he will be charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter. in a statement, the actor's lawyer said, "this decision distorts halyna "hutchins�* tragic death and represents a terrible "miscarriage ofjustice." lam the i am the armourer, or at least i was _ hannah gutierrez—reed, faces the same charges. the first assistant director dave halls has pled guilty to negligent discharge of a deadly weapon. the santa fe district attorney said, if anyone of these three people, alec baldwin, hannah or david horst, had done theirjob, hutchins would be alive today, that simple. the

char: es be alive today, that simple. the charges all _ be alive today, that simple. the charges all relate negligence, nothing — charges all relate negligence, nothing intentional, they are not trying _ nothing intentional, they are not trying to— nothing intentional, they are not trying to show that any part of this wasn't _ trying to show that any part of this wasn't accidental. there were just trying _ wasn't accidental. there were just trying to— wasn't accidental. there were just trying to show that they were not exercising — trying to show that they were not exercising caution and care in how they handled the gun. the criminal charues they handled the gun. the criminal charges are — they handled the gun. the criminal charges are a _ they handled the gun. the criminal charges are a devastating - they handled the gun. the criminal charges are a devastating blow- charges are a devastating blow for alderman who has said he was heartbroken by the incident. halyna hutchins is survived by her young son and husband matthew hutchins. a lawyer representing the hutchins family issued a statement saying in new mexico no one is above the law. we support the charges and will fully cooperate with this prosecution. if alec baldwin is found guilty, he could face up to five years in prison. his lawyers are determined to prove that is not the case and that he was not responsible for the tragic death of halyna hutchins. sophie long, thank you.

the prime minister says the north of england will receive more money per person than the south, in the latest round of levelling up spending — one of the government's key policies to try to spread public money more evenly across the uk. just over £2 billion is being given to 111 areas in the uk. among them, the port of dover gets £16 million to improve efficiency. there's £50 million for a new rail line between cardiff bay and cardiff central station. and £50 million goes to the eden project in morecambe in lancashire, to help turn a derelict site on the seafront into an eco—tourism attraction. 0ur political correspondent ben wright reports from lancashire. the view from here will soon look very different. the prime minister admires plans to build a new eden project — an eco—tourism attraction overlooking morecambe bay that has just been given a huge dollop of levelling up funding. absolutely brilliant news! ministers, like michael gove,

say it will bring economic sunshine to a coastal area that has struggled in recent years. but at a q&a for morecambe locals, rishi sunak defended hefty hand—outs to areas in the south of england too. i think the funding that you're all getting per person out of this levelling up fund is twice per capita what london and the south east is getting, and that should give you guys the confidence that when we talk about delivering levelling up and spreading opportunity across the country, that we really mean it. it's not the only controversy surrounding the latest list of awards. there are winners and losers, with the decisions made by officials in westminster. labour says it would replace the current system. i don't think anyone looking at this process, tory mps are up in arms today, lots of people around the country who lost out completely, i don't think anyone thinks that the system is fair. while the conservative mayor of the west midlands, andy street, said the bidding and begging bowl culture of the funding process was broken. and then there's the wider context. for some councils, this

is a substantial pot of money which could actually give some quite big improvements. but it's important to see the context. this comes off the back of a decade of cuts to local government which fell harder on poorer places. back at morecambe's west end playhouse, i met matt, chelsea, vanessa and rob, enthused by the eden project news. the town is buzzing today, absolutely buzzing, but we've got to hope that it does filter down, it does trickle down. matt, you're a labour party member. is this still a party political issue, do you think? no, it's a town issue, and i think everybody is really excited for the eden project, it's absolutely brilliant. the thing is, though, that we do need to build around that. does it bother you that the south east and london are getting a large slice of this levelling up cash? i don't care — we're getting a slice of the pie. it's a massive boost for morecambe, but we've got to think of it _ as the start of the journey, not the final thing. - transport is a bigger issue for me, in many ways, and i think levelling up has to address that. there is not the north—south divide

for me, it's the east—west. - borisjohnson put levelling up at the heart of his promise to voters at the last election — a pledge to shrink the wealth and health gap between north and south. morecambe is one of today's winners, but people across the north of england and midlands can see levelling up money being shovelled into london and the south east. given too the fact that local government spending has been deeply cut since your party took power, isn't there a big gap between your rhetoric on this and the reality? i wish we could say yes to everybody, my life would be, gosh, enormously easy, if i could do that. but unfortunately we can't, and there will always be people who feel upset about that. but what i'd say is that people have been talking about these things for years, but this government is actually delivering the things that people have been talking about for long time. about for a long time. but with an election less than two years away, there isn't long for rishi sunak to prove that levelling up can deliver what it promised. ben wright, bbc news, morecambe.

lancashire police has said it will look into the prime minister not wearing a seat belt while a passenger in a moving car. rishi sunak has apologised after he was filmed not wearing a seat belt. the prime minister's spokesman said he had made an error ofjudgment while briefly taking the seat belt off to film a social media clip. the offence can be punished with a fine offence can be punished with a fine of up to £500. the labour leader sir keir starmer has called on the government to do more to attract global investment in the uk's green industries. speaking to the bbc at the annual world economic forum in davos, sir keir said it required a five— or ten—year plan. and he warned that the car industry needed greater support following the collapse earlier this week of britishvolt, a project to make electric car batteries in the uk. 0ur economics editor faisal islam reports from davos. at the world economic forum some of europe's top bankers and ceos assembled to meet the leader of the

opposition. keir starmer�*s pitch, 0pposition. keir starmer�*s pitch, that labour is now unashamedly pro—business. we that labour is now unashamedly pro-business.— that labour is now unashamedly pro-business. that labour is now unashamedly ro-business. ~ ., , pro-business. we are here flying the flan for pro-business. we are here flying the flag for britain. _ pro-business. we are here flying the flag for britain, we _ pro-business. we are here flying the flag for britain, we are _ pro-business. we are here flying the flag for britain, we are here - pro-business. we are here flying the flag for britain, we are here as - flag for britain, we are here as ambassadors for uk plc, and very pleased to do so.— ambassadors for uk plc, and very pleased to do so. traditionally it's the actual prime _ pleased to do so. traditionally it's the actual prime minister- pleased to do so. traditionally it's the actual prime minister or - pleased to do so. traditionally it's the actual prime minister or the i the actual prime minister or the chancellor who gzip ceos to back britain at this lunch, but it was the business secretary here today. i don't mind who turns up here but the leader of the opposition spent years injeremy corbyn's cabinets slaughtering businesses, as far as i could tell. so it's a bit of a conversion for him to be here at all and i take it with a bit of a pinch of salt. at a tricky time in the economy, the business community is suddenly feeling rather popular. we came from, in the last election, a very— came from, in the last election, a very polarised political environment, that polarisation, especially— environment, that polarisation, especially for business, has narrowed very significantly to the point _ narrowed very significantly to the point now — narrowed very significantly to the point now where actually both parties — point now where actually both parties seem very pro—business. so that is— parties seem very pro—business. so that isjust — parties seem very pro—business. so that isjust a — parties seem very pro—business. so that isjust a great parties seem very pro—business. so that is just a great thing parties seem very pro—business. so that isjust a great thing for british— that isjust a great thing for

british business. the that isjust a great thing for british business. , ., british business. the message from here, british business. the message from here. echoed by _ british business. the message from here, echoed by the bank— british business. the message from here, echoed by the bank of - british business. the message from| here, echoed by the bank of england governor tonight, here, echoed by the bank of england governortonight, is here, echoed by the bank of england governor tonight, is that the recession around the world and in the uk may be milder than original expectations. but some big global investors do talk of a need for previously un—reassurance about britain, given what happened during the mini budget chaos, and as the uk hesitates while the eu and us throw money at massive green transformational plans. he wants to turn around the falling share of world investment in the uk, and especially in the car industry after this week's collapse of the planned britishvolt teesside battery plant. this was held up only a year ago as the flagship of levelling up. and i think the failure of it tells you pretty well all you need to know about the government's levelling up project. d0 about the government's levelling up ro'ect. ,, about the government's levelling up ro'ect. i. ., about the government's levelling up ro'ect. ., ., about the government's levelling up ro'ect. ., ,, project. do you fear a crisis in the car industry? _ project. do you fear a crisis in the car industry? do _ project. do you fear a crisis in the car industry? do you _ project. do you fear a crisis in the car industry? do you think - project. do you fear a crisis in the car industry? do you think the - project. do you fear a crisis in the car industry? do you think the car industry needs to be saved? it needs

to be saved — industry needs to be saved? it needs to be saved but _ industry needs to be saved? it needs to be saved but that _ industry needs to be saved? it needs to be saved but that requires - to be saved but that requires strategic thinking, we need to be thinking in five—year and ten year plans. the post—brexit trading arrangements may be back as a political and economic battleground with the government seeking to scrap all the eu laws that hamper high—tech growth, and the labour leader now backing a closer european trading arrangement. faisai leader now backing a closer european trading arrangement.— trading arrangement. faisal islam, bbc news, at _ trading arrangement. faisal islam, bbc news, at the _ trading arrangement. faisal islam, bbc news, at the world _ trading arrangement. faisal islam, i bbc news, at the world economic in davos. in the last few minutes is been announced that the singer songwriter david crosby has died at the age of 81. # immigration man, can i cross your line... # the american musician was a founding member of both the byrds and crosby stills and nash and sold millions of albums, both as a solo artist and in collaborations during his career. new zealand's prime ministerjacinda ardern has announced she'll step down next month, saying she no longer had "enough in the tank" to lead the country.

in an emotional news conference she detailed how six years in the job had taken its toll. her government has been sliding in the polls in the last year, against a backdrop of economic problems. 0ur correspondent shaimaa khalil reports from capital, wellington. she's been at the forefront of politics in new zealand for nearly six years, becoming something of a globalfigurehead. but today, jacinda ardern shocked the nation and the world, announcing she's standing down. i will not be seeking re—election. it was an emotional press conference in which she said she no longer had the energy to go on as leader. i know what this job takes, and i know that i no longer have enough in the tank to do itjustice. her legacy today has been praised at home and abroad. this job takes a toll on you as a person and on your family as well, especially when you are a woman and there are maybe different standards for women.

ms ardern was the youngest head of government in the world when she was elected prime minister in 2017 — just 37 years old at the time. her premiership has been tested time and time again. she led the nation's grieving after the christchurch terror attacks in 2019, in which 51 people were killed, and was praised for her decisiveness and empathy. she also steered the country through the covid—19 pandemic. this thanks to an early and strict lockdown, new zealand has had one of the lowest death rates globally. but it's also led to some criticism. this resignation was delivered in that trademark jacinda ardern style — personal and heartfelt. the prime minister said that while the last five and a half years with the most fulfilling of her life, she admitted that were the most fulfilling of her life, she admitted that for her, it was now time. i think she's done an amazing job with the situation she's been put in. no, it was time for her to go and no—one in their right mind would've voted for her, surely.

overseas, she's definitely viewed very well, whereas i think- internally, she's probably maybe lost the public's _ acceptance a little bit. and let's keep moving! her centre—left labour party will elect a new leader and new prime minister on sunday. they'll take over in february. politicians are human. we give all that we can for as long as we can, and then it's time. and for me, it's time. shaimaa khalil, bbc news, wellington. this years bafta film award nominations have been announced — and the film with the most nominations has been made by netflix: all quiet on the western front has 1a nominations — made in german, it's been acclaimed for its depiction of the horrors of the first world war. the banshees of inisherin — in 1920s ireland — is up martin mcdonagh's tale of friendship gone sour in 1920s ireland — is up for ten awards.

and baz luhrmann's elvis, with nine nominations, could make history — its cinematographer mandy walker may become the first woman to win that category. the awards will take place in london on 19th february. now to football and manchester city came from 2—0 down at half—time to beat tottenham 4—2 in their premier league clash tonight. city got back on level terms within eight minutes of the restart before two goals from man of the match riyad mahrez sealed victory. it leaves city trailing arsenal by five points at the top of the table. it took an epic five and three quarters hours. andy murray went through to the third round of the australian open after winning the australian open after winning the longest match of his career. he beat australia's thanasi kokkinakis in a thrilling match that finished at four o'clock in the morning. andy

swiss was still watching. he roars a roar of exhaustion and elation. andy murray is no stranger to the remarkable, but this was something else. when he lost the first two sets to australia's thanasi kokkinakis, at 35 it seemed another grand slam hope was slipping away. but murray has an iron will to go with his metal hip, and if ever a point could sum up his career, it would be this. time and again he looked beaten... but of course murray never is. it is ridiculous! and while he milked the crowd, kokkinakis lost his cool. after serving for the match, that was the third set gone as murray rolled back the years. it was gutsy, it was glorious and two sets all. by now it was more an endurance test than a match. murray's longest ever. but after five and three quarter hours and gone 4am in melbourne it was all worth it. he is officially superhuman!

the word epic doesn't come close. a victory to defy time, logic and belief. i don't know how i managed to get through it. i did start playing better as the match went on. and, yeah, i have a big heart. delight, then, for him and his watching mum, judy. another extraordinary chapter in one of british sport's most extraordinary careers. andy swiss, bbc news. remarkable. time for a look at the weather. here's louise lear. hello. i'm not being very subtle this evening, am i? if you have a car, just off to bed, stick it in the garage or put a blanket on the windscreen because you will be scraping. this was lowestoft a couple of hours ago, the temperature is falling away once again through the night tonight the main towns and city centres below freezing. we could see them as low as —8 where we have lying snow. another cold one and a frosty one but i