a direct appeal from president zelensky for more tanks and weapons as western defence ministers meet to discuss support for ukraine. some british tanks have been promised the president zelensky says time is not on his side against the fight against russia. hundreds of thank yous are not hundreds of tanks. all of us can use thousands of words in discussions but i can't fight with words instead of guns that are needed against russian artillery. we will find out what the prospects are of getting more military aid to ukraine. a fall in retail sales of 1%

in december as shoppers cut back on their christmas shopping. ten more days of strike action is announced by ambulance workers in england, wales and northern ireland. one of the dates will coincide with a strike by nurses. the first of 20,000 defibrillators that could save the life of a child having a heart attack are sent to schools in england. it's a space odyssey like no other to the outer solar system. scientists prepare to explore the moons ofjupiter. and coming up on the bbc news channel, british number one cameron norrie is out of the australian open where he's never reached the fourth round, beaten by world number 71jiri lehecka.

good afternoon and welcome to the news at one. the ukrainian president, volodomyr zelensky, has appeared via videolink to make a direct appeal for tanks at a meeting of western defence chiefs in germany. representatives from more than 50 countries are attending the gathering to coordinate stronger military support for kyiv. he called on the allies to speed up the delivery of tanks and other advanced weapons as a matter of urgency. germany is under pressure to allow its leopard 2 tanks to be exported to ukraine, which isn't a member of nato. the uk has commited to sending 1a challenger 2 tanks to the frontline. here's our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. for correspondent, james landale. western defence ci for western defence chiefs gathering in germany, a huge decision awaits. one that could shape the next phase of the war in ukraine and potentially even its outcome. these

allies have already given ukraine unprecedented military support, now they need to decide whether to go further. america's position, at least, is clear. it further. america's position, at least, is clear.— least, is clear. if this is a crucial — least, is clear. if this is a crucial moment. - least, is clear. if this is a crucial moment. russia | least, is clear. if this is a | crucial moment. russia is least, is clear. if this is a _ crucial moment. russia is recruiting and regrouping. this is not a moment to slow down, it is a time to dig deeper. the ukrainian people are watching us. the kremlin is watching us. and history is watching us. so we won't let up and we went waver in our determination to help ukraine defend itself from russia's imperial aggression. defend itself from russia's imperial an uression. ~ . ~ ., defend itself from russia's imperial anression. ~ . ~ . ., , defend itself from russia's imperial anression. . «a, ., , , aggression. what ukraine wants is the fire power— aggression. what ukraine wants is the fire power to _ aggression. what ukraine wants is the fire power to end _ aggression. what ukraine wants is the fire power to end the - aggression. what ukraine wants is the fire power to end the relative l the fire power to end the relative stalemate on the front line and the ability to launch a counter offensive against russian forces breaking through their lines in the south and east. and this is what

ukraine wants, the leopard two battle tank many european countries have and are willing to provide, but there is a problem. germany makes these tanks and it has a veto over where they are sent and is reluctant to let them go to ukraine. much to the frustration of its president who told the meeting he wants hundreds. i am truly grateful to all of you for the weapons you have provided, every unit helps to save our people from terror. but time, time remains the weapon. we have two speed up, time must become our common weapon. overnight, the us promised ukraine mow bradley fighting vehicles, more air defence missile systems. european nations have also been promising more military support. all of it putting pressure on the shoulders of this man, germany's new defence minister whose government fears sending tanks may escalate the conflict. his officials have hinted

germany might send tanks but only if the us does, too. for now it appears no decision has been made. the leo ard no decision has been made. the leapard two _ no decision has been made. the leopard two are _ no decision has been made. tue leopard two are part no decision has been made. tte leopard two are part of no decision has been made. ttj: leopard two are part of the consultations which are going on between nato allies and partners in this group of nations supporting ukraine. tar this group of nations supporting ukraine. ., ., ukraine. for now, the fighting continues _ ukraine. for now, the fighting continues on _ ukraine. for now, the fighting continues on the _ ukraine. for now, the fighting continues on the front - ukraine. for now, the fighting continues on the front the - ukraine. for now, the fighting - continues on the front the kremlin spokesman said sending ukraine tanks would not change the situation on the ground and their importance was being overestimated. james landale, bbc news. young stoltenberg says the focus is notjust in getting you weapons out ukraine but maintain what is already there. is that the sort of language people where you are want to hear? hat sort of language people where you are want to hear? not particularly, jane. are want to hear? not particularly, me there — are want to hear? not particularly, jane. there is _ are want to hear? not particularly, jane. there is a _ are want to hear? not particularly, jane. there is a real— are want to hear? not particularly, jane. there is a real sense - are want to hear? not particularly, jane. there is a real sense of - jane. there is a real sense of urgency in kyiv and beyond that has

spanned the whole of this full—scale invasion. they want as much military hardware as possible and they want it yesterday. this is an ongoing conflict where hundreds of people are dying every day. now, the issue with military hardware, when it is provided from the west it is not as simple as shifting a tank across to ukraine. that tank needs to come with training for ukrainian soldiers to be able to use it. it also has to come with the right supplies and ammunition. but as you heard, it is the leopard two tank which ukraine desires, wants so badly. there is a lot riding on this meeting of allies today in terms of where this western support is going to go. because there is a backdrop, it is clear the west is continuing to provide a large amount of military hardware and germany is one of the biggest providers of that hardware. but ukraine are saying, enough is enough, we cannot hold on for much

longer. we need tanks and we need them now to fully force russia out of our territory.— them now to fully force russia out of our territory. james waterhouse, many thanks _ of our territory. james waterhouse, many thanks there _ of our territory. james waterhouse, many thanks there in _ of our territory. james waterhouse, many thanks there in kyiv. - the amount of goods we bought in shops and online saw the biggest fall on record for the month of december. according to the office for national statistics, sales volumes were down by 5.8% compared with the previous year. it's just one sign of how hard rising prices are hitting people's pockets. emma simpson reports from norwich. this family owned department store, they were planning for the worst. but it turned out far better. irate but it turned out far better. we were but it turned out far better. : were cautious with inventory levels, cautious with our marketing but actually the reality was the consumer came out and spent really

well pre—christmas. just feeling the sense of actually, we will have a good christmas this year, come what may. good christmas this year, come what ma . ,, , , ., , may. high street were busier as --eole may. high street were busier as peeple shon _ may. high street were busier as peeple shon less _ may. high street were busier as people shop less online, - may. high street were busier as people shop less online, partlyl may. high street were busier as i people shop less online, partly due to postal strikes. the boss of the jewellery chain had a strong christmas despite the cost of living crisis. , , crisis. there is definitely resilience. _ crisis. there is definitely resilience. the - crisis. there is definitely resilience. the british i crisis. there is definitely - resilience. the british consumer likes to shop around and get bargains. people want value and quality and they are prepared to forego other items to get that. i think probably is a little bit of polarisation. hat think probably is a little bit of polarisation.— think probably is a little bit of polarisation. not everybody is skint. a host _ polarisation. not everybody is skint. a host of _ polarisation. not everybody is skint. a host of big _ polarisation. not everybody is skint. a host of big names - polarisation. not everybody is i skint. a host of big names have posted what seemed like decent numbers. but take a closer look and much of the sales growth is down to higher prices. remember, the year before was disrupted by omicron and supply chain problems flattering this year's figures. and we bought a lot less, says the ons, a reality

check on what is really going on. what these figures are telling us as consumers are voting with how they feel how tight the pound is in their pocket. they reluctant to spend it as they feel the real pressures of not only inflationary rate we have seen, but the cost of living crisis thatis seen, but the cost of living crisis that is pressing really hard on consumers at the moment. many sho ers consumers at the moment. many shoppers we — consumers at the moment. many shoppers we spoke _ consumers at the moment. many shoppers we spoke to _ consumers at the moment. many shoppers we spoke to at - consumers at the moment. many shoppers we spoke to at the - consumers at the moment. many shoppers we spoke to at the moment are looking to rein back. aha, shoppers we spoke to at the moment are looking to rein back. fix. lat shoppers we spoke to at the moment are looking to rein back.— are looking to rein back. a lot of --eole are looking to rein back. a lot of people don't _ are looking to rein back. a lot of people don't want _ are looking to rein back. a lot of people don't want to _ are looking to rein back. a lot of people don't want to spend - are looking to rein back. a lot of people don't want to spend as l are looking to rein back. a lot of - people don't want to spend as much as we _ people don't want to spend as much as we were — people don't want to spend as much as we were spending. even if you have _ as we were spending. even if you have got— as we were spending. even if you have got a — as we were spending. even if you have got a bit of money in reserve, you dont— have got a bit of money in reserve, you don't want to use it. it is have got a bit of money in reserve, you don't want to use it.— you don't want to use it. it is a bit scary. _ you don't want to use it. it is a bit scary. yes- _ you don't want to use it. it is a bit scary. yes- i— you don't want to use it. it is a bit scary, yes. i will— you don't want to use it. it is a bit scary, yes. i will be - you don't want to use it. it is a| bit scary, yes. i will be careful, you don't want to use it. it is a i bit scary, yes. i will be careful, i think _ bit scary, yes. i will be careful, i think i— bit scary, yes. i will be careful, i think lam — bit scary, yes. i will be careful, i think. i am thinking _ bit scary, yes. i will be careful, i think. i am thinking twice - bit scary, yes. i will be careful, i think. i am thinking twice about| think. i am thinking twice about spending — think. i am thinking twice about spending monew _ think. i am thinking twice about spending money. was- think. i am thinking twice about spending money. think. i am thinking twice about sendin: mone . ~ , ., , spending money. was christmas a bit of a last hurrah? _ spending money. was christmas a bit of a last hurrah? potentially - spending money. was christmas a bit of a last hurrah? potentially it - spending money. was christmas a bit of a last hurrah? potentially it was i of a last hurrah? potentially it was lookin: at of a last hurrah? potentially it was looking at the _ of a last hurrah? potentially it was looking at the energy _ of a last hurrah? potentially it was looking at the energy prices - of a last hurrah? potentially it was l looking at the energy prices coming up looking at the energy prices coming up and the bill changes for the energy, yes. up and the bill changes for the energy. yes-— up and the bill changes for the energy, yes. the mood music is challenging. _ energy, yes. the mood music is challenging, christmas - energy, yes. the mood music is challenging, christmas hasn't i energy, yes. the mood music is. challenging, christmas hasn't been

energy, yes. the mood music is- challenging, christmas hasn't been a disaster for retailers, but that hasn't been much to celebrate either. underwith hasn't been much to celebrate either. under with tougher times ahead. emma simpson, bbc news, norwich. the unite union has announced another ten days of strike action by ambulance workers in england, wales and northern ireland. four of the dates will coincide with walk—outs by ambulance staff from another union, the gmb. on one date in february, nurses will also be striking. our health reporterjim reed is here to tell us more. the dates just keep on coming? the datesjust keep on coming? more the dates 'ust keep on coming? more sins it is the datesjust keep on coming? more signs it is intensifying. _ the datesjust keep on coming? tr: signs it is intensifying. we have 12 daysin signs it is intensifying. we have 12 days in total of strikes involving ambulance workers between now and easter. different unions representing paramedics, call handlers and other staff. some are just in one region, others across a large swathes of england, wales and northern ireland. the unite union is saying another six days of strikes. one of those days in particular

worth watching out for, february the 6th, two weeks are monday and expect widespread disruption because not just two ambience unions but nurses due to work out that day in england and wales. —— ambulance. that is if we get any breakthrough in this dispute and signs are not optimistic. there were signs of talks between the health secretary for england and ambulance unions last week. things were quite positive from the union side coming out of the meeting. but since that has been no substantial contact between both sides so the mood on the union side at the moment is gloomy and it doesn't look like we will see any resolution to this dispute any time soon.- will see any resolution to this dispute any time soon. thank you for now. more than 2.5 million electricity customers on economy 7 tariffs, which see different prices charged for electricity depending on the time of day, have seen their bills rise since the 1st january, despite the government price cap. analysis by a data consultancy firm, future energy associates, suggests customers are facing an average increase of £116 a year.

our cost of living correspondent coletta smith reports. we moved in in 1983... keith and joan's electricity bill has just gone up. i think we'd been forgotten. us on economy 7, i think we are being penalised. january, they put them up more than they have on a standard tariff. people on economy 7 tariffs take two different rates for their electricity. a really cheap rate for seven hours through the night time and a much higher rate for the daytime. that makes sense if you've got storage heaters or you need a lot of energy at night, but keith and joan don't. when you've been roped into alter it to a standard tariff... i asked bulb two years ago and they said they'd put me on a waiting list. what waiting list that is, they never explained. bulb has now been bought by octopus who told us they will look into thejohnson's case. do you use the electricity at night

time, do you have any of the appliances running? no, no. i've done enough night shifts in my time, i don't want to go to bed, get up at three o'clock and put the washer on, you know... no. the regulator raised the cap for economy 7 injanuary and the consultancy firm future energy associates say average economy 7 tariffs have gone up by more than £100 a year as a result. since october, the government has limited the price the energy companies can charge for every kilowatt hour — but only if you are on a single tariff. for people on economy 7 who have two different tariffs, they've left it up to companies to decide how much they charge for a day rate and a night rate. the regulator ofgem say they are investigating whether all suppliers are advising customers about the cheapest use cheap off—peak electricity,

they can make substantial savings. fuel poverty campaigners want the government to do more. the costs of these tariffs are going up and they are going up in spite of the fact that obviously we are supposed to be in a situation where prices are locked in and people can budget with confidence knowing what their energy bills are going to cost. the government say suppliers have been allowed to change economy 7 rates to balance out more expensive day rates against cheaper night rates. but that's cold comfort to those facing higher bills this winter. coletta smith, bbc news. british gas says it will stop switching households onto pre—payment meters remotely, when they struggle to pay their bills. it comes amid growing calls to stop the practice where a smart meter is turned by a supplier into a pre—payment meter, without the customer being given a choice. citizens advice says it has seen a big rise in people needing crisis support like emergency grants. british gas has also promised £10 million pounds of extra support for customers in need, which could include a grant of up to £250.

in the last hour a court has ruled that the detention of the social media influencer andrew tate and his brother in romania is to be extended until the 27th of february. they are being held while police investigate allegations of trafficking and rape. meanwhile, teenage girls have told the bbc how the brothers contacted them online, apparently using a standard formula. our correspondent lucy williamson sent this report from bucharest. behind a screen andrew tate is speaking. his utterance is followed by a tiny audience of prosecutors, lawyers and police. the rest of the world stands waiting as police investigate allegations of trafficking and rape. one of those allowed through the gates today was his brother tristan's girlfriend, arriving with his daughter. investigators have just over a week to present evidence that a crime has been committed here.

neither andrew tate nor his brother have yet been charged, but their public image has been complicated by the things they say and the way they behave online. daria was 16 when she says she received a private message on instagram two years ago from andrew tate's account. it read simply, "romanian girl," followed by a strawberry emoji. it was very obvious we were high school girls, like, we had the high school in our bio and everything. i feel like he was just trying to find girls that seemed like as innocent or as naive as possible in my opinion. daria, who is now at university in the uk, says it is important she speaks out because so many young men idolise andrew tate. i don't think at this time it is being regulated at all and this is a big problem because we can't wake up in 20 years with, like, two million andrew tates. ijust say... in a video andrew tate outlined his method for approaching women online.

sometimes, because like i said,, i will put a completely pointless emoji on there, some cherries, or an orange or a strawberry because it doesn't mean anything. then i would write my reply. "why do i never see you? where are you hiding?" 99% of them say, "i'm not hiding." that is what nearly every one of them says. another woman who didn't want to reveal her identity on camera showed us a screenshot of an exchange between her and tristan tate when she was 17 that appears to follow andrew's script. she was first contacted last may. his initial message reads, "you are beautiful." he then moves on to say, "i feel i have seen you around town before. where have you been hiding?" "it is likely," she replies, "i didn't hide." translation: i know he was writing i the same thing to a lot of girls, i including a friend of mine. he used the same approach, always starting the conversation

with exactly the same line, "you are beautiful." in publicity for his online courses in manipulating and exploiting women, andrew tate has said his job was to "meet a girl, sleep with her, get her to fall in love with me to the point where she would do anything i say and then get her working on webcam so we could become rich together". schools here in romania are talking about the issue of online safety, sparked by headlines around the tate case. more than half the girls in this class had already been contacted by an adult stranger online. teachers say they are in a battle to shape the next generation against influences like andrew tate. lucy williamson, bbc news, bucharest. our top story this lunchtime... ukraine's president zelensky has urged western allies to speed up the

delivery of military equipment, saying his country is facing a decisive moment in its fight against russia. # holiday... and 40 # holiday... and a0 years after that single tickets have gone on sale for madonna's career spanning greatest hits tour. coming up on the bbc news channel... championship side sheffield united have been placed under a transfer embargo after breaching a rule relating to the default of payments to another club. and they can't sign any players without permission from the efl. is there life onjupiter�*s moons? that is the question the european space agency's new ambitous mission is trying to answer. our science editor rebecca morelle went to see the spacecraft, called juice, the last chance before it's packed up ready for launch.

bleak yet beautiful, the giant moons ofjupiter, covered in a thick crust of ice, but hidden beneath hints of vast oceans where life could thrive. now a mission is getting ready to make an epic journey to study them. at airbus in toulouse in france engineers are putting the finishing touches to the spacecraft. it is called thejupiter icy moons explorer, orjuice. this is a number of scientific instruments that we have onjuice. they range from a radar that will see beneath the ice to lasers creating 3d models of the surface and high resolution cameras. all of this is to assess whether the moons could support life. these oceans could sustain the necessary conditions necessary to support the emergence of primitive forms of life in these oceans and it is this environment that we want to further investigate with a number of scientific instruments to learn more about this. juice will travel more than four billion miles before it arrives at its destination in eight years' time.

the spacecraft will visit three ofjupiter�*s moons. it will fly around ganymede, the largest moon in the solar system. its ocean could contain more water than all of the earth's oceans put together. it will also study callisto, whose ancient surface is covered in craters. this moon could harbour life, but that is not as likely as on europa, where the spacecraft will be trying to spot plumes of water vapour erupting from beneath its icy crust. i don't think we are expecting to go there and find schools of fish in the ocean, but to be honest with you, we really don't know, and i think that is it. we are at the very beginning of our understanding and ourjourney towards understanding the habitability of these environments. but studying these moons won't be easy. the spacecraft will be working in an incredibly challenging environment. it will encounter harsh radiation and temperatures that swing between plus and minus 200 degrees.

but the team is confident it will work and the next step is to pack the spacecraft up ready for its launch in april. scientists hope we will finally discover what lies beneath the surface of these mysterious moons and whether it is possible for life to exist elsewhere in our solar system. rebecca morelle, bbc news, toulouse. nearly half a million people in england, scotland and wales missed out on starting medication to lower their blood pressure during the pandemic, according to new research. the investigation by the british heart foundation found that a further 300,000 didn't get treatment to reduce their cholesterol. the findings have been published in the journal nature medicine. google's parent company alphabet has announced 12,000 job cuts, about 6% of the group's total workforce around the world. in a memo to staff

the chief executive said he took full responsibility for the cuts, saying people had been hired for a different economic reality than the one the company faces today. these job losses follow similar announcements from major tech companies mehta and microsoft. a mental health blogger who took her own life by swallowing a poisonous substance while in hospital was has said her work helped others. that was the verdict of an inquest into the death of 26—year—old beth matthews who ordered the poison online while she in the priory hospital in stockport last year. angus crawford has been speaking to beth matthews' family about her life. you may find parts of his report upsetting. remembering beth matthews, seriously injured in a suicide attempt in 2019. an absolute miracle that she survived that and she sustained a lot

of physical, life—changing injuries. it just shows how strong she was because she did fight back and she began to become more mobile. she was in her little wheelchair and i would push her around and she would go like, "go faster," and ralph sat on her lap and i've got all sorts of funny videos. and beth made the decision to talk about her recovery. it started with a facebook page. obviously that day was the lowest point of my life but now to be around people that supported me... it went viral, they went absolutely viral on facebook and then that was the start of people contacting her and then from then on she just worked with the police and she started her twitter and her blog and people just really took to her and her story. she realised that she was developing something and she could actually start to think that actually there are people out there who are benefiting

from my knowledge and understanding. she definitely saved my life. robert found beth's blog when he was contemplating ending his own life. he read it and changed his mind. i thought if beth can get| through this, then surely i can get through this. beth struggled with her injuries and took her own life at this hospital in greater manchester last march. her family believe that she could have got better if she had been properly looked after. there was still that fight in her and when i last saw her she said, "i do want to be here." they are angry but still want her message of hope to live on. i hold onto all the happy memories, definitely, because there were a lot, but also the ability that she had to touch other people's lives. it was more than touch, she had a huge impact.

even though what has happened to beth means she can't continue, if this helps one other person, i know beth will be smiling. angus crawford, bbc news. you can see angus�* documentary about beth matthews on the bbc iplayer. it's called the lives she saved. and if you've been affected by any of the issues raised here, you can find help and advice at bbc.co.uk/actionline. when 12—year—old oliver king died of a heart attack during a school swimming lesson, his dad mark vowed that his son's death wouldn't be in vain. mark king has spent more than ten years campaigning for life—saving defibrillators to be provided in schools and today that misson is taking a major leap forward. tim muffett explains.

after more than ten years of campaigning, a huge day for mark king at the school his son attended. as a parent, you don't want him to be forgotten. and he won't be. he won't be. this is his legacy. this is this is our ol. it's nothing to do with me. it's our ollie. mark's son, oliver, died in 2011 when his heart stopped during a school swimming lesson. there was no defibrillator available. since then, the oliver king foundation has placed more than 5,000 defibrillators across the uk. but mark wants them to be made compulsory in all schools. following relentless campaigning, 20,000 defibrillators will be sent to almost 18,000 state schools across england by the end of the academic year. glad to get them on board and lend my support. but as i said, everything in this campaign comes from mark himself,

and the rest of us are here to help and try and see the right outcome. apply pads to patient's bare chest... defibrillators can save the life of someone in cardiac arrest by delivering a controlled electric shock to try and restore a heartbeat. there has been some criticism over the way this rollout has been handled. the defibrillators are just being sent to schools, not hand—delivered or installed. so it's then up to the schools to decide where and when they make them available and to train staff on how to use them. but it's clear — the legacy of 12 year old oliver king has the potential to save many, many lives. tim muffett, bbc news, liverpool. you may know, tickets went on sale this morning for the greatest hits tour for the this morning for the greatest hits tourfor the original this morning for the greatest hits tour for the original material girl

madonna. she will be performing across europe and north america later this year to mark the a0th anniversary of her breakthrough single, holiday. fans have been paying up to £1300 for a vip seat, as mark savage now reports. # holiday.... # celebrate.# a0 years after her breakthrough single, madonna announced her greatest hits tour with a video parodying her 1992 film truth or dare. madonna, i dare you to do a world tour and play your greatest hits for decades. that's a lot of songs. it's a lot of songs. you think people would come to that show? i'll be there. yeah, i'm there. so the answer is yeah. previous tours have always focused on new music, so this will be the first time she's played hits like this.

and this. #just like a virgin. # just like a virgin. and this, in a sinale # just like a virgin. and this, in a single night- _ all the tickets for the uk dates were snapped up this morning with fans paying between £a7 and £1,300 to see the show. i paid £370 a ticket. and do you think that's the right price for a madonna tour at this point? it's madonna. it's you know, she's not cheap. this could well be her last major tour. madonna already holds the record for the highest earning tour by a female artist. with prices like these, she could set a new bar. mark savage, bbc news. just to tell you quickly, you might want to look away if you are eating your lunch at this point.