to ukraine's longer—term fate. the details of this deal are hard to come _ the details of this deal are hard to come by— the details of this deal are hard to come by but it is the first agreement against a very hostile backdrop — agreement against a very hostile backdrop between kyiv and and were you one of the lucky ones to catch a planetary parade? seven celestial bodies on display in the night sky. panel of newsnighters — and of course, look

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america, and a big decision. we must find courage in our history, courage in who we are as a nation, 50, starting today, i can announce this government will begin as defence spending goes up, from 2.3% of national income to 2.5, it'll be cut by billions. but... nonetheless, it remains a cut, and i will not pretend otherwise.

where that is not the case and rebuild a capability of the british people must always come first. labour mps don't either, but others were supportive. national interest should always come first. so i am very pleased to hear the prime minister announce that increase to 2.5% by 2027. we strongly support - the prime minister raising defence spending to 2.5%, - preferably using seized russian short—sighted decision.

it's the wrong decision. but also on us here. preventing conflict makes us safer. support for livelihoods. and so next a slogan, a lectern... good evening. ..a news conference. yes, it's true president trump thinks we should do more, of the circumstances that we face as a country. and it is taken first and foremost to ensure are safe and secure. that is the first duty that

i have as prime minister. he's a smart customer, i will tell you that. the prime minister will be in that same chair on thursday. this announcement, though, part of the diplomatic charm and incidentally the prime minister and president macron have been on phone tonight, no doubt the phone tonight, no doubt comparing on how to the phone tonight, no doubt comparing trump, in how to the phone tonight, no doubt comparing trump, but w to the phone tonight, no doubt comparing trump, but it's zo president trump, but it's also true to say there has been view in westminster for crystallising in westminster for some across really did need to be a hike in if; aspending, spending, that the holiday defence spending, that the holiday from history of 1990s, the from history of the 1990s, the aftermath of cold war, well truly 7 truly over and i had 7 truly over and i had to be a and trulg ever and ! has ts be 5 77777777 777777777777 to that. srts trstg svsrsrts ! has ts ss s 77 7777 77 to that. but there are two response to that. but there are two big questions tonight, how much difference with the increase in

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consequences for the war with russia. donald trump says president zelensky might travel to the white house this friday. in a moment, we'll speak to james waterhouse in kyiv, has donald trump got what he wanted, then? we has donald trump got what he wanted, then? ~ ., , , has donald trump got what he wanted, then? ., , , _ then? we were told yesterday by the president that _ then? we were told yesterday by the president that this _ then? we were told yesterday by the president that this deal _ then? we were told yesterday by the president that this deal was - then? we were told yesterday by the president that this deal was close - president that this deal was close and turned to be true, it and that turned out to be true, it seems that eyes have been dotted seems that the eyes have been dotted and teas have been crossed, we know much about the 7 7 7k7n70w7 as about the7det7a7il, 7 don't know much about the detail, president trump said this could be worth billions of dollars the us, is'srtb billisrts st dsllars ts tbs ds , ,,, ~ ,, ,, important part is'srtb billisbs st dsllars ts tbs lis , ,,, ~ ,, ,, important part his request, an important part of his request, and he said in the last few minutes, an important part of his request, and he expected t last few minutes, an important part of his request, and he expected the t few minutes, an important part of his request, and he expected the deal minutes, an important part of his request, and he expected the deal to inutes, an important part of his request, and he expected the deal to be tes, this week. i 7 on friday, certainly it is ok coming on friday, certainly it is ok with coming on friday, certainly it is ok - with me — coming on friday, certainly it is ok - with me if— coming on friday, certainly it is ok with me if you would like to, with with me if you would like to, m— with with me if you would like to, he would like to sign it and he would like to sign it together with me and that is a very 77777d7ea7l.7and i7thi7r7ik777th7e7777anfe77rican7

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i hope it is this, if and i hope it is this, if america has agreed to this deal, it gives it defend that might equate to military support to enable ukraine to exist after a ceasefire signed.— after a ceasefire signed. james, aood to after a ceasefire signed. james, good to see _ after a ceasefire signed. james, good to see you. _ after a ceasefire signed. james, good to see you. many - after a ceasefire signed. james, good to see you. many thanks. | more on all this with victoria over on newsnight on bbc two at 10:30pm. as prime minister cuts aid to fund an increase in defence spending, what are the consequences spsnding. wbat ars tbs oonssqosnsss will spsnding, wbat ars tbs oonssqosnsss will it satisfy trump? and will it satisfy president trump? big interview is from bjorn at our big interview is from born at and whether he will sell the abba and whether he will sell the abba and whether he will sell the abba back catalogue, we are on in about 90 minutes, see you then! the energy regulator, ofgem, is encouraging people to consider a fixed price deal on their energy bills after increasing its price wales and scotland.

by £111 a year to £1,849. to use a lot of power, that's a big concern. i'm not sure when it's going to end, really, and how it's going to change, how we're going to bring it back down again. the regulator says they've no choice but to allow suppliers to increase prices. and president trump coming back to power in america has created more global instability. and that means that we are all paying more for our

energy bills as a result. we overpay, and that last year was fine. so now we're paying extra. power that we control. but there are ways to save money now, like opting deals on the market. at the duration of the tariff. and plenty of households are making physical changes, too,

to keep a lid on their bills. on the size of the house, £250, £400 a year. higher council tax and water bills. amanda pritchard, the first female chief executive of the nhs in england, is stepping down, saying it has been an enormous privilege to lead the service through what has she played a central role in the official response however, last month, two influential house of commons committees discussed her suitability to lead the nhs through a period

of predatory and unwanted sexual behaviour, which be strongly denies. "oh, yeah, that's the girl that... it was these stories from 18 black women who came forward in 2022 to detail what they described as unwanted predatory sexual

tim westwood, that triggered this report. tim westwood was known for his love of hip hop, the bbc today apologised, saying it fell short of evidence that it failed to investigate properly. of the incidents it found could have been a referral to police. in response to today's report, the bbc board stated: it's westwood!

tim westwood started work in radio 1 in 1994 and left in 2013. tim westwood is currently performing at nightclubs in nigeria. through his lawyers, he's denied the allegations. the youngest son of a french doctor who's accused of sexually abusing he remembers growing up in a normalfamily, but in which some things were left unsaid. in the west of france. his lawyer says he's admitted most of the charges against him. here's andrew harding.

or sexually assaulting hundreds of children. hiding herface, le scouarnec�*s ex—wife. french police to contact hundreds of his former patients. most had no idea they'd been allegedly abused of unexplained trauma. translation: my client had a very troubled, - violent adolescence. after police told him what had

happened to him when he was nine, he has now taken control of his life. this trial is about far more than one man. it is about french society, about a culture of almost overwhelming deference towards people in powerful, responsible jobs like surgery — a culture that enabled how many opportunities did the medical establishment miss to stop mr le scouarnec? to watch child rapes online. so will this case, alongside the recent pelicot trial, andrew harding, bbc news, vannes.

rebels, backed by rwanda, according the united nations, rapidly advanced across the region.

pascaline and nadine want to tell their stories, without being convicted. when fire broke out in the night. no one came. a month on, there are human remains among the ashes. and for these women, another trauma.

translation: i was raped, violently, and passed out. the prison was engulfed by chaos. but the women were still trapped, among them nadine, who saw many take their last breaths. translation: instead of opening the door,

they let us die like animals in the prison. when i sleep at night, everything comes back to me. i see the dead again. all the bodies i saw before i got out. and something fell on her. a bomb?

i don't know. she died on the spot". and was without sin. and an indictment of those who let them. orla guerin, bbc news, goma. the trial of three men accused in connection with the theft of a solid gold toilet has been of a solid gold toilet has been shown cctv footage of the raid. shown cctv footage of the raid. the prosecution said the prosecution said the toilet was taken the toilet was taken from blenheim palace in oxfordshire, from blenheim palace in oxfordshire, where it was on display. where it was on display. a fourth man has pleaded a fourth man has pleaded

guilty to the burglary. guilty to the burglary. duncan kennedy has that story. duncan kennedy has that story. this is the fully—functioning solid gold toilet at the centre of the trial. the centre of the trial. made by an italian artist and seen here at an earlier exhibition, it's insured for nearly £5 million. the jury was today shown these cctv pictures of the alleged raid in september 2019. raid in september 2019. catches both vehicles leaving, two cars pull up at blenheim palace. two cars pull up at blenheim palace. soon after, one of the men soon after, one of the men is seen at the window is seen at the window where the break—in takes place. where the break—in takes place. others carry sledgehammers and a crowbar towards the window. at this point, security guards at this point, security guards switch on the floodlights, switch on the floodlights, which turn the images into colour. a few moments later, one man can be seen holding what appears to be a golden toilet seat. a golden toilet seat. others carry the rest of the toilet, before placing it into the boot of their car. a separate black and white camera

locals in west clifton in edinburgh gatherjust before sunset to see a spectacular sight in the skies. oh, yeah. it's like a rainbow. our earth is one of eight planets that orbit the sun. usually, you can't see them all in one go because they go but right now, they're all in the right place

and for uranus and neptune, you'll need a telescope, because they're so far away. so what's the best way of seeing the planetary parade? you need to start pretty much in twilight as soon as the sun has set, and then you need to look over at mercury and saturn over but again, you know, you need a telescope for those. and then further round still isjupiter. and that's got this distinct pinkish—reddish colour, so it really stands out too.

how often does this sort of thing happen? located for us in the uk. next, it's newsnight.