aiden aslin and shaun _ muchly appreciated. aiden aslin and shaun pinner _ muchly appreciated.d _ muchly appreciated. aiden aslin and shaun pinner had been - muchly appreciated. aiden aslin and shaun pinner had been held by russian backed forces since they were captured in april. they had both to move to ukraine four years ago and joined the ukrainian armed forces. they'd helped defend the country during the russian invasion. but after being captured, they were accused of being mercenaries and told they faced the death penalty. they had been held alongside three other british men, john harding, angela hill and other british men, john harding, angela hilland dylan healy. but footage of the men arriving in saudi arabia was released last night after the saudi government confirmed it had been involved in negotiations to secure their freedom. aiden aslin's local mp condemned the russian backed separatists for the treatment of the man, saying he was delighted as to the temporary. he has been through months and months of terrible treatment. 0nly imagine what that meant his family back

aiden aslin moved to ukraine four years ago and had joined the ukrainian armed forces.ut his unit was forced to surrender in april. he was held with other prisoners by russian—backed separatists. in donetsk, he said interrogation by a russian officer almost cost him his life. he got down on his knees, and he was smoking a cigarette, and he was like, "do you know who i am?" i was like, "no." he said, "i'm your death," basically, in russian. i saw myself, i'd been stabbed, so i knew there was a very high possibility that i'm about to be killed. now freed, in a deal brokered by saudi arabia between russia and ukraine, aiden aslin says he's amazed to be back home and among people who don't want to hurt him. simon jones, bbc news. the first picture of the new burial stone marking the queen's final resting place has been released by buckingham palace. the ledger stone has been set into the floor of the george the sixth memorial chapel at windsor castle, where she was buried, alongside her late husband prince philip on monday. members of the public will be able to visit the ch

aiden aslin moved to ukraine four years ago and had joined the ukrainian armed forces.rced to surrender in april. he was held with other prisoners by russian—backed separatists. in donetsk, he said an interrogation by a russian officer almost cost him his life. he got down on his knees, he was smoking a cigarette, and he was like, "do you know who i am?" i was like, "no." he said, "i'm your death," basically, in russian. i saw myself, i'd been stabbed, so i knew there was a very high possibility i was about to be killed. now freed in a deal brokered by saudi arabia between russia and ukraine, aiden aslin says he's amazed to be back home and among people who don't want to hurt him. simon jones, bbc news. the military has been deployed to canada's nova scotia province after tropical storm fiona battered the coastline. hundreds of thousands of people across five provinces have been left without power and officials have warned of severe damage to critical infrastructure. leana hosea has this report. tropical storm fiona has battered eastern canada, leaving devastation in it

aiden aslin arrived back here in his home town of newark this afternoon.t know him. his family have told me that at times, they worried they may never see him alive again. aiden�*s mother angela wood told the bbc the way her son had been treated was inhumane. during their months of captivity, the men had been shown on russian tv as part of propaganda efforts by the kremlin and had been told that the death penalty by firing squad would be carried out. their surprise release came as part of a larger prisoner exchange between ukraine and russia. thank you very much. the smiles hiding the full extent of what they endured. emma vardy, bbc news, newark. let's turn to south korea now, where the shocking murder of a young women last week has led to widespread anger after it highlighted the country's weak stalking laws. the man suspected of stabbing the subway worker to death had been stalking her for many years and was due to be sentenced the next day. our seoul correspondent jean mackenzie reports. what jean mackenzie reports. should be a safe space m shrine what

the five include, aiden aslin.ctricity bills. new research shows that many units do not meet safety standards. donald trump and three have his children face a $250 million fraud suit after an investigation in which there family business. the us central bank has pushed interest rates to its highest level in almost 15 years. the bank seeks to rein in soaring prices in the worlds largest economy. the fed has announced it was announcing its key rate by another 0.7 0.75 percentage rates. let's get more on this now from the from the wall streetjournal. managing corporate finance coverage. what do you make the move? it was managing corporate finance coverage. what do you make the move? it was to some degree — what do you make the move? it was to some degree expected. _ what do you make the move? it was to some degree expected. we _ what do you make the move? it was to some degree expected. we did - what do you make the move? it was to some degree expected. we did expect| some degree expected. we did expect at least 75 poi

aiden aslin�*s local mp condemned the russian—backed separatists for their treatment of the men and saidd to see aiden freed. he has been through months and months of terrible treatment. you can only imagine what that has meant for his family back home in newark. it really has been a terrible ordeal for them not knowing whether they were going to get aiden home or whether, god forbid, the worst would happen to him. during their months of captivity, the men had been shown on russian tv as part of propaganda efforts by the kremlin, and had been told that the death penalty would be carried out. their sudden freedom has come as a huge relief to family and friends. but it is not yet clear exactly how their release was achieved and what treatment they endured while being held prisoner. emma vardy, bbc news. ivan verstyuk, an analyst and editor at the �*new voice of ukraine', isjoining us from kyiv. thank you for your time today. on that prisoner exchange, a huge relief for the families involved but surprising given the rhetoric we were hearing from president putin yesterday in his televised ad

aiden aslin arrive back here in his hometown of newark this afternoon.ed they may never see him alive again. aiden�*s mother angela wood told the bbc the way her son had been treated was inhumane. during their months of captivity, the men had been shown on russian tv as part of propaganda efforts by the kremlin and had been told that the death penalty by firing squad would be carried out. their surprise release came as part of a larger prisoner exchange between ukraine and russia. the smiles hiding the full extent of what they endured. emma vardy, bbc news, newark. russia�*s conduct in ukraine has been strongly condemned at a special meeting of the un security council. the american secretary of state, antony blinken, said president putin had shown contempt for international law and the world must not let him get away with it. his comments come as the ukrainian military continues to make gains in the east of the country. 0ur chief international corrspondent 0rla guerin reports now from the newly liberated city of kupiansk. this is kupiansk, a shattered ci

aiden aslin arrived back here in his home town of newark this afternoon.many people here that know him. his family have told me that at times, they worried they may never see him alive again. aiden�*s mother angela wood told the bbc the way her son had been treated was inhumane. during their months of captivity, the men had been shown on russian tv as part of propaganda efforts by the kremlin and had been told that the death penalty by firing squad would be carried out. their surprise release came as part of a larger prisoner exchange between ukraine and russia. thank you very much. the smiles hiding the full extent of what they endured. emma vardy, bbc news, newark. the new health secretary has set out her plans to improve access to the nhs and social care in england. therese coffey said there was too much variation in the care people receive across the country. she announced a £500 million social care discharge fund for the winter, to help free up beds in hospitals. she acknowledged that there was a shortage of carers and promised £15 million to help emp

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aiden aslin arrive back here in his hometown of newark this afternoon.e men had been shown on russian tv as part of propaganda efforts by the kremlin and had been told that the death penalty by firing squad would be carried out. their surprise release came as part of a larger prisoner exchange between ukraine and russia. the smiles hiding the full extent of what they endured. emma vardy, bbc news, newark. rescuers are racing to say 35 surviving pilot whales, the bbc has spoken to the mother of one of the ukrainian fighters, her spoken to the mother of one of the ukrainianfighters, herson spoken to the mother of one of the ukrainian fighters, her son was part of the regiment and has been defending the steelworks and marry you but before he was captured. let's take a listen. t you but before he was captured. let's take a listen.— let's take a listen. i was absolutely _ let's take a listen. i was absolutely surprised i let's take a listen. i was absolutely surprised by. let's take a listen. i was i absolutely surprised by this let's take a listen. i was - a

aiden aslin�*s local mp condemned the russian—backed separatists for their treatment of the men and saidto see aiden freed. he has been through months and months of terrible treatment. you can only imagine what that has meant for his family back home in newark. it really has been a terrible ordeal for them not knowing whether they were going to get aiden home or whether, god forbid, the worst would happen to him. during their months of captivity, the men had been shown on russian tv as part of propaganda efforts by the kremlin, and had been told that the death penalty would be carried out. their sudden freedom has come as a huge relief to family and friends. but it is not yet clear exactly how their release was achieved emma vardy, bbc news. we can now speak to dominik byrne the director of operations russian police are reported to have arrested hundreds of protesters opposed to the kremlin�*s decision to call up thousands of extra troops to fight in ukraine. a russian human rights group believes that more than 1,300 people were detained. the largest numbers arrested were in st petersbur

aiden aslin's local mp condemned the russian—backed separatists for their treatment of the men and saidould happen to him. during their months of captivity, the men had been shown on russian tv as part of propaganda efforts by the kremlin and had been told that the death penalty would be carried out. their sudden freedom has come as a huge relief to family and friends, but it's not yet clear exactly how their release was achieved and what treatment they endured while being held prisoner. emma vardy, bbc news. i'm joined now by maria drutska, foreign policy & security expert. good afternoon to you. that question, i don't know if you are able to listen to our peace our correspondent, but she says at the end we don't know how this prisoner exchange happened, what steps were taken to bring it about, nor of course how the prisoners were actually treated. can you bring any light to any of that?— light to any of that? good afternoon. _ light to any of that? good afternoon. actually, - light to any of that? good afternoon. actually, we i light to any of that? good i afternoon. actually, we are

aiden aslin's local mp condemned the russian—backed separatists for their treatment of the men and saideading security actor in europe. the ban on fracking in the uk could be lifted under government plans to stimulate the shale gas industry. fracking has been suspended since 2019 following concerns that the extraction process can cause earthquakes. a review into the level of seismic activity allowed at sites is expected to be published today. the bank of england is expected to announce another big rise in interest rates today. last month's half a percentage point increase, the largest for 27 years, took the base rate to 1.75 per cent. the continued rise in prices, and the scale of government spending, mean the bank is under pressure to announce a seventh consecutive increase. here's carol. with a brief look at the weather. those temperatures. going back a month, a sharp contrast. completely. you are right. a mile day, all start to the day for many. locally temperatures lower but most in double figures. it will change. behind this band of rain, pulling in cooler and. this cold front is s

aiden aslin's local mp condemned the russian—backed separatists for their treatment of the men and saidbeen a terrible ordeal for them, not knowing whether they were going to get aiden home or whether, god forbid, the worst could happen to him. during their months of captivity, the men had been shown on russian tv as part of propaganda efforts by the kremlin and had been told that the death penalty would be carried out. their sudden freedom has come as a huge relief to family and friends, but it's not yet clear exactly how their release was achieved and what treatment they endured while being held prisoner. emma vardy, bbc news. let's speak to our security correspondent, frank gardner. ijust want i just want to show everyone one image that we have got both aidan reunited with his fiancee, who is ukrainian. that was taken at heathrow airport. what do we know about how this deal was brokered, the saudis were involved, as we heard?- was brokered, the saudis were involved, as we heard? there were two micro deals, _ involved, as we heard? there were two micro deals, essentially. i involved,

britons, we know that three had been showed bites out the media getting off the plane, shaun pinner, aiden aslinconvicted in a court and found guilty of being mercenaries and were facing a death penalty, others awaiting trial but they have been released after long negotiations as part of a deal brokered by the saudis. they are in riyadh and expected to return to the uk and elsewhere tomorrow. what we don't know is who or what the russians got in return. this has ha--ened russians got in return. this has happened on — russians got in return. this has happened on the _ russians got in return. this has happened on the day _ russians got in return. this has happened on the day that - russians got in return. this has happened on the day that putin| happened on the day that putin announced a partial mobilisation, threats against the west, what's going on? it’s threats against the west, what's auoin on? �* , , threats against the west, what's auoin on? h , , threats against the west, what's uaoinon? h , , , going on? it's very confusing. rush is on the back _ going on? it's very confusing. rush is on t