yeah, it is a sabre rattling by liz truss. l it is a sabre rattling by liz truss.irst big it is a sabre rattling by liz truss. in her first big role, taking over from _ in her first big role, taking over from lord — in her first big role, taking over from lord frost, heading up the post—brexit negotiations. she is talking — post—brexit negotiations. she is talking very tough. she says she would _ talking very tough. she says she would invoke article 16. you know, "if would invoke article 16. you know, "if we _ would invoke article 16. you know, "if we have — would invoke article 16. you know, "if we have to use article 16, i am willing _ "if we have to use article 16, i am willing to — "if we have to use article 16, i am willing to do _ "if we have to use article 16, i am willing to do that." but we have heard _ willing to do that." but we have heard this — willing to do that." but we have heard this tough talk before on both sides and _ heard this tough talk before on both sides and nobody has actually triggered it yet.— triggered it yet. even the commission _ tri

so part of the issue here is that liz truss... had a meeting — issue here is that liz truss...n tuesday, i think it is, a little bit of sabre rattling here, demonstrating that article 16 can be used, _ demonstrating that article 16 can be used. is _ demonstrating that article 16 can be used. is a _ demonstrating that article 16 can be used, is a legitimate device she is willing _ used, is a legitimate device she is willing - _ used, is a legitimate device she is willing — that's her words — to use. i willing — that's her words — to use. i don't _ willing — that's her words — to use. i don't we — willing — that's her words — to use. i don't we have any suggestion yet that the uk is going to activate or pull this— that the uk is going to activate or pull this trigger —— i don't think we have it _ pull this trigger —— i don't think we have it. liz truss being seen to be bold _ we have it. liz truss being seen to be bold and — we have it. liz truss being seen to be bold and issue this kind of threats— be bold and issue this kind of threats before the meeting, to set the mood, — thr

. in a ukraine and russia, coming from this trust tash liz truss.— trust tash liz truss.office have basically warned that they believe that vladimir putin could be planning a complete overthrow in ukraine and installing a pro—moscow pro—kremlin leader there. the foreign office here have meant that person as a former ukraine mp, despite saying that the observer actually seems to have spoken to this former mp who has dismissed it and that it is all a bit of a joke and that it is all a bit of a joke and he would be the last person that he that they would want to install. but this really shows how worried we are here in the uk and how worried our allies are about this massing of troops and ukrainian border. report suggesting there are 106,000 russian troops and there has been talk that the last few days trying to talk to the last few days trying to talk to the kremlin, trying to talk to them in to arm these tensions but it doesn't seem to be happening. we are turning to look at what sanctions might be available if russia does go ahead with an incursion into ukraine. that coul

it was pointing out that liz truss does _ it was pointing out that liz truss does not — it was pointings exactly what david frost's position, her predecessor, was _ frost's position, her predecessor, was sonte — frost's position, her predecessor, was. some thought she might water it down, _ was. some thought she might water it down, partly because she did back remain many years ago in the eu referendum, but ultimately this is what _ referendum, but ultimately this is what the — referendum, but ultimately this is what the government has been saying for some _ what the government has been saying for some time caught. the question is, are _ for some time caught. the question is, are they— for some time caught. the question is, are they bluffing? is this part of upping — is, are they bluffing? is this part of upping the ante, or will they really— of upping the ante, or will they really go — of upping the ante, or will they really go ahead with it? if they can't _ really go ahead with it? if they can't secure changes to the agreement? let's ta ke let's take this with katy, the mail on sunday

— he is free to prove that to them and liz truss was — he is free to prove that to them and liz trussannounced she will try— government has also announced she will try to _ government has also announced she will try to go to russia in the next few weeks— will try to go to russia in the next few weeks of probably going to see a bit few weeks of probably going to see a hit of an— few weeks of probably going to see a bit of an escalation diplomatically and politically to try and encourage russia _ and politically to try and encourage russia not— and politically to try and encourage russia not to go down the path of another— russia not to go down the path of another chechnya as boris johnson refer to _ another chechnya as boris johnson refer to it — another chechnya as boris johnson refer to it this week. | another chechnya as boris johnson refer to it this week.— refer to it this week. i wonder if ou refer to it this week. i wonder if you would _ refer to it this week. i wonder if you would charm _ refer to it this week. i wonder if you would charm the _ refer to it this week. i wonder i

very high on the list _ candidates, liz truss very high on the list that — candidates, liz truss verypaign along with rishi sunak for example, so i think there _ rishi sunak for example, so i think there is that and as you say politics— there is that and as you say politics is— there is that and as you say politics is very much on display here _ politics is very much on display here with — politics is very much on display here with that story. because it does _ here with that story. because it does raise _ here with that story. because it does raise a number of questions about— does raise a number of questions about taxpayer money but also as we face a _ about taxpayer money but also as we face a cost—of—living crisis but also _ face a cost—of—living crisis but also emissions and the work the government did a couple of months a-o government did a couple of months ago was _ government did a couple of months ago was very focused on talking about— ago was very focused on talking about cutting would do on fuel and hosted cop26. within the next express front pages well you _ within the nex

or rishi sunak, but i behind liz truss or rishi sunak, but i dare _ behind liz truss or rishi sunak, be happening on whatsapp groups. even now as we speak. — whatsapp groups. even now as we seak. , , whatsapp groups. even now as we seak., , , ., whatsapp groups. even now as we seak. , , ., , speak. just before christmas, with the out a supportive _ speak. just before christmas, with the out a supportive message - speak. just before christmas, with the out a supportive message on l speak. just before christmas, with l the out a supportive message on the whatsapp group for the tory mps. one of the mps deleted her from the whatsapp group. which is interesting in the change of mood and the tory party. struck by the quote that is attributed to william. on the pm programme for the said they were worn out defending the indefensible. but as part of the problem of the tory mps. if you have to keep weighing in and the party seems to be dragging on for months now in downing street has kept missing opportunities to shut it down. i opportunities to shut it down. i dare say when tory mps this week

yes, liz truss has named a ukrainian mp — imminent?ined up by the russians to take over and is effectively a friendly fire. and there a quote from borisjohnson who is faring that some world leaders might not appreciate the deteriorating picture on the ukrainian borderfully comprehend the risk by bullying russia. i have to say as a punter, i read the story and i see firing shots in the dark and nobody is listening to us because we haven't bothered to send our foreign secretary to have real life conversations about this, she is in australia. the prime minister doesn't seem to know where he is from one minute to another. the stories we are getting, has anybody who is outside the telegraph's readership thought about this? do they believe it? it is not that borisjohnson is they believe it? it is not that boris johnson is fearing they believe it? it is not that borisjohnson is fearing some world leaders are not appreciating the full picture, they are not appreciating borisjohnson and listening to him any more and they are getting on without

so liz truss could do a lot to finish brexit because she's a pragmatist, i think, and also there's athe europe side to solve the problem of northern ireland, fishing, migrants because europe wants to move on. you know, there will be a new french president, there is a new chancellor in germany, there are enormous challenges to be met, and brexit is at end of it. and it's not the problems we have that could derail finding an agreement. now i'm not sure that macron will be reelected, and that might be the problem. because if he faces pecresse in the second round, the right wing choice, traditional right wing government, he will lose because part of the left will go on with pecresse because precresse always had a social dimension and macron is hated by the left because he is perceived as a president of the rich. he is considered aloof and arrogant. so you could have president pecresse rather than president macron. so it's all about as ever with french politics who gets into that last round playoff between the two top placed candidates, assuming no candidate gets 50%? afghanistan is only

also embarrassingly for liz truss it also emerged _ embarrassingly for liz truss it also emerged laterpinning cuts in which _ talked about public spinning cuts in which she _ talked about public spinning cuts in which she said that publishing the workers _ which she said that publishing the workers should treat track chair money— workers should treat track chair money as— workers should treat track chair money as if

i liz truss has been pushing for the trade deals. - that all gets subsumed, - it seems, under foreignt that the united kingdom will continue to be _ a development superpower but yet, we heard from - the senate foreign relations committee in the house - of commons that global britain risks being a branding exercise| — in other words, a catchy title with little substance. and i will end by saying - you mentioned afghanistan — britain hasn't even i started the scheme — the resettlement scheme - for vulnerable afghans and it's struggling with the first - scheme, which is to provide safety and refuge to those who worked directly- with the british army i and british government. you know, you go to the website of the second scheme, _ it says it has not opened yet, so not a very good signal. . do you think that we will get a migrant deal, though, between the eu—france and the uk? are you more optimistic? after all, we got a deal on fishing in the end — rather low profile, nobody talked very much about it — but the rhetoric and the kind of confrontational rhetoric after that passed, they dealt

liz truss both — people to replace mr rishi sunak or liz truss.ll come a tipping point _ difficulties. there will come a tipping point when _ difficulties. there will come a tipping point when they- difficulties. there will come aj tipping point when they make difficulties. there will come a l tipping point when they make a difficulties. there will come a - tipping point when they make a final decisioh _ tipping point when they make a final decisioh i'm — tipping point when they make a final decision. i'm not— tipping point when they make a final decision. i'm not sure _ tipping point when they make a final decision. i'm not sure we're - tipping point when they make a final decision. i'm not sure we're there i decision. i'm not sure we're there yet we _ decision. i'm not sure we're there yet we will— decision. i'm not sure we're there yet. we will have _ decision. i'm not sure we're there yet. we will have to _ decision. i'm not sure we're there yet. we will have to wait - decision. i'm not sure we're there yet. we will have to wait for- decision.

liz truss. yes, she was slightly earlier, i _ tweeting. liz truss.think— tweeting. liz truss. yes, she was slightly earlier, i think one - tweeting. liz truss. yes, she was slightly earlier, i think one hour. slightly earlier, i think one hour earlier than the chancellor. we are mentioning the two of them because they are the two favourites if there was to be a leadership challenge. i think at the moment, certainly when i have been in parliament today, there is a sense of waiting to see what happens over the next few days. if doesn't feel like there is a clamour at the moment for more people to put their head above the parapetjust people to put their head above the parapet just yet. people to put their head above the parapetjust yet. let me tell you a few things that tory mps say they are going to be looking for over the next few days. the first of what happens in their constituencies, what sort of message they get from the public about how borisjohnson�*s comments in parliament have gone down. just one snapshot, a former cabinet minister was chattin

also embarrassingly for liz truss it also emerged _ embarrassingly for liz truss it also emerged later in 2007— emerged later on the day that in 2007 she — emerged later on the day that in 2007 she co—authored a report from the reform _ 2007 she co—authored a report from the reform think tank in which he talked _ the reform think tank in which he talked about public spinning cuts in which _ talked about public spinning cuts in which she _ talked about public spinning cuts in which she said that publishing the workers _ which she said that publishing the workers should treat track chair money— workers should treat track chair money as— workers should treat track chair money as if it was their own and suggested — money as if it was their own and suggested that the one way that money— suggested that the one way that money could be saved was travelling, not travelling first class but travelling economy class that is obvious— travelling economy class that is obvious to coming back to bite her little _ obvious to coming back to bite her little bit _ obvious to coming back to bite her little

i mentioned earlier the possibility of liz truss - office.e possibility of liz truss trying l office. i mentioned earlier the | possibility of liz truss trying to share her in her margaret thatcher if you go to moscow but looks like borisjohnson is doing the same as he says no it's or buts and he will not turn back from these tax hikes. with the showdown headline. this is the story that _ with the showdown headline. this is the story that he _ with the showdown headline. this is the story that he is _ with the showdown headline. this is the story that he is heading - with the showdown headline. this is the story that he is heading for - with the showdown headline. this is the story that he is heading for a - the story that he is heading for a showdown — the story that he is heading for a showdown with this to a because he promises _ showdown with this to a because he promises to— showdown with this to a because he promises to press ahead with this will b— promises to press ahead with this will b by— promises to press ahead with this will .6 b

liz truss _ close to the top of that list. liz truss doesn't _ close to the top of that list.naltradejob, doesn't have a huge amount _ internationaltradejob, doesn't have a huge amount of- internationaltradejob, doesn't. have a huge amount of experience internationaltradejob, doesn't- have a huge amount of experience in diplomatic— have a huge amount of experience in diplomatic details— have a huge amount of experience in diplomatic details becomes - have a huge amount of experience in diplomatic details becomes with - diplomatic details becomes with being _ diplomatic details becomes with being foreign— diplomatic details becomes with being foreign secretary. - diplomatic details becomes with being foreign secretary. i- diplomatic details becomes with being foreign secretary. i thinkl diplomatic details becomes withl being foreign secretary. i think a long-standing _ being foreign secretary. i think a long—standing relationship - being foreign secretary. i think a long—standing relationship with i long—standing relationship with nato's — long—standing relationship with nato's

foreign secretary liz truss says she will be visiting ukraine next week.isioner of britain's biggest force, cressida dick, confirmed that her officers are now looking into potential rule—breaking, as a result of information provided by civil servants, who are also compiling a report on what happened. that report, by sue gray, won't now be published in full until the police have finished investigating. borisjohnson says he welcomes the investigation and believes it will �*help to draw a line under matters'. our political corresspondent, jonathan blake, has the latest. reporter: was it right. to have a party in downing street, ms dorries? questions for cabinet ministers. was it right to have a birthday gathering in downing street? meeting in person this morning now rules have been relaxed amid new claims about a birthday celebration for boris police had said they would not investigate claims of parties in whitehall unless a government enquiry found evidence of criminality — until now. as a result, firstly of information provided by the cabinet office enquiry

and your thoughts - quickly on the comments from the foreign secretary, liz truss.e the government's economic sanctions towards russian. there is a lot of russian money in london, isn't there, particularly in property and other assets. russian oligarchs see london as a place to, you know, to store a lot of their money, essentially.— a lot of their money, essentially. a lot of their money, essentiall . f essentially. they're in mind that these _ essentially. they're in mind that these other _ essentially. they're in mind| that these other worst-case that these other worst—case scenarios and there is no evidence that russia has any intention to push it that far to those sanctions. it would not be accepted by the russians at home either. so we do see headlines and they focus on maximum impact sanctions but this is most unlikely and, of course, the uk must be careful because london is known as the in international financial centre and it attracts business from all over the world there would be a lot of other investors and companies or individuals from places like asia o

roger pollen is head of the federation of small businesses in northern ireland — liz truss taken overt to see? we just want to see the progress that were starting to emerge before christmas being continued and we are spoken to bedsides and they seem to be in that mood. they were talking about a potential landing zones and it is very encouraging. there is a need for simplicity and affordability but a need for predictability about this. we need to know where we�*re going and ideally we need to get that point very soon so it is encouraging that we are in a two horse race, one team has changed its rider but the racist one. finish line hopefully mayjust be on site. that it seems there is some kind of timeframe for these negotiations but there is in fact no hard deadline, really. that is part of the challenge was that there is nothing to create that deadline so a couple of months ago we thought christmas might be the notional deadline and then it has become clear that we are going to miss the only deadline we have coming up obviously here is an assembly election at stormont coming up on me.

britain's foreign secretary liz truss says while the uk is trying to help ukraine, it's highly unlikelyighting side by side with ukrainians if russia does invade. it is very unlikely and the defence secretary has been clear about that but we are training up ukrainian soldiers, 20,000 troops in ukraine, we have supplied anti—tank missiles, defensive weapons, we are giving support to the ukrainian navy. we are giving support to the ukrainian energy sector to help them become more energy independent so we are really giving every possible support we can to ukraine and we are one of the leading donors of lethal aid to ukraine to make sure they are in a the best possible position to defend themselves against russia. for the latest from ukraine here's our chief international correspondent lyse doucet in kyiv. welcome to the ukrainian capital where ukrainians know all too well what we just heard from jens stoltenberg, the secretary general of nato. as the president put it last week if there is an escalating war here in ukraine it is the ukrainian armed forces and all the many volunteers signing

he was supposed to be accompanied by liz truss, but she has covid and is not coming.n.— diplomacy is happening but it's not all going quite to plan. james, many thanks for the _ all going quite to plan. james, many thanks for the update _ all going quite to plan. james, many thanks for the update there - all going quite to plan. james, many thanks for the update there for - all going quite to plan. james, many thanks for the update there for us i thanks for the update there for us in kyiv. james landale, our diplomatic correspondent. let's take a brief look at some of today's other news. police have been granted more time to question manchester united footballer mason greenwood. the 20—year—old footballer was arrested on suspicion of rape and assault yesterday. manchester united have said the player will not return to training or matches until further notice. nike says it's suspended its relationship with the player. tesco is set to scrap hundreds ofjobs as it removes meat, fish and deli counters in 317 stores. the company said it would also be closing its discount ch

liz truss.g i from events elsewhere because they are just mired in scandal. the prime minister has lost all moral authority. - he has lied and lied and lied again. the british people know that. - it's time he just did _ the decent thing and resigned. i think that decency and integrity in public life really matter. - i think they are values _ that the british people hold dear. and to have a prime minister who isjust completely- going against all of those traditions that we have i in our country does a serious damage and does serious damage _ to our standing internationally. let's speak to our political correspondent nick eardley in central lobby in the houses of parliament. next, let's just talk, next, let'sjust talk, we know it next, let's just talk, we know it is a potentially politically explosive report by the civil servant sue gray. but let's talk about the mechanics of when we might see it and if we will see it at all. yes. and if we will see it at all. yes, we are stuck — and if we will se

then tomorrow boris johnson and the foreign secretary, liz truss, are travelling to ukraine.llies so far. it comes at a time when the ukrainians are pretty happy with the level of solidarity and assistance they are getting from the uk. let's not forget the main show will be whatever the americans and russians are saying to each other and on that brand we know sergey lavrov, the russian foreign minister and anthony blinken, the us minister of state, will be speaking tomorrow. there are some signs the russians are willing to engage with the americans on washington's proposals regarding european security. there is a possible meeting at the un security council this afternoon if the russians do not succeed in blocking it. it could be an ugly show and it will not resolve anything. finally, along with the diplomacy, a few more sticks, liz truss this afternoon due to unveil some new tougher sanctions, which she says will target those who are key to the creme and's continuation. vladimir putin's spokesman has called those statements alarming and at least it seems london has moscow's a

t than, for example, a new leader like rishi sunak or liz truss.— rishi sunak or liz truss.truss. i think that is being too clever, to i rishi sunak or liz truss. i think that is being too clever, to be i that is being too clever, to be honest, i think most labour mps think the prime minister has misled the house and therefore he should resign on those grounds. politically, i think it is a moot point, really. iam not so politically, i think it is a moot point, really. i am not so sure that borisjohnson kept in place is necessarily a good thing for the labour party. it may well be that a new leader comes in who is, in fact, not as popular as first team, and rishi sunak is the obvious example, and it gives labour a much longer time, if you like, to get the measure of whoever replaces boris johnson, if that happens, before the next election. so i think, you know, one has to very, very cautious about attributing that kind of machiavellian level of politics for the labour party. i think theyjust want to see borisjohnson gone, and they will cope with whoever replaces him, if he is

we'rejoined now by the foreign secretary liz truss. good morning to you, liz truss.ich in operations such as cyber attacks, the attempt to install a puppet regime into kyiv, as well as false flag operations, so as well as potentially a major indication we are also seeing attempts by russia to destabilise ukrainian democracy. you have so far refused to rule out the possibility of combat troops being sent to ukraine. can you be a bit clearer with us about any possible timescale on that? well, it is very unlikely _ possible timescale on that? well, it is very unlikely that _ possible timescale on that? well, it is very unlikely that nato _ possible timescale on that? well, it is very unlikely that nato would - is very unlikely that nato would send combat troops to ukraine. what the uk is doing is supplying defensive weapons, we are training up defensive weapons, we are training up ukrainian troops, so we have trained 20,000 personnel, we are helping ukraine strengthen its navy, and we are also making sure that nato bolsters the support to nato allies. already has troops

here is the foreign secretary liz truss speaking this morning.gray. and, you know, we are very clear that there were real mistakes made. isn't the problem, though, some of your colleagues are questioning the moral authority of borisjohnson? and the truth is, he went to a party in the garden of number 10. a year later, his staff parted. —— a year later, his staff partied. they were just following his lead, weren't they? the prime minister apologised on wednesday. he was very clear that mistakes have been made. but i do think we need to look at the overall position we are in as a country, the fact that he has delivered brexit, that we are recovering from covid, we have got one of the fastest economies now in the g7, and we are delivering of the fastest growing economies now in the g7, and we are delivering the booster programme. you know, he has apologised, i think we now need to move on and talk about how we are going to sort out issues. i have spent the last 24 hours with the eu talking about sorting out the situation for the people of northern i

this new sanctions rules which will leave kremlin oligarchs know to hide, says liz truss.ps on the border but thatis got 100,000 troops on the border but that is not my intention. this is a different focus for the sanctions. absolutely. the west can impose serious _ absolutely. the west can impose serious economic pain on russia and it is ripe _ serious economic pain on russia and it is ripe to— serious economic pain on russia and it is ripe to explore various avenues _ it is ripe to explore various avenues with which to do this, but we have _ avenues with which to do this, but we have to — avenues with which to do this, but we have to bear in mind that because ukraine _ we have to bear in mind that because ukraine is— we have to bear in mind that because ukraine is important to russia, they will take _ ukraine is important to russia, they will take that economic pain, however— will take that economic pain, however it comes if they need to. the fundamental fact of this escalating situation in eastern europe — escalating situation in eastern europe is— escalating situation

foreign secretary liz truss says she will be visiting ukraine next week.emier league, and at 74, will be so again. his career has taken in 22 clubs and spans over 40 years. it comes after the departure of claudio ranieri, who was sacked afterjust 14 games. championship side hull city have sacked manager grant mccann less than a week after being taken over by a turkish—based consortium. mccann guided the club back to the championship last season following relegation. he's been dismissed despite back—to—back wins to move the club ten points clear of the relegation zone. manchester united's anthony martial willjoin sevilla on loan for the rest of the season subject to a medical. there is no option to buy and no loan fee, but the spanish club will cover the striker�*s wages. hejoined united from monaco in 2015 and told boss ralf rangnick he wanted a change of scenery. england midfielderjill scott has joined aston villa on loan from manchester city for the rest of the season. scott has been at city for eight years and spent the second half of last season on loa

the british foreign secretary liz truss has defended using a government plane instead of commercial flights secretary took the long—haul trip last week for an annual meeting with government officials in the country. ms truss insisted that the decision was based on value for money. the us coast guard has suspended its search for dozens of people lost at sea after their boat capsized off the coast of florida. a lone survivor was found clinging to the hull of the boat on tuesday. in a press conference, the coast guard said that it was unlikely that there would be more survivors. 0ur north america correspondent david willis has the latest. five bodies have so far been recovered. that means that 3a people are still missing following the capsized of that vessel, and local coast guard said that they would be calling off the search if there was no sign of further survivors. now, one man did survive, and he was pictured clinging to the upturned hull of that capsized vessel. he has since been named asjuan esteban montoya, he's a 22—year—old colombian whose younger sister maria is thought to have been

the i claims leading conservatives liz truss and rishi sunak are preparing to swoop on a party leadershipe mounts on the prime minister. but the mail turns the spotlight on sir keir starmer — and carries a picture of what the paper claims to be the labour leader drinking beer at an indoor gathering in durham last april. the telegraph claims plan b covid restrictions in england are set to be lifted from 26th january — as the prime minister looks to secure his political survival — the paper also carries a picture of princess beatrice and her father prince andrew at royal ascot — the paper suggests the princess is likely to be called as a witness in her father's sex assault case so, let's begin. the mirror. this is the latest revelation. the mirror. this is the latest revelation-— the mirror. this is the latest revelation. , ., ,, the mirror. this is the latest revelation. ,, , revelation. the downing street party revelations and _ revelation. the downing street party revelations and i _ revelation. the downing street party revelations and i don't _ revelation. the downing street party revel

the foreign secretary, liz truss, has said it's highly unlikely british troops would be fighting on thea were to invade ukraine but said coordinated sanctions targeting russian companies and oligarchs could be a deterrent to president putin. nato's secretary general, jens stoltenberg, has told the bbc it's up to russia to decide whether to pursue a diplomatic path. moscow — which objects to nato's eastward expansion in europe — has denied it plans to invade. here's our diplomatic correspondent, caroline hawley. nato is beefing up its deterrents in eastern europe with every passing day. this is the west's continuing counter build—up in the face of what downing street is calling rising russian aggression. the aim is to show moscow the price it could pay if it does invade ukraine. to send a message to russia that there will be severe consequences but, of course, the most important thing is to try to prevent military action by russia against ukraine. and so we need to work hard for the best but be prepared for the worst. and this is why there are fears for the worst. over the past few days,

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the foreign secretary liz truss says the uk will this week unveil a range of sanctions legislation that she says would leave "nowhere to hide" for putin's oligarchs. moscow has deployed around 100,000 troops near the border with ukraine, angry that a country once part of the soviet union is now seeking much closer ties with the west. borisjohnson is due to speak with president putin and visit eastern europe in the coming days, and is considering doubling the number of british troops deployed in the region. 0ur international correspondent 0rla guerin is live in bakhmut in eastern ukraine for us tonight. amid the crescendo of international concern about a possible invasion, there are particular fears about this region. rebels backed by the kremlin had been battling the ukrainian government for years here in the east. today we were given access to the front lines in this conflict which are static but still deadly. ukrainian troops told us they are ready for a russian invasion if it comes. 0ne they are ready for a russian invasion if it comes. one said it will be hard for all of us, but we

if we look at what liz truss the british foreign secretary has said, she said the information being releasedght on the extent of russian activity designed to subvert ukraine, and it is an insight into kremlin thinking. so what does the information show? well, the british claim the former ukrainian mp yehven murayev is being lined up as a potential leader of the ukraine. if they are to invade and win the military conflict, of course. this man ran for president in 2019, he set up his own party, admittedly it doesn't have any seats in the ukrainian parliament. he has denied the claims in a text message to the telegraph in britain saying it is stupidity and nonsense, pointing out that he is under sanctions himself, he has been barred from russia and his father had his assets frozen in russia. he said it is hard to comment on the foreign 0ffice statement. but russia also said this was misinformation from the foreign office, and accuses them of escalating tensions. i guess the important point is it as part of the narrative from the uk. one of the people the uk said is helping, he was also sanction

the foreign secretary liz truss said it is the intention of the government to cut tax rises before thefter an unprecedented period of public spending to deal with coronavirus. one of the strongest winter storms in years is continuing to batter the east coast of the united states. more than 60 cm of snow fell on parts of new york state, as well as in massachusetts, where high winds have caused more than 100,000 power outages. several states have declared emergencies and residents across the eastern seaboard have been told to avoid unnecessary travel. here's our north america correspondent, peter bowes. a blanket of snow covers times square in new york city, the streets largely deserted as most people hunker down at home. this has been a colossal storm — a �*bomb cyclone' as it is known — a combination of heavy snow and strong winds approaching the strength of a hurricane. this winter wonderland in the heart of new york city is fun for some, but heading out for a selfie moment is not advised by the authorities. the blizzard conditions can be extremely dangerous. the snowscapes in new yor

liz truss wrote on social media that russia must halt its aggression, de—escalate and engage in meaningful after a week of us—russian talks aimed at defusing tensions. russia has amassed tens of thousands of troops on the border with ukraine, prompting invasion fears. north korea has released images on state media of its third weapons test this year — friday's two short—range ballistic missiles that were launched into the sea off its east coast. north korea's foreign ministry has again defended the missile programme, saying it had a right to self—defence. pyongyang has been testing new hypersonic weapons that are designed to evade interception. the actor, alec baldwin, has handed in his mobile phone to detectives, almost a month after a warrant was issued by police for the device. they're investigating the fatal shooting on a film set in new mexico back in october, when the cinematographer, halyna hutchins, was shot. it happened while mr baldwin was rehearsing with a prop gun, that contained live ammunition. but he insists, he "didn't pull the trigger". tsunami waves a metre high have hit

the british foreign secretary liz truss has defended using a government plane instead of commercial flightsry took the long—haul trip last week for an annual meeting with government officials in the country. ms truss insisted that the decision was based on value for money. the first female president of honduras, xiomara castro, has been sworn in at a ceremony attended by thousands of her supporters. in her inauguration speech, the left—wing politician said she'd inherited a broken country but promised to implement social justice and transparency. she comes to power 12 years after her husband, manuel zelaya, was deposed in a military coup. an unmanned rocket launched by elon musk�*s space exploration company is on course to crash into the moon and explode. the falcon 9 booster was launched in 2015 but it did not have enough fuel to return to earth. it will be the first uncontrolled collision of a rocket with the moon. these were the scenes in tehran after iran booked their place in the world cup finals. they recorded a 1—0 victory over iraq at the azadi stadium in the capital, securing their

liz truss wrote on social media that russia must halt its aggression, de—escalate and engage in meaningfuln talks aimed at defusing tensions. russia has amassed tens of thousands of troops on the border with ukraine, prompting invasion fears. the africa cup of nations continues in cameroon, where nigeria havejust scored a goal against sudan, following a 1—0 victory against egypt in their first match. later, egypt, who have won the cup of nations a record seven times, will have a chance to get back on track with a win against guinea—bissau. i'm joined now by the bbc�*s ian williams who is in yaounde. a last minute change of coach for nigeria ahead of this tournament, a risk that's paying off? not ideal preparation getting rid of your manager withjust not ideal preparation getting rid of your manager with just weeks before a major tournament but it seems to be working for nigeria, already 1—0 up be working for nigeria, already 1—0 up against sudan, the goaljust three minutes into the match. you can add that to their opening win against egypt. so the man who manages nigeria, he has managed th

hasn't provided evidence of its claims which were leveled in a statement by the foreign secretary liz truss. but she said the information being released to bay shines a light on the extent of russian activity designed to subvert ukraine and is an insight into kremlin thinking. russia must deescalate and its campaigns of aggression and disinformation and pursue a path of diplomacy. as the u. k. in our partners have said repeatedly, any russian military incursion into ukraine would be a massive strategic mistake with severe costs. well, richard zachary, from the university of kent, he is skeptical of the you case assertions. no busy. there may be something behind it which we simply don't know about, but they claimed that the russian intelligence services are maintaining links with some former senior ukrainian politicians awaiting took my former prime minister. we heard a rug of who's come minister 20102014 others. well, i mean they have 4 figures who named? well, you know, it's hardly surprising that there are a link because the russian, well, if you like to opposition within your thing, mid

the british foreign secretary liz truss has defended using a government plane instead of commercial flightsthe long—haul trip last week for an annual meeting with government officials in the country. ms truss insisted that the decision was based on value for money. an unmanned rocket launched by elon musk�*s space exploration company is on course to crash into the moon and explode. the falcon 9 booster was launched in 2015, but it did not have enough fuel to return to earth. it will be the first uncontrolled collision of a rocket with the moon. the us coast guard has suspended its search for dozens of people lost at sea after their boat capsized off the coast of florida. a lone survivor was found clinging to the hull of the boat on tuesday. five bodies have so far been recovered. in a press conference, the coast guard said that it was unlikely that there would be more survivors. let's talk to our north america correspondent david willis. what did the coastguard had to say about the search? this what did the coastguard had to say about the search?- say about the search? as you said, say abou

the british foreign secretary liz truss has been speaking about the russia ukraine situation.tion. she said russia is waging a disinformation campaign to destabilise and justify an invasion of ukraine. she said on twitter, russia must halt its aggression, de—escalate and engage in meaningful talks. there have been talks between russia and the united states, a lot of rhetoric shared between the two. thieves are leaving thousands of opened and damaged packages strewn across the railway tracks in east los angeles after looting goods trains passing through. products that are difficult to move or re—sell, or are too cheap, like covid—19 test kits, furniture and televisions, are just dumped on the tracks. the thefts are affecting major us mail order and courier companies like amazon, ups and fedex. james reynolds reports. if you live in los angeles and your package hasn't been delivered, you might want to check the rail line in the east of the city. freight trains passing through this area have become an easy target for thieves, who leave evidence of their raids all over the tracks.

liz truss wrote on social media that russia must halt its aggression, de—escalate and engage in meaningfulrussian talks aimed at defusing tensions. russia has amassed tens of thousands of troops on the border with ukraine, prompting invasion fears. new research into the consequences of rising global temperatures on human health have revealed worrying effects on foetuses, babies and infants. a number of studies have shown evidence that extreme heat, hurricanes and wildfires can increase the risk of premature births by as much as 15%. the researchers say urgent action is needed to protect pre—natal and paediatric health as the climate changes. the africa cup of nations continues in cameroon, where today nigeria has beat sudan 3—1. the pressure is now on egypt, the record seven—time afcon winners. the team lost their first match to nigeria, and are trying to get back on track with a win against guinea—bissau. i'm joined now by the bbc�*s isaac fanin who is in yaounde. ring is up—to—date on this first match we are talking about, nigeria bursa sedan. tell us how it went. yes, nigeria looked rea

u k. foreign secretary liz truss, says britain will not tolerate what she called a kremlin plot to change the gun. the country's government russia though dismissing the comments was dis, information and accusing berto and neither of deliberately escalating tensions over ukraine dosage. barry, following this one for moscow, tell us more about that kremlin reaction. mendoza? yes i, we just have a statement that's been issued by the russian government and says that the, this information spread by the foreign office is yet another example of proof that these nato countries headed by the anglo saxons are escalating the situation around ukraine. the british government, of course, having some very strong accusations against this government in moscow saying that they are plotting and planning. and that is something that this government says is absolute nonsense. and what it's doing is just increasing the tensions and the hostilities that are ongoing at the moment. this comes, as we heard it from the british government, that's the secretary of defense. the u. k. secretary of defense will be visiti

got to be put to mi5 who do not normally speak publicly, but this attack, branded anti—semitic by liz trussnal record in this country, and he was investigated in late 2020 for a period of four weeks, by mi5, but they decided he was somebody they did not need to actively follow so he was transferred to another fire which numbers over 40,000 individuals, subjects of interest —— another file. individuals, subjects of interest —— anotherfile. and then he individuals, subjects of interest —— another file. and then he travelled to the states, and this prompts the second question, how was it someone with a criminal record who had been investigated by mi5 was able to fly to the united states, not declaring his criminal past, get into the us, spent a couple of weeks getting down to texas and acquiring a gun? it is frankly a miracle that nobody else was hurt in this frank gardner, many thanks. the biggest gaming deal in history is taking shape, as the technology giant microsoft says it plans to buy activision blizzard, the company which makes blockbuster video games such as call of duty and candy cru