our correspondent tim muffett is at the ministry of defence. me has been hit by a lot of problems? the ajax armoured vehicle programme has been best beset by a "litany of falures" — according to a report by the house of commons public affairs committee. the project is supposed to have provided the army with hundreds of arrmoured vehicles featuring the latest cutting edge digital battle field technology. in 2014 the ministry of defence signed a £5.5 billion contract with american manufacturer general dynamics to deliver 589 vehicles. but since then, there have been a series of delays, due partly, according to this report, to "poor planning and management". excessive noise and vibration in the vehicles has led to a number of soldiers being injured. five years after they were to supposed to have entered service, no deployable vehicles have yet been delivered. the 26 which have been can only be used for training. the committe has warned the mod that it needs to either scrap or fix this project this year, to avoid wasting any more momey. so, far over

the second challenge is really for the ministry of defence or the defence secretary to ask whether thebudget is being spent in the best way possible. for instance, do we need things like aircraft carriers for out of area operations? can money within the defence budget be redeployed? no doubt these are the sorts of questions borisjohnson and ben wallace are having to ask themselves and examine at the moment. certainly the pressure is mounting for the prime minister to increase that spending. interesting, james, increase that spending. interesting, james. isn't — increase that spending. interesting, james. isn't it. _ increase that spending. interesting, james, isn't it, that _ increase that spending. interesting, james, isn't it, that so _ increase that spending. interesting, james, isn't it, that so many - james, isn't it, that so many commentators and people within the mod saying that money should be going on cyber warfare and things like that, when in fact conflict in the uk and, it's howitzers and tanks. ~ , , the uk and, it's howitzers and tanks. absolutely, it's interesting, if ou

and priti patel has leased that for the ministry of defence and what she _ that for the ministry of defenceaigners have gone to the high court _ campaigners have gone to the high court and _ campaigners have gone to the high court and said this is discriminatory under the equalities act and _ discriminatory under the equalities act and the judge has agreed. and said that _ act and the judge has agreed. and said that it— act and the judge has agreed. and said that it would breach the equality— said that it would breach the equality at both for the people who are stuck— equality at both for the people who are stuck inside napier barracks and also for— are stuck inside napier barracks and also for local people because of the impact of— also for local people because of the impact of having so many migrants on them _ impact of having so many migrants on them so— impact of having so many migrants on them. so that is the nub of the problem but of course none of the first time — problem but of course none of the first time that priti patel has run into problems with this. 12 months ago. _ into prob

a committee of mps has warned the ministry of defence it should either scrap or fix its controversialng national security. the american—made reconnaissance vehicle had been due to enter service five years ago but the army doesn't expect them to be ready before 2030. a concert at the palace tomorrow night and also the platinum jubilee pageant taking place on sunday afternoon. it's going to be led by the gold state coach, through the streets of central london and it will pass buckingham palace. 0ur royal correspondent, sarah campbell, has been speaking to some of those involved in the event's finale. on an east end factory site next to the thames a dragon has come to life. she breathes! gliding up the mall, the giant puppet will symbolise the enormity of the role taken on by the young princess elizabeth, plyed by dancerjanice ho. it's basically about young princess elizabeth and she has a sense of freedom at the beginning but then she meets the dragon and how she deals with that — is it with a sense of fear, or does she play with it and become friends with it? and how excited are you to

a committee of mps has warned the ministry of defence it should either scrap or fix its controversiale end of the year or risk compromising national security. the mod signed a contract for nearly 600 of the american—made reconnaissance vehicles which were due to enter service in 2017, but so far none have been operationally deployed and the project has already cost £3 billion. horse racing — and ryan moore rode "tuesday" to victory in the oaks on the opening day of the epsom festival. the favourite emily upjohn slipped at the start. she and jockey frankie dettori made up ground to cross the line in a photo finish, but "tuesday" just took it, to give trainer aiden 0'brien a record 41st british classic triumph. cricket now and new zealand are building a useful second innings lead in the first test against england at lord's. a few moments ago ,the tourists were on 226 for 4. earlier england were bowled out for 11:1 in theirfirst innings. our sports correspondent joe wilson reports. don't dawdle by the grace gates. day two of this frenetic test, get inside. england were batting, and you n

so, this new analysis from the british ministry of defence is really quite interesting. 55% of the combat forces they started this war with. that's about 11,000 men killed or injured. they also say that that's because they are coming in with substandard equipment very often and poor morale. now, a lot of the fighting, a lot of those losses, have taken place around the donbas region, and that is where it may remains the most intense. in the city of sieverodonetsk, ukrainian forces have been pushed back into one small industrial area, but also the city of lysyschansk coming under increasingly heavy barrages. that is where russia has had an advantage throughout this conflict. the weight of artillery it can bring to the fight is far greater than anything the ukrainians have at their disposal. but there is hope today for the ukrainians that that will change. there's been announcement, it's been confirmed that high—tech modern artillery, 155—millimetre howitzers provided by the germans, are on their way. their forces have been trained in them in germany over the last few weeks

the uk's ministry of defence says it's possible russia's missile was intended to hit another target nearbyoscow is prepared to live with the consequences. nick beake, bbc news, kremenchuk. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: novak djokovic has made it into the third round at wimbledon, but britain's andy murray is out and so is emma raducanu. china marked its first day of rule in hong kong with a series of spectacular celebrations. a huge fireworks display was held in the former colony. the chinese president, jiang zemin, said unification was the start of a new era for hong kong. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly that was cloned in a laboratory using a cell from another sheep. for the first time in 20 years, russian and american spacecraft have docked in orbit at the start of a new era of cooperation in space. tennis balls thwack cheering and applause challenger powered past the bishop rock lighthouse at almost 50 knots, shattering a record that had stood for 3h years, and there was no hiding the she

the ministry of defence has warned that the devastated southern ukrainian city of mariupol, which isf a cholera outbreak. nick, a grim warning. let's speak now to our correspondent nick beake who's in kyiv for us. nick, a grim warning. a very avery grim a very grim warning, this? the big concern is the _ a very grim warning, this? the big concern is the dire _ a very grim warning, this? the big concern is the dire conditions - a very grim warning, this? the big concern is the dire conditions in i concern is the dire conditions in mariupol. this city of death and destruction are ideal for the mariupol. this city of death and destruction are idealfor the rapid spread of this disease among the 100,000 people who are still said to be living there. tonight the ministry of health here in ukraine have told us they haven't actually recorded any official cases, that's not to say they don't exist but they say it is more a case they cannot do any testing there because the russians aren't allowing people in and out. this is a city where it is hard to get information from. communication is poor.

a committee of mps has warned the ministry of defence it should either scrap or fix its controversiale end of the year or risk compromising national security. the mod signed a contract for nearly 600 of the american—made reconnaissance vehicles, which were due to enter service in 2017, but so far none have been operationally deployed and the project has already cost £3 billion. uefa, european football's governing body, has issued a fulsome apology tonight to liverpool and real madrid fans caught up in the ticketing chaos that marred the champions league final last weekend. 0ur correspondent greg mckenzie is with me. almost a week on, tell me more about what uefa are saying?— what uefa are saying? liverpool fans described this _ what uefa are saying? liverpool fans described this as _ described this as heavy—handed policing, organisational chaos and overcrowding at last weekend's champions league final. police used tear gas and pepper spray. it's also merged some supporters had been targeted by local gangs, families had been split up with young children. the french authorities and uefa

the british ministry of defence has since said there is a realistic possibility was intended to hit asequences for the people of kremenchuk. in this war, russia has often been accused of lying — rarely has it been so clearly demonstrated. joe inwood, bbc news, kyiv. a man has appeared in court charged with the murder of zara aleena, who was attacked as she walked home from a night out in east london in the early hours of sunday morning. she was found with serious head injuries and died later in hospital. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford is at thames magistrates�* court. daniel. yes, zara aleena's family described her this morning as a carefree spirit with the most caring heart. they talked about her glorious laughter and her tiny frame, embodying a passionate spirit and indomitable energy. they said, she walked everywhere, she put her party shoes in her bag and donned her trainers, she believed a woman should be able to walk home. now her dreams of a family are shattered, how future brutally taken. well, this afternoon, just in the last hour, a 29—year—old man from dagen

the uk's ministry of defence says it's possible russia's missile was intended to hit another target nearbyive with the consequences. nick beake, bbc news, kremenchuk. leaders of the nato defence alliance have declared russia to be a "direct threat" to their security and said that ukraine can count on nato's support for as long as it takes. those words at the leaders' summit in madrid mark a significant beefing up of nato's approach. nato is now on track to comprise 32 countries as finland and sweden, two previously neutral countries, have been cleared for membership. the nato secretary general reaffirmed that russia is europe's biggest threat. nato leaders have just taken decisions to transform and strengthen our alliance at this pivotal time for our security. president putin's war against ukraine has shattered peace in europe. and has created the biggest security crisis in europe since the second world war. nato has responded with strength and unity. from the summit in madrid, kasia madera. jens stoltenberg really wanted to show a united nato and that is certainly what he got with the str

the uk's ministry of defence says it's possible russia's missile was intended to hit another target nearbyoscow is prepared to live with the consequences. nick beake, bbc news, kremenchuk. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: as novak djokovic eases into the third round at wimbledon, andy murray and emma raducanu say goodbye to the tournament. china marked its first day of rule in hong kong with a series of spectacular celebrations. a huge fireworks display was held in the former colony. the chinese president, jiang zemin, said unification was the start of a new era for hong kong. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly that was cloned in a laboratory using a cell from another sheep. for the first time in 20 years, russian and american spacecraft have docked in orbit at the start of a new era of cooperation in space. tennis balls thwack cheering and applause challenger powered past the bishop rock lighthouse at almost 50 knots, shattering a record that had stood for 3h years, and

the uk�*s ministry of defence says it�*s possible russia�*s missile was intended to hit another target bbc news, kremenchuk. let�*s speak to our russia editor, steve rosenberg, whojoins from that summer today several robust messages being sent to russian president putin. then speak to our russia editor, steve rosenberg, whojoins us to our russia editor, steve rosenberg, who joins us from moscow now. how has that been received, steve? , ., , , steve? yes, on paper, this looks like an embarrassing _ steve? yes, on paper, this looks like an embarrassing defeat - steve? yes, on paper, this looks like an embarrassing defeat for l steve? yes, on paper, this looks. like an embarrassing defeat for the kremlin. foryears, president putin has been complaining about too much nato and russia�*s borders. the russians have demanded an end to nato enlargement to the east, even sight of nato enlargement as a justification for the invasion of ukraine. and what of the russians got as a direct result of that invasion? even more nato, 300,000 nato troops on high alert, finland and sweden now poised tojoin

historicalfailures in unless we are honest about our own historical failures in army leadership, the ministry of defencet was a summer morning injuly 1991 perspectives. it was a summer morning injuly1991 when me and my fellow young officers on platoon commanders but of course were summoned onto the drill square to be told details of options for change. the government of the day's response to the end of the cold war. i was lucky. my regiment was losing just a single battalion, it was not disappearing altogether. some of those around me, fresh out of sandhurst with new regimental berries, were not so lucky. in 1991 the world had reason to be optimistic put of the soviet union had collapsed, al-qaeda wasjust optimistic put of the soviet union had collapsed, al-qaeda was just a glimmer in the eye of the small villages cohort in china had not yet appeared in the world stage. it was right for the government of the day to review the defence spending and the defence posture is. and, yes, that meant treasury seeking a peace dividend and exchange the decades of investment in large static formations in germany. th

the uk�*s ministry of defence says it�*s possible russia�*s missile was intended to hit another target let�*s take a look at some other stories in the headlines. the son of the philippines�* late dictator ferdinand marcos will be sworn in as president in the next couple of hours. ferdinand "bongbong" marcoer, won last month�*s elections ferdinand "bongbong" marcoer won last month�*s elections by a landslide, securing the biggest victory since his father was ousted by a popular revolt in 1986. on friday, hong kong will mark the 25th anniversary of its return to china. when the city was handed back from the british in 1997, it was given an arrangement known as "one country, two systems". this was meant to last for 50 years. but recently, some of the freedoms it was granted appear to be under threat. the bbc�*s arunoday mukharji has been speaking to former chief executive of hong kong, cy leung, and asked him if he thought the same arrangement could work for taiwan. it has been working very well. it is no longerjust a word in chinese language, and if anyone thinks that one county, two sys

the uk's ministry of defence says it's possible russia's missile was intended to hit another target nearbye with the consequences. nick beake, bbc news, kremenchuk. a senior royal source has confirmed that millions of pounds in cash donations were paid to one of prince charles folsom approach charities, but it had not happened since and would not happen again. it came after the sunday times reported prince charles, seen in edinburgh today, was handed about £2.5 million in notes by a former prime minister of qatar, over three separate meetings between 2011 and 2015. clarence house insisted all correct procedures were followed. joining me now is our royal correspondent, sarah campbell. speaker this broke in the sunday times over _ speaker this broke in the sunday times over the _ speaker this broke in the sunday times over the weekend, - speaker this broke in the sunday i times over the weekend, detailing speaker this broke in the sunday . times over the weekend, detailing a cash handover to prince charles from the former prime minister of qatar. according to the report, the prince accepted

and other evidence over the next 16 days from surrey police, the metropolitan police, and the ministry of defencer this full inquest to be held, an historical gap and a time for the victims' stories to be told. duncan kennedy, bbc news and guildford. news in guildford. social media is the main source of news for older children, according to a study commissioned by the bbc, with tiktok being the most popular platform. the poll of 2,000 11 to 16—year—olds suggests they trust politicians less than social media influencers to tell them the truth about current affairs. the singer ed sheeran has been named as the most played artist of last year in the uk. # bad habits lead to late nights. his song bad habits was also the most played single of 2021, according to data from music licensing company ppl. sheeran is the first artist to manage both feats in two different years, having also done it in 2017. england's matt fitzpatrick has claimed his first major title with a one—shot victory in the us open. fitzpatrick, who's 27, isjust the third englishman in 52 years to win the second oldest major. our sports

the ministry of defence says, russia appeared to have the initiative over ukraine, in the battle for gan, it says russia holds about 90% of the luhansk district — which makes up half of the donbas — and is likely to seize the remaining 10 percent in the next few weeks, even though none of moscow's original war objectives have been achieved. 0ur correspondent, james waterhouse, reports from kyiv. a bubble of innocence in a world ruptured by war. however, he doesn't know any different. he was born on the 25th of february, the second day of this invasion, so what kind of ukraine will he grow up in? our country is really good and maybe it is a price that we need to pay for our kids to live in a better world, in a better country. viktoriya ended up giving birth in this hospital basement, shielded from 50 other people. despite the turbulent start to her son's life, she is certain of the values she wants to instil. i told him to appreciate and to be grateful of the people of his country and try to keep the special ukrainian spirit. 100 days ago, the front line came to kyiv�*s doorstep. towns

they are pounding this region and its ukrainian defenders, who the british ministry of defence say theysis being caused by the blockade of ukraine's ports. an intense session of the united nations, the eu representative held nothing back. let's be honest. the kremlin is using food supplies as a stealth missile against developing countries. the dramatic consequences of russia's war and spilling over across the globe, and this is driving up food prices, pushing people into poverty and destabilising entire regions. and russia is solely responsible for this food crisis. now, that's something they deny. indeed, the kremlin says it is the west that is causing the food crisis because their continued support for ukraine is prolonging this conflict. but for people in places like druzhkivka, this is a war for their very survival, a conflict that is now being felt around the world. joe inwood, bbc news, kyiv. as fierce battles continue in the donbas region, hundreds of ukrainian soldiers are being injured every day, according to president zelensky. the russians are using heavy artillery, resulting

the uk ministry of defence says russia has now moved significantly closer to full control of the donbas area with a likely capture of a key city there, and an off duty cop on rhode island, police and officer state senate candidate was arrested and charged after this scene of his alleged assault against democratic candidate, jennifer ward. she posted this video on twitter. rhode island police say the officer was placed on administrative leave without pay, pending a review and criminal investigation. the coast guard rescued seven people saturday. lightning striking their 39 foot personal boat 100 miles off shore of clearwater, florida. the coast guard saying the helicopter aircrew hoisted five women and two men without medical concerns. more politics nation with reverend al sharpton right after this break. it it reverend al sharpton after just 2 doses. skyrizi may increase your risk of infections and lower your ability to fight them. before treatment, your doctor should check you after this break after this break tell your doctor if you have an infection or symptoms such as fever, sweats,

of mariupol. ukraine's defence ministry said on twitter that 144 of what it called "ukrainian warriors have been liberatede of our service members." this is all happened very much in secret as these prison swaps always do. in general they don't tell us in advance. both sides don't say anything until it has happened is being how it has always happened so far but what is interesting is both sides have now confirmed this as well as the ukrainian saying it has happened, the russian backed militias have as well so 144 prisoners have gone each way. 144 ukrainians released by the russians and 144 russian fighters released by the ukrainians but what has got peoples attention here is that many of these other fighters who were captured during the siege of mariupol. people will remember this was a crucial battle at the start of this conflict for more than days, thousands of fighters, ukrainians, held off the russian advance and alter the course of this work according to many ukrainian so these are seen as national heroes. in the steelworks eventually fell, two and a half thousand of them were captured by the russian

according to the uk's ministry of defence, the kremlin is struggling to provide basic services to russianyou about russia's ability to really hold on to the territories that it has occupied? >> you are exactly right. this will be a problem for the russians. ukrainians have lived in these territories where russians have occupied and do not want to live under russia. they don't want to be ruled by the people that have been dominating parts of ukraine for years. they know what it is like. they don't want to be under that. they will make it difficult. we have already seen reports of warfare, of civilians going into attack russian occupiers. it is going to be difficult for them. they will have to really crack down hard, which they are already doing in russia. they will have to crack down hard in the occupied part of ukraine, to. this will be difficult for russians to hold on. >> over in kyiv, officials have expressed concerns that war fatigue could make the west lose interest and pressure ukraine into giving up some territory to russia. how much of a tragedy is that for russia? do you think th

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you are the university of hromadyanskoy defence. the ministry of taxes and duties competition is held once every three years, so you can choose teachers and rotators. the first day of calendar years is the readiness of the capital's beaches to the cob season for a reference to urban ball and beach volleyball inclusive slopes near the water and a place for bathing children of the mass location and from poroshenko was inspected by the bypass commission. only whether all this was declared about already for thousands in separate covering. these are wood-burning arbors, deck chairs and varnishes and cabins for the first penetration, if so the newest sparta is a smart child, jigul's look at any recreation area. it must be safe, so the task is for us to equip each recreation area with video surveillance in the first place. then the second is, of course, it should be comfortable, and we set the task, so that some interesting ones appear. well , you can say some new chips. e, such interesting locations that we don't have e in belarus where we hope our mi

the ministry of defence says ukraine's southern city of mariupol is at risk of a major cholera outbreak warning echoes that of the deputy mayor of the occupied city, who says health conditions are deteriorating. sergei orlov, who's no longer in mariupol, says the 100,000 residents still in the city are at growing risk of disease. bodies are still being discovered in the ruins of buildings and food is in short supply. the mod says russia is struggling to provide basic public services to the population of the ukrainian territory it now controls. the child protection charity nspcc says child cruelty and neglect offences increased by a quarter last year as the country emerged from the pandemic. following a freedom of information request to police forces in england, the charity found 26,000 offences were recorded in 2021/22 — an average of 72 a day. that's a 25% rise from the previous year. nspcc experts warned at the start of the pandemic that an increase in pressure on parents and caregivers, coupled with a rise in children's vulnerability, and disruption to normal protective services, wou

the british ministry of defence has since said there is a realistic possibility was intended to hit ae people of kremenchuk. in this war, russia has often been accused of lying — rarely has it been so clearly demonstrated. joe inwood, bbc news, kyiv. the duke and duchess of cambridge have paid tribute to dame deborahjames following what they called the heartbreaking news of her death at the age of 40. they described her as an inspirational and unfalteringly brave woman whose legacy will live on. charities have also praised dame deborah's work as a cancer campaigner, blogger and broadcaster. diagnosed with bowel cancer at the age ofjust 35, the fund she set up, which she called her bowel babe fund, to raise money for new treatments and research has now raised nearly £7 million. helena wilkinson looks back at deborahjames' life and work. # i'm singing in the rain...# dame deborahjames faced her cancer diagnosis her own way, determined to keep smiling, despite gruelling treatment. her family have described her as an amazing wife, daughter, sister and mummy. they said deborah shared her e

british ministry of defence.eloped information on ukraine , it stated that the russian plan is likely to cut off severodonetsk from the south and north, this city has been much talked about by recent days of the week the main focus of their attacks the russians are steadily advancing towards the river north russia continues to make gradual gains and limited progress in some areas of ukraine this is why we continue to deliver weapons and equipment in the shortest possible time to help ukraine defend democracy their democracy what is happening now this battle in the east of ukraine is very difficult they lose very ready to be aliens. this is never a joke, the content of the article that published wonderful british newspaper daily star watch the last and important moment to press the big red button and launch a nuclear strike on kiev that the little green men are ready to save ukraine, fraternal journalists were told by an israeli magician at re geller, who became famous for allegedly bending metal spoons, but proba

they are pounding this region and its ukrainian defenders, who the british ministry of defence say theynothing back. let's be honest. the kremlin is using food supplies as a stealth missile against developing countries. the dramatic consequences of russia's war are spilling over across the globe, and this is driving up food prices, pushing people into poverty and destabilising entire regions. and russia is solely responsible for this food crisis. now, that's something they deny. indeed, the kremlin says it is the west that is causing the food crisis because their continued support for ukraine is prolonging this conflict. but for people in places like druzhkivka, this is a war for their very survival, a conflict that is now being felt around the world. joe inwood, bbc news, kyiv. the mother of the music entrepreneur, jamal edwards, has said her son died from cardiac arrhythmia after taking recreational drugs. 31—year old jamal edwards, who helped launch the careers of dave and ed sheeran, died in february. his mother, brenda, said she was in "a state of shock". let's get more on this fro

the uk ministry of defence has been giving a daily intelligence update on the war in ukraine — and todayhe fighting in severodonetsk. it says that after more than a month of heavy fighting, russian forces now control the majority of the city. it adds that elements of ukraine's armed forces, along with several hundred civilians, are sheltering in underground bunkers in the azot chemical plant. the analysis says that means russian forces will be fixed in the area while they hold out — meaning russia won't be able to send those troops for missions elsewhere. and the statement concludes — it is highly unlikely that russia anticipated such robust opposition, or such slow and attritional conflict, around severodonetsk. mariupol in south—east ukraine has been described as "hell on earth" by the families who've managed to flee the city and life under russian occupation. psychologists now say the thousands of refugees who are trying to rebuild their lives will need ongoing support to help them deal with their trauma, as our europe correspondent nick beake reports. a ukrainian city, blasted into s

has been leaked, given that it percent to virtually every soldier and civilian working in the ministry of defenceetter. that quote you just gave, the burning imperative to forging army capable of fighting alongside our allies and defeating russia in battle so essentially saying the raison d'etre of the army is to deter russia and be ready if necessary to fight russia in europe. it is not the kind of lines you get from a civil servant.— it is not the kind of lines you get from a civil servant. does this mean we are likely — from a civil servant. does this mean we are likely to _ from a civil servant. does this mean we are likely to see _ from a civil servant. does this mean we are likely to see british - from a civil servant. does this mean we are likely to see british troops i we are likely to see british troops deployed to ukraine? it we are likely to see british troops deployed to ukraine?— deployed to ukraine? it does not mean that- _ deployed to ukraine? it does not mean that. there _ deployed to ukraine? it does not mean that. there is _ deployed to ukraine? it does not mean that. there is n

witness and other evidence of the next 60 days from surrey police, metropolitan police, and the ministry of defenceoise. he was fair seconds after the _ it was quite a loud noise. he was fair seconds after the blast. - it was quite a loud noise. he was fair seconds after the blast. he l fair seconds after the blast. he says sweeping 48 years for an inquest may not answer every question. t inquest may not answer every question-— inquest may not answer every ruestion. , , ., , question. i suppose you must only seekjustice _ question. i suppose you must only seekjustice but _ question. i suppose you must only seekjustice but it's _ question. i suppose you must only seekjustice but it's a _ question. i suppose you must only seekjustice but it's a long - question. i suppose you must only seekjustice but it's a long time i seekjustice but it's a long time after the event. and quite possibly the perpetrators are dead. the inruest the perpetrators are dead. the inquest is _ the perpetrators are dead. the inquest is the _ the perpetrators are dead. the inquest is the closest the families will get to justice

the ministry of defence says the change in policy recognises advances in the management, treatment andal assembly. mr macron is now under pressure to secure support from rivals to fulfil his government�*s reform agenda. but neither marine le pen�*s far—right, norjean—luc melenchon�*s left—green alliance say they�*re keen to work with him. a floating restaurant that was a famous hong kong landmark has sunk, just days after it was towed away from the harbour where it operated for nearly 50 years. thejumbo restaurant capsized in the south china sea while on its way to an undisclosed location. nobody was hurt. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with carol. hello again. for many parts of england and wales today, it�*s going to be dry, sunny and warm. but for scotland and northern ireland you�*ve got a bit more cloud fringed in to northern england through the course of this morning and still producing the odd spot of rain. but it will tend to fade and we�*ll see some sunny intervals develop behind it with just one or two showers. now in the sunshine in england and wales, we�*re looking

we know that risk was accepted by the ministry of defence _ risk was accepted by the ministry of defence. the statement says they will explore how their dedication can be | explore how their dedication can be marked. ~ explore how their dedication can be marked- this _ explore how their dedication can be marked.- this is _ explore how their dedication can be marked.- this is the - explore how their dedication can be i marked.- this is the question. marked. when? this is the question. a lecture will — marked. when? this is the question. a lecture will be _ marked. when? this is the question. a lecture will be delivered _ marked. when? this is the question. a lecture will be delivered to - marked. when? this is the question. a lecture will be delivered to the - a lecture will be delivered to the prime minister on monday, drafted with kerry and myself and patrons. it will re—the points made during the meeting and it concludes with the fact that we need him... the last time we got any kind of breakthrough on this was when david cameron was prime minister and he overrode the bank of bureaucra

the uk's ministry of defence says it's possible russia's missile was intended to hit another target nearbynd broadcaster. she was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2016. last month, she launched the bowel babe fund to raise money for new treatments and research. tonight, almost £7 million has been raised. helena wilkinson reports. # i'm singing in the rain...#. dame deborahjames faced her cancer diagnosis her own way, determined to keep smiling, despite gruelling treatment. her family have described her as an amazing wife, daughter, sister, mummy. and said even in her most challenging moments, her determination to raise money and awareness was inspiring. hello, and welcome to you, me and the big c... deborah spoke about living with cancer as co—host of a bbc podcast. so, i was pooing blood, and eventually was diagnosed with a 6.5cm tumour up my bum, basically. and she gave hope to so many others. when i got my third diagnosis in 2019, she was the first person that i called. emma campbell met deborah while they were both campaigning. that passion to raise awareness and spread awareness of earl

the ministry of defence says the change in policy recognises advances in the management, treatment andup tomorrow ranging from 12 in zurich up to 26 or 27 degrees. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: the biggest rail strike in three decades is under way — the first of three affecting england, scotland and wales. fewer than 20 % of trains are expected to run today. with last ditch negotations failing, the prime minister accuses the unions of harming the very people they claim to be helping. the unions say the government blocked negotiations. a senior ukrainian official says russian forces have almost captured the strategic city of severodonetsk, with ukrainian forces holding on to just one factory. a russian nobel peace laureate auctions his medalfor 84 million pounds to raise funds for children displaced by the war in ukraine. and to mark his 40th birthday new photos are released of prince william selling the big issue — we look back at his four decades in the spotlight. let�*s get more now on the rail strikes — ros atkins explains why they�*re taking place — from the perspectives

the ministry of defence said today that russia's shortcomings of targeting plaintiffs will result likely recent days. t more attacks on civilians in recent da s. ~' ., . , more attacks on civilians in recent da s. ~' ., ., , ., days. i think unfortunately that rediction days. i think unfortunately that prediction is — days. i think unfortunately that prediction is accurate. - days. i think unfortunately that prediction is accurate. putin . days. i think unfortunately that l prediction is accurate. putin has decided to increase the barbarity of his assault on ukraine. he tried to do a more precision strike, shock and awe strategy in the initial phase when he lost in february but found that he was able to do that savea shifted back to a kind of calculus that he is more comfortable with in which he is going to slowly use heavy round of artillery to grind away at the ukrainians indiscriminately, killing professional soldiers as well as civilians. in these horrible images of missiles going into shopping centresjust of missiles going into shopping centres just underscores that he is when to ki

of russia. but that's not the point because i think today's statement from the russian defence ministry— statementatement from the russian defence ministry is aimed at the domestic audience — ministry is aimed at the domestic audience inside of russia and that is because, — audience inside of russia and that is because, for the kremlin, audience inside of russia and that is because, forthe kremlin, it's critically— is because, forthe kremlin, it's critically important that in this conflict, — critically important that in this conflict, the russian public believes that the russians are the good _ believes that the russians are the good guys here. they have justice on their side _ good guys here. they have justice on their side. and that the public betieves— their side. and that the public believes that this so—called special military— believes that this so—called special military operation of the kremlin because — military operation of the kremlin because it — military operation of the kremlin because it is going according to plan _ because it is going according to plan without military setbacks. a

applause the ministry of defence says ukraine's southern city of mariupol is at risk of a major cholerare already near collapse. the warning echoes that of the deputy mayor of the occupied city, who says health conditions are deteriorating. sergei 0rlov, who's no longer in mariupol, says the 100,000 residents still in the city are at growing risk of disease. bodies are still being discovered in the ruins of buildings and food is in short supply. the mod says russia is struggling to provide basic public services to the population of the ukrainian territory it now controls. if you want to get in touch about that story or any story we are covering, you can do so on twitter. a congressional committee in the united states has accused donald trump of leading a conspiracy to thwart democracy — after refusing to accept he lost the presidential election in 2020. the committee has been investigating the riots at the capitol building in washington injanuary last year — when mr trump's supporters tried to prevent the peaceful transfer of power tojoe biden — and is setting out its findings in a seri

the uk ministry of defence says the pro—russian breakaway region of donetsk may have lost up to 55% ofelligence says the so—called donetsk people's republic had been killed in action, and nearly 9,000 had been wounded since the start of the year. our correspondent in kyiv, joe inwood, gave us an update yeah, they are trying to cling on desperately to sieverodonetsk. this is the industrial city on the eastern bank of the donetsk river, where the russians have been throwing all their forces and they have virtually taken the city now. they had pushed the ukrainians back into the industrial zone. now they're just back into this one factory called the azot chemical plant, where their forces are holding out, along with a number of civilians as well, many hundreds of them. on the other side of this river there, a twin pair of cities, and there's a shank which is up on a hill and is better protected, is still very much in the hands of the ukrainians. it's being shelled heavily and the russians are approaching from the east and from the south as well. but the ukrainians still hold onto it. face

the uk ministry of defence says the pro—russian breakaway region of donetsk may have lost up to 55% ofacknowledged that more than 2,100 military personnel had been killed in action, and more than 8,800 had been wounded since the start of the year. this new analysis from the british military of defence is interesting for that they say they're doing its people's republic of lost 55% of the combat forces they started this war wet. that is about 11,000 men killed or injured. they also say that is because they are coming in with substandard equipment, very often, and poor morale. a lot of the fighting, a lot of those losses have taken place around the donbas and thatis taken place around the donbas and that is where it remains the most intense. specifically, the city where ukrainian forces have been pushed back into just one small industrial area, pushed back into just one small industrialarea, into pushed back into just one small industrial area, into the factory. it also a city which is coming under increasingly heavy artillery barrages. and, really, that is where russia has had an advant

medicalfacilities there are horrendous and that's by there are horrendous and that's by the ministry of defencee of crisis. �* , ., u, to help sustain them in this time of crisis. �* , ., . ., ., crisis. are you confident that the su lies crisis. are you confident that the sunplies you _ crisis. are you confident that the sunplies you are _ crisis. are you confident that the supplies you are describing, - crisis. are you confident that the supplies you are describing, that you are trying to get in, that they are going to get the people who need them? ~ , ., ., are going to get the people who need them? ~ i. ., ., ~ them? well, if you are talking infrastructure _ them? well, if you are talking infrastructure wise, _ them? well, if you are talking infrastructure wise, it - them? well, if you are talking infrastructure wise, it is - them? well, if you are talking infrastructure wise, it is going j them? well, if you are talking i infrastructure wise, it is going to be tricky but if you are talking about someone eluding or embezzling, i don't think that is going to happen all that happens. what we'

organisations on the ground and encouraging members of the elite forces for the proud boys the ministry of self defenceg and about people to infantry and occupy federal buildings and suggesting that each of these moments he had a hype man to lead a chance and to suggest that different people should act in a particular way. one member of the proud boys, joseph biggs, encouraged after a conversation to confront the police officers and to enter the capitol. there are videos of the proud boys talking to other actors on the ground onjanuary the 6th. quickly thereafter it showed those individuals after talking with a proud boy member going into the capitol and causing mayhem. we know that the oath keepers' quick reaction team was also stocked to the gills with firearms and munitions and tactical gear. text messages from stuart rhodes, the leader of the oath keepers, suggested that the language of armed conflict, civil war and guerrilla war were necessary to events on the ground of january the 6th. one text message from rhodes read, "it will be a bloody and desperate fight. " members of the groups went in loo

recognise is de facto authorities have been doing everything they can to help the community, the ministry of defencee, so far, 19 million people have been fed, that is not possible, unless you have the access and that is what the day a facto authorities give us. we work under humanitarian principle, unimpeded access s but all of that is possible because of that ability to be able to get to some of the very remote areas. and obviously, as we are discussing, that access is now being dramatically hinders for other reasons, in terms of getting the supplies you need, how much is coming through, what else do you need to come from other country, in orderfor you to be need to come from other country, in order for you to be able to take it to the areas that need it? the country afghanistan, like every other hunger spot in the world is suffering hugely because of the conflict of ukraine, commodity prices supply, shipping costs have gone up. that has added an extra burden to how we reach people, we, as wfp we need $1.15 us billion so the uk government has been incredible, the people of the uk have been extraor

part in the sand forward at the process, but interestingly in the last hour or so, the british ministry of defenceia. let�*s hear what else he said. aggression is consistently failing in its _ aggression is consistently failing in its and — aggression is consistently failing in its and objective, hasn't taken odesa. — in its and objective, hasn't taken 0desa, hasn't taken kyiv, hasn't managed — 0desa, hasn't taken kyiv, hasn't managed to occupy the east of ukraine — managed to occupy the east of ukraine. it is costing lots and lots of its _ ukraine. it is costing lots and lots of its resources, of its people, of its own _ of its resources, of its people, of its own momentum to even make small advances. now, doesn't mean to say that the _ advances. now, doesn't mean to say that the aggression where machine is going backwards, but it is not advance — going backwards, but it is not advance according to its plan. armies — advance according to its plan. armies in _ advance according to its plan. armies in the field use huge amounts of resource _ armies in the field use huge amounts of resource and mora

invade ukraine in three days and this hasn't happened, russia has suffered losses in the russian ministry of defenceat ukrainian war is having an impact on the cost of living crisis, energy supplies in particular? of living crisis, energy supplies in articular? ., �* , of living crisis, energy supplies in articular? ., v ., of living crisis, energy supplies in articular? . �*, ., . ., , ., particular? that's a curious one because impudence _ particular? that's a curious one because impudence is - particular? that's a curious one because impudence is the - because impudence is the skyrocketing inflation in european countries and economic problems has not been a consequence of the invasion in ukraine but of reckless politics by the eu and other western leaders, as he claims they have done everything wrong, they are just doing what the people in washington tell them to do and our economic decisions are bad in his view, which is why they have major problems now and he claims european countries are trying to connect the russian military operation in ukraine with their problems but in his view that is not

of russia. but that's not the point. i think today's statement from the russian defence ministry is aimed at the domestic audience inside ussian public believes that the russians are the good guys here. they have justice on their side and that the public believes that this so—called special military operation as a kremlin because it is going according to plan without military setbacks. what this island is important for the global perspective. it's at the heart of this growing crisis that we've been talking about in recent days russia isn't accused of pushing two burning and stopping the export of ukrainian grain and that's what the united nations to talk about a possible famine in places like the middle east and parts of africa because they're not getting this wheat and other products from ukraine. what's happened today is russia is saying that it's moved off of this island to show that it's got no intention of blocking the passage of ukrainian grain. here in ukraine itself they say that's nonsense, it's actually russia has been defeated militarily, they've been having to leave. i think the question we ask ourselves is,

of support that they are giving. we have just had an update from the intelligence from the british defence ministry about what is goingally about russian forces gaining the upper hand in and around severodonetsk in the east of ukraine. russia they say using their over match in force, ratio and artillery to gradually seize territory in and around severodonetsk in eastern ukraine. and also talking about how russia will probably have to rely on new recruits or mobilised reservists to deploy more units to ukraine. mcdonalds in russia has reopened under a new name, and new ownership today. the new restaurant chain is called vkusno & tochka, meaning "delicious, full stop". the russian chain is scheduled to reopen 15 restaurants this weekend with a revised menu. mcdonald's temporarily halted its business in russia in march, later deciding to sell up in russia altogether. the headlines on bbc news... the british government is looking at plans to change the law to allow agency staff to be brought in to cover for some striking workers. fierce street fighting in eastern ukraine — president zelensky says his forces are "holding o