ruth clegg, bbc news. ruth clegg, bbc news. ruth clegg, bbc news.ays it will send controversial depleted uranium anti tank shells to ukraine in its war with russia. the weapons are part of an aid package worth more than £800 million. depleted uranium is a by—product of of uranium enrichment but is stripped of most of its radioactive material. russia has condemned the move. our correspondent paul adams is live in kyiv for us this afternoon. it's controversial but the ukrainians have made it clear they need these weapons if they are going to be effective on the battlefield. that's riuht. it's effective on the battlefield. that's right. it's worth _ effective on the battlefield. that's right. it's worth remembering i right. it's worth remembering britain has already supplied depleted uranium rounds for the challenger tanks that britain has provided. the reason the americans are sending them now is they are providing 31 abrams tanks and the most effective weapon that they can use is indeed the depleted uranium round. i think this is all about momentum.

ruth clegg, bbc news. affected by any of the issues mentioned in that report, there's help on the bbc website. visit bbc.co.uk/actionline. the head ofjapan�*s major male talent agency, julie fujishima, has resigned over allegations of sexual abuse by its late founder. the johnny and associates founder johnny kitagawa is accused of abusing a large number of young men from the 1950s through to the 2010s. kitagawa was arguably the most influentialfigure injapan�*s entertainment industry and his agency has held a near—monopoly onjapanese boy bands for decades. he died in 2019. now, it's a big day for the vauxhall plant at ellesmere port near liverpool. today it becomes the first car factory in britain to make electric vehicles only. it's also a world first for its owner — auto giant stellantis, which also owns peugeot and citroen,as it's the company's first—ever ev—only factory. later today the first combo electric van rolls off the production line. earlier, our correspondent hannah miller was in ellesmere por

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ruth clegg, bbc news.hat report there is help on the bbc website and you can go to the bbc action line website. the uk is rejoining the eu�*s flagship scientific research scheme called horizon. it means britain�*s scientists and universities can now apply for money from a fund worth more than £80 billion. it has happened because the government has finally reached agreement on rejoining the scheme two years after being pushed out because of a post—brexit row with the eu. 0ur political correspondent jessica parkerjoins us now. a highy significant moment for the scientific community. what does it do to the uk�*s relationship with the eu? the champagne — relationship with the eu? tue champagne corks relationship with the eu? tte champagne corks will relationship with the eu? "ttj: champagne corks will be relationship with the eu? ttj: champagne corks will be popping amongst the scientific community but it is important to remember this deal regarding arising, that it is not some shiny new arrangement that was n

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