looking for in connection to the the clapham chemical attack, has gone into the river thames. we ll bring you the latest on that. good evening. the german chancellor, olaf scholz, is in washington tonight, warning of the dangers of a russian victory in ukraine if allies don t quickly step up their military support. joe biden does not need persuading. but there is no progress on a foreign aid bill the house speaker says he won t even put to the floor. wrapped up in that package is aid for israel. but last night, the president changed his position on the scale of the offensive in gaza, and has made it clear he does not support the impending assault on rafah, now home to over a 1.5 million palestinians. i m of the view, as you know, that the conduct of the response in the gaza strip has been over the top. eight months out from the election joe biden would dearly love a ceasefire in middel east, and last night signed a memorandum stipulating that those who receive american ai
where we are hearing a briefing on the very latest on those allegations made against president biden. there was a report published into to present biden s handling of classified documents. as part of that report, special council question president biden s memory, accusing him of forgetting key dates. of course that has raised questions about his fitness and suitability to run in this year s presidential elections. that is the scene at the white house. we will stay right across that. if there are any further details are emerging out of that. all we know so far is that the white house are calling the remarks in that report gratuitous and inappropriate. we also know the vice president, kamala harris, describes it as a purely political attack and as politically motivated. police say they believe the london chemical attack suspect, abdul ezeddi, is probably dead but that his body hasn t been found. the last known cctv footage of azedi shows him leaning over chelsea bridge, on th
it will be mild. all the details later. it s thursday the 25th of january. our main story. the families of the victims of the nottingham attacks will find out today what sentence the killer will receive. valdo calocane stabbed university students grace o malley kumar and barnaby webber, both 19, before attacking 65 year old school caretaker ian coates. his guilty plea to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility was accepted by the court earlier this week. our reporter navtej johal has spoken exclusively to ian s family ahead of today s sentencing. stubborn. yeah. taught me to fish, but said i was absolutely rubbish. same. fishing, football, family. the things that ian coates loved most. he wasn t the one to constantly say i love you. but we felt that love in the family household. on the 13th ofjune last year, ian, a 65 year old caretaker, was taken from his family in a morning of horror in nottingham that left three people dead. they can t forget the moment th
to shut down the blast furnaces at port talbot. frustration, disappointment is probably the biggest word. disbelief. it sjust been. handled absolutely appallingly in my opinion. also coming up: are pre election handouts ahead? taxes in his march budget. when i look around the world to america and asia, when i look around the world to america iwith sia, when i look around the world to america iwith lower when i look around the world to america i with lower taxes countries with lower taxes have more dynamic, faster growing economies. that s and a sweet business that ran out ofjuice. we look at the rise and fall of the original indian steel giant tata is expected to confirm up to 3,000 jobs will be cut from its british operations. the bbc understands tata is to go ahead with plans to shut down both blast furnaces at its port talbot site in south wales which is the uk s biggest steel plant. the company is intending to replace the furnaces with an electric version which is more
the european union s foreign policy chief says the international community must press ahead with efforts to create a two state solution to the israeli hamas war despite israeli opposition. benjamin netanyahu reaffirmed his hard line against a palestinian state which he said would pose an existential danger to israel. he also rejected the demands for israeli forces to withdraw from gaza in return for the release of israeli hostages as he arrived for a foreign minister s meeting in brussels. joseph burrows said israel s plan to destroy hamas in gaza is not working and they must pursue efforts to reach a two state solution. i pursue efforts to reach a two state solution. ~ ., , , ., solution. i know. this is a solution solution. i know. this is a solution that solution. i know. this is a solution that has solution. i know. this is a solution that has the - solution. i know. this is a i solution that has the approval solution. i know. this is a - solution that has the appro