let me know what you think of the government s proposal. do you think there should be a required level of service during strikes or do you think it s an attack on the right to strike? i m on twitter at annita bbc and use the #bbcyourquestions pro democracy rallies take place across brazil in response to sunday s violent attack on government buildings by a far right mob. the historic uk space mission launched from a modified plane ends in failure after a technical issue stops a rocket reaching orbit. good morning and welcome. two british men who were working as volunteers in ukraine are missing. christopher parry, who s 28, and 48 year old andrew bagshaw, were last seen on friday in the eastern donetsk region, where fighting has been intense. it s understood mr parry, from truro in cornwall, had been helping people evacuate the city of bakhmut. the family of mr bagshaw say he was delivering food and medicines, and helping elderly people move away from the frontline.
the last four days, intense fighting has been happening. it s miles away from b akhmut which has been the main focus for russian forces in the eastern country and for a lot of mercenaries from the bagnaia group are based. very difficult conditions for this syrup search operation. we are waiting to hear from the authorities to get an update on the search operation so obviously very difficult and obviously a very difficult and obviously a very difficult moment for the families. fix, difficult moment for the families. a new year and thoughts turning to the spring when the weather improves and what that might mean for military strategy on both sides. reports today that the uk could be the first western nation to send tanks to ukraine. this is something that