New central 9 first, the latest headlines. Slovakias Prime Minister robert fico has been shot in what officials are calling an Assassination Attempt. Ukrainian Officials Say fighting is raging in the border town of vovchansk, where Russian Troops have taken up positions top us diplomat Antony Blinken has promised kyiv more arms will arrive soon. A rare sign of Division Within israels war cabinet defence minister yoav gallant criticizes the failure to agree a post war plan for gaza. Englands overcrowded prisons from next week some inmates will be released 70 days early. Good evening. In the last hour slovakias deputy Prime Minister has told the bbc that he believes Prime Minister robert fitzo will the bbc that he believes Prime Minister robert fico will survive the attempt on his life and while he is still in a critical condition, he is no longer in a life threatening situation. In the last couple of hours, slovakias minister of interior described todays shooting as an attack on democra
Brendan rodger s side need just a point, there to close the door on rangers. If for some reason celtic dont get the job done today, theyll have another chance against st mirren on saturday. At the bottom ross county can secure their premiership survival with a win over stjonstone and they are leading 1 0 just before half time. Wolves are calling on the Premier League to scrap var next season. Theyve triggered a vote at the Agm On 6th June by formally submitting a resolution to have it removed. Wolves say that after five seasons of the Video Assistant Referee its time for a constructive and critical debate on its future. In response, the Premier League say they fully support its use and remain committed, alongside the pgmol, to making continued improvements for the benefit of the game and fans. Joe lynskey has more. This is the club whose manager has just received a one Match Touchline Ban for comments about a var decision. Gary oneill called the disallowed goal for gary oneill called t
Nagorno karabakh was controlled by Armenian Separatists for decades, but is internationally recognised as part of azerbaijan. The United Nations says its sending a mission to the region this weekend, to assess the humanitarian situation. The team will look at the needs of people remaining in the territory as well as those who are on the move. Azerbaijan has said it would allow such a visit to take place. Heres more from dickran khodanian, a Freelance Journalist currently in goris. Im actually in goris, which is 30 minutes right after the illegal checkpoint that azerbaijan has set up. As you can see behind me, there are a few tents set up. As of now, theyre reporting that around 100,000 armenians have entered the republic of armenia. And just to give you an idea, the population of goris is 20,000. So one of the first stops is the city, because this is where they are registering. This is where theyre getting a media assessment. And this is where theyre being then later sent for accommoda
With US aid for Ukraine increasingly unstable, the German chancellor thinks EU member states should step up their support. But what more can the EU really do?