Suppliers following its full Scale Invasion of ukraine in 2022. Bilateral trade between the two countries topped 240 Billion last year, up 26 on a year earlier. Has the Balance Of Power now shifted with russias increasing reliance on its eastern neighbour . Joining me now is chris weafer, chief executive officer, macro advisory ltd. Thanks forjoining us, good to see you. Firstly, what were you expecting from these Trade Talks . Anything material or substantial to come out of it . Not to publicly, i think it is more a Case Ofjust again showcasing that this is the main political and economic relationship from moscow. It shows the complete shift away from what was very heavy trade with europe, with the western nations, that has now moved to asia. Kind Ofjust Restating that and restating the fact that and restating the fact that moscow sees this as its main relationship going forward, it used to be the case that the forum held annually in june was the main economic Trade Show Case for russ
A Family Holiday in portugal has turned into a nightmare. A three year old girl, Madeleine Mccann, has disappeared from the apartment where she was sleeping. There are fears shes been abducted. The disappearance of Madeleine Mccann is one of the most widely reported Missing Persons cases of all time. What happened to the then three year old back in 2007 has gripped the world. Every Single Person can identify with going abroad on a holiday and going abroad on a holiday with young children. And what is the worst possible thing that can happen . Well, its that. The other issue was, is that there was no obvious resolution as to what happened. And that is why that case, still to this day, resonates in the way that it does. Earlier this year, my inbox was full of messages from people asking me whether a young woman in poland was really missing Madeleine Mccann. Shed gone viral online, and so ive tracked her down. And i want to ask her this question why did she decide to post this on social m
praised the antimissile defence systems which intercepted a berridge of russian rockets over kyiv overnight. let me show you the footage from the defence systems in action. ukraine says 18 missiles were shot down, including six of the hypersonic weapons that president putin had claimed are unstoppable. ukrainian officials have declined to comment on a claim moscow that one missile got through air defences to destroy a us built the latest barrage came just hours after president zelensky wrapped up a european tour, in which he was promised billions of dollars worth of new military aid by western allies. live now to kyiv where i can speak to the ukrainian lawyer and politician, lesia vasylenko. thank you so much for being with us here once again on bbc news. give me a sense of what it was like during the night with that pharos from russia. ~ ., , ., ., russia. well, it was one of the most intense nights russia. well, it was one of the most intense nights tonight, russia. we
notes were marked without his consent. and in the skies above lincolnshire a lancaster bomber marks the 80th anniversary of the famous dambuster raids. on bbc london. the large sinkhole that s appeared in a field near amersham above a tunnel being built for the h52 high speed rail line. some campaigners want work to stop. good evening. we start tonight with the news that the manufacturers of vauxhall vehicles in the uk have urged the government to renegotiate part of the brexit trade agreement or run the risk of making the business unsustainable. stellantis, one of the world s biggest car manufacturers, whose business includes vauxhall, peugeot, citroen, and fiat, says its concerns are related to electric vehicles. stellantis says the conditions of the brexit free trade deal signed in 2020 are no longer achievable, given the surge in the cost of raw materials, and the prospect of tariffs between the uk and the eu would make exports uncompetitive. our economics editor fais