leaders from the g7 group of wealthy nations have announced a new security pact with ukraine. the deal s been signed at a meeting of the military alliance in lithuania. those security commitments are a broad international framework to deliver modern advanced military equipment, such as fighter jets, training, and intelligence sharing. it s been welcomed by president zelensky who has swallowed his disappointment at the lack a of a timetable for ukraine tojoin nato. welcome to you, president of ukraine volodymyr zelensky. our dear friend volodymyr zelensky, president of ukraine, welcome to you, volodymyr, it s good to have you here. applause ukraine may not yet be a member of nato, not by a long way. but today, it was embraced, almost, as one of their own, taking part in a new council where kyiv can raise concerns on an equal footing. translation: we ve discussed in detail the confrontation - with russia and what can be done to keep ukrainians safer. we re grateful to our partn
i ve never met anybody like lyne barlow. - this was definitely- a once in a lifetime job. right, 0k. this interview is being recorded, and it may be given in evidence if your case is brought to trial. i am dc 2441 blackett. you know i m from durham police. you do not have to say anything, but it may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned something which you later rely on in court. anything you do say may be given in evidence. a fraudster lies, that s what they do. so you almost have to have that cynicism of anything they say. is it the truth, or is it lies? ali blackett, the detective who spent years bringing lyne barlow to justice. it was her lastjob before retirement. the main motive, to me, has got to be greed. it s got to be. she liked that lifestyle. she liked spending money. oh, there was a snow machine, there was the red carpet, there was, like, the vip strings. it was very posh. i met lyne barlow through a friend of mine. we would have drinks together
the intensity of that loss reduces over time and the frequency. but there are obviously moments where our relationship is thrust front and foremost. the documentary is one. so, you know, i ve been closer to yog over this last two or three years than i had for a little while. and obviously you love him still, dearly. yeah, i think anyone who knew him loved him and had a great affection for him. you know, he was an exceptionally kind and generous friend and he was bloody funny, as well. andrew ridgeley, thank you very much for talking to us. you re very welcome. thank you, victoria. the documentary is called wham. we have some of the front pages of the newspapers tomorrow. many of them have the same story. the times newspaper, life reveals huw edwards is a bbc star in eye of storm. and then a story about european temperatures edging towards 50 degrees. the front page of the mirror, bbc star huw is in hospital after scandal. wife names news anchor as cops say no crime committed.
now on bbc news, unspun world withjohn simpson. hello, and welcome to the first unspun world of 202a. quite a momentous year, it seems, with elections for more than half the world s population. thank you forjoining me. our first question of the year is it a good idea for the americans, the british and other countries, though notably not the french, to be lobbing missiles at the houthis in yemen? the houthis don t seem to be deterred by this. and politically it s done the houthis very nicely. has taiwan s election made a chinese invasion more likely? china is going to take its time and prepare itself very, very well before it makes whatever moves it might be planning against taiwan. and the iowa caucus is donald trump now unstoppable? he cleared it with flying colours. over 50% of the vote. i mean, that is a dominating performance that tells - you that donald trump| could win this election. ever since november, from their bases in yemen, the houthi movement, which is backe