week s catastrophic earthquakes. and the state of western australia tries to poach more than 30,000 key workers from the uk. hello and welcome to the programme. next week marks the first anniversary of russia s invasion. ahead of that ukraine s president zelensky has been speaking to the bbc s world affairs editor john simpson reflecting on what s happened and what may happen ahead. mr zelensky claimed his troops could keep defending their country until they are able to launch a counter offensive. and crucially he ruled out conceding any territory to russia in a potential peace deal. a warning that there are flashing images in this report. a year on, president zelensky may be stressed and deeply tired, but there s a definite spring in his step. compared with the last time i met him, four months ago, he seemed a lot more confident, even though russia may soon unleash a new onslaught. translation: they are coming from several directions - and we understand it but we are h
welcome to the programme. in a week s time, it will be one year since russia invaded ukraine, and world leaders are gathering in europe. us vice president kamala harris has arrived in germany for the munich security conference, which starts tomorrow. european leaders rishi sunak, olaf scholz, emmanuel macron will all be there, as will nato secretary generaljens stoltenberg and a vast array of key defence and intelligence officials. discussions in munich will be accutely focused on the danger of a further offensive from russia, especially after the leader of belarus, alexander lukashenko a key putin ally spoke to members of the western media, including our russia editor steve rosenberg. few people know vladimir putin as well as he does alexander lukashenko, the authoritarian leader of belarus. he s agreed to take questions about the war in ukraine and his role in it. one year ago, i say, you let russia use your country as a staging ground for invading ukraine. are you
flu is now infecting mammals in the uk. manchester united are into the league cup final. newcastle stand between them and a first trophy for six years. hello and welcome to the bbc news channel. the energy giant shell has reported record annual profits of £32 billion in 2022, more than double what it made this in the previous year. the profits are the biggest in the firm s history boosted by higher energy prices since the start of the ukraine war. shell has already said it will pay tax in the uk for the first time since 2017 as a result of the government s windfall tax. i m joined by our business editor simonjack. morning, simon. of these massive profits in context. the morning, simon. of these massive profits in context. profits in context. the highest in the shell s profits in context. the highest in the shell s 115 profits in context. the highest in the shell s115 year history, - profits in context. the highest in i the shell s115 year history, double what it mad
an emotional appeal to the public from the family of nicola bulley to help find her. and a warning that mammals such as foxes and otters are contracting avian flu after eating dead birds. and coming up on the bbc news channel: the countdown is on to the six nations, as england s new coach steve borthwick goes for a more youthful side. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the bank of england has rasied interest rates to 4%, their highest level for m years, as it continues its attempts to curb soaring inflation. the latest rise, the tenth in a row, will mean higher mortgage payments for homeowners with a typical tracker mortgage. but people with savings should benefit. the bank also said that the uk is set to enter recession this year though it could be shorter than was previously forecast. and it also predicted a significant fall in inflation by the end of this year. our economics editor, faisal islam, has all the details. sophie, rates have been raised consistentl
british gas admits there s no excuse for using debt agencies who broke into homes to fit prepayment meters. and, we speak to microsoft s bill gates about covid, vaccines and conspiracy theories. i guess people are looking for the bogeyman behind the curtain, the over simplistic explanation. and coming up on the bbc news channel. manchester united say they will conduct their own process before determining the future of their player, mason greenwood, after assault charges were dropped against him today. good evening. the bank of england has raised interest rates to the highest level for more than 1a years, with inevitable consequences for people with mortgages, credit card debt and other borrowing. the rise by 0.5 percentage point to 4% is yet another attempt to control inflation. the bank confirmed that the economy is set to enter recession this year, but it said the recession could be less pronounced than previously thought, as there are early signs that the economy is st