showers today or snow melt, there could be icy stretches first thing. in towns and city centres we are looking at below freezing, even colder where we had lying snow. early fog could be slow to lift across northern ireland, elsewhere a brief ridge of high pressure will build. some crisp winter sunshine to look out for on friday. a few scattered showers and a brisk breeze across the east coast, but generally speaking temperatures between four and 6 degrees, milder out of the south west. there is a change on its way but it will be painfully slow for some. way but it will be painfully slow forsome. it way but it will be painfully slow for some. it will bring milder air into northern ireland and scotland so we could have a rapid snowmelt for the start of the weekend, but the cold air clings on across england and wales, particularly on saturday. another chilly start. outbreaks of patchy rain and poor visibility to the west, top temperatures generally around five to 7 degrees. it w
charged with involuntary manslaughter, following the death of the cinematographer halyna hutchins, who was shot on the set of his film. today, i m announcing that i will not be seeking re election. jacinda ardern steps down as new zealand s prime minister saying she no longer has enough in the tank to do to the job. and after an epic five and three quarter hours, andy murray triumphs in a thrilling match at the australian open. and coming up on the bbc news channel: manchester city concede two before half time against tottenham. pep guardiola s side hoping to close the gap at the top, but could spurs see out the win. good evening. there s growing pressure on nato countries to agree to send more tanks to ukraine to help in the fight against russia. pledges of military aid have increased, after kyiv warned that russia was preparing a new assault. nine countries, including britain, have promised to urgently step up supplies of heavy weaponry and the uk has committed to sending
tomorrow. this little ridge of high pressure quietening things down, there will be light winds, lots of sparkly winter sunshine to look out for. that s will put a smile on our faces with a bit of luck. you might need an extra layer first thing in the morning and the northerly breeze might drive in a few showers on exposed eastern coast, some dense fog in northern ireland as well, but elsewhere dry, settled, sunny, not particularly warm. temperatures generally at around 3 6, particularly warm. temperatures generally at around 3 6 , may be milder in the west, you have probably heard milder air is heading our way but it will be a slow process for some of us this weekend. it starts to push in across northern ireland and up into scotland with that southerly wind. here we will see a lot of cloud but it never really gets into the far south east corner through the weekend. on saturday, showery outbreaks of rain through scotland and northern ireland but england and wales will start of
tonight with the context, brian taylor, political commentatorfor the herald, and leigh ann caldwell, political reporter for the washington post. welcome to the programme. there s been an evolution in the way the west views this war in ukraine, an evolution in the arms which nato countries are supplying first it was shoulder held stingers, then the hymars, next came the patriot missile systems, now it s a conversation over tanks. the red lines have shifted with the evolving nature of the war. in recent months, the allies have come to the opinion that a year long stalemate in ukraine is in no one s favour except russia s. so what would it take to allow ukraine to win rather than just avoid losing? what would ukraine require in order to punch through the russian defences in towns like bakhmut and soledar, from where the bbc s andrew harding reports. we are in an area where russian and ukrainian infantry now appear to be fighting at close quarters. clambering through the remain
another ambulance strike this time in wales as nurses in england also stage more industrial action. and the harrowing anti war epic all quiet on the western front leads the nominations for this year s british academy film awards. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 7am in singapore, and 3pm in los angeles where we begin our programme, with the news that the hollywood actor alec baldwin is to be charged with the involuntary manslaughter of the cinematographer halyna hutchins, who was shot dead on the set of the film rust. the film s armourer who was responsible for the weapon will face the same charge, after a gun that the actor discharged on set was found to contain live ammunition. sophie long has the latest from los angeles. the frantic efforts to save halyna hutchins in the moments after she was shot. it was during rehearsals on the set at the bonanza creek ranch in new mexico when the shootings and deaths depicted on the 19th