with a strike by nurses. the family of yousef makki when the fight to have a fresh inquest into his death. a surprise fall in the amount spent by shoppers in december, as people cut back on their christmas spending. # it would be so nice. # and tickets have gone on sale for madonna s good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news channel. the ukrainian president volodomyr zelensky has appeared via videolink to make a direct appeal for tanks, at a meeting of western defence chiefs in germany. representatives of more than 50 countries are discussing the co ordination of stronger military support for kyiv. president zelensky called on the allies to agree the delivery of tanks and other advanced weapons as a matter of urgency. germany is under pressure to allow its leopard two tanks to be exported to ukraine, which isn t a member of nato. the uk has commited to sending 1a challenger 2 tanks to the frontline. here s our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. for western defence chie
facts, truth, and justice. that is who won today. also coming up in this hour of newsday. ambulance staff and nurses in england and wales will strike on the same day next month in the health service s biggest walk out of the current dispute. and another day gets underway at the australian open, but defending champion rafael nadal heads home after his dramatic second round exit. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to newsday. it s 8am in singapore, and 2am in ukraine where the government says it s suffered its biggest loss of the war, when the three principalfigures in the interior ministry were killed after their helicopter crashed in kyiv. interior minister denys monastyrskiy died with his deputy and the department s state secretary, along with the crew, when the aircraft came down in bad weather in brovary, a suburb of the capital. the crash set fire to a children s nursery. at least 1a people died, including one child. our ukraine c
hour of newsday after her acquittal on tax evasion charges, philippine journalist and nobel peace prize winner maria ressa tells me about what she calls the weaponisation of the law against her. and you know, it went down to these three things facts, truth, and justice. that is who won today. and another day gets under way at the australian open but defending champion rafael nadal heads home, after his dramatic second round exit. welcome to newsday. we begin with breaking news. new zealand s prime minister jacinda ardern has announced she s to leave her post, saying she no longer had enough in the tank to do thejob. she said that a general election will be held in october, and confirmed she will also stand down as an mp at that moment, although she will finish as prime minister no later than february 7th. she said. i am not leaving because i believe we cannot win the next election, but because i believe we can and will , she told a labour caucus meeting in napier. her
and the russian co founder of crypto exchange bitzlato is arrested in miami, accused of processing $700 million of illicit payments. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. first, prime ministerjacinda ardern of new zealand says she is standing down and will leave office in february. her resignation comes ahead of a general election, which is due to be held in october. here s how she broke the news. this summer, i had hoped to find a way to prepare for not just another year, but another term, because that is what this year requires. i have not been able to do that. and so today, i m announcing that i will not be seeking re election and that my term as prime minister will conclude no later than february 7. i know what this job takes and i know that i no longer have enough in the tank to do itjustice, it s that simple. after she made her announcement, together with her fiancee, clarke gayford, she was greeted by her party colleagues. applause as you can h