the things they usually talk about. trade and security and iran and the indo pacific. even more than that, he will focus on ukraine. he said he s going to stress that now that is the time. just turning this down. now is the time to move further and faster and getting ukraine the tools that it needs to win the war. his emphasis has been on weapons. the brits announced they would give 1a tanks to ukraine, and thatis would give 1a tanks to ukraine, and that is something that britain is hoping will inspire others, especially in europe, especially germany, to follow through. the germans have those leopard tanks that would be very effective. not the kind of the messages come with off the back of that announcement. that s the kind of. as soon as james cleverly and anthony lee can come out, we will listen. i imagine northern ireland may come up as well. ., , ~ northern ireland may come up as well. ., , ~ ., , well. antony blinken. but does come u- well. antony blin
scottish democracy. the electric car battery maker britishvolt has gone into administration, leaving hundreds of staff redundant. more rail strikes train drivers will walk out on the 1st and 3rd of february, after union bosses rejected a pay offerfrom rail companies. a double decker bus overturns in icy conditions in somerset. 56 people are injured. and after 31 years presenting his weekday mid morning show, broadcaster ken bruce announces he is leaving bbc radio 2. hello, good afternoon. for the first time, the uk government has announced it is blocking a law passed by the scottish parliament. the scotland secretary alisterjack told the commons he was blocking introducing reforms that would have made it easier for people to legally change gender. he said transgender people deserved respect and understanding, but he believed the bill would interfere with uk equalities law. the first minister, nicola sturgeon, says her government will take legal action against the decision,
become could the uk s richest man own manchester united? andy murray powers to victory for his match at the australian open. it and coming up on the bbc news channel: harvey elliot s on target, but can liverpool seal their spot in the next round of the fa cup, with a win over wolves in their replay? good evening. the electric car battery company britishvolt has collapsed making most of its 300 staff redundant and putting the future of the uk s electric car making industry into serious jeopardy. the company had been planning to build a giant battery making factory in northumberland it was to be a vital part for britain s electric car industry with petrol and diesel engines being phased out by 2030. britishvolt had planned to make around 300,000 batteries a year to power around of a quarter of electric vehicles on the british market. but it has collapsed after months of trouble as it struggled to raise enough money to stay afloat. our business editor simonjack report
in july, not the record breaking heat we saw injuly, more a sustained period of very hot and dry weather. that will be uncomfortable for most and of course dangerous for some. always more refreshing towards coastal areas with a sea breeze. on the south coast we recorded 29 celsius earlier on today. those temperatures not as high as we will see later in the week, but still 32 degrees out towards western areas. 26, 20 7 degrees for eastern scotland and northern ireland. always cooler and cloudier with weather fronts towards the north west of scotland through the north west of scotland through the western isles. a warmer night tonight, temperatures down to the mid teens. missed and low cloud for northern ireland perhaps through the thames valley as well. some of that cloud could continue on and off in patches through the day tomorrow, but for most, blue sky and strong sunshine. temperatures reaching 34, 30 five celsius maybe for parts of the midlands on thursday. it will always