in the north west of syria. our other main story this hour, ambulance workers join nurses taking strike action in what will be the biggest ever nhs walkout in england over pay disputes. we have been discussing this coming year from april s pay with the unions. we have the process - through the review pay body, it s an independent process, - and we are keen to get the evidence that reflects the pressure the nhs. has been under and the wider context in terms of inflation. the headteacher of one of the uk s top private schools has been found dead, along with her husband and 7 year old daughter. the first day of sentencing for david carrick here is how he carried out a catalogue of violent and brutal sexual offences hears how. and beyonce breaks records at the grammys and harry styles picks up album of the year at the music awards. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. more than 1,900 people are reported to have been killed by powerful earthquakes which struck southern tu
government judges and electe officials in the middle of suc important ethical decisions an so it is taking away reproductive freedoms, which i is once again one step towards the radical white ring in this country trying to establish national abortion ban. and that battle plays, ou concern and outrage over a new florida law banning most abortions after six weeks. earlier today, democratic stat senator shevrin jones told msnbc how floridians are reacting they re saying it s too much they re saying that the stat of florida, we re doing way to much as government overreach this extremism that we re seeing across the country is starting right here. this is literally the petr dish for what they are tryin to pass across the country new efforts to securing classify - locate classified documents as a 21-year-old air national guardsmen is charged under the air national guard act accused of leaking sensitive information online we will have the latest detail in this case in just m
press secretary did about just why this this 21 year old air national guardsman was allowed, apparently to have access to such classified material and what pentagon press secretary writer told reporters that essentially the military and trust highly classified information to people of all ages, including very young service members, essentially depends on what your job is and what you need to do that job. he gave the example of course of very young service members at leading people into combat. he said that basically it doesn t matter what your age is. it is just the job that you need to do. and so the pentagon did say, however, that they are taking steps to mitigate any potential leaks like this in the future. they are limiting the amount of information, for example, that they are disseminating widely across the u. s government. we have been told that people who were receiving these kinds of highly classified documents over the last several months have simply stopped receivin
to get her british citizenship back. we begin in moscow, where china s top diplomat, wang yi, has met president putin, and reaffirmed their close relationship. the trip to russia by wang yi comes just days before the first anniversary of moscow s invasion of ukraine. here s the meeting between the two. during their talks, mr putin said relations between his country and china were reaching new milestones . he also called on the chinese president xi jinping to visit. earlier, wang yi also met his russian counterpart sergei lavrov, where he said the relationship between the two countries could not be influenced by other nations. let s hear some of what wang yi had to say: translation: i look forward to reaching new agreements. our consultations on strategic security are highly effective between our two countries. they play an important role in strengthening trust and cooperation in a shifting international situation. much is being made of the seating arrangements for president
been. i told president zelenskyy when we spoke in kyiv yesterday, i can proudly say that our support for ukraine remains unwavering. meanwhile, russian president vladimir putin is dialing up his rhetoric against the west, suspending participation in the last nuclear arms treaty with the u.s., even using the word war as he sends a clear message about what russia has long called a special military operation. translator: i would like to repeat, they started the war and we used the force in order to stop it. complicating questions about the future of this conflict, china s top diplomat is now in moscow this morning. live reports from russia, poland, and ukraine in moments. meanwhile, back here at home, a compounding crisis in ohio, the head of the epa is back in east palestine today as a clinic is set to open to address the community s health concerns following the derailment of the train with toxic chemicals on board. can they treat the mistrust building in the community