this historic fight. we hope that this year the 2023 will become a year of victory, this unprovoked and criminal, russia s waragainst ukraine and against the whole world. in other news, the family of nicola bulley describe their agony as police find a body in the river near the place she went missing. scotland s finance secretary, kate forbes, becomes the third candidate to enter the leadership contest to replace nicola sturgeon as first minister. bbc analysis shows that some of britain s local bus networks have been slashed by more than a third. and after a tour of the uk, dippy the dinosaurfinds a new home in coventry. good afternoon. welcome to the bbc news channel. us presidentjoe biden has made a surprise visit to kyiv his first to ukraine since russia invaded almost a year ago. he met ukraine s president, volodmyr zelensky and both men visited a memorial for ukraine s war dead. at a news conference mr biden announced more military, political and financial support for
Also this hour, how Climate Change is transforming the british garden. They will be looking at new techniques because of rising temperatures. And looking for love online one rhinos search for a partner on the dating app tinder. Good morning. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. The labour party has switched its Election Campaigning to the nhs today pledging to give a bigger pay rise to nhs staff in england if it wins The General Election. Labour says it would scrap tuition fees and Restore Bursaries for Student Nurses and midwives which are due to end in august. The party says it would end the current 1 cap on Wage Increases, in part because nhs staff had been undervalued, Overworked And Underpaid by the government. Labour says. And it says its policies would be paid for by reversing Corporation Tax cuts. The party says a Labour Government would also introduce tougher rules to ensure that Staffing Levels in hospitals are safe. The Shadow Health secretary, jon ashworth, said the money was ther
This is bbc news. well, there are renewed calls for gun licence fees to rise to help prevent future killings. it to rise to help prevent future killinas. , .,, ., ., killings. it is as a government consultation killings. it is as a government consultation on killings. it is as a government consultation on aspects - killings. it is as a government consultation on aspects of- killings. it is as a government| consultation on aspects of gun licensing in the wake of a mass shooting in plymouth in 2021 closes today. a firearms licence costs £88, meaning that police lose money for every gun licence application due to the cost of vetting people and other bureaucracy. meanwhile, firearms owners are unhappy about the delay to be granted or to renew licences. a festival of all things countryside, at the annual game fair in warwickshire, people gather to share a love of outdoor hobbies and outdoor livelihoods. for many, that involves guns. you
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