miles per hour enough to cause some significant disruption sunday night, particularly and into monday morning. the main area of strong winds and rain slowly clears to the east during monday morning, still further blustery showers around, too. bye for now. this is bbc news. the headlines: britain is proposing to double the number of soldiers it s deployed in eastern europe, as nato weighs up options to increase pressure on russia. the row in the uk over a rise in national insurance to fund health and social care borisjohnson and the chancellor say it will go ahead despite strong opposition. events are being held in northern ireland to mark the 50th anniversary of bloody sunday when british soldiers opened fire on a peaceful civil rights march. a nine year old boy
including a nine year old boy after being hit by falling trees during storm malik. and in the us a fierce snowstorm hits the northeast of the us bringing high winds hello and welcome to bbc news. britain is considering sending hundreds more troops to bolster the defences of nato allies in eastern europe amid the build up of russian forces on ukraine s border. the prime minister, borisjohnson says he s ordered the armed forces to prepare to deploy across europe next week. russia has massed around 100,000 troops, as well as tanks, artillery and missiles near ukraine s border, but denies it plans to invade the former soviet republic. 0ur defence correspondent, jonathan beale reports. britain already has more than 800 troops in estonia as part of nato s
living needs to be an absolute priority for the prime minister and the chancellor too. events are to be held in londonderry today to mark the 50th anniversary of bloody sunday the day soldiers from the parachute regiment shot dead 13 civilians at a civil rights demonstration. it became known as one of the definitive incidents during the sectarian conflict in northern ireland. 12 years ago, the british government apologised for the killings after a public inquiry found the victims posed no threat. 0ur ireland correspondent, chris page reports from derry. on 30th january 1972, demonstrators took part in a march which would end in chaos and carnage. they were protesting against a law which allowed the security forces to imprison suspects without a trial. the conflict, known as the troubles,
if this this is bbc news broadcasting in the uk and around the globe. i m joanna gosling. our top stories: britain is proposing to double the number of soldiers it s deployed in eastern europe, as nato weighs up options to increase pressure on russia. imean i mean here about the increased rhetoric and movements on the ground. i am in kyiv. the row in the uk over a rise in national insurance to fund health and social care borisjohnson and the chancellor say it will go ahead
a show of unity from borisjohnson and rishi sunak over a policy that s become increasingly tricky for a party that prides itself on keeping taxes low. after speculation that the prime minister could be wavering over the national insurance rise. writing jointly in the sunday times, he and the chancellor say we must clear the covid backlogs with our plan for health and social care, and now is the time to stick to that plan. we must go ahead with the health and care levy. it is the right plan from april. workers, employers and the self employed will pay more in national insurance. but labour and other opposition parties have branded the tax rise unfair and some conservatives are uneasy, too, warning the rise will hit households hard when bills are already going up. this is a huge amount of money for people who are now potentially paying up to £2,000 in their energy bills. so if inflation has gone up by over 5%, the food prices have gone up and you go and get petrol or diesel in your car,