A torch for free speech . What can and cant be said by olympic athletes in beijing. Live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news its newsday. Welcome to the programme. We start with the latest on the ukraine crisis and the news that President Biden has approved the deployment of 3,000 troops to bolster nato allies in the region. This would be the first Major Movement of us forces in russias Military Stand Off with ukraine. 2,000 will be sent to poland and germany and a 1,000 strong squadron will be redeployed from germany to romania. A pentagon spokesman said the deployments were a signal that america was ready to defend its allies, but he was keen to stress the troops were not going to fight in ukraine. The United States stands shoulder to shoulder with our nato allies. The Current Situation demands that we reinforce the deterrent and defensive posture on nato s eastern flank. President biden has been clear that the United States will respond to the growing threat to europes se
And pose a real threat. Yellowknife is now blanketed in smoke and fires are burning close to the one major road into and out of the city. Rebecca alty is the mayor of yellowknife. She told us what things were like there. Right now, its residents are evacuating by road. As many people as possible are doing that. Theres also, for folks who dont have vehicles, we are starting the air evacuations, so flights. We still have commercial flights, so some people have booked onto a commercial flight, but we have the Evacuation Flights also starting at 1pm. So getting folks registered for that just began an hour ago. So folks have been good, theres long line ups i think there was kilometres worth of a line up, so a bit of a snail s place out of town, its just one road in, one road out. That highway is where the fire is, so the highway can close. But right now, it is open. If the conditions change, if the smoke gets too heavy, if the fire were to approach the highway, the highway would be closed a
Shee desperation in gaza city today and the tiny window of hope. This crush is to get a few kilograms of flour. Most dont manage it. There is nothing to eat or drink, she says. Children are dying. There are massacres when planes drop aid and people die. The eu says israel is provoking famine and has turned gaza into a killing ground. Gaza was, before the war, the greatest open air prison. Today, its the greatest open air graveyard. A graveyard for Tens Of Thousands of people. And in that graveyard today, another round of battle this time at al shifa, gazas largest hospital. Teaming with the wounded in these recent pictures and home to many seeking shelter. Now the israeli army is back again, hunting hamas, it says. Soldiers shot their way in overnight, claiming they came under fire. Doctors told the bbc three patients died because the electricity was cut off. The idf is conducting a High Precision operation in limited areas of Al Shifa Hospital. We know the senior Hamas Terrorists have
With the staff. I saw enough to say that there was really good and we are steering was really good and we are steering at the right direction. It was a Superintendence Game and we should Superintendence Game and we should have controlled it much more should have controlled it much more often. I wouldve helped but we more often. I wouldve helped but we couldnt and didnt do that but we couldnt and didnt do that but but we couldnt and didnt do that but we will keep working. Well away from the pitch, liverpool and chelsea have been engaged in something of a tug of war for brightons midfielder moises caicedo. Chelsea was always the ecuadorean s preferred destination and a deal has been agreed for his transfer to Stamford Bridge for an intial fee of 100 million pounds, rising to 115. That would be a british record. This is pending a medical and all the usual personal terms but it would appear that chelsea have got their man, even though brighton had also been prepared to sell to liverpool. I
And sustainability rules by £34 million. Doctorthem and sustainability rules by £34 million. Doctor them four points, plunging them into the bottom three below luton with nine games to play. Last month, everton were docked six points for breaching the same rules, reduced from ten on appeal and face another possible Points Deduction this season. Within this 50 pagejudgment, the Premier League insisted that Sporting Sanctions are the only way to meaningfully Dis Incentivise overspending by clubs. The result is that a teams fate in the league could be determined by a lawyer S Performance in a boardroom rather than players on a pitch, and that doesnt sit with some. League exists and excels on at sporting integrity, and i think when you have a table may have two risks in it, possibly three at some stage, that is a big problem for sporting integrity. But it has been more than a year since champions Manchester City were charged with more than 100 alleged Rule Breaches and forced fans arent