hello, i m christian fraser. you re watching the context on bbc news. a late morning commute with a twist rail passengers in newjersey are delayed due to a bull on the tracks. just a couple of lines of breaking news. we have just heard from the la department of medical examiner that the friends star matthew perry s death has been ruled an accident from the effects of kata mean. you will remember his body was recovered from the jacuzzi in his la home. the examiners are saying that he was suffering acute effects of ketamine. he long talked about his drug problems and addiction, very open about that. we heard from some of his co actors on friends, they said they d spoken to him in the morning he died and he was in fairly good spirits. so something obviously went wrong between that moment and when he was found the next day. and he seemed to have ketamine in his system. and from the bbc, question of sport which has been running for 53 years has been axed due to funding challenge
with a strike by nurses. the family of yousef makki when the fight to have a fresh inquest into his death. a surprise fall in the amount spent by shoppers in december, as people cut back on their christmas spending. # it would be so nice. # and tickets have gone on sale for madonna s good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news channel. the ukrainian president volodomyr zelensky has appeared via videolink to make a direct appeal for tanks, at a meeting of western defence chiefs in germany. representatives of more than 50 countries are discussing the co ordination of stronger military support for kyiv. president zelensky called on the allies to agree the delivery of tanks and other advanced weapons as a matter of urgency. germany is under pressure to allow its leopard two tanks to be exported to ukraine, which isn t a member of nato. the uk has commited to sending 1a challenger 2 tanks to the frontline. here s our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. for western defence chie
re vetting firearm offices. a fundamental reset of stop and search in london. 50 mark rowley of the metropolitan police commissioner said he accepted the findings and systemic failures, but stops short of calling it institutional. but people had felt that gown and the report was brutal. he will be reflecting on the report. thank you ve much reflecting on the report. thank you very much indeed reflecting on the report. thank you very much indeed for reflecting on the report. thank you very much indeed forjoining - reflecting on the report. thank you very much indeed forjoining us. i just to bring you our breaking news this hour, borisjohnson has had his defence published before the committee hearing tomorrow on whether he misled the house of commons about attending parties during the covid i9 lockdown. i m joined now from westminster by political correspondent jonathan blake. what is the initial assessment of what it says? what is the initial assessment of what it says? wh
our nations greatest rivals, china, now warning it is getting seriously prepared for the house speaker to potentially visit. seriously prepared, they call it. she s going to the island of taiwan later this month. the communist nation which is historically claiming the island as its own territory has had this to say on the speakers possible visit. here s a quote. if the u.s. side insists on making the visit, the chinese side will take firm and strong measures to safeguard our sovereignty and territorial integrity. the u.s. must assume full responsibility for any serious consequence arising thereof. taiwan s military is now bracing for a potential aggression china. the capital of taipei is staging its annual air raid drills yesterday and mobilizing for routine defensive exercises as the fear of war ramps up. and despite warnings from the pentagon and president joe biden that the trip might not be a good idea, both democrats and republicans have said they have backed the move i
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