Stoltenberg, nato secretary general, said that with swedens membership, the alliance will become stronger and safer. By the way, Volodymyr Zelenskyi also welcomed swedens membership and said that another country in europe has become more protected from russian evil. The country applied in may 22 , along with finland, after russias fullscale war against ukraine. And sweden and finland officially became members of nato. Remember, one of the reasons. What Vladimir Putin explained the fullscale invasion of ukraine by its possible accession to nato, that is, the alliance approaching the borders of russia, but precisely because of the beginning of the great war in the 22nd year, this border increased by another 1,300 km, precisely because of the accession of finland to the alliance, as can be seen on this map. And here is the statement made by the Prime Minister of finland, peteri orpo, about the russian threat in europe. Russia is obviously preparing for a long conflict with the west and re
At night. It is good because it is saving peoples lives, bad because it is impacting on my night out. More than 800,000 People Living in the spanish capital madrid are to be put in lockdown after a surge in the number of new infections. The uk government is to allow dozens more afghan interpreters who risked their lives working for British Forces in helmand to settle in the uk. Hello and welcome, if you re watching in the uk or around the world 7 and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Tributes are being paid to supreme Courtjustice Ruth Bader Ginsburg who has died. An iconic champion of women s rights, she died of cancer at the age of 87 at her home in washington dc last night. Her death comes at a Pivotal Moment in the country with just weeks to go before the us election. It could change the focus of the campaign and set up a fierce battle over who replaces her. Nomia iqbal reports from washington. Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a powerful figurehea
President trump is expected to nominate a conservative replacement as soon as possible, with implications for the election and us policy. A leading Homeless Charity says more than 300,000 private renters in england have fallen behind on payments in the past few months. And in half an hour, a shock win at the tour de france, and leeds beat fulham 4 3 in a premier league thriller. Thats all coming up in sportsday. The uk has recorded its highest number of new Coronavirus Infections in one day since the beginning of may. It comes as borisjohnson considers whether to tighten covid 19 measures in england, after saying the uk was now seeing a second wave. 4,422 new cases of covid 19 were recorded in the past 2a hour period. 27 people were reported to have died within 28 days of a positive covid 19 test, taking the total number, across the uk, to 41,759. As ministers consider their next steps, the former government adviser, professor Neil Ferguson said stricter lockdown measures across the uk
President trump is expected to nominate a conservative replacement as soon as possible with implications for the election and us policy. A leading Homeless Charity says more than 300,000 private renters in england have fallen behind on payments in the past few months. And coming up , click, looks at how tech can help us get back to work, from a digital twin of st pancras station, to the latest tech developments from silicon valley. Thats in half an hour on bbc news. Borisjohnson is spending the weekend considering whether to tighten covid 19 measures in england, after saying the uk was now seeing a second wave. Figures show the number of infections is doubling roughly every week. Former government adviser, prof Neil Ferguson said, new measures were needed sooner rather than later. At least 13. 5 Million People, roughly1 in 5 of the uk population, are already facing local restrictions. In london, additional measures are increasingly likely, according to the mayor, sadiq khan, who says h
A leading Homeless Charity says more than 300,000 private renters in england have fallen behind on payments in the past few months. And in half an hour, the incredible stories of the families of the bbcs news presenters and their role in the second world war. Thats the peoples war, at 5. 30. Borisjohnson is spending the weekend considering whether to tighten covid 19 measures in england, after saying the uk was now seeing a second wave. Figures show the number of infections is doubling roughly every week. Former government adviser, prof Neil Ferguson said, new measures were needed sooner rather than later. At least 13. 5 million people, roughly1 in 5 of the uk population, are already facing local restrictions. In london, additional measures are increasingly likely, according to the mayor, sadiq khan, who says hes extremely concerned by the speed with which the virus is spreading in the capital. One of the options the government is understood to be considering is a so called circuit bre