Hello, im nicky schiller. Welcome to the programme. We start this hour with reaction to the news that us lawmakers in the senate have approved a 95 billion aid package for ukraine, israel and taiwan. President biden says he will sign the bill later today and that more arms and equipment will be sent to ukraine within a week. The overwhelming vote in favour of the deal marks the end of six months of deadlock amongst us politicians. The measures approve around 61 billion in long awaited aid for ukraine alone. It also designates more than 26 billion in aid for Military Support for israel and humanitarian aid for gaza. And 8 billion for taiwan and Us Indo Pacific allies. President biden said it showed that america stood resolutely against tyranny and oppression. President zelensky said it reinforced americas role as a beacon of democracy and leader of the free world. The Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer said america had shown its allies it would not turn its back on them. A lot of peop
Bbc our horses have returned to the barracks and are undergoing veterinary care. Three soldiers are in hospital receiving treatment and their injuries are not deemed to be life threatening. The bbc understands a fourth person was injured who was a cyclist and a member of the public. Plenty more on the bbc news website on that. Those alarming scenes we saw earlier today in central london. I think we can show you the pictures . No, while we wait for business ben thompson is here. Letsjust wait for business ben thompson is here. Lets just show you that auction thats going on in vienna at the moment, that painting that had been found. Very unusual apparently. The auction is just starting for that painting and you can see it on the left of your screen. This painting that has been found and its supposed to be extremely significant and very unusual. They are expecting it to reach somewhere between 30 million and 50 million. So a huge amount expected and we will wring you that when we have it.
Lets return to the issue of small boats crossing the channel from france to england and yesterday was another grim milestone as five people died trying to get across hours after the British Parliament passed legislation designed to deter such journeys. French Officials Say 112 people were on board the overcrowded vessel. A new law in britain aims to send people arriving on small boats to rwanda to have their asylum claims processed. The deaths in the channel are not an isolated incident. Yesterday alone, there were reports of migrants dying in other parts of the world trying to reach another country by boat. We heard from the uns Migration Agency that at least 21 people died off the coast of djibouti. 23 are still missing on the so called Eastern Migration Route between the middle east and africa. On the same day, the Tunisian Coastguard said they retrieved the bodies of 19 migrants who had been trying to reach italy. The un has called crossing the mediterranean the deadliest route for
Hello, im in nicky schiller, welcome to the programme. We start this hour with reaction to the news that us lawmakers in the senate have approved a 95 billion aid package for ukraine, israel and taiwan. President biden says he will sign the bill later today and that more arms and equipment will be sent to ukraine within a week. The overwhelming vote in favour of the deal marks the end of six months of deadlock amongst us politicians. The measures approve around 61 billion in long awaited aid for ukraine alone. It also designates more than 26 billion in aid for Military Support for israel and humanitarian aid for gaza. And 8 billion for taiwan and Us Indo Pacific allies. President biden said it showed that america stood resolutely against tyranny and oppression. President zelensky said it reinforced americas role as a beacon of democracy and leader of the free world. The Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer said america had shown its allies it would not turn its back on them. A lot of p