he scores early, as manchester united put three past nottingham forest, in the away leg of their league cup semi final. and we catch up with radio one extra s dj ace to find out why he s campaigning for more black and asian heritage organ donors. good morning. there is a touch of frost in western areas first thing. for many it will be a dry day with sunny spells, a little bit of cloud, and some showers in the east. details later in the programme. good morning. it s thursday, 26th january. ukraine s president zelensky has described the decision to send dozens of powerful nato battle tanks to the country, as an important step on the path to victory. commitments from germany, the us and the uk, follow weeks of diplomatic deadlock about the supply of heavy weaponry. president zelensky said the free world was united as never before, but that it was essential for the equipment to arrive quickly. our correspondent robin brant reports. for months, he s campaigned for these, in publ
system that digs a hole mechanically rather than by hand and then relays material by machine as well. and so it s all about productivity. it s about whether it lasts for longer. whether it results in a longer lasting repair. and that s what we re evaluating at the moment. one of the trials is using a material called g pave. it s a space age material, very strong, very lightweight. they re adding it to the asphalt on the road surface to see whether it can slow down the microscopic cracking. now, they won t know probably for another year whether it is a solution, but if it does work, it could extend the life of a road two or three times. kent has 5,400 miles of road network. add to that it s the gateway to europe, so vast amounts of traffic and for cash strapped councils. ultimately, it s about money. people are really sick of this. theyjust want people to get a grip of it and sort it out.
deliberately on germany to not send tanks. but that has not worked. in terms of the west, escalation management will be very effective. ed arnold from the royal united services institute, thank you for your time. marcus rashford is playing with such a smile on his face, it was crackling last night at the city ground. nottingham forest had been regulars in the cup semifinals but last night they just regulars in the cup semifinals but last night theyjust could not stop marcus rashford. manchester united are in pole position to reach the league cup final, after dominating the away leg at nottingham forest, in the semifinal at the city ground. the last time united played there they won 8 1. and even though, that was back in the 90s, older forest fans will have winced at the way the in form marcus rashford burst through, after just five minutes. and manchester united advanced