success welcome to the programme. in the us, just hours to go until donald trump s controversial immigration legislation title 42 expires. the us homeland security secretary says their borders are not open and warns of tougher consequences for those who try to cross illegally. we ll look at what will it mean for people waiting to cross the us mexico border. also in the programme. the uk is to supply ukraine with long range cruise missiles to help push back russian forces. we ll look at exactly what these missiles are. interest rates in the uk go up again. now at their highest level in the uk for nearly 15 years. what does that mean for the economy? and it s eurovision the second semifinal is getting under way right now in liverpool. we ll be live with the latest from the contest. we re going to start in the us with title a2. that s the name of the legislation that makes it easier to expel people he who cross the border from mexico. it was introduced in covid times, on pub
potentially, and brings more targets into play on russian sites. yes. potentially, and brings more targets into play on russian sites. into play on russian sites. yes, of course. into play on russian sites. yes, of course- as into play on russian sites. yes, of course- as you into play on russian sites. yes, of course. as you just into play on russian sites. yes, of course. as you just said, - course. as you just said, previously, ukrainians were far more restricted as to where they could strike. something like storm shadow will allow them to attack targets much further away from the front lines. the point you just mentioned, its stand off capability would put the ukrainians, especially the launch platforms, at less risk, although that very much depends on how the weapon is operated. i see. and what about how the weapon is operated. i see. and what about the how the weapon is operated. i see. and what about the russian - how the weapon is operated. i see. and what about the
Chief of Defence Staff of the Indian Armed Forces Anil Chauhan on Tuesday said that India cannot remain divorced from the military applications of space.
guided weapon. dig into those words shortly, but basically, these are used for shorter to immediately-range attacks. let me show you what we know at the moment. what we have heard according to kcna, again, the state media from north korea. the launch happened in the eastern region of north korea. in the city and area of here and they made about a 70-mile arc around 6:00 p.m. local time saturday and flew roughly about, within this arc, hitting the sea of japan, after they hit that 70-mile mark of note here. that these are mobile. and that these particular launch devices according to what we see at launch platforms specifically. down here, easily they would hit seoul. seoul s just about 30 miles here from the dmz. it these missiles were to be used in battle, very easily reaching seoul. more facts on what we are
yes, the kinzhal is an air launched ballistic missile. it can travel at speeds up to ten times the speed of sound and has a range of about 2,000 kilometres. it s designed to provide precision strike capability against both targets on land and at sea. it entered service in late 2017 and, as noted, this is its combat debut. the speed of the kinzhal puts it beyond the reach of any ukrainian air defence system. and the launch platforms, in this case, the mig31 ik, can launch from ranges beyond the reach of ukraine. the kinzhal was likely launched from southern russia. so, unfortunately for ukraine, there s no chance of defending against these hypersonic weapons. two former british prime ministers gordon brown and sirjohn major have called for a new international