train operating companies make their best and final offer to the rmt union in a bid to break the deadlocked dispute over pay, jobs and working conditions. another ambulance strike this time, in wales as nurses in england also stage more industrial action. and it s 4am in melbourne and andy murray is still playing tennis there. he s into a fit set beside her at the australian open. fifth set decider. hello. the actor alec baldwin will be prosecuted over the 2021 rust movie shooting, which resulted in the death of cinematographer halyna hutchins. baldwin and the film s armourer hannah gutierrez reed will be charged with involuntary manslaughter. in a statement, district attorney mary carmack altwies said. his attorney because it a terrible miscarriage ofjustice and says he and his team will fight the charges. our north america correspondent, nomia iqbal, gave us more details about the charges, which were released in a statement by the new mexico district attorney s off
tonight with the context, brian taylor, political commentatorfor the herald, and leigh ann caldwell, political reporter for the washington post. welcome to the programme. there s been an evolution in the way the west views this war in ukraine, an evolution in the arms which nato countries are supplying first it was shoulder held stingers, then the hymars, next came the patriot missile systems, now it s a conversation over tanks. the red lines have shifted with the evolving nature of the war. in recent months, the allies have come to the opinion that a year long stalemate in ukraine is in no one s favour except russia s. so what would it take to allow ukraine to win rather than just avoid losing? what would ukraine require in order to punch through the russian defences in towns like bakhmut and soledar, from where the bbc s andrew harding reports. we are in an area where russian and ukrainian infantry now appear to be fighting at close quarters. clambering through the remain
Back the project further would be a mistake. Mr sunak is due to speak at around 11 40. As talk to our Political Correspondent nick eardley. Whats the atmosphere like here . We are heading a major speech from the Prime Minister, a speech that will focus on Notjust Policy but also the personality of the politician delivering it. Its but also the personality of the politician delivering it. Politician delivering it. Its a Hue Politician delivering it. Its a huge moment politician delivering it. Its a huge moment for politician delivering it. Its a huge moment for the politician delivering it. Its a huge moment for the prime j politician delivering it. It s. Huge moment for the Prime Minister, because we have been chatting all week on bbc news about whether rishi sunak had got a lift off that he needs to try and make up some of the ground in the polls. I think the answer so far is frankly no stop ive been chatting to tory mps, Texting Tory Activists about their reaction and i think they al
thick cloud and a mild westerly breeze across the uk, heavier rain in parts of the western isles and look at the temperatures, possibly up look at the temperatures, possibly up to 14 degrees in some places feeling relatively mild midweek. thursday into friday, a cold front sweeps southwards across the uk, opening up the gates to stronger and colder winds from the north, and these white blobs are wintry showers sweeping across the scottish hills but elsewhere, a case of crisp sunshine so a crisp end to the week with a cold air and temperatures around low single figures, maybe eight or nine in the south. thanks, tomasz. that s bbc news at ten. newsnight isjust newsnight is just starting with victory on babies too but now the prime minister says tax cuts are coming . when, how might that affect you, and will it mean the overall tax burden is going to come down in the short term or not? this parliament has seen the biggest tax burden in peacetime. rishi sunak claims he s a low t