is now, back in 1985. goodnight. music: how soon is now by the smiths. this is bbc news, here he was at westminster in february giving the speaker a pilot s helmet. on the helmet reads, we have freedom, give us wings to protect it. this is what he wants. f 16 fighter jets like these flown by the polish air force. modern warplanes that could give ukraine greater control of the skies. some european countries are ready to give some of theirs to ukraine but they are all made by the us and that means that president biden, who is at the g7 summit injapan, needs to give his permission first. he has been reluctant, fearing it could escalate the war, but now his officials say the us will help train ukrainian pilots and will not stop european countries donating some f 16s. this comes after concerted pressure from european leaders, including rishi sunak, who earlier this week promised president zelensky to gather international support for getting ukraine the air power it needed. but tra
the bbc s most recognised faces. welcome to the show. thanks very much for asking me. you have a new series for radio 4 called frontlines of journalism, billed as your reflections on the most difficult stories you have covered. one of those is certainly ukrainian we heard the news that the afp journalist had died, killed by russian artillery. he was 32 years old and this is a conflict you know very closely. yes, he was killed somewhere in the east, somewhere near bakhmut, where i have spent quite a bit of time, i was there at the end of last year, these things are tragic and in all the years i have been doing this, i have known quite a few people who have been killed. i was reading his twitter account today and if you go back to me the first he has posted a video where he and some soldiers, who are accompanying him are lying down and he is describing them, and it is pure terror as artillery fire comes in. in those moments, and you must have been in those moments, they must be
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the uk s entry, mae muller, will be the last of the 26 acts to perform. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week, it s time to party. it it is the birthplace of the olympic games, french and ancient philosophers and democracy. home to the acropolis and whitewashed houses set against stunning blue sea and sky. we are in greece. greece, a firm favourite with package holiday and culture lovers alike. in fact, almost a million of them arrived here every week last summer to soak up the sun. with summer fast approaching in europe, we thought it s time to take a look back at some travel show greek adventures. and what better place to start than athens, the country s capital city? we went to see the ancient monument of the acropolis, which is facing up to the challenge of becoming more accessible, proving even historical sites need to move with the times. that was a bit of a mission! i m making my way up to the acropolis which, in greek, means high city, which doesn t look nor
northern ireland but arriving late in the day. temperatures, high teens to low 20s and it will feel warm in the may sunshine and the sunshine is stronger this time of the year so there will be high levels of uv. are out for any level of time might be worth considering suncream. similar on sunday, best of the sunshine in england and wales, scotland and northern ireland cloudy and bright, one or two bits of rain and the temperature is similar, it s going to be quite a one weekend for most of us. nice one, chris, thanks for that. chris fawkes. that s it. more analysis of the main stories on newsnight coming up on bbc two with faisal islam but now the news continues here on bbc one as we join our colleagues across the nations and regions for all of the news where you are. i have a very good night. the economic ascent of china with significant consequences for production of electric vehicles, batteries and microchips. in this new world, does the uk have a strategy? china calls the