taking a tumble president biden falls off his bike near his weekend home but insists i m good . and coming up at 5.30 the story of manchester arena bomb survivor martin hibbert s epic five day charity climb to the summit of kilimanjaro. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the rmt union has confirmed that next week s rail strikes will go ahead. they say talks have failed to resolve a dispute about pay, jobs and working conditions. the strikes will affect railway lines across the country. our business correspondent vishala sri pathma reports. it s set to be a chaotic time if you re travelling by rail at all next week. three 24 hour strikes planned across the week on tuesday, thursday, and saturday, with strikes on the london underground to go ahead on tuesday, as well. for those who have plans to go on holiday by rail, or, indeed, go to work, the strikes are notjust disruptive they re costly. i think it s just down to greed, isn t it? i mean, government put in, is
we ll be live in glasgow where ukraine are about to play their first international match since the invasion. welcome to the programme. several developments to bring you on the war in ukraine. first, the us will send more advanced artillery systems to ukraine. russia isn t happy about it, saying it will add fuel to fire . ukraine has been asking for these long range missiles systems for weeks and says it will only to use them within its borders. this is the us secretary of state. with regard to weapons systems being provided, the ukrainians have given us assurances that they will not use these systems against targets on russian territory. there is a strong trust bond between ukraine and the united states, as well as with our allies and partners. the plan was announced in a new york times opinion piece by president biden, headlined what america will and will not do in ukraine . in it, he says the weaponry and ammunition would help ukraine be in the strongest possible positio
more than 100 cases are reported across 11 countries outside africa. with agriculture becoming more high tech and automated, we look at how ethical hackers are helping farmers vulnerable to cyber attacks. and double fault for wimbledon, as it s stripped of its ranking points, over its decision to ban russian players from this year s championships because of the war in ukraine. hello. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. in ukraine: russian forces have been advancing on the battlefield in the south and east of the country, after suffering weeks of setbacks since their invasion in february. the last few ukrainian defenders of mariupol are finally ending their resistance. now the donbas region is the key focus for russia. it says that what it calls the liberation of luhansk province is nearing completion, and it s intensifying its attacks on neighbouring donetsk. jeremy bowen sent this report from ukraine. explosions the russians are shelling severo
office says there are now over 100 times more likely because of climate change. secret schools that are being set up to educate girls in afghanistan in defiance of the taliban. who have refused to let them back into the classroom. and one of the biggest games in rangers history isjust getting one of the biggest games in rangers history is just getting under way in seville. they are taking on frankfurt in the europa league final. official figures showing prices officialfigures showing prices now rising at their fastest rate for a0 years. inflation in the uk has jumped to 9% in april, up from 7% in march with around three quarters of the latest hike coming from higher electricity and gas bills. labour has called for an emergency budget to help people struggling with those energy costs. the prime minister and the chancellor are both under intense pressure to help people cope. whilst mrjohnson promised to look at all the measures needed the chancellor warned that he could not pro
50 migrants are told that the government intends to send them to rwanda the first to be removed under new immigration plans. police in india have arrested two people after a fire destroyed an office building in delhi and killed at least 27 people. can liverpool keep their quadruple hopes alive? they face chelsea this afternoon in the fa cup final at wembley. # up in space, man. # bookmakers are predicting a rare good result for the uk at tonight s eurovision. but will it be enough to hold back the favourites ukraine? good afternoon. the mayor of kharkiv has told the bbc that russian forces have withdrawn from the kharkiv city area and are heading for the russian border. ihor terekhov said russian shelling had stopped and residents were gradually starting to return to ukraine s second largest city but warned that many residential areas were badly damaged or destroyed. our correspondentjoe inwood has the latest from lviv. a parting gift from russian forces in retreat. this