the 27 year old s guilty plea came after his lawyers failed to have the charge dismissed on mental health grounds. now on bbc news, it s time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i?m stephen sackur. the war in ukraine is stuck in a form of bloody winter stalemate. but the expectation is major military offensives are coming as both russia and ukraine seek a game changing shift in the dynamic of the conflict. putin has a clear numbers advantage when it comes to fighting an all out war, but will that be enough given russia s evident vulnerabilities? my guest is vetreran russian foreign policy analyst and kremlin adviser sergey karaganov. is putin s invasion turning into a longterm disaster for russia? sergey karaganov in moscow, welcome to hardtalk. good afternoon. good afternoon and welcome, and let me ask you a simple question. after almost a year of war in ukraine, is russia ready to acknowledge that it is going badly wrong? it is a war. and we will be winning the war, there is
written about his wife s alzheimer s, be chosen to represent ireland at the eurovision song contest? hello, and welcome to the programme. we start with breaking news. the australian tennis star nick kyrgios has admitted assaulting a former girlfriend, but has escaped conviction. his guilty plea in a court in canberra came after his lawyers failed to have the charge dismissed on mental health grounds. the court was told that kyrgios pushed his then partner to the ground, during an argument in december 2021. the magistrate called the incident a single act of stupidity or frustration , when sparing him a criminal record. our correspondent phil mercer is outside the court in canberra. take us through the facts of this case. well, next krygios s lawyer said that the assault, in january 2021 on his former partner, was completely out of character, and genuinely an isolated incident. his legal team had tried to have the charges against him overturned on mental health grounds. that f
welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. it s seven in the morning in singapore, and in manila where there s been a big strategic development in the pacific rivalry between the us and china, with america sealing a deal to greatly increase its military presence in the philippines. it s seven in the morning in singapore, and in manila the agreement was signed off by the us defence secretary lloyd austin, after talks in the capital of the philippines. it represents a change in approach by president marcos. previous adminstrations tended to weaken their ties to washington. the deal gives the us access to four more military bases in the philippines, which will make a total of nine. neither country has said exactly where the new locations would be although it has been acknowledged that washington has requested access to bases on the northern land mass of luzon, the closest part of the philippines to taiwan, and on the island of palawan, facing
Further evidence about the manner in which of supervision and after care of Child Migrants, and the debates and grounds are concerned within volu nta ry and grounds are concerned within voluntary organisations. During that hearing you will hear from representatives of the key institutions and organisations involved in the Child Migration programmes. We expect you will hear further evidenced in part two from Oliver Cosgrove and david hill and octagon free is, who will give further evidence about what she has described as early warnings and missed opportunities and doctor humphreys. The experts will also impart to provide more evidence about reports of sexual abuse at several specific institutions, about issues of knowledge and response more generally. Turning briefly to some logistical issues about the evidence, as you have said it is anticipated some evidence will be live, someone will be read, someone will be by video link. It is anticipated the majority of questioning of witnesses li
of a former partner in 2021. he arrived on crutches after recently having knee surgery. his lawyers have said they will apply to have the charge dismissed on mental health grounds. now on bbc news: panorama. i ve always been in the nhs but, on this occasion, the nhs let me down. applause we clapped them and thanked them. now many health workers are struggling. i want to be a part of the world that s moved on, that thinks covid is over. for me, it s a living, breathing beast. thousands say they have long covid. the mobility scooter is a big adjustment for me because i guess i never really thought i would need one. some are worried about money, others fear losing theirjobs. i d done what was asked of me. i went into the front line,