of early exposure to peanut butter. why a spoonful for babies may help prevent an allergic reaction. welcome to bbc news. the international criminal court has issued an arrest warrant for russia s leader, vladimir putin for war crimes. the court says there are grounds to believe that president putin is personally responsible for the deportation of hundreds of children, from children s homes and orphanages in ukraine for adoption in russia since last year s invasion. it s the first time the court has ordered the arrest of a prominent, serving political leader. ukraine s president zelensky, has hailed the decision as historic but moscow dismissed the announcement as outrageous, saying it doesn t recognise the jurisdiction of the court. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, reports from kyiv. it is a war that he ordered. a war that brought death and devastation. a war that sent millions fleeing for their lives. but it is one that has now left president putin accus
and i am at the cheltenham festival, looking ahead to the highlight of the week here, the gold cup. and coming up on the bbc news channel, crystal palace are looking for a new manager after sacking patrick vieira. he leaves after a run of 12 games without a win. good afternoon. a major review of the metropolitan police is expected to heavily criticise the force for racist, sexist and homophobic behaviour. baroness casey was appointed to examine the met s standards and internal culture after the murder of sarah everard by wayne couzens, a serving policeman. the bbc has been told the review published next week will be extremely bad for britain s biggest police force. our special correspondent, lucy manning, has been talking to former partners of police officers who say the met fails to deal with abusive officers in its ranks. sirens. they used to be in uniform, until they were convicted. since wayne couzens was arrested, more met police officers have been sentenced, many
of 30 billion dollar rescue package for the embattled first republic bank in the us. hopes turkey will ratify finland s application for nato membership as the leaders of the two countries meet. and a former professional surfer has broken the world record for the longest surf session in australia. hello and welcome. the chinese president, xijinping, will travel to russia next week for talks with president putin. the state visit follows us claims that china may be considering sending weapons to russia to support its war in ukraine. meanwhile, there s been a big boost for the ukrainian government. slovakia has followed poland with a promise to send it combat aircraft. from kyiv, james landale reports. before the war, they agreed what they called a partnership with no limits. one that next week will bring president xi to moscow in a rare show of solidarity, for a leader in need of allies. china has neither endorsed nor condemned president putin s invasion of ukraine. but it has k
a review of london s metropolitan police is expected to heavily criticise the force for racist, sexist and homophobic behaviour. uk passport office staff are to strike for five weeks, which could have a major impact on holidaymakers booking summer holidays. and making waves a former professional surfer breaks the world record for the longest surf session in australia. the international criminal court has issued an arrest warrant for president vladimir putin and the head of the russian children s commission for alleged war crimes in ukraine. they are accused of forcibly deporting children from ukraine to russia. the icc says there are reasonable grounds to believe mr putin bares individual criminal responsibility for such deportations, which it says started soon after moscow launched its full scale invasion nearly 13 months ago. the warrant means mr putin could be detained if he leaves the country. the kremlin has denounced the move, calling it outrageous and unacceptabl