as president putin begins drafting new troops in the fight in ukraine. some flights out of russia have sold out. also in the programme. the bank of england raises interest rates to their highest level for m years it warns the uk may already been in recession. and a fracking ban in england is lifted in a bid to increase energy production but critics say the move could harm the environment and trigger earthquakes. the us secretary of state has said russia s president, vladimir putin, can t get away with shredding international order over his invasion of ukraine. he was speaking at a special meeting of the united nations security council. here s what else he had to say. even the number of nations that maintain close ties with moscow have said publicly that they have serious questions and concerns about president putin s ongoing invasion. rather than change course, however, president putin has doubled down, choosing not to end the war but to expand it. that expansion he was
of the 1970s has died aged 81. now on bbc news, it s time for review 2022. it has been a year where we ve lost some of the world s biggest names. stars like meatloaf, sporting icons such as shane warne, and actors including robbie coltraine and angela la nsbury. and of course her majesty the queen, who died in september. for the next half an hour on bbc news, we remember . # like a bat out of hell # i ll be gone when the morning comes # oh, when the night is over # like a bat out of hell # i ll be gone, gone, gone every song is a different character and we don t stop. it s like a symphony. # but when the day is done and the sun goes down # and the moonlight s shining through i refused to allow them to use the words icon, legend, star or rock star. i m just another person. and i have a job. # i don t know anything about you, baby # but you re everything i m dreaming of # i don t know who you are # but you re a real dead ringerfor love # a real dead ringerfor love # the nigh
Ago, his former leeds rhinos team mate Kevin Sinfield has taken an increasingly arduous challenges. Used to be a 32 waist i hope thats comfortable enough. The latest, and by far the hardest, seven Ultra Marathons in seven days a total of 300 miles. It started at murrayfield in edinburgh, the home of scottish rugby. Former International Doddy Weir was there to see them off, just two weeks before he died. I cant wait to get going. I think the support, as you can see this morning, has been incredible. We didnt expect this at all, to have doddy here and cathy. Its been a big build up, but we are on the way now. We are going to send kevin on his way with a massive cheer in three, two, one. Off you go, kevin there he goes, Ladies And Gentlemen wearing the number seven, in honour of his great friend rob burrow. Ahead of the team, a 40 mile run through the scottish borders. The expertise of the Support Group was vital from the early stages. Thanks for coming, everybody. People come out, and it
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