plus. the service has been losing money in the face of strong competition from rival companies. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk. sally is here at five p.m.. she will keep you company. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. the first anniversary of russia s all out invasion of ukraine is fast approaching, there s both a feeling here and in moscow that it would herald a new phase in the war. president zelensky is visiting european allies with his focus firmly on the challenges to come. a new russian offensive is seemingly imminent. the west is arming ukraine but still not and scale they would wish. my guess is ukrainian mp kira rudik. can ukraine win a long war? kira rudik in kyiv, welcome. thank you so much for having me. a pleasure to have you. i would like you to reflect on president zelensky s message here in europe. do you think the focus from the ukrainian government is more on the gratitude for what european partners have already delivered or more on the urgency to give
so we start in the us, where, as you ve been hearing, the world s biggest entertainment company, walt disney, is axing 7000 jobs as part of a cost cutting drive. it comes as the company revealed the first fall in subscribers to its streaming service, disney+, since it was launched more than three years ago. veteran ceo bob iger has returned to run the company again after its shares lost almost half their value last year, as michelle fleury reports from new york. this is ceo bob iger s first set of results since returning to the company in november, attempting to revive the storied brand and cement his legacy, he said disney was embarking on a significant transformation, putting creativity at the heart of everything it does, while announcing the elimination of 7000 jobs as it seeks to trim costs by $5.5 billion. his comments point to the future, but results showed the mouse house performed better across a number of areas in the last months, compared to the dismal showing that
snow remain in force across northern england and north east wales. an intriguing weather story. i will have all the details. an emotional call from the father of elle edwards, who was shot at a pub on christmas eve. he tells us how he wants the people of liverpool to take a stand agianst violent crime. justjoin us, come as one and we will get through it and we will win. delays to the h52 high speed rail line. the government says it will help save money, but not everyone is happy. i ll have the details. after humiliation comes some redemption for manchester united, who bounced back from their historic thrashing at anfield by beating real betis in the europa league, and put one foot in the quarter finals. it s friday the 10th of march. our main story a shooting in the german city of hamburg has left at least six people dead and several others injured. the attack happened inside a meeting hall forjehovah s witnesses. the gunman is believed to be dead, but police still have no
to test a new alert system. ireland secured an historic grand slam title in dublin. a convincing 13 point victory over england saw them win the six nations in front of a huge home crowd on st patrick s weekend. you on st patrick s weekend. may have dodged the sho yesterday you may have dodged the showers yesterday but today it will be drier and brighterfor many yesterday but today it will be drier and brighter for many with sunny spells. the full forecast throughout the morning. it s sunday 19th march. our main story: lawyers for donald trump say the former president was merely speculating, when he said he expected to be arrested on criminal charges next week. prosecutors have been investigating alleged hush money payments made on mr trump s behalf, prior to the 2016 presidential election. if he is indicted, it would be the first criminal case to be brought against a former us president, as david willis reports. in order to make america great and glorious again, i am tonight