to the big match. hello and welcome. presidentjoe biden is set for talks for european leaders in poland on tuesday, just hours after he left ukraine, following a secretly planned visit. mr biden s arrival in kyiv came just days before the first anniversary of russia s invasion and ahead of a major speech by the russian president to his parliment. vincent mcaviney reports. american presidents normally arrived to military band but in kyiv yesterdayjoe biden s historic visit was to the sound of an air raid siren. after months of planning, biden travelled in secret by a train for ten hours to an active war zone to mark the one year anniversary of russia s illegal invasion on friday. with unprecedented security in the capital, the americans had warned the kremlin thatjoe biden was coming. a point was being made. ukraine was still under attack but its most powerful ally was there to show its leader and people his support. the symbolism of the visit might be strong, but a few hundre
Themselves at home on the course with the traditional photocall. Hello and welcome to the bbc news at one. Water companies in england and wales have been ordered to repay customers a total of £114 million, after failing to meet key targets. The industrys regulator, ofwat, said that firms arent performing well enough on issues including leaks and reducing pollution. The money will be returned by reducing household bills. Our environment correspondent jonah fisher has the details. This is the Water Companies end of year report, written by regulator ofwat. It assesses their performance against a number of indicators such as plugging leaks, the quality of the water supply and whether they have managed to reduce the number of Pollution Incidents. For most of the 17 companies, it s not pleasant reading. There is no top of the class this year, with none getting the highest score. Ten were rated as average, and seven told they are lagging behind. Poor performance comes with financial conseque
LONDON, June 6 (Xinhua) After a year of chaos, widespread strikes in the United Kingdom (UK) continued in early June, disrupting travel schedules across the
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really do need to see a resolution to the spiralling industrial action. resolution to the spiralling industrialaction. not resolution to the spiralling industrial action. not least because of the huge disruption for patients. the because of the huge disruption for patients- for patients. the health secretary for patients. the health secretary steve - for patients. the health secretary steve barclay | for patients. the health i secretary steve barclay has described strike action is deeply disappointing and wants to continue discussing what s fair and affordable, as well as wider concerns around workload. elsewhere, discussions on pay are ongoing in wales, where the bma is preparing to ballot junior doctors in scotland very soon. scientists in the us say they ve used new technology to restore movement in the arms and hands of two people who d suffered strokes. the team in pittsburgh were able to stimulate the spinal cords, by implanting electrodes in the neck. dr marco capogrosso, one