between the us and china, with claims and denials of spying. some of the thousands of victims of the nhs infected blood scandal this afternoon, the long running inquiry into the disaster heard its final evidence. and a man armed with a crossbow who entered the grounds of windsor castle in 2021 has pleaded guilty to a charge of treason. coming up in sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel: we will look ahead to the start of the six nations championship. the first match is here in cardiff between wales and ireland. good evening. lancashire police say they believe that nicola bulley, who went missing while walking her dog last week, most likely fell into the river wyre. a major search for her continues, but no trace of her has been found. the partner of ms bulley has said he will never lose hope but he can not get his head around how she has vanished. danny savage reports. exactly a week on from when nicola bulley vanished, her friends staged a roadside appeal this
police say they believe nicola bulley, who s been missing for a week, fell into the river while walking her dog. the pope and british church leaders visit south sudan in an attempt to heal divisions in its civil war. have you caught him? and how will it end? millions of fans await the finale of the bbc s award winning drama happy valley. later on bbc london, the metropolitan police has apologised for inviting retired officers who were investigated for misconduct to rejoin the force. and coming up on the bbc news channel, britain s record signing enzo fernandez makes his debut for chelsea in the west london derby as fulham travel to stamford bridge. and coming up on the bbc news channel, britain s record signing enzo fernandez makes his debut for chelsea in the west london derby as fulham travel to stamford bridge. good evening. a diplomatic row has erupted between the us and china after a balloon was spotted at high altitude in the skies over america, which it says is being u
this is bbc news. i m ben brown and these are the headlines. turkish police issue more than 100 arrest warrants as part of an investigation into poor building standards after this week s devastating earthquakes which have killed more than 33,000 people in both countries. defying the odds this ten year old girl is one of the latest in a number of survivors to have been pulled out alive from under the rubble of collapsed buildings in turkey after 147 hours. the head of russia s wagner mercenary army claims his fighters have captured a village on the outskirts of bakhmut a city they ve been assaulting for months. a us fighterjet has shot down a mysterious object flying over canada s airspace, making it the third to be destoyed over north america in the last week. bbc chairman richard sharp is accused of making significant errors ofjudgement by mps for not declaring his involvement in helping britain s former prime minister, borisjohnson, secure a loan. you re watching bbc
our support for ukraine will not waiver. nato will not be divided and we will not tire. [ applause ] president putin craven lust for land and power will fail. and the ukrainians love for their country will prevail. a pretty powerful speech and i would say historic for the president. good morning everyone. president biden is making a vow on the world stage, russia will lose and ukraine will win with america s help. we are live in warsaw where the president is about to meet with leaders from the eastern flank. and we will break down the millions in weapons and aid that the you is delivering to ukraine. and a new half billion dollars that president biden has announced, there is skepticism growing at home. the party is growing divided on spending more money on ukraine. some are in up with biden. and the head of the epa drinking a glass of tap water, obviously very significant near the site of the train wreck in ohio. is that enough to assure they are safe? the epa director
the legal definition of a landlord is to be debated in the supreme court today in a bid to help tenants in some of england s worst rental properties. if you want to get in touch with a comment about any of the stories we re covering today you can do that on twitter @annitabbc and use the #bbcyourquestions. in sport, manchester united beat nottingham forest 3 0 in the first leg of their league cup semi final. hello, good morning, and welcome to bbc news. russia has hit back at ukraine with a wave of missiles the day after two western countries confirmed it would send tanks to help kyiv s forces repel the russian invasion. one person has been reported killed and two injured in kyiv as around 30 missiles were fired at targets across the country. in his nightly address, president zelensky thanked germany and the united states for agreeing to send tanks, but said his country now needs more long range artillery and aircraft. for months, he s campaigned for these, in public, and i