eating. the us central bank announces the biggest rise in us interest rates in nearly 30 years to combat surging inflation. and spain, southern france, and parts of italy swelter through an extreme heatwave: authorities are warning of water shortages. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. new us aid for ukraine worth a billion dollars has been announced by president biden. it includes additional artillery and coastal defence weapons, as well as ammunition for artillery and advanced rocket systems. new pledges came from nato members who met in brussels. the us defense secretary said he will move heaven and earth to ensure ukraine gets the weapons it needs to combat russia s invasion. here s a little of what lloyd austin had to say. we can t afford to let up, and we can t lose steam. the stakes are too high. ukraine is facing a pivotal moment on the battlefield. and we re seeing what president zelensky warned us about. after failing to take kyiv and rea
translation: ifeel ashamed in front of my family i m so poor, i can t afford to buy good food. my sons are really thin because they re not eating. and spain, southern france, and parts of italy swelter through an extreme heatwave authorities are warning of water shortages. hello and welcome. president biden has announced an extra $1 billion in military support for ukraine, the largest single military aid package since the war began. the us defence secretary said at a nato meeting on wednesday that he will move heaven and earth to ensure ukraine gets the weapons it needs to combat russia s invasion. in the next half hour, nato defence ministers are set to start reconvening in brussels for the final day of their summit. this is the kind of military aid ukraine says it desperately needs. a billion dollar package including longer range rockets and missile systems. the goal, to help target russian troops and location farther away and bolster ukraine s embattled defence forces, i
To the attention of the english people meant unleashing a vicious wave of attacks in the West Midlands in the early 70s. In a sustained campaign over 18 months, 50 bombs and incendiary devices exploded. On the 21st of november, as thousands of people were enjoying a night out in birmingham, the ira attacked the city centre. A bomb exploded in the Mulberry Bush bar at about 8 15. Ten people were killed. Archive the force of one of the explosions was so great it badly damaged a bus passing the street. Minutes later, a second bomb exploded this time at the tavern in the town. 11 people died in the blast. Altogether, around 200 people were injured. Warnings were given, but they were too vague and too late. It wasnt until next morning, with more than 50 dying and mutilated victims still in birminghams hospitals, that people realised the full scale of the disaster. Although its more than a0 years since the bombs exploded, the people of birmingham have never forgotten what happens. The origin
The National Trust and cadbury about the omission of the word easter from their egg hunts. And coming up in the sport on bbc news. The Football Association will ask sunderland boss david moyes to explain remarks in which he told a female reporter she might get a slap. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. At least 58 people have been killed in a suspected Chemical Attack in the rebel held province of idlib in northern syria. Emergency services who arrived in the area shortly after a series of strikes said they found people choking in the street. The Syrian Government has repeatedly denied using chemical weapons. The dead are mostly civilians, and include at least 11 children. In the last hour, france has called for an Emergency Meeting of the Un Security Council to discuss the attack. Our correspondent ben james reports from beirut. This is some of the Footage Opposition Activists posted online after the attack On The Town Bauer a town here. It was said that the symptoms,
is my guest today. what are the lessons of this tragic death in malta? paul caruana galizia, welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much for having me. it is a great pleasure to have you here and, indeed, also a pleasure to read your book. you ve just published it a death in malta: an assassination and a family s quest forjustice, you call it. you ve worked on this book for a long time. it is six years since your