western leaders have put forward a unified front in their support for ukraine, days before the first anniversary of the russian invasion. a meeting in germany of foreign ministers from the g 7 richest countries agreed to tighten sanctions against moscow and quickly provide more weapons to kyiv. the uk prime minister rishi sunak said that the sovereignty and security of every nation was at stake in the war. we need a military strategy for ukraine to gain a decisive advantage on the battlefield, to win the war and a political strategy to win the peace. to win the war ukraine needs more artillery, armoured vehicles and air defence. so now is the moment to double down on our military support. when putin started this war, he gambled that our resolve would falter. even now, he is betting that we will lose our nerve, but we proved him wrong then, and we will prove him wrong again. together we are delivering as much equipment in the next few months as in the whole of 2022. and togeth
but more work is needed. with gaming now a global £120 billion industry we visit the unlikely heart of its success. and england s women win through in a tough match against india as they aim for the semi finals of the t20 world cup. good evening. the prime minister has told world leaders that the international response to russia s aggression in ukraine hasn t been strong enough. speaking at a security conference in munich, rishi sunak said the sovereignty and security of every nation was at stake in what he called a global war. next week marks the first anniversary of russia s invasion of ukraine, and western leaders have appealed for countries around the world to unite in providing long term military support to kyiv. from munich, here s our diplomatic correspondent james landale. this is a conference like few others a chance for western allies, yes, to put on a show of unity, but also a chance to reaffirm their support for ukraine and demonstrate their resolve to
had more rain this month than fell during the whole of the winter. it is quite cold rain today falling across many parts of the country, that colder air will be replaced by tomorrow with much milder airfrom the atlantic. looking at the satellite picture there is a lot of cloud in the atlantic so with the milder air, yet more rain. this closure is bringing today s rain, the rain continuing to push slowly north and east over the next few hours. across northern ireland it should be clearing up with sunshine and sharp showers, signs of milder air but still chilly across eastern scotland and eastern england. that wet weather from today should push into the north sea this evening and for a while it will turn dry overnight. lots of cloud, rain arriving on the far south west later and also western scotland but a mild night tonight. the lowest temperatures will be across aberdeenshire, three or 4 degrees. tomorrow sees lots of cloud, limited sunshine and some rain from time to time. p
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welcome to bbc news, i m yelled we start in sudan where paramilitary fighters battling with the sudanese army say they ve agreed a new 24 hour ceasefire. it was due to come into effect an hour ago, at 1800 local time. a similar agreement on tuesday failed to take effect. meanwhile, 15 embassies in khartoum waiting to evacuate hundreds of foreign nationals have issued a joint statement. they called on both sides to cease fire and observe international obligations to protect civilians, diplomats, and humanitarian workers. 270 people have been confirmed dead. let me show you pictures from earlier today. explosion you could hear an explosion there that was near khartoum airport and, as you can see, plumes of smoke drifting across the sky as the conflict there rages on. the latest fighting is because of a power struggle between these two men general abdel fattah al burhan, president of sudan s military government on the left, and his deputy, mohamed hamdan dagalo, who leads