nominations in the scottish national partly leadership national party leadership race close at midday, with humza yousaf, kate forbes and ash regan expected to appear on the ballot paper. and new research for the bbc suggests the price of pasta has nearly doubled in two years for uk consumers with the rate of food price rises still running at almost 17%. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. president volodymyr zelensky has said ukraine will do everything it can to defeat russia this year in a statement marking the anniversary of vladimir putin s full scale invasion. ceremonies are taking place across the country remebering those killed or forced to flee from the conflict. here in the uk, rishi sunak will urge allies to increase military support to ukraine, during a meeting of g7 countries. there will also be a minute s silence across the uk at 11 o clock. ourfirst report comes from our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse. a thud, marking the
to put to voters at the next general election. we report on ukrainian troops training on british army tanks on the eve of the first anniversary of russia s invasion radford again. what a goal! radford, the scorer. and the voice of football for five decades, john motson, has died at the age of 77. and coming up on the bbc news channel. on the future of football. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. three men have been arrested after the shooting of a police officer in northern ireland who is now said to be fighting for his life. detective chief inspectorjohn caldwell was shot multiple times in front of his son after coaching young people playing football in omagh, county tyrone. he remains in a critical condition in hospital. northern ireland s political leaders issued a joint statement condemning the callous attack. our ireland correspondent chris page has this report. john caldwell is a father who was coaching football, but gunmen shot him because he s a de
sanctuary in europe. redford again. oh, what a goal! what a goal! radford the scorer, ronnie radford! and legendary football commentator john motson has died aged 77. he covered over 2000 games during his 50 year career. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news, good to have your company this hour. three men have been arrested after the shooting of a police officer in northern ireland. he is now in a critical condition in hsopital. detective chief inspectorjohn caldwell was shot multiple times in front of his son after coaching young people playing football in 0magh, county tyrone. he is well known in northern ireland not least his involvement in investigating organised crime. northern ireland s political leaders have issued a joint statement condemning the callous attack. the irish prime minister and northern ireland secretary have both condemned the attempt on his life. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page has this report. john caldwell is a father who was coaching football
good morning. withjust one month to go until liverpool host the eurovision song contest, i am here to find out about the economic benefits it will bring, and as organisers take over the venue, we have got some other special access. a special trip for rob and lindsay burrow to the coronation street cobbles, as the rugby league legend helps the soap with its storyline on motor neurone disease. good morning. a cold and frosty start for but for many it will be dry with lengthy spells of sunshine, variable cloud, especially in the north west where it will be breezy. the man who shot and killed nine year old schoolgirl olivia pratt korbel in liverpool last year will be sentenced for her murder later today. thomas cashman fired shots into olivia s family home on the 22nd august, during what prosecutors described as a ruthless pursuit to execute another man. her death stunned not only merseyside but the entire country and sparked a six week manhunt, as police appealed for informati