charged with involuntary manslaughter, following the death of the cinematographer halyna hutchins, who was shot on the set of his film. today, i m announcing that i will not be seeking re election. jacinda ardern steps down as new zealand s prime minister saying she no longer has enough in the tank to do to the job. and after an epic five and three quarter hours, andy murray triumphs in a thrilling match at the australian open. and coming up on the bbc news channel: manchester city concede two before half time against tottenham. pep guardiola s side hoping to close the gap at the top, but could spurs see out the win. good evening. there s growing pressure on nato countries to agree to send more tanks to ukraine to help in the fight against russia. pledges of military aid have increased, after kyiv warned that russia was preparing a new assault. nine countries, including britain, have promised to urgently step up supplies of heavy weaponry and the uk has committed to sending
tonight with the context, brian taylor, political commentatorfor the herald, and leigh ann caldwell, political reporter for the washington post. welcome to the programme. there s been an evolution in the way the west views this war in ukraine, an evolution in the arms which nato countries are supplying first it was shoulder held stingers, then the hymars, next came the patriot missile systems, now it s a conversation over tanks. the red lines have shifted with the evolving nature of the war. in recent months, the allies have come to the opinion that a year long stalemate in ukraine is in no one s favour except russia s. so what would it take to allow ukraine to win rather than just avoid losing? what would ukraine require in order to punch through the russian defences in towns like bakhmut and soledar, from where the bbc s andrew harding reports. we are in an area where russian and ukrainian infantry now appear to be fighting at close quarters. clambering through the remain
tonight at ten. growing pressure on nato countries to send more tanks to ukraine, after kyiv s warning of a fresh russian assault. more weaponry has been promised, but ukraine says it s not enough. we have a special report from an area that s seen some of the heaviest fighting of the war. rumbling gunfire. very active front lines this morning, very close to soledar, seized by the russians in the last few days. also on the programme. failed by the psychiatric hospital that should have looked after her an inquest says neglect contributed to the death of 26 year old beth matthews, who ordered poison online and took it
tonight at ten. growing pressure on nato countries to send more tanks to ukraine, after kyiv s warning of a fresh russian assault. more weaponry has been promised, but ukraine says it s not enough. we have a special report from an area that s seen some of the heaviest fighting of the war. rumbling gunfire. very active front lines this morning, very close to soledar, seized by the russians in the last few days. also on the programme. failed by the psychiatric hospital that should have looked after her an inquest says neglect contributed to the death of 26 year old beth matthews, who ordered poison online and took it the actor alec baldwin is to be