and, fancy footwear, we ll tell you about the huge convention in asia dedicated to the humble trainer. hello and welcome to bbc news. we start in the united states, where authorities in several us states have been assessing the damage caused by severe storms and tornadoes. at least 21 people are now known to have died, as storms ripped through the south and the midwest, leaving a trail devastation. hardest hit were tennessee, arkansas and indiana. in illinois, one person was killed, when a theatre roof collapsed. these pictures have just come into us in the last few hours of the storm passing. this car in arkansas, and as you can see, the pictures speak for themselves. dozens of storms and tornadoes left a trail of destruction, two of the fiercest touched down in the southern state of arkansas. tearing off roofs, bringing down power lines, sweeping through homes with incredible force. the rate of pace and the volume of itjust seemed rather intense and it was extremely dangero
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we ll be live in glasgow where ukraine are about to play their first international match since the invasion. welcome to the programme. several developments to bring you on the war in ukraine. first, the us will send more advanced artillery systems to ukraine. russia isn t happy about it, saying it will add fuel to fire . ukraine has been asking for these long range missiles systems for weeks and says it will only to use them within its borders. this is the us secretary of state. with regard to weapons systems being provided, the ukrainians have given us assurances that they will not use these systems against targets on russian territory. there is a strong trust bond between ukraine and the united states, as well as with our allies and partners. the plan was announced in a new york times opinion piece by president biden, headlined what america will and will not do in ukraine . in it, he says the weaponry and ammunition would help ukraine be in the strongest possible positio
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