we re on the front line in eastern ukraine, as russia tries to advance, ahead of the one year anniversary, of the war. also on the programme tonight. police have just confirmed that the body found in the river in lancashire is that of 45 year old nicola bulley. detectives read a statement from herfamily. nikki, you are no longer a missing person. you have been found. we can let you rest now. killed in a mass shooting in plymouth victims families say police ignored warning signs and a licence to kill was granted, after a gunman shot them dead in 2021 strikes in the nhs intensify junior doctors in england vote overwhelmingly to take action over pay. and should roald dahl s writing be modernised, or is the bfg right you shouldn t gobblefunk around with words? on bbc london. the mayor serves up free school meals for every primary school child in the capital. the £130 million scheme comes in from september to help with the cost of living crisis. good evening and welcome to
and the other main stories on bbc news at ten. a body found in the river wyre is that of nicola bulley, who went missing three weeks ago. police conveyed the family s sadness. nikki, you are no longer a missing person. you have been found. we can let you rest now. more strike action in the nhs, asjunior doctors in england vote overwhelmingly to protest over pay. and the growing debate over updating the works of roald dahl one author says it s a form of censorship. on bbc london, the mayor promises free school meals for every primary and coming up on the bbc news channel. liverpool s american owners say they re not selling the club just on the hunt for investment after previously saying they would consider new shareholders. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at ten, live from kyiv, where an american president has made an extraordinary visit to an active war zone. joe biden s trip here was short on time, just a couple of hours, but long on symbolism, ahead of the firs
that the body found in the river is nicola bulley who went missing last month. fractious scenes in israel s parliament, where members are debating a controversial overhaul of the country s judiciary. we begin in ukraine where us presidentjoe biden has made a surprise visit to kyiv his first trip since russia invaded almost a year ago. speaking alongside president zelensky, mr biden said that russia s war in ukraine is failing and that vladimir putin had been wrong to think russia could outlast ukraine and its allies. putin thought ukraine was weak and the west was divided. as you know, mr. president, i said to you in the beginning, he is counting on us not sticking together. he was counting on the inability to keep nato united, he was counting on us not to be able to bring in others on the side of ukraine. he thought he could outlast us. but he is just been plain wrong. one year later, the evidence is right here in this room. we stand here together. president biden took a
effort in ukraine with lethal assistance, something that we re watching very, very closely. as beijing reacts by telling the us to keep out of its relationship with russia, we look at whether there s a danger the war in ukraine might become a proxy warfor the us and china. also coming up on newsday. two weeks after being struck by catastrophic earthquakes turkey is hit by further tremors. a bbc investigation reveals widespread sexual abuse on tea farms which supply some of the world s most popular brands. and real treasure from cambodia dating back a thousand years or more surfaces in london hello and welcome to the programme. it s seven in the morning in singapore, and 1am in kyiv where an american president has made an extraordinary visit, to an active war zone. joe biden s trip to kyiv was short on time, but long on symbolism, ahead of the first anniversary of the russian invasion of ukraine. he said america would stand with ukraine for as long as it takes and pledged
visit poland, wasn t it? that was due to be in the next couple of days. this is all ahead of the anniversary of the war on ukraine. let s get to nic, he joins us here at the desk. i mean, obviously, this was out of the blue because of the massive security concerns. traveling overseas, it s not the first time that the president has done this, traveling without full disclosure what s happening. very tightly held information. very important for ukraine that the u.s. president should go there. remembering it wasn t so long that president zelenskyy himself visited the white house. that was when the white house committed to tanks which was a big moment because it allowed and paved the way for other nations to commit their tanks to ukraine. so, looking for what was said, what was discussed, what was announced but the symbolism, of course, is there, president biden visiting ukraine just a couple days ahead of the anniversary, the first anniversary, of russia s invasion of ukraine.