Attacks also took place in the dnipro region in central ukraine and Western Areas of lviv and ivano frankivsk. Ukrainian Officials Say equipment has been damaged and at least one Energy Worker injured. Russia has repeatedly targeted Ukrainian Energy infrastructure over recent months. Its attacks such as these which have prompted more us aid to ukraine. The United States has outlined what will be included in a 6 billion package of military assistance. Its part of a larger 60 billion commitment which was approved by congress a week ago following six months of delays. The package will focus on air defence and includes interceptor missiles, anti drone systems and Artillery Ammunition. Whats not included are the new Patriot Air Defence Batteries, which ukraines president Volodymyr Zelensky says are critical. The us defence secretary, lloyd austin, has been speaking about the importance of the aid. The outcome in ukraine will determine the trajectory of our times. If putin prevails in ukrain
With Practising Medicine as an nhs Hospital Doctor on a part time basis. He confirmed he was defecting to labour in an interview with Laura Kuenssberg take a listen. I found it increasingly difficult to look my nhs colleagues in the eye, my patients in the eye, and my constituents in the eye with good conscience. And ifeel that the nhs deserves better than it has at the moment in terms of how it is run and governed. The party i was elected into valued public services. It valued. It had a compassionate view about supporting the more disadvantaged in society. I think the conservative party today is in very different place. Its focus is not on delivering or supporting high quality public services. Our Political Correspondent ben wright told me more about dr poulter. He has been an mp since 2010. He represents Central Suffolk and north ipswich. Hejoined the party under david cameron. He is very much a cameroonian conservative. He is in the centre of the party, a one nation tory. He is a Wo
Of russian bombardment caused serious damage to energy infrastructure. In kharkiv ukraines second city officials said a missile narrowly missed a hospital with a thousand people inside, leaving a huge crater in the grounds, there were also attacks in the dnipro region in central ukraine and in the Western Areas of lviv and ivano frankivsk. Ukrainian Officials Say equipment was damaged and at least one Energy Worker injured. Russia has repeatedly targeted Ukrainian Energy infrastructure over recent months. Mr zelensky called for decisive action, saying the world could shoot down every missile and drone launched by what he called russian terrorists. Lets speak to dr marina miron who is a post doctoral researcher at the War Studies Department at the Kings College university of london. Thank you for coming on the programme. Talk to me a little bit about the Air Defence System that will give your zelensky is prioritising here. What is the situation as far as know right now in ukraine . Wha
A 6 day strike that has upended hollywood. This does not mean writers are returning to workjust yet. The deal is subject to the final Contract Language and members of the guild will have to approve the deal, and details of the deal were not immediately released. A spokesperson for the writers guild said the guild says picketing is now suspended but they are encouraging writers to continue to picket with sag aftra. Actors are still on strike with no deal. In washington, capitol us lawmakers are in crunch talks to avoid a Government Shutdown due to happen injust seven days time. Live pictures there of capitol hill. The republicans, who hold a slim majority in the house of representatives, are at a deadlock, with members on the right of the party demanding wide ranging spending cuts. Time appears to have run out to pass all the bills necessary in time for the start of the new fiscal year on octoberfirst. The question now is whether lawmakers can pass a Stopgap Measure to buy more time. If
In the halls of power, but not tonight. On capitol hill, lawmakers are in crunch talks to avoid a Government Shutdown, that is live pictures coming to you there from capitol hill. The republicans, who hold a slim majority in the house of representatives, are at a deadlock, with members on the right of the party demanding wide ranging spending cuts. Time appears to have run out to pass all the bills necessary in time for the start of the new fiscal year, on october 1. The question now is whether lawmakers can pass a Stopgap Measure to buy more time. If they dont succeed, all non essential functions of the federal govenrment will shut down, with Nonessential Workers places on furlough. The last shutdown, between December 2018 and january 2019, lastest 35 days, the longest ever in us history. Republican House Speaker kevin mccarthy, has not ruled out avoiding the shutdown by making a deal with democratic lawmakers. But conservative republicans have threatened to oust him as speaker if he