..ruled first by the tsarist empire, then the soviet union. links between the two are many and deep. in fact, around a third of the people here have russian as theirfirst language. but since the invasion of ukraine, the government has steered a course very firmly away from its powerful neighbour. there have been travel bans for russian tourists and something even more dramatic. historic russian and soviet monuments are being removed from public view, and notjust here. the other baltic states, latvia and lithuania, are making similar symbolic gestures. this was among the first a replica tank commemorating soviet soldiers killed during world war ii. it s been moved to estonia s war museum from the town of narva, which sits right on the russian border. the government says it s to avert what it calls increasing social tension . oh, wow. look at this. you re very welcome. the t 34 was produced from maybe aos to 60s, more than 80,000. so it s an extremely ordinary tank. nothin
you with 10 seconds of skateboarding history. this is aussie skateboarder arisa trew becoming the first female to land a 720 in a competition. that s two full rotations in the air. and she sjust 13. you re all caught up now. see you. this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and main news stories for you at the top of the hour straight after this programme. this week on the show. pulling down the past. i believe that the monuments would not give a tribute to the regime, but they should preserve the history and the memory. feeling the heat. we re getting major fires every year now, and multiple ones. oh, my god. and up to our knees in an estonian bog. there s a lot, yeah, there s a lot. - for 300 years, on and off, estonia was part of russia. ..ruled first by the tsarist empire, then the soviet union. links between the two are many and deep. in fact, around a third of the people here have russian as theirfirst language. but since the invasion of ukraine, the government has
the boss of british gas joins us to talk about that, and to answer your questions. jordan henderson cuts short his stay in saudi arabia. the england midfielder has arrived in amsterdam tojoin struggling dutch giants ajax afterjust 19 games in the middle east. cold today. could it change at the weekend? we are about to go from snow to storms. all the details in breakfast. the indian steel company, tata, will confirm plans today to cut up to 3,000 jobs in the uk. most are expected to be at britain s biggest steelworks in port talbot, at britain s biggest where two coal fired furnaces are set to be closed. unions called it a crushing blow and the worst case scenario. 0ur reporter, lucy vladev, has more. after years of questions about the future of steel making, the answers being provided for workers here are about as bad as they get. both blast furnaces in port talbot will close, as part of major changes to the way tata produces steel. jobs will go across the uk, but south w
starts now. good evening. we re following breaking ne. the u.s. and british military have launched strikes against targets in houthi controlled yemen, according to two u.s. officials. this comes after the iranian-backed militant group has launched a series of attacks on commercial ships in the red ahich has stoked fears of a wider conflict in the region already reeling from the israel/hamas war. we have a lot to get to. this is obviously a huge development in the region. you re looking at a map right there. the challenge has been that the houthi attacks have caused ships that would normally go through the suez canal to have to go around the horn of africa, meaning it takes a lot longer to get there. there have been some limited military strikes that have killed some houthis that were involved in this blockade. the houthis launched this blockade in protest to the killing of palestinians in gaza. so that is just the setup, the background to what s going on. the houthis are an
rescue the five people on board. joining me for the next hour on the panel is a former hillary clinton campaign manager in the repeater, former uk representative to nato. he will speak to them in a moment. presidentjoe biden s sun hunter biden has agreed to plead guilty to illegally owning a gun while being a drug user. two charges, ending a long running justice department investigation. meanwhile, donald trump its new court date in the calendar, august the iath is the date, the former president has been indicted on charges of retaining classified government records and obstructing justice, the special counsel has promised a speedy trial. we look at the soaring costs of mortgages and rent here in the uk as inflation pushes prices higher and higher. we start with a huge surge, the race to say five people were on board a submersible which is gone missing in the north atlantic close to the wreck of the titanic. the coastguard is that the vessel may only have a8 hours of breathab