accusations of chaos one of the biggest train operators in the uk is stripped of its contract. and eurovision fever heats up. 16 countries take to the stage in liverpool later for the second semi final. welcome to bbc news and we start with the war in ukraine and a significant development with confirmation from the british defence secretary that cruise missiles are being sent to ukraine. the missiles have a long range capability and are typically launched from the air. the move prompted an instant response from the kremlin saying the decision required an adequate response from our military. he has ben morris with the announcement in the house of commons. ican i can confirm that the uk is donating storm shadow missiles to ukraine, a conventional precision strike give ability complementing the long range system already gifted including happen missiles as well as ukraine s on neptune christmas oh and longer range missions elsewhere gifted. the donation gives ukraine the best cha
pakistan the release of former prime minister, imran khan saying his arrest on tuesday was illegal. and eurovision fever heats up. 16 countries take to the stage in liverpool later for the second semi final. welcome to bbc news we start with the war in ukraine and a significant development with confirmation from the british defence secretary, that storm shadow cruise missiles, pictured here, are being sent to ukraine. the missiles have a long range capability and are typically launched from the air. the move prompted an instant response from the kremlin. saying the decision would require an adequate response from our military . we ll get military analysis in a moment first though here s ben wallace with that announcement in the house of commons. here s the uk s defence secretary in december i informed the house that i was developing options to respond to a russia s continued aggression in a calibrated and determined manner. today i can confirm that the uk is do
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