for the country. hundreds of protesters have beeen gathering in central london to show their solidarity with anti government demonstrations in iran. president biden will visit the us border with mexico for the first time since taking office today. record numbers of migrants have crossed over recently. in his latest television interview, prince harry talks of the death of his mother princess diana, and the strain as a child of showing no emotion in public. china has reopened its borders to international visitors for the first time since the start of the pandemic. people entering the country will no longer need to quarantine but will need to provide proof of a negative covid test, and chinese citizens are once again allowed to go overseas. there have been emotional reunions at airports and the mainland s border with hong kong. this latest lifting of coronavirus restrictions coincides with the country s busiest travel season marking the lunar new year. our correspondent martin
with the latest. also in the programme: in the uk, police in liverpool arrest a man who was targeted by a gunman in a shooting that left a 9 year old girl dead. and we ll be live from florida where democrats have picked charlie crist to take on republican heavyweight ron desantis in the upcoming race for governor. we start in ukraine, which is marking two important dates. six months since the start of the russian invasion and 31 years since its independence, after the fall of the soviet union. this is in the ukrainian capital. while traditionally we d see a military parade today there are ukrainian tanks and seized russian military hardware on display. and we saw the ukrainian president and the first lady laying flowers at the wall of remembrance in kyiv honouring those killed defending the country. here s mr zelensky. translation: we only care about our land, we will fight for it until the end. we have been holding strong for six months. it s tough but we have clenched
of the amazon rainforest is that of the missing british journalist dom philips. it s understood he was identified using dental records. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are rosamund urwin, who s the media editor at the sunday times, and the writer and broadcaster mihir bose. tomorrow s front pages, starting with. as always on front and manage to all, come in at quite early. i wonder why that is. the times says the treasury has warned employers must be careful about giving big pay rises this year as it could help fuel increases in inflation. the telegraph also leads on the treasury s worries on wage rises as thousands of rail workers prepare to walk out on strike this week over a pay dispute. the ft says rising rates have hit global markets as investors worry about inflation and a slow recovery from the pandemic causing prolonged economic problems. the independent says refugees who cross the channel to reach the uk a
in what is the fastest decision in eu history for ukraine this has been a long time ambition, and president zelensky was quick to react hailing it see how it would benefit kyiv. for ukraine this has been a long time ambition, and president zelensky was quick to react hailing it as an historic moment which will bring victory in the war against russia closer . meanwhile president putin said he was not against the idea because the eu wasn t a military bloc but couldn t see how it would benefit kyiv. here is commission president ursula von der leyen speaking in brussels. we all know that ukrainians are ready to die for the european perspective. we want them to live with us the european dream. let s look at where ukraine is in its eu application. the application has broadly three phases. phase one is the application to become a candidate for eu membership. ukraine submitted their application in march. first they need the european commission to recommend them which
We can never predict what is going to happen. Because ultimately we have no idea will be the Driving Force for voters by the time they hit the polls remember in 2008 we thought it was going to be all about the iraq war and the sur surge. Much of the dismay of jon mckay impress obamas delights it ended up being about the epic collapse of the economy. Obama stepped up, cain didnt, 2020 despite impeachment and a farcical russian hoax trump was cruising to reelection until onceinalifetime pandemic turned everything on its head handing biting in the basement and put them in the white house. Even the 2022 midterms undeniable i thought was going to happen but somehow turned into what almost was a blue wave thanks to the overturning of roe v wade putting abortion front and center but highlighting the inability of the gop to sell their pro life cause. As we approach 2024 i know i cannot predict to the unpredictable if i were a betting man i put my money on this issue. Illegal immigration the ut