ended their mission, after hundreds of soldiers leave the azovstal steel plant. after being trapped there for more than two months. i want to underline, ukraine needs its ukrainian heroes alive. this is our principle. wayne rooney has given evidence in his wife s libel trial as the multi million pound case enters its final day at the high court. tributes are paid to kay mellor, the actress and writer best known for the series girlfriends. the foreign secretary liz truss has confirmed the government will introduce legislation that would change parts of the post brexit trading arrangements for northern ireland. known as the northern ireland. known as the northern ireland protocol. she told parliament that the uk would prefer a negotiated settlement with the eu but failing that would pass a law to change the protocol to make trade easier in an attempt to encourage pro unionist politicians back into power sharing government in belfast. the eu has responded warning that unilateral
more evidence that wages are failing to keep pace with the cost of living earnings are down 1.2% from last year when adjusted for inflation, their biggest fall since 2013. a woman convicted of killing a one year old boy she was hoping to adopt. her lawyersaid one year old boy she was hoping to adopt. her lawyer said she lost it over his crying. wayne rooney tells a libel trial that the fa wanted rebekah vardy to calm down during the european championships six years ago. the queen has made a surprise visit to the new london elizabeth line ahead of its opening next week. welcome to bbc news. the foreign secretary, liz truss, has confirmed the government will introduce legislation that would change parts of the post brexit trading arrangements for northern ireland known as the protocol. she told parliament that britain would prefer a negotiated settlement with the eu, but failing that, it would pass a law to change the protocol to make trade easier in an attempt to encourage
a missile hit it and landed on the ground. it didn t explode, but it landed two metres from my house. after that i was under cluster shelling. - i don t care much, but i got my things together and left. - the battles for mariupol and kharkiv may be drawing to a close, but this war is far from over. joe inwood, bbc news, lviv. and a quick reminder we ll be taking your questions in ukraine this thursday at 12:30pm. we ll have guests able to answer all aspects of the war from whether ukraine really could now win it, nato expansion and what moscow might do next. you can get in touch on twitter using the hashtag #bbcyourquestions and you can e mail us on yourquestions@bbc.co.uk. volunteer police officers in england and wales are to be allowed to use taser stun guns. the home office says it s to ensure
volunteer police officers in england and wales are to be allowed to use taser stun guns. the home office says it s to ensure they re not at a disadvantage when dealing with violence. our home affairs correspondent, june kelly is in manchester. the home secretary is due to announce this at the police federation conference later. just explain a little bit more about this decision, if you will? decision, if you will? around 9000 secial decision, if you will? around 9000 special constants decision, if you will? around 9000 special constants in decision, if you will? around 9000 special constants in england - decision, if you will? around 9000 special constants in england and i special constants in england and wales, the home secretary believes that these unpaid volunteers, because they take the same risks as regular police officers, they should be able to carry the same equipment. now in future, specials won t has to have a taser, it will be entirely up to them, the volunteer, to us
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