hello, welcome to the programme. number 10 say britain needs a deterrent against illegal migration, the draught bill clearing its final hurdles in the commons this evening. we will discuss what s in it. did the british government get it right in sudan? uk nationals urged to make their own way to an airstrip north of khartoum, through countless checkpoints and under their own steam . eight flights left today. but still several thousand to evacuate. also tonight. reports ukraine is getting ready for the next major assault against russian forces. we will look at the current situation on the ground, and assess just how well equipped they are to do that. and where is the government s strategy on semi conductors? the uk is losing ground to rival countries in a crucially important sector. we will speak to the director of one start up who is threatening to relocate his operations to the united states. but first, to westminster, where mps have been voting this evening on the illegal
the ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky is making his first official visit to poland since russia invaded ukraine. these are live pictures from warsaw where he is being welcomed by andrzej duda the country s leader at the presidential palace and he is expected to thank the polish people. poland has been one of the most outspoken and generous supporters of kyiv since the war started in february last year. it s taken in millions of refugees and sent more than 300 tanks. it was also the first country to send fighterjets to ukraine. let s head to warsaw and our correspondent, adam easton. take us through what we are looking at. g , . ., take us through what we are looking at. g , ., ., ., ., take us through what we are looking at. , ., ., ., ., , at. just under an hour ago president zelensky arrived at. just under an hour ago president zelensky arrived at at. just under an hour ago president zelensky arrived at the at. just under an hour ago president zelensky arrived at
criminal charges are dropped against the hollywood actor alec baldwin for his involvement in the fatal shooting of a colleague on set. in sudan, people flee the endless violence as military factions battle for overall control. violence as military factions battle ignition. violence as military factions battle ignition. violence as military factions battle two, wm violence as military factions battle two, one. in texas, the most powerful space rocket every built takes off, but minutes later, the unmanned craft explodes into pieces. and manchester united press the self distruct and coming up on bbc news, can west ham get past gent and booked their ticket for a second consecutive european semifinal? good evening. dominic raab s future as deputy prime minister hangs in the balance tonight, as number ten considers a report on his conduct. complaints from within government about mr raab s alleged bullying have been investigated independently by a senior barrister. the prime m
president putin says there can be no doubt that crimean peninsula was conceived and carried out by ukraine s intelligence services. he called it an act of terror. meanwhile, rescue teams in the ukrainian city of zaporizhzhia have been searching for survivors in the ruins of residential buildings that were destroyed by russian missile strikes overnight. officials now say 13 people were killed, and 90 wounded. president zelensky condemned the attack as absolute evil. our diplomatic correspondent, pauladams, reports from the ukrainian capital, kyiv. in zaporizhzhia, this is what escalation looks like. a gaping hole, where once there were homes. rescue workers searching for the dead, and the living. moments after the blast, in the middle of the night, stunned, furious reactions. they destroyed a building at night at 2am. they simply destroyed a multistorey building. translation: we ran out into the street. - when we left the corridor, a neighbour ran out with her eldest son and