a faster downturn than other countries and interest rates could rise again. there are growing concerns about a growing shortage of family doctors in england, as a new study predicts a quarter of posts could be vacant by 2030. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the uk will provide an extra billion pounds of military aid to ukraine, almost doubling the amount of support provided to fight the russian invasion. it s after president zelensky urged nato leaders to give more help to the country, saying the war effort was costing more than £4 billion pounds every month. the uk is second only to the us in terms of military aid for ukraine. the government says the new cash will go towards sophisticated air defence systems, electronic warfare equipment, drones, and thousands of pieces of kit to transform ukraine s defences. the uk will have provided £3.8 billion in support since the start of the invasion. that includes 1.3 billion of already commit
We will not talk about numbers of troops. That is new for the american presidency. At no point tonight did the president clarify anything about what would actually change militarily for the United States in afghanistan. If this speech is meant to be interpreted as an increase in Troop Strength in afghanistan, its the first time a president has announced an increase in Troop Strength without actually announcing an increase in Troop Strength. As commander in chief, i have determined that it is in our Vital National interest to send an additional 30,000 u. S. Troops to afghanistan. After 18 months, our troops will begin to come home. These are the resources that we need to seize the initiative while building the afghan capacity that can allow for a responsible transition of our forces out of afghanistan. And here is how president george w. Bush described the Military Surge that he ordered in iraq. So uch committed more than 20,000 additional american troops to iraq. The vast majority of t
this is bbc news. i m rebecca jones. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. the uk is to give a further billion pounds of military aid to ukraine to help its fight against russian forces. we have been working with our allies to look at what needs to be done. this is the united kingdom s contribution to that effort to enable the ukrainians to succeed. and i m mark lowen live in madrid, where the uk prime minister has joined other nato leaders to discuss ways to continue to support ukraine. they ways to continue to support ukraine. have pledges increases they have pledges of huge troop increases to counter the threat from pressure. buckingham palace says the details of an investigation into bullying allegations involving meghan, duchess of sussex, won t be made public. the governor of the bank of england warns the uk economy is suffering
this is bbc news. i m rebecca jones. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. the uk is to give a further billion pounds of military aid to ukraine to help its fight against russian forces. we have been working with our allies to look at what needs to be done. this is the united kingdom s contribution to that effort to enable the ukrainians to succeed. and i m mark lowen live in madrid, where the uk prime minister has joined other nato leaders to discuss ways to continue to support ukraine. they ways to continue to support ukraine. have pledges increases they have pledges of huge troop increases to counter the threat from pressure. buckingham palace says the details of an investigation into bullying allegations involving meghan, duchess of sussex, won t be made public. the governor of the bank of england warns the uk economy is suffering