the people risking their lives to get aid packages to remote ukrainian communites, as russian forces try to stop them. and trouble on the streets of the city of love, as tourists dodge rubbish bags due to strikes. a very warm welcome to the programme. we begin in california. the leaders of the us, britain and australia, meeting in california, have given details of a defence pact that will provide australia with nuclear powered attack submarines. president biden said the aukus pact would boost security in the indo pacific region for decades to come. the agreement comes in response to china s growing military strength and territorial claims. our political editor, chris mason, has more from san diego. a pact of old democracies, coming together to counter a new and growing adversary china. australia and the united kingdom are two of america s most stalwart and capable allies. our common values, ourshared vision for a peaceful, prosperous future unite us all across the atlantic
job vacancies in the uk fall for the eighth time in a row, according to latest figures published ahead of wednesday s budget whether government is expected to encourage more people back to work. a state of emergency s been declared in malawi, after tropical storm freddy struck the country for a second time, killing nearly 100 people. hello and welcome to bbc news. the leaders of the us, britain and australia, meeting in california, have unveiled details of their plan to create a new fleet of nuclear powered submarines, aimed at countering china s influence in the indo pacific region. under the aukus pact australia is to get its first nuclear powered subs at least three from the us. beijing has strongly criticised the significant naval deal. our political editor, chris mason, has more from san diego. military band plays. a packed and democracies coming together to tackle a new and growing adversary, china. , . . . china. australia and the united kinudom china. australia
in belfast, to mark the 25th anniversary of the good friday agreement, and to show america s commitment to the peace process. twitter owner elon musk, one of the world s richest men, gives a rare exclusive interview to the bbc where he admits to mistakes when buying the social media giant twitter. this the pain level of twitter has been extremely high. it hasn t been some sort of party. so, it s been really quite a stressful situation. could there be good news on the way for homeowners? after a sharp surge in interest rates, the world s bigggest financial institution says they will come down but don t say when. what does that mean if you are a borrower and a homeowner? i take a look. in sport, a masterclass in manchester as city thrash bayern munich to take a huge step towards the champions league semifinals. another wet and windy day today, the strongest winds will be in the west and south and north east scotland, gales and severe gales at times, which could lead to some dis
some further snow showers into northern and western parts and temperatures in some parts of western scotland may be down to 11 celsius but there will be a frost for many tomorrow morning. the fire said perhapsjust avoiding for many tomorrow morning. the fire said perhaps just avoiding that but we will see that rain and hill snow clearing and we will all be in the colder air with some sunny spells but some wintry showers, tending to clump together across northern ireland, southern scotland, northern england into north wales, the north midlands. these showers will be a mixture of rain, hail, sleet and snow. they could be is not a quite low levels in the heavier burst than they could even be some thunder and lightning mixing in. confirmation of the temperatures, three degrees per store perhaps nine for london, plymouth, but it will be a chilly viewing day. tuesday into wednesday it will be really cold under these clear skies. it will be really cold under these clearskies. expec
they drew 1 1 away at portugal, a side ranked ten places above them in the fifa rankings. rachel rowe scoring this equaliser on the volley to secure a good result for her side. it s nearly time to get your sweepstakes ready. the grand national takes place this saturday at aintree, but to see a real superstar you need to be watching tomorrow. the unbeaten constitution hill is racing on the first day of the festival, and that shows how high the standard at aintree is going to be this year, as lizzie greenwood hughes reports. commentator: and they re off! aintree has always been known for the grand national. the biggest, boldest, most famous steeplechase in the world. but, over the past few years, the quality of racing over the whole three days has become bigger and better, attracting the best of the best to liverpool. i think aintree is reaching a point