The next session is one that i had mentioned earlier, unfortunately glen olson could not make it. Rtunately, our other anelists, liza munday has agreed to expand on her original talk. To open the session and leave the conversation and q a after he presentation, we have asked barbier, katherine professor at the city state university, to lead the session. Catherine has been involved with our museum for over a decade and just two months ago, she upped organize a program where we had scholars from around the continent come for a daylong program. Catherines information is in your program. I point out that in addition to being a professor at Mississippi State university she is the author of two fine books, one entitled, the battle of kursk and the other, strategy and tactics. Ladies and jump in, dr. Catherine barbeeand liza mundy. [applause] good morning. Happy to see all of these nice faces outfront. This is a fantastic event and im excited about being part of it. I would like to introduce
so still clearly a very serious situation, still one would presume, thatjohn caldwell is being treated for his injuries and his recovery will continue but the focus of the police today on the investigation which they say is progressing, and now the focus is on questioning these 11 people who have been arrested in the last few hours. i arrested in the last few hours. i think it might be helpful for our think it might be helpfulfor our viewers watching to give their context around all of this. this attack happened in late february, just a matter of weeks before the big anniversary, the 25 year anniversary of the good friday agreement. how significant are they treating the timing in terms of the increase in dissident republican activity, including this attack on a very senior detective? how close you add a link in activity timing of the anniversary? i add a link in activity timing of the anniversary? add a link in activity timing of the anniversary? i think ever since the eace
trade-offs debate to come, and crucially the trade offs leaders here have to grapple trade offs leaders here have to grapple with. and also coming up on tonight s programme. the capitol hill riots in washington a far right leader gets 18 years in jail, the longest sentence yet. bakhmut in ukraine as it was before the current battle. ..and now we ve been looking at the images that tell a story of war. sancho. finished off by anthony martial. and manchester united secure a place in next season s champions league with a comfortable win over chelsea. and our newsnight at 1030, we will go deeper behind headlines and speak live to key players on today s big story. plus, a big look at tomorrow s front pages. good evening. the prime minister has said the government has not lost control of immigration after official figures released today showed levels hitting a new record high. in total, the number of people who arrived in the uk last year was 1.2 million. about 500,000 p
mark knopfler who wrote private dancer for tina turner fondly remembers the singer who died on wednesday. it s seven am in singapore and seven pm in washington where us officials say the russian wagner group mercenaries may be working through other countries to acquire military equipment for use in ukraine. the us treasury said in a statement it has imposed sanctions on wagner s chief in mali ivan aleksandrovich maslov. central to this is the battle for the eastern city of bakhmut, in ukraine. mercenaries have been fighting on behalf of russia there a battle that s taken on a symbolic significance. now, they say they re withdrawing and handing their positions over to the russian army. let s hear from the leader of the wagner group. it will make we are withdrawing units from bakhmut. today, it is sam on the 25th of may. the 1st ofjune, the main parts of ist ofjune, the main parts of the unit will be relocated at the unit will be relocated at the rear camp. there handin