cuba says a major blaze at an oil storage depot has now spread threatening to worsen an energy crisis on the island. and a big finish in birmingham as the commonwealth games brings the curtain down on 11 days of competition. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the former us president donald trump has issued a statement saying that the fbi has carried out a raid on his florida home at mar a lago. he was not in the state at the time. mr trump said that a large group of agents arrived at the compound with a search warrant. they even broke into my safe! he said. with more here s our north america correspondent peter bowes. significantly, the fbi, thejustice department, are not saying anything about this at all. we know about it because donald trump released a statement, the one that you are referring to. it is quite a long statement. i lljust read a little bit more from it. he says, my beautiful home, mar a lago, in palm beach, florida, is curr
For advanced weapons and Defence Systems. President zelensky said the Military Aid Package would give his country a chance of victory in its war against russia. Translation i think this support will really strengthen the armed forces of ukraine, and we will have a chance for victory if ukraine really gets the Weapons System which we need so much, thousands of soldiers need so much. And this aid should notjust to be sprayed in a thin layer all over but it has to end up in tangible Weapons Systems. Many ukrainians have taken to social media to thank the us for the funding. This is what residents in the capital told the bbc. Translation of course it is not too late. In any case, it is needed, and whether it would be later or earlier, in any case it will help. Translation it will help a lot, i i think our guys will be alive, l thats the most important thing, the most important, so that we have something to defend ourselves with both the people and our boys, they are our guardians, they are
If i could ask you to stand there, please. Thank you very much. In that case, sir, when the crowd has gone, ill happily escort you out. Gideon falter told the bbc how shocked he was at what happened. I think its time for sir mark rowley to go. He has had long enough to get to grips with the situation, to get his police force under control, to tell his front line officers, dont worry, we are going to send enough police to back you up so that you can make the right decisions. And instead, he hasnt done that. And because of that, he has to go. The time has come. A little earlier our reporter Angus Crawford outlined the pressure now lying upon the met police commissioner. Well, its been very interesting. Here in london, since the 7th of October Attacks and israels response, if you like, the politics of The Middle East has been played out on the street every weekend with demonstration and counterdemonstration. The met police has come under huge pressure to get the balance right. What balanc
within the terms of the agreement, the leader of hamas in gaza, yayha sinwar, has demanded that the air space above gaza is free of israeli and american drones for at least six hours a day. that was initially resisted by the israeli cabinet. we will see whether it forms part of the agreement. hamas is also demanding fuel, crucial to the disperal of aid, but also to their military operations. it helps with the ventilation of the tunnels underground. the un s director of operations isjorge moreira da silva. we see that infrastructure is collapsing. it s collapsing on health, on water, on sanitation, on education. and we know that one key element to recover is the access to fuel. for several years, since 2018, unops has been the agency that has brought the fuel from israel to gaza. so every day we were bringing, procuring and delivering 500,000 litres of fuel. that was fundamental to increase the access to electricity from five hours a day to 12 hours a day. if you check the fig
Coming up in the sport on bbc news its understood leicester have held informal talks with roy hodgson over the vacant managers position, following Claudio Ranieris sacking last week. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. President trump has used his first Speech To Congress to declare A Renewal Of The American Spirit and a new chapter of american greatness. He adopted a more measured tone than in his inauguration address, condemning the recent vandalism ofjewish cemeteries and the Fatal Shooting of an indian man in kansas. Heres our washington correspondent laura bicker. Donald trumps trip to Congress Gave him a few last moments to practise his speech. The president of the United States. Yet again, the president delivered what few had expected the most president ial of speeches. What we are witnessing today is the renewal of the american spirit. Our allies will find that america is once again ready to lead. He softened his tone on immigration, talked of reform and a new me