the legal definition of a landlord is to be debated in the supreme court today in a bid to help tenants in some of england s worst rental properties. if you want to get in touch with a comment about any of the stories we re covering today you can do that on twitter @annitabbc and use the #bbcyourquestions. in sport, manchester united beat nottingham forest 3 0 in the first leg of their league cup semi final. hello, good morning, and welcome to bbc news. russia has hit back at ukraine with a wave of missiles the day after two western countries confirmed it would send tanks to help kyiv s forces repel the russian invasion. one person has been reported killed and two injured in kyiv as around 30 missiles were fired at targets across the country. in his nightly address, president zelensky thanked germany and the united states for agreeing to send tanks, but said his country now needs more long range artillery and aircraft. for months, he s campaigned for these, in public, and i
he scores early, as manchester united put three past nottingham forest, in the away leg of their league cup semi final. and we catch up with radio one extra s dj ace to find out why he s campaigning for more black and asian heritage organ donors. good morning. there is a touch of frost in western areas first thing. for many it will be a dry day with sunny spells, a little bit of cloud, and some showers in the east. details later in the programme. good morning. it s thursday, 26th january. ukraine s president zelensky has described the decision to send dozens of powerful nato battle tanks to the country, as an important step on the path to victory. commitments from germany, the us and the uk, follow weeks of diplomatic deadlock about the supply of heavy weaponry. president zelensky said the free world was united as never before, but that it was essential for the equipment to arrive quickly. our correspondent robin brant reports. for months, he s campaigned for these, in publ
good morning. it is a fairly cloudy start for money. some drizzle in the west, some heavier rain in scotland. that will push north eastwards through the day, with brighter skies in central and eastern areas. details later in the programme. good morning. it s thursday, 2nd february. british gas is facing an investigation after using debt collectors to break into the homes of vulnerable people and forcibly fit pre payment energy meters. the tactic which results in someone s heating being cut off if they don t have the cash to top up their meter is only supposed to be used in homes where there are no young children, pensioners or other vulnerable people. but an undercover reporter from the times newspaper found the meters were being fitted in homes which should be protected. aru na iyengar reports. hello? british gas, your gas supplier. we re here with a court warrant. can you please open the door? otherwise we will have to open it for you. this is the exciting bit. i love t
from the first leg and came close to extending their three goal advantage when wout weghorst hit the post in the first half. just after the hour mark they brought on marcus rashford and he was involved in the move which led to fellow sub anthony martial scoring. and rashford would go on to set another one up when he put the ball across for fred to tap in united s second on the night and fifth in the tie. they re heading to wembley for the first time in five years where they ll take on newcastle united. celtic and ranger both match each other tonight and the partnership. they both won 3 0. so look at keeping it on top. rangers got the better of hearts. ten game unbeaten run with two of the goals. celtic scored three first half goals to defeat livingston elsewhere at dean s miserable runs, b in 3 1 by saint mirren. kilmartin at the bottom side dundee united. saintjohnson won at motherwell. a resurgentjofra archer, was on form for england in their third and final one day match a
i am clear that our children s education is precious, and they deserve to be in school today, being taught. the day also saw action by thousands of university lecturers, civil servants, and train and bus drivers. we ll have the details. also tonight. in memphis, national and local leaders pay tribute to tyre nichols, the 29 year old black man who died after a beating by police. one of the biggest theatres in the north of england cancels all its shows from the end of march, after losing all of its funding from arts council england. martial waits. rashford, and finished off by fred. and two goals in three minutes ensure manchester united are heading to wembley. and coming up on the bbc news channel, jofra archer is on target for england. six wickets for him on his return as they salvage some pride in south africa. good evening. as many as 500,000 workers have been on strike today across the united kingdom, in the biggest single day of industrial action in over a decade. marches