norah: fentanyl crackdown. inside the dea s year-long f stofri wereoi norah: chilng new video of susp murderer bryan kohberge. what the footage reveals. the world health organization now says covid-19 is no longer a global emergency. today s announcement is a symbolic end to the coronavirus pandemic, which killed more than 7 million people. we are just hours away from the coronation of king charles iii. i think he s an amazing, amazing guy, and i m proud to be a brit. norah: and on the road with a touching story of how this hand drawn artwork led to an incredible friendship. this was a stranger, and she was doing that just for me, and that s the beauty of it. norah: good evening, and thank you for joining us on this friday night. we will get to the details of those major drug busts targeting fentanyl in just a moment. the dea reviewing today it has arrested more than 3,000 people. but we do want to begin tonight with new a shatred expectations
motorway drivers stuck for hours overnight, as heavy snow and strong winds cause travel chaos in parts of the country. keep getting called to stranded motorists on the cross pennines routes, cars that can t progress because of the snow, some medical emergencies. fears of a recession ease as new figures show uk economic output bounced back slightly injanuary by 0.3%. and there s a new duke of edinburgh prince edward is given the title of his late father, prince philip. and coming up on the bbc news channel despite injury and illness struggles, emma raducanu has returned to winning ways in her first match since the australian open injanuary. good afternoon. the prime minister is in paris today for a summit meeting with the french president emmanuel macron. rishi sunak says it s a new chapter in anglo french relations. he s pushing france for more action to stop migrants crossing the channel in small boats and is likely to offer the french authorities more money to help th
as the fighting continues with no end yet in sight, we ll assess the impact this conflict has had on ukraine and russia. vladimir putin called it his special military operation. it was only supposed to last a few days, a few weeks, maximum, but it didn t go out all according to plan. and the other stories here this lunchtime. a fourth man is arrested following the attempted murder of police inspectorjohn caldwell in omagh in northern ireland. junior doctors in england will take strike action on the 13th, 14th and 15th of march in a dispute over pay. nominations have closed in the contest to be the next leader of the scottish national party. kate forbes, humza yousaf and ash regan are hoping to succeed nicola sturgeon. and coming up on the bbc news channel, we ll bring you the details of the europa league draw, as manchester united and arsenal find out who they face in the last 16. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one live from the ukrainian capital kyiv, where ex
strike over pay. scotland s first minister says a trans woman convicted of rape won t now be imprisoned at the women only jail where s she currently being held. and scouring our coastlines for waste why some of the plastic that s washing up is decades old. coming up on the bbc news channel, controversy at the australian open after novak djokovic s father is filmed posing for photos with the vladimir putin supporters. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at 0ne. russia has hit ukraine with another wave of missile strikes, this time during the morning rush hour, killing at least one person and injuring several others in the capital kyiv. ukrainian officials also said critical infrastructure was damaged in the black sea region of 0desa. the strikes come the day after germany and the us confirmed they would send leopard and abrams tanks to the country. this morning the german defence minister said he wanted his country s vehicles there by the end of march. russia has cond
let s carry on with our coverage of the political crisis here in the uk as prime minister borisjohnson continues to defy calls for him to resign despite more than a0 ministers and aides walking out of government in the last 48 hours. it comes as britain faces a wall of economic challenges. among the g7 group of rich economies, uk growth is predicted to be at a standstill or even in recession next year, putting it behind canada, france and the us among others. inflation in the uk is already at a ao year high and expected to hit double figures, ten or even 11% by the year end and there s no let up in soaring household energy bills the annual bill is likely to be over 3,000 pounds a year by the autumn when the regulator lifts its cap on prices again. so the challenges are stacked up for chancellor nadim zahawi and he is widely expected to make an announcement on cutting taxes in the near future. rebuilding the economy and growing the economy is my task, and this is the f