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praised the antimissile defence systems which intercepted a berridge of russian rockets over kyiv overnight. let me show you the footage from the defence systems in action. ukraine says 18 missiles were shot down, including six of the hypersonic weapons that president putin had claimed are unstoppable. ukrainian officials have declined to comment on a claim moscow that one missile got through air defences to destroy a us built the latest barrage came just hours after president zelensky wrapped up a european tour, in which he was promised billions of dollars worth of new military aid by western allies. live now to kyiv where i can speak to the ukrainian lawyer and politician, lesia vasylenko. thank you so much for being with us here once again on bbc news. give me a sense of what it was like during the night with that pharos from russia. ~ ., , ., ., russia. well, it was one of the most intense nights russia. well, it was one of the most intense nights tonight, russ ....
dutch side az alkmaar. welcome to liverpool. one day to go until the final of the eurovision song contest. it is noisy here this morning. we will be meeting some of the people making this huge event happened. we are on a mersey ferry, snowdrop. we are on a mersey ferry, snowdrop. we will be across the mersey this morning. look at the view. we should hold onto it because today west is best in terms of sunshine whereas in central and eastern areas, cloudy with rain. it s friday the 12th of may. rail passengers have been warned to expect severe disruption from today as train drivers walk out again over pay. many trying to reach the eurovision song contest this weekend and the fa cup final next month could see their plans cancelled, as zoe conway reports. in liverpool this weekend, you ll find people having the time of their lives. devoted eurovision fan harry cunningham hoped to be there, too, but he s stuck in london because of the train strikes. we had planned like this month ....
main stories on newsnight, which isjust getting under way on bbc two. the news continues here on bbc one, as now it s time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are, but from the ten team, it s goodnight. controversy rages over rape trials withoutjuries in scotland. could a new pilot scheme improve convictions rates in rape trials, or undermine the principles ofjustice? we ll be speaking to a former snpjustice minister, who is implaccable opposed and the head of rape crisis is scotland who backs the principle. also tonight. the afghan interpreters and their families promised safety in britain, but stuck, some now for a year, in hotels in pakistan, under effective house arrest. now i m stuck here. the taliban are threatening me. i can t go to afghanistan, and i can t go to the uk. i m stuck in the middle of things. fresh momentum for donald trump as the fbi is heavily criticised for its handling of its investigation into alleged tie ....
party. this man donated more than £630,000, oralmost $800,000, to party. this man donated more than £630,000, or almost $800,000, to the party between 2014 at 2020. some of his companies were alleged to be involved in a scheme to move money from one of the richest oligarchs out of britain. he is not subject to any criminal action and denies wrongdoing. 0rdered an 0be for businesses and services and in philanthropy, he has been a major donor with access to senior party leaders. 0ne been a major donor with access to senior party leaders. one of mr brandy s companies is the famous design brand, the conrad shop. it s not involved in this case, it has raised questions about some of his overseas interests. those questions began when the national crime agency investigated a family living in these opulent apartments in london s regents park. the family had an old associate of mr moran date. last year a court ruled the mca can seize more than £5 million from his family. it ha ....
gold. your strategic advantage. sandra: all new at 2:00, chaotic withdrawal that left our afghan allies behind gets the hollywood treatment. a new movie showing the american troops and their translators and the debt we owe them. you think if i could be shot of this debt i wouldn t be. you think if i could just go through the usual channels i wouldn t. that is not how this debt works. john: the story behind that movie actually goes back even further, all the way back to 2007. inspired by one marine s fight to save his iraqi interpreter when the american government failed to do it. that marine joins us all new at 2:00. sandra: looking forward to that. we could as america reports rolls into a second hour. i m sandra smith on this friday, john. john fri-yay. and waiting to hear from homeland secretary mayorkas, live on the border and this showing migrants on raft crossing the rio grande was shot last night in the very town where secretary mayorkas will speak. we ....