to ensure that afghan women continue work with aid agencies hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk, on pbs in the us despite a ban by the taliban. yet hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk, on pbs in the us uk, on pbs in the us or around the world. we start with some breaking news here in the uk prime minister rishi sunak has been issued with a fixed penalty notice by police for not wearing a seat belt in a moving car. mr sunak had previously apologised for what he called the brief error ofjudgement in a social media video as he carried out a series of visits in the north of england on thursday. tonight, lancashire police said it had issued a 42 year old man in london with a conditional offer of a fixed penalty. our political correspondent, david wallis lockhart, told me more about the background to the story. rishi sunak was going across the north of england because he was announcing levelling up funding. government funding that was going to specific p
with a strike by nurses. the family of yousef makki when the fight to have a fresh inquest into his death. a surprise fall in the amount spent by shoppers in december, as people cut back on their christmas spending. # it would be so nice. # and tickets have gone on sale for madonna s good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news channel. the ukrainian president volodomyr zelensky has appeared via videolink to make a direct appeal for tanks, at a meeting of western defence chiefs in germany. representatives of more than 50 countries are discussing the co ordination of stronger military support for kyiv. president zelensky called on the allies to agree the delivery of tanks and other advanced weapons as a matter of urgency. germany is under pressure to allow its leopard two tanks to be exported to ukraine, which isn t a member of nato. the uk has commited to sending 1a challenger 2 tanks to the frontline. here s our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. for western defence chie
she believes progress is being made towards reversing bans on women taking part in public life in afghanistan. anti abortion activists rally in washington for the fiftieth annual march for life , calling for further restrictions on termination of pregnancies. we start with some breaking news here in the uk prime minister rishi sunak has been issued with a fixed penalty notice by police for not wearing a seat belt in a moving car. mr sunak had previously apologised for what he called the brief error ofjudgement in a social media video as he carried out a series of visits in the north of england on thursday. tonight, lancashire police said it had issued a 42yearold man in london with a conditional offer of a fixed penalty. our political correspondent, david wallis lockhart, told me more about the background to the story. so of course rishi sunak was yesterday going across the north of england because he was announcing levelling up funding. so essentially government funding t
while filming a social media video. a special report from afghanistan on women s rights we travel with the united nations envoy meeting the taliban. we are going to use this to push the door wider we are going to use this to push the door wider and not allow it to close door wider and not allow it to close. and not allow it to close, because close. and not allow it to close, because it close. and not allow it to close, because it would close on the women of afghanistan. teenage girls tell the bbc how they were contacted online by the influencer andrew tate and his brother, as they remain in custody in romania on rape and trafficking allegations. and fright night on sea how southend is becoming something of a global capital for amateur horror movies. and coming up on the bbc news channel: cameron norrie s out of the australian open. a five set thriller saw him miss out on making it through to the final 16 in the tournament yet again. good evening and welcome to the
and the russian co founder of crypto exchange bitzlato is arrested in miami, accused of processing $700 million of illicit payments. prime ministerjacinda ardern of new zealand says she is standing down and will leave office in february. her resignation comes ahead of a general election, which is due to be held in october. here s how she broke the news. this summer, i had hoped to find a way to prepare for not just another year but another term, because that is what this year requires. i have not been able to do that. and so today, i m announcing that i will not be seeking re election. and that my term as prime minister will conclude no later than 7th february. i know what this job takes and i know that i no longer have enough in the tank to do itjustice it s that simple. after she made her announcement, together with her fiance clarke gayford, she was greeted by her party colleagues. cheering and applause. as you can hear, she was met with warm applause and congratulations