are you waiting for the final cost of living payment? eight million households will receive just under £300 from today. but is it enough for those who need it most? i take a look. morning. today we have a band of heavy rain moving out of southern scotland and northern ireland across parts of england and wales, ahead of it cloudy, breezy and mild, behind it, pressure, a few wintry showers and not as windy. all of the details later. it s tuesday 6th february. king charles will step back from some of his royal duties as he begins his treatment for cancer. buckingham palace announced the king s diagnosis, and said while it s not prostate cancer, it was discovered during his recent treatment for an enlarged prostate. charities have praised the king s openness about his health. our royal correspondent daniela relph reports. this was the last time we saw the king in public on sunday, going to church with queen camilla on the sandringham estate in norfolk. just 17 months into his
last week after a former policeman went on a rampage. 37 people including 23 children were killed in the attack which has shocked the nation and the world. now on bbc news, the travel show. there will be a time when people will go to space at much less cost and very regularly. i think the same thing s gonna happen going underwater. it s going to get less expensive and much more accessible. this is the point of no return. if there was any point to freak out, now would be the point to freak out. this is an experimental sub. people are informed that it s very dangerous down there. am i spinning? i was thinking, we re not gonna make it! we can t go anywhere but go in circles! ijust need to get there. so this is an actual menu from the titanic itself on the day it actually sank, and i very strangely came across it in a very small auction in ireland. radio: go ahead. yes, sir. secure the anchor. phone rings. so, i ve heard the comparison. like, at titanic depth, it would like ha
Dollars for 71 year olds ukrainians going to be trained in germany to fight russians than my 25 year old son be sent to europe to fight the russians. It is in our National Security interest, our business and economic interest around the world to support our allies in the middle east, the indo pacific and in europe. Saturdays vote will come with plenty of Palace Intrigue Asjohnson is facing opposition from the right flank of his own party while some are threatening to oust him over the vote. But democrats like Congressman Tom Souzzi Expectjohnson to survive this weekends vote. I am confident that ifjohnson does the right thing, which it appears he will do, and put these on the floor, more democrats will come to his aid. To stop Marjorie Taylor greene and matt gates and the others, tom massey, from kicking him out. Meanwhile, early wednesday, a Russian Missile attack killed at least 17 people, in the northern ukrainian city of chernihiv while more than 70 others were injured. Ukraines pr
Arseniy yatsenyuk in kyiv, welcome to hardtalk. Thanks for having me, stephen. Heres a very simple first question. Do you feel that ukraine right now is going through its bleakest moments in this war since your country survived that initial russian onslaught in late February 2022 . We are at a critical juncture, no doubt, stephen, youre absolutely correct. So we survived two years ago due to an unbelievable resolve of the ukrainian people and due to the real unity among the Western World. As of now, the mood is different, but i still believe that we have the chance to prevail. But we need an enormous effort that needs to be undertaken mainly by our Western Allies. So the mood is different, but chances for ukraine to prevail and to survive are very high. All depends on the actions. Spirit and morale are very important in war. Just tell me what impact the missile strikes on ukrainian cities like kharkiv, like chernihiv where weve seen the Death Toll Rise beyond a dozen what impact do tho
Hostages. But doha is now also questioning whether the talks can succeed. The qatari leader saying efforts are being undermined, causing his country to reassess its role as mediator. Take a listen. Translation unfortunately, i mean, we have seen that theres been an abuse of this mediation in favour of narrow political interests. This means that the state of qatar has called for a comprehensive evaluation of this role. Were now at this stage to evaluate mediation and also evaluate how parties engage in this mediation. Tensions in the region remain high, with israels Prime Minister insisting his country will make its own decisions about how to respond to irans drone and missile attack. Israels western allies fear striking back against iran could trigger a broader war. With me is mohamed taha from bbc arabic. Thank you for coming along. What kind of response when it comes to what you ranted to israel is israel considering . Apparently israel is about to strike on iran directly on monday,