moments ago, we heard from president biden as he s meeting with ukrainian president vladimir zelensky. zelensky visiting washington, d.c. pushing for more aid to ukraine, which biden supports. he wants to send another $61 billion to kyiv. the problem is that biden can t do it without congress. and congress doesn t seem like they want to budge here. republicans on the hill are demanding concessions on border security before they agree to anymore money for ukraine. biden said this about the holdup. take a listen. congress needs to pass a supplemental funding to ukraine before they break holiday recess. before they give putin the greatest christmas gift they could possibly give him. because we ve seen what happens when dictators don t pay the price for the damage and the debt and destruction they cause and they keep going when no price is paid. threats to america, europe and the world will only keep rising if we don t act. all right. let s go to cnn nick payton walsh. he s
sunday service the royal mail says it will trial sunday deliveries for the first time, to cash in on the boom in online shopping as it plays catch up with rivals. two wins and two draws for british sides in the europa league. more magic from harry kane leaves tottenham with one foot in the quarterfinals. and ever changing skies across the uk today. thundery showers, bit of sunshine, the odd rainbow. iwill have yourfull sunshine, the odd rainbow. iwill have your full forecast here on breakfast. it s friday march the 12th. our top story. the family of sarah everard have paid tribute to her as a shining example to us all who brought so much joy to our lives . a serving metropolitan police officer is still being held on suspicion of murdering the 33 year old. the force has referred itself to the police watchdog over how it investigated a separate allegation that the same officer indecently exposed himselfjust three days before sarah went missing. charlotte wright has the lat
border. lockdown restrictions in wales will begin to be eased from tomorrow with outdoor socialising and golf and tennis able to resume. in scotland, four adults from two households are now allowed to meet outdoors, including in private gardens. what do you make of coronavirus restrictions starting to be lifted in scotland and wales? do you think now is the right time? what will you be doing first? get in touch on twitter at annita underscore mcveigh or with the hashtag bbcyourquestions. in his first primetime address since becoming president, joe biden urges all americans to get vaccinated and targets the 4th ofjuly as independence day from covid i9. if we do this together, byjuly the 4th, there s a good chance you, your families and friends will be able to get together in your backyard or in your neighbourhood and have a cookout and a barbecue and celebrate independence day. a global study shows more twins are being born than ever before with one in every 42 children bo
Probes carried out at the Met grew by 80 per cent to 1,051 from 584 investigations in 2022. The force hailed it as the strongest crackdown since the 1970s.