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live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 8am in singapore and 7pm in the evening in washington, where president biden has placed more than 8,000 us based troops on a heightened state of alert, as russia continues to mass soldiers near its border with ukraine. the pentagon spokesman said that, if deployed, the troops would be sent to bolster nato s presence in eastern europe. mr biden has been holding talks with key european allies over a common strategy towards russia over ukraine. moscow denies planning to invade. 0ur correspondent gabriel gatehouse sent this report from the ukrainian capital kyiv. bell rings this is a country in limbo, waiting for an invasion that looks more likely with every passing day but may yet never come. to the east, 100,000 russian troops are massed, but the kremlin says talk of an invasion is hysteria. facing them are ukrainian soldiers who hear western leaders sounding the alarm in ever starker tones. and stuck ....
the winter olympics amid some of the world s toughest covid restrictions? it s 9:00am in singapore and eight in the evening in washington where president biden has placed more than 8,000 us based troops on a heightened state of alert, as russia continues to mass soldiers near its border with ukraine. the pentagon spokesman said that if deployed, the troops would be sent to bolster nato s presence in eastern europe. mr biden has been holding talks with key european allies over a common strategy towards russia over ukraine. moscow denies planning to invade. 0ur correspondent gabriel gatehouse sent this report from the ukranian capital kyiv. bell rings this is a country in limbo, waiting for an invasion that looks more likely with every passing day, but may yet never come. to the east, 100,000 russian troops are massed, but the kremlin says talk of an invasion is hysteria. facing them are ukrainian soldiers who hear western leaders sounding the alarm in ever starker tones. ....
inquiry and his own mps. also on the programme tonight. a plane carrying military equipment arrives in ukraine to help bolster defences as tensions with russia continue to rise. the impact of the pandemic on front line nhs staff the nurse who s moved to the other side of the world after suffering what she calls complete emotional burn out. and the man who was trapped for more than 50 hours underground in the breacon becons after a caving accident returns the scene coming up in sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel, we ll head live to cameroon following the death of eight people in a stadium crush at the africa cup of nations. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the metropolitan police has launced an investigation into allegations of multiple parties at downing street and in whitehall during lockdown to establish whether coronavirus rules were broken. the prime minister has welcomed the decision saying he s willing to speak to detectives and ....
could be published soon. despite earlier suggestions it would be delayed because of the investigation. foreign secretary, liz truss, says she will be visiting ukraine next week, as tension with russia grows there. she warns a russian invasion would be a massive strategic mistake. the uk economy will grow more slowly than expected this year, as it recovers from the covid pandemic, according to the international monetary fund. and john lennon s afghan coat is going up for auction but only as a digital token. good evening, and welcome to the bbc news. the metropolitan police has launched an investigation into allegations of multiple parties at downing street and in whitehall during lockdown to establish whether coronavirus rules were broken. the prime minister has welcomed the decision saying he s willing to speak to detectives and hopes it will draw a line under the matter. the head of the metropolitan police, dame cressida dick, revealed this morning that the investigation w ....
also tonight. a plane with us military equipment arrives in ukraine to help bolster defences as tension with russia continues to rise. the pandemic s toll on frontline staff and the nurse who s so burnt out she s moved to the other side of the world. and the man trapped undergound for over 50 hours when caving in the breacon becons, returns to thank his rescuers. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel roy to the rescue. hodgson replaces ranieri as watford appoint the former england boss in a bid to stave off relegation. good evening. downing st and whitehall find themselves the subject of police investigation tonight, after the met said it was now looking into the claims of multiple parties there during lockdown potentially breaking covid rules. borisjohnson, who s been under severe political pressure over the allegations, welcomed the decision saying he s willing to speak to detectives and that he hopes it will draw a line under the matter. the metrop ....