board brings charges against yorkshire and several individuals over allegations of racism. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to the programme. it s 6am in the morning in singapore and midnight in brussels, where the us defense secretary has said he will move heaven and earth to ensure ukraine receives the weapons it needs to combat russia s invasion. lloyd austin was speaking at a nato meeting and called on allied countries to urgently increase deliveries of arms during a pivotal moment in the war. here s a glimpse of what secretary austin had to say. we cannot afford to let up, and we cannot lose steam. the stakes are too high. ukraine is facing a pivotal moment on the battlefield. and we are seeing what presidency zelensky warned us about after failing to take kyiv and reassessing its combat aims, russia has shifted its combat aims, russia has shifted its focus to the donbas. and we cannot underestimate the challenge that ukraine fac
in the women s nations league this evening. northern ireland went into today s albania game and tuesday s match against the republic of ireland with promotion and relegation both still a possibility. with promotion and relegation both and after a dominant first half the irish took the lead just before the break. marissa callaghan saw her shot blocked by the albianian goalkeeper but aston villa forward simone magill was on hand to give her side thelead. they made it 2 0 just a minute into the second half. mcgill with her second and it is now 3 0. later wales must beat iceland in cardiff to avoid being relegated with one game to spare in their group. scotland need to finish with wins away to belgium tonight. and then at home to england to have a chance of avoiding relegation. while lionesses themselves have a big night at wembley. sarina wiegman s side have to beat the netherlands to keep their hopes alive of qualifying for the olympics on behalf of team gb england currently
It engulf the entire building in just minutes . So many questions and as yet no answers. Stay with bbc news throughout the day. Good afternoon from west london. Firefighters say they are not expecting to find anyone else alive in this tower block, which is still smouldering, 36 hours after a massive fire tore through it. 17 people have been confirmed dead. But the London Fire Brigade chief says there are still unknown numbers of people in the building. Friends and relatives of the missing are still desperately searching for news. 37 people remain in hospital, 17 are critical. This morning the Prime Minister and the leader of the opposition were here. The Prime Minister has announced there will be a full Public Inquiry. The queen paid tribute to the bravery of the hundreds of firefighters who battled against the flames. She also praised the incredible generosity of volunteers whove poured in to this Area Offering help and support. Richard lister with our first report and warning that th