eurovision fever heats up with 16 countries taking to the stage in liverpool later for the second semifinal. hello and welcome to the programme. we start with the war in ukraine and confirmation from the british defence secretary that storm shadow cruise missiles are being sent to ukraine. the missiles have a long range capability and are typically launched from the air. the move prompted an instant response from the kremlin saying the decision would require an adequate response from the russian military. we will hear from of the from the russian military. we will hearfrom of the un s humanitarian coordinator in ukraine but first we have ben wallace in the house of commons. in december i informed the house i was developing options to respond to russia s continued aggression and today i can confirm the uk is sending storm shadow missiles to ukraine, storm shadow is a long range conventional only precision strike capability and it compliments the long range system already gifte
pakistan the release of former prime minister, imran khan saying his arrest on tuesday was illegal. and eurovision fever heats up. 16 countries take to the stage in liverpool later for the second semi final. welcome to bbc news we start with the war in ukraine and a significant development with confirmation from the british defence secretary, that storm shadow cruise missiles, pictured here, are being sent to ukraine. the missiles have a long range capability and are typically launched from the air. the move prompted an instant response from the kremlin. saying the decision would require an adequate response from our military . we ll get military analysis in a moment first though here s ben wallace with that announcement in the house of commons. here s the uk s defence secretary in december i informed the house that i was developing options to respond to a russia s continued aggression in a calibrated and determined manner. today i can confirm that the uk is do
after appearing in court in moscow. brazil s former president, jair bolsonaro, has returned to the country after three months of self imposed exile in the united states. and, one of the biggest creatures ever to walk the earth, a patagotitan dinosaur goes on display at the natural history museum in london. here in the uk, a man s been found guilty of murdering a nine year old girl who was shot in her home in liverpool. olivia pratt korbel was killed when shot were fired through herfrontdoor, fatally hitting olivia in the chest. her mother was also injured. earlier our correspondent rowan bridge was outside manchester crown court where the case was heard. olivia s family, her mum, her olivia s family, her mum, her brother and sister have been here for most of the trial over the last three of a half week sobbed at the verdict was absurd, and when the family came out, of course, out of the courtroom, they called the police officers who have been involved in the investigation.
but thousands in smaller blocks have been left in cladding limbo. aiming for victory how england have set up a final day shot at a series clinching win against new zealand. good morning. another cloudy day for northern ireland and scotland, with some rain at times. for england and wales, more sunshine than yesterday, and also one. warmer. good morning. it s tuesday, the 14th ofjune. the first flight taking asylum seekers from the uk to rwanda under a new government scheme, is due to take off later today. it follows an appeal court ruling yesterday. campaigners were trying to stop the flight before a full hearing next month, on whether the policy is lawful. however, just eight migrants are expected to be on the flight when it leaves and some of them are still appealing their case, as vincent mcaviney reports. despite the government s publicity around its new policy, yesterday, 37 asylum seekers arrived on the kent coast. but they could face potential removal to rwanda,
penning newspaper columns and presenting the podcast rock and roll politics. maria margaronis is a journalist, who s written and presented a number of radio documentaries on the crises man made and natural which have afflicted greece. ashis ray has half a century of explaining events here to his readers in india. a fulltime occupation in itself, you might think, but he s still found time to commentate on his beloved cricket. lovely to have you all new the studio. all together as well. so thank you for being with us. borisjohnson street, according to a ukrainian mp, could soon be found on maps for odesa, as it expunges the memorialisation of famous russians. assuming the british prime minister s visit to india this week is followed in due course by a free trade deal something neither the european union nor the united states has pulled off there ll probably be a thoroughfare named in his honour in mumbai, too. in this country, borisjohnson way might be a cul de sac. such is