speeches, two very different messages to the world. the dramatic split screen as russia s war hits an inflection point. the american president in europe, defending democracy. democracy is the world stand guard over freedom today, tomorrow and forever. his russian counterpart, defending his illegal invasion of ukraine. they are responsible for the escalation of the situation in ukraine. for the huge numbers of casualties. at the center of it all, alliances. some steadfast. some dangerous. nuclear threats and a devastating war nearly a year old with no end in sight. appetites of the autocrat cannot be appeased. they must be opposed. this hour, christiane amanpour interviews polish president duda. what needs to be done to ensure what you say is ukraine s victory in this war and boris johnson joins me with his take on where putin takes this war next. this was a war of choice that he initiated. it was his vicious, non-provoked attack on ukraine. we want to
attacked more than a0 towns in the eastern regions of donetsk and luhansk. concerns raised by families of two small children who were later murdered weren t taken seriously by child protection officials, says a review. and the man with a new lease of life after a double hand transplant. and coming up on the bbc news channel the mass exodus at manchester city women continues, as the club announce that defender lucy bronze will leave at the end of her contract this summer. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the chancellor rishi sunak has been setting out the government s measures to address the rising cost of living. the chancellor said his package is worth £15 billion. it is expected to be partly paid by a windfall tax on oil and gas companies something ministers had previously opposed. the measures include 8 million of the lowest income households will receive a one off payment of £650. and from autumn, 8 million pensioner households will receive a
behind, she says. so we just don t want to go yet. well, if it gets serious, then we ll leave. reporter: and how would you define really serious? in most countries having a missile that big land the middle of town is already really serious. translator: very serious is probably when a lot of houses are destroyed and civilians suffer, she explains. it s the defiance of ukrainian civilians that russia is trying to crush. putin s rockets and artillery have rained down on towns from kherson to the northern border with russia. along a front line of 1,300 kilometers that s 800 miles. this latest assault on kherson, another example of the indiscriminate shelling of civilians. this isn t accidental. it s deliberate.
there s a lot of announcements in the last hour from the chancellor. this is a government keen to push the agenda away from the sue gray report. trio the agenda away from the sue gray re ort. ., , ., the agenda away from the sue gray reort. ., , ., ., ,., report. no question about it. the timin: report. no question about it. the timing isn t report. no question about it. the timing isn t accidental, report. no question about it. the timing isn t accidental, coming i report. no question about it. the timing isn t accidental, coming a | timing isn t accidental, coming a day after the sue gray report. downing street is desperate to turn the page on partygate, questions about boris johnson s the page on partygate, questions about borisjohnson s leadership and just today to more conservative mps have broken ranks and said boris johnson should go. this announcement is clearly more than just political presentation. this was a mini budget and i think it was inevitable he had to act, he was
ropul means self-interest, business and profit is his motivation and his skill and it will continue to be what he is about. indeed, under law he has a fiduciary duty to the investors that i told you tonight he is pursuing right now. he must maximize profits for them even if he takes it private. that s a fact. he cultivates this image that he s a principled friend of maga. fascinating icon know class stick celebrity who happens to have tens of billions of dollars. this isn t accidental. it s something to cast him as another someone doing a business deal. that s what he is. he s been very shrewd of positioning himself as a free thinking, softer, relatable person who can cameo with the best of them. thank you very much. it s an honor to be hosting