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of foreign aid is set to clear a final hurdle here in washington as the us senate is set to vote to advance long delayed assistance for american allies. this is a live look at the floor of the us senate as they prepare to vote. president biden says he ll sign the bill into law as soon as it reaches his desk. the final passage of the aid package is expected in the next few hours. the legislation includes nearly $61 billion in aid to ukraine, over $26 billion for israel and more than $8 billion for the indo pacific. its passage follows a months long stalemate in the house of representatives, where some republicans held the bill up, arguing domestic issues should be dealt with before foreign ones. the developments here in washington coincide with a similar announcement from uk prime minister rishi sunak. he said britain would spend an additional £75 billion, or $93 billion, over the next six years on defence. speaking alongside nato secretary generaljens stoltenberg in po ....
this is bbc news, the headlines. from the campaign trail to the courtroom donald trump has just arrived to the courthouse, where his criminal trial enters the next phase. israel s military s intelligence chief resigns, accepting responsiblity forfailures before the hamas attack on october the 7th. ukraine s president welcomes washington s military aid deal, saying it could help turn the tide in the war against russia. in the next few minutes, a court in new york is due to begin hearing opening statements in the unprecedented criminal trial of donald trump. the former us president denies charges that he falsified accounts to hide hush money paid to the porn actress stormy daniels. a jury of 12 new yorkers five women and seven men will hear initial evidence from prosecutors and defence lawyers. if convicted, mr trump could be sent to prison for up to four years. let s get some more now on some of those we re expecting to see in the courtroom. meghan owen reports. ob ....
on bbc london. reaction as a muslim student on newsnight at 10:30pm. it seems the prime minister will get his smoking and vape ban, but only because the opposition rode to the rescue. what does it tell us that a senior cabinet minister, five other ministers and two tory former prime ministers refused to support rishi sunak? the vote in the commons was overwelming and never destined to be a close run thing, with labour backing the government s plans to ban anyone born after 2009 from buying cigarettes. 57 conservative mps did vote against the bill, including the business secretary kemi badenoch, arguing it was an attack on personal freedoms. but the health secretary victoria atkins said, there s no liberty in addiction. in a moment, hugh pym will look at the implications of any new law for the nhs, but first, chris mason is at westminster. good evening. this is a place normally associated with tribal and noisy party politics but there was less of that today because the ....
new flagship arrives home. 280 metre long hms queen elizabeth the navy‘s biggest ever warship sails into her new berth in portsmouth. and to bong or not to bong? mps will look again at plans to silence big ben after the prime minister intervenes. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the government says there must be an unprecedented solution for the border between northern ireland and the republic after brexit, as it published its proposals on the future relationship with ireland. they ve called for a seamless border so that people and goods can continue to move across it freely and which protects the good friday agreement. the irish government says the paper is timely and helpful , but critics say the plans lack credible detail. our ireland correspondent chris buckler reports. bridges, roads and rivers. there is a political dividing line on the island of ireland. but it is a border that cannot be seen and many want it to stay that way. soft toys a ....
the 280 metre long hms queen elizabeth the navy‘s biggest ever warship sails into her new berth in portsmouth. and, to bong or not to bong? mps will look again at plans to silence big ben for four years. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the government says there must be an unprecedented solution for the border between northern ireland and the republic after brexit, as it published its proposals on the future relationship with ireland. they ve called for a seamless border, so that people and goods can continue to move across it freely and which protects the good friday agreement. the irish government says the paper is timely and helpful , but critics say the plans lack credible detail. our ireland correspondent chris buckler reports. more than 300 miles, crossing fields, bridges, roads and rivers. there is a political dividing line on the island of ireland. but it is a border that cannot be seen and many want it to stay that way. soft toys and cushion ....