hello, and welcome to the programme. a major meeting of ukraine s allies has ended without agreement on whether to send more tanks to kyiv. representatives of around 50 countries gathered at the us airbase in ramstein, in germany, to discuss co ordinating military support. germany s new defence minister denied blocking the export of its leopard tanks, which kyiv has been pushing for, saying such a decision had to be carefully considered. ukraine says the tanks are needed to break the deadlock in the war. germany is under pressure to allow its leopard ii tanks, to be exported to ukraine, which isn t a member of nato. germany s new defence minister has said no decision has been made, adding that berlin would not stand in the way of exports if its allies acted together. the uk has commited to sending 1a challenger ii tanks to the front line. russia has warned that providing tanks would mark an extremely dangerous escalation. here s our europe correspondentjessica parker. this
while filming a social media video. a special report from afghanistan on women s rights we travel with the united nations envoy meeting the taliban. we are going to use this to push the door wider we are going to use this to push the door wider and not allow it to close door wider and not allow it to close. and not allow it to close, because close. and not allow it to close, because it close. and not allow it to close, because it would close on the women of afghanistan. teenage girls tell the bbc how they were contacted online by the influencer andrew tate and his brother, as they remain in custody in romania on rape and trafficking allegations. and fright night on sea how southend is becoming something of a global capital for amateur horror movies. and coming up on the bbc news channel: cameron norrie s out of the australian open. a five set thriller saw him miss out on making it through to the final 16 in the tournament yet again. good evening and welcome to the
in the pension market. we ve needed to respond to that very quickly and we just can t respond fast enough. we ll bring you details of that series of interviews the prime minister gave this morning and the latest on the markets. also this lunchtime. russia announces its formally annexing four regions of ukraine after referendums there that have been condemned as illegal and illegitimate. one of the most dangerous storms in us history hits florida, plunging millions of people into darkness. at windsor castle, the first opportunity to see the queen s final resting place. hundredsjoin the queue to pay their respects. and the research which shows dogs can tell when people are stressed by smelling their sweat and breath. coming up in the sport later in the hour on the bbc news channel, the deadline passed on monday but tyson fury says there s still time for anthonyjoshua to sign up for their world heavyweight title in december. just good afternoon. the prime minister has defended h
you have trees that are down, you have a lot of hazards right now. we do anticipate a lot of the water will subside in some of the barrier islands and some of the coasts but some of those inland places of rivers and these inlets, you are likely to have standing water there throughout all of today and even in the days ahead, so that is a hazard and just please be aware that that is something that if you have weathered the storm to this point, going on doing and getting involved in that is totally not worth it and we want to minimise any harm to anybody as a result of what we are seeing right now in the streets. it s gonna be put to use, i don t think we ve seen in effort mobilise for this minutes rate rescues this quickly, but we appreciate and we will make good use of it. we want people to be safe, those people who are in need of life supports, health is on the way help. they are able to see the areas that were hardest hit, and they are focusing assets there. obviously the
britain s longest serving monarch passed away yesterday, aged 96, at balmoral castle the scottish retreat which her majesty had visited since she was a girl. the news was confirmed in a statement from the palace at 6.30pm, after the queen s four children including the new king, charles iii had travelled to balmoral. on today s programme we ll be remembering her majesty s life and legacy, and speaking to those who knew and loved her. we ll bring you the latest reaction from balmoral to buckingham palace, and across the commonwealth. first, our royal correspondent daniela relph has been looking back at the final days and weeks of the queen s life. the final images we have queen elizabeth ii still carrying out duties into herfinal days. on tuesday, at balmoral, she welcomed the new prime minister. these photos, the record of her last official engagement bringing to an end seven decades of service. yesterday afternoon at aberdeen airport, several senior members of the r