despite strong opposition. people in northern ireland prepare to mark the 50th anniversary of bloody sunday, when british soldiers opened fire on a civil rights march. in the uk, two people die including a nine year old boy after being hit by falling trees during storm malik. and in the us, a fierce snowstorm hits the northeast of the us bringing high winds and flooding in some areas. hello and welcome to bbc news. britain is considering sending hundreds more troops to bolster the defences of nato allies in eastern europe amid the build up of russian forces on ukraine s border. the prime minister, borisjohnson says he s ordered the armed forces to prepare to deploy across europe next week. russia has massed. around 100,000 troops, as well as tanks, artillery and missiles near ukraine s border, but denies it plans to invade the former soviet republic. 0ur defence correspondent, jonathan beale reports. britain already has more than 800 troops in estonia as part of nato
in this evening. at the australian open, rafa nadal is one game from beating daniil mededev and take a record breaking 21st grand slam title. good afternoon. the foreign secretary, liz truss, has said it s highly unlikely british troops would be fighting on the ground if russia were to invade ukraine but said coordinated sanctions targeting russian companies and oligarchs could be a deterrent to president putin. nato s secretary general, jens stoltenberg, has told the bbc it s up to russia to decide whether to pursue a diplomatic path. moscow which objects to nato s eastward expansion in europe has denied it plans to invade. here s our diplomatic correspondent, caroline hawley. nato is beefing up its deterrents in eastern europe with every passing day. this is the west s continuing counter build up in the face of what downing street is calling rising russian aggression. the aim is to show moscow the price it could pay if it does invade ukraine. to send a message to russia
we report from the front line, where government forces are fighting russian backed separatists. this is about more than the future of ukraine it s about the future shape of nato, about the security of europe. battle lines are being drawn now in a new cold war. nato says if russia launches a full scale invasion, there ll be a huge price to pay. also on the programme: counting the cost of storm malik, with another powerful front threatening homes in scotland and northern england. remembering the dead of bloody sunday 50 years on, after 13 were killed by the british army in londonderry. cheering and he has done it rafa nadal wins a record 21st grand slam with victory at the australian tennis open. good afternoon. borisjohnson is considering doubling the number of british troops deployed in eastern europe, as the government weighs options to increase pressure on russia over ukraine. he says the possible deployment would send a clear message to the kremlin . nato s secretar
england. the northern irish city of londonderry marks the fiftieth anniversary of bloody sunday when british soldiers opened fire on a peaceful civil rights march. and keeping your home life separate from the office, thousands of workers in belgium are about to get the right to disconnect, outside normal office hours. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. as tensions over ukraine continue, nato s secretary general has said it s up to russia to decide whether to pursue a diplomatic path offered by western powers or one of confrontation over ukraine. but russia denies planning to invade ukraine, despite having stationed large numbers of troops around its borders and in annexed crimea. in return, russia s foreign minister, sergei lavrov accused the west of infringing russia s security. moscow has deployed around a hundred thousand troops near the border, angry that a country once part of the soviet union, is now seeking closer ties with the west
counting the cost of storm malik, with another powerfulfront, threatening more homes, in scotland and northern england. remembering the dead of bloody sunday. 50 years on, after 13 were killed by the british army, in londonderry. manchester united footballer mason greenwood has been arrested on suspicion of rape and assault following allegations on social media. our sports presenter jane dougal gave this update. well, just a few hours ago, martine, greater manchester police confirmed that a man in his 20s had been arrested on suspicion of rape and assault and the bbc understands that this man is in fact the manchester united striker, mason greenwood, and his arrest follows allegations on social media. it is thought that greenwood remains in custody for questioning and inquiries are ongoing and, in a statement, greater manchester police said that they had been made aware of social media images and videos, posted by a woman, reporting incidents of physical violence. this update