i m so sorry, it s been impossible. we ve been up against so much and itjust ain t ready. i m really sorry. hello and thanks forjoining us. the uk s foreign secretary, liz truss, is warning moscow that invading ukraine would lead to terrible loss of life, like the soviet takeover of afghanistan. her warning comes ahead of a meeting between the us secretary of state, antony blinken, and his russian counterpart, sergey lavrov. they will be meeting in geneva later to discuss the crisis. russia says it is not planning an invasion, but it has massed tens of thousands of troops on the border. our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports from geneva. it s notjust the russians who are conducting military exercises. these are pictures released by ukraine s defence ministry, showing their forces training close to crimea. it was annexed by russia in 2014 and the kind of incursion that ukraine and its allies are trying to deter once again. i ve been absolutely clear with president
to britain s emma radacanu s hopes at the australian open. and coming up on the bbc news channel. a different series but a familiar story for english cricket as england s women lose their opening match of their ashes series. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. some of england s plan b measures have been scrapped today with people being told they no longer have to work from home and secondary school pupils removing face coverings in class. from next thursday, facemasks will no longer be compulsory in most settings and covid passes for large venues will be dropped. but there s concern that the move will increase pressure on the nhs which is already under a lot of strain as waiting list backlogs continue to grow. in wales, the latest figures show that more than a fifth of the entire population is now on an nhs waiting list. here s our health correspondent, dominic hughes. how many discharges have we got to do? i m thinking four on this list. at the royal bolton hosp
discovery as to it no longer have to wear for discovery the aftermath of the tsunami that hit tonga aid planes finally arrive in the south pacific bringing much needed supplies. and how blisters put paid to the hopes of britain s emma radacanu at the australian open. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel. we ll tell you who s through to the league cup final after arsenal and liverpool go head to head at the emirates. president biden has offered his full backing to ukraine, saying any incursion by russian forces massed on it s border would constitute an unacceptable invasion. he says there would be a severe and coordinated economic response from the west, and that retaliation has been laid out very clearly for president putin . the comments come on the eve of new talks in geneva between the us and russia to reduce tensions. meanwhile, the first members of a 30 strong british military team have arrived in ukraine to help train local members in the use of anti
the british dental association says nhs dentistry is hanging by a thread as some patients wait two years for check ups. and blisters put pay to the hopes of britain s emma radacanu at the australian open. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. borisjohnson says he hasn t seen any evidence to back up claims from a senior conservative mp that the government has attempted to blackmail colleagues who are opposing him. william wragg, who s one of those calling for the prime minister to resign over lockdown parties at downing street, said rebels had faced pressures and intimidation . westminster is waiting for the report into lockdown parties by the senior civil servant, sue gray. it is now expected next week. here s our political editor laura kuenssberg. if it s not one thing, it turns out to be another. how will it turn out? for weeks, the prime minister has been having to explain himself. what s this. 7 and what happened in number ten during the pandemic made some of the pu
it s seven in the morning in singapore, and midnight in geneva on the eve of key talks between us secretary of state antony blinken and his russian counterpart, sergei lavrov as tensions grow between russia and the west over the future of ukraine. mr blinken was in berlin thursday, meeting with european foreign ministers to coordinate a strategy over a potential russian invasion. mr blinken warned that the presence of 100 thousand russian troops along the ukranian border risked dragging the region back into a cold war era. our diplomatic correspondentjames landale is in geneva for us, and has this report. it is notjust the russians who are conducting military exercises. these are pictures released by ukraine s defence ministry, showing their forces training close to crimea. it was annexed by russia in 2014 and the kind of incursion that ukraine and its allies are trying to deter once again. i have been absolutely clear with president putin, there is no misunderstanding, i