we want it? now! more strike action is announced by ambulance workers in england, wales and northern ireland one of the dates will coincide with a strike by nurses. the family of 17 year old yousef makki, who was fatally stabbed, win their fight to have a fresh inquest into his death. a surprise fall in the amount spent by shoppers in december, as people cut back on their christmas spending. #it # it would be, it would be so nice. and fans are paying up to £1,300 to see madonna on her career spanning greatest hits tour. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news channel. ukraine s western allies have failed to reach a consensus on the provision of battle tanks to kyiv. more than 50 countries have been meeting at the us air base in germany. neitherthe meeting at the us air base in germany. neither the us or germany have decided to deliver their respective advanced tanks, which was one of kyiv s main demands. earlier today, volodymyr zelensky appeared via video link to make
she will play the world number one in the final on saturday. reflecting on the protest after the match, she said she would rather it hadn t happened in her match but she 100% belief in climate change and could belief in climate change and could be angry with the protest is because they were peaceful. she believes you have to preach exactly what you believe in. it will be coco gauff s second attempt to win a grand slam singles final afterfinishing runner up to poland s iga swiatek at the 2022 french open. her opponent aryna sabalenka, knows the home fans will be on gauff s side and, is expecting another tough challenge, after she came back from losing the first eight games of her semifinal with another american, madison keys. she is moving very well. she is hungry, she kind of had nothing to lose. and she knows the crowd are going to support her. i think that is what makes a difficult opponent. i ve been focusing on myself. i believe i ve been focusing on myself. i believe i
of 19 of the world s wealthiest economies and the european union. it accounts for 85 % of global economic output and two thirds of its population. it s a key forum for international issues but there are deep divisions on some subjects, such as the war in ukraine. mr sunak s indian heritage will attract extra attention he says he feels like the country s son in law . the bbc s south asia correspondent samira hussain reports. when he arrived he was greeted with dancers, of course the british high commissioner was there to greet him along with other indian dignitaries including the minister of state. now, before mr sunak got on the plane, he did tweet he was heading to the 620 summit and made it very clear what his three priorities are stabilising the global economy, building international relationships and supporting the most vulnerable, but what he also mentioned was the fact that russia s leader is not going to be here and he reiterated the fact that they are going t
those images you can see they re both in london s hyde park and at edinburgh castle, marking one year since the death of queen elizabeth ii. she died at the age of 96, the longest serving british monarch in history. she marked her platinum jubileejust history. she marked her platinum jubilee just months before history. she marked her platinum jubileejust months before her death, thatjubilee celebrated 70 years on the throne. today it is also a celebration marking their first anniversary of charles iii exceeding the throne. royal succession happens immediately after the death of the mnemonic and you may wonder why gun salutes are used in this occasion. they are a traditional ceremony, they date back to the 15th century. what we are seeing here in london s hyde park is a full gun salute. in edinburgh, a 20 one gun salute. the difference is that hyde park is a royal park and that hyde park is a royal park and that signifies the difference. 21 shots are fired because ships would
and the european union. it accounts for 85% of global economic output and two thirds of its population. it s a key forum for international issues but there are deep divisions over some of these, like the war in ukraine. one of the first leaders to arrive has been the british prime minister rishi sunak, whose indian heritage will attract extra attention. the bbc s south asia correspondent samira hussain reports. so the very eagerly awaited of rishi sunak, the british pm has happened. yes, he has arrived just a little while ago and when he arrived he was drated with dancers, there was the british high commissioner along with other indian dignitary, including the minister of state. before he gone on the plait he tweeted he is heading to the 620 summit and mate it clear what his three priorities are, stabilising the global economy, building international relationships, and supporting the most vulnerable but what he also mentioned, was the fact that russia s leader is not going