United put three past nottingham forest in the away leg of their league cup semi final. and 90s britpop frontman gaz coombes will be here to talk about life after supergrass. good morning. it isa it is a chilly start for some. not as cold as it has been. some frost around. for most it will be dry with sunny spells. a few showers in the forecast, many in the east. details later in the programme. good morning. it s thursday, 26th january. ukraine s president zelensky has described the decision to send dozens of powerful nato battle tanks to the country, as an important step on the path to victory. commitments from germany, the us and the uk, follow weeks
Tanks, these are part of another big military package worth more than £300 million. they will need to come with support vehicles and spare parts. also, the americans don t have any in stock, which means they will have to be sourced either from private companies, or other companies themselves. the difference with the german leopard tank is that there are other western allies, like finland and poland, who have them already and have already ready clear they want to provide them to ukraine. have already made clear. there is a difference in speed. this is significant because of the potential. the fact that no tanks can arrive on the ukrainian battlefield and they could arrive in big numbers. president zelensky has said he needs 300. at the moment we will probably see a fraction of that in the coming months. with fears
The daily mail features an image of volodymyr and olena zelensky on the ukrainian president s 45th birthday yesterday. the guardian reports that dominic raab is facing a broader bullying inquiry than initially thought, with at least two dozen formal complaints against him. the paper says government insiders believe the depth of the investigation means the deputy pm will struggle to survive in post. mr raab has vowed to rebut and refute the formal complaints. ministers are preparing to ban the sale and possession of laughing gas in a bid to crack down on anti social behaviour according to the times. only those with a legitimate reason for carrying nitrous oxide would have an exemption, the paper says. and bbc news online reports that the number of new cars made in the uk fell again sharply last year, plummeting to its lowest level since 1956. it comes as car makers are reportedly concerned that the uk has not yet got a strategy to make the country competitive as a destination for manu
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Pressure in charge, largely dry with sunny spells, the cold fronts in the south into the weekend, that is going to bring some more cloud. a breezy day for sunday and temperatures of malden. that s it from me. much more on our website and over on bbc radio london. i ll be here again in half an hour, but it s back to naga and charlie. hello this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. president zelensky has described the decisions by germany and the us to send 35 tanks to ukraine, as an important step on the path to victory . he said it would allow the ukrainian military to regain momentum and take back occupied territory almost a year after moscow invaded. our analysis editor ros atkins, has been taking a look at whether the tanks will make a decisive contribution. germany has decided to send text to