at the nato summit in vilnius, germany has already announced a multi million euro military aid package, france has promised long range cruise missiles and the uk has announced more ammunition and military vehicles. us presidentjoe biden has told president zelensky, who s also at the summit, that ukraine s courage is an example to whole world . president biden pledged unwavering support to ukraine in its ongoing conflict to russia. today, the members of the g7 are launching a joint declaration of support for ukraine to make it clear that our support will last long into the future. this starts a process by which each of our nations and any other nation who wishes to participate will negotiate long term bilateral security commitments with and to ukraine. we re going to help ukraine build a strong, capable. across land, air and sea, which will be a force of stability in the region and deter against any and all threats. to lewis in vilnius. what are they actually mean in real ter
hello, i m matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live, 3 hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. here in the uk, a service has been held at westminster abbey to celebrate the seventy fifth anniversary of the national health service. the nhs is unique because of the way it s funded it s paid for, through general taxation but it s free of charge for all users, regardless of treatment. today s event is one of a series marking the milestone. is hundred health workers joined royalty and politicians for the ceremony, which included readings from the prime minister rishi sunak and the labour leader, sir keir starmer. but the occasion has prompted questions about its ability to survive in its current form into the future. three leading think tanks say the nhs won t reach its centenary unless there is significant investment. you can see why politicians are keen to pick should be to be nhs but half of brits say it is one of the things that make them fee
hello, i m rajini vaidyanathan. welcome to verified live three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. more than 100 people have been killed and scores of others injured in two explosions in south eastern iran near the grave of a top revolutionary guards commander. state television says the blasts occurred in quick succession in the city of kerman, during a ceremony to mark the anniverssary of the killing of qassem soleimani. he was iran s most powerful military commander and was killed in 2020 by a us air strike in iraq. local officials say two bags containing explosives were detonated by remote control at the entrance to the burial site. with more on this, our bbc persian reporter, parham ghobadi, is in the newsroom. good to talk to you. bring us up to date on what war we know. figs good to talk to you. bring us up to date on what war we know.- date on what war we know. as you mentioned. date on what war we know. as you mentioned, this date
the annual rate at which prices have been going up. inflation peaked at more than 10% last year, forcing the bank to raise interest rates aggressively to try and bring it under control. but it has since fallen sharply. and on wednesday, official figures showed it was down to 3.9% in november, the lowest rate in 2 years, and far lower than expected. that s raised hopes the bank of england will be soon able to start cutting the cost of borrowing, easing pressure on businesses and households. here s our economics editor, faisal islam. arp and now sharply down. over the past year, inflation in britain seemed like a runaway train. but it s now coming into land faster than expected. here and beyond. it has been a hard year or two for her with hundreds closing and some say prices are now stabilising. inflation is definitely killing us. the rise has gone up 15%. and behind you? us. the rise has gone up 1596. and behind you? up-and-down, i remember and behind you? up-and-down, i re
debt and getting financial regulations and co ordinate in the event of an economic shock. slowly emerging as a key player in the biden administration handling of this challenging relationship to the two superpowers. planning to visit china again next year, second visit sincejuly. a major faultline between washington and beijing is the race to develop advanced semiconductors. chips power everything from smartphones to high end military equipment and are increasingly seen as crucial to the global economy. some countries, led by the us, have been trying to stem china s progress in the sector. this week, south korea and the netherlands, two key nodes in the global chip supply chain said they are partnering up. the announcement came during a state visit by the south korean president to netherlands. our two countries have decided to establish semiconductor alliance encompassing governments, businesses, and universities. the netherlands, the world s largest producer of semiconductor