Country to confirm even ahead of the ramstein conference that it would be sending challenger tanks to the ukrainian military ahead of any spring offensive. so, we are expecting president zelensky to talk to the uk prime minister, rishi sunak, today. also to make a speech to parliament. this comes alongside the news that ukrainian pilots are to be trained by the uk in the latest very visible indication of the uk s support for president zelensky, for ukraine. we also understand that the uk is going to be offering training for ukrainian marines and has promised a surge, an immediate search, of military equipment, including longer range weapons.
This is bbc news. the headlines at 11. president volodymyr zelensky arrives in uk for the first time since the russian invasion of ukraine. he will address parliament later today. it s now known at least 11,000 people were killed in turkey and syria by massive earthquakes as the search for survivors continues. these are the latest live pictures of the recovery operation on the turkish side of the border. police say they remain open to new information about missing woman nicola bulley as the search in lancashire enters its 12th day.
Meanwhile, nicola s partner, and her two daughters, aged six and nine, are waiting desperately for some sort of firm information about what has happened to her, clinging to the hope that perhaps she didn t fall into the river, maybe there is another explanation as to what has happened to her. at the moment, nobody can answer that question, where did nicola bulley go on the friday morning, january the 27th? the investigation goes on today. a 53 year old man has been charged in connection with the disappearance of an 11 year old girl from galashiels who was reported missing on sunday, prompting a major search of the area. the girl was found that a property in the town the following evening. the man is expected to appear in court tomorrow. uk government owned company building the controversial hs2 ray line is said to have underestimated its impact on habitats and wildlife,