could hospitals in england see more scenes like these? senior doctors are voting on whether to take industrial action over pay. hello and welcome. we start in the uk where ukraine s president has made a surprise visit the latest stop on his tour of european capitals to secure fresh promises of military aid to fight russia s invasion. prime minister rishi sunak promised to send hundreds of air defence missiles and long range attack drones but stopped short of sending jets. rishi sunak tweeted this picture welcoming president zelensky when he arrived at chequers the prime minister s country residence the pair in a bear hug, the caption reading: welcome back . volodymir zelensky had earlier described rishi sunak as his friend . there were then handshakes on the doorstep before the pair held bilateral talks, lasting around two hours. ukraine s president says the pair discussed western nations providing kyiv with fighter jets, with the aim of creating what he calle
the regulator says covid cast a long shadow and that students should be able to get the same grade they would have done, if the pandemic hadn t happened. we ll have more on that a little later. what s thought to be a world first driverless buses have entered service in edinburgh. the operator, stagecoach, says the five single decker buses, have the capacity for around 10,000 passenger journeys per week. despite being driverless the buses will still have two members of staff on board, to monitor the technology and assist passengers. an ice cream parlour, has changed the name of one its products after a polite request from marks & spencer. fabio s jelato, based in hertfordshire, only began making its percy pig ice cream last week. but the retailing giant, sent the owner a letter which said, he could continue to use the sweets, but not the name of the product. you re live with bbc news. here in the uk, junior doctors
on that particular issue. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. turning to a few stories making the headlines here in the uk, because exams are getting fully under way for most pupils in england wales and northern ireland. england s exam regulator 0fqual says the disruption caused by covid will be taken into account in the g cse and a level grades that are awarded. the regulator says covid cast a long shadow and that students should be able to get the same grade they would have done, if the pandemic hadn t happened. what s thought to be a world first driverless buses have entered service in edinburgh. the operator, stagecoach, says the five single decker buses, have the capacity for around 10,000 passengerjourneys per week. despite being driverless the buses will still have two members of staff on board, to monitor the technology and assist passengers. an ice cream parlour, has changed the name of one its products after a polite request from marks & spencer.