environmental campaigners have already criticised the plans to scrap that key climate change targets. indeed, friends of the earth scotland branded it the worst environmental decision in the history of the scottish parliament. we will be live in holyrood for that statement which we are expecting around 25 past two. but first i want to take a look at some of the day s other news. a conservative mp has been suspended by the parliamentary party after claims he misused campaign funds. the times newspaper alleges he use the local party funds to pay off what he reportedly called bad people who had locked him in a flat. he strongly disputes the allegations. the conservative party was made aware of the allegations three months ago and says it is investigating. 0ur political correspondent reports. the honesty needs to start now, the lack of clarity needs to stop. this was marked last week urging transparency about the impact locally of a wind farm being built offshore. the allegation
at the united nations, the secretary general has today talked of the middle east being on a precipice which could spiral into a full scale regional conflict. meanwhile, the prime minister of ukraine has warned there will be world war iii if ukraine loses its conflict with russia. it is against this backdrop that g7 foreign ministers are meeting on the italian island of capri. both conflicts are concentrating minds what can the global community do to reduce tensions in the middle east and help bring the war in ukraine to an end. we re going to focus first on ukraine. here s foreign secretary lord david cameron on the support ukraine needs. they need more ammunition, they need more air defences, that needs to be filled. no country has done more than britain in terms of helping the ukrainian armed forces, helping the government, and we look forward to see with the permits are has to say today about the further steps we need to take. meanwhile ukraine s prime minister is in washi
competition this evening. liverpool face the toughest task of all in trying to avoid elimination from the europa league tonight. they go into their second leg against italian side atalanta 3 0 down, after defeat in the first leg at anfield. that s really not easy for them as well, so we will see who deals better with the situation and all of these kinds of things if it goes through, congratulations, they deserve it, if not, the something would have happened, but i don t know at this moment if this is possible. west ham also have work to do tonight to reach the semi finals. they re 2 0 down against the newly crowned german champions bayern leverkusen. elsewhere, roma face ac milan and marseille are at home to benfica. in just over ten minutes time, aston villa will be aiming to book their place in the europa conference league semi finals. they have a 2 1 lead against french side lille, heading into their second leg. if unai emery s side are successful, they will reach their
this is bbc news, the headlines. ukraine s prime minister warns the west of the threat of a third world war, if they don t help to arm his country. police take down an international cyber crime gang based in the uk, accused of industrial scale fraud. and an end to fa cup replays from the first round onwards as of next season. we ll get reaction from former footballer pat nevin. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here s sarah mulkerrins. we start with european football and the quarter final second legs of the europa league, which kick off in just over four hours. last week s matches produced first leg leads for roma, benfica, bayer leverkusen and atalanta. liverpool are in bergamo looking to overturn a 3 0 deficit. the odds are stacked against them, butjurgen klopp hasn t ruled out his liverpool side. everybody thinks it is already decided but, you know, we are here. and we can be good. obviously we can be not so good as well, so let s see what we can d