for charly, this is from preethi, who asks. do you think russias war with ukraine, whenever that will end, will lead to a more united europe despite the tragic loss of lives? yes, i do. yes, ido. both yes, i do. both europe as an idea as well as the european union. i think it will be psychological, but also practical in terms of how we cooperate. whether it is on energy, defence, security, i think it is a great tonic also to the kind of post kabul withdraw anxiety we have had in europe and transatlantic relations with the us leadership. from a finnish perspective it is easy to see that it has improved. the uk s response is genuinely improved its image in europe, showing the uk wants to be part of europe, even if it is not part of the eu. europe, even if it is not part of the eu- of the eu. shorn, let s bring ou in. marie wants to know. at what point do we in the west, say enough ? putin is destroying a country and sanctions are not stopping him. when is enough enough? there
His Vice President is more explicit. We have no tolerance for hate and violence. From White Supremacists, neo nazis on the kkk. Hundreds of people are feared dead and others remain trapped after a mudslide on the outskirts of sierra leones capital, freetown. A 50 rise in the last year in the number of Airline Passengers arrested on suspicion of being drunk at british airports or on flights. And no more bongs for a while big ben will fall silent next week for nearly four years because of urgent repair work. Its five oclock. Our main story. This week, india and pakistan mark 70 years of independence from britain independence which created two states, but also a bloodbath of sectarian slaughter in which a Million People died and up to 12 million moved country. One of the largest Mass Migrations the world has ever seen. In 1947, the muslim majority state of pakistan was born, with muslims travelling in one direction, hindus and sikhs in the other. Reeta chakrabarti is in lahore for us toni
A sound you wont hear for four years. From next week big ben will be silent while repairs take place. And coming up in sportsday on bbc news. Police have received complaints about neil lennons conduct during hibs win over rangers. His actions were believed to be inflammatory. This good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. More than 300 people are feared dead and others remain trapped after a mudslide near sierra leones capital, freetown. A hillside in the regent area collapsed early on monday following heavy rains, leaving many homes buried under a wall of mud. Around Two Hundred And Fifty bodies have been recovered so far. As our Diplomatic Correspondent James Robbins reports. Snatched video on a mobile phone shows a torrent of mud and water carrying away everything in its path. This driver risked his life on a bridge all but overwhelmed by the flash floods. Freetown is an overcrowded coastal city. It has few defences against heavy rains. They come every year but not usually wi
them from us. thank you so much for getting in contact with us. you have been watching your questions answered. thunder and lightning last night. a lot of rain for some. pretty impressive scene for that weather watcher in berkshire. thunder and lightning in northern ireland but the showers and storms drifting up in the south really meant business across central and eastern parts of england with frequent lightning, a lot of rain, some squally, gusty wind and somewhat thunderstorms clipping into the far south east through the first part of this morning. those have been clearing away and for the west of today it is looking quite a lot quieter. good spells of sunshine across england and wales. when 02 showers popping up and wales. when 02 showers popping up towards the south. cloud into