hello to you. and welcome to the programme. is the bloody battle for bakhmut over? the head of russia s wagner mercenary group says its forces will hand over the city to russian forces as it declares victory and withdraws. kyiv, though, says it still controls pockets of the city. also in the programme: migration is not out of control. the uk prime minister says the number of people coming to the uk is still too high after new figures show net migration hit a new record high. as business demands more workers, we ll assess proposals for a new skills based visa system. armed officers descend on central london after a car crashes into the gates of downing street. police say a man was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and dangerous driving, but the incident is not being treated as terror related. and after a storm of racist abuse against real madrid s vinicius junior, the president of la liga denies that the spanish football league is racist, but he calls for new powers to
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with a strike by nurses. the family of yousef makki when the fight to have a fresh inquest into his death. a surprise fall in the amount spent by shoppers in december, as people cut back on their christmas spending. # it would be so nice. # and tickets have gone on sale for madonna s good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news channel. the ukrainian president volodomyr zelensky has appeared via videolink to make a direct appeal for tanks, at a meeting of western defence chiefs in germany. representatives of more than 50 countries are discussing the co ordination of stronger military support for kyiv. president zelensky called on the allies to agree the delivery of tanks and other advanced weapons as a matter of urgency. germany is under pressure to allow its leopard two tanks to be exported to ukraine, which isn t a member of nato. the uk has commited to sending 1a challenger 2 tanks to the frontline. here s our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. for western defence chie