four p.m. on thursday. the group reentereded the building. accounts vary as to what exactly happened next , but it seems clear that colbert s employees werees let inside by an ally within the building that would be a freshmanou member of congress from massachusetts called jake auchinclosssja. once on federal property, colbert completed what they came to do, which was disruptpts the business of congress and apparently we re not subtle about doing itng, poundeder on doors and yelled whatever they did, it got people s attention. it takes an awful lot force a police force controlledo by nancy pelosi to arrestup a group of leftwingte entertainmentrt figures. but that s exactly what happened next . capitol hill police arrestedpith stephen colbert employees and brought them to jail allt seven of them were chargedde with unlawful entry. now that s the identical chargee that hundreds of january six defendants have been prosecuted for. but unlike january six defendants, cobus employees
security assistance. $9.5 billion in economic help, in the form of forgivable loans that the us president is authorised to set the terms of and is given the power to cancel. and a much smaller measure includes about $481 million that will be used to help ukrainians resettle into new neighbourhoods and pay for emergency housing. once the bill is finalised, it would take less than a week for some of the weapons to reach the battlefield. congress will be voting in the wake of more deadly attacks on ukrainian civilians. on friday, russian missiles struck a rail station and a maternity hospital in the central dnipro petrovsk region. local officials say at least seven people were killed, including an eight year old child. president volodymyr zelensky told nato members on friday that ukraine needs more air defence systems to counter russian strikes. putin must be brought down to earth, and our skies must become safe again. and it is real. and it depends fully on your choice. choic
continue with the west east divide. a touch of mist and fog. showery rain in east anglia and south east england. still a breeze. three friday, that breeze will still continue. that will make it feel cooler on the exposed east coast with temperatures struggling at 15, 16. with the high pressure influencing the story in the west with the sunshine we may see temperatures peaking at 20. in the week and the high starts to push on across the country. do not get too excited. we will be chasing cloud amounts for time to time. the potential of showery rain in the far north west of scotland. on the whole, for most of us, drier and brighter and it will get that the warmer. and that s it from the bbc news at six. hello and welcome to sportsday i m jane dougall. novak djokovic s quest for another grand slam title is on track. another win takes him a step closer to defending his french open title. les blues play the lionesses in front of a crowd, but it ll be an empty hampden for scotl
thousands of homes have been evacuated in christchurch, new zealand, after two separate fires have combined, covering nearly 5,000 acres. and, a century of the wrens the navy marks the formation of the women s royal naval service during the first world war. it s 5.00pm. our main story is that a potential deal to end the long running dispute on southern rail has been rejected by members of the train drivers‘ union, aslef. in a ballot, 54% voted against the proposal which had been negotiated by the union s leaders. southern says it s hugely disappointed and will be seeking more talks as soon as possible. the union is expected to try to renegotiate the deal. but, for the moment, it means there is still no end in sight to the disruption on one of britain s busiest commuter networks. 0ur correspondent, john young, is at brighton railway station where many commuters affected by the southern rail dispute travel from. more from you and what people have been saying there today?”
War. democratic congressman jim himes is the ranking member on the us house permanent select committee on intelligence. he has supported sending aid to ukraine since russia invaded in 2022, and told the bbc how quickly he thinks the aid will reach the frontlines. the senate passed their equivalent bill two months ago and the two month delay in the house as very literally been lethal for far too many ukrainians lethalforfar too many ukrainians and lethal for far too many ukrainians and has opened lethalforfar too many ukrainians and has opened up the ukrainians to attacks on our power plants, it has created immense misery in ukraine, for what? for two month politically partisan driven debate that we will hopefully result tomorrow. the good news is, and i have spent a fair amount good news is, and i have spent a fairamount of good news is, and i have spent a fair amount of time with our defence department and other agencies, i think once this bill passes and is signed by the president, g