take part in a contest to succeed nicola sturgeon as scottish national party leader. good afternoon. it s a year since russia launched its invasion of ukraine and there are no signs that the conflict is coming to an end. there have been huge casualties on both sides and millions of people have become refugees. the conflict has also affected the global economy, threatening supplies of food and energy. speaking in kyiv earlier, ukraine s president zelensky says his country will do everything it can to achieve victory this year and wouldn t stop until those he called russian murderers had faced punishment. our international editor, jeremy bowen has reported on the conflict from the very beginning, and has been looking back at the last 12 months with some of those who he s spoken to along the way. the russians expected a quick victory, taking back what president putin believes is theirs. a year later the war is not close to over. ukrainians are fighting back in a war nato bel
declared dead. and the medical breakthrough that could help stroke victims regain control of parts of their body. president biden has arrived in poland after an extraordinary visit, to an active war zone on monday. joe biden s unannounced and surprise trip to kyiv was short on time, but long on symbolism, ahead of the first anniversary of the russian invasion of ukraine. he said america would stand with ukraine for as long as it takes and pledged another $500 million of military aid. speaking while air raid sirens were going off, president biden added that vladimir putin s war of conquest was failing. our international editor, jeremy bowen has this report. (air-raid siren wails) the air raid alarm, as the two presidents arrived at st michael s church, where ukraine commemorates its war dead, felt too well timed to be a coincidence. with unprecedented security in kyiv, the americans had warned the kremlin that joe biden was coming. he had just arrived from a long trainjourney
we re on the front line in eastern ukraine, as russia tries to advance, ahead of the one year anniversary, of the war. also on the programme tonight. police have just confirmed that the body found in the river in lancashire is that of 45 year old nicola bulley. detectives read a statement from herfamily. nikki, you are no longer a missing person. you have been found. we can let you rest now. killed in a mass shooting in plymouth victims families say police ignored warning signs and a licence to kill was granted, after a gunman shot them dead in 2021 strikes in the nhs intensify junior doctors in england vote overwhelmingly to take action over pay. and should roald dahl s writing be modernised, or is the bfg right you shouldn t gobblefunk around with words? on bbc london. the mayor serves up free school meals for every primary school child in the capital. the £130 million scheme comes in from september to help with the cost of living crisis. good evening and welcome to
and the other main stories on bbc news at ten. a body found in the river wyre is that of nicola bulley, who went missing three weeks ago. police conveyed the family s sadness. nikki, you are no longer a missing person. you have been found. we can let you rest now. more strike action in the nhs, asjunior doctors in england vote overwhelmingly to protest over pay. and the growing debate over updating the works of roald dahl one author says it s a form of censorship. on bbc london, the mayor promises free school meals for every primary and coming up on the bbc news channel. liverpool s american owners say they re not selling the club just on the hunt for investment after previously saying they would consider new shareholders. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at ten, live from kyiv, where an american president has made an extraordinary visit to an active war zone. joe biden s trip here was short on time, just a couple of hours, but long on symbolism, ahead of the firs
good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the rmt union has suspended strike action planned from tomorrow, after the train operating companies promised to table a pay offer. the union has said it will now enter into a period of negotiations with network rail and the operators, meaning the walkouts planned for tomorrow, and november 7th and 9th are off. let s get more on this from our transport correspondent katy austin. i think that this was unexpected. yes, this is a significant moment, i think. this is the first time in a quite long running dispute that the rmt have called off, or suspended plant strike action for the purpose of facilitating more talks. now the rmt says eight has now had a commitment from the train companies, there will be an offer made because there will be an offer made because there has not been an offer made so far. they also say that network rail has now committed to talks without conditions attached. speaking to people in the rail industry, they say the