number one side. good evening. a last minute legal challenge at the european court of human rights has cast doubt on whether the first flight this evening sending asylum seekers from britain to rwanda will go ahead. the court in strasbourg has issued an order blocking the removal of one of the handful of individuals expected to be on board, among them iraqi kurds and iranians. the bbc understands that the home office in london now thinks that the court could prevent any planned removals today. the government insists the flights are necessary to deter people trafficking gangs helping thousands cross the channel. here s our home editor mark easton. the flight to an uncertain future is ready for take off. just a handful of asylum seekers will be forced to board this evening, seven at most, each with a one way ticket to rwanda, a country they have never been to and don t wish to go to. awnd this is why, this morning more than 300 people arrived in dover having attempted to cr
another prisoner swap? then, the same kind of technology used for the best covid vaccines, mrna, is showing promise in treating other conditions, including some cancers. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start with our money lead. prices are up and the stock market is down. president biden is trying to put a positive spin on the economy, today insisting that tackling the worst inflation the u.s. has seen in decades remains a top priority. during a speech in front of the afl-cio in philadelphia, the president touted his administration s coronavirus relief efforts, record new job creation, and low unemployment levels. sure, but that s likely little consolation to the millions of americans paying record prices for everything from food to gasoline. especially as many economists predict the federal reserve will drastically hike interest rates tomorrow to try to get control of the inflation. president biden will try to address one of those crises, gas prices, now avera
the strictest of water restrictions. a presidential visit: k pop supergroup bts speak out against hate crimes in america. it s a great honour to be invited to the white house tonight to discuss important issues of anti asian hate crimes, asian inclusion, and diversity. cheering and jubilant scenes in bradford as europe s youngest metropolis wins the contest to become the uk s next city of culture. hello and welcome. president biden has confirmed that the united states will provide ukraine with more advanced rocket systems, something the ukrainians have long been requesting. mr biden said it would enable ukraine to strike russian targets more precisely. in the last 2a hours, a russian air strike hit a chemical plant in the eastern city of severodonetsk, releasing a cloud of dangerous gas. residents have been told to stay in bomb shelters to avoid the fumes. both sides are suffering heavy casualties here and the ukrainian command may decide on a tactical retreat. russia now occ
i m @annitabbc or you can use the hashtag #bbcyourquestions. borisjohnson s standards adviser says there is a legitimate question over whether the british pm broke the ministerial code after getting fined for partygate. but his colleagues still insist he won t need to resign. these are significant issues but we have had range of accountability and transparency around it. i don t think this ends in a leadership challenge. tech firms are urged to do more to make it safer for women and girls to be online. from fine china to fish and chips we go on a whistle stop tour to see what merchandise has been created hello and welcome, if you re watching in the uk or around the world. within the past 2a hours, both the us and germany have announced that they re to send new weapons systems to ukraine. germany has this morning promised kyiv an air defence system the iris t system which chancellor olaf scholz says will enable ukraine to defend an entire city against russian air attac