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we start with the war in ukraine. well look at whats happening on the ground in a moment. first to sanctions. eu leaders have finally agreed on a partial embargo of russian oil imports. it will affect oil that arrives by sea. thats around two—thirds of imports. this is the second day of the summit. we know that the eu has been trying to work out a way to ban russian oil imports for months. well get into why its been so complicated in a minute. first, this is the president of the euro...

texas with the latest. hello jeff. >> mike, present joe biden first lady joe biden are doing something many people this community and probably throughout this country are doing today. especially given what just happened a few days ago. they are going to church, theyre going to mass as they pray. and trying to make sense of an unthinkable thing that happened. they are greeted by governor greg abbott is a bipartisan group of politicians. went over too robb elementary school where they pa...

in martin scorseses 1990 mafia movie, goodfellas. ray liotta was working on a film in the dominican republic when he died. hell also be remembered for field of dreams and copland. the head of p&0 ferries has told the bbc it was a difficult decision to sack hundreds of staff earlier this year. peter hebblethwaite said that the dismissal of 800 workers and replacing them with foreign agency workers paid less than the minimum wage was intended to secure our transport correspondent katy au...

to when he was in the uk and relate to incidents in london and gloucestershire between 2005 and 2013. the former hollywood star has consistently denied allegations made against him. now on bbc news, our world. music plays. this is kalush orchestra, winners of this years eurovision song contest. but they are no ordinary band. they are from ukraine, a country in the midst of a bloody war. in the lead—up to the contest, all the band members faced a difficult decision. now, their winning...

plus, coming to a car park near you: cheap solar charging for your electric vehicle. but does northern europe have the weather for it? we start with the cost of living here in the uk because, as we were anticipating this time yesterday, the chancellor rishi sunak has announced a financial support package to help people with soaring bills. the 15 billion pound plan will be funded, in part, by what he called a temporary, targeted energy profits levy. in other words, a windfall tax on the...

care of, for a change. i the chancellor is rasing some of the cash from a one—off tax on oil and gas companies. well have their reaction, too. also tonight... the texas primary school mass shooting — questions about how long it took for police to challenge the gunman. up to an hour, some say. the actor kevin spacey has been charged with four counts of sexual assault against three men. the allegations date back to when he was in the uk. abba as youve never seen them before. a0 years...

following the mass shooting at a school in texas, local police are now being blamed for a slow response. we meet the mother of two boys, both of whom were apparently forced to serve in the russian army, despite president putins assurances. and from the palace archives — the rare images of the queens life being shared with the public for the first time. and coming up on the bbc news channel, we have the latest from the french open, with another win for world number one iga swiatek, bu...

named as salvador ramos, who was shot dead. hes thought to have had a handgun and possibly a rifle. spectator of killing his grandmother before heading to the school. president biden has addressed the nation, saying he felt "sick and tired" on hearing that another school had been attacked. he said it was time for the nation to do what needed to be done and stand up to the gun lobby. he said it was wrong that an 18 can walk into a shop and purchase assault weapons. those are the headlin...

this is bbc news, the headlines: anthony albanese has won the australian general election, beating scott morrison to become the countrys first labor prime minister in almost a decade. addressing supporters, he pledged to transform the country into a "renewable energy superpower" and to work towards lifting wages and profits. as russian attacks in eastern ukraine intensify, president volodymyr zelensky has said diplomacy is the only way the war on his country will end. the british forei...

but they are no ordinary band. theyre from ukraine, a country in the midst of a bloody war. in the lead—up to the contest, all the band members faced a difficult decision. now their winning song has become a powerful statement of defiance. and they hope their global stardom will help ukraines plight. im viktoria zhuhan, i work as a journalist for bbc in ukraine. i dont normally cover eurovision, especially when there is a war raging in my country. but kalush orchestra isnt an ordinar...