Minister orders his officials to hold checks on goods coming to Northern Ireland from the rest of the uk. Russian troops on Ukraines Border now the United States is sending 3,000 troops to Eastern Europe to protect nato allies if war erupts. And the new patron of rugby union and rugby league the Duchess Of Cambridge takes over from prince harry. And coming up on the Bbc News Channel the womens team split from raith rovers and protest at the signing of david goodwillie. The former Scotland Striker was found by a civil court to have raped a woman. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The government has set out how it intends to fulfil its flagship manifesto promise of closing the gap between richer and poorer areas in the uk over the next eight years. The wide ranging plans laid out by the levelling up secretary, michael gove, include improving education and skills with a particular Focus On Raising Standards in 55 areas across england. A promise by 2030 to narrow the gap on
A torch a few days before the official opening of the Winter Olympics as its going ahead despite 0lympics as its going ahead despite the four boycotts and strict covid i9 restrictions. We start with tensions on the ukraine border. Russia has been locked in a Military Standoff with ukraine, and weve now seen the first Major Movement of us forces in response. Some 2000 troops will be sent to poland and germany, and 1000 troops already in germany will go to romania. Heres The Pentagon Spokesman making that announcement. The United States stands shoulder to shoulder with our nato allies. The Current Situation demands that we reinforce the deterrent and defensive posture on nato s eastern flank. President biden has been clear that United States will respond to the growing threat to europes security and stability. I want to be very clear about something. These are not permanent moves. They are moves designed to respond to the current security environment. Moreover, these forces are not going
Approaches, the duchess of cambridge starts her new role as the patron of englands Rugby Football Union and league. Coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel, celtic and rangers go head to head in the Old Firm Derby at celtic park. Can the home side sealed the win to take them top . Good evening. Ofgem, the energy regulator, is set to announce the biggest ever rise in energy bills, with ministers understood to be preparing measures to ease the pressure on households. The announcement is due tomorrow. Every six months, ofgem reviews the maximum price that suppliers in england, wales and scotland can charge customers on a standard tariff. Around 15 million households saw their bills go up by 12 when the last update happened in october. The new cap takes effect in april and Industry Predictions suggest gas prices could rise by as much as 50 , taking the average annual bill to roughly £2,000. There is a separate Energy Market in Northern Ireland, where prices have also risen sharply.
sides of the aisle two very different points of view. boom. 1600 if she wanted to jump and she would kill both of them. secondly biden will kill both of them passed three bible past three bipartisan legislation that s like better than patrick . come on. now they started their fiery but civil debate on the steps of the capitol and they ll continue it right here. in the studio republican congressman byron donald s of florida and democratic congressman jamal bowman of new york. they are here to debate gun violence, the economy 2024 more that s coming up live. but first, a wrong doorbell. wrong driveway a wrong car. three honest mistakes, but anyone of us could make turned deadly or in your fatal for several young americans, all within the last week and texas two cheerleaders shot for opening the door of a car they thought was there s it happened in a supermarket parking lot. heather ross says she was trying to apologize to the man in the car when he allegedly threw up his hands
connections in minutes so you don t have to bend over backwards. i see no downside thought that was flexible. in a senate hearing today, the pentagon said it s tracking more than 650 potential ufo cases the term they actually uses unidentified aerial phenomenon. that s according to sean kirkpatrick, the director of the office, created last year to focus on the sightings who testified today it s a lot more than the 350 reports referenced unclassified intelligence report released earlier this year. you ll likely remember this video from 2021 to 3. navy videos driving speculation about ufos. the government still isn t even sure what that was. the navy pilots saw objects that seem to defy the laws of physics . patrick said today they found no credible evidence yet of extraterrestrial activity areas testifying about a declassified video from last year, showing a fast moving small orb flying through the camera screen of a drone in the middle east. you ll see it come through the top