has been the biggest, most staunch supporter of ukraine, since the start of the war. probably the largest donor of military equipment in europe, and this is one more step up in europe, and this is one more step up in that. it is important for president zelensky, it keeps up the momentum. he has an important office from germany and france, this is one more step. it is not necessarily a game changer in the war, but it is useful to the president. [30 game changer in the war, but it is useful to the president. useful to the president. do you think it is useful to the president. do you think it is ever useful to the president. do you think it is ever going useful to the president. do you think it is ever going to - useful to the president. do you think it is ever going to be - useful to the president. do you - think it is ever going to be enough? the ukrainian president has said more is needed. our nato allies able to provide what is necessary? i am not sure it to provide
attack drones, more air defence, a new uk flying school for pilots. the europeans are keen to support ukraine s expected counteroffensive, but can they provide president zelensky with the kit he needs? we will get the view from kyiv and london. at home, rishi sunak is marshalling his troops. a downing street reception tonight, to officially celebrate the coronation of king charles iii. but is it also a much needed charm offensive, amid more splits in tory ranks over brexit and immigration? speaking of which, who s going to pick the spring cabbage and the rhubarb? the farmers said today they need more labour and higher prices to solve the food crisis in britain. and we will take a look tonight at those election results from turkey no victor in round one but early advantage president erdogan. but we start tonight with president zelensky s visit to the uk. ukraine he says, can defeat russia by the end of this year, with the right kind of western help. the latest tranche of sup
jets to ukraine. also tonight, protestors disrupt a speech by the home secretary, where she said it wasn t racist to want to control borders and reduce immigration. we uncover a fraud where british men are paid to claim they are the fathers of children born to migrant women. the rohingya muslims, six years after they fled myanmar we meet a little boy who s spent his life in a refugee camp. and once a rising star of digital news media, valued at £5 billion, now vice has filed for bankruptcy. but with two teenagers fatally stabbed this month, will the action be enough to stop young people carrying weapons? good evening. the ukrainian armed forces are to be supplied with hundreds of air defence missiles and armed drones by the united kingdom. this new supply is in addition to the allocation of cruise missiles announced last week. the news came on the day president zelensky held talks with rishi sunak at the prime minister s country residence, chequers as part of his tour
welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in thailand where there s huge uncertainty about the country s future direction. the two main opposition parties have agreed to form a ruling coalition. that s after they defeated their military backed rivals in a general election. but thailand s upper house the senate is dominated by the military and they could yet block a reformist prime minister. from bangkok, jonathan head reports. stunned by their success, thailand s youngest and most progressive party came to celebrate at the place they call democracy monument, built to commemorate a democracy that many thais say they have never had. today we have politics driven by hope in this country. they were told by an mp who, like so many in the party, has spent time in jail for his political views. this caught the public s imagination with the boldness and clarity of its manifesto. yes, the new era. you look very happy. yeah. i m startin
too close to call in turkey s crucial presidential election. it looks like there ll have to be a run off in two weeks time. concerns that people are being wrongly diagnosed with adhd after online assessments by private clinics. so this is the final round table and treachery rewarded. bafta glory for the hit reality show the traitors and its host claudia winkleman. and coming up on bbc news. it s agony for arsenal. their title chances slip further away following defeat to brighton as manchester city close in. good afternoon. ukraine s president volodymyr zelensky is in the uk for a surprise meeting with the prime minister rishi sunak. it follows visits to paris, berlin and rome where mr zelensky has been trying to secure more military support for his country ahead of its long awaited spring counter offensive against russian forces. downing street announced today the uk will send ukraine hundreds of air defence missiles and attack drones russia says it takes an extremely