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hello and welcome to bbc news. a russian air base hundreds of kilometres from ukraine has come under attack for the second time in less than a month. the russian defence ministry says the engels base in the southern saratov region was targeted by ukrainian drones during the night. russia says it shot down the drones, but that three of its servicemen were killed by falling debris. the base is host to long—range russian strategic bombers, the type of which have launched numerous missil...

ambassador is arrested on the same day the uk announces new sanctions against the military regime. more calls for the government to step in as the cap on energy prices is set to triple, compared to a year ago. and well hear from a french politican who says britain is threatening frances coastal waters, by dumping raw sewage into the sea. we start in ukraine, where there are growing fears of a nuclear accident at the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant — which is held by russian forces. ...

to the foreign office. the foreign office has long condemned the exploitation of british civilians and prisoners of war being held by pro—russian forces in ukraine, but the kremlin sees them as diplomatic pawns who can be used to put pressure on the west, and officials here dont expect that strategy to change soon. james landale, bbc news, at the foreign office. everyone aged 50 and over will be offered a covid booster vaccine this autumn to top up their immunity. the announcement co...

around his month—long eat out to help out scheme — which ran in august 2020. diners received 50% off meals at restaurants on mondays, tuesdays and wednesdays — with the government subsidising the bill. heres our health reporter, jim reid. mine too. that and the yakisoba, depends on the mood im in. back in the summer of 2020, the then chancellor brought his flagship policy to the table. eat out to help 0ut subsidised midweek meals in pubs and restaurants. it proved popular at the ...

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Yet today, in the last few hours, we have seen the two men fist bumping ahead of a meeting that we were told would never happen. joe biden has come under significant criticism from politicians in the us for coming here, but he says it is vital to try to maintain peace and stability in the middle east, to fill the vacuum that could potentially be filled by the likes of russia and china. saudi arabia has many courtiers. it will be interesting to see how this is received and whether or not it sends...