of parts of their body. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. president biden has arrived in poland after an extraordinary visit, to an active war zone on monday. joe biden s unannounced and surprise trip to kyiv was short on time, but long on symbolism, ahead of the first anniversary of the russian invasion of ukraine. he said america would stand with ukraine for as long as it takes and pledged another 500 million dollars of military aid. speaking while air raid sirens were going off, president biden added that vladimir putin s war of conquest was failing. our international editor, jeremy bowen has this report. (air-raid siren wails) the air raid alarm, as the two presidents arrived at st michael s church, where ukraine commemorates its war dead, felt too well timed to be a coincidence. with unprecedented security in kyiv, the americans had warned the kremlin that joe biden was coming. he had just arrived from a long trainjourney and a point was bein
to the big match. hello and welcome. presidentjoe biden is set for talks for european leaders in poland on tuesday, just hours after he left ukraine, following a secretly planned visit. mr biden s arrival in kyiv came just days before the first anniversary of russia s invasion and ahead of a major speech by the russian president to his parliment. vincent mcaviney reports. american presidents normally arrived to military band but in kyiv yesterdayjoe biden s historic visit was to the sound of an air raid siren. after months of planning, biden travelled in secret by a train for ten hours to an active war zone to mark the one year anniversary of russia s illegal invasion on friday. with unprecedented security in the capital, the americans had warned the kremlin thatjoe biden was coming. a point was being made. ukraine was still under attack but its most powerful ally was there to show its leader and people his support. the symbolism of the visit might be strong, but a few hundre
let s get down to business. hsbc has just reported a 92% surge in quarterly profit. rising interest rates helped to swell its net interest income. europe s largest bank that s headquartered in london said pre tax earnings ringed in at $5.2 billion for the fourth quarter that s better than expected and up from $2.7 billion the year before. but it s biggest shareholder, ping an insurance of china, is putting pressure on the board to pivot further east. that s one of the challenges facing hsbc. let s discuss this with will walker arnott, senior investment manager, charles stanley good morning. talk about numbers. shareholders will benefit. hsbc did well in the last quarter- benefit. hsbc did well in the last quarter. yes, benefit. hsbc did well in the last quarter. yes, strong - last quarter. yes, strong results which would have pleased the market and beat expectations, as outlined. gather up 30% over last year, and the results explain why. what strip on the results, first
arrested following clashes with police outside a hotel providing refuge for asylum seekers in merseyside in northwest england. you re watching bbc news. now its time for sportsday. hello, and welcome to sportsday. i m hugh ferris. 0ur headlines this evening putting themselves into six nations pole position. ireland win what could be an early tournament decider against france. it s been a rare thing this season. but now it s twice in a row. leaders arsenal drop points in the premier league england off the mark as they beat west indies by seven wickets in the women s t20 world cup opener. also coming up in the programme and from the streets of scotland to the red carpet in hollywood we ll being you the remarkable story of how this triathlete helped make an oscar nominated movie. hello and welcome to sportsday. a match between the top two teams in the world to potentially decide the northern hemisphere s big rugby tournament. and it was ireland. top of the pile in the rank