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finland will become the 31st member of nato later on tuesday. the application to join the western military alliance was prompted by the invasion of ukraine by russia, with which finland shares a long border. our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams, has this story. finland only said it wanted to join nato last year. this afternoon, its flag will be raised at the headquarters in brussels, the quickest accession process in nato�*s recent history. president putin went to war against ukr...

—— for months, rail workers have been striking over pay and plans my guest is mick lynch, leader of the biggest rail union, the rmt. the stakes in this fight are high. can the workers win? mick lynch, welcome to hardtalk. you are the leader of a union thats been in a long—running dispute now. it goes back to last summer. there have been rolling, sporadic strikes. as it goes on, does it feel harder to find your way to a compromise? well, theres no easy way out for either side. the...

overcome and inspiring a new generation >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening. for the defense, accused murderer alex murdaugh taking the witness stand today in south carolina dramatic and at times tearful testimony from the man at the center of the countrys most closely followed criminal trial murdaugh under questioning from his lawyers saying i didnt shoot my wife or son and addressing what has appeared to be some of the prosecutions strongest evid...

for many rail commuters, like these in marston in west yorkshire, getting around has become an ordeal and notjust on strike days. trains are always cancelled, you cant rely on them. i go to work to manchester, i only go one day a week but its still a nightmare. i would probably go in a bit more to work if i could get the trains, its absolutely shocking at the moment. i dont feel like its train service at all. its just incredibly dire and stressful for commuters. train cancellations in ...

the death toll from the latest series of tornadoes that have ripped through parts of the united states is rising. at least three people have been killed in the states of arkansas and illinois. dozens have been injured and tens of thousands have lost power. the governor of arkansas, sarah huckabee sanders has declared a state of emergency. our reporter shelley phelps has more. oh, my god! ripping away building tops, downing trees and flipping over vehicles, the catastrophic tornado star...

the pope has said he will take part in the mass celebrating palm sunday in the vatican. a smiling pope francis was discharged from a hospital in rome in just the last few hours where he was receiving treatment for bronchitis. our correspondent jenny hill is in rome. its a lovely morning in rome. good news for the pope.— its a lovely morning in rome. good news for the pope. good news of the tens of thousands _ news for the pope. good news of the tens of thousands of _ news for the pop...

the pope has said he will take part in the mass celebrating palm sunday in the vatican. the 86—year—old was discharged from a hospital in rome in the last few hours where he was receiving treatment for bronchitis. smiling and leaning on a cane as he left romes gemelli hospital, the pontiff greeted well—wishers and joked he was still alive. the vatican said hed resumed some work duties while in hospital, baptising a new born baby as well as sharing a dinner with some of the doctor...

how local lad sean longstaff has these newcastle fans dreaming, as the club reach a first final since 1999. its official — liverpool has become the host of this years eurovision song contest in a special handover ceremony in the city. it isa it is a dry and bright day in the south and east, but expect some rain in the north and west. the strong winds will gradually ease. good morning. its wednesday, 1st february. hundreds of thousands of workers are going on strike today, in the bigg...

to fall back on. in sport, how england were left humiliated against argentina at twickenham, a year out from the world cup. good morning. very cloudy day ahead with their showers or rain. the heaviest will be in the wet gusty wind but if anything it will strengthen over night. its monday the 7th of november. our main story. the prime minister will urge world leaders to join what he is calling a "global mission for clean growth" at the cop27 climate change summit in egypt later today. r...

over text messages sent by sir gavin williamson. downing street says the pm believes the expletive—laden messages are "unacceptable". president zelensky says russia is planning more air strikes on ukraines vital infrastructure —— as a new report warns ukraine is in danger of running out of air defence weapons. the number of children needing speech and language support at school has risen by 10% in england over the past year, partly due to covid lockdowns limiting social interacti...