Putin threatens war. As starmer meets biden to discuss ukraine, what would 3 harris or Trump Victory mean for the west . And its succession for real as the Murdochs Head to court over what happens after Rupert Murdochs death. Hello and welcome to newsnight, the place to be this Friday Night for insight and illuminating interviews on a day when tensions between russia and the west appear to be escalating. As we speak, sir keir starmer s meeting with President Biden to discuss the next steps in the war in ukraine. So, what does the future looks like, for ukraine and the west, after the us election in november . On our transatlantic panel tonight, were joined by the Journalist Michael Wolff whose Book Fire and fury inside the trump White House is seen by many as the definitive work on the former president. Alison phillips, who was the Mirrors Editor in chief until earlier this year is here. And also with us, john ryley, editor of Sky News for 17 years. Welcome to you all and john, in term
tonight including me. a man tells a joke about two dogs and a squirrel, to million dollar fine and could be headed to prison? what is happening? utah mom accused of killing her husband and then writing a children s book about her grief, punching a sister-in-law on the face while trying to get into her husband safe. i am you erin burnett, upfront tonight, strike on a russian base, new video of a fiery blast on a russian base, you will see the explosion there, the ball of fire you see there is inside the russian occupied city of mary a pole, according to ukrainian officials. it is home to at least 150 russian soldiers, mariupol is been an important staging area for russian fork it forces, it has been safe from attack for months, but things to powerful new missiles from the uk it is now in ukraine s crosshairs, ukraine s military posted a video, a drone they said only cost about $1000, showing it taking out a russian tank, valued at more than $1 million. what could be a
welcome to the programme. a smaller workforce represents a serious economic challenge. it makes it harder for employers to filljobs. it adds to wage pressures that drive inflation. it holds back growth. it reduces the tax revenues available to fund public services. there is an imperative in helping people back to work. the trouble is many parents in this country can t afford to because many would see their take home pay wiped out by the £15,000 average annual cost of full time childcare for a two year old. right now, uk childcare costs are double the 0ecd average. the only two countries where parents spend a higher percentage on childcare are switzerland and new zealand. when i had my daughter, who s five, i had to quit myjob because we couldn t afford childcare. i look forward to going back to nursing. my plan is to go back to nursing. if there d been more options and if childcare had been either cheaper or there was more flexibility, that would ve definitely been something
# i can rub and scrub this house # till it s shining just like a dime.# coffee 7 and tributes for the hollywood film star and model raquel welsh, who s died at the age of 82. thousands of refugees who fled the war in syria to cross into turkey have arrived at the border hoping to go back to their home country after last week s earthquakes. turkey has said it will allow them to leave for up to six months. the combined death toll in turkey and syria has climbed to more than 41,000, and millions are in need of humanitarian aid. the bbc s laura bicker has been to antakya close to the turkish border, where desparate syrian families continue to arrive. the last time these syrian families crossed this border, it was with dreams of a better life. their homeland has been ripped apart by a civil war. their new life in turkey lies in ruins after the earthquake. so once again, they are on the move, carrying whatever they have left. reem has lived in antakya for nine years. her children w
and tributes for the hollywood film starand model, raquel welch, who s died at the age of 82. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the search has begun for the next leader of the scottish national party and first minister of scotland following nicola sturgeon s surprise decision to stand down on wednesday afterjust over eight years in power. the snp s national executive committee will meet on thursday to draw up a timetable for a leadership race. nominations have already opened. the party s constitution says a candidate for leader needs to have the backing of 100 members from at least 20 different snp branches. if there s more than one candidate a vote of party members will choose the new leader. ms sturgeon plans to remain in office until her successor is elected and continue on as an msp until at least the next holyrood election. with more on wednesday s events, here s alexandra mackenzie. scotland s first female and longest serving f