germany and the united states are reportedly ready to send tanks to ukraine, in what kyiv hopes will be a game changer in the war. at least 1a leopard 2 tanks could be provided by germany, following months of debate. the united states reportedly plans to supply at least 30 m1 abrams tanks. it s claimed german officials privately insisted they would only send tanks if the us did too. ukrainian officials say they urgently need heavier weapons. britain is providing challenger two tanks. poland wants to send some of its german made tanks but needs permission from berlin. at least 16 other european and nato countries have leopard 2 tanks, which could be available if germany approves their export. elsewhere in ukraine, it s been confirmed two british aid workers, who went missing earlier this month, have been killed. chris parry and andrew bagshaw died while attempting to evacuate people from the eastern city of soledar. we ll have more on that shortly, but first this report on wea
zahawi. iamat i am at the amazon warehouse in coventry to find out the details of the dispute where workers threatened to walk out. in memory of her dad bill turnbull s daughter tells us why she is running the london marathon in his name. he was the real light of our lives really and he was centre of ourfamily, so losing him has been a huge, huge loss for us, but, equally, ifeel so incredibly lucky to have him. it s advantage newcastle as they close in on a first cup final in in almost a quarter of a century as they beat southampton in tehir league cup semifinal first leg. there semifinal first leg. is frost and fog in parts of the there is frost and fog in parts of the south. it will be cloudy in england and wales with rain coming through. in scotland and northern ireland, after a cloudy wet start, brightening up with sunshine and showers. all the details throughout the programme. it s wednesday, 25th of january. our main story. it s been confirmed that two british aid wor
the sound of artillery fire. you can tell every minute that this is a city that is being intensely fought over. we start here in the uk, where the prime minister rishi sunak has set out his priorities for 2023 in his first major speech of the year. let s have a listen to some of what he had to say. first, we will have inflation this year to ease the cost of living and give people financial security. second, we will grow the economy, creating better paid jobs and opportunity right across the country. third, we will make sure our national debt is falling so that we can secure the future of public services. fourth, nhs waiting lists will fall, and people will get the kjaer they need more quickly. fifth, we will pass new laws to stop small boats, sunak making sure that if you come to this country sunak illegally, you are detained and swiftly removed. rishi sunak spent the first few weeks of his premiership last autumn trying to restore stability after the turmoil of liz truss go
after china abandoned its zero covid policy in december, the virus has spread through the country at an alarming rate leaving many city hospitals struggling to cope. 0ur china correspondent stephen mcdonell has been to visit villages in the shanxi province where many have returned to celebrate the lunar new year. the coffin makers in northern shanxi province have been busy. there s been great debate about the number of covid deaths in china s cities. but there s still no official death toll for rural areas. yet what you see if you visit local crematoriums is that a lot of people have died. in fact, all those we meet who are working in the funeral industry speak about an explosion in demand. orders for these paper funeral ornaments are being placed at two or three times the normal rate because of coronavirus deaths, according to this man.