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hello and welcome. ukraine's application to join the european union looks set to take a step forward today. senior eu officials will give their recommendation on whether to grant the country what's known as "candidate status". but it's a long and complicated process to actually become a member. in his nightly address, president zelensky said ukraine has never been closer to the european union than it is now. here's azadeh moshiri. ukraine's president called it a truly historic day, describing a visit to kyiv by some of europe's most powerful leaders. from france, germany and italy, t...

we start here in the uk, where the bank of england has raised the cost of borrowing to its highest level in 13 years. the quarter of a percentage point rise, to 1.25%, was less than some were expecting. but financial markets are now betting uk interest rates will have to rise a lot further from here, to get control over soaring inflation. the worry is, too steep a rise in borrowing costs could tip the economy into recession. and the warning signs are already there. our economics editor faisal islam reports. on faisal islam reports. the outskirts of doncaster, a on the outskirts of do...

it was a scandal that shook america and brought down a president. 50 years on from watergate, echoes still ring around washington. good morning. a great start to the us open golf for rory mchoy. one of the players who's refused to join the breakaway saudi—backed tour, is just one shot off the lead, in brookline, looking to win his first major in eight years. good morning. the heatwave in the south _ good morning. the heatwave in the south is _ good morning. the heatwave in the south is likely to peak today with temperatures of 33—34, a different picture _ temperatures of 33—34,...

and economic assistance still urgently required. well, my guest is one of ukraine's deputy prime ministers, olha stefanishyna. is ukraine getting the backing it needs? deputy pm olha stefanishyna, in kyiv — welcome to hardtalk. hello, stephen. thank you very much forjoining us. now, over the last few hours, you have been heavily involved in hosting the leaders of france, germany and italy in kyiv. the meeting, as we speak, is still ongoing. does the fact of this visit give you hope that you're finally going to get the levels of assistance from europe that you say you need? well, we...

surrounding british gymnastics, damning report brings to light the physical, emotionaland damning report brings to light the physical, emotional and sexual abuse suffered by young athletes. the hollywood actor kevin spacey appears in court in london charged with sexual assualt. and temperatures soar in england and wales — it could hit 3a degrees tomorrow. and coming up on the bbc news channel... the new premier league fixtures are out. premier league champions manchester city take on west ham united to start the season. good evening. the bank of england has raised interest rates to...