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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 ukraine with a declared aim to get less nato. he wanted nato to remove our forces, our structures, from...

has died at the age of 91. he was the longest—serving chancellor of the 20th century, before he resigned in 1989 over thatcher's choice of economic advisor. political figures have been paying tribute to him. prime minister rishi sunak tweeted this: "one of the first things i did as chancellor was hang a picture of nigel lawson above my desk. he was a transformational chancellor and an inspiration to me and many others. my thoughts are with his family and friends at this time." the current chancellorjeremy hunt said: "nigel lawson was a rarity amongst politicians, someone who transf...

by russia's invasion of ukraine. in response, moscow says the finland nato alliance increases the risk of conflict and that it will strengthen its military presence in the region. the head of the military alliance, jens stoltenberg, is calling finland's accession a historic moment. here's what he said earlier. in a few hours we will welcome finland as the slst member of our alliance. this will make finland safer and nato stronger. on this very day in 1949 the washington treaty, nato's founding treaty, was signed in washington, and it's hard to imagine a better way of celebrating our ...

dispense on new york. when we get in a movement that we will cross back over. the bbc has discovered more problems for anyone trying to get a new passport. the passport office had already warned it could take up ten weeks to get your passport renewed. they are offering a more expensive "fast track" option, where you get it in a week, but it looks like that system is not operating. with more on this is our correspondent paul mossi. first of all, just remind us what the situation is with the passport offices. . . , the situation is with the passport offices. , ., , the situation is wit...

spent on training places and technology over three years. the department of health say that figure is now £250 million. social care minister helen whately said the government's new plan "focuses on recognising care with the status it deserves", but charities say this is "just the latest in a long series of disappointments" for the sector. live now to our newsroom, where we can speak to our health correspondent nick triggle. let's be clear here, the funding hasn't quite been halved, a lot of it has been held back but hasn't quite been halved, a lot of it has been held baci— hasn't ...