President zelensky has repeatedly called for permission to use the weapons on targets across the border. He claims it is the only way to end the war. Our political editor, chris mason, has sent this report from the white house. I think the next few weeks and months could be crucial. What does President Biden make of russias threats against the west . I dont think much about that. This is the Blue Room of the white house, the president , the Prime Minister and their team spoke here for about an hour and a half. The war in ukraine dominated the conversation. Afterwards, Sir Keir Starmer wouldnt be drawn on whether he had persuaded the president That Authorising Ukraine To Fire Western Missiles at russia was a good idea. Instead, he said. Theres only One reason were having these discussions and thats because putin has illegally invaded ukraine and the quickest way to resolve this, obviously, lies through what putin actually does. Because its for him to end this, but we are having the disc
most of the time patients have a great experience but we must not paper over the problems we face. we expect backlogs to rise before they fall. a teenager is arrested after a 15 year old boy was stabbed outside his school in huddersfield in west yorkshire. five british captives who were held by russian backed forces in ukraine are released in a prisoner exchange. ministers lift their ban on fracking in england in a bid to increase energy production but critics are warning about environmental damage and a risk of earthquakes. retiring tennis champion roger federer will play the final match of his career in a doubles team alongside his long time rival rafael nadal as part of the laver cup tomorrow. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. interest rates have been raised to 2.25%, the highest level since 2008. it s the seventh consecutive time that they ve been increased by the bank of england, in an attempt to curb soaring prices. the rate has gone up from 1.75%. the bank of e
(tx 00v)rescue teams in southwestern china are searching for survivors in the rubble of collapsed buildings following the 6.8 magnitude earthquake on monday. 66 people are now known to have died and more than a dozen are still missing. now on bbc news, the travel show. coming up this week on the travel show i m uncovering ancient treasures amongst spain s moving sand dunes. this is a melting pot of cultures, and all of those peoples have left their archaeological site, which have been kept perfectly intact, down the millennia. cat s in the uk s northernmost city. here s a clue where. the site s really significant. it s had castles that have been burned, besieged, rebuilt. mary, queen of scots, robert the bruce have all had connections with this place. and why greenland is fast becoming a bucket list destination at the top of the world. we decided on greenland. our reason was to experience climate change at the hub of it, so to speak. the huge sand dunes of southern spain ar
more than $400 million over the way it has handled children s personal data. it s the biggest such fine it s ever imposed. instagram s parent company has told ireland s state broadcaster that instagram has since changed its settings. instagram s parent company has said that it will appeal. now on bbc news: the travel show s christa is in southern spain exploring the hidden treasure buried beneath the living sand dunes along the mediterranean coastline. coming up this week on the travel show i m uncovering ancient treasures amongst spain s moving sand dunes. this is a melting pot of cultures, and all of those peoples have left their archaeological site, which have been kept perfectly intact, down the millennia. cat s in the uk s northernmost city. here s a clue where. the site s really significant. it s had castles that have been burned, besieged, rebuilt. mary, queen of scots, robert the bruce have all had connections with this place. and why greenland is fast becoming a bu