the men's race was won by a fellow kenyan, alexander mutiso munyao. hello. welcome to the programme. we start this hour with ukraine. russia says the $60 billion package of assistance for ukraine, approved by us law makers, shows that washington is wading deeper into a war that will end in humiliation. the foreign ministry spokeswoman, maria zakharova, said the aid — which includes ammunition and air defences, was evidence that the us wanted ukraine "to fight to the last ukrainian". the bill will see a $61 billion package for ukraine, including ammunition and air defences. presidentjoe biden welcomed the deal, which he said would "answer history's call". ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky described the american support as "vital" and said it

would save thousands of lives. russian officials on the other hand, said it would further ruin ukraine and result in the deaths of even more ukrainians. the focus is now on when that aid will arrive, washington says the first deliveries of american military hardware and supplies could be in ukraine within a week. ourfirst report is from our north america correspondent nomia iqbal. on this vote, the yays are 311 and the nays are 112. the bill is passed. the moment has been a long time coming. after more than six months, a bill pledging further military aid for ukraine finally passed. translation: today we have got the decision we were waiting - for on the american support package for which we fought so hard. president zelensky, how is...? president zelensky had personally met with us lawmakers to lobby for support. many in congress waived ukrainian plans during voting, but there was still divisions,

with members of the democratic party backing kyiv, others in the republican party not so much. but this is the sell—out of america today. when we have members of congress in there waving the ukrainian flag on the united states house of representatives floor, while we're doing nothing to secure our border? i think every american in this country should be furious. but the house speaker, republican mikejohnson felt differently, essentially putting his job on the line to get the bill approved. it's an old military adage but we would rather send bullets to the conflict overseas than our own boys, our troops, and i think this is an important moment, an important opportunity to make that decision. ukraine says it desperately needs help to push back russian troops. the us is already the largest provider of humanitarian aid to ukraine, sending $74 billion in the first two years of the war. this new bill provides more than 60 billion, including money to replenish stocks.

almost 1a billion will be used by advanced weapons and defence articles. the passing of this bill is a major bipartisan moment, something you just don't often see in washington. the next step is for it to get through the senate next week, which won't be too difficult because it's democrat—controlled. president biden will then sign it into law. the house will be in order. russia has described this as direct support for terrorist activities. but president biden said it was important in answering history's call. officials here say military aid is ready to go, with weapons now expected to reach the battlefield in less than a week. marina miron is an expert on the russian military at the war studies department in king's college london. she explained the impact this funding will have. the first short—term effect that it could produce as a boost in morale

and of the trips which is very important given that on the ukrainian side, soldiers have not been rotated since the beginning of since the beginning of the war in february 2022. that is one potential outcome. however, we have to keep in mind when is this aid going to come through? so we have heard that the ukraine armed forces may be getting more artillery ammunition, most notably from the czech republic. but the problem is what is the timeline for the rest of the shipment and we have to keep in mind that the air defences are quite expensive, one battery costing up to $1.2 million. it requires training for trips and maintenance crews, so it is notjust like you fit that system somewhere and leave it be and it does the job.

so can ukraine meet those new parliaments and how many intercept missiles will it be meeting? will it be needing? so a lot of questions they are, how much of the critical infrastructure can ukraine cover with these air defence systems? the missiles and drones are being acted with impunity from the russian side. you have kharkiv, you have kyiv, so the air campaign has been quite effective. so what do you protect? given the fact that 30% of ukrainian energy infrastructure is already suffering from russian attacks. so the long—term effect of this aid is questionable. is it a bit too late or is it still going to help ukrainian forces at least hold the line before the russians start their actual offensive? let's go straight to our

correspondence. apologies we don't have him yet. the us house of representatives also overwhelmingly approved a military assistance package for israel. we will go to james as soon as we have him. overnight israel carried out more airstrikes in rafah, in the south of the territory. this is the aftermath. 18 palestinians have reportedly been killed — mostly children. the israeli war cabinet has been planning an offensive against hamas in rafah, where an estimated 1.5 million displaced palestinians are sheltering. but the us and other allies have warned israel against a full—scale assault on the city. let's speak to the bbc�*s james landale — who's injerusalem. james, good to have you on. so, could you please tell us, how much does israel truly need and depend on that funding?— that funding? well, what it does is it's a reminder _ that funding? well, what it does is it's a reminder of _ that funding? well, what it does is it's a reminder ofjust _ that funding? well, what it does is it's a reminder ofjust the -

that funding? well, what it does is it's a reminder ofjust the core - that funding? well, what it does is it's a reminder ofjust the core of. it's a reminder ofjust the core of the relationship between israel america and it's one that is purely military. the united states gives israel $3 billion worth of military aid every year. it's a law that was passed in america to say that this must happen. so the extra money, the $13 billion there has been announced today, agreed by the house of representatives. that is on top of all of that. a lot of it will go to replace missiles for the iron dome self defence air defence system that they have here in israel. but a lot of it will just they have here in israel. but a lot of it willjust go on buying arms that israel needs at the moment. so it is up —— a substantial amount of money. it will be naturally welcomed by the israelis. the prime minister said that it is much needed and thanked the united states saying that it was all part of an attempt by the united states to help israel

defend western civilisation. that was the way he put it. unsurprisingly, palestinian groups had not taken that view. a spokesperson for the palestinian authorities here said that this is an act of the aggression by the americans. arming the israelis they said would lead to thousands more casualties in gaza simply because of the amount of military support that it is getting. so although there have been differences between the united states and israel diplomatically, the core support of the united states, namely, military kit, continues to go. to the united states, namely, military kit, continues to go.— kit, continues to go. to that point, we did talk— kit, continues to go. to that point, we did talk about _ kit, continues to go. to that point, we did talk about that _ kit, continues to go. to that point, we did talk about that warning - kit, continues to go. to that point, l we did talk about that warning from the us mlb israeli allies about this offensive, potential full out offensive, potential full out offensive in rafah. so there coming through but what is the state of relationships between the white house and benjamin netanyahu in

particularwell, i think they are pretty difficult at times. there has been some moments where i thinkjoe biden, the us president has expressed his frustration pretty clearly at some of the decision—making that is going on here. and the americans, the secretary of state antony blinken and others have been an incredibly explicit about saying to the israelis saying, do not carry out this offensive in rafah. you simply cannot do it. there are so many civilians packed into such a small space so the potential impact on civilians is huge. the potentialfor bloodshed is enormous. so the question remains, how are the israelis going to get round it? are they going to ignore the americans? are they going to try and mitigate some of the impact? but at the moment the israelis are making very clear that at some point they do feel they are going to have to launch this offensive and rafah. and, you know, the potentialfor bloodshed is huge.— and, you know, the potentialfor bloodshed is huge. thank you for

that context. _ bloodshed is huge. thank you for that context. james _ bloodshed is huge. thank you for that context. james landale - bloodshed is huge. thank you for that context. james landale in i that context. james landale in jerusalem there for us. the palestinian red crescent says one of its drivers was killed in the occupied west bank while trying to treat people injured by gunshots fired by israeli settlers on friday. the health ministry in the territory gave a similar account of the death of 50—year—old mohammed awad allan. some hebrew—language media reports said he was killed by firing from the israeli armed forces, others that he was shot by armed settlers. there was no immediate comment from the idf. and don't forget you can get much more analysis from the middle east on the bbc news website. it includes bbc verify latest analysis of satellite images that appear to show that an iranian air defence site was damaged in friday's air attack by israel. you can read that online or on the bbc news app.

let's go back now to the funding for ukraine. let's speak to the bbc�*s james waterhouse — who's in kyiv. it's good to have you. can you tell us more about russia's reaction to this aid finally coming through? well, dmitry pask of who is vladimir putin's official spokesman said that the passing of this bill will cost more lives, more ukrainian lives that his claim and that it would damage america's image in the world. it's a reaction that you would expect when the west were united behind ukraine fully once more after a very costly six months for ukraine. i think, a very costly six months for ukraine. ithink, on a very costly six months for ukraine. i think, on a a very costly six months for ukraine. ithink, on a ministerial level in kyiv they are keen to talk up level in kyiv they are keen to talk up this aid package finally arriving. i think they called it a

bad day for vladimir putin. maybe he will be privately frustrated that america has fallen into the same... fallen in line with other european allies. nevertheless, his forces have still capitalised. the last six months of not only seen russia mobilise men at a faster rate and use deeper resources, they have also gained momentum, taking more and more ukrainian territory. bringing ukrainian cities firmly into the firing line. whilst this might be a political setback for vladimir putin. we often hear the word game changer thrown around a lot in this war. i think it is far too early to say what long—term impact this aid will have. other than the fact that, on paper, it gives ukraine the means to continue fighting this war. whether it is enough to fully liberate its territory, i think that is an enormous effort at this moment in time. but we shouldn't underplay the diplomatic breakthrough that

this has been for kyiv. i the diplomatic breakthrough that this has been for kyiv.— the diplomatic breakthrough that this has been for kyiv. i know that ou also this has been for kyiv. i know that you also have _ this has been for kyiv. i know that you also have a — this has been for kyiv. i know that you also have a long _ this has been for kyiv. i know that you also have a long read - this has been for kyiv. i know that you also have a long read on - this has been for kyiv. i know that you also have a long read on the l this has been for kyiv. i know that i you also have a long read on the bbc website laying out all the conversations you have had with ukrainians about the level of international support right now. i encourage everyone to read that. james landale, thank you so much for that. here — the prime minister says he is "appalled" after a met police officer described an anti—semitism campaigner gideon falter as "openly jewish" and suggested his presence at a pro—palestinian demonstration in london last week might antagonise protesters. the incident has prompted campaigners to call for the metropolitan police commissioner, sir mark rowley to step down. the force has apologised twice for the remarks. let's see a video clip of the exchange which has been posted on social media.

with more on this is our correspondent, angus crawford. angus, could you tell us more about the reaction from campaigners after this video went viral?— this video went viral? well, it's been very _ this video went viral? well, it's been very interesting. - this video went viral? well, it's been very interesting. here - this video went viral? well, it's been very interesting. here in l been very interesting. here in london, since the 7th of october attacks and israel's response, if you like, the politics of the middle east has been played out on the street every weekend with demonstration and counterdemonstration. the met police has come under huge pressure to get the balance right. what balance? the balance between allowing peaceful process and cracking down on anti—semitism, hate speech and intimidation. the response we have had from downing street today is very interesting. it is very measured. although downing street said it is appalled by the incident

itself, it is not calling that he had of the metropolitan police mark rowley head to head down. that was echoed by ministers who went on a television round this morning, they were all appalled by the incident. they said they were more questions to answer but they weren't calling for sir mark rowley to step down. mr falter who you saw in that clip is definitely calling for sir mark rowley to step down. he said that the force has been pandering to extreme elements of those demonstrations. those comments are backed up by suella braverman, she called the events of last saturday gross misconduct and. she said that sir mark rowley had no choice but to step down. sir mark rowley had no choice but to ste down. ., ~ sir mark rowley had no choice but to ste down. . ~ i.

sir mark rowley had no choice but to ste down. ., ~ ,, _, , step down. thank you. of course, there is more _ step down. thank you. of course, there is more on _ step down. thank you. of course, there is more on a _ step down. thank you. of course, there is more on a bbc— step down. thank you. of course, there is more on a bbc no - step down. thank you. of course, | there is more on a bbc no website and app if you want to learn more about the reaction and the pressure right now on the mat. —— met. now it's time for a look at today's sport with jane. thank you. hello from the bbc sport centre. kenya's peresjepchirchir set a new women's only world record as she stormed to victory at the 2024 london marathon. jep—chir—chir crossed the line in two hours, 16 minutes and 16 seconds to break the record by 45 seconds. second—place tigst assefa and joyciline jepkosgei in third were also within that time. in the men's, alexander mutiso munyao made it a kenyan double. britain's emile cairess was third. meanwhile, the wheelchair races were dominated by swiss duo marcel hug and catherine debrunner. max verstappen has chalked up yet another victory in what appears to be an unstoppable run to a fourth formula one world title.

he started from pole position and went on to win the chinese grand prix in shanghai ahead of mclaren�*s lando norris and verstappen�*s team—mate sergio perez. the red bull driver is already 25 points clear at the top of the drivers' standings after four wins from the season's first five races. this track is very heavy on the tyres. so i was managing around that to make it. but, yes, it was an incredible weekend where it was really enjoyable, to drive the car. that full. football. now, manchester united take on championship side coventry in sunday's fa cup semi final at wembley, and it will see a man credited with playing a famous part in united's success — come up against the premier league side. mark robins is now the manager of championship team coventry, but when he played for united — the side were struggling under sir alex ferguson. robin's winning goal in the fa cup against nottingham forest in 1990 is said to have saved his boss'sjob.

what followed at old trafford was more than two decades of historic achievement, ensuring robins' legacy at his former club. it puts it into perspective. united have always been a top, top club. and to be involved in that was a brilliant experience. to win the competition, i'd just broken into the team, or into the squad, and played a part in the run—up to the final. so, it was a brilliant time. what can i say? it was part of my experience, part of my footballing background and history, but it's a long, long time ago. four games in the english premier league today. it's half time in the early match. everton hosting nottingham forest and it's1—0 to everton after idrissa gueye took advantage of a poor clearance by forest. just one point between the two sides and both battling to stay out of the relegation zone. in the late game, liverpool go to craven cottage hoping fulham don't spoil their title hopes. lionel messi scored twice

as inter miami came from a goal down to beat nashville 3—1 in florida. trailing to franco negri own goal inside two minutes, messi dragged his side level nine minutes later before team—mate sergio busequets scored his first goal sincejoining miami to make it 2—1. a messi penalty sealed the 3—1 win in the second half. inter miami sit top of the eastern conference. to golf now and round three of the chevron championship has resumed after play had to be suspended on saturday because of storms in texas. canada's brooke henderson is in the clubhouse on ten under after finishing her round. world number one nelly korda, hae ran ryo and thailand's atthaya thitikul are also on ten under. meanwhile scottie scheffler�*s dominance of the pga tour shows no signs of letting up.

after winning the masters last weekend, he's heading into the final round of the rbc heritage in south carolina with a one shot lead. the world number one's bogey free 63 on saturday included this long birdie putt at the ninth and saw him surge to 16 under. scheffler�*s one shot ahead of austrian sepp straka and that's all the sport for now. thank you so much, jane. thousands of people, including local and national leaders, have attended a candle—lit vigil in sydney to remember those who died in last week's stabbing rampage. as the sun set on bondi beach, people were asked to light a candle in memory of the victims. six people, mainly women, were killed and twelve injured in the attack on a shopping centre. just before the vigil, one of the wounded, a nine—month—old girl, was released from hospital; her mother died in the attack. among those paying their respects — the prime minister of australia.

we mourn for all the years they should have known all the memories they should have made, the lives they should have made, the lives they should have lived here in their country. they should have lived here in their count . , u , , they should have lived here in their count . , u ,, , they should have lived here in their count. n. ,, , ., ., country. the success they would have achieved in whatever _ country. the success they would have achieved in whatever career _ country. the success they would have achieved in whatever career they - achieved in whatever career they would have embraced. the happiness they would have created, the care they would have created, the care they would have shown. the beautiful children they would have raised with such love. the children they would have raised with such love. ~ , ., such love. the prime minister of australia there. _ more than 50,000 people have been taking part in this year's london marathon — setting a new record for the event. runners from kenya won the men and women's races, while two athletes from switzerland won the wheelchair races. let's go live to our sports reporter matt graveling who is at the finish line of the london marathon. ican i can see it behind you. tell us. what is the reaction been, surely you are speaking to some of the people who are crossing that finish line finally. happiest place on the world. truly,

i truly believe that. people come here absolutely elated. some of them physically collapsed because of the amount of energy and effort they put into it. the reason behind it is simply because they are trying to raise money for a good cause, perhaps with a personal reason. earlier in the day, we saw that women's only world record smashed by the kenyan, the reigning olympic champion. she took about a minute off the record here made in 2017. for me, the london marathon has my heart in terms of these guys, the masses trying to raise money for a good cause. earlier i caught up with a world record attempt. i good cause. earlier i caught up with a world record attempt.— a world record attempt. i think it was 'ust a world record attempt. i think it wasjust under— a world record attempt. i think it wasjust under three _ a world record attempt. i think it wasjust under three hours, - was just under three hours, according _ wasjust under three hours, according to my watch 315. well done. a according to my watch 315. well done- a well — according to my watch 315. well done. a well watered _ according to my watch 315. -ii done. a well watered christmas tree. i feel like the needles are about to drop off _ i feel like the needles are about to dro off. , . , ., .,

drop off. they always do. you obviously _ drop off. they always do. you obviously were _ drop off. they always do. you obviously were attempting . drop off. they always do. you | obviously were attempting the fastest marathon as a christmas tree. why are you doing this for a particular charity? its tree. why are you doing this for a particular charity?— particular charity? its fab kids which is a _ particular charity? its fab kids which is a save _ particular charity? its fab kids which is a save the _ particular charity? its fab kids which is a save the children i which is a save the children charity _ which is a save the children charity. it's a great cause. if you've — charity. it's a great cause. if you've got _ charity. it's a great cause. if you've got an extra fiver or a turner~ _ you've got an extra fiver or a turner. please donate. here is the number~ _ turner. please donate. here is the number~ its— turner. please donate. here is the number. it's a great charity i run for them — number. it's a great charity i run for them before so i'm happy that i -ot for them before so i'm happy that i got across — for them before so i'm happy that i got across-— got across. organisers calling this most increasing _ got across. organisers calling this most increasing marathon - got across. organisers calling this most increasing marathon ever, l got across. organisers calling this i most increasing marathon ever, and by that, they are giving the same amount of money to the wheelchair elites the first and second place. also they have created a faith space for people who want to pray. there is also a quiet zone for people, neurodivergent runners who may want to get away from the crowd. a brilliant day for everyone. i know ou 'ust brilliant day for everyone. i know you just mention _ brilliant day for everyone. i know you just mention the _ brilliant day for everyone. i know you just mention the wheelchairl you just mention the wheelchair race. can you tell us about the rhino costumes. they seem to be a bit of a tradition. i

rhino costumes. they seem to be a bit of a tradition.— bit of a tradition. i think the rhino costumes _ bit of a tradition. i think the rhino costumes tend - bit of a tradition. i think the rhino costumes tend to - bit of a tradition. i think the rhino costumes tend to be l bit of a tradition. i think the - rhino costumes tend to be related to a specific charity. but there is of course world record attempts where you can run as a safari animal, they always very specific these world records. for me, i ran this in 2022 and i wasjust records. for me, i ran this in 2022 and i was just dressed as a runner with shorts and a tee —— teacher. a moment ago i saw someone dressed as sunflower. someone there is djing whilst running trying to set a world record. it really does apply to everybody. we have seen some fantastic sights today. fir everybody. we have seen some fantastic sights today. or write. thank you _ fantastic sights today. or write. thank you so — fantastic sights today. or write. thank you so much _ fantastic sights today. or write. thank you so much for- fantastic sights today. or write. thank you so much for that. - fantastic sights today. or write. thank you so much for that. we fantastic sights today. or write. - thank you so much for that. we want to encourage you to go on our bbc no website —— bbc news website. it's got plenty of com the stations that our correspondence are having with the runners. and everyone crossing that finish line in costumes they are wearing as well. please stay

with us on bbc news. there is plenty more to come. hello there. good afternoon. well, april sunshine has a little bit more kick to it and it will feel quite pleasant in the best of that out towards western spots of the uk for the rest of the afternoon. lovely start to the day here in pembrokeshire, albeit a chilly one. the air is cold for the time of year and it's exceptionally cold towards north sea facing coasts with a brisk northeasterly wind blowing and that colder air marked in blue is just set to stick around as we head through much of the rest of the week, although it could turn milder and more unsettled from the southwest by the time we get into next weekend. but lots of dry weather around today. high pressure centred over the uk.

a warm front though bring in some occasional rain, most of it light and patchy across many central eastern areas of scotland down through north west england cloud ahead of the front, but some sunny spells still across east anglia and down through south east england. small chance of an isolated shower, best of the sunshine for western scotland and particularly northern ireland, where temperatures will rise in the rest of the sunshine to 18 degrees celsius. now as we head through this evening and overnight, it's milder for most towards the north and the west, a warm front gradually sinks further southwards and eastwards, introducing some rain as north wales and northeast england as well. some coastal and some hill fog behind the front forming but clear skies across southeast england, in east anglia here, maybe a touch of frost again into tomorrow morning. and then as our warm front introduces more cloud into these areas moving south, west and eastwards, then that cloud will overtop the cold start to the day. so it's going to feel really quite damp and very chilly for many of us, i'm afraid.

through the day on monday there'll be further outbreaks of rain too, moving into eastern wales and across the midlands. some spots here may not get much past six degrees celsius perhaps, but further north and west, well across northern ireland it's cloudier and it's a little cooler. the best of the sunshine probably across scotland where some spots in the central belt perhaps could get as high as 16 degrees as we head through monday and into tuesday. then there's a cold front sinking southwards that's going to introduce more of a northerly wind. so again, it's a cold feeling day for the time of year, the best of the sunshine out towards parts of the west. it's always cloudier towards north sea, facing coasts with rain, gradually clearing away from east anglia and the south east of england, but feeling chilly once again for the time of year.

this is bbc news, the headlines... ukraine has welcomed the approval by us lawmakers of billions of dollars of new military aid to help it combat russia's invasion. moscow says it shows that washington is wading deeper into a war that will end in humiliation. israel's latest air strikes on rafah in southern gaza have reportedly left at least 18 people dead — including 1a children. gaza's health ministry says more than 3a,000 palestinians have been killed in the conflict so far. the prime minister says he is "appalled" by the way police treated a jewish man during a pro—palestinian

demonstration in london. a man was steered away from crossing a protest march because he appeared �*openlyjewish'. now on bbc news...it�*s click. this week, lara looks at the elemental solution to cleaning up carbon emissions from aircraft. we travel to the remote faroe islands to look at the latest ways to harness tidal energy. it's sort of like kitesurfing, but on the water. if it moves, it's a controller — paul's en route towards more accessible games.