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The Ukrainian army need better equipment to stop the rebels as the BBC’s Rupert Wingfield-Hayes reports. The eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol is preparing to defend itself from an attack by pro-Russian separatists.

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President Trump has announced that he is nominating the conservative federal judge Amy Coney Barrett to serve on the US Supreme Court.

The nomination will trigger a bitter political battle in Congress as Republicans try to have Judge Barrett confirmed by the Senate, before the Presidential and Congressional elections in November.

The US Supreme Court’s nine justices serve for life and their rulings can shape public policy long after the President who nominated them has left office.

Judge Barrett is described as a “devout Catholic” who believes that “life begins at conception”. That’s made her a favourite among religious conservatives in America who hope to overturn the landmark 1973 Supreme Court ruling which legalised abortion across the United States.

She’s been nominated to fill the Supreme Court seat left vacant by the death of the liberal justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who became famous for her defence of abortion and women’s rights.

Tina Daheley presents BBC News reporting by north america editor Jon Sopel in Washington.

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For 40 years, the identity of a tiny seaweed living in a secret underwater world has been a mystery. But a team of scientific divers exploring the waters off south Cornwall have made a breakthrough.

They discovered a seaweed that is now known to be an entirely new species to science. The discovery is so new, it doesn’t have a common name yet, so you are being invited to make suggestions.

Now scientifically documented for the first time globally, and shared exclusively with the BBC, and has joined the Natural History Museum’s official collection. We’ve been to under-explored and well-known marine habitats in Cornwall to find out more.

Additional footage and stills courtesy of Francis Bunker, Natural England and Prof. Curt Pueschel.

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Former cabinet minister David Davis has joined calls for Boris Johnson to stand down while backbencher Christian Wakeford has defected to the opposition, in a difficult day for the prime minister.

Mr Davis said the PM had failed to take responsibility for his actions, following revelations about lockdown parties in No 10 during Covid lockdown.

Mr Wakeford was among the MPs believed to have written a letter of no confidence in Mr Johnson.

The PM batted away repeated calls to quit during the stormy Commons session.

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Search and rescue teams are racing to find people missing at a collapsed shopping centre and a damaged paper factory after a strong earthquake hit south-western Japan.

The quake hit Kyushu island at 16:27 local time (07:27 GMT) on Tuesday, with hundreds of thousands of people told to move to evacuation shelters. a tsunami warning was issued for Kyushu’s south-western coastlines, though it was later lifted.

The second floor at the Aeon Mall shopping center in Kashima Town collapsed, trapping people inside.

Tens of thousands of homes were left without power. Prime minister Sanae Takaichi said officials were evaluating reports of collapsed buildings, fires, damaged roads and bridges, and power outages. She urged residents to evacuate to safe locations and remain alert.

Jane Hill presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Caroline Hawley.

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