Leaders of the NATO military alliance have declared that Russia is a direct threat to their security.

They have said that Ukraine can count on NATO support for “as long as it takes”.

The statements came at a summit meeting of leaders of the alliance in Madrid.

It marks a toughening of NATO’s stance following Russian’s invasion of Ukraine.

NATO has also agreed to accept Sweden and Finland’s application to join the alliance’s current 30 member nations.

The United States has committed to send more military forces to Europe. President Biden said Russia’s invasion of Ukraine had “shattered the peace” that previously existed in Europe.

Huw Edwards presents BBC News at Ten reporting by political editor Chris Mason in Madrid.

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There have been violent and chaotic scenes at Manchester United’s Old Trafford stadium as fans invaded the pitch to protest against the club’s American owners.

It led to one of the Premier League’s biggest games of the season, against Liverpool, being called off.

Outside the ground supporters faced off against the police. Two officers were injured.

The fans accuse the Glazer family who bought the club in 2005 of piling up huge debts. They’re also angry at the attempt of the owners to form and join a new breakaway European Super League.

Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Joe Wilson at Old Trafford.

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14 people have been arrested in connection with a series of shootings in the Austrian capital Vienna that left four people dead.

22 others were injured when a gunman, described as an “Islamist terrorist” by the authorities, fired into crowds of people at six different locations.

In the UK the security threat level has been raised from ‘substantial’ to ‘severe’ which means an attack is thought to be highly likely.

Huw Edwards presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Jenny Hill in Vienna and security correspondent Frank Gardner.

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The BBC’s Steve Rosenberg is given access to a Russian airbase near Latakia, as part of an embed with the Russian military.

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Princess Latifa, the captive daughter of Dubai’s ruler, has appealed to British police to re-investigate the kidnap of her older sister from a Cambridge street more than 20 years ago.

In a letter shared with the BBC, Latifa tells Cambridgeshire police this could help free Princess Shamsa, who was captured on the orders of their father.

Shamsa, who was just 18 then and is now 39, has not been seen in public since.

The government of Dubai has not responded to BBC requests for comment.

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